An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Because Shen Meizhuang agreed to cooperate, Concubine Tian sent someone to inform Shen Meizhuang of the evidence she had found.

Shen Meizhuang wanted to get something out of Liu Zhu, but Liu Zhu was very stubborn and refused to tell her what Zhen Huan had done.

In the Old Summer Palace, Liuzhu's blindfold was finally taken off. She was dazed for a long time before she could vaguely see the person in front of her.

"Noble Lady Hui?" Liu Zhu could hardly believe it. She blinked hard until her eyes became clear again. Only then did she dare to confirm that the person in front of her was Noble Lady Hui.

Shen Meizhuang just sat there. When she looked at Liu Zhu's appearance, she did feel a little reluctant in her heart, but it was only a little bit and passed in a flash.

There was a pot of charcoal fire burning next to her, which finally brought a little warmth to the cold woodshed.

Liu Zhu's hands and feet had been tied up for a long time and were numb and cold. He couldn't help but move closer to the charcoal brazier to get some warmth.

"Lady Hui, why are you tying me up? I said something wrong and did something wrong.

If there is, it must be my unintentional mistake. I beg you to forgive me."

Shen Meizhuang remained silent until Liu Zhu could no longer beg for mercy. Then she coughed and said, "It's not you who did something wrong, but your master who did something wrong."

"Young Master?" Liu Zhu thought of the ghost fetus almost instantly. She clenched her lips and was determined not to say a word.

"She and I are close friends, and I think I know her very well, but I still can't figure out why she would scheme against me like this."

Shen Meizhuang was quite sad, and her voice was so faint that it seemed to be cut off in the next second. "She slept well. Will she still think of me, Sister Mei?"

Liu Zhu bit her lip. The young lady was forced by the Queen Mother to harm her sisters of many years, so naturally she couldn't sleep well.

In the first few days, the young lady often couldn't sleep all night, and even woke up crying in her dreams. Even during the day, she still tossed and turned, and couldn't rest well at all.

Only the emperor's company can make the young lady feel at ease and allow her to sleep well late at night.

"My young master is naturally thinking of Lady Hui all the time, otherwise she would not have asked this servant to come here and give these gifts."

Liu Zhu spoke of this with an extremely sincere attitude. She took two steps on her knees and moved closer to Shen Meizhuang. "The young lady has been depressed all day since returning to the palace. In order to help the noble lady return to the palace, she even asked the pregnant noble lady An for help. Unfortunately..."

Liu Zhu deliberately stopped in order to make Shen Meizhuang dissatisfied with An Lingrong and divert her attention away from Zhen Huan.

It’s a pity that Shen Meizhuang had already received Ling Rong’s letter, asking her whether she wanted to come back earlier or take care of herself before asking the emperor for help.

Liu Zhu's provocation would only make Shen Meizhuang see Zhen Huan's true intentions. In her eyes, the so-called sisterly love was nothing more than an "external thing" that could be used.

"It's a pity that she is not even willing to ask the emperor for help herself, and is still thinking of asking others to charge into battle and save an ominous person like me."

Shen Meizhuang couldn't help laughing. She was thin to begin with, and now she was in poor health, she looked even more haggard. Such a mocking smile was particularly glaring. "Noble Lady An is also pregnant. Could it be that Concubine Zhen wants to repeat her old trick and say that the innocent child is also a ghost fetus?"

Liu Zhu shook her head repeatedly. In her eyes, her young master was the kindest person in the world.

If it weren't for the Queen's coercion, he would never harm any of the ladies, especially Concubine Hui.

"Lady Hui, you are my young master's best sister. If you doubt me like this, it will make my young master feel disappointed."

How could Shen Meizhuang laugh at this moment? She thought that Zhen Huan must be suffering day and night and beating her chest in regret because she had harmed her.

But she didn't expect that she was teaching her personal maid to confuse right and wrong. She refused to admit that she was the one who harmed herself, and she also refused to admit that she was unwilling to plead for herself, and even threw dirty water on other people.

Even having the slightest doubt would be wrong, and it would be an insult to her noble character.

But everyone knows that beneath her noble appearance, she has a dirty heart.

"The ghost fetus thing was done by Concubine Zhen, right?" Shen Meizhuang didn't want to waste words with Liu Zhu anymore. She asked Cai Xing to lift the red-hot iron and point it at Liu Zhu's face.

Although Liu Zhu knew clearly that it was her mistress who did this, she refused to tell the truth at this moment. She shook her head, closed her eyes tightly and dared not look at the branding iron.

Cai Xing glanced at Shen Meizhuang, and seeing her nod in agreement, she moved the branding iron closer and closer.

Liu Zhu could almost feel the temperature in front of her getting hotter and hotter. She closed her eyes tightly and her facial features were wrinkled.

The iron was extremely hot, and as soon as it touched Liu Zhu's hair, it curled up and emitted an unpleasant smell.

Liu Zhu was trembling all over, with sweat all over her head and face. She still didn't dare to open her eyes, but just imagining it scared her so much that she couldn't help but scream with her mouth wide open.

Even though she was so scared, Liu Zhu refused to say a single word against Zhen Huan, which really made her loyal.

Shen Meizhuang sighed, but didn't really want to hurt her. Seeing that Liu Zhu refused to speak no matter what, she had to wave her hand and ask Cai Xing to stop.

Cai Xing also felt relieved. She threw the branding iron into the cold water, making a hissing sound.

"Forget it, give Liu Zhu something to eat, don't let her starve."

Shen Meizhuang was very helpless. She thought she could get some information from Liu Zhu, but after working for a long time, she still got nothing.

After much thought, Shen Meizhuang could only continue to hold Liu Zhu captive and not send her away.

In order to clear himself of the charges, he had no choice but to present Kang Luhai's testimony sent by Concubine Tian to the emperor together with the evidence in his hand.

In order to ensure that these testimonies could be delivered to the emperor, Shen Meizhuang used the excuse that the Fourth Prince could deliver a letter to the emperor, and sent it to the palace in the name of the Fourth Prince.

Although the emperor hated his son, he read all the letters.

"My lady, why didn't Lady Tian let us mention in the letter that the testimony was from Kang Luhai? If there is no one to corroborate it, isn't it just empty words?"

Shen Meizhuang looked at herself in the mirror. Compared with a year ago, she had become haggard and had completely lost the appearance of a young girl.

She touched her face and spoke after a while, "Because in the eyes of Zhen Changzai, Liu Zhu was detained by us.

When she heard that I had presented the evidence, she would probably rush out and send people to find Liu Zhu, and either send her away or silence her.

But as long as Liu Zhu is still with us, we will definitely catch her."

Now Shen Meizhuang and Zhen Huan have completely broken up. They understand each other best and can easily find each other's loopholes.

But Shen Meizhuang is not just herself. Behind her is the powerful Concubine Tian in her family, and An Lingrong who is always hiding in the dark.

Three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang, but I don’t know if this female Zhuge can find a way to turn the situation around.

"It's just that I always feel that Lady Tian can't think of these methods."

Forbidden City, inside Yongshou Palace.

The people Zhen Huan sent out to look for Liu Zhu finally returned at full speed, but they were unable to bring back any good news. Liu Zhu was still not found.

"How could Liuzhu, a living person, suddenly disappear?" Zhen Huan was extremely anxious. She got angry for the first time. "Have you asked the people in the various palaces in the Old Summer Palace..."

"My lady," Xiao Yunzi bowed to Zhen Huan. He was also helpless. Liu Zhu seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth. He could not find her even after searching all over the Old Summer Palace. "I really searched everywhere. The only place I didn't find was... the Bitong Academy."

When she heard that it was Bitong Academy, the anger in Zhen Huan's heart dissipated a lot. She knew that she was sorry for Shen Meiyu. Now thinking that Liu Zhu might really be detained by Shen Meiyu, she couldn't even get angry for a moment.

"My lady, if Liu Zhu is caught by Concubine Hui, she will be interrogated. Will she..."

Huanbi was very worried. On the one hand, she felt that Liuzhu would not tell anyone what the young lady had done. On the other hand, she felt that Liuzhu would not be as loyal to the young lady and the Zhen family as she was.

If she really revealed the young lady's affairs, I'm afraid the young lady would be dragged down and fall out of favor, or even... be banished to the cold palace.

What Huanbi could think of, Zhen Huan could naturally think of as well. She opened her mouth several times, wanting to ask Xiao Yunzi to go to the Old Summer Palace again.

But that was Liu Zhu, the Liu Zhu who had been with her since she was a child. She would never betray herself, but she could never leave her in Bitong Academy.

"Xiao Yunzi, go to Bitong Academy again, Liu Zhu must be there." Zhen Huan had just finished giving the order when she called Xiao Yunzi again, "Be careful of traps, Concubine Hui must have sent enough people to guard Liu Zhu.

It's even possible that they are waiting for us to come over and catch them."

"Then I," Xiao Yunzi thought about how to complete the task given to me, "can only inquire around the outskirts of Bitong Academy. It will be difficult to rescue Liu Zhu.

Or...my lady, please ask the Empress or the Emperor to check the Bitong Academy carefully?"

Zhen Huan shook her head. Whether she asked the emperor or the queen, it would alarm Shen Meizhuang. If Liu Zhu really betrayed her, wouldn't she be handing the evidence to Shen Meizhuang herself?

But Liuzhu had already obtained the Queen's permission to go to the Old Summer Palace, and Shen Meizhuang's detention of Liuzhu was also against the Queen's will.

"Now we can only beg the Empress to send someone to the Old Summer Palace and order Concubine Hui to find Liu Zhu.

I will ask the Queen to let you go with her, but you have to investigate in secret and find a way to rescue Liu Zhu."

Xiao Yunzi responded and went back to rest, waiting for the Queen's people to go to the Old Summer Palace again.

But at midnight, Zhen Huan came alone. She hesitated and finally told Xiao Yunzi that if she really couldn't save Liu Zhu, she could keep the secret without any worries.

Xiao Yunzi immediately understood what Zhen Huan meant. If she couldn't rescue Liu Zhu, she could only find a way to take Liu Zhu's life and make her unable to speak again.

"My lord, Liu Zhu is loyal. Even if he is tortured, he will never say anything he shouldn't say."

Xiao Yunzi was horrified. It would have been fine if he had just played tricks on her, but now he was so bold as to ask her to kill her personal maid.

These masters say they trust you, but when they are threatened, they immediately become murderous.

Liuzhu was brought into the palace from the Zhen Mansion. How could they have the heart to attack such a loyal servant who would never betray her master?

As someone who followed his master halfway, I was afraid that after killing Liu Zhu, I would be killed silently.

My life is so worthless. I don’t know how long I can live under such a master.

"I can't bear to part with Liu Zhu either. It would be best if we could send her out of Yuanmingyuan."

But if she can't bring it out, she can only blame her bad luck.

After Zhen Huan left, Xiao Yunzi still couldn't fall asleep. He tossed and turned on the couch, and finally got up and quietly climbed over the wall into Chengqian Palace under the cover of night.

Xiao Chizi was on guard today. As soon as Xiao Yunzi jumped into the garden, he was discovered by him.

He rushed forward and exchanged two moves with Xiao Yunzi, but was quickly subdued by Xiao Yunzi and pressed against the wall, unable to move.

"Hiss, it hurts, it hurts, let go." Xiao Chizi raised his leg and stepped on Xiao Yunzi. The two of them made a fuss for a while before they squatted down against the wall and talked.

"I'm going to go to Yuanmingyuan again in the next two days," Xiao Yunzi pulled a dogtail grass from the wall and poked Xiao Chizi's nose with it, "I'm going with the Queen's people. If Concubine Hui doesn't intend to cover it up, Liu Zhu will probably fall into the Queen's hands."

Xiao Chizi thought that Xiao Yunzi was here to play with him, but when he opened his mouth, it turned out to be a big deal. "But our young lady is busy taking care of the baby now, so I'm afraid she doesn't have much energy to care about these messy things."

"Well," Xiao Yunzi slapped the dogtail grass in his hand and broke off another one, "Ms. An must have her own plans, but this matter is important, you still have to mention it."

"Don't worry, I'll tell you tomorrow morning." Xiao Chizi frowned. He actually didn't know much about your plan this time. After all, Ling Rong was the one who came up with the idea, and the actual action was left to Concubine Tian.

Having said that, Xiao Yunzi did not stay any longer. He pinned the dogtail grass on Xiaochi's hat and said, "I'm afraid that this time he will be killed."

Before Xiao Chizi could say anything, Xiao Yunzi stepped on his shoulder and jumped directly onto the palace wall. "I hope I can come back alive to see you."

"Say such unlucky words." Xiao Chizi brushed off the dust on his body. He looked up at Xiao Yunzi who had already jumped off the wall and muttered to himself, "It's just such a small matter. It shouldn't be that serious."

The next morning, Xiao Chizi told Ling Rong about this.

"Don't worry, Xiao Yunzi will be fine." Ling Rong didn't say much, just comforted Xiao Chizi, "Liu Zhu is not the key to this game at all, it doesn't matter whether she testifies or not.

All we want is for Concubine Zhen and the Empress to focus their energy on the Old Summer Palace.

If I am not mistaken, Concubine Shen's letter of acknowledgment has been delivered to the Emperor."

Because they are the one who took the initiative, they hold the initiative in the progress of all matters.

Lingrong ate the fruit peacefully, but Zhen Huan was a little worried. She was worried that Liuzhu had betrayed her, and she was also afraid that Shen Meizhuang would find evidence and report everything to the emperor.

She even tried to find a way to block all the letters that Shen Meizhuang sent into the palace, but unfortunately she still got nothing.

But Zhen Huan didn't know that the letter proving Shen Meizhuang's innocence had already landed on the Emperor's desk.