Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

He Ke was half-coaxed and half-tricked by Zitang into taking off his clothes for inspection. He saw bruises on the girl's inner arms, armpits, inner thighs and other places that are not easily visible.

Zitang was so angry that her face changed drastically and tears fell down! She immediately ordered someone to report to the Crown Princess.

The Crown Princess listened to what the little palace maid whispered in her ear, frowned and stood up: "Gu Liangyuan, please sit down. I will be back soon."

He strode into the inner hall, but saw Zitang sobbing and covering her mouth with a quilt, the little girl not daring to make a sound. The two of them were hugging each other and crying bitterly.

"Let me see!" The Crown Princess was filled with worry and anger. Her face was dark. She pulled the quilt and looked from head to toe. She took a deep breath and ordered, "Call the imperial physician... and ask the pharmacy to send a female doctor over."

Zitang looked at her with tearful eyes: "My Lady..."

"Don't be afraid! This is your father's East Palace, and it's also my East Palace! As long as we are both alive and well, we will not allow anyone to treat you harshly!" The Crown Princess said in a stern voice.

He Kewu burst into tears, sobbing: "Madam Gu said that my mother bullied her before, and she wants to get back at me...

"She also said that it was because my father fell in love with the new Madam Mei that he exposed my mother's abuse of me... She said that it was Madam Mei's fault that I lost my mother, and she wanted me to take revenge and complain..."

The Crown Princess' eyebrows jumped when she heard this: "He Ke, do you dare to tell your father these words?"

"If I tell my father, I will never have to see Empress Gu again, right?" He Ke looked at the Crown Princess eagerly.

The Crown Princess nodded immediately: "I promise you, if you tell your father all this, you can follow whichever lady you want in the future!"

"I want to follow you. I can help you take care of my brother." He Ke pleaded pitifully.

The Crown Princess agreed immediately: "Okay! You will live with me in Cheng'en Palace from now on! Whatever Brother Tao uses, you will use! From now on, you are my daughter! No one can be mean to you!"

He Ke burst into tears and grabbed Zitang's clothes tightly, refusing to let go even if he died.

Seeing that she didn't rush over to hug her, the Crown Princess breathed a sigh of relief. She hurriedly shouted, "Please ask Gu Liangyuan to sit in the side hall for a while!"

Then he ordered Zhu Qing, "You personally take people to Yichun Palace! She didn't even let go of a child, how could there not be other clues?! Check it out for me!"

Gu Liangyuan was "invited" to the side hall, crying and shouting.

The eunuchs who followed the order were impatient and directly tied their hands and feet and blocked their mouths: "In the Crown Princess's Palace, do you still want to be reasonable? The Crown Princess's order is the truth!"

When it was getting dark, the prince hurried back and headed straight for Cheng'en Palace.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw the Crown Princess holding Tao Ge'er and sobbing, while Zhu Qing was holding the trembling He Ke standing below. On the couch next to him, lying on the couch was Zi Tang, whose arm was half black and who was already unconscious!

The prince was shocked: "What happened!?"

This one sentence made the Crown Princess and He Ke burst into tears at the same time!

The prince was so anxious that he turned around and asked Qinghai: "Tell me! What happened?"

Qinghai was also confused and looked at Zhuqing quickly.

Zhu Qing wiped her tears and knelt on one knee. She talked about how Princess Heke's words and actions on the first day were suspicious, and how the Crown Princess gave her pearls to comfort and encourage her. She also talked about how the two of them came again this afternoon, and how Princess Heke was listless and refused to be touched by others.

"... Zitang had been taking care of Tao Ge'er for a long time, and she felt something was wrong. When the princess woke up and picked her up, she deliberately touched her slightly, and the princess cried in pain.

"When I took off her clothes, I saw that the princess' private parts were covered with bruises, which were difficult to notice if you didn't pay attention.

"Zitang was furious and cried while hugging the princess. He also reported it to the Crown Princess.

"The Crown Princess was naturally distressed when she saw this, and she quickly called the imperial physician over.

"The princess cried and begged, and was only willing to follow the Crown Princess. The Crown Princess softened her heart, and ordered the servants to go to Yichun Palace to get the princess's other clothes, shoes and socks, intending to move the princess to Cheng'en Palace.

"Who knew that not long after I left, Zitang fainted. The imperial physician came by chance and said that she was poisoned!"

The prince clenched his fists, furious: "How could he be poisoned? Where did the poison come from?!"

"When I went to Yichun Palace to get the princess's clothes, I found that Gu Liangyuan was fumigating the princess's clothes with poisonous incense..." Zhu Qing said, shuddering, "If the little princess wears this dress to play with Tao Ge'er, then both the princess and Tao Ge'er will, will..."

As he spoke, he looked towards Zitang, his face filled with fear.

The Crown Princess held her son even tighter in her arms and cried so hard that she couldn't raise her head.

He Ke, who was inadvertently left alone, glanced at the Crown Princess, then suddenly took a step forward and rushed straight into the Crown Prince's arms: "Daddy! Daddy, save me, I don't want to die! I don't want to kill my brother and the Queen!"

The prince hugged his daughter tightly, consoled her, and looked at the doctor with murderous intent: "What is the poison?"

"It was originally a slow-acting poison that would only make people sleepy and drowsy. But coincidentally, Miss Zitang had an injury on her hand, and she rubbed it hard against the princess's clothes, so the poison entered her body and she fell into a coma."

The imperial physician was sweating profusely, kneeling on the ground, not daring to raise his eyes at all.

The prince narrowed his eyes and asked, "Is this girl's life in danger?"

"It was discovered in time, so there is no problem. The poison has been removed, and he will be able to wake up tomorrow morning. He will be fully recovered in seven or eight days." The imperial physician said, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

The prince hummed and looked at Zhu Qing: "What about that bitch?"

"The Crown Princess has temporarily placed her in a side hall." Zhu Qing lowered his head. "This is a serious matter, and Cheng'en Hall dares not move lightly."

The prince turned around and looked at Qinghai: "Take her away for interrogation, and interrogate her carefully! I want to know where her medicine came from, where her heart came from, who was the one who did it, and who was her accomplice! Don't kill her so easily!"

Qinghai bowed to the ground and said in a stern voice: "Yes! I will remember it!"

With a flick of his whisk, Qinghai walked away angrily, holding up his robe.

The prince then held He Ke and sat next to the Crown Princess, holding his wife and their son and daughter in his arms!

The Crown Princess burst into tears: "Master, how could she... She has always been so caring towards Tao Ge'er... I always let her hug Tao Ge'er and even let her take Tao Ge'er to the garden at the back..."

At this point, the Crown Princess trembled again, "Master, I'm scared to death! I'm scared to death!!!"

The prince felt his heart tighten when he heard this, and he hugged the princess to comfort her for a long time.

Finally, he placed his son and daughter solemnly in front of the Crown Princess and said, "I don't feel comfortable leaving the children to anyone, only you can be trusted.

"I am almost standing, and I only have these two drops of blood.

"Crown Princess, you have to protect them for me!"

The Crown Princess then wiped her tears, stood up and saluted, and answered seriously: "I will definitely live up to your trust! Please rest assured, Your Highness!"

The next night, Gu Liangyuan died suddenly.

All three of his slaves died for their master.

At the same time, the guards of the Xuande Gate of the Eastern Palace, the person in charge of the Neifang, and even the imperial physician who was allowed to live in the Eastern Palace all disappeared silently.

At the second watch on the third day, the three concubines of Yi Qiu Palace gathered quietly at the window of the East Palace, one inside and two outside, each with a pale face and trembling all over.

"Is this place cursed?" Geng Chenghui's voice was shaking so much that it was almost incoherent.