Chapter 78 Father still has some conscience
After arranging the secret guard matters with Pei Chuyan, Concubine Chen ordered: "Jinyu and Chuyan are now helping to take care of the prince in Xingyang Palace. I will take Jinxin to Yu's study."
After saying this, he looked at Pei Chuyan again and said, "Your Majesty should know about this matter."
There was a hint of majesty and unquestionableness in his eyes.
Pei Chuyan couldn't help but be stunned. Concubine Chen has always been the gentlest person, but when it comes to young people like them, she becomes like... an old hen protecting her cubs.
This description is a bit indecent, but Pei Chuyan sincerely thinks so. Concubine Chen makes him feel that there is still a trace of warmth in this cold harem.
Because she had something on her mind, Concubine Chen Guifei walked very quickly. Soon, she brought Jinxin to the outside of Yu's study.
Meng Quande saw that it was Consort Chen Guifei who came, and hurried forward to greet her: "Your Majesty, you have come at a good time. Your Majesty has just returned from dinner with Consort Ning."
Although what happened just now was still weighing on Concubine Chen's mind, she forced a smile and followed Meng Quande into Yu's study.
"Your Majesty." Although she was anxious, she still bowed politely.
When the Emperor of Great Chu saw her coming, the guilt in his heart surged again. Last time, he said that he would go to Qingyun Palace more often to see them mother and daughter, but now he went to Concubine Ning's palace more often.
While the Emperor of Great Chu was thinking, Concubine Chen had already taken the chair that Lu Xingwan had placed beside him from Jin Xin and turned around to talk to the Emperor of Great Chu.
"Yesterday, Xing Ruo came to the palace and said that the descendant of the Wu family from Jiangnan came to the capital to visit her daughter. Today, Jin Yu went to Guangqin Marquis's Mansion in person to invite the person into the palace and check on Sister Lanfei."
"How is Concubine Lan?" Concubine Lan has been ill for more than a month, so the Emperor of Great Chu is naturally worried about her.
"She is truly worthy of being the heir of the Wu family. Madam Wu explained all of Sister Lan Fei's symptoms over the past few days, and prescribed some medicine for her to take for a few days to see how it works."
Concubine Chen deliberately concealed the poisoning mentioned by Lady Wu. A lot of things had happened in the harem in recent days, and no one knew about Concubine Lan's poisoning, so they just said it was an ordinary illness.
If this matter happened in secret, it should be easier to investigate. But if it was reported to the Emperor of Great Chu, it would be like making a big fuss.
"If Concubine Lan's condition really improves thanks to Wu's treatment, the Wu family should be rewarded." The Great Chu Emperor said this, but he did not hold much hope in his heart.
"That's what I thought." Thinking about Concubine Lan's poisoning, Concubine Chen Gui was a little uninterested for a moment.
Lu Xingwan on the side couldn't help it.
[Mother, why do you suddenly seem tired? Are you upset because of the prince's matter? ]
[Mother, please cheer up! The prince still needs your protection! ]
Hearing Lu Xingwan say this, the Emperor of Great Chu suddenly perked up. What happened to the prince?
Just now I asked tentatively: "Qingyan, do you have anything else to say?"
Seeing the Great Chu Emperor asking this, Concubine Chen Gui woke up and said, "There is one more thing, it is about the Crown Prince."
"Today I took Wanwan to Xingyang Palace to visit the prince, but I saw a little palace maid sneaking around outside the palace. I immediately arrested her and went inside to see that the prince... the prince had been drugged."
"As for that little maid, her clothes were disheveled, so it's self-evident what she was doing."
The Great Chu Emperor's pupils trembled slightly, and he was speechless for a moment. This...
[Mother, look, father is frightened.]
[Father, I don't think there would be so many messes in the palace. First, Concubine Fang went crazy and killed Concubine De. Then, someone wanted to climb into the Crown Prince's bed. But what's the point of climbing into the Crown Prince's bed? He is just a Crown Prince.]
[It would be better to climb into my father's bed. If my father is happy, he would confer a title of nobility upon me. That would be like ascending to heaven in one step.]
The Great Chu Emperor rolled his eyes helplessly in his heart. This daughter of his was truly his biological daughter.
Whenever there is a problem, it is the father who is her help. The father is her heaven.
Lu Xingwan naturally didn't know what the Great Chu Emperor was thinking, so he changed his mind.
[No, no, this girl didn't do this just to get into bed. She's stupid and was taken advantage of.]
[The purpose of using her was not to make her a concubine, but to let her poison my elder brother. Maybe my mother happened to find out when she went there today.]
[Otherwise, the prince would be poisoned to death just like in the story book.]
The Emperor of Great Chu was even more shocked. It turned out that the palace maid wanted to poison the prince?
He immediately became angry: "Now the harem is in such chaos!"
Seeing the Great Chu Emperor angry, Concubine Chen Guifei also felt a little guilty, so she bowed and saluted: "It is I who betrayed the trust of Your Majesty and the Queen Mother and failed to manage the harem well."
The Great Chu Emperor had no intention of getting angry with Concubine Chen. Seeing her like this, he hurriedly stepped forward and helped her up: "What does this have to do with you? You have to raise Wanwan and take care of the affairs of the harem. It's already hard for you."
"There are many things to do in the harem nowadays. It's complicated. You should find someone to help you."
When the Emperor of Great Chu said this, the matter of Concubine Ning being crowned as the Queen that night suddenly came to his mind.
Seeing that the Emperor of Great Chu was so considerate of his mother, Lu Xingwan smiled happily.
[This time, my father has some conscience and knows how difficult it is for my mother. My mother has been very tired in recent days. The matter of Concubine De has not been investigated clearly yet, and Concubine Lan is always on my mind. ]
【Now there is the matter of the prince brother. 】
[Ah, it's all my father's fault. He created such a large harem with so many things to do. How can mother manage it? ]
The Emperor of Great Chu could not help but feel helpless. He had just said that he had some conscience, but now it was his fault.
But Wanwan was just a child after all, and there was no way to argue with her. But the maid was in a more miserable state. She immediately asked sternly, "How is the prince now? Where is the maid now?"
Concubine Chen raised her head and glanced at the Great Chu Emperor, and said calmly: "The imperial physician has just examined the prince, and he has taken the antidote. Although he is still in a coma, he is no longer in danger. He will be served by his personal attendants. I will leave Jinyu in Xingyang Palace.
After he finished speaking, he changed his tone and continued, "As for the palace maid, since she had to come to ask for His Majesty's opinion, I had her taken back to Qingyun Palace for custody. I have already told the imperial physician to just say that it was because the crown prince was too tired today."
The Great Chu Emperor nodded and said, "You are thoughtful. You have worked hard these days. Don't worry about this matter. I will find someone to investigate."
"Yingyi," the Great Chu Emperor said, and then called in Longying Guard Yingyi.
This actually scared Concubine Chen Guifei and Jinyu who were standing by.
[Wow, Dragon Shadow Guard, let me see, let me see. ]
After saying this, he tilted his head to the side to look at Yingyi, but he fell to the side because he could not hold on, which made the Emperor of Great Chu couldn't help laughing out loud.