In the painting, he is sitting under Shen Han, with lowered eyebrows and eyes, quiet and dull, which is far different from the lively and cute look when they first met. Shen Han looked at it, and unconsciously sighed in his heart: People in the harem are either domineering and domineering. , or just like the painting, depressed and lonely
"Hua Zhi——" Shen Huan called softly
Halfway through the painting, he raised his eyes, leaned towards her, and listened carefully.
When the Queen asked the question, the concubine should have been so focused, but she was so respectful now, which made Shen Huan feel a little at a loss when the question came to her lips, and she couldn't say it out loud.
"Empress?" The painting still looked submissive.
Shen Huan sighed, knowing that the longer it was delayed, the worse it would be, so she had to ask with determination: "Does Xiaoyi resent Mr. Xia in her heart?"
Huazhi's face changed and he replied in a low voice: "I don't dare, I"
Shen Wen smiled and said, "Why don't you dare?"
After saying nothing, Shen Huan continued: "You and I both know that Gui Xia and Concubine Qing designed to kill Xian Ya, and also forced Xue Ling to die. These two are your good sisters, and they treat your sisters like this. , don’t you hate them? Humph, even I hate them!” She put away her smile, clasped her nails on her palms, and said, “For me, Xueling’s death may be her own fault, because she became the concubine Qing. She was an accomplice of the sisters, so she was killed and silenced. There is nothing to say! However, Xianya died so unjustly! I wish I could cut them into pieces, why don’t you dare to hate me? And when I framed you and Prince Haidong , isn’t it just Xia Guiren’s conspiracy! The person most qualified to hate their sisters in this world is you!”
Hua Zhi could no longer sit still and knelt down on the ground and cried: "I hate you, but... I can't do anything. Since the queen knows that they did it, why don't you bring them to justice?" She raised her eyebrows. At first, he looked at Shen Huan with accusing eyes through tears.
Shen Huan took a deep breath and said slowly: "Because, there is no evidence! Xue Ling's words before her death alone are not enough evidence, not to mention, Xue Ling is dead... there is no proof!"
"But the emperor was also present! Didn't the emperor believe what Xue Ling said before she died? People who are about to die are good at what they say. Xue Ling will not lie!"
"Yes, the emperor was present, and he also agreed that I should deal with Noble Xia first. What a pity!" Shen Huan smiled sadly, "It's a pity that Noble Xia is pregnant at this time and has a dragon seed! Even if I want to do it She is peeling and cramping because of her belly, and I can't do anything to her!"
Hua Zhi looked at her blankly, then suddenly lowered his head, gritted his teeth, and said with some resentment: "This child came at the wrong time, so..."
"So, you tampered with the fabrics given to Lady Xia and caused Lady Xia to have a miscarriage, right?" Shen Huan stared at her with bright eyes.
"I didn't!" Hua Zhi retorted strongly, "I didn't tamper with the fabrics!"
"You didn't?" Shen Huan looked at her suspiciously, "If it wasn't you, where did the musky smell on the clothes come from? Besides you, who else has touched those materials?"
"Musk? How could there be musk?" Huazhi's face was full of disbelief, "That material was sent by my father. I still have eight untouched horses. If you don't believe me, you can check it out!"
Just when Shen Huan was about to speak, Cui Shanggong came over and said, "My dear, Concubine Qing wants to see you."
Shen Huan frowned. It seemed that Concubine Qing was not going to let Hua Zhi go. "Tell her to come in!"
Concubine Qing hurriedly walked in, saluted Shen Huan first and said: "I heard that the Queen has found the murderer who killed Xia Guiren's fetus, so I came here to have a look!" Before Shen Huan could ask, she had already stood up and faced Huazhi scolded: "Pang Xiaoyi? I didn't expect it was really you!"
Hua Zhi shook his head repeatedly: "It's not me, I didn't. Queen, you have to make the decision for me! I really didn't tamper with the materials!"
Concubine Qing said angrily: "You gave the material to Xia Guiren. It smells like musk. You obviously worked hard to infuse the musk on it. If Xia Guiren wears it for a hundred days, it will cause instability in the fetal image." After a long time, the tire will naturally slide! What you are doing is too cruel!"
"I really didn't..." Hua Zhi held her chest and cried in defense.
The Queen frowned and asked: "Hua Zhi, tell me honestly, have these materials ever passed through the hands of anyone other than you?"
Hua Zhi said with tears: "There are a total of sixteen horses sent by my father. I gave eight of them to noble Xia. Except for me, I am the maid, and the maid only sent them from Jingyi Palace to Yongning Palace! As for before, I got those ingredients not long ago, and they are all in the cabinet! I still have eight pieces left untouched. Queen, you can check the rest, there will definitely be no musk on them!"
Concubine Qing sneered and said: "Of course there will be no remaining eight pieces. You keep them for yourself to wear. How dare you leave the smell of musk on them! You just tampered with the materials given to noble Xia! You know we No one in the harem has ever been exposed to musk, so no one will notice it. But you never thought that the empress had learned to make incense before? And your father is an official working abroad! He is well-informed in the history of salt patrol, and he has a lot of money! For Musk, which is precious to us, is of course nothing to you!"
After saying this, even Shen Huan felt that it was possible that musk was strictly prohibited in the harem, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs would never purchase such a thing! Therefore, people in the harem basically had no chance to come into contact with musk. Although it was available in the hospital, it was only used as a medicine, and its weight was There are very few, and there are specific data registered in the register. If there are even a few, people will find out that Concubine Qing trusts the Wang Yuanpian so much, and the Wang Yuanpian will not be bribed.
It so happened that Huazhi's father had just come to Beijing to report on his work some time ago and brought many things to Huazhi. Although these things had been inspected and registered, it would not be difficult if there was a little musk in them. Resentment and resentment... all of this is completely logical.
However, Hua Zhi insisted that she didn't do it and that Shen Huan must clearly observe that Shen Huan put her hand on her forehead. However, Concubine Qing strongly advocated that Hua Zhi be severely punished.
Although Shen Wen and Hua Zhi didn't get along for a long time, remembering that she was willing to give up the opportunity to sleep with her to help Xue Ling, Hua Zhi would never be the kind of person who poisoned the emperor's heir.
She chose to believe Hua Zhi, but all the evidence was against her!
Concubine Qing stared at the Queen with burning eyes and asked: "Isn't the Queen willing to protect her because she is an old acquaintance with Pang Xiaoyi?"
"Presumptuous!" Shen Huan slapped the case and glared at her
Concubine Qing lowered her head slightly, but still stared at her closely and said: "If the Queen wants to convince people with her virtue, she should not bend the law for personal gain because of an old friend! Otherwise, even if she makes trouble in front of the Emperor, the Emperor will not let Pang Xiaoyi go. ! Please think twice!"
Shen Huan clenched her palms into fists, tightened her eyes sharply, and pierced Concubine Qing with cold light.
Suddenly, she smiled slowly and said: "Okay, okay, okay... Pang Xiaoyi is indeed a serious suspect, but she refuses to admit it. I can't wrong her! She is just a mere Xiaoyi, why did she want to murder the emperor's heir? Murder. What good will it do to her if she becomes the emperor's heir? These are all suspicious points in this case. According to this palace, there may be someone who instigated it! Why not send it to Gong Zhengsi first to find out who is Concubine Qing behind the scenes? Do you think How?"
When Concubine Qing saw the strange smile on Shen Huan's face, she couldn't help but feel angry. The Palace Chief was under the direct control of the Emperor and the Empress. Except for the Emperor and the Empress, the people inside would not obey anyone's orders. Therefore, when some low-ranking concubines and palace maids were involved, In the harem case, use them to find out the truth!
However, there is no so-called truth in this matter!
The Queen sent Pang Xiaoyi away rashly just to save her life temporarily! If you must say who is the mastermind behind the scenes? Hum, she is not the Queen, she has the final say! It seems that the Queen does not want Pang Xiaoyi to take the blame, but wants to pour this dirty water on her. It’s on someone else!
Now that Concubine Pei has been grounded, the emperor's eldest son has been taken away, and Concubine Qing is still safe and sound, does the queen want to...
When Concubine Qing thought of this, she suddenly became afraid. Shen Huan would not really use such a vicious move!