Chapter 784 The King's Wrath (Second Update)
The king was sitting in front of Shangguan Yan's bed. The little princess and Xiao Jingkong had already gone to cause trouble for Xiao Shiyi. Apart from him, the only other people in the room were Shangguan Yan, who was pretending to be dead with her eyes closed, and Xiao Heng, who was by her side.
One was unconscious, and the other was nearing the end of his life... neither of them were outsiders.
The king's face darkened, and he asked, "What's the matter that you're in such a panic?"
"Yes...yes..." Zhang Dequan was wary of those words and couldn't bring himself to say them.
The king said in a deep voice, "I forgive you for your innocence, speak!"
"Yes!" Zhang Dequan then forced himself to explain the whole story.
It turns out that the Sixth Prince was flying a kite in the palace today, and while he was flying it, the kite broke its string and flew into Consort Han's bedroom.
The sixth prince went to ask for his kite back.
As a prince, he couldn't just stand outside the door, so he went in to pay his respects to Consort Han.
Later, while searching for a kite, the palace servants unexpectedly discovered something strange in the flower bushes.
The sixth prince was young and very curious, so he ran over and asked the palace servants to dig the thing out.
Who would have thought it would be a tiny figure covered in silver needles!
Judging from the scene, the little figure was buried underground, but the heavy rain in the past few days washed away the soil, which led to its exposure.
Voodoo dolls...
A dangerous glint flashed in the king's eyes: "Return to the palace!"
Xiao Heng stood up and looked at the king with concern in his eyes: "Grandfather, I will accompany you to the palace."
The king thought about it and did not refuse.
"Take good care of the young princess." The king left Zhang Dequan behind and took Xiao Heng back to the palace.
The matter escalated significantly, and the scene was surrounded by Consort Wang and her men. Although Consort Han held the Phoenix Seal, this matter concerned her future, so Consort Wang directly summoned the people from the Commandant's Office.
The Commandant's Office was the most special government office in the outer court, directly under the jurisdiction of the emperor. Although they were not allowed to enter the inner palace on ordinary days, they could enter first and report later if the emperor's safety was threatened.
When the king arrived, some of the concubines who had come to watch the spectacle also arrived at the scene.
Xiao Heng did not bow to these concubines. Regardless of whether Shangguan Yan was the Crown Princess or not, he was now the only eldest grandson of Empress Xuanyuan. Apart from the Emperor and Empress, he did not need to bow to anyone.
"Where are the things?" the king asked.
Consort Wang gave Granny Liu a wink: "Granny, present the things to His Majesty."
"Yes." Granny Liu held a handkerchief in both hands, on which was placed a small figurine that she had dug out of the flower bushes.
The sixth prince nestled fearfully in Consort Wang's arms, unable to understand how his simple act of finding a kite had caused such a commotion.
The emperor looked very unhappy.
"Mother, I'm scared," he whispered.
"Don't be afraid," Consort Wang said softly, stroking his head.
He thought to himself, "Luckily, I chose Shangguan Yan. The Sixth Prince is so timid; he's ultimately not up to the task."
Of course, she didn't dislike the Sixth Prince. After all, she didn't have a son, and it wouldn't be bad to have an obedient Sixth Prince by her side.
Xiao Heng took the little figure directly.
"Your Highness, the Grandson!" Granny Liu exclaimed in surprise.
The king frowned and said, "Don't touch such unlucky things."
"It's alright," Xiao Heng said nonchalantly.
"Huh?" He casually turned the little figure over and saw a line of words written on the strip of cloth behind it. He asked with a puzzled look, "Grandfather, isn't this your birth date and time?"
The king naturally saw it.
His face darkened considerably: "Where was it found? Who found it?"
Liu Mama pointed to the bushes that were surrounded by people sent by Consort Wang Xian and said respectfully, "That's where it was found! The Sixth Prince's kite fell over there. Zhang En, who was by the Sixth Prince's side, and Xiao Shengzi from the Noble Consort's Palace went to look for the kite together. They found it together."
One was a person of Consort Wang, and the other was a person of Consort Han.
There is no possibility that the incident was framed by someone.
The king looked coldly at Consort Han: "Consort, what else do you have to say?"
Consort Han, whose foot had been stepped on by Xiao Jingkong a few days ago and had not yet fully recovered, limped to the king's side, knelt down and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I am innocent! I knew nothing about this!"
Xiao Heng didn't interrupt.
Because he had great faith in his grandfather's ability to fill in the blanks, believing that his imagination would be far more vivid than his own attempts to interject.
The king looked at her coldly: "You mean someone broke into your palace and framed you for using witchcraft?"
Consort Han gritted her teeth and glanced at Consort Wang beside her: "It must be!"
Consort Wang raised her hand to shield the Sixth Prince, who was terrified and burrowing into her arms, and said calmly, "Noble Consort, why are you looking at me and the Sixth Prince like this? Do you think I'm framing you?"
Consort Han said coldly, "What a coincidence! The Sixth Prince flew his kite right in front of my palace! And what a coincidence! His kite broke in my garden!"
Consort Wang's composure was off the charts; she showed absolutely no sign of guilt. "Everyone knows your Noble Consort Palace is heavily guarded. Even if I wanted to, I wouldn't have the ability! Noble Consort, I advise you to confess your guilt as soon as possible. There are so many people in your palace; not everyone is a pushover. They can be interrogated eventually. Rather than suffering in the imperial prison, you should obediently confess your guilt. Perhaps His Majesty will show leniency and punish you lightly."
As she spoke, the king's gaze swept across the room and caught sight of a trembling figure hiding behind others.
The king pointed and said, "Bring him up to me!"
The guards from the Commandant's Office strode forward and dragged the eunuch out.
The eunuch knelt on the ground, trembling like a leaf.
With that trembling, guilty look, no one would believe he wasn't hiding something.
"Confess the truth!" the king roared.
"It was...it was...it was this servant who buried it..." he stammered, "It was...it was the Imperial Concubine...using this servant's family...as hostage...this servant...this servant dared not disobey..."
Consort Han's face changed drastically. She knelt on the ground, straightened her back, and pointed at the eunuch with her handkerchief in her hand: "Feng Yousheng! I have treated you well! Why are you slandering me!"
The eunuch called Feng Yousheng kowtowed repeatedly to her, crying, "Your Highness... please spare my family... I beg you... I'm willing to die to atone for my sins! I only beg you to forgive my family!"
Having said that, without waiting for Consort Han to speak, he suddenly stood up and smashed his head against the artificial hill, killing himself.
He had to die, otherwise he wouldn't be able to withstand the torture in the imperial prison and would implicate Consort Wang, which would be disastrous.
Consort Wang, unable to hide her disappointment, said, "Your Highness, after so many years of affection between you and His Majesty, you harbor resentment towards him just because he deposed the Crown Prince, and resort to witchcraft to frame him? Your Highness, you are too cruel!"
Xiao Heng: Every woman in the harem is a good actress.
That said, out of all those little people, was Consort Wang the only one who succeeded?
He wasn't concerned about the number of exposed little figures; he was simply curious.
No sooner had the thought crossed his mind than he saw one of Consort Han's dogs carrying a tiny human figure over.
Consort Han only kept the puppy for a few days before she grew tired of it and handed it over to a servant to care for.
After not seeing each other for many days, I never imagined that our reunion would be such a heartbreaking scene.
Consort Wang frowned.
What's going on?
Why is there another little person here?
Didn't she only give Feng Desheng a small figurine?
—This villain is the work of Consort Dong.
Consort Dong's expert lurked in the palace for two days before waiting for the most opportune moment.
It's not enough to just bury the villains; they must also be exposed.
Consort Wang Xian chose to use the Sixth Prince, while Consort Dong Chen set her sights on Consort Han's henchman.
The little figure was buried with the bones, but not very deep; the puppy could dig it out after a few tries.
Consort Dong originally intended to visit Consort Han in order to "discover" the art of witchcraft on the spot.
Unfortunately, Consort Wang, along with the people from the Commandant's Office, surrounded Consort Han's palace. After inquiring, she learned from the palace servants that Consort Han was practicing witchcraft in the palace. Consort Dong then assumed that her own wicked daughter had been accidentally discovered by Consort Wang and the Sixth Prince.
This is a good thing.
That way, she won't have to get involved.
This little figure has Shangguan Yan's birth date and time written on it.
The king's face darkened further.
He clenched his fists, trembling with rage: "Very well, Consort, you're very well! Guards! Search the palace! I want to see just how much filth this wicked woman has hidden there!"
"yes!"
The guards of the Commandant's Office responded.
The guards found seven or eight figurines in Consort Han's palace.
Why are there seven or eight? — One of the little figures is only half a figure.
Xiao Heng's lips twitched.
That's going too far, Gu Jiaojiao! What happened to not adding any more scenes?
Gu Jiao: It's Xiao Jiu, humph!
Three days ago, Shangguan Yan found a total of five concubines. Among them, Consort Wang, Consort Dong, and Consort Feng successfully placed the spies into Consort Han's palace.
Both Consort Chen and Consort Yang failed.
However, this did not stop the two from coming to watch the fun.
The two arrived at the same time as Consort Dong and Consort Feng.
Consort Feng bowed to the three of them.
The three exchanged polite greetings.
After a series of elaborate and pretentious formalities, the four of them went to Consort Han's small garden.
When they saw the seven and a half little figures on the stone table, they were stunned.
Consort Feng, Consort Dong, and Consort Wang: I only released one little person!
Consort Chen and Consort Yang: I clearly didn't put it in!
The five of them were completely dumbfounded.
Consort Han was also completely bewildered.
Consort Wang, have you gone mad?
Do you need so many scoundrels to frame me?
And how the hell did you even let me in?!
Xiao Jiu [proud and aloof]: Chu!
(End of this chapter)
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