Chapter 505: Know the rules
He was just worried that she would be tired from walking just now, so he actually forgot such important news, but fortunately, he had saved Gonggong Liu before and was kind to him, so he reminded him.
Otherwise, he would be fine, and Fu Rongxue would definitely not be safe.
Did his kindness almost hurt her, or could she affect his emotions and thoughts now?
Although it was already afternoon, the sun still made people's hearts panic, especially since the queen's palace was so far away from the East Garden, and her feet were about to die when she walked.
I don't know what the eunuch said to make him so vigilant.
But she didn't want to get to the bottom of it, she knew so clearly, the more she knew, the faster she would die, not to mention that this was the palace, and she really should be careful about everything.
When they arrived at the queen's palace, the eunuchs at the door seemed to be a little reluctant.
In the past few days, they have heard too many gossips, and they also know that sooner or later someone investigating the case will come, but the queen mother has also instructed them to treat them politely.
Reluctantly, Ye Huiming and Fu Gongzi were invited in, and Ye Huiming did not step into the inner hall, but was in the pavilion outside.
"I'll see the queen here, and you're all here, so as not to have any accidents."
The queen mother moved very fast, and when she heard that they were coming, she packed up her things and immediately rushed over, and when she heard him say this, she smiled softly: "Your Excellency really knows the rules and understands things." ”
The two men got up and saluted, and the queen hastened to let them sit down.
"I don't know if the adults can find anything, what is the matter with coming to this palace?" She didn't panic at all, and she didn't do it anyway.
"It's true that nothing has been found out yet, but some pearl powder was found on the shore of our house, and I heard that Imperial Doctor Zhang said that he prescribed it to you." Ye Huiming asked her rhetorically, "I don't know what the queen mother is doing with pearl powder, and why did it fall by the river?" ”
When the queen heard this, her face was obviously a little wrong. She lowered her head and thought about it carefully, then turned around and asked the palace maid beside her: "This palace never uses that kind of cheap pearl powder, when was it given to this palace, why doesn't this palace know?" "Could it be that someone bribed the palace maid and wanted to take this opportunity to frame her?
The palace maid was so frightened that she knelt on the ground and explained loudly: "Niangniang, you forgot that this pearl powder is indeed not something you used, it was prescribed to the ninth princess by the imperial doctor last time." ”
She thought about it for a while, and said in surprise: "Yes, this palace remembered, a few days ago, the ninth princess had a bad stomach, and the imperial doctor said that pearl powder can stop diarrhea, and she opened some, because of the sweet taste, so the princess loves to drink it when she is young." ”
Fu Rongxue nodded, and asked her suspiciously: "I take the liberty to ask Niangniang, the ninth princess is sick, why don't you know about medicine?" ”
After hearing this, a trace of embarrassment appeared on her face. She is getting older and older, and her brain is getting worse and worse, and she is the role model of the six palaces and the master of the harem.
Just thinking about the battle of the harem concubines all day long, or taking care of the entire harem, made her very busy.
Especially as the emperor got older, she gradually began to worry about her own status. Naturally, he put his mind on the two princes, and it is inevitable that he is not very concerned about the princess, anyway, the grandmothers in the palace will naturally take good care of the princess.
The palace maid on the side saw that the queen was embarrassed and hurried out to relieve the siege. "Our princess has been specially taken care of by her grandmother since she grew up, and our mother is not in good health and has to take care of the harem, so it is not particularly clear."
She nodded and looked at this clever girl with appreciation, no wonder she could become a celebrity next to the queen.
Yehui knew it in her heart, and she probably had an understanding of the pearl powder thing. "In that case, then the queen will invite the grandmother who takes care of the princess over."
The queen hurriedly sent someone to find her, and she must explain the matter of pearl powder clearly, otherwise this matter will be detained on her head, and she will not be able to wash away no matter how many grievances she has.
The ladies and princesses don't have to avoid suspicion on weekdays, so the palace where they live is not far away, and the grandmother hurried to come over quickly.
Mama also knew that the palace had not been peaceful recently, so she quickly knelt on the ground.
"If the lord asks you anything, you will answer truthfully, and if there is a lie, this palace will not spare you." The queen threatened in anger.
Mama was very frightened, and quickly kowtowed twice.
Ye Huiming didn't speak, and glanced at Fu Rongxue, he thought that she seemed to have a lot of questions she wanted to ask, according to what he knew about her before, often the questions she asked were very chic, and could even become the key to solving the case, so such a good interrogation opportunity could not be wasted.
Fu Rongxue glanced at him with some gratitude, she didn't expect him to give her such an opportunity.
Since it was given to her, she must cherish this opportunity.
She cleared her throat and asked her, "This pearl powder is indeed the ninth princess's illness, so the imperial doctor prescribed it." ”
Mama nodded.
"Then let me ask you, why did the ninth princess get sick?"
Mama was entangled: "This matter is the old slave's carelessness, the ninth princess is because of diarrhea, and the reason for diarrhea is because she eats too much fruit." ”
She nodded, saying that these two sentences did not conflict with the queen's testimony in the slightest, and it seemed that the queen was not lying.
She asked her again, "Have you ever given that pearl powder to anyone else, or have anyone else bought it from you?" ”
When Mama heard this, her whole body immediately trembled, and she quickly lay on the ground and kowtowed to spare her life. "The queen mother's life, the old slave didn't mean it, the ninth princess's illness has been cured, so a palace maid gave me two silver taels and bought the rest, and I thought I would make a little money."
The queen never expected that it was the people around her who couldn't control the temptation of money, so she almost caught fire.
Now in order to attract contacts for the prince in the court, she is terrified every day, and as soon as the matter of Dugu Guifei was exposed last time, she was even more worried, for fear that something would affect her.
She slammed the table and said angrily: "Someone dragged this cheap slave out for me and sent him to Xin Zheku, I can't let this cheap slave continue to stay with the ninth princess." ”
"Wait a minute, Queen Mother, you haven't finished asking yet, and after the interrogation is over, you can do whatever you want." Fu Rongxue interrupted in time.
The queen had no choice but to sit down, thinking that when the matter was over, this cheap slave would not be able to escape.
"Let me ask you, since you sold it to a palace maid, do you remember what that palace maid looked like?"
Mama was scared, trembling and shaking her head: "There are too many palace maids in these six palaces, and I can't know everyone, and most of the palace maids look the same and wear the same clothes, I really can't remember." ”