Chapter 299 Wei Yanwan 39
The assassination in the palace was such a major event that it quickly alarmed everyone in the six palaces, and even the Empress Dowager was very concerned about the matter. After all, such a direct threat to their noble lives and property was a red line that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor could never cross.
But then something even stranger happened. The palace guards were alarmed and searched the house for three days, but the assassin actually disappeared.
"The guard said he was frightened and didn't dare to hide it, so he presented what he found to you."
Chunlei carefully presented these things to Yanwan.
Wei Yanwan glanced at those things casually, and found that they were indeed the false evidence used by Concubine Jia in the original drama to slander Ruyi for having an affair with Master Anji.
A square winch with a love poem written on it, a love knot inside, and an eight-treasure bracelet.
Unexpectedly, this time Concubine Jia did not intend to do it herself, but used her old trick of killing someone with a borrowed knife.
After all, everyone in the palace knew that he and Concubine Xian had a weak relationship. Although they were not enemies, why not take such a good opportunity to step on the other party?
Furthermore, Wei Yanwan knew that since she had handed the evidence to her, she wasn't afraid of Ruyi collaborating with her. She was only afraid that as soon as she left Yikun Palace, Concubine Jia would bite back and drag her into the water as well.
The concubine helped her first wife to conceal the information about her affair. For a petty and suspicious emperor like Hongli, he would probably remember this deeply from then on.
"Has that guard been detained?"
"I seized it. He originally wanted to slip away while I was answering, but Wang Chan immediately dislocated his jaw, gagged him, and tied him up, ensuring that he couldn't hurt himself or escape."
Wei Yanwan nodded approvingly. "Take thirty taels of silver and reward him. Have him have two guards keep a close eye on the guard. Then go to the Yangxin Palace to invite the Emperor to dinner. Chunlei, go to the Yikun Palace to invite the Imperial Noble Consort to come and chat."
"Let Chunchan call Ai'er over. We've been waiting for so long, and I was saying this idle move wouldn't be useful."
"Master, don't worry. Sister Chunchan is reliable and there will be no problem."
Wei Yanwan let Chunlei dress her up in a simple and elegant manner, and she couldn't help but touch her face carefully.
With a face like this, who would be willing to believe that she had anything to do with the dirty things going on in the harem? They would only think that those greedy and despicable people wanted to drag the bright moon in the sky into the ditch.
On the other hand, she suddenly heard that Concubine Ling, with whom she had only official dealings, suddenly invited her to Yongshou Palace, and she couldn't help but feel puzzled.
Concubine Yu was a little unhappy and said to Ruyi, "This Concubine Ling used to be respectful, but now that she has become a concubine, she has become so arrogant."
"Sister is the Imperial Consort. Even if there is something, she should come to Yikun Palace in person to report. How can we get Sister to go in person?"
Ruyi shook her head. "I don't think Yanwan is that kind of person. Although she has always been indifferent to us, I know she has a good nature because she didn't avoid us after Lujun fell from power. Instead, she took good care of us."
"Even since I was promoted to Imperial Noble Consort, she has been attending to my parents every morning and evening, and has handled palace affairs with great tact. How could she suddenly become so frivolous? I'm afraid something really serious is going on."
As she spoke, Ruyi stood up and said, "It's just right. I still need to discuss matters concerning the Emperor's birthday with her, so I'll go see her while I'm there."
Hai Lan was still a little worried, but she could only watch Ruyi leave.
Yongshou Palace and Yikun Palace were not far apart. Ruyi arrived there in about ten minutes. As soon as she entered Yikun Palace, her eyes lit up: "What an elegant place! It reminds me of the gardens of Jiangnan."
"Does the Imperial Concubine also think this place is good?"
Ruyi quickly bowed and greeted, her face even more surprised: "Why is the emperor here too?"
"I sent someone to invite the emperor here."
Wei Yanwan hurried out to greet him upon receiving the letter, a look of genuine apology on her face. "I should have gone to the Yangxin Palace or Yikun Palace to personally inform the Emperor and the Imperial Noble Consort, but this matter is of grave importance. For the sake of the Emperor's reputation, the fewer people who know about it, the better."
As soon as these words came out, Ruyi was stunned: "What do you mean by this?"
"Your Majesty, Imperial Noble Consort, please follow me."
Wei Yanwan welcomed them into the room and asked the palace maids to leave. Ruyi, confused, only noticed the tray on the small table after Wei Yanwan's gesture.
When she opened it, she saw a square coin, a beeswax bracelet and an eight-treasure bracelet inside.
Putting aside other things, Ruyi almost immediately focused her attention on the beeswax bracelet, even picking it up to examine it carefully: "This seems to be the bracelet that Concubine Jia has worn for many years?"
Then he handed it to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, how about this?"
Hongli took the bracelet, examined it carefully, and nodded. "I vaguely remember that Concubine Jia did have a bracelet like this. It seemed to be a dowry from her mother's family, so she always carried it close to her body and never saw her take it off."
"Noble Concubine Ling, where did you get this bracelet?"
The emperor and Ruyi looked at Wei Yanwan at the same time, but saw that her face was full of shock and anger, and she had obviously learned some other news.
Wei Yanwan quickly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, this bracelet was originally given to me by a maid from the Ice Room named Ai'er, who sneaked in today."
"Ever since Master Anji entered the palace, she's been attending Buddhist lectures. Unexpectedly, she saw Concubine Jia struggling with a monk and the bracelet slipping away. She picked it up. Because she'd been punished by Concubine Jia before, and she'd caught this happening, she was terrified and came to see me."
As she spoke, she stepped forward and raised the square coin, a hint of sarcasm and annoyance on her face. "Coincidentally, a guard also found Chunlei, who is beside me today, and said that he found this and that eight-treasure bracelet where the white-robed assassin disappeared."
Hongli took the Fang Sheng and opened it, his aura changing instantly. His gaze became sharp, and he looked directly at Ruyi beside him, then turned to look at Wei Yanwan. His hand, which had been fiddling with the Buddhist beads, paused and threw the Fang Sheng in front of Ruyi.
Ruyi recognized at a glance that the handwriting was extremely similar to her own, but except for the late Imperial Noble Consort Huixian who could imitate a few strokes, no one else in the palace could write in this style. Looking at the content of the poem, what else did she not understand? She was being framed.
"The tree wishes for stillness, but the wind does not stop. Although I have only been in the palace for a short time, I boast that I have seen many of the harem's twists and turns. I also expected that my high position, given my background, would inevitably attract jealousy and even frame-up from those with ulterior motives."
"But this matter is different from the harem infighting. It concerns the Emperor's reputation and the Imperial Concubine's reputation. That person set up this plan only to slander the Imperial Concubine and Concubine Jia, and to provoke internal strife among the three of us. He didn't consider at all that if this matter really became public, it would damage the reputation of the royal family!"
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