Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 594

Chapter 594: Chapter 591: How Dare You_1

""I... once suspected that King Liang and the Empress had already joined forces. After all, the Heavenly Master appointed by Father Emperor came from the residence of King Liang! And now, the favorite consort in the harem, Lady Qiu, also came from King Liang’s residence!" The Crown Prince’s eyes darkened, and he gritted his teeth at the thought of King Liang. "Moreover, it was King Liang who falsely accused King of Zhen of treason for King Xin. I don’t believe King Liang is as weak and useless as he appeared to be. I suspect... all these actions were the result of King Liang and the Empress working together."

The Crown Prince rested his elbow on the armrest and leaned closer to Bai Qingyan. "But the Princess of Zhen said... it concerns the reputation of the Imperial Family. She also mentioned Fu Ruoxi. Could it be... all these actions were done by the Empress and Fu Ruoxi?"

"Dare not deceive the Crown Prince. When I was young, I vaguely heard my grandmother mention that the Empress had a marriage contract with General Fu before she married His Majesty and became the Crown Princess Consort. But this matter happened a long time ago and I no longer remember clearly. Later, when Your Highness mentioned having seen the Empress’s maid sending Fu Ruoxi out of the palace, I found it strange..."

"Later on, I worried that someone might forge an imperial decree to control Anping Camp, so I ordered Lu Ping to intercept any messages between the Capital and Anping Camp. We intercepted a letter Fu Ruoxi sent to the Capital. Then, Fu Ruoxi tried to assassinate Your Highness in front of all the soldiers of Anping Camp, disregarding the lives of the Fu Family. I felt very strange. Upon returning to the Capital, the first thing I did was to ask my grandmother about it. She said... she had indeed heard of it back then. However, after His Majesty married the Empress, Fu Ruoxi also took a wife. Madam Fu said they were engaged since childhood, so it was considered a baseless rumor."

The Crown Prince clenched his hands, already guessing what Bai Qingyan was about to say. He held his breath.

The Empress and Fu Ruoxi?!

How dare they!

Bai Qingyan saw the Crown Prince’s suddenly pale face and knew he understood.

The reason for mentioning her grandmother, the Eldest Princess, was because both the Emperor and the Crown Prince would somewhat trust Bai Qingyan’s grandmother, the Eldest Princess. Also... since Nanny Jiang had brought Wei Zhong to inform Bai Qingyan, her grandmother must already know.

From Lu Ninghuan encountering the secret meeting between the Empress and Fu Ruoxi, to Wei Zhong investigating their relationship, perhaps her grandmother only wanted to find out why the Empress would conspire with Fu Ruoxi. Or perhaps, with her grandmother’s wisdom, she already suspected whether the child in the Empress’s womb was truly the Emperor’s.

As the Eldest Princess and a member of the Bai family, entrusted by the Emperor to oversee the harem, she couldn’t rashly investigate the Empress. However, she would never allow any confusion regarding the Imperial Family’s bloodline.

Regardless of the truth of the matter, it was an Imperial scandal that could not be revealed by the Eldest Princess, lest it implicate her own granddaughters.

Even if the matter were to be exposed, it had to be done either by someone within the Emperor’s harem or by the Emperor’s son. This way, the Emperor wouldn’t kill to keep it secret. After all, for a man, this was the utmost disgrace.

"Now that King Xin has returned to the Capital, the identity of the child in the Empress’s womb is unclear. King Liang wants to stand aside and let Your Highness and the Empress fight. He hopes to benefit from it. Originally, I thought that as long as Your Highness maintained integrity and kept a clean slate, those who set up the situation would become anxious! However, if the child in the Empress’s womb is not His Majesty’s, Your Highness could secretly investigate and find out the truth, then inform His Majesty in private when he awakens. Preserving His Majesty’s dignity would be a great achievement!"

"Your Highness... this matter concerns the reputation of the Royal Family. The fewer who know, the better. Otherwise, His Majesty might blame Your Highness," Bai Qingyan added.

The Crown Prince realized the reasoning and said, "I wanted to entrust this matter to you, but Father Emperor’s distrust towards you hasn’t dissipated. If you handle it, he might doubt even more. Let Old Man Fang handle it!" _{freēwebnovel.com}

Quan Yu, standing by the door, went to summon Old Man Fang upon hearing this.

Since Bai Qingyan was willing to work hard for him, the Crown Prince also had to show consideration for Bai Qingyan.

"I don’t fear the Emperor’s suspicion, only fear ruining Your Highness’s plans!" Bai Qingyan stood and respectfully bowed to the Crown Prince. "In that case, let Old Man Fang handle it. He is steady and reliable and will surely get it done. I won’t stay any longer."

Bai Qingyan could only act as someone who advised the Crown Prince, not as the one to complete the task. Otherwise, the Crown Prince would suspect her. Even if the Crown Prince didn’t say so, Bai Qingyan would have claimed there was no one in the Capital to investigate this matter thoroughly for the Crown Prince.

"By the way..." Bai Qingyan suddenly seemed to remember something and asked the Crown Prince, "On the way back to the Princess of Zhen’s residence, I saw what appeared to be a war report being sent to the office. It came from the east. Has something happened at Anping Camp?"