Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved-Chapter 135 - Consort Jing Pin Poisoned?
Chapter 135: Chapter 135 Consort Jing Pin Poisoned?
Nanny Fan knelt on the ground, sweat streaming down her face.
She continuously defended herself, saying she had no connection with Marquis Mansion.
This time, however, Fu Heng and the others did not speak, so Nanny Fan had no idea what they had discovered and felt even more uneasy.
Fu Baozhu also spoke in defense of Nanny Fan, but could not get even a slight response from her father and brothers.
After a long while, General Fu glanced coldly at Nanny Fan and ordered someone to take her away and separate her from Fu Baozhu.
“Father! Father, what are you doing! Nanny has raised me. If not for her merits, at least consider her hardships. What are you going to do to her?”
Fu Baozhu wasn’t worried about Nanny Fan getting hurt, but rather fearful that Nanny Fan might spill something that could affect her.
“She hasn’t spoken a single truth. Baozhu, do you really not know who is behind Nanny Fan?”
Fu Baozhu naturally shook her head, pretending to be clueless, as if she didn’t understand what her father was saying.
“Then did you know she did not ask her family to leave the Capital City, instead they bought a property near Yongning Marquis Manor and moved in?”
At the mention of “Yongning Marquis Manor,” Fu Baozhu’s face suddenly turned pale.
What exactly had her father and brothers found out?
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That day, she had financed Nanny Fan to ransom her grandson back and also arranged for Nanny Fan’s family to be sent out of Capital City without her father and brothers knowing.
Not only had they found out about this, but they also discovered that Nanny Fan’s family had bought a property near Yongning Marquis Manor!
Nanny Fan was too unreliable!
Could it be that because they discovered this, her father and brothers started to doubt her?
Had they already found out that she might not be their blood relative?
No!
At this moment, Fu Baozhu’s mind was surprisingly quick.
She did know her father and brothers somewhat, if they had truly discovered she was not their biological child and that Murong Jiu was their relative, they wouldn’t still be standing here, getting angry with her.
They would certainly have gone to find Murong Jiu first.
Realizing this, a string in Fu Baozhu’s heart suddenly relaxed.
As long as her origins were not exposed, she had nothing to fear.
What was most important before her now was how to marry Na Kesi!
And to marry into the Western Regions as the legitimate daughter of General’s Mansion.
Na Kesi was interested in her status, so she must preserve that status at all costs.
Na Kesi would be leaving Capital City in just a few days.
As long as she could coax Na Kesi to ask the Emperor for the imperial decree for marriage, then everything would be fine.
Alas, her father quickly confined her to her quarters, and guards from the mansion were arranged outside the courtyard, she was not allowed to contact Na Kesi anymore.
Fu Baozhu anxiously paced back and forth in her room, and without Nanny Fan, there was no one else to offer advice.
Although her father and brothers had not yet discovered her true origins, their attitude already suggested that they suspected something, otherwise they wouldn’t be focusing on Nanny Fan.
She must see Na Kesi at any cost!
Meanwhile, the events at General’s Mansion were also communicated to Jun Yuyan by the Hidden Guard.
Jun Yuyan narrowed his eyes and whispered a few instructions into the Hidden Guard’s ear.
After a while, Murong Jiu slowly walked out.
She was used to napping at this time; she had just woken up, and her rosy cheeks bore the imprint of sleep, her beautiful eyes sleepy. When she saw Jun Yuyan in the courtyard, her eyes lit up for a moment.
“Wasn’t the Prince busy with matters in the palace? When did he return?”
Jun Yuyan strode forward, helping her down the steps.
Although her belly had grown bigger by the day, it wasn’t yet to the extent where she couldn’t see her steps. Murong Jiu chuckled, but let him assist her nonetheless.
“I’ve just returned shortly ago. Chun Tao mentioned you were sleeping, so I didn’t enter to avoid disturbing your rest. Are you hungry? I brought some pastries from the Imperial Kitchen that should suit your taste. Why don’t you try some?”
What lay on the stone table were indeed the food boxes he had brought from the palace. Upon opening them, Jun Yuyan revealed six layers of exquisitely packed pastries.
He still thought of her even while he was at the palace, and of course, Murong Jiu felt happy about it.
Unexpectedly, Jun Yuyan picked up a pastry and brought it to her mouth. She bit it subconsciously, but after a few bites, she no longer wanted to eat anymore.
“Don’t you like it?”
Jun Yuyan, not minding at all, stuffed the pastry she had bitten into his own mouth and picked up another piece for her.
“I don’t want to eat anymore; eating too much will make me fat. I’ve already gained a lot compared to before; I can’t afford to gain any more weight.”
Murong Jiu quickly refused.
The reason being that in the morning when she was dressing, she discovered that an outfit she loved half a month ago had now become too small!
It wasn’t just her belly; it seemed her chest had increased too. She feared getting any fatter, lest she become a sight for sore eyes.
“Where have you gained weight? I think you’re still very slim. From behind, you look as if you aren’t pregnant at all, very graceful,” he said.
Jun Yuyan truly hadn’t noticed her getting fatter.
He actually hoped she would gain more weight, as he thought she was too thin before.
“In any case, I have gained weight; I must control my diet from now on.”
Jun Yuyan laughed and said, “That won’t do; you eat even less than a cat. If you restrict your diet any further, our child will go hungry.”
“It won’t starve; my master said that eating too much can make childbirth very difficult later.”
Murong Jiu was determined to eat less.
Jun Yuyan, not wanting her to worry, reassessed her and suddenly whispered in her ear with a laugh, “Ah Jiu really hasn’t gotten fat, Ah Jiu has only grown at the belly and chest, clearly your figure has only gotten better.”
At these words, Murong Jiu’s cheeks flushed completely red.
Jun Yuyan pressed his advantage, “If Ah Jiu doesn’t believe it, tonight during your bath, I’ll help you check carefully.”
Murong Jiu bit her lip and glared at him several times, her face still red.
Jun Yuyan embraced her and quickly started to discuss urgent matters:
“The Empress has sent Consort Jing Pin to copy scriptures for the Empress Dowager. Although Consort Jing Pin can keep her composure, the Emperor has been visiting the Empress Dowager’s palace every few days. The Empress Dowager finds it bothersome and plans to return to the Imperial Monastery. However, last night, a significant event occurred; someone poisoned Consort Jing Pin’s food. By the time the palace maids discovered it, the poison had already been in her system for a few Shichen.”
Murong Jiu, incredulous, raised her head and asked, “The Empress’s doing? No, that’s not right; the Empress would have no need to poison Consort Jing Pin in the Empress Dowager’s palace, especially since the Empress Dowager is someone the Emperor respects, not just any concubine. How is Consort Jing Pin doing?”
She knew the person must not be dead, otherwise news would have spread throughout the palace long ago.
Jun Yuyan admired her, not expecting her to think through so much so quickly and to be exactly right.
He said, “The poison in Consort Jing Pin was severe, but the palace pharmacy had an antidote. Although it will leave her physically weak for a long time, there’s no serious harm beyond that. Indeed, it wasn’t the Empress who acted. The Emperor investigated and discovered the poisoner was Nanny Ning, who has been by the Empress Dowager’s side for over a decade.”
Murong Jiu frowned, “What then did the Emperor do about Nanny Ning?”
In her memory, Nanny Ning was also a very kind person who had accompanied the Empress Dowager for many years; the Empress Dowager surely cared about her.
Nanny Ning must have been framed.
But who would frame Nanny Ning?
Or was it meant to cast blame on the Empress Dowager? But the Empress Dowager had no reason to poison Consort Jing Pin, did she?
Murong Jiu always felt that she might be overlooking a crucial point.
