An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

"Countryside women tell lies."

After Wang shamelessly came up to her and hugged her legs again and again, Zhen Huan had completely lost her usual calmness.

Huanbi, who was standing by, didn't care about the rules. She was afraid that Wang would pounce on her again and do something bad to her mistress, so she bravely stepped forward and helped Zhen Huan stand further away.

"Just now outside the palace, Wang Shi kept saying that Concubine Hua killed her daughter. But within two cups of tea, Wang Shi changed her testimony. It is obvious that someone threatened her."

Zhen Huan's mind was working very quickly at this time. She immediately set her eyes on Concubine Cao who was kneeling in the palace. She was the only one who had just left Jingren Palace under the pretext of visiting Princess Wen Yi.

"Only one person has left Jingren Palace just now. May I ask Concubine Cao if she has ever seen Wang?"

"Of course I have, and I did say something to Wang." Cao Qinmo was not flustered. She knelt beside Concubine Hua and refused to even glance at Zhen Huan.

"I only suggested that you take the person to the East Side Hall to keep him safe, and don't let him get sick in the cold wind while waiting to be summoned.

Of course, I said this to the guards, and I said this to Wang. Wanpin may not like to hear it. I said: People's hearts are cold and they like to hurt people with this cold winter wind. Let her wrap herself tightly. "

Cao Qinmo then turned to look at Zhen Huan and Wang, even with a slight smile on her face, "If Wanpin doesn't believe it, you can just ask the guards to come in and confront us. Wanpin won't think that I can bribe the Queen's guards just because I went out to see the princess."

Seeing Cao Qinmo being so frank, Zhen Huan was speechless, but her intuition was that Cao Qinmo had instigated Wang to rebel, but she didn't know what means she used.

After all, Wang's son was indeed in her hands. How could Wang dare to change her confession on the spot? Could it be that she didn't care about her son's life at all? !

The hall fell silent for a moment, and everyone had a puzzled look on their face.

Lingrong glanced at the Queen. She knew that before Zhen Huan took action, the Queen had already gone to Xiangye and Baojuan's homes to make arrangements at her reminder.

But the Queen had her own plans in mind and did not tell Lingrong what was going to happen next. In addition, during the trip to Tangquan Palace, she got rid of the Queen's control with the help of the Emperor, which made her move further away from this plan.

As a result, Ling Rong looked at the current situation in the palace as if she were looking at flowers in the fog, and could only guess based on one or two clues.

"Or is it that Wang's son is really in Wanpin's hands, which is why Wanpin insists that Wang would never dare to tell the truth unless it was a rebellion by a concubine, right?"

When her thoughts were pointed out, Zhen Huan's calm expression finally cracked, "I really don't know where Wang's son went. When the people I sent to contact Wang, she was the only one at home."

Zhen Huan's mind raced in an instant, and she immediately knelt down to plead guilty, "Your Majesty, please look into this matter."

But this time she did not get a response from the emperor. The emperor sat at the top, looking at the concubines kneeling on the ground with a gloomy look.

"Just now Wang said that the person who went to her house was A Jin. Why not bring A Jin to the palace? Maybe there are some details that Wanpin doesn't know."

Ling Rong didn't want the palace to be quiet like this. She naturally knew who this A Jin was, and the emperor should know him as well.

After all, A Jin is a close confidant of Prince Guo, just like Su Peisheng who is beside the emperor. After seeing each other for many years, there will always be some impressions of him.

Sure enough, upon hearing this name, the emperor's face darkened even more.

He looked at Zhen Huan's pretty face, and for a moment he didn't know whether he should be angry that his concubine had contact with a man outside, or that Prince Guo, as a prince, dared to do things for the concubines in the harem without his permission.

As a result, he was a little tired of Zhen Huan's constant stirring up trouble in the palace, and to this day, he still hadn't been able to find out the origin of Lin Musk.

As an emperor, he could not play any role in the affairs of the harem. However, the Ministry of Internal Affairs was so complicated that it was not easy to clear up all of them at once and replace them with people he had trained.

The emperor glanced at Su Peisheng, and Su Peisheng immediately understood what the emperor meant. It seemed that not only should A Jin be summoned to the palace, but even Prince Guo should be invited in as well.

Su Peisheng walked out quickly, and Ling Rong immediately looked at Zhen Huan's face and easily caught the slightly anxious look on her face.

It seems that when no one knew about it, Zhen Huan and Prince Guo did some ambiguous things between "talented man and beautiful woman".

But in this life, the Emperor favored Zhen Huan and he would seek her out almost as soon as she entered the harem. Unexpectedly, this gave Prince Guo an opportunity to take advantage of her, or rather... Zhen Huan and Prince Guo both took advantage of her.

For some reason, Lingrong subconsciously glanced at Concubine Cao. The two of them looked at each other, and then they hurriedly separated the next second.

Although the emperor had given his order, it was unknown when Prince Guo would arrive. The queen then called on Wang Shi and asked her to tell her whether Xiangye had ever written a letter home.

"To answer the Queen, Xiangye...Xiangye is illiterate." Wang glanced at the two pieces of letter paper in Zhen Huan's hand, calmed herself down and continued, "I am also illiterate, and I have no idea what is written on the paper."

The two pieces of letter paper fell from Zhen Huan's hands. She widened her eyes and looked at Wang in disbelief. She had never thought that she had walked into someone else's trap from the very beginning.

Xiangye's family had been bribed a long time ago, and it seemed that Baojuan's family had suffered the same fate.

Concubine Hua has enormous power both inside and outside the palace. Even Prince Guo cannot compare to her.

"Xiang Ye has been tortured to death, and it is impossible to confirm whether she can read or not," Zhen Huan asked Huan Bi to pick up the letter, "but the letter clearly stated that Concubine Hua bribed Xiang Ye and the Ministry of Internal Affairs to move the concubine to another palace.

Even when I first paid respects to the Queen, Concubine Hua deliberately made things difficult for me by asking her personal maid to slap me. I hope Your Majesty and the Queen can help me with all these matters!"

Zhen Huan knelt down again, she lowered her head and raised the two pieces of letter paper above her head. Concubine Hua had done too many things, she didn't believe that every one of them could be handled without any trace. As long as she checked them one by one, she would always be able to catch Concubine Hua's flaws.

The Emperor and the Empress did not say anything. Zhen Huan raised the two pieces of paper again. Suddenly, a figure stood in front of her and snatched the letter away.

"Okay, then I will explain everything to you one by one." Concubine Hua snatched the letter and looked down at the kneeling Zhen Huan. No one questioned her why she dared to stand up. Even Zhen Huan could only kneel and glare at Concubine Hua hatefully.

"I was jealous when I moved Concubine Wan from Chengqian Palace to Suiyuxuan. I felt that the emperor only gave you the title and looked down on you."

"Put musk under the osmanthus tree in Suiyuxuan. I deny it. Wanpin, call your witnesses one by one to confront me."

"I ordered Songzhi to slap me about paying respects. Wanpin really dared to bring this up. According to the rules of our ancestors, Manchus and Mongols were first, and then Han. When you entered the palace, you were just a small concubine, but you dared to stand in front of Noble Lady Fucha and Noble Lady Borjigit.

Even if the Emperor or the Empress Dowager is present, you must accept the punishment if I punish you!"

"Wang was right here to bribe Xiangye. Didn't Wanpin hear it? Wang said that you threatened her with her son. Wanpin might as well explain the matter clearly first, and then ask me."

Concubine Hua crumpled the two pieces of paper into a ball and threw them back at Zhen Huan's face. She was not interested in whether Zhen Huan was angry or embarrassed. She clapped her hands and sat back in her seat leisurely.

She even gave Concubine Duan a provocative look, and her eyes made it clear that she would have no easy life from now on.

Concubine Hua's moves were so smooth that Lingrong couldn't help but applaud her in her heart. Only Concubine Hua could dare to be so presumptuous in front of the Emperor.

"Xia Qian, go check it out." The emperor looked at Zhen Huan deeply. He seemed to be talking to the air and did not get a response from anyone.

But it's more frightening than ever.

"Empress Hua, you were also harmed by someone who harmed your child. Why do you use these methods on me?" Zhen Huan's face turned pale. She stared at the piece of paper on the ground and almost squeezed out a sentence through her teeth, "Aren't you afraid of being awakened by a nightmare in the middle of the night?"

"What this means..."

"Princess Wan should keep this to herself." Ling Rong interrupted Concubine Hua. She looked at Zhen Huan with a wooden face, "Princess Wan's methods are unmatched in the palace."

Zhen Huan opened her mouth. How could she not know what An Lingrong's purpose was in saying this? She just wanted to add insult to injury and suppress her completely.

"What happened to An Changzai was an accident. It was an unintentional mistake."

"Yes, if I had not been pregnant that day, I would have just kowtowed and returned to the Yanxi Palace in the snowy night.

As for whether she would catch a cold and not be able to have sex, or whether she would be left with a condition that made her unable to be affected by the wind, Concubine Wan didn’t know, because it was an unintentional mistake.”

"Wanpin is best at reading poetry, but she doesn't even have basic common sense." Xia Dongchun, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke up. She usually looked down on Zhen Huan and didn't even give her face when she spoke. "I don't know where she learned all that noble character she usually learns from."

"Enough, you are going too far." The Queen quickly stopped Xia Dongchun. She didn't want her chess piece to be disliked by the Emperor because of Zhen Huan. "Lipin, Concubine Cao should stop kneeling. Sit down and wait for Su Peisheng to bring Ah Jin over."

Fortunately, Su Peisheng finally brought Prince Guo and A Jin over.

As soon as Prince Guo entered the room, he saw Zhen Huan kneeling, and immediately said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, didn't this Wanpin just have a miscarriage? Why is she still kneeling on the ground?"

It would have been better if he hadn't asked. Once he asked, the emperor's suspicion was aroused. He asked about the concubines in the harem as soon as he entered the room. He was really his good brother.

The emperor just looked at him without saying a word. Prince Guo seemed to have suddenly become aware of the atmosphere in the palace. He saluted with his body stiff. After a long time, the emperor asked him to sit down.

The emperor refused to ask questions, so the queen could only dutifully interrogate Ah Jin, "Have you ever seen this Wang next to you?"

"To answer the Queen, I have seen her. Two days ago, I went to Wang's house to inquire about Miss Xiangye in the palace."

"Who ordered you to go, and what did you find out?"

"Yes..." Ah Jin glanced at Prince Guo, "It was the prince's order. I found a letter written by Xiang Ye and a small amount of forest musk in Wang's house. Wang said that it was all made by Concubine Hua... Concubine Hua asked her daughter to make it."

What Ah Jin said was no different from what Wang Shi said at the beginning. Seeing that she could not get any more information out of him, the Queen had to change the topic. "Wang Shi said that you captured her son. Is that true?"

"This..." Ah Jin seemed to be speechless, and sweat began to flow down his cheeks. "Your servant, your servant does not know."

"How could you not know?" Wang immediately grabbed A Jin's collar and shook him vigorously. "It was you who brought a group of people to capture my son. You also threatened me to say that it was Concubine Hua who wanted to harm Concubine Wan, otherwise you would kill my son!"

"No," Ah Jin tried to break free from this crazy woman. His clothes were almost stripped off by Wang, so he could only crawl on his knees to avoid her. "You said it yourself, that it was Concubine Hua who wanted to harm Concubine Wan, and you were the one who gave me the letter!"

"You were the ones who caught my son first, and you are the ones who threatened me!" When Wang saw that she couldn't catch A Jin, she fell to the ground and cried.

"The people I brought with me can prove that I did not threaten Wang."

Everyone was troubled by Wang's howling, and the queen was even more troubled. She rubbed her forehead and spoke after a long while, "Where on earth is that child, A-Jin? You are doing this, where do you want to put your master!"

Ah Jin still didn't dare to speak, and finally Prince Guo stood up and said, "In the Qingliang Terrace."

Qingliangtai is Prince Guo’s residence in the suburbs of Beijing. Now that the matter has involved the emperor’s brothers, the queen can no longer say anything.

She could only look at the emperor, hoping that he would quickly take over this hot potato.

But the emperor was also having a headache at this time. The matter of a concubine losing her child had become more and more serious.

He didn't even know that the woman he favored had such ability that she could make a prince who had rarely been to the inner court capture ordinary people for her and force her to tell the so-called truth.

With both sides insisting on their own opinions, are they going to send the person to the Ministry of Punishment for investigation again? Then what is the difference between him, the emperor, and those incompetent emperors who will be infamous for eternity?

"Release the child," the emperor finally said, "Mrs. Wang, leave the palace immediately to reunite with your family. Mrs. Zhen, return to your Yongshou Palace and reflect on your mistakes."

"As for you, Old Seventeen, take good care of your servant. If he continues to be confused about who his master is, I don't mind helping you find another one."

"...I understand." Prince Guo glanced at Zhen Huan again. He did not feel that he should leave the palace immediately to avoid suspicion. Instead, he wanted to speak up to defend Wanpin, "But Wanpin is also..."

"Don't say anything more. From now on, without an imperial decree, Prince Guo is not allowed to enter the harem at will." The emperor's face was so dark that ink could almost drip out. But Prince Guo was still ignorant of the danger and stared at Concubine Wan, fearing that the emperor didn't know that he coveted the concubine.

Perhaps in his heart, he was upholding justice and standing up for the concubines who were punished innocently.

But Zhen Huan was not stupid. Although she had a lot of anger that she wanted to vent, she had to speak up at this moment to stop Prince Guo from continuing to act foolishly. "I obey your order."