After Fang Wan left, Su Yun asked, "Niangniang, you just put the oleander powder in the sachet and handed it to Fang Cairen, what if she turns back?" ”

"The sachet was sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and it has nothing to do with the palace." Nie Yan said with a smile.

"But Niangniang, do you have the courage to poison Concubine Zhao?" Su Yun questioned.

Nie Yan asked rhetorically: "Who said that this thing will definitely be used by Concubine Zhao?" ”

Su Yun didn't understand, but she heard Nie Yan say again: "Fang Wan is a smart person, she won't do anything about losing her wife and losing her soldiers." Just look at it. ”

After speaking, Nie Yan didn't mean to explain more, and Su Yun had to wait quietly with doubts for the movement from Fang Cairen's side.

The next day, after Ning Kun Palace and Empress Xu asked for peace, Zhao Concubine called Fang Cairen to her dormitory as usual, and after a while, the news that Fang Cairen vomited blood and fell into a coma in Zhao Concubine's dormitory reached Nie Yan.

Although Fang Wan's position is not high, she is of grade after all, although she can't invite the imperial doctor for ordinary illnesses, but Nie Yan sent someone to hand over the brand, and the imperial doctor is not easy to shirk.

After a few tosses, Fang Wan's life was saved, and this matter could not be hidden from the ladies of the palaces, especially Concubine Qi, who had a close relationship with Concubine Zhao, as early as when the accident occurred, she received a request for help from Concubine Zhao.

As the lord of the six palaces, Queen Xu naturally came to visit Beichen Palace in person, except for Concubine Hui who ate fasting and recited Buddha, some concubines of status gathered in Beichen Palace at this time.

"Fang Cairen was fine in the morning, why did he suddenly vomit blood and fall into a coma? Lady Lady, what did the imperial doctor say? Empress Xu sat on the right seat and asked Nie Yan who was looking down.

Nie Yan replied truthfully: "Back to Niangniang's words, the imperial doctor said that Fang Cai was poisoned and vomited blood because he ate oleander by mistake. ”

"Things like oleanders in the palace are all forbidden. It can only be stored in small quantities in the imperial pharmacy, but the use of these things is also strictly controlled, so how can people eat it by mistake? Jiang Guifei asked.

Nie Yan naturally didn't come forward to put her hat on Concubine Zhao's head, but only replied: "Let the palace maids who serve by Fang Cairen's side talk about the specific situation." ”

After speaking, Nie Yan motioned to Su Yun to bring the palace maid beside Fang Cairen.

"You give an account of all the things that your master has eaten and used today." Nie Yan commanded.

The palace maid replied: "Back to the mother, the only person said early this morning that he had a bad appetite, so he didn't use breakfast, and then after asking the queen to say goodbye, Zhao Concubine Niangniang knew that the talent didn't even drink a sip of tea, so she invited the talent to her bedroom, and she had to taste the pastries sent by her mother's family, and the talent only tasted one bite, and then something happened." ”

After speaking, the palace maid shed tears in public, looking at Concubine Zhao's eyes with great fear.

None of the people present are stupid, they all understand the meaning of the palace maid's words, if Concubine Zhao can't explain clearly, the sinners who poisoned the sisters in the palace will fall.

"You...... You're spewing blood! Concubine Zhao saw that everyone looked at her strangely, and she didn't care about her image, so she slapped the palace maid when she came up.

Seeing that Concubine Zhao was so impulsive, Queen Xu scolded sharply: "Concubine Zhao, stop!" ”

Then he signaled the eunuch next to him to stop Concubine Zhao, so that the palace maid was spared a beating.

Nie Yan saw that what the palace maid should have done had been done, so she asked people to take her down.

Seeing that the palace maid had left, Concubine Zhao's emotions gradually stabilized, and she immediately knelt on the ground and said in a panic: "The queen mother is clear!" The concubine is wronged! The things that the concubines gave to the people were all brought by the concubines' mother's family to the concubines, how could they be poisonous? If you don't believe it, you can take the rest of the pastries to check! ”

It is naturally impossible for Empress Xu to judge Concubine Zhao's culpability because of the words of a mere palace maid, and furthermore, for some unspeakable reasons, Empress Xu will not let Concubine Zhao be convicted.

"Come on, go and fetch the pastries that Fang Cairen has used, and let the imperial doctor check them." Empress Xu commanded.

Soon, a eunuch brought the pastries, and the imperial physician was called in to prevent anyone from being bribed.

After carefully examining the pastry, the two imperial doctors came to the unanimous conclusion that the pastry itself was non-toxic, but there were traces of a small amount of oleander powder on the surface.

At this point, Zhao Concubine has no way to deny it.

But because Concubine Zhao has always been Concubine Qi's person, Queen Xu still has to protect her.

"Concubine Zhao, who else has touched this pastry besides you?" Empress Xu asked meaningfully.

Concubine Zhao heard Queen Xu's voice, and immediately said: "This pastry is all kept by the palace maid Xiaocui next to the concubine, it must be that the slave maid was bought and wanted to poison the concubine, but I didn't expect to affect the innocent sister Fang!" ”

Zhao Concubine Pear Blossom cried like rain, as if she was really heartbroken.

When Queen Xu heard this, she said: "The palace maid Xiaocui plotted to kill the palace concubine, and she deserved to be killed." ”

When Nie Yan heard this, she knew that Queen Xu had the intention of abandoning the car to protect the handsome, but she did not stop her. There will be people who are unwilling to make Queen Xu satisfied, but there is no need for Nie Yan to worry about it.

Sure enough, before Queen Xu could say more, someone spoke to stop her.

"Queen Mother, Xiaocui is just a palace maid, if there is no one to instruct her, where can she have the courage to poison the palace concubine? The concubine thought that it was better to check carefully. ”

After Jiang Guifei finished speaking, she glanced at Concubine Zhao with a smile, which made Concubine Zhao tremble.

Queen Xu was blocked by Jiang Guifei's words, so it was not good to kill Xiaocui directly, so in desperation, she had to order someone to summon Xiaocui up.

But after a while, the eunuch who went to look for Xiaocui came back and said: "Back to Niangniang, Xiaocui has committed suicide in fear of sin!" ”

"What?!" Empress Xu was shocked when she heard this, and Nie Yan could see that she was really surprised.

Concubine Zhao let out a long sigh of relief, and Concubine Jiang frowned slightly, obviously things were not what she expected.

Only Concubine Qi, who had been sitting in the hall and had never said a word, slowly picked up a cup of tea, and from beginning to end, it seemed that she had no emotions.

"Xiaocui is dead, and the clue to this matter is broken. Someone came, and Zhao Concubine was grounded in Beichen Palace, and then punished when the matter came to light. After a long time of tossing, let's go back and rest. ”

Empress Xu instructed, her decision was decent, no one could say that she intended to cover up, who let Xiaocui die?

"Wait!"

Jiang Guifei is unwilling to let go of Queen Xu's party like this, if she can get rid of a Zhao concubine, there will only be benefits and no harm to her, this opportunity is sent to the door, and she has no reason to let them run away like this.

"Queen Mother, the concubine has a word, I don't know if I should say it?" Jiang Guifei said politely.

Although Empress Xu knew that Jiang Guifei was not good, she could only say: "My sister has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Jiang Guifei replied: "The concubine thinks that there is still a way to continue to investigate this matter. ”

"Oh? What do you think of my sister?" Empress Xu asked.