bestfiction Chapter 415 Seeking Revenge
Chapter 415 Seeking Revenge
In the thick fog, the darkness was like a giant beast with bared fangs, ready to devour people.
A slender and graceful shadow stumbled all the way from the gate of Kunning Palace to the bedroom.
Miaoyun screamed and chased after him, "Empress Rong, what are you doing?!"
"The Emperor and the Empress are resting. You are trespassing on the dragon bed and offending the Emperor!"
"Empress Rong, please stop..."
"Someone, come quickly, stop Concubine Rong!"
"..."
Because it was late at night, no one stopped them.
By the time Miaoyun's screams alarmed the guards of Kunning Palace, Concubine Rong was already panting and running all the way to the bed.
In the hibiscus-embroidered golden tent, Empress Ji heard Miaoyun's cry and footsteps approaching from afar. She gasped in fright and her hands unconsciously grabbed the underwear of the person next to her.
Outside the layers of curtains that hung down to the ground, the dim candlelight cast a long shadow of a woman.
Empress Ji felt guilty and thought that this person had broken into the palace and had discovered something and was going to do something vicious and murderous.
So before the figure came to her, she had already screamed and threw herself into the emperor's arms, her face pale and her body trembling.
"Rong Fei, what are you doing? The Fourth Prince's affairs have nothing to do with me. Are you planning to commit murder or kidnap him? You are disturbing the emperor's presence. Get out now!"
Before Rong Fei could think about the meaning of her words, she knelt down with a plop, crying in panic: "Your Majesty, Lin'er has not returned all night. Please send someone to find Lin'er quickly! I have not done anything inappropriate in many years. Today's situation is unusual. I have no one to rely on in the palace. The only one I can rely on is you, Your Majesty! He is also your child. Please have pity on Lin'er..."
Concubine Rong cried like a pear blossom broken by a rainstorm. However, after she finished speaking, she saw the emperor's shadow in the curtain just looking down at the person in his arms, without responding for a long time. Only then did she notice what Empress Ji had unconsciously shouted.
She was stunned at first, and then she felt like she was struck by thunder. She even forgot to continue crying. She raised her eyes in panic and saw the delicate figure huddled in the emperor's arms on the brocade couch.
What does the Queen mean by this?
Could it be that Lin'er's death was really related to her? !
For so many years, she had been worried day and night, and thought that the queen would target the prince, and as long as the prince was there, she would not deal with Lin'er.
At this critical moment, she actually attacked Lin'er? !
Rong Fei's heart sank rapidly, as if she sensed something and was so anxious that she seemed to be on the verge of collapse.
The more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. Looking at the two silent shadows inside, her body shuddered violently, and her heart suddenly "boomed" and fell into an endless hell.
Miaoyun and Miaoyue arrived at the bedroom at this time, put down the lantern and came to pull Rong Fei.
"Empress Rong, it's already late. It's not appropriate for you to kneel here. Please come out with me..."
Seeing this, Zhuxiang, who was beside Concubine Rong, immediately stood in front of Concubine Rong.
Anyway, the master has already caused such a big disaster and will be punished no matter what, so why not earn a little more money now and avoid suffering a loss!
She didn't care about the other person's identity as she was a senior palace maid in Kunning Palace who she usually called "sister". She pulled out the hairpin on her head and stabbed the other person's arm, preventing Miaoyun and Miaoyun from getting close to Rongfei.
Seizing this opportunity, Concubine Rong no longer cared about status and asked heartbreakingly, "Queen, where is Lin'er?! Did you lock him up? Tell me, where did Lin'er go?!"
As if she had gained tremendous strength in an instant, she opened her mouth with a hoarse voice and questioned without caring whether it was in accordance with any etiquette or rules.
"If the Queen thinks I'm making random accusations, then send people out to look for him. If I'm making random accusations, as long as I see Lin'er is fine, I, Concubine Rong, am willing to accept the punishment!"
Inside the bedroom, Empress Ji lay soft and gentle in the emperor's arms, her teeth clenched tightly and chattering, but she never answered Concubine Rong's words and did not dare to raise her head.
"Jia Ru, what's going on? Are you aware of this?"
The emperor was also a little unhappy. He only had two children, Xu'er and Jiang Lin. Although he rarely cared about the Fourth Prince because of Concubine Rong, they were his children after all. If it was really the Queen who took action, it was really too much.
"Your Majesty, please trust me. How could I possibly have done this? I haven't even left Kunning Palace today. How could I possibly have done such a thing?"
Hearing the Queen's answer, Concubine Rong bit her lip and looked up angrily for a moment.
With the determination to live despite death, she seemed to have mustered up great courage. Without waiting for the emperor to stand up, she directly opened the curtain and ran towards the bed.
In the emperor's arms, the trembling Empress Ji dared only to reveal half of her eyes. However, when she raised her eyes, she saw the curtain being lifted and a menacing figure entering.
"what--"
Queen Ji trembled and screamed, "Come here, Your Majesty, quickly get someone to kick this bitch out!"
The emperor had sensed something was wrong from what Queen Ji had said earlier. Now, looking at the trembling person in his arms, he unconsciously became more suspicious.
But he didn't know that Concubine Rong was so bold that she dared to trespass into the emperor and empress's palace.
He didn't take a mere young woman seriously. Even if she wanted to assassinate him, she would definitely not be his opponent.
So at this moment he just looked at her with a solemn look in his eyes, "Fei Rong, what do you want to do?!"
Although he was somewhat dissatisfied and suspicious about Empress Ji's actions, after seeing Concubine Rong's actions, he subconsciously protected her in his arms.
Rong Fei was holding a sharp red gold and ruby hairpin in her hand, her eyes flashing with ferocity, but in a moment, she saw the emperor's subconscious action of protecting Ji Jiaru, and the hairpin she had prepared to aim at Empress Ji, with two tears rolling down her face, suddenly reached her throat with a sinister smile.
Her trembling voice was filled with threats, yet also seemed to be forcing: "Your Majesty, please have mercy on me and send someone to find my Lin'er! Whether he is alive or dead, I must see him!"
As she spoke, her eyes fell upon the back of Empress Ji, who had her head buried in the Emperor's arms. Her expression suddenly grew cold, and her voice, as if stained with the chill dew of an autumn night, was chillingly chilling: "Her Majesty, send people to look for him as well. I've already sent people to the palace gates to inquire, but he hasn't left. I think he must have encountered something in this forbidden palace. Even Jinfu, who was by his side, is nowhere to be found! I want to see him alive or dead. If I can't find him, I'll splatter my blood all over Kunning Palace, and become a demon that haunts it every day!"
She had heard before that the queen had been ill for a long time because Kunning Palace was haunted. It was said that the concubines she had killed before had joined forces to seek revenge on her. Ji Jiaru was so scared that she kept muttering to herself all day long. It was not until a master captured the ghost that she gradually recovered.
So since Ji Jiaru is afraid of this, she is not afraid of death. If it is really her who harmed Lin'er, the worst that can happen is that she will become a fierce ghost and seek revenge on her every day!
These words really worked. Empress Ji's face turned pale when she heard them, and she hurriedly shouted to Miaoyun outside the tent: "Miaoyun, Miaoyun, quickly, tell the guards to find the Fourth Prince!"
After hearing this, the emperor summoned Pei Fan that night and ordered the entire palace to search for the fourth prince.
Upon hearing that the Emperor and the Empress had finally made arrangements, Concubine Rong felt relaxed all over, and suddenly lost all her strength. She was distraught and walked out of the hibiscus tent with the last glimmer of hope.
The sweat on her body had already soaked her hair and skirt. When the cold wind and fog of the autumn night blew, her silk clothes stuck tightly to her back, making her whole body feel a sticky and bone-chilling cold.
Seeing that she had let go of the golden hairpin, Miaoyun and Miaoyue looked at each other, pushed Zhuxiang hard against the wall, and immediately came over to capture her.
Concubine Rong felt a pain in her hand, and before she noticed, Miaoyun and Miaoyue had grabbed one of her arms.
She cried out hurriedly, "I won't leave. I'll stay here tonight. When I find Jiang Lin'er, I'll leave!"
While she was struggling to break free from Miaoyun and Miaoyue's grip, she was also holding the golden hairpin tightly. In a panic, the hairpin stabbed Miaoyue and she snatched it away.
But because the emperor was present, Miaoyun and Miaoyue did not dare to be too rude to her, so they could only look at Queen Ji for help.
Seeing the exchange of glances between the people in Kunning Palace, Concubine Rong said, "Even if you take the golden hairpin, I can bite my tongue and commit suicide in Kunning Palace. If you find Lin'er, I will leave this place!"
Empress Ji was at her wit's end, fearing that she would truly transform into one of those female ghosts that had come after her before. She gritted her teeth and rose from the emperor's arms, calming herself down. With a touch of tenderness, she said, "Your Majesty, it seems I won't be able to sleep well tonight. Why don't we get up first?"
The three of them sat together in the bedroom of Kunning Palace. It didn't take long, only half an hour, before Pei Fan's voice could be heard from outside the palace: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, your subordinate has found the body of the Fourth Prince!"