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

Ministry of Punishment

The four midwives were covered in bruises, the torturer, Nanny Jingqi, stood there, the interrogator took notes, and Rong Pei displayed her divine power and interrogated everyone in the Ministry of Punishment.

Rong Pei sneered, "You've only been through twelve of the seventy-two punishments of the Ministry of Punishment, and you can't stand it? Tell the truth!"

Grandma Tian was the chief among the maids, and was emphasized by Ruyi before, and her injuries were the most serious.

Nanny A: "The twelfth prince was already dead when he was born. I really didn't know!"

Matron B: "Yes, the twelfth prince is in an abnormal fetal position, and the queen is in premature labor and has a difficult birth. We are really powerless and don't mean to harm the queen!"

Rong Pei looked coldly at Grandma Tian, ​​who was tied to the frame and covered in wounds, and asked, "Grandma Tian, ​​have you figured it out? Should you confess or not?"

Nanny Tian: "I've told you everything I know! Your Majesty's fetus was in an abnormal position, it was a difficult birth, it was premature, and she even fainted during labor. Even the Great Immortal couldn't save her!"

Rong Pei snorted coldly: "When the Imperial Noble Consort was pregnant, there were signs of premature birth, but it was premature, so the baby should have landed soon.

Even if the fetus was in an abnormal position, the birth wouldn't have been so difficult. Therefore, we suspect that the Imperial Noble Consort's birth was deliberately delayed, leading to the twelfth prince's premature death."

Grandma Tian said weakly, "How could I know? The dragon fetus stopped moving in your womb. Even if the fetus is turned, you will not be able to give birth if you faint. I have tried my best."

Rong Pei had been staying in Jingren Palace, where information was cut off. She didn't even know how many people were in Nanny Tian's family. She could only follow orders and keep interrogating the midwives.

With Rong Pei watching over her, even if Jingqin had someone take care of Nanny Jingqi last night, it would be of no avail. If she saw that Nanny Jingqi was not too cautious, Rong Pei would even do it herself.

But what could the midwives know? They hadn't harmed Ruyi at all, so what was the point of torturing them?

Just as Rong Pei was about to change the punishment, Wang Qin walked in and shouted, "Wait! The emperor has ordered that the midwives be brought into the palace!"

Rong Pei's hand holding the whip trembled.

Wang Qin walked closer and looked at the bloody maids, then looked at Rong Pei in surprise. Ruyi's reputation was over!

Hall of Supreme Harmony

Several maids were carried into the hall. The stretchers were covered in blood, and there were two shocking whip marks on Maid Tian's face.

The crowd was in an uproar.

Tian Yuner knelt down in front of Grandma Tian and cried out, "Mother!"

Grandma Tian looked at Tian Yun'er, whose forehead was covered in blood, and understood something. She said weakly, "Yun'er, you're not feeling well. Why are you coming to the palace instead of staying at home?"

Tian Yuner cried bitterly, "If my daughter doesn't come, you will be tortured to death!"

Tian Yun'er turned around and kowtowed heavily, saying, "Your Majesty, without any witnesses or physical evidence, how can you force someone to confess under torture? Isn't this a confession forced upon them? Please, Your Majesty, make this decision!"

Hongli felt a little embarrassed. It was he who agreed with Ruyi to send Grandma Tian and her group to the Ministry of Punishment. Now that the truth was revealed, letting him make the decision would be like slapping himself in the face, wouldn't it?

Jingqin stepped forward and said, "Father Emperor, it is inconvenient for you to interfere in this matter. Why not let your daughter conduct the interrogation?"

Hongli nodded and said, "Jingqin, come here."

Jingqin shouted, "The Imperial Noble Consort has just lost her child and is a concubine, so it is inconvenient for her to come. Please summon Rongpei, Jinxin, Sanbao, and Jiangzhou into the palace."

Gyeongin Palace

Jin Xin fed Ruyi, who was sitting on the bed, some medicine and advised, "Your Majesty, your energy has been greatly weakened after giving birth. The Twelfth Prince passed away, and you couldn't sleep every day. You must take care of yourself!"

Ruyi sat there blankly, saying in a hoarse voice, "I can't sleep. As soon as I close my eyes, I feel Yongqi still moving in my stomach."

Jin Xin whispered, "Your Majesty, don't be like this. Rong Pei is desperately investigating at the Ministry of Punishment, so there will be news. The Emperor has sent some more supplements, will you at least take some?"

Ruyi: "I can't eat it, put it aside."

Jin Xin sighed deeply. Yu Hu came in with his men and saluted, saying, "Jin Xin, the Emperor has summoned you. Please come with me."

Jin Xin put down the medicine bowl and looked at Ruyi for help. Ruyi sat there blankly, as if she had lost her sight. Jin Xin lowered her head and resigned herself to her fate, following Yu Hu.

When Yu Hu took Jin Xin out, they ran into Jin Bao who was escorting San Bao out.

The two looked at each other, speechless.

Hall of Supreme Harmony

Jinxin, Sanbao, Rongpei and Jiangzhou were all brought to the palace.

Seeing the group coming up, Jingqin asked, "Rong Pei, you said that it was Grandma Tian and the others who murdered the Imperial Concubine. Do you have any witnesses or physical evidence?"

Rong Pei said coldly, "I was standing outside the door and saw with my own eyes that Grandma Tian and the others kept pushing the Madam's belly."

Nanny A retorted, "Your Majesty, Princess, and Imperial Concubine's fetus is in an abnormal position. How can it be reversed without pushing on the abdomen?"

Rong Pei: "Even if the fetus is in an abnormal position, there's no need to push it all night!"

Nanny B laughed in anger and argued, "Aunt, you've never given birth before, so naturally it feels long. This is the Imperial Concubine's first child, and it was a premature and difficult birth, so it must have come quickly overnight!"

Rong Pei: "But..."

Jingqin: "That's enough, Rong Pei. You actually have no evidence, but you arrest people and take them to the Ministry of Punishment to torture them at will, right?"

Rong Pei: "Your Majesty suspects that it was Grandma Tian and the others who caused the Twelfth Prince's untimely death, so she let..."

Jingqin snorted coldly and said, "If suspicion alone can send someone to the Ministry of Punishment, Rong Pei, I suspect you of plotting to murder the princess. How about sending you to the Ministry of Punishment?"

Rong Pei blurted out, "How can that be the same? I followed the order of the Imperial Noble Consort and obtained the Emperor's permission to take him to the Ministry of Punishment."

Everyone glanced at Hongli.

Hongli's face turned pale. Rong Pei was such a fool. He used him as a shield in less than an incense stick of time?

Jingqin sneered, "My twelfth brother died at birth. The Emperor sympathized with the Imperial Concubine's grief over the loss of her son and allowed you to investigate the truth, but that's no excuse for your abuse of power!"

Rong Pei was stunned, but quickly retorted, "Imperial Physician Jiang said that the Empress was in premature labor, and that if she had taken the labor-inducing medicine, she would have given birth to the prince soon. How could she not have given birth after a whole night? If it weren't for the treacherous person, how could the Empress have been in trouble?"

Grandma Tian couldn't help but retort, "Ahem, I've already said that the Imperial Noble Consort's fetal position is abnormal! She can't give birth unless the fetal position is corrected!

What's more, the Empress fainted mid-birth, making it even more difficult! If Imperial Physician Jiang was so sure, why didn't he deliver the baby? Why did he make things so difficult for us old ladies?

Jiang Zhou kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, Princess, I thought Your Majesty was in premature labor, so I prepared a labor-inducing drug to help Your Majesty give birth to the prince sooner, but..."

Jiang Zhou glanced at Hongli, as if he had something to hide.

Hongli understood Jiangzhou's hint and coughed, "Since it's just a misunderstanding, why not..."

Rong Pei stopped them, saying, "Your Majesty, absolutely not! These women have only gone through twelve levels of punishment, so their words are unreliable. If they go through all seventy-two levels of punishment..."

Jingqin sneered, "A confession can only be trusted if it's forced upon you. Rong Pei, I suspect you of plotting to murder my twelfth brother. Go to the Ministry of Punishment and accept your punishment. If you can endure all seventy-two punishments, I will no longer suspect you. Okay?"

Rong Pei shuddered and said in disbelief, "Princess?!"

Jingqin: "The Imperial Concubine lost her son and is heartbroken and sleepless with worry. You, the senior palace maid, not only do not comfort her, but instead spread rumors, slander and mislead the emperor, and take your anger out on innocent people.

With no witnesses or physical evidence, they dared to take someone to the Ministry of Punishment based on mere speculation, torture him, and attempt to force a confession out of him. How could such a treacherous person be worthy of being by the Imperial Concubine's side?"

Rong Pei retorted, "Your Majesty also agrees with what this servant has done!"

Jingqin: "Even now, you still refuse to repent and even try to shift the blame to the Imperial Concubine. Come, bring Rong Pei to me. Rong Pei has slandered the emperor and wantonly harmed innocent people. She must be imprisoned in the Ministry of Punishment."

Rong Pei couldn't believe it and was taken away with her mouth covered.

Hongli was very satisfied, and his sullen face looked a little better.

Jingqin continued, "Madame Tian and the others have suffered such an unprovoked disaster, so I will reward them with one hundred taels of silver. Madame Tian's children are so filial that they will also be rewarded with another hundred taels of silver. I will also allow you all to return home and recuperate for six months."

Tian Yun'er and the others kowtowed and thanked him, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty, Princess, for your grace!"

Tianfu Courtyard

Wei Yanwan and her men escorted Nanny Tian back to the courtyard. Tian Yuner kowtowed and said, "Thank you, Princess, and Aunt Yanwan, for saving my life!"

The family members of several maids knelt down and kowtowed.

Wei Yanwan sighed and said, "The princess said that you are very lucky to be able to leave the palace safely this time. The imperial concubine just lost her child, and the emperor will definitely not punish her for this.

If you continue to pester me, not only will the Emperor lose face, but it will also be extremely difficult for you to leave the palace safely. Now that things have come to this, we can only hastily decide the matter. You can take the money and recuperate well. "

Tian Yuner nodded and said, "I know that if I continue to pester you, I will get nothing good. It's already not easy for the princess to punish that Rong Mama. I will remember your kindness in my heart."

Wei Yanwan nodded and said, "This incident has caused a lot of uproar. Rumors are the most hurtful. The princess has to step in to quell the rumors. Otherwise, the reputation of the Imperial Concubine will be ruined, and the reputation of the Emperor will also be in jeopardy.

Oh, I've talked too much. There are still many things to do in the Princess's Mansion. I'll go back first. You guys take good care of the maids."

Tian Yuner: "Farewell, Aunt Yanwan."

Wei Yanwan left, leaving only a few grandmothers to grit their teeth and quarrel with each other.

Nanny A: "Your Majesty wants to let it go like this? Impossible. Do you think you can just put the blame on Rong Pei and it will be alright? I almost lost half my life!"

Matron B: "That's right, our lives are not so worthless! Rong Pei, that villain who relies on others for power!"

Nanny C: "Aren't people in the royal family most afraid of having a bad reputation? How about we..."

The three maids looked at each other and asked, "Madam Tian?"

Nanny Tian said weakly, "I won't get involved. Yun Sheng was beaten half to death because of me, and Yun'er is not feeling well and even went to the palace to complain. I can't let them worry anymore."

The three maids nodded and did not force anyone. Nanny Tian was the most seriously injured among the few people. It was Yun'er and Yun Sheng who made great efforts for them to get out this time. Since Nanny Tian was unwilling, the three of them would do it themselves!

The three maids whispered to each other and found a down-and-out scholar at the end of the street. They gave him some money and asked him to compile his experience into a booklet, using exaggerated writing to clearly describe the whole story.

The three used their connections to find a bookstore to print the booklet. The story was very cliché, but this case of citizens suing officials was very popular, and the booklet sold very well.

Although Ruyi was changed to the imperial concubine of the previous dynasty and Jingqin was changed to the princess of the previous dynasty, the similar names still made it possible to tell who they were referring to. For a time, the booklet became popular throughout the Qing Dynasty.

Unlike Jingqin and Tian Yuner's family, Ruyi is a black and white person. Everyone who has read the story will secretly curse Hongli and Ruyi as a tyrant emperor and a witch concubine!

But Hongli didn't know about this, he was busy with other things...