Rong Fei is not honored

Chapter 336: Suochuoro takes the blame

"Irgen Jueluo, is what they said true?"

"To answer the Grand Empress Dowager, what is my status? How could I have the opportunity to interact with the Empress Dowager? How could a person like the Empress take a concubine seriously?"

"Since you said you never colluded with the Queen, how do you explain the flowers?"

"I am wronged. I am in charge of the Imperial Garden, and these flowers and plants are under my jurisdiction. I sent the flowers to share the joy with my sisters, but I did not consider the Queen's illness. It is my fault."

"Why is Concubine Yirgen Jueluo trying to quibble? Before you sent the flowers, wasn't your good sister Concubine Socholuo's palace already filled with fresh flowers? Grand Empress Dowager, you only need to ask and you will know whether there are Yilan flowers in Concubine Socholuo's palace."

"Now that you mention it, I also remember that during the days when Concubine Socho Luo's palace was filled with flowers, His Majesty did often visit her... Now it seems that it was not Concubine Socho Luo who was lucky enough to catch His Majesty's eye, but that she used despicable means."

Concubine Socholo didn't understand how the matter had become her business. She felt malicious gazes falling on her, especially on her belly. Subconsciously, she wanted to hide her belly.

But her five-month-old belly was already visible, and even if Concubine Sochorolo arched her back and covered it with her sleeves, a part of her belly would always be exposed to everyone's sight.

Perhaps she sensed her mother's uneasiness, or realized that she was in danger, Concubine Sochorolo's stomach began to hurt, and in just a few breaths her face turned pale.

After all, the royal heir was the most important thing, so the Empress Dowager quickly ordered people to help Socholo to the side hall and also asked someone to summon the imperial physician.

Seeing this, all the concubines could not help but feel suspicious. With Suo Chuoluo's incompetent appearance, did she really have the guts to plot against the emperor? Of course, it was not ruled out that the other party was plotting something shady.

Ji Nai looked at Concubine Irgen Jueluo, who was still kneeling below with her head down, not knowing what she was thinking. He then glanced at the empty chair after Sochorolo left, and sighed silently.

Socho Luo lost his last chance to defend himself.

It would be fine if she was present. Even if she couldn't find a chance to break the impasse, the Empress Dowager might help for the sake of the royal heir and put the blame on Irgen Gioro's concubine.

But she was so useless that she was defeated before the battle even began. She could only let Irgen Jueluo throw dirty water on her. I was afraid that the Empress Dowager was too lazy to do anything for her.

After all, the palace was full of twists and turns, and there were dangers everywhere. It was not the birth of the heir that would bring peace to all. In this era, the death of infants was a very normal thing. If the mother was useless and could not protect the child, and others could not always take care of her, it would be better to change a mother who could protect the child.

After hearing Ji Nai's thoughts, Yuan Xu said indignantly: "This is unfair! It is obvious that the Irgen Jueluo family plotted against the Suochuoro family."

[The harem is never a place of fairness. Here, there is only winning and losing. Do you think the Empress Dowager would not know who used Yilan flowers to plot against Kangxi? ]

As Ji Nai expected, Yirgen Jueluo concubine took advantage of Suochuolo concubine's absence and continued to cry out for justice:

"I know the varieties of flowers sent to each palace, and there are indeed ylang-ylang flowers among them. But I didn't know the efficacy of ylang-ylang flowers beforehand. Moreover, the fragrance of ylang-ylang flowers warms the heart, not aphrodisiacs. The difference of one word makes a world of difference.

If it is the latter, the palace would not plant such flowers and trees. After all, although I don’t know much about ylang-ylang, the flower room manager knows it.”

The concubine Irgen Juelu's words not only dragged the greenhouse into the water, but also implicitly blamed the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the master who used to manage the greenhouse.

If we dig deeper, we don't know how many people will be involved. Even the Empress Dowager, who has been in the harem for many years, is definitely not free from involvement.

Of course, the purpose of Yiergen Jueluo concubine is not to offend everyone, so she changed the subject and said:

"Besides, I am allergic to pollen, so I didn't have any ylang-ylang flowers in my palace at that time. If I had known in advance that the ylang-ylang flower had a warm and fragrant scent, to be honest, even if I couldn't use it, I would never have passed this great opportunity on to others."

This statement was very much in line with everyone's wishes. If it were them, they would not be so generous as to give away such a great thing.

But is this really a great thing? On the surface, it did allow Concubine Socholo to gain favor and get the heir to the throne, but in fact, even if Kangxi knew that Socholo did not intend to calculate this, he would still have a grudge.

What's more, when Concubine Sochorolo announced her pregnancy on the day Ji Nai gave birth, she had already fallen into disgrace and left an impression of impure intentions in Kangxi's mind.

After this incident, should we trust Sochorolo more or be more suspicious of him?

Finally, it was the Empress Dowager who ordered a thorough investigation of Socho Luo's palace and interrogated the palace maids around her. If only the ylang-ylang flowers were placed in her palace, it would be just an accident. But if something was added to the ylang-ylang flowers, then what awaited Socho Luo was only hell...

Although the Empress Dowager gave such an order, she knew in her heart that Sochoulo would be fine. But Irgen Jueluo was scheming like this. Could it be that he was targeting Sochoulo's child?

The Empress Dowager had a clear mind, but she did not expose the truth. She was neither stupid nor deaf, and did not want to be a patriarch. Since Irgen Jueluo was more skilled, there was no need for her to be a judge and uphold justice.

However, Irgen Gioro's plan could not succeed. After all, it was Irgen Gioro who harmed Sochorolo. How could they let the royal heir grow up in the hands of their biological mother's enemy?

Huipin watched Irgen Jueluo throw dirty water on Suochuolo in order to clear herself of the matter, but she did not react at all. She was targeting Kunning Palace, and as for Irgen Jueluo, she was simply implicated, and whether she lived or died in the end had nothing to do with her.

"Grand Empress Dowager, since Concubine Sochorlo wants to investigate, what about the Empress?"

The Empress Dowager pondered for a while and said, "Even if it is the Empress, she needs to be investigated thoroughly. However, the Empress is not like others. Su Malagu, please go to Kunning Palace."

This is the best outcome. If the Empress Dowager goes in person, even the Empress will have to bow her head. Otherwise, any concubine or servant will be inappropriate.

"You all should follow and bear witness together."

The Grand Empress Dowager and all the concubines hurried to Kunning Palace. Many palace people who were unaware of the situation looked at them curiously, wondering if the Queen had done something again, or if she was really seriously ill.

The news soon reached Kangxi's ears. He frowned unhappily, "Why would the Empress Dowager go to Kunning Palace? Did the news leak out?"