Chapter 135: Murder for Money

Zhou Jingrong has never had a sixth sense so accurate, she feels that things are not simple, things are really not simple.

It turned out that before this, all the concubines and palace maids who had used Yuhuashuang in the palace had different degrees of sensitivity.

Some people have rashes, some people have redness and swelling, some people have fever, some people have itching, some people have a long time, and some people get better the next day.

Because the symptoms are not the same, and there is no major problem, no one thinks of Yuhuashuang, until this time there is a palace concubine who has a miscarriage.

None of the palace concubine's clothes and food were found to cause a slippery tire, except for Yuhuashuang, who had caused her red spots, to be the most suspicious.

The queen focused her investigation on Yuhua Cream, and found that many people had allergies.

However, due to the large number of users of Yuhua Frost, and some of them have been used up, the imperial doctor could not check them one by one, so he only focused on checking the Yuhua Cream used by the concubine who had lost the pregnancy, and randomly checked a few bottles, and the results were all normal, and it was not sure what was wrong with Yuhua Frost for the time being.

The queen couldn't figure it out, so she summoned Zhou Jingrong to get some clues from her.

Zhou Jingrong said, the abortion of this palace concubine belongs to the battle of harem women, even if the problem is Yuhuashuang, it is time to find out who did it in Yuhuashuang, so as not to have to call her, the person who sells goods, to question, it turns out that this matter has already appeared.

However, since the advent of Yuhuashuang, no customer has ever had allergies, and even the last time Qi Ruyan returned the product under the pretext of allergies, it was also intentional by her.

If it is excusable for a few people to have special physique and allergies, but it is absolutely impossible to have such a large-scale collective allergy symptom, or even slip the tire because of this, and someone must have deliberately framed it.

I don't know who the person behind the scenes is, whether he came to Zhou Jingrong or pulled her on the back of the black pot. No matter which one it is, that person set up a situation to lead the water to the east early, which is really a good intention.

"What do you think?" The queen asked.

Zhou Jingrong replied respectfully: "Queen Mother, all cosmetics that come into contact with the skin will inevitably have different reactions due to the different physique of each person. But such a large-scale collective allergy incident is really unusual, and the courtiers believe that there must be something else hidden in it. ”

Zhou Jingrong said, paused, and said, "Niangniang, can you borrow a pen and paper?" ”

The queen bowed slightly, and the palace maid presented the four treasures of the above room.

Zhou Jingrong directly wrote down all the formulas of Yuhuashuang, handed them to the palace maid to present to the queen, and said without humility or arrogance: "Niangniang, the courtiers have written down all the formulas of the five products of Yuhuashuang, and Niangniang can summon the imperial doctor to check the Yuhuashuang purchased by each palace, and whether the ingredients are consistent with the formula." ”

The queen summoned Zhou Jingrong, and she originally had the intention of checking whether there was a problem with the formula of Yuhua Cream.

But the matter is still inconclusive, Zhou Jingrong is only assisting in the investigation, and the queen is not good to ask her to hand over the formula directly.

After all, the formula is the foundation of Zhou Jingrong's store, although the queen has no intention of snooping, but this kind of thing is inevitably suspected of bullying people, and it is true.

But she didn't expect Zhou Jingrong to be so good and take the initiative to write out the formula for verification, which made the queen appreciate her a little more.

However, the doctor still didn't find out anything.

The ingredients of Yuhua Cream are no different from the formula given by Zhou Jingrong, the formula is very normal and will not make people sensitized, which shows that the problem is not in Yuhua Cream.

This result was expected by Zhou Jingrong, after all, so many people were allergic at the same time, and it was impossible for the people behind the scenes to do anything in everyone's Yuhua Cream.

Zhou Jingrong asked the imperial doctor: "My lord, is it possible that some of the ingredients in the cream are in harmony with other medicinal plants to cause this situation?" ”

This possibility has been thought about for a long time, and denied: "The spices and herbs used to make the cream are all warm things, and there is no such thing as restraint. ”

Zhou Jingrong thought that the biggest possibility was rejected by the doctor, so she had no idea.

Since this matter has nothing to do with Yuhuashuang, the follow-up investigation has nothing to do with Zhou Jingrong, the queen sent someone to send her out of the palace and rewarded her with a lot of good things to appease.

Zhou Jingrong walked out of the palace and saw Fu Yunshen, who had just gone down to court, waiting for her.

"Has anyone embarrassed you?"

"How did you change your clothes?"

The two of them spoke at the same time, both caring about each other.

Zhou Jingrong glanced at Fu Yunshen with disgust: "Are you stupid, if someone embarrasses me, can I still stand in front of you?" ”

Fu Yunshen's tense face gradually unfolded, and he took Zhou Jingrong's hand.

After getting into the carriage, Zhou Jingrong grabbed Fu Yunshen's robe and asked, "What's the matter with your clothes?" ”

Fu Yunshen's official residence is sixth, and the official robe should be green, but he is wearing a scarlet eight-python five-clawed python robe at this time, decorated with embroidered white pheasants, which is clearly a five-grade official robe.

Fu Yunshen replied: "The former Honglu Temple Qing resigned, and Shaoqing was demoted, so I was transferred to Honglu Temple, appointed as the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, and temporarily took the position of Honglu Temple Secretary." ”

Zhou Jingrong threw herself into Fu Yunshen's arms with joy, and said with appreciation: "You have been promoted?" Fu Yunshen, you are also amazing, you have only been employed for more than a month, and the probation period has not yet passed, so you will be promoted and raised! However, what does Honglu Temple do? ”

Fu Yunshen was infected by Zhou Jingrong's bright smile, and explained to her in a good mood: "Honglu Temple is in charge of the ceremony festival, and the matter of the main and foreign guests. In mid-October, the Thousand Autumn Festival is the Thousand Autumn Festival, when all countries come to the court, and they will also need to receive envoys from various countries. ”

Zhou Jingrong's joy was suddenly discounted, and he frowned and said: "The diplomat's job is good, but the job is not good. It is a matter of state affairs, and if something goes wrong and offends the envoys, it may cause the two countries to become hostile, and in serious cases, it may even lead to war, and the responsibility is heavy......"

Zhou Jingrong couldn't be happy at all, and complained: "But you have only been in the company for a short time, how could the emperor hand over such an important diplomatic matter to you?" ”

Fu Yunshen was also very helpless: "Previously, I revised the general history of various countries and was praised by the saints. This time, there was a vacancy in Honglu Temple, and Ling Xie recommended me to the Holy Lord. ”

On the surface, Ling Xie took the initiative to show favor and appoint people on the basis of merit, showing his generosity to the emperor. But in fact, he pushed Fu Yunshen into the fire pit.

The Honglu Temple has no leader, and the reception preparations are halfway through, and they are disorganized; Fu Yunshen is a new official again, and it may be difficult to convince the public, which is really a hot potato.

The more Zhou Jingrong thought about it, the more worried she became, and said sullenly: "When the time comes, Ling Xie will definitely make you stumble, you must be careful!" ”

Fu Yunshen smiled and touched her head: "I'm not afraid of this, it's just that I have to prepare for the Qianqiu Festival during this time, I'm afraid I will be very busy and have no time to accompany you." ”

Zhou Jingrong pursed her lips and said stiffly, "Who wants you to accompany me." ”

Fu Yunshen felt that the little wife's inappropriate appearance was very cute, so he took a sip of her fiercely and laughed loudly.

Since the abortion of the palace concubine had nothing to do with Yuhuashuang, Zhou Jingrong didn't pay attention to the follow-up situation.

Fu Yunshen is very concerned about this matter, because Zhou Jingrong is involved, and it is always difficult for him to feel at ease if the matter is not over.

A few days later, the abortion of the palace concubine came to light.

It turned out that there was musk hidden in the jade pillow she used every day, so it caused her to have a miscarriage. And the jade pillow was given by her best friend, another palace concubine, who was given death, which also broke her liver and intestines.

When Zhou Jingrong learned the result, the whole person was stunned and angry: "How can there be such a person? I treat you as a friend, but you stab you in the back, and your heart can be punished! ”

Fu Yunshen was lighting a note on the candle flame, and when he heard Zhou Jingrong's grievances, he replied: "It should be the back of the pot." ”

"Huh?" Zhou Jingrong looked at the past puzzled.

Fu Yunshen dealt with the note and said to Zhou Jingrong: "News from Qi Ruyan, Yurong Pavilion." ”

Qi Ruyan was imprisoned in another courtyard by the fifth prince, and the secrets she could access were limited, and she could only occasionally get a few words, although she couldn't understand it, she relayed it word for word.

This time, the news she delivered was only three words, Yurong Pavilion.

Zhou Jingrong was puzzled: "Yurong Pavilion? I know, Yurong Pavilion is the most famous fat powder shop in Beijing, and it is headed by Yurong Pavilion when it unites other shops to suppress Qingyan. However, what happened to Yurong Pavilion? ”

Fu Yunshen asked, "Do you know who is the owner behind Yurong Pavilion?" ”

Zhou Jingrong shook his head blankly, but heard Fu Yunshen say, "It's Ling Guifei." ”

Zhou Jingrong was a little surprised, and listened to Fu Yunshen's analysis: "Those two palace concubines are not favored, they support each other in the palace, one of them gains the Tao, and the two benefit, there is no reason to frame each other." Moreover, a concubine who is not of high grade and is not favored has the ability to make all those who use Yuhua Frost allergic, so as to achieve the purpose of causing trouble. ”

Zhou Jingrong understood what Fu Yunshen meant, but disagreed: "But you can't conclude that this matter was done by Ling Guifei, as you said, a concubine who has no identity background and is not favored, is pregnant with a child who doesn't know whether the gender is male or female, it's not worth her to do, right?" ”

Fu Yunshen nodded and said, "So, she didn't go to great lengths to get rid of that child, but to dump this matter on Yuhuashuang and achieve the purpose of framing you." And she did this for the sake of Yurong Pavilion. ”

Zhou Jingrong couldn't understand it, felt it was too ridiculous, and even laughed: "How is it possible, just because of commercial competition, she doesn't hesitate to kill people, what does she take people's lives for?" ”

Fu Yunshen gently hugged Zhou Jingrong, whose body was trembling slightly, and gently comforted: "Yurong Pavilion is the largest fat powder shop in Beijing, and even monopolizes the market of some fat powder types. Because of Ling Guifei's backing, the merchants dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, because the annual profit of Yurong Pavilion was quite considerable. Ling Guifei used this to make money, of course you can't be allowed to rob her business. Since ancient times, seeking money and killing people is not what it means to behave like this? ”

The harem is rolling, unlike the jealousy in the ordinary back house, petty fights, every step is bloody, how can a person like Zhou Jingrong understand it.

Fu Yunshen comforted Zhou Jingrong for a while, and then worried: "What I'm worried about is that I'm afraid this matter is not over yet." ”