Chapter 17 No matter who you offend in the harem, you must not offend the Ninth Princess
"Your Majesty, do you feel that something is strange in the harem these days?" Qingqiu, Defei's personal maid, asked.
"It's a bit strange." Concubine De nodded.
Xie Ruizhu fell too quickly.
Xia Shuyi's rise was too strong.
Now all the spies she had planted had been uprooted, and this feeling of losing control made her feel uneasy.
Qingqiu lowered her voice and said, "Tell me, is it really like what the second prince's biological mother said?"
Defei remembered what Xie Ruizhu said, that Xia Shuyi's fetus was an evil creature.
"Although it was the Second Prince's biological mother who was possessed by an evil spirit that day, she was possessed by an evil spirit in Yuxiu Palace. Where did the evil spirit come from?" Qingqiu began to analyze.
The more Defei listened, the more she felt that what she said made sense.
The reason why Xia Shuyi was promoted to the position of Zhaoyi must be because there was something wrong with the daughter she gave birth to.
Otherwise, why would the emperor, who had always been extremely restrained towards women, go to her Weiyang Palace every day?
There must be something strange about this.
"Go and call Zhuang Yuming." Concubine De planned to let her little follower go to Weiyang Palace to test the waters.
If there really is some evil spirit, sacrificing a small talent would not matter.
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"Mr. Zhuang, the Empress Defei wants to see you."
The person Zhuang Yuming is most afraid of seeing now is Concubine De.
She had not expected that the Defei, who looked the most ordinary among the four concubines, was actually the most scheming one, and had spies in every palace.
She doesn't want to deal with such people.
But she was just a small talent and could not refuse Concubine De's invitation, so she had to bite the bullet and go to Fuhua Palace.
"Sister, are you getting used to your life in the palace these days?" Defei asked in a friendly manner.
After knowing the true face of Concubine De, Zhuang Yuming looked at her smile and felt that it was hypocritical and sinister no matter how he looked at it.
Their status was so different, but Concubine De could still call her sister. If she didn't know her true identity, she would probably be so grateful that she burst into tears.
"Your Majesty, I think everything is fine." Zhuang Yuming answered cautiously.
"I remember that the emperor hasn't visited you for some time?" Defei asked again.
Zhuang Yuming secretly complained in his heart: It's not just me, the emperor hasn't come to your place for a long time.
"Yes." But she couldn't say anything and could only answer honestly.
"What a pity! My sister's face is as beautiful as the countless beauties in the harem. If the emperor could see you again, he would definitely favor you. Do you want to be promoted?" Defei began to extend an olive branch.
"Of course I do." Zhuang Yuming nodded.
"As long as you help me do one thing, I promise you that the emperor will favor you again. Promotion is just a matter of a few words." Defei smiled.
"What's the matter?" Zhuang Yuming was a little excited.
"You go to Weiyang Palace and help me find out something. What's wrong with Xia Shuyi and her daughter?" Defei stated her purpose.
Zhuang Yuming's face changed. Go and inquire about the "know-it-all" Ninth Princess?
What a joke.
If she gets close to the Ninth Princess, she will probably be stripped naked.
After the palace banquet that day, she discussed the matter with her good concubines, and they all agreed that the Ninth Princess was a goddess, so she knew everything.
No matter who the harem offends, they must not offend the Ninth Princess.
"Why, you can't even do such a small thing?" Defei put away her smile.
"Your Majesty, didn't you hear what the little princess said that day?" Zhuang Yuming asked tentatively.
"What are you talking about? How can I know what she is thinking?" Defei frowned and scolded, but the next second, she looked at Zhuang Yuming suspiciously.
"Did you hear anything?"
"No." Zhuang Yuming shook his head repeatedly.
She began to murmur in her heart.
That shouldn't be the case. She secretly inquired and found out that more than half of the concubines at the palace banquet that day had heard the Ninth Princess's thoughts, so they found the spy so quickly.
From this perspective, it seems that only the Emperor and Concubine De cannot hear what the Ninth Princess is thinking.
"Can you do this?" Defei was a little impatient.
"I..." She wanted to refuse, but when she saw the cold light flashing in Concubine De's eyes, she immediately changed her words.
"I will definitely live up to your trust, Your Majesty." Zhuang Yuming agreed.
There was no way, she couldn't afford to offend Concubine De.
Seeing that she was interested, Concubine De smiled and asked the palace maid to bring a pair of pearl earrings and put them in her hands.
"I will not mistreat anyone who does things for me. Please accept it."
"Thank you, Her Majesty." Zhuang Yuming accepted it respectfully.
After she returned, she hesitated for two days and didn't want to go to Weiyang Palace, but Concubine De sent someone to warn her, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and go find Xia Shuyi and her daughter.
"I pay my respects to the Empress Zhaoyi and the Ninth Princess."
"Ms. Zhuang, there's no need to be so polite." Xia Shuyi motioned for her to stand up.
Since she was able to hear her daughter's voice, she would hold her daughter in her arms whenever she met anyone.
After all, my daughter knows a lot of secrets that are unknown to others.
Zhuang Yuming glanced at Lu Li beside him, swallowed, and felt inexplicably guilty. He began to chat with Xia Shuyin.
Lu Li noticed her gaze and felt a little confused.
Is this Zhuang Cairen familiar with her? She looks a little weird.
Lu Li's sharp intuition told her that there was cat poop!
She opened the gossip system and decided to see what was going on.
[My goodness, this Zhuang Cairen is a member of Concubine De's staff. She came here to investigate my mother and me on Concubine De's orders.]
These words made Xia Shuyi and Zhuang Yuming's faces change at the same time.
Xia Shuyi immediately became alert.
Zhuang Yuming looked embarrassed.
She knew that nothing could be hidden from the Ninth Princess!
[Let me see how this talented Zhuang can be persuaded by Concubine De.]
[Did Concubine De tell her that she would help her gain the favor of her father? ]
[Huh? You must be joking. De Fei herself is not favored, how can she help? ]
[Why not come and ask my mother for help? Everyone knows that my mother is the most favored one right now.]
[This Zhuang Cairen is really stupid. ]
Lu Li looked disgusted.
Zhuang Yuming wanted to cry but had no tears. "Stop scolding me, stop scolding me. I don't want to do that either."
So she coughed twice, deciding to turn from darkness to light.
"Empress Zhaoyi, I came here to tell you something."
"What's the matter?" Xia Shuyi looked at her warily.
Zhuang Yuming breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I came here this time on the orders of Concubine De."
Xia Shuyi and Lu Li were completely dumbfounded.
I didn't expect her to say that.
Isn't she Defei's person? Why did she betray Defei as soon as she arrived?
"Empress Defei suspected that there was an evil spirit in Weiyang Palace and asked me to come and investigate. But I think it's all nonsense. But I am of low status and my words carry no weight. I dare not disobey Empress Defei's orders, so I can only come to you." Zhuang Yuming spoke pitifully.
She told the truth, so Princess Ninth please don't blame her.
She had no choice!