The Queen Mother was still awake at this moment, obviously waiting for them.
Ye Jun was so angry that he looked unhappy.
But after all, the Queen Mother was the elder, so he didn't dare to get angry and could only follow Ning Chen for now.
The Queen Mother was shocked by the death of Nanny Fu and her face was exhausted. When she saw them coming, she asked them to sit down without waiting for the greetings.
"Fuzhi has admitted what happened this time. It was all because of my failure to discipline her that she did this wrong thing. Fortunately, she did not really hurt the Fourth Prince, and Fuzhi has already died to apologize for his crime."
After all, all the evidence pointed to the Queen Mother. If she defended herself and cried out for innocence now, it would not only make Ning Chen even more angry and suspicious, but would also make Fu Zhi's death in vain.
What's more, as Fuzhi said, the person behind the scenes may have a backup plan.
If we don't stop here and continue the investigation, if more conclusive evidence emerges, the Queen Mother will be completely in trouble.
Now, even if the emperor has suspicions, he cannot investigate his biological mother thoroughly because of filial piety.
So the Empress Dowager said that Fuzhi admitted it, so on the surface it could only be Fuzhi's fault.
Ning Chen's eyes darkened, and he clenched his hands into fists behind his back, but loosened them after a moment.
"My mother has been ill recently, so it's inevitable that she has been neglectful. Madam Fu has been in charge of the affairs of the Cining Palace for many years, and it's not uncommon for a servant to bully her master."
Things have come to this point, Nanny Fu has confessed her guilt and the person is dead. Ning Chen can't arrest the Queen Mother for interrogation.
"I left the palace to pray for the harem, but I didn't expect that my own son would try to poison someone in the palace. Fortunately, the Queen Mother was wise and found the real culprit in time." Ye Jun said coldly.
She was naturally angry. Who could remain calm when their child almost died
It was also because the Queen Mother did too many stupid things in her daily life, and her dislike for Ye Jun and the Fourth Prince was very obvious, so nothing she said at this moment would be convincing.
After all, the Queen Mother had been absurd for many years, and there was no trust at all in front of Ning Chen and Ye Jun.
The Queen Mother opened her mouth and was about to say something, but she met Ning Chen's distant eyes and froze for a moment.
In the end, he didn't say anything.
Ning Chen didn't want to stay any longer, so he asked the empress dowager to rest early and left the Cining Palace with Ye Jun.
The cold wind in the twelfth lunar month night is extremely cold, but it is not as cold as the coldness in my heart.
Ning Chen was unwilling to believe that the Queen Mother would not even let go of her own grandson just for the sake of Chen family power, but all the evidence pointed to her.
The two of them walked in silence all the way and went to Zhaochunxuan to rest.
Along the way, Ye Jun actually had doubts in his heart.
Although I just said those words to the Queen Mother, it was also because I was angry at the moment.
Of course, the doubt is not because they think the Queen Mother would not harm her own grandson, but because they are worried that someone might be instigating the Queen Mother behind the scenes.
If it really exists, then the person behind it should be more cautious.
Having made up his mind, Ye Jun prepared to order someone to conduct a secret investigation the next day.
However, it was not easy to investigate because Ye Jun had been away from the palace for many days, and the people who stayed there were fully focused on taking care of the Fourth Prince and had no time to take care of other things.
So it is a blank, with a lot of clues.
But she was not the only one who continued to investigate the matter, Ning Chen also sent people to investigate.
After all, he still held out some hope that his mother would murder his offspring.
The next morning, Ye Jun went to pick up the Fourth Prince and also gave Hui Zhaoyuan a lot of supplements.
This time, Hui Zhaoyuan saved the Fourth Prince's life. Ye Jun will definitely remember this favor.
Because of the poisoning incident in the palace, Ye Jun and Ning Chen both returned to the palace, and the prayers had to come to nothing.
The main reason was that the Queen Mother did not dare to make a fuss at this time. The Fourth Prince was young and needed the care of his biological mother. The court officials had no excuse and could only shut up.
In the afternoon, Shen Pingzhi came to Zhaochunxuan.
Ostensibly, he came to check on the Fourth Prince's pulse, after all, the child was frightened.
However, after seeing the Fourth Prince, Imperial Physician Shen brought Ye Jun another piece of news.
Yi Shunyi was faking illness.
Before leaving the palace, Ye Jun entrusted him to investigate this matter, but unfortunately he left in a hurry and did not get the result. He only found out after he returned.
It seems that the people who forced her out of the palace this time were Yi Shunyi and Li Wanrong.
This is a new grudge.
However, Ye Jun's mind was currently focused on investigating the poisoning of the Fourth Prince, so he put this matter aside for the time being.
But Ning Chen was one step faster than her.
Although it has not yet been discovered whether the Queen Mother poisoned the Fourth Prince, it has been discovered that the Queen Mother is arranging people to get rid of Ye Yun.
This news was learned from Ji'an, the eunuch in charge of the Cining Palace.
However, the Queen Mother did not like to employ eunuchs and usually asked palace maids to serve her closely. Therefore, although he was in charge, he did not know much.
In order to avoid the Queen Mother's suspicion, Ning Chen ordered his men to interrogate Ji An and finally released him.
But after learning more, Ning Chen was completely disappointed with the Queen Mother.
His mother wanted to kill the woman he loved and his young child.
Needless to say, all this is done to benefit the Chen family.
For the sake of others, his biological mother did not hesitate to hurt him and plot against the people he cared about. How could one not be heartbroken
"Go to the Cining Palace and pass on my order. The Queen Mother is ill and will be recuperating behind closed doors from today onwards. No one is allowed to disturb her. The servants around the Queen Mother are not serving well. They will all be removed and replaced with a group of servants who can serve well."
Yuan Jiu was stunned. This meant he was going to be imprisoned.
Looking up at the emperor's face, I saw only coldness and sighed in my heart.
The good mother-son relationship was finally destroyed by the Queen Mother.
When the decree was passed down, the Queen Mother was immediately unhappy.
"Even if it's to take care of my health, why do all the servants have to be replaced? Without someone familiar to serve me, I can't recover from my illness!"
"Empress Dowager, the Emperor is also very filial. If this group of people had not served poorly, why would the Emperor remove them? The new people were all selected by the Emperor, and they must be better than the previous ones. Empress Dowager, you must take good care of your health. If something happens again, not only will the Emperor be worried, but everyone in the Duke of Ying's mansion outside the palace will also be worried."
Yuan Jiu looked submissive, but his tone was threatening.
It was to warn the Queen Mother that if she caused any trouble, the Chen family would not have peace.
The empress dowager's face was stiff, but she finally kept her mouth shut and watched as the servants around her were replaced by new ones.
When the news came out, Ye Jun was quite surprised.
Why was the Queen Mother imprisoned for no reason
Kong Qing said, "Not only that, all the servants in the Cining Palace have been replaced, and the original group of people have all been sent to serve in various places in the palace."
"It will be even harder to investigate now." Ye Jun frowned, pondered for a moment, and sighed, "Forget it, let's not investigate. Over time, the fox will eventually show its tail."
The palace is in chaos now, but the account books of the Duke of Ying's Mansion have not been found yet, and this is Ning Chen's top priority.
Since there is no clue in the palace, let's put it aside for now.
The Duke of Ying's Mansion and the Queen Mother are closely connected. If the Duke of Ying's Mansion is overthrown, the affairs of the harem will naturally come to light.