Chapter 235 Concubine Hui confesses
Chapter 235 Concubine Hui confesses
Moreover, Chenghu was still unable to let go of his mother when he was dying. The emperor was soft-hearted and would probably not be willing to deal with the queen at this time, even if it was just for Chenghu.
The Empress Dowager's head began to ache. This matter was really difficult to resolve. In particular, Chenghu's death had not yet been investigated. If it was really done by Concubine Hui, how should she deal with it?
The Empress Dowager may not care about Nara clan, but she just had one son killed and now she is pregnant with another. After all, she is a meritorious person. If she is dealt with directly, it will not look good for the crown prince.
The Empress Dowager did not expect that her son was so unfilial and always went against her. She was tired. Her grandson was willing to discuss everything with her, and would never disobey her except to prevent her from interfering in politics. But she was still tired.
Sure enough, when it came to marrying a virtuous woman, a name popped up in the Empress Dowager's mind, but then she dismissed it. It happened that this pearl was from the family of Niuhulu, so they were not destined to be together after all.
"Alright, stop talking about what's real and what's not. Nara, I just want to ask you, is Chenghu's death related to you?"
Concubine Hui replied very calmly: "Yes."
Nanny Wu was stunned for a moment. Was it Concubine Hui who did it? But why didn't she know? It's over! Nanny Wu's mind flashed these two words, and then she fell to her knees with a plop.
Even though he had some suspicions, Kangxi still couldn't bear the truth when he heard Nara admit it. He understood Nara's pain of losing her son and knew she would not let the queen go, but why did she retaliate in this way?
Chengqing and Chenghu are both his children. If they cared about him a little bit, they would not be so careless about their own feelings and hurt their children wantonly.
Kangxi closed his eyes and listened to the Queen's shrill screams. He seemed to want to get up from the ground and rush towards Nara, but the Empress Dowager would never let her harm the royal heir, so she had someone stop her.
When Kangxi opened his eyes again, they were cold and his words were emotionless, "Have you had enough of the trouble? Queen, if you don't want to die suddenly today, just be quiet."
When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned. Even the Empress Dowager did not expect that Kangxi would have such a big change.
It was clear that Kangxi had softened his heart towards the queen just a moment ago because of Chenghu's death. But from this moment on, all the warmth and tolerance disappeared, leaving only coldness.
"Your Majesty?" The Queen couldn't believe what she heard. It was clear that His Majesty had just promised Chenghu that he would forgive her past mistakes. It was clear that she had just lost her child and she was the victim.
Kangxi ignored the queen, walked past her, and stopped in front of Concubine Hui. He grabbed Concubine Hui's neck with a big hand, forcing her to look up unconsciously.
"emperor."
"emperor."
The first voice came from the Empress Dowager who was worried about the royal heir, and the second voice came from the Empress Dowager who could not bear it. The two calls brought Kangxi back to his senses a little.
As soon as he let go, Concubine Hui collapsed to the ground, covering her neck and coughing violently.
Kangxi looked at Nara's uncomfortable expression coldly, without any fluctuation in his heart, "Did you kill Chenghu?" His voice was full of murderous intent, as if as long as Concubine Hui answered yes, Kangxi would take action in the next second.
"No!" Concubine Hui sensed the danger and hurriedly explained: "Although I am indeed related to Chenghu's death, there is someone else who actually killed him."
"What do you mean by this?"
"The servants in my palace are more willing to listen to Madam Wu, and she is His Majesty's servant. If I want to take revenge on the Queen, there is no one to use, let alone avoid Madam Wu's eyes and ears.
It was Cui Xin who reminded me that Nanny Wu was sent by His Majesty, and it was she who bewitched me that the best way to avenge the Queen was to make her suffer the same pain. In addition, it was Cui Xin who had been contacting the palace maid in Kunning Palace. "
Madam Zheng sneered, "Concubine Hui really tried to clear herself of the charges. Cui Xin is a member of the Yanxi Palace. It is up to you to decide whether there are any problems or not."
Prince Chenghu was the hope for the rise of the Hesheli clan, but this hope was destroyed by the Nara clan. How could she not hate him in her heart? So even though she knew there was a difference in status, she couldn't help but speak.
"I did it, I admit it, but if it wasn't me, no one should try to throw dirty water on me. Besides, since the Empress Dowager was able to find out the details of the palace maid who did it, it's impossible that she couldn't find out something unusual in my palace.
I don't have the confidence of the Queen, nor am I so naive as to think that by pushing out a servant, everything will be fine and I can save myself."
"You!" Nanny Zheng could tell that Concubine Hui was mocking her master. She wanted to refute, but she had nothing to say. She had heard about the stupid things the Queen had done in the palace before.
Since the relationship had already been broken, Concubine Hui simply threw in the towel and showed her disdain and resentment towards the Queen to the fullest.
After mocking the Queen, Concubine Hui turned to Kangxi and the Grand Empress Dowager and continued, "I had already noticed the palace maid who took action, but I was unable to move, so I asked Cui Xin to contact her.
In fact, at the beginning, I didn't have any hope for this. After all, the entire Kunning Palace was under the control of the Queen. I just didn't expect that she would actually accomplish this.
At that time, I hadn't noticed anything was wrong with her, and I just thought Cui Xin did it to climb up the social ladder. Later, Nanny Wu comforted me, saying that if something really happened in Kunning Palace, my child would be in danger.
As for what the danger was, Concubine Hui did not say, but everyone present understood that she was talking about the Queen.
"This child is all I have left. Even if I am reluctant, I have to stop. I asked Cui Xin to inform the palace maid half a month ago."
"So, for the sake of the child in your belly, you gave up on revenge?" The Empress Dowager was a little unconvinced.
Concubine Hui smiled bitterly and said, "No, I have never let go of my hatred. I just thought that childbirth is a hurdle. After the child is born, I will take it slow."
The Grand Empress Dowager nodded, and this sounded like the truth, but she still tried to test him: "Are you really going to let Cui Xin notify people to stop first?"
"Yes. After that, I heard that Prince Chenghu's illness was still not cured. I thought it was because of the previous incident that made his body too weak, causing the illness to recur.
It was not until a few days ago, when Chenghu fell seriously ill again, that I realized something was wrong. Either the person who did it couldn't suppress his resentment and acted on his own, or there was something wrong with Cuixin.
I think the Empress Dowager has also found out that half a month ago, I unilaterally cut off contact with Kunning Palace. At that time, I just wanted to prevent myself from being unwilling and having other thoughts. Now I think it can prove my innocence. "
Kangxi looked at the Grand Empress Dowager, who had a deeper control over the harem than himself. The Grand Empress Dowager indicated that Concubine Hui should not have lied, after all, there were no loopholes in her logic, and some of the things she had found were consistent.
"But this doesn't mean that you are not the murderer who killed Cheng Hu! If it wasn't you, how could the person behind the scenes have had the chance! If it wasn't you, how could Cheng Hu's body be so dilapidated!"
Concubine Hui was not willing to indulge the queen, and she directly retorted: "If I am one of the culprits who killed Chenghu, then what about you, Queen? Who forced a child to disregard his health and pursue progress? And who committed the crime of killing the palace maid's sister?
Besides, with your methods, I don't believe that anyone can really hurt Prince Chenghu under your nose. Even if the person who did it was someone from Kunning Palace, are all the others dead?
Prince Chenghu's illness has been recurring for such a long time, but no one noticed anything was wrong, not even his own mother suspected anything. "
"What nonsense are you talking about?" The queen was shocked and angry, with a barely perceptible flash of panic in her eyes.
Although the queen quickly calmed down, Ji Nai and the Empress Dowager still noticed her unusual behavior. Kangxi was shocked by Concubine Hui's words, but when he turned to look at the queen, she had returned to normal.
The two had different thoughts. Ji Nai felt disgusted. The queen in her previous life who knew she was going to die but still wanted to keep her child was long gone.
The Empress Dowager was furious and hoped that the truth was not what she thought, otherwise Hesheli would have to be buried with her great-grandson.
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