?e????? When Concubine Deng said this, she paused and glanced at Zidai beside her.

Zi Dai hurriedly stepped forward and handed her the purse she had been holding in her hand.

"The concubine didn't know what it was at first. But it smelled like spices, so he asked Zidai to take it to the old lady who was serving spices in the house. The old lady looked at it and said, this is the water that makes the princess itch and poison. The concubine was so frightened when she heard this, she wanted to hand it over directly to the prince, but the prince's temper was ...... Sister Liu has also served the prince for several years, and the concubine can't bear it, so she thinks about it, so she takes the liberty to come to disturb you. ”

After she finished speaking, she handed the purse to Cai Qing.

Cai Qing took the purse angrily, gritted her teeth, but still couldn't hold back, "Niangniang, since the stolen goods have been obtained, let's tell the prince about this matter, and ask the prince to call the shots for you!" ”

Ruotang only asked her to send the purse to Lu Zhengqing, and then asked Concubine Deng: "That maid was not found?" ”

"Yes. Because it was too late, the maid hid her face again, and Zidai didn't see her face clearly. "Concubine Deng really wants to look up and see what kind of expression she has at this time." Niangniang, Sister Liu, although she is at fault. But she has been serving the prince with all her heart...... Please also ask for the sake of the prince, spare her this time. ”

"I heard that you don't have a good relationship with the Liu family, and the Liu family even contradicted you several times, making you very shameless in front of others?" It seems that this Concubine Deng is here to intercede for the Liu family, but it is she who is the one who took the so-called evidence to set the Liu family with a conclusive charge of harming her.

Concubine Deng raised her head in surprise, "Who did you listen to when you said this?" The concubine and Sister Liu have always been harmonious. Why is it said that the relationship is bad? It must be the minions in the house who have nothing to do and chew their tongues nonsense, but don't believe them. ”

She looked panicked, and she looked like the real thing.

"That concubine is a little curious." Ruotang was still smiling, but she claimed to have replaced it with a noble title that she had never liked to use, "Concubine Deng, since you have always been good with the Liu family, how could you come to Concubine Ben with the evidence that she harmed Concubine Ben?" ”

"Although the concubine is better than Sister Liu, how can the concubine hide such a big thing as murdering the princess? If the concubine kept this matter tight, wouldn't she become her accomplice? The concubine was timid, and after tossing and turning all night, although she felt that she couldn't live with Sister Liu, she didn't dare to hide it. If you don't believe it----" Concubine Deng's anxious tears fell. "The concubine can swear to the sky, if the concubine is half-false, then the concubine will not be able to die well if the sky thunders. Niangniang, don't you suspect the concubine? ”

"Concubine Ben didn't say that." Ruotang watched her performance with a faint expression, and commented on this person's acting skills in his heart by the way. In fact, she really acted very well, Ruotang didn't believe her, not because she had any flaws in her acting skills, but because Ruotang was more careful about people's hearts and human nature than others.

If Concubine Deng was really a scheming person, how could she make Chu Qianlan look at her differently and hand over the palace to her to take care of? Although she didn't deal with Concubine Deng a few times, she had a few contacts with the Liu family and the Qin family, and neither of these two people was a fuel-efficient lamp. Concubine Deng has been able to dominate the palace for more than three years, how can she do it without some means and courage?

Therefore, Concubine Deng's innocent performance, no matter how real the performance is, Ruotang will not believe it.

Again, not only is her relationship with Concubine Deng not good, but also because as soon as she entered the mansion, she teamed up with the Qin family and the Liu family to share the rights in her hands, and Concubine Deng was afraid that she would hate her to death. If this incident was really done by the Liu family, she was afraid that not only would she not expose the matter, but she would also hide it for the Liu family, and then take this so-called evidence and threaten the Liu family to hand over the management power that she was forced to give away. In this way, Liu's is equivalent to holding it in her hands for the rest of her life. Liu Shi has become the gun in her hand, pointing where to shoot, wouldn't she save much trouble---- but she just exposed this matter, except for wanting to cover it up, Ruotang couldn't think of a better explanation.

No, maybe there is another explanation, that is, Concubine Deng hated the Liu family and wanted to get rid of her as soon as possible?

"In this way, let someone bring the Liu family over, and while Concubine Deng is also here, let's try it together." After that, he didn't wait for Concubine Deng to respond, so he instructed the thrush: "Go and bring the Liu family over." ”

Concubine Deng said in a panic: "Niangniang, is the concubine ...... Isn't it a matter of avoiding it first? ”

"You are not afraid of shadows, what is there to avoid." Ruotang smiled slightly, "This concubine has been poisoned by this water he, and her body collapsed all of a sudden." No, I've just been talking to you for such a while, and I'm a little powerless. This concubine knows that Concubine Deng is a capable person, which can be seen from the fact that the prince handed over the middle feed to you to take care of, and you have never disappointed the prince over the years. ”

"You've won a prize." Concubine Deng said with sincere fear. Cloth looking for longitudinal carrying.

This time she was really a little panicked, because she couldn't tell what Ruotang meant by this---- of course she wouldn't think that Ruotang was just to praise her.

"Why should Concubine Deng be modest in front of this concubine? After a while, the Liu family will come over, and I have to bother you to help Concubine Ben ask, so that I can give Concubine Ben an understanding of why Concubine Ben became the target of her attack. ”

Concubine Deng's eyelids jumped, before she came over, she never dreamed that Ruotang would ask her to confront the Liu family in front of the gong. Isn't it supposed to be done quietly in the first place? Why did this princess not play her cards according to common sense at all, and brought people over to be judged in front of her, not to mention, but even asked her to be judged? She originally wanted to see the two of them dog-eat-dog, but who expected things to go wrong!

Did she already notice something? Is she suspicious of her?

Thinking of this, Concubine Deng felt a little flustered, but she didn't mess up---- she was also from the official's house, and she was still the princess of the palace who was on the jade plate, Shen Ruotang didn't have real evidence, even if she doubted her in her heart, it was useless!

It's just that from now on, if you want to start again, I'm afraid it's not so easy.

Concubine Deng's mind was spinning rapidly, but her expression on her face did not change at all, and she still said to Ruotang respectfully: "In this case, the concubine body will be overstepped." ”

After that, he gave another blessing to Ruotang.

From the first time Ruotang saw her, at that time, Ruotang was committed to being a pitiful little white flower soft girl, and most people would probably let down their guard when they saw her, but this Concubine Deng, from the beginning to the present, she was respectful to her and never missed the slightest etiquette.

A thoughtful and cautious person, how dare Ruotang underestimate it?

……

Liu was quickly brought over, although she was calm and not embarrassed, but the pale and haggard face still made it easy to see that she was not as calm as she looked.

When she saw Concubine Deng, her brows furrowed slightly, and she knelt in front of Ruotang's bed expressionlessly, "Cheap concubine Liu, please say hello to the mother." ”

Ruotang seemed to be asleep, and there was no sound at all.

Concubine Deng's heart was embarrassed at this time, but she had to step forward and say, "Niangniang has been a little weak since she was poisoned. Sister Liu, I know that you have a lot of opinions about the princess being able to live in the Changchun Pavilion and monopolize the prince, but I never dreamed that you would poison Niangniang for this reason! Sister Liu, you are really ...... It's chilling. ”

Liu knelt there straight, didn't look at Concubine Deng, and said coldly: "Concubine Niangniang falsely accused the concubine of being the murderer of poisoning Niangniang, I heard that Concubine Niangniang found Shui He in the concubine's Duyue Xuan, there is physical evidence, what about human evidence?" ”

Concubine Deng naturally moved Fang Cai's rhetoric out again, "It's too late, and I haven't seen the maid's appearance clearly, but I am sure that it must be the maid in your yard." ”

"Don't you think it's very contradictory? I didn't see the appearance of the maid, but it was definitely the maid in the yard of the concubine? Can it also be said that the concubine is actually a person in the side concubine's house, in order to marry the concubine, the side concubine Niangniang directed and acted in such a good show? Liu's gaze gently slid over Concubine Deng's face, and there was no fierce factor in his eyes.

Concubine Deng tensed her face, frowned and said coldly: "Sister Liu's words are incomprehensible, do you suspect that I am plotting to kill my mother?" This is a big joke, why did I murder my mother? ”

"Because you're jealous." Liu said lightly, "You are jealous that Niangniang is more beautiful than you, jealous that Niangniang can live in this Changchun Pavilion, and jealous of Niangniang...... became the person on the tip of the prince's heart. Not only are you jealous, but you also hate your mother. If a person has hatred in his heart, what can't he do? ”

"Ridiculous!" Concubine Deng sneered categorically, "The prince is good to Niangniang, isn't this a matter of course?" I had already thought of the picture of the deep love between the prince and the mother before I entered the Hunan Palace, how could I be jealous because of this? Not to mention hatred. Regardless of that, I don't know anything about spices. Sister Liu, you are different, who doesn't know that before Sister Liu entered the Xiangwang Mansion, she was the most proud disciple of the Perfume Holy Warrant Hu Ling? ”

"That's right, everyone in the world knows that I was once a disciple of the Holy Hand of Perfumery, so it is logical to plant this matter on my head without arousing suspicion, how convenient it is for the side concubine to act."

Liu thought about it all night in the firewood room, and he was good at perfumery, and this matter really seemed to have nothing to do with him. But if she didn't do it, someone must be harming her. The first thing she suspected was the Qin family. The Qin family has always been bold, and she really holds a grudge against the princess, but before she thought about it, she knew that it would not be the Qin family. If the Qin family wants to kill the princess and take the opportunity to get rid of someone, that person is most likely Concubine Deng, not her! Of course, she also knew that the Qin family had a grudge against her because of the last trip to Duanwangfu, but compared to Concubine Deng, the Qin family's hatred for her was still ranked behind Concubine Deng.

After excluding the Qin family, the only one who was suspicious and would do this was Concubine Deng.

However, she only doubted, because she had no conclusive evidence to prove that Concubine Deng did this. But she knew that if the charge of murdering the princess really fell on her head, her life would be over.

"It's getting ridiculous." Concubine Deng had a condensed smile on her lips, "If I really did it, you would have come up with evidence!" Niangniang, I heard that an embroidery girl in the sewing room yesterday has confessed, and it is the Liu family who bought her to poison you with incense! Sister Liu, isn't there no certification? Niangniang might as well bring the embroidered girl over to confront Sister Liu to see who wronged whom? ”

Ruotang seemed to be "sober" at this time, groaned, and said: "Okay, if the person is not killed by the prince, then bring it up to confront the Liu family." ”

"Mother's grace." Seeing that Ruotang "woke up", Liu hurriedly kowtowed and said: "Since Niangniang married into the palace, she has cared for the concubines and others, not only let the concubines be in charge of the sewing room and laundry room, but also took the concubines to Duanwang's mansion, so that the concubines can meet their seriously ill mothers, and the concubines are only grateful and grateful to the mother, and they can't do anything to murder the mother, and they also ask the concubine to be clear!" ”

Ruotang nodded quite reasonably, looked at Concubine Deng and said, "Everything that harms people has a motive, what do you say is Liu's motive for harming me?" ”

"The concubine once heard Sister Liu complain, and she felt that the prince loved you and snubbed you...... snubbed us, so ......"

"The Liu family will think so, what about you, Concubine Deng? Have you ever thought so? ”

"The concubine doesn't dare." Concubine Deng said hurriedly.

"Don't dare?" Ruotang repeated her words playfully, "As soon as the concubine came, she took away your middle feed, do you really not hate the concubine at all?" ”

"The internal affairs of the palace should be in charge of you, but the concubine knows this, how can she hate you?" Concubine Deng was also a little unbearable, knelt down on her knees, and defended herself with tears in her eyes: "If the mother doesn't believe it, the concubine will immediately hand over the stewardship in her hand......"

"Like last time, just give this concubine some useless pairs and keys?" Ruotang sneered, "If you really respect me, the princess, you won't be eager to embarrass the concubine as soon as she enters the mansion." ”

Concubine Deng really panicked at this time, and kowtowed again and again: "The concubine doesn't dare, everything the concubine does is ...... are all in accordance with the instructions of the prince, and the concubines will never dare to make their own opinions, let alone embarrass the mother, and ask the mother to learn clearly. ”

She never thought that Ruotang would turn over her old accounts at this time. I can't help but secretly worry that I shouldn't be in a hurry today, and I should wait and see.

It's just that I want to put Liu's slut to death as soon as possible to relieve the hatred in her heart, so I ...... The most important thing now is to clean yourself up from this matter.

"Concubine Ben doesn't understand a little, you mean, the prince ordered you to give the middle feed to the concubine, and at the same time made you secretly embarrassed the concubine, is that so?" Ruotang raised his eyebrows and asked neatly.

Concubine Deng's cold sweat was about to come down, "The concubine didn't say that, the concubine was just ......"

The prince didn't explicitly want her to embarrass the princess, besides, it was the prince, the one who really controlled their fate, her husband, her god, how could she dare to say that the prince was not?

But she quickly calmed down, "No matter what you think of the concubine, the concubine didn't harm you." If someone has to splash this basin of dirty water on the concubine's body, although the concubine's body has no choice, she must also die to understand! The concubine is a little unwell, and she can no longer serve her mother, so the concubine will retire first! ”

After that, he still kowtowed respectfully, got up from the ground, and slowly exited the room.