"Ziqing, what did you find?" The queen looked at Ziqing when she heard this, Ziqing has always been careful and cautious, she was so sure, she must have noticed something different.

Ziqing looked at Yuechan with a serious face: "Are you still hiding something?" ”

Yuechan looked at Ziqing with tears in her eyes: "Aunt Ziqing, the slave has really finished speaking!" It's all true, and if there's anything, just ask. ”

"In that case, I'll ask you." Ziqing's eyes were cold.

"You said that you were ordered by Concubine Ling to drop the property sent to the palace by the concubine's family, but why did you take the property and not return to Concubine Ling, but to sneak around in the flowers, and you were so panicked that you bumped into the fifth princess?" Ziqing's eyes were scrutinizing, not letting go of the slightest change in Yuechan's face.

Yuechan's eyes flashed slightly, and she didn't dare to look at Ziqing's eyes.

"The slave maid took the silver ticket and found a remote road, just to go to Yuxiu Pavilion to return to Ling Guifei Niangniang, who knew that she bumped into the fifth princess, the slave and maid did disgraceful things, so naturally they didn't dare to go in the open."

"Oh?" Zi Qing asked rhetorically: "You mean, these two fluttering silver tickets that can be carried in your arms and will not be seen by people make you so worried and scared that you dare not walk the avenue?" And don't even dare to walk and raise your head? "Ziqing is not as good as the queen, as a slave, there are a lot of things in the palace, Yuechan's behavior is obviously a ghost in her heart, otherwise how could she panic and bump into a princess?

Yuechan nodded with difficulty, and wanted to justify herself: "The slave is really timid, and she is ...... with talent."

"Enough! What other lies do you want to make up to deceive the Queen?! Zi Qing snorted coldly: "Not to mention that you have told countless lies before and after, and until now you are still trying to fool you through, let's just say that Concubine Ling chose you alone among the many palace maids, I think, in addition to the fact that you are only a third-class palace maid, you rarely follow Concubine Ling out on weekdays, and the palace people can't recognize you as Concubine Ling's subordinate when they see you, and your boldness and cleverness are also indispensable!" Ziqing's eyes are like ice, in the harem, what she hates most is people who are liars, this kind of person, who lies to others, will eventually lie to herself, thinking that she can deceive others, but she didn't know that she lied too much in the end, she believed it, and even she was blinded together, this kind of stupid and self-deceived person will not live long in the palace.

Yuechan suddenly collapsed to the ground and didn't say a word for a long time......

"Actually, the two thousand taels of silver tickets were left by the slave maid to herself, not to be handed over to Ling Guifei", Yuechan's eyes were blank, as if telling someone else's story: "At first, Ling Guifei asked the slave to steal the silver, and the slave was still a little worried about being noticed, and then found that in so much silver, even if it was less, it would not be seen, and then the slave and maid received an order from the concubine to "do things", so she took the opportunity to steal some, anyway, Ling Guifei would not check it, so much silver, right in front of me, how could I not be tempted? ”

"Later, you gradually lose control of yourself, and the more you take, the more you take." Ziqing stared at Yuechan and said lightly.

"Not bad", Yuechan looked at Ziqing's eyes red: "They are from a good background, and they are casually thousands of taels of silver, but what about us, we have worked hard for half a lifetime, but we may not have one percent?!" Yuechan was emotional, her chest rising and falling.

"That's not a reason for you to make a mistake", Ziqing looked at Yuechan with an extremely cold gaze. She was elected to accompany the queen in the house since she was eight years old, at the same age, the queen was clothed and fed, and she served the master every day, but she never had grievances, and then the queen entered the palace, she went with her, even if she wanted to help the queen compete for favor under the master's explanation, but for the happiness of the queen, she also gave up silently, like Yuechan, she only knew her own hardships and pains, and never saw the difficulties and sufferings of others in her eyes. In the end, it will only ruin one's life in jealousy and pain.

"Queen Mother, Yuechan not only helped Concubine Ling steal the silver of the concubine, but also took part of the silver privately for herself, please ask the Queen Mother to decide." Ziqing returned to the queen.

The queen's face was no longer overflowing with soft color, and a majestic voice sounded.

"Yuechan, you steal the silver, violate the palace rules, it is for disloyalty, private possession of silver, betrayal of the master, is for insincerity, a little palace maid, made such a big mistake and deceived the palace three or four times, according to the law should be punished by the nine clans!"

As soon as the words fell, Yuechan looked at the queen in shock, her eyes revealing a deep sense of fear.

"However, this palace thinks of your sins, and it is really unbearable to harm your parents at home, as long as you truthfully confess your sins and assure this palace that what you say next is true and credible, this palace will pardon your family." The queen continued.

Yuechan's disgraced eyes instantly revealed a look full of hope.

"The queen mother said to pardon my family?"

The queen nodded: "Not bad." ”

"What about me?" Yuechan breathed a sigh of relief.

The queen shook her head: "You have made a big mistake, and your sin is unforgivable." "Pardoning the family is already an extrajudicial grace, and the initiator must not be forgiven, and it will be good to correct the atmosphere of this harem in the future.

Yuechan's eyes instantly collapsed, and she fell to the ground, muttering to herself.

"I should have known a long time ago, I should have known, when I promised Concubine Ling, I should have thought of such a day......"

Everyone looked at Yuechan, who was almost crazy, and said nothing.

Yuechan suddenly knelt up from the ground and solemnly kowtowed to the queen three times.

"Yuechan, what are you doing here?" Concubine Yun was puzzled.

Yuechan's eyes were indescribably calm: "The slave maid first thanked the queen for the great kindness of the slave's family, and the slave maid's sin, if it really implicates the slave's parents and younger brothers, it is the biggest unfilial piety." "In the palace, she has never been able to accompany and take care of her family, and if her sin today is to implicate her family, then she will die and will not be able to turn a blind eye.

Concubine Yun was slightly surprised, she didn't expect this palace maid to regain her consciousness so quickly.

Yuechan continued to kowtow: "The death of the slave and maid, if you can change the peace of the whole family, the slave and maid can die 10,000 times, and the slave and maid have betrayed Ling Guifei by deducting the silver ticket without permission, and now there is no way out, so I have to be sorry for Ling Guifei." There was a hint of guilt in Yuechan's expression.

Concubine Yun chuckled and asked: "If Concubine Ling dares to act like this, she should have expected that the matter will eventually be revealed one day, so why can't you live with her?" After all, it's just that I can't stand myself. ”

As soon as the words fell, Yuechan fell silent.

Everyone knew that the concubine was living a life in the palace that all the concubines were envious of, but she still sent the palace maid to intercept the silver tickets of other concubines, so it was stupid to eliminate the jealousy in her heart.

Yuechan had nothing to say, only bowed to the queen again and thanked her for her kindness to her family.

The queen said lightly: "This matter is a big matter, and when the emperor is in court, he will definitely tell him about it, Yuechan, you will go to Jiaofang Hall with the palace first, and the rest of the people will wait for ......" The queen glanced at the surrounding crowd.

Concubine Yun immediately answered: "The concubine will definitely come to the Jiaofang Palace to testify." ”

There was a look of satisfaction in the queen's phoenix eyes, she nodded, and looked at Concubine Ji: "When Shu'er is free, she will also come to the Jiaofang Hall to sit, and if you can, call your mother concubine too." ”

Concubine Ji replied yes obediently.

After arranging everyone, the queen moved her eyes to Yuechan, this matter involves Ling Guifei, if the emperor is reluctant to shield Ling Guifei, she will also be difficult to deal with, if she does not dispose of Ling Guifei, not only can she not give an explanation to the concubine, but it will also be difficult for her to establish the majesty of the queen in the palace in the future.

Zi Qing said suddenly: "Queen Mother, after such a long time, the Queen Mother may also wake up, why don't we visit again?" As if knowing what the queen was thinking, Ziqing gave an extremely pertinent suggestion. How the emperor deals with Concubine Ling depends on the emperor's attitude, but the Queen Mother has always attached importance to palace rules, and she has long been unable to see that Concubine Ling's family is dominant, so she will stand on the queen's side, and Concubine Ling is at fault first, and the emperor will have nothing to say at that time.

The queen nodded, and gently ordered: "You go back first, and the palace will visit the queen mother again." ”

Concubine Yun and Concubine Ji saluted at the same time: "Congratulations to the queen, concubine/concubine Shu'er retires." ”

"Go ahead." The queen waved.

"Yes." The two left the back garden one after the other.

"Green Wind, you take Yuechan back to Jiaofang Hall first, take care of her, and make sure nothing goes wrong." The queen looked serious.

Green Huan replied: "Yes, the slave understands. With that, he took Yuechan and walked towards the Jiaofang Palace.

Looking at the back of the green winding away, the queen retracted her gaze and said softly to Ziqing, "Let's go too." ”

Ziqing's face was determined: "Niangniang, this time the concubine will definitely be dealt with." ”

The queen sighed helplessly, I can't tell how many times, whenever Concubine Ling made a mistake, the emperor always prevaricated her with such and such excuses, asking her to deal with it lightly or not at all, over time, the concubines and maids in the palace did not respect her as much as she did at the beginning, so she later handed over the palace affairs to Yue'er to manage, and it was not without her difficulties.

"Ziqing, you'll always be on my side, right?" The queen spoke suddenly.

Ziqing was stunned for a moment, and then tears flashed in her eyes, Queen Mother, are you ready to believe in her again? She thought that since she knew that she was sent by her master, Niangniang would never believe her anymore.

"Niangniang, no matter what you want to do, as long as Niangniang is happy, the slave will always help Niangniang." Ziqing's voice was determined.

The queen sighed lightly: "Okay, I believe you." ”

Ziqing looked happy when she received the queen's answer, and her face was indescribably excited.

"Let's go, let's go to Zichen Hall first, this battle is going to start after all." The queen looked far away.