Cui was so angry that she vomited blood on the spot.

"What a powerful woman. Zhao Liangdi stumbled, and I was not spared either."

"But I have a good body!"

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palace

The prince's condition further deteriorated, and Huayang Palace was sealed tightly.

Some people said that the wounds were suppurating, while others said that the high fever was not going away and death was imminent.

The maids and eunuchs of Huayang Palace had already searched him thoroughly, and all the houses that entered and exited the palace that day were also searched.

No clues were found, and the case became a mystery.

When everyone was at a loss what to do, Gong Zhengsi broke the news and a young palace maid in Huayang Palace confessed that it was Concubine Chen and the third prince who instigated it.

The poisonous insect was not brought in from outside the palace, but had been kept in a waste garden inside the palace.

That day, the Qing concubine took people to a banquet, and there were a few people around the young prince, so she put them in the young prince's bedroom while no one was paying attention.

"joke!"

The old emperor was so angry that he was shaking all over.

"You are just a palace maid, what evidence do you have to slander my other son?"

In the main hall of Jiaofang Palace, the emperor pointed with trembling fingers at the little maid kneeling under the stage.

The little palace maid was tortured so hard that her body was covered in blood, and her wrists and ankles were shackled, which was very miserable.

She looked at Concubine Chen sadly, tears streaming down her face.

"I'm sorry, your Majesty. This slave has no future and can't help being tortured. It hurts me too much. I have parents to support and I want to live. Please forgive me."

"What's more, the little prince is still a baby. He is really innocent, so I still saved my life and did not kill the little prince on the spot."

"Your Majesty, it is human nature for you to plan for the Third Prince, but it is better not to do such harmful things. There is a god in your head..."

Meng'er talked a lot, and Concubine Chen's face became paler and paler.

"What are you talking about? I can't understand a word. When did I instruct you..."

"Concubine Chen"

The queen sat upright and spoke in a majestic tone.

"Let her finish speaking."

The queen signaled Meng'er to continue, but Meng'er had finished what she needed to say, and finally took out a stack of banknotes from her arms, with fifty taels of denominations, a total of one hundred.

"These five thousand taels of silver notes belong to Futong Bank in Beijing. Concubine Chen specifically told me when she gave them to me. I am illiterate, but I think someone who is literate can recognize them."

"The empress also said that if you withdraw fifty taels at a time, you will not arouse suspicion, and you can withdraw one hundred taels slowly."

The witnesses and physical evidence matched the motive, and Concubine Chen was dumbfounded.

"Impossible, how could I have so much money? I haven't deposited money at Fortis Bank either?" Concubine Chen was stunned.

The Chen family has been in decline for a long time, and they can only live on the empty shelves of the past. If it weren't for Concubine Chen to support them, the old empty shelves would probably be gone.

With no support from her natal family, no favor, and a prince to support, it is indeed impossible for Concubine Chen to save so much money.

The old emperor knew it well and looked at Concubine Chen with a softer look.

"Perhaps you are indeed wronged"

But Meng'er refused to let go.

"Of course I don't have it myself, and I can't save it. This money was given to you by the Third Prince. As for where the Third Prince got it from, I don't know."

The atmosphere was tense again.

It is indeed much easier for an adult prince to get five thousand taels of silver than a palace concubine.

In particular, the third prince once went to the Ministry of Civil Affairs for a period of training.

The Ministry of Personnel is in charge of the evaluation of officials for promotion and promotion. It is too easy to do something tricky.

The old emperor was full of suspicion.

"Are you telling the truth?"

Meng'er nodded solemnly: "It's absolutely true, I guarantee it with my life."

"Concubine Chen, what else do you have to say?"

"You have such a cruel heart. Lao Shi is still a swaddled baby, but you can actually do it."

Standing up tremblingly, the old emperor personally went to Concubine Chen and slapped her hard.

There was a 'pop' sound and my ears buzzed.

Concubine Chen covered her ears for a long time before she realized that she had been beaten, and the queen stared at her majestically.

"Concubine Chen, you are also a mother, how can you be so cruel?"

Before he finished speaking, the princes and princesses arrived one after another.

Except for the tenth prince who was undergoing emergency treatment, everyone was present.

"Mother!"

Xie Jingzhi jumped up and down next to the queen, looking very lazy and impatient.

"Whatever happens, my daughter must come too. She is taking a nap right now."

The queen patted her and said: "Don't make trouble, look at how quiet the third sister is, you don't say much, just stand there."

Xie Jingzhi turned away with a flat mouth.

The expressions of the princes are colorful.

The second prince lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, the third prince was stunned, the fifth prince's eyes were wandering, and the sixth prince was as careless as ever.

The eighth child was cautious in his words and actions and stood respectfully, while the ninth child was impatient.

The moods of the princes are written on their faces.

"Third brother, come out!"

The old emperor shouted angrily.

The third prince stumbled forward, knelt down at the front and knelt to say hello.

"I don't have time to listen to your nonsense, tell me, have you ever deposited 5,000 taels of silver in Fortis Bank?"

The third prince thought carefully and then nodded: "That's what happened."

"But the bank note has been lost for two months and I can't find it. I'm so angry that I want to turn over the bank. How did my father know?"

The third prince ignored his mother and concubine's injustice and humiliation, and could not see the anger in his father's eyes, and just kept talking to himself.

Sure enough, everything was right.

"Bitch! You mother and son did a good job!"

The old emperor immediately called people in, and with lightning speed, he arrested the mother and son and threw them into the sky prison. Before leaving, he smiled sinisterly.

"If Lao Shi is safe and sound, if anything happens to him, you mother and son will be buried with him."

The emperor walked away, and the queen said a few words of regret and left with her daughter.

The concubines, princes and princesses all left separately.

Before leaving, the second child, Xie Chenke, suddenly stopped the fifth and sixth children.

"You two brothers, you should also be careful. My father's temper is so bad. He really doesn't care about anything for the sake of his tenth brother."

"that is"

The fifth prince was also humiliated.

When he was searching the house that day, he was encountering a maid he had coveted for a long time, and he was about to succeed. Suddenly, the imperial guards came in and searched the house in a messy manner, which almost made him lose his temper and lost the slightest interest.

The maidservant was so ashamed that she couldn't show her face to anyone. Within a few days, she found a young servant and got married. The couple had a long life and cooked rice. He couldn't say anything else, so he had to let her go.

Thinking about this makes me feel stupid.

"That little brat is just a musician, but he really thinks he is a phoenix when he wears a colorful skin?"

He cursed and walked out, but Xie Chenke tried to stop him several times, but he still kept his mouth shut.

"That's all, second brother, you are the only one with such a good temper."

The fifth prince Xie Chenmu patted his second brother on the shoulder.

"Brother, let's go first. Please don't come to me again for these things in the future. I don't know anything."

"Fifth brother, walk slowly"

After sending Xie Chenmu off, Xie Chenke left the palace and returned to his mansion.

Ignoring the eldest wife and the younger ones, Xie Chenke was enjoying himself in every possible way while staying in his study room in the front yard.

"These people are so stupid, especially my father, haha"

The next day, news came from the palace that Concubine Chen's godson had been demoted to the concubine position for no reason. The evidence was conclusive that the third prince had murdered his younger brother. He would be sentenced to fifty lashes first and we would see later.
Chapter completed!