0p0 Chapter 453: Trapped in a cocoon
Chapter 453: Trapped in a cocoon
"Mother is back?"
Miao Miao suddenly jumped up from the recliner.
The sunflower seeds in his hand fell to the ground.
She reached out and scooped up Qiuqiu: "You mean Mother came back from the border?"
The little red bird was startled and flapped its wings vigorously, chirping loudly.
"I'm back, Jiang Miaomiao, let go... you're squeezing me to death..."
Miao Miao quickly let go and released the little red bird.
Turning around, she saw Yu'er staring at her in disbelief, not even swallowing the candied fruit she had in her mouth.
She smiled and pinched the little guy's cheek.
He skipped away.
Yu'er's eyes widened as she looked at the little red bird circling overhead, then at her sister's departing figure.
He quickly chased after him.
Is my sister crazy or is he seeing things?
He actually saw his sister talking to the bird.
Miao Miao ran very fast to see her maternal grandmother, the Empress, and bid farewell to the princess.
At this moment, she just wanted to leave the palace and go home to see her mother.
Qiuqiu said that her mother had been back for several days, but there had been some changes in the palace in the past few days, so news from outside couldn't get in, and news from inside the palace couldn't get out either.
But chirping is a bird, and palace walls cannot confine it.
Miaomiao stayed indoors for several days.
Every day, I just stare at Yu'er blankly.
Because several princes and princesses died in the palace.
Ninth Princess, Eleventh Prince, Thirteenth Princess.
Some drowned while chasing butterflies, some were bitten by venomous snakes that suddenly sprang from the grass, and some fell to their deaths from artificial hills.
The concubines dared not take their children out anymore, as they were worried about the palace maids and nannies around them.
They all personally looked after the children.
In this lonely and secluded palace, falling out of favor is the norm.
Besides, the emperor is already in such a state, what's the point of arguing?
Children are the most important thing; they are their lives.
The concubines whose princes and princesses had died knelt outside the Emperor's palace, begging the Emperor to make a decision.
Some even tried to break into the emperor's bedchamber.
He was almost banished to the cold palace by the Empress Dowager.
Fortunately, Princess Yuqing intervened and pleaded for her, allowing three concubines to assist her in investigating the case.
Upon hearing this, the concubines immediately perked up, stopped crying and making a fuss, and nodded repeatedly.
Turn grief and anger into strength.
No one wanted to find the murderer as soon as possible and to tear him to pieces to comfort the child's soul more than they did.
The palaces were immediately sealed off.
Princess Yuqing led her investigation team to search each palace one by one.
Consort Chen was forced into this situation and had no choice but to cooperate with Princess Yuqing. She was also being watched by people sent by Princess Yuqing, so she had no chance to make any other arrangements.
Can't do anything.
They could only watch helplessly as her spies planted in various palaces were exposed one by one.
She clenched her teeth so hard that her palms, hidden under her wide sleeves, bled.
Looking at the arrogant and domineering figure in front of him, the murderous intent in his eyes was almost bursting out.
She couldn't understand how Yuqing, who was usually not in the palace, could know the situation in each palace so clearly.
It's as if they knew from the beginning that those were her people.
They acted swiftly, without even giving them a chance to explain.
She wasn't afraid of being accused of being tortured into confessing.
Princess Yuqing couldn't help but laugh when she saw Consort Chen's expression.
They were clearly furious, but they still had to pretend to be nonchalant, didn't they get tired of it?
They were about to reach Zhaoyi Palace.
A strange smile appeared on Consort Chen's lips.
He stepped forward, blocking Princess Yuqing's path: "Princess, I've heard that Consort Shen has gone mad, acting strangely all day, hitting anyone she sees. If she were to hurt you, we wouldn't be able to explain it to the Empress Dowager. Besides, she's been confined; she's unlikely to be the culprit."
Princess Yuqing's personality is such that the more you try to obstruct her, the more suspicious she will become.
The more she wanted to enter the Zhaoyi Palace, the more she wanted to go.
Here lies a trap she meticulously prepared for Yuqing, waiting for her to step into it step by step.
The trap has been set for some time, and this is the perfect opportunity.
With just this one step, the son could win over the Shen family and gain the support of the Imperial Guards.
Consort Shen's death was a crucial step.
She looked at Consort Dong, Consort Wang, and Consort Lin beside her: "You should try to persuade the princess. That one inside is a mad dog now, biting anyone she sees. If the princess is hurt, you will all be implicated."
The three of them looked at her strangely.
Who in this palace doesn't know that Consort Chen is kind on the outside but wicked on the inside? The Crown Prince and Prince Jing are the biggest obstacles to her son's future.
Princess Yuqing, the elder sister of the Crown Prince.
She's so kind.
There must be something wrong with Zhaoyi Palace.
The three immediately objected in unison: "No, what if the murderer finds there's nowhere to escape and hides in Consort Shen's palace? There are so many of us, how could we possibly be afraid of a madwoman like her?"
Their only hope for survival in this harem is to avenge their child.
Consort Dong said, “My son is only five years old, so young. If we can’t find the murderer, he will die with regrets and won’t be able to be reincarnated. I want to tear out the murderer’s heart and flesh so that he can also taste the pain of losing a child.”
Wang Meiren said, "My son is only ten years old, just a girl. He has nothing to do with anyone. I don't know who is so heartless as to do such a thing. I curse him to be childless and die a horrible death."
Lin Zhaoyi: "Yes, may he die a horrible death. Even if it takes a lifetime of sleepless nights, I will find the murderer who harmed my son and tear him apart, skin him alive."
Listening to the incessant cursing, Consort Chen got goosebumps all over her body and wished she could go up and tear those vile people's mouths apart.
How dare they curse his son!
They've turned their hearts black.
Those little brats deserve to die.
Princess Yuqing had a sullen face, and it was impossible to see Consort Chen's expression at the moment, but she must be furious.
She should hear about her fate.
She turned to the eunuch behind her and instructed, "Search, do not leave Zhaoyi Palace unchecked. Search carefully, but do not harm Zhaoyi Shen."
After saying that, she stepped inside, not only by herself but also pulling Consort Chen inside with her.
Let's see who's whose turtle.
Who has created their own trap?
Consort Chen has not entered Consort Shen's palace for a long time.
Now, under the lights, it is no longer as luxurious and clean as it once was.
The yard was overgrown with weeds, all the precious flowers had withered and died, and the pond was filled with dead fish.
It also emitted a foul stench.
This Zhaoyi Palace, which is all show and no substance, is no different from the Cold Palace.
Consort Chen came to her senses and realized that there was no one behind her anymore, only two palace maids following her with lanterns.
"Where are they?"
"They've already entered the palace," the palace maid replied, bowing her head.
Consort Chen looked up and saw Consort Shen's bedroom in front of her. The room was brightly lit, but the doors were tightly closed.
Good, they should have gone in by now.
The hall was filled with incense that would make them faint immediately if they inhaled it.
She originally only wanted to send Yuqing on her way.
Those three idiots who cursed her son, they should all die together.
She tiptoed forward, approached the doorway, and prepared to listen to what was happening inside.
Quietly...
Could they have been completely drugged?
Consort Chen was overjoyed and was about to have the eunuchs who were lying in ambush all around come out to clean up the mess.
They created the illusion that Consort Shen was feigning madness, seeking revenge for her son by attempting to kill Princess Yuqing, but was instead killed by the princess.
Just as I was thinking this, I was suddenly kicked hard from behind.
He fell into the room.
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