C252 (1/2)
When the news that everyone in the harem had been poisoned spread, the entire capital fell into chaos. Ye Feihan was so infuriated that the empress turned pale with fright. Many of the ministers who wanted to send their daughters to the palace for benefits secretly stopped themselves from doing so. How vicious and dangerous was the murderer who was able to quietly avoid the poison that was administered to all the people in the palace by the Grand Hospital?
”Your Majesty, if it is a big problem, please investigate it strictly!”
When they found out that the news was not going to be released soon enough, one after another, officials were kneeling before the emperor's chamber, begging for further investigation. Ye Feihan could only unhappily announce that the morning assembly had been brought forward. All the civil and military officials in the imperial court requested that the concubine's poisoning be strictly investigated.
”Yan Cha? How? Where to find out? Which beloved one is willing to take over this matter? ” The Emperor put down the paper and asked.
”…” The originally righteous minister fell into silence.
Who should he give it to? It wasn't appropriate to give it to anyone. Who would dare to follow the murderer and look for clues to investigate a case? This was the poison of the entire harem, how could ordinary people have such great ability!
There had been people who suspected that the empress was calling for a thief, but there was no clear evidence pointing to the empress. Besides, the empress had been poisoned. After all, he couldn't take poison for the sake of framing others, right?
”If this subject suspects that the imperial concubine is the empress, then the empress has been poisoned. It's even harder for other imperial concubines to get pregnant, so why did Imperial Concubine Jin give birth to the eldest son?” At this time, I'm afraid that Master Shang Shu must have put in a lot of effort. ”
The empress had pointed the finger at Shang Shu Manor behind Imperial Concubine Jin. Minister Hu relied on Ye Feihan's kindness towards his daughter to show off his might, attracting the loathing of many people.
The wall was pushed aside by the crowd, and the princes and princes of the Queen's faction all resumed their lashing out at the imperial concubines. The empress's father quietly gestured to the newly appointed Chen Taishi.
He was currently cooperating with Ye Feian, and the people of Ye Feian had already secretly become one with him. This time, he had to get rid of the obstacles in front of his daughter.
Chen Taisheng took a step forward. ”Who knows, perhaps this medicine is a masterpiece of the Shangshu Mansion ~”
With such a big hat on his head, Minister Hu couldn't help but angrily point at the official.
”Nonsense, this old official's loyalty to Your Majesty can be seen. Your Majesty, you have to believe in this old subject. The Imperial Concubine was born with a pure and kind nature, so she couldn't bear to kill others.
The emperor sat silently on the throne. Like acquiescence, the empress party and the imperial party's lip service.
The neutral faction of the Night's Lien had found an open space to stand on. His Royal Highness hadn't given the order yet, so now was the perfect time to sit and watch.
The harem was thrown into chaos as the battle between Ye Feian and Ye Feihan officially began. The Emperor could not spare the thought of finding trouble with Lianhe at night.
”Does Master Hou have any opinions?” one of the ministers asked.
The young duke Xiahou Yi was the emperor's younger cousin and was of the same generation as Ye Lianchi. The young duke glanced at the struggling courtiers and smiled wordlessly.
The officer who had asked the question shrunk his neck and fell silent. They weren't able to guess what the emperor was thinking. The young duke would surely understand a bit, and it would be safe to reveal a bit of his attitude.
Xiahou Yi tried to change the topic, ”Lord Ye, I feel like it's time to talk about the case at hand.”
As expected, just as Xiahou Yi finished speaking, Ye Feihan's emotionless face dropped the top quality blue and white porcelain tea cup on the dragon table.
”Enough, how is it proper for a group of ministers to cause such a ruckus in the Golden Hall! The Golden Hall is about to catch up with the private market. If you want to quarrel, take off your hat and go home! ”
Everyone returned to their original places in silence, as quiet as a chicken.
”This official has his own plans!” Ye Yuan took a step forward under Xiahou Yi's encouraging gaze.
The emperor felt a headache coming on as he dispiritedly waved his hand, ”Xuan …”
”When Xu Anguo heard that the prince was born, he sent Duke Jin, Han Ling, to congratulate his envoys. I wonder what Your Majesty is planning to do? ”