She didn't stay for a moment and turned around and left Wutong Palace.
This sudden retreat and sign of weakness seems as if they have determined that the case will be hastily resolved and closed casually in the end.
Especially the last sentence, it has always been like this.
The right and wrong in this palace has always been like this, hasn't it
When a person who used to be serious suddenly becomes less serious, this kind of contrast is the most stimulating.
Ning Chen finally stopped hesitating, took a deep breath, and gave instructions to Yuan Jiu.
"You personally lead people to search Magnolia Garden, but remember not to alarm the Crown Prince."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I saved it." Yuan Jiu bowed.
He immediately took a few clever servants with him.
It was also from this moment that Concubine Wende's complexion quickly turned gray, and Bai Shuang kept her head down and dared not raise it.
Although she pretended to be calm and sat down to drink tea, her nervous look could not deceive anyone.
Ning Chen saw it all, and his disappointment grew stronger, and besides his disappointment, he even felt a little annoyed.
If it is really Concubine Wende, then what kind of person is the woman he has doted on for so many years!
What he could not have expected was that among the things Yuan Jiu brought back, there were two things that he could not bear to look at.
Yuan Jiu was holding a tray with two palm-sized porcelain bottles and a small bag of dried safflower on it.
"We have caught the criminal red-handed, Concubine Wende, do you still have any excuses?" The Queen could not hide her pride on her face.
Concubine Wende broke out in a cold sweat and clenched her teeth.
Bai Lu suddenly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, this safflower is my possession. I accidentally twisted my waist two days ago. Safflower has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. If you pound it into a paste and apply it on your waist, it will heal faster."
"That statement is a bit too blunt." Nanny Ding snorted coldly.
Ning Chen's eyes were on the other two porcelain bottles.
"What are these things?"
If it wasn't some shameful stolen goods, Yuan Jiu wouldn't have presented it.
Not only did Yuan Jiu present it, but he also looked unhappy since he entered the hall, which shows that there must be something fishy going on.
"Your Majesty... I dare not say anything, for fear of polluting Your Majesty's ears."
"Speak!" Ning Chen slammed the table, veins faintly visible on his forehead.
Yuan Jiu gritted his teeth and said word by word, "The white bottle contains... the Hehuan Lu, which can help men and women to have sex. The blue bottle contains... the Zhuanyang Pill."
The first thing was enough to make people break out in a sweat, and the second one was even more unbelievable.
"De Fei, how can you use these things that are so harmful to the world!"
Even the Queen had never expected that these things would be involved, and her expression was indescribable for a moment.
The Zhuan Yang Pill is a secret in the palace.
During the time of the previous emperor, there was a favored concubine who gave birth to three daughters, but none of them died before the age of five. She sought a secret recipe from the folks, saying that if she took this elixir, she would be able to give birth to a son.
What’s even more miraculous is that even if you are pregnant with a girl, eating this thing can turn the yin into yang and give birth to a baby boy.
In the end, the concubine gave birth to a baby boy, but he still did not live past his first birthday.
The late emperor thought that someone was plotting against her, so he sent people to investigate. He discovered that it was caused by the concubine taking elixirs indiscriminately.
The ingredients used in Zhuan Yang Dan are even more difficult to describe.
The medicine is made from the placenta of a woman who gave birth to a baby boy, a little of the blood of the newborn boy, and a live deer fetus.
"An, do you have anything else to say to me?"
Ning Chen looked over, and the deep disappointment in his eyes hurt Concubine Wende's heart.
"I have nothing to say. I put safflower in the cakes for Concubine Ming, but I didn't do anything to you, Your Majesty!" Concubine Wende knelt down, tears streaming down her face.
She choked up and said, "The emperor came to see me, but he never got close to me. I just wanted to give him another healthy prince. Then he would like me as much as before, right?"
The queen couldn't stand her pretending to be pitiful, so she immediately interrupted her with a look of deep grief.
"But Concubine De, how could you be so foolish as to try to win over the emperor with these filthy things? Do you know that the love dew is harmful to the emperor's body?"
"What's more, the eldest prince was born to you. Although he is not in good health, the emperor still cares about him and never ignores him. How come you, his biological mother, actually want to give birth to another healthy child as a replacement?"
"Alright, shut up!"
Ning Chen suddenly stood up, his clenched fists behind his back showing his anger at the moment.
Concubine Wende attacked Ye Jun simply out of jealousy and a wrong decision. Even if she couldn't let him off lightly, she could still handle it rationally.
But the woman in front of him not only wanted to use dirty things like the Love Dew on him, but also used having children as a means to consolidate his favor.
Ning Chen admitted that he was disappointed with the eldest prince's poor health, but he never disliked Concubine Wende and her son in his heart.
An was the woman he had doted on for many years, and he had always been looking forward to and liking their children.
But he didn't expect that the eldest prince, and even the second child that might appear in An's plan, were just tools to consolidate his favor.
For a moment, Ning Chen wondered if Concubine Wende's affection for him over the years had been fake.
Ning Chen's mind was a mess at the moment. He was angry, disappointed, and felt that he had misjudged people all these years.
It's hard for anyone to accept that the person I loved when I was young is so confused.
The Queen wanted to take this opportunity to ask him how to deal with Concubine Wende.
But he was stopped by Nanny Ding.
Asking at this moment would seem too harsh and anxious, and not like the demeanor of a legitimate wife.
In the end, Ning Chen left amid Concubine Wende's cries, without coming to any conclusion.
However, the Queen listened to Nanny Ding's advice and temporarily confined Concubine Wende to her room and brought the eldest prince to Wutong Palace to be raised.
Jiaotang Garden.
Ye Jun didn't sleep after coming back, just waiting for news from there.
But what Concubine Wende did was so shameful that the Empress could not expose those two things, so she only said that Red Flower was found in Magnolia Garden and the culprit was caught red-handed. Concubine Wende has been put under house arrest and is awaiting the Emperor's decision.
"Just now, the imperial concubine said that she wanted to search the palace, but the emperor was still hesitating. It's really infuriating!" Nan Zhi said angrily.
Ye Jun lowered his eyes, looking disapproving.
"Concubine Wende has served the emperor for many years, has been favored for many years, and gave birth to the emperor's eldest son. Although the emperor has a bad temper, he still remembers the old friendship."
"It's fine to be nostalgic, but if she is really ruthless, she can be ruthless to Concubine Wende today, and she can be ruthless to me tomorrow. No matter what, Concubine Wende can't escape this time. The Queen deliberately exposed the murderer and pushed the Emperor to convict Concubine Wende."
Huiyue fanned her and spoke thoughtfully.
"How do you think the Emperor will deal with Concubine Wende?"
Ye Jun thought for a moment and said, "It's really hard to guess. After all, Concubine Wende has a son. Even for the sake of the child, the emperor won't punish her too harshly."
Of course, such speculation is because Ye Jun doesn’t know anything else.
If I had known that something like this was found in Concubine Wende's palace, I would not have said this.