Lan Xin and Gao Lingxi were still calm, watching Concubine Chun pounce on the pastry, neither of them was shocked or worried.

As the queen, Lan Xin just behaved very calmly, and the doubts between her eyebrows deeply expressed the determination in her heart. Despite this, she symbolically stopped: "Jinlan, Xue Guining, quickly, you stop Concubine Chun." ”

Gently stroked the skewers on his neck, Gao Lingxi's performance was not as natural as that of the queen. On the contrary, she stared at the pure concubine of Sapo silently as if she was watching a play, whether she was pitiful or resolute, she didn't seem to be eye-catching. I've seen a lot of scenes like this before, and it's just numb.

The most nervous is the maid Xue Lan beside Concubine Chun. She pounced on her master sincerely, grabbed Concubine Chun's slender wrist desperately, and refused to let go of anything. The mouth couldn't stop whimpering: "Niangniang, don't be like this, things haven't been figured out yet, if you have a mistake, how can the slave and maid live." ”

Su Wanrong didn't cry, nor did she argue about her grievances, she just wanted to swallow the hibiscus jasper cake that Concubine Hui dropped. Even if it is like a concubine, blood spurts from her mouth and nose, and she faints on the spot, it is better than the emperor's cold eyes. Naturally, she is not unaware that suicide in fear of sin and death are all on the lips of others.

The rights and wrongs of the harem are only in the hearts of the people in the harem.

"No, sis." Fenglan also pounced, and refused to let go of the jade wrist that was holding the pure concubine.

Xue Lan made a gesture to snatch the hibiscus jasper cake in the hand of the pure concubine, this grab does not matter, the soft pastry is interacted with by several more forces, and it is easy to scatter and break the hand of the pure concubine.

The scum fell down from between Su Wanrong's fingers, and the sticky feeling in the palm of her hand was really indescribable. Obviously, she had crushed such a soft thing, but her feeling was almost like pinching her own heart, and her whole body convulsed in pain. It's not a long life, she keeps pretending to be calculating, but in the end, she is calculated by others and is powerless to fight back, so ridiculous.

"Niangniang, and take your own time, the slave has a way to prove that this pastry is not poisoned by you, Niangniang." Xue Lan suddenly realized something, and exclaimed, which shocked the ears of those present.

When Lan Xin heard her say this, she couldn't help but give her permission: "Since Xuelan has a way, then the palace must see it clearly." If Concubine Chun is innocent and has not been poisoned, this palace does not want to wronged her. ”

With the queen's words, Su Wanrong stopped her movements and asked Xue Lan in a daze: "What do you do, say it quickly." ”

Gao Lingxi saw that things were turning around, so he let out a long breath, sat up straight, and tried his best to watch calmly. If the matter was done by Concubine Chun, she would not let go of anything. But if not, she didn't want to indulge the real culprit in vain.

Xue Lan took the already messy pastry from Concubine Chun's hand and held it in her palm in front of the queen mother. "Slave and maid are brave, please ask the pure concubine to narrate the production process of hibiscus jasper cake in front of the queen's mother. The more detailed, the better. The affirmative gaze is similar to that of the master, and Xuelan is full of confidence.

Su Wanrong was encouraged by her, and couldn't help nodding in response: "The hibiscus flowers of hibiscus jasper cake are the most beautiful and best hibiscus petals when the flowers are in full bloom, washed and dried, mashed into puree, and pickled in bottles and jars with a little osmanthus sugar. To use, mix it into the flour. Jasper, on the other hand, refers to a refreshing and delicious cucumber juice mixed with a pinch of fresh and refreshing mint leaves to create a refreshing taste.

Because Hui Guifei was pregnant, the slave maid did not use pear juice and noodles, but used sweet and fresh plum juice instead, but the original bitter peach kernel powder was not added, only in the walnut filling of the pastry, after a layer of gold leaf, kneaded into the pastry skin. ”

After thinking about it, Su Wanrong felt that she had said it very clearly, and then there was the method of stuffing and the time when it was steamed. She was about to open her mouth to repeat the story, but was interrupted by Xue Lan.

"Queen Mother, slave daring, dare to ask can you hear clearly?" Xue Lan had red eyes, knelt two steps forward, and got closer to the queen: "Concubine Chun just said that the stuffing was wrapped in a layer of gold leaf before it was stuffed into the skin, you can see clearly, this piece of pastry, there is no gold leaf at all." ”

"Really?" Su Wanrong couldn't help but get excited, she suddenly stepped forward, and clearly opened a ball of soft glutinous pastries in front of the queen, sure enough, the filling was the filling, the skin was the skin, and there was no gold leaf at all. "Queen Mother, take a look clearly, there is really no gold leaf in this pastry, this is not made by the concubine, this is not made by the concubine, this pastry is ...... This pastry makes people drop their bags, and people drop their bags. ”

Gao Lingxi really didn't expect that this would also make Concubine Chun set things right, so she couldn't help frowning: "This pastry is really the piece that the palace almost put in its mouth, but it fell to the ground." But what evidence does Concubine Chun have to prove that the pastries you originally made were filled with gold leaf. ”

"The concubine had someone go to the Internal Affairs Office early this morning to get the best gold leaf, which is an edible garnish. The records of the Internal Affairs Office are naturally there, and it is said that among the pastries served by the slaves and maids, there are several ones that also have some gold leaf, and in addition, in the palace of the concubines, there are a few pieces of hibiscus jasper cakes that have not been served. Su Wanrong thought about it and hurriedly said, "When making this pastry, many people saw the steps of the concubines. If Concubine Hui still doesn't believe it, and the maids and maids in the lower courtyard who have not been with her are still in the palace, she only needs to ask them about the pastries, which must be the same as what the concubine said. ”

Concubine Chun's words are conclusive, and it doesn't seem like she is making excuses to prevaricate. Otherwise, why didn't she say that the people around her had unclean hands and feet and secretly framed her. Lan Xin weighed it in his heart, and asked Xue Guining to verify them one by one according to what Concubine Chun said. And he sat upright steadily, looking at the woman in front of him calmly.

"Thank you for the queen's willingness to listen to the concubine." Su Wanrong exhaled a long breath: "As long as it can be proved that this pastry is not made by the concubine, then the concubine does not have to be wronged." ”

"I don't understand, if the pastry wasn't made by you, how could it be changed from your hand?" Gao Lingxi couldn't figure out how many people in this harem, except for Concubine Xian, couldn't see her alive, couldn't get used to her grace at this time, or to put it bluntly, they wished she was dying.

The more dangerous it was, the easier it was to think crankily, and she couldn't let her hand rest on her belly, and stroked it slowly and gently.

"Is Concubine Hui unwell?" Lan Xin saw her solemn expression, frowning, extremely distressed, and couldn't help but worry: "You are now a person with a body, and you don't plan for yourself and the flesh and blood in your belly." It's not good for children to always worry like this. There is the emperor and the palace to make decisions for you in everything, so you don't have to worry. It's right to be open-minded. ”

"Thank you, Queen." Gao Lingxi's sentence of gratitude is much better than what Concubine Chun said. "There's nothing wrong with the concubine, it's just that I almost wronged the pure concubine with guilt."

When Su Wanrong heard this, the tears she had been holding back slowly fell: "The concubine didn't dare to be resentful, she only blamed herself for not being careful and letting others take advantage of the loophole." ”

"Jinlan, you go to the imperial dining room to check if there is any hibiscus jasper cake prepared today. Let's say, which palace has received pastries, check the records one by one, and then inform the palace. Lan Xin thought that if it wasn't something that appeared out of thin air, there must be a place to come, if it wasn't made by the imperial dining room, he would have to check the six palaces of the east and west, which courtyard would dare to make such a bad pastry.

"Xuelan, Fenglan, think about it carefully, after this pastry is done, who else has ever touched it, or even changed it." Lan Xin's face was pale, serious, and he couldn't wait to find out this person at once.

Xue Lan shook her head, she couldn't remember when something went wrong and asked people to replace the pastries prepared by Concubine Chun herself. Otherwise, how dare she come to Chuxiu Palace with pastries to pay tribute to Concubine Hui, this is a big thing to lose her head, and it will put the lives of the family in jeopardy at any time.

When Su Wanrong cast her hopeful gaze on Fenglan, her expression was not as calm as Xuelan. He seemed to be a little hesitant, but he didn't dare to speak without permission. Su Wanrong was a little anxious, and she couldn't care too much, so she hurriedly asked: "Fenglan, did you remember something, it's urgent, you must not hide anything, you can tell me if you know anything." ”

Feng Lan was bluffed, the tone of the pure concubine was eager and sharp, and her eyes were as cold as two sharp swords, eager to stab into her body immediately. "Niangniang, slave maid......" How dare she chew nonsense, this thing is really as she thought, the queen will definitely not let herself go. If it weren't for what she suspected, wronging the master out of thin air would be a heinous crime.

Saying no, not saying no, Fenglan only blamed himself for being greedy, deliberately walked slowly for a while, and tasted several pastries. Otherwise, I wouldn't have met with such an unfortunate thing......

"Fenglan." Lan Xin's cold voice persecuted: "On the way to send pastries to Chuxiu Palace, who did you meet, and when did you have to hide it?" If you don't say it, then you'll have to let the minions of the Punishment Division teach you to be obedient. ”

Xue Lan was shrewd in the end, and suddenly remembered something: "Fenglan, on the way to Chuxiu Palace, there was a moment of kung fu, and you fell behind." didn't keep up with the shoulders of the pure concubine, what did you do then? Could it be that Niangniang's pastries were deliberately replaced by you, could it be that you secretly caused trouble and framed Niangniang.

Who bought you, and why did you do such a treacherous thing to seek glory? Fenglan, it's a shame that your mother has always treated you so kindly, how can you be worthy of your mother. Why don't you come from the truth, and do you die? ”