Yinzhi stayed up all night yesterday, and since it wasn't a major court session the next day, he sent someone to the Ministry of War to request a day off.
There hasn't been much progress with the head nanny and Eunuch Dong. The young palace maid committed suicide yesterday, and both wet nurses claim to know nothing about it.
Liu Bajin did notice something unusual in the garden. The little palace maid, Sui'er, was newly transferred there. She had been working in the flower room just a month ago, and there was no one at home.
This wasn't unusual, as no one had lived here before, and many of the maids and eunuchs were newcomers. He Zhuo secretly captured the soul of the young palace maid who had committed suicide. After searching her soul, he discovered she had a superior who had evidence of her having an affair with a young eunuch, which led him to this act.
He Zhuo deeply hated these people, and his soul-searching method was very brutal. Although he didn't completely destroy the little palace maid's soul, she was destined to be mentally impaired in her next life.
However, the person she remembered was too difficult to identify. She herself did not know who he was. He was of medium build and she had never seen his face. He was someone you couldn't find in a crowd.
He Zhuo conducted a soul search on the young eunuch under cover of night and found that he knew nothing about the matter. Moreover, upon learning of Sui'er's death, he had lost all will to live and his lifespan was short. He Zhuo did not treat him the same way he treated Sui'er. He simply erased the memories of the soul search and did not kill him. He could still be reincarnated normally in his next life.
He Zhuo also used the same method on the two wet nurses, but found no clues at all, as if everything was so natural.
He Zhuo then used the same method on the princesses, concubines, and maids in the backyard. It was just a matter of jealousy and rivalry, but there was an unexpected gain: Concubine Dong turned out to be from the Wuya family. Only her father and she knew about this.
Because their family were relatives of Consort Duan, the only traceable connection was Consort Duan.
Moreover, Concubine Dong was also involved in this matter, because the maid Sui'er was originally from the palace flower room, and it was she who discovered that she was having an affair with a young eunuch.
At this point, the mystery was solved: it turned out that Consort De's people had discovered that the Hesheli family was plotting against the eldest grandson of the emperor.
However, the Hesheli family didn't act themselves; instead, they wanted to use the Tong family to do it. Some members of the Tong family were already spies for Consort De, which is how Consort De discovered their scheme.
Consort De had long harbored resentment towards He Zhuo for punishing the maid Su Lan for climbing into his bed. As a former palace maid herself, she was reminded of her days in Empress Tong's palace.
Consort De readily agreed and secretly provided assistance.
Her grandfather was the head of the Imperial Kitchen and played a pivotal role in the Imperial Household Department. She was a member of the Uya family who had worked hard for generations to reach the rank of Consort. After reaching the rank of Consort, the Uya family expanded its power once again, becoming more powerful than the Hesheli family and the Niohuru family among the palace maids. Otherwise, they would not have schemed to have the Fourteenth Prince born after the death of the Empress Dowager, and no princes were born for several years afterward.
However, the two Consort De's undercover agents were very well hidden, and Khoja could not have found them without using the methods of a monk.
The previous dynasty had a fierce struggle between Songgotu and Mingzhu. Songgotu came up with this method to both strike at Mingzhu's faction and increase the Crown Prince's leverage to have a grandson.
After all, it was common for several babies to die prematurely in the palace.
They also found out about Hesheli from Consort Hui's records.
Soetu is not simple either; he uses people from Consort Xi's faction, people that Consort Xi developed herself after entering the palace. The Hesheli family had already abandoned the Consort Xi line when they sent the Empress's younger sister into the palace.
It's clear that the Hesheli family intends to abandon Consort Xi.
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