The Reborn Princess Has Turned Evil

Tingxiang, who was standing nearby, was startled. At that moment, a large tortoise appeared out of nowhere, and everyone ran to join in the fun, completely ignoring Afang's movements. But if she spoke up, wouldn't that be admitting to dereliction of duty?

Tingxiang thought for a moment and said, "Replying to Miss, we all went to the outhouse at that time, and we didn't see Afang when we came back."

"What a coincidence? You all went?" Jing Rou asked from the side.

Pan'er knew they were talking about her, so she quickly knelt down and said, "That's right, Princess. I went with Tingxiang." She wasn't stupid, so she quickly went along with it.

"Fine, I'll deal with her when she gets back!" Jing Anle waved her hand impatiently.

Just then, a palace maid named Ayun rushed over to report, "Princess! Princess!"

"Why are you running so fast? What kind of behavior is this!" Jing Anle said angrily.

"It's my fault, it's...it's a palace maid from Consort Li's side who came to invite Princess Anle over, saying...saying it's a matter of great importance!" Ayun said hurriedly and breathlessly.

Jing Rou, who was standing next to her, was secretly overjoyed, but pretended to be worried and asked, "What happened?"

Jing Anle was also somewhat puzzled and asked, "I rarely have contact with Consort Li. Is there anything you want to tell me?"

"Princess, since Consort Li has invited us, we should go and see what's going on," Jing Rou continued. How could she miss such a grand spectacle? She wanted to see Jing Anle suffer with her own eyes.

Jing Anle turned to look at Jing Rou's face. The worry on her face didn't seem fake at all. She was indeed born to sing opera.

Having just seen through Jing Rou's true colors, Kou Shuran, who was standing nearby, didn't want to get involved anymore. She said, "Since the princess has something to attend to, Shuran wouldn't dare to bother her any longer." With that, she was about to take her leave, after all, her surname was Kou, not Jing.

Jing Anle glanced at Kou Shuran, whose expression was indifferent and calm, indicating that this matter was indeed unrelated to her. She said, "In that case, you may leave!"

"Shu Ran takes her leave." After saying this, Kou Shu Ran left with Ting Xiang.

Jing Anle looked at Ayun and said, "Let's go! To Rong'en Palace."

"Princess, I am truly worried about you. Perhaps I should accompany you?" Jing Rou said hastily as she saw Jing Anle about to leave.

Jing Anle narrowed his eyes slightly, looking Jing Rou up and down. Jing Rou felt guilty under his gaze, but remained calm on the surface. After a long while, she heard Jing Anle say, "Then let's go together!"

……

Rong'en Palace.

As soon as Jing Anle and Jing Rou entered the main hall, they saw a person tied up on the ground in the side hall on the left. The person's back looked seven or eight parts similar to Afang.

Jing Rou couldn't contain herself and assumed it was A Fang. Upon seeing the figure from behind, she immediately exclaimed, "Who is that?"

Immediately, a figure emerged from the right; it was Qingyu.

"Where is Consort Li?" Jing Anle asked.

Qingyu first bowed, then said, "Your Majesty was frightened, and the imperial physician is taking care of you inside."

Was it just a fright? Jing Rou found it strange; shouldn't she have miscarried?

"What exactly happened?" Jing Rou couldn't help but ask.

Jing Anle glanced at her, a cold smile creeping across her face, but said nothing more.

"Your Highness, Princess, this palace servant has come to deliver medicine to Her Highness, saying that she is acting on the orders of Princess Anle." Qingyu said, then looked at the figure lying on the ground.

"As luck would have it, the imperial physician was there. To be honest, Your Highness, you are extremely careful when you have another child after your miscarriage! So you asked the imperial physician to examine you, and he found something inside that could cause an abortion."

Jing Rou looked at Jing Anle in disbelief and said, "How can the princess be so heartless? Consort Li is carrying your own younger brother!" Her words directly pinned the blame on Jing Anle.

“What nonsense are you spouting? I have never done such a thing!” Jing Anle immediately retorted.

Jingrou, however, looked heartbroken. "No wonder Afang wasn't in the palace earlier. It turns out she was delivering abortion medicine to Consort Li."

"Don't spit on anyone!"

“Princess!” Jing Rou said sadly, as if she was very disappointed in Jing Anle.

“My father once said that although Princess Anle was somewhat arrogant, she had an extraordinary demeanor. He often taught his daughters to take the princess as a role model, but the princess’s current behavior is truly disheartening.”

Jing Anle listened quietly. She had long witnessed Jing Rou's ruthlessness, so she was not surprised at all by her attempts to distort the truth. She said, "Have you finished speaking? Do I need you to judge how I do things?"

“Princess! Although you are the legitimate princess of Jing Kingdom, the emperor is subject to the same laws as commoners,” Jing Rou retorted.

"What a fine example of the emperor being subject to the same laws as commoners!"

Who is this? Everyone present turned around and found that the person who came was actually Emperor Jing.

"See Your Majesty!"

"See Father!"

Everyone present quickly bowed.

Emperor Jing, dressed in a black dragon robe today, exuded great majesty and said, "Rise, all of you!"

Jing Rou was secretly delighted. Very good, now even Emperor Jing has come. She wanted to make this matter as big as possible.

"What exactly is going on?" Emperor Jing's few words were incredibly authoritative.

Qingyu quickly explained what had happened, but Emperor Jing's expression remained largely unchanged. He asked, "Anle, was this really your doing?"

"Father, I am truly innocent!" Jing Anle cried out, accusing himself of wrongdoing.

Emperor Jing doted on Jing Anle, a fact known to everyone in the palace. Even though Jing Anle had done such a thing, Emperor Jing had not even shown any anger. However, Jing Rou would not let her off the hook.

"Your Majesty!" Jing Rou exclaimed.

It's her again? Emperor Jing hadn't had a good impression of Jing Rou since the last poetry gathering. His dark eyes flashed with impatience as he said, "Does the princess have something to say?"

Jing Rou certainly had something to say, but since this was in front of Emperor Jing, she couldn't just stab him in the back. Instead, she said, "The princess made a mistake for a moment. Please, Your Majesty, have mercy!"

Good heavens! This is directly accusing Jing Anle of being the murderer. Jing Anle curled her lips, looked at Jing Rou, and said, "This princess has said that this matter has nothing to do with me."

"Fine! Since you say I'm the murderer, then I'll ask you, do you have any evidence?"

Jing Rou sighed and looked at Emperor Jing, saying, "Your Majesty, there are witnesses and physical evidence. It was a palace maid from the princess's side who brought a bowl of safflower to Consort Li, which is why Consort Li was frightened!"

Jing Anle narrowed her eyes, smiled, and said, "How did the princess know that the abortion medicine was made of safflower? Just now, Qingyu only said it was an abortion medicine, but she didn't say that it contained safflower!"

Upon hearing this, Jing Rou felt her head buzz and cold sweat break out on her back. She quickly searched her mind for the answer.