Chapter 1399: A self-torture tactic?
After a while, he said, "Are you satisfied?"
“……!”
Nan Yan's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Although there was no expression on her face, her eyes were clearly flickering as she looked at Zhu Feng cautiously.
But before she could say anything, Zhu Feng turned around and walked out without looking back.
Nan Yan sat on the bed, looking at his back. She let go of the hand that had been pinching the corner of the quilt, and only then did she feel that her palm was full of cold sweat.
Concubine Hui and Concubine An also had their palms covered in cold sweat.
After the two of them left the emperor's bedroom, they hurried all the way and soon left the crowd behind and walked into a long, deserted corridor.
Wu Wan's face turned pale and she said, "How could this happen?"
"Your Majesty..."
"How could it be that their medicines were switched?"
"this--"
Normally, she would leave things she didn't understand to Gao Yurong, but this time, even Gao Yurong was a little confused.
She frowned, thought for a long time, and said, "This, I also don't quite understand."
“…”
"Logically speaking, the Duke has gone to great lengths over the years to arrange for Pan Deyi and the others to enter the Imperial Pharmacy. Firstly, this was to prevent others from attacking the Empress, and secondly, it was to keep the initiative in his own hands. Who else has such a talent?"
"More importantly—"
Wu Wan gritted her teeth and said, "Did they know that we tampered with the Imperial Concubine's Aconite Soup before giving it to them in exchange?"
"this--"
Gao Yurong was speechless again.
She really couldn't understand this game.
Ever since they angered Qin Ruolan and made her think of harming the fetus in Feng Qianyan's belly, they relaxed a little on the matter over there; plus, Wu Wan had always been against Si Nanyan, and she wanted to make her uneasy even if she was in the cold palace. Unfortunately, the emperor sent so many guards to guard the cold palace, and with the addition of Ran Xiaoyu, who was highly skilled in martial arts, she had no way to start.
The only solution I can think of is the Imperial Pharmacy.
Therefore, she specifically instructed Pan Deyi to work on the Aconite Soup.
After the imperial concubine had a miscarriage, her health had been poor. Coupled with the bumpy ride, she was tortured all the way. If the medicine was not suitable for her, she would be killed by the long delay.
Who knew——
Her medicine was exchanged with Concubine Ning's.
It is unclear now whether someone wants to harm Concubine Ning or someone wants to save her.
Or maybe, both?
Seeing Gao Yurong unable to say anything and unable to come up with any ideas, Wu Wan was furious and said, "What a useless thing!"
After saying this, he flicked his sleeves and walked towards Chonghua Palace.
Gao Yurong looked at her back, gritted her teeth, and could only follow with a smile.
After they both left, a figure slowly walked out from behind the flowers at the end of the corridor.
It was Queen Xu Miaoyin.
In the sunlight, her eyes showed some clarity.
The palace maid Chun'er who followed behind her whispered, "Empress, should we tell the Emperor about this?"
“…”
Xu Miaoyin was silent for a long time, then said calmly, "Tell the emperor what?"
"Um?"
"The Emperor has already dealt with the matter."
“…”
"What the Emperor has dealt with is the truth. There is no need to drag other people into this."
“…”
Hearing her say this, Chun'er finally understood and came forward to support her. The two of them turned around calmly and walked towards Yonghe Palace.
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Everyone left the emperor's bedroom with their own thoughts.
Zhu Feng also returned to the imperial study.
Although he had just "solved" some things, the expression on his face was completely different. Eunuch Yu followed behind him and was frightened when he saw this moody master.
However, Zhu Feng did not get angry or show any other emotions.
Instead, he began to review the memorials on the table.
Eunuch Yu saw that he seemed to be calm, wondering if the matter was over. He was still thinking about it when Zhu Feng suddenly said, "What do you think of what happened today?"
"ah?"
Eunuch Yu was caught off guard and startled by his question.
Zhu Feng didn't even raise his head: "Hmm?"
"This, this slave——"
"Do you think I handled it right?"
“…”
Eunuch Yu was even more frightened. Even though Zhu Feng hadn't even looked up at him from beginning to end, this kind of question might be punishable by beheading.
Eunuch Yu thought for a long time before he said cautiously, "Your Majesty is wise and powerful."
"Wise and brave?" Zhu Feng suddenly sneered.
Normally he rarely had an expression like a sneer. If he was really angry, he would just lose his temper. So, hearing him sneer would make people even more panicked.
He only sneered and said, "If I were wise and powerful, how could I be used as a knife by others?"
Eunuch Yu said in panic: "Who, who dares to do this?"
It was not until this time that Zhu Feng looked up and glanced at him coldly.
That look seemed to say: Keep pretending.
However, seeing that he didn't look like he was about to get angry, Eunuch Yu finally felt relieved and said cautiously, "Your Majesty—didn't you do this intentionally?"
Zhu Feng said coldly: "Too much talk."
After he said this, Eunuch Yu felt more relieved and became more talkative.
"So, the Emperor has already figured out that the person who swapped Concubine Ning's and Concubine Gui's medicines was Concubine Gui herself?"
“…”
Zhu Feng paused while writing.
After a while, he continued to work at his desk, writing as he did so: "Otherwise, she wouldn't have instigated the Queen. Once the incident broke out, it became known to everyone immediately."
Eunuch Yu sighed, "It is indeed so."
In fact, when the Queen knew everything and was furious and wanted to punish the people in the Imperial Pharmacy, Zhu Feng originally wanted to stop her. However, the Imperial Concubine who had been silent before suddenly instigated a few words. At that time, Zhu Feng understood something in his heart.
Eunuch Yu naturally noticed some clues.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that to catch a couple in adultery or a thief taking away stolen goods, under normal circumstances, one should keep silent and send someone to the Imperial Pharmacy to catch them in the act to see who is behind it.
But the imperial concubine instigated the queen to arrest the people from the imperial pharmacy immediately.
If this commotion were to happen, everyone in the palace would know about it. It would alert the enemy, so how could the person who changed the medicine possibly show up again?
From that time on, he began to doubt.
Eunuch Yu thought for a moment and said softly, "Then, why did the Imperial Concubine do this?"
“…”
Zhu Feng was silent for a while, and his tone turned cold: "For what, huh!"
“……!”
After he snorted coldly, Eunuch Yu understood more clearly.
He said cautiously, "Is the Imperial Concubine using a scheme of self-torture?"
“…”
"She wants to use this opportunity to leave the cold palace?"
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