An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Su Peisheng "inadvertently" revealed the information he had found out to the emperor. After all, he did not lie, and the emperor trusted him to some extent.

But he still couldn't believe that his son would covet his concubines.

but……

The emperor closed his eyes. In fact, Hongshi had coveted his stepmother before, but the two of them did not have any further contact, so he could barely forgive him.

What's more, Ying promised to be dead, and there was no pregnancy incident.

Now that the evidence is so complete, the Emperor almost has to believe that the Fourth Prince and Zhen Huan are having some affair.

But the Guwalgiya clan caused such a big fuss that I am afraid that someone in the previous dynasty must have known about it. If this matter is really confirmed, how can the royal family keep its dignity?

The older he gets, the more important his face is. He feels tired when he thinks of the ministers of the previous dynasty who were respectful on the surface but grumbled in their hearts.

But if it is not dealt with, such a disgusting thing will always linger in the heart, just like the Empress Dowager and Longkodo that night.

"Your Majesty, you have been busy all day. Would you like to turn over the cards and take a rest earlier?"

"Let's stay in the Yangxin Palace today. I'm not in the mood." The emperor sat down at the desk again and picked up the brush to write, but he was obviously a little impatient and was not satisfied with the words he wrote.

This was a sleepless night for the emperor, but Lingrong slept very comfortably and did not even have any dreams the whole night.

"Your Highness is finally awake." Zhaoshui came over with some clean water to rinse Lingrong's mouth, "Early this morning, Noble Lady Qi came to Chengqian Palace once.

I asked her what she wanted to say, but Concubine Qi refused to tell me. When she heard that the queen had not woken up yet, she left.

"Do you know where she went?"

"He has gone to Xianfu Palace. I think he is here to ask about Lady Wan."

When Ling Rong heard Zhen Huan's name, she immediately sobered up a lot. She put her hair up and stood up, "The Fourth Prince and Fang Ruo arrived last night, right? The Emperor did not interrogate the Fourth Prince. I think he believed what Concubine Qi said."

"I believed what Noble Lady Qi said, and the Emperor did not punish me. I have been snooping around since last night, and there has been no movement in the Yangxin Palace."

Zhaoshui sighed and walked forward to comb Lingrong's hair. "I didn't expect the emperor to really endure it. It seems that Lady Wan is really lucky."

"Everything is still unknown." Ling Rong looked at herself in the mirror, picked up a black ink and drew her eyebrows, then threw it aside casually, "Noble Lady Qi came to see me in such a hurry, just to urge the emperor to make a decision, so we can't hold her back, we have to prepare early."

Lingrong also wanted to see what choice the emperor would make when he was forced to issue an edict.

Therefore, Lingrong was much quicker in dressing up. This time she did not put on too plain makeup, and her headdress was even more gorgeous.

Just after breakfast, Concubine Jing sent someone to invite the sisters from all the palaces to gather in Xianfu Palace again to discuss the same thing.

As soon as she entered the room, Ling Rong heard Concubine Qi's excited voice, "My Lady, a day and a night have passed. What have you learned from the trial?"

"This matter was handled by the Emperor, how could I know about it?

Since Concubine Qi is so anxious, why don't you go to the Yangxin Palace? The emperor has already finished his morning court session, so he must have time to talk to you about the accusation."

Ling Rong just walked in slowly and bowed to Concubine Jing. "I thought my sister sent someone to call me in a hurry because of something. It turns out it's the same thing as yesterday.

It’s no wonder that Sister Qi is anxious about this matter. After all, it was Concubine Wan who tried to murder her first, so now she is naturally anxious to see her enemy in trouble.”

"That's true, but it's a bit..." It's too straightforward.

Concubine Qi grumbled in her heart. She was the one who suffered, and she thought the emperor would be able to seek justice for her, but she never expected that after a whole night there was still no news. It was really worrying.

"I also know why Concubine Qi is anxious, but the emperor has the full authority to handle the matter, so it's not appropriate for us to ask too many questions.

If you have other evidence to show today, please show it together. If not, sisters, please go away."

"I do have another piece of evidence." Concubine Qi gritted her teeth and uttered a word after a long time, "Zhen Shi was restless in Ganlu Temple and seduced the servants, waiting for an opportunity to escape. If the abbot Jingbai hadn't seen it, I'm afraid she would have escaped long ago."

She is truly worthy of being Concubine Qi. Just give her a report and she can round up all these people one by one.

Ling Rong even became interested. After all, having an affair with a family servant was even more bold and outrageous than what Shen Meiyu and Wen Shichu did.

However, the servant who contacted Zhen Huan had been killed by his own men. Could it be that Concubine Qi had found another one for Zhen Huan?

"Jingbai? Is she in the palace now?"

"Of course I'm here." Concubine Qi stroked her sleeves and asked Jingtai to bring Jingbai over.

Jingbai must have informed Concubine Qi long ago. When she entered the main hall, she began to greet everyone, from Concubine Jing to Concubine Kang.

"Oh, this Nun Jingbai has a good memory," Concubine Xin snorted, "She even called out Concubine Zhen and Concubine Kang clearly. I'm afraid she must have informed others in advance and is now making false evidence!"

"Noble Lady Xin is quite interesting," Noble Lady Qi was a little tired of arguing with her these past two days, but she still spoke, "Every time a witness came forward, you said it was perjury.

It's fine if you suspect Baizhi and Platycodon, but Master Jingbai is a nun, how could she possibly lie? "

"Mr. Qi is right. Monks do not tell lies." Nun Jingbai bowed with her eyebrows lowered, looking like a selfless monk. "If this is something I know, I will tell you one by one."

Concubine Xin was embarrassed and turned her head away in displeasure. Concubine Chun did try to comfort her, but she didn't seem to appreciate it.

"Please tell us about what happened to the deposed Concubine Zhen at Lingyun Peak in front of everyone."

Jingbai's eyes were bright, and he lowered his head slightly before speaking, "When Concubine Xu first came to Ganlu Temple, she was different from everyone else, bringing two maids with her, so people like us could only keep our distance.

Occasionally, Concubine Xu would recite scriptures, sweep the temple, and do other things within her ability, just like other people in the temple.

But later, Concubine Xu claimed that she was sick and said that she was afraid of infecting the people in the temple, so she asked to go to Lingyun Peak to live alone.

Occasionally, I would go up to Lingyun Peak to take a look, and sometimes I would see a man leaving in a hurry.

Ganlu Temple is a royal temple. Logically speaking, outsiders are not allowed to enter at will.

I thought about asking Concubine Xu about this, but Concubine Xu kept the door closed all day in the middle of summer, and the two maids were guarding outside, and I didn’t know what they were doing.”

"Look, if there really is no adultery, why would they lock the door during the day and ask the maid to guard outside the door? They must be in love and willing to commit adultery, and they are afraid of being caught!"

The words sounded embarrassing, but Concubine Qi just said them without caring.

"Lady Qi..." Imperial Concubine Jing felt that her ears were being polluted, so she stopped him, "Everyone is here, you should choose your words carefully."

"This bitch Zhen did such a shameful thing, using this word is already giving her face!"

"Alright!" Concubine Jing also said in a serious tone, "Master Jingbai, let's continue talking about Lingyun Peak."

“Yes, Imperial Concubine.” Jingbai apologized with a smile, and the detached demeanor of a monk disappeared, leaving behind a disgusting and vulgar feeling. “Later, I often paid attention to Lingyun Peak, and the man would come over from time to time.

I felt that this was not good, so I gave her some advice, but I never expected that Lady Xu would get angry, not only insulting me, but also ordering the two maids to beat me up."

"Do you know the man's name?"

"His name is Xiaomai." Jingbai put her hands together and said the servant's name, "I heard that he is a servant born in the Zhen Mansion."

"I don't think it was the emperor's order for a servant from the Zhen Mansion to go to Ganlu Temple."

"Of course not." Concubine Qi retorted without thinking, "Even if the emperor wants to send someone to visit Zhen, he should send someone close to him. How could he send a servant from the Zhen family?"

There was some truth in what Concubine Qi said, so Concubine Jing naturally could not raise any more questions.

"But Master Jingbai's words can only serve as supporting evidence. After all, there is no concrete evidence."

Concubine Jing spoke honestly, but she also knew that the evidence from these three people had made it impossible for Zhen Huan to turn things around.

"This is not solid evidence. Do we have to catch Zhen's adultery on the couch to count it as solid evidence?"

What Concubine Qi said was indeed a bit harsh, but her logic was sound.

But Concubine Jing could only send someone to tell the emperor about this matter, and she could not make any decision in private.

The emperor did not come over, but asked someone to take Jingbai to the Yangxin Palace.

The whole morning passed and no news came from the Yangxin Palace. Instead, the Fourth Prince got the news from somewhere.

Being wrongly accused of having an affair with his adoptive mother, the Fourth Prince was extremely anxious and annoyed, but Concubine Wan was not in the palace, and he had no one else to seek help from, so he could only wander around helplessly in the palace.

But the Third Prince wanted to walk in front of him and show off the Emperor's praise for his academic achievements.

"Fourth brother, you are rarely around the Emperor Father, so you should go to Huang Father more often to pay your respects. If you get guidance from the Emperor Father, I guarantee you will benefit from it for the rest of your life."

"Of course, I am not as favored as my third brother by the Emperor." The fourth prince almost squeezed out these words from between his teeth. "I just came to the palace yesterday. If I want to pay my respects to the Emperor, I have to wait until today's lessons are over."

The Third Prince leaned over to look at the paper in front of Hongli, "Fourth brother's handwriting is becoming more and more elegant. The Empress Dowager did teach me in the past, but it's a pity that I never mastered my handwriting."

Hongshi just wanted to praise Hongli, but he didn't expect that his words were full of ridicule in Hongli's ears. Hongli suppressed his anger and showed a kind smile, "Third brother, how is Empress Qi now? I didn't see Empress Qi in the Old Summer Palace this time, but she is not feeling well?"

The Third Prince sighed, and the joy on his face immediately disappeared, "Mother is now cultivating herself in Changchun Palace, and has not been by my side for a long time.

Fourth Brother, I am not even as good as you. Although Queen Wan was demoted to a commoner, at least you can see her every day, but I can't see my mother."

Hong Zhou sneered at the side, and cursed Hong Shi in his heart as a fool. He couldn't listen any more, so he threw away his brush and went out.

"What's wrong with Lao Wu?" Hongshi frowned. He didn't think there was anything wrong with what he said. "He has a stinky face all day long, as if someone owes him 100,000 taels of silver."

"Maybe Fifth Brother is thinking of the late Empress Yu," Hongli sighed. He felt a little disgusted and a little relieved that Hongshi was not smart enough. "Third Brother, do you want to serve Empress Qi?"

"Of course I thought about it, but do you have any good ideas?"

"There are some ways," Hongli seemed to be hesitant to speak, and waved his hand, "Forget it. Third brother, you are in very good condition now, so it's better not to change rashly."

"Why are you so hesitant when you speak?" Hongshi became anxious when he thought about releasing his mother from house arrest, "If I can serve her every day, I will owe you a favor.

Good fourth brother, please help me."

Hongli sighed, thinking that this is your own fault. "When my father was young, he was given to other concubines to raise by my mother. My father had a knot in his heart because of this, and he didn't want to see other mothers and children separated.

Third brother, do you still remember Gong Ding?"

"Of course I remember." Hongshi nodded, and Gongding was raised in Chunxi Palace. He would occasionally come to the prince's residence to study with them.

"Gong Ding was separated from his uncle and his daughter. That day I went to visit his uncle. He missed Gong Ding very much and was looking forward to seeing him again.

If we can intercede for Uncle Shi and Gong Ding, and have Uncle Shi be forgiven by the Emperor, not only will we be able to preserve the Emperor's eternal reputation, but we can also think of Third Brother and reunite you with Empress Qi."

"When the Emperor was assassinated, I think he was angry for a while, so he punished Uncle Ten just now.

They were also separated from their closest relatives, and I think the emperor would not want to see his brothers and sisters separated from their closest relatives like this.

And Uncle Eight and Uncle Seventeen, it would be great if the Emperor could forgive them as well."

Hongshi sighed. He had been persuaded by Hongli and wanted to plead with the emperor. However, he did not want Hongli to take the credit, so he thought of going over to plead first.

"But this matter still needs to be considered in the long run. Fourth brother, you just arrived at the palace, so please settle down first."

"I'll listen to my third brother." Hongli looked at the third prince's expression and knew what he was thinking, but he didn't expose him. He just nodded and went back to reading and practicing calligraphy.

With this move, he could get rid of Hongshi. If he also got rid of Hongzhou, the emperor would not punish him even if he really had an affair with Concubine Wan.

But Hong Zhou was a smart man, and he would not be fooled by ordinary schemes. Hong Li thought to himself that he did not have much time to waste, and he had to kill the enemy with one strike.