The Female Psychology PhD Who Time Traveled to the Royal Harem

Chapter 281

the chief eunuch of hexi palace came out, and the night-duty eunuchs and guards quickly went to investigate the situation.

within moments, they reported back: "eunuch jiang, there's a wall by the vegetable garden that seems to have collapsed due to age and disrepair, which caused the noise."

jiang chuan frowned deeply. "the wall collapsed?"

those useless people in the internal affairs department, claiming loyalty to their mistress, yet they let the walls of their hexi palace crumble.

they were all just a bunch of bootlickers who talked big but did nothing.

unlike him, who actually worked for his mistress.

he turned back to his room and put on a thin robe. "let's go take a look."

a young eunuch stepped forward, trying to curry favor: "eunuch jiang, it's late and dewy outside. please go back to sleep! this small matter can be handled by us, and we can have the internal affairs department send people to fix it tomorrow."

jiang chuan slapped the top of his head. "what? trying to steal my credit to look good in front of our mistress? let me tell you all, in this hexi palace, anything concerning our mistress and the sixth prince is never a small matter. keep your lanterns bright, and if you truly serve our mistress and the sixth prince, time will prove your worth, and rewards will come your way. but if any of you try to take shortcuts, you won't need to wait for our mistress's punishment - i, jiang chuan, will be the first to deal with you."

the young eunuchs immediately straightened their attitudes and repeatedly assured they wouldn't dare.

truth be told, none of the palace servants who had served in hexi palace ever wanted to leave.

their mistress was beautiful and kind-hearted, never mistreating her servants, and even gave out rewards during festivals and holidays.

moreover, their mistress was favored by the emperor, so people outside treated everyone from hexi palace with respect, whether master or servant. they all had face when they went out.

so even though their mistress trusted only jiang chuan, xiao xiangzi, shuang jiang, xi que, and nanny xiang the most, they didn't want to serve in other palaces.

what was the point of standing out anyway?

wasn't it all about living a comfortable life?

they could live comfortably without exhausting themselves trying to stand out, so why put their necks on the line for unnecessary trouble?

seeing they had all become obedient, jiang chuan led them to the vegetable garden.

all those fruits and vegetables in the garden were shuang jiang and xi que's precious treasures. if they were damaged by the fallen wall, those two young ladies would surely throw a fit when they returned.

"achoo!"

what a promising future!

the yu family wasn't without allies; they had friendly connections with other noble families in the capital.

the xuanwu emperor would follow the trail and root out all the officials in the capital who had connections with the yu family.

even if they couldn't be eliminated all at once, these people would eventually be replaced, one by one.

so...

while others were waiting to see jiang xinyue fail, she didn't take it to heart at all.

no matter how much consort zhang jumped around, she was just like a grasshopper after autumn - her joy wouldn't last long.

and was concubine cheng any better?

"has concubine ye found out anything from her investigation?"

this was what jiang xinyue cared more about.

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there was still a hidden poisoner in the palace who had managed to target both the emperor and wang dequan without a trace, so subtle that even the imperial hospital couldn't determine the cause.

that strange ice-blue butterfly turned out to be just an ordinary butterfly after investigation.

xiao xiangzi shook his head: "we've had concubine ye recall countless times, and the internal affairs department people say they still haven't found any suspicious persons."

"what about the young eunuch who served the wine?"

"he was one of eunuch tang shiliang's men, and no one was allowed near the wine pot throughout... however... your servant noticed something strange."

"what's strange?"

"in both concubine ye's and the young eunuch's testimonies, there was mention of a large black fat cat."

"a cat?"

xiao xiangzi nodded: "perhaps it was abandoned by a former consort and has been hiding somewhere? it occasionally comes out. on the night of the banquet, the young eunuch saw that cat, and concubine ye was startled by it and took a drink of wine. consort zhang kindly lent her a handkerchief to wipe off the wine stains."

jiang xinyue closed her eyes and silently recited in her mind: strange cat, wine, butterfly, handkerchief... and... consort zhang.