Zhao Chengyuan was obviously a little absent-minded. He just stared at the door from time to time, and it wasn't until Hibiscus came back that his eyes lit up.
But obviously no one noticed his emotional changes at this moment.
Concubine Qi naturally saw that Mu Jin was worried, but she didn't want her son to know these irrelevant things, so she just urged Zhao Chengyuan again, "Yuan'er, it's getting late today, and it's time for you too." Go back and study, even if it’s the New Year, you can’t lose the knowledge in the books.”
Zhao Chengyuan responded at this time, "Mom, I understand."
After saying that, he stood up.
Usually when he gets up, his mother will ask Hibiscus to give him a gift.
However, for some reason today, Hibiscus had no intention of giving it to him, and his mother didn't say anything either.
In the end, Zhao Chengyuan could only look at Mujin, and whispered, "Sister Mujin, aren't you going to send me off today?"
Hearing this, Mu Jin just came back to her senses. Concubine Qi obviously had no suspicion at all. She only said to Mu Jin, "Mu Jin, go and see Yuan'er off."
Hibiscus naturally only said yes after receiving the order. ..
Then the two of them walked away in tandem, and Zhao Chengyuan was obviously worried about something.
So the two of them walked all the way without saying a word to each other.
The road from the main hall of the Winter Palace to the outer gate is neither long nor short.
The two of them quickly walked to the door, and Hibiscus just said as usual, "It's good to go, Your Highness."
However, Zhao Chengyuan seemed a little hesitant.
Seeing that he seemed to be struggling with something, Mu Jin couldn't help but ask again, "Is there something on your mind, Your Highness?"
Zhao Chengyuan immediately shook his head, and then he seemed to have made a great determination and just took out a brocade bag he held in his hand and handed it over.
"Sister Mujin, this is for you." Zhao Chengyuan said shyly.
Mu Jin didn't have anything else in mind. She just took the brocade bag from Zhao Chengyuan's chubby hands generously, and then smiled and said, "What are you giving me?"
"Yes... they are some homemade dried fruits. Sister Hibiscus looks very tired recently, so I think... you will feel better after eating this. These are all for eliminating fatigue. You... you Don't dislike it." Zhao Chengyuan became a little embarrassed.
At this moment, even his words were somewhat confused.
After hearing this, Hibiscus opened the brocade bag. Sure enough, the bag was filled with dried fruits. When she smelled it carefully, a unique fragrance emanated from the dried fruits.
She chuckled and said, "You did it all yourself?"
Zhao Chengyuan nodded.
Then, in his expectant eyes, Mu Jin only smiled and said, "The dried fruit smells so good, and His Highness's hands are indeed very skillful. What's even more embarrassing is that Your Highness is really considerate, so I would like to thank Your Highness in advance."
Hearing Mu Jin's words, Zhao Chengyuan showed a shy smile like a little bear, "I'm not that good either. My sister said so, so I'll leave first."
"Okay, Your Highness, walk slowly." Mu Jin said with a smile.
After watching the chubby figure leave, Mu Jin thought for a while and took the bag of dried fruits back to her house, and then she moved to Concubine Qi's house.
On the other hand, Zhao Chengyuan was very happy that he finally gave away something he made with his own hands.
After all, in the entire Winter Palace, only Hibiscus would not look down on him, so he just liked Hibiscus.
When Mu Jin returned to the main hall, Concubine Qi, who had been paying attention to Mu Jin's expression, couldn't help but said, "Mu Jin, you seem to have something on your face since you came back just now."
Mu Jin originally planned to mention this matter to Concubine Qi, but now that she saw Concubine Qi taking the initiative to ask about it, she also said, "Your Majesty, I just listened to the words of the servant in the courtyard. After Prince Jin and the others came over today, Princess Jin Didn't your maid go out once?"
Concubine Qi only nodded when she heard this, as if that was the case.
Mu Jin then continued, "After that girl went out, she went directly to the West Hall. When she was at the door, she seemed to have been comparing and sizing up the two Huangmen chamberlains."
Hearing this, Concubine Qi only frowned slightly.
"What is she looking at those yellow door servants doing..."
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Before she finished speaking, Concubine Qi fell silent.
Princess Jin has been investigating Coriander's death. What else can her maid do to check on the people in her palace besides investigating or being suspicious?
When she thought of this, Concubine Qi felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. After all, she thought she had always been honest with Concubine Yu Xian and Princess Jin, but she never expected that Princess Jin would actually check her door.
Could it be that she suspected that she had ordered someone to kill Coriander?
Mu Jin seemed to know what Concubine Qi was thinking, but she still whispered, "My Lady, after I found that she was staring at those two people, I also went to investigate the identities of those two people, and you guessed it, I found out What?"
Concubine Qi turned her head and glanced at Mu Jin, "What did you find?"
"My Lady, except for the maids in the inner palace, most of the people in our palace were transferred from outside, and the maids from the Yellow Gate are no exception."
"I later checked where those two people had served, and it turned out that they had served as guards in Concubine Zhang's palace."
Hearing this, Concubine Qi naturally reacted. The biological mother of Concubine Zheng's son, before Concubine Yuxian's accident, Concubine Zhang could be regarded as the most favored harem. If Concubine Li was there at that time, this favor would be There is no way it will fall on Li Guiren.
Even the son is more valuable than the mother. For a while, many people only said that Emperor Yong might also want the son to be the crown prince.
If Concubine Zhang hadn't acted on her own initiative, drugged Concubine Yuxian, and framed Empress Min, she would have been the master of the harem now.
But after what happened, no matter how much Concubine Zhang doted on the Sixth Palace, she was still poisoned by Emperor Yong himself.
Afterwards, without Concubine Zhang's power, the Zhang family naturally fell into disrepair. Even Zi was killed because he was too cruel.
Nowadays, it can be said that there is no trace of Concubine Zhang in the palace.
It is also because of this that after the guards and maidservants in Zhang Guifei's palace were transferred out, the palaces dared to accept them with confidence. Although they may not necessarily accept these people as their confidants, they still have no problem as guards in the outer palace.
But who would have thought that the people in the palace of the deceased person would cause such a thing again?
Moreover, Concubine Zhang is already dead. Even if she still bears her grudge against Concubine Yuxian, she can't take action herself. Not to mention that without Concubine Zhang's guidance, the Zhang family will not be able to support Adou. His hands are simply useless. The law reached the palace of Concubine Yuxian.
Therefore, if there were any suspicions about the two Huangmen chamberlains, she would not be able to connect them with Concubine Zhang no matter what.
"Your Majesty, this is what I'm confused about." Mu Jin obviously guessed Concubine Qi's thoughts, and she only took the initiative to interrupt Concubine Qi's thoughts.
"Do you think it's possible that those people were benefited by Concubine Zhang in the past and they were complaining about Concubine Zhang, so they killed Coriander?" Concubine Qi asked.
However, her assumption was quickly rejected by Hibiscus.
What kind of temperament does this have? Isn't it the same as Zhang Guifei's? Neither mother nor son will be kind to the people below. What's more, the two Huangmen servants were just guarding the outer palace before, and they are not likely to have anything to do with those concubines. Intersected. So I don't think they are feeling grateful for Concubine Zhang's death, not to mention that killing Coriander is more like silencing her. They want to avenge Concubine Zhang, but what they really want to do is to directly attack Concubine Yuxian. "
"But that day, Concubine Xian was locked up in the palace because of Empress Min's affairs. The people guarding her there were all people arranged by His Majesty himself. If they wanted to attack Concubine Yu Xian in such an iron barrel-like environment, it would be impossible for them to do it. It is no different than a worm shaking a tree."
"So I wonder if these two people are not so much Zhang Guifei's people, but maybe they are actually people from other palaces, or they have been bribed by people from other palaces." Mu Jin only spoke out her guess.
"What should we do?" Concubine Qi asked.
Mu Jin only whispered, "Although I don't know what their intention was in arranging the people in our palace to attack Coriander, but since Princess Jin is investigating this matter, I think this matter will explode sooner or later. Can we We cannot continue to sit idly by and wait for death.”
"What do you mean by not sitting still and waiting for death?" Concubine Qi continued to ask.
Hibiscus said in a low voice, "Of course I have a good relationship with Princess Jin. Although she is not with me now,
We are close friends, but we are not enemies. If she doubts us, then we can say that we have a strong enemy. After all, King Jin is in the spotlight now. "
"I heard that when Emperor Yong decided on the position of the crown prince, in addition to His Royal Highness Prince Liang, whom everyone thought at the beginning, there are now many people who proposed to make Prince Jin the new crown prince."
"Although Emperor Yong's thoughts may not be with Prince Jin, we'd better not offend him."
"How can I ventilate my breath? Hasn't she already suspected me now? She even came to my palace to investigate." Concubine Qi said angrily.
"Princess Jin is not interested in the right person. If she finds out here, it must be that these two Huangmen servants have something to do with Coriander's death. I will find out these things privately. As for other things, I will also investigate them secretly. , if we can find out the death of Coriander and the secret behind it one step ahead of her, I think Princess Jin will think of us a lot." Mu Jin only analyzed in a low voice.
Concubine Qi also calmed down. She only said, "Since you already have an idea in your mind, let you handle this matter."
Hibiscus said yes and then retreated.
The New Year Festival is undoubtedly very lively, although Jiang Nianjiao has always wanted to continue investigating the matter of the Huangmen servant.
But firstly, her hands can no longer reach the palace, and secondly, there are too many people who need to visit relatives and friends during the New Year, and there are also relatives and friends coming to the door. As the hostess of Prince Jin's Mansion, she can't help but come out to entertain and care for them. Therefore, she has almost no free time during these days.
On the sixth day of the lunar month, she finally got some free time. She originally wanted to stay at home and relax for a whole day to recuperate.
But she didn't want King Jin, who was also at home because of the annual vacation, to drag her shopping.
She had no choice but to go out with King Jin.
