Chapter 419 Second Miss, please, Crown Princess, save my life!
Granny Liu was the first to realize that the only way for the Second Miss to be saved was through the Crown Princess in front of her, because the Master had already given up on the Second Miss, and even the packet of medicine given by the Eldest Miss was a scheme to frame the Second Miss.
Suddenly, Granny Liu grabbed Zhu Zhenzhen's hand, "Second Miss, please beg the Crown Princess to save her!"
Zhu Zhenzhen looked at Granny Liu and said coldly, "What did you say? No matter what, I am the legitimate daughter of the Imperial Censor's Mansion." She hated Jiang Fenghua to the core, so how could she possibly beg her for help? Between the Zhu family and Jiang Fenghua, she would definitely choose the Zhu family to help her. She also did not believe that her father would be so heartless.
Granny Liu assumed that the person involved was blinded by their own perspective, while an outsider could see things clearly, and that she was thinking of their familial bond. "But the master already has the idea of having the eldest young lady replace the second young lady. Isn't that just trying to force the second young lady to her death?"
What she thought was that as long as the eldest young lady didn't enter the palace, the second young lady, like Consort Gao, could rely on the Crown Princess and live a peaceful life in the palace, which would be safer than anything else. At least the second young lady's life would be saved.
Jiang Fenghua sat calmly, watching the two women, mistress and servant, struggle. She didn't necessarily want to help Zhu Zhenzhen; she was going to die sooner or later anyway. She just didn't want Zhu Zhenzhen to die without any usefulness.
Jiang Fenghua made a move to stand up, saying, "I'll go sit in Consort Gao's room for a while! Since Consort Zhu is alright, I won't disturb you any longer."
Suddenly, Granny Liu said, "It was the eldest young lady who gave the young mistress the aphrodisiac. She openly wanted to help the young mistress gain the Crown Prince's favor, but actually... Granny Wang also saw it. If our young mistress really did that, the fate of Consort Zhao would be the same as our young mistress's. Once the Crown Prince holds another selection of concubines, it will be a matter of course for the eldest young lady to enter the palace. This is also the master's wish. Please, Crown Princess, save our young mistress. I know that if Granny Wang was able to come to Chengguang Palace to save our young mistress today, the Crown Princess will definitely have a way to save our young mistress."
Zhu Zhenzhen suddenly slapped Liu Mama across the face, "Nanny, why did you say these things to her? She can't possibly be genuinely trying to help us."
Immediately, the two women embraced and wept, a scene that was deeply moving and made everyone who saw it feel the profound affection between them.
Jiang Fenghua didn't even glance at them before walking out of the house.
Just as she expected, the Zhu family wouldn't want a woman who couldn't have children occupying their position, because the Zhu family's ambition was growing, and the destruction of the Su family had fueled the ambitions of many others.
If Imperial Censor Zhu wants to fight me, I'll use your daughter as a pawn and see who's the better player.
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That night, the Crown Prince personally led a search of the inner palace. When they found Consort Zhao's palace, she was having an affair with a "fake eunuch." No wonder Consort Zhao usually didn't like to get close to the Emperor; she was having sex with someone in her palace every night.
Everyone says that the Tenth Prince Xie Xin is dissolute and licentious. I'm afraid Consort Zhao is using her own son as a shield. The Tenth Prince has been corrupted by Consort Zhao. He should have been given a cup of poisoned wine.
In the end, Xie Shang did not report these matters to the emperor. The tenth prince, Xie Xin, had already left the palace to establish his own government and was granted the title of king. For the sake of the royal family's reputation, he only imprisoned Consort Zhao in the inner palace and forbade her to leave.
He seemed to have grown increasingly disgusted with the women in the harem, rarely visited the Eastern Palace, and became increasingly diligent in his duties.
October arrived in the blink of an eye, and the two concubines of the Eastern Palace who were pregnant gave birth one after another. Tang Qianran gave birth to a little prince, and Gao Qingtong gave birth to a daughter as she wished. The Crown Prince symbolically went to offer his condolences.
Now that the Eastern Palace has three young princes and two young princesses, it has become quite lively.
That day, the Emperor summoned Jiang Fenghua to the Qianqing Palace to play chess with him. Jiang Fenghua was already more than three months pregnant, and the baby's position was stable.
After a few rounds, the Emperor felt his strength waning. "I'm not playing anymore. I find it boring. I win every time. Fenghua is getting more and more cunning and is even trying to fool me. Does she really think I'm stupid and don't know she's letting me win?"
Jiang Fenghua knew that the Emperor's time was approaching. "If it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen. Father, what would you like to eat? Your daughter-in-law will make it for you."
"Make a bowl of longevity noodles. I've been enjoying noodles more and more lately." The Emperor fell into deep thought and muttered to himself, "When we were little, my brother and I loved the longevity noodles that our mother made the most. We would fight over them every time we ate them. Those childhood days are gone forever."
Jiang Fenghua asked Granny Wang to make preparations. She knew that the Emperor's birthday was still a few months away, and she also knew that the Emperor would not live to see that birthday. Her eyes suddenly turned red.
At this moment, Xie Shang also arrived. Seeing the Emperor sitting on the soft couch, looking drowsy, he said softly, "Father."
The Emperor suddenly opened his eyes, as if he didn't recognize Xie Shang, and said with a smile, "Akang, you've come. The Empress Dowager has cooked noodles for us, come and eat together!"
Xie Shang was stunned. "Father, it's your son!"
He stepped forward and took the emperor's arm, saying, "Let me help you to bed to rest!"
The Emperor seemed to regain his senses. "It's the Crown Prince! I was just playing chess with Fenghua, and I won."
Jiang Fenghua quickly replied, "Your Majesty's chess skills are already superb. Father, you must have thoroughly studied all the chess scores!"
The Emperor smiled and said, "If I were thirty years younger, I would definitely have studied it thoroughly. But I don't have that energy now; I'm too busy with state affairs."
Steward Cao and Granny Wang brought in the noodles. "The longevity noodles are here."
Jiang Fenghua took it, "Father is eating longevity noodles."
"Eat, I'll eat with A-Kang. The longevity noodles made by the Empress Dowager are the best. I never get tired of them." The Emperor seemed to have lost his memory again.
The group was stunned. Chief Steward Cao and the Crown Prince exchanged a glance and quickly said, "Since Prince Kang is here, why don't you join His Majesty for a meal? His Majesty has always wanted to eat the longevity noodles made by the Empress Dowager with Prince Kang."
Xie Shang was stunned, and disregarding everything else, he sat down directly opposite the Emperor.
The Emperor pulled Jiang Fenghua to sit in the center, saying, "The longevity noodles made by the Empress Dowager are the most delicious; I love them the most."
Jiang Fenghua's mouth dropped open in astonishment. She glanced at Steward Cao, whose eyes were also red. "It's thanks to the Empress Dowager's excellent cooking skills. The noodles are even better than those made by the Imperial Chef."
The emperor seemed extremely happy, lost in his own memories, and picked up his chopsticks to eat heartily, saying, "I want to eat more."
Xie Shang looked at Steward Cao and said softly, "Why would Father Emperor do this?"
Chief Cao said, "The Emperor's condition is getting worse and worse, and now even Imperial Physician Mei's acupuncture can't alleviate it."
He then took out a brocade box and handed it to the Crown Prince. “This is the abdication edict personally written by the Emperor. He was afraid he would forget things. The Emperor also left a will, wanting to be buried in Hengyang Palace after his death. In addition, the Emperor ordered people to build a mausoleum in Hengyang many years ago.”
"The Hengyang Palace where the Empress Dowager resided," Xie Shang said.
"The Emperor said that since the Empress Dowager is unwilling to return, he will go there to accompany her. The Empress Dowager has held a grudge against the Emperor her whole life, and her departure from Shengjing has always been a thorn in the Emperor's side!"
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