The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 532 Entering the game personally
Everyone in the room looked at each other. Yinzhen stopped turning the ring at some point, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Concubine Duan? Oh, tell me, why did Concubine Duan want to frame Concubine Shen?
She is just a concubine, and Concubine Shen is lower in rank than her. I'm afraid you are just trying to pick on innocent people again."

Liu Bin kowtowed so hard that you could hear the sound of his forehead hitting the ground with a bang.

"Your Majesty, I dare not make random accusations! It is indeed Concubine Duan!

As for why Concubine Duan did this, I have no idea!
But from the beginning to the end, it was Concubine Duan who sent someone to pass on the message to this humble minister!"

Nian Shilan grasped the key point of Liu Bin's words.

"You mean, the person who passed the message to you said it was Concubine Duan who ordered it? You yourself have never met Concubine Duan?"

Liu Bin continued to kowtow.

"Your Highness, that's basically it!"

Yinzhen closed his eyes, he didn't believe it was Concubine Duan.

In his eyes, Concubine Duan has always been very sensible, but now Nian Shilan and Concubine Jing are both here, Concubine Shen looks even more sad, and there is also Liu Bin pointing fingers in the room.

When Yinzhen opened his eyes again, he said to Fuling, who was shaking like a sieve.

"Then why did you point fingers at Concubine Shen? Was it also Concubine Duan's doing?"

Fuling was trembling with fear and almost buried herself in the ground.

"Reply, reply to the emperor's words, your servant, your servant,"

Fuling stuttered for a long time but couldn't say anything, so Cao Changzai spoke again.

"Fuling, let me ask you, your father and brother bought land and built houses with your money.

You are just a second-class maid in front of Concubine Shen, and your monthly salary is only two taels of silver.

How can you give so much money to your family? You'd better tell the truth today.

Otherwise, you will be charged with deceiving the emperor. Not only will your property be in danger, but your father and brother’s lives will also be in danger!”

Cao Changzai said to Yinzhen again.

"Your Majesty, Yinxiu, who was beside me, once saved her monthly allowance and asked someone to send it out of the palace.

I know this is not right, but emotions are human nature, and family affection is hard to give up.
Yinxiu had encountered this Fuling more than once, so I kept an eye on her and asked around.
Only then did I know that since Fuling followed Concubine Shen into the Forbidden City, the situation of her family has changed dramatically.

In the past, the family was so poor that they had to sell their sons and daughters, but now they have hundreds of acres of good farmland. "

Upon hearing this, Yinzhen looked at Yinxiu who was following Cao Changzai beside him. Yinxiu had already knelt down consciously.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Today's incident involves the innocence of Concubine Shen. My lady often tells me,
One must act according to conscience. I would rather be punished than see Concubine Shen being wronged!"

Yinxiu's voice was already tearful, but her little face showed sincerity.

Nian Shilan watched quietly, sighing in her heart that Concubine Cao was still as smart as she was in her previous life.

He just gave her a few pointers and she got everything done, leaving himself a way out, and making Yinzhen feel that she was a good master.

As expected, Yinzhen said.

"I am very pleased that Mrs. Cao has taught me well. Your name is Yinxiu, right? Get up first. I won't punish you."

Concubine Shen had tears in her eyes as she looked at Cao Changzai and his servant with gratitude. Concubine Duan had been invited by Su Peisheng and was standing outside the door waiting.

Yinzhen dismissed everyone and only called in Concubine Duan.

Concubine Duan was wearing a light green dress, which seemed a little cold in this winter.

She knelt down and greeted Yinzhen. Yinzhen looked at her face, which looked very much like Yunxi from certain angles before, and felt unfamiliar with it.

He found that he thought of Yunxi less and less now. In the past, he thought that Concubine Wan was like Yunxi, and Concubine Duan was also somewhat like Yunxi. He was always willing to forgive and ignore their little mistakes.

But today he doesn't want to forgive or ignore it anymore.

Concubine Duan bowed her head and knelt down. "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be well and healthy."

Yinzhen looked coldly at the kneeling Concubine Duan and said.

"Do you know why I asked someone to summon you and asked everyone else to stay away?"

Concubine Duan straightened up and looked at Yinzhen intently for a moment. The deep affection in her eyes made Yinzhen wonder if he had wronged her, but the next moment, Concubine Duan said.

"Of course I know. I have known this day would come a long time ago, but I didn't expect it to happen so soon."

Yinzhen couldn't help but clench his hands. He suppressed his anger and said.

"Since you have confessed, you must give me a reason. I love you.
Let the Queen and Concubine Hua help you manage the six palaces.

What else are you not satisfied with in the palace? Why are you targeting Concubine Shen who is lower in rank than you?"

Concubine Duan sighed slightly, then raised her head and said.

"Your Majesty is right, I should be satisfied. But I cannot be satisfied.

If I don't do this, I'm afraid my fate will be worse than Lady Shen's.

Since entering the palace, Concubine Shen has been valued by Concubine Hua, and she is in charge of the accounts and affairs.

I didn't care at first. But as Concubine Hua's status rose,
Concubine Shen, who followed Concubine Hua, was also carried up by the servants.

Over the past year, the Queen has been ill for many times, and Concubine Hua is about to give birth to a princess.
I and Concubine Shen get along well, but Your Majesty,
I, the concubine, also have my own difficulties!"

Yinzhen said.

"No matter what your reasons are, they are not a reason to frame Concubine Shen for faking her pregnancy to win favor.

If Concubine Hua hadn't come by chance today and brought Doctor Wen to see Concubine Shen again,
I am afraid that I have misunderstood Lady Shen, but you have been by my side for many years.

I still want to hear your difficulties. "

Concubine Duan hesitated for a long time, then thought about the current situation and gritted her teeth.

"Since my last miscarriage, I have been unable to have children. There are many concubines in the palace who are favored and can have children.

This is one of the reasons why I am jealous that Concubine Shen is always loved by the Emperor.

I was forced to do this, hoping that this incident would

This attracted the emperor's attention. Doesn't the emperor think that it would be difficult to raise children in the harem?
Apart from the time when Concubine Hua was pregnant and the Yikun Palace was surrounded like an iron barrel, which other woman gave birth safely?"

Concubine Duan looked at Yinzhen with hope, as if reminding him of something.

Something flashed through Yinzhen's mind, but he wasn't quite sure.

Yes, Concubine Duan was right, there was nothing strange about the children in the palace.

And Nian Shilan had reminded herself of this before.

Yinzhen thought about what Su Peisheng had found out and pondered for a while.

When Concubine Duan saw that Yinzhen didn't say anything, she thought that Yinzhen didn't believe her, and then she smiled bitterly with tears in her eyes.

"Your Majesty must think that I am talking nonsense, but what woman is willing to admit that she is jealous in front of the man she loves?
I dare to say this today because I know that Your Majesty is an ancient wise ruler! Your Majesty will definitely understand my difficulties! "

Yinzhen finally spoke.

"You put yourself in this situation because you want me to investigate the queen, right?

The only person in the harem who can make you helpless is the queen.

But how can you be so sure that you can frame Concubine Shen?

What would have led to the following events? If I believed that Concubine Shen was faking her pregnancy,
Lady Shen has lost her favor since then, do you feel a bit guilty?"