Chapter 246 Welcome Back to the Palace
The fake Consort Fang stared wide-eyed, looking down in disbelief at the dagger protruding from her chest.
She turned to look at Consort Zhenfang with a pained expression.
He suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, then collapsed to the ground, lifeless.
Zhen Fangpin's hand holding the dagger was trembling.
Seeing her lifeless sister, she couldn't help but collapse to the ground.
Qin Jinzhi seemed quite satisfied with her appearance.
Although Consort Fang was somewhat timid.
But this is the imperial harem, which is different from ordinary private residences.
If you're not ruthless, you won't survive.
After a long pause, Consort Zhenfang said to Qin Jinzhi, "Princess, I will find out what Consort Shu is planning, and I will not let her harm you."
Qin Jinzhi didn't know what Consort Shu was planning, but the fact that Consort Shu instructed the fake Consort Fang to let the two girls get close to her indicated that she was among the people Consort Shu wanted to get rid of.
Consort Shen has lost the support of her family, and Consort Zheng has been ordered to commit suicide.
If these two girls can drag Consort Xian down with them, the Du family's power will rise to a new level.
The imperial harem and the imperial court have always been inextricably linked.
The Du family is also preparing to make a move.
Although she had some grudge against the Du family, she felt that Consort Shu would care more about Consort Xian.
After all, their two sons really do have a claim to the throne.
She enjoys sitting on the sidelines and watching the tigers fight.
However, what she likes most is to stir up trouble.
Qin Jinzhi looked at Consort Fang and said, "If Consort Shu wants to fight with Consort Xian, then let them fight. When necessary, you should add fuel to the fire, and make sure the fire burns brightly enough."
Consort Fang's eyes reddened. "Yes."
Qin Jinzhi smiled at her, "You are my grandfather's concubine, so there's no need to be so respectful to me. Tomorrow I will send two people in to protect the three of you. If anything happens, have Tuanzi go to my grandmother's place to find me."
After saying that, she looked at the corpse on the ground and said, "Do I need to teach you how to dispose of a corpse?"
Consort Fang recalled how Qin Jinzhi had disposed of the corpses back then.
With a pale face, she said, "I can do it myself."
Upon seeing this, Qin Jinzhi stood up, a smile playing on her lips.
"Welcome back to the palace."
On their way back to the mansion, Yunshan said to Qin Jinzhi, "Miss Luoshui's hallucinogenic drug is really effective. That fake Consort Fang even thought she had really seen a ghost."
Yun Ge and Yun Que nodded in agreement.
Qin Jinzhi sat to the side reading a book. "The court is not peaceful. You should arrange for some people to secretly protect Lang Qingfeng."
Lang Qingfeng is currently acting as the acting head of the Hanlin Academy and is in the eye of the storm.
There are definitely quite a few people targeting him.
She had just appointed Lang Qingfeng and didn't want anything to go wrong.
When the carriage returned to the Prince's mansion, Xue Huaiyi was waiting at the gate.
After getting out of the carriage, Qin Jinzhi raised an eyebrow. "What happened at the manor?"
Xue Huaiyi whispered in Qin Jinzhi's ear, "Lord Sun Qian, the Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, requests an audience with the Princess."
After hearing this, Qin Jinzhi raised her eyebrows again and looked at Xue Huaiyi, "Uncle Xue, if you could share some of your brainpower with those three brothers, they wouldn't have ended up being dealt with by me."
Xue Huaiyi suppressed the urge to roll his eyes. He was the one who got the worst treatment, even though he was the one who got punished the most.
Qin Jinzhi smiled and said, "Lead the way."
Xue Huaiyi was unaware of what she had done, but when Sun Qian came to visit, he did not stop him outside the mansion. Instead, he brought him inside and waited for him at the gate. If she had not returned today, Xue Huaiyi would have sent someone to inform her.
Qin Jinzhi arrived at a courtyard. Since Xue Huaiyi did not know when the princess would return to the mansion, he first settled her in a guest room.
Xue Huaiyi stepped forward and knocked on the door. "Lord Sun, the Princess has come to visit."
The door was opened instantly as soon as he finished speaking.
Sun Qian rushed towards Qin Jinzhi.
Xue Huaiyi immediately tried to stop him, "What are you doing!"
To everyone's surprise, Sun Qian knelt down directly at Qin Jinzhi's feet.
"Princess! Please save me! The Sixth Prince wants to kill me!"
Qin Jinzhi asked with a mocking expression, "Oh? Why would Sixth Imperial Uncle want to kill you?"
Sun Qian immediately said, "I have been secretly purchasing horses for the Yang family for many years. The Yang family thinks I have leaked the information. The Sixth Prince has tested me many times. To this day, I have been assassinated several times! I beg the Princess to save my life!"
Qin Jinzhi's smile widened. "If that's the case, you should go to His Majesty. Why are you coming to me?"
Sun Qian, with a mournful face, said, "Princess, please stop teasing me. Going to see His Majesty will only hasten my death!"
Qin Jinzhi looked down at him, "Even His Majesty has no solution, what can this princess possibly do?"
Sun Qian was almost in tears. "Princess, I was blind and didn't recognize your greatness. I was so ungrateful. When you questioned me that day, I was blinded by greed and that's why I protected the Yang family. Now I regret it. Please, Princess, save my life."
Qin Jinzhi squatted down in front of him, propping her face up with one hand. "So, you know that I deliberately made the Sixth Prince suspicious of you?"
Sun Qian said with a bitter expression, "If I didn't know, I wouldn't dare to come and ask you for help."
Chidori escorted him with great fanfare, and even brought his men back at night.
The sixth prince immediately began to test him.
They both knew that Qin Jinzhi had done this on purpose.
In the royal court, once suspicion arises, it is eradicated completely.
After Sun Qian narrowly escaped the assassination attempt, he realized that Qin Jinzhi was his last chance to survive.
Qin Jinzhi stretched out one hand in front of Sun Qian.
Sun Qian took an account book out of his pocket and placed it in Qin Jinzhi's hand.
Qin Jinzhi flipped through the ledgers. "These are the accounts from the last two years. The Yang family must have purchased more horses than these."
Sun Qian quickly replied, "I've hidden the other ledgers elsewhere."
After saying that, he hurriedly explained, "I'm not trying to play tricks. Buying horses privately is a serious crime. I'm afraid the Yang family will discard me after they've served their purpose, so I'm thinking of leaving a backup plan to save my life. I'll write down the address where I hid the account book for the princess right now."
Qin Jinzhi smiled and said, "This princess likes smart people."
Xue Huaiyi, standing to the side, guessed from just a few words of conversation that the princess was going to take action against the Yang family.
Today, a disturbance has arisen in the capital, though he does not know what the princess has done.
However, considering the events that occurred in the capital, Xue Huaiyi could guess some of the reasons.
Therefore, he also suspected that this daughter who appeared out of nowhere had a great relationship with people in the capital.
He has already sent someone to Yangzhou, and news will be sent back soon.
When it falls, you'll know who ordered it.
Sun Qian quickly wrote down the address where the ledger was hidden.
Qin Jinzhi raised an eyebrow unconsciously as she took it, saying, "You're quite cautious."
These ledgers were hidden in more than a dozen places.
Sun Qian was on the verge of tears. No matter how careful he was, he had still fallen into the trap set by the princess.
"Princess! Please, you must save me."
Qin Jinzhi patted his shoulder, "You should rest well at the Prince's Mansion tonight. Tomorrow, as long as you walk out of the Prince's Mansion openly and honestly, the Sixth Prince will not touch you again."
Sun Qian looked puzzled. "Huh?"
Qin Jinzhi stood up and said with a smile, "Believe it or not."
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