Rebirth: Ruyi goes crazy in the harem

Just as the emperor was about to speak, Concubine Rou suddenly took two steps forward on her knees and said, "Your Majesty, I am innocent.

I only know that sister Li will sleep with you tonight. In order to better serve the Emperor, sister Li asked me to dance with her to liven up the atmosphere.

I don't know what the secret palace medicine is, and I don't know that Sister Li is so bold as to put medicine in your wine glass. Please understand your majesty. "

Seeing that her elder sister, who once had a deep sisterly relationship with her, was actually preparing to push all the blame onto herself in order to survive at the critical moment, Concubine Li could not believe her eyes.

"Sister, you..."

Lady Rou's tears as big as beans rolled down her cheeks, and her pure and gentle face made her look even more pitiful.

"Sister, you are confused. Have you forgotten our family motto? Ama once taught us that sisters should support each other.

You have made such a mistake, you should sincerely repent and ask for the emperor's forgiveness. Otherwise, even if I want to help you, I can't. "

Concubine Rou covered her face and wept softly, her thin shoulders trembling like a willow in the wind.

Li Guiren bit her lower lip so hard that it almost bled. She naturally understood what Rou Guiren meant.

If all the blame is now taken by Concubine Li, there is still a chance to save Concubine Rou. In this way, if Concubine Rou is favored in the future, there is still a chance to help Concubine Li.

But if both sisters were convicted at the same time, there would be no way to save the situation.

By then, I’m afraid even the Queen Mother will despise them for being useless and will no longer care about them.

There was a hint of struggle in Concubine Li's eyes. She wanted to speak, but her throat was as dry and painful as a dried-up stream.

Hai Lan raised her lips in a secret arc, pretending to be embarrassed and said, "Your Majesty, I have something else to say but I don't know whether I should say it or not."

The Emperor is now thinking about how to deal with Concubine Li so that he can vent his anger without making the Empress Dowager angry.

The emperor had not yet decided whether to demote Li Guiren to a concubine or a concubine. Upon hearing this, he simply raised his hand and signaled Hai Lan to speak.

Hai Lan knelt down calmly, her eyes inadvertently falling on Concubine Li for a moment. Concubine Li felt creepy and uneasy.

"Your Majesty, I want to report Concubine Li for plotting to murder the heir to the throne. She used the principle of drug incompatibility to poison the Fourth Prince, causing him to be bedridden!"

Concubine Li's eyes widened, and she suddenly wanted to argue. It was Concubine Rou who gently pulled her back to her senses.

Yes, she has cleaned up all the traces. Although Xiao Lizi was once imprisoned by Concubine Yu, he knew nothing about it except helping her deliver cakes.

Concubine Yu has no evidence.

If I show too much excitement now, it will make me look timid. Let's listen to what she has to say first.

The emperor's eyes were half filled with anger and the other half with suspicion. "What reason did Concubine Li have to murder the heir to the throne? This is a serious crime. Concubine Yu, do you have any evidence?"

Although Hai Lan was kneeling, her back was straight. At first glance, she was taller than Concubine Rou and Concubine Li.

"Of course there is. When I searched Yongshou Palace, I found astragalus mixed in with the bathing materials in the small room where Concubine Li usually took her baths."

As he spoke, Ye Xin brought up another tray with opened medicine bags on it. Many medicinal herbs were mixed in, making it dizzying and difficult to distinguish.

Doctor Qi stepped forward, picked and chose, and found a slightly larger piece of medicinal material, "Yes, this is the Astragalus.

In fact, if you take a small amount, it won’t cause any harm. But if you take it every day, the cumulative amount will cause immeasurable damage to the body of young people. "

"Impossible!" Concubine Li could no longer suppress her inner shock and exclaimed, "There has never been any Astragalus in the medicinal bath prescriptions that the Imperial Hospital gave me!"

Hailan shouted, “It is precisely because you have never had it before that now that Astragalus has been found in it, it makes you even more suspicious.

Who would have thought that you, Lady Li, would collect Astragalus in such a secret way!"

Concubine Li shook her head repeatedly, almost speaking out of panic, "I don't have any. I got my astragalus from..."

"From what?" Hai Lan said coldly, shocking Li Guiren so much that her eyes rolled around, but she dared not speak again.

Hai Lan naturally knew that Li Guiren wanted to use the Empress Dowager behind her as a life-saving talisman, but she didn't care much and didn't ask any urgent questions.

Seeing that Concubine Li was silent and hanging her head, Hai Lan looked at the emperor again, and said word by word, "The fourth prince was ill a while ago.

In order to prevent my sister from worrying during her pregnancy, I kept it a secret from her and sent someone to carefully check the Fourth Prince's diet and daily life.

When Concubine Li sent the Tongyun cake to the prince's residence, she found that the roasted astragalus that was supposed to be put in it was replaced with astragalus.

This caused the Fourth Prince to become restless and irritable. After practicing archery, his body became very hot and he was irritable. That’s why he couldn’t wait to wipe off the sweat and rushed back to the Prince’s residence, which caused him to catch a cold.

"I didn't do that. Your Majesty, Concubine Yu, please don't slander me." Concubine Li stammered as she gave a lame explanation.

"I...I don't have any children myself. I just think that the Fourth Prince is the legitimate son, so I want to please him and make plans for the future. Why would I want to harm the Fourth Prince?"

She thought what she said made sense, but she didn't notice that the emperor's expression was becoming increasingly gloomy.

Planning for the future?

Since ancient times, every emperor hoped to sit on the throne forever. The most taboo thing was that someone coveted his throne, even if it was his own son.

On the surface, Li Guiren's words were an attempt to clear herself of any involvement and suspicion, but in reality, she had already touched the emperor's bottom line.

It is true that the Fourth Prince is the legitimate son, and the Emperor also intends to pass the throne to him.

But the emperor considers himself to be in his prime, so why does he need to talk about the "future"?

Li Guiren herself didn't have the brains to think so far ahead. Could it be that the Queen Mother behind her had the idea of ​​supporting the new emperor?

Yes, if Yongqi fell ill, Ruyi's anxiety and running around for him would easily harm the dragon fetus in her belly.

At that time, if the Queen Mother raised a prince of a concubine, such as Shupin or even Chengfei, wouldn't it be a treason and a disturbance of the imperial court?

The emperor was very suspicious. Before anyone else said anything, he had already deduced the worst scenario.

"Lady Li, there is irrefutable evidence that you have plotted to murder the Fourth Prince. This is truly abominable. You are to be demoted to a commoner and banished to the cold palace."

The emperor's voice was not loud, but every word was like a hammer hitting Concubine Li's heart, making her scream miserably involuntarily.

"No, Your Majesty! I am innocent!"

At the emperor's stern look, Li Yu quickly sent someone to cover Li Guiren's mouth with a handkerchief to prevent her from howling in the middle of the night, so as to avoid spreading the scandal.