The Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of Ling Rong

Ever since Xiao Yunzi decided to investigate Yan'er, he began to pay close attention to her every move in secret. However, after several days of observation, he did not find anything unusual.

Yan'er still cleans the yard, trims flowers and trees, and boils water every day as usual, and is very responsible for her work.

This made Xiao Yunzi wonder: "Could it be that my guess is wrong? Or is Yan'er really just an ordinary palace maid and there is nothing suspicious about her? But if there is nothing wrong with Yan'er, then where is the flaw?" Xiao Yunzi fell into deep thought.

After some careful consideration, Xiao Yunzi realized that maybe it wasn't Yan'er herself who had a problem, but something else was wrong.

Maybe it's the people around Yan'er, or maybe it's the things Yan'er has come into contact with. In short, there must be other clues waiting to be discovered.

Therefore, Xiao Yunzi decided to expand the scope of the investigation and no longer limit it to Yan'er herself, but to start from the environment around her and look for more clues.

One day, when Yan'er was boiling water, little Yunzi walked up to her and chatted with her.

I accidentally saw the water-boiling utensil, and it seemed to be a different color from the usual ones.

He pretended not to know and asked Yan'er, "I see that this water boiler is a bit old. Why did you give it to the young lady?"

"Father-in-law, you don't know. My aunt said that it's better to use it like this for a long time." Yan'er replied.

"Aunt? Which aunt are you talking about?" Xiao Yunzi asked in confusion.

"It's Aunt Jianqiu!" Yan'er answered in a low voice.

"Are you talking about Aunt Jianqiu who is beside the Queen?" Xiao Yunzi asked with some surprise.

"Yes, it's Aunt Jianqiu. Aunt said that since I'm smart, she asked me to serve the young lady. Our young lady is favored by the emperor, and I will naturally have a bright future if I follow her."

Yan'er spoke softly, word by word.

"So Aunt Jianqiu knows what you usually do in Suiyuxuan?" Xiao Yunzi asked pretending to be calm.

"My aunt knew that I was the one who served tea to the young lady, so she specially gave me this set of utensils and asked me to serve the young lady attentively. My aunt didn't let me tell anyone, but Eunuch Yin, you are a good person." Yan'er didn't have any guard and told everything.

"You work hard, and the young master always rewards and punishes clearly. Just wait patiently." Xiao Yunzi instructed Yan'er.

"Yes, Eunuch Yin, I will do my best!"

"My lady, there is some progress!" Xiao Yunzi came to report to her sister.

"Xiao Yunzi, go ahead."

"I have secretly investigated and monitored the girl for a few days, but I didn't find anything wrong with her." Xiao Yunzi reported respectfully.

My sister frowned and muttered to herself, "Am I wrong? What exactly is the problem?"

"My lord, after careful observation, I found that the problem may be with the water boiler!" He said cautiously, fearing that his guess was wrong.

After hearing this, my sister's eyes flashed with surprise, but she quickly regained her composure and nodded slightly, indicating her approval.

"Looks like we need to check those instruments carefully..."

"My lord, I have discovered a piece of news!"

"What is it? Xiao Yunzi, stop keeping us in suspense!" I became a little anxious after hearing this.

"This servant learned that the girl was originally from the Queen's palace, and that Jianqiu had sent her to serve at Suiyuxuan. Upon learning that she was the one serving tea to the young master, Jianqiu even specially sent a set of utensils for boiling water and instructed her not to tell anyone else."

"Is there such a thing? It seems that it was definitely done by the Queen."

"Sister, please be patient. We have no evidence. Although the tea was given by the Queen, there is no problem with it. Although the maid who boiled the water was once a member of the Queen's palace, the Queen can deny it."

"How could the Emperor possibly believe the words of a mere palace maid? Even if there was irrefutable evidence, to protect the royal family's reputation, the Emperor would only kill the palace maid. It wouldn't affect the Empress at all. She might even turn around and accuse us of false accusations."

"You are right. Given the emperor's temper, it is probably like this." My sister also agreed with me.

"Then what should we do now?"

"Sister, just protect the child now. We won't bother with the Queen for now."

So we decided not to dwell on the Queen's affairs anymore and focus on the children.

"Xiao Yunzi, how are the palace maids doing?" I asked Xiao Yunzi.

"That palace maid, Yan'er, is still young and doesn't seem to know anything. My lady, don't worry. Everything will remain the same. No one will find out anything. Just don't drink that water."

"Sister, please relax for now. A bad mood may affect the child." I patted her hand gently.

"Why don't we go see Sister Mei now? We haven't seen her for the past two days. It would be nice for her to relax and not think about those unhappy things." I suggested.

"That's good. My sister is about to give birth, and I'm a little worried."

We went to Sister Mei and found her sitting by the window. Seeing us coming, Sister Mei smiled and said, "Why are you here?"

"Sister Mei, we came to see you. You're about to give birth, and we're a little worried, so we came to see you."

"I know you two are thinking about me, and I am thinking about you too."

"Sister, why haven't you seen my aunt?" I asked curiously.

"My mother went to the small kitchen to make me some food, so you can't see her!"

"Sister is so lucky, unlike us, we can't eat anything we want."

"They came to ask me for food. Mother is making lotus root starch and osmanthus sugar cake. You two came at the perfect time. If you were any later, there would be nothing left."

"Sister, look, if I hadn't dragged you here, you wouldn't be able to eat it."

"Yes, thanks to you, I remember everything!"

As we were talking, we heard light footsteps outside the door, and then the door curtain was slowly lifted, and Sister Mei's mother walked in.

She was wearing a lavender robe with exquisite embroidery patterns, which made her look noble and elegant. She also had a faint smile on her face and her eyes were gentle and kind.

Caiyue followed behind Meijie's mother, holding a plate of exquisite lotus root starch and osmanthus sugar cakes. The cakes exuded an enticing aroma, making people salivate.

"Greetings to the two young ladies. My lady has already prepared it. Please enjoy it together." Caiyue brought the pastries over and placed them on the table in front of us.

"Mother, let me introduce you. This is Sister Huan, whom you know. We grew up together. This is Sister An. We entered the palace together and have always supported each other. Now we are like sisters."

"I, Shen, pay my respects to the two young ladies!" Mrs. Shen bowed gracefully.