"There has been no progress in the case of the poisoning of the crown prince, but I am going to tell the ugly story today. There is no airtight wall in the world. When the truth is found out one day, the palace will never offend the murderer!" Mu Ci glanced around the audience. All concubines are not angry but powerful.
Qi Luo quickly echoed: "The Queen's words are reasonable. If the murderer is caught, he must be severely punished! It is not pity to kill such an inhumane animal if you attack the Crown Prince."
Of course, she was also clearing herself by the way to show that she had not harmed the crown prince.
Shen Manyun glanced at Mu Ci who was in a bad mood, then looked at all the concubines present, and said with a smile: "I also want to know who killed the Crown Prince. The Emperor's bloodline is already there. He is weak and ambitious, and attacks children. Such people will have to shed their skin even if they are not dead. It is best to kill the Nine Tribes to serve as a warning to others!"
As soon as she said this, everyone looked at her.
As we all know, Shen Manyun and Mu Ci have been at odds with each other since the day they entered the palace. The two have been enmity for many years, and this is the first time in their memory that they see Shen Manyun and Mu Ci speaking in the same voice.
"What do you think I am doing? I despise those vicious women who are incompetent but murder children. Although I don't like the Queen, I am very principled and will never do it for my own selfish interests. Go harm the emperor's child!" Shen Manyun said softly.
As soon as she said this, everyone laughed.
Isn't it because Shen Manyun said this because he loves the house and the bird?
Everyone in the palace knew that Shen Manyun was very pleased with the emperor. It was a pity that in the years since Shen Manyun had been in the palace, the emperor had dismissed her and never ordered her to sleep with her.
Fortunately, such people don't have the opportunity to rise to the top, otherwise there's no telling how proud they would be.
Mu Ci observed An Rong's expression from time to time and found that An Rong's expression did not change at all, as if this matter had nothing to do with her.
And the last time the eldest prince was poisoned, is it related to An Rong?
An Rong has a criminal record and once poisoned Yu'er, so she is naturally the biggest suspect.
If these two incidents of prince poisoning have nothing to do with An Rong, then who is behind it?
Could it be that she missed someone important?
Mu Ci looked at all the concubines present. In her opinion, she knew the temperament and characteristics of these concubines in the harem very well, and it was clear at a glance which ones were scheming and ambitious.
Apart from An Rong and Yuzhi, Guo Cairen, Zheng Jieyu and Wan Meiren, she really couldn't think of anyone else in the harem who had such a scheme.
Unless there are characters she neglected.
Is it Li Waner?
Before Mu Yao left the palace, she told her that Li Waner was not a person to be afraid of, and that Li Waner had lost her wits.
Mu Yao has a pretty good eye for people, and she also feels that Li Waner doesn't have the energy to deal with her at the moment.
That being the case, who else could be behind this?
Could it be Yan Meiren?
Yan Meiren has no sense of presence since she put pressure on her.
Wang Cairen understands pharmacology. From the outside, he has a gentle temperament and does not look like an ambitious person.
Another one is Chen Zhiqin who entered the palace together with Shen Manyun and An Rong.
Chen Zhiqin is restless and a bit ambitious, but her scheming is as scheming as Qi Luo's. It is unlikely that she will achieve anything big.
Mu Ci discovered that by eliminating all possible concubines, there would not be many left.
On the other hand, she didn't know much about Liu Jieyu, who had some connection with her. Liu Jieyu must have been ambitious, otherwise she wouldn't have wanted to use her to win favor in the first place.
After that, she and Liu Jieyu had no further contact.
Just because of that little bit of fate, she would not trouble Liu Jieyu for no reason on weekdays, and Liu Jieyu seemed to be content with herself.
In this way, Liu Jieyu's possibility is also there.
Liu Jieyu was chatting with Chen Zhiqin when she suddenly felt Mu Ci's eyes fixed on her. She looked up and met Mu Ci's scrutinizing eyes.
Her heart trembled, and she instantly understood that Mu Ci was doubting herself.
When the greetings were over, everyone left one by one, with Liu Jieyu deliberately left at the end.
After making sure that there were no outsiders, she told Mu Ci: "Empress, I have something to say."
Mu Ci looked at her: "If you have anything to say, just tell me."
"If you give me a hundred courages, I won't dare to attack His Highness the Crown Prince. I believe in your Majesty from the bottom of my heart and will never do anything treacherous." Liu Jieyu said with a straight face.
Mu Ci looked at Liu Jieyu quietly and said nothing.
Liu Jieyu thought she didn't believe her, so she added: "Did the Queen believe some greedy words? I am true..."
"I believe in you." Mu Ci said quietly.
She did suspect Liu Jieyu, but Liu Jieyu's temperament was so unpredictable that she could not have such a comprehensive plan, so Liu Jieyu's suspicion was eliminated.
If the people you want to get are not suspicious, the focus must return to those few.
As for Chen Zhiqin, she also thinks it is unlikely.
Liu Jieyu breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this. She thought she had no ability to shake Mu Ci's position, and she didn't want to get involved.
Although she also has ambitions to win the Holy Favor, she thinks she is no match for Mu Ci. If she can live a stable life in the harem in the end, this can be considered her blessing.
After Liu Jieyu left, Mu Ci fell into deep thought.
If the poisoning incident of Nian'er and Xiao Yu'er was not planned by An Rong and his group, then the person who planned it behind the scenes was too scheming.
Unfortunately, she could only narrow down the scope to that group of people, but she couldn't eliminate their suspicions.
As for the harem, it suddenly became quiet.
Ever since the crown prince was poisoned at the Ten Thousand Flower Festival, Mu Ci's style has become very tough. Anyone who is lazy will be caught by Mu Ci and punished.
Among them, An Rong, Shen Manyun and Yuzhi were punished the most.
For this reason, Shen Manyun asked Mu Ci more than once why she was always used as a backstop. Mu Ci's statement was to catch the big fish behind him. In her opinion, this was an excuse. Mu Ci just wanted to hold grudges, so he deliberately
Find fault with her.
It may also be because Dugu Liancheng ignored Mu Ci after returning to the palace, and Mu Ci became homesick and lovesick, so he used her as a punching bag.
If this was the case, she could reluctantly forgive Mu Ci for not knowing how to advance or retreat.
In the blink of an eye, it was the Crown Prince's second birthday again. In the past, based on how much Dugu Liancheng loved the Crown Prince, he would definitely have held a grand birthday party, but this time he just ordered Li Yu to send a box of gifts and dismissed it.
Yingchun was afraid that Mu Ci would be sad, so she tried to divert Mu Ci's attention.
Mu Ci saw this and in turn comforted Yingchun and said, "I'm fine. He has his own reasons. It's a pity that Yu'er can't spend his second birthday with his father."
Whether it's the birth of the third prince or Yu'er's second birthday, this happens only once in a lifetime. Some regrets can never be made up for after they pass.
