novelhk Chapter 105: Catching the traitor, family threats
Chapter 105: Catching the traitor, family threats
Zhen Huan shifted her gaze to the palace maids who were busy outside and shook her head in confusion.
"It shouldn't be like this. This medicine was brewed in my palace. Liuzhu and Huanbi are watching closely in the palace at all times. Xiao Yunzi is also watching the palace gate. How could something go wrong?"
"Unless there is a traitor in my palace, and Liuzhu and Huanbi didn't notice this person."
Zhen Huan suddenly stared at Wen Shichu with sharp eyes.
"If I remember correctly, a few eunuchs and maids just came to the young lady's palace not long ago, and these eunuchs and maids are the lowest-level servants in the palace, so Miss Huanbi and Miss Liuzhu did not notice their little actions."
Wen Shichu suddenly thought of the time when the problem with the medicine occurred. Didn’t it happen just after these servants entered Shuiyuxuan?
"It seems that Liuzhu and Huanbi really ignored these newcomers, which allowed them to take advantage of the opportunity."
Zhen Huan frowned and looked at Wen Shichu and said.
Next, Zhen Huan and Wen Shichu devised a plan to catch the traitor, pretending that nothing had happened to avoid alerting the enemy.
Sure enough, the little palace maid who was hiding in the corner pretending to clean, smiled silently after hearing the conversation between Zhen Huan and Wen Shichu in the room, which was deliberately magnified.
The next day, Zhen Huan and her companions discovered the secret on the medicine jar and found traces of soaking on the medicine lid.
"The person who drugged me was really too meticulous to come up with such a method."
"No wonder we couldn't find the problem no matter how hard we tried. It turns out that they didn't secretly put drugs in it, but worked on the lid of the medicine."
Zhen Huan held the darker-colored medicine cap and spoke in a mocking tone.
"Who usually keeps these things?"
Zhen Huan looked at Huanbi and asked.
"I used to keep this thing, but now that there are so many new people here, I'll let Huasui keep it."
After thinking carefully, Huanbi answered.
"Hanaho, this is a breakthrough. Let's find out who is behind her."
Zhen Huan said in a bad tone.
After some investigation, Xiao Yunzi discovered that this person was a servant who used to serve Yu, so he immediately reported it to the young master.
"Okay, okay, Mrs. Yu, I didn't know she had such a delicate mind. I underestimated her."
This answer really surprised Zhen Huan. After all, to be able to accomplish such a thing, there must be someone proficient in medicine to assist her. But how could Yu, a concubine who had fallen out of favor, let such a person do things for her?
From Huasui I learned the time and code when she contacted the person outside to deliver the medicine.
The group waited until night, and with the cooperation of everyone, Xiao Yunzi captured the person who handed the medicine over from outside alive.
"Yu is too cruel. I have been tolerant enough towards her. Why is she still pressing me so hard?"
Zhen Huan looked at her sister Mei, who had hurried over after learning about this, with a tone full of confusion.
She really didn't understand why Yu had such a strong hatred towards her. Even at this point, she still wanted to kill her.
"Sister Mei, why is our life in the palace so difficult?"
"In this palace, apart from Sister Mei, you are someone I can trust. I have to be careful when dealing with everyone else."
Zhen Huan looked at Shen Meizhuang with a bitter expression and said.
Because I had never served in the emperor's bed before, I had a peaceful time.
But now, although she has gained the emperor's favor, she has to face the vicious tactics of everyone in the harem.
"Who says it isn't?"
"You two have never taken the initiative to harm others, but they will not let us go."
Shen Meizhuang's understanding of these things is a little deeper than Zhen Huan's. After all, she almost died and has experienced life and death.
Although it seemed that Yu had done this, she didn't believe that Concubine Hua had no hand in it.
After all, Yu was a concubine who had fallen out of favor and had no family support. Where did she get the money to bribe Hua Sui, and where did she get the connections to set up such a scheme?
She and Huan'er were aware of the twists and turns involved, but they also knew that this matter would not have much impact on Concubine Hua.
After all, there was Yu standing outside, so there was no evidence that Hua Fei and her group were causing chaos.
And even if evidence of Concubine Hua's crime was found, would the Emperor really punish her?
After the last incident of falling into the water, Shen Meizhuang remained skeptical about this matter.
Although she is somewhat disappointed with the emperor now, the long period of discipline has made her instinctively make excuses for the emperor and blame the entire incident on Concubine Hua.
"This matter still needs to be told to the Emperor and Empress."
Zhen Huan spoke.
"This matter has been caught with evidence, and Yu cannot escape responsibility."
"But it would be troublesome if the emperor still has some feelings for her."
Shen Meizhuang witnessed with her own eyes how favored Yu Ying'er was at the time. Yu Ying'er had done such an excessive thing to Concubine Xin, but later the emperor still favored her again.
This incident made her somewhat disappointed in the emperor. Her initial idea that the emperor was the most fair and just person was shattered at this moment.
"Mrs. Shen is right. After all, Yu Ying'er didn't really harm the young lady's life by doing these things. Maybe she can still survive by chance."
"But the crime of deceiving the emperor is different."
As an elder in the palace, Jinxi naturally knew that what the emperor cared about most was his own face.
Perhaps he would not have the heart to kill Yu Ying'er because he still had feelings for her, but if it involved deception against him, the emperor would definitely not tolerate it.
Yikun Palace
When Concubine Hua learned that the matter might be exposed, she suddenly became a little flustered.
Concubine Li took the initiative to speak up, wanting to put an end to Yu Ying'er once and for all, so as to prevent her from betraying Concubine Hua.
After all, the idea she came up with last time allowed her to get a lot of good things from Concubine Hua.
Having reaped the benefits of giving advice and wanting to avoid Concubine Hua from venting her anger on herself, she naturally wanted to draw Concubine Hua's attention to Yu Ying'er.
"No, my lady."
Concubine Cao was not surprised at all by Concubine Li's bad idea, but when she saw that Concubine Hua was somewhat tempted, she quickly spoke up.
"But if we don't do this, Yu Ying'er will betray me, which will cause more trouble."
Concubine Hua spoke in a bad tone.
"After all, if she can survive by giving me away, Yu Ying'er will definitely not keep it a secret for me."
"My queen, Yu Ying'er wants to survive, but that doesn't mean she doesn't want her whole family to live safely."
Concubine Cao emphasized the word "whole family" for fear that Concubine Hua would not understand the hidden meaning of her words.