Chapter 269 This is a lie
In early May, the midday sun became a little hot.
Queen Song looked at the concubines in the room and unceremoniously ordered them to leave: "I have seen enough of the excitement, sisters, please go back."
Interrogating Xiangying will take time. We can't just sit there and wait without even having lunch.
Concubine Shu looked at Emperor Chengde and asked softly, "Your Majesty, would you like to have dinner in my palace?"
Emperor Chengde sat on the main seat without even moving his buttocks: "The sun is too hot, I will have dinner in the Queen's Palace."
Concubine Shu secretly glared at Queen Song, then bowed and left in dissatisfaction.
The rest of the concubines and noble ladies also stood up and left.
Concubine Yi looked at Queen Song hesitantly, hesitated for a while, and then left.
She wanted to stay and eat for free, but the Emperor had come to Jingren Palace to dine with the Empress, and it would be a bit ungrateful for her to stay.
Forget it, she is a magnanimous concubine and will not compete for favor with the Queen.
Concubine Zhen was the last to leave.
Lu Xiang said to Queen Song, "Your Majesty, I will escort Concubine Zhen back to the palace."
Queen Song thought about it and nodded in agreement: "Go, Concubine Zhen is frightened, stay with her."
If the emperor did not stay for lunch, she could still keep Lu Xiang. But if she forced her to stay, she would be trembling with fear when facing the emperor. It would be better to let her go with Concubine Zhen.
"Yes, I will take my leave."
Lu Xiang bowed to the emperor and others, then helped Concubine Zhen out of Jingren Palace.
The sun was shining brightly as Concubine Zhen stood outside the gate of Jingren Palace. She felt as if she had come back to life. As soon as she relaxed, she felt weak all over as if all the strength had been drained away.
She stumbled, and Lu Xiang quickly supported her: "My lady, be careful."
Concubine Zhen turned her head and gave her a bitter smile as if she had survived a disaster: "Xiangxiang, you saved my aunt's life. No matter how much I say, it can't describe how I feel right now. Thank you."
She was able to keenly detect the abnormality of Doctor Xu, and arrested him for interrogation without alerting the enemy, thus helping her escape from the trap set by Concubine Xian. With such a calm mind and fierce means, even Concubine Zhen could not compare to her.
This niece really refreshes my opinion of her time and time again. No wonder she is so loved by the Queen.
Lu Xiang helped her walk towards the Yanxi Palace. Wan'er smiled and said, "Aunt, you don't have to thank me. Grandmother can only be at ease if you are safe in the palace. If something happens to you, the entire Lu family will be implicated. So I am not only doing this for Aunt, but also for myself."
When Concubine Zhen heard Lu Xiang's gentle "Aunt", her expression relaxed for a moment, and then the corners of her mouth curled up involuntarily.
The word "Aunt" represented Lu Xiang's intimacy with her, and Zhenpin actually felt a little excited.
"You are smarter than your aunt." Zhenpin smiled and said, "I have been anxious all morning. Although I am very disappointed that I am not pregnant, I have finally proved my innocence. Compared to being framed, whether I am pregnant or not is not important."
If she was really wrongly killed, she would have died with hatred in her heart even if she was really pregnant.
"Aunt, you have to investigate the people in the palace carefully." Lu Xiang suggested.
Concubine Zhen nodded, a chill welling up in her eyes: "This incident has given me a blow. I thought that if I treated the palace maids well, they would be loyal to me. It seems that some people are just greedy and never satisfied."
Doctor Xu confessed that if her fake pregnancy had not been discovered in advance, a palace maid would have revealed that she was not pregnant. She didn't know how many spies had been planted in her Yanxi Palace.
No rush, she has plenty of time to slowly clean up the traitors.
Concubine Zhen brought Lu Xiang back to the Yanx Palace, and Fu Yue had already ordered people to prepare lunch.
"Your Majesty is frightened. Please drink a cup of ginseng tea to calm down." Fu Yue handed the tea to Zhenpin with concern.
Concubine Zhen took it and took a sip.
Fu Yue then handed Lu Xiang another cup and said, "Miss Third was also frightened. I have prepared some dishes that Miss Third likes to eat. Please come in."
Concubine Zhen put down her teacup and said to Lu Xiang, "I'm going to change my clothes. You go eat first."
She felt as if all the shocks she had suffered in the past few years had been expended this morning. She was now covered in cold sweats, and her underwear was soaked.
Even when Lu Mingzhu offended Concubine Shu and was punished, she was not so frightened.
Concubine Zhen didn't say much. She just ate something and went back to her bedroom to lie down. She was really frightened.
Fu Yue arranged for Lu Xiang to rest in a side hall.
Xiangying is still interrogating, and I believe the results will come out soon.
After all, Doctor Xu couldn't even last an hour, and Xiang Ying couldn't bear it even more, so Lu Xiang was not in a hurry to leave the palace, at least until the matter was settled.
In Jingren Palace, Emperor Chengde stayed for lunch, and Chu Jinyan naturally followed suit and did not leave.
The emperor sat in the middle of the round yellow pear wood table, with Queen Song and Chu Jinyan sitting on either side of him, creating a cozy family atmosphere.
After dinner, Emperor Chengde naturally rested in his bedroom and took a nap.
Queen Song's mouth twitched slightly, and she lay quietly on the soft couch by the window, reading a book.
Shaohua arranged for Chu Jinyan to rest in the west hall.
Less than half an hour later, Hu Qian's voice was heard outside the palace: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Xiangying is calling you."
Queen Song stood up and got off the couch.
Emperor Chengde woke up in a daze, and was stunned for a moment before he remembered where he was.
He sat up and said to Queen Song, "Change my clothes."
"yes."
Queen Song responded, ordered someone to fetch water at the door, and then helped the emperor to dress.
After putting on clothes, Sang Ye brought warm water into the hall.
Emperor Chengde simply washed up and then left the bedroom.
He sat down in the main hall, and Queen Song sat next to him.
Chu Jinyan also came here after hearing the news.
"Speak." Emperor Chengde said.
Hu Qian: "Xiang Ying confessed that she asked Doctor Xu to plot against the Empress and Concubine Zhen, but she did not admit that she was instructed by Concubine Xian. She said that because the Empress had bullied Concubine Xian several times, she wanted to seek justice for her master, so she came up with this vicious idea. Doctor Xu had a private affair with her, so he did things for her, and Xiang Ying said that she deliberately used Concubine Xian's name to make Doctor Xu dare not have any concerns, but she did not expect that the incident would happen in advance."
When Queen Song heard this, she sneered, "You are kidding me. How dare a servant like Xiangying set such a trap without the master's permission? If Concubine Xian didn't know about this, I will chop off my head and use it as a stool for her to sit on."
Are they all a bunch of fools?
Emperor Chengde: "..."
Queen, you are a bit rude.
Hu Qian looked bitter. What happened? It was obvious that that bitch Xiangying was giving him trouble.
He tried it, but it seemed like he didn't try it at all.
But Xiangying insisted that it was her idea and no one could do anything about it.
"Your Majesty, Xiangying is weak and is only breathing her last breath after several attacks..." Hu Qian said.
The implication is that if he were tortured again, he would probably die in an instant.
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