Yesterday, the Empress learned that the eldest prince had gone to Jinzhou. An Shun has been worried ever since then, with his heart always in his throat, fearing that His Majesty and the Empress would have a major conflict over this matter.
Fortunately, the two did not have a very intense quarrel in the end.
But Anshun naturally wanted to find out how the Queen knew about this.
Today, he finally got all the investigation results in his hands, and only then did he dare to appear before His Majesty.
In order to have enough time to investigate the matter, he also gave Fuquan a lot of benefits and asked Fuquan to help him cover for the shift.
But it's so difficult.
"Your Majesty, I have already investigated. The reason the Empress knew about the eldest prince's trip to Jinzhou the other day was because Princess Ruixi overheard a conversation between two palace maids, and it was Chen Cainu who bribed these two palace maids to spread the news."
An Shun spoke with his body bent.
When Jun Zechen heard Chen Cainu, he had no impression at all.
"Who is Chen Cainu?" Jun Zechen frowned slightly, with a hint of impatience in his tone.
"Chen Cainu is a noble lady of the Shen family in Jinzhou and an old servant of the Eastern Palace. She was demoted to a Cainu by Your Majesty because she poisoned the Empress's palace dress." Anshun explained.
Jun Zechen's brows furrowed even deeper. "What's the grudge between Shen and the Queen?"
Jun Zechen just felt extremely irritated, and now he was becoming more and more annoyed with these women in the palace.
But even though he was the emperor, he couldn't just abandon these women. At least, supporting them was Jun Zechen's responsibility, and it was the only thing Jun Zechen could give them.
This is also where Jun Zechen feels helpless. Although the power of the harem is now in the hands of Yaoyao, there are so many women in the palace, how can he monitor every one of them, let alone a small concubine.
This time he even took advantage of the young princess's worry about her brother. His mind was so meticulous that it was hard to guard against.
He could only deal with these people when they popped up to cause trouble, but he could not fundamentally prevent such things from happening.
Jun Zechen rubbed his eyebrows helplessly, his face full of fatigue.
"I interrogated Shen, and it turns out that the Empress's palace attire was actually made by the guilty concubine Lin. According to Shen, the two of them were close friends. Lin had helped Shen a lot in Jinzhou, so their 'friendship' was truly deep."
Even a "friendship" that Anshun could not understand.
Then he continued, "That's why Shen was willing to act as a sharp blade for Lin and help her get rid of the queen."
"This time, the eldest prince went to Jinzhou, which happened to be the hometown of the Lin and Shen families. Perhaps because of this, they learned of the eldest prince's trip to Jinzhou and, through the princess, revealed the news to the queen."
"What is her purpose?"
Jun Zechen lowered his eyes and muttered to himself, his brows furrowed, his eyes deep and solemn.
Few people in the court knew that the eldest prince had set out for Jinzhou. Everyone only knew that Jun Zechen had assigned a task to the eldest prince, but they did not know that the eldest prince had gone to Jinzhou.
This news was kept strictly secret in the harem.
The only families in the court who are capable of finding out information about the eldest prince and are ambitious are the Yan family and the Chu family.
This Shen told the Queen about this matter, and she obviously knew that he had concealed it from the Queen.
How could a mere concubine obtain so much confidential information?
Therefore, the Shen family is just a small part of the layers of calculations, and there must be someone behind the scenes making plans.
The Yan family was jumping around in the court, but Jun Zechen tolerated it for the time being, because the Yan and Chu families were originally used as training for Jun Yihuan.
But if Concubine Yan were to run around recklessly in the harem, she would be courting death!
An extremely cold look instantly appeared in Jun Zechen's eyes.
"Since Shen has done such a thing, it means she wants to die. Let her do it."
Jun Zechen's expression was calm, but his voice was as cold as if it came from the abyss of Hell.
"Secret guards are stationed over there to monitor Consort Yan at all times. The Empress is pregnant now, and we cannot afford any mishaps. If we find any evidence that Consort Yan is plotting against the Empress, we will immediately imprison her in Yuqing Palace."
Wait until Jun Yihuan has dealt with the Yan family properly before dealing with Yan Zhaoyi.
If we act now, we will definitely alert the enemy.
Kunning Palace.
After being scolded by his father, Jun Jiayue was like an eggplant hit by frost, with his head drooping.
She also knew that she had fallen into someone's trap.
The Queen Mother was pregnant and fainted because of this incident, and even had a miscarriage. It was all because of her stupidity.
Su Jingyao leaned against the head of the bed, and Jun Jiayue lay obediently in her mother's arms like a docile kitten.
"Mother, I was wrong. I shouldn't have abandoned the person you placed by my side. I also fell into someone else's trap, causing you to worry so much about my eldest brother while you were pregnant."
Jun Jiayue's voice was tearful and her face was full of regret.
After saying this, the little hand gently touched the Queen Mother's belly, and then said to the Queen Mother's belly very seriously: "I'm sorry, brother or sister, for scaring you in my belly."
Su Jingyao gently touched Jun Jiayue's hair with a smile as gentle as the spring breeze on her face.
"No one is perfect and Ning An is still young. As long as he is willing to correct his mistakes, that's the best." Su Jingyao's voice was gentle, as if it could heal all the pain.
"But can Ning An tell Mother why you ran away secretly?"
Su Jingyao lowered her head slightly and looked at her daughter in her arms with loving eyes.
"I just think Wei Zixiao is pretty, so I want to get to know her."
After Jun Jiayue finished speaking, her face turned slightly red and she lowered her head a little embarrassedly.
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