There was too much noise in the inner room, and the confidant standing outside sensed something was wrong. He quickly walked around the screen and came in, only to see Prince Cheng sitting on the ground with a pale face.
Not far in front of him was lying the old concubine with her eyes wide open and already dead. She was slumped on the ground, blood gushing out of the wound on her forehead. Her entire face and body were soaked in blood. Her eyes were still open, and she looked particularly miserable in the stormy night.
"The Concubine Dowager!" the man screamed, "Your Highness, the Concubine Dowager..."
"Shut up!"
King Cheng suddenly raised his head and shouted.
Suddenly there was a loud thunder outside, and heavy rain hit the eaves, and the sound of it was somewhat thrilling.
Prince Cheng stood up with trembling hands, quickly wiped the blood off his hands, and said with pale lips: "Go and bring Nanny Jiang in, send someone to the princess and tell them that the concubine saw Nanny Jiang after she woke up, and for some reason she had an argument with her, and ask the princess to come over."
"But the princess fainted..."
"Then let Xiao Yan's people come over. No matter what method you use, let the people from the main courtyard come over!"
He didn't mean to hurt his mother, nor did he mean to kill her. He was just careless... His mother was seriously ill and had already woken up. It was because of Rong Yue's sudden return that his mother argued with him for her. It was because of Rong Yue that he accidentally killed his mother.
It was Rong Yue who killed her!
The expression on Prince Cheng's face changed from panic at first to ferocious and vicious later, as if he had found the culprit. Even he himself was convinced that it was Rong Yue who killed the old concubine. His voice stopped shaking, and only anger and frost remained on his face: "The prince and the princess had an argument, and I went to comfort them, but I didn't come to take care of them."
"After Imperial Doctor Sun examined the princess's pulse, he discovered that something was wrong with her pregnancy and that she was being framed. Madam Jiang tried to cover up for the princess and accidentally killed the princess. Do you understand?"
The relative was shocked: "Then Doctor Sun..."
"Kill him!"
Prince Cheng originally had Doctor Sun arrested just to be prepared for any eventuality. If Rong Yue really got into trouble, he would find a way to bribe him to "testify" for him.
As long as he could prove that the child in Rong Yue's belly was not his blood, even if some of what happened back then was exposed, it would be enough to bring Rong Yue and Gu Helian to an irretrievable state.
But the toffee suddenly disappeared...
He couldn't bear the infamy of murdering his biological mother, and he couldn't let the concubine die in vain.
As long as it can be proven that Rong Yue killed the Concubine Dowager, not to mention her and Gu Helian, even Xiao Yan and Song Tangning who sent people over will not be able to escape the connection!
The more Prince Cheng thought about it, the more it made sense to him. The last bit of hesitation in his heart disappeared completely. When he looked at his confidant, only ruthlessness remained in his eyes.
"Be clean and don't leave any ulterior motives."
The confidant quickly bowed his head: "I understand."
…
Boom boom
Princess Cheng was sitting in the room, feeling uneasy. As the rain outside got heavier, someone suddenly knocked on the door.
She was startled and subconsciously looked at Ayane.
Ayane whispered, "Here it comes."
Her words were both a response to the outside world and a way of telling Princess Cheng that what they had been waiting for had come true.
Princess Cheng pinched her palms hard, trying her best to calm herself down, and after sitting up straight with the help of Ayane's hand, she let Ayane open the door.
The secret guard outside whispered, "The people from the Concubine's Courtyard are here."
Her lips moved slightly, and the sound was as thin as a thread and fell into Ayane's ears along with the sound of rain.
"Madame Jiang was taken to the Dowager Concubine's Courtyard by Prince Cheng's men and has not come out since then. Prince Cheng's men were guarding too closely and our people could not get close to them and could not hear what they said. However, Imperial Doctor Sun was also taken away by them and Fu Ye followed."
Ayane said "hmm" softly, then looked up at the person who hurried over in the yard: "What do you want?"
"You are Miss Lingyin, right? I am a servant of the Dowager Concubine. The Dowager Concubine just woke up, but for some reason she started arguing with Nanny Jiang..."
"The Concubine is arguing with someone, you should go find the Prince." Ayane said coldly.
The man looked anxious: "I don't know where the prince has gone, and there is no one in the palace to make the decision. Nanny Jiang is someone close to the princess, and the servants dare not stop her. Please go and take a look."
Upon hearing this, Ayane felt that the people in Prince Cheng's mansion must have taken them for fools, as they could come up with such a poor excuse. She could already guess that Prince Cheng had probably set up some trap in the Concubine Dowager's courtyard, just waiting for her to get there.
She sneered and was about to speak when she suddenly heard the voice of Princess Cheng coming from behind her.
"I'll go and take a look."
"Princess, are you awake?"
The person in the courtyard was startled when she saw Princess Cheng coming out, but then she was overjoyed. She said quickly, "It's good that you woke up. The Concubine Dowager has been talking about you since she woke up. I don't know what happened to Nanny Jiang. She quarreled with the Concubine Dowager so fiercely that I couldn't stop her."
"The Concubine Dowager is already in poor health, and the court doctor is also here to stop her. If something really happens, what will we do..."
Princess Cheng said, "I'll be there right away."
"princess!"
Ayane looked at Princess Cheng disapprovingly, not understanding why she would step into it even though she knew it was a trap. Princess Cheng just looked at her and said, "If it's dangerous, can you protect me?"
Ayane was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Yes."
There are not only her and two secret guards in the palace, but also the people from the Gu family who have sneaked in. The governor has also kept some backup plans. Even if they fall out, there is no need to worry that Prince Cheng will hurt them. Furthermore, Gu Helian's people are near Prince Cheng's palace. Once a fight really breaks out, they will know about it at the first time. As long as Gu Helian comes, Prince Cheng can't do anything even if he wants to.
Princess Cheng pursed her lips slightly. She knew that she shouldn't put herself in danger, nor should she step into it even though she knew Xie Tianyu wanted to plot against her.
But after nearly twenty years of "infatuation", if she didn't see with her own eyes what Xie Tianyu could do and how he really wanted to treat her, she would not be able to resolve the knot in her heart.
Princess Cheng's eyes were red as she whispered, "Please accompany me to take the risk."
Ayane looked at the woman in front of her who should have been gorgeous and unrestrained, but whose eyes were filled with fatigue and stubbornness. She thought about the embarrassment of being kept in the dark about the deep love between the couple that was praised by everyone outside. She was silent for a moment before she said, "Okay, I will accompany you."
Princess Cheng forced a smile, reached out and touched her slightly protruding belly, looked at the servants of the Cheng Palace in the courtyard and said, "Let's go."
…
The main courtyard was not far from the concubine's courtyard, and the pouring rain seemed to tear the sky and the earth apart.
When Ayane helped Princess Cheng to the Dowager Concubine's courtyard, she saw that the lights were bright inside, but there was no one outside.
The servant of Prince Cheng's mansion became more and more anxious, and led Princess Cheng inside: "Why is there no sound? Could it be that the Concubine Dowager is very angry..."
Princess Cheng followed her silently. After stepping through the door, she went straight to the inner room. Through a screen, she could vaguely see a figure lying in front of the bed in the inner room. The figure looked very much like Nanny Jiang.
"Grandma?"
There was no response from inside, and Princess Chen led Ayane forward.
"Madame Jiang?"
Ayane stepped forward and touched Nanny Jiang's shoulder, and saw the person who was standing just now fell straight down and hit the ground with a "bang".
The old concubine in front of her was lying on the edge of the bed with her forehead resting on the golden hook that hung the curtains. Blood was all over the floor, and on the back of her neck, which was exposed by her nightgown, there were two deep pinch marks.