Xiao Yao's analysis made Jiang Fang frown. What he said was completely possible, but for some reason, she still subconsciously believed Xiao Huaijin.
When he said that he was afraid of failure and death, Jiang Fang saw his serious worries. Sometimes mindless love can indeed tie someone down.
Jiang Fang said: "If Xiao Niaoniao really dares to do such a thing, then her good days are over. As a princess, she is so short-sighted."
Yan Qing said: "It's getting late. Third princess, please go back to the palace first. The palace cannot be left unattended now. I will send someone to investigate the matter of Dr. Hu."
Jiang Fang nodded. He was here to help Shi Ling'er survive the pregnancy. If he delayed for too long, he would probably disturb those who were dormant in the darkness.
Seeing Jiang Fang leave, Xiao Yao changed his appearance. His face was no longer smiling, but serious and rare for outsiders.
"Mr. Ge, the situation in the palace is unpredictable now. Are you really planning to wade into troubled waters?"
Yan Qing touched his beard and said: "I originally wanted to stay out of the matter, but look at the third princess now being so straightforward. Can I still keep the relationship clear?"
Xiao Yao asked in confusion: "When Xiao Boyuan and Xiao Huaiyan are fighting with each other, all you have to do is take advantage of the situation by holding the evidence that Xiao Huaiyan is not the son of the late emperor.
When Xiao Huaiyan comes to power, Empress Dowager Jiang will be afraid that her strength will be exhausted. It will kill three birds with one stone for you, so why not do it?"
Yan Qing looked at Xiao Yao and said: "You and the third princess have experienced life and death, can you really stand by and watch? Not to mention that the third princess and the Queen Mother Jiang have become one.
After all, she is also the biological mother of the third princess. Even though she has been living among the people for more than ten years, blood is thicker than water after all. How could she ignore her biological mother? "
Xiao Yao's eyes were a little evasive. He had always felt that the emotions at this time were just a burden and would only tie people down. But when he thought of Jiang Fang, he still seemed a little intolerable.
Yan Qing said: "How's the matter I asked you to check?"
Xiao Yao said: "After Dr. Hu died, the Hu family moved. No one lived in the old site. After several investigations, I found that Dr. Hu's family had changed their lives and moved to Shuozhou."
After thinking for a while, Yan Qing said: "Take a few trustworthy people and go to Shuozhou to look for Dr. Hu's family. They must know something about what happened back then.
The maids and women who served in the palace when Concubine Shu gave birth were all silenced. Even Dr. Hu, the director of the Imperial Hospital, did not escape the disaster.
Fortunately, the Hu family ran very fast. It should be that the palace heard some news, or that Doctor Hu had thought of what would happen to him and arranged for the family to move away."
Xiao Yao clasped his fists and said: "I will do my best to investigate this matter, but Mr. Ge, you have promised me something. Please give me an answer after this matter subsides."
Yan Qing's eyes darkened and he said, "I will explain it to you by then."
After Jiang Fang returned to the palace, Banxia said to Jiang Fang: "Princess, the third prince-in-law has replied to your letter."
Jiang Fang sat at the desk. Ban Xia took out the snacks from the food box and handed the letter inside to Jiang Fang. After Jiang Fang glanced at it for a few times, most of the doubts in his heart were solved.
Jiang Fang called Li Chun, then took out the beads in his arms and asked, "Li Chun, have you ever seen this bead?"
Li Chun quickly walked to Jiang Fang, stretched out her hands to take the bead and looked at it carefully, and then said: "Back to the princess, I have seen it. At this time, the curtain on a Buddhist niche in the Yonghe Palace of the Queen Mother."
Jiang Fang asked: "Look carefully, are you sure it's a bead like this?"
Li Chun said affirmatively: "The Queen Mother has always believed in Buddhism. She bathes, burns incense, chants sutras and worships Buddha every day. The Buddha statue in the Buddhist niche was brought into the palace by the slaves and Aunt Gui.
At that time, they were some jewelry brought as tribute from the people. The beads were very delicate and the light they emitted matched perfectly with the Buddhist niche, so the Queen Mother used them to make the bead curtain on the Buddhist niche."
No wonder Jiang Fang felt that the bead looked very familiar when he first saw it, but the more he concentrated on thinking about it, the less he could figure out where he had seen it before.
It's just that Jiang Fang has only met Jiang Fang a few times. After all, people like Empress Dowager Jiang who believe in Buddhism do not want to disturb the purity of the Buddhist hall, so they almost always avoid the Buddhist hall when discussing matters.
Jiang Fang asked Duan Jiu about the bead in the letter. Duan Jiu replied that he had seen it in Xiao Niao Niao's palace. When Jiang Fang saw Xiao Niao Niao's name, his heart sank.
"When these beads came as tribute, were they all made into bead curtains by the Queen Mother?"
Li Chun said: "The Queen Mother gave some to the Eighth Princess. When the Eighth Princess saw the beads, she thought they were very beautiful, so she acted coquettishly and asked the Queen Mother for some."
Jiang Fang probably knew what Aunt Gui was up to. She knew where Queen Mother Jiang was now, but she was also being held hostage and had no way to tell Jiang Fang.
Aunt Gui is an old nanny who has served the Queen Mother closely for more than ten years. If Aunt Gui had not been following her, anyone could have seen the clues.
That's why Xiao Huaiyan took control of Aunt Gui and sent people to keep an eye on her. He was afraid that the family outside Aunt Gui's palace would have been caught by Xiao Huaiyan at this moment.
So she didn't dare to act rashly, so she could only take out the beads that were only available in Yonghe Palace and Biyu Palace, just to hint to Jiang Fang that Empress Dowager Jiang was in Biyu Palace now.
But is there another possibility that Queen Mother Jiang is actually still in Yonghe Palace? The most dangerous place is the safest place.
Jiang Fang hesitated again and again, wanting Duan Jiu to explore the Biyu Palace first, but today Banxia had already gone to Wanghua Pavilion on the pretext of sending snacks.
If she went to Wanghua Pavilion so frequently, I'm afraid it would arouse Xiao Huaiyan's suspicion, and Empress Dowager Jiang's situation would become even more dangerous.
Jiang Fang only hopes that Duan Jiu can go with him. If he goes to the Jade Palace by himself now, it will definitely arouse suspicion. However, he has already gone to the Yonghe Palace during the day, and it is not appropriate to go again now.
After much thought, Jiang Fang decided to calm down first. The more critical this moment was, the more he needed to calm down. He shouldn't be busy working mindlessly all the time.
Now the news is almost known, and Xiao Huaiyan's purpose is also clear to Jiang Fang, but what exactly happened back then is only known to the Empress Dowager Jiang who was in the palace at the time.
Only Empress Dowager Jiang knows whether the imperial edict to establish the crown prince has been tampered with, but now even if Empress Dowager Jiang is rescued, there is Xiao Huaiyan inside the palace and Xiao Boyuan outside the palace.
There seems to be no solution to internal and external troubles.