Chapter 334 Wei Yanwan 74
"Chunlei, you and Lancui should take the children back."
Wei Yanwan touched her daughter's hair bun, and waited until they were far away before turning around and saying to Ling Yunche with her back to him, "Ask whatever you want to ask."
"...I, your humble servant, have been ordered by the Emperor to investigate the Fourteenth Prince's meals, and have discovered that this matter seems to involve you, Noble Concubine Ling."
Wei Yanwan then looked at him, her face showing neither panic nor confusion. Instead, she smiled in a rather strange way.
"Ling Yunche,"
It had been many years since he had heard this name from her mouth. Ling Yunche clenched his right hand tightly in his sleeve as if to hide something.
Wei Yanwan suddenly took the initiative to walk towards him. The two of them were face to face. For the first time, Yanwan did not avoid his gaze, but Ling Yunche lowered his head first.
Chaotic thoughts kept emerging in my mind, and finally they inexplicably turned into one sentence: At this distance, I can just reach out and hold her in my arms.
"Ling Yunche, you're coming here to tell me all this. You haven't told the Emperor what you've investigated, have you?"
"There are still doubts about this matter. If I tell you rashly, I am afraid it will cause the emperor to misunderstand."
Ling Yunche spoke with great righteousness. If he didn't look so pitiful as if he couldn't bear to look Wei Yanwan in the eye, perhaps his words would be more credible.
"Ling Yunche, Guard Ling, are you... shielding me?"
"You didn't do this in the first place, how can you be accused of covering up..."
"What if I say I did it?"
Wei Yanwan interrupted his argument, not allowing Ling Yunche to continue escaping. They were clearly one a delicate concubine, the other a tall and strong imperial guard, but at this moment, they seemed to have completely changed.
The tall and strong man was forced to retreat again and again by the girl who was a whole head shorter than him. Wei Yanwan saw him turning around to leave and simply reached out and grabbed his arm: "You are so anxious, are you going to expose me to the emperor?"
The man stopped where he was, and it was clear that he could get rid of her shackles with just a slight shake, but at this moment he did not move, like a trapped hawk. After a long time, he spoke silently:
"I've already dealt with that vendor from Nanyue. No one will trace it back to you."
After saying that, he turned and left.
"Ling Yunche,"
Wei Yanwan murmured softly, "Thank you for the flowers over the years."
The person who walked away seemed not to hear it, and his tall figure remained silent until he returned to the duty room like a ghost and met Zhao Jiuxiao face to face.
"Hey, bro, what's wrong with you?"
"It's okay, what can I do?"
Zhao Jiuxiao curled his lips and pointed at his face: "Alright, what's there to hide from your brother? Hurry up and wipe your tears. They're about to flow out."
Ling Yunche blinked as if reminded, tears already rolling down his face.
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In the Yangxin Palace, Hongli felt disgusted as he looked at the woman kneeling on the ground, trembling with fear before he even started asking questions.
"Concubine Yu, what exactly did you do? Now that you have confessed the truth, I can still let you go."
Concubine Yu was even more flustered, her eyes almost popping out of her head: "Your Highness, your Highness didn't do anything, your Highness knows nothing!"
"Idiot! Your maidservant was caught red-handed with someone outside the palace, and you still dare to quibble!"
Hongli threw the wooden box at Concubine Yu's feet and pointed at the scattered incense pills on the ground, cursing angrily: "How dare you bring this kind of thing into the palace again and again, and even dare to poison the Queen? Even if I sentence you to death, it will not be too much!"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, I just wanted to gain your long-term favor, so I was deceived by the servants. These things were found for me by Duoyan. I didn't know she was trading them privately with others."
Although Concubine Yu was not very smart, she was as quick as her father in finding excuses to get rid of the crime, and she was also cruel enough. She just gave up the confidant who had grown up with her, and Hongli was choked by her for a moment.
"As for poisoning the Queen, I dare not do that. I... what's the point of me harming the Queen? Even if something happens to the Queen, I won't get any benefits!"
Chunchun said this paragraph according to what Maopin taught her. Anyway, the emperor is very suspicious, so if he drags a few more people into it, he might be able to find a scapegoat.
"So what you're saying is that this matter has nothing to do with you, and it was all your servants' own decision?"
"Your Highness, I failed to discipline my children properly. I will reflect on this when I return and will never allow myself to be deceived again."
Hongli sneered, "What a deception! According to you, those bribed eunuchs who cleaned the rooms were also your personal maids? Does she have the guts to bypass her master and do something so worthy of death?"
Concubine Yu hadn't expected this to be discovered. She slowed down and slowed down again. Finally, she gritted her teeth and closed her eyes and said, "It is indeed this concubine who did this, but it is because I care about you too much. I was afraid that one day you would hate me, so I made such a big mistake. I beg the emperor to at least consider Abu's sake..."
"You still have the nerve to mention Zhai Sanggendun. Aren't you and your daughter afraid that I will hold Khorchin accountable for doing such a good deed?"
The emperor waved his hand and swept the teacup on the table beside him to the ground. The sharp sound of breaking exploded in Concubine Yu's heart, scaring her so much that she was speechless for a while.
However, Hongli waved his hand and signaled his servants to drag her out, unwilling to see her in such an ugly state again.
Unexpectedly, Concubine Yu suddenly burst into a fierce strength, struggled to the emperor's feet and cried, "Your Majesty - even if you don't consider others, but I, this concubine, am now pregnant with your flesh and blood. This child is innocent..."
These words successfully made the originally tired emperor open his eyes. His anger paused, and reason immediately occupied his entire brain. This child made him immediately analyze the pros and cons and quickly come to the most favorable conclusion.
Regardless, since Concubine Yu was pregnant, he could no longer criticize her openly. Even if the various Mongolian tribes were not necessarily united, facing this rare child with Mongolian blood, even the Balin tribe would probably not mind writing a letter to express their greetings.
Although the world is peaceful at the moment, it does not mean that the Qing Dynasty and Mongolia can each take care of themselves.
As an emperor, Hongli always knew how to make choices.
Besides, nothing happened to the Queen and the Fourteenth Prince.
"Come here, lock Concubine Yu up in the Yanxi Palace. From today until she gives birth, no one is allowed to visit her."
Raised high and lowered gently, this time it was no accident. Hongli treated this matter as if it were many other things in the past and handled it lightly.
He simply couldn't imagine how much Ruyi had staked on this matter, and how much hope she had when she saw his reaction.
Snap——
Wei Yanwan placed her last piece and sighed silently as she looked at the black piece that was trapped in a dead end.
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