Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

Liang looked at her son with complicated eyes, tears welling up in her eyes, and she whispered in a sobbing voice:

“I was taken advantage of by them…

"They used the excuse that Miss Xie was not tolerated by my stepmother, so they let her ride in my carriage into the palace...

“The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo also said that the Ministry of War does not belong to the King of Yong, but to the King of Bei.

"She said that she wanted me to spend more time with her in the future and to take me to see Princess Beijing..."

Shen Kuang's face turned pale, and he asked in a trembling voice, "So, when the Imperial Concubine said that you were not the Crown Prince's Concubine, it was not because you couldn't help but ridicule her, but because she discovered something strange between you and the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, so she was testing you?"

Liang bit her lip and said, "I blocked it back!"

Shen Kuang put his hands over his eyes and said, "Mother, you are going to kill our whole family..."

"The Imperial Concubine and the Queen have been at odds for a long time, and now it's just a matter of face!

"The wives of the Duke of Zhenguo and others are all experienced people who have been in the court for many years. They will definitely pin the blame on the imperial concubine!

"I……"

Liang was about to continue to explain, but Shen Kuang couldn't bear to listen to such nonsense anymore, so he ran away quickly!

Liang looked at his back with resentment, crying, "Son! I did all this for you!"

Shen Kuang's pace became faster and faster.

When I returned to the flower hall, I saw that my father had left, but my grandfather was leisurely holding a bowl of drink and walking around his beloved orchid.

He took a step forward and fell to his knees: "Grandfather, my mother is in trouble!"

King Kang's expression changed drastically: "What!?"

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Everyone in Yinyu Hall was tired and went to bed early.

Only Wang Xifeng received the report from Chen Duo conveyed by the Crow brothers.

It turns out that in such a big situation, the only person who showed up was the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo!

“You’re really good at hiding!”

Wang Xifeng sighed, looked up at the crow brothers, gave them a few instructions, and let them go first.

Jin Ercai squatted on the shelf and tilted his head curiously: "How do you plan to deal with this matter, sir?"

"How should I deal with it? Let's see how the emperor deals with it first. They scared my daughter. I can't let them get away with this no matter what!"

Wang Xifeng was indeed a little tired and too lazy to chat any more, so she went to bed and fell into a deep sleep.

Chen Duo was busy in the inner temple all night and finally interrogated Qiu, Miss Xie, three eunuchs who knew a little bit of martial arts, and the guard on duty at the palace gate.

When the sky was just getting light, Chen Duo walked out of the inner temple and stretched at the door.

A shrike flew over, chirping and chirping.

Chen Duo glanced at the bird, then looked back inside and said loudly, "I'll go change my clothes and then go directly to see the emperor!"

Han Lue inside agreed sullenly: "There are still some details that have not been examined clearly. Why are you so anxious?"

"Yeah. This time it's urgent, and it won't take long. It doesn't matter if we can't figure it out clearly." Chen Duo strode back home.

Bannu poked his head out of his clothes box again and meowed softly.

Chen Duo went over and indeed took out a small square box from the box. He opened it and found two lines of words written by Wang Xifeng herself:

"Just go to the Madam of the Zhenguo Duke. You withdraw your troops for now. I will investigate."

Chen Duo smiled.

The hero sees the same.

Although everyone was very angry, it was true that the emperor had just ascended the throne and it was better to do less rather than more.

After changing his clothes, Chen Duo went straight to the Zichen Palace.

Emperor Chongzhao, who had just gotten up, was gargling his mouth. Seeing him coming, he nodded and said, "Go ahead."

"The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo is related to the late old lady of the Wang family. She and the old lady were very good friends before they got married.

"Later, when Old Lady Wang passed away, there were vague rumors from her natal family, the Chen family, that Old Lady Wang was angered to death by the Imperial Concubine.

"The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo quietly began to investigate the cause of Mrs. Wang's death. She found out the details before we moved into the Daming Palace.

“Of course, she found it out too easily. I suspect that Master Wang Ziteng leaked it to her on purpose.

“In short, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo had vowed two months ago to make the Imperial Concubine pay the price.

“As for the Xie family, they were originally close to Wang Ziteng, so the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo went to find the second wife of the Jia family, Da Wang.

“As for the fact that Xie’s dagger was not found, it was due to the negligence of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who did not arrange for anyone to check.

"There is also the eldest daughter-in-law of Prince Kang. She was originally very excited when she entered the palace, intending to find a good girl for her eldest son, Shen Kuang, who is now in the Ministry of War.

"But when she ran into the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo and Mrs. Qiu at the palace gate, she was coaxed by them and softened her heart, so she let Mrs. Xie get in her carriage.

"That's how it happened."

Emperor Chongzhao had a blank expression on his face.

Even members of the royal family are involved!

Chen Duo looked at his expression, thought for a moment, and reported to Emperor Chongzhao the confrontation between Wang Xifeng and the eldest daughter-in-law of Prince Kang at the gate of Wangxiantai yesterday:

"I feel that Liang was originally being used and kept in the dark. But later, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo was afraid that she would report something unusual, so she threatened and lured her.

"So when the Imperial Concubine tested her, she actually managed to hold out!"

The face towel in Emperor Chongzhao's hand was thrown back into the washbasin.

Chen Duo and Qing Hai both lowered their heads.

"Prepare for court."

Emperor Chongzhao's voice was cold and hard.

Chen Duo respectfully saw him off, then stood up and wiped the sweat off his forehead.

Xia Shouzhong walked over slowly, smiling: "Are you exhausted? Why don't you go back to sleep?"

"Thank you for your help yesterday, brother!" Chen Duo bowed to him.

Xia Shouzhong smiled brightly: "I should be the one thanking you!

"Since returning to the Purple Palace, I haven't had the opportunity to appear before His Majesty for a long time.

"That was the first time yesterday!"

Chen Duo laughed and said he didn't dare: "It was the Imperial Concubine who suggested that Eunuch Qing should stay with His Majesty. That's when His Majesty remembered my brother."

Xia Shouzhong puffed out his chest with satisfaction: "This is how our queen protects her own people."

Chen Duo chuckled, looked at him, and the two of them slowly walked out together.

On the way, Chen Duo whispered: "Although the reasons are sufficient, I always feel that there is more to it.

"It's easy to say that you want to murder the queen and frame the imperial concubine, but how much courage does it take to do it?

"How much more clearly do you need to know about the situation in the palace?

"If you say that this matter was initiated by the Crown Prince's Consort of Kang, who often comes and goes in the palace and even had a close relationship with Concubine Zhen in her early years, I would believe it.

"But the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo? Where do she get the connections and manpower?!"

Xia Shouzhong narrowed his eyes: "What do you mean?"

"In the early years, the prince's family had eunuchs sent from the palace. Can you get a list? Can you contact them?"

Chen Duo's eyes were bright.

Xia Shouzhong looked at him and laughed, "Why are you more anxious to clean up the royal family than His Majesty?!"

"How can I be qualified?" Chen Duo also laughed meaningfully, "I am just raising a question on behalf of His Majesty and the Imperial Concubine."