Harem Daily Life

After He Linzhang left the court, he just walked into the imperial study and saw Qi Yizhenghou there.

"Tell me, is there any progress?" He Linzhang was only concerned about the antidote now.

Qi Yizheng reported what he had found out: "Your Majesty, the monk confessed that it was a lady with a mole behind her left ear who went to buy the medicine. I don't know if the queen has a mole behind her ear. Your Majesty needs to come forward and verify this matter in person."

He Linzhang shook his head: "The queen doesn't have a mole behind her ear, but we can't rule out someone close to her." He Linzhang thought for a moment and told Zhang Fuhai: "Go to Fengyi Palace and come up with an excuse. Be sure to check the maids who serve the queen closely to see if anyone has a mole behind her left ear."

Eunuch Zhang agreed and went to get some snacks and seasonal fruits before going to Fengyi Palace.

"Your servant comes to see the Empress. His Majesty sent me to deliver the newly tributed fruits, and also said that the Empress likes to eat lotus cakes from the imperial kitchen, so he asked me to bring a portion to the Empress." Zhang Fuhai greeted with a smile and explained his purpose.

The Queen was delighted and asked Nanny Fang to accept it: "Please go back and thank His Majesty on my behalf."

Zhang Fuhai agreed, but his eyes lingered on Nanny Fang for a while. After handing the thing in his hand to Nanny Fang, he stared closely behind her left ear when Nanny Fang turned around, and sure enough, he saw a mole the size of a fingernail.

He hid the dark light in his eyes and said, "Since the things have been delivered, I will take my leave and go back to report."

Eunuch Zhang retreated respectfully, knowing in his heart that this Nanny Fang was the one who asked the monk to buy medicine.

When he reached the gate of Fengyi Palace, he happened to meet the wife of Duke Wang Guo who came to see him. Eunuch Zhang hurriedly greeted her: "My humble servant greets the wife of Duke Guo." Eunuch Zhang was suspicious. Why did the wife of Duke Guo come at this time?

Lady Wang Guogong didn't know why the Queen summoned her, she just said it was urgent and asked her to hand in the card today and come to the palace to meet the Queen. When she saw the first-class eunuch beside the Emperor was here, she hurriedly returned the greeting: "Hello, Eunuch Zhang, what a coincidence to meet you in Fengyi Palace today."

"I am here to deliver something to the Queen on behalf of Your Majesty. I will take my leave now." Eunuch Zhang naturally would not take the initiative to inquire why the Duchess's wife came to the palace, in order to avoid making more mistakes.

The Duke's wife watched Eunuch Zhang leave before entering Fengyi Palace with a frown on her face.

When the Queen saw her mother coming, she asked everyone to leave, leaving only the Duke's wife and Nanny Fang in the hall.

The Duchess's wife was suspicious when she saw the Queen was so alert. She then saw Nanny Fang kneel down and tell her everything in tears.

"You are confused!" After hearing this, the Duke's wife pointed at Nanny Fang and said, she was so angry that she had difficulty breathing.

"The Queen is the Empress, why does she need to use this method to win favor? You took the initiative to buy the medicine and gave it to His Majesty. You are simply courting death!" The Duke's wife scolded: "What should the Queen do now? If His Majesty finds out anything, he will definitely suspect the Queen!"

Nanny Fang closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, she kowtowed to the Duke's wife very solemnly: "This is all caused by me. The Queen is unaware of it. I am willing to take full responsibility!"

The Queen sighed and tried to persuade her mother, "Madame Fang did such a foolish thing for me. The monk should be imprisoned in the Jingzhao Yin Mansion. I hope you can report to my father when you go back and ask him to think of a way to stop the monk from saying anything."

The Queen did not explicitly say that she wanted to kill the monk, but the Duke's wife understood it as soon as she heard it. She was a little hesitant. Not everyone could go into the prison to kill someone and silence them. The Queen had assigned the Duke's wife an impossible task.

"I have to go back and discuss this matter with your father. As for whether it can be done...if it can be done, I will naturally do it for you." Of course, the wife of the Duke would not watch her daughter's position as queen fall into ruin. It is a great honor for the Duke's Mansion to have a queen, and it is the honor of the entire family.

The Queen glanced at Nanny Fang and winked at her mother, "Nanny Fang's nephew and niece are both working in the Duke's Mansion. Mother, since Nanny Fang is devoted to me, please take care of her a little more."

The Duchess nodded: "Don't worry about that." The mother and daughter exchanged glances. No one knows a daughter better than her mother. The Duchess already knew that the Queen was using Nanny Fang's relatives to control Nanny Fang.

It was precisely because she knew this that she cursed this legitimate daughter in her heart: She is already the queen, but she is still following the example of those concubines vying for favor and giving His Majesty amnesia pills. She is really bored.

If we can't escape unscathed this time, the entire Duke's Mansion will suffer a great blow!

The Duke's wife was worried about something and hurriedly left. The Queen's face was cold and cold: "Wait until we hear news from outside the palace, and then we'll see what to do next."

Nanny Fang was completely disheartened. No matter how she went about it, she would not be able to live long.

After Eunuch Zhang returned to report, He Linzhang pondered for a moment: "You said, the Duke's wife entered the palace?"

Eunuch Zhang nodded and said, "I did not ask why you came to the palace."

Qi Yizheng said disdainfully, "What else could it be? All the monks in Fuyan Temple have been arrested, and the entire Fuyan Temple has been sealed off. They must have received news of such a big event. Maybe they invited the Duke's wife to the palace just to let the Duke's Mansion help out outside and kill people to silence them."

He Linzhang glanced at him and said, "Since you know that, why don't you go and guard it?" Even though the witness was already being targeted, he was still so calm and composed sitting in the imperial study eating snacks. It was really something.

Qi Yizheng ate the last piece of dessert and smacked his lips, "To be honest, the desserts in the imperial kitchen are exquisite, but the taste is still a little worse than Xiang Man Yuan."

He Linzhang glanced at the three plates that he had already eaten and said speechlessly, "How come you finished them all even though they tasted bad?"

Qi Yizheng touched his head and said shyly, "That's right, isn't it rare to eat the food made by the imperial kitchen? I have been busy investigating cases recently and haven't had a good meal for a long time. I accidentally ate all your majesty's snacks. But don't worry, your majesty, next time I go to the palace, I will definitely go to Xiangmanyuan to pack a few freshly baked new products for your majesty. They are selling like hot cakes in the capital recently and they are delicious!"

He Linzhang felt as if he had heard the name "Xiang Man Yuan" somewhere before. He pondered for a moment but still couldn't remember where it was. Qi Yizheng saw his frown and reminded him, "It's the one opened by my eldest sister. It's on Fushun Street, at the corner."

He Linzhang thought about it and there was indeed such a shop in his mind.

"Have I ever written words for that shop?" A vague picture appeared in his mind, in which Concubine Tao asked him to write a plaque for Xiangmanyuan.

Qi Yizheng nodded frantically: "Yes, yes, yes, Your Majesty, have you remembered? When I was out on business, my elder sister was bullied. Your Majesty and Concubine Tao happened to pass by and rescued my elder sister. Concubine Tao then asked Your Majesty to write a plaque for my sister's shop. Since the plaque with Your Majesty's inscription was delivered to the store, the business has been booming!"

He Linzhang covered his head with his hands. Although he remembered it, it also caused a headache. He felt depressed and wanted to call the queen to scold her severely.