nashuaworldcup Chapter 928 Trouble Again
Chapter 928 Trouble Again
"What kind of trouble has he caused? It's still uncertain who will be the crown prince in the future. Everyone says that the emperor dotes on the queen, so why didn't even the emperor make Queen Jiang's son the crown prince? Isn't this obvious? It's still uncertain who will win or lose in the future. Maybe my sister's son will have that fate, and we uncles will also benefit from it."
When Mrs. Song heard this, she also thought it was possible. She hugged the bottles and jars in her hands tightly and was so happy that she couldn't let go. If her grandson became the prince, the Song family would be different! By then, the whole family would ascend to heaven and become rich and noble.
Dong'er glanced at the palace gate and saw it was right in front of her. She quickly stopped the carriage and asked them to get off. "Madam and Master, please leave the palace quickly. Remember what the Queen said to you. Don't talk about things that don't exist. You will be beheaded."
When they heard that they were going to be beheaded, they stopped.
The next moment they got off the carriage they were surrounded by a group of Royal Guards: "Stop."
For a moment, several people didn't dare to say a word and hid behind Dong'er like mice. They were also good at talking in private, but if they really encountered something, they had no other real ability except to hide.
Dong'er was also startled. Seeing that it was the newly appointed commander of the Imperial Guards, Lord Shangguan, she quickly said, "I am Dong'er from Concubine Shu's palace. I greet you, Commander Shangguan. These are the family members of Concubine Shu. I was ordered to escort them out of the palace because they drank too much."
Shangguan Li said, "So you are one of Concubine Shu's family members. I have been ordered to apprehend the thieves. Miss Dong'er, please make way."
After he finished speaking, he ordered people to get on the car and search it. Dong'er didn't know what was going on with the Royal Guards. Since the Queen was fine, it meant that there should be no trouble tonight!
Mrs. Song was still clutching the palace porcelain in her arms. Seeing this, the guards pulled it out of her hands and handed it to Shangguan Li: "Your Excellency, this is something from the palace."
Shangguan Li said, "You dare to steal things from the palace, take them away."
Mrs. Song was stunned for a moment and quickly explained, "Your Excellency has misunderstood. I am your Concubine Song's biological mother. This porcelain vase was given to me by Concubine Shu. I did not steal it!"
Shangguan Li didn't listen to her explanation at all. "A large amount of gold, silver and treasures were lost in the palace. Until the matter is thoroughly investigated, the palace gates are sealed and no one is allowed to enter or leave."
Commander Shangguan personally went to the palace gate to give the order, so even if Dong'er wanted to bribe with money, there was nothing she could do.
Mrs. Song had never thought that taking her daughter's things would be considered stealing. She was terrified and quickly explained, "Sir, we didn't steal anything from the palace. It was really a misunderstanding."
Shangguan Li didn't listen to their explanation. Madam Song whispered to Dong'er, "Please help me explain, I didn't..."
Dong'er didn't dare to act rashly, and lowered her voice and said, "Madam, please don't say anything for now. The more you say, the more mistakes you will make. I will report to the Empress and then find a way to save you."
Dong'er was also fed up with the people from the Song family. She told them not to take it, but they insisted on taking it. Now someone caught Shufei's mother leaving the palace and stealing a porcelain vase from the palace. It would be embarrassing to tell anyone about it.
As expected, these things reached the emperor's ears.
When Shangguan Li brought Madam Song and the others before the Emperor, Madam Song was so frightened that her legs went limp. She kept crying out in incoherent tones, "I didn't steal anything. Your Majesty, please investigate."
The two brothers of the Song family had never expected such a thing to happen. They had just been pardoned by the emperor, and now they were caught and brought before him again. They were trembling with fear and said, "We did not steal anything from the palace. It was all a misunderstanding. Your Majesty, please believe us. How dare we steal anything from the palace?"
Xie Shang asked, "What happened to Shangguan Li?"
Shangguan Li explained, "Your Majesty, I have found many palace items in their carriage. This reminds me of another incident. Some time ago, the Ministry of Internal Affairs was investigating items lost in the palace. It just so happened that I found these same items in Madam Song's carriage. I can't help but think that the items lost in the palace before were also related to Madam Song."
Mrs. Song was dumbfounded and quickly said, "I didn't steal." She had indeed come to see her daughter several times and took away some things, but they were all things from her daughter's palace.
A dinner party was being held in the palace and had not yet ended when this incident suddenly happened. Everyone was dumbfounded and pointed at Mrs. Song.
Everyone was talking at once, and Mrs. Song heard this and said anxiously, "How can it bother you if I take my daughter's things? Why are you saying such harsh things? We didn't steal."
"Since it wasn't stolen, how did Commander Shangguan find it from Madam Song's carriage?" Jiang Fenghua appeared at this time.
She walked up to Xie Shang and bowed respectfully, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."
Xie Shang felt a headache after drinking. He waved his hand and said, "The Queen is here."
Jiang Fenghua said, "These trivial matters in the harem have disturbed the emperor. It is my fault for failing in my duty."
"Let the Queen handle it!" Xie Shang said.
Jiang Fenghua nodded and continued, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this matter is not that simple. On my way here, I just encountered guards who had captured a man of unknown origin. He confessed that he had come to the palace to meet with Nanny Yun, who serves as a servant to Concubine Shu."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone started talking again.
Xie Shang frowned even more after hearing this. "What's going on?"
"Catch Nanny Yun and interrogate her, and the truth will be revealed." Gao Qingtong replied. She had been at the banquet and had not returned to the palace.
Soon, Nanny Yun was also brought before the Emperor. She was trembling with fear and said, "Your servant greets the Emperor and the Empress."
Jiang Fenghua pointed at the contact and asked, "Madam Yun, do you recognize this person?"
When Nanny Yun saw the contact person, she almost forgot who he was. At this time, she had already started thinking about how to excuse herself.
The contact person was tied up and his mouth was blocked. Even if he wanted to die, he couldn't.
Jiang Fenghua smiled and said, "Madam Yun, do you really not recognize him? He said he knew Madam Yun. Madam Yun, think about it again."
Nanny Yun tapped the floor tiles with her fingers. She wanted to make a fortune and then escape from the palace to live a carefree life.
Nanny Yun kowtowed repeatedly, "Please spare me, Queen. I only contacted him on the orders of Consort Shu. I really didn't do anything bad. I just asked him to help sell some goods outside the palace for some silver."
"Madam Yun means that Concubine Song is so short of money that she needs to steal and sell goods in the palace in exchange for silver." Jiang Fenghua said in a deep voice.
Everyone was whispering to each other, it turned out that it was Concubine Song Shu who instructed her mother to steal things from the palace!
Madam Song had never done anything like this with Nanny Yun, nor had she sent any contact person into the palace to contact Nanny Yun. When she heard everyone talking about Concubine Shu like this, she quickly said, "She's lying. Concubine Shu wouldn't let her do such a thing. Didn't you just say that items often go missing in the palace? Now the thief has finally been found. It was Nanny Yun who stole the items and gave them to him to take outside the palace to exchange for silver. I am innocent, and Concubine Shu is innocent too. Please, Your Majesty, investigate thoroughly."
Xie Shang said coldly, "Who stole it? I'll have someone investigate."
Jiang Fenghua said, "The things that Commander Shangguan personally found in Madam Song's carriage are all still here. Madam Song also said that Nanny Yun did it privately. The evidence is irrefutable, but Madam Song still denies it. Does Madam Song think that I and the Emperor are fools?"
"Your Majesty, please investigate. I truly did not steal or sell anything from the palace. I took these items from Concubine Shu's palace. I admit it. I took them home just to keep them as treasures, not to sell them." Madam Song cried, "We are wrongly accused. Madam Yun, please explain clearly who you and I stole and sold the palace items with. Please don't harm my daughter."
Nanny Yun originally thought that selling a few palace items was not a capital crime, but plotting to murder the empress was indeed a serious crime punishable by extermination of nine generations of the family. Besides, she did not succeed, so she just let the matter go.
"The Queen Mother asked someone to take the thing out of the contact person's mouth first. We should first examine the contact person and ask him why he entered the palace." It was a man who spoke.
When he took the lead, naturally others followed his lead.
Jiang Fenghua said coldly without even looking up, "Take what's in his mouth. I'll interrogate him personally."