Chapter 410: Who's Behind the Scenes
When the group returned to Kunning Palace, Fan He and others had already prepared hot soup, Xun Ying's hands were cold, and he hurriedly instructed Fan He and Bai Ling to help Ma Xiuying change her clothes.
Ma Xiuying lay down in the barrel, the sudden change of cold and heat stimulated her to tremble, and after a long while, the frozen limbs gradually eased.
Xun Ying warmed her hands, approached the barrel, and while wiping her body, she whispered to her that Zhu Yuanzhang did not rest at the other concubines tonight, and only accompanied Concubine Sun for a while in Chenggan Palace and went to the imperial study alone. And Fushun also heard from other palace maids in the palace who were not implicated that the palace maid who committed suicide in fear of crime in the imperial dining room had suddenly become generous before the accident.
Ma Xiuying raised her hand to stop Xun Ying from talking, "This matter ends here." ”
"Huh?" Xun Ying was a little puzzled, Fushun and they came from the shadow guard, and they were good at spying on intelligence, if they followed those clues, they might be able to find out the truth about the incident and figure out who was not good for Sun's children. But why didn't Ma Xiuying let it go on?
"Go and serve the emperor a bowl of ginseng soup, and tell him that the palace has understood his intentions, and he will definitely maintain the royal face in the future, and prevent similar things from happening in the palace again." Ma Xiuying said calmly. She really understood Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts.
Previously, she was dominated by an impulse and wanted to find out what was going on, which would calm down, and she understood Zhu Yuanzhang's embarrassment. Zhu Yuanzhang is about to ascend the throne, the untimely death of the imperial heir is an ominous omen, if it is found out that he has anything to do with the harem concubines, not only will the royal face be damaged, but even the royal prestige will be affected. So at this critical juncture, no matter what the truth is, it can only be regarded as an accident. The lives of ordinary people are not as important as the royal face!
But when she thought of hundreds of lives lost because of this accident, Ma Xiuying's heart was very blocked. Especially when her intuition told her that this accident was man-made, it made her heart more and more entangled.
Ma Xiuying has doubted many people, but she can't find a clue. The limitations of the situation made her unable to investigate the case in depth, peel back the cocoon to find out the truth, and could only subconsciously guess who had the motive for the crime.
If it is Guo Ninglian, she doesn't have to kill the imperial doctor on duty, she can delay the treatment of Concubine Sun without summoning the imperial doctor, and she has done the same, so killing the imperial doctor on duty again will inevitably add to the problem.
If it is Guo Hui, she should hide the safflower matter, why bother to make food in the imperial dining room to make it known to everyone.
If it is said that it is other concubines, they do not have the power to take care of the harem, how can they order the people in the imperial dining room to make ghosts and send people to kill the imperial doctor on duty halfway.
As for Concubine Sun herself, she had no motive to commit the crime, she only gave birth to Princess Huaiqing, if the prince could be born smoothly, her status could be truly guaranteed, and she could not make a stupid mistake because of a small loss.
And judging by the general facts of the case, the person who benefits the most is most likely the suspect, and yet no one seems to have benefited from this incident. If the mastermind behind the scenes is going to the children, but Zhu Yuanzhang already has many children, the existence of Concubine Sun's children does not affect the overall situation; If it was to fight for power and profit, I didn't see any concubine gain power, but Guo Ninglian and Guo Hui were both punished and lost the power to manage the harem.
Wrong! Someone has benefited from this, and the person who has benefited is himself! Someone is trying to frame himself through this! Ma Xiuying's eyes widened suddenly, because Guo Ninglian and Guo Hui were punished, and the power to manage the harem was completely back in her hands. In the eyes of those who have a heart, it is that he has used means to regain power, and he also has the conditions and manpower to control the imperial dining room and intercept and kill the imperial doctor on duty.
Ma Xiuying knows that she didn't do it, but will others believe it?
Of course, with his current status, no one dares to question it in person, but what if someone deliberately reveals it to Zhu Yuanzhang and plants the seeds of doubt in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart? Thinking of this, Ma Xiuying was sweating profusely, the scheming and poisonous intentions behind this incident were unimaginable. If it weren't for his rich experience in solving cases in his previous life, I am afraid that he would still be stupidly kept in the dark, and when the mastermind behind the scenes is in trouble, he will know that he has fallen for someone else's trick.
In this way, almost everyone in the concubines is suspicious, because the position of the queen is a great temptation for every concubine, and no one will be tempted.
"Master, is it too hot in the dormitory, and the slave maid will ask someone to extinguish the two stoves." Xunying saw Ma Xiuying sweating profusely, and thought she was hot.
"No, prepare clothes for the palace, the palace is going to see the emperor." Ma Xiuying was in no mood to continue taking a bath, and couldn't wait to meet Zhu Yuanzhang and tell him his guess.
Xun Ying wiped her wet hair and said embarrassedly, "There will be a curfew in the palace." ”
Ma Xiuying looked out the window, the night was like thick ink boundless, and the outside world was all hidden in mysterious darkness. Charcoal was lit in the house, so she would definitely ask the palace people to open a few windows, and the wind was blowing outside, and the cold curtain was blown up and dented by the wind, like a pair of invisible hands tugging endlessly.
"Go close the window." I can't say why, Ma Xiuying always feels that someone in the dark is peeping at her with bad intentions. For the first time in her life, she felt so much oppression from her enemies.
The biggest suspect among the concubines is Guo Hui, this woman has never been with herself, and she has been peeping at her status for more than a day or two, and she once openly claimed that she had robbed her of her status as a wife. But with Guo Hui's temperament, once something happens, she can't cover it up, how can she take the initiative to admit her mistakes? Ma Xiuying re-sorted the concubines one by one, but she still had no clue.
Sunshadow withdrew his hand and went to close the window.
The wet hair fell down and stuck to Ma Xiuying's face, and the coolness made her irritable mood gradually calm down. She smiled self-deprecatingly, was she afraid? What is there to be afraid of? Although the enemy has already made a move in the dark, since he has detected the other party's intentions, how can he obediently fall into the trap again? The other party wants to make himself the biggest beneficiary of this matter, and he wants to give up this benefit and not tell the truth.
Thinking about this, Ma Xiuying was not in a hurry to see Zhu Yuanzhang. There is no basis for Zhu Yuanzhang to listen to it, which will only add to his troubles. What the royal family needs most at the moment is stability, and rashly pointing the finger at other concubines will only cause an uproar in the harem. In addition, if the enemy knows that he has detected their intentions, he is afraid that he will be startled and force the other party to use other conspiracies against him, so it is better to pretend that he knows nothing and take the other party by surprise when he is lax.
"Shadow, bring some food to this palace." Mental work is really harder than physical work, and Ma Xiuying, who was relaxed, found that she was actually hungry. She ate a supper beautifully, touched her little belly comfortably, and happily chatted with Zhou Gong.
As for the enemy in the shadows, even if she let the horse come, she would like to see if the magic is a foot high or a foot high!