Chapter 217: Murder by Mistake
And his behavior like this was only seen by Xu Lianyi, who was just about to return to the palace, even if he didn't think about the reason carefully. He also knew what the other party had made such a decision, it happened too suddenly, and she saw it with her own eyes.
In order not to make the matter more and more serious, he walked over slowly, and under Mu Yunting's surprised gaze, he spoke, "The concubine feels that there is no need at all, now that she is pregnant, she has been grounded because she has done something wrong, but if you come to cancel the concubine's things again, then she will definitely not be able to stand it." ”
The "she" in her mouth naturally refers to Qiao Yindi, but he doesn't bother to explain anything, believing that he also knows who she is talking about. What happened in the Imperial Garden will not be mentioned for the time being.
"That's what you said, so I'll listen to you. Hearing this, he felt very reasonable, his eyes were tender, and then he did not practice what he had just said.
Yongxiang.
The people who stay here either have a certain amount of power, so that people are afraid of them, or they will only be bullied. Jinxuan was fetching water for herself to drink at the moment, but when she wanted to take the first sip of water, she was knocked over by a powerful force.
"Just with your little, you dare to be lazy here, don't hurry up and work!" Aunt Liu held a stick in her hand, and said that she was still doing it on the side, with a serious face, and scolded.
This happened too suddenly, so people didn't pay attention to it, and it was also because of various reasons, which led to the resentment in Jinxuan's heart.
"Yes. She answered, and walked to the place where the laundry was done, around the corner, but in the process, she was inevitably beaten. The resentment in her heart piled up, and as long as there was a flashpoint, then she would do it desperately.
Just as the stick was about to hit her in the stomach, Jinxuan's sense of protection subconsciously burst out, and she didn't know where the power came from. He grabbed the stick and hit Aunt Liu's head hard.
When she heard the bang, she was still a little scared, so she hit the other party hard like crazy, and he closed his eyes during the whole process, not daring to open his eyes easily.
"You can't blame me, you can only blame you for always beating me, I don't want to kill you......" She came over for a long time before she came back to her senses completely, but she found a cold corpse on the ground, and she didn't find any breath when she sniffed. She began to panic and speak incoherently.
After struggling for a long time, fear swelled in her heart, she had no extra time to stay at the moment, and when someone came, she said that the target was all Ming'er's doing. The people who do rough work with her on weekdays have no proof of death, and they were the only ones at the time, so naturally they can also convict people by virtue of their one-sided words.
If it's just the death of a maid, it's nothing, but it's the aunt who has always been in charge of the harem maid, then there must be an explanation for this matter. The matter soon reached Xu Lianyi's ears, and she was a little shocked by such an act.
"Queen Mother, according to what the slave sees, you should have a good investigation, what do you think?" Kang Deshou said with a tentative meaning, while observing the other party's expression.
"Strict investigation. Xu Lianyi did not have the slightest hesitation, her face was serious, and she ordered directly. The murder case must not be tolerated, otherwise it will make other palace maids think that it is not a good thing to be an aunt.
The murders that occurred in Yongxiang are not surprising at all, but they usually appear that the new palace maid commits suicide because she can't bear it. This time, it was completely subverted, Yinghai was originally the position of the palace maid, but suddenly changed people, and there was a truth behind it that he didn't know.
"The queen has an order, strictly investigate the truth, no matter what evidence, don't let it go easily. "Kang Deshou came to Yongxiang with a few little eunuchs, and also isolated the others, so that they would not be disturbed, and the evidence must be kept intact.
Some maids who had never seen such a pomp and circumstance were a little frightened, but it still happened at this time. And there is a non-stop posture, as if the murderer behind it must be found.
"Oh my God, my aunt's death was so miserable, and I don't know who killed her? Among them, there was a palace maid who couldn't help but talk about it next to her, and her voice was so small that she couldn't hear it at all if she didn't listen carefully.
And the evidence left by Aunt Liu when she died is actually there, and the examiners found that there were pieces of fabric in her fingernails, and only those who did rough work had them. Except for Ming'er, there was only Jinxuan, and she was the most suspicious at that time.
"What exactly do you want to say?" Kang Deshou walked directly to Jinxuan with the evidence and asked in a cold voice. The little eunuch who followed behind him was holding a whip in his hand, and as long as anyone was disobedient during this period, the final outcome would be a whipping.
Judging from the current situation, even if she admits it directly, I am afraid that she will only be fighting for her life, and the result of this is not what she wants, and she will definitely not be able to admit her guilt easily. Otherwise, all of this will be in vain.
"Slave maid...... I didn't do anything, and I hope my father-in-law will see it!" She began to defend herself, stammering as she spoke, but she was not allowed to think much about it now.
"Father-in-law, please don't wronged good people, all this was done by slaves, and my aunt was also killed by slaves, and the pieces of clothes were also torn apart in the pulling. Ming'er stood up at this time and took all the blame on herself, without thinking about the real consequences of doing so.
As soon as these words came out, they immediately attracted the attention of others, and such a vicious behavior was really unforgivable. She confessed to the guilt and was arrested. Kang Deshou arrested both of them, the suspect was too suspicious, and the queen wanted to deal with this case personally, so he naturally wouldn't care.
Xu Lianyi listened to the reason for the incident, and always felt a little strange, at the beginning she found pieces of clothes, but someone took the initiative to admit it later. And Jinxuan put all the blame on others after the accident, so that she could prove that she was not a murderer.
In order to be able to know the truth of this matter more efficiently, he sent someone to put Jinxuan alone in a room with him, so that she could interrogate her alone.
"See the queen's mother, slave maid ......" As soon as Jinxuan saw someone, she immediately knelt and bowed, in fact, because she was weak in her heart, so she didn't dare to look at the other party directly, for fear that the other party would see her through at once.
However, before she finished speaking, she was interrupted instantly, only to hear Xu Lianyi ask: "This palace wants to ask you, are you willing to leave the palace? If you agree, then this palace will let you go free." As she spoke, she poured herself a cup of tea, and then waited for an answer.
In fact, she is not in a hurry at all, as for what will happen in the end, then it depends on what kind of attitude the other party will face her. Agreeing or not is just a thought.
As soon as this remark came out, if you say that you are not surprised, it is false, and you have never thought that it has reached such a point, but you will still encounter such a good thing. If Jinxuan had been before, she might have believed it all of a sudden, but after today's events, she has become a little wary of many things.
"Queen Mother, are you telling the truth?" Although her heart was a little shaken, she still wanted to confirm it, after all, it was her dream to leave the palace. As long as she is free, then she will not have to be so constrained in the future.
When Xu Lianyi heard this, she immediately smiled, obviously a little funny about what the person in front of her said, but she still replied, "Naturally it's true, if you haven't thought about it yet, then this palace can give you time." When you're done, tell Hongu. ”
This is already her bottom line, there are many rights and wrongs in the palace, even if you encounter various things, you must keep a hand, as for what Jinxuan has done, framing is undoubtedly a typical means of the harem. Then she naturally can't keep it, lest she give birth to an incident, which will only become more and more out of control.
With enough time, you can naturally think about what you need to do next, and not be like a headless fly. I ran around and finally didn't even know where my home went.
"Thank you, Queen. Jinxuan went back to Yongxiang, but she was a little uneasy, especially since this kind of thing was a little difficult to solve.
Qiao Yindi, who was grounded, has always been unwilling, she made a lot of calculations at that time, but she didn't calculate that what she said would be heard by Tan Jin. In the end, it ended up like this. Even if she is pregnant, but she does not get preferential treatment, she will definitely find a chance to go out!
"Big brother, I want to go out, it won't take long, just a stick of incense. Through her eyeliner in Weiyang Palace, she learned about what happened today. Finally, he still couldn't sit down, and he carried some silver taels with him on his body, so he went straight to the gate and began to pretend to be pitiful, and at the same time stuffed the silver taels into the hands of the guards.
The guard carefully weighed the silver taels, and found that it was very heavy, and he felt compassion for a while, but he still didn't forget to remind, "Yes, yes, but you must come back as soon as possible, otherwise the Queen Mother will not be able to explain." ”
"Don't worry. She replied perfunctorily, and then walked away, ignoring their reactions. Staying outside for some time is naturally her freedom.
found Jinxuan in Yongxiang at this moment, and while she was unprepared, she covered her mouth directly from behind, and then dragged her to a quiet place. The other party made a sound of humming, but in a safe place, he listened.
"You'd better stay in the palace, otherwise as soon as you leave the palace, then you will only have a dead end. Qiao Yindi held the hairpin against the other party's neck, as a threat.
When she felt the other person's somewhat trembling body, she knew that she had succeeded in the first step.