Chapter 143: Proving Innocence
Xilian didn't know why Lu Guanlan asked like this, but she still said truthfully: "Yes, that Pu Tao is indeed a slave and maid in the palace." It's just that after putting down the peach, the slave and maid went out. β
Concubine Yun sneered and said, "Speaking of which, is it the palace or is there only Miss Lu?" β
Lu Guanlan said lightly: "Concubine Yun's words are true, but there is something unclear about the people's daughter. β
The queen glanced at Concubine Yun, then looked at Lu Guanlan, and said, "What's the matter?" β
Lu Guanlan looked directly at Xilian, "The folk girl remembers, when the folk girl entered the inner hall with Concubine Yun, there was still one person left in this hall," he said, smiled, and said to Xilian: "It's Miss Xilian, right?" β
Xilian's heart trembled when she heard this, but her face did not change, and she said, "Yes." β
Concubine Yun couldn't help but say on the side: "Xilian has served by the side of the palace for many years, and she is the old man who is serving closely by the side of the palace. β
Lu Guanlan bowed slightly, with a smile in his eyes, "The folk girl didn't say that, it was the mother herself who said it." β
Cheng Mo couldn't help but hook the corners of his lips when he heard this.
This girl, at this time, she will use Yun Concubine's words to block back. is so unforgiving, I'm afraid that only she, Lu Guanlan, is like this.
Yun Concubine was dumbfounded by Lu Guanlan's words.
I heard Lu Guanlan say again: "Not to mention that the folk girl has only stayed in the hall for a moment since Mama Liang sent the peach, and the people in the hall are suspicious of this. β
Xilian hurriedly said: "Queen Mother Mingjian, how could the slave and maid poison and murder Concubine Yun." β
Lu Guanlan smiled lightly, "Who said that Miss Xilian murdered Concubine Yun Niangniang for the sake of murder?" β
Xilian was stunned.
The queen's eyes were also fixed on Xilian, who was kneeling in the hall.
Indeed, it is impossible for Xilian to murder Yun Concubine. But today's poisoning incident is not just a murder, in her opinion, it has become a bureau.
The person who set up this bureau, the discerning person knew at a glance that it was Yun Concubine.
If Lu Guanlan can make it clear that this matter is not poisoned and murdered, but framed, then all these things can be understood.
Xilian was shocked in her heart at the moment, she really didn't expect that this little girl could be so delicate.
couldn't help but turn his head to look at Yun Concubine, but saw that Yun Concubine was looking at him with a cold face.
Xilian shuddered, turned back to the queen and said, "Queen Mother! The slave really doesn't have the courage or the heart to do such a thing! β
The queen frowned and looked at Lu Guanlan.
Although what Lu Guanlan said now is not unreasonable, there is no evidence in the end. Coupled with what Mama Liang just said, Lu Guanlan couldn't clear the suspicion.
Lu Guanlan knew what the queen was thinking, and bowed slightly, "Please ask the queen to ask Miss Xilian, if Miss Xilian can answer them one by one, the people will be at their disposal." β
As soon as these words came out, Cheng Mo almost stood up.
Concubine Xian on the side hurriedly coughed and shook her head gently towards Cheng Mo.
The queen also didn't expect Lu Guanlan to be so bold. In such a situation where there is no physical evidence, he dares to say such a thing as being disposed of.
Is this girl daring, or is she confident?
Yun Concubine smiled when she heard this.
It's no wonder that she doesn't look down on Lu Guanlan, she just feels that Lu Guanlan, a little girl, is smart and smart, but she is just a yellow-haired girl who has never seen a big scene.
It's a pity that this girl was born in Liu Yun'an's belly.
If not, even if she is a daughter-in-law, she is also willing.
Such a woman staying with her son will certainly be of great benefit to Narino in the future.
Thinking about it, Yun Concubine nodded at Xilian.
Xilian understood, turned her head and bowed to Lu Guanlan and said, "Although Miss Lu asks, the slave must know everything." β
Lu Guanlan smiled slightly, "That's fine." β
As he spoke, he bowed slightly to the queen, turned his head and said to Xilian: "Dare to ask Miss Xilian, this peach is an ordinary thing in the palace?" β
Xilian was asked inexplicably, and said without hesitation: "How can this peach be an ordinary thing, the peach is a tribute to the Western Regions, only the ladies of the grade can enjoy it, those of us who are slaves, if we don't follow the mother, we can't even see it." β
Yun Concubine didn't expect Lu Guanlan to ask this, but she was a little surprised.
Then I couldn't help but laugh. This girl is just dragging on for an hour, just such a question, what else can you ask?
The queen was also puzzled, thinking that Lu Guanlan had found some evidence from Xilian, but who knows, but she asked whether this peach was rare or not, which made her suddenly a little worried.
If this girl really has three longs and two shorts, she doesn't know how to explain to her nephew.
Lu Guanlan didn't pay attention to the people with different expressions, but smiled: "That's strange, since Miss Xilian said that this peach is really rare in the palace, and only high-grade nobles can eat it." But such a valuable thing was sent, and Miss Xilian took it over, why didn't she send it to Concubine Yun at the first hour, and put it in the palace like this, could it be that Miss Xilian was careless? Didn't take Concubine Yun's things to heart? β
Xilian was stunned and looked up at Lu Guanlan suddenly.
Yun Concubine was also shocked, but she didn't expect Lu Guanlan's mind to be so tricky.
Before Xilian could reply, Lu Guanlan followed up and said, "Miss Xilian, you said that after you put down Pu Tao, you went out, so when will Miss Xilian come back?" β
Xilian forced herself to calm down and said: "After the slave and maid went out from the palace gate, she returned to the inner hall of the mother, thinking that the son of the mother should come out, and the slave and the maid are the personal maids of the mother, and they have to wait on the side." β
Xilian's words don't seem to have any flaws, but in Lu Guanlan's opinion, they feel ridiculous.
All she wanted was for Xilian to say this.
Then he said: "Miss Xilian means that after Mama Liang left, she went out of the palace, but she remembered that Concubine Yun needed someone to serve her, so she went back to the inner hall?" β
Xilian nodded, "Yes." β
The smile in Lu Guanlan's eyes was even worse, "Indeed, when I saw Miss Xilian again, it was Miss Xilian who waited for Concubine Yun to come out of the inner hall. But there is one thing that the people don't understand, that is, since Miss Xilian knows that she wants to go back to serve Concubine Yun, why should she go around the hall outside the hall and then go to the inner hall? Could it be that there is no way back to the inner sanctum in this temple? Or is it deliberately giving the poisoner a chance? β
Xilian couldn't hold back anymore at this moment, and her face trembled slightly.
Lu Guanlan just looked at Xilian quietly, and after a moment, he bowed his head to the queen and said, "Queen Mother, don't you think that there are too many strange things about this matter?" β
The queen nodded, and there was a hint of amazement in her eyes.
She really didn't expect that Lu Guanlan would be able to resolve such a scene with ease.
At this time, I heard Concubine Yun say: "Miss Lu wants to prove her innocence like this?" Then Miss Lu said, why is Xilian like this? Could it be that she really wants to murder this palace? β
Lu Guanlan turned his head and looked at Yun Concubine calmly.
Yun Concubine's heart trembled, but she didn't expect Lu Guanlan's eyes to make people feel chills on her back like this.
"The crux of the matter is not here," Lu Guanlan said calmly, "I don't know why, Concubine Yun Niangniang only feels that if Xilian is the murderer, it is Niangniang who murders you, but why haven't you thought that framing is also harmful?" β
Concubine Yun frowned, "Miss Lu, what do you mean by this?" β
Lu Guanlan turned around suddenly at this time, walked quickly to a small palace maid in Yunxi Palace, and asked, "Is it the first time for Concubine Yun to eat peach?" β
The little palace maid was stunned for a moment, and said hesitantly: "NoΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β· No, our mother's favorite food is peach, that is, every year to pay tribute, Your Majesty will leave a lot of them for our mother. β
"Then Concubine Yun, in the past, she could use a silver needle to check whether the peach was poisonous?" Lu Guanlan then asked.
Yun Concubine heard that her heart was not good.
But I only heard the little palace maid think about it and said, "No." β
When the words fell, Lu Guanlan turned around with a smile.
Yun Concubine's eyes were full of incredible. Lu Guanlan: She Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β· She had already thought about it.
This little palace maid is not a miscellaneous palace maid outside, nor is she her confidant, but she serves in the palace.
is such a palace maid, and everything she asks is the truth.
Lu Guanlan didn't ask about some unspeakable things, so the little palace maid didn't pay attention, just asked something inconsequential, and answered without thinking about it.
In this way, he really fell into Lu Guanlan's trap.
Lu Guanlan is not only excusing himself, but also setting her up.
She didn't expect that Lu Guanlan, who had not said a word from the beginning, had already calculated all this in her heart, and was waiting for this moment.
At this time, I heard Lu Guanlan speak again, "Concubine Yun likes to eat peach, not only Your Majesty, but even the queen can take it to heart, so today I specially asked Mama Liang to send peach." But Concubine Yun Niangniang is not the first time to eat this peach, and she has not used a silver needle to test poison in the past, why do you want to let Miss Xilian take a silver needle out today? Presumably, the people in the Yunxi Palace present also saw it, Miss Xilian knocked Pu Tao to the ground, Yun Concubine Niangniang took a look, and asked Miss Xilian to take a silver needle to test for poison. Or did Concubine Yun Niangniang already expect that the peach in the past was not poisonous, but it happened that today's one is poisonous? β
As soon as these words came out, the queen was also stunned.
No one had thought of this, of all the perverse actions of today.
Only then did Lu Guanlan kneel down towards the queen and said, "Please also ask the queen to know the truth." β
Just when the queen didn't know how to make a decision for a while, she suddenly heard the internal officials singing from outside the palace: "The emperor has arrivedββ"
At this time, Yun Concubine was unable to get off the stage, and when she heard that the emperor was coming, she was overjoyed, and she hurriedly raised her sleeves to hide her face, and her brows were slightly frowned, without the arrogance of treating the queen before.
Lu Guanlan caught a glimpse of Yun Concubine's appearance and couldn't help but smile.
In her previous life, she still thought about how Yun Concubine liked Lu Jingzhu so much, but now it seems that it is not a family that does not enter the door.
Then all the people in the temple also stood up and saluted.
The palace people in the palace also knelt down.
I heard a slightly anxious voice - "How is Concubine Yun?" β