An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Chapter 58 Another Child

Soon, the situation in each palace was found out. Except for Wanpin's Yongshou Palace, there were no other palaces with traces of butterfly fragrance.

Lingrong looked at Fuzi who was sitting next to her, and she began to look at her with a new respect. After all, she was not a fool. She knew how to dispose of the butterfly perfume given by the Queen, so that the blame could only be put on Zhen Huan again.

Fuzi felt Lingrong's gaze. She turned her head slightly and gave Lingrong a faint smile.

Lingrong blinked her eyes, looked at Fuzi in pretended confusion, then silently lowered her head to fiddle with her handkerchief.

After hearing the report from the imperial physician, the emperor's face turned completely black. As he often ate slimming medicinal food, the emperor's face was free of the loose and soft flesh, and his eyes looked sharper.

Zhen Huan knelt on the ground, anxiously thinking of a countermeasure. Now only her Yongshou Palace had butterflies and butterfly fragrance appearing, and even Huanbi had admitted that she had taken them from the Imperial Household Department.

Now, if he wants to get rid of suspicion, he can either start with the amount of butterfly incense that Huanbi took, or start with musk powder.

"Your Majesty, the amount of butterfly fragrance that Huanbi obtained from the Imperial Household Department is very small, and it is not enough to attract a large number of butterflies.

Doctor Zhou, if you want to attract butterflies like the ones that filled the Yongshou Palace yesterday, how much butterfly fragrance do you need? "

Doctor Zhou pinched his goatee, and it was difficult to calculate the exact amount for a moment. He could only roughly estimate a number, "The main hall of Yongshou Palace is five rooms wide. Perhaps it will take a full sixteen taels to achieve the scene of yesterday."

Without waiting for the emperor to ask, Su Peisheng stood up and said, "I went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to check. What Huanbi took away yesterday was newly made incense sticks, probably less than one or two taels. But..."

"Stuttering, you don't want your head anymore."

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Internal Affairs lost about 16 taels of butterfly incense powder that was not made into incense sticks." Su Peisheng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He dared not try to sell it to Zhen Huan at this time, so he could only tell the truth. "The Ministry of Internal Affairs was busy with irrigation and insect repellent in the palace these two days, and did not notice that someone came to steal the incense."

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. The number of items lost was too consistent. If someone hadn't deliberately calculated this against Zhen Huan, then it could have been done by her herself.

Lingrong was also surprised when she heard this. She just sent the homemade butterfly incense to Yongshou Palace under the pretext of repelling insects, but she had never stolen the butterfly incense from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

It seems that... the queen took 16 taels of butterfly incense. Ling Rong was lost in thought, thinking that the butterflies carrying musk powder must have been attracted and raised with the butterfly incense, but she didn't know where these butterflies were raised in the huge Jingren Palace.

Moreover, no one has ever seen a large number of butterflies appearing in Jingren Palace, otherwise how could the so-called auspicious sign come to Yongshou Palace?

I think this butterfly was caught outside the palace and sprinkled with musk powder, then transported to the palace and released when the flower-viewing banquet began.

If you just search Jingren Palace now, you might still be able to find those butterfly instruments.

However, this game is mainly aimed at Zhen Huan, and there is no need to involve the Queen at this time.

After all, this game will not kill Zhen Huan, it will just make her feel uncomfortable. Even if she investigates in the future, she can only find Fuzi and the Queen.

After all, insect repellent powder was being spread in the twelve east and west palaces, and there were too many people involved. If one really wanted to investigate it in detail, it would fall on Shen Meizhuang's head, because she was the one responsible for the insect repellent and irrigation of the six west palaces.

Lady Shen, I feel a little sorry for you when I think about it this way.

"It turns out that the auspicious things in Yongshou Palace are all man-made." Hua Fei's eyes fell on the hairpin in Zhen Huan's hair. The gold and jade butterfly hairpin was not very luxurious, but it was personally awarded by the Queen Mother. Hua Fei was jealous of it for a long time. "The Queen Mother was very happy yesterday. I really don't dare to let the Queen Mother know about this."

"Your Majesty, I have never done this. Please ask Eunuch Su to check the Yongshou Palace to see if there are any traces of butterfly fragrance or musk, so that I can be cleared of all charges."

"Only 16 taels of the butterfly fragrance were lost, and Yongshou Palace only needs 16 taels to attract butterflies," Cao Qinmo said quietly. She sat quietly most of the time, and few people would notice her even if she suddenly disappeared. But as long as she spoke, it was enough to scare Zhen Huan. "I'm afraid the amount of musk powder was also calculated well."

"Even if Eunuch Su goes there, I'm afraid he won't be able to find any trace of musk." Concubine Hua was particularly displeased with Zhen Huan because she was almost accused of murdering the royal heir because of holding a flower-viewing banquet. Since the emperor hadn't spoken yet, she spoke out openly.

Who told me that I have the power to assist in managing the six palaces? Only by finding out the truth can the sisters in the harem feel at ease.

Seeing that the emperor did not speak for a long time, the queen finally couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Your Majesty, why not ask Eunuch Su to check it out so that Wanpin and the sisters in the harem can feel more at ease."

With everyone's eyes focused on his face, the emperor couldn't just drag it on. He stared at the hairpin on Zhen Huan's head in a daze for a moment, and after a while he asked Su Peisheng to go to Yongshou Palace to check.

In fact, what's the point of investigating? Regardless of whether musk is found or not, it can only be Zhen Huan who did it.

After all, everyone inside and outside the palace knew about the auspiciousness of butterflies in Yongshou Palace. Apart from Zhen Huan, no one else could attract so many butterflies to do such a thing.

Lingrong figured it out and began to feel bored as she sat there. She looked at Shen Meiyu for a while, then at Zhen Huan.

Until this point, Shen Meizhuang had never said a word to help her good sister.

After all, she was in charge of the flower-viewing banquet and the insect-control and irrigation. If someone caught her doing something wrong and put the blame on her for attracting butterflies in Yongshou Palace, she would probably fall into the same situation as last time.

It seems that no matter how close sisters are, they will gradually become distant after experiencing something like this.

Yongshou Palace is not close to Jingren Palace, but Su Peisheng came back quickly. He came back empty-handed and did not find any trace of musk in Yongshou Palace.

Su Peisheng just glanced at the emperor and stood beside him without saying a word.

"It seems that Concubine Cao's words really came true." Concubine Hua didn't look at Zhen Huan, and her voice was not loud. Her posture was as if she was whispering to Concubine Cao. "She is really calculating. She even controlled the amount so accurately."

"He put butterfly perfume on himself, which attracted butterflies and harmed Concubine Tian. If Imperial Physician Zhou hadn't discovered it, I'm afraid this vicious person would have really gotten away with it." Concubine Li was loyal to Concubine Hua, and when no one responded to Concubine Hua's words, she spoke again rashly.

But who is Hua Fei, and who is she? Although speaking like this may win Hua Fei's praise, it will only make the emperor feel annoyed.

"There is no evidence to prove that I did it." Zhen Huan was silent for a long time before she spoke slowly, "The butterfly scented powder in Yongshou Palace can only prove that I am suspected of attracting butterflies, but it cannot prove that I put the musk on the butterfly's wings."

The Emperor acted as if he had not heard Zhen Huan's plea. He narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a cold voice, "It's useless."

"Princess Wan, you have plotted to murder the heir to the throne and Concubine Tian. You are stripped of your title and demoted to a concubine." The emperor stood up and walked slowly to Zhen Huan. He lowered his head slightly and stared at her. He no longer reached out to help her stand up like before. "Copy scriptures for the heir to the throne in Yongshou Palace and reflect on your past."

When Zhen Huan heard the emperor's order, her upright body immediately collapsed. With tears in her eyes, she pulled the emperor's sleeve and murmured, "Does the emperor really not trust me?"

"Since last year's draft, I have had three children, but I didn't keep any of them.

You can say that what happened to Lady Tian was not your fault, but what about Concubine An? Have you ever repented for that child? "

The emperor raised his hand and pulled the sleeve out of Zhen Huan's hand. Zhen Huan knelt on the ground with a deathly pale face and closed her eyes in pain.

"But the emperor has never been sad for my child, nor has he ever wanted to find out the real murderer for him!"

Zhen Huan's voice was sharp and sad at this time. She stared at Concubine Hua who was sitting upright on the chair. Her painful face gradually turned into resentment. "The real murderer has killed one heir after another, but the emperor still favors her. If the heirs knew about this in the afterlife, they would surely cry blood every day and hate their father for not seeking justice for them!"

"How dare you!" With a loud bang, Zhen Huan fell to the ground. Her cheeks quickly swelled up and blood even flowed from the corners of her mouth.

The emperor had a cold face and the slap he gave Zhen Huan looked easy and casual. He looked coldly at the woman who collapsed at his feet, without a trace of heartache on his face.

Su Peisheng had been with the emperor for many years, so he naturally knew that the emperor was angry at this time. He immediately called Xiao Xiazi and others to drag Zhen Huan and Huanbi back to Yongshou Palace.

No one dared to speak. Concubine Li covered her mouth blankly, probably thinking about what she had just said and whether it would displease the emperor.

Even Concubine Hua remained silent for a long time. On the one hand, she was happy that the emperor taught Zhen Huan a lesson for her, but on the other hand, she was afraid of such an angry emperor.

After many years in the harem, the emperor mostly treated them with gentleness and pampering. After all, they were all his concubines, so it was no big deal if they made minor mistakes, and he would just turn a blind eye to it.

Being slapped by the emperor himself was unique in the harem. It was indeed Zhen Huan, everything was unique.

Now that Concubine Tian lost her child and fell into a coma, and Zhen Huan was demoted and confined to her room, the flower-viewing banquet could no longer be held. The concubines who had nothing to do with this matter returned to the palace one after another, and a group of people walked quietly on the palace road, without any trace of the previous joy.

When they arrived at Chengqian Palace, Lingrong called out to Shen Meizhuang. She was really curious why Shen Meizhuang had finally learned her lesson and no longer spoke up for Zhen Huan at this time.

Perhaps Shen Meizhuang also had a lot to say. She pulled Lingrong's hand and hurried into Chengqian Palace, her chest heaving up and down, but she didn't know how to start.

"What do you think about what happened today, Sister Shen?" Ling Rong dismissed all the palace servants and poured a glass of Biluochun for Shen Meizhuang herself. "Sister, do you believe that it was Concubine Wan who did it?"

"She is here all the time now." Shen Meizhuang held the hot teacup in her hand, seemingly not feeling the heat, "But I always feel that it is not her."

Of course it wasn't Zhen Huan who did it, Ling Rong answered secretly in her heart. She didn't know how happy she was at this moment, but she could only pretend to be calm in front of Shen Meizhuang, "But after investigating and asking, she is the most suspicious."

"Lingrong, last time, I was the most suspicious." Shen Meizhuang looked at Lingrong, tears welling up in her clear eyes, "If I'm not mistaken, the one who harmed Concubine Tian is the same person who harmed Huan'er."

Congratulations, you guessed wrong. Lingrong was afraid that she would laugh out loud as soon as she opened her mouth, so she maintained a calm expression and slowly poured herself some tea.

"Again, all the evidence points to one person, and they convicted him without any clear evidence. Huan'er must have been wrongly accused. Lingrong, we have to help her."

Shen Meizhuang grabbed Ling Rong's arm. She was so excited that even the Biluochun was spilled on the table.

Ling Rong looked at her tea leaves distressedly, and after a while she glanced at Shen Meizhuang, "But, my child, I didn't wrongly accuse her."

Shen Meizhuang quickly withdrew her hand as if she was scalded. She avoided the tea that flowed onto the table and also avoided Ling Rong's gaze.

"Sister Shen, she is not you. You have never done anything wrong but you are being wrongly accused. But that doesn't mean she is."

Lingrong couldn't understand why Shen Meizhuang trusted Zhen Huan so much. Even though Zhen Huan didn't help her when she was in the most difficult time, she was still willing to believe her.

No matter in the past life or in this life, no one has ever believed in herself so much, and Ling Rong has never believed in others so much. She really doesn't believe that there is such a friendship stronger than gold in this world.

"...I believe her, Lingrong." Shen Meizhuang sighed, "We have known each other since childhood. She would not kill anyone. Such vicious means would never come from her hands."

Lingrong really couldn't help herself, she was amused by Shen Meizhuang's words and burst into laughter, with tears flowing from the corners of her eyes.

Shen Meizhuang looked at An Lingrong who suddenly laughed out loud, and the words she wanted to use to defend Zhen Huan were suddenly stuck in her throat.

Her close friend, her good sister, her Huan'er, was the cruel person who caused Lingrong to have a miscarriage in the name of praying for a blessing. The method of kowtowing was probably too vicious even for Concubine Hua.

"Sister Shen, have you thought about it?" Ling Rong was still smiling, tears streaming down her face. "I won't hide it from you, sister. Today she finally paid the price for her evil deeds. I don't know how happy I am."

Seeing Ling Rong's tears, Shen Meizhuang's idea of ​​seeking justice for her sister was temporarily stopped. She held Ling Rong's hand and carefully wiped her tears.

"It's my fault, sister. I shouldn't have mentioned this." After wiping with a handkerchief that was half wet, Ling Rong gradually calmed down, "Sister, you should take care of yourself. Don't be sad because of what I said."

Lingrong shook her head. She was crying and laughing at the same time, and now she just felt extremely exhausted.

She was too lazy to split the sisterhood between Shen Meizhuang and Zhen Huan. Since Shen Meizhuang wanted to die by hitting her head against the big tree named Zhen Huan, she had no way to stop her.

Good words cannot persuade a damned person, and mercy without mercy will only lead to self-destruction. Since Shen Meizhuang is willing to accompany Zhen Huan, let them see for themselves whether this friendship can last until the end.

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