This matter is very important, the maid in the queen's palace actually touched the bowl of blood swallow soup, this matter should be investigated. Liqing ordered someone to bring the palace maid here, which was to inquire about the matter at that time.

Min Yan probably didn't expect that he would encounter such a disaster, because he asked the guards to escort him into the front of the hall, Min Yan had already called His Majesty Xià Shengwei so much that he couldn't breathe, so he knelt there and didn't dare to raise his head, Min Yan was obviously extremely frightened. This harem matter should have been tried by the queen in person, but because Min Yan was the maid in Queen Zheng's palace, in order to avoid secrecy, Min Yan could not be interrogated by Queen Zheng, and it was Linshu who did it at the moment.

Sitting on the palace and looking at the palace maids kneeling under His Royal Highness, Concubine Lin Shu's temperament is considered to be quiet and soft in the palace, but she didn't oppress Min Yan, she just looked at it like that, and after some review, Concubine Lin Shu asked: "Have you been to the Shangshi Bureau yesterday?" ”

Concubine Niangniang inquired, His Majesty sat on the main hall again, how could Min Yan have the courage to conceal it, and at the moment he was lying there, Min Yan said truthfully: "If you go back to Niangniang, the maid did enter the Shangshi Bureau yesterday." ”

"I've been to the Shang Shi Bureau, why did you go to the Shang Shi Bureau at that time?"

"Back to Niangniang, recently, the queen likes the dishes made by a chef in the Shangshi Bureau, because she ordered the cook to make a copy every day and send it to the Qingning Palace, and the maid was ordered by the mother, and the Shangshang Food Bureau took the food ordered by the mother yesterday."

"The life of the queen's mother, then there were no one else in the food bureau at that time besides you? In addition to cooking for the mother, the cook has not cooked for other concubines in the palace. Lin Shufei's words were also on the point, not in a hurry or impatient, and gradually entered the root of the question. Don't look at Concubine Lin Shu's inquiry, it seems to be following and walking slowly, but everything is to rely on the blood swallow soup, so that Queen Zheng on the side will feel that there is a hidden meaning in her inquiry.

At the moment, there was already a little uneasiness in her heart, and Queen Zheng said loudly: "It is an inquiry, and it is time to do it quickly, although the temperament of the concubine is weak and not in a hurry, but this temperament is also divided." Now it's about Youzhaoyi, my sister is so indifferent and chronic, don't say that it takes a lot of energy, even if it's extremely inappropriate to ask like this. ”

Gradually and slowly inquiring, not only is it very easy to find out a lot of hidden things from the mouths of others, but it is also easy to make the person being questioned into the full set she has set up in such a detailed sentence. You Zhaoyi's thing was not done by Empress Zheng, but Concubine Lin Shu didn't seem to plan to let this matter out of her own affairs so lightly, and now seeing her asking so slowly, Empress Zheng always felt that Concubine Lin Shu was setting up a trap for Min Yan.

The most important thing in this matter is Min Yan, if Min Yan doesn't say anything unfavorable, I'm afraid she won't want to clean up this matter of You Zhaoyi. She and Concubine Lin have been fighting for so many years, and she has always overpowered Concubine Lin by half, and Concubine Lin has never fought back too much, but now it seems. Concubine Lin Shu is not really without the heart to fight, but she has never found an excellent opportunity, and now it is rare to have such a thing that puts her in such a disadvantageous situation, how can she let it go.

Empress Zheng looked at the matter and quickly inquired about it, but Concubine Lin Shu didn't plan to end it so hastily, and after hearing Empress Zheng's words, Concubine Lin Shu replied: "The queen has said this, because this matter is very important, so you can't be in a hurry." Some people say that this palace maid is related to this matter, and it is related to how much effort to inquire is also appropriate, after all, it is a matter of Zhaoyi's sister at this time, if you don't ask every place carefully, how to be worthy of Zhaoyi's sister in the spirit of the sky, it is the four princes, and you should give a reasonable explanation. ”

She can't ask Empress Zheng to take the lead, this is the case at the moment, it is about the biological mother, not to mention that it is a detailed question, even if Min Yan is punished, the four princes have already responded loudly. After the four princes responded, Li Qingfang opened his mouth, and then said.

"This matter is handed over to the concubine, after all, this palace maid is a person in your palace, you should avoid it. How to interrogate this palace maid is all up to Concubine Shu. ”

Liqing has already understood her intentions, even if Empress Zheng is unwilling in her heart, she can only be silent now, and it is also because of Liqing's words, Concubine Lin Shufei bowed down at that time, and then asked: "At that time, in addition to the food sent to the Qingning Palace, there were also other things. ”

When Empress Zheng and Concubine Lin Shu spoke just now, Min Yan kept kneeling under the palace, although she was not consulted, but Min Yan was still terrified. The holy god of anger, the concubine's questioning, is that every pair of eyes in the hall fall on her, she is just a palace maid, how not to let such a thing startle. The slower Concubine Shu's inquiry, the more torment it was for the palace maid, and it was also a kind of torment for the palace maid, and after hearing Concubine Shu's inquiry, Min Yan trembled and replied.

"Back to Concubine Shu, in addition to the meals ordered by the Niangniang, the food bureau at that time also stewed the blood swallow soup that Yanyu Palace wanted on the stove."

"The blood swallow soup of the Yanyu Palace?" After replying to this, she thought about it for a while, and after thinking about it, Concubine Lin Shu asked again: "Then someone touched the blood swallow soup at that time." ”

In a word, there is no need to be heavy, it is such an inquiry into the ear, Min Yan's body stiffened directly, and his body stiffened and froze there, Min Yan was too afraid to speak. After not saying anything for such a long time, it really hurt the temperament of others, and he couldn't stand Concubine Lin Shu's slow questioning, and the four princes couldn't bear it, so they spoke directly at the moment.

"Concubine Niangniang's inquiry, didn't you hear it? If you can't answer whether you want someone to send you to the court prison, let Father-in-law Yan answer for you. ”

Yeting Prison is a place of extreme fear, how could Min Yan want to enter such a ghost place, that is, he called the four princes to shout, and Min Yan did not dare to be silent anymore. kneeling on the ground for a few minutes, Min Yan choked his voice and replied: "The servant should die, the servant should die, the servant dare not touch the blood swallow soup prepared for Zhaoyi by the Shangshi Bureau in private, the servant should die." ”

The cook had already said that Min Yan had touched the blood swallow soup stewed on the stove, but when he was sure from the mouth of the palace maid, the anger accumulated in the hearts of the four princes could not be suppressed. At that moment, anger burned reason, and the fourth prince directly took the tea dish on the side and then smashed it towards Min Yan. The tea vessel smashed on Min Yan's body, although it was painful, Min Yan didn't dare to speak, so he could only kneel and beg. is how can such a begging word make the four princes dissipate their anger, and when they hit the case, they got up and glared angrily, and the four princes pointed at Min Yan and said hatefully.

"You, you actually hurt my mother with evil intentions, tell me quickly, who instructed you to do it."

A mere servant has no courage to poison a concubine, if he has such a mind, someone must be behind the scenes. Only Min Yan has touched the blood swallow soup in the Shangshi Bureau, and now it seems that You Zhaoyi also lost his life because of the blood swallow soup, and the four princes should feel that You Zhaoyi's death has nothing to do with Min Yan. It was a mass of evil anger accumulated in his heart, if it weren't for Liqing sitting in the palace, the four princes would definitely come forward to ask for the life of this palace maid.

He angrily asked the maid to confess who instructed her to poison the life of the concubine, but he heard the angry words of the four princes, but Min Yan cried and said: "Your Majesty Mingjian, the four princes Mingjian, the maid really did not poison the blood swallow soup, and no one instructed the maid to poison it, ask Your Majesty Xià Mingjian." ”

She just touched the blood swallow soup stewed on the stove for a while, who knew that You Zhaoyi was actually dead, and Min Yan, who had never been poisoned, was also aggrieved at this time. Full of begging, it is hoped that His Majesty can investigate this matter thoroughly and spare her life. It's just that how can the four princes be convinced by the words of the servant, and the anger is even more intense at the moment, looking at Min Yan's eyes like blades, falling on her body as if he wants to rip off the skin and flesh knife on her body. Just like that, looking at Min Yan with hateful eyes, the four princes squeezed their teeth word by word and said.

"You didn't poison it, if you didn't have bad intentions, why did you touch the blood soup sent to the concubine by the Ministry of Internal Servants, you still dare to quibble now, it's not that you don't want to shed tears when you don't see the coffin."

No matter what Min Yan says now, it is a quibble for the four princes, and if such a quibble is not guilty, he will not be recruited. The matter of the mother concubine has made the four princes angry and a little rational, when they looked at Min Yan and still refused to admit their guilt, the four princes had already begged Liqing to investigate the matter strictly, and it was necessary to give you Zhaoyi justice.

The inquiry under the heavy punishment, even if there is nothing to do, can make someone with a heart have an accident, and now this matter is clear, and it is clear that someone deliberately wants to plant her. It is an indisputable fact that Min Yan touched You Zhaoyi's blood swallow soup, and now she is the most suspicious, if she really calls the court bureau to torture to extract a confession as the four princes asked, as long as it comes out of the mouth of the smoker, it will be bad for herself.

At the moment, it was clear that she was telling people to calculate, and Empress Zheng's heart was also mentioned at the moment, so she got up and bowed to Liqing, and Empress Zheng said: "Your Majesty, Min Yan touched the bowl of blood swallow soup, and it was the concubine who had no way to discipline her, so that the palace maids below did such a crime." However, Min Yan is a person in the palace of concubines, and her concubines believe in herself, even if she really touched the bowl of blood swallow soup because of her curiosity, but Min Yan will never dare to poison Zhaoyi's life, let alone do such evil things. ”

After saying this, the people had already bowed and asked for a big salute, and then Queen Zheng said: "The matter of Youzhaoyi, the concubines are very painful, and the pain in the hearts of the four princes is also clear." It's just that the palace maid was sent to the court prison for heavy torture, and the concubines really felt that this law was not feasible, and the criminal law of the court prison was also clear, and even if there was nothing there, it could be called a few points in the court prison. It's really like this, that is, there is a suspicion of torture into a trick, besides, whether Zhaoyi killed his life because of the blood swallow soup, it is still unclear, if His Majesty directly punished Min Yan, if Min Yan really recruited because of the punishment? If this thing is really such a servant with a bad intention, it will be fine, if this matter is found out in the end and has nothing to do with the servant, I am afraid that it is a stain of His Majesty Xià Shengming, and I hope that His Majesty Xià Mingjian. ”

Qu is a trick, that is to create a great grievance, not to mention that You Zhaoyi's death is because of blood swallow soup, but at the moment they guess, there is no conclusive evidence, and now under the speculation, Min Yan was severely punished, which is really unconvincing. What Empress Zheng said is also true, even if Min Yan is really a person in her palace, it is indeed very easy to be unjustly beaten into a trick, and it is also clear in Liqing's heart that those skills of the court prison. Empress Zheng's words, Liqing thought about it for a moment, but after all, this matter involved his own mother, and the four princes were not to care, seeing that Liqing was silent because of Empress Zheng's words, the four princes were already begging to kneel and say.

"Father, the mother concubine is very wronged, and I ask my father to be the master of the mother concubine."

One side advocated torture, and the other side felt that this matter would be easy to bend into a trick and find out the matter first, and the two also made Liqing silent. This matter is indeed careless, that is, listening to the invitation of the four princes, Liqing suddenly looked at Qin Shujiu, and then asked, "What does Concubine Miao think of this matter." ”

This matter, Empress Zheng was involved, and Liqing also had a little thought about her intentions, that is, when she saw Liqing's inquiry, Qin Shujiu got up and replied: "This matter is really difficult to do, but it is not easy to say, the grievances in the hearts of the four princes, and the concubines are also clear." But what the queen said is not wrong. It is true that this matter has not yet been clarified, and if this servant is directly tortured, it will always make people feel that there is some intention of bending into a trick. Even so, the concubine is not easy to say, so she is waiting, and when the imperial doctor Ling Cheng investigates the cause of Zhaoyi's sister's death, His Majesty is making a decision. ”

The reason why You Zhaoyi died has not yet been ascertained, and it is not only about the life of the concubine, but it is also necessary to make everything clear. The cause of You Zhaoyi's death is the most important thing at the moment, since Qin Shujiu said so, Liqing also responded to her wishes, and ordered to wait at the moment, that is, to wait for the results of Murong Duanruo's diagnosis, and then to conclude the matter.

It didn't take too much time to diagnose the cause of Youzhaoyi's death, and it took a little effort to wait for Murong Duanruo to enter the palace, and then he made a statement.

You Zhaoyi did die of malice, and the poison that harmed people was a specialty of Jiangbei.

The unique poison of the land of Jiangbei, there are few people in the palace who will use it, when it is known that the death of Youzhaoyi is because of the poison, the palace is frightened, especially when he hears that the poison of Youzhaoyi is a unique poison in the northwest, Liqing's eyes are already awe-inspiring. Rin sank his eyes and then looked at Empress Zheng, who was silent, and after looking at it, Liqing said: "If I remember correctly, the queen went to the northwest with the princess when she was in the boudoir. ”

The words don't need to be clear, that is, the words are said, and the meaning of Liqing is already clear.

Although the northwest realm is not a cold place, it is rare for anyone to go there. At that time, Mrs. Zheng also went to the northwest because of the order of the emperor, that is, he went with his family, and he also stayed there for several years. This unique poison in the Northwest Realm is probably only something that Empress Zheng has ever encountered.

Now that it is clearly investigated, You Zhaoyi is a unique poison to death and the northwest realm, how not to make people suspicious of Empress Zheng, don't complain that Liqing is suspicious of Empress Zheng, in fact, this matter is already clear. It was the source of this poison that Murong Duanruo said again: "Your Majesty, this poison is fierce, and it is extremely tricky, and it is not easy for people to find out. Mo Feichen happened to see it when he was on a study tour, and he probably couldn't find out the root cause of this poison. ”

Such a hidden poison is still a poison unique to the Northwest Realm, and it has pointed all the spearheads at Empress Zheng in this way.

Murong Duanruo, Liqing believed in him, that is, he believed him, and now Liqing was suspicious of Empress Zheng, looking at Empress Zheng's eyes with a little more thought, Liqing said gloomily.

"What else do you have to say?"

What else is there to say? Empress Zheng should have said what she should say, but at the moment she was already showing her grievances, Empress Zheng said: "Your Majesty, the concubine is wronged." The words fell to Emperor Zheng and said: "This matter is really not done by the concubine, the concubine has no enmity or grudge against You Zhaoyi, why did the concubine poison her." ”

When these words fell, Concubine Lin Shu answered: "This hatred and resentment can not be seen clearly, Niangniang's words have never harmed Youzhaoyi, but the poison in this Youzhaoyi has only been seen by Niangniang." That's it, the reasonable statement that Niangniang should always give is also reassuring. ”

Concubine Lin Shu showed that she did it deliberately, that is, these words had been exchanged for a glance in Queen Zheng's dark eyes, and when it was Shen Rin, Queen Zheng said: "How can Concubine Shu prove that only this palace knows this poison in this harem, and how can it be said that this palace has the intention to harm You Zhaoyi?" Even if this palace really wants to harm You Zhaoyi's life, she will definitely not choose such a terrifying poison that is directly aimed at this palace, once it is found out, it will be a stupid thing that is directly aimed at herself, could it be that Concubine Shu thinks that someone will have such stupid behavior? This thing is clearly that someone deliberately framed it, wanting to use the matter of Youzhaoyi to trap the palace without injustice. ”

If she really wants to take Youzhaoyi's life, she should choose those common poisons, the more common they are, the more difficult it is to arouse suspicion, and the more harmless it is to herself. Empress Zheng is not the most stupid person, she should have such thoughts, but this remark was so backward that it caused others to respond, that is, after taking Empress Zheng's words, Qin Shujiu said softly.

"Niangniang's words are also a little inappropriate, after all, not all people don't do such stupid things, and some things seem to be stupid to others, but this soldier's risky move is often an unexpected gain."

Qin Shujiu's words were certain, like a sigh, but at this time, such words made people feel that they were deliberately against Empress Zheng, and Empress Zheng's complexion had changed at the moment. No longer looking at Concubine Lin Shu, but moving her eyes to Qin Shujiu, Empress Zheng asked directly: "Concubine Yao's words, but the intention to conclude that this palace is the culprit who harmed You Zhaoyi. ”

Qin Shujiu was busy returning the salute after saying this, and then said: "The concubine doesn't dare, how dare she have such thoughts, but now under all things, I can't allow the concubine to think too much." ”

Even His Majesty asked out loud, who didn't suspect Empress Zheng because of this incident, that is, why did Empress Zheng want to do it In addition to You Zhaoyi, I am afraid that at this time, the concubine's heart is also a little clear.

Looking at everything now, it is really related to the queen, but it is only a one-sided talk, how can such a big crime be linked to Queen Zheng. Even the conviction of ordinary people has to be gathered with human and material evidence, not to mention that there is no conclusive evidence at the moment? Such an accusation is absurd.

There is no evidence, Empress Zheng is also fearless, that is, she looked at herself and met Qin Shujiu's eyes, Empress Zheng said: "If Your Majesty really feels that this matter has something to do with the concubine, then you ask Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly, if any evidence can be found, the concubine will be punished." ”

For such a reason, since it should be thoroughly investigated, it is that Empress Zheng's words have just fallen behind, but it has been spread outside the palace.

Princess Anping, I want to knock on the saint. (To be continued.) )