"Niangniang, it's really not a slave, it's really not a slave!" The two little palace maids who were brought to Jiang Li shook their heads frantically and denied it.

Zizhu said fiercely: "Not you? Tell me, where were you two that afternoon? The people in the entire Frost Hall didn't see you that afternoon, and they said it wasn't you? Dog minions, don't continue to quibble here, there are all human and material evidence, I see that you don't shed tears when you don't see the coffin, master, it's better to send them directly to the Criminal Division, I believe there must be a way for them to tell the truth! ”

As soon as they heard that Zizhu was going to send them to the Shen Criminal Division, the faces of the two of them were full of panic, and they kept trembling.

What is this place? The palace punishes the palace people who have made mistakes, I don't know how many people have died, I don't know how many kinds of punishments there are, if the two of them go in, even if they don't die, I'm afraid they will have to fall into skin, how can they not be afraid?

Zizhu saw their expressions and then smiled, "Now that I know that I am afraid, I tell you, the master did not immediately send you to the Criminal Division this time, but also wanted to give you a chance, if you tell the truth, I am afraid that you can still keep your whole corpse, if you enter the Criminal Division, what will happen to you inside, you yourself know in your hearts." ”

Jiang Li on the side frowned, but she didn't say anything, although she has always disliked to use punishment to persecute people, but if it weren't for this, they would never tell the truth, so she acquiesced.

The two little palace maids glanced at each other, and then finally made a decision, "Niangniang, let's say!" We all say it! That afternoon, although we were not in the Frost Palace, the poisonous snake was really not put by the slaves, that day...... That day, the slave and the maid actually went to the plum garden. ”

Zizhu leaked a suspicious expression, "What are you doing in the plum garden?" ”

The little palace maid seemed to feel a little embarrassed, but when faced with the threat of life and death, she had no choice but to say, "We are going to find the guards over there, and the slaves and maids will follow ...... Li Shiwei got better, she went with me, because there was a crazy Chen Jieyu living in the plum garden, so there was generally no one over there, the slave maid made an appointment with Li Shiwei, and met there, that day, Li Shiwei brought some pastries from outside the palace, and the slave maid took her to taste the pastries, and came back in the evening, Niangniang, you believe in the slave maid, it is really not made by the slave maid, if you don't believe that the maid can ask Li Shiwei! ”

Although Zizhu didn't quite believe in the little palace maid's words for the time being, if it was really as she said, it could actually explain why she was reluctant to tell the truth.

As long as the women in this palace enter the palace, it belongs to His Majesty, and it is a serious crime to fornicate with others.

Jiang Li asked the other palace maid on the side, "Is what she said true?" ”

"Hui Niangniang's words are true, in addition to Li Shiwei, Xia He, the little palace maid in Chen Jieyu's palace, can also help us testify, when we met there, we were accidentally bumped into by Xia He, and we gave her some silver as hush money." Thinking about it now, this is really lucky, if it hadn't been discovered by Xia He at that time, they really have mouths and can't tell now.

"Okay, you go down first, this palace will believe that what you said is true, if this palace finds that what you said is not true, you will bear the consequences!"

"Thank you! Thank you! ”

After the two little palace maids left, Jiang Li immediately asked Zizhu to verify what they said.

As soon as Zizhu walked outside the door, he saw that the two little palace maids hadn't left yet, so he scolded: "What are you still doing in that sneaky way? ”

The two palace maids were taken aback and came to Zizhu, one of them whispered: "Sister Zizhu, we suddenly remembered some things, and we don't know whether to talk about it or not." ”

"If you have something to say, but if you make it up and want to clear your name, then I won't listen." In fact, Zizhu's heart is still soft, these two little palace maids have stayed in the Frost Hall since they entered the palace, although they are not clever, but they are also quite honest, this person is easy to get along with each other for a long time, Zizhu is naturally no exception, of course, Jiang Li is the most important thing in her heart.

One of the palace maids looked around and said cautiously: "Sister Zizhu, before we went to the plum garden that day, we saw Xiao Ye walking around at the door of the concubine's room, and we were quite strange at that time, this Xiao Ye was doing chores in the small kitchen on weekdays, and he shouldn't be close to the door of the concubine's room, but we were in a hurry to go to the appointment, so we didn't think much about it." ”

"But even so, it can't prove that this Xiaoye is the murderer."

"This is really nothing, but yesterday when we went to record a confession, we heard Xiao Ye say that he was sleeping in the house at the time, but our residence is so far away from the concubine's room, she can't go back in a short time, she must be lying, if there is no ulterior secret, then she must be the murderer!"

After Zizhu heard this, he was also shocked in his heart.

Xiao Ye said at the time that she was sleeping in the house, and the people who lived with her testified to her, and if what these two people said was true, then it was the two who were lying.

To be honest, Zizhu didn't know who to trust now, "Okay, I know about this matter, and I'll naturally verify it later." ”

Zizhu first went to the plum garden to find the little palace maid who bumped into them dating, at first the little palace maid's mouth was quite tight, maybe because she took money to eliminate disasters for others, and then Zizhu explained the reason, this little palace maid told the truth, it seems that what those two people said is indeed true, so now the biggest suspect is Xiaoye.

Zizhu returned to the hall and reported the incident to Jiang Li.

Jiang Li pondered for a while, and said: "Since they are covering each other, if we want to expose her directly, I'm afraid it won't be so easy, Zizhu, you find an opportunity to have people search their house to see if they can find some evidence." ”

"Yes, master."

When night fell, the palace maids and eunuchs went to the bathroom to wash up, Zizhu thought that now was a good time to search, so he called a little eunuch who was on duty and prepared to let him go.

But Zizhu saw that he had a simple face, and his brain was not very bright, and after thinking for a long time, Zizhu still waved his hand with some disgust, "Forget it, I don't need you, I'll go by myself, don't be clumsy when the time comes, and ruin the master's business." ”

The little eunuch touched the back of his head ashamedly, and hurriedly responded, "Sister Zizhu, then you should be careful." ”

"What's so scary about this? Can the old lady still be afraid of her? ”