Rebirth: Ruyi goes crazy in the harem

Chapter 220: Eager to Protect the Servant

Soon, Concubine Cheng and Ning Da Ying arrived.

Concubine Cheng was wearing a spring-green Manchu dress embroidered with peonies, and she walked in like a rare cool breeze in the summer.

As soon as she arrived in front of Ruyi, she wanted to kneel down in panic, and the kingfisher feather earrings on her ears swayed.

But she was pregnant. If the pregnant concubine was allowed to kneel down to answer, I don't know how the queen mother would take advantage of the situation and make trouble.

Ruyi hurriedly asked the palace maids to bring a soft chair and politely invited Concubine Cheng to sit down and answer.

Concubine Cheng's eyes were filled with tears. I felt pity for her as she covered her mouth with a handkerchief, choking with sobs and feeling aggrieved as she was about to speak up for Yan Cao.

Ruyi was impatient to listen to her nonsense and turned to look at Ning Da Ying on the other side.

Perhaps because of the burns on his arm, Ning Da Ying's face looked a little pale.

Ruyi asked about it, and Ning agreed that the wound was not serious and had been treated by the imperial physician. Ruyi comforted her and gave her a seat.

Concubine Cheng had a lot of grievances to pour out to Ruyi. But now they were stuck in her throat, and she didn't know whether to say it or not.

She suppressed her resentment at being lowered in status, put on a gentle smile, and sat side by side with Ning Da Ying.

Ruyi had someone write down what Xing'er had just said on a piece of paper, and asked Rong Pei to put it on a tray and give it to Concubine Cheng and Ning Ying for review.

Ning agreed to look at it quickly, and soon nodded and said, “Xing Er is right.

At that time, Yancao and Xing'er were still some distance away from Concubine Ling and the concubines.

But whether it was out of anger or intentional, the tea in Yan Cao's hand was poured directly onto Ling Guiren.

If I hadn't been by your side, it would not only be your hand that would have been burned, but also the baby in her belly."

"This is impossible!" Concubine Cheng became a little excited when she heard this.

Seeing that the situation had gradually turned from concubines competing for favor to the direction of murdering the royal heir, Concubine Cheng secretly pressed her fingertips against the soft flesh of her palm, and only then did she regain some rationality.

She had to make the whole thing appear as an accident caused by the maids playing around.

After calming herself down, Concubine Cheng suppressed her anger and said to Ning Da Ying slowly, "Ning Da Ying, you have been living in Jingyang Palace for quite some time.

I can't say that I spend every day with Yancao, but I see her from time to time.

Although she is straightforward, she is always gentle and decent in her actions. She is quite respectful to you, so how could she be rude to you, your Excellency?"

"This..." Ning Da Ying frowned in confusion, twirling the silk handkerchief in his hand, seeming uneasy.

"Isn't what Concubine Cheng said a bit overbearing?" Wei Yanwan spoke suddenly, but her words puzzled everyone.

Wei Yanwan supported herself and spoke up for Ning Ying, "No matter how prominent the family of Concubine Cheng's mother is or how high her status is, Miss Yancao beside you is just a maid in the palace.

Ning Da Ying is the mistress after all, isn't it natural for Yan Cao to be respectful to Ning Da Ying?"

Concubine Cheng was secretly upset. She was just quick-witted and Wei Yanwan caught her in the act. She could only say angrily, "Of course it's as it should be."

"Empress Cheng is sensible and I admire you." Wei Yanwan didn't bother to argue and just climbed up the pole.

"Then if the servant makes a mistake, he should be punished. Her Majesty the Concubine Cheng will not condone it. If you have any objections, please let me know."

Concubine Cheng just felt that Wei Yanwan was a little difficult to deal with.

If she had any objection, she would be admitting that she was the one who ordered Yan Cao to do it.

If she had no objection, Yan Cao would certainly be severely punished, and she would still not be able to escape being implicated.

Just as Concubine Cheng was thinking about how to refute, Wei Yanwan did not give her a chance to speak.

She held her belly and said hurriedly and sadly, "Empress, today's incident, except for this concubine and Xing'er, Ning Yingying of Jingyang Palace and other palace maids saw it clearly.

It’s not a big deal that I’m injured, but if the heir in my belly is harmed, how can I explain this to the emperor?”

If Ruyi didn't know the secret of Wei Yanwan's unborn child, she would probably be affected by her emotions and be extremely sad.

Ruyi took the handkerchief and gently wiped the corners of her eyes, wiping away the tears that didn't exist in the first place.

Then he said to Concubine Cheng in a stern voice, "Yan Cao spoke evil words and deliberately contradicted Concubine Ling and Concubine Ning who agreed first.

He also had a conflict with Xing'er in public without caring about his dignity.

Finally, he lost his temper and splashed the tea at the noble man to vent his anger.

This wicked slave, I will never let her go easily. I will give her the white silk..."

"Wait!" Concubine Cheng suddenly interrupted in a hurry.

Ruyi stroked the gilded carved armor on her hand unhappily and looked at her solemnly, "Concubine Cheng, do you have anything else to say?"

Ruyi and Wei Yanwan have said all the good and bad things, what else can Concubine Cheng say?

But Yan Cao was the only confidant left by Concubine Cheng. How could she easily abandon Yan Cao?

What's more, Concubine Cheng knew that Yan Cao was framed innocently.

From the moment Wei Yanwan entered Jingyang Palace, Concubine Cheng had been on guard against her. Otherwise, she would not have declined Wei Yanwan's visit on the grounds of being unwell.

It’s just that Wei Yanwan and Ning Da Ying stayed in the side hall for too long.

The spies that Concubine Cheng had planted in Jingyang Palace vaguely heard them talking about Concubine Feng, and they also said that Concubine Cheng was closely related to Concubine Feng's death.

Yan Cao was worried that they were planning something to harm Concubine Cheng, so she volunteered to go to the door of the side hall to find out.

Unexpectedly, I happened to meet the two of them coming out.

Before this, Concubine Cheng had already told Yancao to be prudent and careful. She didn't believe that Yancao would take the initiative to provoke her.

Concubine Cheng was holding back her anger, and she stiffened her neck and said, "I didn't see what happened today with my own eyes, so I have nothing to say.

But Yancao has been with me for many years, and I am confident that she is not such an impulsive person.

I think that the dirty words Xing'er said must have been slandered by someone with ulterior motives and cannot be true.

Please ask the Queen to summon all the palace maids in Jingyang Palace for strict interrogation."

"Of course I have interrogated him."

Ruyi glanced at Concubine Cheng calmly and said, "Everyone in Jingyang Palace said that they saw Xing'er and Yancao pushing each other and using violent words.

But it was hard to hear clearly what they said.

However, since the two of them have already gotten to the point of fighting, I think what they are going to say won’t be good, don’t you think, Concubine Cheng?”

Concubine Cheng was not convinced. She wanted to argue further, but then she heard Wei Yanwan speak, "Concubine Cheng said that someone was slandering you. What she said was nothing more than that she thought that I was slandering you?"

Wei Yanwan sneered, "Empress Cheng is eager to protect her servants, and I understand. But everything must be logical.

Could it be that Concubine Cheng thinks that I would use the safety of the royal heir in my belly to slander a little palace maid?"