Chapter 284: Knife Stabbing
Concubine Jiang was so angry that her internal organs ached, but she could only endure it.
The prince feels guilty towards her, and also guilty towards the princess.
Over the years, whenever she had a conflict with the princess, the prince would either pretend not to know or investigate it thoroughly and punish whoever was at fault.
If such an obviously unreasonable matter were to be brought before the prince, she would definitely be punished.
But for so many years, no one in the palace dared not take Concubine Jiang seriously. Chen Tang was the first one. Even the princess reprimanded her, and Concubine Jiang gritted her teeth in anger.
Chen Tang was somewhat speechless. He scolded her for being late, but did not talk about the main business for a long time. Chen Tang said, "What is the matter that the concubine is looking for me in such a hurry?"
Thinking of the purpose of looking for Chen Tang, Concubine Jiang suppressed her anger again and said, "The prince allowed you not to come to pay respects to the old lady, but you really didn't come for a day."
Chen Tang almost couldn't hold back his sweet words.
She knew that Concubine Jiang wouldn't ask her for anything important, or even anything good, but she didn't expect that she was only asked to pay her respects to the old lady.
I've seen people who meddle in other people's affairs, but I've never seen someone who meddles in so many things. She came to pay her respects to the old lady. How could Concubine Jiang grow a few more pieces of meat? !
Chen Tang's eyes swept across Concubine Jiang's face and looked at the princess, "Mother, did you find out who gave me the infertility drug?"
The princess shook her head.
Concubine Jiang said, "If we can't find out the truth in our lifetime, why don't you come to pay your respects to the old lady?!"
Chen Tang could no longer bear it, and said, "In the eyes of the concubine, the old lady is so incompetent that someone gave me, the Crown Prince's Consort, a sterilizing drug right under her nose, and they will never find out in their lifetime?"
Concubine Jiang was stunned. She didn't expect that she would use filial piety to pressure Chen Tang. Chen Tang took advantage of her words to scold the old lady for being incompetent. His voice was loud and the old lady's face turned pale, and she couldn't say anything.
Concubine Jiang said, "That tea was given by the palace. How do you want the old lady to investigate further?"
Last time, the disaster was not brought to the palace, but it happened again this time.
Chen Tang looked at the old lady sitting on the Arhat couch. Concubine Jiang had bad intentions, but as long as the old lady interrupted, she and Concubine Jiang would not be able to argue.
The old lady said nothing, making it clear that she wanted her, the Crown Prince's Consort, to come and visit him every morning and evening.
The old lady is not the prince's biological mother. Her status in the Jingyang Palace is entirely due to the prince's respect for the late emperor. She is the prince's second wife arranged by the late emperor, and that's all.
As the Crown Prince's Consort, her daily visits to his parents every morning and evening further highlight her status as the old lady of the Jingyang Palace.
Chen Tang said expressionlessly, "The tea in the palace was checked that day and there was no problem."
Concubine Jiang said, "Not all the cakes given by the palace are poisonous."
This rebuttal makes a lot of sense.
Chen Tang couldn't refute it.
But she couldn't refute it, so she stabbed him with a knife.
And it's the kind that goes in with a white knife and comes out with a red knife.
Chen Tang said, "These days, I often regret that I shouldn't have suppressed the matter of the sterilizing drug and reported it to the palace, letting the emperor know that someone was trying to harm the heir of the Jingyang Palace. If he had paid more attention, he wouldn't have asked someone to poison the cakes, which ended up harming the innocent Eighth Young Master and causing Fourth Uncle, Fourth Aunt, and the old lady to die young..."
Chen Tang's clear voice echoed in the room, making everyone in the room, except the princess, change their expressions.
The death of the Eighth Young Master has become a taboo in Wutong Courtyard. The old lady has been sick for so many days because of the Eighth Young Master. Finally, the Fourth Master got promoted and the good news diluted the bad luck. The old lady's mood has improved a little and she can get out of bed. But the Crown Prince's Consort is just like that, she keeps bringing up things that are not related to her.
Everyone in the room looked towards the old lady at the same time, and saw that her face turned blue little by little, and finally she suddenly started coughing.
The cough was so loud that it made people worry that she might have coughed out her lungs.
If it were someone else, Chen Tang would definitely feel distressed. No, she would not do such a heart-wrenching thing. But the old lady was not a good person. If she allowed Concubine Jiang to make her unhappy, then she, the old lady, would not be happy either.
Concubine Jiang attacked Chen Tang, "The matter of the Eighth Young Master has finally come to an end, and you brought it up again, making the old lady sad."
Chen Tang blinked innocently, "Didn't you bring it up, Concubine Jiang? If you hadn't mentioned the cakes, I wouldn't have thought of this."
She only mentioned the pastries, but didn't mention the Eighth Young Master!
But the cakes and the Eighth Young Master are connected together, and Concubine Jiang cannot separate them just because she wants to.
Concubine Jiang said angrily, "I think you are..."
Before she could even utter the word "deliberately", she was scolded by the princess, "Are you trying to anger the old lady to death?"
Who is making the old lady angry? !
Concubine Jiang was grunting with anger.
The princess ordered Mother Wu to help the old lady, who was coughing non-stop, to the inner room.
The Second Wife went to serve, and when the old lady walked away, the Princess glanced at Concubine Jiang, "It is the prince who doesn't have to come every morning and evening. What does it have to do with me whether the Crown Prince's Concubine comes or not? I thought you really had something important to do and wanted to call the Crown Prince's Concubine over. Now that you've brought up the old lady's sad story, are you happy?"
Concubine Jiang was so angry that she wanted to cough. "The prince allowed the Crown Prince's wife not to come to visit the old lady every morning and evening until the matter of the infertility drug was investigated. But the matter of the infertility drug has not been investigated, and the cakes sent from the palace are poisonous. Doesn't this prove that what the old lady said that day was true?!"
It's really confusing.
If there is poison in the pastries, does that mean there must be poison in the tea given?
Chen Tang was too lazy to waste time arguing with Concubine Jiang, and said directly, "The imperial physician checked the tea that day, and except for my cup, the others were not poisonous. Concubine Jiang insisted that the tea was poisoned by someone in the palace, just like the cakes. When I go back, I will ask my husband to report this to the palace and investigate the poison in the cakes as well."
In order to clear herself from the matter and bring the trouble to the palace, the old lady angered the emperor, so she took back the reward given to her and Xie Guimo. This incident has already killed the eighth young master. If they still want to put the blame on the palace, I'm afraid that the entire Jingyang Palace will never receive any reward from the emperor again.
The only one who dares to let the palace take the blame is the old lady.
She wanted to anger the emperor, but she and Xie Guimo could not help her old lady.
Chen Tang looked at the princess, "Then I will go back and talk to my husband about this."
After blessing his lower body, Shen Tang was about to leave.
The princess did not stop Chen Tang, Concubine Jiang became anxious and said to the princess, "Princess, are you really letting them do whatever they want?!"
The princess said in disgust, "You also know that what you said is untenable. In the future, don't get involved in things that are not your business."
After saying this, the princess walked away.
Concubine Jiang behind him was so angry that smoke was coming out of her head.
Chen Tang and the princess left Wutong Courtyard together.
After walking a little further, the princess sighed and said, "It's a pity to give people something to talk about. From now on, you should come to Wutong Courtyard to pay your respects every few days. Just think of it as a walk after dinner."
As long as he doesn't come every day, she can still accept it every now and then.
Shen Tang agreed.
The two walked forward, and a maid came over and said, "Princess Princess, Prince Ning and Princess Roujia are here."
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