Chapter 76: The Identity of the Enchantress
Hearing the exclamation of the little palace maid, Queen Duanjing's face turned pale, and her voice became even more majestic. "Who is the demon girl, what kind of witchcraft, make it clear to the mourning family, if you dare to bewitch the people in the palace, you know what the consequences are!"
Concubine Li's incident has just subsided, and the people in the palace are still unstable, and she doesn't want any more trouble.
The little palace maid lay on the ground, trembling all over, and said with a crying voice: "Queen Mother, what the slave said is true, this eldest lady of the Shen family is a demon girl, she knows witchcraft." ”
"Nonsense, she is the eldest lady of Shen Guogong's mansion, and she is the future princess Xuan, how can she be a demon girl!" Ning Wu said hurriedly on the side.
Dasheng Dynasty is most taboo about those things that pretend to be gods and ghosts, if they are called "demon girls", the consequences are unimaginable. Although Ning Wu has not known Shen Qianmo for a long time, she still has a good impression of Shen Qianmo's sincerity and generosity, she intuitively believes in Shen Qianmo, how can such a calm and upright person be a demon girl.
"Miss Ning and Miss Shen haven't known each other for long, how can they assert it so easily?" The county lord of Anping had a light expression, which made people unable to see his emotions.
Then, she turned to the queen mother and said: "Queen mother, this palace maid was sent by me to invite Miss Shen, just because I saw that Miss Shen was talented, I wanted to invite her to enjoy the flowers together and recite poems." ”
After that, the county lord of Anping said sharply to the palace maid who was lying on the ground: "What happened just now, don't tell the queen mother clearly!" ”
The little palace maid was still trembling, as if she was very afraid. "Yu Niangniang, Yu County Lord, when the slave maid was ordered to invite Miss Shen, Miss Shen was arguing with Mrs. Shizi about something, and after the slave maid arrived, she invited Miss Shen to come over. Miss Shen asked the slave maid to raise her head and asked the maid which palace the slave maid was. After the slave looked up and saw Miss Shen's eyes, she seemed to lose consciousness, she didn't know anything, and when she woke up, she saw Mrs. Shizi lying on the ground covered in blood. Please let the queen know clearly, the slave maid really doesn't know anything, it's Miss Shen, it must be Miss Shen who used witchcraft to control the slave and maid, and used the slave to hurt Mrs. Shizi. ”
After speaking, the little palace maid glanced at Shen Qianmo in horror, and immediately lowered her head, lying on the ground and trembling.
This soft and weak lady of the Shen family actually knows witchcraft! Everyone turned their eyes to Shen Qianmo, and unconsciously took a few steps away from her, a little incredulous, and a little afraid.
Among the concubines, only the virtuous concubine Niangniang has always been grateful to her because of the last time she was in the Funing Palace, Shen Qianmo had spoken out to exonerate Meng Tianxuan, and now she is accused of being a demon girl, although she does not know whether it is true or false, but she also knows that this matter is not trivial, Shen Qianmo will not be able to get out easily, so she quietly sent her personal palace maid to invite King Xuan.
In today's situation, perhaps only King Xuan can help her get out of trouble.
Ning Wu and Fu Yuechan stood firmly beside Shen Qianmo, one left and one right, as if they wanted to protect her.
Fu Yuechan's face turned pale, and she was a little scared, but she didn't believe that this kind and pleasant sister Qianmo would be a demon girl.
Ning Wu firmly believes that with her experience in knowing people, how could Shen Qianmo, who is so calm and upright, be a demon girl? She shook Shen Qianmo's hand and gave her wordless support.
Receiving the trusting gazes of Ning and Fu Yuechan, Shen Qianmo smiled at them with some gratitude, her face was always calm and gentle.
She knew that she was designed. And the people who designed her are Shen Qianxue and the county lord of Anping.
No wonder Meng Yunce unusually brought Shen Qianxue to this banquet tonight, it turned out that it was to act in such a play, and he actually found the partner of the county lord of Anping.
It's just how did Shen Qianxue know that she could hypnotize? Hasn't that interrogation of the assassin been suppressed by Meng Yuanheng?
However, the current situation can't help her think too much, and it is more important to solve the trouble in front of her first.
She calmly bowed to Queen Duanjing, and said in a steady tone: "Queen Mother, the courtier and the prince are sisters, how could they hurt her for no reason?" Just now, this palace maid suddenly injured the prince and wife, and now she is spurting blood, talking nonsense to blame the courtiers, I don't know what her intentions are, and she also asked the queen to know it. ”
The little palace maid on the ground cried and grabbed the ground and shouted that she was wronged. "Queen Mother, the slave and maid are wronged, the slave and the wife of the prince have no grievances, how can they harm her for no reason? When the slave maid came to invite Miss Shen just now, Miss Shen was arguing fiercely with Mrs. Shizi, and it must have been Miss Shen's anger and used witchcraft to control the slave and maid, so that the slave and maid would be delirious and do something to hurt Mrs. Shizi. The slave maid has a cheap life, and it is not a pity to die, but the slave and maid swear by their own life, what the slave and maid said is true, please let the queen know it. ”
After the little palace maid finished speaking, she showed a resolute look on her face, ran a few steps, and then hit her head on the rockery next to her, and suddenly her head broke and her blood flowed, and her petite body fell to the ground softly.
The little palace maid's action to seek death was very fast, as if she had been prepared in advance, and the action of hitting her head was neat and neat, without hesitation, everyone was unexpected, and they were all startled by her.
Shen Qianmo sneered secretly. It seems that the strategy of the county lord of Anping and Shen Qianxue is really vicious and thoughtful, in their eyes, perhaps, the life of a little palace maid is not worth mentioning at all.
The grandmother beside Queen Duanjing immediately stepped forward, probed the little palace maid's snort, and came back to Queen Duanjing and said, "Niangniang, the person is dead." ”
Dead! The surrounding spectators were all women, and they were generally timid, and when they saw the tragic death of the little palace maid, they screamed one after another, and the crowd began to be chaotic.
Queen Duanjing has never liked these bloody scenes, but now she is so angry that she sees a good flower viewing like this. Over the years, under her own governance, the harem has always been calm and peaceful, but recently there have been repeated situations, and the matter of fake Concubine Li's private possession of five stones has made her unable to raise her head in front of Emperor Mingde.
Shen Qianxue ignored the blood on her back at this time, prostrate herself and approached Shen Qianmo, hugged her leg and cried: "Big sister, you are so ruthless." Although the prince retired from your relationship and married me, didn't the emperor also marry you and King Xuan later, why do you keep holding grudges against me, and repeatedly causing harm? On weekdays, it's just that you hurt me at home, but now it's in the palace, and the palace is a quiet place, how can you hurt me with such vicious witchcraft? Big sister, even if you are angry again, you can't use witchcraft in the palace! ”
Shen Qianxue's crying was full of tears, the wound on her back kept spilling blood, and her pretty face was even more pale, which made people sympathetic, and everyone also showed a look of condemnation when they looked at Shen Qianmo.
Empress Duanjing couldn't help but be a little suspicious of Shen Qianmo. It seems that it was only after this eldest lady of the Shen family entered the palace that the palace began to be unpeaceful, and this girl of the Shen family knew some things that ordinary women would not do, and it was really a bit suspicious to say.
Empress Duanjing said to Shen Qianmo with a cold face: "Miss Shen, Mrs. Shizi is your own sister, even she admits that you know how to do witchcraft, what else do you have to say?" ”
This Shen Qianxue, it seems that this time she is desperate, and she will not hesitate to use the bitter trick to push herself on the road of the demon girl. Shen Qianmo had to admit that this trick was indeed clever, especially this little palace maid, who had to fight for her own life to prove that she was a demon girl, and now everyone was already suspicious in their hearts, even if they denied it, it was groundless.
But she knew that she couldn't admit that she was a witch no matter what. In desperation, she had to kneel down in front of Queen Duanjing, but her tone was still firm. "The courtiers have not harmed Mrs. Shizi, let alone any witchcraft, Mrs. Shizi probably lost too much blood, her consciousness was a little blurred, and she spoke nonsense. Please let the queen know it. ”
"I didn't, I'm sober." Shen Qianxue knelt beside her and shouted urgently: "Queen Mother, the concubine heard that last time King Xuan met assassins on his way back to Beijing, sister, she just glanced at those assassins a few times, and those assassins all told the truth obediently, if it wasn't for her sister, she knew how to do witchcraft, how could she do this?" ”
Sure enough, it was because of this. It's just that she didn't reveal a single word about this matter in the Guogong Mansion, how did Shen Qianxue know?
She looked at Shen Qianxue with sharp eyes, and said coldly: "Second sister, do you know what you are talking about, and you dare to talk about this kind of unwarranted thing in the palace?" ”
The assassination of King Xuan involved the struggle between all parties in the palace, where was the turn of a little woman to put her beak indiscriminately? This Shen Qianxue seems to be really blinded by hatred, and she dares to make such a big announcement in the palace.
It's no wonder that she is just a concubine of Meng Yunce, so naturally she doesn't know the impact behind this matter. King Rong's Mansion is the power of King Luo's faction, which is something that everyone knows, and the assassin last time was sent by King Luo, so naturally it is inseparable from King Rong's Mansion. This Shen Qianxue did not shy away from publicizing this matter, and she was not afraid that King Luo would want her life.
Seeing Shen Qianmo's resolute attitude and calm face, she refused to admit it, and Queen Duanjing was helpless for a while. After all, it is the eldest lady of Shen Guogong's Mansion, the future Princess Xuan, even if the Guogong Mansion is in decline now, but Xuanwang's Mansion has deep roots and heavy soldiers, so it still can't be easily offended.
Queen Duanjing pondered for a long time, and when she saw that the eldest princess Zhaoren was on her side, her eyes lit up, the eldest princess had always had an idea, why didn't she push this problem to her? So he turned around and asked, "According to the eldest princess, what should I do about this matter?" ”
The eldest princess of Zhaoren is dressed in a luxurious palace dress, and she should be slightly older than Queen Duanjing, but because of the excellent maintenance, her face is still beautiful, and her eyebrows and eyes, which are very similar to the county lord of Anping, are slightly raised, and she does not look gentle.
Hearing Empress Duanjing's inquiry, her pair of willow eyebrows raised slightly, and she condescendingly glanced at Shen Qianmo, who was kneeling on the ground and did not change her color, and said slowly: "This palace has long heard that the eldest lady of the Shen family is wise and brave, and her courage is outstanding. It's just that today's events can't be separated from you no matter what, and now it has caused one death and one injury, and it has made the palace unpeaceful, if you are released like this, not only will it be difficult to convince the public, but Miss Shen will always bear the name of a demon girl. Therefore, according to the intention of the palace, Miss Shen will be temporarily imprisoned, and after the matter is investigated, whether Miss Shen is a demon or not, it is better to give you an explanation. ”
Shen Qianmo raised her eyebrows. Listening to this eldest princess Zhaoren, is she going to be imprisoned? And what she said is very level, when the matter is investigated in the future, she may still be a demon girl, then she may be locked up in prison for the rest of her life.