Noble lady Jing had died. This news surprised the Empress a bit. Although she had already expected that the matter of the Winter Moon Palace last night would involve the concubines in the palace, she hadn't thought that there would be movement so quickly.
She asked Fang Yi: "How did she die?"
Fang Yi said: "A palace servant came to report that she hung a sheet from the ceiling and hung herself to death."
"Oh?" The Empress thought for a bit, "Suicide?" Thinking about Concubine Jing's performance at the entrance of Winter Moon Palace, although she did say a few things, she did not stand out too much. Compared to Imperial Concubine Yuan Shu, she was even worse. Why was it that the first to die at a time like this was Concubine Jing?
Just as she was feeling puzzled, another palace servant came to report: "Reporting to Your Highness the Empress, there has been news from the Imperial Clan Court. They say that the Deputy Commander of the Imperial Guard who was in charge of guarding the palace last night has already confessed. He was the one who set the fire, and his goal was to burn Consort Yun to death in Winter Moon Palace. From there, the harem will be evenly distributed again. Even if the Emperor is biased, at least the concubines will have a chance to fight instead of sitting ….. sitting and waiting for death. "
"Audacious!" The Empress' nose was almost crooked from anger, "A mere Deputy Commander of the Imperial Guard dares to meddle in the affairs of the harem?"
The palace servant continued: "Reporting to Your Highness, that Deputy Commander's younger sister is concubine Jing of the harem. His actions were only for the sake of fighting for a good future for his younger sister. However, that Deputy Commander said that concubine Jing did not know anything about this matter and that it was all his own idea. "
Fang Yi's heart skipped a beat as she said: "If that's the case, then it all makes sense."
The Empress thought for a bit before nodding, "In those years, because of the matters of the harem, the Emperor promoted a few people's maternal relatives in order to appease the concubines. At first, ben gong remembered who received what position, but as the years passed, ben gong did not deliberately remember those things. Now that I think about it, it seems that concubine Jing has an older brother on duty in the palace. Forget it! " She sighed and said: "That vice commander has already confessed, so he won't be able to live with this crime. Noble lady Jing has already been hanged, so this case should be considered closed." She waved her hand as she spoke, dismissing the palace servant.
Fang Yi waited for the palace servant to withdraw before she spoke again: "Your Highness has decided to leave this matter at that? Can His Majesty be persuaded? "
The Empress already knew that she would ask this, so she couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Whether or not he can be convinced, it's up to him. This matter made it clear that Noble Lady Jing had been used as a tool. She and her brother had died and pleaded guilty, making it clear that they were trying to absolve the other party of any wrongdoing. But I didn't expect that both of them had the same idea. In the end, neither of them could save the other. "
"Then the Empress thinks that the mastermind behind this is …"
"Keep a close eye on Consort Yuanshu for the next few days. Report back immediately if there are any movements." The Empress's face was cold as she said this. She was not confused. Regardless of whether it was right or wrong in the palace, none of it could escape her attention. Unfortunately, Imperial Concubine Yuan Shu was the eighth prince's imperial concubine mother. She had to suppress all of this for the time being. At the very least, she had to wait until the eighth prince returned to the capital to see what the situation was before making a decision.
Mentioning Consort Yuanshu, Fang Yi thought of another matter, "It's said that after the fire at Winter Moon Palace last night, someone saw concubine Jing go to Cun Shan Palace, but she didn't stay for long before coming out. When she came out, her face wasn't very good, like she had been crying. "
"Un." The Empress nodded, not feeling surprised. She only ordered: "Continue to keep an eye on her." Then she sighed, "Because of Consort Yun's existence, the inner palace has been quiet for so many years. Finally, someone can't stand the loneliness anymore."
With Winter Moon Palace being repaired, Tianwu became spirited and personally supervised the work. The money used was not from the national treasury. Instead, it was from his own money.
Over the years, the Emperor had hidden away quite a bit of money, but if it was all used to repair Winter Moon Palace, Zhang Yuan would feel distressed. The eunuch thought quickly and came up with an idea. He simply spread the news of the Emperor using his own money to repair Winter Moon Palace. In less than half a day, he received donations from the various princes, princes and officials. The amount of money was large, and it was more than enough to repair Winter Moon Palace. Emperor Tianwu felt very comforted.
The palace was in chaos overnight; however, the outside of the palace was not affected in the slightest. After noon that day, Wu Li Sheng brought a box of fruit through the Feng manor's gates. She was led by the housekeeper to the main hall, where Feng Fen Dai received her.
When the housekeeper came to report, he said that the neighbor that had just moved in had come to visit. It just so happened that Fen Dai had seen Prince Lian when she moved in. Although she did not know who she was, she was shocked by her appearance. Even if it was a proud girl like Fen Dai, after seeing Prince Lian's appearance, she could not help but sigh to herself. She also felt a deep sense of inferiority. She knew that even if she was reborn, it was impossible for her to grow such a beautiful face. But after thinking a bit, she was not that beautiful. That Feng Yu Heng was also not that beautiful. Thinking like this, her heart became much clearer.
Hearing that the neighbor had come to visit, she wholeheartedly believed that it was that beautiful woman, thus she wanted to take a closer look. After all, it was still hard to forget from that day. But who knew that the person that entered the hall, although she was also beautiful, compared to that beautiful woman, she was completely overshadowed. She was just normal.
Li Sheng saw Fen Dai and quickly went forward to salute, saying: "This humble woman, Li Sheng, greets the Feng family's young miss."
The words humble woman attracted Fen Dai's attention. Only then did she take a closer look at Li Sheng's appearance. Sure enough, she looked like a young married woman. Fen Dai asked her: "Are you a servant from the residence next door?"
Li Sheng was startled then lowered her head to look at her clothes. Although they were not too expensive, they were still much better than those worn by servants. Why did this young miss Feng believe that she was a servant?
Seeing that she was in a daze and did not admit it, Fen Dai recalled something and quickly said: "I know. You're the younger sister of the beautiful woman next door? A few days ago, I heard someone say that a new person moved in next door. It's a beautiful woman with her younger sister. " While saying this, she sized up Li Sheng and asked in confusion: "Since you're already a married woman, why are you still living with your elder sister? Oh right, it should be that your elder sister just moved into a new residence, and you came to help take care of it, right? "
These words left Li Sheng in a daze, but she also understood. The Feng young miss before her must have mistaken Prince Lian for a woman. Ever since she left the North, she had been warned by Prince Lian time and time again. In Dashun's capital, she absolutely could not mention his original identity. They were just normal citizens and definitely did not have any connection to Qian Zhou.
Although they were not allowed to mention their true identity, they could still mention their relationship as husband and wife. Thus Li Sheng told Fen Dai with a very serious expression: "Young miss Feng has misunderstood. Thinking about it, the beautiful woman young miss Feng is speaking of should be my husband. My husband's appearance is outstanding, and it's inevitable that he would be mistaken for a woman. "
"What?" Fen Dai was a little dazed. A man? "Impossible! Impossible! " While she spoke, she stood up and appeared a little emotional, "That day, I personally heard someone ask that woman. It was that woman that personally admitted that she had moved to the capital with her younger sister. There's definitely no mistake." As she spoke, she looked at Li Sheng in confusion and asked her a little angrily: "Do you think that I'm blind? It must be said that whether or not a person is truly beautiful is something that everyone can see, but no matter how blind I am, it's not to the point that I can't tell if you're a man or a woman. She personally admitted that you are her younger sister, so don't try to deceive this young miss. I will tell you that I am the future official princess of the Li Palace. His Highness Prince Li is the current fifth prince. Think carefully about what sort of crime it would be to come and deceive me. "
Li Sheng took a step back. It did not seem like she had been frightened by Fen Dai's words; however, there was a faint sadness on her face. At this moment, her mind was a mess. Her mind was filled with what Fen Dai had said: "She personally admitted that you are her younger sister." She did not understand. She was clearly Prince Lian's wife, so how did she become his younger sister?
The maidservant that had come with her knew that her young miss was about to fall ill, thus she quickly said: "Madam, do not be sad. Thinking about it, master was wearing women's clothes that day. For the sake of not causing any misunderstandings, he just casually said it. Madam also knows master's temper. Don't take it to heart. " As she spoke, she took the initiative to place the fruits and pastries in her hands on the table to the side. She then bowed to Fen Dai and said: "Young miss Feng, my family's madam prepared some small gifts. There is no other goal. She just felt that as neighbors, she should come and recognize you. In the future, we will be able to take care of each other. I truly did not know that young miss had such a noble status. Many apologies for the disturbance.
Fen Dai did not care about this. Either way, she was quite interested in the person that had moved in next door. That woman was truly beautiful. She was so beautiful that it caused people to not feel any jealousy. Instead, they were filled with envy and a desire to get closer to her. She quickly said: "It's fine. It's not shabby. You coming to recognize me is something that should be done. In the future, we will all be neighbors. If there is anything you need, just come and find me. "As she spoke, she asked:" Is the owner of the residence next door that beauty? "
The servant corrected Fen Dai once more: "It's not some beauty. It's our family's master."
Fen Dai frowned and said: "Master? Then master is the beauty's father? "Thinking about it, this was the only possibility.
"That's not it." Who knew that the servant would shake her head, "Master is master. He is our madam's husband. He should be the beauty that young miss Feng was talking about!"
Fen Dai was completely dazed. Feeling unreconciled, she asked: "Then what is her surname?"
The servant said: "Her surname is Lian." After saying this, she did not continue to remain. Pulling along Li Sheng, she saluted to Fen Dai and left.
Fen Dai did not stop them. She just stood in the hall in confusion. Tossing and turning, she thought about the beautiful woman that she had seen that day. She had clearly heard that woman say that she was the owner of that residence, and she had truly heard a citizen ask her who she was living with. She had said that she was living with her younger sister. Could it be that she had really made a mistake? That was not a woman, but … a man?
Fen Dai was given a start then shook her head. Impossible. If a man looked like that, what sort of evildoer would he be?
Wu Li Sheng returned to the residence next door in a daze. Even after returning to her own courtyard, she was still a little unclear. Her mind was still thinking about what Fen Dai had just said, as well as her relationship with Prince Lian. Later on, she even asked her maidservant: "Who exactly am I?"
This was something that Wu Li Sheng had done frequently over the past few years. The maidservant did not find it strange. She just coaxed her to lie down and take a nap. There was nothing else that she could do.
On the other side, Prince Lian walked out from another corner of the residence. Leading a group of people, he headed straight for the entrance of the residence. He then directed the servants to hang up the sign that had just been made.
At this time, Feng Jin Yuan was sitting in a carriage returning to the residence. When the carriage passed by the residence next door, he called for it to stop. His gaze, however, was fixed on the girl that was directing the servants to hang up the sign. With just a glance, he was shocked.
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