Concubine Shu painted bright red elixir and slapped her jade hand holding the ivory chopsticks, feeling that she could not write to her.

Why didn’t I see any news about this all day today, but now I’m told by Emperor Jing Hong?

But Concubine Shu was a person who had been in power in the harem for many years, so how could she be stumped by such a little situation?

"Your Majesty, how did this matter come to your ears and it changed its flavor." Concubine Shu covered her mouth and smiled.

"Where is I burning paper money in the imperial garden? My family members died tragically, and the emperor was favored and allowed to do rituals. Even if I want to pay tribute to the elders, I will explain it to the emperor. How could I violate the palace rules by myself even though I knew what the palace rules were?

"Look at how many years have I been doing this in the face slap in my face? If I go to the Imperial Garden to burn paper money and let people know, how can I control my servants?"

Emperor Jing Hong listened to Concubine Shu's words and smiled and said, "You are right. I also think it's strange, so I come to ask you."

Concubine Shu stood up, and Niao Niao Tingting bowed, then smiled and said, "Actually, it was my concubine's news yesterday. I knew that someone from me went to the Imperial Garden to do something that violated the palace rules, so I went to get someone. But when I was seen by someone who was unknown, I felt that I was breaking the palace rules."

"Oh?" Emperor Jing Hong asked, "Who dares to do such a thing?"

Concubine Shu bit her red lips and sighed, and said the truth after all, "It's Madam Cen beside me. She has been with me for a long time and misses her parents at home. Unfortunately, her parents have passed away. She was confused for a while and then did stupid things. My concubine has already punished her and is preparing to expel her from the palace."

Emperor Jing Hong still knew who Madam Cen was, so he nodded, "It is indeed hers who violated the palace rules. If the palace people want to mourn the dead, wouldn't they not smell the fragrance of flowers in the imperial garden? It would be bad luck."

"The emperor said very much. So I punished her heavily, but I thought that she had been with me for half a lifetime. If I wanted to shout for beating and killing, I would not be able to say that I couldn't bear it, but I would also make people talk behind my back about my disagreement, and we royal people were not familiar with humanity."

Emperor Jing Hong nodded and said, "Your concerns are reasonable. Then let me leave them to you to deal with."

Seeing that Emperor Jing Hong had no intention of asking questions, Concubine Shu quietly breathed a sigh of relief. After serving Emperor Jing Hong, she called Madam Cen to her side: "It's because I want to protect you, but the emperor has found out about it. I can't keep you by my side. I think that you have served me for a long time, so you can leave the palace to take care of it."

Madam Cen immediately burst into tears and kowtowed to Concubine Shu.

She knew that she would be lucky to end up like this. If Concubine Shu was a little merciless, it would be OK to kill her.

Now that I can save my life and live my life with a lot of savings, I will be idle in the second half of my life and no longer have to worry about serving others.

Madam Cen did not dare to show her joy, so she kowtowed to Concubine Shu in tears: "Empress, I am reluctant to leave you. I am used to serving you. If you let me go out of the palace, where can I go?"

Seeing her crying pitifully, Concubine Shu was also moved and said helplessly: "I also like to have you, a caring and trusting person around you, but who told you to be confused for a moment and do such a wrong thing?"

Madam Cen choked and kowtowed, "It's my servant, it's not. It's my servant who has made the empress worry."

Concubine Shu sighed and said, "Forget it, you can clean up now and go out of the palace."

It was said that she had sent Madam Cen away, but Concubine Shu still gave her a lot of rewards.

Emperor Jing Hong, who returned to the Yangxin Palace, took the hot tea brought by the eunuch Li Defang and took a bite, and suddenly asked, "What was the day yesterday?"

Li Defang followed Emperor Jing Hong over time, with a sharp mind and a great memory. Because he was wary of Emperor Jing Hong, he would pay attention to any matters related to Emperor Jing Hong.

After thinking about it carefully, I said, "Go back to the emperor, yesterday was not a special day. I just remember that yesterday seemed to be the birthday of Ye Zhao and Ye Zhuangyuan. When the emperor was still in the residence in the early years, I heard it, but it was too long and I couldn't confirm it."

Emperor Jing Hong nodded, and when he thought of Ye Zhao, he couldn't help but think of some things from his early years. After thinking about it, he sighed softly and said, "Ye Zhao has been dead for more than a year. Time is really too fast. After that incident last year, the meeting has been quiet for more than a year."

"Yes, after that explosion, the people from the inner meeting never came out to disturb the emperor's Qingyou again."

Emperor Jing Hong nodded, put down the tea bowl, and suddenly realized.

On Ye Zhao's birthday, Concubine Shu's most trusted Madam Cen went to the Imperial Garden to burn paper money.

You know, if Madam Cen, who has followed Concubine Shu for many years, doesn’t know the rules of the palace, she would do such things?

Emperor Jing Hong was sensitive and suspicious, and often guessed the people around him with suspicion in his heart. Now he had an obvious object to doubt, and immediately said, "Li Defang."

"I am here." Seeing that Emperor Jing Hong's face suddenly became serious, Li Defang hurriedly knelt down and listened to the instructions.

Emperor Jing Hong said: "I asked someone to check Ye Zhao. I will check everything from the early years to the later events."

"Yes." Li Defang felt a stern, and he quickly kowtowed and responded. He went out to find Zhao Qian, the commander of the Jinyiwei, to give instructions.

The Sixth Prince was always watching the movements in the palace, and he had some friendship with the people under the Jinyiwei. So the next day, as soon as the Jinyiwei people were about to start investigating Ye Zhao, he immediately got the news.

When the Sixth Prince received the news, his face immediately became dark.

"Your Highness, what's wrong with you..." Zhao Xi felt as if he wanted to eat people, and his heart trembled.

The Sixth Prince didn't say a word, but his heart kept beating.

Why did she run to her to burn paper money for an irrelevant person with such a cautious attitude as her mother risk being discovered by violating the palace rules?

Why did the mother's mother just burn paper money for Ye Zhao, and the father turned around and investigated Ye Zhao?

Could it be...

He touched his face and remembered the guy named Ye Siqi who was born in the countryside by Ye Zhao. Some of his psychological thoughts were confirmed and his heart was cold.

"The father is going to investigate Ye Zhao?"

"Yes." Zhao Xi lowered his head, obviously thinking of something.

He was a servant who followed the Sixth Prince. If the Sixth Prince had something to do, it would not only affect the Sixth Prince himself, but also his future. As he encountered such a crisis, his mind was very fast, fearing that the Sixth Prince would have a problem and would be exhausted.
Chapter completed!