Chapter 292: Investigation
Concubine De was originally looking at Xia Nishang, and when she received the holy decree, she couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Because it is gradually getting warmer, in recent days, the peach blossoms and pear blossoms in the palace are slowly blooming. It rained for a few days, and it was dripping, which made people's mood can't help but become gloomy.
"Your Majesty, the concubines greet the emperor." Concubine De wore a pale pink shawl over the honey-colored palace dress. Because the rain outside has not stopped, even with an umbrella, Li Qingrong's shoulders are still stained with a lot of raindrops.
"Concubine De is here?" Leng Yexuan raised his head from the desk and looked at Li Qingrong.
It has been three days since Leng Yexuan issued his decree, and in these three days, the back, the palace, and the former dynasty have all been in chaos. Everyone is waiting for the results of Concubine De's investigation, whether it is the queen's fault, or whether someone is really manipulating all this behind it, no one knows.
Now, Concubine De came to Ruiyu Hall step by step, but she didn't know that at the door of Ruiyu Palace, there were already many palace maids and eunuchs guarding the palace, just to wait for a result.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Li Qingrong blessed his body at Leng Yexuan before continuing to speak.
Leng Yexuan entrusted such an important matter to her, Li Qingrong was grateful for his trust, but there were still some worries. I'm afraid that if the result is not good, it will hurt Xia Nishang.
Therefore, in the past three days, Li Qingrong has not eaten well or slept well, but now she has finally come to such a conclusion, which can be regarded as a relief.
"How's the investigation going?" Leng Yexuan put down the wolf hair in his hand and asked with a frown.
In the past three days, it was not only a torment for Li Qingrong, but in fact, it was not so easy for everyone in the palace. Everyone is silently waiting for the final answer.
"If you go back to the emperor, the concubines live up to expectations, and finally clear the grievances for the queen." Li Qingrong smiled with a smile on her face, like the peach blossoms that were gradually blooming in the Qinya Garden, which was very cute.
"Oh?" As soon as Leng Yexuan raised his eyebrows, he stood up and stared at Li Qingrong silently.
Li Qingrong is still holding a pile of paper in his hand, and the ink on it tells Leng Yexuan that this is the handwriting that Li Qingrong has collected from various palaces in the past three days.
It not only has the handwriting of the concubines of the back and palace, but also the palace maids and eunuchs of each palace. Because of the need to avoid suspicion, even the Qifeng Palace, which is the queen's mother, has not avoided it.
"These are specially asked by the concubine to investigate." Li Qingrong smiled and presented the paper in her hand. "Please also ask the emperor to take a look."
Leng Yexuan took it casually, and saw that the handwriting on the top piece of paper was from the same person as those notes.
Handwriting is practiced by a person since childhood, and generally speaking, what it was before will not change. If you try to hide the past, it will only backfire.
"Has it already been investigated?" Leng Yexuan's voice was a little angry, no matter who this person was, she would not end well.
"Yes, it's been investigated." Li Qingrong has always been very proper. What's more, there are too many involved in this matter, and she can't leave a little handle or leave it behind. "The person who wrote this note is the palace maid next to Mrs. Zhuang Liang of Suyue Palace, the concubine has already ordered someone to interrogate, and she has also explained everything, all of this is what Mrs. Zhuang Liang told her to do."
In fact, after the incident came out, whether it was Xia Nishang or Li Qingrong, the first person they locked on was Lu Feiyan, the wife of Zhuang Liang, who had the four princes. This matter is clearly aimed at Xia Nishang, and in his words, the eldest prince and the fourth prince are mentioned many times.
Yu Zhaoyi, the mother concubine of the eldest prince Leng Yechenli, made a big mistake and committed suicide, which is a felony in the back and palace. If it weren't for Leng Yexuan's many years of service, the eldest prince would not have ended well now.
And now the only one who can compare with the prince born to Xia Nishang is the fourth prince Leng Yechenlu born to Mrs. Zhuang Liang. Although she is now grounded in Suyue Palace by Leng Yexuan, Leng Yexuan has made an order again, and she will not be allowed to come out for life. However, after all, life is still there, and the Lu family is also very strong, it is impossible not to let her daughter be tortured in the palace and ignore it.
If Xia Nishang really loses, then the only one who can get the biggest benefit is Lu Feiyan.
"What you say is true?" The green tendons on Leng Yexuan's forehead couldn't help but burst, and his whole body exuded bursts of coolness. Lu Feiyan has been locked up now, it is still because of Leng Yexuan's distress, he really has no way to understand that Lu Feiyan, who was so docile at the beginning, was able to do such a thing.
For a while, whether it was emotionally or psychologically, Leng Yexuan was a little unacceptable.
"Naturally, it's true, if the emperor doesn't believe it, that palace maid is at the door, and she has been controlled by the concubine." A hint of mockery crossed Li Qingrong's face. Faced with Leng Yexuan's indecisiveness, Li Qingrong was a little disdainful.
This matter is already very clear, and it is clear that Lu Feiyan planned to assassinate Xia Nishang without knowing it.
Li Qingrong faced such a situation and felt that she was very ridiculous.
Xia Nishang is the queen, and the prince she gave birth to is the orthodoxy of the country. If the second prince born to Empress Xianjia was still alive, it would naturally be another matter, but Lu Feiyan had such a thought, and he really shouldn't have it.
"That's not what I meant." Leng Yexuan was a little embarrassed, looking at Li Qingrong's firm eyes, he still flinched a little. It's just that there is no way to believe in my heart that this matter is related to Lu Feiyan. "In that case, let her in."
"Then the concubine will go out first, lest the emperor have no way to investigate clearly." Li Qingrong sneered. For what Leng Yexuan did a few days ago, she became more and more disdainful. I don't know if it's because he's gradually entering middle age, but he thinks more and more, and his mind is becoming more and more incomprehensible.
Leng Yexuan didn't see the mocking smile on Li Qingrong's face, if he did, he didn't know how to feel in his heart.
When Li Qingrong went out not long ago, Xia Xing came in with two little eunuchs and the palace maid.
The little palace maid wore a turquoise palace dress, her hands were controlled, but she still struggled. His mouth was stuffed with something and he made a whining sound.
"Let her go, I have something to ask." Leng Yexuan frowned and looked at such a scene, raised his right hand slightly, and said softly.
The two little eunuchs behind Xia Xing glanced up at him, and when they saw that Xia Xing didn't speak, they let go and put the little palace maid on the ground. Three people, this is the silent retreat.
On the top of the main hall, only Leng Yexuan and the little palace maid were left.
"What's your name?" Leng Yexuan asked, his voice was slightly clear, and he couldn't hear joy or anger.
"If you go back to the emperor, the slave maid is called Yaoyao, and she is the rough envoy palace maid in Mrs. Zhuang Liang's palace." Yaoyao's voice trembled slightly, and the fingers on the ground couldn't stop trembling, and it could be seen that she was very scared.
"You don't have to be afraid, just tell me everything you know. Don't worry, with me, no one will be able to hurt you. Leng Yexuan said soothingly.
However, Yaoyao is now like a frightened bird, just a small sound is enough to make her tremble.
"Back to the emperor, after Mrs. Zhuang Liang was grounded, most of the sisters in Suyue Palace left, and only a few people remained." Yaoyao used her trembling voice to tell the story of how Lu Feiyan threatened her. "The slave didn't mean it, but Mrs. Zhuang Liang said that if the slave didn't do it, she would let the slave's father and mother die, and the slave and maid had no choice, Your Majesty, please, spare the slave and maid."
Yaoyao's whole person was frightened, her eyes were like a frightened deer, looking at Leng Yexuan tremblingly, and her heart softened for a while.
"What you say, is it true? If there is even the slightest bit of falsehood, I will not spare you easily! Leng Yexuan's heart was already half of the believer, but he still asked, maybe he still wanted to defend Lu Feiyan.
After all, it was the woman he once loved, but now he is such a femme fatale, and for a while, Leng Yexuan still has no way to accept it.
"It's true, the slave doesn't dare to deceive the emperor, the slave and the maid really have no choice." Yaoyao said as she shed tears of grievance and remorse. It can be seen that she is still very sad about what she has done.
It's just that since the matter has already been done, there will be no room for maneuver.
"I didn't expect that the Lu clan would be so bold!" Looking at Yaoyao's appearance, Leng Yexuan already completely believed in such a thing, besides, the handwriting was still close in front of him, and he couldn't believe it.
Leng Yexuan felt a little chill in his heart, after all, she was a woman who was once infinitely favored, but now she would make such a big move just for a little thing. Thinking of his irritability in recent days, Leng Yexuan felt that Lu Feiyan was really hopeless.
"Someone's coming." Leng Yexuan said loudly. There was a faint amount of anger in his voice, as if it was about to explode at any moment.
"Your Majesty, is there anything you want to order?" Xia Xing, who was standing at the door, heard the voice for the first time and hurried in.
"Spread my will, Zhuang Liang's wife Lu, framed the queen, causing chaos in the back and palace, and she is really not worthy of being a concubine. Now he is demoted to a concubine and enters the cold palace! ”