In front of the eldest princess of Ningchang, he heard what happened from Le An's mouth with his own ears, and Qi Ye couldn't take care of the second prince anymore, after all, Le An was also his little niece who had loved him for more than ten years.

Concubine Yi, who was going to be demoted to a concubine, was finally demoted to Jieyu, and was stripped of her title, and her position was even lower than that of Jinjieyu.

After appeasing Le An and sending him out of the palace, Qi Ye took one last look at Yin Lingyuan, and was about to turn around and leave, but Jin Jieyu spoke up again at this time: "Your Majesty!" The concubine has another matter to report. ”

Qi Ye paused, turned around and frowned, and looked at Jin Jieyu.

Concubine Yi suddenly had a bad premonition in her heart, and stared at Jin Jieyu.

The latter did not hurry, took out a small long wooden box from his sleeve, opened it, and placed a piece of ink ingot.

Concubine Yi's face changed suddenly.

Jin Jieyu turned to the second prince first, and asked gently, "Your Highness can recognize this?" ”

"This is ......" The second prince thought for a while, and suddenly sighed, and said: "It is the ink ingot offered by Shandong, the quality is high, the mother concubine once gave it to me, let me give it to the fourth brother, but isn't there only one side of this ink ingot?" Where did Aunt Jin come from? ”

Jin Jieyu smiled slightly: "Your Highness has a really good memory, this is indeed the kind of ink ingot you once gave to the four princes, but it was not offered by Shandong, and it is not the only one." ”

"Jin Jieyu, what kind of dumb riddle are you playing, just say it." Qi Ye spoke, slightly impatient.

"Your Majesty", Jin Jieyu got the words of the second prince is enough, and she no longer sells Guan Zi at this moment, and said bluntly: "The emperor still remembers that when Concubine He was pregnant, the fourth prince suddenly went crazy and almost knocked down Concubine He?" Later, it was diagnosed by the imperial physician that the four princes had a large number of forsythia perforatum in their bodies. ”

"I remember." Qi Ye looked at her, "What does this have to do with the ink ingot in your hand?" ”

"This ink is a concubine in Yifei...... Wei Jieyu found in the palace that this is one of them, and there are many more in Wei Jieyu's place", Jin Jieyu continued, "It looks no different from ordinary ink ingots on the surface, but in fact, it is mixed with a large amount of St. John's wort juice. ”

"Really?" Qi Ye's face was solemn.

"The emperor can pass on the imperial doctor, and you will know it after a test."

"Someone!" Qi Ye sighed.

Li Defu understood, and immediately went to pass the imperial doctor, and the events of this afternoon were one after another, which really made people tremble.

While waiting for the imperial doctor, Qi Ye looked at Jin Jieyu, his eyes were dark and unclear: "Wei Jieyu is your own sister, if this matter is really as you say, do you know the consequences?" ”

Jin Jieyu raised her eyebrows and lowered her eyes: "The concubine only knows that good deeds are rewarded, and harming others will eventually harm herself." ”

"Good! All right! Concubine Yi suddenly spoke, and then sighed sadly: "Harem women are intrigued, I have always understood that since the concubine was sick and I took over the Sixth Palace, I knew that sooner or later there would be this day, but I never thought that it was my own sister who framed me now!" ”

"Whether it is framed or not, the doctor will know after examining it." Yin Lingyuan spoke, "What's more, the second prince has already admitted that this is the ink ingot he gave to the little prince, if it wasn't for Wei Jieyu's instructions, it would be the second prince's own idea." ”

"Don't talk nonsense!" Concubine Yi eagerly denied it, and said sharply, "Xuanrui didn't know at all, I taught him to ...... ink ingots."

Speaking of this, he suddenly paused, and Yin Lingyuan smiled coldly: "It seems that there is no need to ask for a doctor." ”

The second prince looked at his mother in disbelief: "Mother, you ...... Do you want to harm the fourth brother......? ”

"Xuanrui", Concubine Yi couldn't cry, holding the second prince's shocked face in vain, "The mother concubine is all for you, all for you!" ”

The second prince kept shaking his head, completely unbelievable, his mother would do such a thing, although he and the third brother and the fourth brother are not close, in the end they are brothers and sisters, the books he has read, the teachings he has heard, are all brothers, friends and brothers, and the truth he learned today is really difficult for him to accept.

"There is one more thing about the concubine", Jin Jieyu replied and spoke again, "The emperor just asked the concubine, why did she expose her sister, she was really by her sister's side for so long, she found too many things, and her conscience was condemned day by day, if she didn't say it, it would be to let the good people be wronged, so that the victims could not get the due notarization, and the concubines really couldn't bear it." ”

"What else is going on with you?" Qi Ye glanced at Concubine Yi coldly, "Let's just say it together." ”

"It's about Concubine Yu's poisoning that day...... Jin Jieyu opened her mouth quietly, said the facts, laid out the evidence, and explained the causes and consequences of Yin Lingyuan's poisoning that day.

There is even a frost who came out to testify in person.

"If the emperor doesn't believe it, he can send someone to investigate", Jin Jieyu finally said, "The palace people close to my sister should know some inside information." ”

Qi Ye was silent for a long time, and finally spoke gloomily: "Check!" Check it out for me! ”

He didn't want to look at Concubine Yi anymore, turned around and brushed his sleeves away: "Find someone to take a good look at Wei's family, and don't allow her to see my son again." ”

"Father!" Behind him, there was a futile plea from the second prince.

Concubine Yi never thought that what she thought was a docile little sheep turned out to be a tiger that wanted to bite her to death, and Jin Jieyu, who had always been obedient, quietly bought her own people, collected her own evidence, and succeeded in one blow.

Concubine Yi became Wei Jieyu, the emperor ordered a thorough investigation of what Jin Jieyu said, only Concubine Yu and Concubine Jing could manage things in the six palaces, and one of the things Yin Lingyuan was involved, so she had to be handed over to Concubine Jing, and then assisted by Concubine Xian.

Concubine Jing has a name, and many things are still being investigated.

The evidence that Jin Jieyu took out was conclusive, and the second investigation was nothing more than a careful interrogation of the people around Concubine Yi, and the details and confessions were obtained, Qiu Lu was taken away that evening, and there was a prison in charge, which was not a difficult matter.

Three days later, the Liqing Palace.

Yin Lingyuan and Concubine He are here, these two people are bitter masters, and there has been a new progress in the interrogation, so Concubine Xian naturally has to inform them as soon as possible.

"The one next to Wei's side is called Qiu Lu, but he has recruited them all?" Concubine He asked first.

When she first learned the news three days ago, she was really excited, although she knew that Concubine Yi was the mastermind behind the scenes, but because there was no evidence, now that she finally waited for this day, Concubine He couldn't wait to convict her immediately.

"I confessed last night," Concubine Xian said, "but she is really a hard bone, she was tortured for three days before she was recruited, and now the confession has been submitted to the emperor, especially the poisoning of the spirit kite, Qiu Lu confessed." ”

Concubine He's spirits perked up, and she glanced at Yin Lingyuan, only to hear Concubine Xian continue: "However, the days of Qiu Lu following the Wei family as the palace maid are still short, and many things are not very clear, if only the former Qiu Bai was still there." ”

"What about the others?" Concubine He asked.

"The others know even less", Xian Concubine said, "Wei's is cautious in employing people, and has its own set of rules for the control of subordinates, and sometimes they themselves participate in it, and they don't know it." ”

"Then we can only judge it slowly", Yin Lingyuan said, "I can't be in a hurry." ”

"Xiao Yu'er's first time back to poisoning, do you have eyebrows?" Concubine He asked again, she had a prince under her knees, and the Wei family harmed their mother and son one after another.

Concubine Xian shook her head, she had heard Concubine He say about this, but unfortunately there was no progress at the moment.

"Back then, Li Jieyu did everything she could, and it was not easy to find a relationship with the Wei family at this moment, don't worry", Yin Lingyuan comforted, "It will always be investigated." ”

Outside the hall, Lady Li, who had been wandering for a long time, vaguely heard this sentence, clenched the manuscript in her hand, took a deep breath, and then dragged her lame leg and stepped forward.

As soon as Yin Lingyuan's voice fell, the palace people entered the courtesy, and Lady Li asked to see her.

The three of them glanced at each other, and there was a vague guess in their hearts, Lady Li came at this time, eighty percent of it was related to Wei's, she used to stammer with Wei's, maybe she knew some inside information.

Concubine Xian bowed: "Please come in." ”

Lady Li entered and saluted the three of them separately, and Concubine Xian hurriedly gave her a seat.

The maid wanted to help her to the stool, but Lady Li waved her hand and said straight to the point: "The concubine came today because of two old things. Saying that, he looked at Yin Lingyuan and Concubine He respectively, "The matter involves the two mothers, and the concubine has been thinking about it for a long time, and she feels that she shouldn't hide it anymore." ”

The two glanced at each other, and Yin Lingyuan spoke: "But about Wei's?" ”

"Exactly." Lady Li said, "One is what Concubine He just said, the first poisoning of the four princes was actually instigated by Wei, and the poison was also given to Li Jieyu by her." ”

Concubine He looked excited, and Lady Li continued: "The other incident is that Concubine Yu's greenhouse encountered a poisonous snake back then, and she accidentally injured the emperor at that time. ”

Concubine He was stunned: "Isn't this the work of a good concubine?" ”

"It is indeed the mastermind of the good concubine", Lady Li said, "but it was noticed by the Wei family, and secretly replaced the non-poisonous snake with a poisonous snake." ”

Concubine He was shocked, but she didn't expect that Concubine Yi was also involved in this matter.

Only Yin Lingyuan's face was calmer, and after the incident, she suspected Concubine Yi, but because the time was too coincidental, she just rejected Concubine Yi, and then she encountered a poisonous snake.

It's just that there were no clues pointing to Concubine Yi at that time, and after the concubine was subdued, she didn't track it down.

The three of them looked at each other silently, and they didn't say anything for a while, but Lady Li suddenly knelt down, one leg was inconvenient, and this kneeling was almost like paralyzing on the ground.

"What is this for? Get up. Concubine Xian stood up and was about to help.

"The concubines have known these two things for a long time, but they have not dared to tell each other bluntly because they are afraid of Concubine Yi, and the three mothers have taken good care of the concubines, but the concubines have concealed them so far, which is really not right." Lady Li said, and knocked her head down again, "The concubine has made amends to the ladies." ”

"We all know your situation", Yin Lingyuan also got off the bed, and supported Lady Li with Concubine Xian left and right, she said: "In the past, Concubine Yi was powerful, even if you said this, it was useless, and if you couldn't keep it, you would be charged with slander, who would blame you?" ”

"Niangniang......" Lady Li burst into tears, she felt that she was most sorry for Concubine Yu, since the first time she lifted the siege for herself near the North Five Institutes, Concubine Yu has been secretly taking care of herself, and recently sent Imperial Doctor Fang to treat her leg in person, she remembered this kindness, but she knew that Wei's harm her, but she didn't dare to say it until today.

"Okay", Yin Lingyuan helped the person up and placed him on the collapse, "Even if you don't say it, it's understandable for Mingzhe to protect himself, but if you stand up today, it is to fulfill the love of our sisters." ”

"Niangniang is generous, it would be nice if the concubine could get to know you earlier", Lady Li wiped the tears from her face, re-energized, and took out two manuscripts from her sleeve and handed them to Concubine Xian: "The concubine is only informed, and she can't come up with any strong evidence, so she can only write down the information she knows in detail, I don't know if it's useful." ”

"Naturally useful." Concubine Xian took the paper, skimmed through it roughly, and said excitedly: "You are the evidence, with these, there is a reason for further investigation, and Wei can't escape." ”