Chapter 1821: Concubine Jing, tell the truth

Concubine Jing did not hand the people to Chen Guanlou for interrogation.

Because she was used to controlling everything, she couldn't stand the taste of things getting out of control.

Chen Guanlou expressed respect, only saying that if there is any need, he can discuss it with him.

A few days later, news came from Concubine Jing's side that the interrogation had been completed, and the internal thief had been found. The maid serving around her was sold by her family when she was young, and later contacted again.

Poor family, all relying on her working to support the family.

Reasonably speaking, this family condition, the family should work together to live a good life.

Indeed working together!

Working together to force the daughter who is a maid to take money, and the brother also addicted to gambling.

Full body soft ribs, being threatened and used.

The maid's tears and snot covered her face. "They took my brother's fingers to see me, I can't help it. Please look at the maid serving for many years, spare my family. They don't know anything, they are also implicated."

Concubine Jing had a gloomy face, threw a look at the big eunuch beside her, and turned away.

The eunuch understood, and soon the crying in the room disappeared suddenly. Not long after, several corpses were carried out of the back door of the Prince Rui's Mansion and dragged to the mass grave outside the city to be buried.

For the following days, the Prince Rui's Mansion guards were busy.

After finishing everything, the eunuch reported to Concubine Jing. "Reporting to the Concubine, everything has been handled."

"Are you sure it's handled cleanly?"

"Concubine, don't worry, this subordinate followed the roster, killed one by one, no fish slipped through the net."

"I don't want to see this matter cause waves again, do you understand?" Concubine Jing had a serious face.

The eunuch bowed to accept the order. "Concubine, don't worry, if there are waves, this subordinate will bring his head to see you."

"Your honor and disgrace are all tied to me, if I have an accident, you all have to die! I don't hope that the Prince Rui's Mansion will have news leakage again. You watch the mansion for me, I will not treat you badly."

"Concubine, you are flattering this subordinate! Watching the mansion for the Concubine is this subordinate's duty."

Concubine Jing was satisfied and nodded.

Secretly, Chen Guanlou checked the people serving around Concubine Jing twice, and found a fish that slipped through the net. He didn't alarm Concubine Jing, but took advantage of the other party going out to work, and solved the person smoothly.

After investigation, heart paralysis, died of acute illness! 【1821-2

Consort Jing felt uneasy and found an opportunity to reveal this matter to Chen Guanlou.

Chen Guanlou comforted her, telling her not to worry, "I killed him."

"You killed him?" Consort Jing was shocked, and in an instant, she thought of the key point, "Could it be that there was something wrong with him?"

"There was indeed something wrong; I had to kill him."

"What kind of background did he have?"

"He wasn't a secret agent of the Embroidered Uniform Guard; he might have been from the City Gate Army. Regardless of which side arranged him by your side, killing him was the right thing to do." Chen Guanlou was concise and to the point.

Consort Jing, however, frowned in deep thought, "If he was from the City Gate Army, why didn't he report the matter between you and me?"

"Why be curious! Besides, he might not have known about the matter between you and me. After all, he couldn't get close enough to serve. And when I was with you, he couldn't even get near the corner of the wall."

No one could get close enough to spy without being discovered by him.

Every time he came to see Consort Jing, he would make the people serving in the courtyard fall into a deep sleep, so they had no idea he had been there.

Consort Jing was convinced.

"Empress Dowager Sun has been unable to get news for a long time, and her patience is limited. I suspect she will summon me soon. When that time comes, if I don't return from the palace, I will entrust the Prince's Mansion to you."

"I won't let anything happen to you." Chen Guanlou gave her his assurance.

Consort Jing shook her head and smiled; she wanted to live, but she was not afraid of death.

If she had to die, she would arrange everything in advance. There was no need to tell him these things.

Empress Dowager Sun sent people to investigate Consort Jing's affair, but there was no news for a long time, and she was extremely furious. A bunch of useless trash! They couldn't even handle such a small matter.

She simply gave the order to summon Consort Jing.

Upon receiving the notification from the palace, Consort Jing thought to herself that this day had finally come.

She tidied herself up, called Prince Rui to her side, and gave him detailed instructions. She also went to visit her sister-in-law and the children, "Before the palace gates are locked, if I haven't returned, you go find Prison Warden Chen at the Heavenly Prison. As for my eldest brother, you don't need to disturb him. He doesn't have many days left; let him have some peace."

Shen's sister-in-law was somewhat panicked, "Your Highness, why wouldn't you return? What happened?"

"It's just a precaution; nothing has happened, so you don't need to panic. I entrust Zhuangzhuang to you. As for the Prince, you don't need to worry; the imperial court has its own laws!"

After giving simple instructions, Consort Jing turned and left, took a carriage out of the Prince's Mansion, entered the Imperial Palace, and headed straight for the Kunning Palace to see Empress Dowager Sun.

Empress Dowager Sun clearly looked aged.

She was already the Empress Dowager, the woman with the most prestige and power in the world, yet she was clearly aging. What exactly was she worrying about?

Consort Jing complained inwardly while respectfully paying her respects, without the slightest error.

If one is determined to find fault, one can even find bones in an egg, let alone in a person.

"Consort Jing, you look miserable. Could it be that you are dissatisfied with me and don't want to enter the palace to pay your respects?"

"Your Majesty, please see clearly, I have no dissatisfaction; I have just been ill these past two days."

"Ill, you say?" Empress Dowager Sun smiled without smiling, "Have you seen the imperial physician?"

"I have already had the mansion physician look at me, and after taking medicine, I am a little better."

Empress Dowager Sun let out a cold laugh, "Look at you, why are you still standing? Sit down and speak."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Why didn't you bring Prince Rui in today?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Prince Rui is studying with his teacher, and I was afraid of delaying his studies." Consort Jing lowered her eyes, appearing very obedient. One could not see any of her usual arrogance and domineering behavior.

"Indeed, studying is important! Prince Rui is studying, but what are you busy with?"

"Prince Rui is young, so I can only spend more effort managing the Prince's Mansion for him. I now only hope that Prince Rui will come of age soon, marry a wife, and have children, so that I can retire with merit and enjoy a few days of peace!"

Empress Dowager Sun laughed, staring at Consort Jing's still young and beautiful face, feeling resentment in her heart.

She was already old.

Especially in these last two years, she clearly felt a lack of energy.

Consort Jing, however, was like a blooming flower, in the best age for a woman, beautiful enough to be breathtaking. Back then, it was this face that had infatuated the late Emperor, causing him to ignore ethics and principles, attempting to bypass the eldest son and the legitimate son to bestow a title upon a newborn infant.

She wished she could execute Consort Jing and her son on the spot.

Fortunately, everything was in the past!

The person sitting on the throne now was her son.

She was the ultimate winner!

"Consort Jing, do you know your crime?"

Consort Jing looked blank, "Know my crime? I don't understand! I don't know what crime I have committed; I ask Your Majesty to see clearly."

"Someone has accused you, saying you had an affair with an outsider; do you plead guilty?"

"What a huge injustice!" Consort Jing cried out, and Empress Dowager Sun's heart trembled along with it.

"Shut up!"

"I stay in the Prince's Mansion every day, and except for festivals, I have hardly even stepped out of the mansion gates, so how could there be an affair? This is simply making something out of nothing; someone wants to harm us mother and son. I ask Your Majesty to uphold justice for us!"

"Are you saying that I am biased and believe slander against you?"

"No! How could Your Majesty slander me? Your Majesty must have been deceived by someone. I ask Your Majesty to bring that person out; I want to confront them face to face. I want to ask, in what year, month, day, and time, and at what place did I have an affair with an outsider? If the other party cannot say, I will risk my life to execute this villain on the spot!"