eurekapd Chapter 560 The Crown Prince's Concubine 7
Chapter 560 The Crown Prince's Concubine 7
What Xie Junwen didn't know was that not long after she left, several midwives were escorted out of the delivery room.
"Prince, these midwives are trying to switch Jiang Liangdi's pregnancy. If I hadn't been sharp-eyed and seen through their vicious intentions, I'm afraid..." Nanny Dong didn't continue talking. After all, those words were very unlucky for Jiang Liangdi who was giving birth.
Tang Xiji looked at the midwives kneeling on the ground with cold eyes. They were really good and bribed all the midwives he had carefully selected.
"Please spare my life, my lord! I am innocent!" Several midwives kowtowed and begged for mercy:
"Drag all the people away and lock them up." After Tang Xiji gave the order, he immediately asked people to find a few more midwives.
After all, the most important thing now is Chunxi's delivery. He really doesn't have any extra thoughts to pay attention to these midwives. He can only wait until Chunxi gives birth to the child before dealing with these midwives.
As for the murderer behind the scenes, Tang Xiji could guess who it was without even interrogating him. Apart from the Crown Princess, who else could be so generous as to bribe all the midwives, and who would be the one who least wanted Chunxi to give birth to the child safely?
Jiang Chunxi gave birth to the child two hours later. Tang Xiji was so happy and excited when he saw Nanny Dong holding the child.
"Dad, let me see my brother." Tang Baojiao stood on tiptoe, anxious to see her brother.
Tang Xiji quickly picked up his daughter, and when Tang Baojiao saw her brother in Nanny Dong's arms, she frowned and said, "Dad, why is my brother so ugly? He's not cute at all."
"All newborn babies are like this. When Jiao'er was born, he was just like his brother, wrinkled like a little old man." Tang Xiji said with a smile:
Tang Baojiao opened her mouth in surprise, refusing to believe that she would be as ugly as her brother when she was just born.
"How is Jiang Liangdi doing?" Tang Xiji looked at Nanny Dong and asked:
"Don't worry, Your Highness. Jiang Liangdi is in good condition. She just fainted from exhaustion." Nanny Dong replied respectfully:
"That's good," Tang Xiji breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay, hurry up and take the child inside, otherwise it will be bad if the wind blows."
After watching Nanny Dong carry the child in, Tang Xiji ordered someone to take good care of his daughter and left immediately. After all, the matters with the midwives had not been dealt with yet.
After the midwives were taken away, Tang Xiji didn't need to give any orders. The people under him would naturally torture them severely, so by then the midwives had already told everything.
If the truth is revealed, the prince will definitely not let their family members go. The whole family will be dead anyway, so why should they refuse to confess?
Therefore, when they were executed, before their executioners could even do anything, these midwives immediately confessed everything they needed to confess.
"Haha!" Tang Xiji couldn't help but sneer after reading the confessions of the midwives. "The Xie family is really bold. They even dare to murder the heir to the throne. Or maybe my Crown Princess is really amazing."
Even though he already knew that the mastermind behind the incident was the Crown Princess, after seeing the testimonies of several midwives, Tang Xiji was still extremely angry, and his disgust for Xie Junwen reached a peak.
Tang Xiji did not go to settle the score with Xie Junwen immediately, but went to the Queen's Palace.
When the queen saw the confessions of the midwives, her face naturally looked unhappy.
"Mother, the Xie family has stretched their hands too far," Tang Xiji said coldly, "The Crown Princess and the Xie family are trying to control my offspring! Or, in other words, the Xie family has greater ambitions."
"Then what do you want? Do you want to depose the Crown Princess?" The Queen frowned and said, "Xiji, you have to know that you can't do without the support of the Xie family now. What's more, if you really depose the Crown Princess, it will also damage your reputation as the Crown Prince, so this matter can only be concealed for the Crown Princess."
"Besides, if you hadn't favored Jiang Liangdi so much, I believe the Crown Princess wouldn't have thought of bribing a few midwives. So in the end, it was your favoritism towards Jiang Liangdi that caused this trouble."
The Queen was naturally very dissatisfied with Xie Junwen at this time, but she still chose to save Xie Junwen. However, Xie Junwen's behavior did anger the Queen.
After all, if Xie Junwen can take action against her son's offspring once, she will do it countless times in the future. If Xie Junwen succeeds this time, it will only fuel Xie Junwen's ambition and make her more unscrupulous in taking action against her son's offspring in the future.
"Mother, I know you don't like Jiang Liangdi," Tang Xiji said to the queen with a cold face, "but you can't implicate Jiang Liangdi in this matter. You know, Jiang Liangdi is the victim of this incident. If Nanny Dong hadn't discovered it in time, Jiang Liangdi would probably have died by now."
"Of course," Tang Xiji changed the subject, "What the Queen Mother said is very reasonable. No matter from which aspect, I cannot depose the Crown Princess. I must conceal the evil things she has done. However, given her evil intentions, I don't think she will stop doing it again if I warn her. So for the sake of my future offspring, I cannot let the Crown Princess dominate the East Palace. I need someone who can fight against her."
"You mean to marry a concubine," the queen immediately understood what her son meant, "If you want someone to restrain the Crown Princess, the concubine must have a family background comparable to the Crown Princess."
"How about the legitimate daughter of General Du?" Tang Xiji had already thought of a candidate on the way to the Queen's Palace. "General Du is a second-rank military general and has a decisive influence in the court. She is not someone the Xie family can easily provoke. If we marry General Du's legitimate daughter as a concubine, it would be the most appropriate to let her restrain the Crown Princess."
"Of course, the most important thing is to see the attitude of the Queen Mother. If the Queen Mother still favors the Crown Princess, then even if I marry a few more concubines, it will be useless. After all, the Queen Mother will unconditionally protect the Crown Princess. What does the Crown Princess have to fear? What is there for her to not dare to do?"
When he said the following words, Tang Xiji showed a sarcastic smile.
The Queen looked embarrassed, "Alright, am I the kind of person who can't tell the difference? It's true that I like the Crown Princess, but the premise is that the Crown Princess's character is worthy of my trust. But now that I know that the Crown Princess will endanger your offspring, how can I protect the Crown Princess again? After all, I can still distinguish between a son and a daughter-in-law. No matter how good a daughter-in-law is, can she be more important than a son?"
"I am relieved that your Majesty thinks so," Tang Xiji said as he bowed to the Queen. "I will take my leave now. As for General Du's daughter, please take care of her."