He Baolin never imagined that this case would finally be found on his head.

Until she was dragged away, her eyes were still locked on the makeup box in the corner of her room, where she had just been found in a small paper bag with medicinal powder.

"Nope! I didn't do it! Someone is trying to hurt me! Your Majesty, I want to see Your Majesty! ”

Ding Xiang looked at her coldly: "He Baolin, Your Majesty has handed over this matter to Concubine Xian Niangniang with full authority, don't bother with this." Save some energy and think about what to say in front of the mother! ”

He Baolin lost his soul for a while, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he shouted again.

"No, it must be Wu Cairen who harmed me! The medicine in Wen Meiren's tea before was given by her, since the poison is the same, the murderer must also be her! ”

When she arrived at Concubine Xian, she said her inference like this, and said with tears in her eyes.

"Niangniang knows, the concubine has always had a bad relationship with Wu Cairen. When I first entered the palace, her position was a little lower than mine, because I said a few words to her, and she has been holding a grudge until now. She hurt Wen Meiren, and now she is going to harm the eldest princess again, and she will kill me with two birds with one stone! Woo woo, ask the virtuous concubine to be the master of the concubine! ”

She cried so much that she was beautiful, obviously a posture that had been deliberately trained.

But Concubine Xian was not moved, and asked coldly: "You said that Wu Cairen wanted to harm you, but Wu Cairen obviously entered the cold palace, and her right-hand maid was also hanged in the morning, how did she harm you?" ”

He Baolin said: "She must have other helpers, maybe they are still in ambush in our palace!" Moreover, didn't the imperial doctor say that the medicinal powder was slowly working, maybe she had arranged it before she entered the cold palace. Niangniang, you can't listen to slander and blame the concubine! ”

Concubine Xian glanced at Lilac, and the latter came out to ask her master.

"Since He Baolin said that he was wronged, how can he explain the medicinal powder in the makeup box?"

"I don't know, someone must have snuck it in."

Lilac was not surprised by this, and asked: "The nurse of the eldest princess said that you once gave her a box of emollient ointment, but is there such a thing?" ”

He Baolin was taken aback, as if he had thought of something, his eyes widened, and his mouth began to dry.

Under the displeased gaze of Concubine Xian, she finally reluctantly admitted: "This is true, but it is just an ordinary camellia ointment, and I use that ...... to wipe my hands myself."

"The Imperial Doctor has discovered that the nurse's ointment contains the same ingredients as the Chinese medicine powder in your makeup box."

This sentence seems to sentence He Baolin to death, and the catastrophe she just felt was really coming. But apart from constantly shaking her head and shouting grievances, she couldn't think of anything else to say.

Sending ointment to please the nurse is just to please the eldest princess and the virtuous concubine, who would have thought that that inconspicuous gift would become a murder weapon and a talisman for herself?

Lilac seemed to be still asking her questions about the sweat towel, but He Baolin, who was crying without an image, couldn't hear anything except his own cry and desperate cries such as "I want to see Your Majesty".

But He Baolin didn't see the emperor.

On the day she was summoned by Concubine Xian, the palace maids around her were all taken away for questioning, and when she was "sent" back to the house, there was no one in it.

She wanted to go out to find someone to ask for help, but found that someone had hung a big lock outside the door, and the eunuch who locked the door didn't say a word to her, and even refused to accept bribes.

In the afternoon, a decree sent her to the North Third Institute.

It is not the emperor's decree, but the Empress Dowager's decree from Cining Palace, full of anger because of the murder of her granddaughter. It counted many of He Baolin's big and small crimes, and accused her of being virtuous and talentless, unworthy of being His Majesty's concubine, and not giving death was just for the sake of the He family.

He Baolin was escorted over as if in a dream, and only woke up when he knew that he saw Wu Cairen diagonally opposite.

She violently broke free from the eunuch's clamps, rushed to Wu Cairen, and was about to choke the other party's neck.

"You slut! It's you! You're the one who hurt me, aren't you? You speak! ”

But a small palace man suddenly appeared and unceremoniously pushed He Baolin.

"Master, are you alright?"

The eunuch was surprised and dragged He Baolin back and pushed him directly into the house. The latter screamed and threw himself at the door again, screaming some nonsense.

Wu Cairen said quietly: "Two fathers-in-law, it stands to reason that I have fallen into this situation, and I shouldn't say anything." But this man was assigned to my neighborhood, and I had to say something for my own safety. She's obviously gone crazy, if she is allowed to walk around, it will hurt us, in case she hurts a passing master, I'm afraid it's not okay? ”

The two eunuchs thought about it, discussed it in a low voice, and then put a lock on the door, and ignored He Baolin when he cried inside.

"He Baolin used to bully his master, and he came to our door to taunt his master, but this time she didn't have a chance to be proud!"

After venting, Xiao Gongcai asked in hindsight: "By the way, master, what did He Baolin do and be driven over?" ”

Wu Cairen puffed a strange smile: "What else can the concubine who entered the cold palace do?" It's not to murder other concubines, or to murder the emperor's heir~"

Xiaogong immediately said: "The master was wronged, different from others!" ”

"Well, what could be any different? It's pretty much the same in the end. There are few people here, and it is pure, and it is not bad. ”

Perhaps it was because there was no faithful servant to serve him, or perhaps it was too terrible to be locked in a dark old house, He Baolin committed suicide by swallowing gold that night.

The man died silently until he was found the next afternoon.

The person who found it was not a eunuch who delivered food, but a small palace man who was idle and accompanied his master to bask in the sun outside.

She hated He Baolin, and she was happy to see the other party down, so she leaned to the door and window, looked inside through the leaky gap, and saw He Baolin's half-seated and half-lying stiff body.

When Kunxu Palace received the news, the queen was a little unimpressed.

"What kind of trick is Concubine Xian playing? The little girl confessed to He Baolin before, and she saved the person. But a few days later, he left people in the cold again. Her hand is too long! ”

Lu Tao said: "Concubine Xian Niangniang must be taking the opportunity to play, and she wants to use this opportunity to prove her skills and consolidate her position." Niangniang, if she refuses to return the palace power, what should we do? ”

The queen snorted coldly: "The father of this palace is not dead yet, the Qin family has great achievements, she doesn't want to get involved in the position of this palace!" ”

Lu Shao hesitated and said, "Niangniang, I confessed that He Baolin's girl was climbing and biting indiscriminately, and I even mentioned you and Concubine Shuniang. Now that the eldest princess is involved in He Baolin, could it be that someone is doing ghosts behind her back? ”

The queen frowned: "Impossible! That matter has been cleared before His Majesty, and no one will believe that girl—"

The three masters and servants were whispering in the room, when suddenly someone trotted in to deliver the news.

"Queen Mother, Your Majesty has a decree to send you to Yongle Palace to speak!"

The queen's heartbeat skipped suddenly, and she subconsciously looked at Green Peony.

The latter's face turned pale, and he quickly helped the queen up: "Niangniang steady, let's clean ourselves!" Slave maid, slave maid accompany Niang Niang to the past, if anything is bad, the slave and maid are willing to throw their heads and spill blood for Niangniang! ”

The green peach on the side bit her lip, and suddenly had a bad premonition.

It's not just for His Majesty's sudden message, and some ominous meaning behind it, but also for the green peony that suddenly appeared to show his merits!

On the way to Yongle Palace, Green Peach was preoccupied, and I didn't know whether to pray for a while to be safe and sound, or pray that something was wrong, but it was good for Green Peony to come out and carry the black pot.

The queen hadn't seen the emperor alone for a long time, and the last time they met, it was when Wen Meiren almost slipped her tire.

She was acutely aware that the Emperor seemed to be a little calmer than the last time he had been angry.

Of course, this does not mean that the emperor values Wen Meiren and the unborn imperial heir, but does not value the eldest princess born by Concubine Xian, after all, she did not see the scene when the emperor hurried to Yongle Palace two days ago.

The queen just felt that she was even more unpredictable about this nominal husband, and she could at least find out a little bit of his mind before, but after that incident, they became worse than strangers. Even at this moment, she actually felt that His Majesty was more familiar and affectionate with a palace person by his side than with her.

"Concubines, see Your Majesty."

The Empress thought that she would not be given a flat signal for a long time, but the Emperor did not do so. At least, there was no intention of losing her face in front of Concubine Xian.

The queen sat down, and just asked about the situation of the eldest princess, and before she could express her apologies for not being able to sit in person, Concubine Shu also arrived.

Green Peony's words rolled in the queen's heart again, and she became short of breath, so she could only fold her hands, trying to hide this uneasiness.

"Now that everyone is here, let's get started."

The Emperor stared ahead, as if he was not speaking to a particular object, but the palace man behind him quickly stepped forward and pulled something out of his cuff.

"This is the bloody suicide note left by He Baolin, who committed suicide by swallowing gold in the North Three Institute yesterday, and I invite you to take a look." Zhi Wei said calmly.

Among the three concubines present, Concubine Xian was the most calm, but she couldn't help but shudder when she heard the words of the blood book.

The queen hesitated, and Concubine Xian opened her mouth: "Your Majesty, the blood book is dirty and filthy, and the queen's mother and concubine's sister are both pregnant, so they are afraid of colliding." Why don't you let the concubines take a look at it first and then read it out for them? ”

The queen intuitively felt that most of the words written in the suicide note were unfavorable to her, even if Her Majesty read it, she could not deceive it on the spot, but she did not want to listen to Concubine Xian's "sentence" on her in fear.

"No need, this palace is not so delicate."

Concubine Shu, who came the latest, was shocked, looking at Concubine Xian and the queen for a while, and the emperor, Zhiwei and others, her eyes seemed to be deliberately avoiding the bloodstained cloth that was handed to the queen.

In such a tense atmosphere, she couldn't open her mouth, and asked what was going on in a coquettish voice as before.

After the queen looked at the ten lines at a glance, she finally raised her head and looked at Concubine Shu quietly, her eyes were surprisingly bright.

It was like a sentence that came out of his nose: "Concubine Shu, let's take a look too." ”

Concubine Shu stroked her abdomen with one hand, and stretched out her other hand hesitantly, and the fluttering piece of cloth fell on her hand, with a smell of blood, which made her throat feel nauseous.

But she finally saw what was on it.

"Concubine Shu used her concubine and younger sister to force her to poison Wen Meiren and the eldest princess...... The concubine has no roots in duckweed, but she has been blessed by heaven, which is really ......"

You don't need to look at the words of nostalgia in the back, the first sentence alone gave Concubine Shu a thunderbolt.

"Your Majesty, the concubine has been wronged! He Baolin must have been jealous of the concubine's body, so he deliberately splashed dirty water on the concubine's body! Moreover, the culprit of Wen Meiren's incident is obviously Wu Cairen, which shows that He Baolin is full of lies and skillful in climbing and biting! ”

The queen gloated and said: "Concubine Shu, the so-called people are dying and their words are good, if He Baolin is climbing and biting indiscriminately, why only bite you, but not identify others?" If you want to say that the person she hates the most, shouldn't it be the virtuous concubine who single-handedly sent her to the cold palace? ”

Concubine Xian didn't seem to hear the queen's finger scolding, so she only said quietly: "Your Majesty, the remnants of the poison powder detected by the imperial doctor on the eldest princess's nurse are basically the same as the drugs poisoned by Miss Zhiwei before. In this way, the conjecture that the concubine told you at that time came true, and Wu Cairen was really wronged. ”

Everyone was stunned, only the concubine, the emperor and the people around the emperor had unchanged expressions.

Concubine Shu was about to argue, but Zhi Wei suddenly interrupted.

"Moreover, the imperial doctor diagnosed that the eldest princess had been exposed to the poison for a long time, but the dose was even milder. If it weren't for this rash, I was afraid that it would take a year and a half before the poison occurred, and the effect of the poison was not rapid, and it would only weaken and die in a few years. At that time, most of the Wen Meiren events will not be remembered. ”

Wu Cairen didn't know when he came out, and he also listed the anomalies before and after the confession of the palace maid Moshu, the strangeness of the suicide note and other suspicious points one by one.

Concubine Shu sat on the ground, still holding her stomach carefully, and leaned in front of the emperor, crying and sobbing.

"Your Majesty, the concubine is really wronged, don't listen to slander. Since the palace maid's confession can be faked, why can't He Baolin's blood letter be faked? Your Majesty, Your Majesty has mercy on our mother and son, please ask Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly! ”

Wu Cairen was still confronting Concubine Shu in the air, but the more the queen listened, the more frightened she became, if it wasn't for Lu Shao to support her in time, she would almost not be able to support herself.

Today's events have nothing to do with her, and she can still witness the rival Shufei fall from the clouds into the mire, but she is not happy at all.

Since when did Concubine Xian and His Majesty stand together, and she was excluded?

Was this little plan carried out by them in unison and hiding it from themselves?

That's why, when the last investigation took place, Concubine Xian was so unscrupulous, and His Majesty was so protective of her?

"Niangniang, Niangniang, what's wrong with you? Come on! ”