books44 Chapter 335: House Arrest
Chapter 335: House Arrest
Chapter 335: House Arrest
"Why doesn't she dare to answer? Is it really her who did it?" While hesitating, he heard a low voice, the voice was neither loud nor soft, just loud enough to reach Lingrong's ears.
"Who told you I did it?" Ling Rong did not rush to explain herself, but asked her first.
"Didn't the Queen say that A Yao has already identified you?..." Looking at Ling Rong's cold eyes, she seemed to be frightened and dared not say anything more.
"Does it have to be me if she points it out? Does it have to be you if I point it out now?"
"But, but..." Her eyes were red, just like a child who had done something wrong and was being scolded by an adult. People who didn't know her would think she had suffered a great injustice.
"What's there to be sad about? All the people from Yongshou Palace have been sent to the Ministry of Punishment. If there is any result, you will know it soon." Ling Rong said impatiently. Who was she pretending to be so pretentious for?
The first person to arrive was not Jiang Fuhai who had returned to report, but the emperor who had just finished handling state affairs in the imperial study. After everyone paid their respects, the queen was about to explain to the emperor the reason why everyone was gathered in Jingren Palace, but unexpectedly the emperor raised his hand to stop her.
"Xianfei, the maid Ayao pointed out that you were the one who tricked Concubine Yun into poisoning the red date tea that Ye promised to drink. Can you plead guilty?"
Ling Rong was shocked when she heard the emperor's question. She didn't expect that the emperor would question her before the result was known. She stood up and knelt in front of the emperor and empress, and said solemnly, "I don't admit it. I didn't do it."
"If you deny it, do you have any witnesses to prove that you didn't do it?"
Hearing the emperor's words, it was as if he was saying, whether you did it or not, it was also your fault.
"Why should I admit it if I didn't do it? How can she prove that I did it? I can't just let her frame me like that."
"The virtuous Concubine An was extremely jealous, which led to her committing a heinous crime. Now she is stripped of her title and confined to Yongshou Palace." The emperor did not argue with her any further, but announced the conclusion directly.
The emperor's actions not only shocked Lingrong, but also surprised everyone else.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Xian would never do this." The first person to speak up to defend Lingrong was Hepin Mei's sister.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Xian must have been wronged. Why would Concubine Xian do this?"
"Your Majesty, Concubine Xian has a son and a favorite, so she doesn't have to do this."
"Alright," the emperor interrupted them coldly, "Anyone who dares to ask for mercy will be confined with her."
"Your Majesty," Sister Mei wanted to say something else but was pulled by Lingrong. It was obvious that the Emperor did this on purpose. She didn't know why, but if she spoke for herself at this time, it would definitely implicate Sister Mei, and she didn't want to implicate Sister Mei.
Looking at the emperor's cold and hard face, Lingrong knew that no matter how she explained, it would be useless. Her temples ached and throbbed as if they were about to explode. She didn't know how she got back to Yongshou Palace. Her mind was blank, and her thoughts kept staying on the emperor's face in Jingren Palace.
She had always felt that she would not be tempted by the emperor. She had always known that the emperor was deeply suspicious and that the emperor loved power the most. She...
But, she was actually moved. She was the only one who enjoyed the love that the emperor had for Zhen Huan in her previous life, which moved her. She was envious and jealous in her previous life, and now she also had it in this life. She was moved when she had not encountered any setbacks. Now she thought how stupid she was.
She sat silently by the window, as quiet as a silent film, tears silently sliding down her cheeks. Looking at her makeup stained by tears in the mirror, she realized that she was no longer young, and was no longer the energetic An Lingrong.
It turned out that it wasn't the emperor who had changed, but that he had grown old. The woman he liked had always been the woman in his memory.