Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

Things were already beginning to take shape. With so many military and national affairs to attend to, Emperor Chongzhao would no longer delay them in the harem, so he handed them all over to Wang Xifeng.

Before leaving, he only reminded me: "Don't be unjust or indulge."

Everyone saw him off. Wang Xifeng looked back at Geng Simiao's anxious face, sighed, and said:

“Xiaoyuan must have been in a critical condition at the time, so she came to my place.

"If you're worried, go take a look. If she's stable, then it's the same thing to take her back."

Geng Simiao looked at her nervously: "Then, will someone come to harm her a second time?"

"Probably not." Wang Xifeng shook her head, "Unless Xiaoyuan knows something.

"Otherwise, their sinister intentions have been exposed, and Chen Duo is waiting to catch them by surprise. They shouldn't be so stupid as to deliver themselves to us."

Geng Simiao nodded immediately: "Then I will take Xiaoyuan back!"

Wang Xifeng watched her run out like a gust of wind, smiled and shook her head, then simply sat down at the table and looked at Chen Duo:

"Where do you plan to start?"

Chen Duo opened his mouth and said, "The main hall of Qinghui Pavilion."

Wang Xifeng raised her eyebrows slightly.

"This incident must have been aimed at Concubine Rong. Therefore, the place where the poison was dropped must have been the main hall of Qinghui Pavilion.

"I don't believe in the ability of the palace servants in Qinghui Pavilion. I must personally lead people to investigate once again to ensure that Empress Rong will not get into trouble while I am investigating the case."

Chen Duo respectfully revealed his plan and thoughts, "I am here to avenge Wu Jin by catching the murderer, not to take the blame for the murderer behind the scenes!"

Wang Xifeng nodded with a smile: "I feel relieved if you think this way."

Then he stood up and said, "I'll go say hello to the main hall. Just investigate - if there is anything that you are not allowed to investigate, just arrest it directly."

Chen Duo breathed a sigh of relief and bowed gratefully: "Yes, thank you, Imperial Concubine!"

Wang Xifeng walked forward and when she passed him, she raised her handkerchief to cover her nose with disgust: "It's so hot, I know you're working hard, but if this stinking sweat hits Rong Fei, you'll be in trouble.

"It's fine for today, but you must change into clean clothes tomorrow."

An'er and Ru'er who were following couldn't help laughing. An'er laughed and snorted, and quietly complained to Ru'er:

"Why is the queen so nosy? It would be better if she could make her vomit! How dare she say such nonsense like people are worse than cats!"

Ruer gently squeezed her hand, glanced at Wang Xifeng's back and Chen Duo who was following them, thought for a moment, and said softly:

“Mei Ran told me a lot about Qinghui Pavilion, and it sounded like Concubine Rong really cared about Wu Jin.

"Maybe I was just trying to comfort Geng Ronghua at that time and said something out of turn."

An'er opened his mouth to refute, but after glancing at Chen Duo, he knew he shouldn't say anything more, so he snorted and closed his mouth.

As a result, Chen Duo clearly understood that Yinyu Palace's attitude towards Concubine Rong had changed.

When they arrived at the main hall, Wang Xifeng heard that Mei Ruoqin had already "slept", so she did not "disturb" her. She just pointed at Chen Duo and told Mei Ranmei Shu:

"Just now I wanted to call one of you to listen to His Majesty's order, but His Majesty left in a hurry and didn't have time.

"This is Chen Duo, you all know him. He came from the Criminal Justice Department of our Eastern Palace and is now the Earl of the Internal Temple.

"Although it was Wu Jin who fell this time, it was actually your Concubine Rong who was targeted. That's why His Majesty specially summoned him to investigate the case.

"No one inside or outside Qinghui Pavilion is allowed to hinder his investigation - am I clear?"

Mei Shumei Ran bowed hurriedly: "Yes! Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty, and thank you for your attention, Your Majesty. We will definitely cooperate with Master Chen to get to the bottom of this matter!"

Good attitude.

Wang Xifeng softened her expression and gave a few more instructions: "Take good care of your queen and don't let her have any extra thoughts.

"Your Majesty has just ascended the throne, and the state affairs are in a mess. Even the Queen has not taken care of her family affairs, and is resting quietly. You know whoever causes trouble for Your Majesty at this moment will be in trouble.

"When Madam Duan comes back, you two must not hide anything and must report everything that happened in the past few days to Madam Duan in detail and ask her to make the decision."

The two did not dare to argue and just lowered their heads in agreement.

Wang Xifeng was too lazy to care about it anymore. She turned around and went to the side room. After asking for confirmation, she found out that Wu Jin could be carried back on a small stretcher. She immediately ordered someone to do so.

In less than a moment, everyone dispersed, and only a group of servants and a single man, Chen Duo, were left in Qinghui Pavilion.

Chen Duo straightened his chest, his eyes gleaming with strange confidence: "Everyone, please give me a copy of the Qinghui Pavilion's personnel booklet."

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After bringing Wu Jin back to Yinyu Palace and making arrangements for Doctor He and Mao'er, Wang Xifeng returned to her bedroom.

An'er and Ru'er came up to help her change her clothes and take off her hair.

"Ruru, how true do you think what Mei Ran said is?" Wang Xifeng stretched out her arms to block the hands of the two of them, sat in front of the dressing mirror, and took off all the pearls and jade on her head.

Ru'er thought for a moment and said, "Nine points. I think that anything that has nothing to do with Concubine Rong should be true.

"She only said that Concubine Rong was anxious. After we entered the palace, Mei was still very calm and composed. I don't think this is true."

Wang Xifeng nodded.

An'er was also angry and said, "I also heard that Geng Ronghua saw Wu Jin falling down and was so scared that he fell to the ground and cried.

"But after Mei dressed up and went to the side hall, she sat in the hall, commanding with confidence, and had the demeanor of a great general, much more impressive than Geng Ronghua.

"She actually spread this kind of words when Wu Jin was seriously injured. She is really good at picking the right time to bully others!"

At this time, Wang Xifeng had let her long hair down and was combing it with a tortoise-shell comb inlaid with gems. Hearing this, she had no expression on her face. She just combed her hair slowly, one stroke at a time, and stood up.

"Ruer, what do you think of Mei Ran?"

"He can distinguish right from wrong, has a clear mind and is loyal to Concubine Rong. However, because he is very smart, he can see Concubine Rong's attitude more clearly."

Ru'er thought back to the hand that she had seen clearly avoiding Mei Ran's support, and nodded affirmatively.

"Fei Rong is not happy with the many things she has said to me in private, so she will probably distance herself from her."

Wang Xifeng took a deep breath and sneered, "How foolish!"

An'er and Ru'er both knew that this was a comment about Mei Ruoqin.

While sighing, Ruer gently advised: "Your Majesty, how wise are you? How can you not know that the friendship in the harem is only for the present moment?

"Mei is pregnant, and she has some lucky star in her name, and she is the first child after your majesty ascends the throne.

“Even if her relationship with the Mei family was cold, she would not be able to resist being tempted by the benefits shown to her by the family.

"My lady, please don't get angry over such a person. It's not worth it."