An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Soon, Mu Qing was also brought here by Su Peisheng. She glanced at Xiao Tang and seemed not to know him.

This was indeed a bit surprising, but neither the emperor nor Su Peisheng showed it. Su Peisheng just symbolically asked Mu Qing whether she knew Xiao Tang.

"Your Majesty, I do not know this person."

But on the contrary, Xiao Tang said that he knew Mu Qing, and Mu Qing was the insider that Huichun mentioned, otherwise Huichun would not be able to be sure that Zhen Changzai would definitely fall asleep.

"When I went to look for Concubine Zhen, Mu Qing was not serving by her side. This shows that she is the accomplice!"

Maybe Xiao Tang knew that he was going to die, so he wanted to drag down as many people as possible. He had no intention of covering up for Mu Qing, and instead, he told all of Mu Qing's suspicious behaviors.

"After admiring the moon for a while in Fubi Pavilion, the young master felt a little tired, but she still wanted to return to the banquet, so she asked the servant to fetch some tea to refresh herself.

The servant then left the young lady for a while and went to get some tea from the banquet.

The banquet is not far from Fubi Pavilion, and there are guards patrolling, so I am not worried that anything might happen to the young lady.

but……"

Mu Qing's tears welled up in her eyes. She was no longer able to speak anymore as her voice was choked with sobs.

"But I never thought that something bad would happen to the young lady. Your Majesty, I deserve death and should follow the young lady immediately.

But I cannot accept the fact that I did not see the real murderer who murdered the Empress be brought to justice.

No matter how this Xiao Tang framed me, I don't care. As long as the emperor lets me find the real murderer, I am willing to be cut into pieces!"

Mu Qing cried and kowtowed repeatedly, making such a loud noise that even Xiao Tang was startled.

After all, Xiao Tang knew very well that Mu Qing was not someone loyal to her master. If she had not been bribed to put the drug in the incense, how could Zhen Changzai fall asleep?

What’s infuriating is that the dosage of the medicine was too small, which caused Zhen Changzai to wake up. She grabbed her sleeve tightly and dragged herself into the water.

Having to drag such a heavy person, I almost drowned myself.

Xiao Tang stared at Mu Qing and spat in hatred in his heart. If it weren't for you, you damn bitch, there would be no need for me to drown Zhen Changzai in the water.

God knows how such a weak woman could struggle like this, breaking free from her restraints again and again, and even shouting for help at the top of her lungs.

Xiao Tang clenched his fingers, and it seemed that his palms were still pressing on the back of Zhen Chang's head.

"You've cleared yourself of all blame, Mu Qing. If it weren't for you and me working together, how could Zhen Changzai have been drugged and fallen into the pond?"

"It was obviously you who deliberately murdered me. I don't know how hard I struggled before I tore a piece of clothing off your body.

How could a person who was knocked unconscious have such strength? Even if you want to drag someone down with you, it should be Huichun!"

Because of this incident, the two people kept blaming each other, but in the end, considering that the emperor was still alive, they did not quarrel to the point of chaos.

The emperor naturally wanted to hear whether the two would reveal more information during the quarrel, but it seemed that the two really didn't know anything. After quarreling for a while, they only talked about the things that were known.

As soon as the emperor showed a hint of impatience, Su Peisheng immediately spoke up and scolded the two men to shut up and not act rudely in front of the emperor.

"What Xiao Tang meant was that Huichun gave Mu Qing drugs that caused Zhen Changzai to faint, and Xiao Tang listened to Huichun and pushed Zhen Changzai into the pond."

"No, Eunuch Su, Zhen Changzai fell down by accident. I didn't push her down."

Although Xiao Tang knew that he could not escape death, he still tried his best to argue and clear himself of his mistakes.

"Even if you didn't do it yourself, it was because of you that Zhen Changzai fell into the pond. You can't avoid the blame.

If you can explain clearly what Huichun told you to do, you can ask the emperor to show some mercy."

In front of the emperor, Su Peisheng didn't dare to threaten to leave Xiao Tang with an intact body, so he could only compromise and give Xiao Tang the illusion that he might survive.

The emperor still sat there with a dignified look on his face, and did not show any intention of rebuking Su Peisheng for his words.

"Huichun...Huichun did not say who gave the instructions, she only asked me to help her do the work. If I could complete the task, she would marry me and give me land and real estate.

If I am unwilling to do it, I will lose my life. The master will not let someone who knows the plan live.

The servant could not resist the temptation and agreed.

As for who is the master behind this, I really don't know, please enlighten me, Your Majesty."

Seeing that he could not get any more information out of Xiao Tang and Mu Qing, Su Peisheng suggested bringing Huichun over to confront the two of them, so as to find out whether Mu Qing was innocent or not.

Mu Qing had a look of fear on her face, but in order to save her life, she insisted that she had not been bribed by Huichun.

But when Huichun came, Mu Qing didn't dare to look at her. She could only breathe as lightly as possible, as if this would prevent people from noticing her.

Indeed, Huichun did not look at Mu Qing at this time. She slowly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

As soon as the emperor saw Huichun's face, he knew that this matter might be related to the queen. His face was gloomy, and Huichun didn't dare to speak for a while.

"It was the Queen's order." The Emperor said in a calm tone, and what he said was not even a question.

Huichun was silent for a long while, and finally spoke, "It was not the Queen's order. I haven't seen the Queen's order for a long time since I was sent back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. How could I have received any orders?

Your Majesty, you must be aware of this matter, after all, Fangying and Fangyu follow the Empress closely."

The emperor was not angry at being questioned by a servant. Instead, he asked Su Peisheng to invite the queen to come and see how the servant he had personally trained was deceiving him.

Upon hearing that the queen was coming, Huichun let out a long breath, straightened her body, and took a deep breath.

She tried to calm her mind and thought about how to take all the blame on herself and protect the Queen.

But time passed too quickly. Before she could think clearly, the Queen came over accompanied by Su Peisheng, Fang Ying and others.

Huichun lowered her head and stared at the ground, not daring to make eye contact with the Queen, for fear that someone would notice something unusual.

But in the eyes of the emperor, even if the master and servant did not look at each other, he was absolutely sure that it was the queen who did it.

"My concubine pays your respects to the Emperor."

Although the queen was the master of the harem, she still bowed when she saw the emperor. The emperor looked at the queen with a cold face, nodded meaningfully, and asked her to stand up.

"Queen, please sit down. Huichun did something wrong today. I thought that since she was someone you taught before, I should ask you to come and take a look.

Queen, please take a look and remember this servant."

The Queen followed the Emperor's words and glanced at Huichun casually, "Of course I remember that Huichun used to serve me wholeheartedly.

Although she is not by my side now, no matter what mistakes she made, it is my fault for not teaching her well, and I am willing to bear the responsibility. "

The Queen's words not only did not shirk her responsibility, but also closely linked herself with Huichun. This not only touched Huichun's heart, but also shut up the Emperor, making him unable to say anything unpleasant.

"Huichun, tell me what you did."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Huichun bowed her head lightly. She glanced at Xiao Tang and actually told him that she and Xiao Tang had secretly decided to spend their lives together.

"Initially, I went to look for Fan Yaoguang. When the Queen was checking the account book, she found that the Queen Mother's diet contained almond tea, which she had never used before. So she suspected that someone in the imperial kitchen was harming the Queen Mother."

No one in the hall stopped Huichun, so she continued to speak without stopping, "So before the Queen was confined again, she found me and asked me to ask the people in the imperial kitchen to find out who ordered almond tea to be sent to the Queen Mother.

I am no longer a senior maidservant to the Empress, so it is not easy for me to get information.

After much difficulty, we found Fan Yaoguang, but we learned from him that Ma Yuan, who was previously in charge of purchasing, had been sent out of the palace, and this clue was completely lost."

These things actually have nothing to do with Zhen Changzai's death. Huichun just deliberately brought them up at this time to make the emperor suspicious of the empress dowager's death.

If a few more concubines could be removed, the Empress' life in the palace would be better and she would no longer be restricted.

“Since I couldn’t find any information, I naturally didn’t dare to reply to the Queen. Moreover, Fangying and Fangyu were worried about the Queen’s health and refused to inform me of my request for an audience.

So I thought about doing something else for the Queen to make up for my failure to complete her orders."

Huichun finally raised her eyes to look at the queen, but soon her eyes fell on the emperor. She was now determined to die, and was not as afraid of the emperor as before.

"Your Majesty, have you ever thought that the Queen is your wife?

But as the queen, she did not have the slightest power in the palace. The concubines did not take her seriously and had no respect for her. Even the account books could only be looked at after repeated requests.

Your Majesty, has any queen in the history of the dynasties ever suffered such an injustice? And how many concubines dared to show such disrespect to the queen?

I have been by the Empress' side since I was a child, and I cannot bear to see her being wronged like this, so I wanted to do something for her, even if it was just to scare those overstepping concubines."

"So, you chose Zhen Changzai."

Hearing the emperor's question, Huichun smiled bitterly and shook her head, "I didn't choose Zhen Changzai for this reason. After all, she is just a Changzai, and she doesn't dare to be disrespectful to the queen on weekdays.

It’s just that what she said in the imperial garden that day was too much. She...she said something about the queen being old and ugly, and having no children.

The Emperor does not give the Empress any power now, in order to find a concubine with children to replace her in the future.

She even said shamelessly that if her baby was a prince, he would definitely have the chance to become the queen.

How ridiculous is that? Is she qualified to replace the Queen?!"

As Huichun was talking, she suddenly started laughing. She rushed to Xiao Tang, grabbed his collar, and pulled him all over the place.

"So I went to him and offered him marriage, good land and real estate as conditions, asking him to abort Zhen Changzai's child for me.

But I didn't expect him to be so capable that he actually killed Zhen Changzai. Hahahaha, he actually killed Zhen Changzai and the child like this."

Huichun pushed Xiao Tang away. She didn't care about Xiao Tang's angry look at all. She rushed over and pulled Mu Qing, "Why are you hiding? Do you hate me? Do you hate me for killing your master?"

Mu Qing was worried that Huichun would give her away, so she struggled to push Huichun's hand away. However, she didn't expect Huichun to not mention the sleeping drug at all, and even took the blame on herself.

“When I heard that a moon-viewing banquet would be held in the Imperial Garden, I guessed that the Queen would prepare a place for the pregnant Queen to rest.

Based on my understanding of the Queen, this pavilion is the best choice and can be prepared without much manpower.

So I placed sleeping-inducing sachets in every pavilion, and because they were placed there early, no one noticed anything unusual.

This servant is really lucky. Zhen Changzai entered the Fubi Pavilion, where there is a pool with goldfish. As long as Zhen Changzai is pushed in, her child will be gone, and she will no longer be so shameless as to gossip about the Empress behind her back!"

As soon as Huichun finished speaking, Xiao Tang questioned, "No, you clearly told me that it was Mu Qing who put the medicine into the mosquito repellent incense that Zhenchang likes to use on weekdays. How did it become a sachet?"

"If I didn't say that, would you feel at ease to harm Zhen Changzai?" Huichun lied without blinking, "Only if I make you think Mu Qing is also mine, you, a useless thing, will dare to do it.

But don't you think about it? I am the head maid of the Queen Mother. How could I be interested in you, a little eunuch in the imperial kitchen?

Even if you kill Zhen Changzai, I will not marry you, let alone give you any real estate or farmland."

"How dare you lie to me, you bitch!"

Xiao Tang rushed up in rage. He grabbed Huichun's neck and tightened his grip with gritted teeth, really intending to strangle Huichun to death.

Huichun struggled desperately, her face flushed red. She raised her hands to grab Xiao Tang's hands, trying to break free, but those hands were like iron and could not be shaken at all.

In the end, it took the combined efforts of Su Peisheng, Xiao Xiazi and several guards to take down Xiao Tang, the servant who had used violence in front of the emperor. Xiao Xiazi stepped on Xiao Tang's back and almost made him vomit blood.

"You dare to use violence in front of the emperor. I think you don't want the lives of your entire family!"