An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

The rope tied with the poison had already hung above Liuzhu's head. Xiao Yunzi was very hesitant as to whether he should convey the young lady's intention to Liuzhu. If he could not rescue her, she should commit suicide here to avoid leaking the news.

However, Xiao Yunzi has never killed anyone yet. At most, she pretends to be a ghost to scare people according to Zhen Huan's wishes.

Liuzhu has a good personality and is smart, and Xiao Yunzi gets along well with her. As a personal maid of the young master, Liuzhu is not as arrogant as Huanbi, and often needs to be coaxed and respected.

Now that her life was about to be ended, Xiao Yunzi was both afraid and reluctant.

After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Yunzi pulled the rope back upwards. He comforted himself that Liu Zhu's hands and feet were tied now, and he had no way of taking the poison himself.

It would be ugly if I crawled on the ground to eat poison.

"Liu Zhu, Liu Zhu." Xiao Yunzi lay on the hole and called softly. Liu Zhu looked around after hearing the voice, and after a while, he raised his head and looked upwards, "I'll try to save you, wait a little longer."

Xiao Yunzi looked carefully and found that there were no wounds on Liuzhu's face, and he didn't even look as dirty as he had imagined.

It must be that Concubine Hui did not use torture on her, but only imprisoned her here. But there is also a possibility that she told Concubine Hui everything that the young lady had done, so she was not abused.

But at this moment, Xiao Yunzi had no time to think any more. The longer he delayed, the more disadvantageous it would be for him.

Liu Zhu was worried about being discovered by the people outside the door, so she didn't dare to speak. She could only shake her head and signal Xiao Yunzi to leave quickly.

Xiao Yunzi looked around at the surroundings, picked up a few tiles, and deliberately made some noise on the side of the house, trying to lure away the two guards at the door.

Unexpectedly, the two guards were so stupid that they just left the door and ran to find the source of the sound.

Xiao Yunzi quickly jumped off the roof, rushed into the woodshed and grabbed Liuzhu, untied the ropes in a few seconds, and wanted to take her away without saying a word.

But the guards at the door seemed to want to leave on purpose. Just as Xiao Yunzi brought Liu Zhu to the door, the two of them came back, followed by a greeting to Concubine Hui.

Xiao Yunzi was deflated at once. He pulled Liuzhu behind him and pretended to be calm as he greeted Concubine Hui who had just entered the room.

"If I remember correctly, you are Xiao Yunzi, who is beside Concubine Zhen." Although Shen Meizhuang was supported by Caixing, she was a master after all, and her weakness could not cover up her aura. "The work has been done, so there is no need to be polite."

Shen Meizhuang looked Xiao Yunzi up and down. Instead of being angry, she smiled. "You are quite skilled, but I have already sent people to guard the Bitong Academy. You are destined to never come back."

Xiao Yunzi had actually already prepared herself to pay the price, so she was not too panicked.

But Liu Zhu behind him was obviously frightened by these words, and immediately came out from behind Xiao Yunzi to plead with Shen Meizhuang, "Lady Hui, Xiao Yunzi only came to Yuanmingyuan at the order of our young master, and will never hurt you."

"Although my relationship with your master is becoming increasingly distant, I know her best," Shen Meizhuang could no longer pretend when talking about Zhen Huan. She showed grief on her face, "She was afraid that Liu Zhu would not be able to bear the punishment and would reveal all the dirty things she had done.

She asked you to find a way to rescue Liu Zhu. If you can't rescue her, then find a way to kill Liu Zhu."

Shen Meizhuang's guess was absolutely correct. Xiao Yunzi lowered his head silently, unable to utter a word of defense.

"My lady, you won't do that. I grew up with you. It's impossible..." Liu Zhu didn't believe what Shen Meizhuang said. While she said it was impossible, tears flowed down her face unconsciously.

At this time, Xiao Yunzi was the only one by her side. She could only cling to this life-saving straw, hoping that Xiao Yunzi could say something negative.

But Xiao Yunzi just showed a rather bleak smile. He shook his head slowly, and was stopped by Liu Zhu before he could say anything.

"Don't say anything. I believe in the young lady." Liu Zhu turned her back and sniffed hard, not wanting to make fun of those who wanted to harm the young lady. "Xiao Yunzi, the young lady treated you well. If I hear you slandering the young lady like this again in the future, I will never let you go."

Xiao Yunzi reached into his arms, wanting to dig out the packet of poison and show it to Liu Zhu, so as to completely lose his loyalty to Zhen Changzai. But he also knew that Liu Zhu just didn't want to admit that he had become a discarded pawn, the one that was thrown away by the most trusted lady after being used up.

Shen Meizhuang knew that she couldn't get anything out of Liu Zhu, but this little Yunzi had only been serving Zhen Huan after entering the palace, so it would be easier to pry open her mouth.

She waved her hand, and two people came out from behind and held Xiao Yunzi down. Liu Zhu was anxious to help, but was stopped by Cai Xing. She pushed Cai Xing anxiously, almost pushing Cai Xing onto Shen Meizhuang behind her.

Fuling, who came up to help, was not as gentle as Caixing. She gathered all her strength and pushed Liuzhu to the ground.

"Miss Liuzhu, because you are a woman, our master cannot bear to torture you. But Xiao Yunzi has thick skin and flesh, so he should be able to withstand this red-hot iron." Fuling stepped forward quickly and grabbed Liuzhu's hair directly, "Remember, he suffered all this because of you."

Liu Zhu struggled desperately, raising her hand to scratch Fu Ling's hand with her sharp nails, trying to make Fu Ling let go of her hand because of the pain. Unexpectedly, Cai Xing also came over and pressed Liu Zhu to the ground.

"You don't have to speak, just keep those secrets for your young master." Cai Xing felt Liu Zhu's struggle, she was no longer as gentle as before, but picked up the rough hemp rope and tied Liu Zhu's legs again. "We won't hurt you, you can go back to the palace once the matter is over."

Caixing and Fuling worked together to tie up Liuzhu, and let her roll and struggle on the ground. A lot of firewood in the woodshed was knocked over and hit Liuzhu with a crackling sound.

Shen Meizhuang just watched coldly from the side. Only after she saw Liu Zhu was tied up again did she leave the dusty woodshed.

Shen Meizhuang had no idea what the current situation was in the palace. The people sent by the Queen were only looking for Liu Zhu in the Old Summer Palace. They kept silent about the situation in the palace and said they knew nothing about it.

After a long time, Xiao Shi came back to report that after Xiao Yunzi was tortured, he still did not tell what Zhen Changzai had done. "Xiao Yunzi had a packet of poison on him, and he almost poured it into his mouth. I was watching him the whole time and saved him in time."

Shen Meizhuang fell into silence for a long time after hearing this. She had not expected that Xiao Yunzi was so tough.

But after a little thought, he understood the reason. He must have known that what Zhen Huan did was a crime of deceiving the emperor. Only by insisting that he did not know these things could he save his life when Zhen Huan was reported.

"It seems that I am not stupid." Shen Meizhuang rubbed her forehead. The worries of the past few days made her exhausted. Now that all the evidence has been handed over to the emperor, she finally felt relieved.

But the tension suddenly relaxed, making her feel even more exhausted, unable to muster any strength. "Tell them to stop. I'm sure the emperor will send someone over soon. Then take them both back to the palace."

Shen Meizhuang didn't have to wait long before the emperor's men arrived at the Old Summer Palace. Xiao Xiazi, who was in the lead, respectfully invited Shen Meizhuang into the sedan chair. Xiao Yunzi and Liu Zhu mixed in the team of palace servants around Shen Meizhuang and followed them back to the palace.

Because Shen Meizhuang was in poor health, it was already late at night when she returned to the palace. This also made it easier for Liu Zhu and Xiao Yunzi to leave and return to Yongshou Palace.

It was a pity that the Yongshou Palace was already under guard at that time, and when Liu Zhu and Xiao Yunzi returned, they could not see anyone.

"My lady...where has my lady gone? Why is she imprisoned in Yongshou Palace? Is my lady under house arrest?"

Xiao Yunzi looked up and saw him leaning against a tree and coughing violently. After a while, he spat out a mouthful of blood foam. "...Don't worry, I'll, ahem, quietly climb over the wall and take a look. You pretend to be a maid in the flower room and ask the guards."

Liu Zhu was already extremely anxious at this time. She only glanced at Xiao Yunzi, then nodded heavily and went around to the gate of Yongshou Palace.

Xiao Yunzi pounded his chest, and it took him a while to swallow the anger. He looked at the high palace wall. His current physical condition made it impossible for him to climb up as easily as before. He could only climb up the big tree first, and then use the force to jump onto the palace wall.

"Why didn't I realize this tree was so tall before?" Little Yunzi looked up at the towering tree and murmured to herself, "I'm afraid I'll have to climb trees from now on."

"Why are you climbing a tree? When did you...take the normal path?"

Just as Xiao Yunzi hugged the tree trunk, she heard someone talking behind her. The voice was familiar and annoying. "If I hadn't been tortured, do you think I would want to climb a tree?"

"You really were tortured?!" Xiao Chizi supported the staggering Xiao Yunzi, and for some reason his face was full of surprise. "It seems that my trip was not in vain. Come on, follow me to Chengqian Palace."

Without saying anything, he dragged Xiao Yunzi away, but his rough hands and feet caused injuries on Xiao Yunzi's body, causing Xiao Yunzi to spit out blood again.

"It hurts, go slower." Xiao Yunzi was sweating profusely from the pain. He grabbed Xiao Chizi's arm and tried to catch his breath. "How is our young master..."

"What else can I do? I was sent to Baohua Palace to pray for the deceased heir of the emperor."

Xiao Chizi didn't have a good impression of Zhen Huan. He glanced at Xiao Yunzi and said, "You were not beaten like this in order to protect the secret of Zhen Changzai."

Xiao Yunzi nodded reluctantly. His consciousness was a little fuzzy at this moment. He didn't know where he was injured and why the situation was so dangerous.

Xiao Chizi couldn't bear it any longer, so he simply threw the man on his back and planned to speed up his pace to take him to Chengqian Palace. Unexpectedly, he met Liu Zhu on the way. She didn't ask about Zhen Changzai's news, but was returning to ask Xiao Yunzi.

"Miss Liuzhu, Concubine Zhen is now in Baohua Palace, you can go find her yourself.

Xiao Yunzi's injuries are too severe. I have to take him to the Imperial Hospital. If it's too late, I'm afraid he won't survive."

Upon hearing that little Yunzi's life was in danger, Liuzhu was so frightened that she froze. She blamed herself extremely at this moment and regretted being caught by Concubine Hui, causing them to harm little Yunzi and then the young lady.

Xiao Chizi was not interested in comforting the crying Liu Zhu. After all, there was a dying guy on his back. He reminded everyone that Zhen Changzai was in Baohua Palace, then ran away quickly with Xiao Yunzi on his back.

In Chengqian Palace, Lingrong invited He Anming from the Imperial Hospital over on the pretext of feeling uncomfortable in her stomach.

She guessed that Xiao Yunzi might be tortured after being captured by Shen Meizhuang, so she came up with this idea to keep the imperial physician in order to save Xiao Yunzi's life.

But she couldn't predict whether Xiao Yunzi would be punished or would not be able to hold on in the garden.

But it was such a coincidence that Xiao Chizi really brought Xiao Yunzi back from Yongshou Palace.

Perhaps it was God who pitied him, allowing him to hold on despite the damage to his internal organs, and still wait for the imperial physician to save his life.

Tonight, not only did someone "visit" Chengqian Palace, but there were also people visiting Baohua Palace.

Shen Meizhuang took off her windproof hood, held a hand warmer, and stood at the gate of Baohua Palace, watching Zhen Huan saluting her.

"Mrs. Zhen is too polite," Shen Meizhuang was filled with anger. Seeing Zhen Huan being so humble, her anger was choked in her throat. "You have never been like this before."

"If you do something wrong, you must apologize to your sister."

Zhen Huan still called Shen Meizhuang "sister". She was wearing a loose monk's robe, which made her figure look even thinner.

"Mrs. Zhen has lost a lot of weight. I think she regrets day and night that she didn't get rid of me and the child."

"Sister Mei," Zhen Huan raised her voice unconsciously. She still looked so pitiful, and even when she was crying, she didn't look ugly. "Huan'er wouldn't do that. Sister, why do you have to doubt me like that? It's only causing you distress and hurting your body."

Shen Meizhuang stood at the door, letting the cold wind blow from the hall, and refused to walk into the Baohua Palace.

It was the first time she looked at Zhen Huan from such a hostile perspective, and the details that she had ignored in the past slowly emerged.

Cry without leaving any room for regret, know the mistakes but don't repent.

She is crying pitifully now, and I am afraid she still feels that she is being forced into this situation.

"If you really regarded me as your sister, you wouldn't have done this.

With this ominous name attached to us, how can the Shen family and I face others?

Do you want to ask the Shen family to remove me from the family tree, and ask the emperor to banish me to the cold palace, so that I can spend my whole life in regret?"

Shen Meizhuang wiped her tears, which were blown away by the cold wind as soon as they fell. Her voice trembled and was almost blown away by the sudden cold wind.

"Zhen Changzai, no matter what your difficulties are, they are not caused by me.

Maybe you do regard me as your closest sister, but you actually stopped calling me Sister Mei a long time ago, right? "

Zhen Huan's tears suddenly stopped. She stood there in a daze in the cold wind. She wanted to explain, but didn't know where to start.