The Crown Princess was also secretly sneering. You actually care about Shi Kun?
Having just questioned the eunuchs and palace maids, I naturally learned what had happened, and I also discovered that the two of them had some grudges against each other in Mingyue City.
Although she knew all this, she outwardly accepted his favor: "Well done, you should have gone to visit them. Someone, prepare some more gifts and send them to Young Master Shi."
Zu An's expression was strange: "No need."
"Could it be that you've already delivered it?" The Crown Princess was somewhat surprised, a hint of murderous intent flashing in her majestic phoenix eyes. Considering his previous performance, she had to admit that he was a clever servant. However, being too clever as a servant was not a good thing.
“No,” Zu An paused and explained, “I just went to the Imperial Hospital and heard people inside saying that Young Master Shi’s wound suddenly burst open, and the bleeding couldn’t be stopped. He’s already dead.”
"Dead?" The Crown Princess swayed, her face turning pale. She knew she was the one who had pressed down on Shi Kun's knife.
Although the Shi family is unlikely to hold her accountable, the Shi family is a large clan, and such an incident is still quite troublesome.
She took a deep breath: "Gather everyone who was just here back, and let's all agree on what we're saying."
She acted decisively, maintaining a unified narrative to the outside world, naturally trying to absolve herself and the Crown Prince of any responsibility.
She originally wanted to shift all the blame onto Zu'an, but she was worried that he would turn around and accuse her of breaking down the door, causing Shi Kun's injury. After thinking it over, she could only temporarily give up this idea.
The Crown Princess summoned the people from the Eastern Palace one by one, which lasted for several hours. Zu An was quite impressed with the Crown Princess, who was much smarter than her foolish husband. According to her explanation, she had almost minimized the responsibility of the Eastern Palace and diverted the Shi family's hatred to the Imperial Hospital.
Little did she know that the Imperial Hospital was also full of cunning old foxes who had already devised a way to shift the blame.
As for how things will develop after that, we can only leave it to fate.
As Zu An was about to leave the palace after finishing his shift at the East Palace, two eunuchs stopped him: "Her Majesty the Empress requests your presence."
Zu An was taken aback, not understanding why the Empress would summon him. They had no connection whatsoever; the only indirect link was that he had met her uncle, General Liu Yao.
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