Even if Emperor Xuanwu blocked Pei Wu's offensive, today was the fifteenth day. According to palace rules, the emperor had to go to the queen's palace on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month.
Although the emperor broke the rules for the sake of his concubines for more than a day or two, Jiang Xinyue firmly believed that the empress did not want to see her so proud.
It will be difficult for the emperor to escape tonight.
But she still smiled sweetly and took Nanny Xiang down with her.
Aunt Li did not go to the palace banquet today, so she stayed at Hexi Palace to guard the nanny, not allowing anyone to approach her, and not allowing her to eat anything outside of Hexi Palace.
The Sixth Prince wondered if he might be allergic to fish, shrimp or other things. He was still so young and could fall into other people's traps if he was not careful.
Although the nanny didn't want to live such a life like going to jail, the treatment given by the Xianfei was extremely good, and even her family received favors. What's more, from the day she was selected to be the sixth prince's nanny, it was no longer possible. There is a chance to regret.
"Mother Li..."
Outside, a palace maid came in with several sets of clothes: "The new clothes that the empress asked the dressing room to make for us are here. They belong to you and Aunt Cheng."
Aunt Cheng is the sixth prince's nanny.
There have been a lot of good things happening in Hexi Palace recently. Concubine Xian is in a good mood, and the palace attendants are also getting a lot of benefits.
No, even the Queen's Yikun Palace hasn't made new summer clothes for the palace residents yet, and Hexi Palace is already a step ahead.
No one in the palace didn't know that Concubine Zhenxian was favored, and no one in the Shang Palace Bureau dared to say anything.
Aunt Cheng is not too old, only in her twenties, and her temper is not very calm.
When she saw the beautiful and soft new clothes, she couldn't wait to pick them up and look at them carefully. She turned around and said to Aunt Li: "The embroidery skills of the embroiderers in this palace are better than those outside. I have never seen such dark pattern relief embroidery outside." been."
Aunt Li didn't want to restrict her temper too much, lest it be counterproductive.
Anyway, after the sixth prince was weaned, he no longer needed a wet nurse.
She also smiled slightly and said: "The embroiderers in the palace are naturally the best."
"The empress is back!"
The palace maid outside spoke in advance, and Aunt Cheng quickly put down the clothes in her hands. No matter how hard-tempered she was, she knew that Concubine Xian was the one who provided her with food and clothing, and was something she could not afford to offend.
Jiang Xinyue took the sixth prince directly to the nanny's house. After looking around and finding nothing wrong, she asked Aunt Xiang to carry the sixth prince to the nanny.
"etc!"
Under the light, Aunt Cheng's hands reflected tiny rays of light.
That's not the light that human skin can emit naturally, it can only emit light under the refraction of candlelight.
"What did you just hold in your hand?"
Just when Aunt Xiang was about to hand the Sixth Prince to Aunt Cheng, Jiang Xinyue grabbed Aunt Xiang's hand, took the Sixth Prince into her arms, and took a few steps back.
Aunt Cheng looked at her hands in confusion and found nothing wrong.
But Nanny Li, who was standing to the side, also saw the faint light flashing from the phosphorus on her hand.
She reacted immediately, pointed to the clothes placed aside and said, "To tell you what to say, Madam Cheng, from the time you left Hexi Palace until now, I have only touched the clothes there."
Jiang Xinyue immediately said to Jiang Chuan: "No one is allowed to touch. Seal Hexi Palace and invite Doctor Yan."
Jiang Chuan was busy, while Xiao Xuanzi went to seal the gate of Hexi Palace.
Nanny Cheng stretched her hands in the air, her eyes full of panic: "My queen, my queen... slave... Is this slave poisoned and going to die?"
Jiang Xinyue handed the Sixth Prince to Aunt Xiang and blocked the two of them behind her: "Whether it is poisoning or not, we have to wait until Doctor Yan comes to confirm. You should stay away from the Sixth Prince now."
This one was aimed at the Sixth Prince. Jiang Xinyue guessed that it was not to poison the wet nurse.
Nanny Cheng did not dare to get too close to the Sixth Prince. Although she was greedy for money, she was very timid and was afraid of hurting her family members outside the palace. If the Concubine Xian did not say anything, she would stay far away.
"boom--"
"ah!"
"Protect the empress and the sixth prince!"
Just as Nanny Cheng stepped aside, the burning candle was blown by the wind, and the flickering flame touched the back of her hand. Suddenly... raging flames shot up into the sky, and instantly engulfed Nanny in the flames.
"Ahhhhh..."
The shrill screams sounded, and everyone was frightened and fled in all directions. Her fire was so weird that everyone was afraid that they would be engulfed by the fire if they got in contact with it.
"Quickly put out the fire!"
The scream was too cruel, and Nurse Cheng was still conscious and ran towards Jiang Xinyue, as if hoping that she could be rescued.
Magpie and Shuangjiang protected Jiang Xinyue and Nanny Xiang and quickly retreated.
Xiao Xuanzi had already rushed over with people and buckets of water. Seven or eight buckets of water were poured directly on Nurse Cheng, and the frightening fire was extinguished little by little.
But Nanny Cheng had been burned to the point of losing her human form, turning into a charred black skeleton twisting and struggling on the ground.
"vomit……"
Jiang Xinyue had never seen such a cruel scene. The smell of burnt human flesh in the air made her stomach churn, and she bent over and spit out the acidic water.
The sixth prince in Mammy Xiang's arms was so frightened that he burst into tears when Nurse Cheng called out. Fortunately, the sixth prince was not there at this time and had been carried back to Jiang Xinyue's bedroom by Mammy Xiang.
After the nausea passed, a huge fear enveloped my heart.
Jiang Xinyue really couldn't imagine what would happen to the sixth prince if she wanted to be envied by everyone and insisted on staying at the banquet tonight.
I'm afraid that together with Nanny Cheng, she will be burned to ashes.
She reminded herself again and again that the harem was dangerous and she must not take it lightly, otherwise she would die without a burial place.
But she was still shocked time and time again by the cruel methods of the women in the harem.
What exactly is the grudge?
Let them do this to a baby who has just reached full term.
Jiang Xinyue's mind quickly went through the concubines who had a grudge against her or had sons...
The Queen ruled it out. Although she was not a good person, she didn't look like a vicious woman who would attack children.
Jiang Yuan is already a noble empress, and the one she has a grudge against is the empress, so she will not harm the sixth prince.
Since the Jin family was confiscated, Jin Zhaoyi has become a marginalized figure in the harem. She doesn't even love her, so how can she design Jiang Xinyue's child?
Not to mention Zhang Ronghua, Jiang Xinyue couldn't even remember what this character looked like.
Concubines in the palace fell out of favor and were forgotten, all silently.
Concubine De, Concubine Yu, Concubine Li Gui...
These three people are very suspicious.
There was also a high-ranking Concubine Rong in the harem. Although Jiang Xinyue had a brief alliance with her and killed Concubine Shu, she never believed that there would be eternal friends in the harem.
What's more, Concubine Rong is the Queen Mother's biological niece.
No one can be trusted, and everyone is suspicious, so she will check them one by one. If she finds out who they are, she will make that person suffer the pain of fire.
