Chapter 3475 Extra Prince 14
People in this world seek profit and avoid harm, and perhaps they have their own plans, so what they say is not 100% accurate, so Tong Nei Shi also asked the palace maids serving her, including Wu Cairen, who reported her in the same courtyard.
Speaking of which, this Wu Cairen is also a very interesting person.
Tong Nei Shi raised the corner of his mouth slightly and told everyone what he had found out in an orderly manner.
Five years ago, Concubine Liu really just wanted to win favor. She was young and beautiful, and had only been in the palace for two years. The emperor looked energetic and strong, but he was old after all, so she wanted the emperor's favor and it would be best if she could give birth to a prince so that she would have someone to rely on in the future.
Her family background was relatively good, so she bribed the people in the palace, including Gu Zhong, and begged for an audience with the emperor.
After two times, she found that the emperor preferred to talk to her jokingly and was not keen on sex. Without communication, how could she get pregnant?
So she made some preparations and asked her family to prepare some aphrodisiac incense and medicine to help her have sex.
The medicine can be used to make tea, and it has a special fragrance. The fragrance is like the balm applied on the body. If people smell it for a long time, their minds will become wandering. If you add tea to it, they will become confused and infatuated.
As a result, the emperor only accompanied her for a swim on the lake. Before she could do anything, the emperor left. After that, she couldn't find another opportunity. She couldn't even get to the emperor and was stopped at Gu Zhong.
After that, Concubine Liu was like being banished to the cold palace and could no longer see the emperor.
The emperor had been sick one after another since he fell ill that summer. When he was sick, he basically stayed with the queen and rarely even entered the harem, let alone see this beauty.
Time flies, and beauty turns to bones. In the harem, not only Concubine Liu is worried, but which young concubine who entered the palace just a few years ago is not worried?
Concubine Liu was the most favored one among this group of people, and she felt it particularly deeply.
Although the empress was kind and the palace maids did not dare to bully them even if they were out of favor, they became panicked when they thought that after a hundred years of the emperor's reign, every one of them would be sent out to become a nun.
During this period, the emperor's condition became more serious, and all government affairs were handed over to the prince. Lord Zhou and Dean Xiao from the Imperial Hospital both moved into the palace and took turns on duty in the palace.
Under such circumstances, the atmosphere among the unfavored concubines in the harem became increasingly bad, and the private struggles became increasingly serious.
Concubine Wu and Concubine Liu lived in the same courtyard. Compared with Concubine Liu, Concubine Wu was less favored and was always bullied.
During this period, perhaps because the atmosphere was bad, Concubine Liu's methods became more and more brutal. Since the emperor was asleep, Concubine Wu decided to go all out and directly reported to the emperor that Concubine Liu had poisoned the emperor.
So when you pull out a radish, you bring out the mud. Before you can find out whether Lady Liu has poisoned someone or not, you pull out the biggest radish, Gu Zhong, first.
But when Tong Nei Shi picked up the mud and sorted it out carefully, he found that quite a few hands had squeezed into the harem recently.
Because the queen is around, those with dirty hands have no time to wipe out all traces of their actions.
The Queen needs to slowly check things, but Eunuch Tong doesn't need to.
As a result, many interesting things were discovered, and the first person to find out was Wu Cairen, who had reported the incident.
Tong, the eunuch, said, "This Wu Cairen is quite interesting. She personally testified that Concubine Liu bribed Gu Zhong to win her favor, but this time she attacked Gu Zhong out of revenge. Furthermore, there are many people who have had private contact with Concubine Liu."
The sword is with Gu Zhong, the sword is with the prince, and people emerge one after another.
With the Queen's special help and Tong the eunuch's ruthless methods, he soon found out a general idea.
The people in the palace were found out, but the people behind these people were not thoroughly investigated. Tong Nei Shi was not stupid and knew when to stop. He handed the matter back to Lord Tang and others for further investigation.
As one of the suspects, Zhou Man was just there to listen in, and she had no chance to hear many secrets.
However, she could quietly ask Tong Nei Shi about it. Tong Nei Shi didn't tell her, but looked at her meaningfully and said, "Sir Zhou, when the court is clear and bright, it's clean enough to nurture a figure like you. But when it becomes turbid, even people like us are frightened. So people like Sir Zhou should stay away from such things and pretend they don't exist when you can't see them."
Zhou Man heard his subtext and frowned, saying, "Your Majesty has only been unconscious for two days. His clear and bright politics will not change because of this."
Eunuch Tong slowly shook his head. "Old Master Tang might want to investigate further, but the Empress doesn't want to investigate in detail, and the ministers in the court also have their own considerations. This matter cannot be investigated further."
Although he and Zhou Man were friends, they were already too close to continue. So Tong, the eunuch, stopped talking and changed the subject. "Lord Gu should be released soon. He's not young anymore, and he's an old man. I don't know if he can make it."
Zhou Man's attention was indeed diverted, and he was thinking about whether he should go see Gu Zhong later.
Tong, the eunuch, glanced at Zhou Man calmly and asked, "Master Zhou, is His Majesty still awake?"
Zhou Man looked up at him but didn't answer. Just then, a palace maid came to greet Zhou Man, "Master Zhou, the Queen wishes to see you."
Zhou Man nodded to Tong Nei Shi and turned to see the queen.
Tong the eunuch watched her walk away and sighed. It turned out that no one in this palace was simple. He said so much, but the other party didn't miss a single word.
The Empress was sitting beside the Emperor's bed. Xiao Yuanzheng was also there. When they saw her, they both immediately called out, "Come and see if His Majesty is about to wake up."
Zhou Man stepped forward to see. He saw the emperor's eyelids twitching, and he looked as if he was about to wake up. Xiao Yuanzheng was already itching to take action. "It seems like he's having a nightmare. How about giving him an injection?"
Zhou Man nodded after checking, "Let's give him a helping hand."
In fact, it only took one needle. After a while, the emperor slowly opened his eyes.
When the queen saw the emperor wake up, her eyes were slightly red, and she couldn't help but hold his hand tightly, "Erlang, you are finally awake."
The emperor was a little dazed. He felt like he had just slept for a while, but two days had passed?
After listening to the Queen's account of what had happened over the past two days and what they had already found out, he turned to look at Zhou Man and asked, "So, my health was damaged because of Concubine Liu?"
Zhou Man couldn't help but glance at Xiao Yuanzheng, and could only bring up the example of food incompatibility again. He finally concluded, "It does have an impact, but it's far-fetched to blame it on this."
The emperor looked surprised and his eyes were sharp.
Zhou Man knew at a glance that he was angry, and Gu Zhong was afraid that something bad was going to happen.
She thought for a moment and then brought up something else. "Your Majesty, the Honglu Temple received a letter from Tianzhu. Naraku has improved the longevity elixir formula and requested to come to Jin to speak with Your Majesty."
emperor:……
Xiao Yuanzheng and the people around him looked at Zhou Man in shock, not understanding why she mentioned Luo Er at this time. Wasn't she aiming to become a traitor?
The Queen's heart stirred, and she seemed to be thinking about something. After a moment's silence, she said, "Your Majesty, would you like to send someone to fetch him for a talk?"
The emperor remained silent for a long time, and finally sighed with regret: "Forget it, life and death are determined by fate, why force it? Let the Honglu Temple reject it."
He said, "Gu Zhong won favor for the concubines in the harem and accepted bribes. The Queen should punish him as she sees fit. He has suffered this time. Let his apprentice go and fetch him."
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