Rebirth: Ruyi goes crazy in the harem

Seeing that Jiang Yubin had returned to the inner room to continue treating the Fifth Prince, Concubine Cheng was very obedient and walked up to Ruyi and knelt down.

"My Lady Imperial Concubine, today I presented the clay inkstone to the Fifth Prince. The Fifth Prince fainted after grinding the ink and writing.

Although I am puzzled, I am willing to cooperate with the Imperial Concubine to investigate this matter thoroughly to prove my innocence."

Ruyi carefully looked at the beautiful woman in front of her who had a respectful expression on her face.

Concubine Cheng's beautiful eyebrows and eyes are very similar to Fu Cha Langya.

However, unlike Fu Cha Langya who was always in a dignified state, Concubine Cheng obviously controlled her emotions better.

Faced with the suspicion of murdering the royal heir, although Concubine Cheng was eager to prove her innocence in her words, there was no trace of anxiety in her eyes, which showed that she was still calm inside.

If this was not her fault, this emotional state is extremely normal.

But if this was done by her, then the scheming and plotting behind it would be extremely terrifying.

Ruyi withdrew her probing gaze and nodded calmly, "Since you are cooperating, I will naturally not embarrass you.

Sanbao, take your men and search the Yanx Palace from top to bottom to see if there are any suspicious clues.

Rong Pei, I will leave Concubine Cheng and her attendants to you for your personal inspection. Please be careful and don't scare Concubine Cheng."

Concubine Cheng followed Rong Pei obediently and went to a room nearby.

When the emperor's carriage arrived at the Yanx Palace, Rong Pei had just finished examining Concubine Cheng.

Rong Pei walked out of the house and shook her head at Ruyi.

Ruyi was not surprised.

If this was done by Lady Cheng, she would definitely not leave any evidence against her. Otherwise, wouldn't it be too obvious?

Fucha Langya was a woman raised by the Fucha family as the legitimate wife.

Naturally, her methods and schemes as a queen were not as good as those of Concubine Cheng, the woman specially trained as a queen by the Fucha family.

Hai Lan's emotions have stabilized a lot. She reported to the emperor in a clear and orderly manner what happened in the Yanx Palace today without missing a word.

Yongqi was intelligent and good at martial arts. Apart from Yongqi, the emperor's favorite was Yongqi.

Now that Yongqi has been assassinated, the emperor is taking it extremely seriously.

He urged Li Yu to accompany Sanbao and search the Yanxi Palace carefully inside and out.

The objects that the Fifth Prince came into contact with in his daily life were examined over and over again.

Even the suspicious clay inkstone was cut and smashed and thoroughly examined.

But even with such carefulness, everyone still found nothing.

Ruyi thought secretly that the person who poisoned her was hiding very deeply and had not revealed any flaws so far.

But no matter who is the mastermind behind this incident, as long as she dares to touch Yongqi, Ruyi will not let her go easily.

Hai Lan had arrested several palace maids and eunuchs who took care of Yongqi's food, clothing, housing and transportation. After they were beaten with a stick, several of them cried out that they were innocent.

Things have reached an impasse.

When the emperor was about to throw all of them into the Ministry of Punishment, Concubine Cheng suddenly stood up and said with courage, "Your Majesty, the several personal maids around Concubine Yu have not been searched yet..."

Hai Lan's face turned serious when she heard this, and she said in a cold voice, "What does Mr. Cheng mean by this?

Could it be that you suspect that Yongqi was the fault of my own doing, in order to win my favor?"

Concubine Cheng shivered with fear and stammered as she explained, "Empress Yu is worrying too much.

But people’s hearts are different. What if there is a servant around you who has the wrong idea and has ulterior motives, and harms the Fifth Prince?

Let's take a step back and say that if we still can't find anything, you can rest assured, right?"

What he said was true, but if it was really someone close to Hai Lan who embezzled and it was discovered in front of the emperor, wouldn't that be a slap in the face of the Yanxi Palace?

Hailan wanted to argue a bit, but the emperor suddenly interrupted her coldly, "Noble Cheng is right.

Concubine Yu, if you are innocent, you are not afraid of investigation."

Now that the emperor had spoken, Ruyi quickly winked at Hailan.

Hai Lan suppressed her anger and said with tears in her eyes, "How could I be a vicious person who would use my own children to compete for favor?

If Your Majesty doesn't believe it and insists on investigating, why not investigate me as well? That way I can prove my innocence."

The emperor remained silent and did not say anything to comfort him.

Hailan's eyes were full of self-mockery.

Although she had long been aware of the emperor's cold-heartedness, at this moment, the emperor's suspicion and coldness still refreshed the bottom line of her cognition.

There was no point in saying more. Hai Lan turned around quickly and followed Yu Hu into the house with a few personal maids.

After several searches, Yu Hu finally found the bag of strange powder on Lan Cui's body.

Lan Cui was relatively calm.

She is innocent and naturally fearless.

But when Yu Hu handed the thing to the imperial physicians, they all said that it was rice sac powder.

Hailan was shocked. She didn't believe that Lancui would betray her.

Lan Cui collapsed to the ground in shock, her face full of disbelief and she kept crying out that she was wronged.

Ruyi saw that Lan Cui's expression of crying out for injustice and collapse did not seem fake, so she asked Jiang Yubin to check again, but the result was still the same.

The crime of murdering the heir to the throne is unforgivable. The emperor was furious and wanted to execute Lan Cui.

Hai Lan hurried out to stop them, "Your Majesty, please calm down, there must be some misunderstanding.

Lan Cui has been with me for many years, and I know her character very well. She has no reason to harm Yong Qi."

Seeing the emperor hesitate, Hai Lan turned to look at Lan Cui who was kneeling on the ground and shouted, "Lan Cui, tell me, where did you get this dirty stuff like rice sac powder?"

"I am innocent, I have never harmed the Fifth Prince.

I don't know what rice bag is at all. This is clearly forget-me-not powder.

My Lord, please believe me. I really didn’t do it. Someone is trying to frame me and wrongly accuse me…”

Lan Cui was in extreme panic and confusion.

If the Emperor and Concubine Cheng were not here, she would be willing to tell Concubine Yu the whole story.

But now...

If she confessed the truth, Zhao Jiuxiao would inevitably be implicated.

This is a serious crime of murdering the heir to the throne. Maybe Zhao Jiuxiao will be buried with me...

Lan Cui knew that Hai Lan was trying to fight for her life, but she was even more unwilling to implicate others.

Lan Cui was extremely conflicted.

But when the words came to her lips, she couldn't say a word. Apart from crying out for injustice, she could only hang her head in a daze, not saying a word.

Such an attitude, in the eyes of others, further confirmed Lan Cui's guilty conscience.

Hai Lan really didn't want to believe that Lan Cui would murder the Fifth Prince.

The Fifth Prince is still young, and he is neither the eldest nor the legitimate son, nor is he of noble birth, so he really cannot be a bother to others.

But if someone deliberately instructed Lan Cui to poison the Fifth Prince, what was the purpose behind it?