binnovel Chapter 1173 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 97
Chapter 1173 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 97
Except for Concubine Qi, most of the other concubines in the palace felt that the Fourth Prince's failure to choose a princess from the Fucha family was not only a loss of a powerful wife's family, but also an offense to the Fucha clan, which was not wise. After all, the future Fourth Lady, Princess Solonzhuo's family was far away outside the Great Wall. Even though some of their forces and in-laws were in the capital, they could not match the Fucha clan who had entered the capital early and had been operating there until now.
Shunpin was an exception like Concubine Qi. She was quite worried that the Fourth Prince would choose a princess from the Fucha clan. After all, she was already in the palace, and she had the Sixth Prince as her son. If the Fourth Prince chose a princess from the Fucha clan's direct branch as his wife, the Fucha clan might not support the Sixth Prince in the future. So even though she complained about the Fourth Prince being ungrateful and indulging in beauty, she was happy in her heart.
Concubine Qi was even less able to see the situation than Concubine Shun. At least Shun had been muttering about the Fourth Prince behind closed doors in her own room, and had no intention of spreading it out. But Concubine Qi was different. She directly had someone spread the word that the Fourth Prince was a short-sighted man who was greedy for beauty. At such an important moment of choosing a legitimate wife, he gave up the more powerful Princess Fucha in his family for the beauty of Princess Suolengzhuo. It was likely that another Shunzhi would ascend to the throne in the future.
Jiang Xinxin didn't expect that even though Concubine Qi's father was idle at home, he still had the energy to stir up trouble. As soon as the rumor started in the harem, she used thunder-like means to stop the spread of the rumor. As a result, when she turned around, she saw Fatty Ju with a sullen face saying that the rumor had spread outside the palace.
Jiang Xinxin took a deep breath and said, "Great! The New Year is almost here and someone still dares to cause trouble for me!"
Fat Orange felt the momentum bursting out from Jiang Xinxin, and somehow couldn't help but move aside. Then he felt that this was inappropriate and embarrassing for him, so he became even more angry, "I also want to know who dared to commit a crime against the wind!"
It is not easy to investigate rumors, but it is much easier to investigate in the palace. After all, the flow of people outside the palace is unimaginable. If one person in the palace disappears for no reason, he will definitely be investigated by the higher-ups.
So those who were beaten with sticks confessed where they heard it from and who told them, one after another. Even though no one saw the source and couldn't even recognize the voice, Jianqiu still smiled and comforted the people below, saying, "It's okay. You are not allowed to walk around the palace at will. Now that we have found the place and time, we just need to see who has been to the Imperial Garden."
Then Jianqiu and his men quickly found the two second-class palace maids sitting in front of Fang Chunyi, a deposed commoner who was placed in the cold palace.
Jianqiu is not someone who can be fooled. Fang Chunyi gave birth to a princess, so why would she be at odds with the prince in the palace who currently seems to have the best chance of succeeding to the throne!
What's more, there were no princesses from Fang Jia's family or from Fang Jia's in-laws participating in this selection, so why should she make wedding dresses for others?
The fourth princess she gave birth to is now the daughter of Concubine Jing. Concubine Jing is very good to the child. Although she inevitably prefers Princess Wenshu who has stayed with her longer, Concubine Jing also cares about the fourth princess.
Concubine Jing would never use the Fourth Princess as a hostage to force Fang Chunyi to frame the Fourth Prince.
So the two palace maids were sent directly to the Ministry of Punishment. Fat Ju personally ordered Gao Wuyong to find someone to keep an eye on them, while Jiang Xinxin asked Jiang Fuhai to go to the cold palace to bring Fang Chunyi out.
The news from the cold palace is always delayed, especially since Fang Chunyi was sent to the cold palace for attacking a pregnant concubine. Even if the person she wanted to harm was not Zhen Huan's good friend, Concubine Ning Shen Meizhuang, Zhen Huan would not have any good feelings towards such a person, so she and Liu Zhu cut off Fang Chunyi's contact, hid everything, and was busy knitting every day.
Without the invisible help of Zhen Huan and Liu Zhu, Fang Chunyi naturally had no idea what was happening outside.
However, Jiang Xinxin could see that Fang Chunyi really knew nothing, but she still had to leave. Jianqiu stepped forward and asked, "Commoner Fang Jia, do you remember the two palace maids Yun'er and Yu'er?"
Fang Chunyi still remembered, "Yu'er was... the dowry I brought into the palace when I entered the palace. Yun'er was a maid assigned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Her original name seemed to be Fuhui. After I entered the palace, I changed her name to Yun'er and made her a first-class maid together with Yu'er, serving closely."
After saying this, Fang Chunyi knew that something must have happened in the palace, perhaps it was caused by Yu'er and Yun'er, so she was implicated. She couldn't help but explain: "Empress, Yu'er and Yun'er were sent back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs after I was sent to the cold palace. They used to serve me wholeheartedly. It was indeed me who implicated them. They have never done anything evil!"
"Even if she makes a mistake now, she will definitely be threatened by others. After all, the life of a palace maid who has lost her protection and has been sent back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs is hard to imagine."
Jianqiu didn't expect that Fang Chunyi would actually excuse Yun'er and Yu'er just because she was testing him. However, business was more important, so she continued to ask with a sullen face, "What about Fang'er and Fei'er? Does Fang Jiashu still remember them?"
Fang Chunyi now understood that it was not Yu'er and Yun'er who were in trouble, but Fang'er and Fei'er. However, she still answered honestly: "Remember, Fang'er and Fei'er were also second-class maids assigned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs when I entered the palace. They were not allowed to enter the house to serve. At that time, I had Yu'er and Yun'er by my side, and it was just normal for Fang'er and Fei'er."
"Later, the common people..."
"Fang'er and Fei'er were originally the maids that I wanted to give to the princess. On the surface, they have always been receiving the rate of second-class maids, but in fact, I also subsidize them according to the rate of first-class maids."
She knew that once she said this, it would definitely express that she was very close to Fang'er and Fei'er, but she was not in a hurry. Based on Jiang Xinxin's usual methods and character, she felt that she would not be wrongly accused. However, the relationship that should be severed should still be severed in time.
"Later, something happened to me. I don't know where Fang'er and Fei'er went. I was in the cold palace and didn't see anyone except Zhen Shuren and the housekeeper."
Fang Chunyi did not lie. Jianqiu had already checked it out. The cold palace had always been peaceful. Even if Concubine Rou and Concubine Ning sent something in to give to Zhen Huan and Liu Zhu, it would have gone through layers of inspection, and wool products would only be taken out after going through layers of inspection.
Therefore, regarding the rumor, it is most likely that someone bribed Fang'er and Fei'er and made Fang Chunyi a scapegoat.
Fang Chunyi was released back in the same state. She had many guesses in her mind, but it was not easy to inquire about anything at this time. She could only suppress her worries about the Fourth Princess and pray that no matter what conspiracy or intrigue, the Fourth Princess would not be affected.