This is strange. There is not a trace of arsenic missing. Where did Qi Jia's arsenic come from? Is it really not her? Nala denied this idea as soon as it came up. In the palace, would anyone use such extreme methods to deal with Liu?
Apart from Qi Jia, she
I really can’t think of a second person. It might be possible for Niu Hulu, but Niu Hulu, who has been fighting with me for more than 20 years, will never use such direct and extreme methods. If she is really so impulsive, she will not
She will still hold her position as a noble concubine to this day.
Ms. Liu stared at Mr. Nala nervously and said, "Madam, is there a shortage of arsenic?"
Nala ignored her, stared at Zhao Fang and said, "Are the medicinal materials recorded in the book accurate and without any errors?"
Zhao Fang lowered his head and said: "Returning to your Majesty, I have been in charge of the Imperial Pharmacy for many years. All medicinal materials coming in and out must be recorded, unless someone stole them. However, when Eunuch Sun ordered people to weigh the arsenic before, I had already checked it.
I’ve recorded it, and adding both sides together, it’s exactly seven kilograms, and there’s no discrepancy.”
After Zhao Fang returned, after much consideration, he finally did not tamper with the accounts. Instead, he ordered people to weigh all the arsenic, and then subtracted what was normally taken from the accounts. The missing ones were filled with flour, and the left and right arsenic was equal to the flour.
This way, let alone ordinary people, even those who are well versed in pharmacology, cannot easily tell the difference. However, this will affect the medicinal effect of arsenic. Fortunately, there is not much flour mixed in, so it will not affect it much.
Mrs. Liu was startled and quickly said to Mr. Nala: "My Lady, is this really the case?"
Nala finally closed the book and said, "Yes, adding both sides together, it is indeed seven kilograms. No one should have stolen arsenic. Liu promised to take a look if he doesn't believe it."
Full of doubts, Mrs. Liu took the book and looked at it carefully. She was also afraid that she would make mistakes in her mental arithmetic, so she asked Mr. Nalash for a pen and paper to record the numbers she saw one by one, and then add them up, but no matter how she added them, in the end,
The figures she got were all eighty-two cents per catty, without any discrepancies. As for the name on the book, she could not find any trace of it being related to the Qi Jia family. The most important thing was that the last time arsenic was taken was on the fifth day of Yongzheng's reign.
In November of that year, Tai Hospital was used for medicine.
Ling Ruo placed the half-drunk Biluochun on the small table and chuckled: "It seems that there is a lot of arsenic in the Imperial Pharmacy, and it is impossible for Qi Jia to leave the palace. The poison in Liu's meal should have nothing to do with her.
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The Nala family called Sun Mo to their side, and after confirming it again, they said: "If Du Juan didn't find arsenic in the Qijia family's residence, then it should have nothing to do with it."
Mrs. Liu did not speak, but judging from her appearance, she obviously did not think that Mrs. Qi Jia had nothing to do with the matter. After waiting for a while, Du Juan came back, but the news she brought back made Nala and Mrs. Liu even more disappointed, because she
No arsenic was found in Qi Jia's residence.
"How could this happen? It's impossible?!" Mrs. Liu, who had been controlling her emotions forcibly, finally couldn't help but said: "There must be something wrong with this. Mrs. Qi Jia is the one who poisoned her. There is absolutely nothing wrong with her."
Ling Ruojiang's lips curled up slightly, revealing a dazzling smile, "I have something strange, Liu promised, can you answer it for me?"
"Please tell me, my concubine, if I know anything, I will tell you everything."
Faced with Liu's words, Ling Ruodao said: "From the moment I stepped here, I heard that Liu promised to insist that Qi Jia was the poisoner. Why are you so sure? Is it just because of your feud with Qi Jia?
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"Anyone who harms others must have a motive. I think the Qijia family's holiday with me is the best motive." As soon as Liu finished speaking, Ling Ruo said: "Then Liu promised to be sure that from the time you entered the palace in the second year of Yongzheng's reign to
Now, for nearly four years, have you only had issues with the Qi Jia family?"
Mrs. Liu's eyes flashed slightly and she said, "Excuse me, I am stupid and don't understand what I mean."
Ling Ruozhan flexed his sleeves and said calmly: "Before, you used Sixth Elder Brother to frame Qi Jia's family. Later, my true identity was found out by this palace, so you were demoted to the position of not telling, and you were separated from Sixth Elder Brother's mother and son. Say.
Get up, I and Liu agreed to have a little holiday, right?"
Mrs. Liu didn't expect Ling Ruo to say that. She was stunned for a while and then said: "That incident was indeed my fault. I was obsessed with my mind and did something that even I couldn't forgive myself. The empress found out the truth and stopped me."
I make mistakes again and again, but I am only grateful to the empress and never have any resentment, so the so-called festivals of the empress do not exist in my eyes."
Ling Ruo stared at Mrs. Liu, and after she finished speaking, she pursed her lips and smiled and said: "Is that so? It seems that I really judge the heart of a gentleman with a villain's heart. But what does Liu promise sound like?
Is it a bit hypocritical? Is it because I’m overthinking it, or is it really very hypocritical?”
Mrs. Liu narrowed her eyes and said in a concentrated voice: "It seems that I will not believe anything I say, but I can be sure that this matter must have something to do with the Qi Jia family."
Ling Ruo nodded noncommittally and said, "Then Liu promised, would you like to hear my thoughts at this time?"
Ms. Liu leaned forward and said, "Please speak, my concubine. I am listening attentively."
Ling Ruo stroked the tea cup with colorful bucket patterns and said slowly: "I feel that this matter is just like what happened with Sixth Brother before. Everything is a play directed and performed by you."
Not to mention the Liu family, even the Nala family changed their expressions when they heard these words. She leaned forward and said solemnly: "Concubine Xi, this matter is of great importance. Everything must be based on true evidence. You can't just say it."
nonsense."
Mrs. Liu said with red eyes: "I was almost killed by someone, but now I'm saying that everything was my fault. You...even if you want to help the Qi Jia family, you can't seduce me like this."
"Qi Jia is innocent to begin with, so why does she need my help? Liu promised to have such a big reaction, but because I got it right?"
Mrs. Liu was angry and furious, but she didn't dare to get angry at Ling Ruo. She could only cry to Mr. Nala: "Your Majesty, your concubine's words are really unjust. I have never done anything."
"I know, Liu promised, but don't be sad yet." After appeasing Mrs. Liu, Nala looked at Ling Ruo again, this time her voice was more serious than before, "Concubine Xi, you are alleging that Liu promised to act.
It's a show, do you have any evidence?"
"Firstly, there was a lot of arsenic; secondly, there was no arsenic in Qijia's room; thirdly, Qijia had humiliated Liu Yao. Although she said she didn't mind it, I didn't think so. After all,
Liu promised to be a human being, not a saint; so I thought that Liu agreed to have something to do with this matter."
This time Ms. Liu was really unjustly accused. She was obviously the victim, but in the end she was beaten up. Instead, it was said that she was acting and that she wanted to harm others.
Mrs. Liu glanced at Ling Ruo hatefully, knelt down and said, "Empress, I have never done anything. I am really being harmed by others. You must make the decision for me."