Concubine De looked at the kneeling maids and sighed.
"Get up."
"If you were placed in this position of this palace, you would do the same."
"This way we can control the harem and share His Majesty's worries. Do you understand?"
After Concubine De finished speaking, she took Jiang Xiawei and left.
Several palace maids thought that their lives were at risk, and the least serious ones would be beaten.
Unexpectedly, Concubine De didn't care and explained the reason for her actions.
Several maids lowered their heads and respectfully sent Concubine De off.
After Concubine De's back disappeared, the maids finally breathed a sigh of relief.
…
In Prince Yong's Mansion, Prince Yong was shocked when he learned the news.
King Yong originally thought that Concubine Rong could completely suppress Concubine De by relying on the power of the harem.
Moreover, I had just learned that the killer of Yama Palace who went to Fengyi Palace failed.
This sudden change shocked King Yong again.
"Why is this happening?"
"We can't kill Jiang Qiulu now, and we can't even kill a concubine."
"Are these people in Yama Hall all losers?"
The more King Yong talked, the more excited he became, and he swept the teacup on the table to the ground.
In the end, the fault was directly placed on the head of Yama Luodian.
"My lord, please calm down."
"This matter has nothing to do with Yama Palace."
"Since even their deacon Mo has failed and died tragically with Fengyi Palace."
"That means that besides Jiang Xiawei, there are other masters in Fengyi Palace." Chen Qilong said from the side.
"Master? Another master?"
"How many masters are there beside Jiang Qiulu?" King Yong pounded the table and shouted loudly.
"Father, you forgot."
"Besides Jiang Donglin and Di Yunhao, there is another person in the palace."
"Maybe the failure of this operation was caused by this person." Li Qingxu said.
"Who?" King Yong asked immediately.
"Of course it's Jade Rakshasa, Yang Mengyu." Li Qingxu replied.
At this time, King Yong frowned and then said slowly.
"That's not right. Yang Mengyu should be protecting the prince in the princess's palace."
"Why did you suddenly go to Fengyi Palace?" King Yong asked doubtfully.
"Father, there is only one possibility in this situation."
"Concubine De knew about our plan and asked Jiang Qiulu to arrange manpower in advance to take charge at Fengyi Hall."
"Didn't my sister's personal maid Xiaorou come here yesterday?"
"It is said that Concubine Hua and her personal maid Sangpai went to Fengyi Hall."
"I'm afraid it was them who tipped off the information, which led to our failure." Li Qingxu analyzed.
King Yong narrowed his eyes slightly and began to think.
"When did Concubine Hua become a member of Concubine De's camp?" King Yong said strangely.
"My lord, it's too late to worry about this now."
"Now that the lady has been grounded, there are a large number of guards guarding the Yaohua Palace, and we cannot communicate with each other."
"We must take action." Butler Pang Fu said.
"In your opinion, how should we act?" King Yong asked Pang Fu.
Pang Fu raised his head, but his aged eyes gave out a cold look.
"Confirm Dai Meiyue's crime and rescue the young lady."
"It is safest to abandon soldiers and protect commanders."
After hearing this, King Yong nodded slightly.
"Right now, that Dai Meiyue is still being interrogated in the Zhenfu Division."
"We will start the operation after it is handed over to Dali Temple." King Yong said.
"Father, Dai Meiyue is from my sister's camp."
"If she bites back and reveals her sister, what should we do?" Li Qingxu asked.
At this time, King Yong suddenly laughed.
"Don't worry, she won't betray Concubine Rong."
"Her parents are still in our hands."
Li Qingxu took a breath after hearing this, and immediately knew the consequences of biting back.
Even if she is lucky enough to survive, Prince Yong's Mansion will not let her go, let alone her family.
On the Zhenfusi side, Zizhuyuan was thoroughly investigated in less than a day.
A total of more than a dozen insiders and suspects were arrested.
According to Jiang Qiulu's order, these people were sent directly to the Zhenfu Division for interrogation.
At the same time, Dai Meiyue's interrogation has been completed and then handed over to the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple for processing.
Logically speaking, Zhen Fusi could kill him directly.
However, in order to make the matter public and establish prestige for Concubine De, the normal procedures were followed.
In the cell of Dali Temple, Dai Meiyue was sitting there wearing shabby prison uniforms with empty eyes.
All this is like a dream, which makes me unable to accept it.
At this moment, the cell door was slowly opened.
Dai Meiyue looked over stiffly and saw several people wearing black robes entering the cell.
"We will take good care of your parents in Jiangnan."
"You just need to mark it." The person at the front took off his turban, took out a roll of paper and a box of ink pads and placed them in front of Dai Meiyue.
Dai Meiyue looked up and found that this person was Li Qingxu.
Therefore, Dai Meiyue immediately knew that this must be what King Yong meant.
Seeing Dai Meiyue's lack of movement, Li Qingxu waved his hand, and the guards behind him directly controlled Dai Meiyue.
Then he grabbed her palm, dipped it in ink pad, and pressed it on the roll of paper.
After everything was completed, Li Qingxu and others walked away.
The cell door was slammed shut, and Dai Meiyue suddenly woke up.
From beginning to end, he was just a pawn for Concubine Rong and King Yong.
Now that I have no use for myself, I throw myself away.
On the scroll I just got was the official document issued by Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment.
It recorded all of his crimes, but did not mention anything about Concubine Rong.
Moreover, they also blamed themselves for sending people to assassinate Concubine De.
Dai Meiyue, who learned all the truth, showed despair in her eyes.
…
Early the next morning, the governor Zhang Ying hurriedly entered the Tai Chi Hall.
"Your Majesty, there is news from Dali Temple."
"The criminal Dai Meiyue hanged himself in the cell last night," Zhang Ying said.
At the same time, Zhang Ying took out the official document jointly issued by Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment and handed it to Jiang Qiulu.
After hearing the news, Jiang Qiulu immediately raised his head and took the document.
"It's exactly what I expected."
"As expected, there are still accomplices of King Yong in Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment." Jiang Qiulu said.
Jiang Donglin also stepped forward curiously and looked at the official documents.
After seeing it, Jiang Donglin suddenly felt a little angry.
"Brother Imperial, do you want to conduct a thorough investigation of Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment?" Jiang Donglin asked.
"No need, keep them, I still have use."
"Now that Dai Meiyue is dead, the purpose of establishing prestige for Concubine De has been achieved."
"The effect is the same." Jiang Qiulu said.
"Envoy Zhang Zhen."
"I'm here!"
"Tell Commander Di to publish it according to the contents of this official document."
Jiang Qiulu returned the official document to Zhang Ying.
