"I didn't go to Jianzhang Palace because of you, but I went there because I was afraid that you would lose face to Jinyang Palace. As for whether I should go to Jianzhang Palace, it turned out that I was right, so your
The statement is not valid. I want to sleep, so let’s stop this topic." Qin Zhao ended the topic in a few words.
Baozhu looked at Qin Zhao helplessly, but said nothing.
She knew that the girl went there because she was worried about her, and the girl's trip really saved her life, giving her the opportunity to continue to serve the girl. The girl was her savior.
When Qin Zhao fell asleep, Baozhu left the room. Xiao Linzi was outside. When he saw her coming out, Xiao Linzi patted her shoulder: "Thankfully the girl is gone, otherwise you may not be able to come back. Then the girl will still be sad. Tonight
I'm on duty, you go and take a rest."
Baozhu didn't treat Xiao Linzi politely and took a break early.
The next afternoon, Qin Zhao met Xiao Ce.
From what Xiao Ce said, a group of people were arrested and are currently being interrogated.
Xiao Ce seemed unwilling to say more, but Qin Zhao felt an unusual aura.
"Is there anything your Majesty that I can't listen to?" Qin Zhao was a little anxious when he saw that Xiao Ce was half-talking and not half-talking.
After Xiao Ce pondered for a moment, he shortened the story: "The powder is a special kind of saltpeter used to make gunpowder. It is not produced in Daqi. This kind of saltpeter is quite special and is the cornerstone of gunpowder manufacturing in the Da Yuezhi Kingdom."
Qin Zhao nodded in understanding: "So that's it. Your Majesty, please be careful. This saltpeter is so powerful. If it is made into explosives and used against each other on the battlefield, I am afraid that Da Qi will suffer a loss."
She teased Seth several times. If Seth wanted her life, it would be reasonable.
"It makes sense." Xiao Ce also had the same concerns.
"Your Majesty, don't rush to destroy these saltpeters yet. Let's study its power and maybe find its nemesis." Qin Zhao added.
Xiao Ce smiled: "You and I have an idea."
"So our child is a lucky star. Maybe because we have found a way to restrain Daqi's gunpowder, in the future when the Yuezhi invades, we can easily repel the enemy and reduce Daqi's losses." Qin Zhao added.
Xiao Ce was still feeling a little heavy at first, but when he heard Qin Zhao mention their child, he suddenly felt better.
Xiao Ce stayed with Qin Zhao for an hour, but because he was busy with political affairs, he had no choice but to go back to Yangxin Hall.
As soon as Xiao Ce left, the smile on Qin Zhao's face faded.
Xiao Ce investigated the workshop and sealed the workshop that made gunpowder, but this stuff did flow into the palace. Does this illustrate a problem from another side, that someone in the harem colluded with the Dayue clan?
If she really wanted to have someone to suspect, she suddenly remembered someone, and that person was the Wu family who had been revered as the concubine.
She also remembered that time she led Seth into the longevity palace where Concubine Wu lived. Could it be that Concubine Wu and Seth reached an agreement that time?
After thinking about it, Qin Zhao felt that this possibility was possible.
As a woman of the Wu family, Mrs. Wu will definitely help Wu Xirou eliminate powerful enemies, and since she is pregnant with the emperor's heir, she is of course the biggest target.
Coupled with the grievances between her and Concubine Wu, Concubine Wu's biggest wish in her lifetime should be to get rid of her and her children.
Thinking of Mrs. Wu, Qin Zhao felt a little confused.
She had no idea for a moment.
Baozhu could see that Qin Zhao was not in a good mood, and thought it was because the emperor's departure had affected Qin Zhao's mood, so he reassured her: "The emperor will come to accompany the girl when he is done with his work. The emperor will handle everything. Don't worry, girl."
Qin Zhao knew that Baozhu had gone astray, and since there was no one to discuss it with, she pulled Baozhu to sit down and told her what she had just guessed.
After Baozhu heard this, he remained silent for a long time.
"You don't agree with my point of view?" Qin Zhao asked.
Baozhu shook his head: "Of course not. I think that Concubine Wu is very suspicious, but we have no evidence. Even if it was Concubine Wu who did it, if Concubine Wu doesn't admit it, there is nothing the girl can do to Concubine Wu."
Of course, there is also a way, that is, to surrender and fight.
But Concubine Wu was the late emperor's favorite concubine, and she was the woman he had doted on for half his life. If the emperor touched Concubine Wu, it would be difficult to silence everyone in the world.
Qin Zhao smiled bitterly and said: "So you agree with my guess. This means that I am not overly concerned. Concubine Wu does have a motive for committing the crime, right?"
In short, as soon as she heard that saltpeter powder was produced in the Great Yuezhi Kingdom, she thought of Seth.
If anyone in the harem was colluding with Seth, she couldn't think of anyone else besides Mrs. Wu.
"It's better to put this matter aside for now. The girl has to focus on this pregnancy now," Bao Zhu said.
Qin Zhao shook his head and said: "If Concubine Wu was behind this, do you think she would easily give up on me? If I haven't given birth to this child, she will still have many opportunities to attack me."
So she still had to go to Changkang Palace in person to meet with Concubine Wu.
"Girl, are you going to Changkang Palace?" Bao Zhu's face changed slightly after hearing this.
"I must go there. By the way, the emperor searched the entire harem yesterday. Did you search Changkang Palace?" Qin Zhao thought of this serious matter.
"Since it's a palace search, all palaces are included, even Cihe Palace." Baozhu answered truthfully.
Qin Zhao looked at the sky, which was still gloomy, as if the situation in the harem was unclear.
"Find Baoyuan and Baoping and accompany me to Changkang Palace. I want to meet Concubine Wu for a while." Qin Zhao quickly made a decision.
Her heart was not as excited as her heart. Since she felt that Mrs. Wu had the motive for committing the crime, she naturally had to get to know Mrs. Wu for a while to know what Mrs. Wu looked like now.
Speaking of which, since Xiao Ce ascended the throne, she has never met Wu Taifei. Wu Taifei seemed to be invisible. It seemed that there was no such person as Wu Taifei in the harem.
"Does the girl have to go to Changkang Palace?!" Baozhu couldn't hide his worry.
"Changkang Palace is not a dragon's den or a tiger's den, so why not go there? Don't worry, I know it well." Qin Zhao said and asked Baozhu to prepare it first.
Although Xiao Ce searched the palace yesterday, before she entered Changkang Palace, she still asked people to search it first and test Concubine Wu's reaction.
Under the leadership of Qin Zhao, a group of people went outside Changkang Palace.
Qin Zhao was waiting outside, while Baozhu and Nanny Qi entered Changkang Palace first. After receiving the gift, Baozhu showed the dragon jade: "Miss Qin suspected that there was something wrong with Changkang Palace, and specially ordered the servants to come and search the palace!"
Concubine Wu was sitting on the imperial concubine's chair with a calm look on her face: "Yesterday the emperor brought people to search the palace, and today the Qin family came to search the palace again. What's the reason? No matter what, the Ai family is still a concubine, how can you wait for the Ai family's palace?
You can search just by saying search?!”
"This slave is acting as ordered, and I am offended by the imperial concubine!" Baozhu didn't want to say more, so he, Xiao Linzi, and Nanny Qi split up and searched Changkang Palace.
When Mrs. Wu saw this scene, her eyes flashed slightly, but she didn't get angry or try to stop it.
