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Chapter 210 The Concubine is not a simple person

After the emperor read all the clues found by the three people, he made a judgment in his mind.

At present, Xuanyi Tower cannot be found, and no substantial evidence can be found, but Qianji Powder can be continued to move forward, so he allowed the three adults to continue investigating along this line.

The three adults lived up to everyone's expectations and got the results in just three days.

Three days later, Shi Lidie went to the palace for treatment, and witnessed the end of this case.

They found out that the user of Qianji Powder was a concubine of medium status in the harem, Min Zhaoyi.

Min Zhaoyi happened to be born in the Zhou family of Changhe.

However, Zhou Min is a daughter of the Zhou family's side branch, which is very far away from the main branch where Prime Minister Zhou is from, so her position in the harem is not high.

If she were the daughter of the main branch of the Zhou family, she would at least be a concubine.

Since entering the palace, Min Zhaoyi has been cautious and prudent. She has not stood out or attracted attention. She has climbed to the position of Zhaoyi step by step, just crossing the threshold where she can raise her children by herself.

Then she gave birth to the child in a low-key manner and raised her son safely until he was eight years old.

In fact, she also had hope of supporting her son to ascend the throne.

So, she entrusted her parents to find a way to get Qianji Powder from Changhe's hometown, intending to poison the prince. Unfortunately, she did not find a suitable opportunity, and the prince was sent to the imperial mausoleum to do hard labor.

Concubine Min felt that the prince could not be allowed to come back, so she sent assassins to assassinate the prince with poison Thousand Machine Powder smeared on their weapons.

The three adults found the remaining Qianji Powder from Concubine Min’s palace.

Well, the evidence is solid.

Shi Lidie accompanied the emperor to Concubine Min's palace.

At this time, Concubine Min was in disheveled clothes, kneeling on the ground, guarded by the imperial guards, waiting for the emperor to arrive.

In addition, there were other concubines in Min Zhaoyi's palace, and they basically came to watch the fun. Everyone wanted to know what crime Min Zhaoyi, who had always been low-key, had committed.

And Concubine Xian was among them.

Shi Lidie helped the emperor sit down on the main seat, and he said:

"Min Zhaoyi, Qianjisan was found in your palace, and people in your palace also proved that you wanted to attack the prince. Do you have anything else to say?"

Zhou Min kowtowed to the emperor and said:

"I admit that I asked my parents to get the Thousand Machine Powder, and I did tell the maids around me that I wanted to kill the prince, but I didn't have the chance to do it yet."

"Those assassins who tried to kill the prince were not sent by me. I don't have the ability to command so many assassins. After all, I am only a branch of the Zhou family. The Zhou family will not let me command assassins who have been carefully trained for many years."

Just when everyone thought what she said made sense, someone among the concubines who were watching spoke up:

"Who can tell for sure? After all, the Zhou family has no daughters in the palace, nor grandchildren who are princes. Only you, a daughter of the collateral line, gave birth to the Ninth Prince."

"If the Zhou family wants to go further, it is understandable that they will secretly support you."

"Don't slander me!" Zhou Min turned around angrily and stared at the other person. She recognized that the person who spoke was Du Zhaoyi, who had the same rank as her.

But she and Du Zhaoyi had no grudges in the past or today, so she didn't understand why she wanted to add insult to injury.

"I am not slandering you, Your Majesty. Now in the entire palace, only Concubine Min's residence was found to have Thousand Machines Powder, and the Zhou family is related to the former imperial physician Sun Shibai. This is already irrefutable evidence." Concubine Du said.

The emperor looked at Concubine Min solemnly, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.

Indeed, Min Zhaoyi did not seem to have the ability to drive the assassins around, but it did not rule out the possibility that the Zhou family supported her behind the scenes. She could not produce any other evidence to prove her innocence.

Then, she is the murderer.

"Min Zhaoyi used a deadly poison to assassinate the prince. The evidence is irrefutable. All members of the Zhou family to which she belongs will be executed." The emperor said, "Since Min Zhaoyi has contributed greatly to the birth of the prince, her body will be preserved intact. I will grant her poisoned wine. This poison... is Qianji Powder."

Soon, someone brought the poisoned wine.

Min Zhaoyi refused to drink, but someone grabbed her arm, pried open her mouth, and forced the drink down her throat.

Soon, she died from the Qianji Powder she had obtained.

At this time, Concubine Xian knelt down and said to the emperor:

"Your Majesty, although Concubine Min committed a heinous crime, the Ninth Prince is still young and knows nothing. Please do not vent your anger on him. In addition, I would like to ask Your Majesty to show me some mercy."

"What grace?" asked the emperor.

"I am heartbroken after losing my son. I beg Your Majesty to give the Ninth Prince to me to raise as a solace for my grief." Concubine Xian cried and begged, "Your Majesty, please have mercy on me and agree to my request!"

Indeed, what Concubine Min did had nothing to do with the Ninth Prince, he was just an eight-year-old child.

Now that the Ninth Prince has lost his mother and the Virtuous Concubine has lost her son, it just so happens that she wants to raise the Ninth Prince. This can also be regarded as solving a problem for the Emperor. After all, he was worried about how to deal with the Ninth Prince.

He wanted to ignore it and let him fend for himself, but he was his son after all, and he was still young, so he could be considered as a future heir that he was considering.

Now that Concubine Xian has taken the initiative to request, this matter is just right to be resolved.

"Well, I know that Yan'er's death has hit you hard. If I can't give you some comfort, I'm afraid your body won't be able to bear it. In this case, you can take the Ninth Prince away." said the emperor.

"Thank you very much, Your Majesty." Concubine Xian bowed in thanks.

Shi Lidie watched Concubine Xian's excellent singing and songwriting performance and couldn't help but sigh:

The virtuous concubine is a ruthless person.

Those assassins who assassinated the prince were clearly sent by her, but she was able to frame Concubine Min and successfully clear herself of suspicion.

In addition, her own son died, and she seemed to have no hope, but she took over the son of Concubine Min in the blink of an eye, and once again held a bargaining chip to seize the throne.

It's really amazing, no wonder she has maintained her status in the palace for so many years.

If the emperor had not considered the deceased Empress An Lan and chosen the daughter of the An family as his successor, she might have become the empress long ago.

But it’s not too late now.

Shi Lidie and Concubine Xian looked at each other in mid-air, revealing a tacit look to each other.

Then Shi Lidie lowered her head and curled her lips:

This chess game is becoming more and more interesting.

Now that the "murderer" who assassinated the crown prince has been found, how can Xuanyilou, who assassinated the second prince, stay out of it? It seems that she has to think of a way to expose Xuanyilou to everyone.

While the prince was still asleep, with the help of the emperor and the virtuous concubine, they seized the Xuanyi Tower and weakened his power.

When Ye Zhaonan wakes up, he will be faced with a dead end:

With the loss of Duke Dingguo's Mansion, he lost the support of his mother's family; with the loss of Xuanyi Tower, he lost the power he had cultivated; his body was poisoned and he was weak and sickly; the tendons in his legs were broken and he would be unable to use them for the rest of his life.

I wonder if he can still play the leading role in such a desperate situation?