Chapter 417 He Likes to Be a Father
The little maid nearly fainted from fright: "This servant... no one sent this servant here, really no one."
"I heard it myself. When the Imperial Concubine saw her face was disfigured, she fainted. After waking up, she had the several palace maids present executed, and she even told everyone that it was an assassin who killed her."
"I managed to escape in the dark, but after returning to my room, I became increasingly frightened and ran out. I don't know how I was caught here."
The emperor rubbed his aching forehead and said, "Then tell me, since the Zhang family is a former subordinate of the Tao family of the previous dynasty, why did they want to destroy the concubine's face? Aren't they in the same group?"
The young palace maid swallowed her saliva and said, "I heard...it seems that because the Zhang family captured the young master of the Tao family, the Tao family's secret guards have become desperate."
"Also... those assassins didn't just want to cause trouble for the Queen at first; they also wanted to capture the Regent Princess."
"The young master of the Zhang family has been deposed. The Zhang family and the queen want the princess to treat him. The assassins not only want to teach the queen a lesson but also want to capture the princess to threaten the Zhang family and force them to hand over the descendants of the Tao family."
The old emperor grasped the key point: "Are you saying that the descendants of the Tao family were captured by the Zhang family? Does that mean that the Zhang family didn't actually betray me, but was only helping me to clean up the Tao family of the previous dynasty?"
Seeing the emperor still daydreaming, the secret guard said, "Your Majesty, if the Zhang family is really dealing with the former Tao family, they can just explain it to you directly. Besides, the Tao family's secret guards are so familiar with the palace, I'm afraid it's closely related to the imperial concubine."
The emperor felt a buzzing in his head. The Zhang family was an old subordinate of the previous dynasty... The Zhang family was in the position of Prime Minister, and they were his most trusted ministers. Even now that he was unwell, it was Prime Minister Zhang who led the cabinet ministers to handle state affairs.
He now has no prince, and one of his two most beloved concubines is dead, and the other one... might as well be dead. Thinking of this, the old emperor spat out a mouthful of blood and fell backwards, and the imperial study was in chaos.
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The next day, as soon as the queen woke up, she heard the chief palace maid's gloating report.
"Your Majesty, last night the Emperor met a maid from the Ninghe Palace in the Imperial Study and vomited blood. He didn't wake up until almost dawn."
"As soon as the Emperor woke up, he ordered all the guards in the palace to be replaced. Concubine Zhang was also demoted to a concubine and moved to Yijing Palace."
"That's the palace closest to the Cold Palace. It's always been deserted and untidy. It's said that Yijing Palace was used to hold concubines who made mistakes but couldn't be executed directly. Entering that place is no different from entering the Cold Palace."
"I just heard that Concubine Zhang was disheveled and refused to leave. She kept clamoring to see the Emperor, but the Emperor simply had her thrown in without even cleaning up. I'm afraid Concubine Zhang's life will be difficult in the future. I don't know how long she can hold on."
The Queen stood up and put on her outer garments. "Since she's been demoted to a concubine, all her food, clothing, and other expenses should be provided according to her corresponding quota. Let her live well and don't die. I heard from Lu'er that Concubine Zhang had a tragic end. If she died now, wouldn't we be able to see it?"
The head maid helped the queen to the courtyard and said, "Look, your majesty, these were originally from the imperial concubine's palace. The emperor ordered all the valuables to be moved here for you, as if to please you."
"Humph, if it weren't for the Emperor's partiality over the years, these things should have belonged to our Fengyi Palace. How could a concubine like her use these things that exceed the rules and regulations?"
The Queen looked at the boxes in the courtyard and sneered, "I find things that have been used by others dirty. Go find someone to exchange all these things for silver. I will use them."
The head maid nodded and helped the queen back to have dinner. Seeing that the queen kept asking about the time, she was confused.
"My Lady, is there anything you need? If you're afraid you've forgotten, you can tell me and I'll remind you when the time comes."
The Queen sighed and said, "You won't understand even if I tell you. Forget it. Help me to go to bed and sleep for a while."
Palace Maid: ...
"Your Majesty, didn't you just get up and have breakfast? If you fall asleep again now, will you be able to sleep at night? Are you sick? Are you drowsy... Could it be..."
The Queen looked at her trusted maidservant with wide eyes and gently patted her forehead. "What's the big deal? Don't worry, I'm not cheating on you. I'm just... recuperating."
The senior maid helped her master to the bed and breathed a sigh of relief. It's good that she didn't steal anyone~ It's good that she didn't steal anyone~
The Emperor hasn't been to Fengyi Palace for a long time. Even if he comes, the Empress will find various excuses to drive him away, such as headaches, leg pains, or daily life. If she is pregnant now... the Empress will have to give herself to the old Emperor to give the child a legitimate status, which is quite unfair.
Old Emperor: Yes, I won’t feel wronged even if everyone cheats on me.
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In Mingyang Palace, Bu Ruo looked at someone who kept walking back and forth and held his forehead: "How about I find someone to take you back?"
Jin Congcong kept waving his hands: "No, no, no, I don't want to go back, I just want to go out for a walk."
"Ruo'er, I think this palace is quite interesting. Can you please not chase me away so quickly? I want to stay here for a few more days and look around."
Bu Ruo glanced at him and said, "Why don't you just stop looking at it, because..."
"Because you are wearing a gray mask lately, you are going to be unlucky." The little girl spoke her mind without caring whether it would scare people or not.
But Jin Congcong sat down on the chair with a sad face: "It's not that I'm going to be unlucky, it's that I'm already unlucky."
As soon as these words came out, Bu Ruo instantly became interested: "Come on, come on, tell me~"
The little girl said: "Auntie Lu, bring me some melon seeds, bring me some more, there's some gossip to listen to~"
Jin Congcong was speechless as he watched Guo Lu quickly come over with a tray...
"Auntie, you've prepared everything. Peanuts, melon seeds, and a fruit plate. Are you three planning to listen to the opera here?"
"If I don't want to tell you, then I won't tell you. Ruo'er can see it, right? Let Ruo'er tell you."
Bu Ruo tutted his words twice: "Seeing it yourself is not as interesting as listening to others talk about it. You should tell it first. Anyway, I don't have anything to do today."
Someone turned his head away angrily: "If I don't tell you, you'll be so anxious."
"Bubu will tell~" the little girl patted her chest, "If Senior Brother doesn't tell, Bubu will tell. Just now, when Senior Brother was idling, Bubu couldn't wait and had already finished reading. Bubu will tell, and she likes both listening and telling."
Jin Congcong: ...
"Speaking of which, Senior Brother... he likes being a father~"
puff……
Guo Lu couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of tea, and even Bu Ruo was trying to hold back her laughter, her shoulders shaking.
"No, Doctor Jin, we haven't even been in Beining for a month, and you're already a father? That's pretty fast."
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