Rebirth: Ruyi goes crazy in the harem

The emperor obviously agreed with Concubine Cheng's statement. He stopped Hai Lan from continuing to speak and said solemnly, "Concubine Yu is busy taking care of Yongqi, so there is no need to say more about this matter.

The Queen Mother is deeply saddened by the Yongcong incident, so I will not bother you any more. I will investigate this matter myself.

In this case, can Imperial Concubine and Concubine Yu rest assured?"

Since the Emperor had already spoken on this matter, Ruyi and Hailan naturally could not disobey his wishes in front of everyone.

At the emperor's instruction, Lan Cui was thrown into the Ministry of Punishment and severely tortured.

After coming out of the Yanxi Palace, the gloom in Ruyi's eyes never faded.

Ruyi knew long ago that this man was unreliable, and if she wanted to get rid of suspicion, she had to rely on herself.

After all, Lan Cui was a maid who had left Ruyi. Ruyi would not be willing to let this matter end hastily and a life be lost in vain.

If someone deliberately wants to use Lan Cui's life to damage his own reputation, Ruyi cannot just sit there and do nothing.

After returning to Yikun Palace, Ruyi lay in bed for a long time, unable to fall asleep.

Today's incident targets not only the Fifth Prince who was poisoned, but also Hai Lan who loves her son dearly, and she, the Imperial Concubine who is in charge of the six palaces.

This person hiding in the dark deliberately chose the time when Ruyi first ascended the position of Imperial Noble Consort to create trouble.

Not only did she use Lan Cui to hurt the Fifth Prince, she also intended to alienate the sisterhood between Hai Lan and Ruyi.

It also makes Ruyi, the person in charge of the six palaces, appear mediocre and incompetent in front of the emperor, and she fails to manage her subordinates.

Although the emperor didn't say anything on the surface, she had been by his side for many years after all.

Just from his slight change in emotion, Ruyi could sense that the person behind the scenes had already achieved half of his goal.

But all of this was too confusing, and Ruyi couldn't sort out her thoughts after a long time.

Why did Lan Cui betray Hai Lan? If it wasn't betrayal, could it be a frame-up?

By the way, Lan Cui said that she was wronged.

But if it was a frame-up, who put the powder on Lan Cui?

Who is so bold as to reach into the Yanxi Palace?

Although Ruyi has not yet figured out Concubine Cheng's character, her behavior today is very much like that of an innocent and kind person who was dragged into a dispute for no reason and was trying hard to find the murderer in order to prove her innocence.

Although he has shown some edges at the beginning, he seems to be very intelligent and not afraid of power.

Concubine Cheng had a perfect balance between being submissive and eloquent, and it was obvious that the Emperor was attracted by her.

But the more perfect the skin was, the more Ruyi felt something was wrong.

In terms of motivation, the minds of people in the harem are hard to predict.

If everything goes well today, the biggest beneficiaries will be the other two contenders for the throne, Noble Concubine Cheng and Noble Concubine Chun.

Even Princess Jingse, who is determined to avenge her mother, may take action.

Ruyi carefully recalled everything that happened today, trying to find the flaw in this situation...

By the way, it was really strange that Lan Cui was hesitating today and didn’t say a word to defend herself.

This reminded Ruyi of the painted screen.

If Lan Cui has some unspeakable secret, it may be the key to solving the whole problem...

Liuying held the calming soup and asked in a low voice, "Master, it's late at night. Why don't you drink some calming soup and go to bed early?"

Seeing that Ruyi didn't take it, Liuying gently put down the medicine and said softly, "My dear, are you still thinking about the affairs of Yanxi Palace?

Today, Chunchan heard that Lan Cui was imprisoned in the Ministry of Punishment, and she was extremely anxious.

Chunchan and Lancui were both chosen to be by your side along with this servant.

I dare to vouch for Lan Cui that she is definitely not someone who would betray her master for fame and fortune."

Ruyi's expression did not change.

But Lan Cui knew that if Ruyi didn't think that Lan Cui was not the real murderer, she wouldn't be so distressed until now.

Liuying sighed silently and continued carefully, "I can see that the master is also suspicious about the murder of the fifth prince.

Although the Emperor asked me to avoid this matter and not to participate in the interrogation of Lan Cui, I have privately asked several palace maids in the Yanxi Palace who are on good terms with Lan Cui. "

Ruyi's eyes flashed and she motioned Liuying to continue.

Liuying lowered her voice even more, "According to them, Lan Cui went out of the Yanxi Palace today.

He seemed quite happy when he went out, but after he came back, he seemed to be worried about something, with a sad face, and even his work was not as careful as before.

But Lan Cui refused to say anything and went out again at dusk.

One of the careful palace maids said that the direction Lan Cui was heading seemed to be the location of Qixiang Palace. "

Ever since Jin Yuyan was sentenced to death, only Concubine Feng lives in Qixiang Palace.

Although she did depend on Fucha Langya in the past, she was honest and never schemed against others. She was also always respectful to Ruyi.

Moreover, it was Ruyi who asked the imperial physician to save Feng Guiren's pregnancy. It was reasonable that Feng Guiren should be grateful to Ruyi, and there should be no grudges.

Since she got pregnant, Concubine Feng has been very careful, staying indoors all day and staying away from trouble. How could such a person have the extra time to think about murdering Ruyi?

If it wasn't Concubine Feng, then it must be Wei Yanwan. Lan Cui must have encountered some difficulties, so she went to Wei Yanwan to discuss it.

The more Ruyi thought about it, the more she felt that this possibility was very high, and she couldn't help but want to meet Wei Yanwan immediately.

But Wei Yanwan was the head maid of Qixiang Palace, and now it was late at night, and all the palace gates were locked. If she knocked on the door of Qixiang Palace by force, it would inevitably make a noise and be noticed by others.

The Emperor has forbidden Ruyi from investigating the matter any further, so she has to act more carefully and covertly at this time.

"Liu Ying, tomorrow morning, please ask Chun Chan to come in and help me wash up."

At five o'clock in the morning, the sky gradually turned from black to blue, and the dawn light began to appear in the hazy morning light.

In the Yanxi Palace, Yongqi finally woke up.

Fortunately, his poisoning was not serious and he was treated in time. The imperial physician said that as long as he took good care of himself for a while, he would be fine.

Hai Lan was relieved at last. She quickly sent Ye Xin to pass the news to Yikun Palace.

As the sky was getting light, Ruyi got up early. She deliberately dismissed everyone else and kept Chunchan.

Liuying has already told Chunchan the pros and cons of the matter.

Chunchan was loyal and ran to Qixiang Palace without hesitation and called Wei Yanwan out on the pretext of chatting with the sisters.

Wei Yanwan was still a little confused about Ruyi's intention to see her, but when she heard that this matter involved Lan Cui, she didn't care much.

Wei Yanwan quickly changed into the clothes of a low-ranking palace maid and followed Chunchan to sneak into Yiku Palace.

Ruyi was sitting on the chaise longue. The originally cold gold and jade armor on her hands began to feel warm as she stroked them repeatedly.

She was thinking with a serious expression.

From Ye Xin, Ruyi has learned the news that Yongqi has awakened.

Also learned was the strange bitter smell on Lan Cui, as Yongqi had mentioned.