Concubine Qi said softly: "Your Majesty, you haven't even asked why your concubines are here." ”

The emperor looked at Concubine Qi, and there was a soft light in his eyes: "Yes, you have always been happy and quiet, and you rarely even go to the garden, how can you come here?" ”

"Then let Miss Xia Zhu finish speaking, the concubine believes that the emperor will not wronged any good person, nor will he condone any bad person."

"Xia Zhu, you can say it."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. The vase was broken that day, because Miss Su said that the princess was looking for a slave, when the slave went over to push the door, the vase fell down, the slave was standing at the door, the slave maid entered the palace for a short time, and did not know that the vase was a reward from the emperor, and did not know how the princess's bedroom was arranged, and for some reason when the door was opened, the vase fell and broke. That's why the slave said it was accidental. ”

After hearing this, the emperor glanced at Su Yingxue, who was kneeling on the ground: "You told me that Xia Zhu broke the vase at that time, but he was standing at the door?" ”

Su Yingxue wanted to lie, but she was worried that the palace maid next to the crown princess would say something, so she said vaguely: "Xia Zhu was outside the door at the time, but it doesn't mean that she didn't come out of the house." ”

The emperor didn't ask, but continued to look at Mu Jiaren: "You said that you were poisoned by rubbing the medicine given to you by the prince, so the prince poisoned you?" ”

"Although the slave maid served the prince for a short time, the slave maid knew that the prince was kind and reasonable, and the slave and maid were punished that day, and the prince sympathized with the slave and maid and pleaded for mercy, and the slave and maid would not doubt the prince."

Hearing Mu Jiaren's trust in the prince, the emperor nodded slightly, the prince's heart is indeed like this, but it is precisely because he is not deeply involved in the world that he is a little worried, Beichen Ye is a few years younger than him, but he is already a decisive person.

"The prince has arrived."

The prince took the palace maid to Yongning Palace, and when he saw Mu Jiaren lying on the ground, he couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Why are you here?" ”

The emperor looked at the crown prince: "This is Xia Zhu who served you, do you know about her knee injury?" ”

"Erchen knew that Xia Zhu inadvertently broke the vase rewarded by his father that day, and the princess asked her to kneel, and in the evening Erchen accompanied his father to finish dinner, and when he came back, he saw her injuries, which were a little red and swollen and had a few broken skin and blood."

The emperor nodded, and the words of the two were correct, which was naturally true.

"Have you ever brought her an ointment?"

"I brought it, it was given to Erchen by Miss Su, and she said that she took it from the Tai Hospital, Xia Zhu felt that it was too expensive and didn't want to use it, so she asked Erchen to take it to her."

The emperor looked at Su Yingxue: "Who did you get the medicine from the Tai Hospital?" ”

Su Yingxue was a little panicked, and said hesitantly: "The courtier asked her subordinates to get it, and I don't remember who gave the medicine." ”

"Which subordinate?"

"It's been too long, and the courtiers don't remember."

The queen frowned and glanced at Su Yingxue, reproaching her for not doing things well.

Su Yingxue hurriedly lowered her head.

"You are the palace maid next to the crown princess."

"The slave maid Wenyan is the personal maid next to the crown princess."

"That day, Xia Zhu broke the vase, do you remember whether she was standing outside the door or inside the door?"

Wen Yan thought for a moment and replied truthfully: "Outside the door." ”

"Is it facing the dormitory, or is it facing away from the dormitory?" The emperor continued to ask.

"Facing the dormitory, I should be going in."

After Wen Yan finished speaking, the emperor and the queen mother both understood that someone wanted to frame Mu Jiaren with a vase.

But when it comes to the crown princess, they don't want to pursue it too much.

"Xia Zhu, where were you yesterday? What have you done? ”

Mu Jiaren told everything about yesterday.

"In other words, you've been to Yangchun Pavilion." The Queen Mother asked.

"The slave maid went to Yangchun Pavilion with the sobering soup, but she didn't enter the door, she just called His Royal Highness the Prince, and left when she found that no one answered, and then she met Xiao Shunzi."

Concubine Qi took over: "The concubine heard that the princess was pregnant these days, and she always liked to drink the soup made by Miss Xia Zhu, so she thought about tasting it too, so she asked Xiao Shunzi to pass on to her. ”

The queen didn't believe Concubine Qi's words, and Su Yingxue was the first to speak: "It was Xia Zhu who knocked me out and took me to Yangchun Pavilion, and then went to Concubine Qi's mother!" ”

The emperor glanced at her and let out a heavy sigh, and Su Yingxue immediately knelt in place and didn't dare to say more.

"When did Concubine Ai pass on Xia Zhu?"

"Concubine remember that it's Youshi......" Concubine Qi said with some hesitation, and then looked at Xiao Shunzi.

Xiao Shunzi added: "The minion remembers the time of the unitary. ”

"You took Xia Zhu to Concubine Qi's palace, can anyone see you?"

"It was late, and the minions remembered seeing the patrolling guards."

The emperor looked at Gonggong Wang next to him: "Go and ask if there is anyone patrolling to Concubine Qi's palace when you are there." ”

"Yes."

The emperor looked at Imperial Physician Zhu: "You said you were at home, so when did you sleep?" ”

"About three o'clock."

"Since you are still at home at three o'clock, if Xia Zhuyou is in Concubine Qi's palace, it has nothing to do with her."

"Your Majesty, there are some things that haven't been asked clearly, maybe Xia Zhu has played some tricks!" The queen vigorously defended.

"Does the queen want to say that the concubine colluded with a palace maid?"

Concubine Qi's gentle words carried a unique perseverance and arrogance.

"This palace is just speculating, maybe my sister was also deceived by her." The queen played a round game.

"The concubine knows the feeling of being wronged, and she was unwilling to defend herself, so she will have a dislike with Your Majesty, so when she saw Xia Zhu today, the slave and maid told the truth what happened, Your Majesty is wise and martial, and will naturally make a decision."

The queen was blocked by her words, so she had to sit upright and say no more.

After a while, Zhan Zhexiu came over with a guard and stood in the courtyard.

"You two were the guards who watched the night last night?" The emperor looked at them.

The two saluted, and the emperor raised his hand and pointed to the person on the ground and asked, "Have you ever seen this palace maid?" ”

Zhan Zhexiu and the guards next to him both nodded.

"When the minister was inspecting, I saw a father-in-law and a palace maid next to Concubine Qi's palace."

"The minister has seen it too." The guard next to him also nodded.

"When did you inspect Concubine Qi's palace?"

"A moment of unitary time."

The time for the guards to inspect is fixed, and there is no way to fake, so the emperor slapped the table hard and looked at the two of them.

"What else to say now!"

Imperial Physician Zhu had already shaken into a sieve, and Su Yingxue suddenly burst into tears: "Your Majesty, maybe...... Maybe Xia Zhu secretly left after Concubine Qi fell asleep, in order to use Concubine Qi to hide people's eyes! ”

The queen nodded: "Yes, this matter is related to the reputation of the Su family, and I hope the emperor will think twice." ”

The emperor suppressed his anger and continued to ask: "Okay, Ouyang Zheng, tell me about Xia Zhu's injury, is it possible to carry a man back and forth to the palace!" ”

"Back to the emperor, judging from the injury, the possibility is very small."