The noble lady who wears books has to fight monsters and upgrade

When Yin Hong asked this sentence, he carefully looked at the expression of Chen Guogong and Chen Zhuoxin. Chen Zhuoxin raised his eyes slightly, and looked at Yin Hong carefully. After taking a sip of tea, he sneered.

Yin Hong was a little confused about Chen Zhuoxin's thoughts.

Could it be that the Duke thinks that he is not very smart in asking this question?
Or, really, as he guessed, it is the Duke——?
I only heard Chen Zhuoxin gently put the teacup on the table, sighed slowly, and said,
"Are you curious or do you have any guesses?"

Yin Hong hurriedly lowered his head and lowered his hands, and stood up,
"I don't dare! This subordinate is indeed a little curious, because Chen Meiren was not particularly favored in the palace before, and her family background was not prominent. Among the many princes, the fifth prince is not that outstanding. But now the palace Outside the palace, my subordinates really don't understand why there is such a big commotion over such a little concubine who has been dead for many years. This subordinate is thinking, this subordinate is thinking..."

Yin Hong didn't dare to say any more.Once that thought came up, I couldn't stop it anymore!

Chen Zhuoxin raised his hand to interrupt him,

"You think, if I did it, then you go and get rid of the fifth prince to avoid future troubles, is that right?"

Yin Hong kept his mouth shut, expressing with silence that his thoughts were guessed by Chen Guogong.

Unexpectedly, Chen Zhuoxin suddenly laughed twice and said,
"You have been with me for many years, but you still don't know me very well! You still suspect that Meiren Chen is the one I sent to kill you."

There is an undisguised disappointment in the words, and a little pride in being better than his subordinates.

Chen Zhuoxin was a little lost,
"Let me tell you the truth. Before I became the crown prince, I never had the chance to meet the concubines in the harem. After I became the crown prince, I never met Chen Meiren. But after Chen Meiren died, it may be because the fifth prince grew up, or I have more or less learned about Chen Meiren. I really pay attention to Chen Meiren because of Concubine Jiao Xian. She is very stubborn to keep the fifth prince under her knees. We have a common goal, and I have to help her achieve her wish .”

Yin Hong breathed a sigh of relief inexplicably.Even though both he and Chen Zhuoxin had blood on their hands, the pressure of killing the concubine and the prince was still different.

Chen Zhuoxin continued,
"Who killed Chen Meiren has nothing to do with us. If the development of the situation requires us to kill Chen Meiren, then we are the ones who killed Chen Meiren! If the conclusion that Jiao Xianfei killed Chen Meiren is very important to us If it's beneficial, then Concubine Jiao Xian killed her. We just need to contribute to the flames, as for the truth, what does it matter?"

Seeing that Chen Zhuoxin was in a good mood, Yin Hong hurriedly offered compliments,
"It's still the Duke of the country who is wise and didn't let the Fifth Prince and Young Master Li meet sooner!"

A hint of complacency appeared on the corners of Chen Zhuoxin's lips,
"The prince of Li Guogong has been stationed at the border all year round, and not many people have seen him. The fifth prince grew up in the palace, and not many people have seen him. He is similar to the prince, and few people have noticed it. Because no one would have thought of it at all! But , if the two of them appear together in front of everyone, it will inevitably make people daydream."

If the five princes can also enter the game to compete for the position of the crown prince, then the battle for the crown prince will become more intense.

With the intensification of the situation, could it be that the Holy Majesty still has no effort to solve this mystery?

It was midsummer, and as Chen Meiren's case progressed little by little, many clues seemed to point to Concubine Jiao Xian, which made Concubine Jiao Xian's reputation in the palace worse and worse.

Concubine Jiao Xian also felt that there seemed to be some bad momentum in the whole palace. It was no longer like in previous years. She was blessed with grace and smooth sailing.

There were some subtle changes that made Concubine Jiao Xian feel a little panicked and a little uneasy.

What surprised Concubine Jiao Xian the most was that the Fourth Prince, who had always been gentle and courteous, and respectful to brothers and sisters, ordered his subordinates to beat Eunuch Hong in the palace!

If it was the second prince, or even the third prince who beat Eunuch Hong, Concubine Jiao Xian would not be surprised.

The second prince spends his days drinking, drinking, and acting recklessly. Although he didn't cause any major disasters, there are always small troubles. He can't guarantee that on a certain day, his heart is not going well, and Eunuch Hong stepped on his tail. It is not surprising that the second prince was furious.

As for the third prince, although like the fifth prince, he lost his mother since he was a child, but the third prince is naturally sensitive, thoughtful, sentimental, and has a face full of anger between humans and gods. Eunuch Hong is not pleasing to the eye, but he can understand!
It happened that this fourth prince, who had always been indifferent, made people beat Eunuch Hong. Concubine Jiao Xian felt that this must not be simple. If there was no Concubine Han De's instigation, she would eat the whole Fuyuan Palace!
Although Eunuch Hong has always been domineering and domineering in the palace.

But Eunuch Hong wouldn't be ignorant of proportions, at least he wouldn't dare to be disrespectful to the prince, he wouldn't dare to be arrogant in front of the prince, at least he wouldn't take the initiative to provoke the fourth prince, so where did the fourth prince get his anger?

Is it because he is dissatisfied with the concubine chosen for him?
Concubine Jiao Xian could only come to this conclusion.

In order to show her status and limelight, and to buy people's hearts, Concubine Jiao Xian took out her share of money and asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to buy a lot of scattered ice cubes and send them to the palaces.

Not only the queen mother, but also the queen and high-ranking concubines, and some low-ranking concubines also have a share.

The empress dowager and the others themselves did not lack the supply of these ice cubes, but some low-level concubines and some little maids and eunuchs were extremely happy.

On such a summer day, being able to drink a bowl of iced sugar water is like a delicacy.For a while, Concubine Jiao Xian's bad comments were reversed.

Whether it's true or not, the voices praising Concubine Jiao Xian gradually increased.

But no one thought that in the Fuyuan Palace and Hegong under Concubine Jiao Xian's own jurisdiction, there were only a few trusted confidants she trusted, such as Eunuch Liang and Eunuch Hong.

Everyone else is suffering.

A charcoal brazier was placed in front of the rows of kneeling palace people!Everyone is hot and sweaty!
There are puddles of sweat on the knees!

And behind him, there are two large basins of ice cubes!
Several Kongwu powerful eunuchs are fanning the ice with big fans!
A trace of cold air hits from the back!
Cook before freezing!

Ice and fire double!

One of the evidences that Concubine Jiao Xian was suspected of murdering Chen Meiren was the discovery of Chen Meiren's night pearl in Eunuch Hong's residence!

That luminous pearl is after Chen Meiren gave birth to the fifth prince, for some reason, things are blurry at night, even lighting a few more candles doesn't help!
The empress dowager specially rewarded this luminous pearl to Chen Meiren!

It's amazing to say that with the Ye Mingzhu, the bright light doesn't seem to be so strong, but Chen Meiren's eyesight is clear!

But after Chen Meiren died, the worker reported that the night pearl on Chen Meiren's bedside was gone!

Eunuch Hong cried bitterly and swore to Concubine Jiao Xian that he didn't know anything about this luminous pearl!
Even if Eunuch Hong accepts bribes, he should remember who gave him such an expensive gift.

Unless, the person who sent him intentionally didn't mention that it was a "night pearl", and Eunuch Hong thought it was just an ordinary pearl!

What's more, it was secretly put into Eunuch Hong's bedroom.But Eunuch Hong didn't notice it yet.

Concubine Jiao Xian was very annoyed. Someone framed Eunuch Hong, and the purpose was to pour dirty water on herself!
Concubine Jiao Xian couldn't tolerate the traitor in Fuyuan Palace!