Jiang Tang let go of his hand as he spoke, and the woman under him fell like mud on the corner of the table, stroking her neck and breathing continuously, with watery eyes at the end.
"Then let's start with the first question, who asked the empress to come to me?"
As soon as Jiang Tang opened his mouth, the relationship between master and servant was turned upside down.
But Sheng Meiren didn't seem to notice, and she said directly: "Of course I am looking for you myself!"
However, Jiang Tang didn't even raise his eyelids, and his words hurt his heart:
"Don't be kidding me. With your intelligence, you wouldn't even think of asking me for help."
"What did you say?"
Sheng Meiren was so angry that she forgot to breathe for a moment. She lowered her hands and glared at Jiang Tang fiercely. Not to mention, her beautiful eyebrows were a bit scary.
But it didn't scare Jiang Tang at all.
From the first sentence the other party said, she had already determined that it was just a knife in someone else's hand.
Still kind of mindless.
"It doesn't matter if the queen doesn't admit it. Everything can be discussed. As long as the 'price' is in place, there is nothing that cannot be discussed."
Jiang Tang stretched out his hand and made a "counting money" gesture. His expression was too natural, but inexplicably, Sheng Meiren, who was about to get angry, was calmed down.
Her face was still ferocious, but her eyes were less angry and more complicated than before:
"This is so funny, why should I believe that you can help me? Who do you think you are? A detective?"
She rolled her eyes as she spoke, fully expressing her disdain.
But who would have expected that when she said such harsh words, the girl in front of her not only didn't get angry, but instead gave her a strange smile.
She just looked at her, as if waiting for her to react.
Sheng Meiren was confused at first, and then recalled what she had said. The next moment her face changed drastically, and she later realized that she had been deceived: "You, you lied to me?"
Her eyes were full of shock, and she raised her hands to hit Jiang Tang again.
But just like before, before she even touched her hand, she grabbed her wrist and suppressed it easily.
"Let me go! Let me go!"
Sheng Meiren was struggling hard and kicked Jiang Tang's ankle. She kicked him without any courtesy.
The other party suddenly knelt on the ground, but she did not let go of her hand that was pressing her.
Jiang Tang's eyes scanned all the furnishings in the small room.
Although she had never been to the courtyards of other concubines in Leng Palace, she knew that this woman's residence must be different.
The clothes are still made of fine silk and satin, and the furnishings in the room are all ready. It is said that this was still the case when she often went crazy and smashed things...
She also used the rouge and gouache that was swept to the ground when she just started. It was a new product in the palace this year...
"… Even though you were demoted to the sidelines, your food, clothing, housing and transportation have not deteriorated at all. The rumors outside that you went crazy and hurt others are also half-truths, right?"
As the girl smiled and told her findings bit by bit, the woman who was struggling desperately under her hands slowly stopped as if her acupuncture points were tapped.
But Jiang Tang didn't stop talking: "As soon as the queen came, she asked me to find the murderer of your child for you, but..."
She paused and said, "If I remember correctly, before the empress was demoted, there was no record of her being pregnant."
This sentence was spoken very softly, but it seemed as if some switch had been touched. The woman who had just quietly given the order began to struggle like crazy again:
"Who said I don't have children? I do, I have children! They killed me, they killed my children..."
[Host, she is not in the right state. Do you want to...]
Seeing that Sheng Meiren was going crazy again, the system couldn't bear it anymore and tried to persuade Jiang Tang not to stimulate her first, but Jiang Tang ignored her.
"I still don't know who killed the empress's child, but the one who ordered the seal to be sealed and not allowed to reveal anything is the emperor, right?"
Sheng Meiren stiffened for a moment, her voice was like a chicken with its neck stuck, and it suddenly became much quieter.
"But you are not convinced. You think it was the loss of this child that caused you to lose favor. Even though you were thrown into the cold palace, you still want to find out the truth."
After Jiang Tang finished speaking, the woman she caught was pressed down as if she had no strength left: "You, who are you?"
If you listen carefully, you will find that there is panic in her tone, as if she has been penetrated by the unprotected prisoner in her heart, and finally realizes that she seems to have offended someone she shouldn't.
Jiang Tang chuckled: "I'm here to help you."
She let go of her hand and let the woman who was in pain all over her body slowly struggle to stand up: "Didn't I say that as long as the price is in place, everything is easy to negotiate. Now that my 'sincerity' has been given to the queen, it's up to the queen.
How much can you pay me?"
Sheng Meiren, who was originally sobbing and aggrieved, froze when she heard this, and really wanted to turn her head and glare at this shameless woman.
What do you call "sincerity"?
Where is your "sincerity"?!
But she didn't dare.
Neither of them spoke, and the room that was noisy just now suddenly became quiet.
Jiang Tang waited patiently for the woman to react.
She let the system count down for 3 minutes.
【……10,9,8……3,2,1 time is up!】
As the system's reminder sounded, and the messy-haired woman in front of him still didn't respond, Jiang Tang knew that there would be no results today.
But she had expected it before she came, so she was not in a hurry at the moment.
"Since your Majesty still has to think about it, I will leave first."
It was "servant" again. Sheng Meiren couldn't help but tremble when she heard this.
She almost strangled her to death the moment she called herself "slave".
Later, he pressed her on the dressing table and kicked her several times... This woman was so terrifying!
"you……"
Seeing the girl turn around and leave without any regrets, I don't know why she subconsciously wanted to keep her because she was in a hurry.
But as soon as she stretched out her hand, she immediately retracted it, and even took two steps back in fear.
Because Jiang Tang turned around without warning and said to her: "I am very interested in the person behind the queen. If the queen is willing to tell me, I don't mind giving you some extra little surprises that the queen wants most\u0027
.”
When she spoke, she emphasized the pronunciation of the words "most wanted", and the expression of the woman in front of her actually changed a bit.
But the system felt: [Host, is there really someone behind the scenes? If you say it so harshly, if she reports it, won't it alert the snake? 】
Jiang Tang just smiled, and before Sheng Meiren could say anything else, she actually turned around and left.
When the door of the room opened once, the maids outside the room all looked over - they were waiting to see a little maid who was covered in wounds and crying come out of it.
The empress has a bad temper, and the more beautiful the palace maid is, the more she suffers.
This is why their reputation here is getting worse and worse.
When the unharmed Jiang Tang appeared in front of them, the two palace ladies were obviously stunned:
how so?
Why is nothing wrong with her?
They were so surprised that when they heard Jiang Tang left, they forgot to stop him.
Jiang Tang then added: "She has been relegated to the cold palace and there are still two palace maids waiting on her. Who would believe her if she says she has no background?"
The system took advantage of the opportunity and said: [Host, what is the "surprise" you just mentioned? 】
Jiang Tang: "How can there be any surprise? I'm just telling you nonsense. What if she believes it?"
The main thing is that he talks nonsense and has nothing to show for it.
System:...ah this.
From the fluctuating heart rate, you can see the owner's tangled and crazy mood at this moment.
It's not "just in case", it's because she obviously believes it!
-
Seeing Jiang Tang turn around the corridor and walk towards the place where the palace maids live, the system came back to its senses and asked curiously: [Don't the host go to see the concubines? 】
Although the host didn't say a word, over the past few days, it was obvious that she spent the most time and thoughts on Fang's concubine.
Jiang Tang said calmly: "There, it's not suitable to go there right now."
System: [Huh?]
Not suitable?
Can’t I just exchange the sachets I want to use directly from the system mall?
At most, it only needs to change some details according to the host's requirements, but these are very simple things for it.
Jiang Tang responded, and then suddenly said: "Actually, there is one thing that I have always been curious about."
curious?
What are the hosts curious about?
The system suddenly became excited: [What's going on? Host, tell me, and the system will analyze it for you!]
Jiang Tang: "Okay."
Then she said: "What do you think of the emperor's treatment of Xiao Yinhan?"
System: [Excellent! To drown a child is to kill a child. If this emperor didn’t mean it, the hero would have been killed by him.]
This description...
Even Jiang Tang was stunned.
But if you think about it carefully, it is indeed the case. Doesn't someone who is arrogant and desperate just have a biological father to clean up the mess behind?
"You're right. So what?" She smiled: "If you love this son so much, why do you always allow others to hurt him, and even become the murderer yourself occasionally?"
System: [...Didn't Lord Jiayue say that the emperor is a pervert? Abnormal... aren't they all like this? 】
The smile on Jiang Tang's face remained unchanged, but his eyes became lighter: "That's it."
She said nothing to the system and continued to move forward.
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But she didn't expect that Shengmei, who was faster than her, would deliver fresh fruits.
"Haitang, are you here? Come on, Shengmei has given you some fruit."
As soon as Jiang Tang entered, he was dragged over by Ming Lan holding his arms.
Looking at the fruit plate in front of him, curious and envious glances came from all around, Jiang Tang's eyelids twitched: It's quite fast.
"Haitang, are you okay?" Minglan dragged Jiang Tang aside and quietly told her that because Sheng Meiren had a bad reputation, everyone was afraid of her.
It would be good if the palace maids who went to her place were not beaten or punished. No one had ever received a reward like her for the first time they went there.
And it's the cold palace... it's even more shocking!
Seeing the flush on the little palace maid's face due to excitement, Jiang Tang went to confirm that Sheng Meiren was a fool.
She explained in a low voice that Sheng Meiren found the lost hairpin when she went there, so she was rewarded.
Sure enough, after hearing this, the eyes on the side were a lot different.
"The weather is so hot, let's try it together,"
As she said that, she gave the fruit to others, and her envious eyes disappeared and turned into gratitude and love.
The system silently watched Jiang Tang's actions, thinking that the host was worthy of being a host. No matter where he was, he could always gain everyone's favor easily.
And for various reasons, it’s always hard to be jealous.
Probably... every time she succeeds in a strategy, it's the kind of hard-nosed person that everyone is afraid of?
[Host, Pearl has come in, and she is looking at you again. It seems there is something urgent!]
Jiang Tang was talking to the little palace maid. After lunch, everyone had to go to work again.
It was just the obvious fluctuations in the system's tone that made Jiang Tang feel a little strange: "What's the emergency?"
But when she asked, the system stopped talking again.
Jiang Tang: "It's hard to answer? Or can't you say?"
The system coyly said: [It’s not that it can’t answer, it’s just that if you say it, there will be no surprise~]
"surprise?"
Jiang Tang paused when he heard this, then said unsurprised: "It's a surprise if you get it soon."
The system did not notice: [Soon!]
She took the opportunity to ask: "How fast? Can I get it today?"
The system was silent again, but Jiang Tang already knew it in his heart and said quietly: "Since it is a surprise, then don't listen to it."
As a "wounded" (actually protected by Grandma Nian), Jiang Tang could go back to rest without working in the afternoon.
In other words, as long as she doesn't want to do it, she can stop doing it during the day and afternoon, it all depends on her wishes.
"But don't you think Sheng Meiren's face looks familiar?"
System: [What?]
"that is……"
"Haitang, wait a minute!"
Before Jiang Tang finished speaking, he was interrupted by a sharp female voice.
As soon as she turned around, she saw the palace maid from before rushing over angrily. It seemed that she had realized that she had been deceiving her before.
Jiang Tang frowned slightly, and just as he was thinking about how to send the person away, he saw the palace maid being stopped by a strange little eunuch.
They both looked at her at the same time. The young eunuch didn't know what he said. A flash of surprise flashed on the palace maid's face, and she looked at her several times.
Just when Jiang Tang thought she would come over, she left dejectedly.
The little eunuch also looked back at her and turned away.
Jiang Tang was sure that he had never seen this little eunuch, so he asked directly: "Whose person is he?"
System: [Huh?]
"The little eunuch who helped stop people."
System: [Oh, that one is the person sent by Shengmei.]
Jiang Tang raised his eyebrows slightly, finally feeling a little surprised: he was a little smarter than she thought.
The system suddenly thought of something and asked: "Does the host really know who killed Sheng Meiren's child? She looks so crazy. If you can't help her find the murderer in the end, I feel like she won't let it go."
"have no idea."
Jiang Tang blocked the system with three words first, and then stunned it with one sentence: "But I think, if I have to find someone in the harem to doubt, I would choose... Concubine Xian."
System: [Xianfei? The eleventh prince’s mother-in-law? Why? 】
"Why?" Jiang Tang learned a systematic saying, and then couldn't help laughing: "Because she wants her child to always be the youngest prince~"
System: I suddenly feel very cold.
For the virtuous concubine, and also for the host who can say such terrifying words in such a sweet tone!