Concubine Jin was frightened at the birthday banquet. Although the royal heir was not seriously injured, he had many scratches on his body and it hurt even when he turned over on the couch.
Not only that, but after being attacked by a venomous snake and a wild eagle that day, she began to have nightmares day and night. Whenever she closed her eyes, she would see snakes waving their tongues nearby, and when she woke up, she would be covered in cold sweats.
"Ah! Don't kill me! Go away!"
When she was awakened again, Qian Wei was guarding the bedside, reaching out anxiously to test her: "Your Highness, you don't have a high fever, do you?"
"I'm still alive?!"
"Yes, Madam, you had a nightmare again." Qian Wei checked her temperature and said, "Madam, you have been rescued by the Emperor and taken back to Chengqian Palace. There is no way anything can harm you anymore. Don't be afraid."
Concubine Jin was still in shock and quickly looked at her abdomen: "The imperial physician said that my child is fine?"
"Yes, this child is very sensible and won't worry you." Qian Wei comforted her gently, "Are you hungry, Madam? Let me get you some food."
She did not respond, but sat on the couch in a daze, carefully recalling the scene of the birthday party.
Concubine Xu had always been attached to her, and it was common for her to give her a few lectures. She would never act impulsively or play with her life. Besides, the Xu family's status was not high, and they didn't dare to use their official titles to get involved in muddy waters.
Who was it that instigated Xu to make such a big mistake?
Seeing her silence, Qian Wei guessed what was going on: "Your Highness, are you wondering about Concubine Xu's motives?"
"Yes, I believe she would never dare to take such a risk! This is not her character."
"I find this strange, too." Qian Wei nodded. "The palace can't just keep those evil creatures. Where did Concubine Xu get them? Furthermore, she had the audacity to beg Her Majesty to put her green badge back on, and then she turned her back on me in the blink of an eye. It's so strange."
Concubine Jin thought of Shu Shunyi in Yonghe Palace, and associated this person with Wei Shuyi's good relationship, and instantly figured out the key.
"Jia Wanrong! It must be her!"
"Are you sure, Madam?"
"She and I have been at odds for a long time. Seeing that I have regained the Emperor's favor and even had a child, she chose to attack me at my birthday banquet! She couldn't just let the venomous snake bite, so she arranged for that idiot to do it! I finally remembered that Xu was a concubine's daughter and used to perform on the streets with an old man... Jia Wanrong, you are so scheming!"
Qian Wei understood the whole story and said with some embarrassment, "But, Imperial Concubine, even if we have guessed the real culprit, we can't tell the Emperor! He always needs real evidence to do things, otherwise he will think we have wronged Jia Wanrong."
"This is a good plan to kill someone with a borrowed knife. I will not tolerate it!"
Concubine Jin became more cheerful and asked Qianwei to help her wash and dress up, and then arranged for the palace servants to go to Sangyuxuan to invite Wei Shuyi.
She had already made up her mind: just like how she dealt with Shu Shunyi, she would make this woman suffer neither death nor life!
After an incense stick of time, Wei Shuyi finally arrived.
In fact, as early as when Concubine Xu chose to commit suicide in front of the palace, she knew that she could not escape interrogation. It was either Xie Yanci or Concubine Jin. Fortunately, it was the latter, so she could still get away with it.
"Jia Wanrong is so hard to please! Is it that my subordinates are not very agile, or are you deliberately neglecting them?"
"Your Highness has misunderstood." She took a statue of Guanyin from Wen Yu's hand. "What happened at the birthday banquet was such a big deal, and I have been worried about you ever since. When I learned that you wanted to talk to me, I immediately prayed to the Bodhisattva before rushing here."
When Concubine Jin saw familiar things, she felt uncomfortable all over.
Once upon a time, she had been wronged by Consort Wen, and even with all her words, she couldn't explain herself, which only made the Queen Mother even more disgusted with her. Now, she was using it as a gift of congratulations. What was her intention?!
"Jia Wanrong, it seems I've been too kind to you, and that's why you've become so lawless!" Imperial Concubine Jin didn't accept it. Instead, she waved her hand and knocked the Guanyin statue to the ground. "Did you come to Chengqian Palace just to mock me? You're always so petty. You're still trying to make a fuss about the injustice I once had, even though I couldn't defend myself! This shows that you were the mastermind behind the birthday banquet. You wanted to kill me, both of you, to avenge Princess Zhaohua, right?!"
Wei Shuyi watched helplessly as the exquisite Guanyin statue fell to the ground and shattered into pieces. She sighed, "What are you talking about, Your Majesty? Zhaohua died of illness. No one harmed her. What revenge do I need to seek?"
"You have slandered me before the Emperor more than once, repeatedly plotting against me. Now, in front of me, you are deliberately feigning innocence. Do you think I will believe you?!"
Concubine Jin became more and more angry as she spoke, and she directly ordered the palace servants to pin her to the ground!
She deliberately knocked her hands on the debris, not crying out in pain, and stubbornly looked up: "What are you doing, Your Majesty? I came here to give you a gift, and you treat me like this. Is this how you treat guests in Chengqian Palace?"
"You're wrong! You're not a guest here!" Concubine Jin looked down at her. "How can you be a guest if you're trying to harm my child? I can't speak in front of the Emperor, but I can secretly carry out a private punishment, right?"
"Your Highness the Imperial Concubine wants to kill me?"
"I wouldn't dare!" The golden armor slashed across her face. "But turning your disgusting appearance into a bloody mess is possible. Come on! Hold her down!"
Wei Shuyi felt that the palace maids did not dare to use force. After all, the debris that was so close to her would hurt her face, or even pierce her eyes, causing further blindness.
They didn't dare to take the blame and could only pretend to press her down, and she cooperated by struggling.
"With so many men, they can't even hold down a woman?! Let me do it!"
Qian Wei quickly stepped in front of them and said, "No, Your Majesty! Jia Wanrong is very cunning. What if she takes the opportunity to pull you down and you fall? There will be broken porcelain pieces all over the floor. What if you get hurt? Let me do it!"
"That's right, go ahead."
Wei Shuyi watched the pair of embroidered shoes getting closer and closer, and then the bun on her head was blown away by Qianwei, and the gold hairpin fell into the pile of debris. Her head was pressed down hard, and her skin almost touched the cold porcelain pieces.
"Wen Yu! Wen Yu!"
This may be the moment when Wen Yu once again regrets not learning martial arts.
She was also stopped by a group of young eunuchs and could not come to help or run out to get help.
At this moment, Eunuch Yang's voice came: "The Emperor has arrived!"
Concubine Jin was horrified: "What's going on?! The emperor is here? Quick, let her go!"
Wei Shuyi breathed a sigh of relief, mastered the strength, and rubbed his cheek against the sharp edge of the porcelain shard before running out in panic.
"Your Majesty! Save me! The Imperial Concubine wants to kill me!"
The first thing Xie Yanci saw was a woman with blood all over her face and disheveled clothes.
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