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Chapter 147.2

Chapter: 147 . 2 out of 171



Zhao Jie put down his book . By the time he stood up, he had resumed his normal, cold and aristocratic appearance . He said, “Tell this prince about her situation . ”

As Zhu Geng led Zhao Jie and Wei Luo to the receiving room, he complied with Zhao Jie’s order by narrating Chang Mama’s story .

Chang Mama had once been Noble Consort Ning’s highly valued personal servant girl that she had brought with her into the palace . However, she had been suddenly released from her duties fifteen years ago when she was only twenty-two years old, before reaching the age when palace servants would normally be released from their service . The matter had been arranged under very suspicious circumstances . She had disappeared overnight as if she had never existed . As of now, Chang Mama had already married and had two children . Her husband was an official and her life was pretty good .

Other than Chang Mama, two other servant girls had also been released from the palace . However, their hometowns were too remote and they haven’t been found yet .

When they arrived at the receiving room, there was a woman wearing a light purple bi jia kneeling at the center of the room . Although she was only in her late thirties, her hair was entirely grey and her face was lined with wrinkles . She seemed more like an old woman that was in her fifties or sixties .

Zhao Jie and Wei Luo sat down on the chairs that were decoratively carved with hornless dragons outlined in gold . Zhao Jie looked at the woman on the ground and said, “Raise your head . ”



Chang Mama cowered for a moment before she slowly lifted her head to look at them .

When she came here, she already knew the reason . In the past years, she had lived her days in fear and had already foreseen that this day would come . Lacking confidence, she quietly said, “This subject greets Your Highnesses Prince Jing and Princess Consort Jing . ”

Zhao Jie said, “Do you know why this prince has asked you to come here?”

Chang-shi didn’t pretend to be stupid . After all, her entire family’s lives, including her recently born grandson that wasn’t even one month old yet, was in Zhao Jie’s hands . She quickly declared her position, “Your Highness, please spare my life . This subject will tell you everything that you want to know . ”

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At the lake in the western part of the palace, spring had returned to the earth and all living things had resuscitated from their winter slumber . The willows had produced new branches and the roses in the nearby flowerbeds were blossoming . The beautiful flowers were competing with each other to bloom first . Everything had become verdant and lush . A cool breeze blithely blew by and brought a multitude of interlaced scents . Anyone looking at this scene would feel relaxed and happy .



Noble Consort Ning and a few other imperial concubines were sitting in an octagonal pavilion . From far away, it seemed like a harmonious and happy scene with their peaceful discussion and smiling faces . This wasn’t surprising . Previously, Noble Consort Ning had been very favored and the people below her had done their best to curry favor with her . Although she wasn’t as favored as before, she still had her status of “Noble Consort” and she knew how to conduct herself . Thus, her interactions with the harem’s imperial concubines were still pretty good .


Just as they were happily talking, someone called out, “The Empress has arrived . ”

Following the sound of the voice, they saw two people walking towards here from a nearby apricot tree . Empress Chen was wearing a jacket embroidered with flowering branches of chrysanthemums and a red skirt that was embroidered with a pattern of dragons in the sea . Her beautiful appearance was calm .

Princess Consort Jing was walking at Empress Chen’s side . Princess Consort Jing was young and her beautiful appearance seemed delicate . She was wearing an apricot-colored top embroidered with butterflies and flowers . Below the top, there was a beaded eight-treasure style skirt . The skirt swayed as she walked and revealed an exquisite pair of embroidered, satin red shoes below . Shining pearls had been stitched to the top of the shoes and the contrast made her appearance seem even more moving . She seemed like a delicate beauty that had appeared from golden and silver mountains .

Although their styles were completely different, it didn’t seem incompatible as the two people walked together . Instead, it was a feast for the eyes .

When Empress Chen walked over here, the imperial concubines in the pavilion saluted her one by one . Empress Chen waved her hand to gesture for them to stand up .



“Why are you all gathered here?” Empress Chen asked .

One of the imperial concubines said, “Older sister Ning saw that the weather was pretty good today and asked us to come here . ”

Empress Chen said, “Oh . ” Then, she calmly glanced at Noble Consort Ning .

Noble Consort Ning pursed her lips into a smile and asked, “Where’s Liuli? She seems to rarely come out these days . Older sister, you should have her go outside more frequently and walk around . Didn’t the imperial doctor say that there’s health benefits to getting more sunlight?”

Empress Chen looked at Noble Consort Ning and lightly said, “Liuli hasn’t been feeling well lately . This empress has told her to recuperate by staying inside and resting . ”

Noble Consort Ning smiled and didn’t say another word .

However, the imperial concubine that had spoken before and was wearing a dark green robe with wide sleeves said, “Is the sixth princess’s health still doing poorly? When this concubine saw her recently, she seemed healthy . ”

Empress Chen’s expression didn’t change as she said, “It can only be blamed that Liuli was born under an ill-fortune star . She was poisoned at a young age . It’s already pretty good that she’s still alive . ”

Once these words were said, the other nobles followed along by saying similar words .

One of the imperial concubines sighed and said, “Consort Shu truly had a malevolent heart . Fortunately, she’s already dead under His Majesty’s order . Otherwise, who knows how many other people she would have harmed?”

On the side, Noble Consort Ning stayed silent .

Empress Chen interrupted the concubine’s words and slowly said, “Now that you mention it, it’s such a coincidence . A poison called kui ning poisoned Liuli . It’s extracted for quinine trees that only grow in Yunnan province . This empress heard that Noble Consort Ning’s family is from Yunnan province . Noble Consort Ning, have you heard of this poison before?”



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