klisemfg Chapter 527 Secrets in the Palace
Chapter 527 Secrets in the Palace
"This..." Zhao Ya looked a little embarrassed. However, seeing Wang Cheng listening attentively with his eyes full of expectation, she hesitated for a moment and finally said, "Actually, there is nothing to be ashamed of. At that time, Ms. Zheng was the same as me, both of us were first-class palace maids. I served Concubine Rong, and she served Concubine Shu."
"At that time, the late emperor had just returned from recuperating in the palace, and his temperament had changed drastically. The concubines who were once favored by the emperor were suddenly neglected overnight. He liked to play with the young palace maids. At that time, as long as the late emperor saw a palace maid that suited his taste, it was common for him to summon four or five palace maids to serve him overnight."
Speaking of this, Zhao Ya's gaze became distant, and she fell into deep memories, full of melancholy.
"Although these are honors, not everyone is willing to do so. Some ladies have thought about advising the late emperor to take care of his health, but unfortunately the late emperor was moody at that time, and anyone who asked for advice was sentenced to death. As time went by, the ladies took other measures and begged the queen to release the maids around her from the palace in advance. Ms. Zheng had an engagement outside, so Concubine Shu also fulfilled her wish."
"But at that time, three batches of palace maids had been released. When it came to the batch of Zheng, the late emperor somehow found out."
"The late emperor was furious and arrested all the ladies who had let the maids out of the palace, except for Consort Shu. Even the empress was blamed and detained outside Funing Palace, awaiting their fate."
"The Empress Shufei was let off?" Wang Cheng frowned slightly, a puzzled look on his face, with thoughts flashing through his mind.
Little Yining glanced at her uncle secretly. She knew the whole story and estimated that her uncle had already won the favor of the late emperor at that time.
As expected, Zhao Ya's next words confirmed her guess.
Zhao Ya nodded in response, with a look of reluctance on her face, as if the scenes at that time were floating before her eyes.
She sighed: "In fact, it was not only the late emperor who had a drastic change in temperament at that time, but also the emperor who was the sixth prince at that time..."
Then, Zhao Ya's eyes inadvertently fell on Xiao Yining's face, and she suddenly found that the current young master had several similarities with the young emperor. Then she remembered that the two had a slight blood connection, and her thoughts returned to the present.
She continued slowly, "Princess Jiahe got into trouble on that day. At that time, my mistress led the other concubines in the palace to kneel outside Funing Palace to plead with the queen and the others. Even the princes heard the news and hurried back to the palace to dissuade them."
"But the late emperor ignored all of this and ordered the palace guards to keep everyone out of the door. It was not until the Sixth Prince came over with a sword in his hand and asked the late emperor in a stern voice where Princess Jiahe had gone that the door to the Funing Palace slowly opened."
Little Yining was surprised, because she remembered that her grandmother's disappearance was related to the Leng family, otherwise her grandfather would not have castrated Leng Qingnian, and her uncle would not look so similar to Qingshan Jun.
At this moment, her mind was in a mess. She connected the old stories she had obtained before, and an incredible guess emerged in her mind: Could it be that the previous emperor was responsible for the disappearance of so many noble ladies? Was her grandmother also among them?
Wang Cheng's eyes flashed with surprise, and his heart was also in turmoil. He couldn't help but ask: "The emperor questioned the late emperor?"
Zhao Ya pursed her lips slightly and nodded in response: "Although I don't know why the Sixth Prince questioned the late emperor in this way, the late emperor was very pleased when he saw the Sixth Prince pointing a sword at me. He released all the maids brought to Funing Palace, and even the Queen and others were forgiven. He also ordered a thorough investigation of the matter."
"Madam Zhao, did the late emperor talk to my uncle at that time?" Little Yining asked about the omitted part. How could this melon be without the confrontation part?
"Miss, it's been too long and I can't remember it!" Zhao Ya shook her head gently, not wanting to mention the details.
The little girl said "Oh" in disappointment. She knew in her heart that Zhao Yading did not forget, but just could not bring it up.
Zhao Ya lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, then said to Wang Cheng: "Although what Miss Zhang said was the conjecture of Old Lady Zhang, it is not impossible. Uncle, the Sixth Prince came at a very coincidental time. Lady Zheng did not have time to enter the Jade Plate, and was later released back to the palace of Concubine Shu by Pei An. But later I heard that Lady Zheng canceled the marriage and chose to stay in the palace."
Wang Cheng nodded slightly and looked at Zhao Ya again, waiting for her to continue.
Zhao Ya also realized that she had gone off topic, and quickly got back to the point: "At that time, the Sixth Prince and his men searched Yanjing from top to bottom, but could not find any trace of Princess Jiahe. It was as if she had evaporated from the face of the earth. Three days later, a carriage suddenly appeared at the gate of Grand Tutor Li's residence and threw Princess Jiahe out of the carriage. After Concubine Shu learned about this in the palace, she asked Lady Zheng to bring the white silk and let Princess Jiahe die to preserve the reputation of the Li family's daughter."
After these words were spoken, the uncle and nephew in front of her could no longer suppress their anger and clenched their fists tightly.
Little Yining had never thought that the Leng family at that time had such capabilities. Even the late emperor's thorough investigation could not find any clues, causing grandma to disappear for three whole days.
Wang Cheng also verified what he had just heard with what happened in his previous life, and was shocked to find that his mother's disappearance was not caused by Leng Qingyun alone, and there must be other people behind it. However, Leng Qingnian has reaped the consequences and was killed by his brother. The matter needs to be investigated from the beginning, which may be difficult.
Seeing that both of them were lost in deep thought, Zhao Ya stopped talking and just stood aside quietly.
After a long while, Wang Cheng put aside his chaotic emotions, stood up slowly, and bowed deeply to Zhao Ya: "Thank you, Madam Zhao, for answering my questions."
This statement also brought Xiao Yining's thoughts back to reality. She recalled the gossip she heard from her classmates during the day, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Madam Zhao, I heard from my sisters that the former crown prince was also investigating the missing case at that time. So did the former crown prince find the villain who kidnapped my grandma?"
Zhao Ya did know a little about this. She shook her head with regret, "At that time, Miss Lian had been missing for a year. Although the former crown prince searched tirelessly day and night, he still could not find any clues. When he learned that Princess Jiahe was also missing, he helped the Sixth Prince to search together, but they also found nothing and there was no news."
The little boy was filled with mixed feelings and sighed secretly. It seemed that his great uncle had a good relationship with the former crown prince at that time. It really proved the saying that things are unpredictable. The former crown prince probably never thought that he would die at the hands of his great uncle in the future.
Then, she heard Zhao Ya sigh again: "At that time, the emperor and the former crown prince had a good relationship, but later the two of them fought outside the palace of Concubine Shu for some unknown reason, and they have been at odds since then."
Xiao Yining was confused when she heard this. She looked at Zhao Ya and saw her face full of emotion: "The emperor had a rift with Concubine Shu because of the matter of Princess Jiahe. Since then, I often see him wandering outside Concubine Shu's palace, but he never wants to step in."