Reborn to marry the emperor, I just want to confuse the emperor and seize the throne

When the wet nurse heard the word "murder", she was so scared that her heart almost jumped out of her chest. She knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, "Your Majesty, please spare my life. I did not kill the third prince. It was the third prince who had been in poor health since childhood. If anyone is to blame, it is the queen who likes to take the third prince out, and the weather outside is cold, so the third prince has not been in good health. It has nothing to do with me. It was the queen who loved to show off and took the third prince out regardless of his illness. The third prince has been coughing, so he had to drink licorice soup for treatment... It really has nothing to do with me. Your Majesty is wise." The wet nurse kept making excuses for her crimes.

Jiang Fenghua said in a deep voice, "I personally watched over the birth of the Third Prince. He was in good health when he was born. He also grew well during the month when Concubine Tang was in confinement. Why did the wet nurse say that the Third Prince had been in poor health since childhood? Just now, Nanny Zhang said that it was you who encouraged Concubine Tang to feed the Third Prince licorice soup. What is your purpose?"

"I am wronged! I took care of the Third Prince with all my heart. It was Concubine Tang who disliked his noise and fed him licorice soup for a long time. Licorice soup can also cure the Third Prince's illness. I didn't know that drinking too much licorice soup can be fatal!"

Jiang Fenghua walked up to Tang Qianran and saw that she was in a daze. He said coldly, "Your child is dead. You killed him. Are you satisfied now?"

Tang Qianran's face was covered with tears. She knelt in front of Jiang Fenghua and said, "He is not dead. Please save him, Queen. He tried to give birth for three days and three nights but failed. I thought both the child and I were going to die. It was you who saved me and the child. You will surely be able to wake him up now. I am willing to exchange my life for the Third Prince's."

"It's my fault. I shouldn't have failed to take good care of the child. I thought I had won the Queen Mother's appreciation. I tried to curry favor with her and I would be able to gain a foothold in the harem. Everything is my fault." Tang Qianran was now deeply remorseful: "It's all because of me that I didn't take good care of the Third Prince."

She pushed the nanny and the maid aside and rushed to the child, holding him in her arms. "The Third Prince must have fallen asleep. He is usually very noisy, why did he sleep so long today? Queen, look, he fell asleep. It's not even daybreak yet, but the Third Prince woke up when it got light."

"Hold Xuan'er in your arms and go to sleep. I won't bother you anymore. Be good, Xuan'er, mother's good baby." Tang Qianran's voice became gentle as she held the child. "Shh, keep your voice down. The Third Prince is afraid of noise. He is coughing again. Nanny, bring the medicine quickly and tell him to stop crying. Why does he keep crying? Tell him to stop crying. He will be quiet after you feed him the medicine. The Queen Mother likes quiet and obedient children. I will take you to see the Queen Mother."

Tang Qianran was about to go outside again while holding the child in her arms. "It's almost dawn, Xuan'er, wake up quickly. Your mother will take you to pay respects to the Empress Dowager. Xuan'er is a prince, so his status must be extremely noble."

Xie Shang also ordered people to stop Tang Qianran to prevent her from running around crazily with the child in her arms.

He said to Jiang Fenghua, "What does the Queen think about this?"

"I don't know if there are other reasons." Jiang Fenghua said, "The third prince was obviously fine, but he just died like that. I think we should find out more before we draw any conclusions."

Xie Shang nodded, "Then let's investigate! Summon everyone in Changchun Palace for questioning."

Jiang Fenghua said, "That's the only way for now."

After a quick round of questioning, the conclusion was that the wet nurse and Concubine Tang did not know that drinking too much licorice could cause the death of the baby, and the child had always been taken care of by the wet nurse.

The Tang family had good luck all the time, and Tang Qianran gave birth to a prince, so she became proud and wanted to show off. Unexpectedly, she ended up causing her son to die. Tang Qianran was a new mother and she knew nothing at all. She didn't know that drinking too much licorice soup could kill the child. The wet nurse didn't know either, and only thought that licorice soup could cure coughs, and didn't pay attention to the dosage.

The licorice soup was prescribed by the imperial physician of the Imperial Medical Bureau, who also told them how much to drink, but they did not follow the physician's instructions.

Jiang Fenghua is also a mother. Looking at the mentally ill Tang Qianran, a soft touch rose in her heart. As a mother, she sympathized with her. Which mother would be willing to watch her child die in front of her?

Tang Qianran has ended up like this because she was too greedy. Her greed killed her son, so she deserved it. She is not pitiful at all. The one who is pitiful is the child.

Jiang Fenghua looked at everyone quietly. She calmed her mind, put aside all emotions, and analyzed calmly: This explanation is perfect and reasonable.

Jiang Fenghua could not find any hint of conspiracy. Tang Qianran wanted to win the favor of the Queen Mother. Drinking licorice can make children sleepy and quiet. She unknowingly killed her child.

But what if a third person tempted her to do this?

She knew that the third prince's wet nurse was found by the Tang family. The Tang family would not send a woman into the palace specifically to murder Tang Qianran's son!

Nanny Zhang was also brought into the palace by Tang Qianran from the Tang family.

Xie Shang kicked the nurse and knocked her to the ground. "If you can't serve the Third Prince well and still want to shirk your responsibility, you should all be beaten to death and buried with the Third Prince."

For a moment, all the palace maids, eunuchs and maids in Changchun Palace begged for mercy.

Chunlan said, "Your Majesty, please spare me. We servants did not murder the Third Prince. In fact, Nanny Zhang and the wet nurse have always had a bad relationship."

The two looked at each other, as if there was something hidden.

Nanny Wang approached them and said in a deep voice, "In front of the emperor and the queen, tell us exactly what happened."

Chunlan and Chunxiang were originally arranged by Nanny Wang to serve Tang Qianran. Tang Qianran was generous and well-behaved, and had not caused any trouble. Unexpectedly, such a big thing would happen now.

Chunlan added, "In fact, everyone usually competes to take care of the Third Prince. Nanny Zhang and the wet nurse have always had a bad relationship because Concubine Tang's rewards are unfair. Everyone feels dissatisfied and jealous of each other. Could it be that they harmed the Third Prince in order to win Concubine Tang's favor?"

Because Chunlan and Chunxiang were sent by Nanny Wang, they had no chance to even get close to the Third Prince, as he was also on guard against the possibility that they might be the Queen's people.

Jiang Fenghua stared at Nanny Zhang, "Just now, Nanny Zhang kept saying that it was the wet nurse who wanted to harm the wet nurse. The Third Prince has always been brought up by the wet nurse, and Concubine Tang gave her more rewards. Nanny is not convinced. I suspect that you deliberately wanted to harm the Third Prince and frame the wet nurse."