Chapter 278 Processing
Changchun Palace.
Concubine Ye leaned on the large pillow. She had been lying in bed for two days and her body became stiff.
The palace maid knelt beside the bed, holding a beauty hammer in her hand, hitting it lightly.
Concubine Ye was a little drowsy.
There was a sound of anxious footsteps outside, and the palace maid stepped forward and said, "My Lady, something big has happened in the Jingyang Palace..."
Concubine Ye's lips curled up at first, then she opened her eyes and showed worry, "What could have happened in Prince Jingyang's Mansion?"
The maid said, "The cakes given by the palace were poisonous. The eighth young master of Jingyang Palace ate them and died of the poison..."
Concubine Ye's face was filled with worry. "Say it again? Who in Jingyang Palace died after eating pastries?!"
The voice was urgent and chaotic, and the palace maid was confused for a moment. Wasn’t what she just reported clear enough?
The maid replied, "The eighth young master of the fourth room of Prince Jingyang's mansion died after eating the cakes given by the palace..."
Concubine Ye suppressed her anger and asked, "Where are the others in Jingyang Palace? Where are the Jingyang Prince and Princess, and the Crown Prince's Concubine?"
The maid thought that Concubine Ye was worried about these people, so she hurriedly replied, "Don't worry, Concubine. Prince Jingyang and his wife are all fine. It is said that the poisoned cake was originally intended for Prince Jingyang and his wife, but was mistakenly given to the old lady of Prince Jingyang's mansion by the servants. That's how the prince and his wife escaped..."
As the palace maid spoke, she glanced at Concubine Ye's expression, and saw no worry, but rather hidden anger.
Concubine Ye was so angry that her mouth tasted blood.
She forced herself to wave her hands and send away the palace maid who was delivering the message and the palace maid who was massaging her legs.
Almost as soon as the palace maid turned around, Concubine Ye's face lengthened.
Concubine Ye was so angry that she wanted to kill someone.
After all, you are a servant of Prince Jingyang’s Palace. Don’t you know where to send the things? !
She had also specifically asked someone to tell her that the gift was for the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Prince Jingyang, but it turned out that it was sent to the wrong person.
Concubine Ye didn't know that the servant was just following orders. If Concubine Ye knew that the item was not just a mistake, she would definitely say that his death was not a pity.
Concubine Ye's Taiyangxue was throbbing with anger. She leaned on the large pillow and rubbed her Taiyangxue to relieve the pain.
Nanny Du came in and asked, "What's wrong with the queen? Do you want to call the imperial physician?"
The imperial physician could not calm her anger.
And now is not the time to be angry, Concubine Ye asked, "Where are the people? Have they been dealt with?"
Madam Du asked, "My lady, are you still worried about me doing this?"
Although the person who died was only the eldest son of Prince Jingyang's Mansion, the cakes were prepared for Prince Jingyang's Crown Prince and Crown Princess. No matter who died, Prince Jingyang's Mansion, Marquis Pingyuan's Mansion and Prince Ning's Mansion would get to the bottom of it. Almost as soon as the cakes were sent out of the palace, Madam Du took people to silence the palace servant who arranged for the drugging. Once the investigation led to Concubine Ye, the consequences would be disastrous.
It's not that the aftermath is not handled well, the consequences are serious. There's no need for Madam Du to personally monitor such a small matter.
Nanny Du has always been considerate in her work, otherwise she wouldn't have become Concubine Ye's confidant.
Thinking that such a good opportunity to kill someone with a borrowed knife was ruined by a servant who made a mistake, Concubine Ye wanted to cut the servant into pieces.
Concubine Ye was so angry that her head ached. She leaned on the big pillow to relieve the pain. Madam Du said worriedly, "Should we ask an imperial physician to take a look?"
This time, Concubine Ye couldn't stop him. She had a splitting headache and even her eyes hurt like needles. If she didn't see the imperial physician, she was afraid that she would die from the pain.
Back at Wutong Courtyard, the Fourth Madam fainted from crying, and the princess had her sent back to the North Courtyard, along with the innocent Eighth Young Master.
The Eighth Young Master was only seven years old, so he could only be considered to have died young. The Jingyang Palace would certainly not set up a mourning hall for a seven-year-old child in a grand manner for people to pay their respects. Instead, they would only set up a simple mourning hall in the north courtyard, and the people in the palace and the Fourth Madam's family would come to see the Eighth Young Master off for the last time.
After the fourth wife left, the old lady could no longer sit still. She stood up with the help of Mother Wu's hand and walked weakly back to the inner room.
The prince and princess left, and Chen Tang and Xie Guimo followed them out of Wutong Courtyard.
After leaving, the prince told Xie Guimo and Shen Tang, "One of you is the prince of my Jingyang Palace, and the other is the prince's consort. If someone in the palace dares to harm you so blatantly, I will definitely deal with all the clues. It is not easy to find the person behind it. When you enter the palace in the future, you must be careful and don't go if you can avoid it."
Shen Tang nodded repeatedly.
She didn't like going to the palace in the first place, and if she could avoid going, she would definitely not go there.
The prince said, "The fourth house lost its son, so it won't want to see you. You just got married, so don't go to the fourth house to pay your respects."
The prince only gave two instructions and then went into the palace.
Even though they knew they couldn't find out anything, they still had to ask the palace for an explanation for the murder of a young master from Prince Jingyang's Mansion. More importantly, they had to let the people behind the scenes know that Prince Jingyang's Mansion would not give up easily even if the eighth young master died. If anyone dared to harm Chen Tang and Xie Guimo, Prince Jingyang's Mansion would fight to the death.
In fact, there is no need to investigate. Chen Tang and Xie Guimo know in their hearts who is harming them, but they have no evidence, so they can't catch the person and hand him over to the emperor for punishment.
Before, Imperial Concubine Ye only tried to stop Xie Guimo from marrying Chen Tang, but failed. In addition, Xie Guimo was semi-publicly supporting Prince Yu, so Imperial Concubine Ye became completely anxious. When she failed to put pressure on the princess, she wanted to kill her and Xie Guimo.
Concubine Ye is a cruel and ruthless person. Today's pastries are just the beginning. If they don't get rid of Concubine Ye, God knows what will be waiting for them in the future.
Judging from the fact that Concubine Ye helped the Fourth Master, the old lady was most likely supporting Concubine Ye and Prince Qi behind the scenes. She would not be unable to guess who had made those pastries.
Her own grandson’s life is at stake. I wonder if the old lady will still be loyal to Concubine Ye.
Chen Tang and Xie Guimo returned to Chenxiang Pavilion. Qiu Tong looked at the cakes on the small table and said, "The imperial physician checked and found that the cakes are not poisonous. So, the cakes..."
Even if it wasn't poisonous, Qiu Tong didn't dare let Chen Tang and Xie Guimo eat it.
But the cakes were given by the palace, and without Chen Tang and Xie Guimo's instructions, Qiu Tong would not dare to throw them away even if she had the courage.
Chen Tang said, "Throw it away."
After receiving Chen Tang's instructions, Qiu Tong quickly called the maid in to take the cakes out and throw them away.
Chen Tang sat down to drink tea, and Si'er came in and said, "The servant who delivered the wrong cake was just beaten with ten boards, and the news of the Eighth Young Master's accident spread to the outer courtyard, so Manager Zhou didn't let him be beaten, and sold him to a human trafficker."
He was originally going to be caned with thirty strokes of the cane, but the pastry was delivered by mistake, and he saved Chen Tang and Xie Guimo from disaster, so he could be considered a meritorious service.
In Manager Zhou's heart, the Eighth Young Master naturally cannot be compared with Xie Guimo Chentang.
The merits and demerits offset each other, so the remaining twenty lashes of the board could be forgiven. However, as a servant, he must be punished for making such a mistake, and the Prince of Jingyang's Palace would definitely not tolerate him.
Besides, if he doesn't sell it, the old lady and the fourth wife won't give the boy a chance to live. Selling him to the human trafficker would actually save the boy's life.
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