It was past midnight and Chu Zan had just finished his palace affairs. He wanted to go to Qingzhu Courtyard, but was worried that he would disturb Yu Jinshu's sleep.
He was tossing and turning on the dragon bed when he heard Eunuch Xu enter the bedroom and say, "Your Majesty, Concubine An is here."
Chu Zan was overjoyed when he heard this, and blurted out his thoughts: "Jinshu must have missed me so much that she couldn't sleep, so she came. Go and call her in."
Soon Yu Jinshu entered the hall. Chu Zan went to the door to meet her, carried her sideways in his arms, walked to the dragon bed, and put her on it.
A dishonest hand untied the laces of Yu Jinshu's shirt, and she quickly grasped Chu Zan's hand: "Wait a minute, I came here to tell you something important."
Under the dim candlelight, Chu Zan looked at the alluring face in front of him, leaned over and kissed her, then asked, "What's the matter? Is it something about your family?"
He thought, what could possibly happen to a woman? It must be something wrong in her family.
But as far as he knew, Jinshu did not have a good relationship with the Dingping Marquis's Mansion. She had even been bullied by her second mother and sister since she was born, and the Dingping Marquis did not care about her.
Recently, he has been thinking about whether he should teach Marquis Dingping a lesson, but he always feels that he is Jinshu's biological father after all, so if he really wants to teach him a lesson, he still has to get Jinshu's consent.
"It's not about my family, it's about Chu Chenmu."
Chu Zan's eyes darkened: "Chu Chenmu."
Yu Jinshu was also reluctant to tell Chu Zan that Chu Chenmu had an affair with Queen Wei Ruyan, because she could not produce any evidence of their adultery. If she told him, Chu Zan would think she was narrow-minded and might even think that she was plotting to take the position of Queen.
"During today's palace banquet, I discovered that something was wrong with Chu Chenmu. He seemed disrespectful to the emperor."
Chu Zan's heart trembled, and he quickly asked: "Did Chu Chenmu bully you?" If so, he would definitely cut Chu Chenmu into pieces.
When Yu Jinshu thought of the sound Chu Chenmu made when he kissed the pendant, he felt a chill in his heart.
She shook her head: "Chu Chenmu did not bully me. It was when the emperor was assassinated in the West Market last time that I saw Chu Chenmu. At that time, I could tell that it was the assassin hired by Chu Chenmu who assassinated the emperor."
She actually didn't see Chu Chenmu, but she could only make up a story.
Chu Zan's expression was very calm: "I know about this."
Yu Jinshu was surprised: "Your Majesty, did you know it was Chu Chenmu?"
Chu Zan nodded. He smiled and scratched Yu Jinshu's small, upturned nose. "Don't think I don't know anything just because I stay in the palace all day. The palace has been very busy lately, and the busiest thing is investigating Chu Chenmu. Chu Chenmu's entry into the harem this time was also a special arrangement by me."
If Chu Chenmu's son Chu Huanwei is to be adopted into the royal family, then only Chu Huanwei needs to be allowed to enter the harem.
But Chu Zan invited Chu Chenmu to enter the palace together. He wanted to know what Chu Chenmu would do if he entered the palace?
Yu Jinshu stared into Chu Zan's star-like eyes and asked, "Then does the emperor know where Chu Chenmu went tonight?"
Chu Zan's eyes darkened: "Kunning Palace."
Yu Jinshu was relieved now and asked with a smile, "Then does the emperor know why Chu Chenmu entered Kunning Palace, and what did they talk about?"
Chu Zan said, "I only know that Chu Chenmu and Wei Ruyan were having sex, but I don't know what they talked about."
The sounds of lovemaking were so unbridled that everyone in Kunning Palace could hear them clearly.
Yu Jinshu's expression grew serious. "Since the Emperor knows about the Empress's affair with Chu Chenmu, you must be careful about your diet. Chu Chenmu gave Wei Ruyan a poison, prepared for you, the Emperor. He said that if you take it, you will die within seven days."
Chu Zan gritted his teeth and said, "What a vicious pair of dogs."
Yu Jinshu laughed: "The emperor would also say such vulgar words."
Chu Zan felt instantly healed when he saw his Jinshu's sweet smile. He smiled and scratched Jinshu's nose again, "I am also a human being. When I get angry, I can also curse very badly."
Yu Jinshu laughed "hehe", finding it very funny.
When she watched TV dramas in modern times, the emperors in them were all very serious and spoke in a serious manner.
Chu Zan was fascinated by her smile until she stopped smiling and met his gaze with longing eyes.
It was his turn to laugh. He leaned over, bit her smiling lips, opened her clothes, and began to invade her like conquering a city.
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The list of officials sent by Yu Jinshu was a great achievement for Yu Chuzan.
Chu Chenmu has always been very secretive. Although everyone knows that he is planning to usurp the throne, they are not fully aware of his influence in the court and his next actions.
With this list, Chu Zan could arrange for the Jinyiwei to keep a close watch.
But how could Yu Jinshu, a woman in the deep palace, know all this?
Chu Zan asked, but Yu Jinshu only said that she saw Chu Chenmu interacting with these officials when she was outside the palace.
Chu Zan always felt that something was wrong, but he didn't care too much about it, because Yu Jinshu was helping him and he just needed to accept her help.
The next day, Chu Zan deliberately went to the Cining Palace with the Queen and the concubines in the morning. He wanted to give Wei Ruyan an opportunity to poison him.
Normally, the emperor never meets the empress and concubines, so today is rare.
Wei Ruyan had been hiding the packet of poison that Chu Chenmu gave her in her sleeve pocket, but she didn't expect that she would find the opportunity so soon.
This poison will not kill you immediately after taking it, it will take seven days. If Wei Ruyan gives it to the emperor today, and the emperor dies suddenly seven days later, she will definitely not be to blame.
Concubine An and Yu Jinshu claimed to be ill and did not come today. None of the concubines expected to meet the emperor this morning, and they all hated themselves for not dressing up more beautifully.
The palace maids were making tea and preparing snacks in the side room.
The Empress Dowager specifically instructed the palace maids to brew the Longjing tea that was offered as tribute this spring for the Emperor to drink, and to add more tea leaves.
Wei Ruyan gave the powder to her personal maid Si Ning.
Si Ning entered the tea room.
The cup of Longjing tea belonging to the emperor has been brewed in the teahouse.
The tea and snacks for the evening were always prepared by Miaozhu, the maidservant of the Empress Dowager.
Because the emperor came this morning, I specially called two palace maids in to help.
Si Ning came in carrying an exquisite food box. "My dear sisters, these are peaches from Kunning Palace. They are delicious. The Queen asked me to pick them and send them to the Queen Mother to taste."
Miaoyu said, "I thought only Qingzhu Garden had peach trees! It turns out there are peach trees in Kunning Palace too."
Si Ning took out the peaches she had cut long ago and said, "Sisters, try it first and see if it tastes good."
A palace maid tasted a piece and said: "This peach variety doesn't seem to be as good as the ones from Qingzhu Garden."
Si Ning was a little embarrassed: "Last time at Qingzhu Courtyard, Concubine An had peaches delivered to Kunning Palace. The Queen tasted them and said they weren't sweet enough!"
"Let me compare." Miaoyu also came to taste it.
While Miaoyu was tasting the peaches, Si Ning moved closer to the cup of Longjing tea, picked up some medicine powder from under her fingernails, and flicked it in.
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