Empress Chen lowered her head, not knowing what she was thinking. Shen Ruojiao stood aside fixedly, his expression indifferent.

"Even if the queen is confused for a while, it is just a palace person, how can it be worth making trouble in front of the emperor and annoying the emperor, Sister Shen has done this thing, but it is a bit of a fuss. Liu Guifei's smiling eyes wandered between the two, and the clouds said lightly.

Shen Ruojiao frowned: "Is Concubine Liu blurring the point?"

Concubine Liu was still smiling on her face, but her eyes were cold: "It's such a big hat, it's just that my sister can't afford it, and my sister is just thinking about the emperor." ”

"If you are thinking about the emperor, why do you buy the palace people and try to bring disaster to the east?" Shen Ruojiao raised her voice, "I thought at first that Empress Chen wanted to take the opportunity to give Mei Qizi a dismissal, but as the master of the harem, she didn't have to be so deliberate to punish a concubine." The murderer who really killed the palace maid Sandalwood of Jingchun Palace must be Mama Hua, who has an old relationship with you, and the reason why the queen has these suspicious actions is, of course, related to the big palace maid Qingchu, who made the plan, can't escape, and who is Qingchu, why don't you let her tell herself?"

Shen Ruojiao finished speaking, and her cold eyes swept towards Qing Chu, who had been hanging her head.

Qing Chu was shocked, and knelt down in fear: "The queen mother is Mingjian, the slave and maid are loyal, and they will never dare to think of anything wrong!"

Queen Chen refused to believe her anymore, Hua Rong was furious, and kicked Qing Chu to the ground mercilessly: "You dog, how can this palace treat you badly, you have such a vicious mind, you want to harm this palace!"

After that, he looked at Bai Zhen with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty, just as Shen Guifei said, the concubine was deceived by the evil slave and framed by the ruthless person, please ask the emperor to be the master of the concubine!"

Liu Guifei snorted coldly: "Sister Shen's inference is really wonderful, but the murder case is not as good as a book, Sister Shen wants to testify that I am the murderer, please come up with evidence, otherwise, before the holy drive, you will not be allowed to play with children." ”

"What Concubine Liu said is extremely true, Hua Yue started cleanly, and naturally she will not leave evidence, but Hua Yue and Qing Chu are the most convincing witnesses. Shen Ruojiao glanced at Qing Chu, who was still lying on the ground, and said coldly, "Bullying the monarch is a crime, but it is the crime of the Zhu clan." ”

Qingchu, who was kicked to the ground, shuddered, she slowly raised her head, and there were blood marks on her forehead, she didn't dare to look at anyone, while slamming her head heavily on the hard ground, she cried: "It's the slave and the maid who are obsessed, thinking that Mei Qizi is a big threat to the queen, it's all the slave's fault, and the queen has nothing to do with it, the slave and the maid let the queen sit back and relax, persuade the mother to play on the topic, and worry about affecting the mother, so she bought the guards, it's all the slave and the maid's fault, the slave and the maid are willing to receive the death penalty, but the slave and the maid definitely did not betray the mother!" Mother, you have to believe in the slave!"

Every time Qing Chu raised her head, the blood mark on her forehead became larger, and when she finished speaking, her forehead was already swollen and purple, and the blood dripped down her sideburns into the ground, which was shocking to see.

Shen Ruojiao looked at Concubine Liu, who ignored the scene in front of her, smiling at the corners of her mouth, looking like she was holding the chance to win.

She couldn't figure out what tricks Qing Chu had in the hands of Liu Guifei, even if she was guilty of bullying the king, she would not confess to Liu Guifei.

And what about Kagetsu?

Shen Ruojiao had a bad premonition in her heart.

As if to confirm her speculation, Tokunaga's voice sounded outside the hall: "Your Majesty, the Punishment Bureau has sent a confession from Hua Yue. ”

Bai Zhen waved his long sleeves: "Present it." ”

Deyong held the bloodstained white silk in both hands and walked straight to Bai Zhen.

When he walked to Shen Ruojiao's side, Bai Zhen said coolly: "Let Shen Guifei look at it for me." ”

Deyong answered, turned around and respectfully raised the white silk above his head and presented it to Shen Ruojiao.

Shen Ruojiao's heart sank, took the white silk, and inadvertently, she met Bai Zhen's eyes, she frowned, turned her gaze back to the white silk in her hand, and slowly spread out the white silk.

"The slave and the palace maid Tanhua have a personal grudge for a long time, and they accidentally killed the sandalwood by mistake, and in a hurry, they want to get rid of the crime in the name of the old master, and now they are implicated in the old master, and the slave and maid deserve death. Shen Ruojiao read out the words on the white silk and noticed something abnormal.

It was not a mistake, Hua Yue transferred the duty arrangements of Jingchun Palace in advance, and sent the palace maid Wan'er out of the palace, which was clearly premeditated.

She said in a deep voice, "I still have questions for Huayue. ”

Deyong on the side was a little embarrassed, and hunched his waist and replied: "Your Majesty, Qiyu Niangniang, the criminal slave Huayue, is already in the Criminal Bureau, and committed suicide in fear of crime." ”

There is no proof of death.

Shen Ruojiao secretly hated that she hadn't thought of this result earlier.

Concubine Liu smiled and said softly: "It seems that this case has come to light like this, although Sister Shen almost wronged the silk, but it was a crooked fight, and the real murderer was captured, and she also prevented the queen from making a big mistake, although the fibers were wronged, she didn't blame my sister." ”

Listening to the gentleness and pettiness, he has a humiliated weak attitude, but he hides a knife in his pocket, and he is uneasy and kind.

Bai Zhen was unmoved, looked at Shen Ruojiao lightly, and asked, "What does Shen Guifei think?"

Shen Ruojiao was surprised for a moment, she thought that Bai Zhen would stop there, she insisted on: "There are still doubts in this case. ”

At this time, the Xuanjing Palace, which is cold and desolate on weekdays, has a noble person again.

The attendants outside the hall sang loudly: "The Queen Mother has arrived-"

When the sound fell, the Queen Mother paced gracefully and luxuriously.

Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother, who had never asked about the harem, was shocked. Shen Ruojiao had a bad premonition in her heart, but her face was silent.

As soon as the Queen Mother came in, she glanced at everyone in the hall, snorted coldly, and reprimanded: "The mourning family has only been fasting for a few days, and you have made such a big move, and you have treated the harem as a downtown one by one? Where do you place the royal majesty? Where do you place the majesty of the Son of Heaven?"

Concubine Liu dared to twist and fabricate in front of Bai Zhen, just because Bai Zhen didn't care about the affairs of the harem, but it was different if she annoyed the Queen Mother, so Concubine Liu, who was still arrogant, saw that the momentum was not right, and she also reined in time.

The Queen Mother was silent for a moment, and then glanced at Shen Ruojiao: "Shen Guifei." ”

The Queen Mother wants to investigate, and the first to bear the brunt is naturally Shen Ruojiao, who was appointed to take charge of the case, and Shen Ruojiao has already thought of a response.

However, as soon as he started talking, he was cut off by Bai Zhen: "The queen mother is angry, because the son is not thoughtful." ”

The Queen Mother was blocked like this, she could only swallow the rest of the words back, she swept her afterglow to Shen Ruojiao, only to see that Shen Ruojiao was neither humble nor arrogant, with her eyebrows lowered, but she looked dignified and dignified.

After a while, the queen mother said: "The concubine doesn't understand the rules, and the emperor is also messing around, it's really unusual." ”

The words still have a sense of reproach, but they have suppressed their anger.

"Yes, Erchen didn't do it properly. Although the Queen Mother has no intention of accountability, Bai Zhen still takes the responsibility on herself.

The queen mother didn't say much, but said: "That's it, the mourning family can't control you, and I don't want to trespass, think twice before doing anything, whether it's the queen or the concubine, you have to recognize your identity, you are the emperor's concubine, and you are the face of the Qi Dynasty." ”

The last few words, the Queen Mother looked at Shen Ruojiao and said.

The queen mother's meaning Shen Ruojiao naturally understood that if she insisted on continuing to investigate this matter, she would really involve both Empress Chen and Concubine Liu, first, the royal face would be damaged, and second, it would make General Liu and Mrs. Chen feel guilty.

She wants to give Sandalwood a fair deal and find out the truth, but if this move hurts the foundation of the Qi Dynasty, she is a sinner of the Qi Dynasty.

"Yes, the concubine has been with the help of Queen Chen, and it has been found out that this case was committed by the mother Hua Yue, the head of Jingchun Palace, Hua Yue in order to avenge her personal revenge, and she disregarded people's lives, and even bribed the palace people around the queen, trying to blame Queen Chen, Queen Chen and Liu Guifei are not partial because of the old love, they really understand the righteousness, and now Hua Yue has committed suicide in fear of crime, and the palace maid hanged herself The case was closed. Shen Ruojiao took a deep breath and said word by word.

Don't be timid because of the turmoil in your heart, and don't resentment because of injustice.

The forces of the Qi Dynasty are intertwined, and they move the whole body, both the harem and the court, and the queen mother disposes of it like this, although she is not satisfied, but she also accepts it.

Sandalwood's death was because of conspiracy and because of the times.

When she stepped out of Xuanjing Palace, the rain had just stopped, and the sky was shining, but she felt a chill.