Shocking Harem Road: The Legend of Concubine Yi

Chapter 168 Black Under the Light 3
"The guilty minister thanked the emperor for his grace! An Tai must face the wall at home and think about his mistakes, change his past, and report everything he knows to the emperor!" An Tai kowtowed.

The guards escorted her back to the mansion, and Princess Antai looked back at the red wall and yellow tiles that were gradually moving away from her, with a sinister smile on her lips.

You'd better remember that when I come back next time, I, Li Meier, will let you know what "regret should have been" is!
In this way, Princess Antai returned to the Princess Mansion quietly, and the two cases of Concubine Yi's coma and Concubine's assassination that shocked the government and the public before also ended quietly.

Just as strange as Princess Antai's return to the mansion, there is also the fact that Nian Fu was dismissed from the post of the third head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The imperial court and the harem were once again shrouded in this confusing cloud of suspicion.

On the ninth day of October, Concubine Zhen Gui gave birth to a prince in Chengqian Palace!
Both palaces gave birth to princes, which was a great joy in the Ming Dynasty.

The Duke of England proposed to celebrate the birth of the two princes in the Huangji Hall on the tenth day of November!The Empress Dowager supported it, and Ming Xuanyu also agreed.

Different from the joyous atmosphere in Chengqian Palace, Yongning Palace was as deserted as before. The people who came to visit Xinyi were Zuo Hanqing, Lin Yuhan, Ming Ruoxi, and Gu Feiyan.However, because Concubine Zhen Guifei escaped from the dead and gave birth to the prince, Ming Xuanyu still went to Chengqian Palace every day. Not only that, Ming Xuanyu also decreed to reward Concubine Zhen Gui, and made Concubine Zhen's father the Duke of the Assistant State. The brothers also received different degrees of rewards.In this way, people have seen a phenomenon that the mother of the second son of the emperor is more favored than the eldest son of the emperor.In contrast, after Concubine Yi gave birth, the emperor only rewarded some books.The empress dowager was displeased, so she asked the queen to reward Concubine Yi with some gold, silver and silk, but she herself asked the Shanggong Bureau to carefully craft a batch of jewelry and give it to Concubine Yi.In addition, for the Chengqian Palace, the Empress Dowager also rewarded some property, so what the Empress Dowager did made people a little curious!

Ever since Concubine Zhen gave birth to the second prince, the Empress almost fell ill, and didn't go out to see people all day long, just staying in Yikun Palace.She didn't see anyone, and no one came to see her, except Concubine Shu.

Yongning Palace and Chengqian Palace gave birth to princes successively. As the middle palace, the queen has not given birth to a child for many years.In the past, he was murdered by others, and there were no heirs in the harem, but since the matter was found out, Ming Xuanyu did not favor Yikun Palace.Childless, this is the queen's biggest trouble.The birth of the two princes once again posed a huge threat to the queen.

It is a well-known fact that Concubine Zhen and the Empress never got along.Now that Concubine Zhen has given birth to a son again, will she let Tong Huilan sit in the queen's position with peace of mind?Concubine Zhen's thoughts, the queen is very clear, she must prevent Concubine Zhen from seizing the throne.However, in the eyes of the queen, although Concubine Yi seldom contacts others, she is not a fuel-efficient lamp.Concubine Yi came from the emperor's female official. Since entering the palace, she has almost monopolized the sacred favor. After she fell into a coma, the emperor ignored the government because of her.Therefore, the queen did not worry about her.Who knows what lies beneath her humble surface?Maybe it's the same intention as Concubine Zhen!

Although after the two palaces gave birth, the emperor didn't seem to reward Concubine Yi very much, but the Empress Dowager actively gave Concubine Yi a lot of rewards, and often sent Hong Shanggong to Yongning Palace to check on the situation of the little prince.The queen knew that the empress dowager was also affected by the status of the concubine.But now, the Empress Dowager is obviously closer to Yongning Palace.This is also normal. After all, Concubine Yi was a British granddaughter when she was married to King Yi. After all, she can be regarded as the natal family of the Empress Dowager.

The current queen, her status has been greatly impacted, and it is very likely that she will be abolished.She is most worried about this now!
Concubine Shu suggested that the empress should not stay in the Yikun Palace now, and go to the Compassionate Palace more, after all, the empress dowager can largely influence the emperor's decision.Since the emperor is so indifferent to the empress, it is time to start with the empress dowager and win the old lady's support!

He Shanggong also told the empress in the same way, and the empress only started to go to the Palace of Compassion and Yongning under the persuasion of these two people.

Under the introduction of Zuo Hanqing and Lin Yuhan, Xinyi also knew about the changes in the harem.However, she was in a bad mood, and when Ming Xuanyu came, she was unwilling to talk to him.He knew that she was not angry because of the rewards he gave, on the contrary, she liked the books he gave him very much.The reason for her anger lies in Princess Antai, she cannot accept that he let Princess Antai go so easily, although she also understands his reasons.

People are often like this, understanding is one thing, acceptance is another.

From Xinyi's point of view, the person who poisoned her was Princess Antai. If Wuchen hadn't given her the only antidote, she would have died long ago.And Princess Antai turned black and white, how could Xinyi not be angry?However, she also knows that there are such people in this world, who obviously stabbed you, but instead said that he killed you to save you, and that he killed you because of your own fault.What else can you do in the face of such a brazen person?You can only cover the wound and be careful to prevent him from attacking you next time, and you can only make him completely lose the ability to harm you.

Now, Xinyi not only wants to protect herself, but also protects her children.

Ming Xuanyu won't explain his behavior to her too much, because he knows that although it is difficult for her to accept it in her heart, sooner or later she will stand on the same side as him to solve everything.

"After arresting Princess Antai, there is still no progress in the organization. If this is the case, what should we do?" She asked him.

"Catch the thief first, and capture the king first. If Antai is the leader, as long as her activities are restricted, that organization will collapse." He said, "But the problem is, according to what you said, that organization existed many years ago." Well, Antai was still young at that time, how did she establish such a secret organization?"

"I'm also thinking about this these days." Xinyi said while unbuttoning his clothes, "Although Eunuch Nian said that he did it under the order of Princess Antai, how did Princess Antai control Eunuch Nian and the others?" Woolen cloth?"

He stretched out his arms, cooperated with her, and said: "Generally speaking, Antai must let them see enough benefits, and can guarantee the benefits they have already obtained. But in those years, Antai was also at a disadvantage. How could you follow her? I think there must be someone directing Antai, and that person can provide security for the existence of the organization. As long as that person exists, people in the organization can do whatever they want."

Xinyi looked up at him and recalled: "When I met my younger brother at Huangze Temple, he said that some of the people the organization sent them to assassinate were court officials or people who had left the court, but those who were killed I don't know who it is, but my brother said he didn't know why those people were killed." After finishing speaking, she stared at his thinking expression.

He took off the robe by himself, and she took it over and hung it up. He sat on the bed and said, "I have received too little news from Nianfu. That old thing doesn't get in, and doesn't say anything. It seems that we have to learn from it." You have to start somewhere else. If I don’t find out the real mastermind, I won’t be able to sleep well all day!”

"Who do you think it could be?" she asked, sitting next to him.

With his fingers wrapped around her long hair, he was silent for a long time before he said the word "King Ning"!

"Prince Ning?" Hearing these two words, she was suddenly stunned.

"Yes, Ning Wang Ming Jiayi!" His hand seemed to be frozen in the air, together with his expression, and she was the same.

The candle flames danced uneasily, and the charcoal in the brazier seemed a little restless.

The two stared at each other, but they were thinking about the same thing.

Some secrets of King Ning, Ming Xuanyu also told her, why he doubted King Ning is not completely unreasonable.

"Do you think that King Ning is still jealous of Shizuye taking his grandfather's throne?" She asked, and he nodded.Said: "Actually, in terms of talent, Ming Jiayi's grandfather is much stronger than the emperor's grandfather, and Ming Jiayi is also a very talented person. The emperor's grandfather did use some means to keep his inheritance right, although this is understandable. Grandpa Huang and Emperor Father have shown great favor to the two generations of King Ning, but they seem to be—" He sighed, lay down, his legs were dangling slightly, and his eyes were fixed on the ceiling of the tent.

"I think, except King Ning, no one else has this strength, and there is no reason to do so." He leaned on his arm and looked at her.

She also lay down, curled up, and asked: "Sister Feiyan said that the murderer who killed the prince may be a prince, so is that Prince Ning?"

He sighed and said, "It's possible! Now it seems very possible!"

She thought about it, but then said: "Isn't this strange? Don't you think there is something wrong with it?"

"What's the problem?" he asked.

"Why does Princess Antai help King Ning?" She uttered her doubts, "Ning King is far away, but you are standing in front of him, and you have always trusted her so much, why would she go far to help King Ning? ,unreasonable!"

"Then who could it be?" He seemed to have entered a dead end again, "I thought, after Antai came home, the mastermind behind the scenes would definitely find a way to contact her, so I asked Gu Feiyan's people to keep an eye on the princess." However, there has been no movement these days. No one in particular has seen her, and she has disappeared from no one. There is no clue at all!"

Xinyi looked at him, was silent for a while, and then said, "Why don't you suspect another person?"

"Who?" he asked.

"Lafayette!" she said, "I think Lafayette is—"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" He interrupted her.

"Why? Why are you so sure?"

"Grandma has no reason to do that! She taught me to grow up. The people around me, such as Zhang De and Lan Zhen, were all chosen and sent by grandma. Tell me, why should she ask Nianfu to send you here? What's more, if it's grandma, why doesn't she keep Antai, but instead supports me in disposing of Antai?" His reasons are very good, and these reasons are also recognized by her.

"But even so, I feel—" She didn't go on, just looked at him.

He approached her, kissed her forehead, and said, "Don't think about it, grandma won't hurt you, and she won't do anything to me. Don't worry!"

She smiled and nodded.

He trusts grandma so much, and Lafayette treats me very well, should I be honest with her too?

Xinyi thought so.

Such a long night is sweet for some, but it is a time for plotting for others.

At this time, Princess Antai was seriously burning a letter, with a satisfied smile on her lips.

Unless the enemy's throat is completely cut off, success or failure cannot be decided temporarily!

(End of this chapter)