Chapter 223 Search
"Your son pays his respects to the Empress Dowager." Yinzhen showed the Empress Dowager all courtesy, but the Empress Dowager felt a little strange after hearing that. This son had never called her mother since he was a child. She could understand that he was concerned about his adoptive mother, but that woman had been dead for many years and now she was the respected Empress Dowager!

"I haven't seen the emperor for a long time. You seem to have gained some weight. The feng shui of the Old Summer Palace is indeed nourishing." said the empress dowager.

"The Empress Dowager's worship of Buddha has been quite effective. My son has seen a lot of similarities between you and the Bodhisattva Guanyin from your face." Yinzhen said with a smile.

When Yinzhen came, Yihuan naturally took a step back and sat opposite Yinzhen. She looked back and forth at this special royal mother and son. If someone who didn't know the inside story saw this, they would think it was a model of a loving mother and a filial son.

Seeing Yihuan's gaze, Yinzhen glared at her and then picked up the teacup: "It's almost noon now. What is the Empress Dowager busy with here? Everyone is quite present."

The concubines below were already on pins and needles and wished they could hide away immediately. But seeing the emperor now, they no longer had any thoughts of competing for his favor and just wanted to avoid being implicated.

Among them is the Nian family.

Nian Sisi stood up and replied, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is telling me about the late emperor's dream. I have never heard of such a novel thing. It turns out that what you think about during the day can really be reflected in your dreams at night."

"The book 'Zhou Gong's Interpretation of Dreams' is very interesting. I will give it to the Queen Mother when I get back."

"But there is no evidence for this dream. The Analects says that the Master does not speak of strange things. Ordinary people may believe in ghosts and gods, but I have read the books of sages for many years and I don't believe in them."

Yinzhen said lightly, and turned the ring on his finger: "Nian, the queen hasn't spoken yet, you have overstepped your authority, this matter is over, and you are confined to your palace for three months. Yupin, you are her master, you must take good care of the people in your palace."

Yubin quickly agreed and once again strengthened her determination to drive her away.

"I am a woman in the deep palace, and I think it is better to believe it than not. After all, it involves Prince Li, so it is better to investigate it." The Queen Mother said it clearly.

"How does the Queen Mother want to investigate?" Yinzhen asked.

"Of course, I'll search through each palace one by one."

"Starting from my Yangxin Palace?"

"Your Majesty, you are joking. This is a matter of the harem, so we only need to investigate from the harem."

"Okay, since the Queen Mother insists, I can only agree. Let's start with the Queen's Yikun Palace."

After that, the group, led by Yinzhen, came to the Yiku Palace.

Yinzhen walked in front holding Yihuan's hand, and the two whispered, "How does the queen plan to break the situation?"

In fact, it is not difficult to break the impasse. Yihuan still remembers that in "My Fair Princess", Qing'er once gave a very clear direction for investigation. As long as there are loopholes in the extra things in Yikun Palace, there will be opportunities to follow.

"Divert the trouble to someone else." Just now Yihuan was helpless in front of the Queen Mother, but now she can contact the people in Yikun Palace. With just one word from her, the whole palace can be filled with puppets.

It's impossible that the whole palace is cursing her.

"It's not a good idea." Yinzhen shook his head. Although this would allow him to fish in troubled waters, witchcraft had always been a big deal since ancient times, and no one would be let off easily if they admitted to the crime.

Yihuan gently scratched Yinzhen's palm and said, "In an emergency, we must take emergency measures. Does Your Majesty have a better solution?"

"Just wait and see." Yinzhen held Yihuan's hand tightly.

Li walked behind the two of them and rolled her eyes when she saw their sleeves overlapping.

Nian also stared at the folded hands, and suddenly felt deflated in her heart. It had been so many years, and the emperor had always treated the empress consistently. She was jumping around like this, no different from a clown.

Maybe she could also learn from Li. As long as she didn't compete for the emperor's favor, she could live a good life.

Su Peisheng personally led his men to search the Yikun Palace: "Everyone, be careful and don't destroy the queen's things."

The Queen Mother finally smiled, and she was waiting for the moment when Ulanara would panic.

"Eunuch, there is a box that cannot be opened." Su Peisheng hurriedly presented it to him. Yinzhen took a look at it. The box was not big and had several locks on it. He was really interested in it.

When Yihuan saw the box, her expression changed immediately. She snatched the box, feeling a little overwhelmed.

The Queen Mother looked at her with some surprise. Could it be that Ulanara could predict where she would put the doll?

"Queen, open it." Yinzhen saw that the faces of people around him changed, and he knew what they were thinking.

Yihuan wanted to say no, but she knew she had to open it today: "You can open it, but only for Your Majesty to see."

The Queen Mother had a subtle look on her face, as if she was sure that the Emperor would help cover for her.

Yihuan gritted her teeth, took out a bunch of keys from her bosom, and opened them one by one. Unexpectedly, there was no sign of any puppet inside, but instead a thick stack of papers.

Yinzhen picked it up and read two lines, his expression becoming more and more strange. He glanced at Yihuan, cleared his throat, and put the rice paper back.

"This is the scripture copied by the Queen to pray for the children."

"But what have you found out? If you continue like this, I won't be able to sleep tonight, and I won't have to attend the morning court tomorrow." Yinzhen glanced at the empress dowager.

The Queen Mother stared at the box in Yihuan's hand and said, "I am the most proficient in the scriptures. Can you let me take a look?"

"No!" This is Yihuan

"Yes." This is Yinzhen.

The Queen Mother was even more confused. Could it be that her people had failed?
Yihuan had no choice but to hand the box to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother slowly opened the box, took a look, and froze.

"You...you are simply..."

"Empress Dowager, now that we have seen Yikun Palace, let's go to the next place."

After saying that, he took the box back and handed it to Yihua: "Your things, locked up."

Yihuan quickly fastened the lock and handed it to Nanny Chen, her cheeks flushed red.

The Empress Dowager was lucky and walked in the front. The group passed through Li's Yongshou Palace and came to Concubine Yu.

Su Peisheng glanced at Yinzhen, and personally walked around Nianshi's room. When he came out, there was something wrapped in cloth in his arms.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Queen Mother, Your Majesty the Queen, I dare not conceal such filthy things."

Nian's heart skipped a beat and she immediately knelt on the ground: "I am innocent, this is not mine at all."

Yinzhen took it and looked at the back of the doll, on which was the empress dowager's birth date.

"We've caught the culprit red-handed, but you say this handwriting is not yours?" Yinzhen threw it to Nian.

When Nian saw the notes that were exactly the same as her own, she collapsed to the ground. This was not what they had agreed on.

The Queen Mother was in a dilemma and could only follow Yinzhen's words: "Your Majesty, it was this bitch who alienated us mother and son. She must not be forgiven!"

"The Queen Mother is right. Continue."

"Continue?" The Queen Mother was puzzled.

"There are still so many places in the harem that have not been searched. What if someone is still hiding something? As long as there are people living in the harem, I will go in and check today to see who is hiding in my backyard and what their intentions are!"

The Queen Mother suddenly had a very bad premonition.