Rebirth of the Phoenix

his other side

Ying Rumeng said: "How did you get these injuries?"

According to her, the wounds on Liu Meiyan's body look like a painting - a painting using a knife as a pen, skin as paper, and blood as ink. If you look closely, it is basically a picture of willow leaves. "

"The painting is pretty good."

The female apprentice said: "It should have been cut with a sharp knife, because the cuts were not deep, so although there were many wounds, they were not fatal."

Ying Rumeng saw that she was very busy, so she said, "Please take good care of Concubine Liu's injuries and try not to leave any scars on her."

I wonder if she saw it wrong. In addition to those shocking, fresh and obvious scars, there seemed to be a lot of bruises and bruises on Liu Meiyan's body?

Why does this bitch have so many old scars on her body?

Ying Rumeng is not distressed, but is full of doubts.

When she came to the outer room, she sat down and said with a cold face: "Concubine Liu has a noble status, how could she suddenly suffer so many injuries? Call all the servants of Yanxia Palace, I want to ask what happened!"

Soon, all the palace servants of Yanxia Palace were called in front of her, and they all knelt down together.

"Tell me." Ying Rumeng slowly sipped her tea, "What happened?"

An older palace maid stammered and told the story.

After hearing this, Ying Rumeng stroked the jade bracelet on her wrist: "In other words, after the emperor left and before you discovered Liu Guifei for more than an hour, Liu Guifei was alone in the room?"

When she heard that Ye Qingge came to see this bitch again, she felt angry and even gloated over Liu Meiyan's injury.

Several palace maids said: "Yes, we didn't find anyone entering..."

For such a long time, only the emperor and Concubine Liu were in the room. Who made those scars?

According to common sense, the suspect can only be the emperor, but...it is impossible for the emperor to do these things...right?

Now, after calming down, some people feel that things are not that simple. Thinking about the past, Concubine Liu was very mysterious when she served the emperor. Every time the emperor left, no one else was allowed to be present - except Qingmei. When Qingmei was gone, let

When they see something like this, they always feel... They shouldn't have discovered this kind of thing, it's so dangerous.

Ying Rumeng's face sank: "You are all staying in the outer room, where is the window? Is there anyone guarding the window?"

She is not a fool. Of course she thinks Qingge is the most suspicious, but how could Qingge do such a thing?

Someone must have quietly entered the inner room after Qing Ge left and attacked Liu Meiyan. Maybe it was another person who was jealous of Liu Meiyan.

But... there was another voice in her heart asking her, who can sneak into the inner room when there are people inside and outside? It will take a lot of time to carve such a picture on Liu Meiyan's body. Who can do this?

With such courage and self-confidence, how could he commit a crime for such a long time without being discovered by someone separated by a wall? Moreover, doesn’t Liu Meiyan know how to call people?

Those maids may enter the inner room at any time. If there is a so-called intruder, it will be too easy to be discovered...

She was a little confused in her heart, not knowing which analysis to believe.

The maids did not dare to answer her questions.

Ying Rumeng slapped the table: "Why don't you answer? If you want to be mute, I will help you now."

A palace maid in charge had the courage to speak: "The window is closed from the inside. Outside the window is the courtyard. There are people watching the courtyard. We haven't seen any outsiders sneak in..."

These words sounded like saying that only the emperor had the opportunity to take action... That's why they didn't dare to answer such a simple question.

Ying Rumeng said coldly: "So, the people staying outside the door are the most suspicious?"

Several palace maids turned pale with shock and kowtowed one after another: "I haven't done anything, I really haven't done anything..."

Ying Rumeng listened to their pleas for mercy and said with a cold face: "Someone, take them to the Criminal Investigation Department and let them be tortured."

The "murderer" must be found, otherwise the emperor will be suspected.

Then, she looked towards the inner room and said calmly: "Let's ask Concubine Liu about the rest after she wakes up."

A group of palace people were kneeling there, no one dared to raise their head, no one dared to say a word.

Ying Rumeng slowly sipped tea and waited patiently for Liu Meiyan to wake up.

After a long time, the imperial doctor came out with his apprentice and said that Concubine Liu's wounds had been treated and the prescription had been left. It was none of their business.

Ying Rumeng let them leave, then entered the inner room and stared at Liu Meiyan, who was as weak as a piece of paper.

Liu Meiyan wanted to have a good sleep, but after applying medicine, the wounds on her body hurt so much that she woke up.

Ying Rumeng's stunningly beautiful face immediately came into her eyes. After her mind went blank for a moment, she had only one thought: It's over, the matter must have been exposed!

When Ying Rumeng saw that she was awake, she said to her subordinates: "The imperial concubine is awake. I want to say a few words to her. Please step back."

After everyone exited, she took Liu Meiyan's hand and smiled: "Sister Liu, what is going on?"

Liu Meiyan endured the pain in her body and thought quickly about how to answer this question.

She cannot betray the emperor. The emperor is perfect and cannot be smeared by anyone.

After a long while, she slowly said: "There is an assassin..."

Ying Rumeng sneered: "There was someone guarding the door, the window was locked from the inside, and no one saw anyone else coming in or out. Where did this assassin come from?"

Liu Meiyan said: "The window was not locked originally. The assassin came in through the window. After he attacked me, he forced me to lock the window from the inside after he left, otherwise he would tell the truth about what he saw about my body.

To ruin my reputation, I have no choice but to listen..."

Saying this would ruin her reputation, but in order to protect the emperor's reputation, she had no choice but to say so.

Ying Rumeng laughed again: "You must have had a lot of blood on your body at that time. You climbed to the window, how come you didn't see any blood on this line?"

Liu Meiyan gritted her teeth: "After the assassin committed the murder, he gave me medicine to stop the bleeding. By then, I had stopped bleeding..."

The emperor was really a "good man". After "painting" on her body, he was kind enough to apply hemostatic medicine on her. He was so gentle and considerate... She didn't dare to think about it anymore, her heart was full of fear.

Ying Rumeng said: "So, the assassin is a man?"

Liu Meiyan closed her eyes: "His face is covered, I can't tell whether he is a boy or a girl, I can only guess that he is a eunuch..."

Ying Rumeng murmured: "It turns out that the assassin went out through the window. Why didn't he see so many people outside?"

Liu Meiyan smiled bitterly: "The assassin who dared to do such a thing must be highly skilled and well prepared. How could he be discovered by others?"

Ying Rumeng smiled: "That's right."

After chatting with Liu Meiyan for a few more words, she said to Liu Meiyan: "You have just suffered so many injuries and need a good rest. I will not disturb you anymore. The emperor loves you so much. For the sake of your reputation, you

I don't even want to mention that the assassin is a man, nor that the window is closed from the inside. I just say that the assassin pretends to be a palace maid, sneaks in through the window, knocks you out, commits the murder, and then escapes through the window. You don't know anything, how about that?

"

Liu Meiyan didn't believe that she was so kind, but this was already the best excuse, wasn't it?

Can she have a better choice that can keep her innocent and protect the emperor's reputation?

Maybe, Ying Rumeng also thinks about the emperor, otherwise, the emperor's suspicion will be too great, and the body of the emperor's favorite concubine was seen by another man, and it will lose the emperor's face if she talks about it. Such rhetoric is the best for the emperor.

OK.

So, she nodded and said weakly: "Well, that's it, Meiyan... thank the Queen."

Ying Rumeng patted her hand: "Don't worry about anything, have a good rest, and let me handle this matter."

Then, she got up and went out, told the palace people in Yanxia Palace to take good care of Liu Meiyan, and left.

After returning to Zichen Palace, she met Ye Qingge. Ye Qingge had just heard that Liu Meiyan was injured and wanted to go over and have a look. She took Ye Qingge's hand, walked aside, and whispered: "Your Majesty,

Sister Liu just escaped death and is sleeping, so please don't disturb her."

Ye Qingge actually didn't want to go see Liu Meiyan. After listening to her words, she thought for a moment: "What you said is true, then I won't go for the time being and just send someone to deliver supplements."

Ying Rumeng smiled slightly: "I have asked people to prepare good medicines and gifts and send them over in the name of the emperor."

Ye Qingge touched her hand and grabbed her hand: "Mengcheng, you are so kind, you always think so thoughtfully for me..."

Ying Rumeng smiled again, and a thought suddenly came up in her heart, and she said in a strange way: "Your Majesty, you are serious, why are you so cruel? What if Sister Liu is killed, it will be bad if the news spreads...

…”

After hearing her words, Ye Qingge's face changed drastically and her eyes flickered.

She...knows the truth?

Did Meng'er know that he was the one who attacked Liu Meiyan? Meng'er discovered the secret that he didn't want others to know?

Meng'er...will she despise him because of this? Hate him?

Ying Rumeng was originally just doubtful and wanted to test him casually, but she didn't expect that his reaction would be like this - look at his face and stiff body, it was simply proof that "the incident happened"!

At that moment, she couldn't tell what she was feeling, so she said again: "Your Majesty, you..."

Ye Qingge suddenly grabbed her shoulders and said in a panic: "Meng'er, listen to me, it's all her fault! She knows how to do this and that, she's jealous, and she even says bad things about you. I'm so angry right now.

Beat her! Meng'er, you really don't listen to her nonsense, she is just a bitch, she is not what she looks like, she deserves to be beaten..."

Ying Rumeng's mind was buzzing, and she had no idea what he said next. She only knew that it was really him who had done the murder!

Thinking back to the scars of fear on Liu Meiyan's body, how could he be so cruel to a woman?

She doesn't feel sorry for Liu Meiyan, nor does she care that he has violent tendencies. What she can't accept is: why can't she see that he is such a man? Why can he hide it so well? How many things is he hiding from her?

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In the past, Ye Qingge was romantic and passionate, and could change women faster than clothes, but she would never bully women.

Why is he so different now from what she imagined...?