Consort Hua left the imperial study with a smile on her face, a smile that was noticeably different from the forced smiles of the past few days.
The crowd, who had been waiting for Consort Hua to suffer, felt utterly disgusted when they saw her emerge from the Imperial Study looking radiant.
What is it?
It's just that he has a son who has won the emperor's favor.
As soon as Consort Hua entered the Imperial Study, the Third Prince followed her in. It was so obvious; anyone who couldn't see it would truly be a fool.
Consort Hua returned to her Yongchun Palace.
As soon as she entered, Granny Wang glanced at Jinzhi and Yuye who were following behind her. They didn't go in but stood at the door.
Granny Wang carefully stepped forward, "Your Highness, please don't be angry. It's not worth ruining your health over those petty people!"
When Consort Hua glanced at her, Granny Wang trembled and knelt down with a thud.
"Your Majesty, please calm your anger."
"What happened with Chen Fan?" The Emperor had obviously put Chen Fan's matter behind him, and her son had forgiven her. She wasn't stupid.
Things happened so suddenly, and she was busy dealing with the outside world. Now it's time to deal with things that shouldn't be around her.
If someone is by your side but cannot be loyal to you, there's no point in keeping them around.
"This servant does not know." Granny Wang was an old servant in the palace and had always served Consort Hua. Now that Consort Hua held absolute power in the palace, she would not do anything foolish at this time.
"I don't know?" Consort Hua was furious.
Chen Fan shouldn't have kept the fact that she hadn't been castrated from her, which made her put herself in such a passive position despite her efforts.
Even though Chen Fan was a eunuch, he was smart enough to fool himself; how could anyone discover something he had managed to deceive?
The fact that it was discovered so promptly and handled so quickly shows that someone without ability cannot be a person close to you.
Who is it?
There are people outside, and the people around you aren't clean either.
Granny Wang knelt on the ground, not daring to utter a sound.
Jinzhi and Yuye, who were standing at the door, also began to tremble.
Chen Fan gave them hope, but his time with Consort Hua was fleeting, like a flash in the pan. The two of them had no choice but to work for Granny Wang.
After Consort Hua said that, their minds started working quickly.
Granny Wang always felt that Chen Fan had stolen her good fortune, and that Chen Fan's death was inextricably linked to Granny Wang. Now, neither of them would speak up.
Consort Hua's attitude towards Granny Wang was crucial.
If you fail to kill Granny Wang and instead bring trouble upon yourself, that would be a terrible disaster.
"Tell me, who reported Chen Fan?"
Granny Wang was prepared, and upon hearing this, she immediately replied, "It's the little eunuch that Eunuch Chen brought in with him."
"Where is he?" Consort Hua clearly had no intention of letting this matter go; she was determined to investigate it thoroughly.
She will not let this go so easily, as it caused her to miss out on the position of Empress.
"Yes..." Wang Mama was about to speak when a young eunuch suddenly ran in from outside and immediately knelt on the ground upon seeing Consort Hua.
He was originally a eunuch serving Consort Hua for many years. He was highly regarded by Chen Fan, but after Chen Fan arrived, he was gradually ignored by others.
Now that Chen Fan is dead, he has connected with Granny Wang and will soon appear before Consort Hua.
With a single glance from Consort Hua, the young eunuch hurriedly reported, "Your Majesty, that young eunuch is dead."
These words were clearly referring to the young eunuch who came with Chen Fan, the man Chen Siyuan had Wang Li arrange for Chen Fan to be by his side.
"Dead?"
"yes."
Soon, at Consort Hua's signal, Granny Wang left with the young eunuch. When they arrived at the place where the young eunuch was being held, the cell was covered in bloodstains, but the dead young eunuch was nowhere to be seen. There was no sign of the chains being opened, and the doors and windows were all intact.
It doesn't seem like someone else rescued him, since he was dead. How could a dead person disappear without a trace?
Wang Mama found it strange, so she had to leave and return to Consort Hua to report back.
Consort Hua had just finished her meal, being served by the ladies-in-waiting, when she saw Granny Wang arrive with an inscrutable expression. With just one glance, Granny Wang immediately knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty, the person has disappeared?"
"Where did it go?" Hmph, useless thing. Anyone with any ability wouldn't come back to talk like this.
Granny Wang was frightened and told everyone what she had seen.
Consort Hua fell silent after hearing this.
She had witnessed Chen Fan's abilities firsthand; killing without leaving a trace was his favorite way of doing things, and it was also the beginning of her acknowledgment of him.
He's ruthless and vicious; there's nothing he wouldn't dare to do.
I have long needed someone like this by my side.
It's a pity that he died without doing much for himself, and even brought trouble upon himself.
Consort Hua is now certain that the eunuch Chen Fan brought with him was silenced, because someone doesn't want her to find out anything.
Suddenly, a possibility occurred to me.
Only Chen Fan possessed that item. Chen Fan had once visited the Cold Palace; could it be...?
Then I remembered when I visited Consort Qing, I was absolutely certain she wasn't truly insane, so...
Could it be that Consort Hua attacked that little eunuch?
It cannot be confirmed, but it is inextricably linked to Consort Qing.
I felt very annoyed.
Consort Hua was, after all, an old-timer in the palace, and now that things were going well, she wouldn't bring many things out into the open. On the one hand, she used the victory celebration banquet to keep herself busy, and on the other hand, she prevented anyone from investigating Consort Hua's affairs.
In any case, she would not allow anyone to get ahead of her.
She gradually began to visit the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace more frequently, and under the Empress Dowager's guidance, Consort Hua paid extra attention to the banquet arrangements.
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