Chapter 526 Search
"This incense is only useful for young children or extremely weak adults. It can cause nightmares. If used for a long time, the person will become weaker and weaker, or... or mentally disturbed." Doctor Yang trembled and said, "This thing is made from a poisonous mushroom in southern Yunnan. It is not a highly poisonous substance and is not fatal if taken. However, long-term use will destroy a person without knowing it..."
This method is more unconscious than direct poisoning.
"Looking at the symptoms of the Ninth Prince, this thing should be used for a while and then stopped. Because this poison is not a common thing, and there is no obvious substance that can cause people to change, it is difficult to detect and guard against."
"Very good, so you mean my ninth prince was almost ruined?" Qi Yixiu sneered, "Investigate it. Except for the Empress Dowager, Concubine Jing, Concubine Shun, and Concubine Life, no one else's palace can be spared. Search it thoroughly for me." Qi Yixiu waved his hand.
"Search every corner of this palace for me. Don't leave any place untouched."
It's a big commotion on the fourth day of the New Year.
He quickly agreed and took his people out.
When the people in the harem heard that the emperor had ordered a search of the palace, no matter how dissatisfied they were, they dared not say anything.
It would be fine for others, but Concubine Qianshu and Concubine Jin, who were in high positions, were not exempted.
The emperor had forgotten about Concubine Jin, but as for Concubine Qianshu, it was impossible for him not to search for her.
After all, it was the people left behind by Empress Dowager Feng who were causing trouble. If the emperor did not directly interrogate Concubine Qian Shu, it would mean that he believed in her incompetence.
It can be considered as giving face to the second prince.
As for Concubine Shun, she has always been honest and the emperor still trusts her.
Concubine Jing is the victim and the person the emperor can trust at the moment, and the same goes for Concubine Li.
The others, believe it or not, are not worth the emperor's further words.
However, fortunately, because Shen Chuliu was almost stung by a poisonous scorpion, he had checked all the palaces himself before, and some ugly things were also disposed of.
Otherwise, who knows what will be found during this palace search.
Searching the palace was no small matter. People from the Taiji Palace and the Internal Criminal Department basically searched together. In order to have more people to do the job, thirty people from the Fengzao Palace were transferred.
No one else would have the chance.
In Fuyang Palace, Concubine Qian Shu sat there with a livid face. She had already said it just now, but unfortunately, she could not stop the emperor's oral order.
The palace maid kept persuading her, and at least she stopped getting angry.
But she felt so upset. When did she end up like this?
When the people searching the palace were about to leave, she stood up suddenly and said, "Since you want to search this palace, why did you let Fengzao Palace go? Why can't Concubine Shun, Concubine Jing and Concubine Li be searched? The emperor is showing favoritism!"
Laba paused and said, "Empress Qian Shu, calm down. This is the emperor's order."
"Your Majesty is too partial! What if the Empress doesn't investigate other people?" Concubine Qian Shu was furious: "Am I especially easy to bully?"
Laba took a step forward, still smiling, but spoke a lot more forcefully: "Empress Qian Shufei. This is the emperor's oral order. If you are dissatisfied, you may as well tell the emperor. I am just a eunuch and cannot make the decision. This is a big matter. If you insist on stopping it and something goes wrong, I am afraid you will be involved."
Concubine Qian Shu was stunned, and her anger seemed to have been blown away, and she couldn't utter a word.
Seeing that she was silent, Laba bowed again and said, "Madam Qian Shufei, please take a rest. We have to go somewhere else. I will take my leave."
After a long time, Concubine Qian Shu held the hand of the palace maid and sat on the couch.
In fact, she has always known that the Feng family is in decline, and she is only the title of Concubine Qian Shu in vain, but she is no longer the same as before.
But she had always refused to admit defeat, thinking that she was still the biological mother of the second prince after all, and besides the queen, she was the person with the highest status in the harem.
But just now, she suddenly realized that the reason she still had this status was only because the emperor did not want to kill her all.
Whether in the eyes of the servants or in the eyes of everyone in the harem, she is no longer the Concubine Feng of the past.
She just...
Is it just because of the emperor’s pity?
This time, she didn't know that there were people left behind by Empress Dowager Feng, but she knew that she had no privileges at all in the eyes of the emperor.
When she was young, she looked down on the Queen, thinking that the Queen was from the Chao Kingdom, but was not of the same race, and the Emperor would not like her.
But does it matter whether the emperor likes it or not? Even if he doesn't like it, the emperor trusts the queen. The emperor leaves the harem to the queen without any scruples, and the queen can do anything within her rights.
The emperor wouldn't get angry if you occasionally crossed that line.
She also despised the queen for not being able to give birth to a prince. What was the use of having only a princess?
But now, she also understood that the queen had no prince, but because she had no prince, the queen was freer and more carefree.
Naturally, she also looked down on Concubine Shun, who was just an out-of-favor fool.
But how much favor did she have? It was gone long ago. In the past ten years, how many times had the emperor come? In fact, how much better was she than Concubine Shun? Now the emperor trusted Concubine Shun, but not herself...
As for Concubine Jing and Concubine Li, even if they were favored, she felt that it was only temporary.
Is it really temporary?
They all have princes, hold high positions, and are trusted by the emperor.
She looked dejectedly at the sunlight outside. Never before had she felt so old.
It's not that the person is old, but that the heart is old.
She also had to admit her failure.
When he was young, he was helpless against the queen, and now he is also helpless against the other concubines.
The only hope is the second prince.
The people who were searching the palace didn't dare to rest at all, but the palace was too big.
It was still okay for someone in a high position like Concubine Qian Shu, but lower-ranking talents like Xiao Yi Baolin were simply in tears. In order to be quick, the search was messy, but no one dared to say anything.
At nightfall, they searched Qingzhi Pavilion. For convenience, Chen Xiaoyi and Shen Gengyi stood outside and asked people to search.
You can tell it won’t look good.
Fortunately, they didn't find anything here.
Chen Xiaoyi said jealously: "You are so lucky to have your sister." After that, she went into the house angrily.
Shen Gengyi went in to take a look and found that her place had indeed been searched quite neatly.
To this day, I really have to sigh that it was indeed because of Concubine Jing.
"I don't know how Concubine Jing is doing. The Emperor doesn't allow visits, and Concubine Jing doesn't want to see me." She sighed softly.
"Since the Queen can still go to Taiji Palace, there must be nothing to worry about. Don't worry about changing clothes." Bai Guo said as he packed his things.
Shen Gengyi sighed again: "Being in a high position is really dangerous. In the past, I only knew that I wanted to move up, but I didn't know...it wouldn't be easy."
She spoke softly, so Bai Guo pretended not to hear clearly and did not respond.
I thought my own family also understood it, but unfortunately... the palace could not tolerate two high-ranking people from the Shen family.
(End of this chapter)
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