Comprehensive film and television: Every time I dress up as a supporting role

Yinzhen was not a generous person. He was portrayed as stingy and dark-minded. He was almost the same type of person as Yixiu.

In his heart, he had taken the trouble to pray for rain at the Temple of Heaven and stayed at Ganlu Temple for a while to pray for the people, so the rain should be his credit.

It was because God saw his sincerity and was moved by his actions that he sent down the sweet rain.

It has nothing to do with Shen Meizhuang's child.

However, people spread the news that it was the child's credit, which negated Yinzhen's efforts. As a result, Yinzhen developed a dislike for the child before he even saw him.

Yinzhen was also fed up with Shen Meizhuang, and couldn't help but think angrily that she had to give birth at this time when there were so many other places.

Su Peisheng didn't dare to say a word and hid in the shadows like a piece of wood.

Yinzhen sat in silence for a long while before finally speaking again, "Su Peisheng, call Xia Yi."

When the voice came, Su Peisheng was startled to find that he had a cold sweat on his back. He quickly bent down and said, "Yeah."

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"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be blessed with good health." Xia Yi came in, knelt down on one knee, and bowed his head respectfully.

Yinzhen: "Investigate who is spreading rumors in the harem that the Seventh Prince is an auspicious sign. Keep it secret and don't alert others."

He wanted to see who was faking it.

Yinzhen had his doubts about the candidate. Shen Meizhuang had always been opinionated and had shown ambition. If she gave birth to a prince, her ambition would swell, and she would dare to use the auspicious saying to build momentum for the prince...

Then even if she is out of confinement, she will not have to get involved in the palace power in the future.

Xia Yi sensed the emperor's anger and lowered his head even lower: "Huh."

The source of the rumor spread by Xia Yi was a maid in Shen Meizhuang's palace. Like the chief maid Caiyue, she usually served Shen Meizhuang, but she was not as close to Caiyue.

Xia Yi took the palace maid to be interrogated severely. The palace maid could not bear the beating and said that the matter was accidentally spread by her while chatting with others and had nothing to do with Concubine Hui.

Xia Yi took what he had found to show the emperor one by one. After reading it, Yinzhen was still furious. He felt that the palace maid's words were not entirely credible, so he ordered Xia Yi to check again.

Throwing the maid's confession book away, Yinzhen said in a deep voice:

"If you can't find anything useful, you won't have to be the commander anymore."

Xia Yi's back was instantly soaked with sweat. This time, as it concerned his position, Xia Yi was determined to find out. He tortured the maid again, almost beating her to death. The maid finally revealed another "truth":

"I said...I said...it was...it was Concubine Hua who told me to spread the word. She gave me a lot of money and told me to spread these words, but she didn't tell me anything else."

Her voice was so weak that Xia Yi could only put his ear close to her to hear what she said clearly.

Xia Yi asked, "Where is the money hidden? Why did she ask you to spread these words? What benefit does it bring to her?"

The maid spat out a mouthful of blood and whimpered, "I didn't know that the money had already been sent out of the palace to treat my sister's illness."

She was already dying, and fainted after saying this, almost breathing more out than in.

Xia Yi frowned. If the palace maid died like this, there would be no evidence. Xia Yi had to invite a royal physician to treat her, while he took the new testimony to check.

It was not discovered whether Concubine Hua bribed the palace maids, but her recent spending had been higher than usual, almost like a wanton waste. It was unknown whether any of the money was spent on bribing the palace maids.

The palace maid's family did use some money to treat her sister's illness.

Xia Yi did not dare to delay and hurriedly took the new confession to show to Yinzhen.

When the case was brought to Hua Fei, it seemed that the matter had reached a dead end. Yinzhen was worried about Nian Gengyao, who had been fighting outside for many years and had made great military achievements. He also cared very much about his sister. Even if it was to appease Nian Gengyao, Yinzhen would treat Hua Fei well.

If I ask Concubine Hua about such a trivial matter, I am afraid it will be detrimental to my relationship with her.

Moreover, the reason Hua Fei's expenses increased inexplicably was reported as replenishing things, but what kind of things needed to be replenished so urgently that it coincided with the bribery of palace maids?

I'm afraid he was trying to cover up something, and used the excuse of buying things to hide where he really wanted to spend the money.

Yinzhen thought that Nian Shilan understood him. The two had known each other for several years. It was impossible for Nian Shilan not to know whether mentioning Xiangrui at this critical juncture would anger Yinzhen.

If Nian Shilan used this strategy and Yinzhen did not investigate it thoroughly, I am afraid that he would have a thorn in his heart that disliked Shen Meizhuang from then on, and Shen Meizhuang would have to bear this loss.

Although Nian Shilan couldn't come up with such a complicated plan with her intelligence, it wasn't surprising that she could come up with a conspiracy since she had Concubine Cao by her side to give her advice.

Everyone in the palace knew that Concubine Cao was smart, and Yinzhen naturally knew it too.

Yinzhen rubbed his eighteen-bead bracelet impatiently, his brows furrowed deeply, forming the shape of a "川" (river) character.

Ultimately, this matter was caused by her failure to discipline the palace maids. If she had been better at disciplining the palace maids, how could the palace maids be bribed by Concubine Hua, and how could such rumors spread.

Concubine Cao was also at fault. If she hadn't come up with a vicious plan for Concubine Hua, Concubine Hua would not have thought of bribing the palace maids.

Forget it, he will forgive Se-ran this time.

After a long pause, Yinzhen sighed and said to Xia Yi, "Forget it. There is no need to investigate this matter any further. I will not pursue it."

"Hey, Your Majesty, how should we deal with the palace maid involved?"

Xia Yi asked with gritted teeth.

Yinzhen said indifferently: "Kill him and throw his body into a mass grave."

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Xia Yi received the order and was about to tell the imperial physician not to treat the palace maid. Unexpectedly, as he approached the prison, the imperial physician came over, wiping his cold sweat, and reported:

"Master Xia, that palace maid...died of her injuries."

Xia Yi's expression remained unchanged, and he even tried to comfort the frightened doctor, "It's okay. The emperor said to kill her, so we don't have to do it now. Doctor Zhang, please go back."

The imperial physician felt relieved. Great! He hadn't delayed anything, and his official hat was safe. He smiled easily, bowed, and said, "Master Xia, I will take my leave now."

Xia Yi: "Take care, Doctor Zhang."

Xia Yi personally went in to check the palace maid's pulse. After finding that there was really no pulse, he sighed, called two young eunuchs directly, and ordered them to take the palace maid to the mass grave and throw her away overnight.

The young eunuch was used to the work, and at night he quickly carried the palace maid to the mass grave.

It was a dark night, and the mass grave was littered with corpses, some fresh, some eaten by wild dogs with only bones left.

There seemed to be some movement in the dark night. The two young eunuchs' hair stood on end and they ran away without daring to stay for even a second.

After the young eunuch ran away, a sneaky man appeared on the other side of the tree. He was dressed in ordinary clothes and had a round, very cute face. It was Xiao Xizi who had asked for leave from Concubine Fang to go home.