After Zheng Sizhen left, Noble Concubine Ning looked at the things in her hands. There were fourteen slips of paper. Just by looking at them, they all seemed to be meaningless: civet cat; Hu Hua; Granny Ate Peach King; Looking at Cotton; Half of Good Is Missing; Bamboo Has Spots; Can't Be Divided Into Four or Five; Talented Woman Is Fake; Ghost in the Palace; Another Flower; East Wind Blows; Li Bai Writes Poems; Malicious Ghost, Plucking Orchids in the Central Plains; Nun * * * of the same kind.
Next, there was a bottle of unknown medicine. Three pieces of jade, or rather, one piece, had been smashed into three pieces. When pieced together, one could barely make out that it was a Jade Pendant carved with the pattern of a Red Spider Lily. There was nothing special about it.
Ning Gui Pin put these two items aside and looked at the fourteen pieces of paper first. Speaking of the tanuki, everyone's first reaction was to switch the tanuki for the Crown Prince. Combined with what happened recently, it was not hard to understand. Đại Việt's former subordinates of the previous dynasty had switched the women with the blood of the previous dynasty's imperial family with the daughters of Da Qing's imperial family and important officials.
"There should be some connection between these fourteen cards." Noble Concubine Ning murmured. However, she had to first decipher the meaning of each piece of paper before she could connect them.
"Master, it's late at night. The sun will rise in another four hours. You should go and rest for a while!"
Ever since dinner, Noble Concubine Ning had been sitting under the lamp solving riddles. There were a few that were quite simple. She could understand them at a glance. Tanuki (Tanuki replacing the Crown Prince), Looking at the Cotton (Gu has the meaning of looking. This term encompasses the Gu, Mu, and Bai families. It refers to the fact that these three families have the blood of the previous dynasty's imperial family mixed into their womenfolk), Looking at the Cotton (Gu has the meaning of looking. This term encompasses the Gu, Mu, and Bai families. It refers to the fact that these three families' womenfolk have mixed in with the blood of the previous dynasty's imperial family), Good Missing Half (Daughter and son. Only Yu An Wang has some relationship with Shun Ji. It seems that Shun Ji didn't give birth to two sons, but a pair of twins. Yu An Wang is a girl?).
Bamboos grew spots (Bamboos were also known as Xiangfei Bamboos, Xiangzhu Empress Concubines). The talented women were all fake (The three talented women in the capital were all fake. She could understand Lady Mu, but Lady Yun seemed to be Concubine Shun's person now. Who was Lady Zhao's person?). There was also a flower (She should be referring to Consort Yan's mother, Princess Tumi), and a malicious spirit who swam in the water to pick orchids (If she understood correctly, Princess Shun should be in contact with Đại Việt's former subordinates in private). As for the rest, she was a little confused. At the same time, she was also shocked that an ordinary-looking nanny actually knew so many deadly secrets of the palace.
"Master!"
Yin Lu called out again. Only then did Ning guipin come back to her senses and ask: "What is it?" Yin Lu had no choice but to repeat the words of concern from before.
"Is it almost daybreak?" Noble Concubine Ning looked at the thing next to her hand. It was unknown what she was thinking.
Yin Lu didn't know her thoughts and only said, "Mistress, you should sleep for a while. You still have to pay respects to the Empress Dowager tomorrow!"
"Yin Lu, you can leave. You don't need to serve here." Noble Concubine Ning took out a silk handkerchief and put away the three pieces of broken jade. Yin Lu felt strange but didn't ask. She turned and left. In the palace, there were some things she could ask and some she couldn't.
The next day, Noble Concubine Ning specially waited in front of Changhe Palace. When Mu fei saw her, she stilled. These days, she had been focused on Xixuan Shi's belly and had almost forgotten about the Zhao siblings. She thought it was just the siblings stealing money, but the amount was relatively large.
Noble Concubine Ning pretended to have a nervous and uneasy expression. She went forward and bowed, saying: "Niangniang, can we talk in private?"
"… Noble Concubine Ning, come with ben gong in the sedan. After all, paying respects to the Empress Dowager can't be late."
Getting on the Luan sedan, Noble Concubine Ning straightforwardly handed the contents of the fourteen pieces of paper to Mu fei, "Yesterday, pinqie found that the gold bricks were hollow and found Zheng Sizhen to cut them up. The result was that I found these inside. Pinqie copied them together. The contents inside seem to be right but not right. Combined with the recent cases, it is very frightening."
Mu fei skimmed through it, her expression becoming more serious, saying: "The following matter isn't something you or I can ask about. This matter involves the previous court and can only be reported to the Empress Dowager. Have the Empress Dowager come out and explain it to His Majesty. Also, this medicine bottle is?"
Noble Concubine Ning had a distressed expression and said: "Yesterday, I found the contents of this paper so frightening. Pinqie didn't dare to continue investigating. Fortunately, it was all given to the Empress Dowager to avoid falling deeper and deeper."
Mu fei sighed and said: "This is also good. It is better to know less in the palace." She, Yun Yaochi, had been so high-spirited half a year ago. Now, she was so dejected. It had to be said that the position of empress was too tempting for all the women in the world. She and the Yun family's true plan was to push Yaohua furen as empress but cut off her ability to have children. She had no choice but to adopt the child in her womb as the di son and logically become the future crown prince.
Mu fei smiled self-mockingly. What was the use of thinking about this now? Even if she regretted it, she wouldn't admit it. Since she had already entered the palace, the so-called "follow the husband after marriage" usually didn't exist in the palace. As a daughter of the Yun family, she naturally had to think of ways to protect the family. Only if the family stood tall in court could her position in the inner palace be as stable as Mount Tai.
After paying her respects in Feng Qi Palace, after the other concubines had left, Mu fei explained everything that Noble Concubine Ning had discovered. Noble Concubine Lan, who had originally wanted to leave but had to stay because she was called in, was so regretful that her intestines turned green. This kind of secret in the palace, there was no time to hide. Who would go near it?
Empress Dowager Wang was silent for a long time. She turned the small porcelain bottle and asked: "Noble Concubine Ning, did you let the taiyi see the things inside?"
Noble Concubine Ning replied: "Pinqie was scared out of her wits by what was written on the paper yesterday. Naturally, I forgot to find a taiyi." Finishing, she purposefully wiped the corners of her eyes so that other people would notice the bruises under her eyes that she hadn't slept all night. It seemed that she had been greatly frightened.
Empress Dowager Wang then looked at Mu fei. Mu fei hurriedly said: "Because Xixuan Shi hasn't been able to sleep well at night, chenqie didn't allow to come to Chang He Palace at night to disturb her. I only found out this morning and hurried to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager. I thought that it would be safer for the Empress Dowager to act."
Empress Dowager Wang put down the medicine bottle and said: "Aijia knows what to do. You have done well. Leave."
"Yes."
"Noble Concubine Ning," Empress Dowager Wang suddenly stopped her, "Is there really nothing else?"
Noble Concubine Ning bit her lip and said with a sad face: "Empress Dowager, pinqie doesn't dare to touch this matter. It's just those gold bricks. If the Empress Dowager gives the order, pinqie will immediately have someone send them to the Empress Dowager."
Empress Dowager Wang said: "Then send them over. When you go back, have the taiyi prescribe a sedative for you."
"Many thanks, Empress Dowager."
After leaving Feng Qi Palace, Noble Concubine Lan quietly let out a sigh of relief. She was glad that she hadn't directly gotten involved. Otherwise, she would be the one being targeted by the Empress Dowager.
She had avoided it because of Mama Shi's suggestion. First, there were three fei in the palace. Jing Fei couldn't never give birth. Consort Yan couldn't be locked up forever. Her brother had just recovered. Once he returned in triumph, she, as his younger sister, would be able to bask in his glory. At that time, the so-called assistant power in her hands would be gone. It was just a verbal order.
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