lcionline Chapter 252 The Cause of Death of the Second Prince
Chapter 252 The Cause of Death of the Second Prince
Wenfang Hall.
Liu Changzai's body shook, her face full of anger: "I'm not sick! Who said I was sick?! Why did the people in the Jingshifang remove my sign?! I'm not sick!"
The eunuch who came to inform her snorted coldly upon hearing this: "Who cares if you are sick or not? You don't even know your own worth. You have offended someone you shouldn't have offended, and you still want to have a chance to sleep with me? You are just daydreaming here!"
Liu Changzai gritted his teeth, his eyes full of hatred!
She also didn't expect that Concubine Rou was so narrow-minded that she actually deprived her of the right to sleep with him!
"I'm going to see Mr. Wen!"
She offended Concubine Rou because she was working for Concubine Wen. Concubine Wen can't just ignore her!
The personal maid reminded her with an embarrassed look on her face: "My lady, have you forgotten? Noblewoman Wen is still under house arrest. No one can enter Yawen Garden."
"Besides, she has not been cleared of suspicion yet. If you get involved with her at this time, I'm afraid you will get into even more trouble..."
Liu Changzai fell to the ground helplessly, shedding tears of regret...
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Although the emperor was most looking forward to having a child with Shen Zhinian, he had few children, so he was naturally very happy to have a son!
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Concubine Xiao was pretending to be crazy and stupid before, and the emperor was no exception.
But thinking that Concubine Xiao had to resort to this desperate measure because she was too frightened after experiencing the death of the second prince, the emperor did not blame her.
He had exposed the matter, so naturally no one in the harem openly made trouble for Concubine Xiao's pretending to be crazy. They just said that she had recovered from a serious illness.
When the emperor ascended the throne, the imperial edict to confer the title of Concubine Xiao had not yet been issued, so her title as a concubine was somewhat unjustified and unnatural. But now that the emperor has officially called her "Concubine Xiao", her title as a concubine has been confirmed.
The emperor issued an edict, ordering Concubine Xiao to take the third prince away from Gyeongbokgung Palace and allow them to live in the main hall of Chengqian Palace.
Logically speaking, all the concubines in the harem who were not under house arrest should go to Chengqian Palace to congratulate and visit the third prince.
However, Concubine Xiao declined everyone's invitation, saying that she had not yet fully recovered, and only said that she would allow everyone to visit on the day of the Third Prince's full moon ceremony.
No matter how curious everyone was and how much they wanted to find out about her true situation, they had to suppress their curiosity for the time being.
Not only the emperor's rewards, but also the gifts from the concubines in the harem were delivered to Chengqian Palace one after another.
Shen Zhinian has always been cautious, and she specially asked several doctors from the Imperial Medical Bureau to carefully check her gift before sending it.
This way, even if something happens in the future, it won't be blamed on her.
These days, everyone is curious about one question.
Concubine Xiao should have been a concubine when Your Majesty ascended the throne, but now she has only been given an existing position. She has made great contributions by giving birth to the prince, so she will definitely be promoted to a higher position.
Above the position of concubine are the four concubines.
Now, among the four concubines, Xian, Liang, Shu and De, there is only Concubine Liang. I wonder which position Concubine Xiao will be promoted to?
Anyway, the answer will be revealed on the day of the third prince's full moon at the latest, and everyone is waiting quietly.
Little did they know that although the harem seemed calm on the surface, there was actually a huge undercurrent!
Kunning Palace.
Queen Jiang's health deteriorated, and she quickly withered like a withered flower. She was only awake for half an hour out of the twelve hours in a day.
Even so, with such a big thing happening in the harem, Fanghua still had to report to her when she woke up.
"…Noblewoman Wen originally intended to use a non-venomous spider to scare Noblewoman Zhou. If something went wrong, Noblewoman Meng would take the blame. Unexpectedly, we all ignored Concubine Xiao. She placed Xier in Yawen Garden, first replaced the non-venomous spider with a poisonous one, and then said that Noblewoman Wen had instructed her to do it!"
"My queen, Concubine Xiao must be seeking revenge on us. Back then, the Second Prince..."
Queen Jiang now even had difficulty speaking, but she still gritted her teeth and said, "Shut up!"
"It was the Second Prince who was greedy. When he saw a palace servant holding broad beans, he insisted on eating them. What does it have to do with us if he choked to death?!"
Fang Hua's body trembled slightly: "Your Majesty is right... It was the careless nurse who served the Second Prince that caused him to eat the broad beans by mistake. It has nothing to do with us..."
"But Concubine Xiao is now at the peak of her career. It won't be long before she is promoted to the fourth concubine, and she has a prince by her side. She always thinks that the death of the second prince is related to us..."
"Your Majesty, your condition is getting worse, and Lady Wen is still under house arrest. I'm afraid we are no match for her! We must think of a solution..."
A cold light flashed across Queen Jiang's cloudy eyes: "Concubine Xiao always feels that it was me who ordered the palace servants to lead away the people serving the Second Prince, and then lured him with broad beans, which led to his choking to death."
"Little did they know that Concubine Liu was also nearby that day! She watched the Second Prince choke and suffocate, but she didn't call for help, let alone go to help."
"If I am the murderer, then Concubine Liu is an accomplice! Tell someone to tell Concubine Xiao about this, so that she knows that I am not the only one who has an enemy!"
As long as Concubine Liu can divert some of Concubine Xiao's firepower, Concubine Wen will be safe temporarily.
Fanghua said respectfully: "Yes!"
Queen Jiang had become like this, but she still had to make plans with all her might. She had exhausted all her strength and closed her eyes again.
Fanghua stretched out her fingers tremblingly and probed under her nose as she had done several times before. Seeing that Queen Jiang was still breathing, Fanghua breathed a sigh of relief.
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Yongshou Palace.
Concubine Liu's cold has recovered, but her mood is even worse.
Although Concubine Xiao was favored by the emperor when she was in the palace, she was not comparable to her. Concubine Liu did not take Concubine Xiao seriously until she gave birth to the second prince.
Why did she give birth to a daughter? Concubine Xiao, who was inferior to her in every way, was able to give birth to a son, overshadowing her? !
Concubine Liu was arrogant and looked disdainful, but she couldn't control the jealousy in her heart.
But she never attacked the Second Prince, not because she had good intentions, but because she was afraid that if she did something evil and His Majesty knew about it, His Majesty would no longer love her...
Until that day, she saw the Second Prince choked by something, his little face turned red, and there was no palace servant serving him.
Concubine Liu subconsciously wanted to step forward, but at that moment, jealousy and evil thoughts prevailed.
She chose to watch coldly and then left.
When the second prince was found, it was already too late to save him.
Concubine Liu kept comforting herself that this matter had nothing to do with her and her hands were still clean!
She had originally forgotten all these things until Concubine Xiao reappeared in everyone's sight, which brought back Concubine Liu's memories.
"...That bitch Concubine Xiao, she's really lucky! The second prince died, and she gave birth to the third prince! Why don't I have such a good life as her? I only gave birth to a useless princess!"
The eldest princess walked in at some point, pouting, her big eyes filled with tears: "Is Yun'er useless in mother's heart..."