allonlinenovel Chapter 143 Consort Tong's Wild Ideas
Chapter 143 Consort Tong's Wild Ideas
Soon, the Crown Prince's decree spread throughout the entire harem.
The concubines all reacted in different ways: Consort Liang was taken aback, Consort Yi frowned, and Consort Tong was naturally the most angry.
"Why are they both concubines, while I have to serve His Majesty, yet these two are allowed to wield power? Isn't this deliberately trying to embarrass me? Is this truly the Crown Prince's decree?"
"It's absolutely true, Your Highness. Could it be that we angered the Crown Princess by stopping the imperial carriage the other day, and she's been whispering in his ear?"
The palace maid who served her was also a troublemaker, and she immediately started to smear He Lingyi. Consort Tong was not very bright, so how could she tolerate this? As a result, the grudge inexplicably grew bigger and bigger.
"Crown Princess! Where did this scoundrel come from, blocking my way every day! Humph, she hasn't even ascended to the Empress's throne yet, and she's already so hostile towards me. If she really gains power in the palace in the future, how will I survive!"
With a cunning mind, she could rise from a lowly palace maid to her current position; she couldn't be a simple person, so she hatched a wicked plan.
"Serving the Emperor during his illness, is that it? Very well, I was just worried about not having a chance to meet His Majesty. Hmph, I'll see when I become pregnant with the Emperor's child again. I'll see if that couple will defy the world and try to deal with me!"
The tone was so powerful it was truly a wake-up call.
The palace maid beside him looked embarrassed and couldn't help but chime in.
"This... Your Majesty, I'm afraid His Majesty won't be able to get up."
The maid couldn't understand how this person, who couldn't even get out of bed, could have a child with their mistress. But Consort Tong had her own plans. She whispered a few words to the maid, who turned pale with fright.
"Your Majesty, this is unacceptable! This is a matter of distorting the royal bloodline. If this is exposed, then no one in our palace will survive!"
Although the palace maids were somewhat cunning, they only wanted to live a better life. However, if they followed Consort Tong's ideas, they would only face death.
Therefore, she immediately knelt down and kowtowed to comfort him.
However, Consort Tong was already deaf to reason and only wanted to take revenge on He Lingyi, the Crown Princess. Therefore, she threatened the palace maid.
"Hmph, don't forget who allowed you to live a decent life here and even let you support your family outside the palace. If you don't do as I say, I'll take your life!"
These words left the young palace maid in a rather awkward position, caught between a rock and a hard place.
I wanted to slap myself for talking so much!
On one hand, Consort Tong was having wildly imaginative ideas, while on the other hand, Consort Liang, who had gained real power, was also feeling a sense of satisfaction at the imminent revenge!
To deal with Jia Meiren, she originally planned to start with her family, which is why she devised such a scheme to make Jia Meiren suffer a miscarriage due to the family's troubles.
As a result, she not only survived, but is now able to have a stable pregnancy. Everything around her has been changed again and again, and the spies she used to have can no longer get in touch with her. They originally planned to tamper with things when she gave birth, but now they have a golden opportunity.
"Very well, Consort Jia, if you don't die by my hand this time, I will be unworthy of this power!"
Holding the phoenix seal that had just been sent by Consort Qin, his ego swelled to its peak.
Consort Yi, who was already beyond the ordinary, didn't even raise an eyelid when she heard the news. Instead, she claimed to be ill. Since she was taking medicine for seven or eight out of ten days, no one would care whether she was really sick or not.
"Alas, another bloody storm is brewing. Just watch, the aftermath of His Majesty's death will not be peaceful."
"Your Majesty, be careful what you say."
Consort Yi smiled dismissively, continuing to fiddle with her prayer beads, seemingly understanding but not revealing what was happening outside the window.
Another sensational piece of news accompanying the major changes in the harem was that the Third Princess had fallen seriously ill and was staying at the imperial palace to recuperate. Consort Qin was disturbed by the news and fell, injuring her back. Therefore, she was unable to attend to affairs and needed to rest and recuperate.
The royal family always manages to come up with excuses that are impeccable, but this is true for ordinary families who are not involved. However, those who are connected with the Third Princess feel that something is amiss.
The Third Princess has always been in good health, so how could she suddenly fall ill after just one trip to the palace?
And not a single piece of news has come out. Could something have happened?
And so, while those who made the contact were somewhat uneasy, Haiyu and his Eastern Palace Xuanjia Army arrived one by one.
However, it was not to thoroughly investigate the matter of Prince Li, but rather to use the pretext that His Majesty's illness was caused by the remnants of the case of Prince Jin's residence, so every household had to be thoroughly investigated in order to eliminate suspicion.
The search is naturally decided by the Xuanjia Army.
As for what strange things they might find, that's up to the Xuanjia Army.
Therefore, from the first month to the end of the third month, there was no peace in the capital. From top to bottom, every government office in the capital was thoroughly searched.
Some families were exonerated, such as the Marquis of Haibo's family, the General of the State's family, and the Zhang family, but others became the main suspects, such as the Chi family and the Shen family.
When Chi Yunjing and Shen Dongfeng were "invited" into the dungeon for tea, they both cried out that they were innocent. Chi Yunjing, in particular, relied on his status as the father-in-law of the General of the State and the brother-in-law of the Marquis of Haibo, and even managed to establish connections with the people in the Eastern Palace.
"You must have made a mistake. How could I possibly be a remnant of Prince Jin's faction? I was overjoyed when their family fell from power. Besides, my relationship with the Marquis of Haibo's mansion and the General of the State's mansion is well-established. They have already cleared their names, so how could they implicate me?"
"That's right, that's right! I'm even more innocent! I've never even stepped inside the gates of Prince Jin's mansion, so how did I become a remnant of Prince Jin's faction?"
Shen Dongfeng also shouted loudly; he was Shen Miaoling's father, who had made things difficult for Chi Guiwan back then.
Both of them had some connections in official circles. Although their intentions were not pure, it would be unjust to say that they were associated with the remnants of Prince Jin's faction.
Unfortunately, once you enter this dungeon, there's no going back out alive.
When Hai Yu strode in from outside, Chi Yunjing thought he was about to be saved and immediately shouted.
"Second nephew, you've finally arrived! Quickly, tell him that your uncle is innocent!"
"I'm innocent too, I'm innocent too."
Haiyu smiled, his expression tinged with mockery. Haijin followed him in. With both brothers present, the entourage was quite impressive. But for some reason, Chi Yunjing felt a sense of fear when he saw the way his nephew Haijin looked at him.
As if he had already caught him red-handed, and was just waiting for him to sign the document, he swallowed hard, a little sweat beading on his forehead, and said to the two Hai brothers.
"Are you going to do anything about it or not?"
"Of course we'll intervene! Our uncle is practically treasonous; how can we possibly ignore it?"