Chapter 66: Cross-examination

Woke up again, this time Xingqing Palace was no longer empty and quiet, and as soon as Yue Ling opened his eyes, he saw Empress Dowager Zhou sitting on a table not far away, with a grim expression.

"Queen Mother! The princess woke up. It was Mama Xu who found out that Yue Ling woke up first, and immediately reminded the Empress Dowager Zhou.

But as a mother, Empress Dowager Zhou did not care about her daughter's body for the first time, but interrogated about her daughter's relationship with Zhou Ping'er yesterday.

Yue Ling shook his head, his eyes lowered, and he didn't dare to speak.

Empress Dowager Zhou got up and sat down on the edge of the bed, and her tone finally softened: "Jiajia, you were the only one by your side when Sister Ping was poisoned, can you tell me what happened?" ”

Shaking her head desperately, Yue Ling wanted to hide back, but the Empress Dowager Zhou held Yue Ling's wrist and didn't give her a chance to retreat: "Jiajia, is it okay to tell the queen mother?" ”

was already about to cry, Yue Ling's little face was full of fear, and his body shrunk.

Xiao Junyan didn't expect to see such a picture since then, and his tone was a little stiff: "Queen Mother, what are you doing?" Why do you have to force Jiajia? ”

"Your Majesty, Ping'er has always been good with Jiajia, and when Ping'er was poisoned yesterday, only Jiajia was present, and Jiajia was the key witness!" Empress Dowager Zhou only wanted to find out the murderer, and she didn't want Zhou Ping'er to suffer such a crime in vain.

But Xiao Junyan didn't just look like this, he only knew that his sister was frightened, he only knew that his sister needed to rest now: "Jiajia is also a victim, and it's not good for Jiajia to be like this!" ”

"Ah Yan! You can't spoil Jiajia all the time, sooner or later she has to learn to grow up, and this is the opportunity! Empress Dowager Zhou felt that her daughter was not young, and she should be sensible, and she couldn't live under her wings forever.

"It's rare that the queen mother doesn't know that you have scared Jiajia? Besides, it's not this time to teach Jiajia! Xiao Junyan stepped forward and hugged his sister, at this time he didn't want his sister to be frightened again.

"Ah Yan, Concubine De lost a child, Jiajia was just a little frightened, and now the most important thing is to find out the murderer!" It's no wonder that Empress Dowager Zhou is eager to find out the truth, mainly because one night has passed, and she has investigated all the suspects again, and she has not found any evidence related to Zhou Ping'er's poisoning.

That's why the Empress Dowager Zhou was in a hurry, so she let people surround the Sixth Palace and not let go of any suspicious person.

"Enough! Mother, go back first! Concubine De still needs you over there! Worried that Empress Dowager Zhou's continued stay here would affect her sister's recuperation, Xiao Junyan directly issued an eviction order, although she had tried her best to restrain her anger, her tone was still a little stiff.

Empress Dowager Zhou couldn't resist her son, and she didn't want to conflict with her son, so she could only leave first.

Seeing that Empress Dowager Zhou had left, Yue Ling suddenly made a big noise: "It's not me who hurt her!" It's not my sister Ping! ”

With a frightened look, Yue Ling played the appearance of a crazy demon into three points, which made Xiao Junyan feel distressed: "Jiajia! It's okay, it's okay, the royal brother believes in you, and the royal brother is with you! ”

"It's not me! It's really not me! As if she hadn't noticed Xiao Junyan by her side, Yue Ling repeated the same words repeatedly, her expression was nervous, her eyes revealed fear, and she trembled all over the body when she moved slightly.

Xiao Junyan had no choice but to send a doctor to prescribe a calming medicine to her sister, feed her sister, and let her sleep peacefully.

Then Xiao Junyan left Sanquan to take care of Xingqing Palace, and went to Changning Hall by himself.

Although Zhou Ping'er has been detoxified, she is still unconscious, and Imperial Doctor Zhang does not dare to slack off, and has been staring at Changning Hall with dark circles under her eyes!

"How is Concubine De's situation now?" Xiao Junyan is also worried about Zhou Ping'er, the Son of Heaven is a smart person, how could he not know that this poisoning was clearly aimed at the child in Zhou Ping'er's belly.

"Back to the emperor, the poison has been resolved, it depends on when Concubine De will wake up!" Imperial Physician Zhang was cautious and carefully considered the wording.

"Do you know what kind of poison it is?"

"Back to the emperor, this is a poison called Blood Alder, from the Northern Zhou Dynasty, I don't know how to flow into the harem!" It was also the first time that Imperial Physician Zhang had seen such a strong poison used for poisoning in the harem, and safflower and musk were all pediatrics.

"Bloody?" It was the first time Xiao Junyan had heard of such a poison.

"This thing is a shrub, but it looks very similar to the alder tree, because it is highly poisonous, and the poisoned person does not stop coughing up blood, and it is called the blood alder. And this thing is only available in the territory of the Northern Zhou Dynasty! ”

After listening to Imperial Physician Zhang's explanation, Xiao Junyan fell into deep thought, this poison is actually related to the Northern Zhou Dynasty, isn't there a fine work that has infiltrated the harem of Daliang?

Feeling that this matter was not trivial, Xiao Junyan decided in his heart that he must strictly investigate this matter: "Imperial Doctor Zhang, is there still a person who knows this poison in the Tai Hospital?" ”

"Although this poison is scarce, it is very famous, and there should be many people in the hospital who know about this poison!"

"Command! Let the Imperial Forest Army search the palace with the Tai Hospital! "Xiao Junyan is really angry, there are frequent poisoning in the palace, but the murderer has never shown traces, which is completely a provocation and contempt for the imperial power.

If this matter is not strictly investigated, Xiao Junyan will not be able to sleep peacefully.

After the Empress Dowager Zhou heard that her son ordered a strict investigation, she felt a lot more relaxed, and finally did not need her, an old woman, to come forward to Zhang Luo.

She took the time to come and see Zhou Ping'er, and happened to meet Xiao Junyan, so she couldn't help but care: "The emperor has also worked hard in the past two days, so rest well!" ”

"Erchen is not hard! It was Concubine De and Jiajia who were offended, and Erchen was just distressed. Xiao Junyan didn't have a very good face towards the Empress Dowager Zhou, but just a passable attitude on her face.

When Empress Dowager Zhou heard her son mention her daughter, she blurted out with some complaints in her heart: "Jiajia is not too careful!" It's all because you usually spoil him too much! ”

In her heart, her daughter should show her true colors when she was young, how could she be frightened when she encountered something. At the same time, it is also a little reproachful for Xiao Junyan's partiality, so that her daughter was raised into a delicate flower.

Originally, I didn't want to worry about the previous things with the Empress Dowager Zhou, but the Empress Dowager Zhou had to touch Xiao Junyan's bottom line, Rao is a mother and son, and Xiao Junyan didn't want to show mercy: "The queen mother doesn't care about Jiajia, even if she doesn't care, why bother tossing her!" ”

"Ah Yan, what do you mean by that?"

Xiao Junyan pursed her thin lips and endured the impatience in her heart, in the end, she was her biological mother, and it was not good for him to say too much, so he could only choose to escape.

"Ah Yan!" Looking at her son's back, Empress Dowager Zhou was angry, was it wrong for her to care about people?

Mama Xu looked at all this, and could only persuade her master: "Queen Mother, the emperor is worried now!" If the mood is not good, you can forgive him! ”

"This son is getting more and more intimate!" Empress Dowager Zhou was also angry, she didn't understand why her son couldn't understand her kindness.

Mama Xu couldn't say more, so she could only say: "Let's go and see Concubine De first!" ”

At this time, Empress Dowager Zhou finally remembered her niece and walked into the inner hall with a worried face!