"Something happened in the Jiangnan Salt Administration. I actually went there to investigate the case." Prince Jin whispered.
Jiang Changning bit the corner of his lip lightly, "Whether it's a levy or an investigation, just take care of yourself, don't take risks, bring more guards with you to prevent that beast from attacking you."
Prince Jin hugged Jiang Changning and said, "Don't worry, I will be careful. Don't leave the house easily. Wait for me to come back here."
Jiang Changning smiled, holding his face with both hands, "Don't worry, when you come back, I promise to let you see a plump and fair daughter-in-law."
Prince Jin touched her slender waist and said with a smile, "She's not fat. My wife is very slim."
That night, the couple made love and slept in each other's arms.
Three days passed quickly.
Before leaving, King Jin asked the ten secret guards who were protecting Jiang Changning to show up and pay her a visit.
Although the number of people was unexpectedly large, Jiang Changning did not raise any objections.
King Jin arranged ten people, and I think there must be a reason why he arranged ten people.
After he left Beijing, the concubine dowager announced that she would close the door to visitors.
In most families, when the men are away from home, the women will reduce unnecessary social engagements for fear of trouble.
However, this ordinary act made the emperor hate the concubine, "You old woman, you dare to ruin my good deeds."
The Queen Mother was also angry. She gave the jade monkey to Jiang Changning as a warning.
All the honors and favors that Jiang Changning has now come from her. As long as she deprives Jiang Changning of everything, Jiang Changning will be a monkey without a crown.
However, no matter how long they waited, Jiang Changning did not come to the palace to apologize, but instead the Prince of Jin's mansion closed its doors to visitors.
This was simply telling her that if Jiang Changning did not obey the summons, he would not be able to go to the palace to apologize.
"Damn it, damn it! This little girl really thinks that I can't do anything to her just because she's the Princess of Jin?" The Queen Mother's face was ferocious and she was extremely angry.
"I was the one who asked Princess Jin to do this, and I can also not let her do it." The Queen Mother said gritting her teeth.
She could issue an edict, ordering Prince Jin to divorce Jiang Changning.
The marriage was what she wanted. If she ordered the two to divorce, it would be a loss of face for herself. The empress dowager, who was blinded by anger, could not think so much.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. The Princess of Jin is young and inconsiderate. She was won over by the Prince of Jin, which is why she disobeys you. Why bother with her?" An old maid advised.
"I will not be able to calm down if I don't punish her." The Queen Mother was a petty person.
"Your Majesty, after all, the Princess of Jin is the savior of you and His Majesty. If you punish her, it will damage the reputation of you and His Majesty." The nanny continued to persuade.
The Queen Mother frowned. This made sense. Since she couldn't touch Jiang Changning, she turned her anger to Liu Ye. "The maids sent to serve her are really useless."
The maid smiled and said, "My lady, the time is too short. Please be patient and wait a little longer."
"I remember that I also appointed a wife for Prince Jin. How long has she been in the palace?"
"They were carried in last December, almost half a year ago."
"Tell her a message and ask her to find a way to seduce the King of Jin. I will make her a concubine."
"My queen, the King of Jin has gone to Jiangnan."
"Wait until he comes back." The Queen Mother sneered. Jiang Changning was very beautiful, but men were like cats that stole fish. Their novelty only lasted for a short time. After the excitement wore off, they would give up.
"Yes, madam."
The Empress Dowager leaned on the cotton pad and said nothing. The nanny sat with her for a while, and when she saw that the Empress Dowager seemed to have fallen asleep, she quietly left.
"Miss Gao, the queen has fallen asleep. Please serve her well." After saying this, the nanny went to the back hall.
In a remote corner, the nanny said to a young palace maid, "Please tell the princess that the queen mother wants to support Madam Chen as a concubine."
"Thank you, Ma'am." The little palace maid stuffed a purse into the ma'am's hand and turned away.
The nanny returned to the room, took out a silver bill of one hundred taels from her purse, and smiled with satisfaction. The Princess of Jin was really generous.
At the same time, Eunuch Yu walked into the Qinzheng Palace with a pale face and reported to the emperor, "Your Majesty, the second princess."
"Is the second princess sick again?" the emperor asked impatiently.
"It's not that he's sick, it's... he's gone." Eunuch Yu said with a stiff face.
"What?" The emperor frowned.
Eunuch Yu knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please accept my condolences."
"How is this possible? What do imperial physicians do for a living?" The emperor was furious.
The emperor hurried to Jingming Palace without even getting on the dragon sedan chair.
Before entering the palace, I heard deafening cries.
When the emperor entered the side hall, he saw Concubine Cui hugging the dead Second Princess and sitting on the couch, crying heartbrokenly.
Several imperial doctors knelt beside him, looking terrified.
"What's going on?" the emperor asked in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, this group of quack doctors has killed the Second Princess." Concubine Cui complained.
The imperial doctors were shocked. What did they mean by they cured the second princess to death
"Your Majesty, please allow me to report." The imperial doctors said in unison.
"Speak." The emperor said majestically.
The second princess was a premature baby and had always been sickly. The emperor predicted that she would not live long, so he did not give her a name. But this did not mean that he was not sad when the second princess died, and he did not investigate the reason.
"Your Majesty, the weather has been hot these days, and the Second Princess has been suffering from the heat. She is already feeling unwell, and she has eaten too many cold foods, which has caused diarrhea. The Second Princess is already weak." What the imperial physician had not finished saying was very clear.
The second princess’ death was not caused by the doctor.
The second princess was weak because she was born prematurely.
You will suffer from heatstroke and diarrhea if you are not cared for properly.
The person who caused the second princess to die young was Concubine Cui. The emperor angrily asked, "Cui, is this how you take care of my princess?"
"Your Majesty, it's your concubine, it's your concubine." Concubine Cui didn't know how to explain herself to get out of this matter.
The second princess suffered from the heat because she did it on purpose.
She agreed to eat cold food to cool down.
When the second princess first had diarrhea, it was not serious and could be stopped by taking one or two doses of medicine.
But in order to attract the emperor's attention, Concubine Cui deliberately did not give the second princess medicine, allowing the second princess' diarrhea to become more serious.
At this time, Concubine Cui summoned the imperial doctors to treat the second princess, but it was too late.
She never expected that this would cost the second princess her life.
"Concubine Cui was demoted to a commoner and moved to Qianxi." The emperor said coldly.
"Your Majesty, please don't do that. I know I was wrong. I am the second princess's biological mother. I have always taken good care of the second princess. I have never thought of harming the second princess, Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Concubine Cui cried.
At this time, Concubine Cui could no longer cry like a pear blossom in the rain, and her tears and snot were all over the place.
The emperor's eyes were full of disgust. He signaled Eunuch Yu to drag the man out before dealing with the others.
The nanny, palace maids, and eunuchs who took care of the second princess were all beaten to death. Several imperial doctors were spared the death penalty, but they could not escape punishment of living punishment. Each of them was beaten with twenty sticks and fined half their salary for half a year.
Being able to save his life was a blessing from heaven, so the imperial doctors gladly accepted the punishment of twenty strokes of the cane and a six-month salary fine.
The death of the second princess was like throwing a small stone into the lake, which caused a tiny ripple and then returned to calm.
After the death of his daughter, the emperor favored his concubines even more frequently and was busy with his cause of having offspring, so he had no time to take care of Jiang Changning.
(End of this chapter)