boyutpedia Chapter 221 Found out
Chapter 221 Found out
Xia Dongchun never expected that Zhen Huan would choose to leave the palace.
After all, Princess Longyue was just born and isn’t even a month old yet.
But she and Zhen Huan were not close friends, so she would naturally not plead for her and bring bad luck to Yinzhen.
On the third day after giving birth to Longyue, Zhen Huan handed Longyue over to Concubine Jing to raise and asked to leave the palace and go to Ganlu Temple.
After Zhen Huan left, it was hard to tell whether Yinzhen was angry or not. Only at a banquet, a young palace maid accidentally mentioned that Longyue's biological mother was in Ganlu Temple, and Yinzhen executed her in anger.
Xia Dongchun then realized that Zhen Huan had also become a taboo that could not be mentioned.
After Zhen Huan left, Xia Dongchun was the most powerful concubine in the harem except for the Queen. The Queen saw this and couldn't help but feel anxious.
But recently, no one knows what happened. Although the queen has recovered and can manage the affairs of the six palaces, Yinzhen handed all the affairs of the six palaces to Xia Dongchun on the grounds that she had just recovered from a serious illness and needed to rest.
Although Xia Dongchun didn't know why, she would certainly not refuse such a good thing.
However, Concubine Duan had already become suspicious.
She had also heard about Baoying's incident some time ago. When considering the child of Fucha, Concubine Duan couldn't help but think too much.
She was an old hand in the palace, so she naturally knew what the second prince born to Queen Chunyuan looked like. She already had an idea of what it looked like when she found out a few days ago that banana leaves were mixed into Baoying's pregnancy-preserving medicine.
During this period, Yinzhen delegated all matters concerning the six palaces to Xia Dongchun, allowing the queen to "calm down and cultivate herself", which is even more telling.
But no matter what, this was just what they thought in their hearts, and no one dared to say anything in front of Yinzhen.
As the New Year passed and spring arrived, Xia Dongchun was looking through the account book in her room when she heard a message from the first floor: "My queen, the precious man has arrived with Princess Mingxi."
Yes, Baoying gave birth to a princess safely, just over a month after Zhen Huan left the palace.
"Hurry up and call her in." Xia Dongchun raised her eyes. She had already gotten used to her current life. Now looking back, she realized that in her previous life, she had no future as soon as she entered the palace, but now she has become a concubine, has both a son and a daughter, and is in charge of the affairs of the six palaces.
If it were in her previous life, or if she had just entered the palace, she would have felt a headache just by looking at the account books, but now she didn't find it difficult at all.
A moment later, Baoying came in, followed by the wet nurse holding Mingxi.
"Your concubine pays her respects to Queen Zhao. May Her Majesty be well." Baoying bowed.
"Please sit down." Xia Dongchun motioned for her to sit down, and then said, "Mingxi is still young, you just need to take good care of her. If there is anything, just tell someone to pass it on."
"Thank you for your concern, Madam." Baoying smiled slightly, "But there are some things that I would rather hear personally to rest assured."
Hearing her say this, Xia Dongchun paused slightly while flipping through the account book, raised her eyes, and dismissed the rest of the palace maids and eunuchs in the room, including the wet nurse brought by Baoying.
"But have you found a solution to the matter I asked you to investigate?" Xia Dongchun asked.
Previously, she asked Baoying to check who told Zhen Huan about the incident in the Zhen family. Now it seems that Baoying came to her only because she had some clues.
"Yes," Baoying said straight to the point, "If I am not mistaken, the eunuch who went to tell Wan... to tell Zhen the news was sent by An from the cold palace."
It's funny to say this. How could An Lingrong, who had lost favor, been deposed and banished to the cold palace, order a small eunuch to do such a heinous crime of murdering the royal heir on her own?
It is absolutely impossible to say that there is no one behind the scenes.
But Xia Dongchun didn't say this in front of Baoying. It was enough for her to know it in her heart.
"I understand." Xia Dongchun nodded. She still had to think about how to explain this matter so as not to anger Yinzhen and expose the matter. So she asked Baoying to go back first, "You go back and rest first."
"Yes, then I'll take my leave first." Baoying didn't ask any more questions. Since Xia Dongchun asked her to go back first, she would just listen to him. Xia Dongchun wouldn't harm her anyway, so she got up and took her leave.
After Baoying left, Yunling was a little worried: "Madam, even if this matter is found out, it is not easy to tell the emperor. Who in the palace dares to mention Zhen now? If you report this matter to the emperor, what if he is unhappy and blames you?"
Xia Dongchun thought for a moment and said, "I understand your concerns, but the emperor has to know about this matter. If it really doesn't work, let's think about how to tell the emperor through someone else."
Yun Ling's eyes rolled, and she came up with an idea: "Your Majesty, how about... how about we go find the Queen Mother? This matter involves the royal heir, even if it is related to the Zhen family, the Queen Mother will not ignore it."
Xia Dongchun smiled, stretched out his hand and tapped Yun Ling's forehead: "You are always good at giving advice."
Looking at her expression, Yun Ling knew that Xia Dongchun was really planning to go to the Queen Mother to talk about this matter.
Xia Dongchun wanted to expose this matter, firstly to avenge himself, and secondly because he still remembered the promise he made to Yun Ling.
Xia Dongchun stood up and said, "Let's go, take Ling Yuan and Hong Yi with us, and go pay our respects to the Queen Mother."
"Okay, I'll go get the sedan chair right away." Yun Ling ran out happily.
When they arrived at Shoukang Palace, Xia Dongchun got off the sedan chair, straightened her clothes, and then asked someone to pass the message.
Soon, the eunuch from Shoukang Palace came out and bowed, saying, "Empress Zhao, the Queen Mother invites you in."
Xia Dongchun nodded and led his men into Shoukang Palace.
"I, along with the princess and the eighth prince, pay my respects to the empress dowager. May the empress dowager be blessed with good health." Xia Dongchun performed the ceremony in a proper and respectful manner.
The Queen Mother had just taken the medicine, and when she saw her coming, her expression was kind: "Get up."
His gaze turned to Ling Yuan and Hong Yi, and his smile was filled with more sincerity: "The Queen needs to rest. You have taken good care of the harem, and Ling Yuan and Hong Yi have been kept healthy and plump by you. I am relieved."
"Your Highness, your praise is too great. I am ashamed to accept it." Xia Dongchun stood up and smiled, "The princess and the prince said yesterday that they missed the Queen Mother, so I hurriedly brought them here today."