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

Chapter 250 The Unexpected Little Prince

At this moment, Xuepin's mood is very complicated...

Xia Chan couldn't help rolling his eyes in his heart.

Isn't it true that Concubine Rou meant that Concubine Xue couldn't possibly do such a thing, then Concubine Meng, Concubine Liang, and Concubine Wen might be able to do so?

If Xia Chan understood this truth, how could the three of them not understand it?

But when Concubine Meng saw Shen Zhinian, she was like a mouse seeing a cat. She wanted to hide as far away from him as possible and dared not say anything.

Concubine Liang has always been kind to others in the harem, and of course she would not say anything to embarrass Concubine Xue.

Only Jiang Wange became more and more certain of his guess!

She originally thought that the poisonous spider was replaced by Concubine Xue. Now that Shen Zhinian is still defending Concubine Xue, the two must have colluded with each other in private and are in cahoots with each other!

But before Jiang Wange could say anything, Nangong Xuanyu said, "Since Roupin is willing to vouch for Xuepin, let's start with the other three."

Yu Gong, Concubine Rou assists in managing the six palaces. Every word she says carries a lot of weight, and Nangong Xuanyu respects her opinions.

In private, birds of a feather flock together. Nian Nian is so kind, since she is willing to believe in Xuepin, then Xuepin should not be a double-faced person.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Yu Mei breathed a sigh of relief, not because she could escape, but because Concubine Xue would no longer have to suffer from the attacks of others.

She raised her hand to wipe the tears from her face, and looked at Shen Zhinian with eyes full of gratitude!

Xuepin was used to being alone and was not good at expressing her emotions. She was grateful to Shen Zhinian in her heart, but she couldn't say it out loud, which made her feel a little awkward.

The emperor has already issued the decree, so naturally no one else dares to interfere.

Xia Chan, Xiao Xiangzi and Xier were taken away by people from the Ministry of Punishment.

Noble Lady Meng, Concubine Liang, Jiang Wange and Concubine Xue were ordered to stay confined to their own palaces.

The good news in this misfortune is that although Concubine Zhou lost an arm, her life and the royal heir were saved!

But after she woke up, she couldn't accept the fact that she had become disabled, and she fainted from crying several times!

The imperial doctors were afraid that she would get too emotional and have a miscarriage, so they were busy all day and night in the Lihua Pavilion!

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Main hall.

Concubine Liu had not yet completely recovered from her cold and looked listless.

After listening to Cuizhu's report, she breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, the heir is still here!"

There is one thing that Concubine Liu and the emperor are very similar, that is, if they love someone, they want him to live, and if they hate someone, they want him to die.

At the beginning, she had a good impression of Concubine Zhou. She originally wanted to wait for her to give birth to a royal heir and then she would raise him, and then she would promise Concubine Zhou wealth and prosperity for the rest of her life.

Ever since Concubine Zhou disgusted her, she had become a dead person in her eyes.

Anyway, she and her aunt were planning to kill the mother and keep the child. As long as the child was fine, Concubine Liu didn't care whether Concubine Zhou was missing a hand or a leg.

Cuizhu echoed, "That's right! If anything goes wrong with the heir to the throne, Concubine Zhou would have to die a hundred times!"

"If I were to say so, she knew that the queen was under house arrest, but she still ran around the palace all day long. Is she showing off to us? Does she have the freedom? She deserves this fate!"

Concubine Liu snorted coldly: "She is just a vessel for nurturing the royal heir. It is not worth my concern for her."

"I'm very curious, who did this today?"

She doesn't care about Concubine Zhou, but when beating a dog, you have to look at the owner!

Everyone in the palace knew that Concubine Zhou was hers, and yet someone dared to attack Concubine Zhou. Isn't this a slap in her face? How could Concubine Liu tolerate this!

"It's either Lady Meng, Lady Liang, Lady Wen, or Lady Xuepin."

Cuizhu said distressedly, "Your Majesty is already conducting a thorough investigation. Madam, you are not well yet, you should rest more."

Concubine Liu did feel dizzy and had no extra energy to think about those things. She took the medicine bowl handed to her by Xiao Weizi and drank it with an ugly look on her face.

She has tortured herself to this point, but has not received any sympathy from His Majesty, all because of that bitch Jiang Wange!

Concubine Liu hated Jiang Wange to the core, and she had thought about taking this opportunity to fabricate some evidence to prove Jiang Wange's guilt.

But on second thought, His Majesty has already taken action, if I were to meddle in it, I might end up making things worse.

She decided to wait and see and recover her health first.

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Now the whole palace is discussing who is the person who harmed Concubine Zhou to this point, and Zhongcui Palace is no exception.

Handan even had a bold guess.

"Could it be the Empress Dowager? The Imperial Concubine is under house arrest, and Concubine Wen is in the limelight. The Empress Dowager is killing two birds with one stone, making His Majesty hate Concubine Wen and making Concubine Zhou disabled, paving the way for the Imperial Concubine to raise the heir!"1

Shen Zhinian shook his head: "Impossible."

"It wouldn't be difficult for the Queen Mother and Concubine Liu to kill the mother and keep the child. Why go to such great lengths?"

"Moreover, Concubine Zhou was in such a critical condition at the time that no one could guarantee whether the heir could be saved. The ones who cared most about Concubine Zhou's belly were Concubine Liu and the Queen Mother. They would not do such a risky and meaningless thing."

Handan frowned: "Who could it be..."

Anyway, the fire didn't reach Zhongcui Palace, so Shen Zhinian said, "Let's wait for the results of the interrogation by the Ministry of Punishment."

In the end,

Xiao Xiangzi in Concubine Liang's palace was tortured many times, but he still shouted that he was innocent, saying that he was just passing by the Plum Garden that day and it had nothing to do with him!

Xia Chan pushed the blame of what Jiang Wange had done onto Concubine Meng, saying that after Concubine Meng had a miscarriage, she became jealous of Concubine Zhou's pregnancy, so she instructed her to do this.

However, the spider she placed in the plum garden was non-venomous. She just wanted to scare Concubine Zhou. She really didn't know how a non-venomous spider could become poisonous.

The people from the Ministry of Punishment did not find any evidence of Xia Chan's contact with Bashu's family, and there was no way to prove that she was the one who released the poisonous spider.

however……

Xi'er from Yawenyuan also confessed that it was Jiang Wange who asked her to release poisonous spiders in the plum garden in order to eliminate the pregnant Concubine Zhou. This way, she would have one less competitor and prepare for ascending the throne in the future!

Not to mention the emperor, even the people in the Ministry of Punishment didn't believe that Concubine Meng and Jiang Wange would think of harming Concubine Zhou at the same time, using the same thing, at the same place, and at the same time!

One of Xia Chan and Xier must be lying!

Although the suspicion on Concubine Liang and Concubine Xue has been temporarily cleared, the truth has not yet been revealed and the emperor has not yet lifted their house arrest.

In addition to Queen Jiang, there are only four main ladies in the palace. In addition to Shen Zhinian, there is also a noble lady, and all of them are under house arrest!

Xia Chan and Xier always insisted that their respective masters had instructed them to do this!

Plus there was a disabled Concubine Zhou, who cried and wailed in the Pear Blossom Pavilion all day long...

Since the emperor ascended the throne, the harem has never been so chaotic!!!

Amidst this unprecedented chaos, Concubine Xiao successfully gave birth to a little prince!

Shen Zhi's mind was full of question marks: "Who is Xiao Fei?!"

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