The concubine is extremely cautious

In the capital, in a remote courtyard.

After leaving Qingchi Palace, Prince Yihe returned to his small courtyard in a nearby town.

They stayed here under the guise of a caravan, and told outsiders that they were just traveling merchants.

Prince Yihe looked at the leading guard and said, "The eldest prince has already made arrangements. I will contact a friend later and we will enter the city tomorrow!"

The guard didn't expect that Prince Yihe was so capable.

He sneaked into Qingchi Palace quietly. I really don't know where he got his connections from. They remained loyal to him even after he left Beijing for several years.

It seems that there is great potential in sneaking into the palace and killing the young emperor!

"The prince is wise." The guard complimented.

Prince Yihe was proud in his heart but did not show it on his face. He said, "Bring me the things I brought back."

Before returning to his country this time, he asked Emperor Liang for a sum of money and went to rouge shops, spice shops, and jewelry shops to buy a lot of things.

The guards quickly carried back Prince Yihe's three boxes of rouge, jewelry and other items.

The dazzling array of things is dizzying.

Before going to Qingchi Palace, he picked out a gold-engraved Ruyi cloud-patterned bracelet from the box and gave it to his old friend.

Now standing in front of the three boxes again, Prince Yihe first picked out a white jade hairpin, and then a box of spices named "Hua Chao".

The daughter of the city gate guard, although she was born in a military family, was a talented lady who loved love and romance. She liked flawless white jade the most, which was noble and pure, and did not like jadeite and pearls that were too gorgeous. This exquisite white jade hairpin was to her liking.

They first met during the Flower Festival in February, so they specially chose Flower Festival spices to express their unforgettable first meeting.

Prince Yihe was very satisfied and put the two items into the gift box.

Getting ready to go out...

The next moment, the entire courtyard was surrounded by the Qilin Guards.

The leaders Han Xun and Wu Mi rushed in.

When Prince Yihe saw these two familiar faces, he was so frightened that the gift box in his hand dropped to the ground with a clang, and he shouted hurriedly:

"Quick... run!"

He was very surprised. How did they get here?

……

Wu Mi went to Qingchi Palace for the second time to investigate the news about the vegetable vendor.

What vegetables to buy every day is decided by the head nanny of the palace.

Wu Mi inquired in detail, and the head nanny was unaware of the hidden story. She confessed frankly that her daughter went to the street to buy vegetables and saw a vegetable vendor. The vegetables were fresh and cheap, so she bought them.

Wu Mi then met the daughter of the head nanny, a woman in her early thirties, dressed beautifully.

Wu Mi took a quick glance and realized that most of the gold and silver jewelry on her were ordinary items, but the gold bracelet on her wrist was of extraordinary value.

Prince Yihe specifically told her to wear the gold bracelet after a few days.

But how could she resist? She loved gold and silver jewelry the most, and the gift from Prince Yihe touched her heart, making her happily talk to Prince Yihe about their old love, and she immediately arranged everything for him.

When Wu Mi saw the bracelet, he felt something was wrong and put the woman in jail. The woman had some friendship with Prince Yihe, but in the face of punishment, this friendship was not worth a single stroke.

The woman did not know where they lived.

Wu Mi immediately went to check on the outsiders who had appeared in the town recently and tracked down the caravan.

He then reported to the Queen Mother, who sent Han Xun to assist him in arresting the man.

……

Imperial Palace, Qianxin Hall.

Prince Yihe was kneeling on the ground, with Han Xun and Wu Mi standing on his left and right.

The Daliang master who came with Prince Yihe was very skilled, and several brothers of the Qilin Guard were injured.

Ning Wanyin gave a generous reward and relief, and Han Xun thanked her and left.

Wu Mi presented a letter of alliance, "Your Majesty, the guards around Prince Yihe are all masters of Daliang. I found a letter of alliance on him, which involves the eldest prince."

Two female doctors stepped forward, skillfully unfolded the covenant and examined it, confirming that it was non-toxic.

Then present it to Ning Wanyin.

Ning Wanyin read it carefully and roughly understood the cause of Concubine Kang's death.

Concubine Kang must have discovered this and was silenced!

"The eldest prince is suspected of collaborating with the enemy. Wu Mi, convey my order to investigate the case strictly." Ning Wanyin said in a deep voice.

Wu Mi took the order and withdrew.

Since the eldest prince is suspected of collaborating with the enemy, he can try the torture instruments of the Prison Department.

Ning Wanyin asked the female doctor and others to leave, leaving only herself in the palace.

"Empress Dowager, we are all family. I was forced by Emperor Liang..." Prince Yihe tried hard to argue and plead for himself.

"You have colluded with the enemy and attempted assassination, and you are sentenced to death. However, there are many ways to die, and you can choose one, Lianrui--" Ning Wanyin called out.

Lian Rui took a step forward and recited:

"Skinned alive, you will die after being cut three thousand times before you die."

"The human pig, with its eyes gouged out, its ears smoked and deafened, drugged to make it mute, its hands and feet cut off, placed in a wine jar, soaked for several days until it died."

"Put you on a hot copper pole..."

Prince Yihe turned pale with fear. If he was asked to choose between these ways of dying, he would rather die suddenly on the spot!

Prince Yihe struggled hard: "Queen Dowager! I am still useful! I have connections in Daliang! I can be loyal to Dayan! Please, Queen Dowager, spare my life!"

"If you report clearly what you know, I can give you a quick death." Ning Wanyin said lightly.

When she had dealt with Prince Yihe before, she had made some guesses about his connections.

This time, the daughter of the maid in charge of the palace confirmed her guess.

Prince Yihe had been in Daliang for several years, so he might know some news about Daliang. Even if it was news that had nothing to do with military affairs, it might still be useful.

"Of course, if you don't want to, you can choose a punishment. I believe that as long as you try these punishments, you will confess everything. Lianrui, take him away!" Ning Wanyin said coldly.

Prince Yihe's hair stood on end, and he said in panic, "I confess! I confess everything! I know a big secret. The prince of Daliang is not the biological son of the Emperor of Liang!"

As soon as these words came out, Ning Wanyin, Lian Rui and others all looked at him.

"Is this true?" Lian Rui widened her eyes in disbelief.

Prince Yihe explained:

"You don't know that Emperor Liang had no sons in his early years, and all his concubines gave birth to princesses. At that time, his queen had passed away, and two of the four concubines were pregnant. Whoever gave birth to a son would have a great chance of being promoted to queen and crowned the crown prince!"

"There was a concubine who had an idea. Her brother's concubine happened to be pregnant and gave birth to a son a day earlier! She brought the child into the palace in advance, in case she gave birth to a princess, then she could replace her..."

"At that time, this concubine was in charge of the palace, so she acted secretly and bribed the midwife, so that no one outside knew about it. In the end, she gave birth to a princess and replaced the child..."

"This concubine became the queen as she wished, and her nephew became the crown prince. Another concubine who was one of the four concubines gave birth a few days later and also gave birth to a princess."

"Emperor Liang didn't have another little prince until he was nearly fifty. But the position of crown prince had already been decided. Emperor Liang trusted the prince very much, and the prince already held some military power."

Because the crown prince was twenty years older than his younger brother, Emperor Liang never considered passing the throne to his youngest son and had been cultivating the crown prince.

"Once this matter is exposed, the father and son will fight each other, and Daliang will definitely be in turmoil!" Prince Yihe said excitedly:

"My Queen Mother, the young prince has done a great service to Dayan!"

Ning Wanyin pondered for a moment and stared at him, "Is the news reliable?"

"It's absolutely reliable! The midwife and concubine who knew about this were killed with various excuses such as death due to illness, but before the concubine died, she quietly passed this secret to her biological sister. This concubine's sister is good friends with this prince, and this was the secret she got from me after I got her drunk!"

Prince Yihe has been actively trying to find out the secrets of the Daliang royal family in an attempt to gain control of some secrets that he can use when he returns to his country in the future.

But as a captive, he had no access to the empress or concubines, so he tried to make friends with the concubines' relatives in the palace.

Not only this queen's eldest brother's concubine's sister...

He cast a wide net and made friends with many women of such status, such as the handkerchief friend of the sister-in-law of the imperial concubine, the mistress of the brother-in-law of the sister of the concubine, etc.

He knew a lot about the families of the concubines in the Daliang harem, but other family affairs were of little use. Only the secret about the queen was his greatest achievement, which he was very proud of!

I had planned to wait until I took control of the Great Flame before spreading it out...

Now I can’t care about it anymore in order to save my life!

"Your Majesty, I am loyal to Dayan! I am in Daliang, even though I am in the enemy camp, my heart is with Yan. I will do anything to find out more secrets of Daliang. This time, the Emperor of Liang forced me to go to the capital. It was the Emperor of Liang who forced me to do it... I don't want to take action against you and Your Majesty. After all, you are Miss Tang's cousin, and we are a family..." Prince Yihe used sweet words in an attempt to save his life.

Ning Wanyin pursed her lips and said, "I have seen your loyalty to Da Yan. In consideration of your loyalty to the country, I will allow you to have an intact body."

"Lian Rui, take him down, examine him carefully, and record everything he knows."

"Empress Dowager, I have helped Dayan, I am loyal to you..." Before Prince Yihe could finish his words, Lian Rui had already picked up an orange on the table and stuffed it into his mouth.

Holding the zither and chess pieces, they came forward and dragged him away.