Rebirth: Ruyi goes crazy in the harem

Suo Xin reported everything that had just happened. Just as she finished, Rong Pei came back with her group.

"Your Majesty, regarding what the Imperial Concubine said, we have captured a young eunuch in the imperial kitchen. He is the one who is responsible for preparing the ingredients for today's scented tea."

The young eunuch was so frightened that his face turned pale and his legs were shaking. Before the emperor could question him, he fell to his knees.

"Your Majesty, please spare my life, Concubine. I was bewildered for a moment and accepted money from Concubine Shu, so I made a mistake and poisoned Concubine Mei's tea.

I didn't know that I would end up harming Concubine Liu's fetus. I deserve to die!"

After saying that, the little eunuch was really cruel. He took advantage of the situation and crashed directly into the stone pillar beside him.

In an instant, blood splattered everywhere and he died instantly.

The incident happened so suddenly that everyone was stunned. It was only when Concubine Xiu screamed that the emperor slowly came back to his senses.

"Shut up." The emperor glared at Concubine Xiu impatiently.

Concubine Xiu stopped talking, embarrassedly covered her lips with a handkerchief, and said delicately, "Your Majesty, I was frightened.

I never expected that this little eunuch would be willing to expose Lady Shu at the cost of his life. This really shocked me."

As she spoke, Concubine Xiu glanced at Concubine Shu a few times, with a hint of hidden pride in her dark pupils.

The emperor's eyes were cold and he glanced at Rong Pei, "This eunuch said that he took money from Shu Guiren. Do you have any evidence?"

Rong Pei confessed honestly that she had indeed found several large-denomination silver bills in the young eunuch's pillow.

It was indeed strange for a young eunuch from the imperial kitchen to have large amounts of silver bills in his hands.

The emperor's brows were getting more and more furrowed, but Concubine Shu was still relatively calm.

She defended herself loudly, "I didn't do it. I can't tell where the banknote came from, so how can you be sure it was given by me?"

Besides, I am with the emperor today, so how can I have the opportunity to instruct the eunuch to murder the heir to the throne?"

"There are so many palace maids serving you, any one of them can go in your place, why do you need to give orders personally?" Concubine Mei asked angrily.

Then his voice gradually turned sad, "Just now the eunuch said that Lady Shu was planning to murder the dragon fetus in my belly.

It was Liu Changzai who suffered this undeserved disaster for me. Your Majesty and the Imperial Concubine, please make a decision for me and Liu Changzai."

"Investigate!" The emperor spat out a word coldly, and Li Yu hurriedly led a group of palace servants down.

The emperor's expression had obviously become much colder. He no longer had the tenderness and consideration he had shown towards Concubine Shu when he first arrived.

Shu Guiren stood there in a daze, and after a long while she said dryly, "I have never done it.

I have no grudge against Concubine Mei and we have never even spoken to each other. Why would you go to such great lengths to harm Concubine Mei's child?"

"Because you are jealous of her." Concubine Xiu seemed to have already thought of the answer in her mind, and blurted out, "You are jealous of her having a child, and you hate her even more for intercepting your royal favor.

When we were in Chuxiu Palace, I often heard you talk about how you always felt that Concubine Mei was of humble status but was arrogant because of her favor.

Now it seems that you are not just talking, but actually dare to attack the heir to the throne. Lady Shu, you are really vicious! "

Concubine Shu only felt that Concubine Xiu was very good at confusing right and wrong with her words.

Those words were clearly said by Concubine Xiu herself, right? I was just listening.

Now, it has become my motive for murdering Concubine Mei?

Soon, Li Yu came back with his men.

The young eunuch behind him was holding a tray covered with a red cloth. It seemed that he had found something.

“Your Majesty, in the east wing of Chuxiu Palace, we found some remaining powder of the Five Elements Grass that had not been completely destroyed.

This thing was found on the bookshelf in the warm room. It was placed in a mahogany box that was originally used to hold inkstones. "

As he spoke, the young eunuch behind him lifted the red cloth and opened the red box.

Doctor Qi stepped forward to examine it and said, "Your Majesty, although the amount is not much, this is indeed the powder of Five Elements Grass."

"How could it be?" Ruyi covered her mouth with a handkerchief in shock and looked at Shu Guiren suspiciously.

At this moment, Shu Guiren felt as if struck by lightning. Her usually clear eyes seemed to have lost focus and became unfocused. She stood there woodenly, motionless.

If it was said that Concubine Shu intended to murder the royal heir, Ruyi would not believe it.

But Li Yu and Doctor Qi are both loyal to the emperor and it is impossible for them to be bribed by other concubines, and what they say cannot be false.

What exactly is going on?

"Lady Shu, do you have anything to explain?" Ruyi signaled with her eyes, hoping that Lady Shu could find the doubts herself and fight back.

But Lady Shu just closed her eyes in despair.

She was gentle in nature and liked painting and calligraphy. Palace servants often came in and out of the warm room, and there was no defense.

But she never expected that her usual habits would become a sharp blade stabbing her, leaving her no time to dodge.

Seeing this, Ruyi sighed and said, "Shu Guiren, think carefully, has anyone suspicious been to your warm room recently?

If you have any idea, just tell me. I will investigate thoroughly and will never wrongly accuse anyone."

"Your Majesty, Imperial Concubine, there are many palace maids coming and going in the warm room in my concubine's room on weekdays.

Although I don't know which one it was, it must have been one of them who put this dirty thing in there when I was not paying attention and framed me."

Concubine Shu knelt on the ground, looking at the emperor with pitiful, pleading eyes.

But the emperor turned his eyes away indifferently, unwilling to look any longer.

Concubine Mei was angry, but more puzzled, "Concubine Shu, I didn't expect that you have such evil intentions hidden under your beautiful face.

Why did you harm the dragon fetus in my belly? And also caused Liu Changzai to have a miscarriage?"

"I didn't." Two lines of tears slid down Shu Guiren's cheeks, like two dewdrops falling from the tough green bamboo, pure but helpless.

"Your Majesty, please believe me. I am not that kind of person."

Shu Guiren was still trying to ask the emperor for help. She grabbed the emperor's clothes and kowtowed deeply, with an extremely humble attitude.

But she did not arouse any sympathy from the emperor.

"Mrs. Shu, I really want to believe you, but we have caught you red-handed. How else are you going to argue?

I don't mind your surname being Yehenara. But I cannot tolerate your plotting to murder my heir."

A chill ran through Ruyi's heart. The emperor's last sentence must be his true thoughts.

He coveted Shu Guiren's gentleness and beauty, but was also wary of the ridiculous rumors.

That's why he was so suspicious. As long as there was a slight possibility, he would never really believe Shu Guiren.

Under such circumstances, it would be difficult for Ruyi to speak up and support Shu Guiren.

With tears in her eyes, Shu Guiren looked in disbelief at the man in front of her who had just been so affectionate and affectionate to her and recited poems to her.

"Your Majesty, do you really think that I am such a vicious woman?"