Chapter 513: Muddy Waters
When the palace maid was brought up by the people of the Shen Criminal Division, her face was already pale with fright, and she explained how she found something upside down, and there was nothing wrong with it.
Seeing the evidence presented in the tray, the queen and the others couldn't help frowning in disgust.
The scarecrow is generally made, it should be made temporarily, and the person who made it does not have a puppet made of fabric, so there is no way to trace the source from the cloth and needlework, which increases the difficulty of verification.
Kou Xian took out a dagger and sliced the scarecrow's body open, and pulled out a piece of paper from its stomach with a person's birth date written on it.
Kou Xian read out the eight characters of his birthday, and someone in the crowd exclaimed.
"This, this is my birthday. ”
Everyone looked for prestige and found that the person who spoke out was Zhuang Huanting, a girl from Anguo Mansion.
Zhuang Tingting is also a popular figure in this draft, and it is reasonable for her birthday to appear in the scarecrow's belly, which can be said to be a strong opponent that Xue Wanqing wants to get rid of.
Zhuang Pingting looked at the needles on the scarecrow's body and was angry and afraid, as if those needles were really inserted into herself, she felt that her whole body was densely painful, and her body was numb. The reason why the court was so taboo about witchcraft was because most people believed in it at the time.
The queen saw that Zhuang Pingting was trembling, and she was afraid that something would happen to her, so she asked her to help her go down to rest. However, Zhuang Tingting refused after thanking her, she endured her discomfort and still chose to stay in the palace, which made the queen and others feel that this woman is tough and a good one.
Xue Wanqing stared at the scarecrow for a while and didn't see any flaws, the person who made this scarecrow was very cautious, the paper and ink used were specially used for the Wenzhen Palace, which was found in every show girl's room, and the handwriting was also horizontal and vertical, with no characteristics.
Kou Xian said: "I've seen the human and physical evidence, can Miss Xue come with us?"
Xue Wanqing glanced outside the hall, Xue Xingyi didn't know if he was stumped by something, and he hadn't appeared yet.
Kou Xian felt that his posture had been done enough, so he asked the queen again, "Queen Niangniang, there are many doubts in this matter, and I also asked Niangniang to order Miss Xue to go to the Punishment Division with the slave maid, Miss Xue is a show girl, her status is noble, and the slave maid and others take her only for interrogation, and will not punish her without permission, please rest assured." ”
Kou Xian's promise not to torture Xue Wanqing was indeed a preferential treatment for Xue Wanqing, and the queen was half relieved, and was about to open her mouth to agree, but He Linwan said: "Queen Mother, I'm afraid this is a little unfair to Miss Xue." ”
The queen looked at He Linwan and asked, "Oh, what's unfair?"
Kou Xian saw that it was He Linwan again, and the signature smile on his face paused.
He Lin said lately: "Niangniang, this Wenzhen Hall is just a temporary place for me to stay in the palace, even if there is a witch thing, it can't be said that it must be Miss Xue's, right?
He Zhen, who was dragged into the water by her own sister, looked confused.
He Zhen: ?
Kou Xian said: "Then let your cousin He Zhen go to the Punishment Division together." ”
He Zhen was about to cry when she looked at He Linwan.
He Linwan said: "In this case, the people in our courtyard are also suspicious, and we have all entered Miss Xue's room." ”
Mu Lanping, who was dragged into the water together, looked a little unsightly.
He Linwan looked at the people in this hall, "And on weekdays, the show girls will also visit each other, talk about calligraphy and painting, do needlework, taste snacks or something together, anyone who has entered Xue Wanqing's room can't get rid of suspicion, is it possible that we all have to enter the Shen Criminal Division for questioning?"
The faces of many people in this palace turned pale, Xue Wanqing, as a popular candidate for this draft, naturally wanted to make friends with him, although Xue Wanqing was not very enthusiastic, but she would not rush people out, so there were really many people who visited her.
The queen frowned and said, "No!"
If the show girls all entered the Shen Criminal Division, this draft would naturally not be selected, and most of the court would be involved.
He Linwan sighed, "So I agree with Miss Xue's opinion, the purpose of this person must be to disrupt the court draft, and she wants to harm Miss Xue alone, we show girls have all been harmed by her." ”
The people present thought about it, and it was right, if the people from the Criminal Division couldn't ask anything from Xue Wanqing's mouth, would they have to get all the people who had entered Xue Wanqing's room in the same courtyard as Xue Wanqing one by one?
Suddenly, everyone's faces showed uneasiness, this Punishment Division is not a good place.
The queen was also embarrassed, and she didn't know what to do, so it was impossible for the show girls to enter the Shen Penal Division.
Someone was afraid of being implicated, so he said loudly: "I don't agree with Miss He's words, this scarecrow only appears in Miss Xue's room, what does it have to do with other people?"
When everyone thought that He Linwan was going to argue for Xue Wanqing again, He Linwan nodded, "Well, what you said also makes sense." ”
The person who spoke out originally wanted to argue with He Linwan for a few more words to make himself feel uncomfortable, but when he saw that she suddenly agreed with him, he was stunned for a while and couldn't speak.
He Linwan glanced at the second prince.
Just when the attention of everyone present was on He Linwan, Chunxiao secretly stuffed a note into the second prince's hand.
Everyone heard the second prince, who looked like an invisible person, suddenly asked, "Have the other people checked the house?"
Although the second prince didn't have a sense of existence, Kou Xian couldn't really pretend that he didn't exist, so he glanced at his subordinates.
The principal who received the news first replied, "The other people's houses haven't had time to search yet." ”
The second prince nodded and said to the queen: "Queen Mother, since there is such a harmful thing as witch Gu, it is better to be cautious, and the son thinks that other places should also be searched." This found doll is written on the birthday of Miss Zhuang, do you know if there is anything else written on it?"
The words of the second prince made the queen's heart sink, although everyone suspected in their hearts that this witch Gu was just to frame Xue Wanqing, but what if? If there was really something else written on it with the birth date of His Majesty or the ladies of the palaces, then the matter would not be able to end.
Even Concubine De spoke: "In that case, search all the palaces of Wenzhen Hall over there." ”
Concubine De, as the most hated person in the entire harem, is also a little worried that she will be cursed by others, if this thing was done by Concubine Xian, then she believes that it is absolutely possible.
Concubine Xian frowned and wanted to speak, but the queen had already decreed: "Kou Xian, you take your people to search the other rooms of Wenzhen Palace." ”
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