met free Chapter 915 Something fishy
Chapter 915 Something fishy
"Uncle Wang must be very sad that the person he loved all his life died in front of him!" Xie Shang said with a hint of sarcasm, "Uncle Wang and Chang Mingxiu put on a great show!"
Xie Kang was stunned. Seeing Yue Anxin also chased off the boat, he quickly reacted, a sneer flashing in his eyes. "Isn't this all forced by His Majesty? He pretended to be indifferent on the surface, but secretly sent someone to notify Yue Anxin to catch the adulterer, hoping to use this to anger the indigenous tribes in the northwest. The emperor wanted to force the Yue clan to take action, but has he ever considered that the current Great Zhou would be their opponent? The emperor sent Peng Fei to the northwest garrison. He should know his strengths and weaknesses!"
Xie Shang didn't deny it. Hearing Xie Kang's scolding, he clenched his fists and said, "Uncle Kang is not what I see on the surface!"
Xie Kang smiled faintly and continued, "The Emperor discovered the affair between Concubine Chang and this prince and was very magnanimous in allowing her to leave the palace. He was ostensibly placing her under house arrest, but in reality, wasn't he just trying to get this prince to meet her? The Emperor then sent word to Yue Anxin in the northwest, having her come to Shengjing. This is secretly causing unrest in Prince Kang's mansion."
Xie Shang is the most insidious one, even his father is not as good as him. Xie Kang did not say this.
Xie Shang sneered, "Uncle Wang, are you done pretending?"
"Why should I pretend? Isn't everything under the control of the Emperor? You have placed the Grand Empress Dowager and your mother under house arrest in the Hengyang Palace and have assigned people to guard them strictly. Your mother must have lived a miserable life. She was used by the late Emperor before. Wasn't it just for him to control Duke Cheng that she was allowed to enter the palace and become the Empress? Now she is under house arrest by her own son." Of course, these words were told to him by Chang Mingxiu, and he said them deliberately to provoke him.
"If the emperor knew that he imprisoned his own mother just to please a woman, I'm afraid he would be very disappointed in Your Majesty!" Xie Kang sneered.
His mother was also placed under house arrest by Xie Shang, the unfilial son. He tried to rescue her but failed. Xie Shang had been prepared for this, and all of this was instigated by Jiang Fenghua.
If Jiang Fenghua heard what he said, he would definitely be speechless because he was taking the blame for no reason.
The fierce look in Xie Shang's eyes grew more and more intense. He knew that Xie Kang said this on purpose, thinking that he would not kill them now.
The Great Zhou was facing internal and external troubles, and he really didn't want to touch them now, not that he didn't dare to touch them.
He suddenly calmed down, his eyes were cold, and he became calm and reserved. "If Uncle Wang misses the Imperial Grandmother, I have someone bring her to Shengjing to stay for a while. Aunt Kang is also in Shengjing. How can she show her filial piety to the Imperial Grandmother?"
Xie Kang was stunned. Yue Anxin was not a daughter-in-law who knew how to respect and be filial. If she appeared in front of the Empress Dowager, it would only cause trouble for her.
Xie Kang also knew about the involvement between Xie Shang and several women, and his harem was not as peaceful as it seemed on the surface.
He said, "Empress Jiang, who seems to be very righteous, is probably the one behind a lot of things! Uncle Wang just wants to remind the Emperor not to be fooled by a woman."
Xie Kang continued, "The late emperor must have taught Your Majesty that an emperor is not allowed to have feelings for women. Women who marry into the royal family are nothing more than pawns. Your mother was like this, as was the former Concubine Su, and so was Empress Jiang..."
At this time, Jiang Fenghua also got off the boat and was helped into the carriage. She had no idea that the two uncles and nephews were fighting behind her. She sneezed several times and didn't know that she was being blamed for no reason again.
Hongxiu held Jiang Fenghua's arm and asked with concern, "Did your Majesty catch a cold?"
Jiang Fenghua said, "I'm not cold."
She looked towards the boat. What were Xie Shang and King Kang talking about? Why didn't they get off the boat yet?
Just before she left, she suddenly said something more. There was something strange about Chang Mingxiu's death. The guards went down to rescue him in time. It didn't take them long to salvage Chang Mingxiu. If he had choked on water, he could have been saved if they had rescued him immediately!
She carefully recalled Concubine Chang's face, which was blue and purple, as if she had been poisoned.
Her mind was racing just now, so she overthought things. Or maybe she was just being overly suspicious. She said to Aoxue, "Do you think there's anything unusual about Concubine Chang's death?"
Aoxue said directly: "It seems that he was poisoned. I can't be sure what the poison is without a close inspection."
Jiang Fenghua boldly guessed, "What if she wants to escape?"
Aoxue suddenly realized, "There's a medicine that can instantly stop breathing and make one appear dead. Your Majesty, are you saying that Concubine Chang's drowning in the lake was a lie?"
Jiang Fenghua had this suspicion. Regardless of whether Concubine Chang could swim, when she was fished out of the lake, she looked like she had been dead for a long time.
Aoxue looked towards the carriage of the Fourth Prince's Mansion. She was about to catch up to it to take a look, but Jiang Fenghua said, "Since the Emperor hasn't ordered us to check, there's no need for us to make trouble."
Hongxiu whispered, "If Princess Kang catches up, will she find out that Concubine Chang faked her death?"
Jiang Fenghua said: "Xie Yang will handle it himself, we don't need to worry about it."
She didn't want to get involved in things that had nothing to do with her. Just now, she saw a trace of pity in Xie Shang's eyes. He was pitying Xie Yang, after all, he was his brother.
In his previous life, no matter what the reason for Xie Yang's rebellion, Xie Shang did not punish him in the end, but only placed him under house arrest. His status was still a prince, and the treatment he received in the Four Princes' Palaces did not change. Xie Shang still attached great importance to brotherhood.
On the other side, Princess Kang caught up with the carriage of the Fourth Prince's Mansion. She said coldly, "Is she really the Fourth Prince's wet nurse? If the Fourth Prince cared so much about her, why would he kill her with his own hands?"
Yue Anxin still felt strange. She had heard that Xie Kang had a woman in Shengjing City a long time ago, but she had no evidence. Today was the first time she caught him cheating, and the man died. It was the Fourth Prince who pushed him into the lake and drowned him.
She couldn't figure it out no matter how hard she tried.
Xie Yang's eyes flushed. "Wasn't she forced to death by Aunt Kang? Aunt Wang couldn't tolerate her, so her death was exactly what Aunt Kang wanted."
Yue Anxin was so angry that her chest hurt. "How did I force her? You people of the Great Zhou are really good at turning the tables. It's unreasonable."
Xie Yang was indeed being a bit unreasonable. Simply put, Xie Kang did not marry Chang Mingxiu, and this matter had nothing to do with the Yuezhi.
It was none of Princess Kang’s business that his mother was not happy.
Xie Yang seemed to be well prepared. He had already prepared manpower and carriages and directly transported the people away.
Only Yue Anxin was left disheveled in the wind. She was out of breath and pointed at her nose and said, "She and Xie Kang pushed me into the water. I haven't looked for her yet. What does her death have to do with me?"
Xie Minmin and Xie Yun were with their mother. They also felt that what happened tonight was indeed a bit strange. They came here after receiving the news that their father was boating on the lake with a woman, and they actually saw it.
She asked, "Who gave Mother the news?"
Yue Anxin shook her head. "How should I know? Your father and I have not let this matter go. If he doesn't explain clearly, I won't let him go even if he dies."
Xie Yun looked towards Jiang Fenghua with gloomy eyes, "My son suspects that it was Queen Jiang who leaked the news to mother. Father came to Shengjing so many times just to see his old lover. Jiang Fenghua must have known about it a long time ago."
Yue Anxin's mind was completely confused. She also looked in Jiang Fenghua's direction, "Does Yun'er have any basis for saying this?"
Xie Yun shook his head and said, "I haven't found it yet. I will report it to you when I find it." He was just a little interested in Jiang Fenghua.
If Jiang Fenghua knew Xie Yun's thoughts and unfounded inferences, she would be furious.
When Xie Yun disguised himself as Master Yun and stirred up chaos between the Southern Kingdom and the vassal states, she knew he was of little use.