After their minds were read, the entire court trembled with fear.

Chapter 88 Did the Empress kill the new Consort's child?

The old emperor arrived at Kunning Palace in high spirits.

"young married woman."

He had barely uttered a call when the old emperor could no longer speak. He circled the table, looked at Consort Zhang who was bowing to him, and asked in bewilderment, "Why are you here?"

In the past, Consort Zhang would have retorted no matter what, but now she's like a quail.

"Your Majesty, I have come to keep my sister company."

"Aren't you going to spend time with your precious son anymore?"

Consort Zhang's already stiff smile became even stiffer.

[Haha, the old emperor really holds a grudge.]

The Empress's face was slightly dazed. She turned her head to look at Consort Zhang beside her, who nodded fiercely.

The old emperor then understood.

The Empress may have pretended to want to see him, but in reality, she came to see Shen Zhiyi.

He pursed his lips and sat down dejectedly.

"My dear wife, how have you been feeling lately? I've brought back a Taoist priest."

"Your Majesty, these are all old ailments that I developed when I was young. The imperial physicians can only provide temporary relief. What good will it do to bring in a Taoist priest?"

【That’s right. 】

[Does the old emperor think the Empress is possessed by an evil spirit?]

The empress raised her eyes and looked at the old emperor.

The old emperor coughed awkwardly to cover it up.

【It's not impossible!】

The old emperor's eyes widened in surprise as he looked excitedly at the empress.

See, see, he'll tell you!

Since Consort Zhang's son made a mistake and was banished to the malaria-ridden Lingnan by the old emperor, her power in the harem was incidentally handed over to the new imperial concubine.

[This new imperial concubine seems to be the daughter of the Left Vice Minister of Works; no wonder the Left Vice Minister of Works has been walking with such an air of superiority lately.]

[However, if your daughter's act of putting voodoo dolls on the Empress is discovered, I wonder if she'll still be able to walk with such a swagger in the future.]

Shen Zhiyi paused for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh inwardly.

[How come this place produces so many filial and capable sons and daughters? Hahahaha.]

Stabbing, stabbing a voodoo doll?

The old emperor's face immediately turned extremely ugly.

Every morning, noon, and evening, the new imperial concubine would take out little figurines with the Empress's birth date and time affixed to them and make them.

[Hey, it's stuck right here now!]

Shen Zhiyi looked at the surveillance system, completely unaware that Chen Decai, who had been standing next to her, was gone.

Consort Zhang also disappeared at the same time.

The new concubine took power in the harem from her, and she's still seething with anger.

Even her own adopted son was unreliable, and his life was in danger. Therefore, she had to firmly grasp the power to manage the harem.

Consort Zhang leaned closer to Chen Decai and whispered, "Father-in-law, Shen Lang won't make a mistake, will he?"

"Your Highness, please rest assured."

Having figured things out, Consort Zhang, with extreme arrogance, barged directly into the new Noble Consort's palace.

"Your Highness, you cannot enter without prior notice."

"go away."

Who was Consort Zhang?

Having grown up doing farm work in the countryside, she was incredibly strong, even stronger than the palace maids and eunuchs around her. She single-handedly carved out her own path.

[Wait, wait, what happened to Consort Zhang? What happened?]

Shen Zhiyi was surprised to find that Consort Zhang and Chen Decai, who were originally there, had disappeared.

[Ah, I get it. The new concubine was so blatantly sticking voodoo dolls into the Empress's clothes in her own bedroom that the Dragon Scale Guards must have discovered it and secretly told the old emperor.]

The Dragonscale Guards in the shadows: ...

They had always been curious as to why Shen Lang was so inexplicably confident in them, as if they were omnipotent.

But that's all an illusion!

[The new Consort is such a fool! With such a commotion outside, she's still engrossed in making voodoo dolls. What did our Empress do to offend you?]

The somewhat dazed Empress was completely bewildered. She hadn't paid attention to matters of the inner palace for several years. The new Consort, the old Emperor, and Consort Zhang had all told her about it, but she hadn't taken it to heart at all.

So what else could it be for someone she barely knows to harm her like this?

But she has not been involved in palace affairs for many years, so why bother?

It must be because of the old emperor, he's such a scourge!

The old emperor took a sip of the soup he grabbed at random, feeling annoyed, and spat it all out the next second.

"Who made this? It tastes awful."

[This looks like it was made by the Queen herself? Uh, look...]

The old emperor quickly drank the rest.

He gave a thumbs-up and said, "Delicious, delicious, really delicious."

This move left Shen Zhiyi completely dumbfounded.

Seeing this, the Empress suppressed a laugh and said, "Your Majesty, the soup that Consort Shu made is so delicious! Then let her make more next time."

The old emperor: ……

He desperately wanted to turn and look at Shen Zhiyi. "Didn't you say it was made by the Empress?!"

Moreover, the empress was indeed naturally bad at cooking, and her food was terrible, so the old emperor had no doubts whatsoever.

[I never imagined the old emperor still loved Consort Zhang. He downed that awful soup she deliberately made in one gulp; his feelings for her were truly deep. No wonder she was smoking cigarettes at the new concubine's table.]

[Wonderful! Absolutely brilliant! Consort Zhang tore off a lock of the new Noble Consort's hair!]

Ouch, my scalp hurts a little.

Shen Zhiyi couldn't help but touch the back of her head.

[The new imperial concubine wanted to fight back, hahaha, but she failed.]

[That's good now. With witnesses and physical evidence, Consort Zhang brought everything over.]

[Strange, does this new concubine have a grudge against the Empress?]

The Empress coughed lightly and glanced at Shen Zhiyi with curiosity.

She also wanted to know the specific reason for her relationship with the new imperial concubine.

Quite some time passed during this observation, until the new Consort was dragged over by Consort Zhang.

"Your Majesty, I have brought the person here. At that time, this Consort was sticking voodoo dolls at Her Majesty the Empress. Humph, she has already taken over the power to manage the harem, yet she still tried to frame Her Majesty the Empress."

The new concubine glared at the Empress with resentment in her eyes. Seeing that she had been exposed, she was not afraid at all, but instead burst into maniacal laughter.

"So what if I got pricked? Empress, you deserve to die."

"Shut up!"

The old emperor slammed his hand on the round table, and Shen Zhiyi almost reflexively knelt down.

[Waaaaah, this damned feudal society! It's made me, a good young woman of the new society, a little girl who used to only kneel to heaven, earth, ancestors, and parents, so weak that my kneecaps are limp.]

[Damn, I need to get Aunt Cheng to make me some knee pads when I get back.]

[Found it! It turns out the Imperial Concubine believed her child was killed because of the Empress's scheme, so she made voodoo dolls for the Empress to avenge her child.]

Consort Zhang was taken aback. It wasn't for the sake of becoming empress?

Then, how could such a good person as the Empress kill the Consort's child? There must be some misunderstanding involved.

[It seems true? ? ? ]

Those present were shocked!