Chapter XXII
Xi Ze was thinking rapidly, trying to find a clue that could be peeled off the cocoon, but it was so complicated, he settled his mind and turned his eyes to look at Imperial Doctor Shao: "Imperial Doctor Shao, this cool oil, is it for you?" ”
Imperial Doctor Shao on the side trembled slightly when he heard this, and hurriedly went out to worship: "If you go back to the emperor, Weichen is prepared according to the instructions of Imperial Doctor Huang of the hospital!" But after it was sent to the Middle Palace, this cool oil was touched by many people's hands, so ......"
When Xi Ze heard the news, he looked at Imperial Doctor Huang, only to see him say: "It was indeed prepared by Imperial Doctor Shao ordered by the minister, but the minister did not participate in the preparation!" Later, all the imperial doctors of the Imperial Hospital participated in the examination of the cool oil, but it was all an examination conducted in the presence of everyone, and none of the imperial doctors of the Imperial Hospital had been exposed to this cool oil alone. ”
As soon as his words fell, all the imperial doctors replied, "Yes, what the court judge said is extremely true...... The Emperor Mingjian! ”
"What the judge of the hospital said is extremely ......" Seeing this, Imperial Doctor Shao was relieved, and hurriedly said, "When the minister was preparing the cooling oil in the Imperial Hospital, he was not acting alone, all the imperial doctors and attendants in the Imperial Hospital watched!" Please Emperor Mingjian! ”
Xi Ze was really very irritable when he heard it, and shouted: "Enough! ”
This is the collective silence at the bottom.
Is everyone so eager to get rid of their relationship with this cool oil? Do you all invite the emperor to Mingjian? So how can he "Mingjian"?
Xi Ze tried his best to force himself to stay sober and calm, and quickly turned his mind to judge everyone's words, however, the thinking that couldn't rest well overnight experienced the ups and downs of great sorrow and joy, and obviously showed fatigue, especially at this moment, at this moment when it was past midnight, the overwhelming tiredness was surging wantonly, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath, and ordered Sixi beside him: "Sixi, go and pour a cup of strong tea!" ”
"Yes!" Sixi hurriedly went to do it, and quickly brought a cup of warm tea to Xi Ze.
Xi Ze reached out and took it. After drinking it all, he put the teacup on the side of the case, and said loudly: "During this time, I have been guarding the middle palace except for dealing with political affairs. I can see clearly that the people who have the most contact with this cool oil are Concubine Jing and Shu Kui, as well as the configurator of this cool oil, Imperial Doctor Shao. The three of you are the most suspicious! Now, the three of you will tell me the truth one by one, if you make a false report or conceal it, it will be tantamount to deceiving the king! Xi Ze paused, turned his head to look at Shen Luyi, and asked in a deep voice, "Concubine Jing, I only ask you, the musk in this cool oil." Are you in the know? ”
Shen Luyi was stunned when she heard this, after the incident with the red jade branch last time, she was no longer sure if Xi Ze could trust herself tonight, and the uncontrollable tremor spread terribly, she forced herself not to panic, and replied as calmly as possible: "If you go back to the emperor, the concubine doesn't know!" This musk matter has absolutely nothing to do with the concubines, please believe in the concubines, since the concubines were concubines, the queen has always valued the concubines very much. The concubine and the queen are like sisters, and when they smell the queen's phoenix body, the concubine lives directly in the middle palace and serves in front of the queen's bed. Almost undressed, the concubines can swear to the sky, and there is no intention of hurting the queen's mother, please believe in the concubines! ”
Xi Ze was relieved when he heard this, turned his head to look at Shu Kui again, and asked, "Shu Kui." This cool oil has always been kept by you, and you are the easiest to touch and put musk in it, you say, is it the musk you put in it? You dare to lie, so many people are watching, no one can save you from your crime of deception, you give me a careful answer! ”
Shu Kui hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, this cool and oily musk is definitely not put by a slave!" The slave is a person who has served the mother since she was a child, and the mother is as kind to the slave and the maid as a mountain, and has always treated the slave and the maid as a sister, how can the slave and the maid harm the mother? The slave and maid are only responsible for the custody of this cool oil, and never put musk, the emperor knows that the slave and maid are innocent......"
When Xi Ze heard this, his eyes turned to Imperial Doctor Shao again, and before he could speak, this Imperial Doctor Shao hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the minister is only responsible for the preparation, the queen mother's medicine has strychnine, how dare the minister put musk in it to induce the toxicity of strychnine, the minister is confused and knows that strychnine and musk are in conflict, it is impossible to put musk in the preparation of cool oil, not to mention that there is no need to use musk in the preparation of cool oil, the minister is innocent, please Emperor Mingjian!" This musk must have been put in after this cool oil entered the Middle Palace......"
After listening to the narrative of the three of them, Xi Ze's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, this is the face of the people in the palace, he didn't shed tears when he didn't see the coffin, he asked like this, no one would let go, Xi Ze clenched his hands into fists, and ordered angrily: "Sixi, you immediately take someone to the imperial hospital to search and see if anyone in the imperial hospital has hidden musk!" And this room of Shukui is also for me to search! ”
"Yes!" Sixi received the order and was ready to execute it immediately, but at this moment, Fu Ningyan suddenly said in a loud voice, "Your Majesty, for the sake of fairness, it's best to search Concubine Jing as well!" ”
When Shen Luyi heard this, his eyes swept towards Fu Ningyan fiercely, and he replied angrily: "Fu Guifei has been thinking about it in Fenghua Palace for a while, and today because of the matter in the Middle Palace, can't she be more peaceful?!" The main palace has been living in the Ziyun Pavilion in the side hall of the middle palace for this period of time, and has not returned to the Green Shadow Palace at all, how can there be musk in the Green Shadow Palace? ”
"Then search the Purple Cloud Pavilion well, maybe you can find something strange!" Fu Ningyan shot back calmly.
As soon as her words fell, Mu Xuehan's voice followed: "Is Concubine Fu in a hurry to come out for revenge?" How loyal this Concubine Jing is to the queen is obvious to everyone in the harem, how can this Ziyun Pavilion hide musk? Could it be that the most loyal person to the queen would betray the queen, that would be terrible......"
With her fanning the wind beside her, the fire burned violently in an instant, and Yang Guiren on the side quickly joined the array: "This person's heart is the most unpredictable, who said that whose mind will always remain the same, if this Ziyun Pavilion is not searched, it will always be suspicious, Concubine Jing, not very good?" ”
Lu Concubine Lu Tian didn't seem to be far behind, and hurriedly interjected: "If Concubine Jing is above board, there will naturally be nothing to find in the Ziyun Pavilion, and Niangniang's suspicion will be cleared, so don't stop Niangniang if she wants to prove her innocence!" ”
……
A group of warblers and swallows were chattering non-stop, Xi Ze was really angry when he heard it, and roared loudly: "Shut up, for the sake of peace, Ziyun Pavilion will also search!" ”
Suddenly the bottom was silent, and Sixi received the order, and immediately divided the soldiers into three ways and searched them.
Time freezes into ice, and the waiting time is always painful.
I don't know how long it took, Sixi returned to Chaofeng Hall with his minions, and reported the results to Xi Ze: "Your Majesty, no one in the imperial hospital has hidden musk, and nothing has been found in Shukui's room, but ...... In the Purple Cloud Pavilion, the minions found a small piece of musk! As he spoke, he presented the object. (To be continued.) )