An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Jingren Palace, evening, time to pay respects.

The queen sat on a high seat, holding her forehead with one hand, and the boredom on her face due to the pain did not seem fake.

Lingrong looked at it and was afraid that the Queen had been running around in the wind and snow yesterday and had caught a cold, so she had a constant headache.

It’s a pity that it seems that a big drama is going to be staged today, so the Queen has to drag her sick body and sit in the Jingren Palace with everyone else.

The stage has been set up, but I don’t know who the actors are.

Lingrong looked at Concubine Jing's position. Although she was not there, all this was really closely related to her.

"Empress, are you having a headache again?"

Concubine Qi and the Queen have always had a good relationship. Now seeing the Queen in such pain, she subconsciously shows concern for her.

But Concubine Qi had not yet realized that the drama that was about to begin was aimed at her.

"It's okay, it's just a little painful, it will be fine after applying the medicine."

The Queen held her forehead and sighed deeply. She waved to Concubine Qi, indicating that she should be at ease.

Concubine Qi just said "oh" and didn't say anything else.

But after Concubine Qi calmed down, Concubine Chun had something to say. She took the initiative to bring up the matter of Concubine Jing being murdered by Musk and wanted to ask the Empress to make the decision.

"Musk?" Concubine Qi thought it was about the last banquet, so she subconsciously asked back, "Didn't the banquet matter have been resolved long ago? Why is Concubine Chun bringing up the old matter again?"

"Madam Concubine Qi, what I am talking about this time is not about the banquet."

Seeing that the Queen Mother had no intention of stopping her, Concubine Chun recounted to Concubine Qi everything she had found out yesterday.

When talking about the fact that it was Concubine Qi who ordered Yu'er to put musk into the Fifth Prince's pendant, Concubine Qi felt like her brain was a mess.

He was not even able to refute Chun Changzai in time and let her finish everything.

It was a long time after Concubine Chun finished speaking that Concubine Qi finally responded. "Isn't Yu'er Concubine Chun'er's personal maid? Why did she blame me for the mistakes she made?"

"Empress Qi," Zhen Huan saw that Concubine Qi had not really listened to what Concubine Chun said, so she kindly explained for her, "Concubine Chun said that it was Concubine Qi who bribed Yu'er and instructed her to do this."

"I?"

Concubine Qi raised her hand and pointed at herself, still with a confused expression on her face.

"Don't doubt it, I'm talking about you, Concubine Qi." Zhen Huan had to repeat it again. Zhen Huan turned to the Queen and said tentatively, "Queen, why don't you bring Yu'er to Jingren Palace and interrogate her carefully?"

The Queen held her forehead and glanced at Zhen Huan. For some reason, Ling Rong could see some anger in her expression.

But the queen didn't say much, she just waved her hand and asked Jianqiu to bring Yu'er up.

As soon as Yu'er entered Jingren Palace, she knelt down obediently on the ground.

She glanced at Chun Changzai, then turned her gaze to Concubine Qi, muttering to her to save her.

No one knew whether it was all planned in advance or if Yu'er really had some connection with Concubine Qi. Anyway, as soon as Yu'er appeared, everyone felt that she was indeed Concubine Qi's person.

The Queen Mother endured the headache and asked Yu'er to tell her exactly what Concubine Qi had told her, "Don't try to hide anything, no matter how big or small.

Otherwise, neither Concubine Chun nor Concubine Qi can save your life, do you understand?"

"I understand." In front of the Queen, how could Yu'er dare not speak or act in accordance with the Queen's instructions.

Therefore, Yu'er told how Concubine Qi sent people to frame his brother and how she contacted him.

She even admitted to what Shuangshuang had pointed out before, but Yu'er said that it was Concubine Qi who ordered it, and she didn't know what role she and Shuangshuang played in it.

If Cuizhu and Liuying were the ones who poured water to make it freeze and cause Concubine Jing to slip, then it was Shuangshuang and Yuer who used the Fifth Prince's musk to cause Concubine Jing's fetal movement.

The four people cooperated with each other, first causing Concubine Jing's stomach to feel uncomfortable and her fetus to be unstable, and then used ice to make Concubine Jing miscarry the baby.

It was a pity that the baby in Concubine Jing's belly was blessed with a long life, so Concubine Qi's plan failed.

If the Fifth Prince had not noticed that the scent on her body was not right, Concubine Qi would have escaped punishment this time just like she did at the banquet.

Yu'er explained the whole story clearly. Chun Changzai also delivered the letters in which Concubine Qi threatened and contacted Yu'er at the right time, and also brought the musk that was placed in Yu'er's room.

Now everything is connected, and there is key evidence.

Concubine Qi wanted to defend herself, but she couldn't find a suitable reason.

“Your Majesty, I know that I do not know Yu’er, and I have never sent anyone to threaten his brother. As for these letters, they must be forged.

Your Majesty, you know that my father was a prefect, but because of some mistakes, he was blamed and exiled by the late emperor.

My family has no power now, so how can they come up with so much silver to coerce and bribe Yu'er to work for me?

"It's tens of thousands of taels of silver. Even if I sell all the jewelry in the palace, it may not be able to fill this hole!"

In order to prove her innocence, Concubine Qi no longer cared about her face and told all the wrong things her father had done.

Just to prove that he had no ability to reach out of the palace and threaten Fang Jia's servants.

"Concubine Qi, I naturally believe you, but now the evidence is irrefutable and you can't produce any evidence to refute it, what can I do?"

The Queen Mother endured the headache and pretended to be heartbroken, which made Concubine Qi dare not continue crying and begging for mercy.

"Madam Concubine Qi, Yu'er has been serving me since she was a child. Over the years, we have been more like sisters than master and servant.

To be honest, I have never treated Yu'er harshly. If there were no threats from others, Yu'er would never have done such a betrayal.

Now, you have framed Yu'er's brother for owing a gambling debt of ten thousand taels of silver, and threatened Yu'er to do these dirty work for you.

The prince in Concubine Jing's belly is a living person. How can you treat the prince like a kitten or a puppy, hurting or even killing him at will?"

Concubine Qi was left speechless by Chun Chang's questioning. Now, both Yu'er, Cuizhu and Shuangshuang pointed out that she was the master behind them, and Chun Chang even had evidence in his hands that she threatened Yu'er.

No matter how eloquent he is, he cannot exonerate himself with so much evidence.

But for the sake of the Third Prince, Concubine Qi couldn't just accept her fate.

Her gaze swept across the faces of every concubine in the hall, and finally slowly fell on Lingrong's face.

Concubine Qi still remembered that Lingrong had helped her before. Now, she looked at her expectantly, hoping that Lingrong could speak up for her once more.

It’s a pity that the evidence this time was so well prepared that even Ling Rong couldn’t find any loopholes.

She sighed and could only turn her face away slightly to avoid being seen as an accomplice of Concubine Qi.

If the Queen was allowed to succeed like this, she might even raise the Third Prince as her own. Lingrong felt somewhat unwilling in her heart.

She lowered her head and thought carefully. Shuangshuang and Yuer used musk to murder her first, and Cuizhu and Liuying used ice to plot against her later.

Let’s put it this way, these four people should have been bribed by the same person.

Putting aside the fact that Cuizhu is a servant in Concubine Qi’s palace, Yuer’s brother is a piece of evidence. What about Shuangshuang and Liuying?

The so-called bribery by the two of them was not done by Concubine Qi, but by Cuizhu.

This is indeed a suspicious point, but I am afraid that Concubine Qi cannot provide conclusive evidence to prove her innocence.

not to mention……

Lingrong looked at the concubines sitting around, and no one, including herself, was willing to speak for Concubine Qi.

It would be great if Concubine Jing was here. As the victim, she is the most qualified to raise doubts.

It’s a pity that Concubine Jing’s fetus was unstable and she didn’t dare to move around easily.

"Empress," Lingrong finally spoke after thinking for a while, "Who gave this musk to Yu'er? If it was an imperial physician in the palace, you must drive him out of the palace.

If musk is available to everyone, then the concubines and palace maids will have to be on guard against each other. Otherwise, you never know when you will be harmed by someone."

"What Concubine Sheng said does make some sense. I will definitely not keep this kind of black sheep."

The Queen cried out in pain, as if her head was about to split open. Ling Rong did not dare to ask any more questions, so she could only look at Concubine Qi, hoping that she could understand what she meant.

Fortunately, Concubine Qi was not stupid. She immediately asked the Queen to hand over the imperial physician who delivered musk to Yu'er.

“Your Majesty, it is impossible for a little maid to get so much musk so easily.

Since so much evidence has been produced, there is no shortage of this imperial physician."

The queen did not reply immediately. She rubbed her forehead and her eyes drifted to Chun Changzai.

But Chun Changzai didn't seem to have considered this question, and was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

Concubine Qi finally seized the opportunity. She didn't want to wait for the Queen and Concubine Chun to speak, so she immediately started crying.

“If we really check it out clearly, the name of the imperial physician shouldn’t be so difficult to tell.

Could it be that Chun Changzai and Yu'er deliberately framed me, and were so busy forging a threatening letter that they forgot to find an imperial physician to give false testimony?"

Concubine Qi cried with snot and tears, completely ignoring the fact that she was a concubine or the biological mother of the prince. "I don't know when I offended Concubine Chun, and she actually used such a despicable method to seek justice.

If I did something wrong, it would be better for Chun Changzai to speak clearly in Jingren Palace. I will not hesitate to apologize."

When Chun Changzai heard Concubine Qi say that she was the one who framed him, she could no longer sit still. However, she did not explain herself in time. She just blinked her watery eyes and looked at Concubine Qi.

"Empress Qi, it was you who bribed Yu'er.

She refused to reveal who the imperial physician was, and I'm afraid she did it on your orders.

If you continue to make specious arguments and ignore the evidence, then we can only let these servants and Cuiguo beside you go to the Ministry of Punishment for a visit."

Chun Changzai appears innocent on the outside, but his words are actually quite vicious.

Because her tone and expression showed that she was not just saying threatening words.

"I didn't know you had such power."

Concubine Qi turned around and tried to comfort Cuiguo with her eyes. She could not let Cuiguo be taken to the Ministry of Punishment no matter what.

After all, the person Concubine Qi trusts the most is Cui Guo, who is by her side.

"Concubine Qi wants to call the imperial physician to confront him, right?"

The queen took a deep breath, and the pain on her face faded a little, "Jianqiu, then call Doctor Li.

He has been serving Concubine Qi and the Third Prince, and Concubine Qi will eventually accept his words. "

The Queen didn't care whether Concubine Qi would admit it or not. She said this in order to force Concubine Qi to take full responsibility for the murder of Concubine Jing.

Anyway, all the evidence against Concubine Qi was already laid out before their eyes, and Doctor Li's words were only the final blow.

While everyone was waiting for Imperial Physician Li, the Emperor arrived at Jingren Palace first.

He still looked like an iceberg, making it difficult to figure out what he was thinking.

"Now, where have you found it?"

Seeing the emperor asking questions, the queen couldn't just use the headache as an excuse to evade the question, so she took the initiative to take over the conversation and explain the current situation to the emperor.

After hearing this, the emperor's eyes turned to Zhen Huan first, and then to Concubine Chun and Concubine Qi.

This expression and posture made the concubines subconsciously look towards Zhen Huan.

Lingrong was no exception, she just took a quick look and guessed in her heart that it must be Concubine Jing who told the emperor about their speculation yesterday.

Concubine Jing may have also analyzed Zhen Huan's role in this with the Emperor.

"The musk was carried by the Fifth Prince. A few days ago, he was walking between Suiyuxuan and Xianfu Palace, and I don't know how many troubles he caused.

I heard that he also went to Yongshou Palace. Huanhuan, did you notice the musk on his body? "

“In reply to your Majesty, I did smell a strange fragrance, so I called the Imperial Physician Wei Linwei to come and check, and only then did I discover that it was musk.

Therefore, I asked the Fifth Prince a few more questions and found out that he had been infected with this fragrance a few days ago. "

Zhen Huan did not hide it and informed the emperor of her discovery, "I wanted to bring the Fifth Prince to the emperor to see if anyone wanted to murder the prince.

But for some reason, the Fifth Prince seemed to be afraid of the Emperor's anger, so he refused the concubine.

I thought that the Fifth Prince had his own ideas, so I didn't try to persuade him, but I never thought that the musk was actually used to murder Concubine Jing."

"Musk has no effect on men. Concubine Xu should know this." Concubine Tian was originally quiet, but when she heard Zhen Huan talking, she couldn't help but want to speak, "What crime should you be punished for not reporting the knowledge?!"