093: Who's at the instigation
Even if she was given ten guts, she wouldn't dare to poison and murder the county lord......
The queen immediately gritted her teeth and said, "Presumptuous! The evidence is conclusive, do you dare not admit it?"
The accident was Lou Yueqing, not someone else, the queen naturally knew that Lou Yueqing was poisoned at the banquet she was responsible for, and she definitely couldn't get out of it, but the difference between negligence and mastermind for a while can be very big, so this matter must not involve her, and besides, she didn't do it, so she naturally had to be more anxious to figure it out than anyone else.
Otherwise, if it is not clear and the Lou family is in trouble, it is a question whether she can keep her position.
The palace maid hurriedly kowtowed and cried, "Queen Mother, there are really no slaves...... Your Majesty, the slave and maid are wronged, and the slave and maid don't know that the county lord's food is poisonous......"
How could that palace maid not know that once this crime was added to her, she would definitely die, and her family would be affected!
This palace maid's categorical denial made everyone a little puzzled, thinking about it this way, this palace maid has no grievances with Lou Yueqing, so it is naturally impossible to have the courage to poison, so, what is going on?
Concubine Xue, who was sitting next to the emperor, raised her eyebrows and asked, "But the county lord was poisoned by drinking the wine you sent, and the evidence is conclusive, do you dare to say that you are wronged?"
When everyone heard this, they also felt that Concubine Xue was reasonable, and she sent the wine, so she would definitely not be able to get rid of it!
The palace maid hurriedly said, "Can ...... But the slave and maid were not poisoned, and the slave and maid did not dare to murder the county lord even if they had the courage to do so, the emperor, the slave and maid were wronged......"
Concubine Xue asked again, "Then tell me, did someone instruct you to do it?" As long as you say it, maybe the emperor can open the net and spare your life!"
The palace maid was even more confused, "No...... No one instructed it, the slave and maid didn't know that the wine was poisonous, the emperor, the slave and maid were really wronged......"
Then that's mysterious......
A palace maid, who is so bold that she doesn't dare to murder the lord of the dynasty, can only be instructed by others, but she flatly denies it......
The queen's eyes were slightly gloomy, and she said coldly, "Wronged? It seems that you don't need Xing, you won't recruit, come here, and be punished!"
As soon as the words came out, the two eunuchs hurriedly stepped forward to pull her, but where was the palace maid willing......?
"Wait!" the county lord of Qingning suddenly spoke, stopping the two eunuchs from dragging people down.
The queen raised her eyebrows, gritted her teeth and asked, "Lord Qingning, what do you mean by this?"
The county lord of Qingning smiled lightly and said softly, "Niangniang, this is a trick to be beaten, how to convince the public?"
The queen twisted her eyebrows and asked lightly, "Then what can you do?"
If this palace maid has always denied it, she will definitely not be able to eat and walk around, and the queen is more anxious than anyone else!
The lord of Qingning County said, "Since this palace maid said that she didn't know, and no one instructed her, in my opinion, this is the truth!"
That palace maid only had panic in her eyes, and she was not half distracted, not like she was lying!
The queen gritted her teeth and said, "What does this mean by the county lord of Qingning? Except for her, no one has ever touched the wine of the county lord of Qingyan, it is not from her, could it be that the wine itself is poisonous?"
The queen was a little excited and out of manners, which made the emperor, who had been silent, a little unhappy, and looked at her and said lightly, "Empress!"
The queen glanced at the emperor, knew that she had lost her temper, and she settled down and didn't say anything.
However, he looked at the county lord of Qingning with extreme displeasure.
At this time, the silent eldest princess slowly walked up to the palace maid and said lightly, "Think about it, besides you, who else has come into contact with the county lord's wine?"
Since this palace maid is innocent, then, whoever touches it is suspected!
As soon as the eldest princess spoke, Princess Shen was also busy, "Yes, think about it carefully, has anyone ever touched the wine of the county lord?"
When the palace maid heard this, she hurriedly recalled......
After a moment, she hurriedly said, "Yes, yes...... It's ......" After a pause, she suddenly looked at Gonggong Zhang, the head of Fengluan Hall beside the queen, and immediately pointed out, "It's him...... It's Father-in-law Zhang......"
Gonggong Zhang, who was standing behind the queen with his head down, heard this, his face changed greatly, and he immediately pointed at the palace maid and said sharply: "You are talking nonsense, how can the miscellaneous family ever touch the wine of the county lord?"
Father-in-law Zhang is like this, it is a violation of the rules, but it is a matter of his own life, he has to do this.
However, as soon as his voice came out, the emperor said lightly, "Presumptuous!"
It is not allowed, when is it the turn of a eunuch to speak here?
The emperor's displeasure shocked Gonggong Zhang's heart, and he immediately knelt down to ask for guilt.
And the others all looked at the queen with strange expressions, Grandpa Zhang is the queen's henchman, if it is Grandpa Zhang's poison, the queen ......
The palace maid prostrate on the ground, her body trembled slightly, and said, "Your Majesty, it's true, the slave maid didn't lie, it was Gonggong Zhang, when the slave came in with wine, Gonggong Zhang ordered someone to arrange the banquet, and opened the wine jug of the county lord, the slave and maid did not look carefully at that time, but only he touched the wine of the county lord!"
Because Father-in-law Zhang is the queen's confidant, the queen is responsible for the palace banquet, and Father-in-law Zhang naturally wants to watch, and when they came in with the wine needed for the banquet, Father-in-law Zhang said that he wanted to see it, so he lifted the lid......
Hearing this, Father-in-law Zhang was lying there, his body trembling, while the queen's face changed greatly, looking at Zhang Huai and asking coldly, "Zhang Huai, what's going on?"
The people around her were poisoned, and she couldn't tell it clearly!
"Minions...... Slave ......" Gonggong Zhang stammered, his voice was full of fear, and he couldn't even say half a sentence.
The palace maid said, "Your Majesty, what the slave and maid said is true, and many people saw it at that time, Gonggong Zhang opened the wine of the county lord, and the slave and maid were wronged......"
The emperor's face was not very good, he looked at Zhang Huai who was kneeling on the ground, and asked lightly, "Zhang Huai, what the hell is going on?
Zhang Huai hurriedly trembled, "Minion...... The minions are wronged......"
The queen asked sharply, "Zhang Huai, you are so bold, who instructed you to do this? You dare to murder the county lord and not recruit the palace from the truth?"
Zhang Huai immediately denied it, "Niangniang, the slave is wronged, how dare the slave poison the county master? The slave is really wronged......"
The queen said angrily, "Do you still dare to shout injustice? Tell me quickly, who instructed you to do it?"
Zhang Huai is her person, but it has something to do with this matter, how could the queen not know that this matter has nothing to do with her.
Therefore, she has to figure out how to figure this out, otherwise, she will be finished!
Zhang Huai glanced up at the queen, his lips moved, as if he wanted to say something, but he seemed to be struggling, and after a moment, he lowered his head again and was silent.
Although he didn't say anything, everyone who saw it at the scene whispered, speculating about what this matter had to do with the queen......
The queen's eyes sank, looking at Zhang Huai, her face was a little ugly, and the emperor sat there silently, glanced at the queen, then looked at Gonggong Zhang, and then glanced at the people below, lowered her eyes and said nothing, but Concubine Xue beside her asked lightly, "Gonggong Zhang, you are truthfully recruited, why do you want to poison the county lord?"
Zhang Huai knelt there, bowing his head and not speaking.
Concubine Xue said again, "If you don't say it, do you know what happened to you? The county lord has no grievances with you, you can't harm her, then you are naturally instructed by someone, you are the queen's mother, who instructed you to poison the county lord's wine?"
The queen glared at Concubine Xue angrily and asked coldly, "Concubine Xue, what do you mean by this?"
Concubine Xue's words, deliberately mentioning that Zhang Huai is her person, didn't it make people even more suspicious that she instructed it?
Zhang Huai is the chief eunuch of Fengluan Hall and her confidant, but Zhang Huai is the biggest suspect in Lou Yueqing's poisoning, so it will make people suspect that she instructed this matter, but she did it or not, she knows that this matter has nothing to do with her!
Concubine Xue bit her lip and said in a low voice, "Queen Mother, the concubine just asked Gonggong Zhang a few words, and she didn't mean anything else......"
"You ......" The queen glared at Concubine Xue fiercely, looking at her innocent appearance, but what she said made her darker and darker!
She was really blind before, and gave this slut to the emperor, but now, she was beaten upside down and embarrassed her!
The emperor interrupted her and asked lightly, "Empress, this matter really has nothing to do with you?"
Zhang Huai is the queen's person, Zhang Huai is like this, no one is a fool, naturally knows that Zhang Huai is indeed the one who poisoned him, then, he and Lou Yueqing have no grievances, it is impossible to take such a risk to poison Lou Yueqing, unless...... Someone instructed!
There are few people who can instruct Zhang Huai!
The queen immediately knelt in front of the emperor and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the concubine is wronged, the concubine doesn't know what's going on, please give the concubine a little time, and the concubine will definitely find out what is going on!"
The emperor looked at the queen's tearful appearance, a little moved, but also a little helpless, and then looked at all the people below who were looking at this side, sighed, and said lightly, "There are still doubts in this matter, I will send someone to find out, but the queen still doesn't want to get involved in this matter, you go back to the palace first, before you find out about this matter, stay in Fengluan Palace, and Concubine Xue will take care of the affairs of the harem!"
The queen's face turned pale, stunned, and a little difficult to accept.
By doing this, the emperor was suspicious of her, or more precisely, he believed that she was poisoned......
"The Emperor's ......"
Once such a crime is pressed on her, not only will her position be lost, but her life will be worried!
Lou Yueqing is not an ordinary person, she is the pearl of the Lou family, and the heart of the regent, if she is accused of poisoning her, after the abolition, I am afraid that it is only the most basic, the Lou family will not let her go, and the civil and military officials will not easily forgive her......
The queen was disposed of like this, where can the people on the Yuan family's side still sit still? Yuan Ji immediately stood up and walked out, knelt there and said,
"Your Majesty, the queen is gentle, she will never do such a thing, please ask the emperor to find out about this matter and return the queen's innocence!"
Although he has never loved this daughter, Yuan Ji knows very well that if this matter is really related to the queen, the queen is afraid that she will die, and as a result, the Yuan family will also be criticized for this, not to mention, he doesn't want this daughter to die.
As soon as he came out to plead, the emperor looked at him and said lightly, "Uncle, what is this doing?" I don't believe that this matter was done by the queen, but the queen is the most suspicious in this matter, but naturally I will not wronged the queen, and when the truth is found out, I will return the queen's innocence!"
When Yuan Ji heard this, he didn't say anything more.
The queen sat there paralyzed, she didn't know, it's okay to find out, if she can't find out, she won't be able to live!
Moreover, she has a hunch that someone is calculating her in this matter!
But who is it talking about......
The emperor didn't seem to see the despair in the queen's eyes, looked at Zhang Huai who was kneeling on the side and the palace maid below, and said lightly, "Take Zhang Huai and this palace maid down and interrogate them well!"
Shunde's father-in-law was busy receiving the order, "Yes!"
immediately recruited a few eunuchs and dragged Zhang Huai and the palace maids on the ground down.
The emperor looked at the group of people below, his eyes fell on Lou Yichen, and said lightly, "Tonight's matter, I will find out the truth, no matter who did it, I will not tolerate it, Ning Guogong can rest assured!"
When Lou Yichen heard this, although he was dissatisfied, he also knew that everything had to be checked for evidence, so he could only whisper, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
A banquet can only be done like this......
Rong Yan apologized to Dongyou's envoys, and said that he would hold a banquet next time, so he dispersed today's banquet, but so many people were watching the matter just now, and the matter was a little big, and Rong Yan naturally went with him.
At the end of the banquet, the officials and daughters of various provinces left the palace one after another, perhaps because of Lou Yueqing's poisoning, everyone had relatives and left with all kinds of embarrassment.
The emperor returned to the Xuanwen Palace, and the empress was placed under house arrest in the Fengluan Hall to wait for the results.
And this matter spread quickly, and now it is night, but the news has already spread in the palace.
The rumor that the queen instructed Gonggong Zhang to poison the county lord of Qingyan, causing the county lord to almost die, soon spread in the palace......
After Aunt Hua checked her pulse and determined that Lou Yueqing's condition had stabilized, Rong Zhi did not leave her in the palace anymore, but directly hugged her and left the palace.
However, he did not send her back to the Ningguo Mansion, but instructed Xue Zhen to prepare a carriage at the gate of the Xuanzheng Palace, to bring her back to the Regent's Mansion, although Mrs. Ning Guo and Lou Yichen were not at ease, but in view of the fact that there were doctors in the Regent's Palace, they had no choice, however, outside the Xuanzheng Palace, they met a few people.
Nangong Yi, Nangong Yuan and Mei Yuyan......
Nangong Yi's injury worsened, and when he saw Lou Yueqing vomiting blood, he wanted to go and see it, but because it was inconvenient, he couldn't go to see it, so he could only go to the side hall to show the imperial doctor the injury, and Nangong Yuan couldn't go to see Lou Yueqing, and after knowing that Lou Yueqing was fine, he didn't force him to see it.
Therefore, I could only come to the Xuanzheng Palace to see her after the palace banquet, but as soon as I arrived, I saw Rong Zhi coming out with her in her arms, Lou Yueqing was still in a coma, her body was tightly wrapped, a carriage was parked at the palace gate, Rong Zhi was holding her to the carriage, and Nangong Yi hurriedly walked over.
Nangong Yuan and Mei Yuyan followed.
"Yue'er ......" Nangong Yi directly blocked Rong Zhi's way, looking at Lou Yueqing, who was still unconscious in Rong Zhi's arms, even if it was night, he could still see his pale face.
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