After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband-Chapter 910 - 905: Future Troubles

The Empress Dowager blamed Nanny Zhou, and how could the Empress not blame her?

If Consort Yun’s daughter had died sixteen years ago, she wouldn’t have harbored a grudge against her daughter.

Princess Shouning wouldn’t have been confined by the Emperor, and she wouldn’t have snuck out of the palace and been rescued by Prince NanAn, naturally preventing all the subsequent events.

Nanny Zhou deserved to die, but it was up to her to handle it, not the place for the Empress Dowager to send people to kill her!

The Empress looked at the Empress Dowager and said, "If one must be killed for botching a task, then what about the Eldest Princess Duanhui?!"

"Shouldn’t she also deserve to die?!"

The iron mine in Zhangzhou was discovered, forcing her to admit guilt by slitting her wrist, yet it didn’t dispel the Emperor’s suspicions about Prince Qi and Duke Chong.

Also the Princess Nanzhang, Marquis Dongxiang refused to marry off his daughter, so she insisted on entering the palace to demand the Emperor grant marriage, inviting wolves into the house, leaving not even scraps of bones!

So many people made mistakes, the Empress Dowager didn’t punish any, but rather shielded them everywhere, but when it came to her, the Empress Dowager ruthlessly took action.

The Empress would never forget Princess Shouning was merely defiant to the Empress Dowager a few times, and the Empress Dowager wanted to send her off for a diplomatic marriage!

Seeing the Empress dead-set on protecting Nanny Zhou, the Empress Dowager angrily said, "If Nanny Zhou isn’t removed, you will be ruined by her sooner or later!"

The Empress smiled coldly and turned to leave.

The Empress Dowager was so angry she pound her bed.

Nanny Li stood by her side, advising the Empress Dowager to calm down.

Nanny Zhou had accompanied the Empress for over twenty years, although a servant, she was more like family.

Forcing the Empress to ruthlessly remove Nanny Zhou was indeed difficult for the Empress.

Now that Nanny Zhou knew the Empress Dowager wanted to eliminate her, for this reason, the Empress still came to the Empress Dowager for her to intervene, with Nanny Zhou present, the relationship between the Empress and the Empress Dowager would be even harder to mend.

The Empress Dowager leaned against the large pillow, her face full of disappointment.

Meanwhile, the person sent to assassinate Nanny Zhou also returned.

The Empress Dowager exclaimed angrily, "Useless, not even able to eliminate Nanny Zhou, what’s the point of having you?!"

A guard quickly replied, "Rescuing Nanny Zhou was done by Princess Consort Zhenbei’s people."

The Empress Dowager’s face darkened.

Nanny Li inhaled sharply.

Back then, Nanny Zhou wanted to bury Princess Jin Ning alive, something Dongxiang Marquis Mansion was aware of.

The Empress Dowager had just used this matter to question the Empress...

Unexpectedly, Princess Consort Zhenbei not only refrained from killing Nanny Zhou, but even saved her life.

Could it be that Nanny Zhou had already betrayed them?

"Was it coincidental or intentional?" the Empress Dowager asked through clenched teeth.

"Whether they noticed we intended to kill Nanny Zhou, I can’t be sure, but it’s certainly not coincidental," said the guard.

If they hadn’t been tracking Nanny Zhou, they couldn’t have rescued her in time.

The guard injured Di Qing, but was also injured by Di Qing.

Although the wound had been treated, the guard’s face remained pale.

Just now, the Empress Dowager had scolded the guard as incompetent, yet upon knowing Su Jin had sent people to protect Nanny Zhou, her reproach vanished into thin air.

Being able to return alive to report the news was already admirable.

"Go down and heal," the Empress Dowager said.

"Thank you, Empress Dowager."

The guard withdrew.

Nanny Li looked at the Empress Dowager, "Empress Dowager..."

The Empress Dowager’s gaze was chilling and terrifying.

It’s no wonder Nanny Zhou revealed Doctor Wei was the mentor of Princess Consort Zhenbei, had she already been theirs?

Thinking of the accusations the Empress made earlier, the Empress Dowager was filled with fury.

The woman had already secretly defected to Princess Consort Zhenbei, yet she still thought she was loyal, protecting her forcefully!

Nanny Li fearfully said, "Nanny Zhou knows many secrets, if she really sided with Princess Consort Zhenbei, then..."

The Empress Dowager glanced at Nanny Li and said, "Nanny Zhou is clever; she wouldn’t easily divulge everything to Princess Consort Zhenbei."

"She must be eliminated swiftly to prevent future troubles!"

Nanny Li also felt Nanny Zhou had to be killed.

But the Empress...

The Empress Dowager wanted to eliminate Nanny Zhou, yet Princess Consort Zhenbei’s people rescued Nanny Zhou, even if informed the Empress, she wouldn’t believe it.

Phoenix Palace.

Nanny Zhou was pacing inside the hall.

Upon hearing the palace maid’s greeting, Nanny Zhou quickly came out. Seeing the Empress’s complexion was not good, she trembled, "Empress?"

"It’s fine," the Empress said.

She had already spoken harshly; the Empress Dowager wouldn’t dare to want Nanny Zhou’s life again.

Nanny Zhou also breathed a sigh of relief.

But Su Jin didn’t relax.

The hidden guard was given to Xie Jingchen by the Old Prince to ensure his protection.

But ever since Su Jin married into the Agarwood Pavilion, the hidden guard became not discreet at all.

An assassin specially trained for killing was being used as a servant to buy and sell medicine, even reduced to a driver and sidekick.

With Su Jin’s frequent palace visits, Nanny Zhou certainly recognized the hidden guard.

And so would the assassins sent by the Empress Dowager.

Previously, just a little provocation was enough for the Empress Dowager to want to eliminate Nanny Zhou.

This time, it almost "cemented" that Nanny Zhou had defected to her.

The Empress Dowager would undoubtedly strive with all her might to want Nanny Zhou dead.

The Empress Dowager certainly wouldn’t patiently wait for Nanny Zhou to leave the palace to kill her. Inside the palace, poisoning is the most common way to eliminate Nanny Zhou.

To be cautious, Su Jin sent an Antidote Pill to the palace.

The little palace maid hid it in a purse and secretly passed it to Nanny Zhou.

After passing the purse, the little palace maid ran off.

Nanny Zhou opened the purse revealing a small porcelain bottle, with a note attached: Antidote Pill.

Seeing these three words, Nanny Zhou felt the purse was scalding.

Even though it didn’t specify who sent it, it was obvious it was from Su Jin.

Especially yesterday, when the hidden guard of Princess Consort Zhenbei had just saved her life.

Nanny Zhou couldn’t fathom why Su Jin would save her and send her a pill, with the Empress protecting her, she didn’t need such a thing.

Nanny Zhou dared not throw the purse away and tucked it into her bosom.

During lunch, while eyeing the table full of dishes, Nanny Zhou picked up chopsticks to eat.

Suddenly recalling the porcelain bottle, Nanny Zhou put down the chopsticks and dismissed the palace maid serving the food.

She stood and tested each dish with the silver needle.

The dishes were not poisoned, but when she tested the rice with the silver needle, it turned black.

Nanny Zhou’s hand trembled, dropping the silver needle to the ground.

Nanny Zhou’s body was chilled to the bone.

The Empress had said the Empress Dowager wouldn’t kill her, and she believed it.

Had she not been a bit more cautious, she might not see the sunrise tomorrow.

Nanny Zhou suspected Su Jin deliberately gained her trust with the Antidote Pill, then poisoned her.

To test, Nanny Zhou called the palace maid back in and had her sit down to eat together.

The palace maid dared not sit, but was pressed into a seat by Nanny Zhou.

Nanny Zhou handed the bowl of rice to the palace maid, casually saying, "Eat."

The palace maid’s hands shook as she held the bowl, "I-I’m not hungry..."

Nanny Zhou’s face turned stern; she knew exactly what was happening, "Eat!"

The palace maid was terrified, kneeling down, saying it wasn’t her wanting Nanny Zhou dead, it was Nanny Li forcing her, and she didn’t dare disobey.

Nanny Zhou felt hopeless.

Indeed.

Su Jin not only gave Nanny Zhou the Antidote Pill.

Besides poisoning, the common ways of murder in the palace include pushing someone into the Lotus Pond or down a dried well.

Though Su Jin had quite a prestige in the palace, she really trusted few.

The palace maid who slipped the purse to Nanny Zhou was a person of Eunuch Fu.

When Su Jin handed the purse to Eunuch Fu, she also gave him a message—

Have people watch over Nanny Zhou to ensure she isn’t killed.

Eunuch Fu, "...???"

Indeed.

Eunuch Fu was completely bewildered.

Why would Princess Consort Zhenbei care about Nanny Zhou’s safety?

She was a confidant of the Empress; who would dare kill her in the palace?

Despite his confusion, Eunuch Fu dared not disobey Su Jin’s order and carried it out obediently.