Chapter 553: Concubine Zhao of the Qianqing Palace defended herself
The banquet of Qixi Festival is like this, how can it be opened, the eunuchs check the ladies and ladies one by one, the number of people they brought when they enter the palace, and then check the manpower, but later, they still find nothing, when they enter the palace, the number of people in each family has a fixed number, even if they bring a few close, they are all those ladies who have a fate.
Those people had been waiting by their master's side, and none of them had left.
The guards of each province were scattered at the gate of the palace, and the palace had its own internal guards, and none of the guards outside were allowed to enter.
ruled out these two possibilities that the master of the palace asked people to bring in, but after checking and checking, there was no result, this ruffian named Ma Er seemed to suddenly appear in the palace, so he rushed in in a mess, and finally the eunuch who saw this person also said so, he saw this person in the aisle, and at that time this person said that he wanted to see Miss or something.
Today's thing is all mysterious, first a maid ring who no one brought into the palace entered the palace, and then a man who shouldn't have appeared, appeared here, two people died in the end, and they couldn't find anything if they wanted to investigate, how to look at how to make people feel that someone was secretly attacking.
It seems that this matter still has to be investigated, and if it is not investigated, it will not be able to convince the public, and it will not be allowed to let the emperor understand.
The eunuch's words gave the queen a new way of thinking, so she thoroughly investigated the ladies again, but still found no clues.
Even if this matter was left there, before the queen found out here, the emperor asked people to come over and relieve the banquet, everyone retreated, and the queen was called to the Qianqing Palace, and the emperor didn't even let her enter the gate of the Qianqing Palace, so he let her kneel outside the door, and the palace people in the queen's own palace could only accompany the queen to kneel.
Things have come to this point, everyone is in danger, no one knows if the next person to die will fall on him, this Yan Miao is usually the queen's most favored palace maid, not to say much that two people died like this, how can anyone dare to talk more, although a large group of people knelt outside the Qianqing Palace, but it was silent.
In the Qianqing Palace, the copper Ding furnace is carved into the fierce head of the leaf, with his head held high, with the temperament of a king over the world, and in the huge mouth of the sky, he swallows a bead, which looks hideous and domineering.
The emperor sat on a high chair of rosewood, his face was gloomy, and although he looked calm, Concubine Zhao, who was familiar with his temperament, knew that he was in a state of anger at this time.
He glanced at him coldly, and didn't dare to say a word since he knelt in the study, only looked at his Concubine Zhao with tears in his eyes, and sneered: "I didn't know that your hand was so long, and it was actually related to Lian'an, for so many years, I didn't know that even the maid ring waiting in An'an Mansion was a little similar to you, no, and sent the deed of sale to the palace, what do you want to do? Is it difficult, you want to plot against the old eight?"
"Your Majesty, you, how can you say that, concubine, how could a concubine do such a thing, His Royal Highness King Xuan is the only blood and bone left by his sister, and he is connected with the blood of his concubine, how can a concubine do such a thing, when the concubine entered the palace, my sister told the concubine about Lord Lian, and only said that the He family had kindness with Lord Lian that day, if there was anything embarrassing, or could help Lord Lian. ”
"But the concubine has been in the palace for so many years, and she has never troubled Lord Lian, and I don't understand why the maid ring in the mansion of Lord Lian is like a concubine and sister, that deed of sale, it really has nothing to do with the concubine, Your Majesty, this is someone who wants to harm the concubine. ”
Concubine Zhao knew that the problem was there, and deliberately pretended to be full of doubts, and behaved seamlessly, this would kneel for a long time, she had already prepared, so she was not panicked, Yingying's eyes looked at Emperor Zongwen, and the tears that slowly poured out were hanging on the slender eyelashes, wanting to fall, and looking more and more aggrieved and pitiful.
"Oh, is this someone trying to harm you? Why did you give you a deed of sale? This dead maid still fled from Lian'an Mansion to the palace, and the eighth daughter-in-law kindly took them in, how did she let them enter the palace to assassinate the palace people, and deliberately pulled out the matter of the princess of Chu, with the body of the eighth daughter-in-law, it is possible to be calculated, and others can be calculated. ”
Emperor Zongwen's tone was calm, as if before the storm, and the breath of the entire study room was so dull that people could barely breathe.
"Your Majesty, the concubines really don't know these things, the concubines are in the inner palace, and they are only allowed to come out of the Mingyue Palace, for so many years, no one has come to see the concubines, although the people of the He family are the closest relatives of the concubines, but they have ignored the concubines for so many years, and how much affection the concubines have for them, in the hearts of the concubines, where can they compare to His Royal Highness King Xuan. ”
Concubine Zhao said, tears rolled down her fair cheeks one by one, like pearls broken jade, coupled with her lovely appearance, especially this appearance is still the person in Emperor Zongwen's heart, it makes people look more and more distressed.
"Your Majesty, you said that the He family has their own relationship with Lord Lian, what does this have to do with the concubines, is it possible that the concubines have calculated His Royal Highness King Xuan, and what is the benefit of the concubines? ”
She cried more and more sadly, and as she spoke, she sobbed and cried, weak and cowardly, and even a little out of breath.
"You really don't know about that girl?" Thinking of Concubine Xian, and then looking at Concubine Zhao's face, Emperor Zongwen's face eased a little.
"The concubine really doesn't know about this, if the deed of sale is even from the adult's house, why is it sent to the palace by the adult, is it possible that the lord is the person who sent the concubine to the palace? But there is everything in this palace, where will there be a shortage of a few people to call, and it is sent in so secretly, this is clearly to harm the concubine, the concubine, and the concubine is also very wronged in her heart, I don't know who sees the concubine as unpleasant, and wants to deal with the concubine. ”
Concubine Zhao knew that her crying had an effect, and she wiped her tears more and more and began to cry.
She still hasn't figured out what's going on, the girl named Mingxia was naturally brought in by her, originally her plan was like this, it was to let the palace maid named Feihuan splash the watermelon juice on Mo Xuetong's body, Ling Rui'er would definitely push the matter on her, and then let her kneel and beg for mercy.
Regardless of whether Mo Xuetong punished her or not, this palace maid is bound to die, and after the dead eunuch and Mingxia killed her, Mingxia was guilty, and this matter can be designed as Mo Xuetong because the palace maid knocked over the watermelon juice and caused her to get drenched, so she attacked the palace maid and killed the palace maid.
Mingxia's appearance made everyone's eyes turn to Xuanwang's Mansion, and the two maids on Lian'an's Mansion had already had the intention to go to Xuanwang's Mansion, so a series of things on Lian'an's Mansion may have been made by King Xuan, or Princess Xuan, and the same purpose was to report He Yufen's previous harm to Mo Xuetong, and Lian'an just suffered from the disaster of the pond fish.
If this really attracts everyone's attention here, the emperor will inevitably restore Lian An's official position, on the contrary, Mo Xuetong will kill people again and again, make trouble, and will inevitably be punished by the emperor.
But who would have thought that things had changed one after another, Concubine Zhao couldn't take care of Lian'an now, she just wanted to get herself out of this matter, and if she talked more about Lian'an, it would inevitably arouse the emperor's suspicions.
This means that Lian An has a relationship with the He family, and he must have seen Concubine Xian before, maybe he has already thought about Concubine Xian, so the maids in this house are still similar to Concubine Xian.
"I remember that the eunuch whose face was drawn is from your own palace, right?" Although she was reasonable, Emperor Zongwen couldn't get rid of his anger and reprimanded sharply.
"That eunuch seems to be in the palace of the concubine, the concubine didn't see it clearly at that time, so she was brought by the emperor, and the concubine also thought about it, if someone really wants to harm the concubine, of course, it is the palace people in the palace of the concubine, just like the queen mother, the palace people around her are also used like this, even the queen mother of the noble status will be calculated, not to mention that the concubine has been living alone in the Mingyue Palace for more than ten years. ”
Concubine Zhao had heard someone reply that something had happened to the queen, and she heard that she was still the palace maid by the queen's side, which was a little more than her own evidence, so she didn't tell if the eunuch was not in her palace, whether it was actually very simple, as long as you checked it, you can find out.
At this time, she defended the queen, in fact, to prove for herself, even the palace maid on the An'an Mansion is not clear, and there is a man in the queen's incident, the two are contrasted, and her words sound much more credible.
Emperor Zongwen actually believed a little, the queen's matter, it is very likely that the queen did it, the queen is bent on King Yan ascending the throne, this matter is not a secret, even if it is possible to deal with her own niece, as for Concubine Zhao, no matter how it is, she is also the aunt of the eighth child, and the eighth is in trouble, and she can't get better, so it may not be her to do it.
It's just that what does Lian An mean, could it be that he really chose the person who was like Concubine Xian because he had seen Concubine Xian, as long as he thought of this, Emperor Zong Wen felt as uncomfortable as swallowing a fly, Concubine Xian was the person he loved the most, how could he tolerate his courtiers having a ring at home that looked like his beloved.
It seems that Lian An can't stay by his side anymore.
"In the future, the people around you will be a little more jailed, if something like this happens today, I will not be able to protect you, and I will worry about the affairs of the old eight mansions, you don't have anything to do to stuff people into his mansion, do those nieces of the He family have you and the old eight relatives? I will not hear that the people of the He family are married to the royal family in the future. ”
Emperor Zongwen will be relieved.
"Yes, the concubine knows that the concubine is only dedicated to His Royal Highness King Xuan, after all, he is the only blood and blood of his sister and concubine now, those people in the He family have plotted against Princess Xuan to be angry, and the concubine has never regarded them as relatives again, the concubine and sister are dedicated to the He family, the He family has done such a shameless thing, even if the concubine has no family in the future, they don't want them to be vicious. ”
Concubine Zhao's delicate crying method is very beautiful, first mentioning that she and Concubine Xian are one, and then saying that she would rather not have her mother's family, but also protect Feng Jue Dye, all this is for Feng Jue Dye, such words, even if it is a cold and hard heart, it will turn into a finger twist, not to mention that Emperor Zongwen has been thinking about Concubine Xian for so many years.
But Emperor Zongwen must be the emperor after all, he is more suspicious than others, and the person in front of him must not be a real concubine, although what Concubine Zhao said is reasonable, there is still a glimmer of clarity in her eyes, and her expression is deep and difficult to argue: "Okay, let's go down now, don't come out in the Mingyue Hall for a while." ”
Concubine Zhao was stunned, but she didn't dare to say anything, kowtowed respectfully, and helped the palace maid down sadly.
When she arrived at the door, a eunuch ran over, passed by her side, knelt inside and replied: "Your Majesty, Concubine Wen asks to see you!"