Harem Daily Life

Seeing that the eldest prince was so attached to him, He Linzhang had no choice but to sit down again and tuck the quilt for him.

The eldest prince's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he said casually, "I don't know who wants to harm me. If I die, what will she get?"

He Linzhang's eyes dimmed and he said nothing.

"I am still a child. Apart from my status as a prince, there is nothing else I can gain. If I die, there will only be the Second and Fourth Princes in the harem."

At this point, He Linzhang finally spoke: "Ye'er, the queen is not that kind of person."

He Ye's eyes flickered, and he immediately said, "Father, I don't mean to doubt mother, but who else in the harem could have the ability to poison Changchun Palace except mother?"

Although the eldest prince still has suspicions about one person in his heart - Shu Fei, Shu Fei is a member of the Shu family and her status cannot be shaken, so he will start with the newly appointed queen.

In short, he must take revenge for this crime he has suffered.

As if he was afraid that his words were not convincing enough, He Ye continued, "Eunuch Qin never checks the food sent from Changchun Palace, and I ate it too."

He Linzhang saw that he was getting more and more outrageous, so he stopped him in time: "Okay, the queen is kind and would never do such a thing to murder the prince. Don't let your imagination run wild. Eunuch Qin is already investigating. When the mastermind is found, I will make the decision for you. It's getting late, you should go to bed early, and I will come to see you tomorrow."

After He Linzhang finished speaking, he stood up and left, without noticing the cold look in He Ye's eyes behind him.

After three days of torture, all the people who served the eldest prince closely were interrogated, and even all the palace servants and maids in Changchun Palace were questioned one by one. Eunuch Qin finally found a clue that a palace servant named Li Yu in the palace was somewhat suspicious.

Eunuch Qin sent Li Yu to the Ministry of Punishment and beat him until his skin was torn and flesh was exposed. Li Yu finally confessed that the eldest prince often beat and scolded him, which made him resentful and vengeful, so he put some diamond powder in the food he sent to the eldest prince.

Li Yu had been serving in Changchun Palace for seven or eight years and was considered an old man. Eunuch Qin could not understand why he would want to kill because of his master's beating and scolding.

However, considering that they had worked together for many years, Eunuch Qin did not beat him to death. Instead, he spared his life and prepared to report to the Queen Mother and then plead for mercy for him and expel him from the palace.

When Eunuch Qin reported back, he was filled with grief and kept apologizing: "I hope the Queen Mother will forgive me. It was because of my poor management that Li Yu took advantage of the situation. Fortunately, the eldest prince's life is not in danger, and no serious mistake has been made."

After hearing this, the Queen Mother rolled her eyes at him and said, "Who is behind him? Can't you find out?"

Eunuch Qin was startled and knelt hurriedly: "Your Majesty, I have beaten him to the point where he is left with only one breath. He did not even say who was behind it, so I thought, I am afraid... I am afraid that no one is behind it. It is indeed as he said, he is just confused and is taking revenge on his master."

The Queen Mother snorted coldly, and seemed to be thinking about something. After a while, she said, "Ye'er is sometimes indeed a little mature beyond his age, and his temper is indeed a little irritable, but Li Yu has served in Changchun Palace for so long, how could he not be able to bear even this little bit of anger? In short, I have doubts about what I said to him."

Eunuch Qin lowered his head and dared not answer. He was afraid that if he made another excuse, the Queen Mother would send him away to continue whipping Li Yu. If he really beat him to death, wouldn't he have another life on his hands?

The older he gets, the softer Eunuch Qin becomes.

Eunuch Qin's apprentice, Xiao Sanzi, came in with the chief eunuch of the Ministry of Punishment in a hurry to report: "Your Majesty, Li Yu bit his tongue and committed suicide. Before he committed suicide, he shouted in the Ministry of Punishment that he had done his duty to the Empress in this life and would be loyal to her in the next life."

Eunuch Qin couldn't believe it: "How is it possible? The Queen... the Queen Mother is very clear, there is no way she can be the Queen!"

The Queen Mother also frowned, but after a moment, she smiled and said, "Oh, this is really interesting. I have been idle for so many years, and finally I have seen some slightly more sophisticated methods."

After saying that, she raised her eyebrows, asked Eunuch Qin to come closer, and whispered a few words in his ear.

After hearing this, Eunuch Qin looked at the Queen Mother with an indescribable look, wanting to cry but without tears.

"Why don't you go quickly? Stop dithering and show some of the decisiveness you used to have!" The Queen Mother rolled her eyes at Eunuch Qin several times. Only then did Eunuch Qin slowly stand up and lead his men to Changle Palace.

When Changle Palace was surrounded by Eunuch Qin and his men, everyone was frightened and at a loss as to what to do. Chang Tai crawled into the backyard to report to the queen.

At this moment, Tao Yanyan was holding the little crybaby Yu Cheng in the yard to appreciate the flowers. Yu Cheng didn't know whether he understood or not. Anyway, he was silent for a second, clenched his fists, kicked his legs, and looked towards the palace gate excitedly.

"Surrounded? The Queen Mother ordered the encirclement?" Tao Yanyan frowned: What's going on?

Not long after, Eunuch Qin solemnly ordered people to close the palace gates, then changed his expression in a second and walked into the courtyard with a smile: "I pay my respects to the Queen and apologize for my crime."

Tao Yanyan raised an eyebrow: "Eunuch Qin is making such a big scene today, what happened?"

Eunuch Qin looked around at the Queen's surroundings, then he briefly told the story of Li Yu in a low voice.

"Don't worry, Queen. The Queen Mother trusts you very much and never believes what Li Yu says. But the mastermind dared to blatantly frame you. The Queen Mother will never tolerate it. So, in order to paralyze the other party, the Queen Mother asked me to play this drama. Queen, please bear with the hard work these days. Don't go out for the time being. When the fox shows his tail and the Queen Mother catches the man, she will clear your name."

Eunuch Qin was afraid that the Queen would misunderstand the Queen Mother, so he spoke with great sincerity.

Tao Yanyan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you are still as sharp as ever. If you want to catch the culprit, I am willing to cooperate with you. Thank you for your hard work, Your Majesty. However, Jin'an has not finished school yet, so I hope you can go and tell him first, so that he won't be frightened when he comes back and sees this scene."

Eunuch Qin nodded and said, "Yes, I will go to pick up the Second Prince today and will inform you then. But as for your Majesty... hehe, the Queen Mother means that the mastermind must be one of the concubines, so I won't tell your Majesty, lest your Majesty be exposed."

Tao Yanyan: “…”

The Queen Mother is not at all confident in Your Majesty's acting skills!

Well, he is indeed his biological son. I don’t have to worry about making him angry even if he is kept in the dark.

"Ahem, then listen to the Queen Mother. I will just take good care of the children. I don't know anything else."

Eunuch Qin: “…”

All right, all right. Anyway, it was the Queen Mother who came up with the idea. Even if Your Majesty is furious, the Queen Mother will take care of it.

After Eunuch Qin finished his instructions, he retreated respectfully. He still had to spread the news to paralyze the mastermind behind the scenes.