Chapter 83 Two Carefully Planned Accidents

The expressions of Concubine Ying and Concubine Mu changed. They looked at each other with complicated expressions in their eyes.

The others also wanted to see the expressions on their faces, but they were afraid that it would be too obvious and would arouse the suspicion of Ru Fei and Xiao Jiu, so they had to suppress their curiosity and continued to drink tea and eat snacks, expecting Tong Tong to continue talking.

But before Tong Tong could reveal the truth, Princess Seventh and Eighth also came in the heavy rain. When they entered the room, they were startled by the number of people in the room. Then they realized that they were all here to listen to the fun just like them, and from the looks of it, it seemed like something interesting was being said.

Princess Seven and Princess Eight did not want to disturb Baby Tong's chat, so after a brief greeting, they sat on the couch with ease and took a summer orange from the small fruit plates on the couch and peeled it slowly.

Seeing that everyone was eating non-stop, Concubine Ru was a little puzzled. Could it be that these people went out without having breakfast? She whispered to Jin Xing to bring some snacks and fruits.

Everyone smiled at Ru Fei, nodded their heads to show their gratitude, and said nothing.

Ji Jinyou was curious about what everyone just said, so she asked: [Then why did they disappear? ]

System: [When Concubine Ying and Concubine Mu first entered the palace, they were assigned to live in the same palace with Concubine An. Concubine Ying and Concubine Mu were young, outgoing, and sweet-talking. They admired and relied on Concubine An, the elder sister who entered the palace earlier. Concubine An also liked them very much, and the three of them had a good relationship at that time.]

[Later, Concubine Ying and Concubine Mu became pregnant one after another, and each gave birth to a prince. They were promoted to higher positions and lived in separate palaces.]

[Although Concubine An entered the palace many years earlier than them, she had never been pregnant. She watched helplessly as two concubines who were younger than her and had to bow to her in the past were promoted to higher positions. It was inevitable that she felt awkward when she had to bow to them instead.]

[You also know that Emperor Wen Zhao is a person who likes novelty and hates old things. There are always new people in the harem. Concubine An has been in the palace for many years, and her appearance and talent are not particularly outstanding. In addition, she has no children, so Emperor Wen Zhao has long forgotten about her. ]

【However, because the prince was with Concubine Ying and Concubine Mu, Emperor Wen Zhao would occasionally stay overnight in their palaces. The two sisters who used to be close friends not only had children, but were also more favored than her. This was a little difficult for Concubine An to accept.】

[However, Concubine Ying and Concubine Mu were completely unaware of Concubine An's feelings. Thinking of the affection they had developed when they lived in the same palace in the past, they felt that Concubine An would be lonely living alone, and they often heartlessly brought their children to visit Concubine An's palace.]

Heartless? Ji Jinyou didn't understand the meaning of this word for a moment: [Wouldn't it be good to go and accompany her? ]

System: [You are still a little kid, you don’t know that once a woman becomes a mother, most of the topics she talks about are about her children, and once she starts talking, she can’t stop. It’s obvious that there are three people chatting, but it’s usually Concubine Ying and Concubine Mu who are talking.]

Ji Jinyou reacted instantly: "Oh, I understand. In Concubine An's eyes, they are showing off their baby too much, right?"

Sunbathing the baby? Put the baby under the sun? Seventeen and Eighteen looked at each other, both boys were confused.

The others also found this word novel, as they had never heard of it before. However, when combined with what Tong Tong had said before, they understood the general meaning.

System: [Youzi is really smart, that's what I mean. Anpin herself has no children, doesn't know how to raise them, and can't understand the joys and little worries of being a mother, so she can never get a word in. Whenever she sees the two of them chatting happily, she feels more and more uncomfortable, wondering if they are deliberately showing off in front of her. Over time, she becomes annoyed and jealous, and finally turns into resentment, and she starts to hate the two little princes.]

Ji Jinyou sighed inwardly and asked again: [If Concubine An doesn't like them coming to chat, why doesn't she just refuse? ]

These words touched the hearts of Concubine Ying and Concubine Mu. Yes, why not just say it directly?

Every time they went to see Concubine An, she greeted them with a smile and prepared gifts for the two children from time to time. She never showed any unhappiness. They really meant well and never thought much about it.

System answer: [Everyone wants to save face, so they won’t easily expose their true thoughts to others. And the women in the harem all value being virtuous and kind, so no matter how shameful their thoughts are, they won’t easily reveal them.]

[Besides, at that time, Concubine An was still Zhaoyi, and Concubine Ying and Concubine Mu were promoted to Concubine and Concubine respectively because they gave birth to princes. Their status was higher than that of Concubine An at that time. How could she dare to show her dissatisfaction?]

That's right, a higher-ranking official can crush people. Ji Jinyou was tired of sitting, so he climbed over to sit on the lap of the Eighth Princess, leaned into her arms, and asked again: [Then, was it Concubine An who killed the Ninth and Eleventh Princes? ]

Although Concubine Ying and Concubine Mu were sitting at the two ends of the crowd, their faces were equally gloomy and they held their breath. They did not dare to think too deeply or listen any further, but they were eager to know the truth. They were in great torment in their hearts and the handkerchiefs in their hands were about to be twisted.

System: [Although Concubine An hates Concubine Ying and Concubine Mu, she still dares not easily kill people, let alone two princes.]

Ji Jinyou became more and more curious: [What on earth is going on? ]

System: [It says that there was a period of time when Concubine An was in a particularly bad mood. She felt that her life was dark and she even wanted to die. However, it was a serious crime for a concubine to commit suicide, which would implicate the family, so she did not dare to do so.]

[She was hopeless to live and couldn't die. She was almost suffocated to death. At that time, the slow-witted Concubine Ying and Concubine Mu saw that Concubine An was depressed, so they brought their children to her palace all day long, trying to enlighten her. In Concubine An's eyes, this was a lack of tact, and she couldn't help but wonder if they did it on purpose.]

[For various reasons, Concubine An didn't want to, nor could she refuse their visits, so she would often go out and wander around the palace, sometimes sitting in a corner of the Yu Garden for a whole day.]

[Once, she ran into Song Zhaoyi who was also sitting in a corner. Seeing someone like her, Anpin couldn't help but ask out of curiosity. It turned out that Song Zhaoyi was bullied by a high-ranking concubine who lived in the same palace. The two of them were in a similar mood at the time, and they hit it off as soon as they talked. They got along very well. After a deeper chat, they even found out that they were relatives. From then on, the two of them became good friends who could talk about anything.]

Except for Concubine Ru, who was sitting on a chair holding a teacup and looking at Xiaojiu, everyone else in the room was stunned. Song Zhaoyi?

[Song Zhaoyi? Why do I seem to have never seen her before?] Ji Jinyou thought about it, but couldn't remember who that person was for a long time.

System: [You probably haven't seen this, Youzi. Many years ago, Song Zhaoyi's face was disfigured in an accidental fire. Since then, she has rarely left the house. Now she lives with Concubine An in Chuixiang Palace.]

Ji Jinyou: [What does Song Zhaoyi have to do with the death of the two little princes? ]

System: [Youzi guessed correctly. Song Zhaoyi is not as indecisive as Concubine An. She is a tough character. After listening to Concubine An's complaint, she volunteered to help her vent her anger, so she carefully planned two accidents.]

[Once, when Concubine Mu was playing alone with her two children in the Yu Garden, she used two cats to lure the two children to run in two directions. Concubine Mu was naturally chasing the Eleventh Prince. First, the Eleventh Prince was younger, and second, the Eleventh Prince was her own son, so she was definitely more worried about him.]

【So the people arranged by Song Zhaoyi pretended to pass by while no one was paying attention and stuffed a chestnut dipped in honey into the hand of the Ninth Prince, who was still not very clear. Such a young child, when he tasted the sweetness, naturally wanted to put it in his mouth, and it got stuck. When the maid in charge of taking care of the Ninth Prince caught up with him, the Ninth Prince's face had turned purple. By the time they took him back to the palace and called the imperial physician, it was too late.】

When Concubine Ying thought of her son's pale face, she felt heartbroken. It turned out that it was not an accident, nor was it because Concubine Mu failed to take good care of him. It turned out that her child was deliberately killed.

Concubine Ying's hands were shaking and she could no longer sit still. She stood up suddenly and ran away without even saying hello.

Concubine Mu was also surprised. The two were as close as sisters. When one of them had something to do, the other would take the two children out to play. Nothing had ever gone wrong before. But that time, in the blink of an eye, something happened to the Ninth Prince.

She regretted it deeply at that time. It turned out that it was not her negligence that caused the Ninth Prince to pick up food from the ground. It turned out that someone had deliberately murdered him.

She was worried about Concubine Ying and wanted to chase her out to take a look, but she also wanted to hear how her Eleventh child disappeared, so she couldn't leave at the moment.

Everyone had the same thought as Concubine Mu. Although they were a little worried about Concubine Ying, they all sat there without moving.

When Concubine Ru saw Concubine Ying suddenly run away without any warning, she was startled and hurriedly ran to the door to look, but there was no one there. She walked back and asked in confusion, "Sister Yingfei, what happened?"

Concubine Shun pretended to be calm and said, "She said she had a stomachache."

Ru Fei didn't think so, but she was never one to meddle in other people's business. She smiled, didn't ask any more questions, and sat back.

Ji Jinyou was also startled at first, but when he heard what Concubine Shun said, he expressed his understanding and stopped paying attention. He continued to lean back lazily in the arms of the Eighth Princess and continued to ask: [Then how did the Eleventh Prince disappear? ]

System: [After the Ninth Prince passed away, Concubine Ying cried all day long. Whenever she saw Concubine Mu, she would accuse her of not taking good care of the child and harming the Ninth Prince. Concubine Mu felt upset and went to find Concubine An.]

[Anpin was annoyed and went to Song Zhaoyi to complain. Song Zhaoyi then found an opportunity to bribe a maid in Mupin's palace. She learned that the eleventh prince was allergic to shrimp, so she deliberately put chopped shrimp in the meatballs to trick the eleventh prince into eating them. He went into shock and the child was too young to die soon after.]

Ji Jinyou clenched his fists when he heard this: [Song Zhaoyi is so evil. She has harmed two children so young.]

System: [Who said it wasn't? ]

Ji Jinyou asked again: [When Song Zhaoyi did these two things, did Concubine An not stop her? ]

System: [Song Zhaoyi only said that she was helping her vent her anger, but didn't say what she was going to do specifically. Someone helped her solve her problems and did something she didn't dare to do herself, so Concubine An didn't stop her.]

After hearing the cause of her son's death, Concubine Mu could no longer sit still. She suppressed her grief and anger, stood up, bowed to Concubine Ru, said she had something else to do, and left in a hurry. As soon as she left the door, she didn't even care about the umbrellas that the palace maids were holding over to her, and ran away.

Two people ran out one after the other, and everyone in the room knew what they were going to do. They couldn't sit still anymore. Seeing that Yi Wa and Yi Tong seemed to have finished chatting today, they all stood up and said goodbye, left Miao Yun Xuan, and went straight to Chui Xiang Palace where Concubine An and Concubine Song Zhaoyi lived.