Chapter 472: Luring the Snake Out of the Hole
Late at night, the lights were dim, and Zhao Yufeng was sitting at the desk looking at the dictators handed in by the ministers today.
"Your Majesty, Mama Guizhi asks to see you."
Zhao Yufeng raised his eyes, looked at Sanquan's father-in-law kneeling at the bottom of the steps, and subconsciously said.
"Let her in."
Zhao Yufeng can take time out of his busy schedule to deal with the only person who can take care of it, although Sanquan doesn't know what this Guizhi Mama is, but it is enough to prove the weight of this Guizhi Mama in front of Zhao Yufeng.
Sanquan Gonggong took Zhao Yufeng's intention and went down, and soon Guizhi Mama came in and saluted Zhao Yufeng.
"Your Majesty."
Zhao Yufeng smiled and put down the slash in his hand and said to Guizhi Mama.
"Mama Guizhi came to me so late, but what's the matter?"
A trace of hesitation flashed on Guizhi's face, this is the wind to Zhao Yu.
"The old slave took the liberty of disturbing His Majesty at such a late hour."
Mama Guizhi said, and slowly knelt down in front of Zhao Yufeng, but Zhao Yufeng immediately put down his pen and got up to help Mama Guizhi.
"What is Guizhi Mama doing, I said, now Guizhi Mama is my relative, and there is really no need to be so restrained in front of me."
"What do you have to tell me?"
Mama Guizhi was helped up by Zhao Yufeng, and glanced at Zhao Yufeng to say.
"Old slave, I feel that I have some eyebrows in Xia Shangyi's affairs."
Zhao Yufeng was stunned, and a very sharp edge flashed in his eyes.
"Grandma Guizhi, when did you start talking about this?"
Zhao Yufeng asked Sanquan to move a stool over and let Guizhi Mama sit and talk, and served a cup of hot tea in time.
Mama Guizhi took the teacup respectfully, and this is what she said slowly.
"After some investigation, a female official named Shui Qing from the Medical Department of the Qingquan Palace seemed to know the truth about the incense powder in Xia Shangyi's study. Person...... The old slave has already been brought, Your Majesty, what do you think you are going to do? ”
Zhao Yufeng pondered for a moment, this is the way to raise his hand.
"Call her in."
As soon as Zhao Yufeng's words fell, he saw Sanquan coming in with a woman.
Zhao Yufeng raised his eyes and looked at it, his appearance was ordinary, but there was nothing unusual, but his face was full of panic, and he looked very scared.
The female official named Shui Qing knelt down in front of Zhao Yufeng with some trembling, and said in a trembling voice.
"The slave has seen Your Majesty."
Zhao Yufeng didn't look at the female official a few more times, but just asked lightly.
"I heard that you know the truth about the incense powder in Xia Shangyi's study?"
The female official shuddered, although she knew that Zhao Yufeng had come to her for this matter, but Shui Qing was still a little scared in her heart.
She bit her lip and didn't dare speak.
But at this time, Mama Guizhi next to her spoke.
"You have to make it clear to Your Majesty, if you can't explain it clearly, it will be a crime of deception. Don't be afraid of anything, what you say in front of me is what you say in front of your majesty. ”
Shui Qing glanced at Grandma Guizhi with some fear, and then said in a low voice.
"Yes......"
Zhao Yufeng's fingers tapped rhythmically back and forth on the table on the side, and he just said something in a deep voice.
"Tell me what you see."
"The slave maid sent Xia Shangyi some samples of some new medicinal materials to the medical department that day, and wanted to show them to her aunt. However, he encountered Ji Guiren's miscarriage, and the entire Qingquan Hall was in chaos, and the slave maid originally planned to make a move, but first thought about finishing the things in hand and stayed in Xia Shangyi's study for a while......"
"It didn't take long for the spring cherry blossoms of Biyun Hall to come in, and the slaves and maids retreated first. Originally, I thought that Chun Ying was here to get something, but the slave remembered that she didn't have her medicine book with her, so she turned around and went back to get it, but she saw that Chun Ying was hiding something in the study. ”
Shui Qingyue said, Zhao Yufeng's face became more gloomy, and Shui Qing's voice gradually became quieter, for fear that he would make Zhao Yufeng unhappy.
"The slave maid originally didn't think of such a layer, and thought that Chun Ying was doing things under Cao Meiren's instructions, but then she didn't expect that it was because of this matter that Xia Shangyi was harmed."
When Zhao Yufeng heard this, he also knew what was going on.
Although the words of the female official in front of her are not completely credible, after all, Chun Ying can tell a story in front of her without changing her face, who knows if this Shui Qing is talking about another story.
"Then why didn't you come out to testify for Xia Shangyi when she was framed and imprisoned? Do you know how much Xia Shangyi suffered in prison? ”
When Shui Qing heard this, he immediately fell to the ground, and his voice was also a little crying.
"The slave should die, at that time, the slave just wanted to protect herself. The intrigue slaves and maids in the palace have seen a lot, and the slaves and maids see that the age is about to come out of the palace, and they don't want to cause trouble, they just want to go home after this year in peace. ”
"The slave knows that Xia Shangyi is lenient to the subordinates of the Shangyi Bureau on weekdays, and the slave and maid are indeed afraid of death in this matter......
When Zhao Yufeng heard this, he also felt that there seemed to be nothing wrong with Shui Qing's thoughts.
Seeing that it is the time to leave the palace to reunite with his family, no one wants to have anything wrong at this time, people are selfish in the end, and it is human nature for Shui Qing to make such a choice at this time.
Zhao Yufeng nodded thoughtfully, but he didn't continue to pursue Shui Qing's fault in this matter, but just asked.
"And what you say is true?"
That Shui Qing hurriedly said.
"The slave doesn't dare to bully the king, everything she says is the truth, and the incense powder is what Chun Ying put in Xia Shangyi's study."
"Xia Shangyi, she was wronged."
Zhao Yufeng didn't say anything more when he heard this, and Shui Qing kept kneeling tremblingly at the bottom of the stairs, and he didn't know what he was about to face.
"Okay, I know the general thing, let's take her down first."
Zhao Yufeng waved his hand, and Sanquan took the overwhelmed Shui Qing down.
The hall was quiet again, and Mama Guizhi also remained silent, wanting to see what Zhao Yufeng's plans were next.
"What do you think of this matter?"
Mama Guizhi got up and came to Zhao Yufeng very respectfully.
"Although this matter has eyebrows, it is still difficult to investigate, and it is very difficult to investigate among concubines. In this matter, the person who has done this has to stand up for himself. ”
When Zhao Yufeng heard this, he squinted his eyes and rubbed his chin a few times.
"What do you mean by luring the snake out of the hole?"
Grandma Guizhi nodded.
"Exactly."
"In that case, Mama Guizhi already has a way?"
Mama Guizhi did not immediately answer Zhao Yufeng's words, but said.
"This matter, if Your Majesty is willing to give full responsibility to the old slave, the old slave will definitely give Your Majesty a satisfactory answer."
Zhao Yufeng naturally trusts Mama Guizhi, and he also has the intention to give Xia Chutao an explanation in this matter, he knows that during this time, Xia Chutao has not suffered less in prison.
"Naturally, Mama Guizhi will let it go."
Zhao Yufeng didn't think about it anymore, and continued to look down at the in front of him.
……
It was late autumn, and Concubine Min invited several other concubines to her Luoxia Palace to enjoy chrysanthemums.
Zhao Yufeng saw that Concubine Min's belly was getting bigger and bigger, and he also showed his care and love for Concubine Min unabashedly, I have to say that it really made people in other palaces envious and jealous.
"Concubine Min is really a blessing, this flower room has just cultivated thirty pots of double-petaled golden chrysanthemums, Your Majesty sent them all to Luoxia Palace without saying a word."
"Such a grace, since entering the palace, my sister is unique."
As for Li Meiren's chrysanthemum appreciation, she didn't forget to say a few words about her sour and sensitive concubines.
Concubine Min smiled, knowing that Li Meiren had so many mouths, but she didn't know her, she still maintained her gentle and general appearance, talking and laughing with the people around her.
Since it was the matter of Xia Chutao, Ji Guiren began to get closer to Concubine Min again, and at this time, he was also closest to Concubine Min, and he was smiling when he supported Concubine Min.
"Noble Ji, is it okay to come in and pay respects to the princess?"
In addition to appreciating the chrysanthemum, Concubine Min did not forget to ask Ji Guiren like this.
When Ji Guiren heard this, he also replied to Concubine Min with a smile.
"The blessing of dragging the mother, it is very good to come in, you can eat and sleep, you are alive when you get up, and you have to drag the pearl to fly a kite."
Concubine Min also touched her stomach and smiled happily when she heard it.
"That's good, I heard that Jing Wan's body is relatively weak before, and now I can rest assured that I can take care of this palace."
Concubine Min took out a box as she spoke, opened it in front of Ji Guiren, and put some on her face.
"Although it's autumn this day, it's still a little hot, and the antiperspirant effect of this incense powder is good, and it is said to nourish the skin, and the palace has been using it recently."
Concubine Min was proud, but Ji Guiren's face changed.
"Concubine Min, can you bring it over to the concubine?"
Concubine Min thought that Ji Guiren was interested in her own incense powder, so she handed it directly to Ji Guiren.
"Ji Guiren just looks at it, if you think it's easy to use, this palace will also ask someone to send you some."
But Ji Guiren didn't try it, but took it under his nose and asked, and then the whole person trembled, and looked at Concubine Min in horror.
"Niangniang, I don't know if the concubine is suspicious, the taste of this incense powder is exactly the same as the concubine used before."
The smile on Concubine Min's face gradually solidified, she looked at the incense powder in Ji Guiren's hand, and directly raised her hand and threw it out.
"Presumptuous!"