Chapter 244 Have you met Concubine Chu
? "Who is it?"
There was a fierce light in the not-so-big eyes of Concubine De: "Who killed my grandmother?"
The emperor raised his eyebrows, and his eyes as dark as a pool of water met her gaze. His tone was calm, and he could not empathize with her grief: "It was the Zhu family."
These four simple words no longer required the emperor to explain the reasons.
It was the Chengguo Mansion that first sent assassins to assassinate the empress's father, the head of the Zhu family, and the old lady beat the empress with a tiger-headed stick and seriously injured her.
Although it was the fire that took the empress's life, Jiang Xinyue, who was also trapped in the fire, was able to escape, so why couldn't the empress?
In the final analysis, it was because of her physical injuries that she did not have the energy to escape.
Isn't it natural for the Zhu family to seek revenge on them?
Emperor Xuanwu thought it was natural, so he didn't even think about comforting Concubine De. Instead, he was thinking about what Jiang Xinyue had just said: "I came here today to ask you if you have met Concubine Chu from the Xinzheku?"
Concubine Chu?
Jiang Xinyue didn't even react. Concubine Chu?
The Concubine Chu who was intercepted by her when she first traveled through time and lived in the Xihe Palace?
Isn't it about Xiao Ronghua?
Emperor Xuanwu rubbed the back of Jiang Xinyue's hand with his thumb twice, signaling her to be patient.
Concubine De was obviously panicked. She thought at first that the emperor was going to ask about Xiao Ronghua, but suddenly Concubine Chu popped up, and she really didn't know how to answer.
"Chu... Concubine Chu?"
De Fei was about to say that she didn't remember who Concubine Chu was, but the emperor had already blocked her way: "Before the Imperial Concubine entered the palace, Concubine Chu had always followed Concubine Li, and was disrespectful to you, the empress, and the other concubines. I also heard that Concubine Chu had insulted and scolded the third prince before. After she entered the Xinzheku, you ordered someone to teach her a lesson. But two days ago, the manager of the Xinzheku reported to the Ministry of Internal Affairs that the criminal Chu had disappeared half a year ago. This person is missing, whether alive or dead..."
Naturally, he would suspect those who had conflicts with her.
And Emperor Xuanwu deliberately said "before the Imperial Concubine entered the palace" in order to clear Jiang Xinyue. After all, she and Concubine Chu had had several direct conflicts.
He was reminding Concubine De not to try to drag Jiang Xinyue into the water.
Concubine De took a deep breath: "As a mother, I will not allow her to hurt my child like this. As the emperor's concubine, she is just a concubine. I am one of the four concubines. How can I allow her to be so presumptuous? It is my right to teach her a little lesson."
"Are you serious? Have you never met Concubine Chu?"
"I haven't."
Emperor Xuanwu's dark and cold eyes showed a little coldness, but it was hidden in the depths of tenderness, making it difficult to see clearly.
Concubine De was unwilling to dwell on this issue, and her eyes pleaded softly: "Your Majesty, your concubine... I beg your Majesty... I want to leave the palace and go home... Go home to see my grandmother for the last time."
She wanted to leave the palace to attend the funeral of the old lady of Duke Cheng.
The emperor still held Jiang Xinyue's hand and stood calmly in front of Defei: "The old lady's funeral is about to be held, but I am about to set off to the Zhenzhou Palace to escape the summer heat. Should you go to attend the old lady's funeral or go to the palace with me? You should consider it carefully."
After that, his tone changed: "Today, the Imperial Concubine is admiring the lotus in Yanqing Palace. I heard that not only the lotus flowers here are blooming gorgeously, but also the fish in the pond are very good. I also want to go and see. You don't have to come. I have Wang Dequan and Tang Shiliang to serve me."
First he mentioned Concubine Chu, and then he mentioned the fish in the lotus garden. Every word and every sentence of Emperor Xuanwu was so cold and ruthless that made Defei's heart tremble.
The eunuch in charge of the lotus garden was a mute and illiterate man. It was Concubine De who was kind enough to take in such a useless man.
For some reason, Jiang Xinyue looked at the pale pink lotuses and felt that they seemed to be more gorgeous than when she came in the morning.
"Wow!"
"Wang Dequan, bring the knife."
Although he didn't know what the emperor was going to do, Wang Dequan had to give him whatever he wanted.
"Swish!"
"Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty!"
Red blood dripped from Emperor Xuanwu's fingers into the pond. Jiang Xinyue and Wang Dequan exclaimed at the same time.
"Wow!"
A big fish with a ferocious face jumped out of the water following the smell of blood. Jiang Xinyue was startled, but because the emperor was by her side, she couldn't run away.
She screamed and used her body to protect the emperor. When the fish showed its sharp and smelly teeth and was about to bite her, the emperor hugged her head and turned over. The guard with a sword who was responsible for protecting the emperor kicked the ugly fish out and fell into the pond again. The
frightened Jiang Xinyue's heart was beating "boom boom boom", which made Emperor Xuanwu's throat itchy.
He chuckled: "You dare to protect me when you are so scared?"
Jiang Xinyue glared at him: "You are scared, but your body doesn't listen to my command. What can I do? I didn't mean to save the emperor."
What she meant was that her brain told her to run, but her body issued orders faster than her brain, asking her to save the emperor regardless of her own life or death.
While the emperor was smiling, he looked at the lotus pond with cold and eerie eyes, and said something ambiguous: "There are really hidden dragons and crouching tigers in my harem."
There are those who are good at making incense, and those who are good at making poison. If you gather them together, they are proficient in all kinds of skills.
A good yellow croaker has been turned into a piranha. It is so excited when it smells blood. If a corpse is left there, won't it go crazy?
"Your Majesty..."
Lu Yin's eyes were filled with worry. She wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say.
Concubine De's breath was a little heavy. Her plan was disrupted by the emperor, which made her very angry.
What do you mean she has a grudge with Concubine Chu?
Doesn't Concubine Yu have a grudge? Doesn't Concubine Huang have a grudge?
The two of them had even had more conflicts with Concubine Chu, so why did they question her alone?
Or was it that her recent behavior was too radical and caused the emperor's dissatisfaction?
"Bang!"
A sack tied with a stone was thrown into the pond. The stone and the contents of the sack quickly sank until they disappeared without a trace. The two eunuchs left in a daze.
It was already night and it was very dark, so no one could see their faces clearly.
Behind the gate of Xihe Palace, Mu Tan showed a pair of surprised eyes, then slowly and gently closed the palace gate and ran back: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Someone threw something in the pond in front of us, so big, I just found it when I was halfway closing the door."
Jiang Zhaoyi drank tea slowly: "Mu Tan, don't care so much about things that have nothing to do with us, so as not to cause trouble."
Her life of favor has come to an end, and this thing is definitely not used to frame her.
As long as it doesn't hurt her, she doesn't care about anyone's business.