Chapter 141 Questioning
"My Lady Defei, do you dare to repeat what you just said to the Fourth Prince in front of me?"
Zichang looked at Defei with hatred. Their queen had passed away now, yet she still had to endure such slander. If she had not still had reason and cared about hierarchy, Zichang would have wanted to go up and tear Defei's mouth apart.
De Fei looked at Zi Chang who was questioning her, and her expression changed again and again, "How dare you! I am a concubine, how can I allow a slave like you to speak nonsense here?"
Zichang was not afraid at all and took a step forward. Even if she died, she would not allow Concubine De to slander their queen in front of the Fourth Prince. "Concubine De, you dare not answer the questions of a small servant like me. Is it because you feel guilty?"
Defei looked at the aggressive Zichang, then glanced at Yuying who was supporting her from behind, and a trace of indignation flashed through her heart.
Why could Concubine Jin, who was also a concubine, break into her Yonghe Palace so ostentatiously?
But she also knew in her heart that it was Kangxi who gave her the confidence.
Defei now hated even the absent Kangxi. In the past, it was Tong Jia who showed off in front of her, but now it was Concubine Jin.
"I'm not wrong! Isn't it that Tong Jia hates me for getting pregnant after only sleeping with me once or twice, while she couldn't get pregnant after being in the palace for many years?"
"You are talking nonsense! Although our queen doesn't like the concubines in the palace, she has always loved the emperor's children. Queen Defei, have you forgotten that you had morning sickness and it was only after our queen found a prescription for you that your morning sickness got better?"
"That's because she has taken a fancy to the child in my belly!"
"Your Majesty does need a child, but didn't you agree to that? You were also willing to exchange a child for a concubine position, right?" Zishang looked at Concubine De steadily.
De Fei took a few steps back, "No, no, I have no choice!"
"Yes! I have no choice!" Defei looked at Yinzhen fiercely, as if she was looking at a life-saving straw, "Yinzhen, don't listen to her nonsense. Mother didn't mean to give you up. Please believe me, okay?"
"You know what? I can't stay in Chengqian Palace for even a moment. If it weren't for Tong Jia's pressure, I wouldn't have given up my child just to get out."
"Empress Defei, you hate our queen for taking your child away, but don't you know? In this palace, you, a concubine, have no right to raise a child! Even if our queen doesn't take the Fourth Prince away, you can't keep him!" Zishang broke Concubine De's fantasy.
"Since you can't even keep him, how can you say 'steal' him?" Zichang looked at Concubine De coldly, "Do you really only hate our queen for adopting the Fourth Prince?"
Defei stared at Zishang, speechless.
Then, as if she suddenly realized something, she said, "Yinzhen! You heard everything, right? You are my child, and you were adopted by Tong Jia!"
"Good boy, come here quickly and come to your mother." Concubine De stretched out her hand towards Yinzhen.
No, you really want it directly?
Yuying, who had heard enough of the drama, stepped forward and said, "Sister Defei, it's not right for you to rob him openly like this. The emperor himself said that the Fourth Prince would be raised by me."
Defei turned a deaf ear and just kept asking Yinzhen to come to her side.
Yinzhen ignored Defei and looked at Zishang. Defei had just said so much, but he didn't believe it. How could he not be his mother's child? His mother was so good to him.
But now the facts were right before his eyes, and he could no longer cover his ears and deny it.
Zishang looked at Yinzhen and felt sad, "Fourth Prince... your servant..."
"No need to say more!" Yinzhen's mind was in a mess at the moment, "Aunt, let's go." Leave Yonghe Palace and go anywhere.
When Yuying heard Yinzhen calling her, she looked at Concubine De who treated her as nothing. She decided to agree to Yinzhen's request first.
As for Concubine De, let Kangxi come back and clean up this mess himself.
Yuying led a group of people to come with great fanfare and left with great fanfare.
Only Defei was left shouting in vain behind them.
"Yinzhen! Come back!"
"I am your mother, you cannot deny me!!"
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Yuying led Yinzhen all the way out of the gate of Yonghe Palace, followed by dozens of people from Yongshou Palace. Those who didn't know what Yuying was doing might have wondered what she was doing.
"Okay, Zishang, it's a rare opportunity for you to see Xiaosi. If you have anything to say to Xiaosi, or if you have any questions to ask, just go and talk to him yourselves." Yuying acted like a hands-off boss.
"Yes, thank you, aunt."
"Thank you, Empress Jin."
"Oh, by the way, don't forget to go back to Yongshou Palace for dinner after we finish chatting. Xiaoba just told me about Xiaosi. Do you have something to tell me?" Yuying said to Yinzhen.
Yinzhen looked at Yuying's face, which had the same expression as always, especially when he heard Xiaoba actually speak for him.
He thought that Xiao Ba was so angry just now that he would definitely not want to mention him again, but he didn't expect Xiao Ba to...
At this moment, Yinzhen's confusion was finally sorted out, "Yes, aunt."
Yinzhen took Su Peisheng and followed Zishang towards Chengqian Palace.
Yuying looked at the backs of the three people.
"Your Majesty, shall we go back to the palace?" Lu Chen asked.
"Well, let's go." Yuying took Luchen's hand and went towards Yongshou Palace.
Before Yuying returned to Yongshou Palace, the news that Concubine Jin had taken people to Yonghe Palace and snatched the Fourth Prince back spread throughout the six palaces.
After hearing the whole story, the first thought that came to everyone's mind was: Is Concubine De crazy? Is she dissatisfied with her long-term position as a concubine?
In Yonghe Palace, after everyone had left, Jinzhu, who was pale, came forward cautiously, knelt on the ground, and began to apologize: "Your Majesty! It's all my fault. I shouldn't have brought the Fourth Prince in..."
Defei turned a deaf ear to Jinzhu's crying and just looked at the gate of Yonghe Palace in despair.
“My queen…”
Seeing that Concubine De seemed to be stunned, Jinzhu spoke again in a sad tone.
Defei finally regained her senses. She grabbed Jinzhu's hand and asked in panic, "Jinzhu, what should I do? Yinzhen doesn't recognize me. It must be Tong Jia's instigation!"
"Your Majesty, please wake up! Let's think about what to do when the emperor returns!"
"What should I do now that the Emperor is back? What should I do?" De Fei murmured, "I am the Fourth Prince's biological mother. The Emperor can't just ignore the Fourth Prince's reputation, right?"
"Jinzhu, don't be afraid. We will be fine." It is unclear whether Defei was comforting herself or Jinzhu.
"Will it really be so? Your Majesty..." Jinzhu's tone was full of uncertainty.
Perhaps it was just like when it rains it pours. Before Defei could react, news came from the front line that Kangxi had returned triumphantly.
Kangxi will arrive at the Forbidden City at noon tomorrow at the latest.
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