Chapter 036: Falling Out (2)
The Empress Dowager had a black face the whole time, and when she noticed the doll that Ai Duoer said that fell out of the peach sleeve, the two words on it made her even more angry. It had the word "Ligi" written on it, and the doll's belly was covered with creepy needles.
"Bold peach! You know that witchcraft is forbidden in the palace, why do you knowingly commit it? And why did you plot to kill the emperor's heir, and who instructed you? The Empress Dowager slapped her palm on the table fiercely, stood up and looked at the peach who was bound all over her body majestically, and asked.
"Huh!" Shui Tao suddenly showed a very disdainful and mocking smile, with hatred in her eyes, and glanced coldly at Ai Duoer and said, "It is also raised by my father's mother, why are you the master and I am the subordinate!" Why do you want to take out your anger on me when you're unhappy and bruise me on the pieces! ”
"Why am you always unwilling to let me out when I am at an age where I can leave the palace, and return my freedom, so that I have missed the happiness of my life in vain, and I have suffered in this palace! I've had enough! Since I live so painfully, how can I be willing to let you live so comfortably! ”
Shui Tao's words are half-true, but the hatred in his eyes is extremely real. In addition, everyone also knew about Ai Duoer's style in the harem, and everyone suddenly believed what she said.
If it weren't for the fact that he knew that he would definitely die, Shui Tao might not dare to say these words in front of these people in his life, with these expressions!
"This palace keeps you by my side because I look up to you and want to lift you up, but you don't know what to do like this, and you still curse this palace with such dirty means!" Ai Duoer is also a person who is very good at acting, and after stepping forward and giving Shui Tao a slap without hesitation, she took the doll with her name on the tray and threw it in front of Shui Tao.
"Hmph. You don't have to pretend to be a good person here! You are the real vicious person, not only do you often abuse me, but you also find people to make it difficult for my family, so that they don't have a good life, how do you tell me not to hate you! Shui Tao roared at Ai Duo angrily.
"You hate Ai Duoer and hurt your life, and this palace doesn't want to say anything. But this palace has no grievances with you, and so is Riki. Why do you curse us? Jian Ning stood up suddenly. Extremely puzzled, he asked.
She didn't know the difference between the magic of witchcraft and the magic power of witchcraft, but since she knew about the existence of witchcraft, she gradually began to believe in these mysterious powers that could not be explained by science. She couldn't figure out that she didn't have much to do with Shui Tao at all. Why this vicious curse!
"Hmph, it has nothing to do with you! It is because of your appearance, because you are pestering the emperor all the time, that Niangniang's temper will get worse and worse. will often take out anger on me. Shui Tao glanced at Jian Ning unceremoniously.
Jian Ning looked at Shui Tao for a long time, intending to see through her true heart. Although she doesn't have much contact with Shui Tao. But with the only few contacts, Jian Ning could also see that Shui Tao was actually a woman with a blue heart. On the surface, she always timidly lowered her head and silently obeyed Ai Duoer's commands.
But as smart as Ador. If Shui Tao was really a stupid and timid woman, it would be impossible to keep her by her side for many years.
So there must be some secret in between.
"How did you get Drugged in Liji's tocotophobia? And who instructed you to do this? Where did the safflower come from, and where was the jar for decoction? The Empress Dowager asked a series of questions about the peach below.
The Empress Dowager has been in this palace for almost her entire life. What kind of trick can't see through. It must not be a coincidence that Ai Duoer appeared at this juncture with a water peach! There must be a hand behind this qiē that is constantly pushing.
Shui Tao glanced to the side. said coldly: "Everything was done by me alone, if I want to kill or chop, I admit it." ”
"Come on, search the entire Huaqing Palace for the mourning family!" The Empress Dowager has always cared about the imperial heir, and now that the imperial heir is not guaranteed, how can she be willing to dispose of a maid at will and do it hastily, she will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly!
"The Empress Dowager? Are you suspicious of concubines? Hearing this, Ai Duoer instantly looked at the Empress Dowager with a look of grievance and disbelief and asked.
"Isn't there a ghost in your heart? A search just proves the innocence of the concubine, doesn't it? The Empress Dowager didn't eat Ai Duoer's set at all, and said coldly.
"The concubine is naturally innocent!" Hearing this, Ador immediately said firmly.
"Shui Tao, this palace doesn't know why you confessed so simply, and I don't know who you want to protect. But in what seems to be reasonable in your statement, it is actually a contradiction and does not hold water. Taking advantage of the gap, Jian Ning got up lightly and looked at Shui Taodao.
She didn't want to get involved in this matter, so as not to become the object of suspicion and cause a commotion, but she really couldn't ignore it. Again, if this matter is resolved now, she and Long Zeye will not be able to go back to rest.
This is a matter of the harem, Long Zeye will not interfere at will, of course, he is not necessarily willing to interfere, so he has to speak himself.
"Just now you kept saying how much you hated Ai Guifei, but in the matter of Liji, you are really helping Ai Guifei. If you really want to hurt Ai Guifei, then you should bite her just now, and Ai Guifei will be speechless at that time. ”
"But, you don't. You took it all by yourself. In this way, Ai Guifei's suspicion was not only cleared, but also helped her remove the threat of Liji's pregnancy. After the words fell, Jian Ning looked at Shui Tao and asked word by word, "Can you give us a reasonable explanation for this?" ”
"Hmph, what you do is what you do, I'm a dying person, why waste my lips and tongue to talk to you." Shui Tao's face did not change, and he smiled mockingly.
"You're not afraid of death, but have you ever thought about your family? If you really admit that you are the only one who did this, then according to the law, murdering the emperor's heir is a crime of beheading, and your family will not be spared! From Shui Tao's words just now, Jian Ning at least knew that she cared about her family very much.
As a last resort, Jian Ning had to come up with this decision. As far as selfishness is concerned, she doesn't want to let Ai Duoer go, and keeping her will always be a disaster for herself, especially after Wu Shi told her about the death.
Sure enough, when Shui Tao heard Jian Ning's words, a trace of surprise and panic finally appeared in her originally calm eyes.
"Now that the emperor is here, this palace can intercede for you, as long as you confess the person behind the scenes, let your family go." Jian Ning grasped this point of the peach loosening, and immediately spoke.
Shui Tao was silent and slowly lowered her head, as if she was doing the last ideological struggle
"Jian Ning! What are you doing here? Do you doubt Hongu? What are your intentions? Seeing this, Ai Duoer immediately pretended to be nervous and angry, and yelled at Jian Ning.
"The palace didn't say that the person behind this curtain is the concubine, the concubine should not be in such a hurry to sit down!" Jian Ning said with a very shallow smile.
"The person who instructed me is" Shui Tao's voice was not high, and after intermittently and hesitantly spit out a few words, everyone's ears stood up.
"Empress Dowager, my subordinates have led people to search the Huaqing Palace, but they have not found anything like the medicine jar or saffron that has just been used in the Huaqing Palace." The leader of the guards suddenly walked in from outside, interrupting what Shui Tao was about to say.
Then, the leader of the guards immediately offered a tray in his hand with both hands, and replied, "But the subordinates found this in Shui Tao's room." ”
Aunt Hebi immediately stepped forward and handed the envelope and stationery in the tray to the Empress Dowager's hand, allowing the Empress Dowager to look at it.
Jian Ning didn't pay attention to the things presented by the head of the guards, because those things had the Empress Dowager to care about. Her gaze kept wandering back and forth between Shui Tao and Ador's faces.
She noticed that when the leader of the guards presented those things, there was a moment of relief and relief on Shui Tao's face, but soon, she showed an expression of extreme nervousness and uneasiness, even disbelief.
And the expression on Ai Duo'er's face has not changed from beginning to end, but it is because this expression is too calm that it makes Jian Ning even more suspicious. When encountering these things, how can a normal person be so calm? At the very least, there will be curiosity, suspicion, anger, anger!
But in addition to the grievances and anger expressed by Ai Duoer because of those witch villains when she came in, when she learned that Shui Tao had caused Liji to miscarry, Ai Duo'er was really too calm, so calm that this qiē seemed to have been expected by her.
When Jian Ning was still immersed in her own speculation and doubts, she heard the Empress Dowager suddenly angrily say to the head of the guards below: "Go and escort Concubine Rong immediately!" Search Green Pavilion! ”
"Concubine Rong?" Jian Ning was a little surprised in her heart, this matter actually involved another person. But looking at the Empress Dowager's angry appearance, I'm afraid this concubine won't be better.
Could it be that she is the one who instructed the water peach? Concubine Rong is also a member of the Ai family, so it doesn't seem strange that she is familiar with Shui Tao. And Jian Ning vaguely remembered that someone had told her before that Concubine Rong was the closest to Ai Duoer among all the concubines.
But even so, Shui Tao has no reason to help Concubine Rong? Concubine Rong is not her master, and there is no need for her to risk her life to protect Concubine Rong like this.
Rong Concubine was quickly escorted by two guards, but it could be seen that Rong Concubine was not very cooperative, and kept shouting: "Let go of me!" Let go of me! (To be continued) R580