jdhmnovel Chapter 412 laid out a dish
Chapter 412 laid out a dish
In the palace.
Prince Chen knelt outside the palace for a whole day.
The emperor eventually withdrew his order to deduct salaries.
He knew that this was already a blessing.
The death of a concubine's daughter and the daughter of a disgraced official did not implicate the Chen Prince's household or the Jiang family.
Jiang Zijin had no choice but to die this time.
Even if she hadn't died in that secret chamber, her father wouldn't have let her live; she might have been subjected to all sorts of torture.
She's a delicate and frail girl; she can't withstand that.
He now has a love-hate relationship with this woman.
Prince Chen left the palace and returned to his residence.
After tidying himself up, he lay down on the couch and let the doctor give him acupuncture.
He had to kneel too much since he was a child, so he had to kneel to everyone he met, and anyone could bully him.
He developed a chronic knee ailment that flares up whenever it rains, and today he knelt on that cold ground for so long.
He was in so much pain that he broke out in a cold sweat.
He gritted his teeth and vowed that he would never kneel before anyone again; only others would kneel before him.
I think of Ruyue, who was willing to die.
Prince Chen looked at his trusted confidant and said, "Ruyue's sister... cannot be kept alive."
Keeping it will only cause trouble.
"Your Highness, please forgive me. It was my fault for not doing my job properly. When I arrived at the estate, Ruyue's sister had already escaped. I suspect..." Steward Fang knelt down with a thud.
"What do you suspect?"
"This servant suspects that... that the Princess secretly helped her escape."
Prince Chen's face instantly darkened.
Well done! His lawfully wedded princess turned out to be a traitor.
It was that old vile empress who chose her; they weren't of one mind at all.
He looked at Steward Fang and said, "It seems that it's time to change my queen. You can look for someone."
"Your Highness, now is probably not the right time."
Steward Fang was extremely cautious, as none of the tasks the prince had recently assigned her had gone smoothly.
It was all ruined by a few women.
He feared that the Prince of Chen would kill him in a fit of rage.
"Enough! Let's put this matter aside for now. Have you found the Yang family?" The Prince of Chen was furious when he mentioned this.
His Jin'er is truly cunning and scheming; she is indeed the only woman he loves, and her methods are truly admirable.
Even in death, he didn't forget to trick him.
He was blind and underestimated this woman.
She had assumed that if her father summoned her, she would panic and hide in a secret room.
I never imagined that I had been wary of him all along and had never trusted him.
They had planted people in the manor, and before she entered the secret room, they had secretly moved Yang Zhen'er's family away.
Now that the Yang family is no longer holding her back, Yang Zhen'er is like a wild horse that has broken free of its reins.
It was almost out of his control.
Steward Fang lowered his head even further and stammered, "No, we've searched all of Consort Lan's residences and estates, both inside and outside the city, but we still haven't found any trace of her..."
"Useless! Would she be stupid enough to hide people in several houses?"
"Your Highness, there is another person who knows the whereabouts of the Yang family, namely Lan Fei's maid, Ya'er. She is imprisoned in Dali Temple..."
Prince Chen coldly looked at the person on the ground: "What are you waiting for? Get her out of there quickly. Are you going to let her spend the New Year in there?" He thought of the little maidservant beside Jin'er.
Jin'er especially trusted her.
Once the Yang family is found, this person absolutely cannot be allowed to live.
She knows too much.
Manager Fang's heart pounded, and he lowered himself even further, his head almost touching the ground.
"Master, Ya'er has been taken away by someone. I was too late. I suspect it was Consort Zhen's people..."
The air froze instantly, a deathly silence descended.
Manager Fang dared not raise his head.
At this moment, the master must want to kill him.
Since their master was still under house arrest, they could only act secretly and could not use the name of the Prince Chen's Mansion to demand people from the Dali Temple.
That's why someone else beat them to it.
At this moment, Prince Chen felt an urge to kill someone.
At this moment, Prince Chen felt an urge to kill.
A bunch of trash.
What a precious concubine!
I underestimated her before.
She went from a young beauty to a noble consort, able to sit on equal footing with her mother.
Good skill.
What concubine poisoned her?
Most of them are self-directed and self-acted; a clever tactic.
"Yang Zhen'er, no, Consort Zhen... how have you been treating Mother Consort lately? Have you been respectful?"
Steward Fang: "As always, she pays her respects to Consort Chen every few days. In name only, she is a member of the Fang family, and if one of them suffers, the other suffers too. She shouldn't do anything to harm the Consort."
"Fool, how do you know where a kite with a broken string will fly, whether it will be friend or foe? A piece that has lost its value is better discarded."
Prince Chen felt a pang of regret.
I regret trusting Jin'er too much and giving her too much freedom.
That gave her the opportunity to bite back.
Steward Fang, however, had a different opinion. “Your Highness, Yang Zhen’er previously angered the Empress to the point of illness, and also offended Prince Jing by taking a concubine. Now she is at odds with Consort Shu and the Eighth Prince. The other princes are still young and their maternal families are weak. A concubine without children is not a threat. In the end, she will be sent to the Sansheng Nunnery. Why not cooperate with her in a different way?”
Prince Chen lowered his eyes and thought for a while before asking, "What method?"
"Consort Zhen probably doesn't want her family to live in the shadows forever, so why not... make them one family..."
Inside the palace.
Consort Zhen was taking a short rest behind her room, looking down at her disheveled maidservant.
"Tell me, where has Consort Lan hidden my parents and brothers?"
She hates being threatened.
In particular, they were threatened with the use of their family members.
Fortunately, the bud is still alive, and the Prince of Chen has lost his leverage to blackmail her.
I don't know whether to thank Consort Lan or hate her.
After all, it was because of that woman that she was being manipulated and slaughtered at will.
To show her loyalty, Ya'er no longer concealed anything and told Consort Zhen directly that she only asked for a place to stay.
"Your Majesty, I know where your family is. I have no other wish than to follow you and serve you faithfully."
Once she shows herself, Prince Chen will certainly not let her go.
Originally, Consort Lan intended to use the Yang family as leverage to restrain Prince Chen.
Unexpectedly, Prince Chen didn't give Consort Lan a chance to speak.
Having come this far, Consort Lan is gone, but she still has to live on, to avenge Consort Lan.
Consort Lan died a very tragic death.
He spoke to her many, many things before he died.
Madam Lu plotted to harm her mother, and Vice Minister Jiang betrayed her maternal grandfather's family.
The most hateful one is still Prince Chen.
Deceive her, exploit her, plot to kill her...
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