"I dare not." Everyone lowered their heads.
The Queen Mother's eyes flashed like lightning. "Well, since I've given you a chance and you still don't admit it, don't blame me for being ruthless."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone came out trembling.
"Your servant is here to help! Your Majesty, I was ordered by Concubine Bao to sprinkle the flowers and plants in the Queen's Palace with the prepared potion. This poison is colorless and odorless, and only affects young children."
A thin palace maid knelt on the ground trembling.
I said a lot all at once.
Concubine Bao's face turned ashen. She pointed at the maid and cursed, "Slave, stop trying to get involved with me. Now that His Majesty sees me disliked, you come and step on me! Tell me, who ordered you to do that?"
As she spoke, she waved her hands and scratched at him, not caring about herself, obviously very angry.
"I and the Queen Mother are here, how can we allow you to be so presumptuous?" The Queen hated Concubine Bao very much. Although she knew that the mastermind behind the incident was probably not Concubine Bao, it was also a fact that she scared Yan Chengyu.
As soon as she scolded her, Concubine Bao stopped.
"Empress Dowager, I am innocent. I have always been honest and dutiful, and I would never do such a thing!" Concubine Bao cried so hard, and her swollen face looked so ugly.
Whenever she said that she was honest and dutiful, Concubine Wen would laugh out loud.
"Sister, when she says that she is honest and dutiful, is that biased?"
Concubine Bao glared at Concubine Wen and said, "Stop kicking someone when they're down!"
She cried and begged the Queen Mother again. The Queen Mother naturally knew that the matter was not that simple.
She rubbed her head and said, "Be quiet, everyone. Are you still acting like concubines of the royal family?"
"Everyone, wait for the results of the palace search. Anyone who dares to make trouble again will be dragged out and beaten."
The palace finally quieted down, and the maid who had complained suddenly pulled out her hairpin and stabbed it at her throat. "I guarantee with my life that every word I say is true!"
Blood gushed out, and a little blood splashed on the queen's face.
The queen seemed unaware of the cold touch.
The Queen Mother chanted "Amitabha" a few times, thankful that Yan Chengyu was not here. She was a winner in the harem struggles, accustomed to seeing blood, and was not afraid.
But the clue was broken.
When the palace maid who was tending to the flowers and plants was dragged out, there was still a smile on her face.
Prince, I can no longer help you...
At this time, the palace search was over, and the person who reported back only said that many curses against the prince were found in Concubine Bao's palace.
Moreover, every piece of paper was written by Concubine Bao.
When Bao Fei saw those papers, she was horrified.
Those were indeed what she said, but they were not written by her!
She turned her head suddenly and looked at the concubines fiercely.
"Is it you? Or you? Who is hiding so deep in my palace?"
The Queen Mother knew this wasn't the final outcome, but the searches throughout the palace were all done with no exceptions. It was only Concubine Bao who was first offended and then cursed.
There is no escaping the charge today.
The Queen Mother did not want the conspiracy behind the scenes to succeed, but there was no other way at the moment.
With the evidence being irrefutable, no one can reverse it.
"Come here, pass on my imperial decree. Concubine Bao is demoted to a concubine and imprisoned in Chuxiu Palace."
The farce ended here, and Concubine Wen felt relieved.
My precious concubine, my precious concubine, let’s see how arrogant you are now.
When all the concubines had left, the Queen Mother took the Queen's hand and said, "Hui Niang, don't think my punishment is too light."
The queen's real name is Jiang Shuhui. The empress dowager has been taking good care of her since she became pregnant, and the two get along very well.
"As for what the Queen Mother has done, I dare not speak carelessly." It means I dare not, not that I cannot.
The Empress Dowager heard this and said nothing more. She just sent someone to report to Emperor Mingxi and went into the side hall to see Yan Chengyu.
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Emperor Mingxi just sat at the top and drank tea. The ministers had their own suspicions and all of them shrank their necks and pretended to be honest.
Emperor Mingxi was not surprised after hearing the news from the Empress Dowager.
Since they dared to take action, the person behind it must have thought of a way out.
But there is nothing in the world that is foolproof, and everything you do will definitely leave traces.
Emperor Mingxi knew very well that this man would reveal his identity one day.
He put down the teacup in his hand and looked down in surprise. "My dear ministers, why are you kneeling? Why won't Wu Zhonghe offer you a seat?"
All the ministers obeyed and did not dare to have any resentment.
"I am now forty-two years old, blessed by heaven to have a crown prince. The birth of the crown prince was reported by auspicious signs from all over the country, which shows that my son is blessed with great fortune." Emperor Mingxi's eyes were heavy, and he suddenly scolded, "But there are always people who covet my position, and some who want to gain the merit of being a dragon's heir. But I want to tell you, unless someone can stab me to death. Otherwise, if I am still alive, anyone who harms my son will be executed along with his entire family."
The ministers bowed their heads to the ground and said, "We dare not, Your Majesty, act tyrannically."
"Is there anything in the world that you dare not do? Prince An, what do you think?" Emperor Mingxi turned his bracelet with a cold look.
Prince An's wealthy figure suddenly trembled. "Your Majesty, I dare not. When the Crown Prince was born, I celebrated with great fanfare and gave silver to the palace. I have no such intention, Your Majesty."
"If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, you can just surround my mansion!"
His voice was sincere, but Emperor Mingxi only hummed and waved his hand to let him return to his seat.
Prince An's back was soaked and cold sweat was running down his forehead, but he sat upright and didn't dare to wipe it off.
"What about you, the prime ministers? You are all of the same blood, and sometimes I can't do anything to you." Emperor Mingxi's eyes turned.
The Lin, Wang, and Zhao families, who were named, felt as if they had been thorned in their sides. They all replied in unison, "We are terrified. We have never done such disloyal and unrighteous things."
They are the most wronged. Everyone knows that Your Majesty's ability to deal with the aristocratic families has reached the pinnacle.
I don't know how many of Your Majesty's people have been placed in the industries they monopolize.
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