C250 (1/2)
Imperial Concubine Jin! This evil woman … ”The empress gritted her teeth in anger.” Your Majesty, please investigate this matter strictly. ”
The emperor knew that this matter was being strictly investigated in the eyes of the entire imperial harem. The eunuchs were ordered to bring sufficient men to search the various palaces. In less than an hour, all of them returned with pale faces.
”Reporting to the higher ups …” ”Reporting to Your Majesty, everyone …” The leader of the eunuchs swallowed his saliva, ”Everyone involved …” ”Dead.”
”The actions of an assassin, a sword to seal the throat.”
Dead?
Hearing the answer, Imperial Concubine Jin felt relieved. It was fortunate that she had discovered the clues beforehand and dealt with these people. Otherwise, she would be the prisoner now.
But who had helped her? Father did not have any assassins who came to the palace to relax.
After wiping away the cold sweat on her forehead, Imperial Concubine Jin fell to the ground.
Imperial Concubine Jin calmed herself and asked, ”Your Majesty, what should we do?”
”They're all dead, not a single one is left?” The Queen's eyes widened in disbelief. Imperial Concubine Jin and the palace maid were right in front of her. How did she assign the killer to deal with the palace maid without anyone noticing? Could it be that she had already sensed his trump card?
Not a single one remained...
Right now, Ye Feihan was increasingly suspicious of the appearance of a traitor in the Imperial Palace's inner court. Otherwise, why would he not die earlier or later? But now that the matter had been exposed, those people died. If this went on, he might not even know who was responsible for the assassination that day.
Ye Feihan was infatuated, but not stupid. The sharp sword hanging above his head caused him to feel a wave of fear from the bottom of his heart.
Despite his royal uncle's control of the imperial government, the prince was ambitious. However, he was still the king above tens of thousands in a single day. It didn't matter if he had the real power. The important thing was that once he died, he would have nothing left.
The empress and Imperial Concubine Jin normally fought with each other at night, but the scheming and scheming between the two of them definitely wouldn't involve the assassins outside the palace. That assassin was especially familiar with the layout of the imperial palace. His martial arts also exceeded most of the imperial guards', so entering and leaving the harem was simply an uninhabited area.
The other party's goal was not simple.
Imperial Concubine Jin had also thought of this. If they continued to fight to the death with that idiot Empress, what would happen if the assassin took advantage of the chaos to harm his child or her?
”Your Majesty, we must investigate strictly. After sacrificing so many people for no reason, Your Majesty must seek justice for those innocent souls that have died.”
Imperial Concubine Jin held her handkerchief as tears streamed down her face. All of the imperial physicians present sighed at the Imperial Concubine's soft-hearted and compassionate attitude.
”The masterminds are not only targeting chenqie and the prince, they are also targeting the sisters in the harem, and even His Majesty and the Empress! Chenqie doesn't really care, but my son has just been born and he's still young … ”
Imperial Concubine Jin pushed the blame onto the assassin who appeared out of thin air.
The empress turned her head in disdain as she looked at the completely natural Imperial Concubine Jin who pretended to be merciful and shook the pot. This hypocritical woman, who had purposely caused trouble, now appeared to be showing mercy.
”I believe that the matter of injecting poison wasn't done by our beloved concubine, but the prince hasn't reached the full moon yet. In my opinion, why don't we first place my son in the palace before we make our plans?” The emperor noticed Imperial Concubine Jin's pale face. Thinking about how she had just finished her labor and was dragged along by her body to preside over the situation, he couldn't bear it anymore so he decided to hand everything over to the empress.
The Queen held onto Imperial Concubine Jin's ice-cold hands in concern. ”Don't worry, little sister. The Underground Crocodile will definitely take good care of this prince.”
”Your consort, Fu Po, has caused your son to suffer such a calamity as soon as he was born. The Empress ordered her noble concubine to believe that your esteemed self will definitely protect your son.” Imperial Concubine Jin looked at Ye Feihan expectantly, ”It's just that this concubine has lost her son. This concubine requests Your Majesty to bestow a favor upon my son. Please bestow a name upon my son.”
The first child of the royal family indeed deserved to be treated differently. Ye Feihan thought for a moment and happily agreed with Imperial Concubine Jin's suggestion.