Chapter 315 Rumors
Rong Ye asked, "Who harmed the little prince?"
"The murderer was the young maidservant beside the Concubine Dowager. She has committed suicide."
Rong Ye felt strange: "Why would the little maidservant beside the Concubine Dowager want to kill the little prince? This doesn't make sense."
"This is what I heard when I left the palace. I don't know what the situation is like now."
"Go to the palace immediately."
As soon as they arrived at the palace gate, many ministers looked at him strangely, as if they suspected that he had killed the little prince.
Zhang Gelao took the lead and stepped forward to salute: "Your Majesty."
Rong Ye dismounted: "Lord."
The two people's frank conversation attracted many people to look at them.
Zhang Ge Lao whispered, "I just received news that the Concubine Dowager has just hanged herself in the palace and admitted that she ordered the young palace maid to kill the little prince."
Rong Ye nodded. Some things didn't need to be said explicitly. Both of them knew that the throne was already his.
They soon arrived at the Council Hall. Nanny Chang was waiting for him at the hall door. When she saw Rong Ye, she hurried forward and said, "Your Highness, Your Highness, the Queen Mother is...not well!"
Rong Ye turned and looked at Lord Zhang: "Lord, I will take my leave first."
Zhang Ge Lao: "The Empress Dowager's health is the most important thing."
Rong Ye and Nanny Chang walked towards Shoukang Palace.
"What did the imperial physician say?"
"When the Empress Dowager heard that the little prince had passed away, she couldn't bear the shock and vomited blood and fainted. The imperial physician said it was caused by anger."
"Tell me the truth about what happened when the Queen Dowager killed the little prince."
Nanny Chang didn't dare to hide it and cried, "It's all because of Concubine Wang. I didn't expect this old vicious woman to be so cruel. She hid for many years and dealt a fatal blow to the Queen Mother."
Rong Ye: “Madame Chang, please get to the point.
Nanny Chang paused in her sobs and wiped away her tears: "It was Concubine Wang who killed the little prince. The Empress Dowager couldn't bear the blow and vomited blood."
Rong Ye saw that she was still avoiding the important issues and said bluntly:
"I heard that Concubine Wang often worships Buddha in the cold palace all year round. Why did she choose to kill the little prince at this time?"
When Nanny Chang stopped talking, Rong Ye knew that there was something hidden, probably something that was not favorable to the Empress Dowager, otherwise Nanny Chang would not have kept silent.
Many imperial doctors surrounded Shoukang Palace. Nanny Chang arranged two trusted palace maids to guard the empress dowager at all times to prevent anyone as reckless as Concubine Dowager Wang from murdering her.
When they saw Madam Chang, they said respectfully, "Madam, the Empress Dowager hasn't woken up yet."
The imperial physician saw Rong Ye coming and bowed, saying, "Your Highness."
"No need to be polite. How is the Empress Dowager?"
Doctor Li said, "Your Majesty's breath got stuck in her heart, and her anger took over, causing her to fall into a coma. We have prescribed a prescription, and you should be able to wake up after taking it."
Rong Ye: "Thank you, all the imperial doctors."
"It is what we, the ministers, should do."
Nanny Chang felt even more sad when she saw that Shoukang Palace suddenly had a backbone after Prince Liang came.
Why is the young lady's life so miserable? Her most beloved eldest son and little grandson passed away one after another.
Now everything depends on the second young master who was once criticized as the nemesis.
Nanny Chang thought in horror, could it be that the fortune-telling was wrong, and the eldest son is the nemesis of the Empress?
If this is true, it is really fate.
Rong Ye didn't know what Nanny Chang was thinking, so he asked:
"Madame Chang, where is the little prince's body?"
"The body is with Concubine Li Shufei. Concubine Shufei has gone crazy and won't allow anyone to touch the little prince's body. The servants don't dare to touch it without permission."
Suddenly, a palace maid came to report: "Madame Chang, Concubine Li Shu has fainted. Her servant Xiaozhi is here to call for the imperial physician!"
Rong Ye ordered, "Doctor Li, please come with me."
Doctor Li, who was called upon, immediately picked up his medicine box and followed the young palace maid out.
The palace was in chaos. The Queen Mother and Concubine Li were both unconscious, the little prince died again, and Concubine Wang committed suicide.
Two people died and two were injured, and the people in the palace were in panic.
Xie Shuangbai has witnessed the power of gossip in the past few days. He has heard several versions of rumors in the house.
There are some true and some false, and some that are half true and half false.
He disguised himself today and planned to go to the teahouse to listen to the excitement.
He took Rong Wu out quietly. Rong Ye's house was in a good location. There was a big teahouse just a short walk away.
The two did not go to the private room, but found an inconspicuous place on the first floor, ordered a pot of tea and a few plates of snacks, and listened to the storyteller talk about the recent "big things".
Who would have thought that before the storyteller even started, the audience below had already started to think wildly.
Xie Shuangbai pricked up his ears to listen to a man beside him say, "Have you heard about what happened in the palace recently?"
A young man ate a peanut and said, "The whole city knows about this!" He asked curiously, "Do you have any new news?"
The man waved, and several people gathered together. He said, "Let me tell you, the death of the young prince and the coma of the queen mother and Concubine Li were all planned by the Prince of Liang."
Xie Shuangbai spat out a mouthful of tea when he heard this.
The man next to him seemed to sense something and turned to look at Xie Shuangbai: "My dear, do you have any different opinions?"
Xie Shuangbai wiped his mouth and said, "No, no, brothers, please continue!"
The man who spread the rumor thought he had some shocking secret to share, but who knew he was just interrupting? He glanced at him and turned away to continue "sharing secrets" with his companions.
The older brother who was listening attentively like Xie Shuangbai also joined in their sharing:
"You are wrong. The reason why Concubine Wang killed the little prince is because the Queen Mother killed Concubine Wang's son more than ten years ago."
The young man looked at the eldest brother who had just come in and said, "This gentleman, please listen carefully. Otherwise, why did the Queen Dowager endure for decades before taking action, and she hit the vital part right away!"
The man next to him said mysteriously, "My third uncle's younger brother's son is in the Imperial Hospital." He looked around and whispered, "I heard that the Queen Mother had a terminal illness and knew she didn't have much time left, so she killed the little prince."
The young man continued, “So Concubine Wang has always held a grudge against the Queen Mother, and has been sitting in the cold palace waiting for the opportunity to take revenge.
The Queen Mother was desperate for the young prince to ascend the throne, so Concubine Wang simply extinguished the Queen Mother's last hope."
He sighed, "Women are truly the most vicious. They've waited for decades just to get revenge. So, if you want to offend anyone, don't offend women or villains!"
Several men nodded in unison.
Xie Shuangbai sat for a while and found that it was still the same boring talk.
He found it boring, so he left the tea money and went back with Rong Wu.
Just as Xie Shuangbai arrived at the door of his house, Rong Ye also returned from the palace.
He had lost a lot of weight these days, and Xie Shuangbai hurried to meet him.
Rong Ye saw that he had just returned and asked, "He went out?"
"Well, let's see what people are saying outside."
Rong Ye: "It's just some nonsense."
Xie Shuangbai smiled and said, "Indeed, everyone says that you are the one behind all this. Some believe it, while others think it's ridiculous."
"Let them."
Rong Ye grabbed Xie Shuangbai's hand and asked, "Why is it so cold?"
Xie Shuangbai adjusted the hat on his head. He didn't feel that he was not wearing enough.
"I just have a low body temperature, but I'm not really cold!"
"That's not to be taken lightly! It's my fault for being too busy these days. It's cold outside, let's go inside and talk."
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