Chapter 263: The Truth Revealed 2
When Song Zhao returned to the side room, Cheng Yu was sleeping soundly, with no signs of crying or making a fuss at all.
She stayed with the child for a while. About half an hour later, Xiao Fuzi came back from outside after finishing his work, and Song Zhao went to the main hall to listen to his reply.
Xiao Fuzi said, "Reporting to the queen, I followed Concubine Yao all the way, and she really went to Madam Wei's place."
Song Zhao sneered, "It's understandable. She has no one to rely on, and seeing Huipin gaining power, she has to find a way to curry favor with her. Did you hear their conversation?"
Xiao Fuzi nodded, "Outside the palace, no matter how big the house is, it is not as well guarded as in the palace. I overheard a few words from the wall. Madam Wei told Concubine Yao that Concubine Hui's favorite snack is almond cake."
“Almond tart?”
Song Zhao hesitated for a moment, then beckoned to Xiao Fuzi to come forward.
"Come here, I have something for you to do."
*
The next day, after Song Zhao accompanied the Queen Mother to worship Buddha, he went to Huipin's palace.
Firstly, it was to thank her for the precious gift, and secondly, Huipin missed Song Zhao and asked Song Zhao to come over to chat with her to relieve her boredom.
The two were talking about the beautiful scenery of Suzhou when a servant announced that Concubine Yao had arrived.
Concubine Hui hurriedly asked someone to bring Concubine Yao in.
When Concubine Yao came, she was holding a food box in her hand. After entering and seeing Song Zhao, her eyes dodged for a moment, and she was obviously feeling guilty.
However, Song Zhao did not embarrass her. Instead, he smiled and said, "Sister Yaopin is here too? What a coincidence."
Huipin came forward, took Yaopin's arm, and said with a smile: "Sister Dai is here~ I just told Sister Song that I want to ask you to go boating together tomorrow~"
Concubine Yao sat opposite Song Zhao somewhat awkwardly and put the food box behind her, hiding it deliberately.
But Huipin had sharp eyes and saw it early in the morning. She came up behind Yaopin, picked up the food box, and asked:
"What is this? Is this something delicious that my sister brought me?"
Concubine Yao forced herself to smile, "I was thinking about the gift my sister gave me, and wanted to give something back. I thought that gold and silver jewelry were small and my sister would not lack them, so... I made some cakes by myself and sent them to my sister."
As she spoke, she kept glancing at Song Zhao's expression. Seeing that Song Zhao was always smiling warmly, she felt a little relieved.
Huipin happily opened the food box and saw a plate of delicious almond cakes inside. Her eyes brightened instantly.
"Wow! This fruit cake is my favorite!"
As he spoke, he picked up one and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing it whole while saying happily:
"It has to taste like this to be delicious. You can't get it in the palace. Thank you, Sister Dai!"
Yaopin also smiled, "If you like it, eat more."
She took a fruit cake and handed it to Song Zhao, but Song Zhao refused it with a smile.
"Sister, your cooking skills are really good. But when I was chatting with Concubine Hui just now, she had already persuaded me to eat a lot of cakes from her palace. If I keep eating now, I'm afraid I'll disappoint your kindness."
So, Concubine Yao had no choice but to pull her hand back awkwardly.
After the two of them came out of Huipin's room together, Yaopin immediately explained to Song Zhao:
"Your Highness, listen to me. I don't mean to do everything before you, but..."
"What are you talking about, sister?" Song Zhao still smiled brightly, not annoyed at all, "We all want to make Huipin happy. What's the difference between what you do and what I do?"
Yaopin heaved a sigh of relief and said with peace of mind: "I'm glad your Majesty doesn't mind. I'm really afraid that our sisterhood will be hurt because of such a small matter."
Song Zhao smiled and shook his head, thinking:
She also had to thank Concubine Yao for testing Concubine Hui for her.
Otherwise, if she went to ask Madam Wei herself, Concubine Hui would have some doubts about her motives.
Once there is suspicion, there will be fear. It will not be so easy to take advantage of Huipin in the future.
After returning to his room, Yunshan closed the doors and windows tightly and finally poured out the words he had been holding back all the way.
"Your Highness, who is this Huipin? Madam Wei said that Huipin's favorite thing to eat is almond cakes, but yesterday, you clearly asked Xiao Fuzi to secretly replace the almonds that Yaopin wanted to use to make cakes for Huipin with peach kernels. But Huipin ate it with gusto today, and she didn't even notice it at all?"
The more Yunshan thought about it, the more he felt that this was strange, and he added:
"Although we replaced it with sweet peach kernels, which are similar in color and size to almonds, peach kernels have a bitter taste after all. Most people may not be able to taste it, but Huipin has been used to eating it since she was a child. How could she not taste the difference?"
[Because it is peach kernel, Sister Song is allergic to it, so she didn’t even touch it when Concubine Yao gave it to her.]
"Because she is not Huipin at all."
Song Zhao's powerful words frightened Yunshan so much that his face turned slightly pale.
"What the queen means is..."
"Perhaps it should be said that Huipin is Huipin, but she is not Wei Ying's only daughter, Wei Linlan."
Song Zhao casually fiddled with the new nail polish on his nails and said in a light tone:
"If I'm not mistaken, the real Huipin may have died before entering the palace. These two days, Xiao Fuzi's men disguised themselves and went to the city to inquire about some things about the Wei family.
The Wei family is a wealthy family, and even the smallest things can be spread all over the streets. People say that Wei Linlan is weak and sickly. Just think about it, she was well taken care of in the mansion, but she was weak and sickly. How come she can be fat and plump in the palace? "
She slowed down, and her eyes gradually darkened.
"I guess, maybe the real Wei Linlan is dead, and the current Huipin was originally arranged by the emperor to take care of the harem. Otherwise, with Huipin's family background, how could the emperor dare to use her with confidence?"
After listening to Song Zhao's analysis, Yunshan couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his body.
"But... since she obeys the emperor, Your Majesty suspects that the eldest prince's distress in Plum Garden was related to her. Could it be that the emperor can't tolerate the eldest prince? This shouldn't be the case..."
Song Zhao said: "She obeys the emperor, but that doesn't mean she doesn't have ambitions. To be frank, she is also the emperor's woman. If anything happens to my son, she is the one who is most trusted by the emperor. Sooner or later, won't the benefits fall on her?"
Yunshan was surprised and asked, "That means she has become disloyal to the emperor and is not just doing things for him. She also has her own dirty thoughts mixed in?"
The more she thought about it, the more frightened she felt. She quickly said, "This woman is so vicious and cunning. Your Majesty must think of a way to get rid of her as soon as possible!"
"How can it be that easy?" Song Zhao sighed and shook his head helplessly.
"Whether it's the Empress or the Imperial Concubine, they all have their own families behind them, and they all have their own conflicts of interest. The Emperor is somewhat wary of them. But I don't know who Huipin is. The Emperor is behind her. If I try to plot against her, I might end up being plotted against myself. This matter...is difficult to handle."
As early as the moment Song Zhao stepped into the harem, she was clearly aware that this harem has always been a pool of muddy water with unpredictable circumstances. How could anyone stay out of the mud and remain untainted?
But she didn't expect that the swirling waves hidden beneath the muddy water were much more treacherous than she had expected.
She was silent for a long time before she told Yunshan:
"We should still be on guard against her in the future and pretend that we know nothing. If she really has other intentions, then at least the Queen is her enemy. After all, didn't she want to blame the Queen for Cheng Yu's incident last time?
In this case, it is better to use her to overthrow the queen. When she becomes lazy, her ambition will naturally become unconcealed. Then the first person who cannot tolerate her will be the emperor. "
[These two chapters are a bit fiddly, read them twice more if you don't understand. The subsequent plot will also be very compact. I know that Tomato has written many watery books, but every chapter of this book has its purpose, so try not to skip chapters if you can. If you develop the habit of skipping chapters in other books, don't ask me in the comments section if you don't understand the subsequent plot. If you ask, I won't answer, and I will take the opportunity to mock you, hehe~]
[I was delayed today by something, and I deleted all the new plots because I was not satisfied with them. Because they are important plot points, I don’t want to waste time, so I will rewrite them tomorrow. The update for the early morning of May 27 will be put in the early morning of May 28. The fourth update on May 28.]
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