Chapter 186 Three Rat Shit
Wen Li'er looked at Nanny Zhong and said with a smile, "It would be a good opportunity if your distant relative could work for the emperor."
She said this, but in her heart she was thinking that it was too dangerous to let such a person with unknown motives have contact with the emperor's imperial meal.
I have to write a letter to Eunuch Yongtai later to explain the situation.
After hearing what Wen Li'er said, Nanny Zhong smiled and said, "The Imperial Concubine is only a distant relative after all. I cannot be her master. I will go back and discuss it with her and see what she thinks."
Wen Li'er nodded. "That's great. Madam Zhong might as well ask her as soon as possible. If she's willing, send a maid to inform Eunuch Yongtai so that he can make arrangements."
Nanny Zhong bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. If this really works, I will definitely thank you in the future."
After saying that, Nanny Zhong said goodbye and left.
Wen Li'er made sure that the person had gone far away, and hurriedly asked someone to prepare writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone.
Wanquan came to Zichen Palace to deliver a letter to Yongtai, and Yan Shixu just came out.
Seeing the letter in Wanquan's hand, he stretched out his hand and said, "Give it to me directly."
Wan Quan was stunned, hunching his shoulders and saying weakly, "Your Majesty, this letter is from the Imperial Concubine to Eunuch Yongtai..."
Yan Shixu's outstretched hand froze in mid-air, and he turned his head to look coldly at Yongtai.
Yongtai suppressed the urge to laugh, took the letter from Wanquan, held it in both hands and handed it to Yan Shixu, saying flatteringly:
"Your Majesty, please see... The Imperial Concubine must be worried about disturbing you from handling government affairs, so she thought of sending these small matters directly to the servants."
Yan Shixu thought about it and felt the same way.
He took the letter, opened it and read it, and a smile immediately appeared in his eyes.
In the letter, Wen Li'er pointed out that there might be some problems with Tan Hong, and asked Yongtai to be careful and not let Tan Hong come into contact with the emperor's meals alone.
He also said that we could let him relax his vigilance first and then try again.
If there really is a problem, it is better not to keep her near the emperor.
Seeing that the letter was full of concern for him, Yan Shixu's mouth curled up slightly. He immediately went into the hall and wrote a reply letter, asking Wanquan to take it back.
Wen Li'er saw that it was a reply from the emperor and hurriedly opened it to read.
The emperor told her not to worry, as he had deliberately transferred Tan Hong to the Zichen Palace.
He is investigating an incident that happened decades ago, and Tan Hong may be a breakthrough.
Then he also said that the story about Tan Hong breaking her leg was false, and that the assistant wet nurse named Gao beside Xiaoxiao was not really suffering from leukemia, but was poisoned.
The poisoning was related to Nanny Zhong and Tan Hong.
The emperor asked her to pay attention to the people around her, and if she found anyone with ulterior motives, she should send them directly to the Ministry of Punishment and not be lenient.
Wen Li'er was shocked. In order to send Tan Hong to her palace, Nanny Zhong actually poisoned Wet Nurse Gao?
Nanny Zhong usually has a kind face and is extremely kind to palace maids of lower ranks.
But unexpectedly, behind the kind face, there is a person who will do anything to achieve his goals.
Wen Li'er handed the letter to Nanny Qin to read.
Nanny Qin was shocked after seeing this. On the day when wet nurse Gao was ill, no outsider entered the Bixi Palace.
That could only mean there were rats in the Tourmaline Palace.
This rat must be caught as soon as possible, otherwise, a piece of rat droppings can spoil the whole pot of soup.
Nanny Qin acted decisively and immediately gathered all the palace maids and eunuchs in the Bixi Palace in the courtyard and gave them a lecture.
He also said that the master had lost a pair of ruby earrings given by the emperor, and whoever got them should step forward.
Return the earrings and you will be given a lighter sentence.
Naturally no one should...
Nanny Qin used this as an excuse to detain all the palace maids and eunuchs in the courtyard, and ordered Qingmei Qingzhu, Wan'an Wanquan and a few other absolutely trustworthy people to search the servants' rooms one by one.
Soon, three unusual packages were found.
First, the silver deposits far exceeded their monthly stipend, and second, they wore jewelry that was not suitable for their status.
In this palace, except for the senior palace maids who serve the master closely, or the higher-ranking maids and eunuchs, others rarely have the opportunity to receive excessive rewards.
Then there are the palace maids and eunuchs who are responsible for delivering messages. If they happen to meet a master who is in a good mood, they may receive a generous reward.
As long as you can explain the source of the money, you will pass.
All those who could not explain or were fabricated were sent to the Ministry of Punishment, without exception.
Wen Li'er is usually kind to others, but she is not a pushover either.
Especially since she has a child now, it is impossible for her to put Xiaoxiao and the baby in her belly in danger.
Yan Shixu soon found out about this.
He looked at Yongtai.
Yongtai broke out in a cold sweat.
He hurriedly explained himself: "Your Majesty, those three people with ulterior motives were all the remaining palace maids from the Bixi Palace. The group I sent over were all hardworking and diligent, and no one dared to cause trouble..."
Only then did Yan Shixu let him go and let him take this opportunity to replace all the original palace maids in Bixi Palace.
Then find out who the three people sent to the Ministry of Punishment are working for.
As a result, as soon as the three entered the Ministry of Punishment, they were all poured with a pot of poisoned water.
This man is ruthless and well-informed.
Yongtai did not dare to delay and immediately took a group of palace servants he had trained to replace all the original people in the Bixi Palace.
That night, Yan Shicheng hurried to see Yan Shixu.
Yan Shixu was having dinner, so he asked the palace maid to bring another set of bowls and chopsticks.
"Just eat and talk."
Yan Shicheng was also hungry, he had just returned from the Huguo Temple.
Hearing this, he did not show any courtesy to his royal brother and sat down.
After taking three mouthfuls of rice, Yan Shicheng finally said, "Royal brother, Concubine Duan brought her family to the Huguo Temple to pray for blessings yesterday for three days."
"Last night, Concubine Duan's men were lingering outside the courtyard where Prince Yu was imprisoned. They must be trying to figure out how to meet with Prince Yu, or perhaps they wanted to pass on some message to him."
"However, there are many guards guarding Prince Yu's courtyard, and Concubine Duan's people can't get in at all."
"I've returned now to ask your Royal Brother's opinion. Is it possible to deliberately relax the Imperial Guards' shifts to give Concubine Dowager Duan an opportunity to meet Prince Yu? Then, have someone lie on the roof and listen to what they say."
In this way, maybe we can find some clues.
During this period, neither Youzhou nor Xizhou found any evidence of communication between Concubine Duan and Prince Yu.
Even if there were, they would have been destroyed long ago.
No evidence has been found as to whether Concubine Dowager Duan really replaced Prince Wu with Prince Yu decades ago.
Yan Shicheng was a little anxious.
Yan Youxu looked at him and couldn't help laughing when he saw his frown.
"Ah Cheng, now that this matter has been handed over to you, you have the final say on the verification method to be used. But there is only one thing: do not let Prince Yu escape."
Before Prince Yu was imprisoned, he had considerable power.
Now, although Yan Shixu has completely eliminated Prince Yu's power in the open, he has not yet fully investigated the hidden forces.
Now, this matter has been handed over to Yan Shilin.
If someone runs away, it will take a lot of effort to catch him as Dayan has a vast territory.
Yan Shicheng nodded: "Don't worry, my royal brother. I will be careful."
"I believe you."
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