An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Concubine Qi was stunned by Concubine Tian's questioning. For a moment, she didn't know how to refute.

After all, Doctor Li had betrayed her. Concubine Qi was so terrified of the truth being discovered that she couldn't think of any words to refute.

Concubine Qi was told not to say anything, and Concubine Tian did not force her. She waved her hand and asked someone to bring Imperial Doctor Li up, and told Concubine Qi to listen carefully to what the people she bribed said.

"Your humble servant pays his respects to the Empress and all the ladies." As soon as Doctor Li entered the main hall, he began to pay his respects to all the concubines. He bowed to almost every one of them. If you didn't know him, you would think he was here to accept a reward instead of to report Concubine Qi.

"Doctor Li, there's no need to be so polite. Just tell me everything you know."

Seeing Imperial Doctor Li paying respects to everyone one by one, Concubine Tian interrupted him impatiently, "The Empress is here today, so just say whatever you want to say."

"It's Concubine Tian, ​​I understand." Doctor Li answered loudly. He looked at Concubine Qi and immediately sighed, "When Concubine Qi first came to me, she only said that she needed me to do a favor and take the pulse of the Fourth and Fifth Princes.

Because I am a little-known figure in the Imperial Hospital and seldom see the ladies or princes on weekdays, I thought it was Concubine Qi who wanted to give me a chance to show my face and might even promote me as one of her own, so she agreed without hesitation.

Later, Concubine Qi began to ask me for some medicinal materials, saying that she needed to prepare a medicine.

I saw that the herbs were not precious, so I opened a room and asked Miss Cuiguo to go to the imperial pharmacy to get the medicine.

Because I did not pay too much attention to these medicinal herbs, I did not know that they were finally mixed into a love potion.

If I had known this earlier, I would never have been able to prescribe the medicine. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Before he could even say anything, Imperial Doctor Li began to ask the Queen for forgiveness.

His calculations were so obvious that everyone in the hall glanced at him with disdain.

The Queen Mother nodded. She raised her hand and motioned for Doctor Li to continue explaining the situation.

In fact, Doctor Li was a little unwilling to not get the answer he wanted, but what could he do? He could only continue to talk honestly about what Concubine Qi had told him to do.

"It was not until the banquet that I learned that the Fourth and Fifth Princes would take the Warming Love Powder in the wine at the banquet.

But at that time, Concubine Qi told me that she knew someone was trying to murder the two princes, and she hoped that I would help protect them and not tell them about the existence of Nuanqingsan, so as not to harm the two princes. "

Concubine Qi could hardly sit still. She clenched her fists and said, "Doctor Li, don't lie. You have children too. You should know that I will not do anything to my children."

“My Lady Concubine Qi, my family is indeed in your hands, but now the truth has been revealed. Even if I don’t admit it, I cannot protect you.

It is better to make amends for my crime and save my family from the hands of the queen."

"You! You are slandering me. When did I ever threaten your family?"

Concubine Qi was a little flustered. How could these unfounded things be pinned on her? She had clearly only instructed him to keep it a secret when he was taking the pulse of the Fourth and Fifth Princes.

How did it turn into taking away his family and threatening him to murder his two princes for his own sake?

"Ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous!"

Unfortunately, no one spoke up for Concubine Qi at this time. She scolded Imperial Physician Li for a long time, but found that everyone was watching coldly, and some even looked like they were laughing at her.

The scene was so horrifying that she almost had a mental breakdown.

"Empress, it was because Concubine Qi had captured my family that I was willing to conceal the existence of the Warm Love Powder when I was checking the pulse of the Fourth Prince.

But now the truth has been revealed, if I don't tell the truth, I'm afraid I will be buried with Concubine Qi along with my family."

Doctor Li kowtowed as an apology for betraying Concubine Qi. He sighed, "Empress, this is all I know. I have no idea how Concubine Qi gave me the drug."

"I understand."

The Queen sighed and looked at Concubine Qi. These things were obviously arranged by the Queen, but she could still be so indifferent. She blamed Concubine Qi for being so impulsive.

"Empress, the reason I did all this is because..."

"Concubine Qi!" The Queen suddenly shouted, patting the cushion and even her tone became fierce, "I know that you care about the Third Prince the most, and you are willing to do anything for him.

But the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince are also children. How can you harm two children who have no mother's love just because of the Third Prince?

Concubine Qi, think carefully. If the Third Prince knew about your actions, how would he face his two younger brothers in the future? "

The Queen spoke at the right time, and Concubine Qi, who wanted to expose the Queen, had to shut up - after all, the Third Prince had not returned to the palace yet and still relied on the Queen's help.

If he succeeds this time, he will not be constrained by the Queen. In order to ensure a successor, the Emperor will definitely bring the Fourth Prince back.

It’s a pity that the plan failed and was exposed. What’s more hateful is that this time I was foolishly fooled by the Queen and became a knife in her hands.

"I...I have no intention of harming the two princes."

Concubine Qi argued feebly that for the sake of the Third Prince's future, she did not dare to betray the Queen.

"Forget it." The queen sighed, as if she couldn't bear it. She shook her head and asked someone to take Doctor Li away.

"Sisters, please disperse. Concubine Tian will come with me to explain the whole story to the emperor.

As for Concubine Qi, Aunt Zhuxi, please take care of her for the time being and don't let her feel wronged."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Everyone responded in unison and stood up to salute, except Concubine Qi, who sat there blankly, tears streaming down her face.

Lingrong turned her head and looked at Concubine Qi for another second. She suddenly realized that her initial guess was absolutely true.

Because of this speculation, Lingrong did not return to Shuimu Mingse directly, but instead found an excuse to visit the Fifth Prince.

After two days of rest, the Fifth Prince's body had fully recovered. Unlike the Fourth Prince, he did not make mistakes, so he could still walk in the Old Summer Palace, and it was not difficult for Lingrong to see him.

But it was really hard to talk about what happened that day, so Lingrong had to ask Xiao Chizi to ask what happened.

Although the Fifth Prince was a little embarrassed, he was able to explain the whole story clearly when he saw that it was Xiao Chizi who asked the question.

It turned out that he and the Fourth Prince had indeed gone out together that night, and both of them felt too hot, so they thought of changing their clothes and returning to the banquet.

As for what happened when they were changing clothes together, the Fifth Prince did not elaborate. He only said that he found something wrong with his body and realized that he might have been poisoned. He planned to return to the palace first and asked the eunuch beside him to find an imperial physician to diagnose the illness.

It was just that he felt so dizzy on the way that he fell into the water. He seemed to see someone when he fell into the water, but he was not pushed into the water by that person, so he did not tell anyone about it.

"As for what happened to Fourth Brother and what he did, I don't know."

With Xiao Chizi's information, Ling Rong understood everything that happened that night.

The Fifth Prince did not say much about what happened in the room. It was probably because of the effect of the drugs that the two of them had a conflict.

As for the man by the water, Lingrong felt that there was something wrong. After all, the Fifth Prince was dizzy at that time and he probably didn't know that he was pushed into the water.

"We need to check the people near the water," Ling Rong was unwilling to let go of any possibility. She had a feeling that the Fifth Prince's fall into the water was not simple. "Do you really have no impression of that person at all?"

"I only remember that she was a palace maid, but I didn't see her face clearly. After I fell into the water, she disappeared."

"Now it has been found out that it was Concubine Qi who deliberately murdered you. Maybe she prepared that maid for you, in order to make you commit the same mistake as the Fourth Prince."

Upon hearing this, the Fifth Prince tried hard to recall what happened that day, "Madam Sheng, I really can't think of any useful information about that palace maid."

"It's okay. I have my own way to check." Ling Rong comforted the Fifth Prince, "It was not easy for Concubine Qi to regain her position as a concubine, but she actually has no power. Therefore, I suspect that this maid was not ordered by Concubine Qi."

"Madam Sheng suspected the Empress..." The Fifth Prince wanted to call her Empress, but seeing Ling Rong's attitude, he changed the subject and said, "Does she suspect the Empress was the one who did it?"

Lingrong nodded. She noticed the change in the Fifth Prince's title and knew that this was Fifth Prince's further allegiance.

"You and the Fourth Prince were killed at the same time. You should know what the purpose is."

"It means that both the Fourth Prince and I will lose the trust and reliance of the Emperor, but even so, the Empress will not be able to take the Third Prince back."

The Fifth Prince saw through it clearly. He was just favoring a palace maid. Even if the Emperor was angry, he would not do anything to him and the Fourth Prince. He would only beat and kill the two palace maids.

But thinking of this, the Fifth Prince suddenly remembered something, "That night, when I and the Fourth Prince went to change clothes, someone locked the door.

Even the windows in the house were blocked from the outside, and I finally had to kick open a window at the back to leave."

Ling Rong looked at the Fifth Prince in silence. How was this answer different from her initial outrageous guess? It turned out that the Queen really had that idea and wanted to capture the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince in one fell swoop.

She is worthy of being the Queen, she can actually come up with such an idea. It's a pity that she met Concubine Qi, who is not smart enough, and the Fifth Prince, who does not play by the rules.

If it was any other prince, he might have really fallen for it, like the Fourth Prince. But the Fifth Prince was a man who could even play the role of a mourner, so there was no way he could be trapped in a room.

"But the place where the Fourth Prince got into trouble was not the side hall where you changed your clothes.

This means that he either went out through the window you opened like you did, or someone discovered that the plan was ruined and simply released the Fourth Prince."

"This... When I left, the Fourth Prince was almost controlled by the drug. I guess he couldn't think of leaving on his own.

Therefore, someone must have let him out, and it is very likely that it was the palace maid who was beaten to death."

Lingrong thought so too. The palace maid was beaten to death so quickly that Lingrong didn't even have time to find out which palace she served in.

"If we find out the identity of the palace maid who was beaten to death, we will most likely find out the person who followed you."

Ling Rong finally got some clues, and she let out a sigh of relief. She just needed to investigate slowly from now on, and there would always be a chance to find out.

"Well, have a good rest. You have not overstepped the boundaries in this matter, and the Emperor will not blame you for it.

As for what happened to you that night, find an opportunity to tell the emperor, and he will investigate it himself."

The Fifth Prince responded, and then hesitantly asked about Concubine Tian.

"You have to make your own choice. If you want to choose Concubine Tian, ​​then continue to build a good relationship with her. Fu Cha will definitely not treat you unfairly.

As far as I know, Concubine Tian has sent quite a few people here in the past two days."

The Fifth Prince showed a somewhat embarrassed look. After all, if it were him who made the choice, he would naturally be willing to accept Fu Cha. However, he swallowed back what he had said not long ago. It was really not like a real man.

"Fifth Prince, there are not so many bargains in this world. This is your last chance. Once you have made your choice, do not change it."

Ling Rong didn't say anything more. She had to deal with the Queen right now. She was not afraid even if the Fifth Prince, a fence-sitter, changed sides again and again.

Anyway, the worst that can happen is taking action against Concubine Tian. Then he will have to choose whether he wants to or not, and he won't be able to escape at all.

Now Lingrong has no intention of pretending to be a loving mother to him. All she wants to do is to find out the Queen's faults and do everything she can to make the Emperor unable to tolerate the Queen.

If the harem alone cannot shake the queen's foundation, then the previous dynasty can only be involved. If the harem interferes in politics, I don't believe the emperor will let the queen go.

Your Majesty, don’t you want to ask the Third Prince to return to the palace? How can you do that without the support of a few officials?

After making up her mind, Lingrong did not do it herself. Instead, she went to find Concubine Tian and analyzed the situation of the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince again.

Concubine Tian has always been a person with her own ideas but easily instigated. After being praised by the Queen, she began to be on guard against Ling Rong and tried every means to keep Ling Rong away from the Fifth Prince.

Instigated by Lingrong, Concubine Tian saw an opportunity to overthrow the Queen, and she couldn't wait to stand on the same front with Lingrong and was thinking about taking action against the Queen.

"Since ancient times, it has been a serious crime for the harem to interfere in government affairs." Ling Rong lowered her voice, her tone was faint and very bewitching, "If it were other concubines, the mistakes made by the Queen in the harem would have been banished to the cold palace or executed long ago, but she still sits on the throne of the Queen, and even her power is about to be taken back.

Now, this is the only solution left for us.

Empress Tian, ​​if you succeed this time, she will definitely be deposed!"