Thinking about these things, the queen couldn't help but sigh.
Then I heard the palace maid come to report that Eunuch Fuquan had arrived.
"The eunuch is here, but what is the emperor's order?"
The Queen sat upright on the soft couch and asked calmly. Although she did not make any unnecessary movements, the aura she exuded made Eunuch Fuquan unconsciously respectful.
"Your Highness, the Emperor's oral instructions were addressed to Consort Shu. I just sent her to the cold palace."
The queen frowned when she heard this, and a hint of impatience appeared on her well-maintained face.
"The Emperor has banished Concubine Shu to the cold palace? Why?"
"The Concubine Shu ordered Mei Cui, the nanny beside the Concubine Gui, to poison the Concubine Gui. After being interrogated, Mei Cui revealed that the person who ordered her was the Concubine Shu..."
Eunuch Fuquan roughly explained the reason and the old emperor's oral instructions.
"I promised Her Majesty the Concubine Shu that I would tell Her Majesty about this matter, so I came here and asked Her Majesty to plead with Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine.
If the Imperial Concubine could calm down sooner, the Shu Concubine could also come out of the cold palace sooner.
Your Majesty, this is all I have to say. I must return to report to the Emperor. I will take my leave now."
After saying this, Eunuch Fuquan bowed and left without waiting for the Queen to say anything else.
The footsteps outside faded away, and the queen leaned back on the soft couch, exhausted.
Did Concubine Shu bribe the Imperial Concubine's nanny and ask her to poison the Imperial Concubine?
So at the full moon ceremony that day, Mei Cui poisoned the youngest daughter of King Kang, and that's why she was arrested.
Following the clues, they found out that the mastermind behind the scenes was actually Concubine Shu!
Everyone in the palace knew that Concubine Shu was her cousin, but they didn't know that she had always hated this cousin who relied on her as the queen to act arrogantly in the palace!
Over the years in the palace, every time Concubine Shu got into trouble, she was the one who cleaned up the mess!
This mess happened more than once or twice!
Countless times!
I didn't expect that even at her old age, she still had to clean up the mess made by Concubine Shu!
Why can't the emperor just sentence Concubine Shu to death?
The queen was so angry that her chest heaved violently, and the maid Bilan hurriedly brought her warm tea.
"Your Majesty, don't be angry. You must take care of yourself. Your Majesty doesn't seem unreasonable. If we talk to your Majesty,
Maybe the Imperial Concubine will relent and ask the Emperor to release the Imperial Concubine Shu from the cold palace."
The Queen smiled bitterly, "As the head of a palace, I actually have to submit to the Imperial Concubine. How absurd!"
"Your Majesty, how about you please ask Prince Ning to talk to Prince Kang?
The Imperial Concubine is the biological mother of Prince Kang. If Prince Kang can relent, then the Imperial Concubine will surely be able to do the same."
Azure suggested.
The Queen frowned worriedly, "But Xuan'er's relationship with his younger brother, Prince Kang, is not that good. Besides, the snowstorm has been so severe these days, and I don't know what the situation is like at Xuan'er's house.
I'm afraid Xuan'er won't be coming to the palace for a while."
"Your Highness, you can write a letter. I will deliver it to Prince Ning. Although this snowstorm is severe, we still have the same practice as Prince Kang did before, when he stockpiled supplies.
Prince Ning's mansion must have stockpiled a lot of supplies, and the snowstorm certainly did not cause any damage to Prince Ning's mansion.
Your Majesty, you are Prince Ning's biological mother. After reading the letter, Prince Ning will definitely go to Prince Kang to discuss this matter."
After Bilan's analysis, the Queen thought it made some sense.
In fact, she really didn't want to care about her cousin Shufei this time.
But if this matter reaches her mother's ears...
Thinking of all those awful things, the Queen couldn't help but sigh again, "Okay, let's do it. Bilan, help me write the letter."
Prince An's Mansion.
Alin reported everything he had investigated and learned to King An.
Prince An, dressed in a red brocade robe, was leaning against the head of the bed, holding the teacup with his slender fingers. He listened to A Lin's report while taking a sip of ginger tea.
"Hmm? The Minister of Rites and Consort Shu? The mastermind behind these two incidents isn't the same person.
I actually guessed wrong! My father acted quite quickly and actually banished Concubine Shu to the cold palace.
Then the queen will definitely go to the imperial concubine to plead for mercy.
I wonder if my Third Brother knows about this, or I might as well take this opportunity to go to Prince Kang's Mansion."
Prince An handed the teacup to Alin and pretended to lift the quilt and get out of bed.
But Alin stretched out his arm and pressed Prince An's shoulder.
"Your Majesty, Prince Kang must have known about this.
On the day of the full moon ceremony, didn’t the emperor say that if the interrogation yielded any results, he would send someone to inform Prince Kang?
Since the emperor has already dealt with Concubine Shu, he must have sent someone to tell Prince Kang about this.
If you tell Prince Kang about this now, it would be like saying it after the fact."
When Alin said the three words "hindsight", his pronunciation was very clear.
Prince An: “….”
"What hindsight? Ah Lin, you're going too far. I went to tell my third brother about this. Isn't this just a demonstration of my concern for my niece?
If you weren't concerned about my niece, why would I ask you to investigate the mastermind behind this?"
Prince An crossed his arms, looking a little angry.
"Your Highness is right. Perhaps I am overthinking it. I am worried that Prince Kang will think that Your Highness has ulterior motives."
Alin withdrew his hand from Prince An and put the teacup back into his hand.
Prince An took the teacup and took a sip of ginger tea. It was so spicy that he grimaced.
"You must be worrying too much. My third brother is very naive and would never think about such things.
"Okay, I'll go to Prince Kang's mansion now! Please prepare things for me!"
A Lin was helpless, "Yes."
A quarter of an hour later, Prince An, wearing a bright red cloak, stood at the gate of Prince Kang's mansion.
Although the snow on the ground has been almost cleared at this time, there is still snow on the trees, walls and roofs.
The sky and the earth were covered in white, and Prince An's red cape was particularly eye-catching.
When the housekeeper of Prince Kang's mansion saw that the visitor was Prince An, he was surprised and frightened, and hurriedly saluted.
"No need to be polite, I have something to tell my third brother. Oh, Prince Kang said, go and report it quickly."
Prince An waved his hand, his voice still a little hoarse when he spoke.
Soon the butler returned and invited Prince An in.
Alin was standing one step behind Prince An, keeping an eye on the surroundings.
The housekeeper brought Prince An to the main hall of Qingzhu Courtyard.
There was a charcoal fire burning in the main room, making it very warm. Prince An went in and took off his cloak.
There is also a red brocade robe underneath the red cloak.
"I wonder what brings you here, Prince An?"
Prince Kang came in and sat at the table opposite Prince An.
"Third brother, why are you so distant from your younger brother? When your younger brother was little, you used to play with him."
Prince An sniffed and spoke in a soft tone, revealing a hint of grievance of a young boy.
King Kang looked at his younger brother, who was only a few years older than his eldest son, with a complicated expression.
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