The person sent by the Queen has returned.
"Empress, I checked this housekeeper. She entered the palace more than 20 years ago and has been staying in the Needlework Room. She seems to be quite well behaved. Before, when the palace maids were released, she repeatedly declined, saying that there were no more people at home and she wanted to stay in the palace. Then she has stayed ever since. As for the recent period, she seemed to be very normal."
A eunuch reported that he was questioning the manager of the sewing room. "I only found out that the manager has a very good relationship with a eunuch. I heard that they seem to be from the same hometown or something. I can't find out the details. The two of them didn't work together in the past, but the eunuch would come to see the manager from time to time. He came to see him a few days ago."
"Fellow countryman?" asked the Queen.
"That's what they said. I heard that although there is a big age gap between the two people, their hometown friendship is real. When they came here before, they even said a few words behind people's backs, but I don't know what they said exactly." said the eunuch.
The Queen thought for a moment, her face darkened, "Catch both of them, don't investigate further, just interrogate them directly, and use the excuse that... they deliberately made a mistake in the drawing on the red veil, in order to murder the reputation of the future Princess of England."
This matter seemed to have nothing to do with the Queen Mother, but the Emperor always paid the most attention to the affairs of the King of England. This embroiderer was from the palace, and then she would be charged with failing to supervise her properly. The Queen Mother felt annoyed and couldn't help wondering if this person was sent by Mr. He.
Check, must check!
She wanted to see who was causing trouble in there. One thing was certain, if it wasn't her, then it must be someone else. She was the Queen, the master of the harem, and when something happened, the first person she thought of was herself. So she wanted to see who was stirring up trouble here, and who wanted to involve herself in this matter.
"Yes, I will arrange it now." The eunuch nodded. It was obviously not the first time he had dealt with such a matter.
The Queen Mother waved her hand, signaling him to leave, and the eunuch retreated respectfully.
"Empress, I have checked those things. There were quite a lot of records at that time. I have copied them out from those palaces. Please have a look, Your Majesty." The eunuch handed over a piece of paper in his hand. A palace maid took it and handed it to the table in front of the Empress.
The first name the Queen Mother saw was Concubine He. After that, there were several other concubines who were not ordinary, but their number was not small at all.
Her brows couldn't help but frowned, her eyes fixed on Concubine He's name. She was willing to push the blame on Concubine He, but there were so many people around, and it was just a fake. Even if it was a ruby buckle and a handkerchief, I'm afraid these people would give her a lot of rewards.
It happened several years ago and I can't find out anything even if I want to.
"Empress, what should we do?" one of her confidants asked in a low voice.
This matter is not easy to investigate, and even if you investigate, you may not find anything. In the end, it will be a lot of noise but little action, and you won't be able to find anyone to take direct action.
But if we don’t investigate, we’re afraid that other problems might arise.
"Investigate, send people to each palace to inquire about where these things have gone, and whether those distributed before are still there?" The Queen suddenly said in a deep voice.
"My lady, it's almost the New Year. At this time..." the confidant reminded her carefully. If she caused any trouble at this time,
, will it make the emperor angry.
"We have to investigate at this time. Since we have directly investigated the needlework room, we have to investigate other places as well. We have to let His Majesty know that I am wholeheartedly investigating the matter, and also let His Majesty know that someone is plotting against the King of England and deliberately putting the blame on me." The Queen sneered.
She is absolutely innocent in this matter, so it must be investigated and the emperor must be made aware that there are people in the palace who have been trying to plot against her and the prince.
"Yes, Your Majesty, then I will do it now?" the eunuch asked in a low voice.
"Go and do it. Check all of them thoroughly. Don't miss any of them, especially Concubine He. There can't be any omissions. Who knows, you might find out something." The Queen said coldly.
In the past, she had no reason to inquire about the matters concerning Concubine He, but now that she had a legitimate reason, she naturally had to ask about it clearly. No matter how she looked at it, this matter might be related to Concubine He.
I became more and more interested.
Once Concubine He fell, Prince Jing became powerless.
How could she not take action when she had such a good opportunity? What if it was the New Year? She had not forgotten to work hard for the emperor during the New Year, which was a credit.
As soon as the Queen Mother gave the order, the concubines involved could no longer live in peace. The first one was Concubine He. Although the eunuchs sent by the Queen Mother behaved respectfully and knew when to advance and retreat, not daring to make the slightest mistake, they did not give in at all.
It was said that someone wanted to frame the future Princess of England, and some bribe items or old items in the palace were found. Now they have to investigate each palace one by one.
Concubine He was furious and went to the Emperor's study with several palace maids. She was sure that the Empress must have done this on purpose.
But she didn't expect that she was stopped when she arrived at the emperor's study. She was told that it was the emperor's wish and asked her to go back to the palace and wait. This matter was of great importance, and what she had to do now was to check if the palace servants in her own palace had any problems and not to add any more trouble to the empress.
Concubine He was blocked outside, her face turning blue and white, looking particularly ugly. She knew that the Queen must have told the Emperor about this matter long ago. She was angry and resentful for a moment, but she was powerless. She could only stomp her feet in hatred and turn back.
Not long after they walked, someone happened to come over. It turned out to be Concubine Zhu Jing. Concubine He remembered that Concubine Zhu Jing was also on the list, so she stopped and calmed down.
Concubine Zhu Jing also saw Concubine He and stepped forward to greet her: "Greetings, Your Majesty."
"Thank you, sister. Where are you going?" Concubine He asked gently with a smile on her face. Concubine Zhu Jing, like her son, was in poor health. She looked weak and had to ask the imperial physician for treatment from time to time.
Concubine Zhu Jing was very beautiful and looked very gentle. Although she gave birth to a son, neither the Empress Dowager nor Concubine He regarded her as a rival.
Both mother and daughter look like they are going to die soon, so who would want to make things difficult for them
Besides, Concubine Zhu Jing was not actually very favored. She was not favored in the past, and she is still just average now. The emperor made her a concubine because she gave birth to the King of Wei.
Everyone in the palace knows it.
"The palace is in chaos. The Queen seems to be investigating something. I'm having a headache staying there. I'm going to go out.
Come take a walk and calm your mind." Zhu Jingfei said with a smile, and then she covered her chest and coughed twice.
Sure enough, it was caused by being annoyed.
"You are sick again. Have you seen the imperial physician?" Concubine He asked with concern, not talking about the current situation.
"It's just an old problem. In autumn and winter, I always cough a few times. It's not a big deal." Concubine Zhu Jing replied softly with a smile.
"It's just an old illness. It's not a big deal. You two mother should be careful, especially with this physical condition. You should let the imperial physician take a look later." Concubine He became more concerned.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Concubine Zhu Jing expressed her gratitude with a soft smile.
"Let's find a place to sit down. My place is a mess too. I don't know what the Queen is looking for. Who remembers where those little things were given to her?" Concubine He said dissatisfiedly, reaching out to hold Concubine Zhu Jing's cold hand, "Why is it so cold? Put on some more clothes."
"It turns out that your body is just this cold. It has been like this for so many years. It's no problem." Concubine Zhu Jing laughed again.
"My sister is not in good health and cannot rest in the palace. Let's go find the emperor and ask him to judge the matter for us. It's New Year's Day and it's so cold, but he doesn't allow us to rest in the palace and drives us out one by one. It's really too much." Concubine He said angrily and was about to leave, pulling Concubine Zhu Jing.
"Your Highness, it's better not to go. The Emperor will be angry." Concubine Zhu Jing said uneasily.
She was popular in the palace, had a gentle personality, and never competed with others. She also gave birth to a sickly son, and never competed for favor.
"That's just how you are. You've never fought for anything for so many years, and now you're being bullied." Concubine He looked as if she was disappointed in him.
"I'm in this state, why should I fight? Besides, it's better to live without fighting or competing. If it's not yours, there's no point fighting for it. If it's yours, you don't have to fight for it either." Concubine Zhu Jing said in a very Buddhist way. Although her smile was pale, there was no trace of anger. She was driven out for such a day, but she had no complaints.
What a paper-thin person with no temper, Concubine He cursed in her heart, no wonder she has been out of favor for so many years...
"Your Highness, I've been out for a long time. I need to go back and rest for a while." Concubine Zhu Jing coughed twice and did not look very well.
Concubine He put down her hand helplessly. She was originally a sick person, and she really didn't dare to drag the person directly to the emperor. With his body, he could get sick and die at any time, so it was better to stay away from him.
"Then go and have a good rest, sister. Remember to ask the imperial physician to take a look. If the commotion over there continues, send someone to tell me and I will come to support you." Concubine He gently advised.
"Thank you, sister." Concubine Zhu Jing thanked her, then turned around and helped the palace maid leave. This situation was really not good...
Concubine He looked at her departing back, a hint of sarcasm flashing in her eyes. She had given birth to a son, but he was a useless sickly child like herself. It would be better not to give birth to him. Look at the mother and son, both of them were sick to death. But then again, with Concubine Zhu Jing's health, it was good enough for her to give birth to a child.
Fortunately, the King of Wei was weak and could not compete with his son for the throne, otherwise, it would be a mess again...