"Someone come, something bad has happened, someone has killed the prisoner!"
The young eunuch standing at the back suddenly shouted and then ran out, looking as if he was frightened.
Aunt Fu was still in a daze, and was brought back to her senses by the shout.
He immediately staggered to his feet, "Stop him quickly, stop talking nonsense, go now!"
The eunuch in charge looked at Lian Xin who was already dead on the ground, and thought that the emperor had already received the news and would definitely return to the palace, so he did not dare to listen to Nanny Fu's orders for a moment.
If it was really Nanny Fu who killed the person who poisoned the food, there must be another hidden secret behind this. If the emperor asks about it, no one will be able to take the responsibility.
"Mammy, I'm sorry." The eunuch in charge waved his whisk and said, "Please ask Mammy Fu to go to the inner room next door and take care of her. Don't let anything happen to her."
“How dare you!” Nanny Fu stepped back a few steps. “I’m the head of the Cining Palace, the empress dowager’s dowry. Who dares to touch me?”
"It is precisely because you have a special relationship with the Empress Dowager that you must be even more careful and cautious. This is a matter concerning the crown prince, so you must not implicate the Empress Dowager because of your momentary impulse!" The steward frowned and spoke in a firm tone.
Several young eunuchs rushed forward, tied Madam Fu's hands, and took her outside.
At this moment, although the young eunuch who ran away was slapped a few times and caught back, he shouted so quickly that he was heard by people outside.
At that time, the eyes of the entire harem were on the Ministry of Punishment, and within the time it took to stick an incense stick, everything was known.
Nanny Fu killed the palace maid who poisoned the woman.
For a moment, it looked like a murder to silence the witness.
When the Queen Mother received the news, she felt devastated.
The first thing that came to mind was naturally that Nanny Fu killed people to silence them, but why did she kill Lianxin? She was a key witness. If Lianxin was killed, wouldn't her innocence be further proven
After all, Aunt Fu is someone close to her, and every move she makes will be seen by outsiders as her intention.
"Empress Dowager, what should we do? The Emperor will be back soon. Fu Mama's actions are pushing our Cining Palace into the fire pit. What will happen if the Emperor misunderstands you?"
The eunuch in charge, Ji'an, had a worried look on his face.
What he was worried about was exactly what the Queen Mother was worried about.
The Duke of England secretly sent a message in, saying that the Emperor has been keeping a close eye on him recently. If something happened at this critical moment, wouldn't it make the Emperor even more suspicious
"Support me to the Ministry of Punishment." The Queen Mother frowned and stood up.
Ji An hurriedly advised, "How can we do this? It's such a mess, and the Queen Mother's shoes will be dirty. Why don't I go for the Queen Mother?"
"No, I must go there myself and ask Fuzhi what is going on." The Queen Mother insisted.
The servants couldn't persuade her and had to do as she said.
As soon as the Queen Mother came out, she heard people whispering as she passed by a palace gate.
The content is nothing more than speculation that Nanny Fu was instructed by the Queen Mother to kill Lianxin in order to cover up her intention to poison the Fourth Prince.
This further infuriated the Queen Mother, who immediately ordered those palace maids to be dragged away and beaten with a stick.
When she arrived at the Ministry of Punishment, the Queen Mother met Nanny Fu smoothly.
After all, no one dared to stop him.
"What on earth is going on? Why did a healthy person die?" The Queen Mother's tone was full of anger.
Madam Fu knelt down hurriedly and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know. Lianxin said a few words to me and suddenly went crazy. She strangled herself and refused to let go. That's how she died."
"Ridiculous!" The Queen Mother slammed the table in anger, "How can anyone strangle themselves to death? And you still refuse to tell the truth!"
"Empress Dowager, I am telling the truth. I have been serving you since I was twelve years old. We have been master and servant for most of our lives. Your Majesty, do you still not believe me?"
Nanny Fu looked towards the Queen Mother, a trace of sadness rose in her eyes, and she felt a chill in her heart.
Meeting such a look, the Queen Mother felt somewhat relieved and her tone softened.
"It's not that I doubt you, it's just that this happened suddenly and I was anxious. With Lianxin's death, the clues are gone. Now everyone in the palace is talking about it. I was guilty and asked you to kill her. The emperor must return to the palace immediately. I have no way to defend myself!"
The main reason was that there were not many people in the small kitchen of the Cining Palace, so the simple task of heating up some snacks was directly handed over to Lianxin, and there was no one else to accompany her.
Therefore, once Lian Xin dies, there is really nothing that can be done to find out the truth.
Aunt Fu collapsed for a moment, "Empress Dowager, this man is really calculating. Now there is only one way to save the Empress Dowager."
"What method?" The Queen Mother frowned.
"I will take all the blame, and Your Majesty, just push me out." Nanny Fu's lips turned pale.
It is obvious that he is ready to die.
The Queen Mother disagreed. "If you say this, the Emperor may not believe it. Wouldn't that mean you will lose your life in vain? I don't agree."
"But Queen Mother, there is no other way now. With Lianxin's death, the clues are gone. I was the only one there when she died. Just as the Queen Mother said, who would believe that Lianxin strangled herself? No matter how you look at it, it seems that I killed someone to silence them. If I don't take the blame and let this matter go, the people behind it will not let it go. Wouldn't that implicate the Queen Mother and further hurt the mother-son relationship between the Queen Mother and the Emperor? What should we do if Ming Zhaoyuan and the Ye family investigate?"
The Queen Mother was still hesitating, but then someone came in with a message that the Emperor and Ming Zhaoyuan had returned on horseback and had already entered the palace.
Aunt Fu took a deep breath and suddenly shouted outside.
"It was all my fault that I wanted to relieve the Queen Mother's worries, but now I have hurt her. I know I deserve death and I have no face to live in this world anymore."
After he finished speaking, he suddenly stood up and slammed into the corner of the table. With a thud, he fell to the ground with blood gushing out of his head.
The Queen Mother stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do.
It was Jian who reacted and started shouting loudly.
"You vicious woman, it's so easy for you to die like this. The Queen Mother trusted you for many years, but I never thought that you would be wrong and do this, making the Queen Mother sad for nothing!"
In this way, people outside got new information.
It was Nanny Fu who acted on her own and poisoned the Fourth Prince without telling the Empress Dowager, but out of righteousness, the Empress Dowager had forced Nanny Fu to die as an apology.
When Ning Chen and Ye Jun arrived, this was the version they heard.
But the two of them were unable to care about all these things at the moment and hurried to see the child first.
It was late at night and the Fourth Prince had fallen asleep, but his brows were furrowed even in his sleep, showing that he was not sleeping well.
"Don't worry, Zhaoyuan. The Fourth Prince drank the calming soup prescribed by Imperial Physician Shen before going to bed, so he won't have a nightmare. But after all, he was frightened during the day, so he still needs to relax." Huiyue said.
Ye Jun nodded and leaned over to kiss the child's forehead.
Only when I felt the warmth from the children did I feel relieved.
The Fourth Prince slept in Hui Zhaoyuan Palace and it was difficult to move at night. After Ye Jun saw the child, he came out with Ning Chen.
Just then, he was asked to leave by the Queen Mother's men.