Chapter 95: Rage
Emperor Yuan Yong first ordered Dong Zhi: "Send Concubine Bai back and put her under house arrest for ten days. Also, do not allow anyone to neglect her."
The concubines were stunned, wondering what was wrong with the emperor? He ordered her to be confined but also demanded that she not be neglected, so what was his real attitude?
Concubine Shu and the other quick-witted ones had already figured it out. Perhaps Concubine Chen had interceded for Concubine Bai? I hadn't realized it, but what a deep sisterly bond...
While Dong Zhi agreed to obey the order, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Concubine Bai is really lucky. Even at this time, Concubine Chen still remembers to plead for mercy... Otherwise, she doesn't know how long she will kneel outside and what punishment she will suffer afterwards!
Although she was also a victim in this incident, who could blame her for being safe and sound while the person dearest to the emperor was injured and almost died?
If the emperor doesn't vent his anger on her, who else will he vent his anger on?
No one knew that if Xu Lanshan had not had the flexibility and lightness that the system had previously given her, she would have dodged the dagger in Concubine Song's hand as quickly as lightning, and the knife would have hit her heart exactly!
Emperor Yuan Yong glanced at the concubines and said, "Go to Fengwu Palace. What are you all doing here? No one is allowed to disturb Concubine Chen for a while, and you don't need to bring anything. Remember this?"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Let's go!"
"yes!"
In Fengwu Palace, Emperor Yuan Yong took his seat, and the Empress knelt down, saying, "I am guilty, Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
Emperor Yuan Yong sneered, "Empress, how many times have you apologized? I didn't even know when you were so careless that you ended up like this! How could a commoner like Song have such a dangerous thing? How did that thing get into the harem? If there's that thing, are there other things? Empress, how on earth do you manage to be an empress?"
Emperor Yuan Yong became angrier and angrier as he spoke. He kicked over the high table beside the couch, and the furnishings on it shattered to the ground.
"Your Majesty..." The Queen's face was pale, and cold sweat was dripping down her back.
All the concubines knelt down in fear.
The emperor's words were the truth. If even the Song family was able to secretly obtain such a murder weapon, what about the others? Besides the dagger, what else did they have? It wasn't just the murder weapon, was there poison? Or something else?
Isn't this a mess in the harem...
Everyone is in danger!
Who can say that what happened to Noble Lady Chen today won't happen to me someday? It's hard to say whether I'll have the same luck as Noble Lady Chen then!
The concubines who had originally been gloating over Xu Lanshan's misfortune suddenly became nervous and frightened.
The queen obviously thought of this as well, which made her even more frightened.
"Your Majesty, I will investigate this matter thoroughly and will not show any leniency! It was my fault that I allowed such items to be found in the palace. I beg your Majesty to search the entire palace thoroughly! I beg Your Majesty to forgive me this time..."
Emperor Yuan Yong sneered, "I may forgive you once or twice, but I won't forgive you every time. From today on, I order Consort Shu and Consort Yu to assist in the six palaces and thoroughly investigate this matter. Search every place carefully!"
The queen's face turned pale, but she didn't dare to beg anymore.
"Yes, I obey your order..."
Concubine Shu and Concubine Yu were secretly delighted. Although they dared not show it at this moment, their tone of thanks was a little lighter: "Your Majesty, I obey your order. Thank you for your grace!"
Emperor Yuan Yong sneered, stood up and left.
The queen and the concubines were all confused.
The concubines looked at each other in bewilderment. The emperor didn't even call for them to get up. Should they continue kneeling or stand up?
The Queen slowly stood up, holding Nanny Yan's hand, and sat down. She was silent for a moment, then glanced coldly at the concubines before saying, "Everyone, stand up!"
Concubine Lian curled her lips and rolled her eyes secretly. What are you pretending for? You still got scolded by the emperor? It's a pity that Xu Lanshan is so lucky that she can't die...
"You've all seen and heard this. This matter not only concerns Consort Chen, but also the entire harem. If you come forward and confess your guilt, you might be able to save your life. Otherwise, you will face the death penalty! It will bring disaster to your parents and relatives! It will be too late to regret it then!"
The concubines bowed their heads and listened to the instructions.
The Queen sneered, "Everyone, go back to your own palaces and stay here obediently. Keep your servants under control and don't go out! If I find you, don't blame me for questioning you! Go!"
"Yes, I'll take my leave!"
The concubines were frightened, but they dared not disobey and retreated obediently.
After they all left, Queen Fang Feng's body went limp and she almost fell down.
She has lost all her face today!
"Investigate, I will investigate thoroughly!"
She knew that although the palace was isolated from the outside world, there were still channels for communication between the inside and the outside. The concubines, the eunuchs, and even the young palace maids and eunuchs, as long as they could afford the money, could purchase objects from outside the palace through these channels.
Of course, not everyone knows about this channel, only a few people know about it.
Because even if they bought things from the palace, the servants naturally knew what could and could not be sent in. They were only seeking wealth, and if something they shouldn't have brought into the palace, if something went wrong, there was no guarantee they wouldn't be implicated. In that case, not only would they not make money, they might even lose their lives!
Therefore, the queen turned a blind eye and did not do much about it.
Who would have thought that something so audacious as the Song family would happen...
Although it has not yet been determined whether the murder weapon in Song's hand was sent in through this pipeline, it is obvious that this pipeline cannot be retained any longer.
The first thing the Queen did was to issue an imperial decree to wipe out all those who controlled the communication channel between the inside and outside of the palace. No one was left out. They were all arrested and interrogated, and the homes of all those involved were also raided.
Unexpectedly, that night, a eunuch in charge, a female steward, and two young eunuchs committed suicide.
That night, it was discovered during the interrogation of Concubine Song that she had accidentally learned about this channel and had paid a large sum of money to buy such a dagger.
The queen was extremely angry. She never expected that all the people involved had died beforehand!
Concubine Song was tortured and interrogated for an entire night. She was asked many questions over and over again, and it was finally confirmed that she did not lie.
She had indeed overheard someone talking about this pipe, and because she blamed Concubine Chen for her fall from favor, she was desperate and wanted to take revenge!
She didn't see clearly at the time and didn't remember who said it.
The Empress reported to Emperor Yuan Yong that the truth had been revealed, and she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Emperor Yuan Yong sneered. His harem was becoming increasingly interesting. Who knew how many monsters and demons were hidden there? Concubine Song, filled with hatred, had become a knife in someone else's hand!
The funny thing is, she doesn't even know who is taking advantage of her.
"Your Majesty, does Song want to be... executed?"
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