Chapter 422: Shi's Clue
Ling Xi finally brought the Shi family into the palace, but Yuehua didn't ask anything before she was interrupted by Concubine Ling.
Shi gritted his teeth, and it seemed that he would not reveal anything. It seemed that nothing had been found, but Yuehua felt that she was suspicious of the right direction from Shi's panicked and evasive attitude and Concubine Ling's fierce performance. This woman should have some secret that made Concubine Ling jealous, but she never dared to say it.
Yuehua had been thinking about it all the time, thinking about it over and over again, and decided to get to the bottom of this matter.
Just how can you pry her tightly closed mouth open?
She didn't want to bother Mo Guhan anymore, he took care of everything every day, and the government affairs of the DPRK and China had already made him anxious. Moreover, Mo Guhan talks about governing the country, which is eloquent, but if he talks about the intrigues between these women, he is broad-minded and always not too careful.
Yuehua is now with a child, there are many inconveniences, naturally she can't go out of the palace to investigate in person, Buchen and Chu Mubai are both careless men, even if there are any clues, they can't detect it, let alone Zijin.
It's just a pity that Ling Xi is also breastfeeding now, and she always can't bear to worry about her labor for herself. Don't be like yourself, worrying too much and weaning off the milk.
After thinking about it, she decided to ask Shao Ziqing to help inquire. First, it is natural that Shao Ziqing is wise and resourceful, and secondly, Shao Ziqing also knows the ins and outs of this matter, if there is really any clue, he is much more sensitive than others.
The plan was decided, so Yuehua asked Buchen for help and entrusted the matter to Shao Ziqing. Shao Ziqing naturally readily agreed.
Yuehua was worried that tossing and moving would cause more trouble for the Shi family, so she carefully told Shao Ziqing to avoid ears and eyes as much as possible.
Shao Ziqing went out and interrogated a woman who didn't have much knowledge, and naturally he was able to catch it, and the next day, he brought a shocking result to Yuehua.
Yuehua didn't have anything to avoid, so she directly ordered someone to invite Shao Ziqing into Qingqiu Palace, and the subordinates retreated, leaving only Shui You waiting in front of her.
The two children Yuehua are inseparable, and they have been guarding their eyes without blinking. Even if the nurse is breastfeeding, she never dares to leave her sight.
When Shao Ziqing walked into the hall, Yuehua was bending down in front of the crib and teasing the child, a strand of long hair like a fine hair hung down, and was tightly held in the child's palm.
Her eyes were lowered, and her thick eyelashes cast a light silhouette under her eyes, flickering and dimming.
Shao Ziqing stood at the door, and he could see the corners of her lips slightly hooked, and feel overflowing joy and tranquility.
He was in a trance for a moment. It was as if time had also stopped the hurried flow at that time, only the warm breeze swept by, the flowers were fragrant, and the peace and tranquility were entwined in the eyes, and they were frozen in an instant.
Yuehua raised her head and smiled at him, like a flash in the pan, the moonlight pressed on the branches, holy and gentle.
"Coming?"
It's like a friend who has been reunited for a long time, and there is a moment of joy.
Shao Ziqing stroked the hem of his clothes, the hem of his clothes slipped down from his fingertips, and his slightly bent knees also straightened up. He didn't want to kneel down and salute and build a barrier to cut off the casualness between the two.
He nodded, as if he was a parent among friends, shushing the cold and asking for warmth.
"Here we are."
Yuehua raised her fingertips and gently pulled the hair out of the child's hand, Shao Ziqing heard a dissatisfied "hum", as if she was protesting. He couldn't help but be curious, wondering what Yuehua's child should look like, so he tiptoed.
The child in the crib danced happily, and Shao Ziqing felt that it was like a little frog in the water with a swollen belly and paddling hard.
Yuehua smiled and sneered: "You are the most disobedient, you look at how well-behaved your brother is, he is never naughty." ”
Then he bowed his head very gently and tidied up the little clothes on her body. Ice cubes were in the hall, and Yuehua was worried that her stomach would catch a cold.
Shao Ziqing felt that this picture was like a lotus pond under the moonlight, flowing quietly and gently, and the moonlight was the water lotus that bowed her head shyly, which was very gentle.
"Wait for A-Niang, don't make trouble, A-Niang and Uncle Shao have something to say."
Yuehua does not call herself the queen mother, but A-Niang, and she is much closer.
She straightened up: "Shao Xiang, please take a seat." ”
Shao Ziqing had a smile on the corner of her lips from beginning to end: "The child grows up so fast." ”
At the mention of the child, the smile on Yuehua's face bloomed even brighter: "It feels like it's blowing, but it's still much worse than Ling Xi's child." ”
"The little heir has a good appetite and is very greedy."
"Little four?" Yuehua raised her eyebrows in surprise.
"The heir of the heir, the old lady asked the monks in the temple to give the nickname, let us help to shout more behind our backs."
It's always much better than "Liu Yatou", it seems that the old lady and Ling Xi have each taken a step back.
Yuehua smiled: "From the name, you can see how much the Han family values this child." Ling Xi is blessed, and the old lady also looks kind-hearted. ”
Shao Ziqing said softly: "Shi Yunhai's child was frightened last time and fell ill, and he looks like an orphan and widow, very pitiful. The old lady of the Han family couldn't bear to look at it, knowing that the Shi family was involved with the Shen family, she still promised Ling Xi to let her go to the Han Mansion to do things, and she would take special care of her on weekdays. ”
"That's good." Yuehua raised her hand and motioned for Shao Ziqing to sit down: "I'm really worried that the Shen family will continue to embarrass her. Although Shi Yunhai has some friction with me, his wife is alone with a child and unaccompanied, which is also pitiful. ”
Shao Ziqing's face turned grim: "I think, if you hadn't handed over her safety to Shen Xincai, maybe she would really suffer." ”
"What's wrong?" Yuehua asked in surprise: "Is it that Shen Xincai is angry with her and embarrassed for her again?" ”
Shao Ziqing shook his head: "It's not difficult for her, but it's a threat to her." ”
Shui quietly served the tea, and then turned to tease the two children.
"Threaten what? Isn't the matter over? Is it difficult or do you want her to move out? ”
Yuehua remembered that day in Shi Yunhai's courtyard, when he left, Shen Xincai deliberately found an excuse to stay, could it be that he had some intentions?
Shi said that Shen Xincai was extremely nervous, and repeatedly asked her what she told you. And threaten her not to talk nonsense in front of you, otherwise it will kill the child. ”
"It just doesn't make sense!" Yuehua said angrily: "This Shen Xincai actually used an innocent child to blackmail people. No wonder the last time she entered the palace, before I opened my mouth, she looked frightened, shirked and didn't know what to say, and kept silent. ”
Shao Ziqing snorted lightly and said: "At first, the woman was jealous, but how did Rao Ziqing ask, she refused to say anything, and repeatedly shirked perfunctorily. I sensed something unusual, so I took it upon myself to tell the woman about the murder of the palace man Hancui. ”
"You said it all?"
Shao Ziqing nodded: "The stakes are very high, you can't have the kindness of a woman again and again, if it weren't for arousing her hatred for the Shen family, how would she tell everything she knew?" Are you worried that after the woman knows the inside story, she will find the Shen family theory? ”
Yuehua bowed her head: "She is weak, what if she really can't think about it for a while?" ”
Shao Ziqing shook his head: "Don't worry, even if she is for the sake of the child, she will never do that kind of self-defeating thing." I have also persuaded again and again, knowing the pros and cons, although she hates the Shen family, she will never be stupid. ”
Yuehua thought that Shao Ziqing's actions were understandable, and besides, the woman should also have the right to know.
"In the face of power, life is like an ant, and it is good that the woman understands this truth."
"After the woman learned the truth, she not only answered all her questions, but also told me many abnormal things about Shi Yunhai's life."
Yuehua nodded: "She also mentioned something to me, saying that Shi Yunhai did not abide by the palace rules in the palace and had something to do." It is consistent with what Concubine Ling said to the girl named Hancui in front of her, men love women, human nature, and the palace has been repeatedly banned. ”
"She also said that I knew it, and she suspected that this was the reason why Shi Yunhai was willing to hang himself."
"I also used to think like this, believing Han Cui's original confession, thinking that the woman she was talking about should be Han Cui, the palace man in front of Concubine Ling. However, the abnormal reaction of Concubine Ling and the assassination of the assassin in the palace made me wonder, and I felt that there must be something hidden in it.
What's more, Han Cui's method of poisoning is not something that a small palace maid can do, it should be instructed by whom. If it's just a crime of fornication, you can't risk killing people for it, right? ”
Shao Ziqing didn't refute, just reached out and took out something from his sleeve and handed it to Yuehua: "Look at what this is?" Do you know? ”
Yuehua took it in his hand suspiciously, and immediately recognized it without looking closely.
"Where did you get that?"
"It was given to me by Shi Yunhai's wife, and she rummaged through Shi Yunhai's relics, and it seems that they are objects used by women."
"This is a personal thing, how did you get to Shi Yunhai?" Yuehua was a little incredulous.
"What the hell is this?"
Yuehua sighed lightly and said truthfully: "This is the fire fox you brought back from hunting, I made a set of scarves for the Queen Mother, and decorated it with this jade carved peony as a button." As a result, the Queen Mother gave it to Concubine Ling. ”
I think that at the beginning, Concubine Ling was complacent about this matter, and she deliberately dressed to greet the Queen Mother, and was extremely bitter and mean to belittle this warm sleeve, embarrassing Yuehua in public.
"You say this is Concubine Ling's stuff?" Shao Ziqing was also taken aback.
Yuehua nodded.
"How did you get to Shi Yunhai?"
Yuehua thought slightly: "For a while, in order to please the emperor, Concubine Ling heard that she was practicing the Red Rui Dance, and asked Shi Yunhai to help her regulate her texture, eliminate muscles and limbs, and often go in and out of the Jiaofang Palace. Xu picked it up and hid it privately, after all, this is a fine Hetian jade carving, and it is also worth some silver taels. ”
"The woman also said something to Ziqing, if the mother knew, she would be even more surprised."