Song Dynasty female artist

Chapter 1013: Sudden House Arrest

The imperial physician refused to tell Concubine Miao and Concubine Zhang whether the baby in their belly was a boy or a girl.

She was worried that Zhang Chenfei would give birth to a son and take away Zhao Xin's favor and her own, so she decided to strike first.

She carefully looked for an opportunity to strike.

But at that time, Concubine Chen was protected by Jia, who almost protected the Renming Hall tightly. Miao wanted to use Empress Dowager Cao's help, but Empress Dowager Cao was not concerned about the matter and had no intention of doing so.

Since we can't rely on Empress Dowager Cao, we'll have to find a way ourselves.

She tried many methods before finally finding Mother Hu as a breakthrough.

This is just Mother Hu's guess. Maybe she has other means at the same time. Mother Hu said: "At that time, Chuntao found me and asked me to tamper with Concubine Zhang's clothes to make her miscarry. But I dare not do such a thing. Even if Chuntao gave me more money, I would not dare to do it to Concubine Zhang."

She was the favorite concubine of the late emperor. If she had a miscarriage for no apparent reason, there would be a thorough investigation and she would not be able to escape. Not only would she not be able to escape, but her family would also be implicated.

But Concubine Miao was too scared.

Because Zhao Xin was in poor health, she was afraid that if Concubine Zhang gave birth to a prince, or a healthy prince, His Majesty would completely abandon Zhao Xin.

So she threatened her with the lives of her entire family, forcing her to soak the embroidery silk threads in special incense before making clothes.

But for some reason, Zhang Chenfei never wore that dress.

Just when the child was about to be born, Concubine Miao found her again and asked her to take action during the delivery. This time, she wanted to kill both Concubine Zhang and Zhang Chen.

Unfortunately, Jia didn't allow anyone to get close to her, even though Concubine Chen trusted her as an embroiderer very much, so she had no chance to do anything.

The third princess was born safely. Upon learning that it was a princess, Concubine Miao was relieved and was no longer so determined to kill Concubine Zhang Chen. However, she was also afraid that what she had done would be leaked, so she wanted to kill her to silence her.

Mother Hu said that she had hidden evidence, and as long as she died, someone would help her hand the evidence over to His Majesty, and then they would all die together.

Miao didn't dare to gamble.

Until the third princess died young, Mother Hu never revealed any news. Miao assumed that Mother Hu was one of their own, and they both had something on the other.

When Zhang Chenfei became pregnant again, for some unknown reason, she suddenly started wearing the dress that Hu's mother had embroidered.

At that time, Concubine Chen was already seven months pregnant. Not long after, she suddenly went into premature labor and gave birth to the eighth princess.

The Eighth Princess was in poor health when she was born, and the Concubine Chen was also in poor health. The imperial physician took her pulse and said that it was because of the death of the Third Princess and that the Concubine Chen had not been in good health, which led to premature birth. As a result, the Eighth Princess was also in poor health, and there was no suspicion that it was a problem with the clothes.

In fact, the clothes had been in the closet for two years, and the medicinal properties were no longer as good as before, so there must have been an impact.

But Mother Hu didn't understand all this and felt very guilty, which was actually noticed by Jia.

However, she searched Hu Mama's room but did not find any evidence. Hu Mama was afraid and went to Miao to ask her to save her life. Hu Mama had something on her, but she did not mention it and only asked Miao to save her. Miao felt that Hu Mama was already her own person, so she asked Hu Mama to make a mistake and let Zhang Chenfei take the initiative to drive her away.

Mother Hu deliberately left a needle on the eighth princess's clothes.

As expected, Zhang Chenfei was extremely angry. She beat Mother Hu with ten boards and drove her out of Renming Hall. So Mother Hu came to Ciyuan Hall to work.

The eldest princess: "Since you have come to my palace, there is no reason for me to touch your family. Why do you insist that it was me who killed your family?"

Mother Hu said sarcastically: "Princess, you don't think that this is the end of the matter, right? Concubine Miao has done more than this over the years!"

Concubine Miao slammed the table and said, "That's enough. You said so much. What evidence do you have?"

"I don't have any evidence. If I did, would I have to retaliate against you in this way?"

Concubine Miao sneered: "So, there is no evidence? In fact, it doesn't matter whether there is evidence or not. The late emperor was kind. As long as you go to Funing Palace to appeal for justice, His Majesty will definitely send people to investigate regardless of whether he believes it or not. Why didn't you go in the first place? Instead, after so many years, you just want revenge?"

Mother Hu seemed to be touched by these words and suddenly became crazy.

"It is because I value my life too much that I dare not resist you. Now that I only have a few days left to live, I will drag you to hell with me."

"Mother Hu, you have no evidence at all. It has been so many years since the incident, and I can no longer verify whether what you said is true or false. Maybe it's because you have been in my palace for many years but have never been taken seriously, or maybe I have been inconsiderate to you and made you hate me, so you want to frame me and drag me to death with you."

Mother Hu: "No, I don't. If I tell a lie, I will never be reincarnated."

Zhao Jin glanced at Concubine Miao, and his eyes fell on the old eunuch: "What about you? Why did you play tricks with her?"

"Your Majesty, I was originally a servant of Concubine Zhang Chen. When the Fourth Prince was born, his condition was different from that of normal children. We didn't notice it at first. When he was three or four years old, we servants realized that his brain was different from that of ordinary people. Concubine Zhang Chen ordered us servants not to say a word."

But at that time, Concubine Miao became suspicious and often asked maids Chuntao and Xiahe to wander around the Renming Hall in order to find some flaws. She wanted to know why the Fourth Prince, who was so old, was still locked in the Renming Hall by Concubine Zhang and not allowed to leave the palace.

One day, they failed to guard properly and the Fourth Prince took the opportunity to escape from the palace. Xia He happened to see them. She bribed and coerced a palace maid who was traveling with him. The palace maid was afraid that she would be punished, so she told Xia He that the Fourth Prince was missing one of his souls.

After they returned to Renming Palace, they thought that the matter had passed without anyone noticing.

Unexpectedly, one day, Xia He found them and asked them to cooperate in releasing the Fourth Prince. It would be best if they could take them to the place where His Majesty held court so that all the ministers could see what the Fourth Prince looked like.

At that time, Concubine Zhang Chen's health was already very poor, and the old eunuch actually guessed Concubine Miao's intention.

She just wanted her to raise the Fourth Prince after Concubine Zhang died. Because of the Fourth Prince, His Majesty would not forget her and would often come to her palace, so that she would have the opportunity to give birth to another prince.

The old eunuch had no time to act.

Concubine Miao was suddenly placed under house arrest.

Not only the old eunuch, but also Mother Hu finally breathed a sigh of relief.