As for who actually poisoned his stepmother, Shang Changge has had some clues over this period of time.
She suspected it was Ge Yunshu; her brother, a handsome man, had ascended the throne, and she was now visiting the palace more frequently.
I went to the Imperial Hospital several times to ask questions, and I also questioned the people in my mother's palace.
Several clues were obtained in total:
The first point is that the Empress Dowager started drinking beauty-enhancing flower tea around the time Ge Yunshu was summoned to the palace by the old emperor.
Secondly, the flower tea was first drunk by a concubine in the harem, and it was found that the concubine was a subordinate of the Imperial Concubine.
Thirdly, the Imperial Concubine also drank it, as did several other concubines from her faction, but they were all fine, which benefited the Empress Dowager.
Fourthly, the cheap drinker's mother drank it for quite some time without any problems, only occasionally feeling tired.
However, after her wedding to Xiao Ji was brought forward, she suddenly fell ill with the poison and never recovered.
In conclusion, the answer is quite clear.
The poison originated from Ge Yunshu; the person who poisoned the Empress Dowager was the Imperial Concubine.
The ultimate boss, or mastermind, is most likely the old emperor, who instructs the imperial concubine to obey him.
The old emperor was very shrewd.
This is something Shang Changge has to admit.
If it weren't for the map of the palace's secret passages provided by Jing Xiuming, it's hard to say whether their attempt to force the emperor to abdicate that night would have succeeded.
She only learned a few days ago from Duoming and Zhuihun that the fighting inside and outside the palace gates that night was extremely fierce.
However,
Neither Xiao Ji nor the beauty's younger brother mentioned a single word about what happened inside and outside the palace gates that night.
Neither of them wanted her to worry, and she understood that; she was touched.
Qingyao: "Once the news spreads in a few days, the marriage between you, Princess, and the General can be discussed again!"
Qingyao didn't know what her master was thinking. All Qingyao knew was that her princess and the general were finally going to get married!
After Mi Chan's persuasion and more than half a year of observation, the little girl's views and attitudes toward Xiao Ji have completely changed.
Sister Mi Chan is right. It doesn't matter whether the General's reputation is terrible or not. What matters is that the General is genuinely good to the Princess.
Through her observation, the general was indeed good to the princess, often even more attentive and considerate than she, his personal maid.
Since the general is truly kind to the princess, and the princess also likes the general,
No matter how cruel and ruthless the general's methods were, she still considered him a good person.
Qingyao's sense of right and wrong:
Those who are kind to the princess are considered good people, while those who are unkind to the princess are considered evil people.
Shang Changge stretched, clearing her mind of the complicated people and events in her head, and got out of bed.
He stood still with his feet on the carpet, arms outstretched, letting Qingyao tidy his clothes for him.
Squinting, she stared at the exquisitely carved, intricately patterned, and priceless gold screen, her full, crimson lips parted slightly:
"Not so fast, at least until the end of the year."
Qingyao couldn't understand. If the princess said that she could understand it three years later because of the national mourning, why was it at the end of the year?
Qingyao really wanted to know, but she refrained from asking.
Shang Changge had no intention of offering an explanation, as for the reason...
Naturally, to be on the safe side, the best option is to wait until the stepmother is critically ill and then bring up the marriage again through her.
Otherwise, if the marriage is brought up again in the first half of the year, the Empress Dowager's health will deteriorate in the second half of the year, and she will eventually pass away.
What is the point of that beautiful younger brother going to all this trouble to clear things up for her and Xiao Ji? Just for nothing?
"Tsk!"
When Shang Changge thought about how troublesome her marriage with General Xiao had been, she couldn't help but curse the old emperor in her heart.
hateful!
Qingyao only helped Shang Changge with dressing; washing and other grooming tasks were done by other maids.
It wasn't anything important, so Qingyao didn't have to do everything herself.
Before Qingyao could leave the bedchamber to greet the other maids, Shang Changge stopped her and gave her instructions:
"Ask your Mi Chan if she knows where her brother is. I want to see him."
She had to ask Jing Xiuming one thing, no, two things.
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