Emperor Shengwu arrived quickly, and his face darkened when he saw the corpses and bones that had been dug out.
"Send officials from the Imperial Clan Affairs Bureau, the Supreme Court, and the Ministry of Justice to the palace, and bring the coroner with them."
"Your Majesty, this will affect the reputation of the royal family, right?"
"Nothing. There's no way to hide this. It would be better to let the Imperial Clan Court, the Supreme Court, and the Ministry of Justice investigate. Covering it up will only harm your reputation."
Among the reputations of all the previous empresses, it goes without saying that Emperor Shengwu would protect Bei Lingyao's reputation.
Bei Lingyao had just moved in, and these corpses were quite old. The Ministry of Clan Affairs, the Supreme Court, and the Ministry of Justice were conducting an open and honest investigation, and no one would throw dirty water on Bei Lingyao.
It’s hard to say about the Queen Mother.
However, there are still remnants of the previous dynasty who have to take the blame, so it depends on what Emperor Shengwu does.
Officials from the Ministry of Clan Affairs, the Supreme Court, and the Ministry of Justice all came after receiving the imperial edict, and brought along a coroner.
"The Queen Mother is in trouble."
The maid in Shou'an Palace was horrified.
The Queen Mother's eyes were filled with anger. She was most annoyed to hear this sentence. "What happened to make Madam so panicked?"
"Empress Dowager, over twenty skeletons have been exhumed from Fengyi Palace. The Emperor has ordered the Imperial Clan Court, the Supreme Court, and the Ministry of Justice to bring their coroners to conduct an inspection."
Bang!
The Buddhist beads in the Queen Mother's hand broke again and again.
"Why were those corpses found in Fengyi Palace?"
The Queen Mother's face turned grim. She didn't know how many bodies she had buried, but only a few.
But more than twenty skeletons were dug out from Fengyi Palace, and the blame cannot be put on her.
"I heard that the Queen had the flowers and plants removed and the soil turned over to plant ginseng..."
Before Shou'an Palace Nanny could finish her words, the Empress Dowager exploded, "Damn her! That bitch Bei is my nemesis. And the emperor, that wicked son, discovered something like this and instead of trying to cover it up, he exposed it. What good will the imperial family have if it gets out?"
"Empress Dowager, what should we do?"
The Ministry of Clan Affairs, the Supreme Court and the Ministry of Justice were involved. If this news got out, people would not suspect Queen Bei, but the Empress Dowager.
This is extremely detrimental to the Queen Mother's reputation.
The most important thing is that the emperor and the empress dowager are not on good terms, which may not necessarily protect the empress dowager's reputation.
The Queen Mother paced back and forth in a hurry, unable to think of a good solution.
Actually, you can just talk to Emperor Shengwu about this matter.
As long as Emperor Shengwu keeps his mouth shut and covers up for her, the empress dowager, the news will not get out.
But that bastard was eager to ruin her reputation.
"Let the emperor come to see me."
The Queen Mother's face darkened, and the bastard looked down on her even more, thinking that she had no bargaining chips left.
…
"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager invites you."
"What does your Majesty Mother want to see me about? I have important matters to attend to. If it's not urgent, I will go to pay my respects to your Majesty later."
Emperor Shengwu's voice was amplified so that officials from the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice could hear it.
The personnel from the Ministry of Clan Affairs, the Supreme Court, and the Ministry of Justice all lowered their heads. An experienced person could guess what was wrong by looking at the corpses.
Not to mention the presence of a coroner.
It is difficult to identify the thirteen skeletons, but it can be inferred from the eight bones that they are from the Empress Dowager's period.
They knew that the Empress Dowager Ying in the harem during the previous emperor's time was not a good person. If nothing else, just look at Emperor Shengwu's experience over the past thirty years to know.
As the empress dowager of the previous emperor, when she was in charge of the harem, if she wanted to punish a palace maid, she could just frame her and kill her.
However, these eight skeletons were clearly innocent and the result of a cover-up.
What happened in Fengyi Palace could definitely not be hidden from the Empress Dowager.
Now the Empress Dowager has sent someone here in a hurry. She must have known that something had happened, so she went to find the Emperor.
The eunuch who delivered the message from Shou'an Palace was anxious. He knelt down before Emperor Shengwu and cried out in begging, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has been ill since this morning and has been thinking of you. Please go and see her."
Emperor Shengwu sneered inwardly and was about to speak when Bei Lingyao said, "Your Majesty is very busy with affairs of state. It would be better for me to go see the Empress Dowager. As her daughter-in-law, I should also attend to her when she is ill."
An old prince from the Imperial Clan Court immediately said, "The Empress is very kind and filial. She is a blessing to the Emperor."
"The Empress is kind and filial, and is a blessing to the great man."
A number of officials also praised it.
"Thank you all for your praise. This is my duty. Because the Emperor has been poisoned, I am deeply concerned. Since entering the palace, I have been learning from Nanny Sun and the imperial and female doctors of the Imperial Hospital, hoping to do my best to serve the Emperor.
However, I didn't expect that when I just asked people to remove the flowers and plants in Fengyi Palace, turn the soil to plant some herbs and learn pharmacology, so many corpses were dug up. It was really horrifying.
Thank you all for your help. Someone has died unjustly in the palace, and the palace is in turmoil. After you have examined the matter, you can bury the remains and ask the monks to pray for their souls."
Emperor Shengwu said, "The Empress is very kind. Xingyi, immediately lead your men to search the harem. If you find any buried remains, report it immediately. These remains must be moved out of the palace for burial."
Emperor Shengwu also summoned the imperial physician, the Imperial Observatory, and high monks from the temple.
There is no intention to hide anything.
The Queen Mother sent palace maids to urge them again.
Emperor Shengwu did not let Bei Lingyao come to Shou'an Palace on her own.
When the Queen Mother saw the two of them appear, her face turned ugly in an instant, and she cursed wildly in her heart, wishing that the pair of bitches would disappear from her sight.
But he had no choice but to hold his nose and let the two of them sit down, and ordered the palace servants to serve tea.
"Your Majesty, I already know about the Fengyi Palace incident. It was during the time of the late Emperor that the Bao family sent someone to assassinate me. Back then, the late Emperor doted on Concubine Bao..."
The empress dowager's eyes turned red, and she wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief in sadness, and blamed the matter on the late emperor.
Anyway, the late emperor is dead, and all those who once served him were given to the Queen Mother and Prince Fu. Those who did not completely submit to her were dealt with.
Emperor Shengwu said "oh" and said nothing else.
This reason is hard to believe.
The late emperor doted on Concubine Bao, but if someone attempted to assassinate the empress dowager, she would not be buried in Fengyi Palace.
But the Queen Mother found such a far-fetched excuse and didn't care whether you believed it or not. She decided to push the bones to the late emperor and she had nothing to fear.
At this time, part of the Imperial Guards searched Shou'an Palace.
Seeing that Emperor Shengwu showed no reaction, the Empress Dowager continued, "The late emperor has passed away. Your Majesty is benevolent and filial. There is no need to make a big fuss over this matter and disturb the late emperor's peace."
The Queen Mother directly brought up the idea of filial piety, and her meaning was very clear: if you try to push this matter onto your father and mother, you are being unfilial.
As he was speaking, the Imperial Guards had already arrived at Shou'an Palace.
The Queen Mother flew into a rage, "Emperor, what do you mean?"
"I ordered Xing Yi to lead the Imperial Guards to search the harem. If there are any corpses, they must be moved out of the palace for burial, restoring the peace and tranquility of the imperial palace. Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, would not want any corpses buried beneath your Shou'an Palace, as it would linger with wronged or vengeful spirits. You wouldn't be able to sleep peacefully if you did. No wonder your Majesty, the Queen Mother, has been worshipping Buddha year-round since she moved into Shou'an Palace, and Feng Yi is often ill..."
"That's enough. There are no corpses in my Shou'an Palace. Your Majesty, take your people away, otherwise you will die from my body..."
The Queen Mother rolled her eyes and collapsed.
Bei Lingyao immediately rushed over to catch the Queen Mother's body, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has fainted, quickly call the imperial physician."
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