Chapter 219: Misfortune
After a rainstorm, the Forbidden Palace was refreshed.
Cen Muning rarely came to Changyin Pavilion, climbed the high triple building, and looked down on the eaves of the harem, which had a different taste.
For several days, she has been closed in the Fengling Palace, but her heart is not at peace. It is rare that she is willing to leave the palace, and it is also for the right and wrong in the palace to rise to a higher height.
"The queen beware." Bingling saw the queen's hand holding the fence, and her heart tightened: "It was here that Concubine Mao fell." ”
"Really?" Cen Muning frowned slightly: "This fence was originally for people to hold on to prevent falling when they were enjoying the scenery and listening to the drama here." Why did Concubine Mao fall from here instead? ”
"The slave maid has asked the palace people to check it to see if the mortise and tenon joints are loose or cracked, which causes the fence to be unstable." Bingling frowned: "Niangniang, let's go to the side and rest for a while, and wait for the palace people to find out before coming back." ”
"It's fine." As soon as Cen Muning turned around, he heard the footsteps of someone going upstairs.
Qingli hurriedly stepped forward to take a look, but it turned out to be the concubine and her party who didn't want to come.
"Why is the concubine here?"
"The concubine came over, naturally to share the queen's worries." While saying this, Cang Lian's eyes stared at Cen Muning's face for a moment. I thought that these days, the emperor was indifferent to her, and she couldn't pull her face to beg the emperor to get back together, and she would inevitably be tormented by these troubles. However, the woman in front of her was more and more radiant, and her eyebrows were clear.
Even the makeup and accessories are impeccable, and they shine as soon as they appear.
"The poor concubine suddenly lost her son, and her body is not good yet." Cen Muning said in a calm tone: "The affairs in the harem will naturally be properly resolved by the palace." If you take care of your body and give birth to Lin'er for the emperor as soon as possible, you will share your worries for the palace. ”
Hearing this, Cang was pitiful and smiled: "The queen can rest assured, sooner or later, the concubines will give birth to Lin'er for the emperor and share your worries." But for now, the concubine can share her worries first. Jingqiao, bring people up. ”
"Yes." Jingqiao brought a slave and maid over as instructed.
Cen Muning was a little puzzled.
Bingling hurriedly said: "Back to Niangniang, this is Concubine Mao's maid of marriage, Mengjiao." ”
"Why don't you tell the queen what you see?" Jingqiao said this with a stiff face.
Mengjiao's eyes were full of horror, and her body trembled, so much so that she knelt in front of the queen and couldn't say a word for a long time.
"Looks like this girl is scared." Cen Muning couldn't help frowning.
Cang Lian nodded neatly: "The queen's words are to the point." ”
She took a step forward and pushed the girl's shoulder: "What have you seen, don't tell the queen mother soon." ”
Mengjiao raised her head and looked at the queen's eyes, and her voice suddenly became very sharp: "Queen Mother, please save my master, it's Concubine Min, it's Concubine Min who pushed my master down." ”
"Nonsense." Yang Yunbi happened to walk upstairs, and before she had time to say goodbye to the queen, she heard Mengjiao slandering her like this. Immediately flushed with anger. "When did this palace push Concubine Mao, how can you talk nonsense."
The moment she saw Yang Yunbi coming, Mengjiao's mind came to the scene of watching her master fall from the building, and the whole person trembled terribly. "Queen Niangniang, save my noble concubine, it's Concubine Min, it's Concubine Min who pushed her down."
"You're nonsense." Yang Yunbi couldn't help but be a little excited, and walked forward quickly: "When has this palace done it, how can you squirt blood." ”
As soon as the words fell, someone from the palace replied to Bingling.
After hearing this, Bingling frowned slightly: "Queen Mother, the palace people have checked, and there is nothing abnormal about those fence handrails." ”
"Concubine Min heard that, right?" Cang Lian glanced at her dissatisfied: "At first, it was said that this Mao Guifei accidentally fell down the stairs by herself in the dark, but Mengjiao saw it with her own eyes, it was you who pushed her down, plus everything is good here, and Mao Guifei is not tired of being crooked, so she won't jump off by herself!" This palace advises you to admit it quickly, otherwise it will not be as simple as accountability when you send it to the torture room. ”
When Cang Lian said this, she had the demeanor of a lady in the palace.
Cen Mooning almost thought that she was the queen, and she became an ornament by her side.
It's a good thing for a person to have ambition, but it's better to know your ambition. If you show it in front of others without thinking, then you have to consider whether others can get used to you.
"Queen Mother, the concubine is really wronged." Yang Yunbi's eyes were red, and she said aggrievedly: "The concubine really hasn't done it." The concubines and concubines have always been like sisters, and they are also the closest after entering the palace. How could the concubine push her downstairs in a good manner, this is too strange. What's more, it was night, Mengjiao may not be able to see clearly, maybe ......"
"How do you know it's night?" Cang Lian interrupted Yang Yunbi's words, her eyes tightened slightly. "If you weren't here, how would you know when Concubine Mao fell from the building? What's more, in the past few days, the emperor has gone to see Mao Guifei three or four times, but he has never stepped into your palace gate for half a step. In the past, she was not as good as you, who knows if you will become jealous and hateful! ”
"The concubine saw Zishan here last night. She said that in a few days, if she wants to invite the most famous Danjiao in the imperial city into the palace, she must first choose a good location. So the concubine came with her. Yang Yunbi choked up and said: "I also got up early to hear that Concubine Mao fell downstairs, and when she carried it back, she was wet all over her body, and the concubine thought of the rainstorm in the middle of last night, so she felt that she fell at that time." After all, the rain and wind are wild, and there is thunder and lightning, and the concubine has never suspected that Sister Zishan was pushed downstairs, but even if someone really does this, this person must not be a concubine. ”
"It's you, it's you......" Mengjiao pointed at Yang Yunbi with a trembling finger, terrified: "It's you, it's you." ”
At first, the sound was small, but it suddenly became sharp, and it only shook people's ears. "When the lightning flashed, what the slave saw clearly was that you pushed the noble concubine downstairs. It's you ......."
"Queen Mother, you heard me." Cang Lian wrung her brows, and her tone was slightly cold: "Only she and Concubine Mao were here that night." Concubine Mao fell downstairs, but she returned to her bedroom unharmed. There are also people around Concubine Mao who testify that she did this. It seems that Concubine Min has to go to the torture room to give a good explanation. ”
As soon as Su Duo heard this, he immediately knelt down: "Queen Mother, you Mingjian, it was the slave maid who accompanied Concubine Min to come here yesterday. At that time, Concubine Mao was already upstairs. The slave maid and Mengjiao were indeed waiting downstairs, for fear of disturbing the two mothers to talk. But when the slave maid returned to the palace with the mother, the noble concubine was still fine. Mengjiao was also there at that time. ”
Speaking of this, she shouted angrily at Mengjiao: "You clearly saw that when Concubine Min left, your master was still fine." How can you frame people with red mouths and white teeth. ”
"Not bad. When Concubine Min left, our mother was indeed fine. Mengjiao gritted her teeth, still trembling: "But the slave maid only left for a while, and when she returned, she saw Concubine Min pushing the lady outside down." At that time, there was a flash, and the slave maid could see it clearly, it was Concubine Min. Concubine Min's clothes are exactly the same as before, and they haven't changed at all. ”
"What are you waiting for?" Cang Pian asked impatiently.
Cen Mu Ning glanced at Yang Yunbi, but her gaze stayed on Cang Lian's face: "Concubine Pity is so smart, last night's incident has been investigated clearly this morning, but it has saved the palace a lot of trouble." In this case, according to what you said, Concubine Min will be sent to the torture room for careful interrogation. When the guilt is settled, it will be dealt with according to the law. ”
"The Queen." Yang Yunbi couldn't help but panic when she heard her say this: "The concubine is really wronged." ”
"Whether you are wronged or not, you know it in your own heart." Cang Lian was slightly proud, and raised her chin: "Come on, send Concubine Min to the torture room." ”
Yang Yunbi was in tears, looking unwilling: "Lang Lang, the concubine doesn't believe that the dark clouds can cover the sun." ”
"Right and wrong, justice is at ease in people's hearts." Cen Mu Ning glanced at Yang Yunbi with condensed eyes: "Since Concubine Pity has already made up her mind for the palace, let's do this matter." ”
After saying that, she turned around and took Qingli's hand and walked slowly to the fence. "If such a high building falls, Concubine Mao is only afraid of more than one bad luck."
"Not necessarily." Bingling said respectfully: "I heard that the emperor has sent Doctor Hu to treat Concubine Mao. Doctor Hu's medical skills are so good that it is unknown whether he may be cured. ”
"It doesn't have to be healed." Qingli's tone was a little ruthless: "As long as you can wake up Concubine Mao, you must know who pushed her downstairs." Even if you can't survive, you will pull on the back of this harmful person first. ”
Cang Lian listened to this with disdain, and saw that the master and servant of Concubine Min were escorted away, but she didn't care much on her face: "Since Concubine Min has been captured, the concubine will retire first." ”
"Wait." Cen Mooning turned around and looked at Cang Lian with an expressionless face.
"What else does the queen have to say?" Cang Lian said this deliberately, but there was no respect in his eyes at all. Instead, he put on a proud attitude of waiting to watch the show.
"The affairs of the harem have always been handled by Concubine Min for the palace. Bengong is not in good health, and now he is tired of being alone. Since Concubine Pian likes to share worries for the palace so much, it just so happens that there are many small things in the palace, so you should share some more for the palace. After Cen Muning said this, the faces of Qingli and Bingling changed.
They didn't understand why the queen wanted to give the power to Concubine Pian.
"Wow." Cang Lian was very happy, thinking that the queen was giving in to her. "Don't worry, the queen mother, the concubines will definitely take care of the affairs of the harem, and you can recuperate with peace of mind."
After saying this, she raised her head proudly and walked downstairs slowly with Jingqiao's hand.
"Niangniang, what are you ......" Bingling was anxious, but she looked at the queen's smiling eyes, and was quite puzzled: "Could it be that Niangniang did this and had other plans?" ”
"Don't talk about anything else, you let people sneak into the torture chamber and save Concubine Min's life no matter what. But remember, don't let anyone notice. As a last resort, let Concubine Min suffer a little. Cen Mu frowned slightly: "Qingli, you go and invite Helian to come to Fengling Palace." ”
"Yes." Qingli hurriedly retreated.
Walking all the way back to Fengling Palace, Cen Muning couldn't hold back the excitement in her heart, she could finally make a move and justifiably avenge her mother.