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Chapter 656: Coming for Her Again (108 million votes plus additional content)

Concubine Dun suggested, "Your Majesty, everything should have a beginning and an end. The Third Prince's first birthday ceremony is almost over. If it is not completed, it may be unlucky."

"When the Third Prince grows up and knows about this, it will be a pity."

Although Nangong Xuanyu was in no mood, he nodded after hearing what Dunpin said, "In that case, let's continue."

"Yes!"

The palace maid holding the third prince put him back on the red carpet.

Concubine Dun continued to squat and guide the third prince.

finally--

Under her persuasion, the third prince grabbed... a piece of cake!

"Puch!"

Some people couldn't help laughing.

Others also covered their mouths with handkerchiefs or lowered their heads, trying hard not to laugh.

They had never heard of any prince grabbing a piece of cake during the one-year-old celebration.

Doesn't this mean that the Third Prince's dream since childhood was to grow up to be a useless person who only eats and waits for death?

Born into a royal family, possessing the status of a nobleman that many people dream of, he actually has no ambition at all.

King Jin shook his head helplessly.

When those low-ranking palace concubines who were originally jealous of Concubine Dun saw this scene, they couldn't help but reveal a look of ridicule in their eyes.

At the Zhuazhou ceremony, the Third Prince was so unpresentable.

Your Majesty has lost face in front of the royal family, so he must be displeased with the Third Prince.

Concubine Dun also had such worries in her heart. She was so nervous that her palms were sweating and she subconsciously looked at Nangong Xuanyu.

But she found that... there was no unusual expression on His Majesty's face, and she couldn't guess what he was thinking.

Little did people know that Nangong Xuanyu's greatest expectation for the third prince was that he could live a smooth and peaceful life.

He didn't have high hopes for the Third Prince, so he naturally wouldn't be angry when he saw the Third Prince grab a piece of cake.

Shen Zhinian took in Nangong Xuanyu's expression and couldn't help feeling a little confused.

So far, the emperor has only two princes. They are both his own children, and Shen Zhinian cannot guarantee that Nangong Xuanyu has no idea about the future of the third prince.

Based on her understanding of this man, how could he be so calm when he saw the Third Prince catch something like this?

Unless... there really is some secret about the Third Prince that she doesn't know.

Concubine Liang smiled gently and stepped out to smooth things over: "This represents the Third Prince's ambition when he grows up, which is to make the people of the Great Zhou well-fed and well-clothed, so that they will never go hungry again. This is indeed a good omen!"

The emperor was present, so everyone followed suit and said, "What Concubine Liang said is absolutely right!"

"The Third Prince's ambition is to ensure that no one in the Great Zhou Dynasty will ever starve to death again. He is worthy of being the eldest son of His Majesty!"

"The Third Prince is only one year old, but he already has such lofty ambitions. It really makes us ashamed!"

"..."

Princess Yun'an looked at Concubine Liang, sneered, and whispered, "Concubine Liang is really good at talking. She can turn black into white. No wonder everyone in the harem and even the royal family say that she is a rare good person."

Princess Yun'an disliked Concubine Xian's charm, Concubine Dun's snobbery, and Concubine Liang's pretentiousness.

In short, she hates everyone equally!

Princess Wenshu reminded carefully: "Third sister, please keep your voice down. It would be bad if Concubine Liang heard it..."

Princess Yun'an snorted coldly, "We are the emperor's biological sister, a princess of the first rank. Are we afraid of the fourth concubine of the third rank?"

Among the princesses, only Princess Wenshu's mother was no longer around, so she was the least courageous: "That being said, Concubine Liang is my brother's concubine, how can we really compare with her in rank..."

Princess Yun'an also understood this truth and said nothing more, but she still looked down on Concubine Liang in her heart.

After the Zhuazhou ceremony, it is time to receive gifts.

Concubine Dun brought the third prince, who was held by her wet nurse, and accepted the gifts from everyone.

With the lessons learned from the past, several imperial doctors followed and checked whether there were any problems with the gifts.

Although it was a bit rude to open the gifts and check them in front of the guests, the circumstances today were special and everyone could understand it.

It even feels better this way.

In order to prevent the Third Prince from being harmed again, they would not be able to explain themselves...

Fortunately, there were no problems with the gifts that the concubines and royal relatives gave to the third prince.

The palace maids of Yikun Palace had just registered the gifts sent by everyone when Su Quanye hurried over with the eunuchs from the Ministry of Punishment.

Concubine Dun asked anxiously, "Eunuch Su, have you found out who murdered the Third Prince?!"

Su Quanye felt overwhelmed, but still said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Dun, all the items for this one-year-old ceremony were brought in by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. But the nine-linked ring... was made by the people in the manufacturing department..."

An unknown member of the royal family asked in confusion, "What happened to the Manufacturing Department?"

A palace concubine said in a subtle tone: "The Manufacturing Department is where the Concubine Xian is in charge..."

As expected, Shen Zhinian once again became the focus of the crowd.

Tang Luochuan's heart sank!

If he had known earlier that the matter would be traced back to Concubine Xian, he would have pretended not to have noticed the problem with the Nine-Ring Links.

Not long ago, he messed up something because of his own decision, causing Liu to be exiled from the cold palace. Today...

Tang Luochuan was really afraid that the virtuous concubine would no longer want him because of this...

Seeing Tang Luochuan's frightened expression, Shen Zhinian gave him a soothing look.

Tang Luochuan was just fulfilling his duty as an imperial physician in today's incident. She was not someone who didn't know right from wrong, so she wouldn't blame him for it.

I just don't know if the person who tampered with the Nine Rings and the person who instructed Zi'er to release the wild cat are the same person?

If that's the case... then today's situation is all about her!

"Mrs. Xianfei..."

Concubine Dun looked at Shen Zhinian with some disbelief in her eyes.

As for whether she really felt that Shen Zhinian wanted to harm the third prince and was therefore surprised, or whether she knew that something was fishy but still wanted to go with the flow and convict Shen Zhinian of a crime.

No one knows anymore.

Liang Fei frowned and said, "Since Xian Fei took charge of the six palaces, she has never made any mistakes. How could she murder the third prince for no reason?"

"Your Majesty, I think there must be a misunderstanding!"

With how favored Shen Zhinian is, who in the harem wouldn't be jealous?

It's just that she is now so favored that no one dares to step out and step on her.

But many people looked at Shen Zhinian with suspicion...

Nangong Xuanyu certainly didn't believe that Nian Nian would murder the Third Prince. In front of everyone, he couldn't let Nian Nian take the blame!

Before Shen Zhinian had time to defend himself, the emperor asked, "Su Quanye, who was the craftsman who made this nine-linked ring? From the time he made it until the nine-linked ring appeared on the red carpet for the Third Prince's one-year-old birthday ceremony, who had contact with it?"