No matter how it is elsewhere, the atmosphere in Zhaochunxuan is still good.
But this good feeling didn't last long.
The next morning, Yuan Jiu brought a group of people over and dug out all the flowers and plants next to the east wing.
"What is Eunuch Yuan doing? Why is he digging this up for no reason?" Bai Zhu came over and said.
Yuan Jiu narrowed his eyes slightly, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
"Just wait and see, you'll know."
As he said this, he asked the eunuchs next to him to pick up shovels and spades and start working.
This sound can naturally be heard inside as well.
Ye Jun had just finished her breakfast and the wet nurse was bringing the baby to her to see when she heard a noise in the yard.
"What are you doing outside?"
"I'll go out and take a look." Huiyue bowed and pushed the door open to take a look.
Bai Zhu then repeated to her what Yuan Jiu had just said.
After a while, Huiyue came back and said, "Eunuch Yuan brought a group of people to dig up the flowers and plants next to the east wing. He didn't say what he was going to do, but just said that we would know later."
After hearing this, Ye Jun's eyes darkened.
He waved his hand at the wet nurse and said, "Take the child away first."
Finally, he said to the two maids in the room, "If my guess is correct, there must be something in the flower bed."
Nan Zhi and Hui Yue looked at each other and understood.
"I have been on high alert these days. This could never have been done by someone close to me. I guess someone must have tampered with the work when we were planting flowers or doing yard work." Huiyue said.
Ye Jun nodded, "I believe you. Let's wait and see who wants to harm me."
When saying this, Ye Jun's eyes were as cold as ice, making people dare not look directly at him.
This time, the person behind the scenes not only wants to harm her, but also her child. This cannot be tolerated.
In less than an incense stick of time, something was dug up outside.
On the side of the east wing, the color of the soil was obviously darker than ordinary soil, and there were also some tiny sawdust-like things mixed in the soil that were extremely difficult to detect.
When Yuan Jiu came, he brought the imperial physician with him. After checking, he confirmed that it was this thing that attracted the snake.
The place where the snake crawled in from was also discovered at the same time.
In the place where the soil color is different, there is a potato-sized hole at the bottom of the wall. At first glance, the hole looks sealed, but stones can be taken out of it.
I guess the snake crawled in through this hole, attracted by the smell of the soil.
Naturally, these discoveries would not be hidden from Ye Jun, so he told him immediately.
But Ye Jun asked again, "Why don't these snakes go anywhere else after entering the yard, but instead come to my main house?"
This is also one of the doubts.
After all, snakes won't listen to people and will just crawl wherever they are told to.
"I suspect there is something unclean in my room." Ye Jun frowned.
After she said this, several imperial doctors immediately began to check around.
He even climbed up the ladder to the beam to check.
But after going around this circle, I didn't find any problems.
"Snakes are afraid of the cold. It rained heavily that night and the weather was very cold. Xiuyi's main room was the only warmest place in the entire yard. I guess this is the reason." said one of the imperial doctors.
I checked everything in the house inside and out and found nothing wrong, so this was the only explanation.
Since there was no problem in the house, the problem outside was discovered. It was obvious that the problem was found after obtaining some clues.
So Ye Jun asked.
Yuan Jiu didn't look happy, but he told the truth in the end.
"It was done by An Cainu."
"An?" Ye Jun was surprised. "She is under house arrest, how can she come out?"
Yuan Jiu then explained.
"When An was demoted, Gao Chang, the eunuch in charge of her palace, escaped because he did not follow her to Lingxi Garden. Gao Chang had been with An since she was in the palace. He almost died of illness that year. It was An Cainu who gave him silver to treat his illness, saving his life. Later, she kept him by her side as a servant."
"After An was imprisoned, the servants of Chuxiu Palace were all dismissed, and Gao Chang went to work in the menial service department. He first helped to repair Zhaochunxuan and tampered with the courtyard wall. He also mixed in with the flower room in the back to plant things and buried the dirty things, waiting for the right opportunity to take action."
"That night, Concubine Fang gave birth first. Seeing that no one was interested in you, Xiuyi, he took advantage of the rain to do this evil thing. When you were giving birth, the emperor ordered his servants to investigate. Not only was Gao Chang soaking wet, but he also looked suspicious, so he was arrested. After a severe torture, we finally learned the whole story."
After Yuan Jiu finished speaking, everyone in the room was frightened.
It's really shocking that they had been lying in wait for such a long time just to wait for that moment.
Although Ye Jun was also afraid, he wanted to know more about how to deal with it.
After hearing these words, his face turned cold as ice.
He narrowed his eyes and whispered, "What does the emperor say about this matter?"
"I have not reported this to the emperor yet, but the emperor told me when he ordered me to investigate that if we find out who is behind this, we must kill them without mercy." Yuan Jiu said.
Ye Jun suddenly raised his eyes and glanced over, "Even if it's An, will he be killed?"
This question was asked suddenly, which made Yuan Jiu stunned for a moment. Then he looked into Ye Jun's eyes.
In just a moment, the sharp gaze made him lower his head in panic.
I felt a chill in my heart.
He didn't expect Ming Xiuyi to have such a powerful aura. He had only felt the same sense of oppression around the emperor.
"I dare not guess the emperor's intention. Why don't you let Xiuyi allow me to go back and report to the emperor first?" Yuan Jiu bowed under pressure.
Ye Jun stared at him for a while before looking away.
"Then I'll trouble you, sir."
"No, no, I'll leave now." Yuan Jiu waved his hands quickly, breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly led his people out of Zhaochunxuan.
After the group of people left, Nan Zhi couldn't help but ask.
"Xiu Yi just asked what Eunuch Yuan meant by that. Didn't the emperor say that he would kill without mercy?"
"That's what he said, but the emperor might do different things to different people." Ye Jun said calmly, "For so long, the emperor didn't say anything, but I also know that although An was confined, she was not bullied or tortured. If it weren't for the emperor's instructions, she wouldn't have gotten away with it so easily."
Huiyue's face darkened. "Will the emperor let An go this time?"
"It shouldn't happen." Ye Jun raised his eyes and looked at the beaded curtain in the outer room. "If you let it go, I don't have to have any good thoughts anymore."
Moreover, Ye Jun was 80% sure that she meant more to Ning Chen than An.
At that time, she had good intentions and saved An, who was still Concubine Wen. Now, she has reaped the consequences of her own actions many times over.
There is really no need to have any extra good thoughts in this deep palace.
At that time, in Jiuchen Palace, Yuan Jiu had just taken over the investigation and told everyone everything.
After hearing the whole process, Ning Chen's face was as dark as ice. When he heard that the person behind the scenes was An Cainu, the pressure on his entire body dropped.