Zhu Jianshen was also quite sad for a while, no matter what, although Queen Wang is now unconscious, the fetus in Queen Wang's womb is also in danger, he is very sad.

He doesn't have a son so far, how can he not be in a hurry, but he doesn't want this matter to be really done by Tang Jingran.

When he saw Tang Jingran kneeling there, he couldn't help but feel very distressed, so he said to the concubines below: "Okay, okay, everyone stand up first, and wait until I and the two queen mothers slowly investigate this matter clearly." ”

After speaking, he turned to look at the Empress Dowager Zhou, and said calmly to the Empress Dowager Zhou: "We have to find out the matter of the queen mother first, in order to cure the crimes of others, if we can't find out, rashly determine who did it, this is always bad, there are a lot of rumors in this harem, if you listen to rumors to do things, then it will not be a misunderstanding of good people." ”

Zhu Jianshen's words, word by word, were clearly showing favor to Tang, and Empress Dowager Zhou sighed helplessly, but she was even more unhappy in her heart.

She didn't have a good impression of Tang Jingran at the beginning, and it was just enough to see Zhu Jianshen doting on Tang Jingran on weekdays, but Zhu Jianshen actually went against her everywhere in order to protect Tang Jingran, so how could she not be annoyed.

She flicked her sleeves and said: "Okay, since the emperor said so, then the mourning family must find out about this matter no matter what today, and the mourning family will never allow such a corrupt concubine in the harem to do this kind of thing repeatedly to hurt the emperor and grandson of the mourning family."

She turned her gaze like a sword, looked at Zhu Jianshen and said: "Your Majesty, if the mourning family can find out the person who did bad things behind this, how will the emperor punish him, can the emperor watch the queen lying on the bed, and now life and death are uncertain?" ”

Zhu Jianshen does not have any feelings for Queen Wang, but he still cherishes his children very much, he heard the Empress Dowager Zhou say this, he was speechless for a while, and after a long time, he said slowly: "Since this matter is thoroughly investigated by Empress Dowager Zhou, then leave everything to the queen mother, I hope the queen mother will not be partial." ”

Empress Dowager Zhou's gaze slowly swept over the faces of each concubine, and she nodded and said, "Your Majesty, since you trust the mourning family, then leave this matter to the mourning family." ”

"Okay."

"Didn't you ask the mourning family for evidence, the mourning family will help you find evidence now, someone is coming, bring Mu Xue here."

At that moment, a little eunuch promised to bring Mu Xue from Queen Wang's side.

This Mu Xue is only seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a water-green shirt, the whole person is delicate and elegant, but there are a few subtle freckles on both cheeks.

She knelt on the ground and said to the Empress Dowager Zhou, Empress Dowager Qian and Zhu Jianshen in a loud voice: "Empress Dowager Qi, Emperor, Mu Xue really doesn't know anything, this thing was not done by Mu Xue, please ask the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces and the Emperor not to treat Mu Xue's crimes?" ”

She kowtowed to the ground and pleaded.

Zhu Jianshen frowned, and the Empress Dowager Zhou glanced at her, and said sharply: "Mu Xue, don't you have a ghost in your heart, why did you become so frightened when you saw the emperor and the mourning family, what happened, you slowly tell the mourning family, if you can confirm that this matter was not done by you, but if someone else is there, the mourning family will definitely blame you, but if you can't tell who did it, then the mourning family will blame you for the queen's fainting." ”

When Mu Xue heard this, her anxious tears only rolled down, and she said to the Empress Dowager Zhou in a loud voice: "Empress Dowager Qi, Mu Xue doesn't know what's going on, the Empress Dowager was still fine when she ate crabs before, why did she suddenly become unconscious?" ”

She looked very dazed, as if she was talking to herself, and seemed to be talking to Empress Dowager Zhou, Zhu Jianshen and Empress Dowager Qian.

Empress Dowager Zhou was slightly stunned when she heard this, and immediately asked, "What did you say, when Queen Wang ate crabs, it was still good?" ”

"Yes, before the Empress Dowager Zhou, the lady lady specially sent the ice in her palace to the queen mother, the queen mother likes to eat the pearl crab, the queen mother saw the index finger moved, so she ordered the slave to the small kitchen to make some for the mother to taste, the mother was still in good spirits after eating the crab, and talked a lot with the slave and maid."

"Yo, you said that Concubine Shu sent pearl crabs to Queen Wang for no reason, is there such a thing as Concubine Shu?"

Empress Dowager Zhou turned her face to Tang Jingran again, Tang Jingran knelt there, the expression on her face was still unwavering, and her tone was still so light.

"No, I don't know," she said. ”

Seeing this, Ling Luo hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down, and said slowly to the Empress Dowager Zhou: "The Empress Dowager, my master actually knows about this matter, because before, the Queen came to the palace to participate in the Ronghua Banquet, and saw that the Queen liked to eat crabs very much, so the slave maid specially sent Bing Yi to send some pearl crabs to the Queen Wang, and those pearl crabs still have some in our palace, there is no problem with the pearl crabs, if the Queen Mother does not believe it, you can immediately send someone to investigate." ”

When Empress Dowager Zhou heard that this matter had nothing to do with Tang Jingran, she was skeptical, she saw Tang Jingran arrogant and powerful, and she didn't look like she would send crabs to Queen Wang.

But perhaps, this matter was originally done by her, but it was scattered and wanted to take this matter on herself, and it was possible to excuse her, so she was noncommittal in her heart, and she didn't make a judgment, so she said to Mu Xue: "Did Queen Wang become like this immediately after eating crabs?" ”

"No, after the queen mother ate the pearl crab, she was in good spirits, and then she also ate persimmons with the slave maid for a while, who knew that less than half an hour after eating the persimmons, she immediately fainted on the ground, and the world did not wake up."

Mu Xue replied honestly.

After hearing this, the Empress Dowager Zhou pondered and continued: "You said that Queen Wang also ate persimmons, where did the persimmons come from, did you come from your own palace?" ”

"The persimmon cake of the Empress Dowager was also sent by Bing Yi, Bing Yi said that the lady concubine specially asked her to send it, and Bing is also the most powerful palace maid by the side of the lady concubine, and our queen also rewarded her with two golden fruits for this."

"Yo."

When Empress Dowager Zhou heard Mu Xue say this, she felt that things were probably not so simple, if it was really that simple, why would Tang Jingran send things to Queen Wang again and again?

She thought about it there and said to Zhu Jianshen: "Your Majesty, the mourning family has found out the truth of the matter, and this matter was indeed done by Concubine Shu." ”

Zhu Jianshen was a little dazed, and asked, "Why do you make a judgment now, saying that this matter was done by shock?" In my opinion, Shocking would not have done such a thing. ”

Tang was originally indifferent, but after hearing Zhu Jianshen say this, a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

She turned to look at Zhu Jianshen, with affection in her veins.

Although Zhu Jianshen knew that the reason why she was so dedicated and infatuated with herself was because she took the Gu poison she made for her.

However, when he saw Tang's shocked face, he couldn't help but be intoxicated.

Empress Dowager Zhou's eyes rose like a thick mist, and she said: "This matter must have been done by Concubine Shu, if it wasn't done by Concubine Shu, then why would Concubine Shu repeatedly ask Bing Yi to send things to Kunning Palace?" And the queen was poisoned in less than half an hour after eating the persimmons given by Concubine Shu, so who would believe that this matter was not done by Concubine Shu. ”

When the concubines below heard what Empress Dowager Zhou said, everyone immediately agreed.

Wan Zhen'er hid behind, and saw that the development of everything was under her control, and she was overjoyed, so she also followed those concubines to echo her, who knew that Zhu Jianshen didn't buy it.

Zhu Jianshen said: "Queen Mother, now the reason why the queen suddenly fainted has not been clarified, you have to say that she ate Concubine Shu's persimmons to become like this, this is too unfair to Concubine Shu." ”

Who knew that as soon as Zhu Jianshen's words fell, he saw the imperial doctor walking out of the queen's bedroom.

After the imperial doctor came out, he knelt on the ground with a puff and said: "The reason why the queen fainted has been found out, it is because of poisoning. ”

When Empress Dowager Zhou heard the imperial doctor say this, she suddenly became aggressive again.

She said to Zhu Jianshen: "Your Majesty, didn't you just say that this matter was not done by Tang Jingran, didn't you keep saying that before you find out, let the mourning family not make a rash conclusion, don't just blindly conclude that the queen was poisoned, now that the imperial doctor has found out the truth of the matter, the truth is in front of you, the queen she was really poisoned, do you still think that the mourning family is wrong?" Do you still want to favor the lady now? If that's the case, you've disappointed the mourners. ”

Zhu Jianshen was speechless for a while, I don't know how to say it, who knows that Mu Xue is below at this time, she said very carefully: "I don't think this matter may have anything to do with Concubine Shu, although the queen was poisoned after eating the persimmon sent by Concubine Shu, but I also ate the persimmon, but the slave maid has nothing to do so far, if the persimmon is really poisonous, then the slave and maid will definitely be poisoned now, why does the slave and maid have nothing to do, that is, the concubine was poisoned?" ”

Mu Xue's words were heard in Zhu Jianshen's ears, and Zhu Jianshen's eyes immediately brightened.

He turned to the Empress Dowager Zhou and said: "Queen Mother, can you hear clearly, Mu Xue, this girl, also said that this matter has nothing to do with persimmons at all, although it is said that Concubine Shu has repeatedly sent things to Queen Wang, it is also because of Concubine Shu's virtuousness, Queen Wang is pregnant with my dragon son, Concubine Shu cares about her a lot, and that is also for me to share worries and relieve labor, so how can Concubine Shu be blamed for this matter?" And I just gave Concubine Shu a dozen pearl crabs, and Concubine Shu gave half of them to the queen, which shows that she is very good to the queen in her heart, how can she harm the queen? ”

Zhu Jianshen's words made the Empress Dowager Zhou unable to refute for a while, and the Empress Dowager Zhou had to say indignantly: "What you said is good, but the mourning family always feels that this matter is not so simple. ”

Empress Dowager Qian persuaded on the side: "Okay, since the matter has been investigated and has nothing to do with Concubine Shu, then don't embarrass Concubine Shu anymore." ”

Empress Dowager Qian has always had a very good relationship with Jian Huaizhen, and she also knew that Tang Jingran and Jian Huaizhen were very close, so she opened her mouth to speak for Tang Jingran.

Empress Dowager Zhou didn't listen, and when she heard Empress Dowager Qian say this, she was immediately furious and said: "You said that this matter has nothing to do with Concubine Shu, but it has nothing to do with Concubine Shu?" Before the matter is investigated, everyone is suspicious, is it possible for the mourning family to find out about this matter, and it is not okay for the emperor's grandson and daughter-in-law of the mourning family? ”

Empress Dowager Zhou's unreasonable troubles made Zhu Jianshen not know what to do for a while, after all, this Empress Dowager Zhou is also his biological mother.

The matter was at an impasse, and the imperial physician suddenly asked: "The emperor and the queen mother of the two palaces have the courage to ask a bold question, the minister just heard the emperor say that the queen had eaten pearl crab before, but is there such a thing?" I don't know how Queen Wang ate the pearl crab? ”

He said as he moved his head to Mu Xue.

Mu Xue didn't know why the imperial doctor had such questions, but she also replied honestly: "At that time, I took the pearl crab to the kitchen and made it for the queen mother, and the queen mother praised the deliciousness again and again after eating it." ”

"Then you cooked the crab and gave it to the mother, right?" The Imperial Physician continued to ask.

Mu Xue nodded again and again, and responded: "That's right." ”

The imperial doctor's face was terrified, and he knelt down and said to the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces and Zhu Jianshen: "The Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces, the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces, the Emperor of Qiyu, the minister has now found out why the Empress was poisoned and why she was unconscious. ”

"Yo, what's going on, tell me about it." Empress Dowager Qian hurriedly asked.

The imperial doctor glanced at Tang Ran a little timidly, but still had to bite the bullet and said: "I heard the emperor say that when the lady concubine Niangniang was before, she once sent pearl crabs to the queen's mother, and then sent persimmons to the queen's mother, but I don't know that this pearl crab and persimmon are originally two things that are mutually restrictive, if someone eats the crab first and then eats persimmon or persimmon, it will be very seriously poisoned, and the powerful person may die because of this, thanks to the queen's great life, the pearl crab was boiled first, After the pearl crab is cooked, it is to eat the persimmon again, and the lethality is not so great, if the queen mother does not cook the pearl crab and then eat the persimmon, but eats the pearl crab directly, then I am afraid that the queen mother has been-"

He didn't dare to say anything more when he said this, but just looked at the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces and Zhu Jianshen with his eyes.

As soon as the Empress Dowager Zhou heard what the imperial doctor said, she was immediately furious, and immediately patted the case and said, "Your Majesty, didn't you just say that what the mourning family said is unreasonable? Didn't you just favor Tang Shocking this slut everywhere? Now you believe what the mourners say, every word is the truth! ”

Zhu Jianshen also heard the words of the imperial doctor clearly, he looked at Tang Jingran carefully, but saw that her eyes were very pure, and the whole person looked like a clear water hibiscus, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a scheming person.

But what the imperial doctor said is vivid, he knows that the imperial doctor does not dare to lie, if what the imperial doctor said is true, then Tang Jingran first sent pearl crabs to Queen Wang, and then sent persimmons, so what is the whole thing?

Did Tang Jingran know this truth in the first place, so he did it on purpose, or did Tang Jingran not know about it in the first place, but did such a thing by mistake.

"Your Majesty, you are a dignified army of a country, don't you have a little courage in dealing with the affairs of the harem? If you still can't get an idea, let the mourning family help you get an idea, the facts are already in front of you, what else is there to say? ”

Empress Dowager Zhou said angrily.

She had long decided that the whole thing was done by Tang Jingran, and just now Zhu Jianshen refuted everywhere and said a lot of good things for Tang Jingran to prove that this thing was not done by Tang Jingran.

But the words of the Imperial Doctor just now had already made her believe that the matter was undoubtedly done by Tang Jingran, so she was very angry in her heart.

Most of them were angry that Tang Jingran dared to do this kind of thing, wanting to kill the queen, and by the way, killing her imperial grandson, and the other thing that made her feel angry was that the emperor had been protecting Tang Jingran until now, how could she be embarrassed to be the queen mother?

"Your Majesty, you are the king of a dignified country, and you must not favor your own concubines, otherwise if it spreads out and is known by people outside, how can you block the excellent mouth of the people in the world?"

Zhu Jianshen's gaze was like a color of black ink, and he glanced at Zhu Jianshen deeply.

Zhu Jianshen was glanced at by her, and couldn't help but lower his head, and after a long time, he said: "Didn't you say that the original pearl crab was scattered and ordered Bing Yi to send it?" Why do you want to talk about it now? I believe that Shock, Shock, would never have done so much. ”

There are two reasons why Zhu Jianshen believes in Tang Jingran so much, the first reason is that he likes Tang Jingran very much, he has always been addicted to Tang Jingran's fairy-like demeanor, he did not hesitate to kill many people's lives in order to get close to Tang Jingran, in order to get Tang Jingran, he did not hesitate to kill Yu Mian, he even did not hesitate to poison Tang Jingran in order to get Tang Jingran, which shows how much he likes Tang Jingran, so he definitely doesn't believe that this matter was done by Tang Jingran.

And the second reason was that he felt that he had infected Tang Jing with Gu poison, and when Tang Jingran's consciousness was not so clear and his thinking was so clear, how could she do it?

Therefore, he didn't believe that this was done by Tang Jingran, but now that the evidence was conclusive, he didn't know what to say for a while.

Although he is the Ninety-Five, although he is the emperor, there are some things that he does not do what he wants, some things still need an axiom and public will, and he also needs to be able to block the world's best and best people, and he also needs to give an explanation to the people in the harem and the court.

Therefore, his heart became very heavy, and he had to argue with the Empress Dowager Zhou that at first, it was the pearl crab that Scattered asked Bing Yi to send to Queen Wang, and Tang Jingran didn't know about it.

Empress Dowager Zhou sneered and said, "Your Majesty, you are really confused by her beauty, you don't even know what you're talking about, right?" She said that she didn't know about this matter, so she really didn't know, why didn't she say that she was scattered to help her take the blame? ”

Scattered was anxious when he heard it, and hurriedly waved his hand and said: "The Empress Dowager Qi, the slave maid is not lying, this pearl crab is really the slave maid who demolished Bing Yi to send it to the queen Wang, and the persimmon behind the matter, we don't know, as far as the slave maid knows, we have never had persimmons in the palace, let alone take persimmons to give away, if the queen mother doesn't believe it, you can investigate it thoroughly." ”