Yulan thought of Concubine Hui, who was peerless and always made people feel like a spring breeze, and couldn't help but say: "This matter is really embarrassing for Concubine Hui!" ”

The corners of Ye Yichen's lips turned up slightly, but he didn't answer the words.

The emperor in the Qianqing Palace also had a deep headache. The prince's behavior disappointed him more and more, otherwise he would not have denounced it in front of so many people on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival. He already had the intention of abolishing the establishment in his heart, but the crown prince was the foundation of the country and a major event of the society, and the orthodox emperor lacked the courage to make a decision, so he kept swaying from side to side and couldn't make up his mind.

On the contrary, he is still quite satisfied with the son of King Zhao, King Zhao performed well in the defense of Beijing, heroic and martial, the emperor himself is a soft-faced eggplant, people are lacking what they think, and they are naturally impressed by this fourth son. If King Zhao doesn't do anything now, waiting for the crown prince to die himself, sooner or later the throne will be his.

But at this time, the crown princess had a miscarriage!

Although the incident happened in Kunning Palace, the emperor thought and felt that it was done by King Zhao's party. He couldn't help but think in his heart: The two sons of the crown prince and King Zhao have made trouble to the point of killing each other's heirs in order to compete for the throne, and if they can do the first year of junior high school, they can do fifteen, and today they can kill each other's heirs, and tomorrow they can put the fall on each other's necks.

There are not many emperor's sons, he is very protective of his sons, Ye Minzhao was eight years old, and he was named a prince by the emperor before he made an inch, which can be seen.

If the two sons really fought to the point of fratricidal chaos for the throne, the orthodox emperor would not be able to close his eyes even if he died.

As a result, Concubine Hui was not willing to take this hot potato at all, and the emperor also understood her concerns, the crown prince and King Zhao had one to come to power as the emperor anyway, in case Concubine Hui offended the future Ninety-Five Emperor in this sensitive period, and when the new emperor ascended the throne in the future to find her to liquidate, she had no place to cry.

The affairs in the harem can't be called to the minister to come in to investigate, and the only one who can be mentioned in the palace is Concubine Hui. The emperor had to comfort her again and again, and promised her a lot of benefits, and finally had to issue a holy decree to Concubine Hui, who was only responsible for the emperor during the investigation of the case, and no one was allowed to interfere.

After hearing the news, Concubine Xiao was so angry that she smashed a set of antiques from the previous dynasty in Chengqian Palace. As soon as the emperor decreed this, Concubine Hui had the power almost that of the queen. Even she, the imperial concubine, has to stand aside!

The first thing Concubine Hui had to do was to find out the palace maid Marigold next to the queen who had given Yulan the abortion pill at that time.

As a result, she searched all the east and west zodiac signs, and the marigold seemed to have evaporated from the world!

No one can be found anyway!

However, in the cabinet of the house where Marigold lived, he found the bowl of residual soup that was fed to Yuxin that day, and the soup had almost evaporated. But there's still some scrap in there. Concubine Hui asked the judge of the Tai Hospital to personally inspect it.

After repeated inspections, this bowl of sour bamboo shoots and duck soup was added with special ingredients: saffron and musk!

These are all drugs with strong effects of blood circulation and blood stasis or qi, not to mention that Yuxin is unstable in the first place, even after three months, the fetal gas is stable, and there is a chance that drinking this kind of soup will not be able to save the child in the womb. Moreover, these two herbs are ferocious, and it is not so easy to have a child after taking them, which directly leads to Yuxin's inability to conceive and have children in the next five years.

It was said before that someone was plotting to kill the emperor's heir, but now that there is even physical evidence, the emperor only felt chills after knowing it: "It's too unscrupulous!" It's so unscrupulous! Check it out! We must continue to investigate and find out the dog thing that is hiding behind the scenes and killing the emperor's heir! ”

Although Marigold mysteriously disappeared, her social ties in the palace could not be severed at once. Moreover, the palace is extremely strict about saffron and musk, which can easily lead to miscarriage of concubines, and it is not impossible to find out the murderer from these two lines.

On the day of the incident, the emperor ordered someone to take care of all the palace maids and eunuchs waiting in the Xinuan Pavilion of Kunning Palace.

Think about it, framing the crown princess and killing the emperor's heir is a big crime to exterminate the nine clans, these people who are waiting in the palace have their families outside, just for the sake of glory and wealth, and ordinary people don't have the courage to risk the whole family losing their heads to do this kind of thing!

Concubine Hui's investigation results on the imperial pharmacy and the pharmacies of the concubines and concubines of each palace have also come out, whether it is the imperial pharmacy or the palace, the entry and exit of the medicines are all recorded, and there is no problem with it!

There was a lot of discussion outside, rumors were flying all over the sky, the emperor urged three times a day, and Concubine Hui was also a big Yali Mountain. I had to go back and check the marigold!

Marigold is a native of Baoding Mansion, born in a well-off family, with a few acres of thin fields at home, and entered Ningwangfu thirteen years ago. At that time, King Ning was the current orthodox emperor.

Marigold waited for the queen as soon as she entered the Ning Palace, from a low-level maid to a big palace maid, and began to wait for the queen eight years ago.

How could such a henchman betray his master? So after checking and checking, the queen is the most suspicious.

Concubine Hui reported all this to the emperor. The emperor was also a little hesitant, although all the doubts now pointed to the queen, but after all, the emperor and the queen have been married for more than 20 years, and they still have a little understanding of her temperament. He couldn't believe that the queen would do such a thing!

Not to mention that the queen has no motives.

Concubine Hui had no choice but to continue to investigate. This time, the emperor personally sent Meng Cheng, the deputy head of the Qianqing Palace, to Tongzhou to check Jinzhan's hometown. Anyway, the emperor is iron-hearted, even if he turns out the eighteenth generation of the ancestors of Marigold, he must find out this matter clearly.

Ever since Chen Jia appeared on the emperor's side, Meng Cheng had almost been completely forgotten by the emperor. It's not easy to get such an errand, it's not a desperate errand!

As a result, this investigation really found out the problem. Marigold's parents turned out to be not her biological parents, and Marigold was adopted. Marigold's current mother is actually Marigold's aunt, her biological mother had an affair with someone when she was young, and later became pregnant unmarried and gave birth to Marigold, because it was an illegitimate child, she couldn't even get registered, and then Marigold's biological mother gritted her teeth and gave Marigold to her sister to raise.

Meng Cheng was also very excited when he found out the news, and he checked the biological mother of Marigold more than 20 years ago. Meng Cheng scrapped his old nose to find out the identity of Marigold's biological mother.

Marigold's birth mother is still alive. Not only is he alive but also alive very well, in Concubine Xiao's Chengqian Palace, watching the small pharmacy for Concubine Xiao.

Such a result was both expected and unexpected. Concubine Hui and Meng Cheng didn't dare to make their own decisions, and after discussing it, they still reported it to the emperor for a decision.

The emperor looked pained, and couldn't help but walk around the room. For the queen, the emperor has long been disdainful in his heart, the queen has no posture, no means, and the relationship between the emperor and her has long faded after so many years. But Concubine Xiao is different, Concubine Xiao has always been gentle and kind in front of the emperor for so many years, even if she is not a little white flower, she has nothing to do with the words insidious and vicious.

It's not that no one has said anything bad about Concubine Xiao, but the emperor doesn't believe it.

With Concubine Xiao's posture and means, it is not difficult to hold the emperor's heart.

But now, the evidence is in front of you! The emperor was a little afraid to think about it. The queen didn't have the motive to drug Yuxin, but Concubine Xiao did!

The emperor didn't even dare to think about it! When you find out that the wife who has shared the bed with you for more than ten years is actually a beautiful snake, you will definitely not feel very happy in your heart.

"If you want to continue to investigate, please show the emperor!" Concubine Hui's voice was very soft, "The so-called family ugliness should not be publicized, I am afraid that this matter will involve more and more people, if the emperor doesn't want to make a big fuss, just close the case now!" The palace is so big, a scapegoat can still be found! ”

When the emperor heard this, he jumped up as if he had been pricked with a needle, and he slapped the imperial case fiercely: "This world is still my world, not the world of the Xiao family and the Li family." If she can do such a thing without fear of the laws of heaven and the law, I will not be afraid of losing this person, check, and give me a check to the end! No matter which one is involved this time, I will not be lenient or polite! ”

It was terrifyingly quiet in the Chengqian Palace. The guards outside the hall and the people who send them to the door are the palace maids who are the most trusted by the master on weekdays. There was no light in the hall, it was very dim, and the eldest aunt of Chengqian Palace stood beside Concubine Xiao and whispered all the news she heard to Concubine Xiao.

Concubine Xiao has been operating in the palace for so many years, and her opponent is a queen with an IQ of only a fraction of herself, no matter what happens in this palace, she can't hide her eyes.

"You're saying they've found out where the marigolds came from?" Concubine Xiao's voice was still calm, but the tone of her voice involuntarily increased.

"It was Meng Cheng, the deputy head of the Qianqing Palace, who personally started it!"

Concubine Xiao said lightly: "It's the carelessness of the palace." Ever since Chen Jia was installed next to the emperor, he thought it was foolproof, but he didn't expect to call a Meng Cheng to pop out! ”

The eldest aunt lowered her head and did not dare to make a sound. No one expected that with Chen Jia's hand covering the sky and his methods, he didn't catch Meng Cheng, who was in the same palace, and let him break out about this matter.

Concubine Xiao and the Xiao family may be a little carried away!

Concubine Xiao was silent for a moment, and then asked, "Hasn't the marigold been found yet?" ”

The eldest aunt said: "Until now, I still don't see anyone alive or dead!" The possibility of Marigold being alive...... It's not big anymore! ”

The corners of Concubine Xiao's mouth hooked up a sneer: "I didn't expect this time, the opponent was so neat!" If she can find Marigold, she will definitely be able to know the real murderer hiding behind her under torture! Now the line is all broken! She laughed self-deprecatingly and said: "I have buried the marigold by the queen's side for so many years, just to wait for an appropriate time, and if I don't make a move, I will make her never turn over." Unexpectedly, this marigold turned out to be a spy of spies! "Her wisdom was ruined on a little palace maid, so how can she be willing.

The eldest aunt said: "The marigold people are gone, but they left that bowl of medicine residue, isn't this an obvious flaw?" ”

Concubine Xiao said: "What if there are flaws, the mastermind behind the scenes doesn't need to let everyone believe at all, as long as the emperor believes in her!" ”

The eldest aunt said worriedly: "What the mother said is that what the slave is most worried about now is ...... Emperor! ”

Concubine Xiao said: "Your Majesty...... I'm afraid I'm already suspicious of us! She chuckled lightly and said to herself: "This bureau is step by step, one link after another, is it possible that when did such a powerful figure appear next to the queen or the prince, and we don't even know the way?" ”

The eldest aunt couldn't help but fight a cold war. After many arrangements and several operations, the emperor finally gradually had the determination to make King Zhao the crown prince, but now, ...... I'm afraid it's going to happen again!

The eldest aunt said boldly: "Why don't I give Mother Zhao to ...... first" Mother Zhao is Marigold's biological mother, who manages Concubine Xiao's small pharmacy in Chengqian Palace.

Concubine Xiao sighed and said, "By all means, if Mother Zhao dies again, we really won't be able to pick it up!" Now in this situation, the emperor doesn't want to investigate again, so we have to ask him to continue to investigate! ”

The eldest aunt nodded. Concubine Xiao said: "You go to Mother Zhao now and tell her what to say and what not to say!" Concubine Xiao said: "Although her daughter is missing, her parents, brothers, sisters-in-law, and nephews are still in the hands of this palace!" ”

"Yes!" The eldest aunt agreed, bowed, and then went out.

Concubine Xiao was the only one left in the huge palace for a while. Her figure gradually melted into the darkness.

Concubine Xiao didn't wait long, and Concubine Hui came to the door with someone.

In the harem, Concubine Xiao and Concubine Hui can not meet without meeting. Mortal enemies can't be said, but if they are allies, it is even more unreliable.

Over the years, the two have secretly fought several times, and when Concubine Hui was pregnant with Ye Minzhao, Concubine Xiao wanted her child to not be born, but it didn't work!

Ye Minzhao was born, and Concubine Xiao wanted to make this child die early, but she still didn't succeed!

Concubine Hui does not have a powerful maiden family like Concubine Xiao, but she is very good at taking advantage of the situation, borrowing the power of the emperor and the queen mother, and she has survived to the position of the first palace, and she has not asked Concubine Xiao to cover the sky in the harem.

Although the two don't want to see each other, when they meet, everyone looks affectionate. Concubine Xiao personally went to the door of Chengqian Palace to greet Concubine Hui, and there was no expression of frustration on her face: "My sister is here?" Come on in! ”

Concubine Hui curts, bowing to her. "See my sister!"

Concubine Xiao smiled: "They are all their own sisters, what are you doing so politely!" "Welcome Concubine Hui into the main hall and sit down as guests. The two chatted unhurriedly about family life. This chat was more than half an hour, but no one was in a hurry.

The emperor is not in a hurry, the eunuch is in a hurry, and Meng Cheng is in a hurry to death. I thought to myself, Concubine Hui, if you don't do it again, in case Mother Zhao dies or runs away, how are we going to explain to the emperor?

Concubine Xiao sat on the top and had already seen Meng Cheng's demeanor clearly. Even his mind could be understood. But do you just want to complete this big case, and from then on become famous all over the world, and rise to the top like Chen Jia!

He deserves it too!

Concubine Xiao felt that the time was almost up, so she took the initiative to mention it: "My sister has always been on the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, this time I have come to the palace, what is the matter?" ”

Concubine Hui seemed to have just remembered what she wanted to do at this time. She smiled apologetically and said, "Don't hide it from my sister, this palace came this time on the orders of the emperor to ask my sister for someone!" ”

Concubine Xiao said: "You don't need my sister to speak, Mother Zhao's palace has already helped you bring it up!" As soon as she clapped her hands, someone brought Zhao's mother, who had her hands cut backwards, up. Concubine Xiao sighed and said: "Don't hide it from my sister, this palace didn't know until today, it turns out that Mother Zhao and the queen's palace maid Marigold still have this relationship!" Since she broke the rules, she should naturally be disciplined, and it is also her honor that the emperor sent you to discipline her personally! She glanced at Zhao's mother: "Don't kneel down and thank you yet!" ”

Mother Zhao knelt down when she heard the sound, kowtowed, and said in a trembling voice: "Slave, slave and maid don't know anything!" ”

Concubine Hui smiled very gently: "If you have anything to say, it's not too late for you to go to the Department of Punishment and Punishment of the Internal Affairs Bureau!" She stood up and blessed Concubine Xiao: "In this way, the palace will take this slave away!" If you offend your sister, I hope my sister won't be surprised! ”

Concubine Xiao smiled faintly and said, "This is a slave of the traitor department, and he should be brought down for interrogation." Meng Cheng was overjoyed when he heard this, and with a wave of his hand, two eunuchs stepped forward and took the place of the people from the Chengqian Palace and escorted Zhao's mother down. Previously, he had been worried that Concubine Xiao would jump off the wall in a hurry and kill Zhao's mother again, and then there would be no proof of death.

Now I'm finally relieved.

After the business was done, Concubine Hui was about to say goodbye, but Concubine Xiao suddenly said something to stay. "Sister, please stay!" He pointed at Meng Cheng and the others: "You go down first!" ”

Meng Cheng's face changed slightly, but he didn't dare to disobey the words of the imperial concubine, and left the main hall of Chengqian Palace with everyone, and glanced at Concubine Hui with some anxiety when he left.

Concubine Hui was not afraid at all, and when everyone retreated, she asked with a smile; "What else does my sister command?"

Concubine Xiao stared at her eyes, her eyes were sharp, and she asked lightly: "Bengong just wants to listen to my sister's heart, do you also think that the murderer this time is Bengong!" ”

Concubine Hui's smile is always decent, and people can't find the slightest flaw: "In order to please the master, the minions sometimes do things that they think are good for the master behind their backs, and there are also some people!" ”

Concubine Xiao's face changed: "You really think so?" ”

Concubine Hui said: "For this matter, this palace does not have any thoughts of its own!" ”

"Hahaha!" Concubine Xiao laughed loudly: "My sister must help the palace to check, who is the heir who harmed the princess's belly?" Hongu is also curious! ”

Detective Division.

Zhao's mother was taken in turns by various torture instruments, and her life was soon only half left. Meng Cheng stood aside with a hideous expression: "Where is the marigold now?" Who is the mastermind behind the murder of the emperor's heir? Say! ”

Mother Zhao only recruited herself as Marigold's mother, no matter how much else she played, no matter how she asked, it was just one sentence: "The slave doesn't know the way, the slave really doesn't know the way!" Mother's life! My father-in-law spares his life! ”

"You old gangster who doesn't shed tears when you don't see the coffin!" Meng Cheng smiled cruelly and gave her a whip: "I didn't expect you to be so backbone!" ”

"I want to see if it's your hard mouth, or my whip, the torture instrument! Someone's coming, call me again! Hit hard! ”

Concubine Hui was sitting in the corner of the torture room, and such a terrible punishment was staged in front of her eyes, but she didn't even blink her eyelids, just this courage made Meng Cheng's admired five bodies fall to the ground.

"Stop!" Concubine Hui sighed faintly. "She shouldn't know what to do! If she really knew what to say, the imperial concubine would not have handed her over to us so happily! Since she didn't know the way, she didn't dare to bite indiscriminately! ”

Meng Cheng hurriedly said: "This old slave refuses to speak, how will this matter end?" Otherwise, let's ask for an order to arrest and torture the eldest aunt of Chengqian Palace, and we will definitely be able to pry something out of her mouth! ”

Concubine Hui said lightly: "In this case, please ask your father-in-law to go to the Qianqing Palace to ask for a decree!" ”

Meng Cheng immediately shrank as soon as he heard this. Nonsense! If it weren't for Concubine Hui in front of him, where would he dare to find the bad luck of Chengqian Palace!

Concubine Hui said: "Since all the clues have been broken!" Let's tell the truth and report it to the emperor, the emperor is wise and wise, and he has his own holy judgment! Let's not worry about anything else! ”

In the Qianqing Palace, the emperor looked at the dossier compiled by Concubine Hui, and said in a bitter tone: "I want a truth, is it really so difficult?" ”

Concubine Hui got up and knelt on the ground: "The concubine is blunt, and she has been entrusted by the emperor, please punish the emperor!" ”

Only then did the Emperor feel that his tone was a little heavier. He instructed: "Chen Jia, go and help your master Niangniang up." ”

Chen Jia helped Concubine Hui up, Concubine Hui sat down on the chair mountain, and the emperor said softly: "I have worked hard to love Concubine for a while, I know that it is really difficult for you to ask Concubine Ai to do this, but in this huge harem, I really can't find anyone to trust!" Speaking of grabbing, there was a bit of sadness in the words of the orthodox emperor.

Concubine Hui said: "Your Majesty, now all the clues are broken!" The source of saffron and musk can't be found, and if you continue to investigate, I'm afraid it will affect the root of the harem, and the concubine wants to persuade the emperor to stop when it's time to stop! ”

When the emperor heard this, he was moved: "The concubine loves to give up small profits and become righteous!" If the people in the harem were like you, where would this kind of thing happen! "Anyway, the black hand is either the queen or Concubine Xiao, no matter who falls, it will be good for Concubine Hui and there will be no harm.

Concubine Hui bowed her head and said: "The concubine really doesn't dare to be so praised by the emperor, it's really the emperor who works hard every day, and the concubine really doesn't want to see the emperor work hard for the harem anymore." The so-called home and everything is prosperous, only the harem is peaceful, you can deal with the affairs of the court without worries, this matter, this matter will end here! ”

"If I love the concubine, I will consider it!"

Concubine Hui handed over this mess. She returned to Jingyang Palace, and Concubine Hui asked for a big thing to be small, because she was generally unselfish. But the more the orthodox emperor thought about it, the more unhappy he became. He drove away the palace maids and eunuchs who were waiting, leaving only one Chen Jia. closed the door and asked, "Queen or Concubine Xiao?" ”

The murderer was none other than one of these two people.

When Chen Jia heard this, he was immediately dumbfounded-Your Majesty, aren't you forcing me, what should I say about this?!