Su Peisheng acted quickly. Before Li Chenjiao could get a reply from Granny Zhong, she received Su Peisheng's report first.
Early on the second day of the Lunar New Year, Su Peisheng came to the East Courtyard to give his report.
Li Chenjiao went to bed early yesterday and wasn't disturbed much.
Su Peisheng bowed in the outer room: "Consort, the two midwives have confessed."
Li Chenjiao invited him in, only asking, "Who instructed them to do this?"
In fact, she could tell from Su Peisheng's expression that the two midwives probably didn't admit to being the Fujin (princess).
If they didn't identify the Fujin (principal wife), then who would they identify?
Su Peisheng lowered his head: "The two of them are consistent in their statements, both saying that... it was Princess Baijia in the manor who instructed them to do it?"
Li Chenjiao was somewhat surprised by the answer, but couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Su Peisheng kept his eyes down: "Once Master returns to the manor, he will have someone invite Consort Bai to the front courtyard. I will report back on any further developments. Master said that Consort Bai should wait patiently."
Li Chenjiao waved her hand, without saying anything more.
She knew in her heart that Su Peisheng would not simply deal with the matter superficially, and that the two midwives' admission of Bai Jiagege was clearly something that had been arranged by someone behind the scenes long ago.
Clearly, this was a series of traps, but harming only Princess Baijia wasn't really worth it for the Fujin (the wife of the deceased prince).
If the Princess Consort really wanted to use someone else to kill two birds with one stone, then she should frame Song and Wu.
I guess the princess consort didn't dare to make a move, or rather, she couldn't find an opportunity to do so.
Li Chenjiao believed Bai Jiashi; she didn't believe Bai Jiashi was a two-faced person.
She trusted her own judgment.
However, whether Bai Jiashi can survive this ordeal...
Li Chenjiao craned her neck and called out, "Qiu Ci?"
Qiu Ci hurriedly came in.
"Go and tell Xiao Luzi to do something for me."
Qiu Ci quickly moved closer to Li Chenjiao, and after listening to her, she couldn't help but ask, "Does the mistress still believe in Princess Bai Jia?"
Li Chenjiao looked at her: "Where did she get the money to bribe the midwife?"
Qiu Ci blushed under her master's gaze and naturally understood the reason behind it.
In the winter, Princess Baijia was short of charcoal and relied on her master for help, so where would she get the money to bribe a midwife?
Qiu Ci agreed and quickly went out to relay her master's words to Xiao Luzi.
In the front courtyard, the Fourth Master met with Bai Jiashi after returning to the mansion in the evening.
The Fourth Prince hadn't seen Bai Jia Shi for a while, but he didn't look up at her, keeping his head down and dealing with official business.
After hearing Bai Jia's greeting, he simply said "No need for formalities," and asked only one question: "Now that the concubine has given birth to the fourth prince of the manor, do you have anything to say?"
Bai Jia stood ramrod straight with her eyes lowered: "I heard that Consort Consort had a difficult childbirth this time. This servant originally wanted to visit her, but I have not had the time. I don't know how Consort Consort is doing."
After hearing this, the Fourth Prince glanced at Bai Jia Shi and asked, "The midwife of the concubine accused you of bribing them, which caused the concubine's difficult childbirth. Do you have anything to say about that?"
Bai Jia knelt down with a thud: "This servant dares not, and has absolutely no such intention. This servant has never seen the midwife beside the concubine, let alone given any instructions. Please, Your Majesty, investigate thoroughly."
Fourth Master lowered his head again, neither confirming nor denying Bai Jia's words: "I have already sent people to investigate your courtyard. If you are innocent and have no intention of harming anyone, I will naturally give you justice. Get up."
Upon hearing this, Bai Jia quickly stood up and waited quietly to the side, though only she knew how badly her hands, tucked into her sleeves, were trembling.
If the concubine hadn't informed her beforehand, and if the Fourth Prince had indeed sent someone to investigate her courtyard as he said, she would have been utterly unable to defend herself.
Fortunately, those inexplicably appearing things have been handed over to the concubine to deal with.
Bai Jia secretly breathed a sigh of relief and waited quietly.
She had been pondering who wanted to frame her since she found that box of things. The osmanthus tree in her courtyard was gone, and only Danqing had been serving her, whom she trusted.
She was out of favor, and later only a teenage girl came, who was short and thin. Bai Jia did not make her do any heavy work, but only some sweeping and cleaning work outside.
Her courtyard wasn't as secure as the concubine's, and it was unclear when something had been placed inside...
If it weren't for the concubine's trust in her, she probably wouldn't even understand who framed her today.
Su Peisheng acted quickly, and soon came to the study with his men to give his report.
"Reporting to Your Highness, nothing unusual has been found. It's just... there's an extra amount of unused charcoal, some of which is silvery charcoal, and it's not part of Princess Bai Jia's allowance."
Fourth Master looked up at Bai Jia Shi.
Bai Jia immediately knelt down: "Reporting to Your Majesty. Last winter, when Consort noticed that the hand warmer in my hand was cold, she had someone bring me some charcoal after I returned to my courtyard. I was extremely grateful and kept some to express my gratitude to Consort."
Su Peisheng, who was standing close to the Fourth Master, heard the Fourth Master say in a very low voice, "Things that she is capable of doing, she gives good things to others."
Fourth Master still remembered that when Li Chenjiao left Suzhou, she left her with many medicinal herbs. She had them searched for in Suzhou, some of which were precious, while others were herbs that she often used in medicine.
Bai Jia didn't hear it; she lowered her eyes, waiting for the Fourth Master's question.
The Fourth Prince also realized that his subordinates had been skimping on the charcoal. He glanced at Su Peisheng and said, "Go to the main courtyard and ask the Princess Consort how the subordinates are doing their job."
Such things have happened before, but the Fourth Prince, out of consideration for his wife's dignity, would only give her a warning. But this time, he directly sent Su Peisheng to the main courtyard, which clearly shows that he was angry.
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