Harem: Biography of Concubine Qin

Chapter 232 Searching Yongshou Palace

After everyone left, Chen Wenxin dismissed the palace servants, and specially ordered the six teacups to be put away as they were, and they were not allowed to be washed or poured.

That is the only possibility to find the evidence of the person who actually used alcohol to harm the fifth elder brother.

Only she and the emperor were left in the inner room, and the emperor pulled her to his side and took off the veil on her face.

He rubbed it with his hands and found that the rashes were real, not painted on by anything.

"Tell me quickly, how did this happen?"

The emperor knew that it was not caused by an allergy to alcohol. Chen Wenxin didn't drink because she didn't like it.

But she is not allergic.

She was so cute and ate the drunken crab dish cooked by the Yangzhou chef during the southern tour.

There was some sexually hot shochu in there, and she was not allergic to it.

"It's from the lead powder on the wine glass. I have a thin skin and I'm allergic to it. Doesn't Xuan Ye blame me for deceiving the emperor?"

What she did just now was just to put on a show in front of everyone, so as not to let Mr. Yigui's treachery succeed.

She did not harm fifth elder brother, but she couldn't find any evidence.

As a last resort, I had to use this trick.

She blinked quietly when she spoke to the emperor, fortunately the emperor believed her and cooperated with her.

Otherwise, she would be unable to escape the charge of murdering Elder Brother today.

The emperor smiled and said: "I believe that you did not harm the fifth elder brother. As for the method you use to get rid of the crime, I just cooperate."

She said bitterly: "I also wanted to expose Yigui's conspiracy on the spot, but she designed it so well that I couldn't find the loophole."

He knew that she was the culprit, but he couldn't find any evidence to testify against her, so he could only let her frame him.

This is not Chen Wenxin's style.

She can't find evidence for the time being, but it doesn't mean she will be framed obediently.

You have Zhang Liangji, and I have the bridge ladder.

The emperor also had this doubt in his heart, after all, he could take back the fifth elder brother by framing Chen Wenxin...

The biggest beneficiary of this matter is obviously Yigui.

"This poisonous woman is really getting more and more courageous! Fortunately, Nian Nian is smart enough to come up with this method. Otherwise, I..."

Otherwise, the emperor would not be able to openly protect Chen Wenxin, so he had to let Yigui take the fifth prince back to Yongshou Palace to raise him.

"Xuan Ye was exhausted from the previous court, and he still has to worry about these things when he comes back. It's because I didn't manage the harem well."

Chen Wen felt a little guilty, she could see how troubled and busy the emperor was recently.

"Mr. Zhang Gui and Bai Lu are right. It is my fault. Knowing that Mrs. Yigui is like this, why did I let her come to Yikun Palace to see Brother Wu? The benevolence of a woman not only almost brought disaster on myself, but also hurt Wu A Brother! It made Xuanye worry!"

Seeing the guilt on her face, the emperor sighed softly.

He really wanted to comfort Chen Wenxin, it's not your fault, you didn't expect such a thing to happen when you kindly invited Mr. Jingyi.

But he still held back.

Kindness is her strength, but also her fatal flaw that will be caught by the enemy.

She had to distinguish clearly who she should be kind to and who she should be cruel to.

"Yes, kindness also depends on who you are treating. You know that the noble person is like this, why should you be kind? To be kind to the enemy is to be cruel to yourself, your relatives and friends."

She almost hurt herself, and fifth elder brother too.

"It's not harmful to life at all. You should take it as a warning, and you won't have such good luck next time."

The emperor was hinting to her that she should not be merciful to an enemy like Yigui.

Yigui is now confined by the emperor in Yongshou Palace, once she is able to come out, she will still find a chance to frame her.

The only way is to get rid of her!
The emperor looked at her serious face, not knowing what was going on in his mind.

He knew that it would not be easy for Chen Wenxin to learn how to eradicate the enemy all at once.

Even though Mrs. Yigui framed her again and again, after all, she didn't hurt her vitals, she still maintained a tolerant heart.

Ugh.

The emperor sighed lightly, did he do something wrong?
He shouldn't want to train Chen Wenxin to be a powerful concubine who can make decisions and manage the harem.

Instead, she should be allowed to be a cared-for concubine without any worries.

He was about to speak when Chen Wenxin said in awe-inspiring way: "I see. Let Xuan Ye handle Yigui's affairs by myself."

She had given Yigui a chance, knowing that Yigui was hostile to her, but let her meet Fifth Elder Brother.

Mrs. Ke Yi didn't feel grateful at all, and even used this opportunity to harm her.

Then no wonder she was there.

The emperor held her in his arms, but kept stroking her head without speaking.

There are some things that she should decide and do by herself.

That night, Chen Wenxin put on a white gauze and led the servants from Yikun Palace to Yongshou Palace.

During the confinement period, Mrs. Yigui had never had any good concubines, she was wondering who came to visit, but she didn't expect it to be Chen Wenxin.

Although the white gauze on her face covered her expression, Yigui still felt a chill.

In the past, Chen Wen's heart was like snow, cold and pure, and he had nothing to do with the world.

Tonight she is like ice, a sharp icy light seems to pierce human blood.

"Come here, search the Yongshou Palace to see if there is anything suspicious."

There was no emotion in her voice, without even looking at Yigui, she went straight into the room and sat on the head.

Bai Lu took the food box carried by the little eunuch, took out the teapot and tea set from it, and poured her a cup of the fragrant Taiping Houkui.

Mr. Yigui saw dozens of palace people going to search all over Yongshou Palace, but the palace people around him didn't dare to stop them at all, so they were so angry that they slapped Hong Yao across the face.

She wanted to scold Hong Yao after the beating, but in front of Chen Wenxin and many other Yikun palace officials, she didn't dare to accuse her of not stopping her.

Without accusing this, what else can she say?

Mrs. Yigui froze there for a while, Chen Wenxin, who was at the top, put down the teacup slowly, and said with a smile: "Mr. Yigui beat the maid for no reason, is it because I can't see it?"

Palace ladies can't swear but don't beat them, and if they want to hit them, they can't hit them in the face. This is the rule of the palace.

Yigui said indignantly: "Is the concubine beating her own palace man, and the empress should also take care of it?"

"presumptuous."

Bai Lu sternly said: "Concubine Qin has the responsibility of assisting the harem, so can't she control Yigui? There is no empress in Yongshou Palace, so Yigui is so presumptuous?"

Lady Yi was demoted from the position of concubine to the position of nobleman, and also moved from the main hall of Yongshou Palace to the side hall, her status has long since plummeted.

But that aggressive and bold temperament is still the same as before.

It's rare for Bai Lu to be so rude to others, but she was still treating a concubine and master.

The reason why she is like this is that she is sure that Yigui is rude, she is not afraid of anything less serious.

Mrs. Yigui was reprimanded by a court lady beside Chen Wenxin, how could she bear it?

Her lips trembled with anger, and she was speechless to resist.

People are knives and I am fish, she is powerless to argue.

She had to lower her head, "It's the concubine who is rude, dare to ask the concubine Qin, why did she break into the concubine's palace late at night?"

Chen Wenxin glanced at her, "Mr. Yigui, why bother to ask knowingly, you were not there when Fifth Elder Brother was allergic to alcohol today?"

"The concubine is..."

Chen Wenxin shook her finger at her, she knew that Mrs. Yigui would definitely say that again, the concubine is the fifth elder brother's biological mother-in-law.

"You and I know what the truth is like. It's okay to use Mr. Yigui's rhetoric to deceive others, but save your energy in front of me."

Yigui was choked back by her, knowing that she already doubted herself, but there was no proof.

"All the concubines here today are suspicious. May I ask if your empress has also searched Jingyang Palace, Yonghe Palace, and Chengqian Palace?"

Chen Wenxin said lightly: "No."

"What's the point of just searching my Yongshou Palace? I'm the least suspicious!"

While speaking, Yigui's voice became louder again, only to let out a sigh of relief when Bai Lu stared at him.

"Whether there is any suspicion is not based on your mouth, but on my palace. Remember, among the six cups of tea and six concubines here today, only this palace is not suspicious."

She had already used lead powder to "prove" that she was also allergic to alcohol, so it was impossible for her to rinse it into a teacup with wine in her mouth.

"In addition, I want to remind you that it is my right to search which palace, and it is not up to you, a little nobleman, to interfere."

She was very different from usual tonight, she spoke without any leeway, without showing affection.

Mrs. Yigui felt that there was no way to spoil her, so she said anxiously: "How humiliating is it to search the palace? Does your empress have to be so merciless and forceful?"

"Ah."

Chen Wenxin seemed to have heard an unbelievable joke.

"How humiliating is it to search the palace? I never expected that Yigui would be so brazen as to say this in front of me. It sounds like..."

Her eyes were wide open, with a piercing coldness in her eyes.

"The one who came to Yikun Palace to search the palace with Concubine Tong back then didn't seem like you should be noble."

A shameless person forgets the harm he inflicts on others, and only keeps in mind the harm others inflict on himself.

Be lenient than self-discipline and be strict with others.

How ironic.

She is very fortunate now that the emperor entrusted the fifth elder brother to her to raise him.

She was also very fortunate that Yuchang was there to make Yigui unable to have children anymore, so that she would not have the opportunity to teach the child badly.

How can a vicious and shameless mother raise an upright child?

"Is this palace doing you any harm? I avenged you. Yu Changzai is dead, and Haihong is also dead."

"The emperor sent the fifth elder brother to Yikun Palace. I don't want to separate your biological mother and child, so I refused the emperor. Unexpectedly, this became the reason you used to frame me for treating the fifth elder brother harshly."

"The fifth elder brother's first birthday ceremony, I kindly let you meet him to express your lovesickness. Unexpectedly, you are not only ungrateful, but also designed to frame me."

"A shameless and vicious person like you actually thinks that he can raise fifth elder brother?"

Chen Wenxin said every word, every word punished his heart.

Yigui shivered all over, she stood on the ground and looked towards the dark night sky outside the hall.

It was already spring, but the cold wind came from nowhere, and it made her feel chills.

She understood that Chen Wenxin really won't let her go this time...

(End of this chapter)