Hongye looked at Feng Yanyi and said nothing.

Feng Yanyi smiled: "The concubine knows." ”

Both men looked at each other without saying a word.

"Your Majesty, the palace maid in charge of Luanyi Palace has brought it." It is rumored that the eunuch said to Hongye.

"Bring her in." Hongye said.

Jiharu was led into the main hall by two guards and knelt down.

"You instructed Mingying to disguise herself as a female ghost in white to disturb Concubine Shu?" Hongye asked coldly.

Jichun hurriedly kowtowed: "There are no slaves and maids, I hope the emperor will see it." ”

"Mingying has confessed, saying that you instructed her to do it." Hongye said.

"Your Majesty, there are really no slaves. The slave maid has a hundred dares, and she doesn't dare to instruct people to harm Shu Concubine. Jichun still continued to kowtow.

Feng Yanyi really couldn't stand Jichun's appearance, and she had to speak for her when she opened her mouth.

"Someone come, put her in prison until she confesses." Hongye instructed the guards.

"Yes." The guards were about to escort Jiharu away.

Feng Yanyi knelt down and begged: "Your Majesty, the concubine begs you to find out the truth of the matter, and you can't just rely on Ming Ying's words to put Jichun in prison." ”

Hongye replied: "Then I will hand over this matter to you to investigate, if you can find out that this matter is not Jichun's doing, then she can be released from prison; If you can't find out about it, then it's not just your handmaid who goes to jail. She is the palace maid in charge of your palace, she directs Mingying, and who is the one who directs her? ”

Feng Yanyi wanted to talk to Hongye again, but she only heard Jichun crying and said, "Master, please be sure to clear up your grievances for the slave maid." The slave is waiting for you to take her out of prison. ”

When Feng Yanyi heard this, tears couldn't help but fall. She had to watch the guards escort Jichun out of the Qianming Palace like this.

Feng Yanyi knelt in the hall, and the silk handkerchief in her hand had been twisted unseemly.

"You all stand down first, and I will say a few words to Concubine Jing." Hongye said to the queen, Concubine Qi and others.

"Yes." The queen, Concubine Qi and others responded.

The queen, Concubine Qi and others withdrew from the Qianqing Palace one after another.

Feng Yanyi lowered her head and looked at the blanket in front of her. Suddenly, a pair of black boots embroidered with a golden dragon appeared in front of him.

"Get up." Hongye's voice came from above Feng Yanyi's head.

Feng Yanyi slowly got up and stood up.

"I know that this will not be done by you, nor will it be done by your palace maid." Hongye calmly said to Feng Yanyi.

Feng Yanyi raised her head in surprise and looked at Hongye who said this.

Hongye chuckled and said, "How could a woman who doesn't have me in her heart do this. There was a hint of sadness in Hongye's smile.

"Then why did the emperor put Jichun in prison?" Feng Yanyi asked.

"What evidence do you have to prove that your palace maid didn't do this?" Hongye asked rhetorically.

Feng Yanyi didn't answer, because she really didn't have evidence to prove Jichun's innocence and prove her own innocence.

Hongye said: "If you can't come up with evidence, then I will follow the evidence I have." ”

Feng Yanyi was silent for a long time before replying, "Okay." ”

"You go back." Hongye turned his back and said.

"Your Majesty." Feng Yanyi shouted.

"Say." Hongye's voice said without the slightest emotion.

"I'm afraid Jiharu will suffer a lot in prison." Feng Yanyi said worriedly.

"Don't worry, no one will dare to abuse her punishment without my orders." Hongye promised.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, the concubine will retire." Feng Yanyi bowed slightly.

Feng Yanyi slowly withdrew from the Qianming Palace, leaving Hongye alone to stand in the hall with his back to him.

Luanyi Palace

Hongye's sentence "How can a woman who doesn't have me in her heart do this." It is always imprinted in Feng Yanyi's mind.

Feng Yanyi told herself not to think about this sentence anymore, what she had to do now was to find out the truth of the matter as soon as possible. Otherwise, not only Jichun is afraid that her life will be short, but even she herself is afraid that she will be beaten into the cold palace or executed.

The murder of the emperor's heir is punishable by death. But where can this begin?

"Ask Xia." Feng Yanyi called out to ask Xia.

Asked Xia into the inner hall and asked, "Master, what are the instructions for finding slaves and maids?" ”

"Is that Mingying the palace maid of Luanyi Palace?" Feng Yanyi looked at Xia Dao.

"Master, Ming Ying is indeed the palace maid in our palace. Just came here the other day. The slave maid remembered that on the day when the new palace maid and eunuch came, you went to Shoukang Palace to greet the queen mother, and handed over the matter to Jichun. Q Xia replied.

Feng Yanyi remembered that day, and it was indeed like what Wen Xia said.

"Where was Ming Ying on an errand before?" Feng Yanyi asked.

"The slave maid asked, Mingying was on an errand in the Imperial Garden before." Ask Xia Dao.

"Imperial Garden?" Feng Yanyi asked.

"Yes." Ask Xia to be sure.

"What did Ming Ying's confession say?" Feng Yanyi continued to ask.

Ask Xia leaned over and replied: "Mingying's confession is that Chunying, who was tortured to death by Chu Cui, the palace maid in charge of Lichun Palace, and she is from the same county, and after the two entered the palace as palace maids, they became good sisters and helped each other. After Ming Ying learned that Chunying was tortured to death in Lichun Palace, she was sad and angry, but because of her humble status, she dared not speak out. Later, Jichun found her and instigated her to pretend to be a female ghost in white to go to Lichun Palace to disturb Concubine Shu, and it was best to make her have a miscarriage. ”

"Didn't she say that I instructed Jiharu to find her?" Feng Yanyi asked.

"Master, Ming Ying didn't say it." Ask Xia Dao.

"It stands to reason that she should confess that Ji Chun told her that it was 'Concubine Jing Niangniang instructed me to come to you'?" Feng Yan recalled.

The slave also thought that Mingying would say this, but she really didn't say it. Ask Xia Dao.

Feng Yanyi pondered for a moment and said, "This is exactly what makes them smart. ”

Ask Xia if she didn't understand why Feng Yanyi said this.

"Think about it, if Ming Ying confessed that I instructed Jichun to instigate her to go to Lichun Palace and pretend to be a white-haired female ghost to disturb and scare Concubine Shu. Such a goal is too clear, Hongye is suspicious by nature, but he doesn't believe it. In another way, then the situation is different. Feng Yanyi smiled and asked Xia to explain.