Fang Fei was extremely neat, and after a short time, all the slaves and maids in the imperial dining room were taken to Yilan Palace by her, but she did not let them all come in together, but led the supervisor Huang Mama and Feng Gonggong to the door, and asked the rest of the people to wait in the courtyard to wait for the summons of the Queen Mother. Standing at the door, he asked the Queen Mother, and was summoned by the Queen Mother, so he took the two supervisors and servants into the house.

Mama Huang and Gonggong Feng entered the house, and when they saw Rong Yunxi kneeling on the ground, the Queen Mother looked displeased, and they knew that what they had to say today was a big deal. Regarding the affairs in the Penglai Palace, the head of the palace not only did not plan to deal with it lightly, but planned to make a big and clear scene.

"The slave asks for peace for the Queen Mother, for Your Majesty, and for the mother......" Mama Huang and Gonggong Feng said at the same time.

The Queen Mother nodded lightly and said, "Get up and speak." ”

The two of them answered "yes" at the same time, got up and waited in a proper manner.

The Queen Mother said: "The mourning family doesn't go around in circles with you, the palace has always been something that can't be hidden, and you already know what happened in the Penglai Palace." The mourning family asks you, what is strange in the imperial dining room today? ”

Both of them thought about it carefully, and Mama Huang shook her head first and said: "Back to the Queen Mother, although there are people coming and going in the imperial dining room every day, they are all people in the palace, and the same is true today, and there are no outsiders entering, so there is nothing strange." ”

Gonggong Feng also said: "Back to the Queen Mother's words, what Mama said is true. Today, the minions spent most of their time in the imperial dining room, but they didn't find anything strange. ”

"Don't go around the bend with the mourning family", the queen mother said, "Before the banquet, who had been to the imperial dining room, and after these people arrived at the imperial dining room, what did they do, and tell the mourning family in detail." ”

"Yes." The two of them answered at the same time.

It was still Mama Huang who said first: "When the banquet was about to begin, the ladies and ladies of the palace were busy going to Penglai Palace, and they didn't order the slaves and maids to come over, but they didn't go to the Frost Dew Pavilion of Penglai Palace. In between, only the Zhiqiu girl from the queen's palace came, and the girl didn't take anything or do anything, just looked around the courtyard and the house, and asked the slaves and maids how they were prepared. Apart from this, no one else came during the opening and dispersal of the feast. ”

The persimmon is soft and pinched, obviously Qin Yingyue is the soft persimmon in the eyes of the palace people now—at least from a low position. Mama Huang deliberately put the people of the Frost Dew Pavilion in front of her, and the implication was that there was something strange about the actions of the Frost Dew Pavilion. This is obviously pushing Qin Yingyue to the front, deliberately currying favor with Rong Yunxi.

The two stewards in the imperial dining room have always been in the same breath, and some people in the palace often joke that Fat Feng and Mama Huang are nameless opposites - the two are in charge of the same work and eat together every day, except that they don't sleep together, what is the difference between them and the couple?

Gonggong Feng is really worthy of the rumors in the palace, even when he replied to the Queen Mother, he was also "a woman singing with a husband". After Mama Huang finished speaking, Gonggong Feng followed closely and said: "That's true, the slave was in the imperial dining room for a while, and I did see these three girls coming, and the two girls in the Frost Dew Pavilion did ask for the same thing." ”

How could the Queen Mother not hear that they were deliberately shielding Rong Yunxi? obviously saw that the person she was going to target today was Rong Yunxi, but she still said so, obviously choosing a team and standing. Between the old and new masters in the palace, they chose the new master Rong Yunxi. I'd rather offend the old master than sell a good job in front of the new master.

The people in the palace have always judged the situation, and there is nothing to be angry about. The Queen Mother pretended not to hear it, and ordered: "In this way, I will call Xiao Tao and Zhiqiu, and ask them carefully." ”

Fang Fei responded: "The slave will do it." ”

Zhiqiu was in the slave room in the backyard, and it was naturally easy to call over, but it took a long time to find Xiao Tao. When Fang Fei brought people back, it was already half an hour later, and it was still in a hurry.

Before Xiao Tao came to Yilan Palace, although Zhiqiu and Chuxia both came into the house to wait for the Queen Mother to ask, the Queen Mother just reclined on the chair and closed her eyes to recuperate, and did not ask them anything. When Xiao Tao arrived, the Queen Mother opened her eyes a little tired and asked, "Why have you been looking for so long?" ”

Fang Fei said: "The little peach girl went to send Xia Guo with the little eunuchs, so that the slaves and maids can be easily found." ”

The Queen Mother smiled, looked at Xiao Tao, and said, "You kid has a little affection, it's very good." ”

"Working together is what slaves and maids should do." Little Peach Road.

The Queen Mother nodded and asked, "Listening to Mama Huang, you went to the imperial dining room twice before and after the Frost Dew Pavilion today?" What to do? ”

Xiao Tao gave a salute to the Queen Mother and said, "In addition to passing the meal normally, Frost Dew Pavilion went to the imperial dining room three times, the slave maid went twice, and Xia Guo went once. The little master wanted to eat milk and almond soup, so he asked Xia Guo to go to the imperial dining room to get some ingredients, but Xia Guo went for a long time and didn't come back...... Xia Guo used to snub the little master, what did the little master ask her to do, she ran halfway to play, and it was common for her to not return for a long time, so the little master asked the slave to fetch it again, and by the way, she looked for Xia Guo and reminded her, so that she didn't have to play too late......"

"This is the first time the slave has been to the imperial dining room. The slave maid took the ingredients again, and went to the imperial garden to look for Xia Guo, but she didn't find it, so she didn't take it seriously, and was in a hurry to take the ingredients for the little master to go back and make food...... That's right! When I went to the imperial dining room this time, the slave maid saw Miss Zhiqiu. The panicked and frightened appearance of the girl made the slave feel very strange......"

Because of this, when the slave maid went to look for Xia Guo for the second time and took the rose dew by the way, the slave and maid saw Xia Guo's corpse and heard about the things in Penglai Palace, so they couldn't help but think of Miss Zhiqiu. The slave knew that this was a matter of great importance to human life, and she did not dare to hide it or report it, so she dared to ask to see His Majesty...... That's all the slave has done and knows. ”

The Queen Mother listened carefully and said, "Tell the mourning family about what Xia Guo looked like when you found Xia Guo's body?" ”

Xiao Tao shook her head again and again, and said, "The slave didn't see it clearly. The slave only recognized Xia Guo's appearance, so she was so frightened that she didn't dare to look at it at all. Later, His Majesty personally took the slaves and maids to see Xia Guo's corpse, and the slaves and maids saw it clearly. His Majesty and Niangniang, as well as Miss Yunshang, Miss Zhiqiu, Gonggong Li, and the imperial doctors present, also saw it clearly......"

Xiao Tao made a careful recollection and said carefully: "Xia Guo has half-eaten almonds in his mouth, a hole in his neck that has been poked out with a hairpin, and a small piece of kraft paper in his hand. The doctor said that the kraft paper was stained with arsenic. His Majesty said that Xia Guo may have picked up the arsenic-covered paper that the man had dropped and was attacked and killed. ”

The Queen Mother nodded, didn't say anything to Xiao Tao's words, but looked at Zhiqiu and asked, "Zhiqiu, what are you doing in the imperial dining room?" ”

Zhiqiu glanced at Rong Yunxi and didn't know what to say.

Rong Yunxi said: "You just have to tell the truth, the Queen Mother will make decisions for you." How to say to the palace and Your Majesty, how to say to the Queen Mother. ”

"Yes." Zhiqiu answered, and explained truthfully about Dongxue tripping her in Yongxiang, handing her a note, and she went to the imperial dining room because of this. Didn't say much.

Rong Yunxi saw that Zhiqiu had regained her sober consciousness at this time, and knew that it should be early summer who enlightened her just now. Although things have been very unfavorable to them, Zhiqiu is calmer, and he can always let the Queen Mother grasp some less handles, and there is always room for struggle.

When the Queen Mother heard this, she did not show any disgust at Zhiqiu's words, but thought about it very seriously for a long time. Only then did he say fairly: "In this way, things are even more strange...... Go, call Dongxue over, and mourn the family to ask. ”

The Queen Mother handled it so impartially, but it did not make Rong Yunxi feel relaxed, but felt even more difficult to deal with. If the Queen Mother is obviously hostile to her, she can still help Zhiqiu at a critical moment on the grounds of bias. But the queen mother's appearance of such an impartial handling is afraid that she will not even have a reason to refute in the end.

Not long after, Fang Fei brought winter snow over. Xiao Tao, who was not very smart at the beginning, is so difficult to deal with at this time, let alone Dongxue, who has always been very cautious. But at this time, this winter snow, which is quite calm on weekdays, is extremely unstable.

As soon as he entered the Yilan Palace and saw the Queen Mother, he knelt on the ground and cried: "I ask the Queen Mother to make decisions for Concubine Bo and the eldest prince...... Ask the Queen Mother to save the lives of Concubine Bo, mother and son......"

The Queen Mother hates crying and crying the most, and she can't help but feel a headache at this time. Pressing his forehead, he said, "Don't worry. This matter is about the beloved grandson of the mourning family, how can the mourning family not care? You speak well. ”

"Yes......" Dongxue suppressed her cry, choked for a while, and then kowtowed again, and said: "I don't know what the Queen Mother wants to ask the slave maid, and the slave must know everything." ”

The Queen Mother said: "Zhiqiu, you can say what you just said to the mourning family." ”

"Yes." Zhiqiu responded, and had to say what he just said again.

Dongxue listened carefully, looking incredulous. As if she also knew that the Queen Mother was afraid of noise, she didn't say anything when Zhiqiu spoke, but waited for Zhiqiu to finish, and then said: "Miss Zhiqiu, people are watching the sky!" Even at this moment, I don't dare to think of you in such a bad place, why are you so eager to shirk responsibility? Others may not know, but I don't know what you're saying or not? ”

Dong Xue sneered with hatred: "Miss Zhiqiu, with all due respect, why do I think that if you say this, it is equivalent to confirming that you did it?" At least from my point of view, your words are no different from admitting that you did them. ”

Zhiqiu said: "What are you talking about?" It's obviously something you've done with your own hands, how can you make it look like I'm wronging you! Obviously you stumbled me on purpose, obviously you gave me the note, if you don't have a ghost in your heart, why don't you admit it? ”

Dongxue looked at Zhiqiu calmly for a long time, and then sneered, as if Zhiqiu said something very ridiculous, and kowtowed to the Queen Mother, saying, "The Queen Mother Mingjian...... The slave accidentally knocked down Miss Zhiqiu, but she didn't know what the note was ......"

"But the girl who knows Qiu has a mouth and the slave has a mouth, each with its own statement, and others really can't tell the truth from the false. In addition to confessing that she had not done it, the slave didn't know what else she could say Chinese. I only hope that the Queen Mother can learn clearly. ”

The Queen Mother nodded and asked, "Zhiqiu, you said that Dongxue gave you a note, where is that note?" ”

"...... He was eaten by slaves and maidservants. "Zhiqiu Road.

"Why did you eat it?" The Queen Mother asked again.

"Slave maid...... The slave maid thought that the note was written by Zhuo Jiu, and the slave maid was ashamed to let people know about themselves and Zhuo Jiu. "Zhiqiu Road.

"In this way, you are accusing Dongxue of framing you, is there no evidence?" The Queen Mother asked.

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