OBS Chapter 297 The Emperor asked Shen Zhinian how he felt (2 reward points plus more)
Chapter 297 The Emperor asked Shen Zhinian how he felt (2 reward points plus more)
Nanny Lin noticed that Shen Zhinian was deep in thought and asked with concern, "Madam, are you still thinking about what happened tonight?"
"The Ministry of Punishment has already found out that the murderer is Concubine Liang, and she has been punished. Why are you still..."
Shen Zhinian said thoughtfully: "I don't know why, but I always feel like something is wrong..."
"Although I don't know much about Concubine Liang, from various things, it seems that she always likes to use instigation to get others to do evil things, and her hands are always clean."
"This time, she personally plotted against so many people. This is not like Concubine Liang's usual style..."
"Moreover, she worked hard to build a good reputation in the harem, and she might have the ambition to become the queen. If that was the case, how could she leave such an obvious handle and stain herself?"
Hearing this, Fuqiu and the others were all shocked and broke out in a cold sweat: "If the murderer is not Concubine Liang, then who is the person behind the scenes? Such a high level of means is really chilling..."
Shen Zhinian and Concubine Liang had similar guesses: "If Concubine Liang is truly innocent, I can't think of anyone else in the harem who has the ability to make this happen, except for the Queen and Concubine Xiao."
Although Empress Dowager Liu also has such ability, the other party is a thousand-year-old fox and wants to use her hand to help Concubine Liu to kill Jiang Wange. She will not think of getting rid of her so quickly.
Handan asked in surprise, "But weren't Dongyan's earrings found in the Taiji Palace? If the real murderer was the Empress, why would Concubine Wen be involved?"
A cold light flashed in Shen Zhinian's eyes: "The earring was originally in Zhongcui Palace, but Xiao Zhouzi found it in advance and threw it into Taiji Palace!"
Otherwise, at the palace banquet tonight, Shen Zhinian would be convicted before Concubine Liang was implicated!
Madam Xiao and Yuanbao knelt on the ground at the same time: "It was my fault that I failed to watch out for you and let someone take advantage of me. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"
Shen Zhinian did not blame them: "You are all old people in the palace. You should understand that the higher the position, the more people serve you, and the more complicated people's hearts are. Even the Queen's Kunning Palace can't say that there are no hidden chess pieces planted by others. This is not your fault, get up."
Just like some people have spies planted by Shen Zhinian in their palaces. There are no simple characters in the harem, so it is not surprising that there are spies planted by others in her palace.
After all, there are more than 20 palace servants in Zhongcui Palace, and only a few of them are Shen Zhinian's confidants. Although she has investigated the backgrounds of those palace servants, it is too easy to fool around with some things.
She went to a banquet, and it was not difficult for a palace maid who was cleaning the house to smuggle an inconspicuous earring and leave it in the yard.
As long as no one except the confidants can enter the inner room, even if others have ulterior motives, they can't cause too much trouble. As time goes by, people's true nature will be revealed. When they show their true colors, they will be caught!
Madam Xiao said in a deep voice: "Dongyan's earrings were found in the Taiji Palace, so we can't start a big fight and interrogate the people below, otherwise everyone will know that it was the Queen who wanted to frame Concubine Wen."
"But please rest assured, Madam. I will say later that your ring was stolen and I will find the traitor!"
Shen Zhinian smiled and said, "So, I am not afraid of the traitors causing trouble, I am just afraid that they will remain silent."
After all, a traitor who has revealed his flaws is not as scary as a nail hidden in the dark.
Nanny Xiao and Yuanbao rushed to deal with the matter. They couldn't let the queen doubt their abilities!
Fuqiu looked at Shen Zhinian worriedly: "Although the Queen has been imprisoned after her imperial seal was taken away, her hidden tactics cannot be ignored. Concubine Xiao has a prince, and in order to remove obstacles for the Third Prince, she also has the motive to attack the Queen."
"So... who is behind this, Concubine Liang, Concubine Empress, or Concubine Xiao?"
She really felt sorry for the queen, who had to face the attacks from everyone while pregnant.
Shen Zhinian said in a deep voice: "If Concubine Liang is innocent, she will definitely not sit still and wait for death. Send a message for me and ask my father to send someone to pay attention to the movements of Concubine Liang's family. If Concubine Liang is also secretly investigating this matter, it means that she has also been plotted against."
"Slave, you obey!"
……
Yongshou Palace.
Although it is late spring, the temperature has suddenly dropped in the past two days and the eldest princess has a cough.
Concubine Liu was heartbroken and in a rage she dealt with a group of palace servants and did not take her to today's palace banquet.
Seeing Concubine Liu coming back, the eldest princess took small steps to greet her, but saw that Concubine Liu looked angry and her eyes were filled with tears.
The eldest princess didn't know what happened, but she could sense that her mother was in a bad mood, so she asked with concern, "Mother, what's wrong with you? Did the emperor not allow you to go out again?"
She remembered that last time, her father didn't let her mother go out for a long time. Her mother was very sad every day and often sat by the window crying alone.
The eldest princess's facial features were very similar to those of Concubine Liu, but the shadow of Nangong Xuanyu could be seen between her eyebrows and eyes. Concubine Liu picked her up and walked into the inner room, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.
The eldest princess felt very distressed and stretched out her chubby little hands to wipe her tears: "Don't cry, mother..."
"Yun'er, go and tell the emperor to stop confining mother. Please don't be sad, okay?"
Concubine Liu sniffed, a trace of deep hatred flashed in her eyes: "Father didn't stop mother from going out, it was a bitch who stole your father's heart away from mother!"
In the past, Concubine Liu had never said such words in front of the Grand Princess. The palace servants who served her did not dare to use such words to pollute the Grand Princess's ears, so she did not understand.
The eldest princess's eyes were filled with confusion: "Mother, what is a 'bitch'?"
Concubine Liu hugged the eldest princess tightly: "Yun'er, you must remember that all women who compete with mother for your father's heart are bitches! Mother only has you, you must listen to her!"
The eldest princess nodded in confusion: "Yun'er, listen to your mother, don't cry..."
……
The Hall of Nourishing Heart.
The emperor did not turn over anyone's name card tonight. After returning, he silently reviewed the memorials.
The palace servants could see that His Majesty was in a bad mood, so they were very careful when serving him.
Seeing that Xiao Huizi had finally returned, Li Changde breathed a sigh of relief: "Have all the things been sent to Zhongcui Palace? What did Concubine Rou say?"
The emperor also put down the memorial and looked at Xiao Huizi: "Is Concubine Rou...in a good mood?"
Xiao Huizi bowed and said truthfully, "Your Majesty, Concubine Rou accepted the red berries and asked me to thank you on her behalf."
"But I always feel that... Your Majesty looks a little depressed..."