jdhmnovel Chapter 197 Account
Chapter 197 Account
what?
The emperor's pupils suddenly shrank and he looked at Jinzhong in disbelief.
Ruyi, who was standing by, was so shocked that she stood up.
"Your Majesty, please accept my condolences, Your Majesty, please accept my condolences..."
Feeling the emperor's gaze, Jinzhong knelt down and kowtowed after saying this, and the Fifth Prince, who was kneeling beside him, also kowtowed.
"Please accept my condolences, Your Majesty, Father and Mother..."
The emperor took a deep breath and had no time to deal with what Concubine Chun had revealed.
He turned away and headed towards the meeting room built in the palace. Jinzhong quickly stood up and followed him.
Ruyi was stunned for a moment, then fell into the chair in a daze.
how come……
How could this be?
Why did Yongjing just pass away like that?
She asked Ling Yunche to send him some clothes, but she never expected that they would be separated forever in just a few months.
She is the one who sends the young away...
Seeing this, Yongqi quickly stood up and helped him.
"Empress Dowager, you have to hold on..."
He was extremely worried at the moment. Not only was he worried about his deceased thirteenth brother, but he was also worried about his biological mother who was unaware of the situation in the palace, and even more worried about Ruyi who had lost two sons in a row.
At this time, Rong Pei came in hurriedly. She had just received the news. Seeing Ruyi sitting there in a daze with tears streaming down her face, she didn't know how to comfort her for a moment.
"Fifth Prince, please go back first. I will take care of you here..." Rong Pei spoke and sent Yongqi away.
I guess the Queen Mother doesn't want to see her in such a miserable state.
Even though the emperor was angry, he had to temporarily put aside his resentment towards Hai Lan and start dealing with the funeral arrangements of the Thirteenth Prince Yongjing.
He was born in the 21st year of Qianlong's reign, and now it is the summer of the 22nd year of Qianlong's reign, so he is less than three years old.
The emperor had seen this child several times. When Ruyi was pregnant with him, he had high hopes for him, so he named him Jing.
But I didn't expect what happened later and I still couldn't keep him.
The death of the Thirteenth Prince was naturally not as important as state affairs. Everyone in the temporary palace could not return to the palace, and the emperor ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prepare funeral ceremonies.
After the body was kept for more than ten days, the Imperial Household Department sent people to send the Thirteenth Prince's golden coffin to the Eastern Tomb for burial.
At this time, everyone was in the Summer Resort in Rehe. When they returned to the Old Summer Palace at the end of September, it had been more than forty days since the golden coffin was sent to Dongling.
In other words, Ruyi didn't even get to see her son Jinguan for the last time.
On the first day back in Beijing, Prince Jian and his wife personally apologized to the emperor and brought with them several of Yongjing's old belongings.
The royal heir was dying and young children were difficult to raise. The emperor knew that Prince Yan was not to blame for this, so he casually dealt with them with a few words and let them go back.
Jinzhong looked at the old things brought by Prince Jian and his wife, and felt that they were very familiar. He immediately knew who made them.
He picked up the tray containing these things, walked close to the emperor, and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the Empress must be thinking of the Thirteenth Prince very much. These are his old belongings. Should we send them to the Empress's palace for her to review?"
The emperor glanced at her casually and said tiredly, "Go, she is your biological mother, you should keep her..."
"Whoo."
Jinzhong agreed and walked out of the hall slowly.
Just as he was about to step out of the gate of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he was stopped by a voice from behind.
"Come back and let me take a closer look."
At that glance, the emperor felt something was wrong no matter how he thought about it.
The techniques on those small clothes looked familiar, so I called Jinzhong.
He picked up a piece of clothing and looked at it carefully for a while, then rummaged through the other clothes inside.
"Go and get that doll."
"Yes."
Seeing that the emperor took the bait, Jinzhong was secretly ecstatic.
He quickly pretended not to understand but dared not say a word, turned around and quickly took down the box, opened it and presented it to the emperor.
The emperor picked up the doll and compared it carefully with one of the small clothes. He found that the two things were exactly the same in terms of technique and color matching.
These small clothes were not only made by his good queen, but also by Concubine Hai who was imprisoned in the Yanxi Palace at that time!
These should be small clothes made by the Queen and Noble Lady Hai themselves. Some are big, some are small, some are new, and some are old. I'm afraid they have been doing this for a long time.
Great, you actually did this right under his nose!
The emperor had long ago said that the empress was not allowed to see the Thirteenth Prince, and the Thirteenth Prince was not allowed to come into contact with anything related to the empress.
I never thought that the Queen would take advantage of me in these years.
The emperor felt that his authority was being challenged.
He raised his head slightly and looked at Jinzhong with a squint.
"Call Yu Hu."
The Queen always felt that he had wronged her, so today he wanted to see if there was any solid evidence. What grievances could she have?
The emperor felt that the grudges accumulated over the years would erupt at this moment.
He thought for more than a moment, if the Queen had not secretly sent this thing to the Thirteenth Prince, would the Thirteenth Prince not have died young?
The director of the Imperial Observatory said that the two people's destinies were incompatible and that the Thirteenth Prince should stay away from everything related to the Queen. He even replaced all the servants around the Thirteenth Prince.
Unexpectedly, the Queen still found an opportunity.
Ignorant woman!
How stupid.
That’s right, Cao Yi has now climbed from the position of deputy director of the Imperial Observatory to the position of director.
"Your servant pays respects to His Majesty."
Jinzhong was in a hurry, and Aunt Yuhu arrived very quickly.
"In three days, I want to know why these things appeared in Prince Yan's mansion and appeared beside the Thirteenth Prince..."
The emperor looked coldly at the small clothes placed in front of him, his face full of resentment.
The queen's courage was growing, and she even dared to disobey his orders.
The emperor had no idea that he was so capable that he could fool the nanny he specially sent to look after the Thirteenth Prince.
Thinking of the doll, the emperor decided not to show mercy.
"Jinzhong, take Concubine Hai from the Yanxi Palace and her close servants to the Ministry of Punishment. Torture them separately. Send the baby to her and force her to confess the entire process of her plot to murder the Second Prince..."
Ever since Concubine Chun reported her that day, everyone thought she was doomed, but unexpectedly, she gradually got better and is now completely well, except for a cough.
Thinking of the oath Concubine Chun swore that day, the emperor believed her words without a doubt.
After a moment's thought, the emperor continued, "Pass on my decree. Aside from the usual delivery of food and gifts, no outsiders are allowed to enter or leave the Yikun Palace. All palace affairs will be handled by Noble Concubine Ling..."
He really didn't want to say more about this queen.
At first, he thought she was perfect and qualified for the position of queen, but now, the emperor had to admit that he had misjudged her.
"Yes, I will do it right away."
Jinzhong and Yuhu looked at each other and left the Yangxin Palace together.