Recently Xu Chong always goes out early and comes back late.
As soon as the government offices started to issue documents, things started to happen one after another.
First, they ordered an investigation into the murder of the former chieftain of Yunnan and the illegitimate accession of the current chieftain to the position, which caused chaos in the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War, and uncovered many shady dealings.
Emperor Yuanfeng then issued an edict to strip the current chieftain of his title and honorific title, refusing to recognize him.
Things were fine when the current chieftain first came to power, but he has become increasingly unruly in recent years, pretending to obey the imperial court but secretly doing other things.
Not only did the imperial horses that were presented to the court make repeated mistakes, but he was also unable to suppress the increasingly fierce disputes among the natives. Emperor Yuanfeng was already very dissatisfied with him, and then it happened that the incident with Miss Mu San happened to happen. It was like a sleepy accident that hit the pillow. Of course, he would not keep that useless chieftain any longer.
It was just the right opportunity to clear the names of Miss Mu San and her nephew, and let Xiao Heng wait until the Lantern Festival was over before setting off. This time he had the upper hand in terms of reputation and righteousness, and with Miss Mu San around, he had the best of time and place.
Although Emperor Yuanfeng did not comment on the memorial supporting Xiao Heng as the crown prince, he sent Xiao Heng as an imperial envoy to Yunnan, which showed that he valued him.
All of a sudden, Chonghua Palace became very popular. The voices in the court that wanted to clear Xiao Heng's name became smaller, but another voice appeared - many ministers wrote to Emperor Yuanfeng, asking him to arrange a marriage for the fifth prince and Xiao Heng as soon as possible.
Empress Dowager Lian Tian also advised Emperor Yuanfeng: "Speaking of it, Xiaowu is indeed old enough. Let's not talk about him, but is Ah Heng too young? How important is the inheritance of royal offspring? What the minister said is true. Emperor, you should think about it. The third child was demoted to a commoner, and her children are naturally not to be mentioned. They can no longer be considered your grandchildren. The same goes for Prince Zhuang... You should think more about it."
Emperor Yuanfeng sighed and said, "It's not appropriate to talk about this now. Let's wait a little longer."
Queen Mother Tian stopped talking about it and only mentioned the Eleventh Princess: "Are you still unwilling to come out?"
"She was frightened." When mentioning this, Emperor Yuanfeng's expression was indifferent: "She was seriously injured. Although the imperial physician tried his best, she was still inevitably injured. She was usually the most lively person, but now she is unwilling to even leave the house. The imperial concubine has been very haggard these days because of this matter."
Empress Dowager Tian's eyes were grim. "Are we going to just let it go?! What a joke! A little palace maid dared to so blatantly murder the princess and frame the county lady, and ended up committing suicide. Nothing else was found? If this gets out, wouldn't it be laughable?! What on earth are the Jinyiwei for?!"
Regardless of emotion or reason, Empress Dowager Tian's words were absolutely correct, but Emperor Yuanfeng obviously didn't want to continue this topic. He just said in a deep voice: "There is no evidence after death, so naturally there is no way to investigate."
Empress Dowager Tian was full of suspicions - the Eleventh Princess was the Emperor Yuanfeng's favorite daughter. Logically, the Emperor Yuanfeng should have conducted a thorough investigation.
But Emperor Yuanfeng didn't seem to want to continue investigating.
What happened that caused Emperor Yuanfeng's attitude to change after these ten days
At this time, Concubine Pang had the same doubts. She persuaded her daughter to take medicine and came out of the princess's bedroom tiredly. She saw Jinggu waiting outside. She immediately raised her eyebrows and led Jinggu back to the palace.
"Well, how about that?" Concubine Pang's eyes were cold and stern: "Did that palace maid really fall from the sky?"
How come after searching for so long, I still have nothing to show for it
Jinggu's expression was solemn. She took two steps forward and knelt in front of Concubine Pang to apologize.
Concubine Pang fell silent.
She has held power in the harem for many years, and Jinggu is also a well-known female official in the palace. Even so, they couldn't find anything at all. How absurd is this
After thinking for a while, Concubine Pang stared at Jinggu and asked her, "Did you really get nothing? Tell me the truth."
Jing Gu lowered her head and hesitated for a while before lowering her voice: "My queen, I found out that this little palace maid was the goddaughter of Nanny Lan in the palace of the late queen..."
Concubine Pang suddenly realized.
No wonder Emperor Yuanfeng refused to allow anyone to investigate further, it turned out it was because Queen Hu was involved
The longer it has been since Empress Hu passed away, the more important her position has become in Emperor Yuanfeng's heart. Until now, there is probably nothing bad about her, only good things left.
Everyone knows that Empress Hu is the Achilles' heel of Emperor Yuanfeng.
Concubine Pang held up her head and sneered for a long time.
As for the Baihe Temple outside the palace, because the Wang family was holding a religious ceremony there, Su Yao and the old lady in the family had been investigating for such a long time, but how come they found nothing
Jinggu's expression was solemn. She took two steps forward and knelt in front of Concubine Pang to apologize.
Concubine Pang fell silent.
She has held power in the harem for many years, and Jinggu is also a well-known female official in the palace. Even so, they couldn't find anything at all. How absurd is this
After thinking for a while, Concubine Pang stared at Jinggu and asked her, "Did you really get nothing? Tell me the truth."
Jing Gu lowered her head and hesitated for a while before lowering her voice: "My queen, I found out that this little palace maid was the goddaughter of Nanny Lan in the palace of the late queen..."
Concubine Pang suddenly realized.
No wonder Emperor Yuanfeng refused to allow anyone to investigate further, it turned out it was because Queen Hu was involved
The longer it has been since Empress Hu passed away, the more important her position has become in Emperor Yuanfeng's heart. Until now, there is probably nothing bad about her, only good things left.
Everyone knows that Empress Hu is the Achilles' heel of Emperor Yuanfeng.
Concubine Pang held up her head and sneered for a long time.
As for the Baihe Temple outside the palace, because the Wang family was holding a religious ceremony there, Su Yao and the old lady in the family had been investigating for such a long time, but how come they found nothing
Jinggu's expression was solemn. She took two steps forward and knelt in front of Concubine Pang to apologize.
Concubine Pang fell silent.
She has held power in the harem for many years, and Jinggu is also a well-known female official in the palace. Even so, they couldn't find anything at all. How absurd is this
After thinking for a while, Concubine Pang stared at Jinggu and asked her, "Did you really get nothing? Tell me the truth."
Jing Gu lowered her head and hesitated for a while before lowering her voice: "My queen, I found out that this little palace maid was the goddaughter of Nanny Lan in the palace of the late queen..."
Concubine Pang suddenly realized.
No wonder Emperor Yuanfeng refused to allow anyone to investigate further, it turned out it was because Queen Hu was involved
The longer it has been since Empress Hu passed away, the more important her position has become in Emperor Yuanfeng's heart. Until now, there is probably nothing bad about her, only good things left.
Everyone knows that Empress Hu is the Achilles' heel of Emperor Yuanfeng.
Concubine Pang held up her head and sneered for a long time.
In the White Crane Temple outside the palace, because the Wang family was holding a ceremony, Su Yao followed the old lady of the family.