Thinking like this, she couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and asked the palace maid on the side sharply: "Why didn't you wake up the palace when the accident happened?" ”

"Back to Niangniang, it happened too suddenly, the slave maid just heard the news, and just wanted to come in and call you, Qi Guifei Niangniang brought someone to search the palace. So the slave didn't have time to come in and report and ask the mother for forgiveness. ”

"What do you say? Not long after you received the news, Qi Guifei came in? ”

"Yes, most of our hands have been cut off, and the rest are some eyeliner that has not been used much, they can't get close to the side of the masters of the palaces at all, and they don't know a lot of news, so ......"

Thinking of Qi Guifei's actions just now, Concubine Li's heart sank suddenly: "Quick, go out and stop Qi Guifei, I haven't searched clearly here, why did I search for others?" Let Qi Guifei Niangniang check carefully. ”

No matter how stupid she is, she won't leave any tricks in her palace, and Concubine Qi doesn't have much of a problem with searching casually, but if she doesn't search carefully, the emperor will be guilty of her guilt when the time comes. Moreover, Qi Guifei didn't let people search carefully at all just now, she didn't want to wade into this troubled water!

The palace maid heard the order and hurriedly ran out to chase after Qi Guifei, Li Guifei hurriedly got up and instructed the maid to help her make up, most of her eyeliner was removed overnight, and the important news basically couldn't be transmitted, and she didn't know what was going on outside.

She changed her clothes, went out to chase the palace maid of Qi Guifei and ran back: "Niangniang, Qi Guifei Niangniang has already taken someone to report to the emperor." ”

Concubine Li got up suddenly, and the palace maid behind her who helped her comb her hair was defenseless, and pulled her hair at once, causing her to gasp in pain, and turned around to slap her: "!" ”

"Niangniang forgives sins, Niangniang forgives sins!" The palace people knelt on the ground and kept begging for mercy.

Holding back the pain in her scalp, Concubine Li sat in front of the mirror and combed her hair little by little, and then carefully pinned all kinds of golden hairpins and shook her steps, although her palms continued to break out in cold sweat, she repeatedly warned herself in her heart: Don't panic, if you show a trace of panic at this time, then she will lose.

After carefully grooming her makeup, she led the people to walk towards the Chunlan Hall where Baili Qingcang was located.

In the Chunlan Palace, Concubine Qi Guifei helped Baili Qingcang serve the teacup: "Your Majesty, you take a sip of tea to dissipate your anger." ”

Baili Qingcang's face was extremely gloomy: "Deflated? How can I be angry! I always thought that the harem was stable, and even if there were some minor problems, it was just jealousy, and it was not a big deal. But now, overnight, more than 20 palace people died violently, what is the place in my palace? Is it the Yama Temple? ”

"The emperor is angry, the harem is naturally the emperor's home, with you in charge, no one can make waves." Qi Guifei saw that he didn't accept the teacup, so she carefully placed it on the table and comforted him softly.

"Can't make waves? If you can't turn it out, you will kill more than 20 people, and if you turn it out, won't it cost me my life? Baili Qingcang became more and more angry, "This is my harem, I will never allow anyone to wantonly slaughter here, check, even if this matter is turned out of the sky, you have to find out clearly, those palace people, have you counted them clearly?" What problems have been found? ”

Qi Guifei's fingers trembled, and her face was full of hesitation.

Baili Qingcang frowned: "What's wrong?" Didn't find the problem? ”

Qi Guifei was stunned: "Your Majesty, you also know that I have never been very concerned about the affairs of the harem, and the time to take over the palace affairs is also short, so I roughly asked people to check it, and found out that something was wrong in the rooms of several dead palace people." ”

"If there's anything wrong, just say it, no matter who is involved, check it all out."

"Yes, the concubines found some precious jewelry, as well as a lot of gold and silver. The gold and silver can't see the way, but the jewelry is from the Department of Internal Affairs, as long as the Department of Internal Affairs carefully checks it, it will definitely be possible to find the source. ”

"Then let the Department of Internal Affairs investigate, the current head of the Department of Internal Affairs is Xiao Qi, he is careful, let him investigate, no, come here, announce Xiao Qi over, I will personally investigate."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Concubine Li dressed up and came to Chunlan Palace, looking at the door of the courtyard wall, her heart was beating badly, and she only felt that her footsteps seemed to be rooted and she didn't want to go in.

The chamberlain who went to pass the emperor's message came out, and saw Concubine Li hurriedly saluting: "I've seen the concubine." ”

Concubine Li paused: "The emperor is inside, the palace wants to go in, you go and report it." ”

The chamberlain hurriedly saluted: "Niangniang, the slave is going to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to pass on the emperor's message, and when you go to the door, someone will naturally report it." ”

"Well, then there you go." Concubine Li took a step and walked in, but her heart seemed to be pressed on a big stone, which made her feel breathless, the Department of Internal Affairs, go to the Department of Internal Affairs to spread the word, then it is time to see Xiao Qi.

The maid walked into the palace to report: "Your Majesty, Concubine Li asks to see you." ”

Baili Qingcang frowned: "Let her in." ”

"The concubine has seen the emperor and Sister Qi Guifei."

Baili Qingcang waved her hand to get her up: "What are you doing?" ”

"The concubine was sleepy yesterday, and she got up late today, and when Sister Qi Guifei brought someone to search the palace, she didn't get up, and my sister was worried about me, so she only let people take a brief look, and the concubine heard that something happened last night, for fear that something was wrong, so she came here to ask to see the emperor."

"Concubine Qi has already told me, she just let people take a look at your palace, are you still not satisfied, and you came to me to say that she didn't you?"

Concubine Li's knees weakened, and she knelt directly on the ground: "No, the concubine definitely didn't mean that, the concubine was worried that Sister Qi Guifei didn't look carefully, and she was afraid that there was something missing, so she came to make it clear to the emperor, for fear of delaying your investigation of major matters." ”

"Get up." Baili Qingcang's eyes suppressed his impatience, "Concubine Qi has always been careful, she told me earlier, going to your palace is just for people to take a look, so as not to make people think that you have no status in the harem, so for your sake, but you don't appreciate it." ”

Concubine Li's face turned pale, and now Baili Qingcang was bored with her, so whatever she said was wrong: "Yes, the concubine knows her mistake, Sister Qi Guifei, please forgive me, my sister will definitely come over in person to make amends another day." ”

Qi Guifei's expression was calm, and the smile between her eyebrows and eyes was indifferent: "My sister is polite, it's just a misunderstanding." ”

Xiao Qi rushed over, knelt at the door and waited for the summons, Baili Qingcang announced him in, and after he saluted, he didn't call out, and asked directly: "I ask you, do you know all the jewelry sent by the Department of Internal Affairs to various palaces?" ”

"Back to the emperor, all the ministers are registered in the register, nothing is missing, what the emperor wants to know, the ministers can find it for you."

"Very good, Concubine Qi, show him something."

"Yes," Qi Guifei asked people to bring the tray up, only to see that there were a lot of beads, hairpins, flower dians, step shakes and the like placed on the tray, as well as a few pairs of jade bracelets of excellent color, "Manager Xiao, what the emperor wants you to check is which palace these things have been sent to." ”

Seeing the things on the tray, Concubine Li's face was tense, and her back was soaked with cold sweat, and there were a lot of things flowing out of her palace!

Xiao Qi took it and looked at it carefully, and divided the jewelry into several parts: "Back to the emperor, the concubine Niangniang, the magnolia hairpin on this side, the jade pearl hairpin, the jasper Qinghai bracelet, and all kinds of flowers are sent to the Changqiu Palace of Li Guifei Niangniang, the magpie here is shaking his eyebrows, the Wufu Linglong hairpin is sent to the Lan Concubine Niangniang Palace, this dragonfly dot Cui hairpin is sent to the Jing Concubine Niangniang Palace, and the rest of the jewelry Weichen remembers clearly, and needs to go back to check the booklet." ”

Baili Qingcang looked at the pile of jewelry: "You said that these were sent to Concubine Li's palace?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, these jewelry materials are extremely exquisite, and Weichen has personally checked them, for fear that something is wrong, and the things sent to the palace of the two concubines must be carefully checked many times, so I remember it very clearly."

The corners of Baili Qingcang's eyes jumped, and after taking the registration details sent by Qi Guifei and checking them carefully, he slammed it on the table, and the tea cup on the table was shaken, making a sound: "Lin's!" ”

Concubine Li thought calmly in her heart, but when she heard this loud shout, her legs involuntarily knelt down: "Your Majesty, the concubine is wronged, the concubine doesn't know these things at all, what the hell is going on, the concubine doesn't know anything." ”

Xiao Qi replied: "Your Majesty, these things were escorted by several chamberlains, and after they were sent to the palaces of each master, they also needed to be stamped by the masters, and the records on the Weichen's booklet were clear, and everything could be found to be located." ”

Concubine Li's face turned pale: "Xiao Qi, this palace has no grievances with you, why do you want to bite this palace to death?" ”

"Niangniang, Weichen just stated the facts, the emperor asked about the whereabouts of the hairpin, and Weichen naturally answered clearly, otherwise Weichen took the emperor's money, but he made a fool of things, how is this the way of the minister?"

"You ......" Concubine Li trembled, and her voice trembled.

"Lin, you shut up!" Baili Qingcang's body was full of anger, "These things are in your palace, you can't rely on them if you want to deny them, you explain honestly, I can spare your life in the eyes of many years of love." ”

"Your Majesty...... Concubines...... The concubine doesn't know, really doesn't know. Concubine Li gritted her teeth, she couldn't admit it, if she did, how would she explain to the emperor how these things flowed out at that time? Said she gave it away? It can't be rewarded to the maids of other palaces!

"You still don't admit it, okay, then I'll check it out, check it to the end, and see if you have anything else to deny!"

Concubine Li's eyes trembled, and a layer of cold sweat spread on her forehead: "Your Majesty, these things ......"

Seeing her weak appearance, Baili Qingcang still didn't understand anything, he waved his hand to let Xiao Qi and the other palace people withdraw, leaving only Concubine Qi beside him: "Lin, you are the biological mother of the third and fourth children, even if I want to kill you in my heart, but I have to worry about the face of the two princes, you tell me honestly, what is going on with these things!" ”

"The Emperor's ......"

Baili Qingcang gritted his teeth and said: "You hear clearly before you speak, I give you one last chance, don't waste my patience, if you don't explain honestly, then ......"