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Chapter 457 The Queen Invites You

Yesterday afternoon, Skinny Monkey brought back some good news from outside.

The director of the Imperial Hospital, Xu Wei, died suddenly of illness in his home.

The imperial court did not make any comment on this, and all the people involved kept silent.

Zhou Chang waited for more than a month, originally waiting for Li Zhi to deliver evidence of Xu Wei's guilt so as to force Xu Wei to step down or resign voluntarily, but he did not expect that the problem would be solved suddenly.

This result is obvious and it must be Li Zhi's credit.

The thin monkey opened his mouth and tasted the flavor of onion beef pie: "I didn't see Li Zhi, so I had to ask others. What I can speculate now is that Xu Wei's death was the intention of Concubine Yi. This may involve the affairs of the inner palace. Your Majesty did not want to make it public, so he asked Concubine Yi to handle the matter in a low-key manner."

"Do you know what evidence they have against Xu Wei? Was it Li Zhi who did it?" Zhou Chang didn't hold out hope, but asked anyway.

The skinny monkey shook his head.

Zhou Chang knew what was going on, and he took Shouhou to Uncle Qiu and Aunt Jing's places to tell them the news.

Until this point, Prince Yi's revenge was finally completed.

Early this morning, Zhou Chang brought the skinny monkey into the palace again.

I first took a stroll around the imperial kitchen and the Council of State, which was another fruitful trip.

Then he found an opportunity and made an appointment with Li Zhi to meet at Yongqing Palace next to the Imperial Garden.

Although no one came to the Yongqing Palace on weekdays, it was not a place for them to talk, so the skinny monkey went to the side to keep watch, while Zhou Chang and Li Zhi stood under the eaves and talked.

Zhou Chang spoke first: "Manager Li, why didn't you inform me when you found the evidence? We are the ones who should contribute the most to this matter."

Li Zhi bowed his head and lowered his hands, without showing any boasting on his face: "Your Highness Prince Yi is too polite. This is originally a matter of the inner palace. Since I have found out about it, I just revealed it to Concubine Yi. It didn't take much effort."

Zhou Chang was somewhat curious: "I wonder what Xu Wei had done that required Concubine Yi to deal with him in private?"

"In order to make money, Xu Wei actually smuggled flying squirrels, stone silkworms, Achyranthes bidentata and other things and sold them to palace maids at high prices." Li Zhi's expression did not change at all.

Zhou Chang didn't understand what they were or what they were used for.

Although Li Zhi lowered his eyelids and dared not look directly at it, he guessed that Zhou Chang might not understand: "Those things are used to abort women."

"Ah, you mean that Xu Wei had the guts to perform abortions on women in the palace just to make money?" Zhou Chang was really shocked.

I've heard of people who are willing to risk their lives to make money, but I didn't expect Xu Wei to be so bold.

Li Zhi said softly: "I just found out that he brought these medicines, and he might have a deal with a noble and a beauty."

"There's more than one?" Zhou Chang couldn't close his mouth.

Considering Emperor Lin’s age and physical condition, the aborted fetus that the medicine was intended to cause was definitely not the emperor’s.

This huge palace seems to be very strict, but there are quite a lot of people coming in and out every day. If you are determined to find an opportunity, it is not impossible.

No wonder Concubine Yi, Gu, wanted to deal with it in secret.

Thinking of this, Zhou Chang bowed again: "Anyway, thank you for this time. Prince Yi's Mansion owes you a favor. If you have any requests in the future, just ask me."

Li Zhi’s help this time was really great, which was why Zhou Chang had to go to the palace in person to thank him in person.

As for giving him money, property or power, Prince Yi had none of them, so Zhou Chang had no choice but to write him an IOU. Although it was just empty words, it was indeed sincere.

"Your Highness, what are you talking about? This is just to help Your Majesty eliminate the hidden danger in the palace." Li Zhi did not dare to accept Zhou Chang's greeting and dodged to the side. There was no trace of pride on his face.

Zhou Chang couldn't help but sigh, with Li Zhi's character and means, it was no wonder he could sit in his current position.

Li Zhi then asked, "Your Highness, is she okay?"

This "she" naturally refers to Aunt Jing.

"Aunt Jing is much better now, but she still has a hideous scar on her face. From now on, she has to wear a veil or a hat to cover her face when she goes out. The condition of her right arm is also gradually recovering. The doctor said that she needs to practice slowly. Even if she can't recover to her original state, she can recover 70% to 80% of it. Aunt Jing was very happy when she heard about Xu Wei's fate yesterday afternoon, so she asked me to thank her on her behalf." The last sentence was added by Zhou Chang on the spur of the moment.

Aunt Jing was indeed happy to hear the news yesterday. After hearing Zhou Chang and Shouhou conclude that it was Li Zhi who helped, she pursed her lips but said nothing.

Li Zhi only cares about Aunt Jing's injury: "As long as she is well, it's fine. As long as she is well, it's fine."

Zhou Chang knew what happened between the two, and Li Zhi helped Prince Yi so much, so he felt a little guilty: "If I have a chance, I will persuade Aunt Jing again. She was in a bad mood when you went there last time, which is understandable. Aunt Jing's mood has improved a lot these days as her health has improved. Some things and some words can be discussed again."

Li Zhi shook his head slowly: "Don't bother your highness, it turns out that I am not worthy of her."

"..." Zhou Chang didn't know what to say.

Li Zhi sighed again: "Alas..., she had no hope before, and now there is even less hope. I was delusional before."

These words are exactly the same as what Yuan Qi said.

Zhou Chang felt sorry for them and tried to comfort them: "Of all things in the world, fate is the most unpredictable. But who can say for sure? It is most important that Li Zongguan can see things in a positive light. When you leave the palace in the future, if you have no place to go, come to me. Even if you and Aunt Jing are not destined to be together, you are still old friends from the same hometown. It would be good to talk to each other when the time comes."

Li Zhi has been attached to this place for many years, so it's not like he can just let it go. However, he knows Aunt Jing's character well.

But what Prince Yi said was not just false courtesy, but a promise of protection for him until the end of his life.

Li Zhi was so moved that he nodded deeply and bowed respectfully: "I am here to thank Your Highness."

Zhou Changxu helped him up: "Why thank you? I should be the one thanking you."

The two men briefly explained the matter, Li Zhi took his leave, and Zhou Chang took the skinny monkey through the Imperial Garden to the lecture hall of the Hanlin Academy.

The reason she entered the palace today was to visit the twelfth prince Feng Suo.

However, after waiting outside the lecture hall for a long time, Feng Suo and Yuan Jie did not finish the get out of class.

Before the two of them could even walk out of the Imperial Garden, a young eunuch quickly chased after them from behind and said, "Your Highness Prince Yi, please stay. Your Highness Prince Yi wants to see you."

"Empress Yi?" Zhou Chang thought he had heard it wrong.

This has never happened before.

Concubine Yi, Gu, the biological mother of Prince Duan, summoned Prince Yi for what purpose?

The eunuch said again: "Your Highness Prince Yi, Concubine Yi is already waiting for you in Jianing Palace, please move."

"Hmm..." Zhou Chang frowned.

Why pull two people who have nothing in common together?