After An Yi finished saying what he needed to say, he left.
After An Yi left, Ye Peizhu came out from the inner room.
She walked up to King Kang, who was in deep thought.
"Your Highness, I heard what An Yi said. How true and false do you think his words are?"
Prince Kang withdrew his thoughts and was a little surprised that his wife would ask this.
"Madam, can I say that I have never considered the truth of An Yi's words?
An Yi was delivering the message on behalf of his father, so maybe this is the result of the interrogation.
Is it possible that this is a lie?"
Ye Peizhu had a complicated expression: "......"
It’s no wonder that the daughter calls her father a fool. The prince is sometimes really naive and simple.
"What if the emperor is lying? Your Majesty, to be honest, I don't dare to believe what people outside say now.
The assassin wanted to kill Jiuer, and Mei Cui was instructed to poison her mother, which implicated Jiuer.
Unless we interrogate them, I don’t dare to believe the results of others’ investigation into the mastermind behind the scenes.
The emperor might be furious about this snowstorm.
Then the results of the emperor's interrogation may not be true.
An Yi said that the assassin was sent by the Minister of Rites. So, Your Majesty, what is your relationship with the Minister of Rites?
Prince Kang frowned, "We're just acquaintances. I can't imagine any reason why the Minister of Rites would order assassins to kill our daughter."
"Let's have someone investigate. If the emperor didn't lie to us, then if we investigate carefully, there must be clues!
But if the emperor lied to us, we can't really become enemies with the Minister of Rites.
One more enemy means one less friend. Your Majesty, remember to have the secret guards be careful when investigating, so as not to be discovered by the enemy."
Ye Peizhu warned cautiously.
Prince Kang nodded, "Don't worry, Madam."
After An Yi returned to the palace, the old emperor immediately asked An Yi about King Kang's reaction.
"Master, King Kang didn't react at all. He just said he understood, and then I left."
The old emperor played with the ring on his thumb, smiling, "I wonder what Xiao San'er will do next. You should contact the spies in Prince Kang's palace from time to time, and don't miss anything happening there."
"Yes, I obey your command."
"Well, please step back, Fuquan. Pass on my message: Concubine Shu bribed the palace maids to poison Concubine Gui and even implicated my granddaughter. I am very angry.
Until the Imperial Concubine calms down, banish the Concubine to the cold palace. When the Imperial Concubine calms down, release the Concubine from the cold palace."
The old emperor gave the order lazily.
Fuquan agreed and took the young eunuch to Concubine Shu's palace.
As the empress's cousin, Shufei has no rival in the harem except the imperial concubine favored by the old emperor.
When she heard that the imperial concubine was poisoned by the palace maid who had served her for many years, she was quite gloating.
She even wondered why the poison couldn't be hidden deeper.
It would be best if the imperial concubine could die from the poison!
Because of the wind and snow, Concubine Shu had been staying in the inner hall these days. Now she heard the palace maid report that Eunuch Fuquan had arrived.
Her eyes brightened a little, and she immediately stood up and went out, twisting her waist.
Concubine Shu looked behind Eunuch Fuquan a few times, but did not see the old emperor. She showed disappointment on her face without concealing it.
"Madam Shufei, I am here to deliver the Emperor's instructions."
When Concubine Shu heard this, she stroked her hair.
"Please speak, sir."
Eunuch Fuquan repeated what the old emperor had just said.
Concubine Shu's expression changed from joy at the beginning to confusion.
"What?! I ordered Mei Cui to poison the Imperial Concubine?! How could I possibly do such a thing?!"
Concubine Shu questioned Eunuch Fuquan in disbelief.
Eunuch Fuquan held the whisk with a polite smile on his face.
"Your Majesty, this is what Mei Cui said. Mei Cui is the witness. The Emperor has already issued the order. Please have the palace maids pack their bags and go to the cold palace.
The Emperor also said that how long you stay in the cold palace depends on when the Imperial Concubine stops being angry with you.
Once the imperial concubine is no longer angry, you, Your Majesty, can leave the cold palace.
Your Majesty, your cousin is the Empress. You can ask the Empress to help plead with the Imperial Concubine.
If your Majesty agrees, I will inform the Empress later."
"I didn't do this at all! What's the point of saying sorry?
Where's Mei Cui? Have her come over and confront me! I want to see when I actually ordered her to poison the Imperial Concubine!
I will never admit to anything I haven't done!"
Concubine Shu spoke with a cold face.
Eunuch Fuquan continued to smile. "Your Majesty, Mei Cui bit her tongue and committed suicide after she revealed that you were the mastermind behind the incident. Her body must have been thrown into a mass grave. She probably won't be able to confront you, Your Majesty."
Concubine Shu sneered, "So there's no evidence to prove anything? Why should Mei Cui's nonsense be used as evidence to get me banished to the cold palace?!"
I refuse to accept this! I want to see the Emperor!"
After she finished speaking, Concubine Shu was about to rush out in a rage.
Fuquan Gong said, "Come here, stop the queen."
Two young eunuchs immediately appeared from outside the hall and stopped Concubine Shu.
"Get out of my way!"
"Please don't make things difficult for me, Your Majesty. The Emperor has given his orders, and we must obey them.
If your Majesty does not cooperate, we servants will be offended."
After saying this, Eunuch Fuquan gave the two young eunuchs a look.
The two young eunuchs immediately raised their hands and hit Concubine Shu with a knife, knocking her unconscious, and then carried her on their shoulders, one in front and one behind.
Eunuch Fuquan glanced at the palace maid who was standing there in a daze.
"What are you still standing there for? Go and pack your Majesty's bags."
The palace maid agreed and hurried to clean up.
Eunuch Fuquan watched the young eunuchs send Concubine Shu to the cold palace, and then went to Kunning Palace.
He is a good eunuch who keeps his promises.
He would definitely tell the Queen what he should say.
The Queen has also been staying in the inner palace these days. The Kunning Palace has been quiet and deserted for these days, making the Queen feel very bored.
From time to time, she would think of the little baby she saw at the full moon ceremony.
The youngest daughter of Prince Kang is pretty.
She was as delicate as a piece of jade, with fair skin. Her red coat and little red hat made her skin look even whiter.
Just like the lucky dolls in New Year pictures.
It was a pity that she didn't get to hug the baby that day.
What a pity.
The imperial concubine is so lucky to have such a lovely granddaughter.
Although she also had a granddaughter, the child was only three years old and was very spoiled and willful. As a grandmother, she found it difficult to like the child.
As expected, the granddaughter still has to look after other people's.
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