Sure enough, when I got a closer look, it was twenty taels.
Oh dear, twenty taels is quite a lot.
After leaving Jiyue Pavilion, I went to Zhang Chenghui's place. This time, I wasn't so polite; in order to get things done quickly, things were bound to get a bit messy.
It wasn't to the point of littering everywhere, but I didn't really pay much attention to it.
The group waited for about two hours.
Even those who have eaten here are hungry, let alone others.
Fortunately, after the Crown Princess calmed down, she quickly ordered tea and snacks to be served, mainly because the Crown Prince might not have eaten them anyway.
Yan Nangui ate something along with the food, which filled his stomach.
The search ultimately yielded no results.
In other words, this talisman can only be found in the main courtyard at the very least.
However, Ye Liangdi discovered that a maid had secretly kept one of Ye Liangdi's gold artifacts.
It was clearly stolen, but the Crown Princess didn't bring it up at this point.
We'll handle it however we need to.
Unable to find anything anywhere, the Crown Princess had no choice but to dismiss the crowd.
At this moment, the person who went out to inquire about the talisman returned, and realized that it was indeed not a good thing.
It really is a curse.
The Crown Princess was very angry: "Your Highness, this is really... Although this child is not my biological child, he is still being raised by me... Is this dissatisfaction with me or with the child? This is your eldest son."
Shu Chengfeng nodded: "I understand. I will investigate in detail. You must be tired today."
The Crown Prince then stood up and said, "I'm going to see the Ye family."
The Crown Princess dared not stay. She knew that the Crown Prince blamed her for not taking good care of the child.
We had no choice but to send him away.
Madam He then asked, "Your Highness, why did you go to Consort Ye's place today?"
"If I were in your shoes, I would go too. Suddenly Consort Ye has become so sensible. Wouldn't the Crown Prince be curious?"
Mrs. He nodded and said yes.
That's true, Ye Liangdi has really become much more sensible these days.
Unexpectedly, the Crown Prince arrived at Wenyue Pavilion.
Ye Liangdi was naturally delighted.
But amidst the joy, there was also resentment and grievance.
However, she dared not show it, and even her coquettishness was much more restrained than before.
Shu Chengfeng, however, saw through everything and felt that Ye was fine as she was. After all, she was from his maternal clan, and he didn't necessarily want to hurt her.
It's just that the Ye family was too ignorant in the past.
Inside Jiyue Pavilion, Yan Nangui listened as Luo Kui carefully reported on the day's events.
Finally, she said cautiously, "Those paintings, even we servants couldn't stop them."
If you try to stop them, it's easy for people to label you.
"It's alright." If the Crown Prince were to punish her for this, her actions would be far more serious. A few paintings are the least of her concerns.
"This servant has decided to reward those two old women with twenty taels of silver," Chanyi said.
They had already received instructions from Yan Nangui, so a reward of twenty taels was not a big deal. But it still needs to be said.
Yan Nangui nodded in agreement: "That's good."
What does throwing money around matter? That's the last thing she cares about.
"What do you think of what happened today?" Yan Nangui had just changed her clothes and was now taking apart her hair.
Dinner will be served soon, and I'm tired of wearing all those jewels.
“I’ve been thinking about this all day. If the talisman was broken, then the person who harmed the eldest grandson… must be someone who would benefit from harming him. Currently, only Consort Jin and Consort Murong have sons. Consort Jin’s child isn’t of good birth after all. The Jin family can’t just suddenly elevate their own status. No matter how you look at it, it seems like…”
"Like the Murong clan?" Yan Nangui said with a smile.
Jiang Xiang said, "Logically, that's how it is, but it's too deliberate. Consort Murong only gave birth a few days ago; she's still in her postpartum period. If this was arranged, when was it made?"
"Yes, when was it arranged? But no matter what, this is not good for her," Yan Nangui said.
It's unclear who's behind this, but the biggest suspect is the Murong family.
Of course, the Murong family may not be innocent either, but... if they really wanted to scheme against a child, why would they stick talismans on him?
Tsk...
"I have a feeling this is aimed at the Crown Princess."
Jiangxiang asked in confusion, "This... this servant doesn't understand."
"I don't know right now either, let's wait and see. Anyway, it won't affect us." That's one of the advantages of not having children.
Anything that harms the child is none of her business.
"I just think that people's fear of ghosts and gods and their belief in witchcraft is an extremely heinous thing. But how many people are actually cursed to death? Or, to put it another way, is the probability of someone dying just because you make a doll or stick a talisman on it... Is that very high? If you wanted to kill a child, would you use such an ineffective method that leaves no evidence?"
Her words were too blunt and too cruel.
The maids exchanged glances, but Jiangxiang said, "This servant wouldn't. Although this servant hasn't thought of this, I certainly wouldn't use such a troublesome method."
"Yes, so who exactly is this talisman for?"
Yan Nangui laughed.
"Either it's someone outside plotting against us, or there's a mastermind within this mansion."
None of them knew who it was, so they could only guess.
The next morning, when she paid her respects at the main courtyard, Consort Ye was naturally quite pleased with herself. However, since Aunt Lu had given her instructions that morning, she didn't provoke anyone, only wearing a smug expression.
The Crown Princess was preoccupied with the talisman and had no time to pay attention to her.
The greetings were over quite early.
Now, the Crown Princess naturally suspects Murong Shi. But no matter how much she suspects, it is not easy to bring something into the main courtyard.
Murong came to the main courtyard to pay her respects, so how could she go to the place where the eldest prince lives?
If we want to send something over there, there's only one possibility: the person serving the eldest prince is the problem.
She immediately sent people to investigate, but they couldn't find anyone with a problem.
Now, all she can think of is replacing this group of people.
The crown prince agreed without saying anything after hearing her say that.
Anyway, the eldest grandson has been weaned, so it won't matter if we switch.
Suspecting Murong is useless; we need evidence, especially since she has just given birth and is still in her postpartum period.
We can't just take them in for interrogation, can we?
At least he has that status.
In the front courtyard, the Crown Prince, who had just finished court, also inquired about Yunji.
Yun Ji couldn't find anything either, and could only say, "If you want to investigate, I'm afraid there's a problem with the people in the main courtyard. I've also investigated the people who served the eldest prince that Her Majesty the Crown Princess investigated. There's really nothing wrong with them. It can only be a problem with the people around Her Majesty the Crown Princess. It's hard to say."
After all, she's the Crown Princess. Not only can Yun Ji not touch her, but even Shu Chengfeng has to give her face. How can we investigate her so easily?
Shu Chengfeng took a deep breath: "In your opinion, does this matter have much to do with the Murong family?"
Yun Ji shook her head: "From what I've investigated, it's nothing to worry about. The talisman was placed under the eldest prince's bed, but that place needs to be cleaned every few days. It wasn't there when it was cleaned last time. So it must have been placed there within the last ten days or so. In the last ten days or so, no one from Consort Murong's side has been to the main courtyard or had any contact with anyone from there."
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