After Hua Fei was reborn, she became the white moonlight of Pangju

Chapter 73: How dare I trust you again?

The heavy snow that had been falling for several days finally stopped that night, and the bright moon was obscured by floating clouds. After observing the celestial phenomena, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory hurried to the Yangxin Palace to report and told the emperor that a new evil star was flashing in the west, which endangered the empress dowager's health.

The emperor asked why such a celestial phenomenon occurred.

The Imperial Observatory replied that someone might be raising some unclean things, including evil puppets, the bones of deceased children and their belongings.

The emperor was greatly shocked and immediately sent his trusted aides and eunuchs to search all the palaces.

In order to prevent someone from hiding something dirty, the emperor ordered all the concubines in the palace to go to Shoukang Palace to serve the empress dowager. The concubines thought that the emperor had mobilized so many people because the empress dowager was seriously ill, but they didn't know that the emperor had already sent people to search their bedrooms inside and out.

When Su Peisheng came to deliver the news, the faces of all the concubines changed.

"The Emperor has something to say to the Empress and the young lady."

"Long live the emperor!" The empress and concubines bowed in greeting.

"If there are those who harbor evil intentions and confess their crimes now, I will consider leniency for the sake of our past. But if you refuse to change, don't blame me for being ruthless!" After saying this, Su Peisheng turned into a smiling and licking dog again, "These are the original words of the emperor. Queen and ladies, I will take my leave first."

After Su Peisheng left, most of the concubines were terrified.

Only Concubine Qi glanced at the Queen, with the corners of her lips slightly raised.

Zhen Huan approached Shen Meizhuang and said, "Sister Mei, I think this matter is too strange. We should all be careful."

Shen Meizhuang seemed much calmer, "Don't worry, Huan'er, we two behave properly on weekdays, so I don't think anything will happen."

After hearing what Shen Meizhuang said, Zhen Huan felt a little relieved.

About half an hour later, Su Peisheng hurried in again, "The Emperor asked the Empress and the ladies to move to Xianfu Palace."

Everyone looked at each other, confused, but followed Su Peisheng to Xianfu Palace.

When they heard about going to Xianfu Palace, everyone wanted to look at Concubine Jing, after all, Concubine Jing was the main seat of Xianfu Palace. Concubine Jing had no children in the years since she entered the palace, and she was used to being ignored by the emperor. She could only protect herself in this deep palace.

She also couldn't understand why the emperor asked everyone to go to his Xianfu Palace.

When they arrived at the Xianfu Palace, they saw that the emperor was already sitting on the dragon throne with a very serious expression. They couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"See the Emperor."

"Be flat."

The emperor waved his hand and asked the concubines to stand up. His sharp eyes swept over them one by one and finally fell on Concubine Hua.

"Hua Fei, come out!"

When they heard that the Emperor called Concubine Hua, everyone was shocked, but more people were waiting to see the show. After all, most of them respected and feared Concubine Hua, but fear was more of a factor.

Hua Fei saw the emperor glaring at her, and she didn't know what she had done wrong to provoke this dog emperor like this. But she still walked over respectfully, bowed and saluted, "Your Majesty."

Since Hua Fei followed him, the emperor rarely treated her harshly. This was the first time in his life. The emperor thought that she would be aggrieved and act like a spoiled child, but Hua Fei did not. She just stood in front of him respectfully.

"This letter is yours, right? How come it is in Concubine Shen's Cunju Hall?"

The emperor threw a letter directly at Concubine Hua's face. Concubine Hua did not dodge, and the letter hit her in the face.

Someone among the concubines had already uttered a cry of surprise.

The emperor's stern gaze swept over them. They lowered their heads and didn't even dare to breathe.

"Your Majesty, this is the prescription that I came to Cunju Hall a few days ago to give to Concubine Shen for her health." Facing the emperor's rage, Concubine Hua remained very calm, showing neither anger nor grievance.

The emperor frowned slightly and asked again.

"So you really gave this recipe to Concubine Shen?"

Hua Fei replied: "It was given by me."

The emperor stood up and sneered, "Very good."

The emperor stood up and stood almost in front of Concubine Hua. Concubine Hua could clearly hear his chest rising and falling with heavy breathing because of his anger.

"Su Peisheng, go get it out!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Su Peisheng clapped his hands, and Xiao Xia Zi and a little eunuch brought over a broken earthenware jar and a puppet with long needles stuck all over its body respectively.

When the concubines saw this, they couldn't help but take a step back, their eyes all turned to Concubine Hua.

Things were searched out of Cunju Hall, could it be that Concubine Hua did it? They all seemed to have suddenly realized something, no wonder Concubine Hua was so nice to Shen Meizhuang, it turned out that she had planned it all along.

Zhen Huan also looked at Concubine Hua nervously, and reached out to hold Shen Meizhuang, but was shocked to find that Shen Meizhuang's palms were cold.

Zhen Huan looked up in surprise, only to see Shen Meizhuang's face looking extremely ugly.

The emperor slowly turned around and faced the concubines, his cold eyes passing across their faces one by one.

When the concubines met his cold gaze, they quickly dodged and lowered their heads.

"Mrs. Shen, do you have anything to say to me?"

Zhen Huan stared at Shen Meizhuang with wide eyes, and Shen Meizhuang's hands were shaking slightly.

"Your Majesty, I was just bewildered for a moment. Please forgive me!" Shen Meizhuang walked up to the emperor and slowly knelt down.

As soon as Shen Meizhuang finished speaking, everyone present was shocked.

The emperor looked at Shen Meizhuang with a sad face, "I didn't expect it, it was really you! I was still hoping that someone else had framed you."

Shen Meizhuang knocked her head to the ground, "Your Majesty, I was just too anxious and did such a stupid thing. Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

The emperor twisted the Buddhist beads in his hand vigorously and closed his eyes. "Forgive me? Then how can I explain to the Queen Mother? The Queen Mother loves you so much on weekdays, how dare you do something to harm the Queen Mother?"

Hearing the emperor's words, Shen Meizhuang's eyes widened and she shook her head fiercely, "Your Majesty, I didn't, I didn't kill the queen mother!"

An imperial physician stepped forward and pointed at the broken jar and puppet in the eunuch's hand and said, "Lady Shen actually drank the contraceptive soup. Doesn't she want to have the emperor's child? Not wanting to have a child is fine, but she even used this horrible puppet to poison the empress dowager's body. How vicious!"

Shen Meizhuang looked at the emperor and found that his face was ashen and his eyes were full of cruelty.

Shen Meizhuang knelt in front of the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I am innocent. I did not harm the Queen Mother. I only asked the Imperial Doctor Liu to prescribe a prescription for conditioning the body, not some contraceptive soup! As for the puppet, I knew nothing about it!"

The emperor slowly exhaled and looked at Shen Meizhuang coldly.

"You admit that you are guilty one moment, and then you say you are innocent the next. How dare I believe you again?"