Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 173: Legend of Zhen Huan 45

When Concubine Nian fell, Concubine Li lost her protection, so she panicked and kept calling in sick. Everyone else in the palace knew that she was no longer a good woman, and that she was certain to lose favor, so no one else bothered to do anything to her, which was why she was still floundering until now.

But I didn't expect that she would be so stupid as to directly provoke Concubine Wan who had fallen out of favor and then regained favor!

It is true that she is just a noble lady now, but in the past she was only short of the enthronement ceremony to become a concubine. Even now that the emperor has begun to favor her again, it is only a matter of time before she climbs to the position of concubine again.

I have no idea what Concubine Li was thinking about this kind of person. She actually came to provoke me so carelessly.

Xia Jian is now keeping a close eye on the harem. Moreover, when Concubine Wan told the story about Empress Lu turning Concubine Qi into a human pig, the audience was not cleared at all. Many people heard it, so even though Xia Jian was reluctant to directly offend such a favorite concubine in the palace, he had no choice but to report the matter.

The emperor became annoyed after hearing this. Now Concubine Wan had completely become a tool for him to miss Queen Chunyuan. However, this tool had to remind him again and again that Queen Chunyuan had passed away and all his efforts and nostalgia were in vain.

But right now, the only person in the palace who looks most like Empress Chunyuan is Concubine Wan. The voice of Concubine An, who has recently emerged, is somewhat similar to that of Empress Chunyuan, but it is not as comforting as looking at her in person.

Finally, the emperor angrily said, "Su Peisheng, pass on my order that the noble lady Wan has been disrespectful in front of the emperor and will be punished by serving for half a year."

Su Peisheng saw that Concubine Wan had only been fined half a year's salary for causing such a big mess, so he did not expect luck. As a personal eunuch who had accompanied the emperor since childhood, he had figured out the emperor's thoughts to the point where he knew him better than the emperor himself. Although the emperor was treating Concubine Wan lightly at the moment, Concubine Wan's future was already determined. As long as she made the emperor feel that she had no similarities with Queen Chunyuan one day, it would be the time for Concubine Wan to die.

At this time, Su Peisheng regretted very much that he had done what Jinxi wanted and sent her to work for Concubine Wan. Now it seems that Concubine Wan will fall sooner or later, and Jinxi will definitely be implicated.

The emperor's oral order soon spread throughout the harem, and the queen no longer took Concubine Wan seriously. After all, Concubine Wan was favored only because of a face similar to that of Queen Chunyuan, while Yi Xin had a son, power, family background, and the position of a noble concubine. She was the queen's biggest enemy at the moment.

But it was not so easy to plot against Yi Xin. The fact that the palace maids in Chengqian Palace had to go out in pairs or more and could not act alone reduced the troubles in Chengqian Palace by at least half.

Besides, in the small kitchen of Chengqian Palace, they could certainly do something with the ingredients, but Yi Xin always sent soup and dishes to Qianqing Palace under the pretext of being close to the emperor. This would turn the charge from murdering a concubine into murdering the emperor, and no one could accept such a heinous crime that would involve the extermination of nine generations of a clan.

As for other things like fabrics, spices and plants, Yi Xin would be serious about not only checking them herself, but would also ask the imperial doctors to come and check them from time to time. She also liked to keep records. Even if there was a single grass in Chengqian Palace, she would ask the people below to keep records. This record included but was not limited to when and where the grass grew, who first discovered it, who pulled it out, and who did what with it after it was pulled out.

After such a series of operations, not to mention that she still has half of the palace power in her hands, just Chengqian Palace alone has become a real iron bucket, even tighter than Qianqing Palace. After all, there is also Su Peisheng in Qianqing Palace who, from time to time, leaks some news about the emperor to Guiren Wan for Cui Jinxi's sake.

But in Chengqian Palace, even though Concubine Wan herself lived in Chengqian Palace, she actually knew very little about what was happening in the Main Palace, and she didn't dare to spread the news from the Main Palace or Concubine Yue.

The Queen had been keeping a close eye on Chengqian Palace for nearly half a year but had not found any place to start, so she simply used the Third Prince Hongshi to poison the Fourth Prince Hongli.

After hearing what the Queen said, the Third Prince Hongshi took some snacks to show concern for the Fourth Prince Hongli. He also wanted to take the opportunity to show brotherly love in front of the Emperor. However, he did not expect that the Fourth Prince would spit out a mouthful of black blood and faint after taking a bite of the snack. The Prince's Residence was in chaos. Hongshi himself was so frightened that he could not move. He even forgot to call the imperial physician. Fortunately, Wang Qin, who was in charge of Hongli, ordered people to call the imperial physician while giving Hongli water for first aid.

As for Hongshi, he had passed the initial stage of being frightened. He came to his senses and threw away the cake that he had taken a bite of. He also kept slapping the hand that held the cake, fearing that there was poison residue on his hands.

Suddenly a poisoning incident occurred in the palace, especially targeting the emperor's few princes. For a while, the harem was in an uproar. The emperor hurriedly ordered Yi Xin and Jing Fei, who had rushed to the prince's residence, to block the news. The two of them joined forces to beat several palace maids and eunuchs to death, and forbade the concubines in the harem to go out without permission. Finally, the news did not spread to the previous dynasty.

Concubine Duan acted like a loving mother, crying silently while waiting for her adopted son Hongli to wake up.

Hongshi is indeed simple, but he is not a fool. Although sometimes some of his thoughts and actions seem stupid, that is because there are many sperm in the palace, which makes him look even more stupid.

At this time, he had figured out the whole story. He knew that it was probably the Queen who poisoned the food. But he had someone spend money to order the snacks from the imperial kitchen, and he personally asked someone to get them back. He also brought them to Hongli for him to eat, and he ate a piece himself. However, Hongli was poisoned, but he was unharmed. He would be punished to some extent, but it was not a big deal.

Therefore, when he replied, he simply omitted the Queen's suggestion and only said that he wanted to be close to Hongli, so he came to visit him with snacks. He accompanied Hongli to chat and eat snacks, but Hongli was poisoned and he was unable to react.

Wang Qin had a lot on his mind. As Hongli's personal eunuch, he certainly wanted to catch the murderer as soon as possible to avenge Hongli. But he could also see clearly that Hongshi also ate snacks, but it was only his master Hongli who was poisoned. So it was probably that the third prince Hongshi made things easier for the murderer, and even the accomplice was a little reluctant.

But the matter cannot be simply concluded in this way. The Third Prince Hongshi had an obvious competitive relationship with his master, so he was eager to drag Hongshi into the water. Therefore, he concealed the fact that Hongshi also ate the snack in front of the emperor. Anyway, he had just secretly picked up the snack thrown away by Hongshi and hid it in his sleeve. Hongshi was dead and there was no evidence to prove it. Even if the eunuchs around him saw Hongshi eating the snack, the other party's testimony would not count.

Concubine Duan listened attentively to the emperor interrogating several eunuchs outside, and when she heard that Wang Qin intended to drag Hongshi into the water, she gave an assist, reminding the emperor that day, Hongshi's biological mother, commoner Li, also came directly to Yi Xin and Hong Sheng with a plate of poisoned snacks, but Yi Xin and Hong Sheng would not eat other people's food casually, and Li was also a shallow-minded person, so Concubine Yue discovered the clue at the first sight.