Chapter 478 The Emperor Questions Concubine De (74 votes plus additional content)
Chapter 478 The Emperor Questions Concubine De (74 votes plus additional content)
Su Quanye naturally would not refuse, and immediately handed over the list in her hand: "Please have a look, Madam Xianfei."
Shen Zhinian took it and looked at it carefully.
Concubine Liu has always been with Empress Dowager Liu.
At this moment, a hint of impatience flashed in her eyes, and she whispered, "Idiot!"
Those in power never take the lives of those below them seriously.
In the eyes of Concubine Liu, Concubine Sun is just an obedient dog to Shen Zhinian.
The dog has caused trouble and may even cause trouble for the owner. What the owner should do is to kick the dog as far as possible!
As long as Concubine Xian could put the blame on everything to Concubine Sun, saying that Concubine Sun was jealous and resentful, and repaid kindness with evil, wouldn't she be free of all blame?
But Concubine Xian was so stupid that she chose to protect Concubine Sun, and perhaps she would be implicated.
The virtuous concubine usually looks quite smart, but when faced with an important matter, she is so confused!
Empress Dowager Liu glanced at Concubine Liu, and the veins on her forehead throbbed.
Why are there so many concubines attached to Duke Dingguo's Mansion, but no one is willing to fight for the Imperial Concubine and risk her life?
Because she rarely took the knife in her hand seriously, she just thought it was useless and could be broken.
But if you don't maintain a knife on a regular basis, how can it play an important role at the critical moment?
However, Empress Dowager Liu had told Concubine Liu these truths countless times, but she wouldn't listen and only acted according to her mood.
This is the difference between a noble concubine and a virtuous concubine!
The people Shen Zhinian suspected the most were Concubine De and Concubine Liang.
They may have some unknown hands in the harem. But the word "Jun" is special. If you write it wrongly, you will lose your head. If it is found out, many people will be implicated.
For such an important matter, the two would only entrust it to their most trusted confidants.
Therefore, Shen Zhinian focused on seeing whether there were any confidants of Concubine Liang or Concubine De among those who passed by here during that period of time.
Sure enough...Qingdai's name was among them!
This series of schemes does seem to be the work of Concubine De.
Anyway, she is only alive, and those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes.
Concubine De asked with a smile: "Can Concubine Xian figure out what's going on?"
"You must watch carefully. Don't involve other people for no reason just to clear Concubine Sun's suspicion."
She naturally knew that there were so many eyes in the palace, and it was impossible for Qingdai, a living person, to pass by here without being seen.
But so what? Do all the people passing by here have the word "Jun" written on their names?
When Concubine Xian sees Qingdai's name, she will definitely suspect her, but is there any evidence?
Money makes the world go round. My cousin is a royal merchant, and the last thing he lacks is money.
She spent a lot of money, so she could buy information from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. She said that when Sun Guiren's pearl hairpin was repaired, the person in charge of the matter in the Ministry of Internal Affairs would repair it.
She said that they would call Zhuer to get it whenever someone came to get it.
Xianfei is the leader of the four concubines, and she is also the biological mother of the prince! How dare Xianfei involve her without any evidence?
In the end, it was Concubine Sun who had to bear the blame.
After this incident, not only will one of Concubine Xian's arms be cut off! Because Concubine Sun and Concubine Xian have a close relationship, there will always be a thorn in His Majesty's heart.
From now on, the Fourth Prince still wants to compete with the Third Prince for the position of Crown Prince? Dream on!
A smart person only needs a brief eye contact to understand what the other person means. Shen Zhinian naturally understood that Concubine De was fearless.
But Concubine De had calculated everything, but she had missed one thing. That was... Nangong Xuanyu had already stopped trusting her!
So... even if Shen Zhinian has no evidence, so what? With a little guidance, the emperor will suspect Concubine De!
She handed the list to Nangong Xuanyu, sniffed and said, "I am stupid and can't see any clues."
"But I know that the person who plotted against me and Ah Xu is among these people!"
"Your Majesty is wise and powerful. You are the only one that my mother and I can rely on. I really don't know whose way Ah Xu has blocked since he is still so young..."
"Your Majesty, please make the decision for Ah Xu!"
Nangong Xuanyu was not stupid. Looking at the names on the list and hearing Shen Zhinian's words, how could he not understand what Shen Zhinian was hinting at?
There are only two princes in the palace. Who else can the Fourth Prince stand in the way of?
What's more, the head maid of Chengqian Palace had also passed by here.
Nian Nian suspects Concubine De!
But she had no evidence, so she couldn't express her suspicion, otherwise she would be blamed.
So, she handed the matter over to him, and hinted to him that she was suspicious!
Isn't Nian Nian worried at all that he will think that this matter is a conspiracy between her and Concubine Sun, and after the matter is exposed, he wants to put the blame on Concubine De?
Nian Nian actually trusted him so much...
There is no man who doesn't want to be trusted wholeheartedly by the woman he loves!
At this moment, Nangong Xuanyu's suspicion towards Shen Zhinian subsided a lot.
Perhaps, when the Ministry of Punishment found Concubine Sun, he shouldn't have suspected Nian Nian like everyone else...
If the two concubines were engaged in this silent confrontation, it is hard to say who the emperor would lean towards. Perhaps his final solution would be to smooth things over.
But between Shen Zhinian and Defei, one is Nangong Xuanyu's favorite concubine, and the other is a woman he has long disliked. It is easy to imagine who he will side with.
The emperor looked up at Concubine De and said, "Qingdai is your personal maid. Why didn't she stay by your side and serve you? She left before the Fourth Prince's full moon ceremony was over?"
Everyone looked at Concubine De.
Your Majesty, what does this mean?
Do you suspect that Concubine De was the one who did this?
That’s right, Concubine De is the mother of the Third Prince, and she does have this motive.
Concubine De gritted her teeth secretly!
No matter how Concubine Xian implicated her in this matter, she had ten thousand reasons to explain herself. She could even bite back and say that the Fourth Prince was only one month old, but Concubine Xian couldn't wait to eliminate dissidents for him and targeted her, the mother of the Third Prince.
The only thing that Concubine De didn't expect was that... Concubine Xian would not take action, but instead use the power of His Majesty to deal with her!
Your Majesty... In Concubine De's opinion, Your Majesty values the stability of the court and the harem the most. He can favor any woman, but he will never fall in love with anyone.
To Your Majesty, no one is an exception!
But, but why does he favor Consort Xian so much? !
Is this still the Majesty she knew before...
These thoughts flashed through Concubine De's mind. With the help of Fendai, she slowly knelt down and said weakly, "Your Majesty should know that last time Chengqian Palace encountered a snake infestation, Qingdai and I were both bitten by a poisonous snake. Although we were treated, we were also seriously injured."
"I saw that she was not feeling well, so I asked her to return to Chengqian Palace first, so as not to affect the Fourth Prince's full moon ceremony by being disrespectful."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, are you doubting me?"
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