Chapter 104 Chapter 104 Concubine Shu's Seventeenth Day
Shen Qing has been paying attention to the news from the side palace, whether it is Concubine Li confessing her guilt or Concubine Xuan being involved.
Next, she could probably guess that the Queen and Concubine Xian would not miss this great opportunity to target Concubine De.
She really didn't expect it to be Concubine Li Guipin. She even had doubts the moment she received the news, wondering if she wanted to take the blame for Concubine De.
But if you think about it carefully, if it was Concubine De, she would not act so rashly.
Not long after, Bai Tao came back from the side hall and said, "Your Majesty, Li Guipin's palace servants only admitted that these two things were only related to Li Guipin. Li Guipin deliberately concealed these two things from Concubine De and secretly planned them. Concubine De knew nothing about them."
"She also said that although Shi Liu was the maid of Concubine De, she was still a servant of the Li family and often came to discuss things with Concubine Li in private. Last time, Concubine De noticed something and stopped bringing Shi Liu with her."
"I can't get anything out of them about Concubine De."
Shen Qing leaned against the soft pillow with her hands on the quilt. She didn't wear nail polish, and her fingertips, which were trimmed and round like bamboo shoots, were a healthy light pink, clear and moist.
She asked, "How did the Queen and Consort Xian react?"
"It is impossible that Concubine Xian and Concubine Daode had nothing to do with the last incident. If they had nothing to do with it, how could Concubine Li know that Feicui had a private relationship with Shen Yi from the Palace of Heavenly Purity and then use their relationship to achieve her goal?"
"De Fei only said that she didn't know, and even begged the emperor to start with Feicui and Shen Yi and get to the bottom of what happened last time."
"The Queen didn't do anything."
Shen Qing thought deeply, his eyes calm as water. Since Concubine De said so, the matter of the jadeite might not be simple. Once investigated, Concubine De could easily get away from the last incident.
After all, there is no strong evidence pointing directly to Concubine De.
Shi Liu died, and the palace maids' confessions put the blame on Concubine Li Guipin.
Since Li Guipin could use pomegranates to harm He Cairen, it was reasonable for her to use pomegranates to kill Lin Guipin and her servant. The only suspicious point was that Lin Guipin's maid Feicui died of poisoning. When it was found out, it was said that she committed suicide, which means that Feicui was very likely to have another master behind her.
Perhaps Feicui followed orders and killed Concubine Lin, and then committed suicide by taking poison, disguising the scene as suicide out of fear of punishment.
If we follow this line of investigation, unless the jade has nothing to do with Concubine De, there is no need for Concubine De to say such things.
Afterwards, Shen Qing was thinking about Concubine De's affairs, and before he knew it, news came from the side hall again.
Wang Ding discovered Concubine Xian’s jewelry among Feicui’s relics, and the last time Concubine Xian gave anything to Feicui was at the beginning of this year.
Come to think of it, it’s not too long since the false pregnancy incident.
Those were all precious jewelry. Usually, concubines would reward people with gold and silver items, and would never give precious pearls and jade to an unrelated palace maid. It was obvious that Concubine Xian wanted to bribe Feicui, and she succeeded. Feicui accepted it.
Shen Qing didn't expect that Concubine Xian would be implicated.
It seems that Concubine De knew that Concubine Xian had bribed jadeite, and she probably planned to pin the blame of Concubine Lin's death on Concubine Xian from the very beginning. However, things went smoothly, and the Emperor easily believed that Concubine Lin was dead, so he had no chance to expose the matter.
But the timing was not good this time, after all, people confirmed that the target was Li Guipin.
How could Concubine Li conspire with Concubine Xian on this matter?
However, Defei's purpose might just be to make Xianfei anxious and worried. After all, Xianfei started to blame Defei, and even if Defei could defend herself one by one, her suspicion would only grow.
In the side hall.
Just as Shen Qing expected, Concubine Xian didn't care about Concubine De at all and just racked her brains to defend herself.
At the same time, she was indignant that this was such a trivial matter, and it was worthy of Concubine De digging it out. Did she like to bribe the palace servants and was an eyesore to Concubine De?
On the other hand, she felt uneasy because it was Defei who said that He Cairen was the Queen's person. How much did Defei know about her?
Upon seeing this, the Queen sighed in her heart, and did not say much since the Concubine Xian had just spoken.
After all, she just needs to take charge of the situation.
Seeing that Concubine Xian was being led by Concubine De, the Queen was no longer silent: "Your Majesty, even if it is stated that Concubine De has nothing to do with these two things, Shi Liu obeys the Li family and only follows the orders of Concubine Li Gui. Concubine Li Gui is the Li family's pawn in the palace. Could it be that if the Li family is dissatisfied with a concubine who is blocking the Third Prince's way, they can let Concubine Li Gui harm that concubine?"
"I am terrified. This is the emperor's harem, but the Li family has no respect for her. They are dissatisfied with Concubine Shu, so they kill the prince's biological mother to intimidate Concubine Shu. If this continues, I am afraid that the distinction between the superior and the inferior will be lost, and there will be a disaster of confusion of surnames."
If the Third Prince really ascends the throne someday, will his surname be Ji, or...
The Queen lowered her eyes. No emperor would allow such a hidden danger to exist.
Concubine De is meticulous and no one can find any evidence against her, but the Li family is really a drag.
Ji Chen glanced at the scene in front of him with annoyance: "No need to say more, since the evidence is irrefutable, Concubine Li is ordered to commit suicide, all the palace servants who served her are beaten to death, and the entire Li family is executed."
If this matter had not involved Shi Liu, who was sent into the palace by the Li family, he would not have stayed here for so long, listening to them arguing with each other.
Since the Li family was involved in this matter, the nature of the situation has changed, and it has reached the point where they have to be killed.
After Ji Chen finished saying this, he ignored the reactions of Concubine De and Concubine Li, and left directly from there. Qian Ji hurriedly followed.
The room was left with silence as the concubines half-knelt to salute.
He and Li Guipin regretfully asked Concubine De for help, and Concubine De collapsed due to exhaustion.
Concubine Xian knew that the matter was not over yet, so she sneered at Concubine De and went to the Queen Mother for help.
After all, bribing and winning over palace maids can be a big or small matter. If the emperor wants to investigate it in detail, it is not something that can be escaped by simply violating palace rules.
Here, when Shen Qing was still curious about how the queen would fight back, he saw Ji Chen walked in.
She opened her eyes wide in surprise: "Your Majesty, is the matter settled?"
"Yes, it's basically OK."
Ji Chen thought about his treatment of the Li family and felt that there was nothing wrong with this statement. Defei and Li Guipin dared to do this, wasn't it because they relied on the Li family?
But what is the Li family? They are a bunch of good-for-nothings, yet they dare to reach into the harem.
It was already too easy for them to execute the entire family.
Defei was just a concubine. Even if she cleared herself from these two incidents, she would still be influenced by the Li family. As the daughter of a criminal, she was destined not to hold a high position in the harem again.
Ji Chen didn't think there was anything wrong with thinking this way. If Concubine De was really innocent, he wouldn't be so heartless.
He is not a fool. The level of caution in the last situation and this one is completely different. Maybe Concubine De is innocent this time, but what about last time?
He also knew about Concubine De's past behavior.
Ji Chen's thoughts were very secretive, but that didn't stop him from asking about Shen Qing's current situation.
I was relieved to know that everything was fine.
Ji Chen asked: "Why don't you sleep?"
Shen Qing said truthfully: "I'm curious. I can't sleep. I'm always thinking about what happened in the side hall."
The scene that Bai Tao and other palace servants had just described was nothing compared to the news that Ji Chen brought back.
Ji Chen let the whole thing develop and make excuses, but he knew in his heart that the person he really wanted to deal with was the Li family hidden behind the scenes.
Others will be punished if they are guilty.
Shen Qingshang didn't know what Ji Chen said when he left the side hall. He only knew that the Li family was guilty and Concubine De and Concubine Li would not escape punishment.
Ji Chen held Shen Qing's hand and said, "De Fei is incompetent and cannot discipline the palace maids. If this is the case, there is no need for her to be the mistress anymore. But I don't know who should raise the Third Prince."
Now, apart from Concubine De and Concubine Li, there are only her, Concubine Xian and Lan Xiurong as the main people in the harem.
However, Shen Qing and Concubine Xian would definitely not raise the Third Prince. The Third Prince is already old enough to remember things, and Concubine De has a deep grudge against them.
No matter how good Shen Qing's temper is, he cannot treat the third prince the same way he treats the eldest prince, even though the third prince is innocent.
She murmured, "Your Majesty can go and ask Lan Xiurong what she thinks."
Lan Xiurong is inevitably lonely because she has no children. If she had a third prince, she would be able to have some fun.
Shen Qing would not feel dissatisfied with Lan Xiurong for raising the third prince. Instead, he would be truly happy for her.
"Your Majesty, please don't ask. I don't want to."
Lan Xiurong and Chen Jieyu stepped into the hall and bowed to the two of them. Lan Xiurong then slowed down her tone slightly and repeated what she had just said.
"It's not that I dislike the Third Prince, but I don't like what Concubine Li did."
They were just about to come and see Concubine Shu, but they didn't expect that the Emperor had not left. They didn't want to disturb the Emperor and Concubine Shu, but they heard these words.
Shen Qing tugged at Ji Chen's sleeve, worried that he would be unhappy about Lan Xiurong's words: "Your Majesty, there is another way to deal with this matter. You can promote the concubine you like to be the main concubine, and then let her raise the third prince. If you do it well, it will be a beautiful thing."
Ji Chen: "Then let the Queen handle this matter. Before the person is chosen, send the Third Prince to the Queen Mother's Palace first."
This is an excellent opportunity, Shen Qing thought about it.
She smiled sweetly, her eyes were clear and bright, and she spoke softly, "It's a rare canonization ceremony. If there is only one person, it would seem a bit extravagant. The status of the sisters in the palace has not been changed for a long time. So many things have happened in the palace, and it is a bit unlucky. We need some happy events to dispel it and make everyone happy, so that they don't have to immerse themselves in the previous haze."
She held the handle in her hand and acted coquettishly towards Ji Chen: "If the palace is full of joy, I and the baby in my belly will also be happy. Your Majesty, please love me."
Shen Qing puffed up her cheeks slightly, with a smile on her lips, and silently squeezed Ji Chen's hand.
Just now in the side hall, Lan Xiurong and Chen Jieyu played a very important role. If it weren't for them, they wouldn't have been so rude to Concubine De.
Anyway, no one will enter the harem, so instead of leaving high positions vacant, it is better to let the sisters get promoted quickly.
Ji Chen hummed, then realized his voice was too low, so he coughed lightly and said solemnly, "What Concubine Shu said makes sense."
His eyes never left Shen Qing's face.
Naturally, she also noticed that after he agreed, Shen Qing smiled brightly, tilted her head slightly, her eyes were as bright as the morning stars, and full of affection. She changed to gently tickling the palm of his hand.
Ji Chen felt itchy in his heart and held her hand.
Lan Xiurong and Chen Jieyu did not notice the subtle movements of the two people. Seeing this, they could only sigh at the good relationship between the emperor and Concubine Shu. Although Concubine Shu's suggestion was for their own good and they were moved, it was inevitable that they would give the impression of being power-hungry in front of the emperor.
But now it seems that Concubine Shu clearly knows what's going on.
With just a slight move, he was able to capture the emperor.
The emperor's attitude was that he was happy with it.
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