Li Zhong paused, and saw that Tuoba Chen and He Xi were both looking at him with puzzled expressions, so he didn't sell it, coughed lightly, and said with some hesitation: "Although this bead is a pendant on the hat of the chief managers, it is worn all year round, and it is common to lose one or two, my Internal Affairs Office is in charge of the items in the palace, and recently, someone has come to the Internal Affairs Office to replace it, not only this Yingluo, but even this belt has been torn off." ”

Tuoba Chen sighed softly, and Li Zhong continued: "The slave also asked two questions, how could it be so bad, but that person is fragmented, and he must have nothing to do with this person." ”

He Xi looked at Li Zhong's expression, there seemed to be an anxious look in his eyes, and she said unhurriedly: "Gonggong Li should not make a judgment too early, Your Majesty, please investigate carefully, this person in Gonggong Li's mouth." ”

"However, the father-in-law in charge of all the places in this palace is here, and what Father-in-law Li is talking about is one of them?" Fuqing was puzzled, this Li Zhonggu talked about him left and right, if someone pointed it out directly.

Li Zhong shook his head and said to Fuqing: "Father-in-law Fu has also left a person. ”

Fuqing frowned and asked rhetorically, "Who is it?" ”

Li Zhong's eyes rolled and slowly spit out a few words: "Shoukang Palace Sun Gonggong."

"Presumptuous!" Tuoba Chen shouted angrily, everyone knelt down in fear, Li Zhong's expression was neither humble nor arrogant, he just leaned down and repeated: "People from the Internal Affairs Office can testify about this matter, and even Your Majesty can go to investigate the case, but everything in the palace, in and out, is recorded." There is no room for minions with red mouths and white teeth, and nonsense. ”

Tuoba Chen's originally peaceful expression was gone, Shoukang Palace was the palace of Concubine De, He Xi looked at Li Zhong, and sighed secretly in his heart, this Li Zhong is too bold, dirty water dares to splash on Shoukang Palace's head, the curvature of the corners of her mouth is becoming more and more obvious, Lan Ruo thinks that this can save Li Zhong?

It was too naïve, Li Zhong was kneeling on the ground at this time, and He Xi stared at it fixedly for a long time before he said: "Father-in-law Fu, I have to bother you to follow Gonggong Li to the Internal Affairs Office to check, the number of this Yingluo still has a case file." ”

Fuqing asked Tuoba Chen, and after he agreed, he took Li Zhong down, just a moment of effort, he found the detailed case book, Tuoba Chen took it in his hand, turned the pages one by one, only turned a few pages, and saw the day when Sun Gonggong went to change his hat.

The vermilion notes are all recorded in the book, and there is even an inscription in the handwriting of Grandpa Sun, so that there is a comparative evidence of what happened in the future.

He Xi always felt that he seemed to have neglected something, the people in Concubine De's palace hardly walked around the harem, and now they rushed to invite her, for fear that it would make Concubine De unhappy.

Just thinking about it, she lowered her eyes and saw that the drape on Li Zhong's hat was on the ground in an arc, and there was a jewel on it that was different from the other colors.

"Can Grandpa Li give me the hat?" He Xi turned his head sideways and stretched out his hand to Li Zhong, with a posture of not retracting if he didn't give it to himself.

Li Zhong was flustered, and after thinking about it carefully, he didn't show his feet, so he took off his hat at random and handed it over to He Xi.

He Xi took the comparison between Yingluo and Li Zhong's hat in the brocade box, and asked for the rest of the people's hats to compare, although they are all beads of similar size and color, but if you look closely, you can still tell the difference, after all, everyone's living habits are different, and the degree of wear and tear is still different.

Such a comparison is most similar to the one on Li Zhong's hat. Tuoba Chen casually threw Li Zhong's hat in front of him, and said coldly: "Father-in-law Li should tell me what is going on." ”

Li Zhong knelt on the ground, as if he felt that he had been greatly wronged, and shouted that he had been wronged.

"The slave is really wronged, Your Majesty, think about it, if it is really a slave, how could the slave say what he just said, Your Majesty, please be the master of the slave." Li Zhong cried with snot and tears, as if he was about to faint to death.

He Xi turned a deaf ear and put the Yingluo back into the brocade box, then frowned and looked at Li Zhong and said, "I didn't say anything either?" It's just to check that Gonggong Li's reaction is too much. ”

Li Zhong's voice suddenly stalked in his throat, it was very funny, he was a little vicious and thought of countermeasures in his heart, and forcibly defended himself again: "The slave is just worried that the little master has made a conclusion without authorization, so he can't help but be anxious, and he is out of proportion for a while, and I ask the little master to forgive me." ”

"However, Gonggong Li still has to explain, why there is no record of you replacing Yingluo in this account book, but the Yingluo on your hat is different from others?"

Cold sweat was dripping on Li Zhong's forehead, he didn't expect He Xi to observe so meticulously, he also panicked, and couldn't help but feel a little at a loss.

"If you go back to the little master, the one before the slave was also lost, and it happened that Grandpa Sun came to replace it, and the slave didn't want to waste it, so he used the old one that Grandpa Sun replaced." Li Zhong said in a stammering tone.

In other words, the two Yingluo recorded by Grandpa Sun were actually only one in storage, and the remaining one was left by Father-in-law privately? Right? He Xi's tone became sharp, and he asked repeatedly.

Li Zhong was speechless for a while, he only felt that he was forced to the edge of a cliff, difficult to advance and retreat, if he said that he took it privately, the emperor would inevitably check the accounts and treasury of the Internal Affairs Office, if he said no, then his own one has no way to explain, it is really a wolf and a tiger in the back, he sighed in his heart.

He collapsed on the ground and didn't speak, seeing Li Zhong like this, everyone also understood what was going on, Tuoba Chen pursed his thin lips, He Xi knew that he was holding back his anger, so he didn't speak, she had done everything she could, and the next thing must be to get rid of the queen's right-hand man by someone else's hand.

"Your Majesty, the slave is just confused for a while, the slave didn't mean it, it's all that cheap maid, trying to seduce the slave and escape from the palace, the slave is angry-" Li Zhong seemed to want to defend something, but after all, it was all in vain, and the Praetorian Guard immediately pulled Li Zhong down and sent him to the Shen Punishment Division.

After Li Zhong was dragged away, the entire Heart Cultivation Hall fell into a dead silence, those eunuchs lay on the ground and did not dare to make a sound, there are also high and low nobles between them, the most noble is of course Fuqing next to the emperor, and the grandson of the concubine next to the concubine, and even Li Zhong, because he often deals with the ladies in the harem, he is favored by the master, and he also thinks too highly of himself.

Now that Li Zhong has fallen from power, the emperor just said a light and clever sentence, and he really responded to the sentence that the king is like a tiger, dare to ask the people present, who would not dare to endanger themselves?

"Did you know about Li Zhong in advance?" Tuoba Chen turned his head and asked He Xidao.

He Xi didn't hide it, and said directly: "Don't hide it from Your Majesty, a few days ago, the concubine moved to the palace, this Li Zhong harassed Ruyi, and put down the cruel words, and the concubine guessed that this matter was related to this Gonggong Li." ”

Everyone present was embarrassed, and it was the first time that someone had heard someone talk about the communiqué's personal vendetta so justifiably, but in this matter, He Xi was not considered to have wronged Li Zhong.

So, everyone present made a decision psychologically at the same time that everyone was in danger, that is, no matter what, the people in Mrs. Xi's palace could not be offended, this woman is now favored by God, and she is such a retributive character, if you still want to be an errand in the palace, then keep your duty, everyone present is the general manager, so He Xi actually established his authority in silence.

Everyone withdrew from the Heart Cultivation Palace, and everyone planned to go back and beat their subordinates, and they must be careful when they act in the harem in the future.

In the Weiyang Palace, Qiao'er hurriedly came in from the outside, dismissed the maids serving in the palace, and closed the door again, then walked to the queen's side with confidence, and said with an ugly face: "Niangniang, Li Zhong has been investigated." ”

The queen was peeling the tangerines that Li Zhong had sent over before, her hands were shaking, and the orange juice flowed down her nails, as if she was crying, Lan Ruo even felt that the tangerines that were still sweet and sour and delicious had a trace of bitterness in her mouth, and she threw the things in her hand to the ground.

Qiao'er hurriedly knelt down and said in fear: "Niangniang is angry." ”

"How many times has this palace told you, be careful, it's better now, look! made such a big fuss, even if this palace came forward, he couldn't save him. It will only make His Majesty suspicious. "Li Zhong is her person, she openly and secretly, how much effort did it take to help him to his current position, just because of a few lowly slaves, she buried an important chess piece of herself, how could Lan Ruo not be sad.

Qiao'er's voice choked and said, "Niangniang, will Li Zhong confess us?" "There are also a lot of jewelry in her room that Li Zhong honors her, and if the real emperor wants to investigate thoroughly, then she will inevitably be implicated.

"We? This palace is the mother of a country, and if a little eunuch wants to cure the sins of this palace, it is too ridiculous. You're talking about yourself. Lan Ruo said in a mocking tone.

Qiao'er didn't dare to say much, now only Lan Ruo could help herself.

"A bunch of fools, you can be regarded as accepting property at most, the law does not blame the public, Li Zhong walks in this palace, and there are many people who are filial. Your Majesty doesn't want to make a big deal out of this, so don't worry. Lan Ruoyu sighed.

"The slave maid also heard about something." Qiao'er breathed a sigh of relief, and then added.

Lan Ruomei's eyes narrowed slightly, and motioned for her to continue, Qiao'er pursed her lips and said, "I heard that it was Mrs. Xi who accompanied Your Majesty to investigate the case today." ”