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!"