"Your Majesty, the person who instructed the slave to poison is ......" Pearl spoke, and suddenly her eyes widened, and the words were stuck in her throat, and it took a long time before she fell to the ground with a "bang", and her eyes still did not close.

Everyone present was taken aback, even Duanmu Qing was a little surprised.

Cai Wei is even weaker, if it weren't for Duanmu Qing's quick eyes and quick hands, I am afraid that she would really fall to the ground.

"Miss, what's going on?" There was a suppressed tremor in Cai Wei's voice.

Shaking his head, Duanmu Qing replied, "I don't know, let's just watch." ”

She really didn't know what was going on, in her previous life, she had seen Zhao Yufeng and their dead soldiers, if the matter was revealed, she would immediately bite off the poison hidden between her teeth and commit suicide.

However, Li Ningshuang obviously does not have the ability to raise the dead, and this pearl obviously does not look like that kind of person.

Looking at the imperial doctors who were examining the corpse of the pearl, Duanmu Qing thought for a while, and had a little understanding in his heart.

Sure enough, the old men in the Tai Hospital did not live up to the emperor's trust, and soon determined that Pearl had died under the broken intestine grass.

There was almost no argument, and everyone decided that Pearl had committed suicide in fear of sin, and that even this death was planned.

Li Ningshuang let out a long breath, and the look on her face was much better, Duanmu Zi's face was a little blue, although she was still a little dazed, but she had obviously discovered something.

Seeing this, Duanmu Qing couldn't help sneering in his heart, I really don't know what kind of brain this Li Ningshuang is, now this pearl is dead, and there is no proof of death, but all the spearheads are all pointed at the Yongding Marquis Mansion, and there is no chance to prove it.

"Your Majesty, this matter is very strange, this maid was originally from the Weichen Mansion, but I don't know who instructed her to make such a deplication of the sky, for the safety of the royal family, I hope the emperor will send someone to investigate."

It was Duanmuhe who spoke, and I saw that his expression was frank, his speech was sound, and his eyes were full of justice.

Duanmu Qing couldn't help but nod secretly, his brother can sit in this position, which can be seen to be related to his own ability.

He didn't plead for the Yongding Marquis Mansion at all, all he said was for the safety of the royal family, but he just believed that this matter had nothing to do with the Yongding Marquis Mansion.

When the emperor heard this, his expression was relieved, but he didn't speak for a long time.

Zhao Yuhong took a step forward and said with a cold expression: "Father, this matter is related to this maidservant, it is directly the Yongding Marquis Mansion, if the father wants to investigate, then the first thing to check is the Yongding Marquis Mansion." ”

These words made Duanmu Qing very surprised, the Yongding Marquis Mansion is the key to the power that the princes are trying to compete for, and the Nine Emperors are naturally no exception, but he didn't expect that because of the assassination of Concubine De, he did not hesitate to turn his face with the Yongding Marquis Mansion.

"Your Majesty." Concubine De had returned to her usual dignified and steady appearance at this time, and there was no frightened look on her face.

"According to the concubine, this matter may not have anything to do with the Yongding Marquis Mansion, since the pearl is the eldest maid of the Yongding Marquis Mansion, she must be very frequent among the various women on weekdays, and at today's banquet, there must be a lot of people who can recognize it, even if the Yongding Marquis Mansion really wants the life of the concubine, it will not use such a person."

"Even if you want to use this maid, you will definitely think of a plan to retreat, either to push it on others, or to let this pearl make some lies, instead of letting her die violently at this most critical time, so there are still many doubts in this, I hope the emperor will be aware of it."

didn't expect his mother to come forward to speak, but his mother will always be the most perfect existence in his heart, Zhao Yuhong naturally put away his voice and stood aside quietly.

Hearing this, the emperor fell into deep thought, but the eyes of the queen and the concubine were full of light, this concubine was silent on weekdays, and she did her best to fulfill the etiquette, and she only thought that she was a vase from a deep lady, but she didn't expect her mind to be so active.

"Your Majesty, the concubines believe that their mother's family will not do such a thing, they will not." Duanmu Zhu was already pear blossoms with rain at this time, his eyes were red, and his beautiful appearance first softened the emperor's heart.

And she didn't argue anything between her words, didn't come up with any evidence, just said back and forth that she wouldn't, as if she was insisting on one of her beliefs, and she was a little innocent of not caring about the world.

Just ask such a beauty, who can refuse, in her previous life, before the accident in the Yongding Marquis Mansion, Duanmu Qing did not put any thought on this concubine and aunt, and now it seems that she does have some ability and knows what to do at this time.

Sure enough, the emperor gently took her hand, and his voice was inadvertently softened, "Don't worry, I didn't say that it was made by the people of the Yongding Hou Mansion, but this maid came from the Hou Mansion after all, so naturally I have to check it carefully." ”

Originally, the Yongding Marquis Mansion was the object of competition among the princes, and the victims of this matter, Concubine De's mother and son, did not say anything, how could others offend? Naturally, there are many who do not believe it.

The emperor was originally relieved because of the words of Duanmu He, Concubine De and Duanmu Zhu, but now seeing that his sons, who are usually tense, they all think that it will not be an eternal wait, but he has a good impression of Duanmu Jun in his heart.

It seems that this Yongdinghou is a pure minister and has not been involved in the battle for the prince.

Thinking like this, his expression relaxed, and he stretched out his hand to beckon, "Check this maid carefully and see if there is anything else to find." ”

Hearing this, a few grandmothers immediately came and carried the body of the pearl down.

Seeing that the emperor's expression had become warm, everyone naturally knew that this matter was probably about to pass, and their hearts were relieved, and this banquet could continue.

The emperor was naturally sorry for the victim Concubine De, and seeing that in such a situation, she was still able to maintain such calm and dignified, and it seemed that she was no worse than the queen at all, but more feminine than the queen, and a little less steady, so she liked it in her heart.

"No matter what the result of today is, I will definitely not let go of the main messenger behind the scenes, but Concubine De was frightened today after all, what does Concubine Ai want? I'll give it all to you. ”

When Concubine De heard this, she smiled gently, "If the emperor really wants to give his concubine something, give me your qin!" ”

The qin in the Heart Cultivation Hall is indeed a rare thing, and Concubine De has always liked these things, so it is not surprising that she wants this, even if she orders someone to send the qin over.

Concubine De respectfully accepted it, and sat quietly in her seat again, as if neither the assassination nor the reward had ever happened.

After this incident, the grandmother who was checking the pearl's body over there also hurriedly ran over, trembling and said, "Back to Your Majesty, the slaves and maids found a tattoo of this pattern on the maid's body. ”

As he spoke, he handed over the paper in his hand, and when the emperor saw it, he snorted coldly, "The slave of the dead country also dares to jump and spread my will, hang that maid at the gate of Tianjing City for three days and then throw it into the mass grave." ”

When the queen heard this, her heart sank, after all, today is her birthday, and the emperor has such a ruthless heart, this is bloody, I am afraid that it will not be good after all.

But when he saw the emperor's face, he swallowed these words again.

Since it involves people from distant countries, it naturally has nothing to do with the Yongding Marquis Mansion, because the person who led the troops to destroy the distant country back then was the old man Duanmu.

Because of such a tattoo, the emperor remembered the benefits of the Duanmu family, and he felt very guilty, and he was even more gentle to Duanmu.

What else can't be understood in such a situation, the emperor clearly believes in the innocence of the Yongding Marquis Mansion.

This happened, the queen's birthday is still the birthday, the food should still be eaten, the play should still be played, after the luncheon, the emperor took the princes to meet some courtiers who came to Beijing, and the back garden is still the world of women.

"The Nine Emperors love their mothers very much!" Concubine De was looking at the crape myrtle flowers on the wall in the distance in a daze, when she suddenly heard a shallow voice from behind.

When I looked back, I immediately recognized that it was the lady Duanmu with amazing embroidery skills.

For the little girl in front of her, Concubine De didn't hate it, but she didn't like it, so when she saw her, she still let people serve tea and chairs according to the etiquette she should have.

"Why didn't Miss Duanmu come to my palace over there with the other young ladies."

The expression on Concubine De's face was still gentle, but Duanmu Qing knew very well that it was the mask she had worn for many years, which had been integrated into her bones and blood, and could not be peeled off at all.

"Since I was a child, I didn't go out of the door, and those ladies and ladies outside, the courtiers and daughters almost didn't recognize them, and they couldn't talk about it if they wanted to, so they simply avoided it." Duanmu Qing was also polite, drinking tea slowly.

At the beginning, I knew the situation of the Marquis of Yongding, and when I heard Duanmu Qing say this, I thought it was because of the relationship between the queen's sister's aunt, but after all, it was a family matter, and Concubine De didn't ask much.

"This is my homemade dim sum in the palace, you can taste it, I don't know if it suits your taste." Concubine De gently pushed the dim sum in front of Duanmu Qing.

Duanmu Qing smiled and nodded, "It's something from Niangniang's Palace, so it's naturally delicious." ”

"Oh?" Concubine De smiled when she heard this, "Could it be that the things in my palace are still famous?" ”

"It's not that the things in the Niangniang Palace are famous, but the place where the mother and son are filial, no matter what is good, it is naturally much more fragrant than other places." With a smile, he picked up a piece of dim sum and ate it slowly, his eyes not falling on Concubine De's body, as if he didn't care about her reaction at all.

Speaking of Zhao Yuhong, Concubine De's eyes were full of smiles, "Hong'er has been very sensible and filial since she was a child, and being able to be his biological mother is the happiest thing in my life." ”

Slightly narrowed her eyelids, hid her emotions in her eyes, and said with a smile: "Niangniang also hurts the Nine Emperors!" Otherwise, how could he expose his intelligence for his future? The Nine Emperors must also understand it in their hearts, which is why they are so desperate to defend Niangniang, which is really moving. ”

The speaker seemed to be careless, but Concubine De, who was the listener, stopped what she was doing, and a trace of surprise crossed her eyes.