Steal my marriage? Turn around and marry the tyrant to take the throne

Chapter 1620 The Six-Headed Bald Thief (Bonus Chapter for 249 Million Reward Points)

The Imperial Concubine came to visit me personally and said so many comforting words... Does this mean that His Majesty still values ​​and expects me to have this baby?

Consort Feng choked up and said, "Thank you, Your Highness..."

"Your Majesty's kindness is something I will never forget!"

Consort Zhuang took the handkerchief that Ruoji handed over and personally wiped away Consort Feng's tears, gently saying, "Sister Feng, don't cry, don't cry."

"You're carrying the imperial heir; it's not good for your eyes to hurt from crying."

"From this day forward, you should not think about anything except the child in your womb. If you lack anything, are short of anything, or are unhappy, just send someone to Changchun Palace to report it."

"Since we are both sisters in the harem, I will not abandon you."

Consort Feng looked moved.

Next, Consort Zhuang inquired in detail about Consort Feng's daily life and instructed Qiu Yan and others to take good care of her before getting up to leave.

As she stepped out of Ruixue Pavilion and sat in the sedan chair, the sorrowful smile on Consort Zhuang's face gradually faded.

Xiao Caizi said, "Your Majesty, Consort Feng does seem very uneasy. After your comforting words, she seems to be feeling better."

Consort Zhuang shook her head: "Being timid has its advantages."

Xiao Caizi tentatively asked, "Does Your Majesty mean..."

"Have our people in the Imperial Medical Academy take good care of Ruixuexuan."

Consort Zhuang said slowly, "The prescriptions and medicines used must be the best and safest."

"This pregnancy of Consort Feng must not go wrong, no matter what!"

Xiao Cai bowed and said, "This servant understands."

Ruixuexuan.

As Consort Feng looked at the white jade Guanyin statue that symbolizes giving birth to a child, a faint light finally appeared in her eyes.

The Imperial Concubine is right; she must be strong for the sake of her child!

……

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

A chill filled the air.

Nangong Xuanyu sat behind the imperial desk, his bright yellow dragon robe making his expression appear even more stern.

Li Changde dismissed everyone and reported, "...Your Majesty, there are results from the Censorate."

Nangong Xuanyu raised his eyes, his gaze icy cold: "Speak!"

Li Changde tried to keep his tone calm, but what he said was enough to stir up a bloodbath: "At first, Granny He was very stubborn, saying that she was old and senile and had made a mistake during the inspection. She insisted that it was an oversight and not her intention."

A cold smile appeared on Nangong Xuanyu's lips.

Li Changde continued, "This servant 'invited' her son, who was outside the palace, over. When Granny He heard the sounds of her son being tortured next door, she confessed everything in less than half an hour."

Nangong Xuanyu asked directly, "Whose side is she on?"

Li Changde's breathing quickened: "Empress Dowager Gongsu..."

Nangong Xuanyu narrowed his eyes, somewhat surprised, yet feeling it was within his expectations.

Empress Dowager Gongsu, his legal mother, and the late emperor's empress.

Even after death, an empress dowager who once ruled the harem for many years will still leave behind a legacy of influence. It's not surprising that those people would seize the opportunity to make their move.

What's strange is that they dared to stir up trouble right under his nose!

"The person has been dead for so long, yet their spirit still lingers!"

Nangong Xuanyu said coldly, "Continue!"

"Granny He confessed that when she was young, she learned some... less respectable skills outside the palace. Among them was a secret method that could temporarily forge a woman's virginity."

Even with Li Changde's shrewdness, his tone subtly shifted when he spoke of these matters: "When Consort Feng and Lady Chu entered the palace, they were indeed no longer virgins. It was Granny He who was ordered to cover it up for them."

Nangong Xuanyu scoffed, "My imperial palace has become a stage for these demons and monsters to perform their secret magic?!"

"Whose orders does that old codger take?"

This is the key.

Granny He is just a knife; who wields that knife?

Li Changde bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty... Granny He doesn't know either."

"The other party contacted her in a very secretive way, either by passing notes through inconspicuous objects or by leaving coded messages on her usual route."

"Granny He has never seen the other person's face and does not know whether the person is male or female, old or young. According to her, she has served Empress Dowager Gongsu for many years and has only received this one order."

A mole, who had been lying low for years and was almost rendered useless, was only moving for Consort Feng and Lady Chu.

This shows that the two men's infiltration of the palace was of great importance to the people behind the scenes.

Nangong Xuanyu's thoughts raced. After a moment, he looked at Li Changde and asked, "Besides the Feng family and the Chu family, are there any other impure women among the newly entered palace ladies?"

Li Changde said after careful consideration, "Whether Granny He has denied it or not, I will still have someone interrogate her. But in my opinion, she may really not know."

"The person behind the scenes used Granny He as a hidden pawn, with a clear target: Consort Feng and Lady Chu. If there really was a third candidate who had lost her virginity before entering the palace, perhaps she used another method to deceive the physical examination..."

Nangong Xuanyu narrowed his eyes: "So, it is highly likely that Consort Feng and Madam Chu's lover are the same person? Otherwise, they wouldn't have asked Granny He to cover for them."

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

Li Changde said, "This servant also made the same guess, and has already interrogated Chu Shi and Chunling."

"Chu was quite stubborn. Even with the instruments of torture on him, he refused to utter a single word and even tried to bite his tongue to commit suicide. Fortunately, he was stopped in time and is now hanging on by a thread, half-dead."

A cold glint flashed in Nangong Xuanyu's eyes.

It's quite interesting that a palace concubine would go to such lengths to protect her lover's identity!

Is it a deep and lasting affection, or is there something else holding them back?

"Where is that palace maid?"

Li Changde said, "Chunling couldn't withstand the torture and confessed."

"According to her confession, before entering the palace, Lady Chu had an affair with her lover and went to Fatu Temple many times to meet him in secret."

Fatou Temple? !

Nangong Xuanyu's gaze suddenly sharpened.

That was a royal temple, where incense burned ever brightly. Those who came and went included high-ranking officials, nobles, and members of the royal family.

It turned out to be a place where the Chu family had illicit affairs?

Li Changde continued, "Chunling said that every time she went to Fatu Temple, Chu would have her stand guard outside the meditation room, and then go through a secret room to see the adulterer. Chunling never saw the adulterer's true face, only knew that he was a monk in the temple."

"But Chunling doesn't know exactly who it is..."

Nangong Xuanyu gritted his teeth and said, "Fine! Very well!"

"The pure land of Buddhism, the temples supported by the royal family, have become a place of filth and defilement within the palace!"

"You bald monk with impure desires, how dare you reach into my harem?!"

The emperor's wrath seemed to freeze the air in the entire Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Li Changde was so frightened that he knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, please calm down!"

"check!"

Nangong Xuanyu's voice was filled with murderous intent: "Find out the complete background of every monk inside and outside Fatu Temple!"

"But... this matter must never be made public."

Li Changde understood.

Fatu Temple has historically had a delicate relationship with the imperial family.

The late emperor often went there to pray for blessings in his later years, and Empress Dowager Gongsu was a great benefactor there.