lcionline Chapter 216 Dead
Chapter 216 Dead
Yao Wanyi was not someone who couldn't read Gu Shijin's expressions. It was obvious that Gu Shijin didn't want to pay attention to her, so she didn't go forward to disturb him.
"Mother." The fourth prince threw himself into Gu Shijin's arms and looked around. "Mother, what are we doing here? Aren't we going to look for Father?"
Gu Shijin touched the Fourth Prince's head and comforted him, "We will go find your father in a while. Now your mother has something to deal with."
"Oh." The fourth prince nodded ignorantly.
Gu Shijin turned his head to look at the Third Prince again. He didn't know what the Third Prince was thinking. He was very well-behaved in the nanny's arms. When he saw Gu Shijin looking at him, he smiled at Gu Shijin, which made Gu Shijin so cute.
This scene was also seen by Concubine Wang and the Yuan sisters. The three of them had different expressions in their eyes, but none of them had good intentions.
The four people failed to wait for Xiao Linzi and the others to return, but instead waited for another person.
"What are you doing? Standing here?"
"Your concubine greets Concubine Rong." Concubine Yao and the other two bowed when they saw Concubine Rong coming over with the eldest prince.
Gu Shijin also stood up, and the two of them bowed to each other.
"Concubine Jin is here too." Concubine Rong looked as if she had just seen it.
Gu Shijin didn’t want to pay attention to her. Her figure was the most obvious here, and Concubine Rong was not blind, so how could she not see it?
"Yes, Concubine Rong brought the eldest prince out to play?" Gu Shijin asked.
"Yes." Concubine Rong nodded and patted the eldest prince's head. "The eldest prince is taking a day off today. It's a rare good weather. I will take him out for a walk."
Speaking of the eldest prince, the smile on Concubine Rong's face became obviously much more sincere.
"What are you sisters doing here?" Rong Fei asked.
This time, Gong Gu Shijin did not explain, but Concubine Wang explained it herself.
"I heard from Concubine Wang that Sister Jinfei's eunuch has been in there for a while. Why don't we let the eunuchs around me go and take another look." Concubine Rong said.
This was exactly what Gu Shijin wanted. She was a little worried because Xiao Linzi hadn't come out.
Gu Shijin nodded and said, "Then I'll trouble Sister Rongfei."
But before Rong Fei's eunuch had gone far, they saw Xiao Linzi and others carrying two people out.
Seeing this, Gu Shijin quickly covered the Fourth Prince's eyes. The nanny holding the Third Prince saw Gu Shijin's actions and quickly covered the Third Prince's eyes as well.
Gu Shijin nodded secretly when he saw her actions. He was a smart man.
"Xingzhu, take the third prince and the fourth prince to Chengqian Palace first." Gu Shijin didn't want the children to be exposed to the dirty things in the palace too early, so it would be better to take them away.
Although Xingzhu was a little worried about Gu Shijin, she also knew that it would be bad for the two children to stay here. It would be bad if they were frightened.
"Yes, ma'am."
When Concubine Rong saw this, her eyes flickered and she said, "Sister Jinfei, can you bring the eldest prince with you?"
Gu Shijin: “…”
"Sure, Xingzhu, you can take the eldest prince with you." Anyway, it's not far from here to Chengqian Palace, and we will meet people along the way, so there is no need to worry about any accidents.
Moreover, Gu Shijin was always tolerant towards children, not to mention that the eldest prince himself was a well-behaved child.
Concubine Rong bent down and touched the eldest prince's head, saying, "Then you and your two brothers should go and play with father."
The eldest prince was in his teens and knew enough about the affairs of the palace to know what was going on. He also knew that his mother was not just doing this for him, but he really didn't want to stay here, so he said, "Okay, mother."
"Thank you, Sister Jinfei."
After the children left, Gu Shijin looked at Xiao Linzi and motioned to him to speak.
"My ladies and gentlemen, when I went there, I found the bodies of two palace maids in a well. It took some time to salvage them." Xiao Linzi said.
Concubine Wang's eyes had been red since Xiao Linzi came back. At this moment, she was standing in front of a palace maid, silently shedding a few tears.
This should be her personal maid.
"Lady Wang, is this your personal maid?" Although he had guessed it, Gu Shijin still asked another question.
"Empress Jin, she is my personal maid. Please help me." Concubine Wang cried.
Gu Shijin was a little annoyed by her crying, but since she was just being affectionate and righteous, she couldn't say anything.
"Who is this? Does anyone know her?" Gu Shijin asked, pointing at another dead palace maid.
The palace maid's face looked miserable, with slap marks on both sides of her face. Her face was swollen to the height of a finger, and it was obvious that she had been abused.
Because of this, the maid's face could not be seen clearly for a moment. Everyone looked at each other, as if they didn't know what was going on.
"Your Majesty, this palace maid looks a bit like Concubine Wen's personal maid." Finally, Xiao Linzi spoke up.
Xiao Linzi often helped Gu Shijin inquire about the news in various palaces. He knew many people and had some impressions of each concubine's personal maid.
When Yao Wanyi heard that it was Concubine Wen's personal maid, she stepped forward to take a look, then covered her mouth and took two steps back, "It really is Concubine Wen's personal maid."
Among this group of people, only Yao Wanyi, Shu Wanyi and Wenpin have intersections.
Gu Shijin nodded. The death of two palace maids was no small matter, and she did not want to take the blame on herself. She said, "Xiao Linzi, carry these two people up and follow me to the Queen's Palace. Let's leave this matter to the Queen to decide."
Although Concubine Rong entered the palace earlier than Gu Shijin, Gu Shijin had the right to assist in managing the six palaces, so it was difficult for the others to object after she said that.
So a group of people went to Fengyi Palace again.
Shangguan Yan had obviously received the news early on. When they arrived, Shangguan Yan was already sitting in the main hall waiting for them.
"Your humble concubine/your humble concubine pays respects to Her Majesty the Queen, may Her Majesty be blessed with good health and good health."
"Everyone get up."
"What's going on?" Shangguan Yan frowned, his tone very dissatisfied.
It makes sense. Two palace maids died, and they were both personal maids of concubines. If the matter was not handled properly, it would easily cause panic among people.
The one who knew the whole story best was Concubine Wang. Concubine Wang said, "Your Majesty, this is what happened. Today, I went to stroll in the Imperial Garden, but ended up walking a long way. I accidentally heard a scream, so I asked my personal maid to go over and take a look. Unexpectedly, ..."
What Wang Guiren said was almost the same as what she told Gu Shijin. There was no difference. Anyway, the whole thing had nothing to do with her. But whether it had anything to do with her was still in doubt. She was the only one there at that time, and no one knew what she did.
Shangguan Yan didn't say anything after hearing this, but looked at Gu Shijin instead.
"Jin Fei."
Gu Shijin had a bad feeling about the Queen calling her at this time, "Your Majesty the Queen."
"Princess Jin, since the emperor has asked you to help manage the six palaces, you can handle this kind of thing yourself in the future. You don't have to ask me for everything."