Rebirth on the wedding night, being doted on by the scumbag elder brother

Faced with this scene, Concubine Wu held her head high and chest puffed out, with a stern look on her face, showing no fear at all.

"Just leave."

Concubine Wu was called to the main hall. The emperor, who was naturally majestic, looked at her with cold eyes and a gloomy expression, as if he was thinking about something.

Concubine Wu looked calm and unhurried, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."

"Get up." The emperor said coldly.

The hall was silent. The palace maids and eunuchs had all retreated, and the guards were waiting outside the door. Only the two of them were left, and the atmosphere was so tense that they could even hear their heartbeats.

Concubine Wu looked up at the emperor. She hadn't seen him for a long time. She didn't expect that this meeting would be about poisoning.

How could she, who had experienced many ups and downs and had established herself in the harem, be defeated by such a small matter? Her expression was calm, her eyes were clear, without a trace of hypocrisy.

The emperor stared at her for a long time, "Do you know why I am looking for you?"

"I heard that something was dug out in my yard." Concubine Wu said lightly.

"Do you know what that is?"

"I really don't know." Concubine Wu's eyes flashed with doubt. She clenched her hands in her sleeves. She was also confused about this matter. Someone actually dared to do something under her nose and wanted to frame her!

"Not clear?" The emperor slapped the table with a loud bang, which frightened everyone.

"Hey, this is really outrageous. The stuff hidden under the phoenix tree was checked by the imperial physician and turned out to be a deadly poison. This stuff can slowly cause internal organs to fail, and the symptoms are exactly the same as those of Princess Wei Yang's poisoning. This stuff was dug out from your yard, and you say you know nothing?"

The emperor was so angry that his voice was as cold as ice.

This poison was dug out from Concubine Wu's territory. The evidence is irrefutable and cannot be denied.

Concubine Wu pursed her lips, fell to her knees with a plop, her eyes full of helplessness.

"Your Majesty, I really know nothing about this! How could I dare to attack Her Royal Highness the Princess? Please look carefully. Someone must have wanted to frame me and deliberately buried that thing on my territory."

The emperor said nothing, his face was livid, and his eyes were full of speculation. He knew that although Concubine Wu was overbearing and controlled the harem, she would not be stupid enough to poison the eldest princess.

However, the poison was indeed dug out from her territory. This matter is a bit mysterious and needs to be investigated thoroughly.

The emperor stared at Concubine Wu for a long time. Concubine Wu lowered her head, looking obedient.

"Someone come!" he shouted coldly, and the guards outside the door immediately ran in, "Take everyone from Concubine Wu's palace away and torture them severely!"

"As you wish." Guard Ye replied.

Concubine Wu's body trembled. The interrogation of her subordinates was like a slap in the face, but in the current situation, she could only leave it to fate.

In a blink of an eye, everyone in the palace knew about it.

……

In Zhaoliang Palace, Su Lian ran in hurriedly, "Empress!"

Concubine Liang was lying on the bed. The room was filled with the smell of bitter medicine. She looked tired and was resting with her eyes closed.

"Your Highness, the Emperor has just ordered everyone in Fenghua Palace to be arrested and interrogated. I heard that poison was dug out from under the sycamore tree in Fenghua Palace. It was exactly the same poison that the Princess had!"

Su Lian widened her eyes, not understanding how the situation could change so suddenly overnight.

Concubine Liang opened her eyes, and was surprised at first, but then she regained her composure, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, "Fenghua Palace, Concubine Wu...it seems that Yan'er is targeting them."

Concubine Liang saw through the situation at a glance, and after a little thought, she knew who did it.

Baili Yan sent a message to her, asking her to write and perform a play to draw the emperor's attention to the poison and take the opportunity to quietly throw dirty water on Concubine Wu.

As a result, Concubine Wu's reputation was damaged, and it would not be so easy for her to interfere in state affairs and the harem in the future.

Su Lian looked at Concubine Liang and suddenly thought of something, and her expression became a little strange.

This incident sounds very familiar. Many years ago, Concubine Liang was imprisoned in Zhaoliang Palace because she took the blame.

At that time, poison was found in the room of the maidservant beside the empress, and the maid confessed that it was the empress who instructed her to poison the Thirteenth Princess.

The Queen is kind-hearted, how could she possibly harm the Thirteenth Princess? She already loves her so much!

"Your Majesty..." Su Lian opened her mouth, not knowing how to start the conversation.

Concubine Liang's eyes were clear. How could she forget her past sufferings? She sighed deeply and said, "Let the past be the past. Don't mention it again."

"It seems that things are taking a turn for the better. It looks like Yan'er has found a powerful helper." Concubine Liang felt comforted. In the past few years, Baili Yan had tried his best but failed to see her.

This move was the result of a grand scheme that had been planned for many years, with each step closely linked together, catching Concubine Wu off guard. What kind of expert had such ability?

If I can leave this hall in the future, I must go and meet that master.

……

Concubine Wu sat on the mahogany chair without saying a word. Although nothing could be seen on her face, she was actually gripping the handle of the chair so tightly that her nails dug into the wood.

Someone wants to drag her down, but who is so bold? Who in the palace dares to touch her?

After a while, there was a commotion outside, and the guards brought a person in and made her kneel on the cold floor.

"Your Majesty, we've found the person!" Guard Ye said loudly.

"Bring him in." the eunuch ordered.

Guard Ye escorted the palace maid into the palace. The emperor was furious and looked at the palace maid coldly.

The palace maid knelt on the ground with a determined look in her eyes. She was not panicked at all and was not afraid at all. She was clearly in front of the emperor and any mistake could cost her life, but she looked righteous and awe-inspiring.

Concubine Wu also came over. She had a blank expression on her face, but when she saw the kneeling palace maid, surprise flashed in her eyes and she was stunned for a moment.

"Lan'er?"

The palace maid raised her head and looked at Concubine Wu, with no change in expression on her face.

Guard Ye stepped forward and said, "I found out that someone saw her digging furtively under the sycamore tree that day. She must have buried the poison there."

"Niang Wu, do you know this man?" the emperor asked in a cold voice. He asked even though he knew the answer. This was to put pressure on Concubine Wu.

Concubine Wu gritted her teeth, not daring to lie, and had to tell the truth, "It was the maidservant beside me."

"She brought the poison with her. Someone even saw her burying it under a sycamore tree that day. The evidence is irrefutable. What else do you have to say?"

"Your Majesty!" Concubine Wu was shocked. She really didn't understand how things turned out like this. Why did the maid who had always been loyal to her suddenly turn against her and even brought poison with her?

"Your Majesty, I really didn't know what happened, and I didn't know that this daring little girl actually took poison to harm others."

Concubine Wu stared at Lan'er with her eyes wide open, as if she wanted to see some secret from her face.