An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

The emperor's people were quite polite to Concubine Qi, especially Su Peisheng. He bowed to Concubine Qi and explained the whole story in detail.

It's a pity that Qi Changzai was not polite to Su Peisheng at all. Relying on the fact that he was the master, when he heard that Su Peisheng and his men had "broken in", he became so angry that he threw a teacup at them, hitting Su Peisheng right on the leg.

Su Peisheng staggered in pain, but Xiao Xiazi was quick to catch him.

"A eunuch really thinks that he is the master just because he serves the emperor?"

Qi Chang pretended not to see it and continued to scold Su Peisheng and others with Jingtai.

"You disturbed me last night and broke into the palace again today to search. Eunuch Su, if you don't find any evidence, what crime will you be charged with?"

"Master Qi, I was just following orders. The emperor was in a hurry, and the servants under him were also anxious and angry, so I forgot the rules of the master."

Su Peisheng smiled and didn't care about the pain in his legs. He bowed to Qi Chang and said, "My lord, please be magnanimous and forgive me.

I told them to finish the investigation quickly and report to the emperor as soon as possible. If this matter is delayed, the young lady will have to spend more time explaining to the emperor. This will not only delay the emperor's orders, but also make the young lady work hard, which is even more of a sin for us servants."

"Why, are you using the emperor to pressure me?" Qi Changzai was not afraid of the emperor's retaliation, she scolded Su Peisheng, "Without the emperor's order, you have no right to search my palace.

This young master wants to meet the Emperor and explain to him the evil deeds you have done.

Jingtai, drive them out for me!"

Jingtai was stunned for a moment. This was Su Peisheng, the chief eunuch beside the emperor. What else could he convey if not the emperor's will? The young lady must have been so angry that she didn't give Su Peisheng face.

But he was his master after all. After Jingtai asked Su Peisheng to leave, he bowed and kowtowed to Su Peisheng several times, and patted his chest to guarantee that he could persuade the lady to agree to search the palace, and only then did he keep Su Peisheng.

"Are we leaving?" Qi Changzai asked casually when she saw Jingtai coming back, "Dress up for me. I'm going to the Yangxin Palace to see the emperor. I want to see whose orders these blind servants are following!"

"My lady, are you so angry that you have lost your mind? Su Peisheng is a favorite of the emperor. Apart from the emperor, who else can order him around?

If you rashly go to the emperor like this, I'm afraid he will be displeased. If this hurts feelings, or makes the emperor resentful of the Guarjia family, it will be bad, young lady!"

Jingtai was so anxious that she jumped up and down. She circled around Qi Changzai and tried to comfort her. It was not easy for Qi Changzai to respond. "The arrested Huichun was the queen's man. There are rumors in the palace now, implying that I am not on good terms with Zhen Changzai and there is a suspicion of murdering her.

We just got the news and Su Peisheng rushed over and said he wanted to find some evidence. Do you really think it was the emperor's order?

I think he is just too ambitious, and he wants to show off his power at the slightest sign of trouble, and he wants to take advantage of my misfortune."

"This..." Although Jingtai felt that something was not right, she persuaded Qi Changzai again, with a bit of pleading in her words, "In my opinion, we should ask Eunuch Su to search the periphery first, to save him some face and also leave a way out for ourselves.

Even if she brings up this matter before the Emperor, the young lady will feel confident and will not have to worry about being blamed by the Emperor for delaying the process of finding out the truth.

Too much rigidity will easily break, my lord, please think about it again."

What Jingtai said made a lot of sense, but Qi Changzai shook her head gently, with a flash of determination in her eyes: "Jingtai, you don't understand, the rumors in the palace at this time are not good for us.

If I back down now and let them investigate, I would be tacitly agreeing to those false accusations.

What's worse, some people will directly pin the death of Zhen Changzai on me. I, Guaerjia Wenyuan, am an upright person, so why should I endure their empty slander?

No matter what, I must go to see the emperor in person and explain the matter clearly. It won’t be too late to ask them to search after I return from the Yangxin Palace.”

After that, Qi Changzai stood up and no longer asked Jingtai to dress her up, and walked out on her own. Knowing that he couldn't stop her, Jingtai had to follow her closely and do his best to protect Qi Changzai.

When Su Peisheng saw Qi Changzai coming out, she thought Jingtai had really convinced her. She just went up to pay her respects and said a few words, but was ignored by Qi Changzai.

Jingtai apologized to Su Peisheng and asked him to wait until the young lady returned before searching the palace.

"Jingtai, this matter was ordered by the emperor, it's very urgent." Su Peisheng looked at Qi Chang's attitude and pretended to be anxious, "If the matter is delayed, the emperor will be angry, my lord, please think twice and don't embarrass me."

Su Peisheng is indeed a veteran in this field. Anyone who sees him will think that the panic on his face is real. Qi Changzai even quickened his pace and disappeared when he turned around.

"Master, this..."

"Let this lady go. It's the Emperor's order anyway. Even if she asks, she'll just get a cold shoulder. We'll just wait here. This Qi Changzai will come back by herself and ask us to investigate thoroughly."

Xiao Xiazi still had questions, "Master, why did Concubine Qi have to go see the Emperor? We can't just search the palace without an imperial decree."

"You are a smart one, but not everyone is smart." Su Peisheng laughed disdainfully, and snorted, "If Concubine Qi is using the meeting with the emperor to buy time so as to clear the evidence in the palace, then she is a smart one.

But if she is acting this way just because she is busy proving her innocence, then we can only say that she is not as good as you.

But now it seems that it should be the latter, after all, even Jingtai, whom Consort Qi trusted the most, did not stay in Chuxiu Palace."

It was still unknown whether Su Peisheng's guess was correct or not, but since Qi Chang asked them to wait, he waited quietly, but asked people to keep an eye on the group of people in the hall to prevent any attempt to destroy the evidence.

The rest of the people waited in the courtyard of Chuxiu Palace until a cup of tea later, when Qi Changzai hurried back. When he saw Su Peisheng, he asked him to search his residence.

"I thank Consort Qi for her understanding." Su Peisheng still bowed and asked Xiao Xiazi and others to check the situation in Chuxiu Palace. "Master Qi, do you want to send someone to follow? Otherwise, I am afraid that there will be some misunderstandings and Master Qi will be unhappy."

"Jingtai, follow me." Qi Changzai had just returned from the Yangxin Palace in a hurry. His head and face were already covered in sweat. He looked extremely tired, but he still had to force himself to maintain his face.

While waiting in Chuxiu Palace, Su Peisheng and others had already divided the work, and several people spread out to search, and soon got results - Xiao Xiazi found a half-burned sachet under the roots of a tree, and another young eunuch found some medicinal herbs and a prescription in the interlayer of Qi Chang's dressing box.

When these things were taken out, Qi Changzai's face turned pale. She couldn't believe that there was a spy in her own palace. What scared her even more was that these things were enough to convict her.

Even though anyone with a discerning eye could see that it was a frame-up, Qi Changzai knew that Huichun was the most loyal to the queen, and she was afraid that she had already prepared to frame her.

All of this was the Queen's conspiracy. Qi Chang realized it later, but found that it was too late.

Su Peisheng looked at those things and laughed in his heart, but he still did not forget to pass them to Qi Changzai to let her take a look, "Master Qi, I have taken these things, do you take a look?

If there are no problems, I will return to the Yangxin Palace and report to the Emperor."

Qi Chang became very angry when he saw those things, and wished he could slap them down so that he would no longer have to see them or be bothered by them.

Seeing that Qi Chang didn't say anything for a long time, Su Peisheng, don't take these things and leave in a swagger.

After the things were delivered to the Yangxin Palace, no news came out for a long time. Qi Changzai waited fearfully in the Chuxiu Palace for half a day and did not dare to send anyone over.

It was Lingrong who knew the news before Qi Chang—because the emperor sent Xiao Xiazi to invite her, and even gave Lingrong the things that Qi Chang had found in the palace.

"Your Majesty, this is..."

"What we found in Qi Chang's room were the medicinal herbs and prescriptions that could cause people to faint. The other one was similar to the sachet of Huichun's medicine."

Ling Rong didn't know much about medicinal herbs, so she could only look at the sachet over and over again. The embroidery of the sachet was average, and the stitching was indeed a bit rough, but the fabric was good and the embroidered pattern was also done to an acceptable degree. It was a pity that half of it was burnt.

"I don't know much about medicine. The most I can understand is the embroidery of this sachet."

"I asked you to look at this," the emperor asked Su Peisheng to take out a few other sachets, "Rong'er, take a look at them together. Are these sachets made by the same person, or are they deliberately imitated by someone else?"

Lingrong didn't expect that at this time, the emperor would still remember her and let her participate in it to help him find out the truth.

But Lingrong could not refuse, so she had to pick up the two sachets and examine them carefully. They were made of the same fabric, with the same pattern and the same rough stitching. These two sachets were definitely made by the same person and could not be fake.

"Your Majesty, judging from my poor embroidery skills, these two sachets were indeed made by the same person."

Lingrong put the sachet into the lacquer tray. Xiao Xiazi bowed and then retreated very understandingly.

"Was it really embroidered by one person?" The emperor's tone seemed to show disbelief. He frowned and asked again without giving up.

“Your Majesty, I am not an embroiderer. Although I have some knowledge of embroidery, I am not proficient in it.

Why not give this sachet to the embroiderer to have a look, so that we can really confirm whether they are the same."

It would have been better to ask the embroiderer to go and see, but instead of calling herself to the Yangxin Palace, the emperor didn't know what the emperor wanted to do, but she had a vague suspicion in her heart, but it was just about the matters of the previous dynasty and the harem.

The emperor has always been pursuing the so-called balance. He cannot tolerate a single dominant family, even if that person's family background is not that good.

"I understand. Thank you for your trouble today. When this matter is over, I will go to Chengqian Palace to see the two children."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Ling Rong bowed as she was told. As usual, she reminded the emperor to take care of his health, and left with a feeling of disgust.

Shortly after she left the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, news spread that the sachet that Qi Chang found in the palace was the one Huichun used to harm people and was embroidered by one person.

Upon hearing the news, Concubine Qi naturally suspected An Lingrong at the first moment, believing that she was the one who went to the Yangxin Palace to file a complaint and pinned the false accusation on herself.

"Bitch, they are all bitches, it turns out that An Lingrong has been in cahoots with the Queen for a long time, one of them killed people and the other forged evidence.

No wonder when paying respects, everyone was so sarcastic and tried to sow discord between me and Concubine Zhen.

The purpose is to cause an argument between me and Zhen Changzai, so that we can frame her today."

"My lady, but now the evidence is solid, and the emperor has sealed up Chuxiu Palace. Even if we know that the queen and Concubine Sheng are in cahoots, we cannot tell the emperor about this."

Jingtai was so anxious that she was running around in circles. Seeing that Qi Changzai was just cursing and not trying to find a solution, she could only persuade Qi Changzai not to be angry and to take care of herself, which was the most important thing.

"What we need to do now is to collect evidence and clear ourselves of the grievances. My dear, you are too angry."

"You also said that now that Chuxiu Palace is sealed, how can I find witnesses and evidence even if I want to clear my name?"

Although Qi Changzai was not the smartest, she could see the current situation clearly. She took a deep breath and tried to suppress her anger. "Since the palace is sealed, check everyone in the palace and find out the slave who framed me for others.

I will peel off her skin, pull out her tendons, and make her suffer for the rest of her life!"

Jingtai was frightened by this horrifying statement. After swallowing, he responded with a trembling voice, "Yes."

Qi Changzai sensed her fear and glanced at her, "You are the one I brought from home, and I trust you very much.

So don't worry, it was those slaves who betrayed me, not you who failed to discipline them, I won't blame you for this."

"Thank you for your kindness, my lady," Jingtai quickly expressed her loyalty. She pinched Qi Changzai's shoulders flatteringly, "My lady, the emperor only confined you to your house and did not impose any other punishment. I think he knows that you were framed.

As long as we can find the culprit, we will surely be forgiven by the Emperor and be able to leave Chuxiu Palace soon."

"Of course I know, so I'll give you three days to find that bitch." Qi Chang scolded with gnashing teeth, "If you can't find her, you'll have to pay me money to get someone out.

No matter what, I will leave this Chuxiu Palace in three days, do you understand?"

“I understand that with the power of our Guarjia clan, it is easy to find a scapegoat.

However, it is not safe to keep these nails with you, so I will check them one by one first, so that you can rest assured."

"You're so thoughtful, go ahead."