Linlang said, "What if I hit you! I want to kill you right now. Don't think that no one knows what you've been doing behind my back. Let me tell you, the Prince already knew about your affairs, but he spared your life because he was soft-hearted. But you won't be so lucky next time."
Ruan Meiying asked, "What do you want to do?"
Linlang laughed and said, "What, do you think no one knows what you've done?"
Linlang turned to leave, but Ruan Meiying sensed something was wrong and immediately grabbed her hand, asking, "Where are you going?"
Linlang shook her off, "Of course I'll go tell the Fujin (the wife of the deceased princess), you can just wait to die!"
Ruan Meiying was afraid that she would tell the Fujin (principal wife), so she hurriedly grabbed her and said, "Stop! You can't go!"
Linlang had no time to argue with her. She pushed Ruan Meiying to the ground and then hurriedly ran towards the Fujin's courtyard.
The maid helped Ruan Meiying up, and Ruan Meiying said, "Let's go to the Princess's courtyard."
Linlang returned to the Fujin's courtyard. She pushed aside the guards at the gate and rushed into the Fujin's bedroom.
"Madam, Linlang has something to say!"
The Fujin was already troubled by Hongshi's matter, and now Linlang had barged in so rudely. She said angrily, "What are you doing!"
Linlang said, "Your Highness, the Prince's misfortune was all because someone framed him!"
The princess asked in confusion, "How did you know?"
Then, Linlang told her everything she had learned in the past few days.
Just then, Ruan Meiying arrived. Seeing the Fujin and Linlang together, she realized something was wrong and hurriedly shouted, "Fujin, don't listen to her nonsense! She's trying to frame me! She's saying these things in front of you because the Prince no longer likes her."
"How have I wronged you, Madam? Don't listen to her nonsense. The Prince has been harmed like this because of this woman. He has been plagued by misfortune ever since she came."
"Enough! Stop arguing! Guards! Arrest Ruan Meiying!" the Fujin said.
Although the Fujin (principal wife) did not like Linlang, she was terrified and at a loss when Hongshi was arrested. When Linlang said that Ruan Meiying was related to Hongshi, she was at a loss. She was afraid that she had wronged Ruan Meiying and would have no way to explain when the Prince returned. She could only say for the time being, "Lock her in the woodshed and keep a close watch on her!"
"Madam, I am innocent! You cannot listen to her one-sided story!" Ruan Meiying said to Madam as she was being dragged away by the servants.
She needs to find a way to help Hongshi. She thinks that since Hongshi is in trouble, she should go to the Empress first. The Empress is her aunt and the Prince's foster mother. She must have a way.
Hongshi's wife, whose maiden name was Shuzhen, was originally the illegitimate daughter of the Duke of Yingguo, the niece of the Empress, and the half-sister of Xueying. The Empress chose to marry her to Hongshi in order to win him over and have him give birth to a legitimate son, so as to strengthen the connection between the Ulanara clan and the royal family.
Then, Consort Hongshi hurriedly sent a token to the palace, requesting to see the Empress.
When the Empress heard that the Second Prince's wife had come to pay her respects, she said impatiently, "I'm already annoyed enough! What's she doing here? Isn't it chaotic enough already? Send her back. I won't see her!"
The palace maid returned to the palace gate and relayed the Empress's message to Shuzhen: the Empress would not see her and told her to go back.
The Princess Consort was completely stunned. Even the Empress wouldn't see her at this time; was Hong Shiran truly beyond redemption? What had happened? What should she do now?
The princess thought of her father, the Duke of Ying, who might be able to save the prince. She decided to try anything, hoping her father wouldn't be as heartless as the empress.
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