Chapter 30: But the incense of death
Mu Biwei returned to the Chenglian Palace, and before she could enter, Lin Jia came out first, and said in a low voice: "Niangniang, Jiao Guangyou and Dai Zhaoxun are serving tea inside." β
"Hongu knows." Mu Bi nodded slightly, entered the hall, but saw that the two of them had gone to the hairpin ring, dressed in plain clothes, and were waiting in fear.
Mu Biwei casually said a word of abscenity, and when she sat down, she didn't be verbose, sent back to the left and right, and said straight to the point: "You are so panicked, but for the sake of the residual dead incense in the dormitory in front of the Queen Mother?" β
When she asked this, Jiao and Dai both turned pale in an instant!
"Mother, see it!" Jiao Shi came back to his senses, tears rained down, his face turned white and red in a hurry, and he choked up, "The concubine left a little back then...... It's just for curiosity, I really don't have any other thoughts! But not long ago, it was suddenly gone...... Concubinage...... The concubine thought it was in the wrong place, where did she know how to look for it, but she didn't find it yet, and she was a ...... yesterday."
She trembled all over her body and couldn't go on, Dai Shi saw that Mu Biwei was still calm, so she had the courage to say for her: "Don't dare to hide it from Niangniang, the concubine and Sister Jiao found it in the bottle of Hanguang Palace...... found that the box left by the Ouyang family was dead, and because of curiosity in their hearts, they left a little ...... I was afraid that right and wrong would come from birth, so the two copies were put together in the Hanguang Temple...... Who would have thought that not long ago, the concubines and others suddenly found that they were gone......"
Mu Bi thought for a moment, and then asked, "Since you disappeared a few days ago, what scared you like that yesterday?" β
Jiao Shi whimpered and refused to make a sound, Dai Shi looked at her for a moment, and then said in embarrassment: "Princess Changkang......"
"Please spare Sanniang's life!" Jiao's was anxious, angry, hateful and afraid - the death incense was a plan set up by Queen Duanming in order to bring down the Qu family and hit the Ouyang family, but the death incense was simply taken out by the He family, but it was just a use of the Hanguang Palace where the Jiao family lived was once the residence of the Ouyang family, so it was falsely claimed that the two of them practiced dancing to please Ji Shen, but they accidentally broke the bottle left by the Ouyang family, and found the dead incense inside, so it was planted to the Ouyang family.
Since it passed through the hands of Jiao's and Dai's, the two discussed together to take some interceptions in private as a precaution, but considering the consequences once discovered, they were placed together in the hidden place of Hanguang Palace, so that even if it was searched out again, with the previous "exposed" in front of the Queen Mother, it could also be pushed to the dead Ouyang - who said that Ouyang couldn't separate the dead incense?
I don't want to hide it well in the past few years, Jiao's and Dai's have never used it, not long ago, Jiao's henchman palace maid accidentally found that the two copies of the dead incense were gone!
Jiao's and Dai's were naturally surprised!
But they had also made preparations for being found to be hiding the incense of death, so when they knew that they were not there, they were not very nervous, but they secretly asked someone to check and told each other...... In the end, there is a way back, although it is a pity that the two copies of the dead incense are gone, and it will not be charged if you think about it, so I didn't take it to heart when I found out that there was no result, but I didn't burn incense anymore, and I didn't allow people around me to use sachets.
I don't want to be at a family banquet yesterday, Jiao's can see it clearly...... At that time, the imperial heir went to toast Princess Tongchang according to the eldest child, and after Princess Changkang finished saluting, when Ji Wei stepped forward and the fourth daughter of the emperor Yaoguang tried to stabilize the wine bottle, she slowed down the pace of leaving, secretly bumped into Yaoguang, and stuffed a box into Yaoguang's sleeve!
At that time, the imperial heirs toasted, naturally they paid attention to their respective children, Mu Biwei was staring at Ji Kai, naturally she didn't see it, Jiao's is Changkang's adoptive mother, where can you not see clearly? She even recognized at a glance that the small box was the one she used to hold the dead incense!
But the incense of death was stolen in the temple of light...... Isn't Princess Changkang just raised in the Hanguang Palace? This is exactly how to prevent thieves day and night!
Jiao almost screamed at that time!
She and Dai were sitting next to each other, and they told Dai about this scene at the moment - both of them were sitting on pins and needles and wanted to immediately catch Changkang and ask clearly, who knew that Changkang seemed to be aware of this scene, she finished saluting Princess Tongchang wine, and secretly bumped into Yaoguang, and then followed Xiping and Xintai to talk to the lord of Aiyang County, and even took advantage of the mistake of Langjun last night to leave the hatred incense, fainted in the side hall and caused chaos in the palace, pestering Xiping and Xintai to promise her to live in Fengyang Palace first - Changkang is also six years old this year, She made an excuse and said that she wanted to stay with her sister for one night, and in front of everyone, could Jiao still drag her away?
So until this moment, Jiao's didn't find a chance to interrogate Changkang!
Mu Biwei frowned when she heard this, "Then why didn't you ask this morning?" β
"Did Niangniang ever notice that Princess Xiping and Princess Xintai arrived together, Sanniang...... The concubine later asked the two princesses, saying that Sanniang suddenly had a fever this morning and couldn't get up at all! They don't know the Queen Mother either...... No, I just said that the Queen Mother was unwell, so I didn't forcibly bring her over. Jiao Shi said with tears in his eyes, "The concubine just left Ganquan Palace and wanted to ask her about it, but after thinking about it, she is a child...... The position of the concubine hiding the two copies of the dead incense is also very hidden, if it is Sanniang's own idea, the concubine will definitely not believe it! Don't dare to hide it from the mother, the concubine will raise her in the end, the child is not sensible, and the concubine can't bear her ......"
Jiao Shi cried and begged, "Please save her!" β
Mu Bi pondered for a moment before asking, "Is there a record in the womb of the two boxes that hold the incense of death?" β
Jiao's heart was relieved when he heard this tone, and he hurriedly said: "If you go back to your mother, you have a record...... But it's Ouyang's who remembers! β
Seeing that Mu Bi was slightly puzzled, she explained with some embarrassment, "The concubine and Sister Dai were confused for a while, they just wanted to keep some, and they were afraid that they would not be used in the future, so they took advantage of Ouyang's ...... It wasn't very good at the time, so I got two small boxes from her and put them out, so ......"
"In that case, let's treat it as if there is no such thing." Mu Biwei glanced at her deeply, and said, "If it were you in this palace, it would be difficult to forcibly take Changkang back to Hanguang Hall in front of people last night, but after leaving the Queen Mother and His Majesty, he sent his henchmen to chase after her, even if she was knocked unconscious, she would be dragged back!" β
"The concubine is ......" Jiao Shi was relieved when he got her promise, and when he heard the latter sentence, he was stunned, and then his face changed greatly, and he almost didn't jump up, "Sanniang!" β
ββJust as Jiao's defense of Princess Changkang, Princess Changkang, who was only six years old, not only stole the two copies of the death incense hidden by her adoptive mother, but also took advantage of the family banquet to use Fang's three-year-old young sister Yaoguang to pass it on...... said that no one instructed behind it, and I am afraid that no one can believe it!
Since the other party has taken advantage of Changkang, regardless of the reason, this dead incense is actually related to the death of the Queen Mother, who would believe that children can keep their mouths shut?
But Changkang was a thief with a weak heart, and after stuffing the death incense into Yaoguang's sleeve, he didn't dare to get close to his adoptive mother, and even lived in Fengyang Palace!
Jiao Shi just said that Changkang was sick, but she was so weak that she didn't dare to come to see herself...... It's just that...... The princess is sick, does the doctor dare to neglect her? Changkang is young, but he is not stupid enough to pretend to be sick indiscriminately - the Queen Mother passed bad news early in the morning, as a granddaughter, unless she is too sick to get up, how dare not?
I'm afraid that most of them are going to be killed......
Jiao's didn't even have time to retire, so he ran out of the hall directly!
Dai was also shocked, and was calling Sister Jiao, but before she could think about whether to catch up or make amends for Jiao, Mu Biwei had already frowned and said, "You stay, this palace still has something to ask you!" β
Her tone was very stern, Dai didn't dare to disobey, and the steps she took out were immediately retracted, and she said cautiously: "The concubine is here!" β
"The palace actually didn't enter the queen mother's bedroom at all!" Mu Biwei said something that made Dai stunned, but without waiting for Dai's reply, she continued, "But in the Queen Mother's dormitory, there is a chance that there will be eight times out of ten. Nine, this morning I lit a stove but died incense. β
Dai asked in a daze: "Is it ...... Isn't it Princess Changkang......"
"Probably that's it." Mu Bi slightly turned the bracelet on his wrist and said lightly, "This is a death incense that is not easy to come by, according to the source known by this palace, except for the Ouyang family, it is the one that asked you to transfer it to the Queen Mother back then and later destroyed it!" She raised her eyes and looked at Dai, "Now there is no one else here, and this palace will also confess to you!" The Queen Mother is due to snake venom! I was bitten when I got up this morning, and I was able to hold out until Doctor Ren arrived, I'm afraid, it's not that the poison still has a chance to be solved, but the effect of death incense! β
When Dai Shi heard this, cold sweat almost rained down! She was stunned for a moment before she said abruptly: "Great Concubine Gao......"
Princess Changkang stole the incense of death from Hanguang Palace, but gave Yaoguang's ...... How could it be that two little girls designed this? In addition, Yaoguang sprinkled her whole body after toasting, and the eldest concubine could only take her down to change her clothes, obviously it was a dead incense, which was simply for the eldest concubine!
The Great Concubine ...... That is one of the nieces of the Queen Mother, although the Queen Mother is not as good to her as she was to the Qu family and Queen Duanming back then, she can always be better than the Ouyang family during her lifetime......
It can be said that the Queen Mother is one of the backers of the eldest concubine in the palace! What reason does she have to hurt the Queen Mother?
What's more, the eldest concubine has no children under her knees...... A princess and four daughters haven't even been crowned princesses......
No wonder Princess Changkang would risk passing things at the family banquet, even if she was accidentally discovered, the eldest concubine had every reason to get out! even rebelled against Jiao's and instructed Princess Changkang to frame their mother and daughter......
What the hell is going on?
Back then, Mu Biwei pointed out that Dai's family was close to the big concubine, although Dai had doubts, but he did get closer to the big concubine, but the big concubine was sexual. Zi is cold, Dai and her can't go as close to Kang Ronghua as they do, but they are much closer to Jiao's family...... Dai felt that Concubine Da Gao really didn't look like someone who would attack the Queen Mother, who was her aunt......
But how many people in this palace are the same......
The question is that even if Concubine Gao can do it, what reason does she have for harming Empress Dowager Gao? The Empress Dowager Gao is very deep between the families, but she is extremely protective of her juniors, the Queen Mother may be the Queen Mother and has a lack of ability and open-mindedness, but she is definitely good as an aunt and an aunt!
Think about it on the other hand, what kind of temptation is it to be able to let the eldest concubine backing herself?
In the palace, what kind of undercurrent is surging now?
Dai couldn't even think about it!