Quickly wear salted fish, she won by lying down

Chapter 1445 A Maid's Fate 18
Without the support of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, the Zhou family would certainly not dare to linger in the capital and would leave as soon as possible. This group of troublesome scum could then be eliminated smoothly and would not cause any trouble for the Prince of An's mansion.

It was a win-win situation, and Prince An was extremely displeased with the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion at the time, so there was no reason for him not to do it.

If the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion hadn't provoked him, even if he knew about this, he probably wouldn't have reminded him, because he didn't want to get involved in palace intrigue.

But since the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion has offended him, they shouldn't blame him for taking action.

The Duke of Zhenguo's heir and his wife probably never imagined that the bad things they did in their household would be exposed. If they had known earlier that someone had something on them, they probably wouldn't have been so arrogant and dared to provoke Prince An.

Upon hearing Prince An's words, the emperor hurriedly asked, "Have your concubines been cured?"

It's no wonder the emperor was so anxious, because he wanted to save Consort Fang. After all, Consort Fang was pregnant with his child, and he didn't have many children. Naturally, he cared about his concubines' pregnancies, because he wanted to have more sons. He only had three princes, which was still too few.

Upon hearing the question, Prince An nodded and said, "We found a skilled physician who cured me, and then we learned that it wasn't an illness, but poisoning."

Upon hearing Prince An's words, the emperor's eyes sharpened immediately, and he asked, "Poisoned?! Who is the culprit?"

The emperor's question clearly indicated that he understood that such a potent poison, which even the imperial physicians could not detect, was not something everyone could possess. It was highly likely that the poison that harmed the concubine of Prince An and the poison that harmed Consort Fang came from the same place.

Prince An said, "My other concubine is Consort Wang."

The emperor listened, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Woof...?"

Prince An nodded and said, "She comes from the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion and has her own son. She wanted me to make her son the heir apparent, so she harmed another of my concubines who had a son, thinking that by killing her, her son would have a greater chance of becoming the heir apparent."

The emperor understood the implication in his words: the person who harmed Consort Fang might be Consort Wang, because she also came from the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, had a son who wanted to rise in rank, and did not want others to give birth to more princes. It was possible that she had this motive.

Although Prince An said so, the emperor could not simply accept whatever Prince An said. After all, what if Prince An had arranged this to cause trouble for the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion? Therefore, the emperor immediately ordered Prince An to find the doctor and cure Consort Fang first.

He secretly investigated the others to see if what Prince An said was true.

Consort Wang was far more cunning than Consort Wang, but the Emperor was also far more powerful than Prince An. So they quickly found out that Prince An was right; it really was Consort Wang who did it.

Not only did they discover that she had harmed Consort Fang, but they also found out that she had harmed many other people—many of whom were victims of evidence secretly provided by Linlang.

Unlike Consort Fang, who was saved because she was discovered early, those she harmed died long ago, including pregnant concubines and princes who had just given birth.

The emperor was furious when he saw this, for harming imperial heirs was a crime that would not be tolerated in any dynasty.

And he thought to himself, "So it's because of this wicked woman that he has so few offspring. If it weren't for her, he wouldn't have so few offspring."

Once the emperor believes that his lack of offspring is due to Consort Wang, Consort Wang will have no chance of survival.

The emperor immediately dealt with Consort Wang and also disposed of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.

It's common for concubines' families to be implicated in scandals, and the Duke of Zhenguo's family is far from innocent. After all, they were the ones who provided the poison. If they weren't punished, who would be? If they hadn't provided the poison, it would have been difficult for Consort Wang to obtain such a stealthy poison in the palace, and so many concubines and princes wouldn't have died. They are the instigators, which is why the Emperor punished them more severely.

Although Consort Wang held a high position, in the emperor's eyes, her offspring were naturally more important.

If he hadn't had so few sons, he would have killed them all. But now, considering how few sons he had, he was only demoted to a commoner.

Although he was spared, it was clear that the second prince would never be able to become emperor.

As for the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, although it had status and power, it was not all-powerful and untouchable. The emperor could deal with it as he pleased.

When the news reached the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, the people there were terrified.

Especially the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo's heir, she always felt that she was really lucky. Although she lived in the city in her previous life, her family was poor. She wanted to study abroad, but her family didn't have the money. Moreover, her grades were not good, so she couldn't go to university. From junior high school onwards, she hung out with some young men and women who were considered "spirited" or "spirited." Eventually, she married one of these young men and lived a miserable life.

As it turned out, she transmigrated into this world and found herself to be a noble lady who married into the prestigious Zhenguo Duke's Mansion, one of the most powerful families in the capital. She instantly became a person of high status and couldn't be more proud of herself.

At the same time, because she was a frivolous young woman in her previous life and was looked down upon by many people, in this life, she has become a person of high status and can bully those at the bottom of society as much as she wants to show off her power.

She was powerful and influential for many years, killing many people and enjoying herself immensely! She thought she would continue to be powerful and enjoy herself forever, but then, the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion was exposed and brought down because Consort Wang harmed the imperial heirs, and the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion was also involved. What should she do now?

I heard that all the adult males in the manor would be executed, but the female members of the household would be spared. However, they would all be exiled three thousand miles away to the harsh border region along with the underage males. Upon hearing this, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo's heir fainted from fear.

The other members of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion were no better off; they were usually very arrogant, but now they were all terrified.

The servants, however, were mostly unharmed.

They belonged to the master's family. If the master's property was confiscated, they would simply be sold to the next family; they wouldn't die.

Therefore, although Xiangcao and other concubines lost their wealth and status, they were not in danger of losing their lives, unlike in the original world where they were beaten to death by the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo's heir.

Those concubines with official titles were more unfortunate; as female relatives, they were exiled three thousand miles away.

Seeing this, Xiangcao and the others couldn't help but feel secretly relieved that they hadn't become concubines, otherwise they would be in trouble right now.

Now that the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion has been raided, although they have lost their wealth and status, they are at least much better off than those who were exiled three thousand miles away.

When they were being escorted on their way, because the Prince An's Mansion was located in the same area of ​​princes and nobles, the people being exiled from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion passed through the Prince An's Mansion.

Upon seeing the Prince An's residence, the wife of the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo was somewhat dazed.

Just a few days ago, she was sending people to Consort Zhou's hometown to find her family to deal with her. How come, in the blink of an eye, she didn't manage to deal with Consort Zhou, but instead got into trouble herself?