Chapter 60: Imprisonment

I saw the eunuch slowly scooping up a spoonful and putting it in his mouth, and from his satisfied expression, it was not difficult to see that Lan Xiaoqiu's jade fish beads were very successful.

The dish was slowly served to the emperor's table, and the emperor was also very face-saving and was about to taste it, only to hear the sound of the eunuch who tried the food, and fell to the ground after taking two steps back.

The guards were like an alarm that had been touched, and they all protected the emperor from both sides, and when Lan Xiaoqiu was surprised, she was tightly held by the two guards, and she shouted, "What's the matter?" What's going on? ”

The imperial doctor stepped forward to check on the eunuch who was trying the dishes, shook his head and said regretfully: "It's dead." ”

The emperor slapped the table: "Bold!" ”

Even Lan Xiaoqiu was imprisoned before he could explain.

Back a few days ago, Lan Xiaoqiu discussed with Ruo Su what plate should be used to serve the dish of jade fish beads, Ruo Su said: "It's better to use a koi plate, that is the treasure that my father captured in the frontier, it is crystal all over, like a transparent carp." ”

The maid beside Ruosu said, "Miss, do you remember the lotus plate that the emperor rewarded you with?" ”

"Yes, yes, yes, why did I forget, just use the lotus plate, Sister Lan, what do you think?" Ruo Su saw that Lan Xiaoqiu was confused, so she told Lan Xiaoqiu her origin, but when she said it, Ruo Su didn't feel that there was anything wrong with this plate, but it inspired Lan Xiaoqiu to want to have a sneak peek. Lan Xiaoqiu carefully looked at the plate, thinking that if it was loaded with jade fish beads, it would really be a match made in heaven, so he readily agreed.

And the maid next to Ruosu was arranged by the queen, and the maid didn't do anything, just reminded Ruosu, and the two really drilled into the sleeve.

But the queen didn't expect that the original plan was to let the second-grade civil official tell the origin of the widow's plate and add her nickname, and this big prison Lan Xiaoqiu was also decided, and after finding out who provided this plate, then Ruosu couldn't get out of it, but the plate was changed, and the plan failed.

The queen didn't expect that what happened later was even more exciting, the sin of poisoning was much greater than that meaning, if it wasn't done well, the emperor would die, and this poisoning incident would have to keep the emperor on guard for a year and a half.

Lan Xiaoqiu didn't understand how his jade fish beads were poisoned, and seeing the eunuch die in front of him, a big living person ate such a one, so he braided his hair.

Lan Xiaoqiu was naturally suspicious of the cooks around her, but she couldn't think of how the cooks put them in.

This matter was soon heard by other imperial chefs, and most of them were gloating, and there was one who was on fire, only to see him slap his thigh: "Ah, I know, that plate must be poisonous, otherwise we have so strict inspection here, why did Lan Xiaoqiu relax when he changed the plate?" ”

"What plate?" The steward eunuch was having a headache about this matter, and when he was investigating, he asked the imperial chefs, and the one who saw Fang Hao's face was familiar with it and made it up in his heart: "Lan Xiaoqiu used the plate he brought at that time, and the plate didn't know how many layers of inspection it had undergone, and in full view of everyone, Lan Xiaoqiu didn't dare to release the poison, it must be the father-in-law who deliberately took the opportunity to change the poisonous plate, so the father-in-law who tasted the dishes died in vain." ”

"Quick, bring the slut who changed the plate." As soon as the father-in-law gave the order, his men scattered to find the father-in-law who had changed the plates.

Through the investigation, the father-in-law of the chief manager soon found out that the person who changed the plate that day was not from the palace, but Fang Nian's eldest son Fang Hao.

told the emperor about this, and at this time, the queen mother was also by the emperor's side, and she realized that her plan was disrupted by Fang Hao, but the praying mantis caught the cicada and the yellow finch was behind, and Fang Hao was even involved in this poisoning turmoil.

"Fang Hao?" The emperor seems to have disbelieved.

"It was indeed Fang Hao who deliberately broke the plate and took a new plate, no one cared about it at the time, and then everyone guessed that Fang Hao and Lan Xiaoqiu must have colluded inside and outside to seize the inspection, and secretly changed the plate at the last moment. Harm the emperor. The father-in-law of the chief said speculation.

I only heard that the emperor was afraid of the table, and the teacups on the table were shocked and jumped: "Presumptuous!" ”

Seeing that the queen was in the middle, she said: "Although Ruosu is the niece of the concubine, and the marshal is the brother of the concubine, but Lan Xiaoqiu is a person from the marshal's mansion, and this matter must also be explained. Otherwise, this matter will be ridiculed by the world. ”

The emperor listened to the queen's words, and stopped talking, so he ordered to arrest Ruosu, Marshal Ruozhang's family and the old and young people for interrogation. ”

The case of Lan Xiaoqiu's poisoning soon spread to the Fang family, and the Fang family was eating, but they heard Mrs. Fang look at the lantern at the door and say, "Fortunately, the emperor is fine, otherwise this happy event will become a funeral." ”

Fang Nian roared angrily: "Don't talk when you eat." ”

And Fang Hao was uncertain, and Fang Xu was even more proud: "Don't worry, mother, there will be no problem with my marriage with Ruosu." ”

Hearing this, Mrs. Fang seemed worried: "But this Lan Xiaoqiu is from the Ruosu family, you said it would be fine, right?" ”

As soon as the words fell, he saw a large number of officers and soldiers breaking into the Fang family, and before the Fang family even had time to put down the dishes and chopsticks in a hurry, they were bound by a group of people.

"You are Fang Hao?" The eldest brother asked.

Fang Hao nodded: "I am." ”

At this time, the Fang family looked at Fang Hao in unison, and only listened to the eldest brother of the soldier say: "You have a close connection with the Lan Xiaoqiu poisoning case, and the emperor has ordered a thorough investigation At this time, your Fang family is going to prison." ”

Hearing this, he only heard Mrs. Fang's voice and cried: "Ah, you Fang Hao, you are deliberately not letting our Fang family have a good time, you see that our Fang family is going to do a happy event, you will come here, master, I said it before, Fang Hao ......"

Before the words fell, he was scolded by Master Fang: "Shut up." ”

Fang Hao knew that he was causing trouble because he pretended to be a eunuch and changed the plate, so he said, "I want to see the prince." ”

"You are a criminal now, how can you see the prince, go to the prison first and explain it well." After speaking, the Fang family was taken away on the dining table, and the Fang family was in a mess, and the red lanterns on the beams of the house were also knocked down.

For a while, the people in the capital were panicked, Lan Xiaoqiu and Fang Hao were the main criminals, and the people from the Marshal's Mansion and the Fang family were locked up in several cells as accomplices.

"Prince, the person you found has brought it." In the palace, Wen Eryin was invited in, Qixuan stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, and Wen Erypin saluted respectfully.

The prince turned around and said, "Who instructed you to frame Lan Xiaoqiu yesterday?" ”

"Framing Lan Xiaoqiu? Prince, the lower officials don't understand what you mean. Wen Eryin lowered his head to cover up.

Qi Xuan smiled slightly: "Aren't you disappointed when you see it, isn't it a lotus plate?" ”

"Xia Guan doesn't know what the lotus plate is." Wen Er Pin is still tight-lipped as a bottle.

The crown prince stood up and looked up at the sky: "The matter of the impeachment of Lord Wang last year, this prince has found out this year, do you want to know the reason?" It seems that the person who embezzles is not Lord Wang, but you, my lord. ”

Hearing the prince's words, Wen Eryin trembled, and instantly his face turned from white to green, from green to blue: "The prince spares his life." ”

"Then you tell Prince Ben, who ordered you?" The prince leaned over and asked.

"Yes, it's Miss Ruyun." Wen Erpin's whole body trembled.

Hearing the word Ruyun, the prince instantly understood, and he nodded: "You go down." ”

In the cell, Ruosu saw Ruyun, and the queen was standing next to her.

Ruo Su glared at Ruyun fiercely, thinking that day, Ruo Su was also present, just standing there from a distance, she had been waiting for Ruyun to assassinate the queen's mother, who knew that she was waiting for Lan Xiaoqiu's poisoning incident, at that moment, she knew that all this was arranged by the queen.

The queen approached Ruosu and raised her head slightly: "The good niece of this palace, why did you call Lan Xiaoqiu harmful?" ”

Lan Xiaoqiu hurriedly shouted injustice, but Ruosu said coldly: "Someone wants to harm us, don't explain." ”

Lan Xiaoqiu seemed to see the clue, she was afraid that Ruosu would have any radical words, and Ruosu would be even more guilty at that time.

"The Queen Mother." Listen to Qixuan coming from outside the cell.

The queen turned her head and looked: "Why are you here?" ”

"Queen Mother, Erchen has come to take Lan Xiaoqiu and Fang Hao to see the emperor's grandmother." Qixuan explains the meaning.

"Your imperial grandmother is sick in bed, how can you see them?" The queen asked.

"When the imperial grandmother heard about the incident at her father's birthday banquet, she felt that something was wrong, so she wanted to ask what was going on." Qi Xuan said: "The father and the emperor are also here, why don't you go to the emperor's grandmother with the queen mother and her sons?" ”

After hearing this, the queen said: "Forget it, you take them there, I'll go back to the palace." ”

When the queen turned around, she heard Ruozhang shouting: "Queen Mother." ”

The queen glared at Ruozhang: "Is there anything else wrong with the criminal?" ”

The word sin severed the relationship between the queen and Ruozhang's brother and sister, and Ruozhang said in a trembling voice: "For the sake of you and my brothers and sisters before, save Ruosu." ”

The tense emotions between Fang Cai Ruosu and the queen had already been clearly seen by Ruozhang, only to hear Mrs. Fang also interject: "The queen is aware of it, it really has nothing to do with our Fang family." ”

The queen couldn't hear Mrs. Fang's words, she looked at Ruozhang for a long time, took a breath, and said coldly: "This palace will try its best, but if this is really the case, this palace will still not ask the emperor to bend the law for personal gain." Don't blame the palace for not recognizing the six relatives at that time, brother. ”

Looking at the queen, if it weren't for Lan Xiaoqiu pulling it, she would have liked to reach out and strangle that woman's neck, but now she can only endure it, because there are still so many relatives and innocent people in the prison.

After Mrs. Fang saw the queen leaving, she actually cried: "What, it was a good wedding, but Lan Xiaoqiu and Fang Hao were mixed up, and Fang Xu and Ruosu were involved, and now we have become prisoners, will we be beheaded, master." Mrs. Fang shook Master Fang, who was sitting silently on the side.

Fang Nian didn't pay attention to it, but Mrs. Fang became more and more energetic as she spoke: "Ah, it turns out that the master is true." ”