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However, the death of a third-rate palace maid was not enough to prove that the Xiang Fei ordered it to be done, so the Empress did not dare to rashly make a decision. After all, the status of the Xiang Fei was special, even she knew what the Emperor was planning.
However, all the subsequent evidence and indications pointed directly or indirectly towards the Xiang Fei. Thus, the Queen could not afford to think any further and directly informed the Emperor of the results.
After the Emperor heard this, he frowned, and then asked coldly, "The Empress also thinks that this matter was done by the Xiang Fei?"
When the empress heard this, she could tell that the emperor was dissatisfied. She held on for a moment before carefully saying, "Your consort doesn't dare to speak carelessly. Please decide, Your Majesty."
Seeing that the emperor seemed to be getting even more dissatisfied, she added, "However, with chenqie's understanding of Xiang Fei, I'm afraid that there's something else going on. Xiang Fei doesn't have that kind of personality."
This time, the emperor loosened his brows and nodded. "Then we'll do our best to investigate. For the time being, don't tell Imperial Mother about this."
"Chenqie obeys the decree!" The empress knew that the emperor was trying to protect the Xiang Fei, so whether or not the Xiang Fei was the mastermind or not, they could not push her out. Furthermore, based on the current situation, the probability of the Xiang Fei being innocent should be higher than her being the mastermind, thus the emperor would not believe it.
The empress began to worry after receiving the orders. If the emperor was satisfied here, then what about the empress dowager? The emperor meant to hide it for the time being and not let the empress dowager know that the best evidence pointed towards the Xiang Fei, but would she believe it?
After all, Green Cloud's death was not a secret. As long as one had the heart, they would definitely discover some clues. Moreover, at this critical point, it was easy for people to think of something.
But in reality, it was because of this point that the death of Lu Yun made it seem like the Xiang Fei was very likely to be innocent. The empress was a little dissatisfied with the real mastermind behind all of this and pushed the Xiang Fei out to remove herself completely.
She had always suspected Shen Fei, but now she was shaken. With Shen Fei's mentality and abilities, would he really be able to do this? Lu Yun had nothing to do with Shen Fei, how did she convince Lu Yun to do something for her?
Could it be that he had been mistaken from the start?
Even after seeing Shen Fei a few times, she had always been calm and collected. The empress had truly been moved, maybe it really wasn't her? After all, Shen Fei's gloating and schadenfreude performance was too obvious, and it was precisely because of this that people felt that she was not guilty.
Then, the next problem would be the empress once again. The empress was in dire straits and had no choice but to deal with it while dealing with the Wan-fei and the empress dowager.
However, there was no such thing as a wall without wind in this world. This matter was found out by the Wan-fei in the end, before the Queen could find out the other mastermind.
This time, Wan-fei did not just simply lose a child, it was also because of the birth of a child, and perhaps in the future, it would be difficult for the children to survive. Finally, everyone came to a tacit agreement and decided to hide it all, and the palace maids and eunuchs kept their mouths shut, afraid that their master would be so angry that they could not bear the consequences, not to mention saying too much.
They didn't want to say it, but don't forget that there was another person who was interested in watching the show. When Shen Fei went to visit the Wan-fei once, he had already brought up the difficult topic of her destroyed body.
At that time, the Shen Fei had a face of hypocrisy, "Sister Wan-fei, don't be sad. Although it will be difficult to have children after you have become injured, with the importance that the Queen Mother and the Emperor place on your sister, you will definitely find the best gynecological saint to nurture your sister's body. I believe that in a few years, you will definitely have your own child again."
When Wan-fei first heard of this news, her face was filled with disbelief, but when she saw the expression of the palace maid beside her, she knew that it might be true. She did not want Shen Fei to see her become a joke, nor did she want her to be too complacent, so she stubbornly held it in at that time.
However, when the Shen Fei people left, she exploded out. After asking about the details, she burst out with unprecedented unwillingness and anger, that kind of hatred made the palace maid feel cold all over.
This was the reason why she was crying and complaining to the emperor and the empress dowager. It was also why the empress dowager and the emperor were willing to tolerate her. They pitied her for ruining her body, so they could treat her with more patience and tolerance.
The key person was no longer here. There was no way to prove it, and the results of the investigation were suppressed by the emperor. This family was stuck, so no one could do anything if the emperor didn't say anything.
Even if the empress dowager knew, she still wouldn't be able to contain her anger. The emperor wasn't someone she could control, and even after the empress dowager secretly discussed things with the empress dowager, the empress dowager still didn't express her discontent in the end. She even helped the emperor persuade the Wan-fei a little.
No one knew what the Wan-fei was thinking, but they all knew that even at this point, if they still could not find any other evidence.
When Wan-fei returned, whether he was angry or resentful, this was the only thing that could be done. The peace in the palace returned to normal, but it was accompanied by a suffocating pressure.
Everyone knew that this was only the surface calmness. No one knew what was brewing inside.
The most innocent person in all of this was the Xiang Fei. At this time, the palace maids in her palace were found to be suspicious, and after they were found out, one of them even died.
Who was trying to frame her? 'She kept retreating like this? Why is she unwilling to let me go? '
Xiang Fei only felt bitterness in her heart. When she was facing the Emperor, she became more and more indifferent, from her initial anticipation for the future to her discouragement and then to her current exhaustion. She felt tired, very tired, and really wanted to go home!
The emperor naturally noticed her change. He couldn't help but frown. He knew she was innocent, but he also did his best to protect her. Why did he put on such an expression?
He couldn't help but lose some of his interest. He might as well stop visiting her Yu Xiang Palace so as to avoid disturbing her every time.
Afterwards, when the empress dowager felt that the palace wasn't as tense anymore, she sent someone to King's Mansion to inform him that she missed her granddaughter after Shen Qi took her into the palace for the first time.
Shen Qi was helpless. Although she knew that the matter would not end so quickly, the empress dowager had already come over to instruct him that she could not refuse.
In the beginning, it had been a few days since he last saw the empress dowager. However, the little girl was smart enough to remember the empress dowager. After meeting her, she smiled and called out, "Grandmother."
When the empress dowager saw her, she couldn't help but smile. She hugged her daughter and began to cry out. "My dear granddaughter still remembers grandma Huang. Do you miss grandma Huang?"
Chu Feng nodded and said very seriously, "Yes, I miss my grandma."
Her Majesty teased her about other things, asked her what she ate and what she used every day, and she told her about them on her fingers, in childish phrases, with the soft warmth of a child, and giggled when she spoke of happiness, which she liked.
Seeing her granddaughter, it took some joking to dispel the depression he had felt during this period. He touched her small head with a face full of love.
The empress dowager once again asked Shen Qi about the daily routine during the first half of the year. Shen Qi also answered each of them with a smile, "What do you do every day, are you being naughty?
However, at this time, Wan-fei's voice suddenly came from outside. Shen Qi was startled, and even the empress dowager frowned, but it lasted for a moment, and then she smiled back, watching Wan-fei come in.
Wan-fei had lost a lot of weight, and her eyes were larger, her face had become even sharper, her face had become sickly and pale, her originally not bad complexion now looked a little more pitiful, and it had become more tender and lovable.
This weak and elegant posture suited the beauty of the servants. Furthermore, she was wearing a light colored outfit, so her face no longer had the usual heavy makeup, and her fresh appearance was even more eye-catching.
It was said that if one wanted to dress in filial piety, this would be the current situation in Wan-fei.
After entering, she first greeted the empress dowager with a smile, then nodded and greeted Shen Qi with a smile. Shen Qi also replied with a smile, then didn't say anything else. Her relationship with the Wan-fei wasn't good, and she couldn't be close with him either, and even if she said something out of concern to him, the Wan-fei probably thought that she was mocking him, so she just shut her mouth and didn't say anything.
On the contrary, the empress dowager rebuked him. "If you don't take good care of your body, why did you come out?"
The Wan-fei smiled slightly. "Thank you mother for your concern. This son has already recovered and somewhat misses my mother, so I hurriedly came over to take a look. I didn't expect that the wangfei and princess would also be here." Her voice was so gentle that one could not find fault with it.
The empress dowager smiled and scolded her, then quickly made her sit down. Because of that matter, she still felt somewhat guilty towards her, so she didn't know what to say at this time. For a moment, however, she felt a little awkward.
She was an intelligent child at the beginning, so she had discovered the strange atmosphere in the palace. Thus, she sat quietly in the empress dowager's embrace and played with her fingers, occasionally raising her head to glance at her mother. If Shen Qi happened to be looking at her, she would smile at Shen Qi.
Thus, in this somewhat awkward and quiet situation, Shen Qi and her son were not affected in the slightest. On the other hand, Wan-fei had a gentle smile on his face, he didn't feel uncomfortable sitting there.
Shen Qi suddenly realised that the Wan-fei had changed, and had become a little unfathomable. Previously, she was only spoiled badly by her family, but now, her thoughts were seen through easily, and it was impossible for her to do so now. She sat there with a faint smile, and you could not see through her emotions.
He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The palace was truly a place that allowed people to grow quickly. Even Yan Wan had become a stranger with a shrewd character. It was truly a place to train!
Wan-fei leisurely drank half a cup of tea. At the very beginning, he exchanged a few words with the empress dowager before sitting down to drink the tea, as if she had come to drink the tea.
After putting down the cup, he looked towards the empress dowager with a smile on his face. At the very beginning, Shen Qi's heart immediately tightened, she didn't know what Wan-fei's purpose for coming today, but looking at him like this, it gave her a bad premonition.
Thus, he kept a close eye on her actions and did not allow himself to act as though he was facing a great enemy. He tried his best to relax his expression.
The Wan-fei, on the other hand, laughed and said, "Princess Changning is truly blessed. She really is blessed to have my royal father in love with her, as well as the empress and the emperor." Then he lowered his head to touch his belly, his face was filled with regret and disappointment, "It's a pity that I'm unlucky, I can't even protect a child."
The empress dowager and Shen Qi were speechless at the same time. None of them dared to bring up the matter of their child, as they were afraid of provoking her grief.
Fortunately, there was still the empress dowager, so there was no need for her to worry. The empress dowager sighed and consoled her, "Don't think too much into it. You're still young, so there'll be children sooner or later."
The corner of Wan-fei's mouth revealed a bitter smile, then raised his head to return her smile, "That's right, I'm still young." But to be destroyed at such a young age, how could she be willing?
This imperial palace was a place that ate people without spitting out their bones. It was a pity that she hadn't been able to clearly see her current situation and situation before. She'd thought that with the empress dowager's aunt and imperial cousin, she'd be able to sleep soundly without worry.
Hehe, what a joke!
The emperor was someone without a heart. He watched as the group of women schemed against each other in the palace, causing either one of them to die or the other to die. What was he doing? He was probably watching them make a fool of themselves. How could such a group of foolish women be worthy of his concern?
Sadly, she was one of the group of foolish women before, but now she had paid the price.