The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 419 I Don’t Know
After Concubine Wan cried for a while, Yinzhen looked up and saw that Xiao Linzi and Li Yibai had already brought Luo Yu in.

Nian Shilan, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke.

"Lady Wan, I have always treated you well. Since you say you were wronged,

Then you must prove your innocence today, otherwise, I will only know where these things came from."

Lady Wan said anxiously.

"The Imperial Concubine treats me very well, and I am definitely not the kind of person who repays kindness with enmity!

Don't worry, Madam, I will find out who is behind the murder of the heir to the throne today!"

Yinzhen looked at Luoyu, who was forced to kneel on the ground by Li Yibai and Xiao Linzi, and found that she was indeed a palace maid from Suiyuxuan.

He remembered that this palace maid used to serve Concubine Wan personally, but later she was replaced by Cui Jinxi at some point in time.

Yinzhen walked back to the steps, sat upright on the chair and said.

"Mr. Wan, you should know that every word you say now,

You all have to take responsibility for it. You don't admit that you poisoned the child.

You need to find the person who poisoned him."

Concubine Wan gritted her teeth, but a message from a eunuch came from outside the Yikun Palace.

"The Queen has arrived~"

"Empress Duan is here~"

Yinzhen looked over and saw Ulanara coming out of the corridor with a group of people.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be well and at peace."

Ulanara brought a group of concubines to pay their respects to Yinzhen.

Only then did Yinzhen see that standing behind Ulanara were Concubine Duan and Concubine Jing, and behind them were Concubine Li and Concubine Li, as well as Concubine Fu and Concubine Cao.

There were also several concubines who were not seen, probably because they didn't want to get involved and watch the fun.

Yinzhen called out, and Ulanara stood up straight and spoke.

"I had just had breakfast when I heard that something big had happened in Yikun Palace.

I was originally confused because Concubine Hua did not greet me today.
I don't know if it's because I'm feeling unwell, but when I heard that Yikun Palace was in turmoil,
I was afraid that Concubine Hua couldn't handle it alone, so I came to take a look.

I didn't know the emperor was here, it's my fault."

Yinzhen looked into Ulanara's eyes and did not see a hint of "no" in her eyes.

"It is only natural for the Queen to care for her harem. Now that you are all here,

It's just right for everyone to listen and see. Someone is plotting to murder the heir to the throne.
I will get to the bottom of this today!"

Ulanara replied "yes" and stood aside with everyone.

Luo Yu was pushed by Li Yibai to the bottom of the stairs and knelt down, and then the cloth strip was taken out of her mouth.

The strip of cloth had been in Luoyu's mouth for a while, and it made her mouth sore.

She wanted to reach out and rub the area around her mouth, but she was tied up tightly.

She wanted to open her mouth to protest, but her mouth felt so sour that she couldn't control it and drooled as soon as she opened her mouth.

Yinzhen frowned in disgust, and when Luoyu recovered, she shouted.

"I am innocent! I did nothing! I was just doing my job. I don't know how I offended Eunuch Li and he held me down!"

Yinzhen was too lazy to listen to the servant's cry for injustice. He turned the ring on his hand and asked Concubine Wan.

"Lady Wan, since you suspect she is a spy, do you have any evidence?"

Concubine Wan said hurriedly.

"After I asked Li Yibai to capture her, I searched her residence.

Li Yibai, show the emperor what you found!"

Li Yibai took out a small cloth bag from his bosom, but when the cloth bag was opened, it was filled with colorful small paper bags. Yinzhen looked at Wen Xianqing, who understood and stepped forward to check.

“Your Majesty, these small paper packages contain highly poisonous substances.

Including the wolfsbane flower powder and the red crested thorns used to soak the spinning top! "

Yinzhen frowned and said to Shilan.

"Your Majesty, it looks like this servant is the one."

Luo Yu had completely recovered by now and immediately started shouting.

"Empress Hua, I am innocent! I have never poisoned the Fourth Prince!
I don’t know how these things ended up in my residence!”

Nian Shilan sneered.

"Do you mean that Lady Wan is wrongly accusing you? Or is it me who is wrongly accusing you?
You said you were wrongly accused, but Lady Wan said that this thing was definitely found in your possession.
What explanation do you have for this?"

Luo Yu's eyes swept across everyone, briefly met with Concubine Li, and then looked away.

Concubine Li looked around nervously, fortunately, no one noticed her.

Luo Yu insisted that she was innocent and that the things were placed at her residence to frame her.

The implication is that the only one who wanted to murder the Fourth Prince was Concubine Wan.

It was naturally impossible for Concubine Wan to admit this crime, she suddenly said.

"Your Majesty, what happened today has pushed me into a desperate situation.

I didn't want to say much at first, for I was afraid that the Emperor would accuse me of slandering others.

But this slave is my concubine's maidservant, and although she did not grow up with me,
I never thought she would betray me! Before today's incident,

I heard from Li Yibai that Luo Yu often went to Qixiang Palace late at night!
Luo Yu and a maid named Xiao Chun from Qixiang Palace were like sisters.

The two of them often embroidered together and whispered to each other.

Luoyu also gave Xiaochun the things that the concubines had given her as gifts.

If the emperor doesn't believe it, just ask someone to look at Xiaochun's underwear.
Is it made from mulberry cotton produced in Qingshi Town in Jiangnan?
Mulberry silk cotton is unique to Qingshi Town and is very comfortable to make into linings.

But its value is low, and the rich and powerful do not take it seriously.

I was poor when I was young, and I just liked this kind of material for my lingerie.

She also gave many rewards to her subordinates. Luo Yu used the gifts given by the concubines to do favors.

I accidentally noticed that Xiaochun's inner garments were made of mulberry cotton, but I didn't think much of it.

Later, considering all these things, I once heard Luo Yu mention these things as gifts for the Fourth Prince.
It is said that she asked a little sister to get it. As far as I know, Luo Yu is the same as me.
She has no relatives or friends in the palace, so who else could it be except Xiaochun, who is her good friend? "

And the palace maid who followed Concubine Li to watch the fun in Yiku Palace today was Xiaochun.

She waved her hands in panic, trying to retreat behind Li Guiren, but Nian Shilan's maids Lidong and Lingzhi stepped forward and grabbed her wrists.

Concubine Li scolded.

"How dare you! The emperor hasn't even spoken yet, what right do you have to lay your hands on my people!"

Nian Shilan stood on the steps, looking down upon others, and said coldly.

"Just because they are my people! Lady Li, Lady Wan pointed out your maids.

"Why are you so flustered? Is there something wrong with you?"

Lidong and Lingzhi had finished their inspection and turned back to Yinzhen and Nian Shilan. Xiaochun's inner garment was indeed made of mulberry silk cotton, which was never worn by people in the palace.

When Luo Yu saw all this, she realized that Lady Wan had rewarded her with so many mulberry silk and cotton before, and she was happy that the young lady still had her in her heart, but it turned out that she was waiting for her to jump into the trap herself.

Luo Yu lowered his head weakly, was hit on the shoulder by Su Peisheng's whisk, and suddenly raised his head again.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. The things that Concubine Wan gave to the Fourth Prince were indeed obtained by me from Xiaochun.

Xiaochun said, "The market outside is very busy, and I am gradually losing face in front of Lady Wan.
She got some rare folk toys for the servants and asked Concubine Wan to give them to the Fourth Prince.
In order to please the Imperial Concubine Hua, the Imperial Concubine Wan will be able to treat me well again.

It’s just that I really don’t know why those poisonous things are with me!”