In this harem, the rank is strict, and the queen mother is naturally the head of the harem, and the first place under it is naturally the concubine Tang Mingruo. There are four concubines under the noble concubine Tang Mingruo, namely the pure concubine, the lady concubine, the virtuous concubine, and the virtuous concubine, among which the four concubines are headed by the first pure concubine to enter the palace.

So when Concubine Shu saw Concubine Chun, she hurriedly bowed and said, "I've seen Sister Concubine Chun." ”

Concubine Chun also stepped forward to help Concubine Shu, after all, both of them belonged to the queen's party, so naturally they would not embarrass each other.

"Sister Shufei, what are you doing here?" Concubine Chun looked at Concubine Shu and said.

"My sister saw that the weather was very good, so she took Anping out to fly a kite, but accidentally ran to Xihuamen, looking at the little palace maid kneeling there and Anping was the same age, a little unbearable, I heard that Sister Chunfei wanted to see this little palace maid, so I came to take a look. Then why did Sister Chunfei become interested in watching the affairs of the little palace maids today? Concubine Shu replied with a smile.

"At the behest of the queen, I went to inspect the assessment of the new batch of palace maids a few years ago, and found that there was one person missing, and then I heard from the people present that a little palace maid collapsed the stove." Concubine Chun pursed her lips and smiled when she said this, and a trace of blush appeared on her bright face, this smile could not be faked.

But Qiao Ruoli, who lowered her head, didn't know, she just instinctively shrank back, because she really didn't expect such a big thing to alarm the two Buddhas, Concubine Chun and Concubine Shu.

"Originally, I didn't care about such a big thing, but I tasted the dim sum made by the child, and the craftsmanship was good, and the little palace maid in her group kept begging me, saying that there was a reason for the incident, so I asked someone to call her over to ask for clarification." Concubine Chun paused and continued.

"Oh? So is this going to settle an unjust case? It seems that I came along, and this harem is all there is to see. Concubine Shu said with a smile.

Qiao Ruoli on the side was a little frightened, and secretly thought in his heart, what kind of novel that can be slapped in the face by crossing over is really written blindly, if you really meet someone who can control your life and death, aren't you afraid?

"She said that something is wrong, you can distinguish a few words for yourself." The conversation between Concubine Chun and Concubine Shu also came to an end, and she naturally remembered the little palace maid kneeling below.

"Back to the words of the pure concubine, before the slave and maid burned the firewood, they found that there was a lot of white dust attached to the firewood, originally thought that it might be because of the charcoal put together in the stove, but after igniting it, I smelled the dust on my hands, and found that the smell was different, but the firewood was already burning at that time, and before the slave and maid went to extinguish it, it was... Just .......," Qiao Ruoli said dejectedly.

After listening to what Qiao Ruoli said, Qiu Yue, the concubine of the palace, didn't need a look from Concubine Chun, she went directly to the stove to check, and hung a part of the firewood that was not burning and sent it to Concubine Chun.

Concubine Chun looked down and saw that it was indeed as Qiao Ruoli said, so she said: "Wang Shanggong, Liu Shangshi, two adults, come and take a look, this kid is right." ”

Wang Shanggong went to take a look, the firewood was indeed attached to a white powder, twisted a little and tasted it, confirmed that this thing is saltpeter, and his face has not changed, because this saltpeter can not only cure the disease of summer and cold, but also cure the disease of eating and drinking the spleen.

"It's saltpeter, but what does it have to do with you collapsing the stove?" Wang Shanggong spoke.

Qiao Ruoli bowed and said: "Recently, there is a big difference in temperature, and snakes, insects, rats and ants also run into the house, so every palace will sprinkle some realgar to expel it, but if realgar and saltpeter are burned together before, there will be an explosion reaction." ”

"Explosion?" Concubine Chun was a little surprised when she heard it, because at this time, the Great Yue Kingdom had not yet invented such thermal weapons as gunpowder, and there were not even firecrackers, so she would naturally be surprised by what Qiao Ruoli said.

"An explosion is actually a large amount of heat that gathers in a short period of time, causing the gas to expand rapidly, and finally makes a bang, because it is somewhat similar to the sound produced when splashing water droplets when frying food, hence the name." Qiao Ruoli explained this term half-truthfully, mainly because she didn't know how to explain the nouns that didn't exist with the ancients like Concubine Chun, so she could only rely on half the principle and half make up stories.

"Yo, why haven't we heard anything you said? Do you really want to just tell a lie and get away with it? Pure concubine Niangniang, you can't let such a slippery and deceitful person be fooled. Shen Shanggong appeared again at this time, looking like he was going to put Qiao Ruoli to death.

Qiao Ruoli secretly rolled his eyes in his heart, only to feel that these hatreds really came for no reason.

"Someone! Don't hurry up and pull this unknown person out! Here annoyed the pure concubine's affection. Wang Zhangjiao on the side continued to bark like a dog's tail in front of Shen Shanggong.

Qiao Ruoli knew that if he was pulled out like this, he would definitely have a more serious punishment, he was nothing, as long as he could get out of the palace alive, everything would be fine.

Especially according to Qiao Ruoli's memory, it is only 12 years since the emperor died, and when the new emperor ascends the throne and gives amnesty to the world, he will be 22 years old at that time, and he will definitely be able to be sent out, but the bell is different, and she can't be implicated.

"Pure Concubine Niangniang, if you say so, there must be a reason. Trust her. The bell kept kowtowing and pleading.

Qiao Ruoli could only shout loudly: "Niangniang, what the slave said is absolutely true, if you don't believe it, you can give it a try." ”

"Enough! The pure concubine is here, what kind of system are you people shouting and shouting here, especially your king's teaching, is it your turn to speak here? Concubine Chun's personal palace maid Qiu Yue saw the unhappy expression on Concubine Chun's face, and immediately spoke.

Up and down in this palace, there are really no two who are as stupid as the king's teaching, staying in the three bureaus under the jurisdiction of the queen's mother, but the master in his heart is a concubine, and he is so blatant.

Wang Shanggong only thought at this time, hoping that Concubine Chun Niangniang could give her some face and let her deal with it in private, after all, this Wang Zhangjiao also had something to do with her, if she was directly cleaned up after a while, then her prestige in the palace would be greatly reduced, and people should wonder if the wind direction in this palace is going to change.

"Sister Chunfei, why don't you let this little girl give it a try, although I don't believe it's true, it's just that there are no surprises in this world, and I really like to see the so-called explosion scene." Concubine Shu said eagerly.

"Pure concubine Niangniang, Anping also wants to see and understand." An Ping, who was a little wild, finally couldn't bear it anymore and spoke.