Shen Luyi was shocked when he heard the news, and quickly turned his head to look, only to see a piece of jet-black musk half the size of a palm presented in front of Xi Ze. The searching eyes of Shang Xize swept over, and the limbs couldn't stop trembling, and the last reason could no longer restrain the tremor, and the voice that broke out became both frightened and frightened in the ups and downs of the Ming and the extinction, as if there were ghosts and ghosts wrapped around the body: "It's not me, it's really not me, the musk is not what I put it...... I don't know pharmacology at all, how did I know that this musk can induce the toxicity of strychnine? Besides, I am only responsible for serving the queen mother of the medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor, and I don't know what kind of medicine is in it...... Can you trust me as you did before...... It's really not me hurting the queen......"

Xi Ze looked at Shen Luyi coldly, with a calm face, without saying a word.

The concubines below are not so "peaceful", the first to speak out is Fu Ningyan, she seems to have picked up a treasure and said with a smile: "Concubine Jing, this thing has been searched out of your Ziyun Pavilion, if you make quibbles, I'm afraid it's useless, it's better to confess happily, maybe the emperor will see that your confession attitude is good, and he will ......treat you lightly."

"That's ......," Yang Guiren also echoed, "I really didn't expect that the queen's most important person would use such a secret means to harm the queen, it's really hard to prevent thieves......"

At this moment, Jasmine, Shen Green's personal maid, suddenly came out and knelt on the ground and said loudly: "Emperor Mingjian, our mother is innocent, after the divine doctor came back just now, all the palace people rushed to the dormitory to serve, there were not many palace people in Ziyun Pavilion, and no one was guarding Ziyun Pavilion at all, at that time, the slave maid saw Shu Kui sneakily walking outside the Ziyun Pavilion, at that time, the slave and maid didn't know what she was doing in Ziyun Pavilion, she was the personal maid of the queen's mother, and Ziyun Pavilion didn't have her errand at all, It was no accident that she appeared at the door of the Purple Cloud Pavilion at that time, this thing was too strange......" After speaking, she turned her eyes to look at Shen Luyi again. He exclaimed bitterly, "Niangniang, this musk is very likely to be Shu Kui when he saw the divine doctor come back at that time, and he was afraid that the matter would be exposed." So he specially transferred to the Purple Cloud Pavilion to frame the ...... of the mother."

When Shen Luyi heard this, his eyes swept towards Shu Kui, who was kneeling on the side, and asked sharply, "Shu Kui, what did you just do in Ziyun Pavilion?" ”

However, at this moment, Shu Kui was much calmer than her, and she said to Xi Ze without humility or arrogance: "Your Majesty." Niangniang, when the divine doctor came back, he was too seriously injured, and there were not enough people in the middle palace, so the slave and maid just went to Ziyun Pavilion to inform the slave and maid of Ziyun Pavilion to serve in the dormitory, please ask the emperor to see it! The musk has nothing to do with slaves! ”

"She lied......" Jasmine exclaimed again, "Your Majesty, Shu Kui lied, Shu Kui didn't say anything after she arrived at Ziyun Pavilion just now, these are all her excuses......"

Xi Ze looked at the scene in front of him, and his thinking was no longer enough at this moment. The last reason supported his nerves, he turned his eyes to look at Shen Luyi, and asked word by word: "Concubine Jing, I will ask you again one last time, does the musk matter have anything to do with you?" ”

Shen Luyi hurriedly replied: "It doesn't matter in the slightest, it's not me, I'm innocent, please believe in Lu'er...... Lu'er can swear with her own life, and the queen's distress has nothing to do with Lu'er! The queen mother is Lu'er's reliance in this harem. If she falls, who else can protect Lu'er? How could Lu'er hurt her? Lu'er only hopes that Niangniang can get better soon, and asks the third brother to strictly interrogate this Shukui, this is her planting ......"

Xi Ze heard this. Closing her eyes and thinking back to Shen Luyi's appearance during this period of time, she was indeed deferential and thoughtful, and if she hadn't reminded herself just now that she had gone to Changbai Mountain to pick snow lotus at night, everyone would have forgotten about the snow lotus, and the queen would not have escaped so quickly, she tried her best to save the queen at such a critical moment. How could it be the real murderer? Opening the dragon's eyes again, a strong killing intent shot towards Shu Kui with his eyes, Xi Ze stared at this extremely calm slave, and ordered in a cold and hateful voice: "Shu Kui, who instructed you to go to Ziyun Pavilion, quickly recruit from the truth, if your mouth is hard, the punishment can be harder than your mouth!" ”

Shu Kui hurriedly replied: "Emperor Mingjian, no one instructed the slave maid, the slave maid really just went to the Ziyun Pavilion to inform the slave and maid of the Ziyun Pavilion to serve in the dormitory, there is no other attempt, this musk has nothing to do with the slave maid......"

This is the face of the people in the palace, I won't eat the toast, I just want to eat the penalty wine, Xi Ze looked at Shu Kui, and smashed his lips word by word: "Come on, serve with a cane, and beat her until she tells the truth!" ”

When Shu Kui heard this, his face was like ashes, and he hurriedly shouted: "The emperor spares his life, the slave and maid are wronged...... The slave and maid were wronged...... The slave was wronged ......"

However, at this moment, no matter how many shouts were already insignificant, the attendants who carried out the cane punishment were quickly put in place, and at this moment, Xi Ze's loud voice came without a trace of warmth: "You all give me a careful hand, not only to beat her hard, but also not to hurt her life, if you beat her to death before she confesses, then I will directly drag you out and kill you with a cane!" ”

"Yes!" The chamberlain received the order and quickly and carefully executed the cane.

The hall was suddenly filled with Shu Kui's crying, but the thirty rods went down, Shu Kui's cry did not change in the slightest, but fainted, Xi Ze's face turned even darker when he saw this, and he was very happy, and ordered below: "Why don't you go and carry a bucket of cold water to wake her up and continue to interrogate, do you bold minions still dare to let the emperor wait here!" ”

Soon, Sixi's little chamberlain immediately brought cold water and splashed it on Shu Kui, who slowly opened his eyes in the cold water, looked around with a sloppy gaze, and muttered intermittently: "The emperor spares his life...... The slave and maid were wronged...... Slaves...... The slave was wronged ......"

is still shouting grievances, this slave's mouth is really strict enough, Xi Ze's heart is full of hatred, and he ordered mercilessly: "Keep beating, until she tells the truth!" ”

Therefore, the chamberlain continued to carry out the rod punishment.

Gradually, Shu Kui's voice begging for mercy became sparse under the cane, and in the end, there was only the strength to say one word, and after fifty canes, her crying finally changed: "Your Majesty...... Spare ...... Spare ...... Slave Slave Recruit...... Slave and maid recruit ......"

Only then did Xi Ze order to stop, and asked coldly: "Say, who gave you the musk?" Who instructed you to put the musk in the Purple Cloud Pavilion to frame Concubine Jing? ”

Shu Kui lay on the ground like a puddle of mud, breathed a sigh of relief, used up the last bit of strength, and said intermittently: "It's Concubine Rong...... It's Concubine Rong's mother...... He who gave the musk to the slave maid...... She wants a slave to help her become a queen! Imperial Physician Shao can testify to the slave maid...... Imperial Doctor Shao also knew about it...... Concubine Rong's musk is the ...... given to her by Imperial Physician Shao in private" (To be continued.) )