Chapter 243 Secretly
The sterilizing drug was too toxic, and coupled with the fact that Chen Tang had only been married for a few days, the rumor spread like wildfire, directly putting the old lady of Jingyang Palace at the center of public attention.
It is impossible for a maid to poison the Crown Prince's wife so cruelly. Either the maid did not confess and there is no evidence, or it was really the maid who did it. She earned her hard-earned money and was reluctant to buy food for herself, let alone buy it for others. This matter is definitely related to the old lady of Jingyang Palace.
How many stepmothers are good? Especially one who gave birth to two sons and a daughter. Would she be willing to let someone else inherit the title?
Prince Jingyang is in a high position and has great power, so he picks on the weak. The wife of the peerless prince is really vicious. She was married to the old prince by the late emperor. Before Prince Jingyang even said he would drive her out, she spoke first.
These rumors inevitably reached the Jingyang Palace. No one in Wutong Courtyard dared to discuss them for fear of upsetting the old lady. But not discussing them didn't mean the old lady wouldn't ask questions. How could no one discuss or speculate when the prince of Jingyang Palace went out on the street with a bruised face?
The old lady held the Buddhist beads and said, "Tell me, what are people talking about this on the street?!"
The maid hesitated and dared not answer.
The old lady's face was icy, "Can't you hear what I said? Do you want to be beaten?!"
The old lady's eyes swept over and fell on a maid, "You tell me!"
The maid regretted not hiding. If she didn't answer now, she would really be beaten with a stick. Chuntao was beaten to death, and her miserable appearance is still in front of her eyes.
The maid's voice trembled as she spoke, "Outside, outside, people are saying that you, old lady, are cruel and ruthless. In order to seize the title of the prince's mansion, you are like the second branch of the Pingyuan Marquis's mansion, and you want to exterminate the descendants of the eldest branch..."
Although the old lady guessed that nothing good would be said, when she heard it with her own ears, her face was still as long as a horse's.
The Buddhist beads in his hand were cracked by the squeeze.
The reputation she had built up over the years was completely ruined!
The old lady was so angry that she threw the teacup on the small table beside her to the ground. The top-grade colored porcelain teacup, which cost ten taels of silver each, was smashed into pieces. The broken pieces of the teacup hit the maid's feet, and the blood stained her socks red. The maid frowned in pain, but dared not make a sound, and clenched her teeth tightly.
The old lady was so angry that she breathed in more than she breathed out, and she became so angry that her vision went dark.
He thought the maid was dead and pushed the tea to the palace, and the matter was over. Unexpectedly, Young Master Shen would come to beat the prince, and it happened that the emperor summoned the prince to the palace at this time, exposing this family scandal to everyone.
The expulsion of the second wife from Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion was the work of the Crown Prince and his wife. They are going to repeat the same old trick and drive her and the second and fourth wives out as well!
She is protected by the marriage granted by the late emperor, but if she is disgraced and the old prince returns to the capital to ask for a divorce, the emperor and the empress dowager may agree.
The old lady was so angry that she felt dizzy. Mother Wu quickly advised her, "Don't let your anger ruin your health..."
How can I not be angry? The issue of contraceptive drugs will never end.
If he really succeeded, it would be fine, but I have only taken the medicine for a few days and it has no effect, and I have even gotten myself into trouble.
The old lady was so angry that she couldn't sit still, so Mother Wu helped her back to the inner room to rest.
Let’s talk about Xie Guimo. When the emperor summoned him, he rode into the palace on horseback. He could have relied on his face to get into the palace, but today his face was bruised, making it less recognizable. The gatekeepers did not recognize him for a moment, or they could not believe that the man with a bruised face and nose was the Prince of Jingyang.
After stopping the man, Xie Guimo touched the painful corner of his mouth and said, "Can't you tell it's this prince?"
Gate guard: "..."
And...he really is the Prince of Jingyang.
The guard at the gate couldn't help but ask, "Who is so bold as to hit you, my Lord?"
Xie Guimo ignored the guards and rode straight into the palace.
The gatekeeper guard couldn't help but wonder, could it be that he was beaten by Prince Jingyang?
It is natural for a father to beat his son.
It's just that the beating was a bit too harsh. He didn't commit any murder or arson. Besides, they just got married, so Prince Jingyang should at least give his son some face.
The gate guard guessed that it was Prince Jingyang who beat him, and after entering the palace, the emperor also thought so.
Seeing Xie Guimo coming in with a bruised face, the emperor was shocked at first, then frowned, "What trouble have you caused that King Jingyang is so cruel?"
Xie Guimo touched the bruise at the corner of his eye and said, "It wasn't my father who beat me."
"no?"
The emperor raised his voice, "If it wasn't your father, then who beat him?"
This kid holds a grudge very well. As the emperor, he has to think carefully before punishing him.
Xie Guimo was afraid that the emperor would not ask about it, so he said, "Prince Ning beat me."
The emperor frowned, "Prince Ning?"
Prince Ning has always had a good temper, so why would he hit him?
It was not easy to make Prince Ning so angry that he beat him so hard.
The emperor asked, "Why did Prince Ning hit you?"
Xie Guimo told the emperor about the contraceptive drug and mentioned that the old lady said the tea was sent from the palace and did not allow him to investigate further. The emperor's face darkened.
The emperor instructed Eunuch An, "Tell the queen that there is no need to give a special reward to the old lady of Jingyang Palace in the future."
Eunuch An agreed.
Xie Guimo looked at the emperor, "Why did the emperor want me to enter the palace?"
Xie Guimo had just gotten married, so logically the Emperor wouldn't look for him in the past half month. If he did, it must be for something.
The emperor picked up the teacup, looked at Xie Guimo and said, "You have been very close to the eldest prince recently?"
Xie Guimo said truthfully, "I am secretly supporting the eldest prince."
emperor,"……"
Eunuch An: "..."
Eunuch An's eyes and mouth twitched.
It's already been reported to the emperor, and you still call it secret?
If this is all done in secret, Eunuch An wouldn't even dare to think about open support. Would he post a notice to announce it to the world?
The emperor didn't expect Xie Guimo to admit it directly without any attempt to hide it. He said, "You are really honest."
Xie Guimo said, "The emperor already knows everything. If I continue to conceal it, wouldn't that be a betrayal of the emperor's trust?"
The emperor glanced at Xie Guimo and said, "I have many princes, why do you choose to support the eldest prince?"
Xie Guimo said, "The Emperor asked me to investigate the Marquis of Changping's mansion. The one who wants to overthrow the Marquis of Changping the most among all the civil and military officials in the court is none other than the eldest prince. After all, Concubine Ye and my mother are cousins. There are some things that are inconvenient for me to do, and the eldest prince can do it for me."
emperor,"……"
Eunuch An: "..."
I heard it.
Secret support is fake, the real thing is secretly ordering the eldest prince to do things for him.
Although the emperor has many princes, the only one who can help Prince Jingyang and Marquis Changping is the eldest prince.
The emperor raised his hand to his forehead, and for a moment he didn't know what to ask.
Xie Guimo asked, "Your Majesty is here to ask me about this?"
The emperor waved his hand and said, "It's alright, leave now."
Xie Guimo then took his leave, but as he bowed, he remembered, "The Second Prince has already opened a residence, but the First Prince is older and still lives in the palace. It is inconvenient for me to visit him. When will the Emperor open a residence for him?"
emperor,"……"
Eunuch An: "..."
He really knows how to take advantage of others.
Without stopping him from supporting the eldest prince, he directly asked the emperor to set up a palace for the eldest prince.
In fact, when the emperor arranged a marriage for the second prince, the eldest prince's party had fought for it. Empress Xu also wanted the emperor to set up a residence for the eldest prince, but was stopped by the second prince's party on the grounds that the prince was not yet married. The eldest prince lived in the palace, which made it inconvenient for him to interact with court officials. It was easy for him to see the empress, but after he turned twelve, even a prince could not enter the harem at will. It was not the East Palace, and it was better for an adult prince to move out as soon as possible.
The emperor glanced at Xie Guimo and said, "Prince Ning was too lenient."
Xie Guimo, "..."
Xie Guimo left quickly without even looking back.
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