1623, the sin is unforgivable
"The emperor's concubine and the queen's mother, the slave has found out."
Just as the queen was questioning, the guards who searched Fanmei Palace also came out again, also holding things in their hands, Zhong Mei's complexion changed greatly, and the other concubines were also staring closely.
But I saw that the guards also presented two things, one of which was obviously rouge gouache, a very small box, but when opened, it was as shiny as inky black, and the queen directly took it to Imperial Doctor Huang and Imperial Doctor Han, and the two studied it.
The other one is two ingots of gold, as well as two gold hairpins, which are somewhat similar to the style of Quan'er, but they are different, but Zhong Mei's hand contains a grade symbol, and Quan'er's is just ordinary, and the style is similar, but the comparison between the two can obviously see the high and low. But compared to the ordinary Miss Qianjin's jewelry, it is not bad, but it is also very strange.
Imperial Physician Huang said: "Back to the emperor's concubine and queen mother, there are indeed some raw materials of Wushisan in this rouge. ”
The queen's face changed drastically and she said to the guards: "You can search the inside and outside of the Fanmei Palace." ”
"Back to Niangniang, only the locked warehouse in Fanmei Palace has not been searched."
The queen stroked the bead hairpin that trembled because of anger, and said sharply: "Check, destroy the lock and search!" ”
Emperor Tianxuan was already sitting silently, and he couldn't see any expression on his face, but those who knew him knew that he was the most dangerous at this time, and the other concubines didn't dare to speak, and they didn't dare to speak.
And where do you know what Zhong Mei is in that rouge, she didn't learn this, this rouge was brought by her at a great price, and she knew that it had become one of the evidence of her crime.
Now Zhong Mei was very flustered, and she always felt that there was no hope for the future, so she hurriedly said: "Queen Mother, concubine...... The concubine felt that this matter must be related to Princess Cang. ”
The queen squinted at her and let out an "oh".
Zhong Mei couldn't care about what the queen's behavior meant, and said impatiently: "Before, the prince of Cangwang was almost wronged because of Hong Concubine's miscarriage, but she had no grudge against Hong Concubine, but resented the concubine, and at the same time she suspected that Tu Concubine was also involved, and Tu Concubine was almost promised to King Cang before entering the palace, this has always been a thorn in Princess Cang's heart, she is taking revenge, and wants to kill two birds with one stone to kill the concubine!" ”
As soon as Zhong Mei's words fell, even the Tianxuan Emperor opened his eyes violently.
Tu Eqiu has already entered the palace, and he didn't know much about it before, so it was not very glorious, and after that, Tu Eqiu really entered the palace and became the woman of the Tianxuan Emperor, people who don't know, when they hear such a statement, won't they say that the father and son are fighting for a daughter.
This is not a good thing for either the Tianxuan Emperor or Yun Cang, and it is too late to hide.
And Zhong Mei's words brought Tu Eqiu and Yuncang Bingyan to the ditch. Tu Eqiu is not only having a miscarriage now, but also because of her affair with Yun Cang, which makes Bingyan jealous, and Emperor Tianxuan really has no hiccups for her?
Zhong Mei didn't have much credibility when he said this, and it didn't have much relevance, it must have been Hong Meiyu's miscarriage, but Zhong Mei was punished, what does it have to do with Tu Eqiu on the surface.
But people will always be suspicious of something that is not like something, but the more they think about it, the more suspicious they become, and the more convinced they will be, people in this palace are inclined to be suspicious, and they don't fully admit Zhong Mei's words, but they can't help but think about it in their hearts.
Zhong Mei made persistent efforts: "Before Princess Cang borrowed the palace as an excuse, she privately looked for a concubine, and wanted the concubine to be sent to the cold palace because of the previous incident, Princess Cang felt that the concubine would be a little unwilling and resentful, so she wanted the concubine to help her do this." The concubine had sternly refused at that time, but she didn't expect it...... Didn't expect ......"
Zhong Mei's tears fell, she showed some true feelings, but she was not sad, but frightened.
Many people knew about Bingyan's entry into the palace before, but whoever he saw was on the surface, and no one could see anything, but Zhong Mei took a bite and pushed everything to Bingyan's words, and directly disturbed the water.
Zhong Mei has no other way now, as long as she can protect herself first, and it is in the period of discussion, and then let Zhong Zhi plead for mercy, Zhong Mei may be able to make this matter a big thing small, otherwise she entered the cold palace before, how could she be released. Now that she has a scapegoat, she has fewer sins, and she can even be a victim once, after Hong Meiyu's miscarriage, Emperor Tianxuan promoted her position instead, so Zhong Mei thought, even if she doesn't rise, she will love her again because of regret and guilt, which is also a good thing.
The more he thought about it, the more Zhong Mei felt that things were easier to do, and the more he looked forward to it.
Zhong Mei sobbed in a low voice: "Princess Cang's medical skills are very good, what kind of five-stone scattered thing is in these rouges, and how many people know about it, if she is replaced to do it, but she is unaware, and the concubine is really wronged." ”
Zhong Mei cried and half-lay on the ground, his shoulders trembling slightly, looking weak and helpless.
Tianxuan Sleeve squinted at Zhong Mei, his eyes kept flashing, and the expression on his face was still as unmoving as the wind.
The queen looked at Zhong Mei's singing and playing with some vagueness, and the acting was more vivid than the play, but she was thinking about how likely it was that this matter could be implicated with Bingyan.
The empress hesitated and looked at the Tianxuan Emperor: "Your Majesty, look at this...... Do you want Princess Xuancang to come into the palace and ask. ”
Emperor Tianxuan glanced back at the queen, and did not speak, but there was no expression in this look, and the queen was not sure what Emperor Tianxuan meant, and looked forward to looking at the imperial concubine, but the imperial concubine was already holding the Buddhist bead gloves, and she didn't know when she was slowly crushing, slightly lowering her eyebrows, as if she had already settled down, and what the queen wanted to say was suddenly stuck.
Concubine Yun Guifei has been watching quietly, looking at Zhong Mei's appearance, but at this time, she sneered: "There are few sisters in the palace who don't know about Princess Cang's entry into the palace." ”
In the words of the secret words, Bingyan didn't meet anyone behind his back, and the private meeting was only the time he saw the queen before, and even if he entered the palace, he didn't get along with Zhong Mei in private, and he didn't enter the Fanmei Palace, how did Bingyan stuff things into the Fanmei Palace.
The queen swept the evidence found by Quan'er and Zhong Mei, and said in a deep voice: "Who is controlling the waist card in the Fanmei Palace, there is a record, take it to the palace to see." ”
Generally, this kind of control is controlled by the Tai Supervisor, and the distribution of the items in the palace is controlled in one place.
Like Yun Cang and the ministers who go to the court to enter the palace every day, they also need a special waist card, but some of them can directly brush their faces like Yun Cang, and the guards don't do much management. And each palace in the palace will also give a customized waist card, because the night will be locked regularly, so the palace people's waist cards are linked to each palace, the number of waist cards is limited, one person.
After a while, the waist card book was sent up, the queen directly checked the waist card record of the Fanmei Palace, this palace is full of people, in the end it is indispensable to lose or damage, the waist card is naturally impossible to give you one, so it will never be given again, the waist card is uniformly issued, if there is no more can not be a new one, you can not walk in the palace. If you really lose it and can't find it, you naturally have to get one, but the previous one will be recorded as lost.
And in the Fanmei Palace for so long, a total of three people have lost the waist card, but it is particularly coincidental that Quan'er has lost one, and then made up for one, when the Fanmei Palace because Zhong Mei was beaten into the cold palace, the palace people were assigned other work, so the original waist card should be handed over, Quan'er's recovery, but she has another in her hand.
The waist card lost by this spring, there will be a record of the management, and she lost the waist card, because she is afraid that there will be any pickles in it, and the Fanmei Palace must also know, even if it is this kind of trivial matter, Zhong Mei ignores it, but the big palace maid or the person in charge below her must also know about this matter, and report the loss and replace it with the person who lost the waist card. Therefore, the people of Fanmei Palace should have confirmed that Quan'er had indeed been lost and helped her get it.
But isn't it a self-slap in the face now, she is not the palace maid of Fanmei Palace for a long time, and now she is serving in Xuan'e Palace, but she has this waist card of Fanmei Palace. Quan'er is not a well-known figure in the palace, because there are too many palace people in the palace, and no one has that memory, and all the palace people can remember it.
Generally remembered is also the celebrity around the masters of each palace, Quan'er is quite clever in Xuan'e Palace, but Tu Eqiu has no impression of her, and it's just that the palace maid must remember it for the convenience of management.
What's more, it's been a matter of how long it has been, with this waist card, Quan'er can disguise himself in and out of Fanmei Palace, so what has been done, isn't it only they who know best.
"Queen Mother, the slave has something to present." And the guards who searched the Fanmei Palace came back at this time, knelt on the ground and raised their hands, and said, "The servant looked carefully in the storeroom and found a few packets of powder in the secret compartment of a box. ”
When the queen heard this, she directly waved her hand to let Imperial Doctor Huang and Imperial Doctor Han look over, and the two of them checked it, and their complexions suddenly changed greatly.
Imperial Physician Huang's face was stern: "Back to the emperor's concubine and queen mother, Weichen checked these things, there are things that prepare five stone powder, and there are also safflower and musk that are very well preserved!" ”
The people in the hall were suddenly shocked, they had already checked the five stone scatters, and it didn't seem strange to find out, but there were still safflowers and musk, didn't they have a connection with the original harm to Hong Meiyu, and Zhong Mei had anything else to say.
Zhong Mei's face fell to ashes: "No, the concubine didn't, the concubine dared to swear to the sky, the concubine really didn't do it, if you violate this oath and receive any cruel punishment, the concubine will be wronged!" Zhong Mei howled and cried, he had just been released from the cold palace, how could he have encountered this matter.
And this ring of evidence was sent, and she said that the matter of ice and smoke before was self-defeating.
The secret compartment of the warehouse box is so hidden, the closest maid ring around Zhong Mei can't go in, how can Bingyan hide things in it.
At this time, the Tianxuan Emperor grabbed the tea bowl in his hand, and the anger of the fire directly made him grab it and throw it directly at Zhong Mei!