"It's alright, let them push me out. After all, I only said one thing, asking me to eliminate the Empress's people. I don't have that ability," Yan Nangui said with a good mood.
“Yes, now that the Crown Princess wants to do something, there’s no need for her to betray you. Perhaps she’s just trying to win you over,” Jiang Xiang said.
That's true; it's plausible that the Crown Princess was trying to win over Yan Nangui.
After all, the Yan family has military power, but they are not in the capital.
Yan Nangui is unable to conceive, so it would be too difficult for her to replace the Crown Princess.
However, the fact that Consort Ye has the support of the Ye family and Empress Ye is a big problem.
Who knows, once His Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne, he might feel even more sorry for his maternal family?
After all, the Ning family doesn't have military power.
The Ye family, however, is a clan of descendants.
"Well, now that you mention it, the Crown Princess has it tough too," Yan Nangui said with a half-hearted smile.
Jiang Xiang smiled apologetically, thinking to herself, "That's right, the Crown Princess has been very cautious these past two years."
With the Empress behind her, every time she enters the palace, there are many problems. If someone like Cuizhu were gone, she would be relieved, so she would definitely agree.
The Crown Princess acted swiftly; before nightfall, Cui Zhu had already been "invited" to the manor jail.
Since it was the Crown Princess's wish, even though Cuizhu knew the situation was bad, she couldn't refuse. She could only think that since she was the Empress's person, the Crown Princess wouldn't dare to do anything.
But when she looked at Liuying, who was pale and dazed, she sensed something was wrong.
And then there was the bloodied Granny Zhang.
At this time, there were several people in the prison who were from the main courtyard, and they were all worldly old women.
They were devoted to their master and had the most dislike for the Ye family.
When he sees Cuizhu, how can he be in a good mood?
"I advise you to admit it. You instigated Consort Ye to harm Consort Su, and you even spoke disrespectfully to the Crown Princess. I'm afraid you don't really respect the Crown Princess, your legal wife, at all," the old woman said rudely, clearly not someone to be trifled with.
Cui Zhu was speechless, mainly because these old women dared to take direct action.
"You dare? I'm from the front yard, even if I'm wrong, it's the front yard's discipline...you..."
"Oh, now you're not saying you're from the palace? You're quite clever. Unfortunately for you today, you either have to admit you're wrong, or... humph." The old woman weighed the whip in her hand.
Another old woman chimed in, "Don't waste time, hurry up."
Delay could lead to unforeseen consequences.
The two old women exchanged a glance. They didn't care about the truth; they just wanted to cripple the person in front of them.
She either has to admit she did something wrong to avoid the torture, or she'll be tortured to the point of being ruined.
Now that she's in this prison, whether she's done something wrong or not, she's not going to get out of here peacefully.
Otherwise, what would the Crown Princess have been after in arranging this?
The Crown Prince has not yet returned, making this the perfect opportunity.
Therefore, in just half an hour, Cuizhu could no longer hold on.
She's a human being too, and she's never suffered like this in over thirty years.
Seeing that the old women were about to cripple her, she had no choice but to confess: "It was me...it was me...it was me who instigated Consort Ye to murder Consort Su...it was me, please stop hitting me."
The old women were prepared. Seeing that she was willing to confess, they immediately brought her a confession paper and asked her to sign it.
So by the time Shu Chengfeng sent someone to inquire, the matter was already settled.
Cuizhu was too preoccupied with pain and fear to react, but the person who tortured her knew perfectly well what was going on.
If His Highness the Crown Prince were truly anxious about this servant girl, he wouldn't have arrived so late.
This makes the matter even more reassuring.
In the front yard, Shu Chengfeng smiled and said, "The Crown Princess certainly knows how to make a decisive move."
"I heard that during the morning greetings, the Crown Princess kept Consort Yan for a talk. Do you think... Consort Yan said something? Otherwise, why hasn't the Crown Princess thought of doing this in the past two years?" Yun Ji said.
"Oh? It's her?" Shu Chengfeng shook his head. "So what were you investigating in the first place? The discrepancy is too big, isn't it?"
"It is my incompetence," Yun Ji said, bowing his head.
Yes, the difference is too big, isn't it?
But... it might not be her?
Yun Ji frowned: "However, I haven't thought this through. This matter... has nothing to do with her, does it?"
"Then I don't know. Perhaps she wants to cooperate with the Crown Princess, or perhaps she doesn't like that Cuizhu is the Empress's person. Or perhaps she just doesn't like Cuizhu?"
“That…that’s possible,” Yun Ji said with a smile.
"Yes, let's go and see Wenyuexuan." Ye Liangdi has been confined to her quarters for two days now.
Inside the Moon Pavilion, Consort Ye was already in a bad mood when Cuizhu suddenly had an accident. How could she not be anxious?
Fireflies haven't come back yet.
Just then, they heard that the Crown Prince had arrived, and they rushed out hurriedly: "Cousin!"
"Hmm, it's freezing cold. What are you doing out here wearing only a thin layer of clothing?" Shu Chengfeng said, helping her walk inside.
“Cousin…” Ye Liangdi had been tormented these past few days, and suddenly being shown concern brought tears to her eyes: “Waaah, cousin, please stand up for me, I’m truly innocent…”
“Since you are innocent, then it is Cuizhu’s fault.” Shu Chengfeng took a handkerchief to wipe her tears.
Ye Liangdi was about to say no, but Yuehua brought over tea and gave her a meaningful look.
Ye Liangdi swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
At that moment, she suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
Yes, if Cuizhu didn't do it, then... who did it?
It can only be her.
What else could she do?
“Cousin, I… I was too hasty. I shouldn’t have gone to the prison.” Ye Liangdi lowered her head.
Shu Chengfeng patted her arm: "It's good that you know you're wrong. I've told you several times to change your temper, but you never seem to remember. Now that something like this has happened, you're happy that people have something to hold against you? Tomorrow I'll go to the palace and have a good talk with the Empress Dowager."
"Yes... my aunt... I..." Ye Liangdi didn't know what to say for a moment, because she had implicated Cuizhu.
"Alright, if Mother is angry, I'll take care of it. You've been wronged these past two days, but you were partly to blame in this matter. Just stay home for a few days. As for the Crown Princess, I'll speak for you. It was Cuizhu's fault for the few days; you were simply deceived. Don't overthink it. And that girl of yours, I'll get her back for you." Shu Chengfeng patted her arm again.
"Yes, thank you, cousin." Ye Liangdi felt both sad and happy.
Her cousin still cared for her after all.
"You're still under house arrest, so it's inappropriate for me to come see you now. It's not good for me to stay. When you go to pay your respects in a few days, be more polite. After all, the Crown Princess is still the Crown Princess, hmm?" Shu Chengfeng stood up and looked at her.
Ye Liangdi blushed and could only nod.
Although I was reluctant to let him go, I also felt that everything he said made sense.
Shu Chengfeng smiled and said, "No need to see me off. Sit down and enjoy your meal."
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