Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1175 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 99

There were still unknown figures planting spies in the palace causing chaos everywhere, and Big Fat Orange could not sleep well, so Jiang Xinxin sent the confessions of Concubine Qi and Jingtai to the emperor. The punishment for Concubine Qi was not so severe, she just stripped her title and made her copy the palace rules a hundred times. Although Jingtai was deceived, she did not have the face of her master Concubine Guarjia, so she was beaten to death by the emperor.

After receiving the news, the Concubine Dowager felt that the Seventh Prince was really sinful to have a mother like Concubine Guaerjia who was confused about everything. She could only try her best to isolate the Seventh Prince from any contact with Concubine Guaerjia, and explained a series of things to the Seventh Prince in detail, and her words were full of intentions to let the Seventh Prince give up that position.

Big Fat Orange was very satisfied with what Concubine He did, and was willing to protect the well-behaved Seventh Prince a little more. She directly asked Concubine He to find a wife for the Seventh Prince in Mongolia. This was a clear way to cut off the possibility of the Seventh Prince succeeding to the throne in the future. Even though Concubine He felt a little unwilling, she could only try her best to suppress the various pressures from the Guwalja clan.

After the Sticking Rod Department took action, they quickly found out the person behind the palace maid named Xiaojing.

Speaking of which, Xiao Jing was just a discarded pawn who was useless after being used once. So when Jianqiu led people to capture Xiao Jing, what they saw was a Xiao Jing with a broken neck who was thrown into a well.

During his lifetime, Xiaojing had only come into contact with an old maid who guarded the library in Jingyang Palace. It was said that she was Xiaojing's aunt. Xiaojing was able to serve Concubine Guarjia because he followed her path.

The old lady had disappeared when they went to look for her at the sticky pole. Her residence had been dug up, and her every move during her lifetime was slowly restored. Her superior was a mysterious man who worked in the Imperial Garden.

This investigation implicated many people, and many palace maids and eunuchs disappeared from the palace. In the end, the culprit who gave Concubine Ning the cold medicine was found - the remnants of Concubine Shu and Prince Guo.

The person who gave the order to take action was the aunt in charge of Fengxian Palace. The other party was also a Baiyi. She replaced someone else's identity to escape the previous purges of the harem and the Ministry of Internal Affairs by Big Fat Ju, and was able to serve in Fengxian Palace.

The reason why she suddenly came out to stir up trouble was because she was dying and happened to be able to contact people in the Old Summer Palace, so the pregnant Concubine Ning became the first target. The cold medicine was not a rare medicinal ingredient, it was just saltpeter powder, which was very convenient to mix into Concubine Ning's daily diet.

The person who coordinated in the Old Summer Palace had some relationship with Ye Lanyi, the horse trainer who had been rescued by Prince Guo before. The other party originally wanted to use Ye Lanyi to avenge Prince Guo, but Ye Lanyi's methods were too immature. After just asking a few more questions, she was caught by people who disliked her, and she disappeared as soon as she left.

Jiang Xinxin had no interest in knowing what happened next. She was just curious as to why Concubine Shu and Prince Guo and his mother could keep such loyal people. After all, even if the empress dowager was born in the Imperial Household Department, the power under her control would be completely dispersed once she died.

Big Fat Orange once again summoned the clan members to show them the evidence they had found, and logically asked to expand the results of the battle: "Ruan has been favored for nearly twenty years, and in the last ten years, she almost held all the power in the harem. You may as well guess whether there are people under her who are still active in your house."

Prince Ding was enjoying the fun, especially since he was the only one without any heirs and was temporarily in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so he said with a smile, "My brother's house should be quiet. After all, I have no heirs, and there are not many women in the backyard. Brothers, please go back and investigate thoroughly, and don't let a dead woman continue to cause trouble."

Prince Chun was speechless, unable to bear seeing Prince Ding's gloating expression, "In my opinion, your family is the most likely to be harmed, twelfth brother. Your wife, Fu Cha's family background is not much worse than that of your tenth brother's wife. She is the descendant of Eyidu and has the blood of Emperor Taizong."

"My wife said that my twelfth brother's wife is a good person, but now your family doesn't even have a child. The eighth brother who was scolded by the late emperor for many years still has a son and a daughter. So your family is so poor, doesn't it look more like someone has harmed you?"

Prince Chun was just joking, but everyone thought it made sense. Big Fat Orange and Prince Heng looked at each other, and Prince Heng couldn't help but persuade him, "Yes, twelfth brother, what you said may be a little harsh, but it is not without reason. You must investigate carefully when you go back, and don't let others cause trouble for no reason."

Seeing Prince Ding being bullied, Fat Orange said, "I originally wanted to clean up the White Lotus Sect members in Jiangnan and Guangdong, but I didn't expect that the White Lotus Sect would one day take the blame for others."

Prince Ding's face was as black as coal, but although he couldn't help but get angry, his mind was actually much clearer.

That's right, he and his first wife, Fu Cha, had indeed fallen out early on, but if you look into the reasons in detail, it is possible that someone had done this intentionally.

They all went back in tacit understanding and searched their own mansions, and they really found quite a few culprits. Some were from the White Lotus Sect, some were arranged by the Jiangnan gentry, and some were even arranged by the Shanxi merchants. In comparison, the actions of Concubine Shu and her son seemed insignificant. No wonder the remaining culprits of Concubine Shu could still reach out to the Old Summer Palace, it turned out that there was help from various royal palaces!

In Big Fat Ju's rage, many people disappeared from the palaces of the royal family, including concubines and princesses who had already given birth. The servants who served them were not so noticeable.

As the victim, Concubine Ning had to be told the inside story of how someone secretly gave her a cold medicine and she almost had a miscarriage.

After listening to Jianqiu's narration, Ningpin felt that Concubine Shu and Prince Guo were really bold. She gritted her teeth for a while, then thought of her good sister Zhen Huan who was plotted against by Concubine Shu and Prince Guo.

After much thought, Ning Fei asked her confidant Cai Xing to go to the cold palace and tell Zhen Huan about her near miscarriage and the incident between Concubine Shu and Prince Guo and his mother.

After hearing this, Zhen Huan felt terrified and felt that her father's death was unjust.

It seemed that it was definitely Concubine Shu who had plotted against her father first. Now she only hated herself for not being careful enough and was almost plotted against by Concubine Shu and Prince Guo and her son. Thinking of her third princess who was related to Concubine Shen but was sent to be raised by the Imperial Concubine under her name, she felt even more grateful to the Imperial Concubine.

Zhen Huan let out a long breath and called Liu Zhu, "Liu Zhu, let's think of a new idea and weave a blanket for the Imperial Concubine Dowager."

Liu Zhu thought about it. She and Zhen Huan had not stopped knitting for more than a year, and their daily lives were supported by Concubine Ning and Concubine Rou. Even if half of the money she earned from knitting was sent out of the palace to Madam Yun and Zhen Yurao, mother and daughter, there would still be a lot left even if she bought the yarn for a blanket, so it would not be a big deal.

Liu Zhu agreed readily and even offered her own suggestions on the patterns: "Miss, I heard that the Royal Concubine Dowager liked white magnolia flowers when she was young. Why don't we think of some unique magnolia flower patterns?"