Chapter 19: Life and Death (3)
As early as when Zong Ruyi secretly discovered that the emperor ordered Imperial Physician He to do something in the fetal medicine prescribed to Concubine De, Empress Dowager Liang accepted all the tricks that she had not had time to make, and waited for the 'good news' from the other side of Qiongxuan Palace.
Unexpectedly, Yu Wenrou was pregnant for ten months, and the melons were ripe, and she waited for this 'good news', but at the same time, it was rare for her hands to be clean, but she was still suspected of murdering the emperor and grandson.
At this moment, she looked at Xiao Zhu's changing expression, although she knew that her words had pierced his heart, which could probably make him dispel his doubts about himself, but even so, she was still beating a drum in her heart about whether she could get out of the predicament in front of her.
"The queen mother is at ease." Xiao Chai pondered for a long time, and finally spoke, reassuring his mother: "As long as the queen mother is innocent, the son will clear your suspicion and give you justice." β
If the mourning family really did it, would it be difficult, do you really want to let Heshou Palace dispose of your mother-in-law?
Empress Dowager Liang thought so in her heart, but thinking about her own situation, she didn't want to get into too much trouble with her son, and tried her best to suppress this evil fire, and never fought with him.
Coming out of Jingci Palace, walking all the way back to Chongtian Palace, Xiao Zhu called Sun Zhifang to him, and asked him to carefully check the little girl named Ying'er, check her net worth background, and find out who she has been in contact with since she entered the palace.
Sun Zhifang bowed and stood on the side, answered the order, thought about it, and sighed: "Your Majesty is filial, this is worried about the Queen Mother." β
Hearing this, Xiao Zhu paused for a moment, but laughed at himself.
Are you worried about your mother?
He asked Sun Zhifang if this flattery was too much. According to the order to investigate carefully, it is not so much that he cares about the reputation of the Queen Mother, but that he cares more about his face, the precarious relationship with the Zhou State, and who is so bold in this imperial palace that he dares to calculate so much under his nose.
Thinking of this, his eyebrows tightened a little tighter, and he said: "These days, I have been keeping an eye on Heshou Palace. β
Hearing this, Sun Zhifang was shocked, "Your Majesty means ...... Behind this matter, may it be the queen mother? β
Xiao Chai didn't speak.
He hoped not.
If it is really the queen mother, then it is most likely that Xiao Di finally can't sit still and plans to confront him head-on.
And if you are facing Xiao Di at this time...... He really couldn't help but worry about his odds.
With a lot of worry, Xiao Zhu finally slept for more than half an hour in front of the court, but just now he got up and washed his face, and when he was changing his crown clothes, he saw Sun Zhifang stumbling in, and shouted 'Your Majesty' in his mouth.
He unconsciously clenched his fingers, even if he knew that something had happened again.
"What it looks like!" He drank before asking, "Is the sky falling?" Scare you, the head of the Imperial Palace, into looking like this! β
Sun Zhifang ran in front of him, lying on the ground, and when he exited, he was crying.
"Your Majesty! - Your Majesty, you must hold on! It's Our Lady, and the Jingci Palace has just come to report it, saying that it is Our Lady...... The Queen Mother has died! β
When Xiao Chai arrived outside the Jingci Palace, the layers inside were already filled with the cries of the ladies who heard the news.
He stood at the gate of the palace, as if he was frozen by the immortal spell, and he didn't speak for a long time, and he didn't want to take a step inside.
"Your Majesty......"
Pan Ruohui, who came over early in the morning, listened to the report of the palace people, and the pear blossom came out with rain, standing in front of Xiao Zhu, looking at his appearance, distressed and worried, and even forgot to ask for peace.
Xiao Chai heard her voice, and even glanced at her, but still didn't say anything.
Pan Ruohui stepped forward cautiously, slowly took his hand, and comforted him softly: "Your Majesty, you mourn." Only when you are safe and the Virgin is over there, can you feel at ease......"
Pan Ruohui at this moment is petty and gentle.
In normal times, he would probably like it.
But at this moment, let her be relieved by her side for a long time, Xiao Zhu only felt noisy.
"I know." As he spoke, he brushed away Pan Ruohui's hand without a trace, and walked towards the palace, "Don't worry about the concubine. β
Behind him, Pan Ruohui was stabbed by his calm and cold tone, and the whole person was stunned.
Empress Dowager Liang was poisoned.
When Imperial Physician He reported the cause of death, his heart was full of sweat, lest the Son of Heaven would be angry and put his old life into it.
"Poison?"
In the main hall, Empress Dowager Li hurried over, and as soon as she heard the words of Imperial Physician He, her face changed.
"Imperial Doctor He, you have been serving in the palace for a long time, and the mourning family knows that you have outstanding medical skills, but you said that the Queen Mother was poisoned and died - are you sure of this?"
Imperial Physician He first bowed down, and then said diligently: "After returning to the queen mother's words, Weichen will never dare to joke about the major affairs of the heavenly family!" Wechen ...... Weichen dared to gamble his life, the Queen Mother, she was indeed mistakenly ingested poisonous and died of poison! β
Empress Dowager Li frowned.
At this time, Xiao Zhuyouyou turned his head to look at her, although his tone was not offensive, but it was definitely not respectful.
He asked, "Is there anything else for the Queen Mother to ask?" β
Empress Dowager Li looked at him and did not speak.
Xiao Zhu called: "Sun Zhifang." β
Sun Zhifang stepped forward in response with anxiety, and his steps were empty.
"Check it out for me." Xiao Zhu got up from his seat, and his voice still couldn't hear the waves: "Within three days, I will know who harmed the Holy Mother." β
"If you can't find ......," he glanced at the people present, and said word for word: "You all go and give the Queen Mother a funeral." β
His tail note falls very softly.
As soon as these words came out, the four concubines all looked at each other. Empress Dowager Li glanced at Xiao Yiyi sideways, and slowly withdrew her gaze, her expression unchanged.
You guys.
Who are Xiao Zhu's 'you' included?
No one dared to ask.
"Yesterday, the eldest son of the Emperor was born, and today the Queen Mother of the Virgin has died - this red and white, the weather in the palace has become really fast!"
In the afternoon, the instant rain came to the Hebi Palace, and told Pei Yao what happened in the palace in the morning, and there was still a little emotion at the end.
Empress Dowager Liang died.
This cognition crashed into Pei Yaowei's mind, she was stunned on the spot, and the scoop of water that she was holding for watering flowers in her hand suddenly fell back into the bucket, and the water stains splashed, causing the instant rain to take a step back.
"Oops,!" She took out a handkerchief, wiped Pei Yao's clothes, looked at her splashed placket, and laughed: "What's wrong with you?" Could it be that he was frightened by the news of Empress Dowager Liang's death? β
Pei Yao sighed and shook his head.
She was a little polite, and said bluntly: "It's not that I haven't seen dead people." She's dead, and it's too late for me to rejoice, what's so terrible. As she spoke, her eyes sank slightly, "I just didn't expect her to do this......"
Instant Rain heard something from her words, and hurriedly asked, "Who are you talking about?" β
Pei Yaowei glanced at her and smiled secretly.
"I won't tell you." She said: "This play is being sung to a wonderful point, you can see it yourself, if I tell you, it will be boring." β
The instant rain grinded her for a long time, but she didn't come up with an answer, so she had no choice but to keep an eye on the movements of the imperial palace, for fear of missing the slightest bit of good play.
I don't know if it was because of the clever methods of Mr. Sun, or if the murder was really stupid to do this, Sun Zhifang took the order, and in the afternoon of the next day, he came to restore Xiao Zhu's life.
At that time, it happened that Imperial Physician He also talked back and forth, and when he heard him say that the poison that killed his mother and queen mother came from the Zhou State, Sun Zhifang must have felt that even if he had a little more confidence.
"Back to Your Majesty, after the old slave received the order, the first thing was to carefully check all the eating utensils of the Queen Mother. As a result, in the supper of Our Lady last night, poison was found.
The old slave interrogated the imperial kitchen in detail, as well as the little eunuch who passed the meal, everyone said the same thing, they all said that they were innocent, but the imperial chef who served the meal of the Jingci Palace remembered that there were two maidens in the harem who sent people to the imperial dining room last night, and one of them was the rouge beside Pan Guifeiββ"
As soon as Sun Zhifang said this, Xiao Zhudeng's face was cold, and he interrupted his words: "Concubine Pan? β
Rao is Sun Zhifang has followed him for all these years, and he was also taken aback by his reaction at the moment.
"No, no," he came back to his senses and hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, the old slave asked, the people in the imperial dining room said that yesterday it was the concubine Niangniang's appetite was not adjusted, and the rouge thought about making a few appetizing snacks for the concubine, but there were two condiments that were not commonly used, and the small kitchen of the Chenghui Palace was short for a while, and the rouge went to the imperial dining room to borrow it.
And when the rouge went, the Queen Mother had already eaten dinner, and even the meal had been withdrawn. β
After Xiao Zhu listened, his face did not improve much, Sun Zhifang paid careful attention, but muttered in his heart, and he didn't know what kind of truth he, the emperor's master, wanted to hear?
After a while, the one on the throne said, "Go on." β
He asked, "Who is the other one besides the rouge?" β
Sun Zhifang glanced at Imperial Doctor He on the side.
"Yes......" He cleared his throat and whispered: "It's Qiongxuan Palace, Shi Jinyu next to Concubine De, Aunt Shi." β
After a pause, he heard a bang on the imperial caseβit was Xiao Zhu's fist that landed on it.
"Xuanliu Palace's concubines, come to Chongtian Palace to listen!"
Sun Zhifang seemed to be in trouble: "Your Majesty, do you really want to do this?" β
He glanced at Imperial Physician He, and said cautiously: "The Queen Mother is wronged, if it is really related to Qiongxuan Palace, then no matter how Your Majesty deals with Concubine De, it is all right, but-
There are many concubines and concubines in the six palaces, and everyone has a mouth, if this matter is publicized and Zhou Guo knows, he will not know what kind of uproar it will cause. For the sake of His Majesty's country, Qiongxuan Palace ...... Do you want to act quietly, in secret? β
Sun Zhifang's words are not unreasonable.
The previous exhaustion of the forest, it can be seen that the Zhou State has the heart to rekindle the flames of war, if Yu Wenrou is guilty at this time......