After my rebirth, I was the most favored person in Beijing

She is really in a dilemma now.

Ruan Liuying just held on to Shen Qingran and refused to give up. She bit her hard and said, "You were the one who pushed me down, Miss Shen. We have no grudges against each other, why are you trying to hurt me?"

She has been going crazy since she was pulled out of the river by Shen Qingran.

Concubine Ruan, who received the news, also came in a hurry, and her expression looked very anxious.

Shen Qingran didn't expect that Concubine Ruan didn't seem to dislike her niece that much.

"Liuying, are you okay?" When Concubine Ruan arrived, she first confirmed that her clothes were intact. Her gaze fell on Shen Qingran beside her, and her eyes changed.

The Ruan family and the Shen family have always been at odds with each other. The two families are well-known enemies in Kyoto and almost complement each other in the court. Concubine Ruan knows that she has no way to resolve the conflict between the two families. Even with the ninth prince, the Duke Zhenguo did not have any leeway for the Ruan family.

Moreover, when the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion was in trouble, she whispered in His Majesty's ear, making their lives even more miserable. But she didn't expect that they could make a comeback.

"Madam Shen, please go to my palace to refute this matter!"

Concubine Ruan had already spoken, and she couldn't directly reject Concubine Ruan's words in front of everyone, otherwise she would have the opportunity to speak her own words.

If only Lin Xi was by my side now, she would definitely be able to find a way to solve the problem.

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Lin Xi had not expected that Chen Xun would show up at this flower-viewing party, but now he was standing in front of her. She was stunned by his gorgeous face. For the first time, she thought, how could someone be so handsome?

"Aren't you worried about what kind of poison that person gave you?" Chen Xun's voice was still a little cold as always.

However, Lin Xi heard some concern in his words. She smiled and faced him. She was not as scared as others and kept a distance from him. Instead, she felt a little closer to him.

He is not at all as hypocritical as the Lin family.

"What are you looking at?" When Chen Xun spoke, his fingertips paused and casually swept across her eyes.

"I'm looking at you."

Lin Xi said this as soon as he opened his mouth.

She looked straight at him, with an expression in her eyes that was not usually seen, a little more lively and a little less steady, more like a girl of her current age.

Chen Xun's lips trembled involuntarily, as if he saw a spring scene he had never seen before. The rich and colorful colors made his usually calm heart more shocked, and he also had many emotions that he could not explain.

An Liang suddenly appeared in their atmosphere. He lowered his head with a serious expression. At Chen Xun's signal, he said directly, "Master, Miss Shen was taken away by Concubine Ruan."

This is not good news.

Lin Xi took a step forward, her face showing a bit more anxiety, but she still asked calmly: "Do you know why he was taken away?"

An Liang continued, "The news that came in said that it was because Miss Shen pushed Concubine Ruan's niece into the lake."

"This is impossible." Lin Xi turned and looked at Chen Xun.

This matter was too strange to talk about. After spending some time together, she understood Qingran's personality and knew that he would not do such a rash thing for no reason.

"She came to this flower viewing party just to accompany me. I must bring her back safely."

Lin Xi straightened his back and looked determined.

Chen Xun did not want to stop him, but said: "It's meaningless for you to go over now."

"I know, but Concubine Ruan was coming for me." Lin Xi said this and then asked An Liang, "Did Concubine Ruan and her niece have a dispute? What's the reason?"

Hearing this, An Liang raised his head and looked at Chen Xun. Chen Xun was silent for a while, then said directly: "What are you looking at me for? Just tell me!"

"It's because of the prince." An Liang said this without looking up at the expressions of the two men.

Lin Xi didn't expect that the prince would be involved, but since the prince was involved.

She could probably guess what it was. She didn't expect that Concubine Ruan actually wanted to marry her niece to the prince, but how was Qingran involved?

"I cannot walk around the palace. I would like to ask Master Chen if you can investigate the area around the incident to see if there are any other witnesses who can at least prove Qingran's innocence."

If Qingran really influenced Concubine Ruan and happened to be charged with murder, Qingran would naturally not be able to marry the prince.

When Lin Xi thought of this, he couldn't help but sigh.

On the way to Fengzao Palace, she met the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo who had come after hearing the news. She was wearing the attire of a lady of imperial decree, and her expression was filled with urgency that could not be concealed.

The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo was originally heading towards Fengzao Palace under the guidance of her father-in-law, but unexpectedly she met Lin Xi on the way.

"Lin Xi, what happened to Qingran?" As soon as she saw Lin Xi, she hurriedly grabbed her hand and asked.

Lin Xi shook her head and replied directly: "It's Lin Xi's fault. I was not at the table at the time. I guess Qingran came out to look for me, which caused this trouble."

The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo nodded thoughtfully, patted her hand gently and said soothingly: "It's not your fault. Gossip has to find you, and you can't hide from it just because you want to."

"Let's go and take a look at Fengzao Palace together."

In Fengzao Palace, Concubine Ruan had already received the news that the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo had passed a sign into the palace.

The Queen specially invited the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo to the palace. How could she not guess in her heart that the Queen wanted to compete with the other party and gain the advantage?

When they arrived at Fengzao Palace, she asked the two to change their clothes first.

The two of them stood in front of the hall. Concubine Ruan suddenly spoke up and said, "Since this matter involves my niece, I cannot be partial to you. Why don't you make the decision among yourselves first?"

Shen Qingran said calmly: "Thank you, Imperial Concubine. Since Miss Ruan said that I pushed you into the river, do you have a motive?"

Ruan Liuying replied directly: "You are jealous of me."

"..."

She didn't expect that the Ruan family was so shameless.

"Then how did I push you down?"

What happened just now was very chaotic. She only remembered that there was a hand pulling her from behind and she was falling backwards. She had no hands left to push anyone into the lake.

"The palace maid who followed me saw it. Let her tell the story." Ruan Liuying's eyes were evasive and she pushed the palace maid behind her out.

The maid followed Ruan Liuying, and under the pressure of Concubine Ruan's eyes, she could only bite the bullet and say: "Just now, it was Miss Shen who pushed the girl. She leaned sideways and pushed forward with her hand. The two of them were close to the lake and did not stand firmly, so they naturally fell into the lake together."

Concubine Ruan originally wanted to charge Shen Qingran directly, but the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo arrived faster than she expected.

The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo led Lin Xi into Fengzao Palace.

"Your Highness, it's all my fault that I didn't teach my daughter well. I have caused such a big joke in the palace. Please punish me." The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo knelt on the ground in an orderly manner. Her voice was loud and clear. As soon as she entered the palace, she started to ask for punishment.

Concubine Ruan was stunned. She was wearing imperial robes, so she had no right to punish anyone. That was something only the queen could do. A hint of hatred flashed across her eyes. She gritted her teeth and smiled as she said, "Madam, this is really serious. This is not just a child's play. I was just standing in the middle and watching. I'm afraid something must have gone wrong."

"Of course it's my daughter's fault, not yours truly. The Imperial Concubine said you were wrong, so why are you still standing there? Don't you know how to admit your mistake?" The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo spoke directly.

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingran knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Concubine Ruan and admitted her fault, saying, "This servant has been disrespectful. Please punish me, Concubine Ruan."

No one would come to me and apologize on their own initiative. If this gets out, the Queen will have something to use against me.

Concubine Ruan asked her trusted maid to help the man up. She sat on the high seat and said with a smile, "I said it was just a joke between children. But Liuying can't stand being bullied, so she naturally refused to give in."

Seeing that the matter was about to be revealed in such a bland way, Ruan Liuying naturally felt unfair. She fell into the lake on her own, but Shen Qingran didn't have to suffer at all?

"Aunt, she was the one who pushed me down. Are we just going to let it go now?" Saying that, Ruan Liuying pushed away the people around her and ran out.

She was determined that Shen Qingran could not appear next to the prince.

The only way is to make her character unworthy of the prince, so that she can be the future prince consort.

When she thought of this, she got excited and ran back to her own palace, found a white silk, and kept saying, "I won't accept this injustice. If I am to be wronged, I'd rather die."

She kept waiting for a palace maid to rush in from outside the door. Only when she heard footsteps did she put her head in the white silk.

The matter was brought to the attention of Concubine Ruan.

Concubine Ruan had never thought that she could be so cruel as to do this. "Liu Ying, why did you have to target that Madam Shen?"

She immediately dismissed everyone and asked while looking at Ruan Liuying lying on the bed.

"The prince has taken a fancy to her. Is this reason enough?" Ruan Liuying sat up and looked straight at Concubine Ruan. "I have been in the palace for so many days, and the prince has never looked at me. But today, he talked to Shen Qingran."

Concubine Ruan didn't expect it to be because of this reason.

The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, who had been guarding outside the door, had been frowning. If what happened in the palace today were to get out, Qingran's reputation would be truly ruined.

It was because of her body that people of the same status kept their distance from her. Now, if she wanted to choose a good husband, she would have to look further.

If I marry someone of a lower status... there are many things I won't know.

She couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

Shen Qingran became more and more depressed. Seeing his mother suffering here with him, he could do nothing.

Concubine Ruan came out. She looked at the person standing at the bottom of the stairs and said directly, "Miss Shen, you have done nothing wrong to anyone. Do you want your mother to force me to say that you have never done anything wrong to anyone?"

Concubine Ruan wanted to directly confirm that Shen Qingran had harmed others.

Lin Xi took a step forward, protected Shen Qingran behind her, squatted and saluted, and said, "I greet the Imperial Concubine. Since you and Miss Ruan both said it was Miss Shen, it's not enough to just have a witness to shove her."

"What else do you want?" Concubine Ruan didn't expect that someone would speak up for Shen Qingran.

Lin Xi said: "Evidence."

"It's ridiculous to convict Miss Shen directly without any evidence and based on empty words." Lin Xi said bluntly.

This sentence made Concubine Ruan speechless. How could she not know that this matter was just empty talk? But now, she still had to consider the power behind the Zhenguo Mansion.

If she really offended someone today, and the Duke of Zhenguo was no longer neutral and sided directly with the Crown Prince, then she would lose more than she gained.

"Sister, it's so lively here."

A gentle voice suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

Everyone turned around, looked at the owner of the voice, and knelt on the ground.

"Your humble servant, your humble wife, pays respect to the Queen. May Her Majesty live a thousand years."

The sound of kneeling was in unison.

No one had expected that this incident would alarm the Queen and make her appear here.

The Queen's gaze swept across the crowd and finally fell on Concubine Ruan. She had a dignified and elegant temperament, and her face showed traces of time, and it could be vaguely seen that she was once a beauty.

"What? Everyone is silent now that I'm here?" The Queen asked. She walked up to Concubine Ruan and said, "I was just bored today. I don't know why I came to your place. Please don't despise me."

Concubine Ruan lowered half her body and said, "Sis, you have arrived. I can only welcome you from afar. How can I be disgusted by you?"

The two had been fighting for a lifetime, but at this moment, it could be seen that Concubine Ruan was showing signs of defeat.

"Just now, I heard that there was a quarrel here. Why don't you tell me about it so that I can hear it too."

A soft voice fell into everyone's ears, but no one took the initiative to stand up.

At this moment, Lin Xi knelt on the ground and slowly opened his mouth, recounting the entire dispute without missing a word.

The queen smiled and listened to Lin Xi's words. When she saw that she had finished, she couldn't help but praise her and said, "You are a very articulate girl. Tell me, how can you find the evidence?"

Lin Xi raised her head and looked at the Queen. "Let's go to the crime scene. Since the maid next to Miss Ruan has already told us how Miss Shen pushed her, we just need to go to the crime scene and ask someone to look at the footprints, and we will naturally know who is lying."

"Ms. Shen and Miss Ruan both walked around the garden, and there were mud prints on their feet. The sizes of their shoes were also different. We can find someone to deduce it and it will work."

For such cases, there are naturally masters who specialize in investigating the case. They are very experienced in this area and can restore the scene just now by just walking the same path.

Ruan Liuying, who was in the house, was panicked when she heard this. She didn't expect this to happen, so she ran out and said, "No."