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Chapter 204: Chronicles of Yongzheng's Harem 2

Although the servants of Chuxiu Palace were not very smart, they were still very attentive to her. They did not find any problems with the food she ate or the expenses she spent.

Of course, this may be related to the fact that the imperial physician said she was weak at the beginning.

As we all know, it was difficult to raise children of the Qing Dynasty royal family, even the healthy ones. It didn't seem very cost-effective to deal with a child who was diagnosed as weak by the imperial physician while still in her mother's womb, and who was not favored, especially when the empress dowager was also paying attention to her.

I can’t say I’m very satisfied with this kind of life, but it’s not too bad either. I can’t really die.

Just when she thought that life would be peaceful like this, Baochun hurried in.

"Your Majesty, something happened. Concubine Nian had a miscarriage in the Imperial Garden."

Jiayue was shocked, as Yinzhen had only been on the throne for two months.

"What's going on? Please tell me carefully."

"The pregnancy of Concubine Nian is better than that of the Empress. After the funeral of the late emperor, she has been carefully taking care of herself for two months. The imperial physician said that she is already well and suggested that she walk around more. So she went to the Imperial Garden every evening to walk around. She accidentally fell and immediately bled all over the floor. She was carried back to the Yikun Palace, but before the imperial physician arrived, the baby fell out."

Jiayue's face turned pale. Only then did she realize the era she lived in. Medical care was poor and untimely, and human life was particularly fragile in this era.

Even though she had seen many separations and deaths, the feeling was different.

Concubine Nian lost her child too suddenly. It was too quick. Based on her understanding of pregnant women, it shouldn't happen that quickly. A normal fall would never kill the child, and even if it did, it wouldn't happen that quickly.

She smelled a conspiracy.

What she, an outsider, could understand, should also be understood by the parties involved and Yinzhen.

The harem, which has been peaceful for two months, is finally beginning to be in turmoil.

Logically, this matter should not have anything to do with Jiayue, but not long after, a eunuch from the Yangxin Palace came over.

"Greetings to Concubine Jing. The Emperor and the Empress invite you to the Yikun Palace."

Jiayue was stunned and had a bad feeling in her heart.

"I wonder why the Emperor and the Empress asked me to go to the Yikun Palace?"

Baochun tactfully handed over a bag of silver.

The eunuch confiscated it and said, "Just go, Madam, and you will know when you get there."

Jiayue thought about the fact that Concubine Nian did not have that child, and had a rough guess that she seemed to have become the scapegoat.

"Please wait for a moment, eunuch. I will change into some decent clothes and go."

"Please hurry up, Your Majesty. The Emperor and the Empress are waiting!"

"I know."

After returning to the room, Jiayue started to change her clothes. She stood in front of the dressing table and applied some makeup on her face in front of the mirror.

Then Jiayue supported Baochun and followed the eunuch to Yiku Palace.

On the way, Jiayue asked the young eunuch about another thing, the imperial physician who usually took Concubine Nian's pulse and the imperial physician who came to take her pulse this time.

There was nothing the young eunuch couldn't hide in this matter, so he told her everything.

Only then did Jiayue realize that the imperial physician that Concubine Nian usually used had broken his leg and was unable to be on duty, and that another imperial physician had come instead, and that Concubine Nian was still in a coma.

Concubine Nian had a miscarriage. In Jiayue's opinion, the apparent reason was that she fell and died, but in fact, there must be other reasons.

Someone wanted to frame her, or rather, wanted to make her a scapegoat. She had only been in the palace for two months and was not favored. It was very difficult for her to get pregnant. It was certainly impossible for her to bribe the imperial physician. So it was more likely that she was framed for bribing the people in the imperial garden and causing Concubine Nian to have a miscarriage.

She needed to prove that Concubine Nian's miscarriage due to falling was only one aspect, then her suspicion would be much smaller. As long as Yinzhen had a normal IQ, he would understand that it was unlikely that she bribed the servants to cause Concubine Nian's miscarriage.

After entering the Yiku Palace, she found it even more "lively" than she had imagined. Everyone who could come from the harem was there.

Yinzhen and the Queen sat at the top with serious expressions, and the looks they gave Jiayue were not kind.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Before she finished speaking, Yinzhen looked at her pale face and slightly bulging belly and interrupted her, "No need to be polite. Sit down. The Queen and I have something to ask you."

When Jiayue heard this, a hint of uneasiness and doubt flashed in her eyes.

She sat down carefully, and then said: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will tell you everything I know."

Yinzhen: "Queen, you ask!"

In fact, if it had not involved Concubine Nian, he would not have cared about the affairs of the harem at all. If he wanted to ask about the affairs of the harem, he would also consider the face of the empress. Although the emperor and empress are not in harmony now, they still respect each other.

"Yes, then I will ask." replied the queen.

After saying that, the queen looked at Jiayue, her expression softened a bit: "You are still pregnant, I just want to ask you something, don't be afraid."

Jiayue looked a little better, as if she was comforted: "Yes, Queen."

"Noble Concubine Nian fell in the Imperial Garden. There was an oil stain where she fell. The eunuch Wang Jiang who was in charge of cleaning the Imperial Garden was found to have committed suicide out of fear of crime. Wang Jiang is the younger brother of Wang Hai in your palace. Do you have anything to say about this?"

Jiayue naturally knew about the palace people around her, but the eunuchs' backgrounds were difficult to check. After entering the palace, she made a booklet and asked Baochun to publicly ask the eunuchs and palace maids about their interpersonal relationships in the palace.

She really didn't know that Wang Hai had a younger brother.

"I hope your majesty will investigate clearly. After I entered the palace, I checked all the palace maids and registered their relatives. The register is still with me! I really didn't know Wang Hai had a younger brother."

"Where is the booklet?"

"In the concubine's palace, Baochun knows about it."

The queen looked at Yinzhen, who said in a deep voice: "Su Peisheng, send someone to go with Baochun to get it."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Yiku Palace was not far from Chuxiu Palace, and the book was soon retrieved. The queen looked through it herself and handed the book to Yinzhen. Yinzhen looked at the ink marks on it and knew it was at least more than a month old and was not made at the last minute.

"Your Majesty, it seems that you may need to interrogate Wang Hai further."

"Go ahead and interrogate him! Su Peisheng, go and watch him in person."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Su Peisheng was very efficient and soon brought results.

"Your Majesty, Wang Hai said that Miss Baochun accidentally knew about his relationship with his brother, and bribed him and his brother with ten taels of gold to let Wang Jiang pour oil in the Imperial Garden."

Jiayue looked wronged: "This is impossible. Why would I want to harm Concubine Nian? I have no grudge against Concubine Nian."

"Wang Hai said that you and the Imperial Concubine were both pregnant, and he was afraid that the Imperial Concubine's child would be given more attention."

Jiayue looked at Yinzhen and the Queen with a firm gaze and said, "The doctor said that the baby in my belly needs to be carefully nurtured in order to be born. Since I entered the palace, I have been thinking about keeping the baby in my belly safe and not caring about anything else. As for bribing the Wang Hai brothers with ten taels of gold, it is even more absurd..."

At this point, she paused, as if she had made a great decision, and said with an embarrassed look: "Your Majesty, Queen, when I first entered the palace, my home was far away and I had many children. My father and stepmother only gave me a hundred taels of silver. When I entered the palace, I received some rewards, but I spent a lot of money on daily expenses.

In addition, I have to take care of the baby in my belly, so the kitchen there costs a lot. Now I have less than 100 taels of silver in my palace account, and less than 10 taels of gold. Wang Hai said that I ordered Baochun to bribe the two brothers with 10 taels of gold. This is really ridiculous. Please ask the emperor and the queen to make the decision for me. "

To be honest, it was a bit inappropriate for her to say this in public.

Publicly declare that you are poor.

In fact, there is a lot of gold, silver and jewelry in her space. Although she is not rich enough to rival a country, it is enough for her. She bought them in modern times just in case.

There is indeed not much money left in the Chuxiu Palace's account.

At the end, she pretended to be ashamed and lowered her head: "I am willing to prove my innocence. I am sure the emperor and the queen will search the palace."

After she finished speaking, everyone seemed to notice the clothes she and Baochun were wearing. To be honest, they were quite old. If you looked closely, you could see traces of embroidery and mending on the corners.

Jiayue felt that old clothes were safe and comfortable, so she kept wearing them.

In the eyes of everyone, they had some understanding of how poor she was.

It seems impossible for such a poor man to spend ten taels of gold to bribe someone.