Chapter 143 Tragic Death
Ji Chenchuan's marriage exchange was too involved.
He was so bold that he even plotted against the crown prince.
You have to know that the prince is not only the prince, he is not the descendant of an ordinary person. Behind him is the Feng family, who no one dares to offend. Even though her Wu'an Marquis Mansion is not bad, it cannot be compared with the Feng family, just like the Lin Mansion cannot be compared with her Wu'an Marquis Mansion.
No.
Perhaps the gap between them is even greater than this.
However, if her grandson is willing to do it, she, Li, will never sit idly by, even if it means going against the Feng family.
However, Old Lady Ji had not expected that Ji Chenchuan would play such a big game. Not long after, the important news came that the Crown Prince had an affair with Lin Yingxue at the Summer Banquet hosted by Concubine Ning.
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On this day, Concubine Ning held a summer banquet at the Ningguo Marquis Mansion.
Please ask the god of summer to be more lenient and not be too hot. Everyone in the capital knows that the imperial concubine suffers from summer heat. She cannot eat or sleep during summer. At this time of year, the use of ice in the imperial palace is unlimited only in the palace of imperial concubine Ning.
In previous years, the Summer Invitation Banquet was also held at the Ningguo Marquis Mansion. They knew that this was an opportunity for the Imperial Concubine to promote her natal family.
However, this year's summer banquet is more full of conspiracies and calculations than in previous years.
When Concubine Ning found out, the prince and Lin Yingxue had already been involved.
This incident even attracted the attention of the Queen. Without saying a word, the Queen blocked the news. She would never let such a thing get out, as it would not only be detrimental to the royal family, but also to the Crown Prince.
It is conceivable how ugly the Empress's face was. You know, it was only a month since the Crown Prince had chosen his principal and concubines. It was fine that the Crown Prince neglected his principal wife and favored Concubine Ning, after all, he had chosen them himself. But what about this Lin Yingxue who climbed into his bed?
What made the Queen even more furious was that Lin Yingxue was already married. In two months, she would be marrying into the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion?
Although the Wu'an Marquis Mansion is not as prosperous as before and Ji Chenchuan is in poor health, this is not a reason for the prince to have an affair with Lin Yingxue. Does the prince really want to be known for forcibly occupying someone else's fiancée?
The Empress fainted at that moment. If Aunt Xinrui beside her had not been quick to support her and pinch her Ren Zhong point, she would have been in serious condition.
The Empress looked at Concubine Ning with vicious eyes. She would never believe it even if she was beaten to death if she said she had no hand in this.
But Concubine Ning let her look at her calmly, without feeling guilty at all.
She said, "Empress, I have ordered the news to be suppressed."
She was afraid that she wouldn't believe it, so she continued, "Don't say you're afraid, I'm afraid too. I'm afraid you're plotting this against me. My Ningguo Marquisate is weak, so this isn't the time to plot against the Crown Prince."
She was anxious, but not stupid.
Moreover, "If I really planned something, it wouldn't be Lin Yingxue."
Who the hell is Lin Yingxue? They think she is of noble status and will be the future princess consort of Marquis Wu'an, but in her eyes, this princess consort is not as important as her niece Ning Qianer.
Even if she wanted to give a woman to the prince, she should be a woman from the Ningguo Marquis Mansion, not Lin Yingxue who has no connection with the Ningguo Marquis Mansion. If she did this, wouldn't she be making wedding dresses for the Lin Mansion?
The Queen Mother saw that she was serious and it didn't seem like she was the one who planned it.
"But this happened at your summer banquet after all. Do you dare to say that you have nothing to do with it?"
Concubine Ning knelt down and respectfully apologized.
"This is where I'm guilty. Regardless, this happened at my banquet. I have no doubts about how the Empress will punish me."
Kneeling down with him were the Marquis and his wife of Ningguo, who looked as if they were ready to be punished.
The Queen frowned. Could this really be just an accident? But, how could there be so many accidents in this world?
So she gave up here and turned to interrogate Lin Yingxue.
When Lin Yingxue was brought up, she was trembling like a frightened rabbit, as if this was not what she wanted.
However, Lin Yingxue's answer was flawless.
She said that she came to attend the banquet today, but her skirt was accidentally wet by the maid of Ningguo Marquis Mansion on the way. When she was changing in the side room, she felt dizzy and passed out and knew nothing. When she regained consciousness, she was already like this.
The Empress went to check on the servant again. It turned out that the servant was indeed a maid in the Ningguo Marquis's Mansion. She was accidentally bumped into by a crowd of people. And the changing room was a place in the Ningguo Marquis's Mansion specifically for the ladies to change. Over the years, there had never been any mistakes. Moreover, there were maids and servants on duty in front of the courtyard and the gate.
Afterwards, the Queen Mother called the imperial physician to check whether there were any drugs that could cause people to faint in the room.
The imperial physician found something unusual in the side room.
But the result shocked everyone. This was indeed a drug, but it was not from the Great Qi Kingdom, but more like from the Great Xia Kingdom.
Concubine Ning's face turned pale. "How could the Great Xia Kingdom be so arrogant that they even extended their hands to my Ningguo Marquis Mansion?"
The Queen snorted coldly, "Noble Concubine Ning, perhaps someone is just crying thief?"
Concubine Ning was furious. "Empress, I know you don't like me, but I would never joke about such a thing. You should understand how I returned to the capital."
She didn't grow up in the capital, but on the border between Daqi and Daxia.
Originally, she did not return to the capital, as she would have grown up and married there. However, things happened just like that. Daxia suddenly attacked at night, and the entire city was surrounded by enemy troops. In order to let her escape, her elder sister led away the pursuing Daxia soldiers, and when she found her elder sister, she was tortured to death.
This hatred is as deep as the sea. She will never forget watching her gentle elder sister die naked.
Thinking of this, Concubine Ning felt cold at her fingertips and trembled all over.
The Queen swallowed and could not utter another word.
Finally, they determined that this was a conspiracy of the Great Xia Kingdom, which was to create a rift between the son of Wu'an Hou and the crown prince. Although Ji Chenchuan was sickly, he was more favored by the emperor than other noble sons in the capital. In addition, Wu'an Hou had been a man of military merit for generations and had killed many powerful generals of Great Xia, so he did such a terrible thing at this time.
The Queen clenched her fingers tightly. She really didn't want to swallow this thing which was more disgusting than a fly.
But the fact is, Lin Yingxue is innocent, and her prince is even more innocent. Could it be that she really wants to put all her anger on the Great Xia Kingdom?
The queen once again looked at Lin Yingxue, who was kneeling and sobbing softly. For some reason, she always felt that Lin Yingxue was not a good person either.
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has something to say to you."
At this moment, the eunuch came to report.
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