Yan Wan is reborn as a legitimate wife: Curing Ruyi's Douyi syndrome

Side Hall of Zhongcui Palace

All the concubines gathered in Zhongcui Palace. They noticed something was wrong and looked at each other, not daring to speak.

When Concubine Chun saw Concubine Zhe had also arrived, she pulled her over to Yongzhang's bedside, crying, "Sister Zhepin, the imperial physician said Yongzhang was also poisoned by Garcinia. Take a look, is it the same as Yonghuang's?"

Concubine Zhe walked forward and looked at Yongzhang carefully. She was also surprised and said in surprise, "Huh? Why is Yongzhang's face yellow? At that time, Yonghuang's face was pale, and the imperial physician diagnosed it as taking garcinia. Yongzhang's face is yellow, so it can't be garcinia, right?"

Doctor Zheng induced Yong Zhang to vomit, and other doctors also found out that the object that caused Yong Zhang to be poisoned was a plate of pastries on the table.

Fu Cha Langya and others covered their mouths in surprise. They knew the inside story of Yonghuang's poisoning, and now the method was repeated, how could they not be shocked?

Imperial Physician Wang bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, and Concubine Zhe, the eldest prince was poisoned because he ate a few pieces of cakes, while the third prince did not eat much.

But judging from the Third Prince's pulse, he was more seriously poisoned than the Eldest Prince, so much so that the Eldest Prince's face was only pale, while the Third Prince's had turned dark yellow.

"Madam Chunpin, has the Third Prince been feeling weak and powerless these days?"

Su Lujun forced herself to hold back her tears and nodded, "Yes, Yongzhang has been feeling weak recently. Since it's winter, I didn't think much about it. Isn't it normal to feel weak in winter?"

Doctor Wang replied, "It seems the person who poisoned me anticipated this and is trying to get away with it."

Hailan was a little scared. She didn't have enough money and didn't dare to ask the imperial physician about the symptoms of Garcinia. She could only look at the medical books herself. When Yonghuang was poisoned, she was not of high rank, so how could she see any difference in Yonghuang's expression?

Unexpectedly, she was caught in this trap and discovered that Yong Zhang had been taking Garcinia long-term. Hai Lan could only force herself to regain her composure. The previous evidence had been destroyed long ago, and there was no way they could prove she was the culprit.

Fucha Langya said, "Since the Third Prince's poisoning wasn't just from the cakes, we'll have to trouble the imperial physicians to investigate other areas as well."

The doctors said: "Yes."

The concubines were also led away from the side hall by Fucha Langya and sat down in the main hall. Except for Yihuan and Lu Muping, it was not the first time for everyone to encounter this situation, so they sat down calmly.

Hongli sat on the couch beside him and watched the imperial doctors search. Su Lujun stared at the imperial doctors, fearing that they might do something.

The imperial doctors worked together. Qi Ru carefully smelled the Third Prince's inkstone (the container for ink) and found something wrong, so he hurried forward to report.

Hongli asked Wang Qin to bring the inkstone and asked Su Lujun to follow him to the main hall.

Main Hall of Zhongcui Palace

Hongli asked Wang Qin to show the inkstone to the concubines and explained, "The imperial physician said that there is gamboge in Yongzhang's inkstone. Yongzhang has been taking gamboge for a long time, which has caused his complexion to be dark yellow and his body to be weak and fatigued."

Everyone exclaimed.

Concubine Chun cried out excitedly, "Who is it? Who wants to harm us mother and son? Your Majesty, could it be Ulanara? Is she harming people again?"

Hai Lan couldn't help but retort: ​​"Ulanara is still in the cold palace, it must not be her."

Although Yihuan had never met Ruyi, she was very interested in the emperor's "true love" and said, "Your Majesty, I have also heard about the incident of Ulanara poisoning the royal heir.

Now, is it that Ulanara still has accomplices in the palace, or is it that Ulanara was wrongly accused, and the real perpetrators have repeatedly used this method to murder the imperial heir?"

Concubine Zhe was not as stupid as Bai Ruiji, and she didn't want to get involved at this moment. She just watched Yihuan and Hailan ask and answer questions.

Hai Lan said, "Your Majesty, among all the witnesses that day, only your Majesty's Concubine Shen did not speak, so the truth may still lie with Concubine Shen..."

Yi Huan also chimed in, "Noble Shen betrayed her master for personal gain, clearly showing her poor character. If the Ulanara family was truly wronged, Noble Shen must have been bribed by the true mastermind."

When A Ruo heard that this matter actually affected her, she rushed forward and slapped Hai Lan twice. After slapping Hai Lan, A Ruo turned around and rushed towards Yi Huan, and slapped her a few more times.

Ah Ruo was so quick that even Hongli didn't react. The other concubines were just watching the fun, and no one said a word.

Fucha Langya reacted and angrily shouted, "Mrs. Shen, how can this be so disgraceful?"

Hailan had been beaten so many times that she immediately thought of a countermeasure. She covered her face and said, "Mr. Shen, are you angry because of shame?"

Yihuan obviously had no experience and was covering her face before she could react.

Ah Ruo snorted coldly, knelt down and argued, "Your Majesty, I just wanted to teach Noble Lady Hai and Noble Lady Ye the rules of the palace. They are trying to pin the blame on me without any evidence.

According to what they said, I also said that it was Concubine Hai who harmed the two princes! After all, Concubine Hai has been closest to the Ulanara family since she came to the Qiandi Mansion. It would be easy for her to harm others, right? "

Hai Lan panicked immediately and said dryly, "Mr. Shen, you are slandering me."

Seeing Hailan's panic, Ah Ruo became even more arrogant and taunted, "I haven't even told you two about your slanderous words, and you're already talking about me?"

Hongli was also a little suspicious when he saw Hailan and Aruo.

Yihuan finally reacted. After being slapped several times by A Ruo, she finally lost her aloof and proud persona and said angrily, "I am not wrong. A Ruo, you are just a maidservant of the Ulanara family. If you hadn't sold out your master for fame, how could you have become the Emperor's Noble Lady Shen?"

Ah Ruo said calmly, "I am favored by the Emperor and willing to serve him. The title of Noble Lady Shen was bestowed upon me by the Emperor himself. When did I ever betray my master for personal gain?"

Yihuan originally wanted to talk about how A Ruo betrayed her master for personal gain, but found that she couldn't say it. Hai Lan told her everything about Ruyi and A Ruo, so how could she know the details?

Yihuan looked at Hailan.

Hai Lan pointed at A Ruo and shouted, "A Ruo! Do you dare to swear? Swear that you did not poison the eldest prince to frame the Ulanara family. Do you dare?"

Ah Ruo rolled her eyes, raised her hand and swore, "I swear to heaven that I did not poison the eldest prince or frame the Ulanara family. If you break this oath, you will be struck by five thunderbolts and will never be able to escape rebirth!"

Hai Lan couldn't believe it. How could it be possible? How could it not be that A Ruo framed her sister?

A Ruo was very proud. Of course she dared to swear that it was the eldest prince's wet nurse who poisoned Ruyi, not her. She was only responsible for stealing Ruyi's gamboge, and she did not do anything else.

Ah Ruo pressed on, "Lady Hai, do you dare to swear? Swear you didn't harm the Third Prince, you didn't poison him!"

Hai Lan didn't expect the boomerang to pierce her. Seeing that everyone was full of suspicion, Hai Lan could only grit her teeth, raised her hand tremblingly, and stammered: "I...I swear to heaven, I didn't...I didn't poison the Third Prince. If I break this oath...If I break this oath..."

Ah Ruo: “Speak!”

Hailan: "If you break this oath, you will be struck by five thunderbolts and will never be able to escape rebirth."

After Hailan finished speaking, she was still a little dazed.

Comparing A Ruo and Hai Lan, everyone knows that Hai Lan has something to hide!

Su Lujun couldn't believe it. How could it be Hailan? How could it be Hailan? She was so close to Hailan! She thought Hailan would stand by her side after Ruyi was gone. How could this happen?

Qi Ru came out and asked for an audience, saying, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I found some gamboge powder in the rag doll beside the Third Prince's bed."

Hailan's eyes widened. How could it be discovered? It was clearly wrapped.

Xiangyun: Hiding merit and fame

Ever since Jingqin knew that Hailan asked Xiangyun to go out and buy Garcinia, she specifically asked Xiangyun to break up the medicine bag containing the Garcinia, as some powder would always come out.

What's more, Hailan was vicious and afraid of being discovered, so she specifically asked Xiangyun to go to different pharmacies to buy Garcinia. Xiangyun could just make excuses by saying that different pharmacies have different packages.

Xiangyun only took out the medicine bag and gave it to Hailan. Hailan took a look at it and stuffed it into the rag doll and sewed it up. How could she know that the rag doll would release powder if it was shaken?

When Su Lujun heard this, she stood up and rushed to Hailan at great speed. She slapped her hard in the face and Hailan fell to the ground.

Su Lujun's eyes turned red with anger, and she cried out in hatred, "Bitch! I thought I treated you well, but you were so cruel as to harm my son Yong Zhang! How did my mother and I offend you that you would be so cruel?"

Ke Xin added, "Those dolls were sewn by Consort Hai, specially for the Third Prince."

Wang Qin also appeared at the right time and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I have been ordered to search Zhongcui Palace and discovered that a second-class maid, Xia Zhou, is missing. Upon investigation, I discovered that she had left the palace at noon. I have sent a message to Aunt Yuhu, asking her to keep an eye out for her."

Mao Qian also spoke up, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I, following Your Majesty's orders, have brought all the servants of the Yanxi Palace here."

Xinyan and the others were brought into the palace and, upon learning the whole story, were filled with despair. What servant had done this to them? They couldn't get any money, and the food they ate was the worst. If something happened, they couldn't escape. It was truly miserable!

When Mao Qian asked, everyone told her everything they knew, fearing that they would be implicated.

Mao Qian: "Does Lady Hai often send you away?"

Xinyan: "Yes, yes, Lady Hai only lets Xiangyun accompany her, and no servant can get close to her."

Mao Qian: "What's unusual about Noble Lady Hai?"

Palace Maid A: "Noble Lady Hai often stares blankly into space, clutching a plum blossom purse."

Palace Maid B: "Noble Lady Hai often lets Xiangyun go out to visit relatives."

Mao Qian: "Plum blossom purse? Whose is it?"

Palace Maid A: "It should be Noble Lady Hai's own. She has been wearing it since long ago."

Hongli seemed to be thinking about something.

Mao Qian: "Who is Xiangyun? Is she here?"

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Xinyan, the head maid, came out to explain, "Xiangyun...she drowned on her way to visit her relatives a few days ago and has passed away."

There was an uproar in the hall. This was murder to silence the witness!

Mao Qian: "Where is she buried?"

Xinyan didn't know either, so she could only say, "Xiangyun...she must have been taken away by her family and buried..."

Mao Qian: "Xiangyun passed away, didn't your master send anyone to check on her?"

Xinyan looked miserable and said, "Master, she, she didn't care."

Mao Qian stared at Hai Lan and asked, "Lady Hai? Do you know where Xiang Yun is buried?"

Hailan panicked and argued, "Xiangyun died on her way to visit her relatives. How would I know where she was buried?"

Mao Qian: "Lady Hai asked Xiangyun to visit her relatives. Do you know where Xiangyun's relatives live? What are their names?"

Hai Lan: "This...they live in...it's...Xiangyun said her mother was sick, so I allowed her to leave the palace more often to visit her. As for the rest, I don't need to know, right?"

Suddenly, a palace maid came out and pointed at Hailan, cursing, "You're lying! Xiangyun is from the same hometown as me. Her mother died a long time ago. How could she be sick again?"

Yu Hu arrived with the palace maid and explained, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I was ordered to leave the palace to track down Xia Zhou. I discovered that Xia Zhou had already left the capital. I then tracked down Xiang Yun and found this palace maid. She is indeed from the same hometown as Xiang Yun."

Hailan panicked and said dryly, "I...I don't know. Xiangyun said she wanted to visit her relatives, so I let her go. I don't know anything else."

The maid angrily said, "I originally wanted to see Xiangyun off for the last time out of our hometown friendship, but after Xiangyun drowned, no one came to claim her body.

Hai Guiren didn't care. The officers who rescued Xiangyun dragged her to a mass grave. When the servants found her, Xiangyun's body had been eaten by wild beasts and her appearance was unrecognizable. They could only recognize Xiangyun by the maid's talisman.

I paid for Xiangyun's burial out of my own pocket, and she was buried not far from the mass grave. If Noble Hai has any conscience, you should arrange Xiangyun's funeral. After all, she died while helping you!"

Hailan felt wronged. Who said that a master must arrange for the funeral of a servant? She had done nothing wrong. How could she have the money now?

Hai Lan retorted, "Xiangyun accidentally fell into the river. It wasn't my fault. Which palace rule stipulates that the master must arrange for the funeral of a servant?"

Everyone was silent. Although there was no explicit rule, servants served people closely every day. Isn't this benefit a matter of convention? If there were no such benefits, how could a servant dare to work for you?

Ye Xin was glad that he had escaped, but he also felt sorry for Xiangyun.

Xiangyun, who successfully escaped, counted the silver notes given by Jingqin and happily went to complete the next task assigned by Jingqin.

Hailan still wanted to argue, but Hongli obviously didn't want to listen to her anymore, so he sent someone to take Hailan to the Ministry of Punishment.

As for Hailan's servants, they only answered one question each time Maoqian asked them. It was obvious that there was no need for the Ministry of Punishment, so Maoqian took them away for individual interrogation.

Yangxindian

Hongli returned to the Yangxin Palace with a gloomy face. Yu Hu motioned everyone to go down and poured a cup of tea and placed it next to the emperor.

Yu Hu comforted him, "Your Majesty, have a cup of tea to calm down."

Hongli said angrily: "Everyone in my harem is so capable! How dare I be angry!"

Yu Hu continued, "Your Majesty, there were clues to many things back then, and now with the matter of Noble Lady Hai, we can investigate them all at once."

Hongli thought about it and said, "Then let's continue investigating what we didn't understand back then."

Yu Hu: "Yes."

Xu An shouted at the door: "Your servant Xu An from the Imperial Household is here to see the Emperor."

Yu Hu: "Your Majesty, it's time to turn over the cards."

Hongli: "Let him in."

Hongli's fingers slid across the sign: "The sign of Concubine Xian in the past..."

Xu An: "Princess Xian was demoted to a commoner, and her green card was discarded long ago."

Hongli: "How long will it take to make a new green-headed sign?"

Xu An: "Your Majesty, do you want to be Concubine Xian's green card again?"

Hongli shook his head and said, "I just asked casually."

Hongli's finger passed over the cards, stopped on A Ruo's green card, and flipped it lightly.