Rebirth of the High Family's Beloved

The pregnancy story was fake, and they did it on purpose when they bumped into me today.

During her wedding, Jiang Yun was almost ambushed by someone, but she was never able to find out who was behind it.

After discussing it, the couple came up with this idea.

The fake pregnancy was used to lure the people behind the scenes to attack them.

Such a good opportunity would be gone if missed. The person behind the scenes would definitely not watch the child being born.

If someone reaches out his hand, we can't just chop it off, but it's okay to let him cut off a finger.

The person who secretly harmed Jiang Yun had Shen Zhaoyong as his ultimate target, but Shen Zhaoyong himself was already seriously ill, so other than killing him, nothing else mattered to him.

If he just killed the prince, the emperor would inevitably conduct a thorough investigation, and then not only would he not gain any benefit, but he would also be in trouble, which would be a loss.

But things were different after Jiang Yun married into the family.

Ever since Jiang Yun married into the Eastern Palace, Shen Zhaoyong's health seemed to have improved. Not only could he go out for a walk every day, but he was also said to be able to go to the study to attend government meetings.

This is something some people don't want to see.

So a little idea came to mind.

A tree suddenly fell down in Chonghua Palace. The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess were enjoying the cool under the tree when it fell.

Fortunately, the Crown Princess took the Crown Prince to get a ladder and climb the tree to pick plum blossoms, but the tree was empty.

One day, the wasps in the garden suddenly stung people when they saw them. At that time, the prince and the princess were enjoying the flowers.

If it weren't for the mint in the sachet that the Crown Princess carried with her, the two of them would probably have been as miserable as the palace maids who accompanied her.

Such unexpected events happened frequently in Chonghua Palace. Although these minor incidents did not harm the lives of the two men, they caused them to suffer mental torture and minor injuries.

At this point, in order to spend the New Year in peace and quiet, Shen Zhaoyong and Jiang Yun decided to take the initiative.

The reasons have been prepared and the opportunity has been created. If they still hesitate to come, all the efforts of the couple will be in vain.

Meanwhile, inside Chaofeng Palace, Xiao Ling's smiling face darkened when he heard the palace servant report that the Crown Princess in Chonghua Palace was not seriously injured.

"Nothing happened? That's impossible. With such a big shock, there is no sign of miscarriage?"

The little palace maid who came back after inquiring about the news shook her head and dared not say anything more.

Xiao Yizhen leaned beside Xiao Ling. The harsh look on her beautiful face disappeared in an instant. When Xiao Ling looked over, her face was full of smiles.

"Aunt, don't be angry. Maybe she is pregnant but she dare not tell anyone. The prince is weak to begin with. This heir is their support after much difficulty. Unless he is really gone, I am afraid that no news will be leaked."

After hearing what Xiao Yizhen said, Xiao Ling's expression softened a little, "That's right."

But she was still a little angry, "Who on earth did this? It was done so clumsily, wasting such a good opportunity."

Xiao Yizhen opened her eyes wide in surprise, "Didn't you, Aunt, arrange for someone to do this?"

Xiao Ling said contemptuously: "How is it possible? I would not bother to do such a trick. Besides, His Majesty is there. Doing this in front of His Majesty, do you think the Queen's position is too secure?"

After saying this, Xiao Ling suddenly thought of the last time Xiao Chengzhang took action without consulting her, and asked hurriedly, "Could it be my brother who did it?"

Xiao Yizhen was a little uncertain because her father never told her about these things.

She originally thought that it was someone sent by her aunt to do this, but she didn't expect it to be the case.

"Don't worry, aunt. I saw that my father didn't act abnormally when the situation happened, so I don't think it was my father."

Xiao Ling pondered for a moment, still not reassured, "I'll ask someone to go to the Xiangfu to ask my brother."

It’s not that Xiao Ling doesn’t trust her brother, but she won’t feel at ease until she understands the situation.

Even her own niece suspected that she did it, so what about others? Would they also suspect that she did it?

She doesn't take the blame for this.

Soon, Yinlu, who had gone to the prime minister's residence, came back.

"Your Majesty, I have asked the Prime Minister about the New Year's Eve banquet, and he said he knew nothing about it."

Xiao Ling felt relieved when he heard that. It was good that he wasn't his brother.

Judging from the emperor's attitude towards this matter at the palace banquet, this matter may not end well. I just don't know who the palace maid who fell into Yang Zhao's hands will give out.

At this time, in the inner prison.

The so-called inner prison was a prison specially set up for palace maids who committed crimes, and the person in charge was Yang Zhao, the eunuch who served the emperor.

Everyone has heard of the Imperial Prison and thinks it is scary because the Imperial Prison will severely torture those who commit crimes until the truth is revealed. They require evidence for everything.

The inner prison is different. They don’t need evidence, as long as they can get an answer that satisfies the emperor.

Few people know about the Inner Prison not because the punishment is light or there are few people punished, but because very few people who enter the Inner Prison can come out alive.

Even though Yang Zhao bows and nods like a sheep in front of Emperor Tianqing, if he were in the inner prison, Yang Zhao's ruthlessness would be far better than that of the imperial guard commander Zhou Chu.

Yang Zhao held a whip in his arm, wore a blue collar and red robe with a python pattern, and wore a hat with a blue pearl on the top, highlighting his high status among the eunuchs.

As soon as he entered the inner prison, a young eunuch led him to the cell of the newly brought in palace maid.

There were not many cells in the inner prison, and the few cells that were there were all filled with people.

When they heard someone calling "Manager Yang" in a low voice, everyone in the cell shrank into a corner.

Yang Zhao chuckled softly, "What are you afraid of? I'm not here to interrogate you today. Aren't there new people here? I'm here to take care of you."

There was a rustling sound coming from the dark cell, and it turned out that the people in the cell were hiding further inside.

Yang Zhao didn't waste any more words with them and walked inside.

The palace maid who was taken away from the palace banquet on New Year's Eve was originally a cleaning maid in Fengtian Hall. She didn't earn much monthly salary and did rough work. She was a noble who might not be seen throughout the year. Only when there was a big banquet and there was a shortage of manpower, would the palace maid who did the cleaning and rough work be transferred to the inner hall to serve.

At this time, she had been forced to lie on the tiger bench. As the interrogating eunuch asked questions one after another, the height of the bench under her feet continued to rise, followed by the heart-wrenching wails of the palace maid.

The corner of Yang Zhao's clothes embroidered with dark patterns flashed before the palace maid's eyes, and then her eyes heard his voice full of regret.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, how can you be so cruel? Such a lovely girl, wasn't she fine just now? After not seeing her for a while, she's tortured like this."

The interrogating eunuch took a step back and said, "Manager Yang, it's not that I'm cruel, it's that this girl is too stubborn."

Yang Zhao's gaze lingered on the palace maid for a moment before he turned around and sat down on the red lacquered chair opposite him, placing the whip in his arm on the small table.

He picked up the hot tea that had just been served on the table, wiped off the tea foam with the tea lid, and took a sip. "What did you confess?"

The interrogating eunuch said in a panic: "I am incompetent and have not been able to get anything out of you yet."

Yang Zhao casually placed the teacup on the table. The bottom of the cup made a crisp clash when it hit the table, which made the eunuch who was interrogating him jump in his heart.

Yang Zhao did not get angry, but just said lightly: "You are quite useless."

Then, before the eunuch who was interrogating him could beg for mercy, two eunuchs came in and carried him away.

When the cry for mercy was heard, the person had already been dragged away.