nashuaworldcup Chapter 232 Chess Game
Chapter 232 Chess Game
Since the emperor has made up his mind to investigate, the efficiency has increased immediately.
The palace maid beside Concubine Zhang was Huimin's woman, but on the surface she was always loyal to Concubine Zhang.
Over the years, he has also gained the trust of Concubine Zhang.
When this incident happened, she tried her best to get information for Concubine Zhang, especially the movements of Concubine Jin. Concubine Zhang had asked her to keep an eye on her.
This time the emperor ordered a thorough investigation, and the palace suddenly became nervous.
The last time the emperor took such a large-scale action, it involved the empress and the royal heir. That time, the palace was searched and the imperial doctors checked every palace one by one.
Although there was not such a big scene this time, the emperor also intended to dig deep into the ground. Hongfang was the only prince gone, and if someone was indeed plotting against him, the remaining princes would also be in danger.
Hongxuan is now under special protection. Among the princes, he is the youngest and the easiest to succeed.
The emperor had just lost a son and could not bear to lose another one.
Xia Dongchun also specifically allowed Concubine Qian, her biological mother, to take care of Twelve personally.
Even though Hongxi and Honghan are already five years old, they are very tough and run around everywhere. Normally, the emperor indulges them, but this time, the emperor was afraid that something might happen to his two young sons, so he went to Chengqian Palace and Chuxiu Palace to instruct them to keep the little princes under control recently.
At least before the truth of this matter comes to light, don't let them run around, and they must be accompanied by someone, at least four palace servants.
Huimin naturally agreed. Now Hongxi and Honghan were either in Chengqian Palace or Chuxiu Palace, and they rarely even went to the Imperial Garden.
All the palace maids around Hongfang were dragged to the Ministry of Punishment and subjected to rounds of torture. They were in a state of neither being able to live nor to die.
There was a young palace maid who was about to commit suicide when the news of Hongfang's death came out, but she was discovered and stopped.
She was immediately taken to the Ministry of Punishment, but the maid was very tight-lipped and said nothing even after a round of torture.
In addition to her, Hongfang's three wet nurses also became the focus of attention, as they were the ones who took care of the little prince on daily basis.
After this punishment, some people could not bear it and revealed some information.
Following the news, more people were implicated.
It even involved the person in Jingren Palace and Guaerjia in the cold palace. As the clues became more and more complicated, the atmosphere in the palace became more and more depressing.
No one wants to be involved.
The Fourth Prince was even more anxious. He tried every means to erase his traces. The lifelines of those who worked for him were in his hands.
But the Fourth Prince was afraid that the matter would be exposed, so he wanted to contact Cao Qinmo, but who was Cao Qinmo?
She was well prepared. From beginning to end, she never interfered in anything the Fourth Prince did and had already found a way out for herself.
Even if the Fourth Prince threatened her with bribes, she was not afraid. However, in order to keep the Fourth Prince stable, Cao Qinmo still pretended to be nice to him.
It would be bad to force him into desperate measures before the time is right.
Seeing that the case was getting more and more involved and there was no progress, the emperor became angry and sent out the Blood Dropper to investigate. He must get to the bottom of the matter or he would never give up.
After the Flying Guillotine took action, many things were connected together, some details were dug out, and by following the clues, a lot of things were found out.
Later, the emperor looked at the testimony on the table and the evidence of the search... every single one of them was an indisputable fact.
The emperor's face turned completely dark.
Well done, really well done.
They are all great.
The emperor was so angry that he swept all the things on the desk to the ground, and there was a crackling sound in the Yangxin Palace.
"presumptuous!"
"Su Peisheng, go to Xianfu Palace and bring the empress, that bitch, and the vicious woman Guaerjia to me, as well as the Fourth Prince."
"Call the concubines from the six palaces and wait in Xianfu Palace!"
The emperor's face was filled with gloom, as if a storm was about to come. Su Peisheng was startled and immediately ran out, crawling away.
We must inform Concubine Xian as soon as possible, something big is happening, Su Peisheng thought.
Soon, the concubines who got the news rushed to Xianfu Palace. Everyone had expected something. The last time this happened, it was because the emperor intended to depose the queen. If it weren't for the queen mother, then...
I don’t know who will be unlucky this time.
When they arrived at Xianfu Palace, the top seat was empty. Concubine Jing and Huimin sat on the east and west sides respectively, both with serious expressions.
Upon seeing this, the concubines also sat down according to their seats and stopped talking after performing the ceremony.
Even the most stupid person knows not to bring trouble upon themselves at this time.
Huimin had already received news about Su Peisheng through Cui Jinxi, and had some idea of what was going on.
The emperor will definitely punish severely this time.
Huimin helped the Fourth Prince leak some clues to the Emperor's people through Ye Lan'yi.
Ye Lanyi has always been a loner. People in the palace think that Concubine Ning has a strange temper, and few people pay attention to her behavior on weekdays. In addition, Ye Lanyi and Huimin don't seem to have any friendship, so it is appropriate for her to play the long game.
To catch the big fish, you need others. Concubine Duan once cooperated with Guaerjia, but at that time they wanted to deal with Huimin. After Concubine Duan changed sides, she used Guaerjia Wenyuan to deal with Concubine Jin.
The Guarjia clan has hatred against them and is very easy to instigate.
Concubine Duan is another line.
As for the Queen, this was all thanks to Concubine Jin, her good cousin. She tried every means to kill the Queen, so naturally the Queen would not show mercy.
As for the Fourth Prince...
Huimin was very calm. The Fourth Prince was too ambitious, and with a little guidance, the devil in his heart could be brought out.
Huimin only knew that the emperor wanted to settle accounts.
It's time to close the net.
When the concubines were seated, Guaerjia was also tied up by several young eunuchs and thrown aside. The queen came with more dignity, but there were also two strong eunuchs watching her from behind.
The Fourth Prince and the Emperor arrived almost at the same time.
Both father and son looked calm.
It’s not the last moment yet, and the Fourth Prince is still hoping to turn the tide.
The Fourth Prince sat down calmly, but his butt only touched the edge.
The emperor sat high up in the seat, and his voice showed no emotion.
"Su Peisheng, bring everyone up."
As soon as these words fell, the concubines all looked towards the gate.
I saw eunuchs pushing and supporting some palace servants to come in.
Without exception, they all looked exhausted, and some of them had faint traces of blood on their clothes.
They all looked haggard and had suffered a lot.
They were tied with ropes, had cloth balls stuffed in their mouths, and were thrown on the ground by the eunuchs like garbage.
The emperor nodded and signaled the eunuchs to leave.
Only one or two were left to watch over it.
Su Peisheng respectfully presented the confessions of these people, then lowered his head and waited for the emperor's instructions.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the venue was extremely tense.
Especially Ulanara, she watched the emperor fumbling with those papers, and her good sister Yixiu with a gloomy expression, and she was also afraid that Yixiu would reveal her intention to harm her.
However, Ulanara glanced at Concubine Zhang again, this time mainly because of Hongfang's matter.
As long as he insisted that Yixiu was just a dissatisfied sister, she had done so many evil things, and the emperor might not believe the words of this person who had done so many evil things.
We must take this opportunity to eliminate this hidden danger.