Chapter 102: The Death of the First Empress Is Clear

Mei Ying stopped talking here, looked at Concubine Chen Guifei, and did not continue speaking, as if waiting for Concubine Chen Guifei to digest the matter.

Concubine Chen was silent for a long time, and finally spoke: "So Concubine Shu drugged my sister?"

Mei Ying nodded: "Ms. Fang is also involved."

"At that time, Lady Yun had just entered the palace and was eager to find a backer. Because her family was from Yunzhou, she knew something about pharmacology, so Concubine De met her privately and took her under her wing."

"So the medicine for my sister was provided by Mr. Yun?"

Mei Ying nodded again: "Shupin said that the medicine was sent to Concubine De through her. Yun Guiren has never had direct contact with Concubine De, but Yun Guiren should have guessed this and secretly tested Shupin several times."

"So after the eldest lady passed away, Concubine Shu and Lady Yun were both promoted to higher positions."

After Mei Ying finished speaking, the room fell silent. Everyone looked at Concubine Chen Guifei, not daring to utter a word.

They all knew their master. The death of the eldest lady had been a thorn in her heart all these years, which she could neither swallow nor remove. Now that she knew the truth about the eldest lady's death, how should she deal with it?

Concubine Chen Gui sighed for a long time and said, "Keep all the evidence. It will be useful in the future."

"Your Majesty?" Jin Xin was puzzled. "Why didn't Your Majesty tell His Majesty?"

Concubine Chen shook her head and said, "Now that Concubine De and Concubine Yun are dead, and Concubine Shu is deposed, what's the point of telling His Majesty? Are we going to dig Concubine De out of the ground and whip her corpse?"

"Keep this matter, it will be useful in the future." Concubine Chen Gui said with a firm look in her eyes.

Lu Xingwan suddenly understood Concubine Chen's intentions.

[Could it be that mother wants to keep a descendant to use against the third prince in the future? ]

When Concubine Chen Guifei heard Lu Xingwan's words, she couldn't help but be stunned. Wanwan was indeed a smart child.

[Even if Concubine De is dug out and whipped now, it would be meaningless. The Third Prince's condition is unclear now, but if he really endangers the Crown Prince in the future, and this matter is brought up again, it will be a heavy blow to the Third Prince.]

[Mother is still very powerful and very suitable for palace fighting. ]

[You see, only smart people are suitable to survive in this palace. It’s not that mother can’t fight, she just doesn’t want to! ]

[Wow, my mother is getting cooler and cooler. She is really playing the role of a heroine! ]

While they were talking, Qiong Hua walked in from outside: "Madam, this medicine is called Sunset, and it is a chronic poison. If a small amount is added to a person's diet every day, it will not be discovered. However, this poison can never be excreted from the body. It will only slowly accumulate in the body. When it reaches a certain amount, the person will begin to feel weak and even unconscious."

In the days before the late queen passed away, Concubine Chen Guifei had served as a waitress in the palace. The symptoms that Qionghua described were exactly the same as those her sister experienced at that time.

Concubine Chen Guifei understood what was going on at once, thinking that it was Meiying who sent the medicine to Qionghua.

"Miss," Mei Ying said after hearing what Qiong Hua said, "Shupin secretly kept this medicine, thinking that if Defei changed her mind in the future, she would have evidence for herself."

"I sent the medicine to Miss Qionghua. Please ask her to check it out."

Concubine Chen Gui nodded: "Keep it too."

The next day was Shen Baoyan's coming-of-age ceremony.

On this day, the Shen family became busy early.

The Minister of Personnel had always been very fond of his daughter, and now, for some unknown reason, his daughter had won the favor of Concubine Chen. Concubine Chen even went to the emperor in person to ask for permission to arrange a marriage for her daughter with the young master of the Han family.

The Minister of Personnel naturally held his daughter's coming-of-age ceremony with great ceremony and had sent invitation letters to the princes and nobles in the capital a few days ago.

Shen Baoyan got up early and had her maid help her change clothes and comb her hair.

At this time, everything was ready in the front yard. Lord Shen was welcoming guests at the door with his son. At this moment, the housekeeper hurriedly ran to Lord Shen and said, "Master, someone is coming from the palace."

Everyone was stunned. They all said that Miss Shen was favored by the palace, but they didn't expect that the palace would send someone to attend just an ordinary coming-of-age ceremony.

Jin Xin came over with a group of maids. Those who had seen Concubine Chen recognized her and exclaimed in surprise, "It's Aunt Jin Xin who was beside Concubine Chen."

Jinxin also greeted Lord Shen politely.

Lord Shen said politely, "Thank you for taking this trip, Aunt. Please come in quickly."

Since Jinxin was here, she represented the royal family's reputation, so the rules had to be followed. She was immediately led by Lord Shen to the front yard.

When Shen Baoyan heard the news that Jinxin had arrived at the Shen Mansion, she hurried to the front yard. Concubine Chen treated her so well, so she couldn't neglect the people around her, so her steps became faster and faster.

"Aunt Jinxin is here," Shen Baoyan bowed slightly to her and said happily, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for remembering my coming-of-age ceremony."

Shen Baoyan was originally a daughter of an official family, and Jinxin was just a servant. Shen Baoyan did not need to perform any formalities to her. However, because of her respect for Concubine Chen, Shen Baoyan also showed more respect to the palace maids around her.

Jin Xin couldn't accept her courtesy, so she hurried forward to lift her up and said, "Miss Shen, you are embarrassing me."

As she said this, she turned around and smiled at Lord Shen and Madam Shen. "Our queen attaches great importance to Miss Shen's coming-of-age ceremony. She originally wanted to go there in person, but I think you have heard about it. Now that our queen is ill, she must be well taken care of. This is the opportunity for me to watch Miss Shen's coming-of-age ceremony."

After saying this, she instructed the maid behind her to hand the prepared gift to Madam Shen, and then took out the pair of brocade brocade swings: "This is a pair of gold brocade brocade swings inlaid with red and sapphire butterflies from our queen. I think it is most suitable to give them to Miss Shen."

She opened the box, and for a moment, Jinxin seemed to hear other people's exclamations.

"She actually sent such a valuable gift. Her Majesty the Concubine really values ​​Shen Baoyan."

"I heard that the marriage between the eldest lady of the Shen family and the young master of the Han family was requested by the noble concubine herself to His Majesty!"

"Really? What exactly is Shen Baoyan capable of?"

......

For a moment, everyone was talking about it, but Shen Baoyan grasped the key point of Jin Xin's words, that the royal concubine was actually ill.

He hurriedly pulled Jinxin's arm and asked, "The Queen is sick? I wonder how the Queen is doing now?"

Seeing Shen Baoyan like this, Jinxin felt that her madam's kindness was not in vain. She smiled and replied, "Don't worry, Miss Shen. The noble concubine has the imperial physician to serve her. I think she will be well in two or three days."

Only then did Shen Baoyan heave a sigh of relief.