An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

"Feiyun was tortured by you, and the scars are still on her body!" The queen slapped the armrest, obviously angry, "The palace maids are all from the Eight Banners, how can you use private punishment like this, and even persecute Feiyun to death.

You said you just scolded him a few times, then do you dare to go with me to see Feiyun's body and describe every single wound on his body clearly!"

"This..." Concubine Tian hesitated for a moment, "I don't know where the injuries on her body came from. If the Queen thinks it was done by me, you must produce evidence.

I will never accept such empty slander."

"The screams of Feiyun being beaten were not only heard by the people in your Yanxi Palace, but also by the people in my Jingren Palace.

If you still want to quibble, Qiyun is the witness who proves that you used lynching."

"Qiyun?" Concubine Tian said with disdain, "Just by listening to her name, I know that she is a capable person in the Queen's palace. She will naturally say whatever you want her to say. Even if I have not done something, she will prove it according to your wishes.

In this case, wouldn't I be unable to defend myself?"

"You!" The Queen did not expect that Concubine Tian was so good at making excuses. She could even turn the tables when there was evidence. "It seems that Concubine Tian is very confident in her servants. Did she bribe them with money so that they dare not say a word?"

"Your Majesty, what you said is interesting. It is natural for a servant to be loyal to his master, but I will never use money or other tricks to make them lie.

But it is hard for me to confirm the other people in the palace. After all, I have never met them, right?"

"Humph," the Queen sneered, and she ignored Concubine Tian's sophistry, "Even if you don't admit it, there are countless eyes and ears in the palace who can hear it, and Feiyun's corpse will not lie.

The wounds on her body were fresh, and the coroner and the imperial physician could find out the exact time of the injury. Even if you are eloquent and good at making excuses, you cannot hide this ironclad fact.

If you acknowledge the emperor and me, you can get a lighter punishment. If you don't, then you and the Fucha family will give the Eight Banners children an explanation!"

Concubine Tian opened her mouth. The reason why she dared to argue like this was actually because the palace maids were selected from the Baoyi Zuoling of the three banners of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Although they were bannermen, their physical condition was still humble, and the Fucha family could just give them some silver to appease them.

But the Empress mentioned the Eight Banners members as soon as she opened her mouth, which showed that she wanted to make a big deal out of it. If those families in the Eight Banners that were at odds with the Fucha family got involved, it would not be just a small crime like killing a palace maid.

"What does your Majesty mean? How can you blame me for the suicide of a palace maid?

She deliberately pretended to be a ghost to scare me, but I only asked her a few questions and she started crying and making a fuss. This was the Queen Mother's order, so the Queen Mother will naturally make the decision for her.

The Queen is the mother of a country, so naturally I didn't believe it. I asked Sang'er to slap Feiyun twice and asked her to tell the truth.

If she refuses to tell the truth, I will force her to confront the Queen.

When she heard that they were looking for the Queen, she suddenly went crazy and hit her head against a pillar, killing herself.

Today, the Queen summoned me again and threatened me with words many times, saying that I had damaged the Emperor's reputation and even intended to murder Feiyun.

This really makes me have to think about whether what Feiyun said is true.

When Feiyun gave the instructions, there were many palace servants serving in my palace. The Queen Mother could call them over one by one and ask them. They would explain the situation to the Queen Mother.

If there are any mistakes, the Queen will punish them and me."

Lingrong wanted to laugh when she saw this, thinking to herself that it was a good thing that she arrived in time, otherwise she would have missed this big show.

Concubine Tian has been working in the palace for a long time, and her tongue is much more eloquent than before. She can lie to the Empress without blushing or beating her heart. Feiyun is dead anyway, so she can say whatever she wants.

But she didn't have any reliable evidence, and saying these things would only irritate the queen.

"Okay, since you think that I was responsible for all that, then prepare the evidence and confront the emperor when he wakes up."

The Queen was not afraid of Concubine Tian's threats. She turned to look at Lingrong, obviously not wanting her to continue watching the show from the side. "Concubine Sheng, you are the one who has the power to assist in managing the six palaces. How should Concubine Tian be punished for persecuting a palace maid to death?"

"This..." Ling Rong stood up and saluted. She glanced at Concubine Tian and said, "Your Majesty, you really embarrassed me. I have been sitting here listening for a long time, but I haven't obtained any effective evidence.

In my opinion, based on verbal statements alone, there is no way to prove that Concubine Tian killed Feiyun, nor is there any way to prove that it was the Empress who sent Feiyun to pretend to be a ghost in order to scare Feiyun.

Therefore, asking me to make a hasty decision on punishment... is really difficult for me."

The Queen looked at Lingrong and smiled for no reason. Even now she still refused to take sides. It seemed that she wanted to rely on the Eighth Prince in her hand.

It’s just that the Eighth Prince is still too young and has neither the qualifications nor the ability to compete with Hongshi.

This Concubine Sheng will only be defeated by her. After she has dealt with Concubine Tian, ​​it will be her turn.

The Queen Mother has made up her mind. Now she has Cao Qinmo under her command. Although she is not as obedient, she is still more capable than Concubine Chun.

Next, let her think of a way to deal with Concubine Sheng.

“We can of course continue investigating Feiyun’s death, but Concubine Tian’s arrest of someone outside the Yangxin Palace has become known to everyone.

There are also rumors from the previous dynasty that the Fucha family is dissatisfied with the emperor and deliberately asked their daughter to embarrass the emperor when he fell ill, and even used Feiyun's life to test the emperor's attitude.

Normally, such a thing would not be possible for the news to leave the palace, but now the former dynasty has caused an uproar in the city, and Lord Fucha has not come out to testify or explain.

Concubine Tian, ​​could it be that this was done intentionally by you, the Fucha clan?"

Concubine Tian was quite frightened and lost her previous momentum. "How could it be? How could my concubine and father have such thoughts?"

It was Lingrong, who had nothing to do with the matter, who saw clearly that Feiyun was captured by Concubine Tian and taken to the Yanx Palace last night. The news of Feiyun's death was not received until early this morning.

The Emperor has not attended court today because he is ill. How did the ministers of the previous dynasty who were resting at home learn of this news?

From this we can see that these words were used by the Queen to scare Concubine Tian. Anyone with a little more brainpower can figure it out.

However, the queen's words also revealed an intention, that is, she really wanted to use the power of the previous dynasty to put pressure on Fucha.

But if a woman from the harem were to interfere in the affairs of the previous dynasty, the emperor would probably be on guard, and the queen would end up losing more than she gained.

Lingrong was of course happy to see this happen, so she neither questioned the Queen nor reminded Concubine Tian.

After the Empress ordered Concubine Tian to be confined to her house, Ling Rong only comforted her, saying that she would plead for her as soon as the Emperor woke up, and that she would not be confined to the Yanx Palace for a few days.

Concubine Tian now had no other choice but to listen to Lingrong and return to the Yanx Palace to be confined.

But she did not forget the Fifth Prince and still instructed Lingrong to take good care of him.

Of course Lingrong agreed. He also wanted to know how the Fifth Prince had acted to kill the Fourth Prince so quietly.

But the matter was still unclear, and if she went there rashly, the Queen would surely notice her. So Ling Rong put her thoughts aside for the time being, and replaced the Queen and Noble Lady Qi, serving the Emperor together with Noble Concubine Jing.

What happened that day, not only what Concubine Tian did, but also Concubine Xin's inappropriate words were spread out.

When the Empress learned about this, she was furious and immediately asked Zhuxi to call Concubine Xin to Jingren Palace as well.

The other concubines and their personal maids heard everything Concubine Xin said clearly, so there was no room for rebuttal.

Faced with the Queen's questioning, Concubine Xin immediately knelt down and admitted her mistake, repeatedly emphasizing that she was just talking nonsense and had no other thoughts.

"You were indeed wrong. You shouldn't say this in front of the principal concubine." The queen stroked her Dongzhu earrings and leaned back in the recliner very comfortably.

"Since Concubine Tian is so bold, it is understandable that you said a few words, but these words should be used where they should be used.

I don’t know if you understand what I am saying.”

"Queen, this..."

Concubine Xin certainly understood what the Queen said, but she was now closer to Concubine Wan, and believed that Concubine Wan was the one who could truly win the Emperor's favor, so she did not want to become the Queen's running dog.

"It seems you don't want to."

"Empress, just because I said two wrong words during a gathering of sisters, you have angered me so much that you have brought me here to question me.

If this gets spread to places where it shouldn’t be, my life will be in danger.”

Concubine Xin was not a fool. Although she did not know who had spread the news, she understood clearly that it was best for the news to remain within the inner court.

If the Queen's wish was fulfilled and the news reached the previous dynasty, I'm afraid both myself and Concubine Tian would be in danger.

It would be fine if it was Concubine Tian, ​​because she offended the Queen and killed the maidservant beside the Queen. It was her desire for power that expanded, and she wanted to investigate the case on behalf of the Queen.

I'm just telling the truth, why should I throw away my life for her?

Moreover, the Queen is not an easy person to deal with. If you join her side, nothing good will come of it. Isn't Concubine Chun the best lesson for you?

"You are cautious, but there are some things that you can't avoid spreading just because you want them to.

Have you ever thought about who told me about this while you are kneeling here? "

"This..." Concubine Xin paused. She was indeed very curious, but the Queen had stayed in the Yangxin Palace to take care of her illness yesterday, and the only concubines she could come into contact with were Concubine Jing, Concubine Sheng, Concubine Tian and Concubine Qi.

No matter which of them told the Queen this, Concubine Xin didn't find it strange.

But since it concerns Concubine Tian, ​​she definitely wouldn't want the news of this power grab to reach the ears of the Empress, so it couldn't be her.

Concubine Sheng was on good terms with Concubine Tian, ​​but not with the Empress, so naturally she would not tell the Empress about this.

In this case, there are only Concubine Jing and Concubine Qi, but yesterday, Concubine Qi joined her in squeezing Concubine Tian, ​​and Concubine Xin felt that it would not be her.

"But... Respect the Imperial Concubine?"

The Queen did not expect that Concubine Xin would actually mention Concubine Jing's name, but she quickly calmed down and did not give any definite answer.

“You must know that if this word can reach my ears today, it will reach the ears of the ministers of the previous dynasty tomorrow.

I am giving you this opportunity because I want you to find a way to hide yourself from this matter.

As long as the scope of involvement is wide enough, the emperor will not care who said it, but only who the person is referring to. "

The Queen also knew what Concubine Xin cared about most. The first was kindness and the second was status. As long as she satisfied both of these, she would be willing to work hard for her.

“When the emperor wakes up, I will plead with him to promote the concubines in the palace and add some joy to the palace.

It won't be difficult to say a few more words for Shuhe and ask her to return to your Chuxiu Palace to live."

Hearing that Shuhe could return to her side, Concubine Xin's eyes suddenly lit up, but she really couldn't understand why the Queen would go to so much trouble to get any benefit for herself when she could just send someone to do this kind of thing herself?

"Empress, if Shuhe can be raised by my side, I will be very grateful to you.

But I have something to ask, please forgive me, Queen."

"Why not ask? Just say it."

“The Queen has countless talented people under her, and her mother’s family has the closest relationship with the previous dynasty.

My mother's family is thousands of miles away, and it is extremely troublesome to send a message to the previous dynasty.

Your Majesty the Queen should know all about this matter, why do you still ask me to help you?"

"Yes, why did they choose you?" The Queen responded with a smile. She looked at Concubine Xin and did not answer the question immediately.

Concubine Xin looked puzzled. She clenched her hands and spoke tentatively after a while, "Is the Queen really thinking about me and letting me stay out of this matter?"

"What else?" The Queen raised her voice, "If you take action on your own, you can direct the discussion more towards Concubine Tian, ​​and when the Emperor wakes up, he will have no more time to hold you accountable.

If I find someone to do it myself, I will have no reason to clear you of the blame. The Emperor will then hold you and Concubine Tian accountable together, and I can't be blamed, right?

If you do this well, I will only confine you for a period of time this time. After the emperor wakes up, you will not only be promoted to the position of concubine, but you can also bring Shuhe back and raise her by your side.

Which option is better? I don't need you to take time to consider it."

Concubine Xin fell silent. The Queen's words proved that this matter was risky, but the Queen did not want to bear it herself.

If he could handle this matter well, he could kill three birds with one stone, and the queen wouldn't have to worry about the matter being exposed in the future and getting into trouble.

But should we do this or not?