~ A BLACK HEART ~
Mama Qu was ordered to go to the Lenghua Palace to check and returned after a short while to report, “Her Royal Highness Grand Princess, I just received news that Su Yuyi had hanged herself, and there were two wounds on her neck. Someone must have strangled her before hanging the ceiling beam.
Grand Princess Yi De lightly tapped the table. “It seems that someone set up a trap to lure you there and then killed you to silence you.”
“But why are they intentionally luring me over to talk about those things? When I heard what Su Yuyi said, I must have been in a bad mood. I might even come to find Grandmother and ask her about it. Is this not an intentional grass-throwing snake? What is the purpose of this?”
“No need to panic. Just do what you have to do these past few days. When the water comes, the earth will cover it. We should use stillness to control movement, remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing situations, and wait for the mastermind to make a move. Grand Princess Yi De couldn’t figure out the details. “I have let down many people in my life, but I have only been able to live up to the Emperor. I believe that the Emperor will not disregard our long-standing sibling relationship and believe in the slanderous words of the vile.”
Mu Yunyao nodded. “Grandmother, do we need to inform His Royal Highness Yue Wang so that he can be prepared. Since someone has already found out about his background and asked Su Yuyi to tell me, they just want to make a big deal out of it. His Royal Highness Yue Wang attaches great importance to his biological mother. If he learned of the truth of the past, I’m afraid he might not be able to stand it.”
Grand Princess Yi De slowly shook her head, “What happened that year... It was a scar in the Emperor’s heart that could not be touched. Yao’er, Grandmother cannot tell you what happened back then. I can only say that unless the Emperor speaks up personally, don’t mention it to Yue Wang. You have to promise me.”
“Yes, Yunyao understands.” After returning to her room, Mu Yunyao was a little absent-minded.
Jin Lan brought the hot water over: “Miss, freshen up and rest early.”
“Leave it here for now. You can leave first.”
“Yes.”
When she was the only one left in the room, Mu Yunyao frowned. “Wei Jiu, are you there?”
After a moment, Wei Jiu quickly entered the room and greeted, “Greetings, Mistress.”
“Do you know the truth about what happened at Lenghua Palace today?”
“Replying to Mistress, this Subordinate stayed by your side to protect you. Other people are keeping an eye on the affairs of the imperial harem. If Mistress wants to know, this Subordinate will immediately investigate.” “Yeah, go and check it out.” Judging from Grandma’s solemn expression, this matter is definitely not trivial. Once it comes out, it can be said that it will shake the court and the public.
Moreover, according to Su Yuyi’s words, she wants to divert the tide of trouble onto Grandma. There must be a conspiracy behind it. She needs to investigate more and take precautions in advance.
Lying on the bed and unable to sleep, Mu Yunyao simply sat at the table and waited. She waited for nearly half an hour before Wei Jiu returned: “Mistress, this Subordinate has already investigated everything. The person who secretly ordered Su Yuyi to request a meeting with you and said those words was the Third Prince’s mother, Imperial Concubine Zhen.”
Mu Yunyao raised her head as a cold ray of light flashed across her eyes. “Imperial Concubine Zhen?” The Third Prince had ultimately become a useless person. Was Imperial Concubine Zhen planning to throw away everything and bring down someone in the face of death?
“Yes, Imperial Concubine Qi felt that Su Yuyi’s death was strange, but she didn’t announce it. She had already ordered someone to pull her out of the Palace and bury her.”
Mu Yunyao’s brows furrowed for a moment before she shook her head slightly. “Have someone pay close attention to the movements of Imperial Concubine Zhen’s side. If there’s any news, report it immediately.”
Su Yuyi no longer had a title on her, which caused the Emperor to loathe her. Even if they found out that it was Imperial Concubine Zhen who killed her, it would be easy for her to cover up this crime. Right now, she had already sensed that something was amiss. If she kept others watching her, she could prevent something from happening. If she alerted the enemy, Imperial Concubine Zhen might resort to other means, and it would be even harder to guard against at that time.
“Yes.” After Wei Jiu agreed, he saw that Mu Yunyao didn’t have any other instructions, so he retreated outside and disappeared.
Mu Yunyao waited for Imperial Concubine Zhen to make her move, but in the following period, the imperial harem was exceptionally peaceful. Other than Imperial Concubine Li occasionally looking for trouble from time to time, there were no other incidents.
However, in the Palace, the imperial censors had submitted reports more and more frequently. Every day, people would kneel outside the imperial study to report on the corrupt and inappropriate relationship between her and Yue Wang.
Mu Yunyao stared at the medicinal meal after it was cooked, carefully packed it into the food box, and instructed Jin Lan to send it to the imperial study.
Not long after, Jin Lan ran back. “Miss, news came from Eunuch Li’s side, saying that His Royal Highness Yue Wang was in his study requesting an edict from the Emperor, begging him to grant you marriage. The imperial censors are now kneeling on the ground, extremely agitated.”
Mu Yunyao moved her brow, “Got it; what is Grandmother doing now?”
“There are a few pots of black chrysanthemums sent over from outside the Palac, and the Grand Princess is very fond of them. h. At this moment, she is enjoying the flowers with Madam.”
“Let’s go take a look as well.”
“Yes.” Jin Lan saw that her young miss looked calm, and her flustered mind gradually calmed down. With the support of the Emperor and Grand Princess Yi De, there shouldn’t be any problems with this marriage.
Grand Princess Yi De took some water and dipped her finger in it. She gently sprinkled it on the black chrysanthemum, and when she saw Mu Yunyao approaching, she smiled and said, “Yao’er is here. Quickly come and take a look at this pot of flowers.”
Mu Yunyao considered carefully for a moment, then said with a smile, “The flower that’s blooming is really beautiful. Many of the heavily coloured chrysanthemums are called black chrysanthemums, but most of them are either purplish-red or dark purple. This basin of thick silk petals is completely ink-colored, which is extremely rare.”
Grand Princess Yi De couldn’t help but laugh. “If Yao’er likes it, then I’ll get someone to move it back to your room later.”
“Last year, when I was still in the Su family, the Third Prince sent someone to give me two pots of chrysanthemums, one pot of ‘Sha Mian Mei Ren’ and one pot of ‘Bai Ou Zhuo Bo’. I took care of them and even put them in a greenhouse, but unfortunately, they still couldn’t withstand the winter.”
Grand Princess Yi De dipped her face in water and once again lit up the petals of the chrysanthemum. “It’s quite interesting to see ‘Sha Mian Mei Ren’ and ‘Bai Ou Zhuo Bo’, but the Third Prince is grounded, and no one is allowed to visit him. Since that’s the case, then I’ll just send this pot of ink chrysanthemums to Imperial Concubine Zhen as a gesture of reciprocity so that she can enjoy it when she is idle.”
“Yes.” Mama Qu ordered the maidservant to move the flowers over. “Won’t Her Highness the Grand Princess give this flower pot a name?”
Grand Princess Yi De looked at Mu Yunyao. “Yao’er, do you have any good ideas?”
Mu Yunyao pressed her lips together, smiled, and said, “If you don’t compete for the beauty of spring, you won’t compete for fragrance. When you are not charming, you will enjoy purple and yellow. The blossoms are as dark as a fist, dancing in the autumn wind against the frost. This pot of black chrysanthemum has a mellow colour, which is extremely rare. Even the stamens are ink-coloured, so why not name it Mo Xin?”
Mo Xin, Black Hearth, and it was appropriate to give it to Imperial Concubine Zhen.
Mama Qu’s face was full of smiles. “Yes, this servant will have someone deliver it to Imperial Concubine Zhen’s Palace immediately.”
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