frightfiction Chapter 306: Guo counterattacks and is demoted
Chapter 306: Guo counterattacks and is demoted
Madam Hu felt very distressed when she saw the tiredness on her master's face, but she didn't know how to persuade him, so she could only say:
"Empress Dowager, what does that matter have to do with you? It was Shi Rongyue who was shallow, ignorant, frivolous and dissolute."
Said angrily:
"Just think about it. She was willing to give herself an aphrodisiac just to marry the Fourth Prince. Even if you weren't there, she would have found a chance to meet the Fourth Prince sooner or later, which would have been even more harmful to the Crown Prince."
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager recalled the incident at the Immortal Tower. She pounded the bed in anger and cursed:
"That bitch has brought disaster to my two good grandchildren. If it weren't for the Crown Prince's plea, how could she be allowed to marry the Fourth Prince as she wished? She is really a wild boar that can't eat fine bran. Fortunately, she is not the Crown Princess! She is not worthy at all!"
The Empress Dowager was so excited that she started coughing again. Nanny Hu hurried forward to stroke her back and did not notice the figure that flashed past the window.
On the other side of that figure, another figure also quickly disappeared.
……
On the other side, in Yonghe Palace, after Defei came back, she sat on the couch with her eyes closed and her forehead supported, not moving until someone came in, then she opened her eyes.
"My lady, as you expected, I have found out."
The chief eunuch Zheng Renli who came in lowered his voice and recounted the conversation between the Empress Dowager and Madam Hu after the concubines left the Cining Palace.
"what?"
After hearing this, Concubine De lost her composure for a rare time.
"That is to say, it was not that Socholuo Gege who framed Shi Rongyue, causing her to be rescued by the Fourth Brother and lose her status as the Crown Princess.
But Shi Rongyue herself didn't want to be the Crown Princess and wanted to marry the Fourth Prince, so she directed and acted out the aphrodisiac scene herself, and was caught by the Crown Prince and still made it happen?"
Aunt Cui couldn't believe it either:
"How could a good Crown Princess not go through all means to marry a bastard prince?"
Defei's face darkened.
At first, she had always thought that the Fourth Brother's personality was not likely to save Shi Rongyue. After all, there are differences between men and women, and between their statuses. She also suspected that the Fourth Brother might be trying to marry into the Guaerjia family, but she didn't expect the truth to be this.
No wonder the Empress Dowager stopped paying attention to Shi Rongyue after the Wanshou Festival, no wonder she always felt that there was a secret between Shi Rongyue and the Empress Dowager, and no wonder the Emperor had been cold and indifferent to her since the selection.
As a thoughtful person, Concubine De even guessed that the Fourth Prince had a secret affair with Shi Rongyue before the Wanshou Festival, otherwise Shi Rongyue would not have thought of using aphrodisiacs to marry the Fourth Prince.
He is really the son raised by that bitch, so uneducated!
With a "bang", the teacup fell to the ground and broke into pieces.
Aunt Cui regained her sanity.
Immediately said seriously:
"Your Highness, this matter must not be leaked out. We should pretend that we don't know anything. Otherwise, if someone catches us, the Fourth Prince will be finished, and we will also be implicated."
It involves the scandal of the Fourth Prince having an affair with the princess who was once designated as the Crown Princess, as well as the Crown Prince's reputation. It would be very disadvantageous to the Empress if it were to be exposed.
Concubine De understood the seriousness of the matter better than Nanny Cui. Her eyes became darker and darker, and her expression became more and more unpredictable. After a while, she suddenly said:
"The fourth prince made a mistake. What does it have to do with me? I can't let him implicate the fourteenth prince. I'll find a chance to reveal this secret to Concubine Hui. I think she must be very interested in this secret."
"Miss!"
Upon hearing this, Aunt Cui looked at her own mother in shock.
If Concubine Hui knew about this, she would definitely make a fuss about the matter between the Fourth Prince, the Crown Prince and Shi Rongyue. After all, everyone knows what the Eldest Prince is thinking. But in that case, the Crown Prince would certainly suffer a major blow, and the Fourth Prince would also be ruined.
Even though he knew that the Empress didn't care about the Fourth Prince, it was still related to his future, so doing this would be too cruel.
Concubine De had a cold expression and her tone contained no emotion.
"No matter what the result is, it's all Prince Four's own fault. It's fine if he implicates me, but I can't let him implicate Prince Fourteen. Once the eldest prince and the crown prince are both injured, Prince Fourteen will be able to come forward more easily in the future."
These words moved Madam Cui's heart. She looked at her own queen deeply, and did not persuade her any more. She replied:
"I understand. I will go down and make arrangements right away."
A palace maid outside the door quietly closed her ears, lowered her head to hide the gleam in her eyes, and after a while, she found an excuse to go to the toilet.
After a while, a young eunuch from Yonghe Palace went out of the palace to collect the carbon allowance from the Imperial Household Department, and secretly spoke a few words to a eunuch from the Imperial Household Department.
After the young eunuch took the carbon sample away, the eunuch from the Ministry of Internal Affairs quickly sent someone to pass the news to the Yikun Palace. Concubine Guo Luoluo thought she had heard it wrong.
"Are you sure the message was correct?"
The little eunuch kneeling on the ground looked thin and small, very inconspicuous. Hearing this, he said firmly:
"I have not missed a single word, and I am sure that there is no mistake in the transmission."
Concubine Guo Luoluo took a deep breath, asked someone to give her a purse and left. After the people left, Qiaohui could no longer hold back and spoke:
"My queen, I didn't expect Concubine De to be so cruel. I thought she would guard against the secret after she got it. After all, she is the Fourth Prince's biological mother. But I didn't expect that she would actually destroy the Fourth Prince herself. Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs!"
After that, the tone changed again:
"It's a pity that we can't use this as a handle to hold Concubine De accountable."
Concubine Guo Luoluo tapped the table lightly, and after a while, she raised the corners of her lips.
"The Defei is indeed cruel, but who says we can't control her?"
"What does your Majesty mean?" asked Nanny Wang.
Jingyan also looked over.
There was a hint of amusement on Concubine Guo Luoluo's face.
"De Fei doesn't care about the Fourth Prince, but I, as his stepmother, can't stand it. How pitiful! I think the Emperor will definitely pity the Fourth Prince when he knows about this."
Nanny Wang/Jingyan's eyes lit up instantly and she understood what her master meant.
"Your Majesty, you mean that we should reveal Concubine De's actions and intentions to the Emperor. This would kill three birds with one stone!"
Concubine Guo Luoluo lifted up her newly dyed nails to admire them and said slowly:
"The Virtuous Concubine has plotted against me many times. How can I let this go? This time I will repay her. Go down and make arrangements!"
"Yes, ma'am."
……
The incident of Shi Rongyue seeing red finally ended with the emperor taking the prince away, but everyone smelled something unusual.
Everyone knows that Shi Rongyue was once the designated Crown Princess, and the Crown Prince showed great fondness for Shi Rongyue.
But in the end, Shi Rongyue married the Fourth Prince due to an accident. But today, it seems that the Prince is obviously obsessed with Shi Rongyue and is paying close attention to her.
Some rumors gradually spread, casting a shadow on the prince's wedding which was to take place in less than a month.
The first thing Shi Nanxi did when she returned to Chuxiu Palace was to ask people to pay attention to the rumors in the palace. If any servants were found slandering their masters, they would be arrested and taken to the Ministry of Punishment. She would then have people keep a close eye on Yonghe Palace.
Hongying went downstairs to pass on the message, and Nanny Yang, who stayed behind, served the empress a cup of hot tea.
"Your Majesty, do you think that what happened to Concubine Shi today was not an accident? And is it related to Concubine De?"
Shi Nanxi took the teacup.
"There aren't so many surprises. Nanny Gu beside Shi Rongyue is no ordinary person. She also holds the secret agents of the Guaerjia clan in the palace. There are not many people in the palace who can be tricked like this."
Shi Nanxi gently stroked the rim of the cup and snorted:
"While Concubine De's behavior today seems reasonable, it is actually very problematic if you look closely. She is just taking advantage of the fact that no one will think of her because she is in the dark.
I just don't know why she wants to plot against Shi Rongyue, but it has nothing to do with us. We just need to protect Chuxiu Palace and prevent rumors from involving me and the Guarjia clan."
At this time, news came that the Fourth Prince was punished by Concubine De to kneel in Yonghe Palace on the pretext of disrespect. Shi Nanxi believed even more that this matter was related to Concubine De.
In the following days, rumors began to spread in the palace that the Crown Prince and Shi Rongyue were still in love, but they were soon suppressed.
Because there was a bigger event that overshadowed this rumor, that is, Concubine De was stripped of her title by the Emperor and demoted to a concubine.