Chapter 22: Concubine Xi (3)
What do they see? Where is the corner of the eunuch's wooden robe? Concubine Xi was spinning rapidly in her brain, she could probably guess what Han Jinxiu was going to ask next?
Pulling the corners of her mouth, Han Jinxiu's eyes looked at His Majesty and Concubine Xi, and she said slowly: "It stands to reason that the eunuchs in Concubine Xi's palace have nothing to do with the palace maids in Concubine De's palace, but now the ministers beg Your Majesty to let people search the palace maid Zicui's house again!" ”
Lin Botao took the initiative to stand up: "Wechen is willing to go!" ”
His Majesty Qing Lingling's eyes flashed with a trace of coldness, and he played with the jade wrench on the thumb of his left hand, and glanced at Concubine Xi lightly.
Just when the two looked at each other, Concubine Xi took the lead in kneeling down and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the concubine has been wronged, this slave broke the glass cup that His Majesty rewarded the concubine, and the concubine was angry, so she ordered someone to beat him to death with a stick to set an example." But I never wanted to be taken out by the crown princess to make a big fuss, the princess kept saying that she was not framed with Lin Shizi, and now the princess's meaning is not that the palace instructed the wood to kill Zicui, and the corners of his robe are missing in the Zicui Palace, Your Majesty, the concubine is wronged, and the concubine is really wronged. "The tears of grievance continue to drip down, and the beauty of pear blossoms with rain is always distressing.
Han Jinxiu's eyes were clear, and she faced His Majesty: "Your Majesty, if Concubine Xi didn't do anything, she could have let people go to Zicui's house to investigate, why stop it?" ”
"Why block? The palace is not stupid, the wood was torn by you before you brought it in, and now you are joining forces to make a show, the crown princess proposed to let people search, Lin Shizi took the initiative to ask for help, it is clear that the two of you have discussed it in advance, the concubine is going to be unjustly killed, please Your Majesty will be aware of it, and give the concubine justice. Concubine Xi raised her hand to wipe her tears, and there was a little grievance in her quiet eyes.
Immediately afterwards, Concubine Xi said amazingly: "The concubine has long heard that the relationship between the crown prince and the crown princess is not harmonious, but now it is strange, how the crown princess changed her temperament, forgiveness is related to Lin Shizi!" ”
Lin Botao said sharply: "Concubine Xi, please be careful!" ”
"Your Majesty, the concubine just said it casually, why should Lin Shizi be in a hurry." Concubine Xi said disapprerovingly.
At this moment, someone spoke up: "Your Majesty, Weichen is willing to go to Concubine De's palace to spot check the palace maid Zicui's house, and ask Your Majesty for permission." "If you can stand up at this time, you must not be the prince's party, then you can really confirm what Concubine Xi said, and join forces to slander her.
This person is not an outsider, it is Dali Siqing. He was summoned by His Majesty to enter the palace to discuss important matters, but he didn't expect that when he arrived, he heard this good show in His Majesty's imperial study, and he stood up and took the initiative to ask Ying to investigate. Dali Siqing is His Majesty's favorite minister, and he has never been entangled with the prince.
Concubine Xi frowned, what did he come out to make a fuss?
With His Majesty's permission, Wang Yaolin, the secretary of Dali Temple, left the imperial study with his party and went to the house of the palace maid Zicui.
Concubine Yang Defei was quite impatient, why did she come again? Isn't it that the crown princess has proven that the palace maid Zicui was murdered, hasn't she found the mastermind behind it? It's only been less than two days, and it's a bit fast. Concubine Yang Defei also discussed with her father Yang Shoufu and the second prince Yu Wang in private, who is behind the scenes, slandering the prince and blaming her?
Knowing the intention of Dali Siqing, Concubine Yang Defei didn't say a word, and led him to the house of the palace maid Zicui. Searching around the house, Wang Yaolin did not find a corner of the eunuch's robe, and before he came, he deliberately carefully observed the missing robes in the wood.
Why didn't you find it? Could it really be that the crown princess and Lin Botao teamed up to frame Concubine Xi? Concubine Yang De muttered in her heart, Concubine Xi is deeply favored by His Majesty, and I haven't seen when she feels sorry for the prince? Besides, she and Concubine Xi's well water don't interfere with river water, why did Concubine Xi frame her? That doesn't seem to make sense?
After a while, Wang Yaolin waved at Concubine Yang De: "Niangniang, can you let Weichen take a look at Zicui?" ”
If there is a request, Concubine Yang Defei will agree, and she also wants to know who is behind the scenes.
Ah Jiu quickly told the prince what happened in His Majesty's imperial study, and Ah Yan glanced at him and asked him to make a long story short.
Ah Jiuzheng said excitedly: "The crown princess is not afraid of Concubine Xi, she directly said that she didn't shed tears when she didn't see the coffin, and with a wave of her big hand, she lifted the eunuch wood, and finally the crown princess found that the wooden robe was missing the corners. Concubine Xi Niangniang beat her upside, saying that the crown princess Niangniang and Lin Shizi teamed up to frame her, and also slandered the crown princess Niangniang and Lin Shizi have a lot to do with her, Your Highness, it is really hateful, how could the crown princess have a ...... with Lin Shizi"
Ah Yan interrupted impatiently: "Okay, don't say these useless words, you can tell me how the situation is now?" "I don't want to hear from Ah Jiu's words that he favors the crown princess.
The prince glanced at Ah Jiu with a cold face, and Ah Jiu quickly replied: "Your Highness, no one expected that Dali Siqing stood up, and he went to the palace of Concubine De to investigate the house of the palace maid Zicui. Now that he is still in the palace of Concubine De, I don't know what else he has discovered? When he finished speaking, he stood respectfully, lowering his eyes and making no sound.
Dali Siqing, he actually stood up and wanted to go to the palace of Concubine De, which surprised the prince. Bending his knuckles and tapping on the table, he really can't underestimate the crown princess, what is she going to do?
All the eyes in the palace were gathered in Concubine De's palace, and naturally they all wanted to know, whether the crown princess and Lin Botao framed Concubine Xi, or did Concubine Xi make the palace maid slander the prince and blame Concubine De?
Concubine Xi secretly sent autumn waves to His Majesty several times, but was interrupted by His Majesty who did not change his face, and her heart sank slightly, and her chest was stuffy.
Suddenly, the eunuch shouted outside the hall: "Concubine De Niangniang, Dali Temple Qing has arrived." ”
Concubine De and Dali Siqing came together, and Lin Botao quietly glanced at Han Jinxiu and found that she was calm. He muttered in his heart, why the crown princess was sure that Concubine Xi had something to do with this matter, and asked him to check it down.
Concubine Yang De and Dali Siqing greeted His Majesty one after the other, only to hear His Majesty's gentle voice: "Excuse me, how is the investigation?" ”
At the suggestion of Concubine Yang De, Wang Yaolin, the secretary of Dali Temple, took out a missing corner of his shirt from his sleeve, walked towards the eunuch wood not far away, slowly squatted down, and put the corner of the clothes in his hand on the missing robe of the wood, tightly sealed.
"Your Majesty, this was discovered by Weichen in Zicui's palm." Wang Yaolin raised his head and said to His Majesty.
Concubine Xi gasped, how could this be? Impossible, absolutely impossible, their group of people wants to slander her?
"Sister Xifei, we have no grudges in the past, and we have no enmity in the near future, I don't know why you want to blame this palace?" Concubine Yang Defei asked, she almost, almost carried the black cauldron, Concubine Xi, a male-hearted woman.
Hearing this, Concubine Xi kowtowed to His Majesty and said repeatedly: "Your Majesty, there are no concubines, no concubines." ”