Chapter 146: Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Wei Yanwan. 66
Chapter 146: Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Wei Yanwan. 66
"Tell me everything clearly."
Wei Yanwan looked down at Jinzhong, her eyes filled with unconcealed anger.
Wei Yanwan held her things in her hands, and she really had no idea who had schemed against her. This torment was so painful that she could hardly accept it.
Jin Yuyan wanted to harm the prince, why would she want to harm her daughter? And everyone below had told Jin Yuyan about what happened recently, and there was no other movement.
She didn't think that Jin Yuyan was the one who did this, and she had no help at all here, so it was indeed not something she could have done successfully.
Jinzhong nodded and said, "Your Highness, this was done by this maid when you and the Emperor were out that day. She took advantage of Chunchan and Lancui being out and found an excuse to come in and change the flowers and plants."
"Just at this time, the wet nurse, Li, who was feeding the princess, asked the palace maid to change the quilt and take it down for washing."
"It just so happened that several other wet nurses had gone to rest because of stomach discomfort, and only this wet nurse was watching the princess. The medicine was colorless and odorless, and no one could notice it when it was rubbed on the bed. This palace maid was also very careful and helped the wet nurse make the bed, so..."
The princess was plotted against in this way, and Wei Yanwan found it ridiculous when she heard it.
"Why did those wet nurses feel unwell? Why didn't they report it?"
The answer given by Bai Xi was that the wet nurses were drugged after they left. Although the dosage was not large, it did make them uncomfortable. However, they thought it was not a major accident and did not report it.
"Have you found the culprit?"
Wei Yanwan frowned and looked at them. Jinzhong nodded and said, "Yes, I originally found out the people around Shupin, but after interrogation, I found out that they were... sent by Xianpin to serve Madam Shupin."
"The maid said that she felt sorry for Concubine Xian, who was confined to her room by the Empress and lost all face, so... so she did this heinous act for her."
Wei Yanwan sneered, "Princess Xian, Qingying is such a good girl."
She looked at Jinzhong and gritted her teeth and said, "Does the emperor know?"
"Your Highness, the Emperor has already known about this. We will judge the case after the Empress knows about it."
Wei Yanwan walked down with a cold face, looked at the person kneeling there with a fearless look on her face, stretched out her hand to pinch her chin, looked down at her and said: "Who ordered you to do that?"
The maid's face was filled with hatred. Wei Yanwan's men pinched her hard and asked word by word, "Who ordered you to do that?"
"No one ordered me to do that. Concubine Xian should have succeeded to the throne. It was you who took her place. How could you have such virtue? You are just a palace maid. I have only a worthless life. If I die, I die!"
Wei Yanwan snorted coldly and pinched her neck hard. Seeing her in pain from lack of oxygen, she threw her to the ground when she was on the verge of death. "Jinzhong! I want her to live a life worse than death. You know what to do!"
Jinzhong nodded quickly and asked the guards behind him to drag the person away. Wei Yanwan looked at the wet nurse. She had no intention of killing her, so she ordered all the wet nurses to be beaten with ten boards and thrown out.
Afterwards, Wei Yanwan found a few wet nurses to take care of Jingxuan temporarily, and sent Lan Cui over to take care of the child full-time.
Chunchan cleaned up the people under him with a cold face. Even the guards at the door were affected and replaced. The palace maid was personally ordered by Hongli to be exterminated along with her entire family.
However, after dealing with the people, neither Wei Yanwan nor Hongli were angry. They just felt that their daughter's actions were indeed ridiculous. Then they demoted Shupin and Xianpin and sent them directly back to the capital.
Wei Yanwan watched coldly and ignored those people. Shupin never thought that she would be affected by Qingying one day. What could she do? She could only pack up and go back silently.
Qingying didn't know why. She was still thinking about saying goodbye to Hongli, but Jinbao told her personally that the emperor didn't want to see them and said that they should be sent away as soon as possible.
Wei Yanwan had not been in a good mood for some days. After she had dealt with the people below, Jingxuan's health had also recovered and Wei Yanwan had calmed down.
After staying in Suzhou for five days, they started to go to another place. After going to Jiaxing, they arrived in Hangzhou in March. A military parade was held in Hangzhou. Looking at the spirited soldiers below, Hongli was very satisfied.
After several military parades in Hangzhou and Jiangning, Hongli was extremely satisfied and bestowed rice to all the soldiers who participated in the parade.
He also watched the process of tea picking in Tianzhu and wrote the "Song of Watching Tea Picking".
It was already April when she returned to the capital. Wei Yanwan was exhausted from the long journey and had to rest for two days before she felt better.
This time, as the queen, she had to meet many ladies of honor wherever she went, and sometimes she had to go on tours with Hongli, which was really very hard.
After Chunchan helped Wei Yanwan to go to bed, she smiled and said to her, "Madam, please take a nap. I will be waiting outside."
Wei Yanwan nodded and fell asleep peacefully. Chunchan asked people to put all the things back into the warehouse quietly and asked them to be careful not to disturb the queen's rest.
When Hongli came back, Wei Yanwan had just gotten up. It was already evening. She had no accessories on her head, and her jet-black hair was all loose behind her head. She never liked to have her hair done that was close to her scalp, so Hongli could not help but dislike her hair.
Seeing her relaxed and comfortable appearance, I couldn't help but complain: "You are so relaxed."
As he spoke, one hand had already stroked her hair. Wei Yanwan smiled and nodded, leaning on his shoulder and said to him: "I didn't know that a queen had to do so many things before. Now that I think about it, I feel exhausted. The emperor must have a harder time."
Wei Yanwan said, holding his hand and smiling, "Your Majesty is wise and powerful, so he can do everything very well. But I am not up to the task."
He held Wei Yanwan's head with one hand and protected her waist with the other: "Take your time. This is your first time going out with me as the queen. There will be plenty of time in the future. You can gain experience slowly. I have a lifetime to wait for you."
Wei Yanwan was moved and hugged his waist: "Your Majesty, it is my honor to be like this."
"I am lucky to have you."
The two of them always talked about their child Yongqi. Hongli was obviously very satisfied with Yongqi's performance this time. He smiled and said to her: "Yongqi is indeed capable of taking on important tasks. During this southern tour, I brought him with me many times. He acted steadily and was very much like me."
Wei Yanwan thought about Hongli's previous behavior and realized that he was not necessarily a stable person.
But Yongqi is indeed a smart child. He can do things very well when he is less than twelve years old.
But he is also precocious and has a plan for everything, so she can rest assured.
"Yongqi relies on the emperor's guidance. If it weren't for the emperor's care, I'm afraid Yongqi would complain to his father about his grievances."
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