Chapter 389: Never Turn Over 3

At that time, Ning Wanshuang had not yet understood the deep meaning of Zhao Hua's words.

She waved to Xiao Fuzi who was busy in the courtyard and whispered to him,

"Go and get the goodies we prepared a few days ago for the Imperial Concubine."

Xiao Fuzi understood, smiled slyly and immediately returned to the veranda room.

Soon, he handed a package wrapped in yellow paper to Ning Wanshuang.

Ning Wanshuang suddenly realized what was going on. Without asking any more questions, she knew what good stuff was inside.

"Concubine Hui is the best at framing others. Now that she has fallen, it's time to let her have a taste of the bitter pill."

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At the same time, Chaoyang Palace.

Xiao Jingheng sat upright in the first seat, with a mountain of memorials at his hands, but he had no intention of reviewing them.

In the past two days, there has been a lot of discussion in the palace.

It was nothing more than the palace people gossiping behind their backs, saying that Xiao Jingheng had captured Prince Qi and Concubine Hui at the same time, which was a very strange and bizarre matter.

There is no shortage of gossip in the palace.

The more it was at this time, the less Xiao Jingheng could do anything.

Otherwise it would seem like he cared too much about those rumors, which would only make everyone more suspicious.

The concubine and the prince had an affair. Once the news got out, it would be a slap in his face.

Xiao Jingheng has always attached great importance to the royal family's reputation and his imperial power, so he has kept this matter a secret.

Even when interrogating Concubine Hui and Prince Qi, he did not allow people from the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice to interfere, and only let his trusted confidants in the Anbu to conduct the interrogations personally.

When he was feeling depressed,

Xiao Yinzi came forward with a cup of hot tea and whispered back to him:

"Your Majesty, Ren Dong, who was beside Concubine Hui, could not bear the torture and died at noon. She never changed her words until her death, saying that she did see the Empress beat the heir out of Concubine Hui's belly with her own hands..."

After explaining the truth, he saw Xiao Jingheng's face darken, and quickly added,

"I have inquired about it. Concubine Hui has always been indifferent to the palace maids in Zhaochun Palace. It was only after Chunlan's death that Concubine Hui began to get close to Rendong. When something happened to Rendong's family, Concubine Hui gave her a hundred taels of silver to use in an emergency. For this, Rendong was very grateful to Concubine Hui. With such a master-servant relationship, it is difficult to tell the truth from the falsehood in her words."

In fact, Xiao Jingheng didn't need to say these words, as he knew it clearly in his heart.

Of course he would not believe Rendong's confession, and his suspicions at the moment were not on this little maid.

After a long silence, he suddenly changed the subject and asked Xiao Yinzi:

"Has Doctor Zhang returned to the palace?"

Xiao Yinzi said, "Not yet. The condition of Marquis Jing'an's wife is a bit tricky, and Doctor Zhang is still treating her in the Marquis's mansion."

Xiao Jingheng subconsciously rubbed the black jade ring on his thumb, and said after a moment:

"Take a few experienced imperial physicians with you and go to Jing'an Marquis's residence to bring Imperial Physician Zhang back to the palace."

When he said this, another palace servant came to report,

"Your Majesty, Concubine Chen wants to see you for something."

Xiao Jingheng raised his hand to summon Ning Wanshuang to see him, and Xiao Yinzi immediately finished his task and bowed to take his leave.

When Ning Wanshuang came, her face looked a little solemn.

She didn't even bother to be polite, and placed the yellow paper package on the dragon table.

Xiao Jingheng frowned and asked, "What is this?"

Ning Wanshuang said, "The Emperor ordered me to search Zhaochun Palace, and the palace maids found this in the drawer of Concubine Hui's dressing table. It contains a forbidden drug in the palace. If you mix this with water and take it, men and women will become obsessed with love and unable to control themselves."

Hearing this, Xiao Jingheng was extremely furious. He slammed the table so hard that his palms became numb.

Ning Wanshuang looked distressed, and hurriedly stepped forward to grasp Xiao Jingheng's palm and rubbed it gently for him.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Concubine Hui actually dared to use banned drugs to confuse Your Majesty in the palace. This is really too outrageous. When I came here, I asked the imperial physician, and he said that although this drug has a strong effect, it will dissipate very quickly in the body.

The emperor likes the plum wine brewed by Concubine Hui, and he drinks some every time he goes to her palace. It speeds up blood flow and excretes the substance out of the body faster. Therefore, even if the imperial physician takes the emperor's pulse the next day, he can't find any clues. "

Xiao Jingheng had doubted what Ning Wanshuang said.

However, the imperial physician always said that he was fine, and he was too confident in his control over Concubine Hui.

In this way, one may be plotted against due to negligence without knowing it.

"Go and have someone take this thing to the torture chamber and see what that bitch has to say about it!"

Ning Wanshuang responded softly, and was about to say something to comfort Xiao Jingheng.

At this moment, Jiang Deshun walked in tremblingly.

His face was pale, obviously he had been through a great shock, and he stuttered when he greeted Xiao Jingheng.

"Your Majesty, Prince Qi... confessed."

Xiao Jingheng only saw Jiang Deshun's appearance, and he already had some idea in his mind.

I'm afraid that Prince Qi really had an affair with Concubine Hui, which is why an experienced servant like Jiang Deshun was frightened to death.

He was very concerned about his reputation and certainly didn't want Ning Wanshuang to hear anything she shouldn't hear, so he quickly sent her away.

Only after everyone left and the door of the main hall was tightly closed did Xiao Jingheng say to Jiang Deshun in a deep voice:

"What did he confess? Did he really have an affair with Concubine Hui?"

Jiang Deshun shook his head and said, "There is no relationship between Prince Qi and Concubine Hui, but... there is another connection."

"Other connections?"

Hearing Jiang Deshun say this, Xiao Jingheng was relieved for a moment, but soon became puzzled:

"What connection could there be between the two of them?"

"this......"

Jiang Deshun was so panic-stricken that he knelt on the ground for no reason, lowered his body and knelt down in the hall, not daring to look directly at the emperor.

"Your Majesty, this is really too much... Let me speak more slowly. Your Majesty, please do not get too angry or you will hurt your body."

Xiao Jingheng urged impatiently: "If you have something to say, just reply, don't hesitate!"

Jiang Deshun then said with trembling lips:

"The people in the Anbu followed the emperor's wishes and tortured Prince Qi. He couldn't bear it and finally confessed that all the wealth in his house came from Zhu Yin.

He also explained that the reason why he had been unable to conquer Zhuyin for many years was because he had accepted benefits from Zhuyin, deliberately led the three armies to circle around, and handed over the secrets of military deployment to Emperor Zhuyin, which made it possible for Zhuyin to send troops as if assisted by God, and it had not been conquered by the Qi army for three years...”

Xiao Jingheng's anger deepened, and he shouted:

"This is a matter of state. If you say he has a relationship with Concubine Hui, why is that?"

"This..." Jiang Deshun was so frightened that he couldn't help shaking all over.

"Prince Qi told me that... some years ago, Zhu Yin had planted a spy beside you. The reason why Prince Qi arranged for Chun Lan to serve Concubine Hui was because..."

Every word that followed was like a blade that cut through hair, slicing at Jiang Deshun's throat.

Following Xiao Jingheng's loud shout, he gritted his teeth and confessed everything.

"The spy that Zhu Yin planted beside you is called Shang Yang, and this person... is, is Concubine Hui..."