There are not many concubines in high positions, except for the queen, only the imperial concubine Ni Yelin of the first grade, from the four concubines of the first grade, Concubine Chen Shu has died on the day of the assassin, only Concubine Li Xian is left, and then there are Concubine Yun and Concubine Wen among the six concubines of the second grade, as well as Luo Zhaoyi and Shen Xiuyuan among the nine concubines.

In a short time, the search of these people's palaces was over.

Gao Shengnuo came back with a group of little eunuchs and said, "Your Majesty, the search has been completed." ”

"The result? But in that palace found musk? Qi Long asked impatiently.

"Well, the slave first searched for musk in Concubine Xian's palace......" Gao Shengnuo bowed his head and said.

"Ah, the concubine has absolutely no intention of murdering the emperor's heir, please let the emperor know it!" Concubine Li Xian hurriedly ran out of the ranks, knelt down and said eagerly: "Because the concubine wanted to use musk on a whim a few days ago, she sent someone to receive a small amount from the Internal Affairs Office, and she has already recorded the file, and she has only used it once after receiving it, but the amount of half a penny, and the rest are placed in the palace, please let the emperor know it!" The concubine has never said a word! I don't dare to do such a dehumanizing thing as murdering the emperor......'s heir," she complained in horror.

Concubine Li Xian has always been timid and afraid, although she was born in a famous and noble family, and she entered the East Palace to serve him as early as when Qi Long was still the prince. After Qi Long succeeded to the throne, the old people in the East Palace were rewarded heavily, so she was one of the four concubines who fell out of favor.

Qi Long looked at He Yuwang, He Yuwang hurriedly checked the books that had been opened, inquired about it, and said after a while: "This is indeed the case, Concubine Xian Niangniang only went to receive the musk on the fourth day of December, and she received four taels of whole." ”

Gao Shengnuo hurriedly presented the bag of musk found from the palace of Concubine Xian, and a little eunuch took out a silver scale, and replied with a slight scale: "Your Majesty, there is indeed more than three taels and nine dollars left." ”

Less than half a penny is far from enough for the amount contained in that packet of tocolytics.

"Hmm," Qi Long nodded, signaling Concubine Xian to excuse herself, and Concubine Xian breathed a sigh of relief and sat back.

"Is there anyone else?" Ni Guifei asked.

"This ...... There are ......" Gao Shengnuo raised his head and hesitated, and said, "There is still Concubine Yun Niangniang......

"What?!" Concubine Yun exclaimed, "How can I have musk there?" ”

"If you go back to Niangniang, you did find a packet of musk there, and ......" he stopped talking.

"And what?" Ni Guifei leaned over and asked, "This matter is very important, don't lie about it." ”

"Yes! Empress. Gao Shengnuo turned his head to look at He Yuwang.

He Yuwang stepped forward and said: "And the package of musk that Concubine Yun received from Concubine Yun did not have a record in the Internal Affairs Office. ”

Hearing this, the concubines below suddenly whispered.

"Lie! You are lying! Concubine Yun shouted in a panic, she immediately quickly left her seat and knelt down, and said to Qi Long: "The emperor should also know that the spices used by the concubines have always been peaceful and indifferent, and there are many sandalwood, clutch incense, silver moon incense, etc., and they never use musk. ”

At this time, a small eunuch behind Gao Shengnuo stepped forward with a silver plate and presented the things.

"The concubine has no idea where that pack of musk came from." Concubine Yun looked at the bag of musk that was exuding a faint fragrance on the plate, and shouted: "How could the concubine instruct Zheng Guifei to harm Concubine Su's child?" Please ask the emperor and the queen to be the masters of the concubines, since the concubines entered the palace, they have not had a deep relationship with the sisters in the palace, and they have not spoken to Zheng Guifei a few times, how to instruct her? What's more, the concubine has served His Majesty for a long time, and His Majesty still doesn't know the concubine's character and character, and it is impossible for him to do such a vicious and cruel thing. ”

The queen said earnestly on the side: "As far as the concubines know, Concubine Yun and Concubine Zheng are indeed not close, and the two have no friendship. I'm afraid that there is something strange about this matter. ”

Qi Long couldn't help but nod when he saw that Concubine Yun and the queen were reasonable.

Ni Yelin chuckled on the side: "If you didn't instruct Zheng Guifei, then why would you rush to kill her?" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

"What do you mean, concubine...... The concubine doesn't understand? Concubine Yun replied a little flusteredly.

"Let me ask you, during the night banquet in Tianxiangyuan that day, you were sitting with Concubine Zheng?"

"The concubine is exactly." Concubine Yun promised in her mouth, but her thoughts were racing in her heart.

"When that group of violent outlaws rushed up and murdered the concubines and sisters, the two of you hid together, and you saw the danger of the assassins' swords, so you actually pulled Zheng Guifei to block the assassins, and pushed her under the assassin's knife, so that Zheng Guifei, who would not have been killed, died in Huangquan......" Ni Guifei talked eloquently, as if she had witnessed it with her own eyes.

The concubines below suddenly talked about it again.

Concubine Yun was shocked. Although it was not intentional, Zheng Guifei's death has always been an indelible shadow in her heart. Afterwards, she specially sent someone to inquire about the movement, and made sure that no one saw it, so she was relieved.

There was a panic that day, everyone was only concerned about running for their lives, no one would pay special attention to her at all, and she and Zheng Guifei rolled to the ground at that time, hugging each other, her action of pulling Zheng Guifei was just a casual effort, and the range of movements was small, so she should not have been noticed in the first place.

But she saw it!

was first charged with poisoning the emperor's heir for no reason, and then the most fearful and worrying thing these days was exposed in public by her most dangerous enemy, Concubine Yun was in a trance.

In a moment, her face changed several times, and countless thoughts turned through her heart.

What to do?!

Have you already been stolen and pleaded guilty to the crime? No way! Absolutely cannot admit it! Killing the noble concubine, although it was an unintentional act forced by the crisis of the situation, was enough to demote himself to the seal, and now it is also involved in the crime of murdering the emperor's heir. We must not let ourselves be completely convicted of murder.

"Why did the concubine Niangniang say this? On the day of the assassin, as soon as the group of thugs pulled out their knives, the concubine was so frightened that she fainted, the concubine was incompetent, far less brave than the concubine, I don't know what the concubine meant by killing people? Concubine Yun sobbed.

She said this respectfully, but the meaning of her words was to satirize Ni Guifei's behavior of hiding behind Qi Long at that time, Ni Yelin hated it, but she couldn't help but be secretly frightened, and peeked at Qi Long's unhappy face before relieving her heart.

At this time, the queen said to Ni Guifei: "Guifei just said that Concubine Yun pulled Zheng Guifei to block the sword, causing Zheng Guifei to die, but is it true?" At that time, I used that hand, how did I block it? Can you see clearly? ”

Ni Yelin was speechless for a moment, she couldn't say that she didn't see it, it was Xia Zhen who told her afterwards.

"Concubine Yun and Concubine Zheng are sitting close to each other just a ceremonial arrangement, if this involves the matter of blocking the sword and killing people, I'm afraid it's a little rash, right? What's more, the situation was in crisis at the time, the light was strange, and my sister was also nervous, so I was afraid that it was normal to look away. Isn't it? The queen said thoughtfully.

Concubine Yun hurriedly cried sadly: "The concubine is cowardly, and she definitely does not dare to commit such a crime of killing people. The concubine's sister has always come to see the concubine unpleasantly, and the concubine fell with Zheng Guifei at that time, Zheng Guifei was unfortunately killed, and it is inevitable that the concubine will be suspected, but the emperor and the queen are strict and fair, and they must return the concubine to an innocent person. ”

"You ......" Ni Yelin was speechless for a while.

"Don't mention the day of the assassin." Qi Long interrupted unhappily, his behavior that day was not very glorious, and of course he didn't want to mention it. "And the current trial is about the murder of the dragon fetus, how can it be involved in that day."

Ni Guifei secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The queen and Ni Guifei asked each other questions several times, but Concubine Yun insisted on shouting grievances without a trace of relent.

Xianglin was only left trembling with fright, and he couldn't even speak clearly.

Imperial Physician Liu only knew one thing about medicine, and he didn't help the rest in the slightest.

"Your Majesty, there are many doubts about this matter now, but I am afraid that it needs to be investigated in detail, but Concubine Zheng has already died, it is better to grounded Concubine Yun and guard it first, and then try it at a later date," the queen said on the side: "Whether or not to poison the emperor's heir is a matter of great importance, and it needs to be investigated in detail later." ”

"Your Majesty, Concubine Yun just said that she had a shallow relationship with Concubine Zheng, but who knew that this was not a family? Privately making poison and murdering the emperor's heir must not be done by the strength of just one person, it is better to summon the palace people of Juhe Palace to interrogate them strictly, and clues will definitely be found. Ni Guifei didn't give up.

Now that the situation is deadlocked, Qi Long doesn't know what to do for a while.

"Your Majesty, the concubine's child has just been lost, how could he do such a thing that people and gods are angry about?" Concubine Yun looked up at Qi Long with tears in her eyes, and said sadly.

Seeing Concubine Yun's touching emotions and thinking of the tender and sweet companionship between the two in the past, Qi Long couldn't help but feel unbearable for a moment.

The woman in front of her...... She has also conceived a child for herself......

"Your Majesty," Su Mi also came out at this time: "Don't pursue this matter, the concubine's child is already miserable, and she has no chance in this world, Your Majesty, Sister Yun is also ......" said and said with a bleak face and couldn't cry.

"Sister Su Concubine's words are wrong, now that the human and material evidence is complete, how important is the murder of the emperor's heir, how can it be put aside without a word of accountability, and if this matter is not dealt with strictly, where is the harem etiquette? What are the rules of the ancestors? Moreover, as soon as the wind of competition for favor and framing in the harem opened, the rest followed suit, and I am afraid that there will be no peace in the palace in the future. Ni Guifei's voice was fierce, and she said solemnly: "It is indeed doubtful whether Concubine Yun has plotted to kill the imperial heir at this time, but as long as you search the Juhe Palace in detail and interrogate her palace maids, you will definitely be able to draw conclusions." ”

Seeing Qi Long's intentions, Ni Guifei said again: "Your Majesty, this move is also to clear the suspicion of Concubine Yun's sister, if it is not investigated, listen to the words of the family and close the case in a hurry, Concubine Yun's sister will always carry this suspicion of murdering the emperor's heir, how to live in the harem?" Such a thorough investigation will let the truth be revealed to the world, if Concubine Yun is innocent, she is naturally not afraid of crooked shadows, and she will return her innocent reputation. ”

"Yu Gong is for the sake of the safety of His Majesty's harem, and for the sake of privacy, for the sake of Concubine Yun's innocent reputation. You should look into this matter carefully. ”

After that, Ni Yelin calmly knelt on the ground and said, "The concubine asks the emperor to deal with it impartially!" With the heart of the concubines, the hope of imitators will not be followed. ”

These words, the analysis is meticulous and reasonable, Qi Long said movingly: "It's still reasonable for the concubine to say, this matter is very important, and it must be investigated, so it depends on Ye Lin's opinion." He ordered, "Someone! Temporarily detain Concubine Yun in the palace, Gao Shengnuo, take all the people in the Juhe Palace into custody, and hand it over to the queen and Ni Guifei to be jointly tried and questioned, and the matter must be found out. ”

This sound was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, Concubine Yun was stunned, she looked at Qi Long in disbelief, but Qi Long didn't even look at her, he was busy getting up to support Su Mi's delicate body.

"Your Majesty......" Concubine Yun couldn't help but shout, her voice sad and mournful.

Qi Long turned his head when he heard the voice, and said to her, who was still kneeling down: "This move is also for your sake." If you are innocent, once the truth is discovered, you will definitely be able to restore your reputation. ”

For my sake?! Concubine Yun was in a trance for a while, once the palace people of Juhe Palace were tried, with the power of Ni Guifei, it would not be easy to find a few palace maids and internal supervisors to frame the blame, but I was afraid that I would not be able to escape the poison this time.

She immediately looked at the queen, hoping that she could speak out to stop her, but unfortunately the queen didn't look at her at this time, she was comforting Concubine Li Xian, who was frightened just now.

She wanted to shout, but she couldn't, this kind of words without any evidence would only make others think that she was framing Ni Guifei, and even make Qi Long think that she was a thief.

Moreover, at this time, Qi Long had no figure in his eyes at all.

Because of this exertion, Su Mi's face was a little pale, and Qi Long supported her distressedly: "You are not in good health, and your injuries have not healed, don't leave any root causes, call the imperial doctor to come and have a look first." ”

"Your Majesty, the concubines are nothing, just a little tired, where is the need to summon the imperial doctor, besides," Su Mi smiled: "Isn't the imperial doctor here now?" ”

"Oh, I almost forgot," Qi Long remembered that Liu Chengcheng was here, and said: "There are many people here and noisy, since you are tired, why don't we go back to Caiwei Palace now, you are tired all morning, you should also have a good rest." ”

As he spoke, he helped Su Mi out of Fengyi Palace.

Seeing the close figures of the two and the thoughtful smile on Qi Long's face, Concubine Yun's face was like ashes, her bright eyes dimmed in an instant, and even the Yun Jin who was displaced on her body seemed to have lost her color.

She looked at Qi Long in a daze, that was her husband who was destined to serve all her life, relying on the lover of her life, at this time he was holding the slender waist of another beautiful woman, just like he had hugged her at the beginning......

Everything in front of me is so distant and unreal, the unparalleled love I once had, the whispering between the two of them in the middle of the night, and the tenderness and sweetness under the moon before the flowers, and the vows and mountains between the warm pavilion beds...... It's like a magnificent and illusory dream thousands of years ago, which disappeared the moment you opened your eyes......

Why? Why? How could such a thing happen to you? How did you get to this point?

It's all her! She suddenly raised her head and glared fiercely at the woman in the beautiful dress who was still sitting leisurely on top.

Ni Yelin smiled calmly, raised the Jinpa to cover her mouth, and sighed delicately and infinitely, "Alas, I'm really tired today, let's finish the things that the emperor has assigned as soon as possible, isn't it?" The Queen's Mother. ”

The queen was talking to Concubine Li Xian beside her, and when she heard Ni Guifei's words, she raised her head and said, "Since the emperor said to do what my sister said, let's do what my sister wants." Her demeanor was still calm and dignified, and her tone was still calm and noble, but she didn't look at Concubine Yun from beginning to end.

The concubines of the harem looked at Concubine Yun, who knelt under the hall and seemed to be full of glory in an instant, and there were doubts and sympathy in their eyes...... But it's more about schadenfreude.

Everyone knows that Concubine Yun is already in the past tense.