Chapter 327 The person who attacked the fifth prince was...
After these words were spoken, the hall fell silent again.
Then came Shufei's fury, "Well, what a good Jieyou! I think she knows my Yanxi Palace very well!"
Xie Yao's puzzled voice sounded, "But...why did Jieyou do this?"
"Imperial Physician." The eldest princess spoke in a deep voice, motioning for the imperial physician to come forward and check.
The imperial physician stepped forward immediately, breathed a sigh of relief after checking, and explained that the four treasures of the study were not poisonous, but only had a few extra medicinal ingredients.
But as soon as these words came out, Xie Yao's face turned pale, she gasped, and quickly grabbed Xiao Ji's hand and asked: "Your Highness, you didn't use the four treasures of the study, did you?"
Xie Yao's sharp attitude made the Princess and Consort Shu feel something was wrong, and they hurriedly asked, "Crown Princess, what's going on?"
Xie Yao dismissed everyone in the hall and then explained, "These herbs are indeed non-toxic when mixed together, but only for ordinary people."
"To His Highness...it is extremely poisonous."
The Princess and Concubine Shu both understood that Xiao Ji's health was unusual, and their expressions changed immediately when they heard this.
Concubine Shu gritted her teeth and said, "So, Jieyou is going to use me to harm the prince?"
After she finished speaking, she hurriedly added: "Whether you believe it or not, this is indeed not a gift from me. Before just now, I didn't know that mixing these herbs together would be harmful to the prince's health!"
Concubine Shu knew clearly that Xiao Ji and Xie Yao trusted her, and she said this purely for the Princess to hear.
The princess took a deep breath and said, "Let the imperial physician check the prince's health first..."
"Don't worry, aunt." Xiao Ji said, "I wanted to return the four treasures of the study to Xiao Wu, so I never used them."
After saying that, Xiao Ji looked at Concubine Shu again and said, "Concubine Shu was very angry some time ago, so I didn't send her back directly, but thought about waiting. But I didn't expect..."
There was a flash of embarrassment on Concubine Shu's face. "A few days ago... I was really obsessed with something."
"Now that I think about it, Jieyou was also constantly instigating me. She even told me that it was the prince who harmed Xiaowu..."
"It seems that Jieyou wants to hurt both sides and sow discord between His Highness and Consort Shu." Xie Yao concluded, "The person behind this is really sinister!"
Concubine Shu snorted coldly, "It seems that Jieyou and the people who murdered Xiaowu last time are the same group of people!"
"Prince, you must strictly interrogate Jieyou this time. I want to see who is so audacious!"
Xiao Ji naturally had no reason to refuse, so he nodded and agreed on the spot, "Don't worry, Madam Shufei, even if you don't tell me, I will definitely conduct a strict investigation."
Having said that, this matter has come to a temporary end.
"Aunt?" Xie Yao realized that the princess hadn't spoken for a while and seemed to be in a trance, so she asked softly, "What's wrong with you?"
The princess came back to her senses, but her eyes flickered and her sight fell on the brocade box containing the four treasures of the study. "Bring it here, let me have a look."
The young eunuch hurried forward a few steps, Suqin took it from him, and held it in both hands before presenting it to the eldest princess.
The eldest princess picked up the item inside, put it in front of her eyes and looked at it carefully, her eyes became deep.
After a while, she sighed softly and looked at Xiao Ji, "If I remember correctly, this set of four treasures of the study originally belonged to the late queen."
Xiao Ji's expression did not change. He nodded to show that he understood. Although there was some reluctance in his eyes, he still said, "I heard about it."
"But... this is something that the emperor gave to Xiaowu..."
The princess looked at Xiao Ji with even deeper eyes, but she didn't say anything in the end. She just tightened her grip on the purple brush in her hand.
Instead, Concubine Shu coughed lightly and said, "Since it belongs to the late Queen, then... the Crown Prince should take it."
When Concubine Shu said this, Xie Yao clearly saw the reluctance in her eyes.
"Thank you for your kindness, Madam Shufei." Xiao Ji said, "But the four treasures of the study have been placed with things, and I am not lucky enough to get close to them."
"Let's leave these four treasures of the study to Xiaowu."
There was a flash of light in Concubine Shu's eyes, and then she coughed lightly and pretended to be reserved, "Prince, this is something you didn't want..."
Xiao Ji lowered his eyes, "Yes."
The queen mother passed away early, and although the things she left him were not many, they were still quite a lot. However, the queen mother's belongings in the hands of my aunt were probably not much.
Concubine Shu snorted, "For the sake of the prince's safety, I will not embarrass him. Put the things away."
Shufei's personal maid immediately put away the four treasures of the study and brought them directly into the inner hall.
At this time, Si Nan walked in from outside, with a look of annoyance on his face, "Your Highness, I have tried every possible way, but this man is very stubborn and refuses to confess."
Si Nan is not a man without means. He has interrogated many people over the years and can chew up any tough bone.
But this time, he really had no way to deal with the people who took action.
No matter how he tortured them, these people refused to utter a word. Even when they were in a trance, they always clenched their teeth.
Judging from the looks of these people, I'm afraid the words "keep your mouth shut" have been engraved in their souls.
"Retrial!" Concubine Shu said, "If she refuses to speak now, then we'll torture her slowly! I want to see how tough her bones are!"
Since Concubine Shu said so, Xiao Ji naturally swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue and nodded to Si Nan.
Si Nan responded and turned to leave.
As soon as he turned around, the anxiety on Si Nan's face disappeared. His Highness had already told him that whether Jieyou confessed or not... it didn't matter at all.
Even if Jieyou really confessed, he would pretend that she didn't.
The matter of the Yanx Palace ended here. Xiao Ji still had government affairs to deal with, so after seeing the fifth prince, he was the first to leave the Yanx Palace.
Naturally, the eldest princess and Xie Yao did not stay long and parted ways after leaving the Yanx Palace.
Looking at the backs of Xie Yao and Xiao Ji, the eldest princess's deep eyes were filled with a bit of powerlessness and fatigue.
"Princess." Suqin whispered in the princess' ear, "I just asked someone to find out that the news that the Four Treasures of the Study were the remains of the late queen was passed on to the Crown Prince after His Royal Highness received it."
The purpose of this message is obvious.
I just want the prince to use this set of four treasures of the study.
After all, the prince might not necessarily use the things given by the "Shufei", but if they were relics of the previous queen...
But the person behind the scenes obviously didn't expect that even if Xiao Ji knew about this, he wouldn't use it.
The eldest princess said: "Fortunately... he is useless."
Otherwise, the prince would be in great danger now!
Suqin stood aside with her head down, not daring to speak at all.
After a while, the princess spoke again, "Suqin, who do you think is behind this?"
this……
Suqin lowered her head even more. "The princess is very smart and wise, and I am stupid and don't dare to make random guesses."
The princess sighed softly in her heart, and finally said: "Jieyou... don't keep her."
"Princess..." Suqin suddenly raised her eyes and looked at the princess, wanting to say something but stopping herself. But she only saw the princess's tired but determined eyes, "Do as I command."
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"Your Highness, Crown Princess." It was almost noon, and Xie Yao was still in the palace. Si Nan entered the Yangxin Palace and reported in a low voice, "Jie You died suddenly."
"It's the eldest princess's people."
Xiao Ji's eyes flickered slightly, and his tone was calm, as if he had expected it. "I know."
"Go and report this to Concubine Shu."
"Yes." Sinan turned and left.
Xie Yao stayed in the palace, waiting for this news. She looked at Xiao Ji and was not surprised. "The princess finally took action."
Xiao Ji was not surprised at all and said, "Yaoyao, don't be anxious."
After all, Jieyou's sudden death was completely within their expectations. It was impossible for Jieyou to reveal the real culprit behind the scene, so it was of little value to them.
The purpose of Concubine Shu's making such a fuss today is to remove the thorn like Jieyou.
Xie Yao shook her head, "I'm not in a hurry, I just...can't bear to see my sincerity being betrayed."
As soon as Si Nan told Concubine Shu about this, the Yanxi Palace exploded again. Concubine Shu obviously couldn't accept this and got very angry!
Of course, the truth is, Concubine Shu already knew it, so her temper was just pretend.
But the person is dead, so getting angry is of no use. It is just useless rage and just shows her attitude.
But Xie Yao soon heard that the eldest princess had sent a lot of things to the Yanx Palace as a way of appeasement.
Xie Yao and Xiao Ji knew that the princess's intention was not only to comfort but also to make amends. After all, the fifth prince was persecuted in this matter, but the princess made such a choice.
"Your Highness." Xie Yao looked at Xiao Ji and said, "I'll go to the Yanxi Palace again."
Since the eldest princess had given her something, she naturally couldn't remain indifferent.
"Okay." Xiao Ji nodded, looking at her with concern in his eyes, "Be careful."
Xie Yao said yes and then went to the Yanxi Palace.
Concubine Shu was still angry, but when she heard the palace maid report that the Crown Princess had arrived, the anger on her face subsided a little.
She dismissed everyone and said, "All of you go down."
Soon, only Xie Yao and Concubine Shu were left in the palace. Concubine Shu heaved a sigh of relief and said, "I have vented all my temper in the past few days."
I've never been so tired...
It also seemed that she had a bad temper, and now the palace servants would take a detour when they saw her.
Xie Yao said in a gentle voice: "I am sorry for wronging you, aunt."
Concubine Shu was not complaining, nor did she feel wronged. After hearing what Xie Yao said, she laughed, "But I think there is nothing wrong with losing your temper like this."
"Just say whatever you want, be free." It's like opening up a new world.
She didn't need to care about other people's feelings at all, and when she lost her temper, it was mostly directed at Xiao Ji. She felt good anyway, and as for Xiao Ji... she didn't know...
Xie Yao nodded, she also listened to what Xiao Ji said.
Aunt Shufei has been feeling very comfortable acting these past few days. She is becoming more and more comfortable and excited when she vents her temper.
It's like I learned it from someone...
Concubine Shu was still a little unsatisfied, so she turned her eyes to look at Xie Yao, "Yaoyao, you came here at this moment, do you have any news?"
Xie Yao nodded and said, "Aunt, Your Highness and I have already guessed who is behind this action..."
"Who is it?!" Concubine Shu immediately asked, her face full of anxiety. She gritted her teeth and said, "Whoever dares to touch my son, no matter who it is... I will not let him go!"
Xie Yao was silent for a moment before she said, "Aunt, you must promise me that you must stay calm."
If Concubine Shu was upset by the news she said, she would not dare to say it casually.
Concubine Shu immediately patted her chest and agreed, "Don't worry."
Xie Yao then whispered something into Concubine Shu's ear. Seeing Concubine Shu's face change drastically, her fists clenched tightly, and her expression was very ugly...
Xie Yao immediately said: "Also, aunt..."
"Anything else?" Concubine Shu gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with chill, and squeezed out two words from between her teeth. It seemed that she wanted to kill someone right now!
Xie Yao said hurriedly: "It's something else."
"Sinan recognized the person Jieyou contacted last time from his back this morning..."
Before Xie Yao finished speaking, the voice of a palace maid came from outside the palace, "Madam, something happened!"
Concubine Shu was feeling annoyed and asked unhappily, "What's the matter?"
She had ordered no one to disturb her and the Crown Princess, but these people were becoming more and more unruly and disrespectful of her.
"My queen, Biyin...Biyin is in trouble!"
Xie Yao frowned and said to Concubine Shu: "Aunt, the person I'm talking about is Bi Yin."
Shufei's expression had already changed slightly because of the words of the palace maid outside. After hearing what Xie Yao said, what else was there that she didn't understand?
I'm afraid that the person behind the scenes became alert because of Jieyou's incident, so he directly cut off all the people in this line.
Concubine Shu gritted her teeth and said, "I have never doubted Biyin!"
Bi Yin has been serving her since she entered the palace, and has been doing her best for so many years... But now think about it...
Fortunately.
Fortunately, she had a secret in her heart that she couldn't tell anyone, so she had never been completely honest with anyone, otherwise...
Just thinking about this made Concubine Shu break out in a cold sweat.
In this palace... no one can be trusted!
"Aunt." Xie Yao held Concubine Shu's arm, and her gentle voice seemed to give Concubine Shu strength.
Concubine Shu finally reacted, took a deep breath, and said, "What happened to Biyin?"
The maid's voice lowered a little, and she said with some trepidation: "Biyin...she's gone. She's in her room."
"Summon the imperial physician to examine her. I want to see what happened to her!"
Shufei's eyes were blazing with anger. She already knew everything in her heart, but she still had to pretend to do everything well.
Soon, the imperial physician arrived at the Yanx Palace, and Si Nan came with him.
"Greetings to Her Majesty Shufei and Crown Princess." Si Nan clasped his fists and bowed. "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince heard that something happened in the Yanxi Palace, so he specially ordered me to come and check it out."
After all, he was the one in charge of Jieyou's affairs, and it was reasonable for him to come over when something happened to the palace maid in Yanx Palace.
"Yes." Concubine Shu nodded slightly and instructed the imperial physician, "Please trouble the imperial physician to check why this maid in my palace died."
The imperial physician answered yes, and hurriedly followed the young eunuch out of the door to Biyin's room.
Not long after, the imperial physician hurried back and said, "Replying to Madam Shufei, I have just carefully examined the wound of the deceased. Judging from the force and direction of the incision..."
"She must have committed suicide."
Concubine Shu sneered, "Commit suicide! What a great suicide! I said Jieyou had only been in Yanxi Palace for a few days, how could she know everything about the palace?"
"It turns out there is a thief among me!"
When Concubine Shu was angry, the people around her knelt down hastily and said in unison: "Your Majesty, calm down!"
Concubine Shu snorted coldly. Calm down?
She now wishes she could tear down the entire palace!
After such an incident happened in the Yanx Palace, Concubine Shu's already bad mood became even worse, and she got very angry.
After the matter was settled, Xie Yao left the Yanx Palace.
A lot of things happened today, and each one was a big shock to Concubine Shu. After Xie Yao comforted Concubine Shu for a while, she naturally had to give her time to digest the information.
Xie Yao had just left the Yanx Palace not far away when she saw a graceful figure approaching from a distance.
Xuan Yue bowed and saluted, very politely, "Crown Princess, the eldest princess invites you."
Xie Yao nodded and followed Xuan Yue to Fengming Palace where the eldest princess was.
Xie Yao was a little confused, not understanding what the princess wanted her to do. But no matter what the princess wanted her to do, she had to go.
Xuan Yue did not come alone, so he just glanced at Xie Yao deeply and did not want to remind her anything in front of the palace maids of Fengming Palace.
It was not until they were outside Fengming Palace that the maid behind Xuan Yue was waiting outside the palace. Xuan Yue led Xie Yao into the palace, and she whispered, "It seems to be about the matter of Yanxi Palace."
Xie Yao understood what was going on and pursed her lips towards Xuan Yue as a response.
It was just one sentence, and then the two of them kept silent tacitly, and no one spoke rashly again.
The eldest princess was leaning on the soft couch in the palace. She was wearing more homely clothes at the moment, and her makeup and jewelry were no longer as gorgeous and majestic as before. With her eyes closed and dozing, she looked like an ordinary old lady, and even exuded a bit of kindness.
Perhaps because she had been taking care of the emperor recently and because of all the trouble that had happened today, the eldest princess's brow was filled with fatigue.
Xie Yao moved gently and did not speak rashly to disturb the princess.
It was Aunt Suqin who squatted down and called softly, "Princess, the Crown Princess is here."
After she finished speaking, the princess slowly opened her eyes.
The kindness that had originally surrounded her disappeared in an instant, and her aura suddenly changed. She was still the majestic eldest princess.
Xie Yao bowed, "Aunt."
The eldest princess nodded slightly, her voice sounding a little tired, but also gentle, "I'm here, sit down."
Xie Yao sat down obediently, waiting for the princess's next words.
"I heard that something happened in the Yanx Palace again?" The eldest princess did not hesitate and went straight to the point.
"Yes." Xie Yao nodded and briefly explained Biyin's situation.
The princess' eyes fell directly on Xie Yao, "Apart from these, do you have any other clues about the person behind all this?"
Xie Yao keenly noticed that the princess was not talking about "you" but "you all".
This question was not only asked to her, but also to Xiao Ji.
The eldest princess...what are you doubting?
Xie Yao's mind was full of thoughts, but she looked back at the eldest princess with honest and innocent eyes, with a helpless and bitter smile on her face, "To be honest with you, aunt, this matter... Your Highness and I really haven't found any clues."
"Otherwise, how could Your Highness remain silent when Concubine Shu gets angry with him every day these days?"
"Really?" There was no emotion in the eldest princess' voice.
Xie Yao sighed and said with some caution: "I don't know who it is that is hiding so deeply!"
"Fortunately, there is still you, my aunt, in charge of the palace. Otherwise, the Empress Shufei's temper might... destroy the Yangxin Palace."
The princess listened to Xie Yao's words and was quite surprised when she thought about Concubine Shu's recent performance.
She had no idea before that the gentle and peaceful Concubine Shu could have such a hot temper.
Now it seems that Concubine Shu’s bottom line has never been touched before.
The princess thought for a moment and said to Xie Yao, "No matter who this person is, I think now that the nail has been removed and the crown prince and Xiao Wu have not turned against each other, they should be somewhat afraid."
"As for the northern border... I heard that war is imminent in the northern border, so we should give priority to the situation there."
Xie Yao immediately agreed, "Yes, please rest assured, aunt, Yaoyao and His Highness think so too."
"What's happening on the front line is the most important."
The eldest princess nodded, spoke a few more words to Xie Yao, and then let Xuan Yue send Xie Yao away.
The eldest princess' attitude was so obvious that even Xuan Yue noticed something was wrong.
After sending Xie Yao out and away from the palace maids, he couldn't help but say, "Crown Princess, what the princess just said..."
Why does it sound like he is advising the Crown Princess not to investigate the matter any further?
Xie Yao smiled at Xuan Yue and shook her head gently, indicating that Xuan Yue didn't need to say anything more. Her attitude had already given Xuan Yue the answer.
Xuan Yue immediately understood that her guess was correct, the princess did mean that. But then Xuan Yue's mind was filled with deep doubts: Princess... why?
Inside Fengming Palace.
The eldest princess and Suqin were also talking about this matter.
The princess stood in front of the window, watching Xie Yao leave, "You said... did they really not find out anything?"
Suqin lowered her head. How could she dare to make random guesses about such things?
He just said, "Princess, the Crown Princess just said no."
The eldest princess narrowed her eyes slightly, "Really?"
"The assassin who broke into the Yangxin Palace a few days ago... has not been found yet." The princess said: "Perhaps Li Zhong's suspicion... is not unreasonable."
Suqin lowered her head even more, not daring to respond casually.
The princess pondered for a long time, sighed heavily, and her shoulders seemed to slump a little. She said, "How... did it become like this?"
…
Xie Yao did what she said and conveyed the eldest princess's intention to Xiao Ji.
Xiao Ji had just finished handling government affairs. He raised his hand to rub his solar plexus and said with a hum, "This is within our expectations, isn't it?"
Xie Yao nodded and walked towards Xiao Ji, wanting to give him a massage.
But Xiao Ji's actions were faster. He reached out and held her hand. "Let's go home."
No matter how turbulent the weather was, it was time for him to go home and have dinner with his wife and children.
Xie Yao held Xiao Ji's hand in return, and the couple interlocked their fingers, looked at each other at the same time, smiled at each other, and said, "Okay."
After not seeing Zhaozhao Suisui for a day, Xie Yao missed her a little.
The couple sat in the carriage and could talk quietly. Xiao Ji's hand gently rested on Xie Yao's belly, "Yaoyao, how do you feel today? Is the child well behaved?"
Xie Yao replied patiently, "Don't worry, my husband. The child and I are fine."
Xiao Ji hummed, and suddenly said to Xie Yao: "Yaoyao, don't move."
This sounds quite familiar.
Xie Yao blinked and didn't move. Xiao Ji took something out of his sleeve and gently pinned it in Xie Yao's hair.
"My husband gave me another hairpin?" Xie Yao said, raising her hand to touch it.
Xiao Ji: "... again?"
Xie Yao smiled, "Come to think of it... Last time my husband also started by telling me not to move."
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