After leaving Auspicious Auspicious Palace, I slowly walked back. It was the same path in the garden as last time. I saw Concubine Ning waiting here.
Not surprised, I looked at her." Did you ask her to do this?"”
Concubine Ning's expression darkened." I only told her to approach the imperial consort through Duan Guipin and have some ideas about Guangyang Palace. I didn't ask her to seek death like this."”
"Asking her to betray Xi Pin to gain the trust of the Imperial Consort was also your idea, right?”I raised an eyebrow." The situation is out of control now?”
Duan Guipin was brave but not resourceful. She could create momentum but could not accomplish anything. After Mu Guipin's death, the Imperial Consort indeed needed a new person to help. Lan Guipin and Xi Consort entered the palace in the same year, and their families were both officials of the Supreme Court. They had been close for many years. Xi Consort had indeed had an affair, so it was not strange for her close friends to know. Unfortunately, there were no real close friends in the harem. The Imperial Consort was able to catch Xi Consort's evidence so quickly because of Lan Guipin's informant.
It had to be said that this was a brilliant and vicious move. Concubine Ning could not be blamed for losing control.
" Yes." Concubine Ning didn't deny my question." But it can still be salvaged."”
I paused and asked," Did you tell her that the Imperial Consort caused her miscarriage?”
" There's no need for me to tell her," she said as the corner of her mouth twitched slightly." She suspected the Imperial Concubine from the start. I was just beating around the bush to give her some evidence."”
"Beat around the bush?" I snorted." Then did she beat around the bush and tell you where she got the poison she used on the little prince?”
" And the poison that killed Mu Guipin. You should know that Xi Pinpin didn't commit suicide." Seeing Consort Ning's expression change from surprise to confusion, I slowly added," Then who was it that asked you to go to Auspicious Palace at this time?”
" You mean…" She frowned." Could it be her?!"”
Noble Xu had entered the palace three years ago. At first, he lived in Consort Hui's Ming Tai Palace. After Consort Hui was demoted to the Cold Palace due to an accident, he used some unknown means to move to Mu Guipin's Blessing Extending Palace. Recently, because two people had died in Blessing Extending Palace, the rest of the noble talents had been dispersed to different palaces. Noble Xu had just been assigned to Consort Ning's Changhe Palace.
She's just a small noble without any power or favor. She's careful and easy-going, so not many people pay attention to her. If Lan Guipin hadn't been forced to say it, I wouldn't have suspected her.
And when he really found this person, he felt that it was just right. No wonder Consort Hui could get the Soul Devourer, no wonder Mu Guipin died in a strange way, and no wonder Consort Xi died suddenly. It turned out that the root of the problem was on this Noble Xu.
Concubine Ning pondered for a moment before I opened my mouth to explain,"You and I are not the only ones who feel that things have gone out of control. If you go back now, perhaps it will be a cup of tea or a wisp of incense. You are the one who is afraid of punishment.”
A hint of panic finally flashed across her eyes."If I didn't come here to wait for you, wouldn't it be-"
"If you didn't come here, then it's just as you said. This is what you were destined to be."”
There was one more thing I didn't say. If you didn't come here to wait for me, then you're not on my side.
Concubine Ning's face was filled with resentment. I could tell that she was a woman who had experienced many things and was able to keep her cool. She quickly asked me,"You didn't think much of Lan Guipin in the past. Now that you know she's not as easy to manipulate as we thought, you want to take the risk to protect her?”
" The past is the past." I smiled faintly and didn't elaborate further." As long as you have a grasp of it, it's not difficult to control it.”
Lan Guipin is very smart. She seems to have given herself to many people to use, but in reality, no one has been able to use her. She is still filled with hatred. From the overall situation, there is no harm in staying.
" From a personal standpoint, I think Jing Yi owes her a lot.
Concubine Ning didn't ask any more questions." Then I'll go back first." she said.”
"Go back and get someone to change your personal clothes and food. It's best if you change to a room to stay in. The entire Chang He Palace is yours."No matter what method you use, you have to get rid of him as soon as possible.”
She was obviously stunned and hesitated.”
I knew what she was thinking. From that poisonous letter to killing Mu Guipin and Xi Pin, and harming the prince, I could see that everything Noble Xu did was for the imperial consort. Even if he wanted to use Consort Ning as a scapegoat, it was because he didn't know about the secret deal between Consort Ning and me. For someone who could help, it would be a pity to get rid of her at this time.
But I wouldn't care so much about it. No matter who sent this Noble Xu into the palace, even if she really was Qingcheng's woman, Tang Jie and Lanshan didn't mention anything about it. Shen Lin and Jing Yi obviously didn't know about it either. To me, who had two identities, I definitely couldn't let her stay.
Of course, I couldn't tell Concubine Ning about this, so I just smiled."The foundation I want is in the Vast Sun Palace, and the lack of understanding is with you. I've also seen what you can do. As for the rest, there's no need.”
Concubine Ning was a little moved by the fact that he had saved her life and given her a thoughtful promise."Thank you, Empress."
"This is what I can do for you." I answered the question she asked me many days ago.
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That night, Jing Yi came to Kunyi Palace as I expected. After snuggling in his arms for a while, I asked him softly,"What about Lan Guipin?”
His voice rang lazily above her head." The Empress has already made it so clear that she wants to protect us. What else can we do?"”
I laughed softly and waited for a while before saying,"That person…I found him."
He stopped holding my hand. He didn't ask who I was and only said,"What are your plans?"
I didn't look up and leaned into his arms."I don't have any plans. I'll just get someone to get rid of him.”
Jing Yi was silent for a long time before she finally responded.
" It's late at night. Jing Yi and I can clearly sense that the other isn't asleep. We're just not talking."
I had watched him for ten years and followed him for four years. I knew how sharp he was when he was reserved. A noble who had entered the palace for three years, even if he wasn't favored, he had more or less been close to him. Did he really ignore him or something? I didn't know. Perhaps that woman had concealed it very well. I had always believed that he didn't know. However, I didn't ask. I wasn't stupid enough to ask.
In any case, he didn't object to my decision, so I fell asleep first.
At noon the next day, the Imperial Consort hurriedly sent someone to invite me to Golden Jubilee Palace. I pretended to be surprised and asked for the reason, allowing the managing aunt of Golden Jubilee Palace to cover it up. She added at the end that the Emperor had also been invited.
The Imperial Consort's reaction was fast enough, but unfortunately, it was not as fast as the information network in the rear palace. I had already received the news a moment ago that Lan Guipin had broken out of Ruixiang Palace without permission during the period of confinement and ran to the front of Jinxi Palace to beg the Imperial Consort to save her life. Naturally, she did not receive a response. Instead, the Imperial Consort sent people to take her back. Therefore, in a hurry, she blurted out a lot of conspiracies with the Imperial Consort. It was about Mu Guipin. She secretly reported that Xi Consort had an affair and killed her to silence her. It even included the matter of poisoning the little prince to marry a troublesome noble concubine, scolding the imperial concubine for killing the donkey after it was done grinding, vicious and heartless, and so on.
Whether it was true or false, even if some things were not said, everyone had already suspected it. Now that Lan Guipin had made such a fuss, the imperial concubine was naturally flustered.
I knew that Lan Guipin wasn't doing this out of desperation, but I didn't expect her to be so reckless. I was secretly annoyed and could only suppress my temper and wait for the Imperial Consort to send someone to invite her before leaving for Jinxi Palace.
I bumped into Jing Yi at the door. He seemed to have heard the rumors as well. He nodded at me with a dark expression and walked in.
Lan Guipin stood in the middle of the courtyard of Jinxi Palace, surrounded by a few internal supervisors. The imperial concubine was standing on the steps in front of the main hall and questioning her gloomily. When she saw Jing Yi and me enter, she hurried over to welcome them. The imperial concubine knew that this kind of thing could not be hidden and had already spread what she should have heard. At this moment, there was no surprise or contempt on her face. She was desperately trying to defend herself as if she had caught a straw.
No matter how fast the imperial concubine was, Lan Guipin was still the first to speak. She shouted sternly,""Your Majesty! ChenQie is wronged!"
She was about to pounce on Jing Yi, but the guards around her quickly stopped her. Lan Guipin, who was originally handsome, was now in a mess. Her petite body trembled as she stared at Jing Yi. Other than crying, she didn't say anything.
The imperial concubine gritted her teeth." What are you shouting about?!" Pull him down!"
Jing Yi frowned and didn't say anything. She looked at Lan Guipin and raised her hand to stop the guards from pulling her away."Let her go."
The Imperial Concubine panicked and took a step forward.""Your Majesty! Don't listen to her nonsense. This b * tch is crazy! You must-"
" Imperial Concubine, watch your words. The Emperor is here." I couldn't keep quiet anymore. If Jing Yi wanted to hear Lan Guipin's words, I certainly couldn't let Imperial Concubine cause trouble." So far, she's still a noble concubine. She's the head of the palace. It's not appropriate for the servants to hear it."”
These words were so grand, yet so much like the Imperial Consort's tone. I never thought that I would speak of the word 'decorum' in public, even though such hypocritical words were very effective in front of a person like the Imperial Consort.
But what I didn't expect was that just as the noble consort shut her mouth and Lan Guipin escaped from her grip, another person suddenly rushed at Jing Yi.
It was one of the guards who had grabbed Lan Guipin earlier. He was not far away and was fast. He was almost in front of Jing Yi. He was holding a shiny short knife in his hand and stabbing it at Jing Yi!# Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:111420184: 12PM #Cancel Review All: wdd201302 Time:111420185: 54PM #
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