The Reborn Princess Has Turned Evil

Chapter 307 Locked in 1st Place

Those present were all wealthy and noble. Although they were to cooperate with the investigation, they could not be detained like ordinary people. Instead, they were temporarily separated into two rear halls of Xuanyang Palace, according to gender.

Consort Chen was initially frightened, but after seeing that the Empress Dowager was also there, she felt much more at ease.

Yongping sat to the side, calmly drinking tea, but Lai Li still did not sit next to Princess Yongping. Instead, she sat next to the Empress Dowager, seemingly still angry with Princess Yongping.

Jing Rou was sitting not far away, while Jing Anle sat with Consort Lin.

A room full of women were detained in one place, and it was unknown when the situation would end.

Seeing that the Empress Dowager looked unwell, Yongping stood up and greeted her, "Mother, you don't look well."

If anyone else had imprisoned her here, Yongping would have been furious long ago. But it was Emperor Jing who gave the order, so now she could only wait. For some reason, she felt a surge of hatred towards Consort Li. This wretched woman actually made such a fuss for her brother!

Whether the Empress Dowager was truly angry or not, she was leaning back in her chair, covering her head, looking uneasy.

"Aunt, is your headache acting up again?" Consort Chen quickly stood up as well.

“Anle, it’s not that your aunt is being nosy, but it’s one thing that you refused the marriage in the main hall, but if you hadn’t spoken nonsense in front of your brother and locked us up here, how could Mother be suffering from headaches here!”

But the Empress Dowager waved her hand, saying, "Yongping, Anle cannot be blamed for this."

Headache? Jing Anle found it amusing. This old woman ate and lived well in Cining Palace, and was plump and healthy. How could she look sick? She likes to sing opera, right? Fine, fine, then I'll sing with you.

“Aunt is right. At first, I thought Grandmother was angry with Anle. Now that Grandmother is willing to speak, it means that she still treats Anle as her granddaughter.” Jing Anle spoke sweetly and her expression was appropriate. She even took out a handkerchief to wipe away her tears, but unfortunately, she couldn’t squeeze out a single tear.

"Since Your Majesty has a headache, why don't you let Consort Lin examine you first? We must not delay."

Headache? Here's a doctor.

Yongping suddenly scolded, "Anle, what are you up to? You know... you know that the Empress Dowager doesn't like Consort Lin, yet you deliberately let Consort Lin treat you. Are you trying to worsen the Empress Dowager's condition?" As she said this, she glared at Consort Lin.

Consort Lin lowered her eyes and remained silent. The Empress Dowager had already decided that she was an unlucky person and that the more she said, the more mistakes she would make.

Chen Feile watched the spectacle with amusement.

Even Jing Rou added fuel to the fire, saying, "Princess, you've lived in the palace for so long, how come you don't even know your grandmother's preferences?"

Jing Rou could tell she wanted to laugh, but Jing Anle thought to herself: "Go ahead and laugh, but you won't be able to laugh in a bit."

“Aunt, you’ve really misunderstood Anle. As the saying goes, in times of emergency, one must act expediently. Anle is only worried about Grandmother’s safety, how could she care about anything else?” If you have a doctor but you don’t treat her, who can you blame?

After saying that, she deliberately sobbed, "Besides, if you don't trust Consort Lin, you can always summon the imperial physician."

As soon as she finished speaking, Consort Chen said, "Yes, yes, Aunt, I'll go and fetch the imperial physician for you right away." She was about to walk outside when she said that.

Upon hearing Consort Chen's words, the Empress Dowager was so angry she was practically going to fall ill. How could Consort Chen not understand? She was clearly trying to intimidate Jing Anle.

"Alright, I feel much better now," the Empress Dowager said, straightening up. If the imperial physician came and couldn't diagnose anything, things would look bad.

Jing Anle found it amusing. If a poisonous snake were to appear at this moment, the Empress Dowager would probably jump up immediately, and all her illnesses would be cured.

"Now that Grandmother is much better, Anle is relieved." Jing Anle thought to herself: Finally, things have calmed down.

Before long, palace servants brought over a calming soup and some tea and snacks. They hadn't had a chance to eat anything in the main hall before Consort Li fainted, and by now everyone was quite hungry.

Jingrou, in particular, has been getting hungry very quickly since she became pregnant. The aroma of food only makes her stomach growl even louder.

The palace servants placed the items on a large round table and then withdrew.

Jing Anle glanced at the food on the table. There were seven bowls of calming soup, a plate of Poria cocos cake, as well as nine-layer cake, golden milk pastry, Imperial Concubine Red pastry, Four Happiness Meatballs, and some trendy fruits. The table was filled with dishes of all sizes. She immediately had an idea.