Rebirth: Ruyi goes crazy in the harem

Chapter 161: Infiltrating the Ministry of Punishment

It was late at night when Wei Yanwan was suddenly awakened by an inexplicable nightmare.

In the dream, there was a blood-red puddle in the middle of the road, surrounded by heavy rain.

The rain hit the blood puddle, splashing out gorgeous and eerie red water.

The sound of rain echoed in Wei Yanwan's ears very realistically. A thunderbolt split the sky, and the suddenly lit beam of light illuminated her frightened pale face.

What followed was a thunderous roar like a drum, rushing towards them with the momentum to crush the sky.

Wei Yanwan huddled in the quilt, but her body couldn't stop shaking violently.

When she came to her senses, she felt a burning sensation in her chest, as if she had a premonition that something bad was about to happen.

Xing'er held up her bamboo hat and pushed the door open. A gust of damp and cold wind slipped in through the crack in the door.

The rain was so heavy that she was soaked all over.

Seeing that Wei Yanwan was still awake, Xing'er was a little surprised, "It's already 15:30, Yanwan, why aren't you asleep yet?"

Wei Yanwan sat up and looked out the window, rubbing her sleepy eyes and said softly, "I was originally asleep, but the thunder woke me up.

Sister Xing'er, weren't you on night watch today? Why are you back so early? "

Looking at Wei Yanwan stretching lazily, Xing'er chuckled and said, "Today's rain is really heavy.

The thunder frightened my daughter and disturbed her fetus, but luckily it was not serious. I went to the small kitchen to boil some medicine to stabilize the fetus.

But who knew that the eunuch working in the kitchen overslept and the medicine bag was soaked by the rain and could not be used.

I was just about to come back to find an umbrella and get some more from the Imperial Pharmacy."

"Are you pregnant?"

Wei Yanwan immediately became nervous when it came to the matter of Concubine Feng. "Then Sister Xing'er, you should stay with the master. I will go get the medicine."

Xing'er thought for a moment and did not refuse. She picked up a sturdy new umbrella and watched Wei Yanwan leave Qixiang Palace.

Wei Yanwan held an umbrella all the way and jogged along the long street in the heavy rain.

Suddenly, a woman's cry was heard, faintly coming out from the noisy sound of rain.

"I am innocent, Lord, please save me! I am really innocent!"

This is... Lan Cui's voice!

When Wei Yanwan got closer, she found that it was a group of young eunuchs escorting a palace maid in green, and they were preparing to go towards the Ministry of Punishment.

Wei Yanwan watched in horror as the young eunuchs slapped Lan Cui hard on the face several times, cursed her a few more times, and stuffed a rag into her mouth to stop her from shouting.

Lan Cui struggled continuously, but the eunuchs had no mercy on her and dragged her forward roughly as if they were in a hurry.

While struggling, Lan Cui suddenly saw Wei Yanwan standing in the rain not far away with an anxious look on her face.

A glimmer of hope flashed in her eyes, and then was swallowed up by boundless despair.

She knew that Wei Yanwan was just a servant and couldn't help her in anything.

But Wei Yanwan was too anxious to care about those things.

She stepped forward quickly and mustered up the courage to stop the leading eunuch, "Sir, may I ask what crime this palace maid has committed?"

The eunuch saw that although Wei Yanwan was wearing the clothes of a first-class palace maid, she looked unfamiliar, so he knew that Wei Yanwan should be just a palace maid serving a low-ranking concubine.

So he stretched out his hand to drive her away rudely, "Go away, little girl, where did you come from? Don't delay our brothers' work."

Seeing this, Wei Yanwan quickly took out all the money she had and said, "It's raining heavily, eunuchs, you have worked hard.

This little token of my appreciation is like inviting you to have some tea. Please help me.”

The eunuch weighed the silver in his hand, and his expression softened. "You are sensible. Go ahead, don't delay too long."

Lan Cui was pushed to the ground, mud and water splashed on her clothes, making her look dirty and messy.

Her cheeks were swollen and blood dripped from the corners of her mouth, sinking into the rain.

Wei Yanwan supported her with a distressed and confused look on her face, and heard Lan Cui crying to her in extreme grievance, "Yanwan, Yanwan, I am wronged.

The Fifth Prince was poisoned, and Concubine Cheng insisted that I was the one who poisoned him. The Emperor wanted the Ministry of Punishment to torture me severely and force a confession out of me.

But I didn't do anything, they wronged me. I know that I am just a humble servant, and I am afraid I will not survive this time.

Yan Wan, please tell Brother Jiu Xiao that he doesn’t need to worry about Lan Cui anymore…”

Lan Cui's voice became lower and lower, and finally she was choked with sobs and could no longer utter a complete word.

The eunuchs escorted Lan Cui farther and farther away. The heavy rain blurred Wei Yanwan's vision, and she felt confused.

Why was the Fifth Prince poisoned? Who was responsible?

Why did Concubine Cheng frame Lan Cui?

Wei Yanwan's mind became increasingly confused. She had clearly given Lan Cui some advice, so how could things turn out like this...

Wei Yanwan took the medicine from the imperial pharmacy in a daze and returned to Qixiang Palace.

Xing'er saw that she was not in a good state and asked many questions out of concern, but Wei Yanwan could not answer a single question.

Since entering the palace, Wei Yanwan has become familiar with Lan Cui and Chun Chan. The three of them are of similar age and similar personalities, and they soon became good friends.

During the long days in the deep palace and the days of oppression, the three of them supported each other and got through it all.

But now that Lan Cui is in trouble, Wei Yanwan can do nothing and can only pray for her weakly in her heart.

After thinking it over, Wei Yanwan still felt uneasy. She felt that she must do something for Lan Cui.

Wei Yanwan asked for leave from Xing'er and went to Yiku Palace in the rain to find Chunchan.

Chunchan was also extremely anxious at this time, "The Fifth Prince was poisoned, and our master has gone to the Yanxi Palace with Rongpei and Liuying. Even the emperor was alarmed.

But I don't know why Lan Cui was sent to the Ministry of Punishment. What happened? Yan Wan, do you know something?"

Wei Yanwan and Chunchan stayed in Yiku Palace for most of the night, but still failed to find out any news.

Seeing that Ruyi had not returned yet, Chunchan could only promise Wei Yanwan that she would tell Wei Yanwan as soon as she found out something.

Time goes back to when Lan Cui just returned to Yanxi Palace.

Today, Lan Cui had something on her mind, so as soon as she returned to the Yanx Palace, she prepared to go to the main hall to find Concubine Yu.

But just as she stepped into the main hall and hadn't said a few words, she heard someone outside report that Noble Cheng came to pay a visit.

Concubine Cheng was from a prominent family and was a humble and polite person. Even if Concubine Yu disliked her, she had no reason to reject her.

As Concubine Cheng entered the main hall, she saw Lan Cui standing beside Concubine Yu with an unnatural expression, her left hand tightly holding the sleeve of her right hand.

She smiled gracefully, bowed to Concubine Yu, and greeted her respectfully, "When I first entered the palace, I was blessed by the kindness of the ladies in the other palaces. Jingyang Palace was prosperous and I received many rewards.

I am terrified, so I have come here specially to express my gratitude to Concubine Yu.

Because I had already gone to Yiku Palace, Zhongcui Palace and Xianfu Palace to express my gratitude during the day, a lot of time was wasted.

It is disrespectful of me to come to see Concubine Yu at this late hour."