The emperor looked very satisfied with Chen Jiafu's expression.

The Imperial Censor was also very satisfied when he saw Chen Jiafu.

Zhao Ji was also very satisfied when he saw Chen Jiafu's expression.

I can only say that this was the right move.

Marquis Zhen'an sat limp in the court, his whole body limp. He had no idea how things had turned out the way they were.

He had no idea why things would get to this point when he had a daughter who had just become a royal concubine.

On the other hand, Concubine Xian in the harem soon found out about the changes in the court and what was happening in her mother's family.

But Concubine Xian was obviously different from Marquis Zhen'an. She looked stunned for a moment as if she had finished her work, and then her eyes flashed with a gleam of light.

"Even at this point, the emperor has not brought the affairs of the previous dynasty to the harem. It seems that the emperor really wants to support my son!"

Concubine Xian said this to her confidants.

Because of this, Concubine Xian thought about it slowly and found that she could see that the emperor was protecting his family in this matter.

"In this case, I only regret that my son is too young, otherwise he would definitely compete with the Third Prince for the position of civil and military officials in the court!"

Concubine Xian hated it, but Concubine Xian's confidant smiled and said, "Don't worry, your majesty. You should know that the prince is not young anymore. Taizu ascended the throne at the age of six, and Sheng Taizu ruled at the age of ten. As long as you are willing, age has never been a problem!"

This confidant was extremely good at speaking, and he knew exactly what Concubine Xian liked to hear.

Sure enough, after saying this, Concubine Xian immediately revealed an ambitious smile.

"Did my son go to the Shangshufang today? Did he study well with the Master?"

When Concubine Xian's confidant heard Concubine Xian's question, he immediately replied: "The prince is very diligent. Today he learned the strategy of governing the country from the Grand Tutor. His answer made the Grand Tutor very satisfied!"

Concubine Xian smiled and nodded: "It doesn't matter. Even if the emperor can only demote my father's family due to the pressure from the crowd, if my son is able to do well in the future, then my father's glory will naturally not be cut off!"

After careful consideration, the imperial concubine submitted a letter of apology to the emperor in the afternoon.

Every word on it was as heavy as a mountain. He first severely criticized the actions of his own father's generation, and then subtly pointed out that Concubine Xian and the prince did not know about the affairs of the Zhen'an Marquis' Mansion.

Finally, it was written that the emperor was willing to atone for the sins of Zhen'an Prefecture, and that the prince was willing to provide porridge to refugees in the capital to show the emperor's great grace!

The emperor was deeply moved after reading this letter of apology. From the emperor's perspective, this was the magnanimous and appropriate manner of the virtuous concubine, who knew when to advance and retreat.

In addition, the emperor himself did not want Concubine Xian to fall into decline in the harem, so he took this as an excuse to give Concubine Xian some rewards.

The Empress threw the thing in her hand away: "What the hell is that? The Emperor has given her face recently, but she is really good at taking advantage of him!"

The Queen has been feeling really uneasy in the harem recently. Not only has she not been able to see the Emperor for a while, but there's also a new Noble Consort Xian.

Under the name of Imperial Concubine, she repeatedly interfered in the affairs of the Queen. Sometimes, she was even willing to interfere in matters that the Queen did not want to intervene in. During this period, some concubines with lower titles in the harem were also willing to join the Imperial Concubine.

As time went by, a trend of putting the imperial concubine's thoughts first was formed in the harem.

"What kind of apology letter? What about going to the refugees to distribute porridge? Is it her turn as a little imperial concubine to do these things?"

The queen shouted loudly in her bedroom.

At this time, the Queen's trusted maid sighed and advised: "The Concubine probably acted this way for the sake of her prince. She was just too hasty and a little embarrassed!"

Upon hearing this, the Queen threw the fruit plate at hand and said, "Prince? Don't think I don't know what she is up to. How could her son become so great?"

"She's still young, but as a mother, she's already starting to plan!"

"If that's the case, now that the weather is getting colder, it's time to make her precious son sick!"

As the queen spoke, her expression became somewhat unpredictable.

On the other hand, Concubine Xian and the Queen have been old rivals for many years, and she knew that the Queen might have bad intentions at this time.

Therefore, during this period, the prince's food, clothing, housing and transportation were all arranged personally by Concubine Xian.

Even the palace maids and eunuchs around the prince were replaced.

However, in this harem, as long as one is determined, there are naturally ways to do these dirty things.

Concubine Xian's son soon fell ill.

"Mother, I'm so cold all over, am I going to die?"

The prince lying on the bed asked in a somewhat panicked tone.

For two days in a row, the prince had a high fever and his body temperature just wouldn't go down, which worried the imperial physicians at the Imperial Medical Bureau.

If this continues, the prince might get sick from the fever.

Even the emperor heard the rumors about the prince's health and sent someone to deliver some nourishing ginseng medicine.

At this time, Concubine Xian finally realized that something was wrong: "Has my son been in contact with anyone, anyone unusual, or anything?"

"This high fever comes out of nowhere!"

Concubine Xian shed tears and knelt before the emperor.

If it had happened before, the emperor would definitely take this matter very seriously, after all, there were not many princes in the harem.

But ever since that day in the court, when Zhao Ji said those words, and the emperor himself had other ideas.

He no longer had as much patience towards Concubine Xian as before.

"If you think someone has done something wrong, you can report it to the Imperial Household Department. I will arrange for Zhao Ji to help you investigate the matter. You should just focus on taking care of the prince. Let Zhao Ji investigate the rest!"

The emperor was a little impatient with Concubine Xian's crying and said casually.

After observing the emperor's words and expressions for so long, Concubine Xian naturally knew that the emperor's patience limited itself.

In addition, Zhao Ji, who was chosen by the emperor, has been in the limelight in the former court and the harem recently, and it is said that he is very fair in his behavior and work.

The most important thing is that Concubine Xian had heard that Zhao Ji and the Prime Minister were not on good terms.

So I always trust Zhao Ji for some inexplicable reason.

After receiving the letter from Concubine Xian, Zhao Ji frowned slightly.

He also had some idea of ​​what had happened in the harem during this period.

He knew who did it without even having to think about it. Concubine Xian's words were full of gratitude and she also praised herself very much.

But in fact, the essence is to hope that I can find out something, so that these women can have evidence to accuse each other.

"What's bothering you?" Yueying came back late at night and happened to see Zhao Ji holding a pot of wine with a somewhat melancholy look on his face.

When Zhao Ji saw Yueying returning, a faint smile appeared on his face: "Come over and have a drink!"