Chapter Seventy-Six: The Queen's Planting
The queen saw that Mama Jiang was pulled down, and she didn't plan to care about Mama Jiang, so she said coldly: "It's really okay to bathe in the middle of the night, but I don't know if there are thieves hidden in the bathroom." β
Ji Yueqin frowned, her eyes were full of tears but she still kept smiling, "Aunt is sure that Anning hid the thief?" Or is it that my aunt can't tolerate peace at all? If this is the case, it would be good to ask the emperor's uncle to come down and directly expel An Ning from the palace. β
My mother told me that no matter when and where, I must keep a smile, even if I am wronged and sad, I must keep smiling.
As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person with a smiling face, and in this deep palace, a smiling face is also a weapon that can protect yourself, so no matter what, you must keep smiling all the time.
The Queen Mother listened to Ji Yueqin's words, sighed faintly and said, "Yueqin is really a hard-working child." Queen, what do you think about the mourning family, you also know in your heart, if the matter is found out and it is not related to Yueqin, the mourning family will definitely punish you. β
The queen's face changed, but she didn't dare to say anything because of the identity of the queen mother, but said coldly: "If I really misunderstood Yueqin, the concubine should naturally be punished." β
Then she continued: "Yueqin, it's not my aunt who said you. Have you been threatened by a thief and are afraid to confess to him? Or maybe he poisoned you, you don't dare to say it, don't worry that your aunt is here, and she will definitely call the shots for you. β
Ji Yueqin sneered in her heart, the hard ones are starting to come to the soft ones? Her good aunt is really a good calculus, and she is not an untrained little girl, so she doesn't know the queen's intentions.
"What did my aunt say, An Ning had never seen any thieves in Raushzi, let alone been threatened by thieves. What my aunt said, An Ning really couldn't understand a word. Ji Yueqin pretended not to know, just to see how good the queen's patience was.
The queen didn't surprise her when she saw that Ji Yueqin was soft and hard, but she didn't expect it, so she simply had a showdown with Ji Yueqin to see how she explained the matter clearly.
"Since Yueqin said that it is not the thief who threatens you, then, it is an accomplice with the thief!" The queen sneered.
Ji Yueqin had long expected the queen to say this, and she didn't panic and said: "Yueqin doesn't know what assassins are not assassins, let alone accomplices. β
"It seems that you don't shed tears when you don't see the coffin? Someone, bring the palace maids in the main hall of Anning County! The queen shouted loudly and commanded the palace people under her hand.
I saw a thin palace maid being brought into the hall by two eunuchs, kneeling on the ground with her head bowed.
Ji Yueqin looked at the little palace maid and felt a little familiar, but she didn't remember who it was, but it seemed to be the palace maid in the west hall.
"Just tell me what you see, don't worry, there is this palace, don't be afraid of anyone." The queen said to the palace maid.
The palace maid glanced at the Queen Mother and Ji Yueqin with some frustration, swallowed her saliva, and whispered with some fear: "Last night, the slave saw a thief turn into the Qianxi Palace. The slave and maid were frightened for a while, so they hid in the house and did not dare to come out. β
When she mentioned the assassin, she looked very frightened, and continued: "Later, I saw that the queen mother sent someone over, and when she saw Mama Jiang enter the master's bath, she was driven out. Slaves and maids could not enter the temple, so it was not clear what was going on. β
The Queen Mother obviously didn't know who this palace maid was, and she didn't have any impression of her, but she didn't feel anything after listening to her words. So the Queen Mother frowned and said, "Even if the assassin enters the Qianxi Palace, it can't be said that the assassin has anything to do with Yueqin, right?" The mourning family also lives in the Qianxi Palace, is it possible that even the mourning family is an accomplice of the assassin? β
The palace maid trembled obviously, obviously very scared, and the queen had to say to her gently: "Don't be afraid, as long as you tell the truth, this palace will definitely protect you." β
The Queen Mother glared at the queen angrily, and what she said was that she was the kind of unreasonable person? Or maybe the queen doesn't take herself seriously at all?
"Queen, do you take the mourning family in your eyes? Or do you think you can cover the sky with one hand? The Queen Mother slapped the table hard and scolded angrily.
Although the queen really thought so in her heart, she still had to do enough to play, so she only heard her say: "How dare the concubine, the queen mother, you are the most expensive woman in the harem, and the concubine has to learn more from you." It's just that you can't shield the prisonersβ"
The queen's voice dragged on for a long time, and there was a hint of mockery in her tone.
The Queen Mother was even more annoyed when she heard this, but she was not good at helping Ji Yueqin speak anymore, so she had to sigh and look at Ji Yueqin sympathetically.
"What my aunt said is that she insisted that Yueqin was an accomplice of the thief? You are so unjust that it will make people think that the queen is such a person. Ji Yueqin was not afraid that the queen would find out what kind of palace maid could come and pour dirty water on herself, after all, the real "assassin" had just left Qianxi Palace.
Seeing that Ji Yueqin was like a wild cat covered in fried hair, the queen was not angry, but said coldly: "Yueqin, don't worry, listen to the words first." β
Anyway, Ji Yueqin was not worried, so she also showed a noncommittal expression, and said with a light smile: "Then according to what my aunt said, in this way, I can also return peace and innocence." β
"Go on." The queen ignored Ji Yueqin and said to the palace maid.
The palace maid glanced at Ji Yueqin and said tremblingly: "The slave doesn't dare to think about it, maybe that assassin only passes by the Qianxi Palace occasionally." The slave is already slight, but she doesn't talk much. Who knows, today I saw that the assassin knocked the young lady of the Chu family unconscious, and slipped into the master's house. β
She paused and continued: "The slave maid took advantage of the time when Aunt Huaizhu and Xiuzhu left the house, and secretly went in to take a look, who would have thought that the master's quilt was printed with blood. So the slave and maid were bold, and then they ran to tell the queen. β
When Ji Yueqin heard this, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief, Huaizhu and Aunt Xiuzhu were both her henchmen, and it was impossible not to clean up the house. I thought they would come up with some way to say it, but they just wanted to blame themselves with some blood, which was a little untenable.
"Now a maid of the palace dares to run to the master's palace? Someone came, drag her down and scold her with a cane for twenty, otherwise some people don't know what the rules are in the palace. The Queen Mother listened to the words of the palace maid, and the cold on her face became a little heavier.
"The Queen Mother, don't worry, before this matter is decided, it's better to keep her, otherwise I don't know if she won't be able to withstand these twenty boards, and if she dies, she will die without proof." The queen knew that the queen mother would come out to punish this palace maid she had arranged, but how could she be stupid enough to give them a success.