The sharp hairpin pierced the queen's shoulder about an inch deep, and the blood that flowed out was not much, but it was black.

In Mama Li's exclamation, the queen was much calmer, she did not panic, after being stabbed by the hairpin, it was not painful but only the feeling of tingling, she already knew that the hairpin must be poisonous, she raised her hand to seal the acupoint by herself, and did not let the poisonous gas attack her heart, if she didn't have martial arts, she would have died on the spot today.

The queen instructed Mama Li to go back to the house immediately to get the antidote pill, and at the same time sent the imperial doctor to come quickly, and then ordered Gonggong Yan to send Li Biqing, the teacher of the workshop, and all the people who came to Tianshou Palace to participate in the performance today to the Internal Criminal Division for interrogation.

The Internal Criminal Division is a special place in the Great Chu Palace to interrogate and punish eunuchs and palace maids.

Li Biqing knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Queen Mother, I have wronged the ministers, I really don't know about the assassination of these two slaves." ”

At this time, the queen Xiang Xueyun had already taken the antidote pill brought by Mama Li, which was a necessary emergency pill in the palace, no matter how severe the toxicity was, it could temporarily save her life and buy time for complete treatment.

Her expression was cold and quiet, "Jiaofang Cheng, whether you have been wronged or not, you will naturally know after you go to the Internal Criminal Division." ”

The queen waved her hand and motioned for the guards to drag Li Biqing away.

The crown princess Li Bilan knelt on the ground, "Queen Mother, Jiaofang Cheng is the cousin of the concubine, she will never harm the queen mother, and please ask the queen mother to be gracious." ”

Xiang Queen's eyes revealed a severe chill, "The mourning family remembered, if I was assassinated, would the crown princess be respected in this Great Chu Palace?" ”

The crown princess shivered, "The filial piety of the concubine to the queen mother can be seen in the world, the sun and the moon can be expressed, how can the concubine have the heart to hurt the queen mother?" Please also ask the queen mother to be clear. ”

At this time, the two Lang Zhong from the Ximan Medical Hall who were on duty in the palace had already run into the Tianshou Palace with the medicine box.

The queen looked at the crown princess and snorted coldly, "Spread the will of the mourning family, the crown princess Li Bilan and the crown prince Song Feng... Grounded in the Changle Palace, without the permission of the mourning family, you can't leave the palace for half a step, and those who violate the will will will be beheaded. ”

……

Xu Jinrou got the news and rushed back to the palace, and saw Queen Xiang leaning on the head of the bed in the inner bedroom of Tianshou Palace.

In front of the bed stood a man in his thirties, dressed in a gray brocade robe, with a blue-black leno soft towel wrapped around his head, his skin was fair and smooth, with a feeling that he could be blown away, his eyelashes were long and thick, his eyes were like black jade, and his eyes exuded a strong warmth in the crystal, and his lips seemed to be dotted with vermilion, outlining a half-moon-shaped arc, warm and moist like jade.

Xu Jinrou knows this person, he is Lang Zhong and Jiang Beixi, who are known for being good at detoxification in the Xiban Medical Hall, but this person is also good at making poisons.

The poison in the queen is a rare snake venom, and the two Lang Zhong who rushed at that time were helpless, so Jiang Beixi was recruited from the medical hall into the palace.

Jiang Langzhong is indeed outstanding in detoxification, and the queen's poison is no longer in serious trouble after his emergency treatment.

Seeing Xu Jinrou enter the house, Jiang Beixi bowed to the queen and saluted,

"Queen Mother, the poisonous blood on your shoulders has been cleaned, but the medicine you apply needs to be changed every two days, and the medicine I prescribed needs you to take it every day, and you will stay in the hospital for a few days until you recover."

The queen bowed slightly, and her voice was rarely soft, "In this way, Lao Jiang Lang will be in the middle." ”

Jiang Beixi saluted again, "The queen said this, and she was killed." ”

After Jiang Langzhong left, Xu Jinrou came to the bed and knelt down to salute, "I heard that the queen mother was assassinated, and the concubine's heart was like fire, and now that the queen mother is well, I am finally relieved." ”

The queen motioned for Xu Jinrou to excuse herself and then gave her a seat, "A few days ago, because of Xing'er's matter, the mourning family was sad, and I haven't seen you yet, is the child in your womb okay recently?" ”

After Xu Jinrou sat down, she gently stroked her lower abdomen, "After the mother, the child is fine, please rest assured." ”

The queen's face was gloomy, "That's good, after all, it's Heng'er's blood and bones, and you are his princess, this child doesn't know if it's a man or a woman, if it's a boy, how can he also be a prince..., maybe he will be the emperor." ”

Xu Jinrou's face changed, "Queen Mother, if this child is a boy who can be a free prince, it is not his turn to be the emperor, not only Song Feng, Song Jian, but also ... Wan Niang's child Chu Xing, how can he not have his share. ”

The queen stared at Xu Jinrou, "That's right, even if he is a boy, after all, he is young, and some things are not easy to fight with these brothers, even if the mourning family suddenly dies, I'm afraid he can't fight." ”

Xu Jinrou looked terrified, "Where do you start with the queen mother's words, you are in good health, and you are blessed with all the blessings, even some twists and turns will not affect the overall situation, if there is no queen mother's care, the concubine still doesn't know how to deal with herself in the palace?" ”

The queen's face softened a lot, "Has Xiban's silver been received from you?" ”

Xu Jinrou's expression was deferential, "The queen mother, I have already received it, but I heard that the queen mother is in distress, and the concubine is in a hurry to rush back to the palace to visit, and I haven't had time to distribute the silver to the three departments, but the queen mother is... Any other plans? ”

"The mourning family doesn't think about him, you do what you agreed at the beginning, and the silver will be distributed to all departments of the three divisions, and only when the three divisions are running as usual, the silver will be inexhaustible."

"Yes, the concubine also thinks so, and there is another thing to show the queen mother, the salt and iron make Lu Fuhu's hard work not in vain, such as today Luo Guo and my Da Chu have contacted and signed a cooperation document, and soon the salt road between the two countries can be passed, um... More opportunities to earn money will be found. ”

The queen's face was happy, "Oh, that's great, you are solely responsible for this matter, but what about the dealings, don't deceive the mourning family." ”

"Yes, how dare the concubines deceive."

At this time, the chief eunuch of the Internal Criminal Division, Han Gonggong, asked to see him outside, Xu Jinrou got up and avoided it, "It's inconvenient for the concubine to be here..."

The queen shook her head slightly, "Jinrou, you are Heng'er's princess, although he is dead, we are already a family, and it doesn't hurt for you to listen to the affairs in the palace." ”

"Yes, the concubine obeys." Xu Jinrou sat down again.

After Gonggong Han entered the house, he knelt down and reported that the Assassin Feng's good affairs had been clarified.

Feng Haohao was originally the daughter of a criminal minister, her family had been beheaded when she was young, she did not enter the palace as a slave, and a young brother was sent to the palace as a eunuch, this younger brother was on an errand in the East Palace, and went to Yishan with Zhao King Song Xing a few days ago, and suddenly encountered a mud and stone torrent but escaped by luck, but now he has been ordered to die by the queen and buried in the tomb of King Zhao.

continued to investigate deeply, and found that Feng Haohao used to be the personal maid of the noble concubine Shen Ningyan, but before Shen Ningyan was beaten into the cold palace by the queen, Feng Haohao was sent to the miscellaneous drama of the Teaching Workshop Division by Shen Ningyan because of his love for burlesque, so he was not affected in the action of purging the harem to the queen.

After Shen Ningyan went crazy, Feng Haohao secretly went to the cold palace to visit once, and she burst into tears at that time, but Shen Ningyan was already crazy and was always indifferent.

Han Gonggong believed that Feng Haohao's assassination of the empress should be related to these two things.

Wu Qingqing is an orphan, there is no grudge between her and the queen, she is Feng Haohao's good friend, there is no man in the palace, Wu Qingqing often plays Feng Haohao's husband in the play, the relationship between the two is very close, and the friendship should have a more subtle relationship, Wu Qingqing's actions showed this when Feng Hao was preparing to assassinate the queen.

The Internal Criminal Division thought that Feng Haohao had already had the intention of assassinating the queen, and she disguised the iron hairpin soaked in poison as a wooden hairpin and inserted it on her head, ready to do it at any time.

This time she entered Tianshou Palace to perform, the queen rewarded, she seized the opportunity and temporarily started to assassinate, Wu Qingqing should have known that Feng Haohao had this intention, but she didn't expect her to do it this time, Feng Haohao should not want Wu Qingqing to participate, but Wu Qingqing chose to live and die together.

All the personnel of the Teaching Department who performed in Tianshou Palace that day were severely interrogated, and no Feng Haohao's comrades were found.

Li Biqing, the teacher of the workshop, was also carefully interrogated, and found nothing suspicious, and basically concluded that Li Biqing had nothing to do with the assassination.

After listening to Grandpa Han's report to the queen, the corners of her mouth rose and she sneered,

"Feng Hao is just a servant girl, a servant, how can she have such a plan? Father-in-law Han, is it because of the relationship between the crown princess that you opened up to Li Biqing and deceived the mourning family? ”

Gonggong Han looked frightened, "Queen Mother, I don't dare to deceive you if I borrow 10,000 dares." ”

The queen's eyes were cold, "In that case, why don't you interrogate the sect priest severely?" ”

Gonggong Han's forehead was sweating, "Well..., Empress Niang, Jiaofang Cheng has received the title of the previous emperor, and the Internal Punishment Department has never punished people with this status. ”

"That was when the first emperor was here, and now the mourning family is in charge of the Great Chu Palace, and some rules should be changed."

Han Gonggong clasped his head to the ground, "The slave obeys the queen's decree, so I will go back and torture Li Biqing." ”

Empress Xiang's voice was cold and cold, "The people of the Teaching Workshop Department assassinated the mourning family, Li Biqing is hard to escape the blame as the Teacher's Workshop, whether she recruits or not, her life... I don't have to stay..."

"Yes, the slave knows how to do it."

"You just know the intentions of the mourning family, don't let her die too easily, the anger in the mourning family's heart hasn't come out yet."

Father-in-law Han's body shook slightly, "Yes, the slave will inevitably make the queen mother go along with her wishes, so... What about the others? Please show the queen mother. ”

"Give them all death, keep them to upset the mourning family."

"Yes, the minion obeys."

Xu Jinrou listened to the queen's arrangement with a look of horror on her face, she knew why the queen let her stay, killing chickens and monkeys, it was a warning to her, warning her not to act ill, otherwise the end would be miserable, and she had to show her horror.

That night, Li Biqing, the teacher of the workshop, was severely punished, and died until the next night, but he could not survive the punishment and died tragically in the Internal Punishment Division.

Feng Haohao's body had been cut to pieces, but his head was still intact, and the queen ordered someone to send Feng Haohao's head to the cold palace and put it at the head of the bed in Shen Ningyan's room.

The queen decreed, looked at Shen Ningyan, and if she cried or buried her head, she would be cut into a stick.

But the situation was unexpected, Shen Ningyan not only did not feel sad, but also ate the minced meat on Feng Haohao's head.

Hearing the news, the corners of the queen's mouth twitched, "Shen Ningyan... It's really crazy. ”

Mama Li gently thumped the queen's legs, "Master, some things should have been arranged earlier." ”