Zheng Ji never expected that the person Qi Hongzhen confessed turned out to be Prince Ping.
Prince Ping, Zheng Che, is the son of Concubine De. He is only one month younger than the crown prince and is her second royal brother.
After the father ascended the throne, when he was canonizing the crown prince, he also conferred the title of king on the remaining adult princes.
Among them, the second prince Zheng Che was named Prince Ping and was granted the title of fiefdom in Bianzhou, Henan Province.
The title "Ping" is quite subtle, but Zheng Che is indeed like this title, with mediocre abilities and mediocre reputation, and has never had any sense of existence.
After all, the prince is too outstanding. With the light of this bright moon, other princes are as inconspicuous as fireflies.
Now Qi Hongzhen said that he was ordered by King Ping?
She didn't expect it, couldn't see it, this really surprised her.
Qi Hongzhen said intermittently with a trembling voice: "That guard is from His Royal Highness Prince Ping... He came to give orders to the subordinates..."
"His Royal Highness Prince Ping has left the palace to open his mansion, why are his guards in the palace?" Qin Zhou retorted.
If he is a bodyguard of Prince Ping, he should return to Prince Ping's palace to resume his duties.
"What the official said is true. He is... the bodyguard of Concubine De."
Zheng Ji still lowered his eyes, his expression did not change at all, and he didn't know whether he believed it or not.
"What did they ask you to do? Is it related to Ju Yi?" she asked lightly.
Qi Hongzhen's pupils trembled, and he suddenly looked up at her, almost heartbroken.
Ju Yi, does His Highness Chang Ding even know about Ju Yi?
It was clear that His Highness Chang Ding did not even open his eyes completely, but Qi Hongzhen felt that there was nothing to hide under her gaze.
His Highness Changding even knew about Ju Yi, which showed that the investigation was very thorough and he no longer had the need to hide it.
"Yes...His Royal Highness Prince Ping sent a bottle of medicinal powder, and ordered his subordinates to try to apply it on the Queen's robe..."
After saying that, he prostrated on the ground, trembling.
Naturally, I didn't see a flash of surprise in Zheng Ji's eyes.
King Ping ordered Qi Hongzhen to apply medicated powder on Ju's clothes? That's really strange. The person who did this in the previous life was Aunt Yueyuan who was next to Concubine Tao Xian.
She remained calm and asked, "What kind of powder is it? Where is it?"
"Xiaguan doesn't know what it is. It's...at Xiaguan's home."
When Qi Hongzhen thought of the words "skinning method", she tried everything.
Her Highness Chang Ding is deeply favored by the Emperor. Her appearance here proves that the Emperor already knows about this matter.
He was already on the verge of death, and he would have died more happily if he had confessed.
To his surprise, Princess Changding actually let him live!
"That medicinal powder, I will give you another one. If Prince Ping asks, just say that you have already applied it. Don't mention the rest to anyone!"
She opened her eyes, glanced at Qi Hongzhen, and said, "Otherwise, even if this palace lets you go, it will be hard to talk to Prince Ping and my father."
She smiled, her eyes suddenly turned cold: "Skinning method, do you understand?"
Understand!
Qi Hongzhen understood so well that she nodded desperately and held on to this way of life.
Zheng Ji gestured to Qin Zhou: "Okay, send them back, remember to clean up their hands."
She doesn't intend to do anything to Qi Hongzhen. This is just a useless chess. From the moment he becomes the celebrant, the only ending is that he will be abandoned.
After returning, Li Xing'en couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, is what he said true? Is he really His Highness Prince Ping?"
"He didn't have to lie."
After all, Qi Hongzhen was an official in Taichang Temple. It was impossible for him to not know who he was in contact with.
"Then, then... His Highness Prince Ping is acting this way to murder the Queen and then the Crown Prince?"
Li Xing'en has been in the palace for many years and knows a lot about Concubine De and His Royal Highness Prince Ping.
The Concubine De was even more aloof from the world than the Empress, and His Royal Highness Prince Ping had no reputation in the court. Why did they murder the Crown Prince?
He expressed that he was really confused about the noble people's matter.
"Maybe." Zheng Ji said lightly, without commenting on his speculation.
Most people speculated like Li Xing'en that Queen Xue was indeed deeply guilty in her previous life, but in the end it was the Tao family and the Jiang family that suffered the most.
Now, there is another second emperor brother, Prince Ping.
Prince Ping, who was inconspicuous in the court, also had thoughts about the throne?
Yes, they are all sons of their father. Who wouldn't be interested in that position?
After all, the prince is just the prince now.
Prince Ping's ambition was evident in this wedding ceremony. This was something she had never known in her previous life.
This is really like removing the hairpin from your head. If you don't take out the last hairpin, you still don't know whether you can sleep peacefully.
Li Xing'en was still worried and babbled: "Your Highness, if Qi Hongzhen informs His Highness Prince Ping, then... what should we do?"
Zheng Ji didn't care about this: "It doesn't matter."
What she wanted to do was to make the wedding ceremony go smoothly and avoid the tragedy in her previous life. After this night, Qi Hongzhen did not dare to do anything else. It made no difference whether he told Prince Ping or not.
However, judging from her observations, Qi Hongzhen would definitely hide it.
Qi Hongzhen was afraid that others would find out about her manipulation during the wedding ceremony, and Prince Ping was also afraid.
This is something that may not necessarily succeed. As long as Qi Hongzhen is not exposed, then Prince Ping can rest assured.
She has cut off the crisis here with Qi Hongzhen, but there is still Aunt Yueyuan...
Was it Qi Hongzhen or Aunt Yueyuan who applied medicinal powder on Ju Yi's body in the previous life?
Or do both of them have a share?
Then let's see how the investigation goes on the mother-in-law's side.
Let's talk about Concubine Jiang. Because she received the errand assigned by the Queen, she has not been able to go to Kunning Palace often since she was a child. She also has more contact with Concubine Tao Xian.
In this way, she really saw something.
Aunt Yueyuan behaved too calmly in Kunning Palace.
It was as if she wasn't worried about being punished for anything she did wrong.
It was okay for her to be like this in Jiayi Palace, but in Kunning Palace, Queen Xue, the head of Kunning Palace, was the one who could decide her life.
Where did she get the confidence? Are you sure Concubine Tao Xian will protect her?
Concubine Jiang always felt that there was something wrong with this.
But she did not intend to tell Concubine Tao Xian about this discovery because Concubine Tao Xian trusted Aunt Yueyuan too much.
Most of the things like checking clothes are done by Aunt Yueyuan and her maids.
What Concubine Tao Xian did was to state the results compiled by Aunt Yue Yuan in front of the Queen.
With such reliance and trust, if Aunt Yueyuan wanted to do anything, it would be very easy.
Is Concubine Tao Xian so relieved?
Indeed.
Concubine Jiang thought of Aunt Huinan beside her and understood this very well.
If someone told her that Aunt Huinan had second thoughts, not only would she not believe it, she would also think that this person had ulterior motives and wanted to alienate their master-servant relationship.
Only if she sees it with her own eyes and hears it with her own ears will she believe it.
She had to find an opportunity for Concubine Tao Xian to discover and confirm for herself.
It wasn't until the Shaofu Superintendent sent Ju Yi to Xiyuan that she found this opportunity.
