Chapter 731: Antecedents and Consequences
Hongjuan completely sank into the memory, "The slave maid met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at that time. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't know that the slaves and maids were voluntarily beaten, so he scolded the palace people who beat the slaves and maids, and told the slaves and maids that he would let people take care of the slaves and maids in the future.
When the slave and maid returned to their residence, the slave and maid found that the slave and maid had placed a bottle of wound medicine on their bed. When the slave maid was transferred to Shufang Palace, although the slave maid never saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince again, every year His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked people to send silver to the slave and maid. The slave maid knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was afraid of causing trouble to the slave maid. ”
Hongjuan said carefully, and Dong Ruyi did not interrupt Hongjuan's words. Because these are all reasons that prove why Hongjuan betrayed Concubine Xian and turned to the prince.
Hongjuan's tears began to roll in her eyes, "In the past few years, there have been disasters in various places, and the same is true for slaves and maids. Palace maids like us, even if they sell everything they can, will still receive news of the destruction of their families. The slave and maid rely on the silver given by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to help the family through difficulties again and again, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not only the benefactor of the slave and maid, but also the benefactor of the slave and maid's family!
The slave and maid have nothing to reciprocate, the slave and maid think that when they leave the palace in the future, the slave and maid will be at home ** on the immortal tablet of His Royal Highness the Prince, and bless His Royal Highness the Prince with a long life of 100 years.
The slave maid never thought that one day the slave and maid would see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the way of harming His Royal Highness the Prince.
The slave is not afraid of death, but the slave is afraid that something will happen to His Royal Highness the Prince. So the slave and maid should go down, and the slave and maid knew that if the slave and maid did not agree, then there would be others to harm His Royal Highness the Prince. The slave maid asked about the detailed arrangements for that day, and the slave maid took Mrs. Dong away that day, and when Mrs. Dong sat on the shoulder arranged by the virtuous concubine, the matter was half done. As long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is alone and approaches Mrs. Dong, no matter whether His Royal Highness the Prince sees Mrs. Dong or not, Mrs. Dong will fall off her shoulder and lose her life. ”
Dong Ruyi said: "Who contacted you?"
Hongjuan was stunned for a moment and replied, "It's Sister Huanxi of Xianfu Palace." ”
Dong Ruyi nodded, "Go on." ”
Hongjuan continued: "The slave maid thinks that as long as the prince does not leave the nobles, even if the slave maid takes away Mrs. Dong, it may not be possible in the end. So the slave went to the little father-in-law who gave the slave and maid money every year. If the slave wants to be able to help His Royal Highness the Prince, even if she is not His Royal Highness's confidant, she can be trusted.
Sure enough, the little father-in-law heard the slave maid say that someone was going to harm His Royal Highness the Prince, and he was immediately anxious. The slave didn't say much, but said that she wanted to see His Royal Highness the Prince. The little father-in-law didn't dare to make his own decisions, he said that if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was willing to see the slave maid, he would tell the slave maid the location. The slave waited only an hour before seeing His Royal Highness the Prince.
The slave maid told His Royal Highness the Crown Prince not to leave the crowd, let alone go elsewhere with any prince. The slave was afraid that the virtuous concubine would not be able to lure His Royal Highness the prince to see it, so she let the seventh prince pass. But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince kept asking the reason, and the slave maid was helpless, and only said that Mrs. Dong would die in childbirth that day, for fear that this matter would be planted on His Royal Highness the Prince.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was in a hurry, saying that Mrs. Dong was pregnant with twin sons, and if something happened, it would be one corpse and three lives. He persuaded the slave and maid to tell the truth and persuaded the slave and maid not to harm Mrs. Dong.
The slave maid really didn't want to harm Mrs. Dong, and when she heard what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said, the slave maid couldn't help but be afraid. Because the slave maid was not sure how Concubine Xian would treat Mrs. Dong.
But time was pressing, and the slave maid couldn't come out for too long, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hurriedly thought of a way, he asked the slave and maid to go over early, take Mrs. Dong away first, and let the slave and maid hide in the East Palace after Mrs. Dong was safe. He said that she would arrange for the slaves and maids to leave the palace with the nobles. ”
Dong Ruyi answered: "You don't want to cause trouble to the prince, so you think that Mrs. Dong will commit suicide after she is safe, and Concubine Xian will think that you have failed and committed suicide, and others will think that you have been killed or committed suicide in fear of sin." ”
Hongjuan's expression was dull, and then she nodded, "That's what the slave thinks. But things are not as the slave maid thought, the slave maid passed early that day, but Master Dong seemed to have endless instructions, although the slave maid was anxious, it was not easy to come forward to interrupt. When Lord Dong left, the slave maid pretended to look for someone, but Princess Qing asked carefully, and the slave and maid finally took Mrs. Dong away, and was stopped by Princess Qing again.
And at that time, Concubine De's people had already arrived. The slave maid is even more anxious, Concubine De Niangniang arranged a carriage, if the horse is startled, although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is fine, but what should Mrs. Dong do? The slave and maid were in a hurry, so they thought about knocking down Princess Qing, as long as Mrs. Dong was scared, Mrs. Dong would leave the palace.
The slave and maid really didn't want to harm Mrs. Dong, and the person that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince valued, the slave and maid would not harm. ”
Dong Ruyi said: "If Concubine Xian succeeds, how do you explain it?"
Hongjuan affirmed: "The slave and the four people who raised their shoulders all brought poison, and as for the rest of the matter, the slave and maid are not clear." But the slave and maid recognized that two of the four people who raised their shoulders were from Xianfu Palace, and two of them were from Shufang Palace like the slave and maid. ”
Dong Ruyi nodded, "You did a good job, Benhou will protect you and your people." Commander Zhang, please take Hongjuan to Your Majesty. ”
Zhang Yi said: "Yes." "The matter has finally come to light, but the virtuous concubine is too ruthless.
Hongjuan hurriedly said, "What about His Royal Highness the Prince?"
Dong Ruyi said: "What you and the prince did was to protect Mrs. Dong. If you're fine, the prince will naturally be fine. ”
Hongjuan kowtowed to Dong Ruyi three times, "Slave and maid thank Hou Ye, but if you are a slave, Hou Ye believes it like this?"
Dong Ruyi snorted, "Ben Hou went to Taihe Gate when he left the palace today, and asked the guards who were guarding Taihe Gate that day, and the guards said that if you want to kill Mrs. Dong, you have every chance to directly overthrow Mrs. Dong." But you didn't, you chose Princess Qing. Otherwise, if you frightened Mrs. Dong into childbirth, do you think Ben Hou will personally go to the prison of the Criminal Department?"
Hongjuan lowered her head, it turned out that this was the reason why Ruyi Hou went to the prison of the Criminal Department.
Waiting for Zhang Yi to take Hongjuan away, Wang Xicai asked: "Although what Hongjuan said is reasonable, isn't Concubine Xian afraid of implicating herself?"
Dong Ruyi said: "Do you know why Concubine Xian let go of two palace people from Shufang Palace, two palace people from her own palace?"
Wang Xi said: "It's to confuse the public and get rid of suspicion." ”
Dong Ruyi nodded, "The death of Hongjuan and those four people can only prove that Hongjuan and two of them are from Shufang Palace, and the other two are from Xianfu Palace." As for the other people's identifications, they are all empty words. Who do you think can be the one who can put so many eyeliners at the same time?"
Wang Xi exclaimed: "Concubine Xian's goal is the queen's mother. ”
Dong Ruyi sneered, "That's right, it's the queen." And the reason why the prince appeared was not to let the prince carry the trouble, the prince's personality is obvious to all. Unless ......"