The commotion was so loud that the news that Mother Zhang was the one who poisoned the people quickly spread throughout the eldest prince's mansion.
The servants sighed.
Mother Zhang is the most senior servant in the mansion and is deeply trusted by the eldest prince.
I never thought that Mother Zhang was the real murderer!
"Mother Zhang was dragged away?" Zhu Yue lay on the bed and tried to stretch her neck to look out the window, but it was in vain.
"Yes, she was taken to the jail in the mansion." Qinglian was leaning against the window, watching Mother Zhang being carried away. The corners of her lips curled up slightly. She glanced at the guards who were still guarding the door, frowning. Why were they still guarding them?
After a moment, his face quickly turned into a complex expression of disbelief, shock, and anger. He left the window and came to Zhuyue's bed. "I never thought it was Mother Zhang who poisoned the prince."
Zhu Yue was also angry and annoyed, "How could she harm the prince? She watched the prince grow up. If the princess hadn't expressed her feelings in time, the prince might..."
Qinglian quickly covered her mouth and said, "Okay, now that the person who poisoned you has been caught, the prince will be fine and will recover slowly. And you, you have to get better quickly too. There is still a lot of work to do in the mansion. I have also applied medicine for you."
"Thank you, Sister Qinglian."
Qinglian had just started applying medicine to Zhuyue when she heard the guard knocking on the door anxiously.
Qinglian's heart tightened, and she quickly pulled the quilt over Zhuyue, then stood up and opened the door. "What happened?"
The guard at the gate said anxiously, "Hurry to the main courtyard. The princess is summoning you!"
Qinglian followed the gatekeeper to the main courtyard, feeling uneasy all the way.
Is it that Butler Hu is holding on to her?
When he arrived at the main courtyard, he felt relieved when he saw all the servants of the mansion gathered in the courtyard, and hurried to the front row next to Chunjiao.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Zi Yu invited Xie Wanyi out.
"Meet the princess."
"Thank you, Princess."
Feng Jinyu returned to Beijing due to his illness, and the mansion did not hire anyone to live in. Xie Wanyi looked at the mansion and saw that, apart from the various managers, first-class maids, and first-class servants, there were only more than 40 people in total.
I have never thought about adding anyone to the house, and it is impossible to add anyone to the house at this time.
What if we accidentally recruit another spy?
"I've asked you to come here today, I'm sure you all already know. Come, it was Mother Zhang who bought the house herself, so all of you stand out in front of me!"
The servants were shocked when they heard this. They were going to be settled together!
For a moment, the servants that Zhang Mama was in charge of stepped out in fear.
Soon, twelve people stood up.
"Butler Hu, are these the only ones you have?" Xie Wanyi took the indenture in her hand and looked at Hu Yong.
Hu Yong looked back and said, "Princess, these are the people. The servants under them are the ones I handled!"
"Mo Feng, take them down and interrogate them thoroughly to see who is Mother Zhang's accomplice?!"
"Princess!" All twelve servants knelt down. "We all came into the palace with clean identities. We are not Madam Zhang's accomplices and would not poison the prince..."
Qinglian looked at the scene of begging for mercy, and her heart finally settled down.
"What are you afraid of? As long as you haven't done anything wrong, I won't wrongly accuse you. But you can't stay in the eldest prince's mansion anymore. Alright! Mo Feng, quickly take them all away for interrogation. If there's no problem, send them away!"
Xie Wanyi then gave the remaining servants a stern lecture, "If I find out that you are committing treason and plotting to murder the prince like Madam Zhang did, I will have you executed with a stick!"
Beat to death!
Hearing this and seeing the imperial guards surrounding them holding long swords, the servants were instantly frightened and knelt down to show their loyalty.
"Princess, we will swear to be loyal to you till death, and we will never have second thoughts!"
“…I have absolutely no second thoughts!”
"Alright, everyone, get up and go back to your respective tasks! Butler Hu, Qinglian, Ahu, Chunjiao, you stay here."
Xie Wanyi quickly glanced at Qinglian and called Ziyu over to Hu Yong. "From now on, Ziyu will not only be my first-class maid, but will also take over all the work done by Madam Zhang. Do you have any objections?"
"I dare not!" Hu Yong said hurriedly, "It's all up to the princess."
"It's all up to the princess!" Qinglianshao and Ahu Chunjiao echoed in unison.
Xie Wanyi nodded in satisfaction, "Okay, from now on, Butler Hu will continue to be in charge of all matters in the mansion."
"Thank you for your trust, Princess. I will do my best to manage the palace."
Xie Wanyi stood up. "If I'm going to attend Mother Zhang's trial, you all should go back and do your work."
"Princess." Butler Hu spoke up to stop her.
"Anything else to say?"
"The mansion was originally short of servants, and now twelve more have been sold, so we need to buy new ones to bring into the mansion."
Xie Wanyi frowned and looked at him. "Although Mother Zhang has been exposed, the person behind the scenes is still unknown. Hiring someone now would only allow Empress Mu's people to extend their dirty hands again. I'll use these people first. If I'm really too busy, I'll arrange for someone else to come in."
"It's the princess."
"Ziyu, Baizhi, hurry up and follow us. Let's go to the prison."
Qinglian glanced at the direction where Xie Wanyi and her servant were leaving, then pulled Ahu and Chunjiao away.
I found that there were no guards following me, and even when I returned to my room, no guards came to watch over me.
It seems that they have determined that the person who poisoned her is Mother Zhang.
However, she cannot take it lightly.
It wasn't until lunchtime when I went to the kitchen to get Zhuyue's food that I heard from the servants who were delivering food to the prison guards: "Mother Zhang refused to admit her guilt, even when she was beaten with a stick, and kept crying out that she was innocent."
"How could she be wronged? The pheasant was sent by the Niu family, and she handled the fish too. Who else could it be but her?!"
"That's right! She's the only one who personally takes care of the prince's food, and she's the only one who can poison him..."
"Shut up!" Hu Yong shouted. "Important matters in the palace are not to be discussed casually. The princess just gave you a lecture, and you've forgotten it so quickly. Do you want to be expelled from the palace?"
For a moment, there was silence inside and outside the kitchen. After a while, the sound of pots, pans and chopsticks colliding could be heard.
Qinglian took Zhuyue's meal back to the back room and now had to hide well.
Xie Wanyi took a nap for half an hour and then went to Feicui Garden to find Xiao Lingyu.
Xiao Lingyu sent Su Xingyi and Xiao Xier away, and pulled Xie Wanyi to sit down in front of the tea table to drink tea.
The two of them drank a cup of tea with great interest. Seeing that Xiao Lingyu was still hesitant to talk about business, Xie Wanyi spoke directly, "The princess asked me to come find you after my nap. Is there something important you want to tell me?"
"I just took your pulse again, but I still can't feel any pregnancy. Is your period due yet?"
Xie Wanyi's heart skipped a beat. "It's almost time. It'll be in a few days."
Xiao Lingyu secretly thought that this was not the time to be busy with him, so he said bluntly: "If you get your period in a few days, you will have to wait three to five years before you can conceive."
"This... is this true?" Xie Wanyi's face turned pale with fright.
Xiao Lingyu nodded affirmatively: "Your prince has been poisoned, and it will have a slight impact on his offspring."
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