sbdcsierra Chapter 440 The Source of Snake Attracting Powder
Chapter 440 The Source of Snake Attracting Powder
Qingdai said worriedly, "Your Majesty, His Majesty wrongly accused Concubine Liang last time and imprisoned her for so long. He probably still feels guilty about her. This time, I'm afraid he won't jump to conclusions."
"What if...what if they find out about our Chengqian Palace, what should we do?"
Concubine De sneered: "Do you think my methods are so easy to find out?"
The powerful snake attractant powder was brought in from outside the palace. From the beginning to the end, she had no contact with anyone from Chengqian Palace. It was directly handed over to Xiao Ruanzi by a secret line.
Even if we want to investigate, we can only find the virtuous concubine.
Only one thing...
I don't know what Concubine De was thinking of, her eyes suddenly became gentle: "Tell my cousin to be careful, stay low for a while and avoid the limelight, don't let anyone know that he has been to Hegang."
Qing Dai nodded: "When you were still in the palace, the cousin did many things for you in private. He has always been cautious, and he will definitely not be discovered this time."
Concubine De sighed.
Her distant cousin was a member of an imperial merchant family. In the early years, he traveled extensively with his family, had a wide network of contacts, and had been exposed to many things.
Makeup artist Li Cairong and the powerful snake-attracting powder were both found for her by her cousin outside the palace.
Moreover, my cousin had already forged the evidence. Further investigation would only reveal that Concubine Liang's brother had sent people to the market to buy a powerful snake attractant powder.
Not only is her cousin capable, but he has also been responding to her requests for many years.
But... the Great Zhou Dynasty emphasizes scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, and merchants have a low status. The imperial merchants are also merchants, so the Xiao family naturally looked down on my cousin...
Concubine De shook her head, drove those complicated thoughts out of her mind, and said to Qingdai: "That dog slave Xiao Ruanzi dared to betray me, I will make him pay the price!"
"I want him to experience the pain of losing a loved one!"
"Since he is so filial... let's start with his mother!"
Qingdai's expression was a little subtle, and she lowered her head and said, "Madam... when you were unconscious, the Xiao family sent news in that Xiao Ruanzi's family... had long since disappeared."
"It must be the Concubine Xian who sent people to protect them. Otherwise, how could Little Ruanzi dare to betray you..."
Concubine De looked gloomy: "This Concubine Xian! She is young, but she is very scheming. I have underestimated her in the past!"
Qing Dai thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I actually think that... Your Majesty is deeply favored by the Emperor, and now she has given birth to the Fourth Prince. Ordinary things cannot shake her position at all."
"Even if you implicate her in the snake plague, you may not be able to find evidence. Even if you can find Xiao Ruanzi, His Majesty will definitely protect the Concubine Xian."
"Instead of wasting this opportunity...it's better to concentrate our strength to deal with Concubine Liang!"
"Once you get rid of Concubine Liang, and you join forces with Concubine Gui, how can a mere Concubine Xian be a match for the two of you?"
De Fei pondered for a moment and said, "What you said makes sense."
"Tell Li Cairong to come in and dress me up. I need to go and see His Majesty."
Qingdai was surprised and said, "Madam, you are not well yet. The imperial physician has told you to rest more. If you go to the Yangxin Palace now, wouldn't that be..."
Concubine De shook her head: "Concubine Liang has the trust of His Majesty. I have fallen into this situation. If I don't take advantage of His Majesty's mercy, what chance do I have of winning?"
"Go and call Li Cairong over."
Qingdai had no choice but to respond "yes", slowly stood up and walked out.
She also clearly felt that her body was not as good as before, and she didn't know if she could still see the Third Prince grow up...
Soon, Li Cairong arrived.
Concubine De had been helped by the palace maid to sit on the chair.
Li Cairong bowed respectfully: "This servant pays respects to Her Majesty the Virtuous Consort. May Her Majesty be blessed with good fortune and longevity!"
No one knew how worried she was during the days when Concubine De was in a coma. She was afraid that if Concubine De died, her wealth would be gone.
Fortunately, God had a good heart and allowed Concubine De to survive!
Concubine De glanced at Li Cairong and said, "I am going to meet His Majesty. Please put on my makeup. You must not let my nose look like it has any problem at all!"
"Understand?!"
Feeling the chill in Concubine De's tone, Li Cairong's heart trembled, and she immediately said, "Please rest assured, Madam, don't you know my skills?"
Li Cairong was skilled and could put makeup on concubines very quickly, but Defei's nose needed to be adjusted with soft wax every time, which took more time.
Defei's health was not good to begin with, and by the time Li Cairong recovered, her face was already showing signs of deep fatigue.
The beauty in the bronze mirror had lost a lot of weight, and her face was full of unconcealable haggardness.
Compared to when she appeared in front of everyone just after finishing her confinement, she was like a completely different person with that voluptuous and beautiful appearance.
Although Concubine De felt a little sad, she changed her mind and thought that this was a good idea.
Otherwise, how can I arouse your majesty's pity?
"Let's go to the Yangxin Palace."
Qingdai was not feeling well, so this time it was Fendai who helped Defei onto the sedan chair.
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The Hall of Nourishing Heart.
Although Nangong Xuanyu had some doubts about Concubine Liang, he always believed that the daughter of his mentor should not be a vicious person.
Unexpectedly...
All the evidence found by the people below showed that when Liang Fei's brother was on official duty in Hegang, his subordinates had been to places where snake attractant powder was sold.
Calculating the time... Concubine Liang was still under house arrest at that time.
In other words, she had been planning to take revenge on Concubine De for a long time...?
But when the confinement in Changchun Palace was lifted, he went to visit Concubine Liang, who clearly showed a sense of justice and said that she did not want to disturb the peace of the harem because of her affairs.
She even swallowed all her grievances and pleaded for Concubine De in front of him, allowing him to make a big deal out of a small matter.
It was because Concubine Liang was sensible and had suffered injustice that he later handed over the power of the six palaces to her.
But now I find out... everything is fake?
How many faces does Concubine Liang have?
They grew up together as childhood sweethearts and played together since they were little. Nangong Xuanyu always thought that he knew Concubine Liang very well...
A person can pretend for a while, but not forever. If Concubine Liang's kindness from childhood to adulthood was all pretended, that would be too scary...
At this time, Li Changde reported: "Your Majesty, Concubine De requests an audience."
The emperor frowned: "She woke up?"
"Didn't the imperial physician say that she was seriously injured and that even if she woke up, she would have to stay in bed and rest. Why did she come here now?"
Li Changde lowered his head and said, "This... I don't know. Maybe the Empress Defei has something important to say."
Nangong Xuanyu said: "Let her come in."
"Yes!"
With the help of her concubines, Concubine De slowly walked into the inner room and knelt down: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live your Majesty!"
Although Nangong Xuanyu had many dissatisfactions with Concubine De, she was dying after all.