Chapter 465: Rest and Rest
Cao Bingbing held onto the chair tightly, her face slightly pale, but she shook her head insistently: "I don't know."
"Yulan has confessed everything."
"Mother... did mother torture her?" Cao Bingbing was shocked and looked at Concubine Yi in astonishment. Soon she showed a look of grievance: "Yulan is a girl, how can she bear severe torture? It is possible that she said something nonsense to save her life under severe punishment."
Concubine Yi looked at Cao Bingbing leisurely, with coldness in her eyes: "How can you be sure that I tortured you?"
Cao Bingbing was stunned.
How could Yulan confess without torture?
After asking, Concubine Yi seemed to be waiting for Cao Bingbing's answer, and said directly: "I am asking you, not to produce evidence to make you confess. Cao Bingbing, I have been kind to you, have you forgotten my temper?"
Cao Bingbing choked and bit her lips tightly.
"Qingyun, what do you think?" Concubine Yi suddenly looked at her son and asked.
Chu Qingyun looked at Cao Bingbing expressionlessly. Just one glance made her feel like she was falling into an ice cellar, and even her blood froze.
"The Third Imperial Concubine has suddenly fallen seriously ill. She needs to take good care of herself from now on. All matters in the palace will be handed over to Concubine Chen to take care of."
With just a few short sentences, without asking for guilt or evidence, Cao Bingbing was sentenced to death.
Cao Bingbing's eyes widened in disbelief, staring at Chu Qingyun intently: "Your Highness, are you going to detain me?"
"You brought this upon yourself, who can you blame?"
"I am innocent and I refuse to accept the consequences. Yulan was tortured into confessing by my mother, but Your Highness convicted me without even asking me any questions. I want to see the Empress." Cao Bingbing stood up suddenly and said angrily.
Concubine Yi looked at Cao Bingbing, whose face was red and her neck was thick, and said coldly: "Cao Bingbing, have you forgotten your identity?"
"I……"
"You are my daughter-in-law. If I say one word of disobedience, I can suppress you and make you unable to turn over in your life. I let you recuperate because I am giving you face. You really think you have done it perfectly and harmed the concubine. If this matter is exposed, you will see whether you can still sit firmly in the position of the third imperial concubine. If you don't want to do it anymore, I will help you."
Cao Bingbing staggered in shock, feeling grief and indignation in her heart.
Therefore, Concubine Yi and the Third Prince didn't care whether they had evidence or not, they just wanted to punish her.
"Mother, I have been filial and respectful to you over the years and I regard you as my biological mother. Isn't this affection inferior to that of Chen Ruijin who just married me?" Cao Bingbing looked at Concubine Yi with tears in her eyes, feeling aggrieved and unwilling.
Concubine Yi turned her eyes away and didn't look at Cao Bingbing.
She can't do anything about the fights between the two of you in the mansion, but she can't tolerate you playing tricks under her nose.
Yulan didn't say it clearly, she only said that there was medicine hidden in the cracks of Cao Bingbing's fingernails, but she didn't know when Cao Bingbing gave Chen Ruijin the medicine.
Concubine Yi thought about it and felt that the most likely possibility was the plate of pastries that Cao Bingbing gave to Chen Ruijin.
But the pastries were from the Queen's palace. If she thought about it too much, she might end up suspecting the Queen.
Although this possibility is low, it cannot be ruled out.
Even if it was Chen Ruijin who plotted against Cao Bingbing in her Yongfu Palace today, she would never let her off easily even with her son protecting her.
"Someone, send the third imperial concubine out of the palace." Concubine Yi ordered calmly.
Cao Bingbing panicked, and suddenly knelt down in front of Concubine Yi, crying and begging for mercy: "Mother, please have mercy, I was wrong, I will never dare to do it again, please forgive me this time."
She was not favored to begin with, and today she was confined to the palace in the name of recuperation. She then lost her power as the head of the prince's mansion. Her power as the third imperial concubine was suddenly hollowed out. The Third Prince doted on Chen Ruijin so much. Once Chen Ruijin became the housekeeper, the Prince would probably not let Chen Ruijin give up her power. How could she gain a foothold in the mansion?
"Since you have acknowledged your mistakes, please reflect on them when you return home," said Concubine Yi.
"Mother, Mother..."
Cao Bingbing cried and begged, but Chu Qingyun impatiently asked Xiaoshouzi to take the person away.
"If she keeps crying, tie her hands and feet and gag her." Chu Qingyun said.
I didn't like her that much in the first place, but if Cao Bingbing behaved herself, I wouldn't be so rude to her. The warning she gave me before didn't count. Today she even dared to poison me. If I don't punish her severely, will she kill me next time?
Xiao Shouzi responded and took Cao Bingbing away with others.
"Mother, Jin'er has a rash and cannot attend the palace banquet tonight. I have asked her to go back home." Chu Qingyun said to Concubine Yi.
Concubine Yi nodded: "Yes, it is really inconvenient for her to attend in this state. Just say that she is back home to take care of the Third Imperial Concubine."
Doctor Miao was brought to Yongfu Palace, and everyone in the palace saw it, but no one knew who he was treating. It just happened to be Cao Bingbing's head, so there was no need to find an excuse.
Side hall.
Chen Ruijin soaked in the bathtub. The warm water contained anti-itching properties, which made her feel cool and comfortable. She almost fell asleep with her eyes closed.
Lu Luo felt the water temperature and found it had become cooler.
"Concubine, it's time to get up."
Chen Ruijin said "hmm" in a daze, then got out of the bath. Lu Luo took the ointment prepared by Doctor Mu and applied it on her body.
As soon as he put on his clothes, Chu Qingyun pushed the door open and walked in.
Chen Ruijin, who had just finished taking a bath, had rosy cheeks and was very attractive.
"Is it still itchy?" Chu Qingyun asked.
Chen Ruijin subconsciously touched her face, and her smooth skin now felt rough.
"Doctor Miao's medicinal bath is very effective. I don't itch anymore." Chen Rujin said, pursing her lips and blinking at Chu Qingyun: "How is it? Did Cao Bingbing admit it?"
"Whether she admits it or not, I will confine her to the main courtyard to recuperate on the grounds that she is seriously ill. From now on, you will be in charge of the household affairs in the mansion. I believe she won't dare to act like a troublemaker again." Chu Qingyun said calmly.
Chen Ruijin's mouth was swollen into an egg in shock.
"Isn't this punishment a bit too severe?"
Her original intention was to take advantage of her favor to abuse her power and teach Cao Bingbing a lesson. She expected that she would be put under house arrest, but she did not expect that the Third Prince would directly take away her power as the head of the household.
Why do I feel more and more that I have the potential to cause trouble?
Chen Rujin felt a little weak for no apparent reason.
Chu Qingyun looked at her smirking expression and thought to himself, is this all the courage this little girl has?
"Can't bear it? Then I will withdraw my punishment on her and let her continue to bully you by relying on her status. If she gets poisoned to death one day, don't come crying to me." After saying that, he pretended to leave.
Chen Rujin instinctively reached out and grabbed him: "Stop."
"What?" Chu Qingyun glanced at her proudly.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your trust in me." Chen Ruijin lowered her head and said in a low voice.
Chu Qingyun's unbridled indulgence made Chen Ruijin's heart tremble slightly.
She was not a cold-blooded person. Even though she had married Chu Qingyun because she was angry with Cao Bingbing, and even rashly took a contract to him to sign, in less than a month, she really felt the care and love this man had for her.
Chen Ruijin thought that if she married someone else, she might not be treated like this.
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