Liang Jiugong was quite familiar with the affairs of the inner palace. When Yinzhen asked, Liang Jiugong thought carefully for a moment and remembered: "Your Majesty, the Empress went to Consort Shu's place before she passed away!"
Yinzhen instructed, "Investigate the matter of Grandmother Empress through Consort Shu, and also try to find out from the Empress's people what the Empress said to Consort Shu before her death."
Yinzhen wondered what the Empress must have done before she died. If he had known she was so restless, he should have kept a closer eye on her. He blamed himself for being presumptuous and not taking her seriously enough!
The Empress's confidants were indeed loyal, but loyalty couldn't outweigh the weight of their families! Finally, someone couldn't hold back any longer and spoke up!
Then Yinzhen found out what the Empress had said to Consort Shu!
Yinzhen was somewhat bewildered. He learned from the imperial physician that Consort Shu was infertile, but he thought it was the Empress who was behind it. He never expected it to be the work of the Empress Dowager!
Yinzhen truly felt he had underestimated women. After his death, he had seen many ruthless women in the harem, but none had ever reached the level of the Empress Dowager!
Having investigated this far, Yinzhen was certain that Consort Shu had plotted against the Empress Dowager. However, Consort Shu alone could not have carried out the entire operation flawlessly, so Yinzhen ordered his men to continue the investigation.
This investigation led back to the Tong family!
When Yinzhen learned that the Tong family knew the cause of Empress Xiaokangzhang's death, he was so enraged that he took action against the Empress Dowager! Only then did Yinzhen realize that the old nanny at the Empress's funeral had not appeared by chance! It was someone's deliberate act!
Yinzhen found the situation quite complicated! With the Tong family involved, Yinzhen's understanding of women was once again refreshed! Indeed, underestimating a woman can lead to certain death without even knowing how it happened!
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