Harem Daily Life

When Qi Yizheng saw that the emperor looked unwell, he immediately asked Eunuch Zhang to summon the imperial physician.

"Your Majesty, if you suffer from a headache just because you think about the past, you'd better not think about it. Fortunately, your amnesia is limited to the concubines in the harem, and it has no impact on the previous dynasty." Qi Yizheng advised.

He Linzhang took a deep breath, his face pale. "I know that, but sometimes I can't help but think of some fragments from the past. You don't have to stay here, go ahead, if the Duke's Mansion reaches into the prison of Jingzhao Yin Mansion, pull them out. The Duke's Mansion is becoming more powerful, and the Queen has no legitimate son. If they continue to let it go, the concubines with princes in the future will be a thorn in their eyes. I, it's time to restrict the Queen."

Not long after Qi Yizheng left, Imperial Physician Liu arrived.

Seeing that it was not the imperial physician who had examined his pulse in the past, He Linzhang casually asked, "Where is Imperial Physician Wei?"

Doctor Liu hurriedly said, "The grandson of Doctor Wei has caught typhoid fever and has a persistent high fever. He hurried home. I am on duty at the Imperial Hospital, so I came here to check on Your Majesty's pulse."

He Linzhang said nothing and stretched out his hand to take his pulse.

Doctor Liu found the emperor's face pale but his pulse normal, which was a little strange. He carefully examined him for a long time but could not diagnose anything, so he said: "Your Majesty may be too worried and exhausted, so you feel headache. Your Majesty should take more walks to relax and relieve the symptoms."

He Linzhang also knew that this medicine was very powerful and the imperial physician could not find anything wrong with him, so he had no choice but to prescribe a tranquilizing soup for him and waved his hand for him to leave.

The Duke Wangguo's mansion was very quick. Two hours after the Duke's wife returned home, Duke Wangguo had bribed a jailer in the Jingzhao Yin prison and put drugs in the monk's food.

However, they never expected that Qi Yizheng had been lying in ambush in the prison and captured the jailer who was delivering the food on the spot. Soon, the jailer revealed the incident of Wang Guogong's mansion hiring a killer to kill someone.

With both witnesses and material evidence available, He Linzhang issued an order to surround Duke Wang Guo’s mansion.

"Master, what should we do? His Majesty must have suspected it a long time ago, otherwise how could it be such a coincidence that we were caught by the ambushes as soon as we moved!" The Duke's wife regretted very much now. She should not have gambled the Duke's Mansion.

Duke Wang Guo frowned, "Keep calm. Isn't there Nanny Fang who took the blame? As for poisoning the prison... just say that Nanny Fang has been in the Wang family for many years, and we resorted to this desperate measure because we wanted to save her. I hope Your Majesty can show some leniency and take into account our in-law relationship and show mercy!"

All I can say is that Duke Wang Guo’s idea was too optimistic.

Because of the previous incident of the second branch of Duke Wang Guo's Mansion embezzling royal property, the reputation of Duke Wang Guo's Mansion had already declined sharply. Now that the entire Duke Wang Guo's Mansion was surrounded by the Imperial Guards, it caused an uproar.

The rumor was spreading in the capital that the Queen's family was going to fall. Those families that were related to the Duke's Mansion by marriage were also worried that if the Duke's Mansion collapsed, they would be affected as well.

Suddenly, a row of imperial guards appeared in Fengyi Palace and surrounded the palace.

The queen was scowling and pacing back and forth: "Go and find out what happened?"

In fact, she also had some guesses in her mind. It was impossible for the emperor to surround her Fengyi Palace for no reason, so the monk must have confessed!

She closed her eyes, calmed herself down, and glanced at Nanny Fang who was shaking beside her: "I'm afraid His Majesty already knows. When they come to arrest us, you should know what to do, right?"

Nanny Fang knelt down quickly and said, "Yes, I know." She said obediently, but her eyes were terribly cold.

In Changle Palace, Chang Tai hurried back to report: "Your Majesty, Fengyi Palace has been surrounded by the imperial guards. I heard that the Duke Wang's Mansion has also been surrounded."

Tao Yanyan put down the account book of the imperial property in her hand, thinking that there should be some clues about the drugging. She said calmly: "When we go to pick up the second princess later, keep your mouth shut and don't let the second princess know."

"Yes, I understand." Chang Tai responded and went downstairs, ready to take people to pick up the three little ones from school.

Tao Yanyan closed the account book. This month's autumn harvest was great. The grain alone was 5% more than in previous years, not to mention the income from other workshops. Added together, the total had already exceeded the 200,000 taels of silver in previous years and reached 320,000 taels.

She is still thinking about the compensation from Yan State. If the full 80,000 taels come in, she should at least give 5,000 taels to the imperial estate. After all, the food and pensions all benefit from the imperial estate, so giving 5,000 taels as a reward is not excessive.

Unfortunately, Tao Yanyan was eagerly waiting for the compensation from the State of Yan, and when the Yan envoys heard that the Duke Wang's mansion was surrounded, they suddenly rekindled their dream of matchmaking between the Princess of Yan and the Emperor of the Great Zhou.

Ning Yuanhou, who had been guarding the Princess of Yan and coming to hand over the banknotes, was extremely angry. Who could have thought that at the last moment, the Queen's family would be in trouble and the Yan delegation would rekindle hope?

Speaking of the Yan State, it is also strange. How did the Princess of Yan persuade the Yan State's court officials to agree to let her remarry and merge half of the country into the Great Zhou?

Unable to figure it out, Ningyuan Hou simply found a Yan minister in the Yan delegation with whom he had a good relationship and asked him a few questions in private.

"You ask why we should listen to the queen?" The Yan minister thought for a moment and answered, "First, our Yan country does not need women to remain widowed, so we can accept the princess remarrying. Secondly, the King of Yan left an imperial decree before his death, handing over all affairs of Yan to the princess. Our little prince is young and cannot convince the public at all. The princess has always been decisive, so there is nothing wrong with listening to her. In addition, the princess is from the Great Zhou, and the troops sent to help Yan quell the rebellion were also from the Great Zhou. The Great Zhou is strong, and it is not shameful for us to become its vassal, and we can even get the protection of the Great Zhou."

Ning Yuanhou was speechless: "But how could the Emperor of our Great Zhou marry a woman who has been married before? You should put away your thoughts and give the money as soon as possible."

The official said helplessly: "I also want to give the silver as soon as possible and go home early, but the late emperor left an order that everything must be done by the princess. The princess is unwilling to hand it over quickly, so you have to find the princess."

Ning Yuanhou rolled his eyes at him unhappily, thinking, do I need you to remind me of this? But it was useless to look for it, so I came to ask him for advice, didn't I?

The agreed handover of the silver bills was not completed smoothly, so Ningyuan Hou had to go back and discuss it with His Majesty before taking further action.

The harem was also in a state of panic today, with all the palaces discussing the siege of Fengyi Palace in private. In Yongxing Palace, Concubine De saw the eldest prince who had been brought back and first asked about his homework in elementary school before asking someone to take him out to play.

Haitang whispered a few words in her ear. Concubine De raised her eyebrows suspiciously and said, "The palace is surrounded. What on earth did the queen and her family commit? Judging from the situation, it must be a big crime."