Chapter 423 The Status Has Been Determined
"Escort everyone here out of the palace. Bring all those in Piaomiao Garden to Yangxin Palace for me to interrogate personally!"
Emperor Mingde was furious.
It happened one after another all night long. Even a clay man would still have some temper. He really thought he couldn't lift the knife!
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Everyone was exhausted that night.
Jiang Qianruo originally had a lot of things to say to Zhou and the others, but in the end, he could only hurriedly say "I'll visit them another day" and had them sent out of the palace.
This night is destined to be a sleepless night.
The candles in the Yangxin Palace were lit all night long, and the people in the harem were unable to fall asleep as they all had their own thoughts.
Before Zhongli Tao was sent back to the Eastern Palace, the Crown Princess was already waiting eagerly, supported by someone. When she saw Zhongli Tao being carried on someone's back, she rushed over and hugged him in her arms, crying, "Tao'er! If anything happens to you, how will your mother live~~~"
Jiang Qianruo looked at the Crown Princess's drawn-out sobbing voice, and the way she held onto Zhong Litao, ignoring his body, and refused to let go, with a frown of unbearable pain between her brows: "Enough! Can't you see the child hasn't recovered yet? Where's the doctor?"
The Crown Princess then noticed that her mother-in-law was following behind her. She immediately let go of her son and wiped her tears with a handkerchief, crying: "Your Highness, I heard that Tao'er was in trouble. I was so panicked that I couldn't think of anything else! Wuwuwu~~~ If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince were still alive, how could he let us mother and son..."
Jiang Qianruo turned to look at Xiao Fuzi: "Hurry up and go to the Taifu Mansion to invite Master Huang over!"
Xiao Fuzi turned around and ran away.
Zhongli Tao looked at his mother who was only concerned with crying, and felt indescribable helplessness and depression in his heart. He comforted her in a weak voice: "Mom, I'm fine! Don't cry, grandma is still here, don't..."
He always mentions his short-lived father.
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What happened at the palace banquet quickly became a hot topic throughout the capital.
"What? The Queen gave birth to twins? And one of the princesses is still alive?"
"Back then, Master Huiji personally warned these two, 'Flowers must not see their leaves, and leaves must not see their flowers, or their lives will be in danger.' How could this be false? Now the eldest princess is gone, and Master Huiji calculated that the Empress still has children and can be brought back. And yet, the newly crowned Princess Xiyue has already saved the Empress's life before she's even acknowledged them. Isn't that a coincidence?"
"Wow! You know a lot. Tell me more."
"Speaking of the past..."
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"Master, the news has spread quickly, and because it's so bizarre and involves royal secrets, it's spreading very quickly. I'm sure everyone in the capital will know that the emperor has a new princess within a day."
Jin Yuanbao, dressed in casual clothes, came up to Xie Siheng and reported.
He was the best at this kind of street stuff. He could just ask someone to make up a storybook, mix true and false stories together, and guarantee that it would spread throughout the capital within a day.
Xie Siheng rubbed his numb head and said, "Keep watching Huiji. Someone must be eager to find him during this period. Also, is there any movement from Marquis Xuanping?"
Speaking of his master's father, Jin Yuanbao couldn't help but murmur in his heart that the relationship between this father and son was really weird.
"Apart from attending court, the Marquis spends his days strolling around the flower market in the west, or else staying indoors. He's been doing this for the past three months. I've even recorded how much he ate for each of his three meals a day and how often he went to the toilet. There's nothing unusual."
Speaking of which, Jin Yuanbao is a little envious. The Marquis poops so regularly every day, he must be in such good health!
Xie Siheng was not surprised by this result.
It's just that things were too peaceful recently, and they were keeping a close eye on him, so the other party must have noticed something and that's why they didn't take any action.
But things are different now. Although her mother's background has not been made public, others may just be curious, but Marquis Xuanping may be the one who knows the inside story, so he may not be so calm.
"From now on, go to Huangjue Temple and keep a close eye on Huiji. See which families in the capital are approaching you recently. Marquis Xuanping won't be using you for the time being. I have other plans."
He no longer cared whether he was Marquis Xuanping's biological son or not.
He just wanted to catch the "big fish" behind Xuanping Hou.
Who could have imagined that the seemingly peaceful son-in-law was actually a ruthless character who colluded with the previous dynasty and killed his wife and children!
Xie Siheng laughed sarcastically.
However, when he thought about the blood test, his face froze.
If adding acetic acid can make blood immiscible, is there anything else that can make blood miscible?
"Director! We've found the eunuch who was behind adding something to the water!" Chuan Qiong's voice sounded a little excitedly.
"Walk!"
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"By the will of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: The King shall establish harmony among the nine clans and bring peace to all nations. My beloved daughter, Zhongli Mingyue..."
Liu Quan, accompanied by several eunuchs, stood in the hall of the villa and solemnly announced the contents of the imperial edict.
While thinking about him, I sighed in my heart that the Emperor and the Empress really valued this person!
Everyone in the palace stayed up all night because of what happened yesterday, and the emperor even asked someone to draft an imperial edict for him to bring and announce.
Only in this way can the status be officially determined and the princess will not be wronged.
Eunuch Liu announced all the imperial edicts in one breath, and everyone knelt on the ground to express their gratitude.
Eunuch Liu quickly stepped aside and helped Zhou up. "This old servant only made this trip, and I dare not take credit for it. The rewards have already been delivered to the Princess's residence. Her Majesty said that after the palace is quiet in a few days, she will invite the Princess and her family to come in for a chat."
After delivering the imperial edict, Eunuch Liu did not dare to stay and immediately took his leave.
With the advice of Nanny Hua, Mrs. Hu went to the door with Uncle Wu and stuffed a big purse into Eunuch Liu's hand. Eunuch Liu did not refuse and put it into his sleeve with a smile.
On the way back to the palace, he opened his purse and took a look, and was surprised.
He just wanted to establish a good relationship and didn't want to offend the other party.
But unexpectedly, the princess's eldest sister-in-law was very generous and actually gave her a silver note worth one hundred taels.
Sitting in the carriage on the way to the princess's mansion, Mrs. Hu muttered with a dead heart, "I don't know what went wrong with my brain. I actually put a silver note in there! It's crazy! That's a full hundred taels! I've only been in Beijing for a few days? I haven't learned any good things, but I'm pretty quick at learning to spend money like water..."
She once suspected that she was under a spell because of her eagerness and enthusiasm in stuffing the purse into Eunuch Liu's hands!
"Don't worry, mother. I will definitely find a way to earn the money back for you."
Seeing his mother like this, Ji Mingxuan couldn't help but comfort her, even though he didn't know how to earn money now.
Zhou waved her hand with a domineering attitude: "What are you earning? It's just a hundred taels. I have a thousand taels of gold here, as well as a lot of stuff and fiefdoms. It's more than enough to support a family! You don't have to work, I'll support you!"
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