TPITWOHEF

Chapter 6

Consort Min raised her eyebrows, "Hangzhou?"

Concubine Chen's heart was in turmoil.

Her wet nurse was from Hangzhou, an old local of that wet nurse.

She had just come up with the idea of bribing the wet nurse to do her bidding.

But her wet nurse had already been honorably discharged and returned home - surely no one would know!

Yet Lower Concubine Liu had agreed to meet her before mentioning it - could Liu have already suspected her?

Concubine Chen suddenly felt flustered.

Plotting against the imperial bloodline, if found out, was a capital offense!

No, even if the other side suspected her, they had no proof!

Concubine Chen struggled to regain her composure, but in the next moment, she was pierced by Consort Min's sharp gaze.

"I recall Concubine Chen once gifted me three volumes of Buddhist scriptures, beautifully transcribed by a Hangzhou monk," said Consort Min.

She had always had a good memory for things she disliked.

Concubine Chen's face drained of color in an instant. "Your Ladyship Consort Min, I have nothing to do with this matter... I am wronged. How could I reach into the wet nurse assigned by the clan manor!"

"Oh? I didn't say it was you. Why the guilty conscience!"

Consort Min slammed her chopsticks loudly on the table.

Concubine Chen broke out in a cold sweat, instantly kneeling down. "Yes... it is I who am timid... unable to withstand Your Ladyship's intimidation."

[Wow, what a big white lotus flower~]

Xiao Chuchu was engrossed in watching the show.

The palace intrigue unfolding before her was even more exciting than a novel.

[Consort Min loves to see acts of heroism, but rarely has the opportunity in the inner palace. Haha, my dear mother has allowed this Concubine Chen to run into Consort Min's line of fire today~]

Lower Concubine Liu almost laughed out loud upon hearing this.

But she quickly put on a stern face, looking at Concubine Chen. "Sister Chen, don't talk nonsense. When did Her Ladyship Consort Min ever intimidate you? She was only mentioning the Buddhist scriptures you gifted her."

Concubine Chen felt like she could grind her teeth into dust.

"That's right, if you have no guilt, why fear!" Consort Min roared.

Ever since childhood, she had enjoyed playing with swords and spears, her favorite stories being those of arresting thieves.

Now, seeing Concubine Chen's flustered appearance of refusing to confess, Consort Min understood: even if Concubine Chen was not the mastermind, she was surely an accomplice.

"This matter shall start with a search of my quarters and Concubine Chen's. Any palace maid who has privately received gifts or spoken with the wet nurse, step forward now. Those who conceal the truth will be rewarded five taels of silver if others expose them. Those exposed will be sent to the Palace Justice Department for punishment!"

Concubine Chen looked utterly miserable.

But fortunately, her wet nurse was outside the palace, beyond Consort Min's reach to investigate!

Just as she thought this, Consort Min pierced her with a sharp look. "I will also ask my brother outside the palace to help investigate any dealings the wet nurse has had beyond these walls."