Wang Yuyan was officially canonized as Concubine De, the same level as Concubine Dong Xian and Yun Xiyao.
Three days later, the imperial palace, Yanran Palace.
The fourth prince suddenly developed a fever. After diagnosis, the imperial doctor suspected that he had caught a cold in the middle of the night.
Wang Yuyan was furious, summoned everyone, pointed at the wet nurse and shouted sternly: "Come here, take down the wet nurse and give me a hard beating!"
Several nuns came forward with cold faces, pushed the wet nurse to the ground, picked up the board and beat her.
The nanny was so frightened that she trembled all over and cried for mercy: "Mother, I was wrong. This time it was my negligence. I didn't do it on purpose."
"Is it really not intentional? Do you think I will believe it? Which palace sent you to harm the fourth prince?" Wang Yuyan said sharply.
The wet nurse cried and complained: "Mother, what are you talking about?! I am loyal to you and the fourth prince. It is my fault that I did not take good care of the fourth prince. However, I have no ambiguity at all."
"Really? Come here, search the nanny's room for me to see if there is anything that any noble person has rewarded!" Wang Yuyan ordered coldly.
Wang Yuyan's confidant, the female official Wan Yun, led people into the nanny's room. Soon, she came out, shook her head and said, "Nothing special, just some broken silver and a few simple jewelry."
With that said, he showed Wang Yuyan the contents of the tray.
"Oh?!" Wang Yuyan looked at the wet nurse, "It seems you are quite cautious."
"Mother, you are wronged. This slave was not bribed by anyone at all." The wet nurse lay on the ground with her back covered in blood, crying out.
With a "pop", Wang Yuyan threw the tea cup to the ground and said sternly: "I don't think you will shed tears without seeing the coffin! A few days ago, someone saw you and Aunt Xue next to Concubine Shu hiding in the imperial garden and muttering,
What are you discussing?"
"It's unfair. I have never seen Nanny Xue alone." The nanny's face flushed with anxiety and she defended loudly.
Although she did work for Yun Xiyao, she had never seen Nanny Xue alone.
"Someone has seen it with their own eyes. Don't think that I can't do anything to you because I haven't caught any evidence. If you don't explain clearly today, I will break your legs. You guys, keep beating me.
Hit him hard."
Crackling... the boards fell on the wet nurse more densely than before.
"Your Majesty, you are wronged. I really don't have any slaves. Your Majesty, for the sake of taking care of the fourth prince for so long, please spare this slave..."
However, Wang Yuyan just looked at her with a sneer and said nothing.
The nanny suddenly understood that Wang Yuyan didn't care whether she had actually met Nanny Xue. She just suspected that she was the queen's spy and took the opportunity to get rid of her. She didn't know where she had exposed her secret. In fact,
Except for applying poison to the fourth prince's face and lips last time, she has never done anything inappropriate, and she has done her best to take care of the fourth prince.
Yesterday, the Fourth Prince had a fever. It was because of the change of seasons, not her negligence. Besides, she was not the only one taking care of the Four Princes, so why was she the only one affected?
In the final analysis, he just suspected that she was the queen and took the opportunity to have an attack.
Thinking of this, the wet nurse felt that her future was bleak, and even her voice for grievances became weak, and soon she lost her voice.
The nun who was executing the execution touched the tip of the nanny's nose, and then said cautiously: "Mother, I'm out of breath."
"Well, drag it out and bury it." Wang Yuyan stood up and looked around at everyone, with a bit of coldness in her eyes...