An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

"Pei'er, you used to serve Concubine Xu, right?" Ling Rong stared at her for a while, then asked softly.

"I did serve Concubine Xu in the past, but after Concubine Xu left the palace for training, I was left behind and assigned to serve Concubine Qi.

Even if the noble lady returned to the palace, she would not be given the opportunity to go back."

No wonder Bai Zhi had the opportunity to serve Zhen Huan. Ling Rong had an idea in her mind. She nodded and said no more.

But Qi Changzai had a strange look on her face. She glared at Pei'er, obviously thinking of the possibility that she had been informing Zhen Huan on a daily basis.

"It turns out this slut already had a master. No wonder she felt no burden when she betrayed him." Concubine Qi almost pointed at Pei'er's nose and scolded her. After all, she had insulted Zhen Huan a lot in the palace, and even threatened to harm her parents. Pei'er heard all these words, and she was afraid that she had told Zhen Huan.

No wonder, her father was being pursued by Prince Guo some time ago. It must be Pei'er who spread the truth about the murder of Zhen Huan's parents.

What a jerk!

Qi Changzai wanted to slap Pei'er on the spot, but she managed to hold back and appealed to the emperor about her grievances.

Pei'er was already scared of being beaten, so she naturally told the emperor that she was ordered by Huichun, and said that she was only threatened and had never thought of murdering her master.

"Your actions are nothing more than an attempt to murder your master. You are a good talker, but I have wronged you in a palace like mine. You should be exiled three thousand miles away with Concubine Xu. Otherwise, how can you fulfill your master-servant relationship?"

"My lady, I have examined my conscience and have never been unfaithful to you before. This time, Huichun used the Empress to scare me, so I had no choice but to do this.

I have already stood up to prove the young lady's innocence. Isn't that enough?

What's more, I have kept everything that the young lady did to Concubine Xu in the past a secret and never let a single word slip.

Even if I have no merit, I have worked hard. Does the young master hate me so much that he wants to make me disloyal and unjust? ! "

"If you are unfaithful once, you will never be faithful again, Pei'er, you should understand this truth!" Qi Changzai snorted coldly. She interrupted Pei'er hastily, fearing that she would accidentally say that she was plotting to murder Zhen Huan. She raised her eyes to look at the emperor, "Your Majesty, Pei'er has already said that this was ordered by the Empress, not done by this concubine.

Please, Your Majesty, find out the truth immediately, don't let the real murderer go unpunished, and don't let Zhen Changzai die with regrets!"

She is better at speaking than her father, the emperor murmured in his heart. He looked at Concubine Qi and didn't say a word.

Lingrong looked puzzled. She glanced at the emperor but did not mean to warn him. She just let Qi Chang kneel there trembling with fear.

But Qi Changzai was not quiet. Seeing the emperor's hesitation, she thought that the emperor was unwilling to punish the queen. She thought, if you don't want to punish the queen, are you unwilling to punish Concubine Sheng? Then she told the emperor that Ling Rong had forged evidence, "The queen asked Pei'er to bury this sachet, and then Concubine Sheng cooperated with the queen to identify this sachet as the one buried by Huichun.

It can be seen that it was planned in private, with the purpose of completely labeling the concubine as the villain who plotted against the sisters.

If it weren't for the God's eyes, letting me catch Pei'er, I'm afraid I would be wrongly accused to death, Your Majesty."

Before the emperor could speak, Ling Rong explained, "This matter is very strange. I just went to visit the emperor and took a look at the sachet, but rumors spread that I was framed. Some even said that I was the mastermind behind it."

Ling Rong paused deliberately, she looked at Qi Changzai, "How could such a coincidence happen in this world? As soon as I left the Yangxin Palace, rumors started to spread. I think it could only be someone deliberately did it to let the rumors spread.

Qi Changzai, please don't be deceived by rumors, otherwise it will be even more difficult to clear your name."

"After I asked Concubine Sheng to take a look, I also asked the embroiderer to take a look, and only then did I confirm that this thing was embroidered by one person." The emperor finally spoke. He gave a brief explanation and asked if what Pei'er said was true.

"Your Majesty, I dare not hide anything. Everything I said is true. It was Huichun who asked me to do this. She also said, she also said..."

Pei'er hesitated and suddenly didn't dare to continue speaking. After being glared at by Qi Chang, she became even more frightened and slowly lowered her head again.

"What are you talking about? Just tell the truth. The emperor and I will not blame you," Ling Rong smiled, "Qi Changzai will not blame you either."

"That is to say..." Pei'er gritted her teeth and said what was in her heart, "Huichun said that if the young lady murdered a concubine, it would be a capital crime. If I help her, she will ask the queen to let me serve in Jingren Palace.

If you don't want to, you can also give me a large sum of money to settle down and let me leave the palace to live a free life. So...I agreed to do what I did today."

"You traitorous slave, you say you are loyal, but behind her back you are fooled by just a few words!"

Qi Changzai wanted to turn around and slap Pei'er twice more, but she knew that the emperor hated such harsh behavior the most, so she could only bear it. She turned around and looked at the emperor with a pitiful look. She blinked and two lines of tears fell, which made Lingrong feel a little pity for her.

But Qi Changzai's scolding words were still ringing in his ears, and the emperor could not feel any sympathy for Qi Changzai when he saw her expression.

"In that case, I have indeed wronged you. Then I will lift your house arrest. I will continue to have people investigate and give you an explanation."

With the witness, the emperor could not save the queen even if he wanted to. He took Pei'er and left Chuxiu Palace and went straight to Jingren Palace.

Lingrong walked leisurely, waiting for Qi Chang to catch up with her.

"You really didn't do that?"

"Really not." Ling Rong looked at Qi Changzai as if she were a fool. "I have the power to assist in managing the six palaces. I could have suppressed these rumors as soon as I heard them, but as I investigated, I found that someone was deliberately instigating them in order to suppress the truth.

After all, she is the Empress. How can I, a concubine, compare with her in methods? This rumor can only continue despite repeated prohibitions, so that you will also suspect me. "

"What a vicious mind, this old woman!" Qi Changzai cursed. She did not hide anything in front of Lingrong and even blamed Lingrong. After all, she had repeatedly provoked the relationship between her and Zhen Changzai, otherwise the Queen would not have framed her for this matter.

"You and I are both victims, so why do we have to fight among ourselves?" Ling Rong interrupted Qi Changzai, "What's more, your father thought I had framed him, and he treated my brother ruthlessly.

If it weren't for the fact that you almost became a scapegoat and it was really pitiful, do you think I wouldn't want to say it in front of the Emperor today?

"The previous dynasty interfered with the affairs of the harem. Qi Chang is here. Just think about how many heads you Guaerjia clan will lose!"

"You just said that my father bullied your brother without any evidence. It's really surprising that you know so much about the affairs of the previous dynasty. Concubine Sheng has committed such a taboo. You'd better be careful about your life!

Now is a time of trouble. I don't want to argue with you, but I won't go to the emperor to complain right away. If you really push me to the limit, the worst that can happen is that both sides will be destroyed and no one will be able to survive!"

I don't know if Qi Changzai's brain has been damaged by house arrest, but he actually wants to use the so-called interference in the affairs of the previous dynasty to bring down Ling Rong, and he says it so carelessly. He really likes to bluff.

"In the final analysis, my mother's family is no match for the Guarjia clan. If we confront them head-on, it would be like an egg hitting a rock.

But now you, the Guaerjia clan, are afraid that you will not be able to protect yourselves. Even if you want to perish together with me, I am afraid you have no chance."

Ling Rong deliberately brought up things from the previous dynasty. Although she didn't know what the emperor and Prince Guo were planning, it was true that Guaerjia was reprimanded. Maybe she was implicated in something and would be liquidated.

It's just right to use it to scare Concubine Qi at this time, and Lingrong can even add fuel to the fire by saying that Pei'er used to serve Zhen Huan.

"Pei'er is Zhen Huan's person. She has been lurking around you for a long time. Could she have learned some secrets and told Zhen Huan?

If it is a revenge for the murder of your father and mother, given Zhen Huan's personality, she will definitely not let you off."

Ling Rong smiled, and what she said were just guesses, but she saw shock in Qi Changzai's eyes.

She was surprised and wondered if she had really hit the mark, so she spoke again to test him, "Qi Changzai, even though you have only been in the palace for a short time, you should have heard about the relationship between Zhen Huan and Prince Guo.

Even though Zhen Huan was in Ningguta, Prince Guo still traveled thousands of miles to see her. How could it be impossible for such a devoted man to find out the truth about Zhen Huan's parents' death?

Qi Changzai, if you point your spearhead at me at this moment, the Queen and Zhen Huan may be happy to see it. As for you, if you really want to break up with me, I won't be afraid.

Anyway, I may not be the one who suffers in the end. After all, I am the mother of two children, don’t you think?"

Ling Rong was still smiling, her eyes fell on Qi Changzai's face, and she even deliberately moved closer to look up and down at Qi Changzai's face, "Such a beautiful face, if it was exiled to Ningguta and became a slave to the armored men, who knows what kind of suffering it would suffer.

When I think about it this way, it's really pitiful. Qi Changzai, you must prepare early, don't blame me for not reminding you in advance."

The words were spoken, Lingrong got into the sedan chair and left, and Liu Qichang stood on the palace road, dazed under the flickering candlelight of the lanterns.

When Zhaoshui told Lingrong, she found it very funny. After all, she didn't know the situation of the previous dynasty at all. Everything was speculated based on the existing situation. Although there was a one in ten thousand possibility, she didn't think it would be such a coincidence.

If only I could guess everything correctly, then Guaerjia would follow Concubine Qi's lead and turn her attention to the Queen and Zhen Huan, and would no longer target Ling Lang.

No matter whether it is true or false, even a moment of respite is enough. Ling Lang always has a way to solve the problem.

On the afternoon of the third day, Lingrong heard the emperor's decree, saying that Qi Changzai was wronged, and as compensation, her status as a noble lady was restored, and a large amount of treasures was extra rewarded and sent to Chuxiu Palace.

Xiao Tang was directly sentenced to death by the emperor. It was said that he was torn apart by a chariot, and his death was extremely tragic.

As for Huichun and Pei'er, there was suddenly no news about them, and even the emperor seemed to have no intention of investigating the cause of Zhen Changzai's death.

Clearly all the evidence points to the Queen, but the Emperor has stopped investigating. I don't know how he will explain this to Haishou when the time comes.

Lingrong suspected that the Queen Mother had left some decree to save the Queen, but because the matter was handled by the Emperor himself, she couldn't find out much information even if she wanted to.

Su Peisheng did reveal a little, but he only said that Zhu Xi suddenly broke in and said something to the emperor, which actually shook the emperor's decision.

Zhuxi is the Queen Mother's person. If she wants to sway the Emperor's decision, it can only be done with the Queen Mother's decree.

The Queen Mother is really useful. She protects the Queen time and time again. Even the Emperor can't deal with her. It really makes people hate her.

It was precisely because the Emperor did not punish the Empress that she became even more arrogant. In addition, Fangyu and Fangying, who were sent by the Emperor, were sent back, and the Empress had no more regard for them. She repeatedly allowed Cao Qinmo and Kang to stay in Jingren Palace, tempting them with status and power.

After Cao Qinmo talked with Lingrong, she no longer had any expectations of the Queen. No matter how the Queen wavered, she only pretended to be submissive and then told Lingrong the whole story, which made Lingrong feel much more at ease.

There are not many people in the palace now, and their own factions have been formed over the years. The queen has taken action many times, and there are few people under her command who can be used. Otherwise, she would not be so "desperate" and look for two seemingly neutral people in the palace.

However, Kang Da Ying really believed the Queen, and within half a month she was promoted to the position of Changzai, and was also visited by the Emperor many times.

At the same time, she also began to frequently contact the pregnant Xia Dongchun. After paying her respects every time, she would pull Xia Dongchun's sister aside and talk about her sister's affairs, as if they were really close sisters.

Xia Dongchun was extremely annoyed and her words were full of sarcasm. Kang Changzai was not angry and always treated Xia Dongchun with the best attitude. This made Xia Dongchun not know how to deal with the situation for a moment. She could only run to Lingrong's Chengqian Palace with her big belly and complain non-stop.

"It's obvious that this Concubine Kang was sent by the Empress. She pretends to care about me every day, which is really annoying.

But she refused to leave no matter how much she was scolded, and she even gave favors to Mingyu and Rushuang, the maids who served her, all day long. She really thought she was the master of Yixingxuan!"

Xia Dongchun's chest was heaving with anger, and she bit her lips fiercely. "If I wasn't pregnant with this child, I really wanted to slap her in the face and tell her what she is worth. Is she worthy of being a sister to me?"