Rebirth: Ruyi goes crazy in the harem

The young palace maid could not resist the deception of Imperial Physician Lu and believed what he said, that only when the master was well, she would be better too.

For the sake of her own future, and the silver that Doctor Lu kindly "subsidized" her, the little palace maid had been secretly fiddling with the medicine.

Doctor Lu was the one chosen by Ruyi when she sent Rong Pei and Wei Yanwan to accompany her on the Eastern Tour. So Wei Yanwan naturally suspected Ruyi at the beginning.

But as she checked, she found something wrong.

Doctor Lu actually had a private relationship with Yan Cao from Jingyang Palace. The two of them had a close relationship, especially the way Yan Cao looked at Doctor Lu...

Wei Yanwan felt familiar with that look. Because she had also looked at Ling Yunche in that way before...

A bold guess gradually emerged in Wei Yanwan's mind.

If Imperial Physician Lu was actually Concubine Cheng's man, then the death of Concubine Feng and two others might have been the work of Imperial Physician Lu.

He is the imperial physician, so it would be easy for him to do something to hide it from the palace maids who have no medical knowledge.

However, at that time, Doctor Lu had tried his best to protect Concubine Feng when the sedan chair was shaking, and no one had noticed any abnormal behavior on Doctor Lu's part, so naturally no one suspected him.

However, Concubine Cheng had always been hostile to Concubine Feng and had always wanted to harm her and her child.

Given Concubine Cheng's scheming, it is possible that she would use Imperial Physician Lu and drag Ruyi into the situation, waiting for an opportunity to seize the position of empress herself.

After all, compared to her motives, Ruyi, as the queen, has always been kind to her concubines and has never treated them harshly.

Ruyi had a son and was favored by her husband, so she had no reason to murder Concubine Feng and herself.

If the person behind this is Concubine Cheng, then everything will fall into place...

The bone-chilling coldness enveloped Wei Yanwan like the thick fog that lingered for years at the top of a mountain.

Although there was no other evidence, everything at the moment was enough for Wei Yanwan to pin all suspicions about Concubine Feng's death on Imperial Doctor Lu and Concubine Cheng.

Wei Yanwan calmly put on the colorful glazed armor one by one, her eyes deep and indifferent, "Xing'er, how is Doctor Lu now? Is he still on sick leave?"

After Wei Yanwan gave birth, Doctor Lu asked for a long leave from the Imperial Hospital on the grounds that he was suffering from a serious illness.

He had not even received the rewards bestowed upon him by the Emperor, and had never set foot in the Forbidden City again.

But the turmoil in the imperial city was not something that a mere imperial physician like him could easily avoid.

Wei Yanwan had sent people outside the palace early on to squat near Doctor Lu's residence and keep a close eye on him.

Xing'er lowered her voice and whispered in Wei Yanwan's ear, "Master, our people encountered a petty thief dressed in black yesterday. He sneaked into the back door of the Lu Mansion under the cover of night.

Following your instructions, the man has been captured by our people. After removing his mask and searching his body, we found that he was none other than Doctor Lu who had packed up a bunch of valuables and was about to flee.

Wei Yanwan snorted coldly, "Doctor Lu has taken care of Concubine Feng and me for so many days. He has worked hard and made great contributions. How can we let him leave in such a disgrace?

I should hurry up and prepare a generous gift for him."

In the Ministry of Punishment, the smart maids received instructions and worked extra "meticulously".

Although Yancao was still alive, after a few light punishments, there was no good flesh left on her body.

She was chained and tied to a wooden frame. No one let her down even for meals or sleep.

Concubine Cheng naturally spent money to smooth things over, but the Jingqi maids took the money and agreed very well, but they did not dare to do anything for Concubine Cheng.

After all, every servant in the palace knows that the emperor's orders are above all else.

The emperor had already asked to hand over the Yancao to Concubine Ling for disposal, and no matter how greedy the maids were, they dared not disobey.

The windows of the Ministry of Punishment were always very high and small, with railings made of rotten wood inserted between them to block the view. Even the brightest sunlight would appear dim when shining through such windows.

When Wei Yanwan came in wearing a veil, she could still smell the smell of rust and thick blood in the air.

"My Lady Lingpin, why did you come here in person? If you have any instructions, we servants will do our best to do them. Why did you come to this humble place in person?"

The Nanny Jingqi who was in charge of interrogating Yan Cao in the Ministry of Punishment had no name, and people called her Nanny Xin.

Because she frowned all year round and never smiled, Nanny Xin's occasional flattery seemed particularly excessive.

Her pale face and bloody mouth frightened Xing'er so much that she shrank back unconsciously and moved closer to Wei Yanwan in fear.

Nanny Xin is actually not very old, at most only in her thirties.

Perhaps because she has been in such a depressing and dim environment for many years, her face is as pale as a white wall, which makes her red lips look even more blood-red.

Coupled with her face full of wrinkles, one glance at her can make you feel the weirdness and creepiness from the bottom of your heart.

Wei Yanwan clenched her fists and raised her hands to pretend to be calm, "It's okay. I have something to discuss with Miss Yancao alone. Please ask Madam Xin to arrange it."

Nanny Xin had never seen such a kind-hearted nobleman before. Her face was wrinkled as if it had been soaked in water due to her smile.

"You are too polite, Madam Lingpin. I heard that you were coming and I have already made arrangements. Please come in, please come in."

Behind the heavy wooden door was a depressing and closed stone room. Although it had been cleaned up as much as possible, there were still faint traces of suspicious dark brown bloodstains left in the corners.

Yan Cao was tied right in the middle, dripping wet, probably because he had just been woken up by someone.

Fortunately, her clothes must have just been changed, and they were as white as new, covering the scars on her body.

Wei Yanwan walked up to her, gently lifted her chin with the cold iron, and said firmly, "Miss Yancao, I already know about your relationship with Imperial Doctor Lu.

I ordered people to secretly arrest Doctor Lu and lock him up in a water dungeon outside the palace.

If you were to be honest and confess what you had done, I could still show mercy and let him live, so that on your death day, someone would burn paper to commemorate you.

If you still refuse to speak, don't blame me for taking action against him."

Yan Cao didn't believe what Wei Yanwan said at all. She bit her lip and turned her head away.

"If you don't believe it, why not take a look at what this is." Xing'er stretched out her hand, and a bright green jade pendant with a red thread suddenly appeared in front of Yancao.

That was the token of love between Yan Cao and Doctor Lu. Doctor Lu always wore it around his neck and hid it in his clothes.

"How dare you imprison the imperial physician without permission? You execute court officials privately, aren't you afraid of being exposed?" Yan Cao's voice was a little hoarse and distorted, and the tone was so sharp that it made people extremely uncomfortable.

Wei Yanwan sneered, "He was indeed an official appointed by the court in the past. But since he murdered Concubine Feng and plotted to murder me, and committed such evil deeds, do you think he can still keep his official hat?"