Rebirth of a Lost Nation: Princess, Please Respect Yourself

When Concubine Ling heard this, her face froze, and then she responded.

"The Queen Mother is ill, and as her daughter-in-law, I am here to take care of her."

"My great-aunt is in the bedroom, and Concubine Ling has come to the side hall to attend to her illness?"

"I naturally noticed something unusual in the side hall, so I came here to investigate. Princess Zhaohua, why don't you explain why you appeared in this side hall?"

Jiang Lige was choked by the question, "Okay! Let's call them over now. I want to see how Concubine Ling is going to explain the strangeness of the medicinal residue!"

"Then you'll have to ask Princess Zhaohua. After all, when I came in, the princess had already succeeded, right?"

"You're slandering me!" Jiang Lige demanded angrily. "When I told you there was something wrong with the medicinal residue, you weren't surprised at all. That means you knew it was wrong all along! You conspired with Imperial Physician Huang to murder the Empress Dowager. This is a crime that will wipe out your entire family!"

"Princess Zhaohua, it's pointless for you to say this now." Concubine Ling sneered. "It's clearly because the princess and my father are at odds, and she's framing me. Your Majesty should be able to see through this."

"fart!"

Jiang Lige cursed, "It was clearly you who was having an affair with someone, but was accidentally caught by my great aunt. You were worried that she would discover your affair, so you devised a vicious plan to kill her!"

Hearing this, Concubine Ling was obviously surprised.

"Nonsense! I didn't expect the princess to be not only vicious, but also an amazing storyteller!"

"Hmph, Concubine Ling, do you really think you've done it perfectly? Then do you remember ever losing an earring?"

Concubine Ling was certain in her heart and retorted, "It's a pity, I have never left anything behind."

"Really? That's strange, Concubine Ling has never left anything behind!" Jiang Lige paced closer, "This princess made a special trip to the Imperial Household Department, and they recorded that this pair of earrings was a tribute from a foreign country, and they are the only pair in the palace."

What he meant was that whether the pair of earrings in Concubine Ling's palace were intact could be determined by taking them to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for comparison.

If the things found in the comparison are false, it means that Concubine Ling is guilty and has made preparations early!

Concubine Ling was questioned repeatedly by Jiang Lige, and she tried her best to calm down and smiled.

"Princess, I don't understand what you're saying. I have so many servants and maids in my palace. If someone is dishonest and exchanges things for money, or if someone betrays their master for personal gain and helps others frame me, do I have to be held responsible for it?"

Jiang Lige was very angry and said with gritted teeth.

"Jieyu Ling is truly eloquent!"

Seeing Jiang Lige's change from being so complacent at the beginning to being so angry now, Ling Jieyu was in a very good mood. He still wanted to fight with her and even came alone to get something against her?

It's a bit too naive!

Feeling proud, Concubine Ling began to ridicule Jiang Lige several times.

Jiang Lige, however, was not annoyed at all. He calmly took a few steps back, lowered his head and said, "Zhaohua respectfully wishes you the best of luck."

As soon as he finished speaking, the candlelight behind the screen slowly lit up, and Emperor Shengwu walked out with his hands behind his back, his eyes as sharp as a torch.

"Concubine Ling has treated me to a wonderful show."

"Your Majesty has family matters to attend to, so I will withdraw first."

Concubine Ling's face turned pale, but Jiang Lige changed his aggressive attitude. After saying this respectfully, he lowered his head and left the side hall.

When Jiang Lige came out of the side hall, he saw Song Yue sticking out his little head curiously.

"Princess, if we're not inside, will His Majesty be deceived by Concubine Ling's sweet words?"

Jiang Lige knew what Song Yue was thinking, so he said with a smirk, "It's hard for you to find such a legitimate excuse to watch the fun."

Song Yue, who was exposed, was not annoyed. "Princess, can we watch for a while longer?"

"It involves a royal scandal. We two foreigners can't stay here for long."

Songyue felt regretful for a moment, then came over with a smile to gossip.

"Princess, we already have the earrings as evidence. Just the fact that she had an affair with someone else is enough to catch Concubine Ling and her father. Why are you going through all this trouble?"

"Because Emperor Shengwu didn't care whether she had an affair with someone else or not. What he cared about was that Concubine Ling murdered the Empress Dowager for her own selfish desires, causing unrest in the entire harem."

“How come you see?”

"Ahem." Jiang Lige's face flushed, a rare occurrence. "That day, while the Imperial Household Department wasn't paying attention, I looked through the records of his royal concubines. His Majesty never even looked up Concubine Ling's name card."

Song Yue finally understood, "So, only if Concubine Ling takes action can we connect her to the unusual incident with the medicinal residue!"

"That's right. She came here specifically to replace the medicine residue, which proves that she is inextricably linked to this matter. Moreover, she just lied continuously. The emperor will no longer trust her."

"The princess is so tall!"

Song Yue couldn't help but give a thumbs-up, then asked in confusion, "But how did the princess guess that Imperial Physician Huang was instructed by Concubine Ling?"

To be honest, it was Songyue who helped Jiang Lige.

In his previous life, Doctor Huang surrendered to Ning Luyang because of a woman. Jiang Lige always thought that this was a romantic affair, so the direction of his investigation was wrong at the beginning.

Song Yue’s doubts that day suddenly awakened Jiang Lige, reminding her that in her previous life, Concubine Ling died suddenly in the palace. Not long after that, a "distant niece" came to Doctor Huang’s house. It was said that she became a widow because of the disaster in her hometown, so she came to Doctor Huang with her children.

Therefore, the person who left the palace under Ning Luyang's manipulation in the previous life might not be Huang Taiyi's so-called "dear lover", but his own daughter - Ling Jieyu.

Empress Dowager Jiang suffered misfortune for no reason, and Jiang Lige made such a big fuss. In addition to wanting to seek justice for Empress Dowager Jiang, on the other hand, he also deliberately set up a plan to wipe out the lineage of Imperial Physician Huang.

After all, Doctor Huang had done countless shady things for Ning Luyang, and Ning Luyang's smooth path was largely due to Doctor Huang's contribution.

Since that was the case, Jiang Lige cut off his left and right hands in advance!

However, Jiang Lige was not in a position to tell Song Yue these words, so he just responded vaguely and went straight into Empress Dowager Jiang's bedroom.

Under Shi Daizhi's treatment, Empress Dowager Jiang's complexion has improved a lot in the past few days, and she couldn't help but stroll around the house.

Nanny Kong went to help Emperor Shengwu deal with the matter of Concubine Ling. None of the young palace maids could persuade Empress Dowager Jiang, so they had to stay by her side and serve her.

Therefore, it was quite spectacular to see a group of people strolling around the house.

When Song Yue saw this, she was even more surprised. She had been working outside for Jiang Lige these days, so she naturally didn't know that Empress Dowager Jiang had recovered so much.

Jiang Lige felt guilty when Song Yue looked at him, so he told the truth.

"After knowing that Concubine Ling was involved in this matter, the source of the infection became much easier to investigate. After Shi Daizhi prescribed the right medicine, my great-aunt's health improved significantly. As for the outside news, it was my great-aunt who deliberately spread it to lure her into a trap."

Song Yue gossiped again, "What is the source of the infection?"