C154 (2/2)

Since the Imperial Consort Shen had been given the title of imperial concubine, Xie Jingxi, as her destined wife, should have entered the palace.

When Gu Yun returned at night, he told her in detail about what happened today, ”Before Imperial Consort Shen went, he gave the Fourth Prince to Imperial Noble Consort Shen to raise. His Majesty did not object, I think that Shen Rui will enter the palace for the funeral in a day or two.”

It was normal for Shen Rui to enter the capital, but Xie Jingxi was still suspicious of the Imperial Consort Shen's stubborn heart, ”It seems that once Imperial Consort Shen dies, the one who will benefit the most is the Imperial Noble Consort Shen. She will have the two princes from Shen Family, so it is equivalent to giving her double insurance on her road.”

Gu Yun smiled at her, ”Your guess is about right.”

Xie Jingxi's eyes lit up, ”You must know something, did Pei Zixi tell you anything?”

”Pei Zixi, of course he wouldn't say anything. I guessed it, all he said was that Imperial Consort Shen loved to burn incense and gave me these four words, 'the incense shall die'.”

Where the medicine was put, it was a technical job. The most common method was to place it in an ornament, or directly into a meal, or through a special incense stick. Everyone knew that little Shen Fei loved incense, and there were all sorts of scents in the bag, and even a large amount of spices in the soup, making it very easy to move your hands and feet.

Previously, when the Imperial Physician was unable to find the crux of the problem, or even knew about it, he had mentioned that he was sick and had bad effects on the medicine. After Imperial Consort Shen heard what he said, she stopped for a while, which was why her health improved a few days ago.

However, it was hard to change from old habits, when Imperial Consort Shen saw that she was healthy, she would feel that it was alright to just use a little. Adding to that, His Majesty would one day stay at the Dew Palace for the night, so she temporarily threw aside Pei Zixi's instructions and lit up her usual incense. In truth, the incense was not the main issue, it was just that the Imperial Physician s who were familiar with the tricks of the palace, would not be foolish enough to try to poke holes in this window, who knows what kind of trouble they might cause, it was already rare for people like the Imperial Physician Pei, but it was a pity that the Imperial Consort Shen was not sharp enough, and they did not even know about it when they mentioned it, which resulted in the death of Yue Yang, and did not know why they did not.

Xie Jingxi could not help but feel pity for this young lady, ”If it was the Imperial Noble Consort Shen who did this, then she must have had a deeper thought.”

Gu Yun declined to comment, and it could be considered admitting Xie Jingxi's guess, ”Xi knows the answer when she sees the problem.”

For example, the reason why the empress had killed off one of the four emperors, not only did it weaken the momentum of her Shen Family, it also gave her and the three emperors a greater chance. For example, the few great families, whether they wanted to suppress the Shen Family or secretly support the empress, they all had countless reasons to get rid of the fourth prince. Because the Imperial Consort Shen was born prematurely, everyone suspected the empress, but none of them suspected the Imperial Noble Consort Shen.

Furthermore, the Imperial Consort Shen was able to give her the greatest help and support in the palace, so it was obviously not a wise decision to get rid of the biggest support from the. This way, the Imperial Noble Consort Shen could hide her motives well, which was why she was plotting against the Imperial Consort Shen without restraint.

Her ultimate goal was the Imperial Consort Shen, which also explained why she did not directly take the lives of both of them when the He Imperial Consort Shen was giving birth, but instead gave the Imperial Consort Shen a natural death due to the loss of production. Even after the death of the Imperial Consort Shen later on, no one doubted why she died, as the object of everyone's suspicions was the Queen who caused trouble during the production of the Imperial Consort Shen, or someone else.

The final goal of the Imperial Noble Consort Shen was to obtain the two princes of Shen Family for herself. This way, even if the Second Prince lost in the end, she would still have the card of the Fourth Prince to play, and the Shen Family would of course support her without hesitation. On the contrary, if the Imperial Consort Shen was still alive, then it was unknown whether the Shen Family would support the Fourth Prince in the end.

Gu Yun said: ”Imperial Noble Consort Shen's move has killed countless birds with one stone, not only did it bring about the greatest benefit for herself, it also brought about the presence of the empress, so Shen Family will definitely place this sum on Zheng Family, and including the grudge from the previous time in the southwest, Zheng Family will probably be exposed because of this, which will most likely lead to some sort of disaster.”

Without the Imperial Consort Shen, on the surface, it would not cause much damage to the Shen Family, and on the contrary, the His Majesty might even benefit from it. However, to the inner parts of the Shen Family, the Imperial Consort Shen and the Imperial Noble Consort Shen were two completely different existences, and the extremely important move of the Shen Family had been destroyed.

However, the trouble at Shen Family had yet to arrive, and the trouble at Zheng Family itself was always coming out, for example, the big problem here was Zheng Peiru. After a few months of searching, Xie Jingxi finally got news of Zheng Peiru, but even though she had found her, he was still unwilling to come back. If this matter was exposed, Shen Huanzhi would be pushed to the forefront, so Xie Jingxi had to persuade her to return before the people at Zheng Family received the news.