I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 127 Come on, show

"Since your majesty punished me last time, I have been copying Buddhist scriptures by hand every day and reflecting on my mistakes in the palace. Except for paying respects to the Queen Mother and the Empress, I have never stepped out of Huaqing Palace."

"If it weren't for the Queen Mother's order today, with Your Majesty's decree in front of me, I would never dare to disobey the Holy Will and make sour apricots and send them to Huayin Palace. I don't have the ability to predict the future. The Queen Mother's decree came down so quickly, how could I have the time to prepare those things that would harm people?"

Concubine Rong laughed at herself, her beautiful face showing a hint of loneliness and grievance.

"I originally wanted to share your majesty's worries, but I didn't expect someone with ill intentions to use this to frame me, and I also failed the good intentions of the Queen Mother..."

[It turns out that Concubine Rong has more than just a pretty face. She played the emotional card with the tyrant in order to advance, and even brought the Empress Dowager into the conversation. Given the tyrant's filial piety towards the Empress Dowager, I'm afraid the balance in his heart has begun to tilt.]

[This time, Concubine Rong was really wronged. She had no intention of dealing with Yun... Er, that's not accurate. She should have no intention of dealing with Concubine Yun now.]

Chu Liuzheng looked at the gossip that had just been uncovered and felt that having Concubine Rong was a "blessing" for the tyrant.

[Look at this plan. If they don't make a move, it's fine. But once they make a move, it's fatal. Their target is not only the child in Concubine Yun's belly, but also Concubine Yun's life. They lay the groundwork first, and then make a move when the fetus is older, and easily achieve the goal of killing two people with one corpse.]

[Tsk tsk tsk, she is indeed a poisonous beauty snake, the king of the abortion squad. With Concubine Rong here, it is impossible for the tyrant to have many children in this life. ]

"...I have a clear conscience and am willing to request a search of the palace to clear my name." Concubine Rong kowtowed with a frank expression.

She waited quietly for a moment, thinking that Emperor Shunguang would come down to help her, but she didn't even hear him asking her to stand up. She couldn't help but feel surprised and looked up at the emperor in front of her.

Xiao Jingfan stared at her expressionlessly, his scrutinizing eyes icy cold.

What, what's going on?

Concubine Rong's heart trembled. Did she say something wrong?
She rolled her eyes and was about to say something to make amends, but she saw Xiao Jingfan retract his gaze and ordered in a cold voice: "Zhou Yuande, take people to search."

"Yes!" Zhou Yuande took the order and glanced at Concubine Rong, thinking that this master would be in trouble tonight.

He ran out to make arrangements.

Inside the palace, Concubine Rong looked up, staring at Xiao Jingfan in disbelief, and called out in confusion, "Your Majesty?"

Didn't you say that you trust her? Even if she asked to search the palace, Your Majesty should not agree. Why did you send Zhou Yuande?
Xiao Jingfan lowered his eyes and stared at the Bodhi beads on his wrist, as if he didn't hear the call, and didn't let Concubine Rong get up.

Others were somewhat confused by this reversal.

They thought that Concubine Rong would be fine as before, but now it seems that His Majesty is ready to investigate seriously?
[When it comes to heirs, any emperor must be cautious, and it is necessary to investigate thoroughly. ]

Chu Liuzheng was not surprised at all.

[The tyrant is now so suspicious that he has planted secret guards among the palace maids. What's so surprising about him just sending people to search Huaqing Palace? ]

While Concubine Rong was feeling full of grievances, Concubine Yun was feeling very happy, but her face still showed that weak look.

Half of it is fake, and half of it is real.

Soon after taking the antidote for the fake pregnancy drug, she would have her period. At the moment, she felt severe abdominal pain, a chill spreading from her lower abdomen to her whole body, a feeling of heaviness, backache, and discomfort all over her body. It was ten or a hundred times more uncomfortable than her previous periods.

Thinking about having to endure this torture for the next year, she couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

But when she saw that Concubine Rong had lost the emperor's favor because of this, she felt that it was all worth it.

Just as everyone was waiting for the result with their own thoughts, a voice full of shock suddenly rang in Xiao Jingfan's ears.

【Frog fun! There is a ghost!!】

Xiao Jingfan perked up. What, what, what traitor?
Chu Liuzheng... was silent. She just sighed casually, and was busy watching the live broadcast of the search of Huaqing Palace. Xiao Jingfan pursed his lips and pinched his knuckles patiently.

I'm not angry. I'm not angry.

It will be chopped off sooner or later!

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Half an hour later, Eunuch Zhou came back to report.

Everyone turned to look, only to see that Eunuch Zhou's expression was two degrees more serious than when he left.

Concubine Rong's heart skipped a beat. Given this situation, could it be that they really had found something?
That's impossible. She runs the entire Huaqing Palace like an iron barrel. Who has the ability to reach out to Huaqing Palace?
[Come on, show it off! 】

Chu Liuzheng whistled excitedly in his heart, and couldn't wait to see Concubine Rong's expression change.

Xiao Jingfan wanted to ask someone to kick her out, but the desire to know the result prevailed, so he asked Zhou Yuande: "How?"

"Your Majesty, please take a look." Zhou Yuande took out a handkerchief bag from his arms, opened it, and a touch of red jumped into everyone's eyes.

"These saffron were found in the dregs of the small kitchen in Huaqing Palace."

Concubine Rong stared at the saffron on the handkerchief and said in a lost voice: "Impossible!"

The saffron in her palace had run out a few days ago, and she hadn't sent anyone to get it yet. How was it possible that saffron was found in the small kitchen?
Zhou Yuande glanced at her and signaled the eunuch behind him to bring the things up.

"Your Majesty, please look, there is a little red powder at the bottom of this wooden bowl. I suspect it is the fine powder of saffron, so I brought it back for the imperial physician to identify."

The young eunuch tilted the wooden bowl with the opening facing the nobles in the hall.

Under the bright candlelight, you can indeed see some red powder at the bottom.

At a glance from Xiao Jingfan, Wu Yuanshi immediately stepped forward to take the wooden bowl and identified it with several imperial doctors.

After a while, Wu Yuanshi reported: "Your Majesty, these powders are indeed made from saffron."

[Oh no, the evidence is solid, I can’t get away with it. ]

Chu Liuzheng admitted that he was gloating.

Seeing her number one enemy in trouble, couldn't she take a moment to gloat over his misfortune?

[While searching, they mixed saffron or something into the small kitchen slag bucket, and sprinkled powder or something into the empty wooden bowl. Tsk, tsk, these are all the debts owed by Concubine Rong's cruelty. The value of "If you don't uproot the grass, it will grow again in the spring breeze" continues to rise. ]

Chu Liuzheng flipped through the traitor's life story and secretly admired his perseverance.

[He is really patient. He lay dormant for five years to avenge his mother's murder. He didn't hold back when he castrated himself three years ago. He can be so cruel to himself. What can't he succeed in? ]

As she sighed, she looked up at the young eunuch who was standing behind Eunuch Zhou and holding the wooden bowl.

[This handsome guy has quick hands, and even Eunuch Zhou didn't notice that he was the one behind the scenes, so he got backstabbed.]

[Speaking of which, this young man is quite capable and of the right age. Why doesn't Eunuch Zhou accept him as his apprentice? Xiao Anzi is clever, but he is too young, and his heart and hands are not ruthless enough. How can someone who is not ruthless enough become the chief eunuch? If this young man is replaced, he will definitely be the future successor of Eunuch Zhou. ]

As the content of his inner voice became more and more biased, Xiao Jingfan was speechless.

What does it have to do with this woman who Zhou Yuande accepts as his apprentice?
"Your Majesty, I am innocent." Concubine Rong was not one to sit still and wait for death. She defended herself, "If this was really done by me, why would I leave this evidence for others to discover?"