Chapter 391 - Chapter 391: All For Nothing

Chapter 391: All For Nothing

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Xiao Juan slowly explained his guess.

“Back then, the Empress and Imperial Concubine Yue were pregnant at the same time. No matter which of them gave birth to the prince, the Wen family’s status would improve. But in the end, none of their children was born.”

“Imperial Concubine Yue’s child was poisoned to death by Noble Consort Shu. What about the Empress? At that time, Noble Consort Shu was just an ordinary concubine. The power of the harem was still in the hands of the empress. With Noble Consort Shu’s ability, it’s impossible for her to harm the child in the empress’s stomach.”

Yu Niaoniao was entranced.

She really wanted to know. In the end, what caused the empress to lose her child?

Xiao Juan saw that she had come out of her distracted state and that there was light in her eyes again, so he continued.

“There’s also Lo Pingsha’s father, Luo Heng. He was a Vice Commissioner of the

Imperial Hospital when he was alive and his medical skills were superb.”

“The Empress and Imperial Concubine Yue were pregnant at the same time. It was impossible for Luo Heng to only treat Imperial Concubine Yue and not care about the Empress. In the end, their children could not be saved. After that, Luo Heng committed suicide at home. Not only that, but he had burned all the records of the pulse cases when he was alive.”

“If it were just because of Imperial Concubine Yue’s death, Luo Heng would not have done this. After all, Noble Consort Shu was only an ordinary concubine at that time.”

“As the Vice Commissioner of the Imperial Hospital, he had been in the palace for many years. It was not that he did not have the ability to protect himself.”

“There had to be something about the empress. Luo Heng knew who had harmed the child in the empress’s stomach. It was because he knew who it was that he was even more afraid. He knew that he definitely could not live, so he chose to commit suicide and burn all the pulse cases.”

“He even left a suicide note, reminding his son not to investigate the truth.”

“Think about it. Who could have planted someone in the Fengyi Palace to kill the Empress’s child and make the Vice Commissioner of the Imperial Hospital, who had seen many storms, give up resisting and die?”

Yu Niaoniao followed his train of thought and quickly thought of a figure.

She gasped involuntarily.

“That’s his own flesh and blood. How could he bear to do it?”

Xiao Juan said, “So what if they’re biological? In the face of royal power, even biological father and son can become enemies.”

Yu Niaoniao was still puzzled. “But how did Noble Consort Shu know about this?”

“You should think in this way: Why was Noble Consort Shu able to kill Imperial Concubine Yue and her son so smoothly?”

“It would be fine if Noble Consort Shu was really smart. But it was obvious from her attitude towards you and me that she was actually not that smart.”

“A not-so-smart person could quietly kill the extremely favored Imperial Concubine Yue. Someone must have secretly helped Noble Consort Shu. The person who would help her was probably the emperor.”

“It was also because Noble Consort Shu knew this that she used this to threaten the emperor. In the end, the emperor killed her.”

After hearing Xiao Juan’s analysis, Yu Niaoniao had a new question.

“But if that’s the case, why did the emperor ask you to investigate Imperial Concubine Yue’s murder?

Isn’t he causing trouble for himself?”

Isn’t he causing trouble for himself?”

Xiao Juan said, “Perhaps what he really wants to investigate is not who killed Imperial Concubine Yue and her son. What he really wants to know should be the identity of the child dug out of the backyard of the Glazed Jade Palace. ‘

Yu Niaoniao immediately understood and blurted out.

“The emperor is actually using this to test the Empress?!”

Xiao Juan nodded.

“Yeah. ”

Empress Wen had been living in seclusion for so many years and rarely appeared in front of outsiders; she even gave up her power to manage the harem.

She looked like she lived in a remote corner and stood aloof from the world, but the Wen family was still behind her.

As the number one aristocratic family in Dayan, the Wen family’s power was unimaginable to ordinary people.

The emperor had always been wary of the Wen family and Empress Wen.

After learning that an unknown baby’s corpse had been dug out from the backyard of the Glazed Jade Palace, the emperor immediately suspected Empress Wen.

He was worried that there was a flaw in his plan back then, so he asked Xiao Juan to investigate the case back then.

At this moment, Yu Niaoniao connected the cause and effect and understood everything.

Back then, Empress Wen and Imperial Concubine Yue looked like they were facing each other, but they were just acting. The two of them had always interacted secretly.

On the other hand, the emperor seemed to dote on Imperial Concubine Yue very much and even wanted to make her a noble concubine after she gave birth to the emperor’s heir. In fact, he had never thought of letting the child in Imperial Concubine Yue’s stomach be born alive.

Empress Wen had been lying low for many years just for revenge. The emperor had never let down his guard against Empress Wen for many years.

They actually knew each other’s true colors in their hearts. They did not care what the truth was at all.

Only Yu Niaoniao and Xiao Juan were foolishly trying their best to investigate the truth. They almost lost their lives because of this.

Thinking of this, Yu Niaoniao could not help but laugh at herself.

“It feels like we’ve worked for nothing.”

Xiao Juan stroked her head and said gently, “It’s not tor nothing. At least we cleared Luo Heng’s name and gave Lo Pingsha justice.”

Yu Niaoniao’s eyes lit up. “That’s right! I almost forgot about Little Lo.”

Back then, Lo Pingsha voluntarily gave up studying medicine and took the initiative to join the Eagle Guards, ignoring the opinions of outsiders. It was to find out the truth back then to clear his father’s name.

Now that the truth was out, Lo Heng no longer had to be accused of killing Imperial Concubine Yue and her son.

Lo Pingsha had achieved his wish and the shackles in his heart had been unlocked. His life in the future would definitely be easier and freer. Thinking of this, the depression in Yu Niaoniao’s heart was swept away.

As she smiled, her eyes were crinkling.

“Little Lo said he was going to pay his respects to his parents. I promised to make sugar cookies for him. I’ll make them for him when we get back.”

Seeing that she had regained her vitality, Xiao Juan’s heart softened.

Even if she encountered something bad herself, as long as someone around her encountered something good, she would still be happy for them.

No wonder Granny Xiu Yan, Lo Pingsha, Meng Xizhou, Yan Nanguan, Pan Dafu, and everyone in the Justice Department liked her so much.

Who wouldn’t like such a kind and warm person?

The carriage stopped at the entrance of the Langjun Imperial Palace.

Yu Niaoniao jumped out of the carriage and entered the Langjun Imperial Palace briskly.

Lo Pingsha and Granny Xiu Yan heaved a sigh of relief when they saw that they had returned safely.

Granny Xiu Yan said, “Princess Consort, you ran so quickly just now. We were so frightened that we thought something big had happened. Fortunately, you’re all fine.”

Yu Niaoniao scratched the back of her head and smiled embarrassedly.

“I thought of something just now and was in a hurry to tell Duke Lang. I didn’t have time to explain it to you. I’m sorry for making you worry.”

Granny Xiu Yan hurriedly said, “How can you apologize to us? You just have to be safe.”

Yu Niaoniao said to Lo Pingsha.

“Wait a moment. I’ll make the sugar pancakes now.”

Lo Pingsha hurriedly said, “I’ll help you.”

After the two of them left, Granny Xiu Yan looked at Xiao Juan and asked.

“Has Imperial Concubine Yue’s case and the Sixth Prince’s case been closed?”

Xiao Juan nodded. “Yes, the cases are closed.”

Granny Xiu Yan sighed. “Concubine Yue is the emperor’s favorite concubine, and the sixth prince is the emperor’s most valued prince. In the end, they died. The emperor must be feeling extremely uncomfortable.”

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