20demayo Chapter 210: Unjust Killing
Chapter 210: Unjust Killing
After Lady Changle's flower-viewing banquet, Yun Fuling began to lock herself in the room and tinker with things.
After hearing the report from the servant, Xiao Jingyi took the opportunity to ask Yun Fuling about it.
Yun Fuling smiled and told him to keep it a secret, saying that he would know the answer in a few days, but she refused to say more.
Seeing this, Xiao Jingyi did not ask any more questions.
During this period, Yun Fuling also took time out to attend the birthday party of the eldest prince's wife and the birthday party of the old lady of the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion.
Yun Fuling originally selected these three families from a pile of invitations to attend the party. To say that there was a profound meaning behind this would be overthinking.
As Princess Yi, it was her duty to show up from time to time and attend banquets to socialize.
But it's impossible to say that she had no intention at all.
After all, Miss Changle is the elder, and Yun Fuling had to give her the face she sent the invitation personally.
Although Lady Changle is not as favored as Lady Pingle, she is a princess of the royal family after all, and she can have a say in front of Lady Jing.
Moreover, Changle's husband's family, Rongchang Marquis Mansion, is in charge of the military power of the Xishan Camp, and its influence cannot be underestimated.
Princess Qiongyu married Chen Zheng, the youngest son of Duke Chen.
This kind of power connected in series cannot be ignored.
If he could make friends with him, it would naturally be of great benefit to Xiao Jingyi.
Not only Yun Fuling saw this truth clearly, the other princes were even more clear-headed.
They all vied to win over the Changle clan.
Just look at this simple flower-viewing banquet, and you will know that the Crown Prince’s wife and others were all present.
Yun Fuling is not a pretentious person.
Since she chose Xiao Jingyi, she understood what she would face in the future.
There are fights between brothers, power struggles, and so on.
But now that she has made her choice, she will not back down.
Husband and wife are one, so she will naturally do her best to help Xiao Jingyi wherever she can.
As for attending the birthday banquet of the eldest prince's wife, it was just a show to maintain face.
After all, they are all sisters-in-law. If the other sisters-in-law all go and she alone does not go, it will definitely cause criticism and even implicate Xiao Jingyi, saying that he is not on good terms with the eldest prince.
Although this is indeed the case, we are all decent people and we still have to act like brothers and sisters in our daily lives.
So Yun Fuling would naturally help Xiao Jingyi to act together.
There's a banquet right next to it, it would be nice to go over and have some fun.
Although the eldest prince's wife disliked Yun Fuling, she did not dare to attack her openly at her birthday party.
Yun Fuling is an expert in medicine, so poisoning her would not work.
Otherwise, if she found out on the spot, I don’t know how big a commotion it would cause, and it would be terrible if we couldn’t control it.
Therefore, there was nothing unexpected going on at the eldest prince's wife's birthday banquet.
Although it was not a particularly grand event with just friends and family gathering together to have fun, it was still lively.
During the meal, Yun Fuling ate and drank, and played games of the time such as touhu and backgammon, and was very happy.
Apart from anything else, the chef in the eldest prince's mansion was quite skilled, and the snacks and dishes he made were quite to Yun Fuling's taste.
After returning, Yun Fuling and Xiao Jingyi mentioned it.
No one knew how Xiao Jingyi did it, but within two days, the cook became Xiao Jingyi's disciple.
She happily carried her bag into Prince Yi's mansion and prepared food specifically for Yun Fuling.
When Yun Fuling found out, she felt surprised and sweet.
As for the Duke of Weiguo’s Mansion, it’s a long story.
At that time, Xiao Jingyi's mother, Concubine Lan, was hated by many people in the harem because she was deeply favored by Emperor Jing.
Later, she was poisoned to death. Jing ** was furious and saddened, and ordered a thorough investigation.
The investigation led to the discovery of Concubine Wei, who was on good terms with Concubine Lan.
After all, the pastry that poisoned Concubine Ling Lan was brought by Concubine Wei.
A palace maid beside Concubine Wei also came forward to accuse Concubine Wei of being jealous of Concubine Lan's favor, so she poisoned the snacks and murdered Concubine Lan.
Concubine Wei claimed that she was innocent, but all the evidence pointed to her, making it difficult for her to defend herself.
Jing ** lost his beloved suddenly and was extremely sad for a while. Seeing that the evidence was conclusive and Wei Concubine was still stubborn, he lost his mind in anger and drew his sword to kill Wei Concubine with his own hands.
Concubine Wei insisted that she was innocent until her last breath.
After killing Concubine Wei, Jing ** was still not satisfied, and he also blamed Concubine Wei's mother's family, the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion.
Not only was his title stripped away, but he also found all kinds of charges against him and arrested or killed everyone in the Weiguo Mansion.
Unexpectedly, a month later, things suddenly took a turn for the worse.
A little palace maid who had once been favored by Concubine Wei risked her life to bring the truth about Concubine Lan's death to Emperor Jing.
Concubine Lan was murdered by the Queen, Concubine Xian and Concubine Li.
Concubine Wei was just a scapegoat pushed out by them.
It had been a month since the incident, and although Jing ** was still sad, he had become much more rational. He was no longer as irrational and impulsive as he had been when Concubine Lan had just died.
He ordered the Shadow Blade Division to conduct a thorough investigation.
After investigating for half a month, they finally found out that the truth was just as the little palace maid said.
Concubine Wei is not the murderer.
The real murderers are the Queen, Concubine Xian and Concubine Li.
Jing** was even angrier than before.
It's not just because the queen and her two companions are the real murderers, but also because he was fooled by them.
The Empress, Consort Xian and Concubine Li were naturally punished, but their mother's family was not decent to begin with, bullying men and women, and committing corruption and injustice. When Jing ** had them investigated, it was found that they had committed numerous crimes, and in the end they were sentenced to confiscation of property and exile.
As for Concubine Wei who was wrongly killed, Prince Jing felt guilty and restored her title to the Duke of Wei.
It was just that the Duke of Wei's Mansion had fallen on hard times before, and the Wei family's political enemies in the court and those who had grievances with them in the past took the opportunity to add insult to injury.
The eldest and second masters of the Wei family died in prison under unclear circumstances.
Although Jing** tried his best to make amends afterwards, the Wei family's livelihood depended entirely on these two people.
After the death of the eldest and second masters of the Wei family, the remaining people in the Wei family were either mediocre and incompetent or lazy and trouble-making.
And the next generation of the direct line is still too young to support the family.
The once prosperous and wealthy Duke Weiguo's Mansion instantly became a mess.
Fortunately, the old lady of the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion was knowledgeable and capable, and she found a reason to divide the property.
Those who were lazy and loved to cause trouble were eliminated by Madam Wei.
After this disaster, the Weiguo Mansion lost two pillars and could not withstand any more turmoil.
After the family split up, the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion lived a low-key life, focusing all their energy on cultivating the next generation.
Although Jing ** felt guilty about killing Concubine Wei by mistake, as an emperor, he did not want to be blamed for this mistake.
Therefore, although the Wei family did nothing wrong, they became a taboo in the emperor's mind.
Although the Duke of Wei's Mansion has a title, its favors are getting less and less day by day. Even the annual rewards are at the bottom among all the dukes' mansions.
The Duke of Weiguo's Mansion gradually became a marginal figure in the circle of powerful people in the capital.