Due to the sudden appearance of Crown Prince Su Mulihan, who seemed to be possessed by a ghost and revealed the truth about the death of the former Crown Prince Su Mutiansheng's family that had been covered up, the angry and annoyed Su Mutianjun could only announce the early end of the palace banquet.
At 3 p.m., in a luxurious bedroom in the Eastern Palace of Zhaoyang State, the Crown Prince's concubine, Chen Mengyao, lazily lounging on a beauty couch. She gently stroked her nearly six-month-old belly, the corners of her lips curling up slightly.
"Empress Concubine!" Suddenly, a palace maid came hurriedly from outside.
"Is there any news from Shaohua Palace?" Chen Mengyao glanced at the palace maid who came in front of her and asked with her red lips.
The maid bowed to Chen Mengyao and replied respectfully, "Reporting to the Concubine, Xiao Li, the gatekeeper at Shaohua Palace, has reported that the Crown Prince suddenly barged into the palace and spoke nonsense during the banquet, so the Emperor ended the banquet early."
"Haha, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not in his right mind, isn't there anything we can do about it?" Chen Mengyao grinned with a meaningful look on his face.
The Imperial Master is absolutely right!
The current emperor has indulged in sensual pleasures, his body long since hollowed out. His sons are even more insane, some are married off to foreign princes, and some are untalented. Now, the crown prince is mentally retarded, and the child in Chen Mengyao's belly, regardless of gender, will become the sole heir to the vast empire of Zhaoyang Kingdom...
Thinking about this, and recalling the deal between himself and the National Master Ran Qiyue a few days ago, Chen Mengyao felt that it was totally worth it to exchange a mere conscience for the wealth and glory of the rest of his life!
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen!"
However, before Chen Mengyao could feel proud for long, Queen Qin Shuyao suddenly rushed in, walked straight to the couch and slapped her twice in the face.
"Mother, what do you mean?" Chen Mengyao covered her burning face and looked at Qin Shuyao in disbelief as she suddenly came over angrily and attacked her.
"What do you mean?" Qin Shuyao raised her eyebrows and scolded angrily, "You little bitch! I gave you the position of concubine of the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace and asked you to look after him, but what did you do? You actually allowed the Crown Prince to go to the palace banquet and cause trouble. Did you listen to what I said? Do you take me seriously?"
Chen Mengyao lowered her eyes slightly, suppressing her inner anger. Then she raised her head, tears welling up in her eyes as she looked at Qin Shuyao pitifully. "My Queen Mother, it's not that I'm not fulfilling my responsibilities, but my belly is getting bigger and bigger, and I'm easily tired. Just now, I accidentally dozed off and accidentally let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince leave the Eastern Palace..."
Qin Shuyao heard this and glanced at Chen Mengyao's pregnant belly. When she thought that this woman might be carrying her only grandson in her belly, her anger dissipated a little.
"This is just this once, and it won't happen again." Qin Shuyao's eyes flashed with a fierce look, and she said with a sinister expression, "If I find out you're slacking off and not taking good care of the Crown Prince next time, I won't mind killing the mother and keeping the son. Then, forget about the position of concubine, I'll just give you a three-foot white silk and leave you with nothing!"
Hearing the queen's words, Chen Mengyao's heart was shocked, but the situation was not one she could overcome, so she had to swallow her anger for the time being.
Chen Mengyao thought to herself: When my wife and I grow up to be a mother-in-law and become the Empress Dowager, I will definitely make Qin Shuyao, you stinky bitch, pay you back...
Just when Qin Shuyao and Shen Mengyao, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, were secretly competing with each other, there was a sudden noise outside the East Palace. It turned out that the eunuch chief Qu Chengde brought people in for a routine search.
"Empress of the Imperial Household, Concubine Yao, I, the old servant, have been ordered by the Emperor to inspect the residences of those who have had access to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Qu Chengde said respectfully to the two of them, pretending not to notice the two striking red five-claw marks on Qin Mengyao's cheeks.
"Yeah." Qin Shuyao glanced at the group of fully armed guards behind Qu Chengde, and then left calmly.
Chen Mengyao lazily lay back on the beauty couch and said nonchalantly, "Go ahead. Since it's Chief Manager Qu's job, search thoroughly. Don't give me special treatment just because I'm from the East Palace."
"Thank you, Concubine, for your understanding!" Qu Chengde responded respectfully at first, but then his expression changed drastically, and he shouted at the guards behind him: "Search!"
"Yes, Master General!"
As soon as Qu Chengde finished speaking, the guards immediately began a carpet search in Shen Mengyao's bedroom.
Soon, the guards came to the inner room and began to search under Shen Mengyao's bed. They moved carefully and finally found a wooden box in a hidden corner under the bed.
The wooden box looked a bit old, and was covered with traces of time. When the guards gently opened the box, they were shocked by the items inside.
Inside the box, a doll lay quietly. Its body was riddled with silver needles, as if it had been cursed. Even more shocking, the prince's name and birth date were written on its belly.
This discovery caused the guards present to gasp. The prince's name and date of birth being so clearly marked on the doll was clearly an ominous sign. Did this mean someone was trying to curse or harm the prince?
The captain of the guards then left the inner room with the wooden box in his hand and handed it to Qu Chengde: "Master General, we have found something."
Qu Chengde took the wooden box, and his previously nonchalant gaze suddenly froze when he saw what was inside. He looked solemnly at the doll pierced with silver needles, thinking to himself: This matter is of great importance and must be reported to the emperor immediately.
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