Chapter 186 Today's Third Update
In the palace, Yongning Hall.
In just a few days, the Queen Mother had become emaciated. The old maid helped her up and said, "Queen Mother, get up and take the medicine."
The Queen Mother glanced at the thick black medicine in the maid's hand, and suddenly felt nauseous.
But he still took the bowl.
"Why is this medicine becoming more bitter?" she asked.
The old nanny smiled and said, "Miss Liang got up early this morning to make medicine for the Empress Dowager. The imperial physician said that the medicine should be made stronger for better medicinal properties, so she stayed in the side hall for a long time."
The Queen Mother stopped and looked at the old lady: "Are you speaking for her?"
The old nanny knelt down hurriedly and said, "Your Majesty, you have misunderstood me. I am wholeheartedly loyal to you and would never speak for anyone else. I just want to win over Miss Liang."
She continued, "Since the Queen Mother wants to use her, I must treat her well and I dare not have any second thoughts."
"Hmph," the Queen Mother sneered, "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. I'm afraid you're all trying to curry favor with me because you see I'm about to fall and Liang Yixin is the future mistress of the harem."
"I tell you, I was able to secure the position of Queen Mother in this treacherous harem, and I will continue to do so in the future!"
The old nanny kowtowed desperately: "Your Majesty, you have wronged me to death. Even if you gave me ten thousand courage..."
Hearing the cough, she hurriedly got up to help the empress dowager with her back.
The Queen Mother coughed so hard that her heart and lungs ached. She took a long time to stop. She glanced coldly at the people in the hall, picked up the medicine bowl and drank it all in one gulp.
However, after just a moment, he immediately leaned on the edge of the bed and vomited.
The old nanny's chest was filled with vomit from the Queen Mother, but when she looked up, she saw some blood oozing from the corner of the Queen Mother's lips, and she was immediately frightened.
"Empress Dowager...Empress Dowager, what are you doing..."
The palace maid took a handkerchief to wipe the empress dowager's face. When she saw the blood, her eyes widened.
"Quick, go get the doctor!"
Not long after, the imperial physician arrived.
He took the Empress Dowager's pulse and asked about her diet today, and finally found the problem in the medicine jar.
It turned out that the medicine the Queen Mother used was mixed with a herb called Danzhi. This herb is not poisonous and can replenish qi and blood if taken alone. However, if this herb is taken with Chuansheng, it will cause varicose bleeding in the meridians, which can be fatal in severe cases.
After hearing this, the Queen Mother sat on the couch with a gloomy face.
"This..." the old nanny asked tentatively, "Should we arrest Imperial Doctor Yang?"
"It wasn't Doctor Yang who did it," the Queen Mother said calmly, "He wouldn't have the guts to do it."
"Then... who could it be?"
The Queen Mother sneered, "Who could it be? Who wants me dead more than anyone else right now? If I die, he'll be completely satisfied!"
At that time, all the charges against Hezhou could be pinned on her, and she might even be charged with "committing suicide out of fear of punishment."
"He has such a cruel heart!" The Queen Mother was filled with hatred, her eyes almost blazing with fire.
After a moment, he sternly ordered, "Go and lock Liang Yixin up. No one is allowed to visit her. If anyone asks, just say she's in seclusion praying for me."
Hearing this, the old nanny was horrified.
The Queen Mother is planning to break off relations with Duke Xin!
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Pei Mansion, study.
Chen Yi held the teapot and took a few gulps of tea in a hurry, and then he felt a little better.
"You don't know, I had people dig up the entire mass grave overnight just to find the bodies of that grandfather and grandson."
Zhuang Wan, who was standing by, was horrified by what she heard and unconsciously stood up and moved away from Chen Yi.
"Ah..." Shen Yi said with mixed emotions: "Miss Zhuang, you hurt my heart too much."
Zhuang Wan blinked. "I've been afraid of ghosts since I was a child, especially places like mass graves. You stayed there all night, and I was really scared."
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"Master Pei!" Shen Yi complained, "Please take care of her!"
Pei Xingju lowered his head to write a letter. When he raised his eyes, Zhuang Wan had already swiftly moved into the inner room and hidden away.
After a moment of silence, he asked, "Did you change clothes when you came?"
Chen Yi's eyes widened: "How come even you..."
"I'm just afraid that you'll bring bad air into my study, and she won't dare come here again."
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Chen Yi, who has been despised all his life, just wants to curse!
"Let's get down to business." Pei Xingju stood up and handed over a plate of cakes. "Have you found the body?"
"Found it." Chen Yi picked up a piece and took a bite when he thought of something and lost his appetite again.
Pei Xingju raised an eyebrow in confusion, then heard him say, "I haven't washed my hands yet."
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Chen Yi continued, "Those two weren't grandparents at all. They didn't know where they got the old woman and the child. As for the 'family members' they brought back, they were fake too. They were just two thugs from the west side of the city. When I checked, they were already drunk from the money they'd received. When I asked them where the body was, they just said they'd thrown it in a mass grave, but they didn't know where exactly."
"You said..." he asked, "Did Feng Fuyin do this on purpose?"
"Probably not. He wouldn't dare do such a big thing."
"But this method is clumsy, it doesn't seem like it was done by Duke Xin. If it was done by Duke Xin, why would he leave so much evidence?" Chen Yi was suspicious. "It's as if someone deliberately revealed a flaw to lure us in. But who is this person?"
"Have you forgotten who held the position of Jingzhao Yin before?"
"Isn't it Duke Xin?"
"No, Liang Jinxian." Pei Xingju said.
Chen Yi was bewildered: "But didn't Liang Jinxian leave the capital?"
"Duke Xin has been focused on seizing power in the court these past few years, but he doesn't know that Liang Jinxian has long been secretly recruiting his people for his own use. The people that the Xin Guo Public Security Bureau has planted in Jingzhao Yin have probably long been Liang Jinxian's people. Although he is not in the capital, he knows everything that happens there."
"I see." After pondering for a moment, Chen Yi asked, "What should we do with the bodies of this 'grandparents'?"
"Leave it to Prefect Feng."
"Do you believe him? What can he find out?"
"What he found out is not important. What's important is that Liang Jinxian's goal is the same as mine, which is to muddy the waters. If we hand the body over to Feng Fuyin, the Queen Mother will naturally seize this evidence to retaliate."
Hearing this, Chen Yi laughed: "Great! The Queen Mother has had enough these days. We can't let Duke Xin always have the upper hand. In a fight, it's better to be evenly matched."
"I'll do it right away." After saying that, he went out immediately.
After Shen Yi left, Pei Xingju sat back at the table to write a letter. However, after writing only two words, he put down his pen again.
Then he stood up and went into the inner room.
Pei Xingju's study is divided into an inner room and an outer room. The outer room is where he meets for meetings, while the inner room is where he takes a nap.
There were two layers of curtains hanging at the moon door, so I couldn't see what was going on inside. I could only vaguely see a person lying on the bed inside.
Pei Xingju walked in and saw that Zhuang Wan had fallen asleep on the bed without him noticing.
She lay on her side, her back facing the moon gate, her hands clasped under her cheeks, her legs bent and crossed over the edge of the bed, and she pulled a corner of the quilt over her body, leaving her legs exposed. She didn't even take off her shoes.
Pei Xingju had no choice but to walk over and squat down to help her take off her shoes.
At this moment, Zhuang Wan turned around and said in a soft and lazy voice, "Are you guys done with your discussion?"
"Well, not asleep?" Pei Xingju stopped.
"I just got up early today and wanted to take a nap." She raised her hands and said coquettishly, "Pick me up."
Pei Xingju bent down and was caught off guard by her strong pull, and fell on her.
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