"If Xianyue had used this comb to comb Yong Lian's hair, the cat hair would have stuck to Yong Lian's braid along the gaps between the teeth of the comb, causing the queen to have an allergic reaction." At this point, Ling Ruo said.
After a pause, he said: "The Ai family has remembered it. The emperor
When something happened later, Concubine Chun said that she happened to see the queen's palace servants going to ask for the imperial doctor, so she came over to take a look. If... she really arranged this matter, then it was not a coincidence that day, but she deliberately found an excuse to come to Kunning.
Gongyi explores the void."
Hongli gritted his teeth and said: "My son always thought that Xianyue was jealous of the queen and deliberately approached Yonglian to harm the queen. He never thought of Chunconcubine."
Ling Ruo shook his head slightly and said: "If it is really the Su family, then she has really failed to live up to the title given to her by the emperor, and it has tainted the word 'pure'."
Hongli slapped the armrest bitterly, stood up and said, "I'll go ask her now. If it's really what she did, I'll never let her go."
Ling Ruo stopped him and said: "Emperor, please be patient. If you ask like this, she will definitely not admit it. Didn't you just say that Tang Jiu is waiting in the Bilin Pavilion now, so you sent him here for questioning, so that things can be settled."
After asking clearly, confront Su."
"Yes." Hongli agreed, stood up and said, "I will not disturb the queen's rest. I will leave."
Ling Ruo motioned him to sit down and said, "If something like this happens, the Ai family will not be able to sleep. You can judge it here, while the Ai family is listening."
Hongli agreed and ordered Xiao Wu to send a message to Tang Jiu. Ling Ruo added: "Since it has been passed on, let's just send Cai Ling and A Luo together. The Ai family wants to hear what they have to say in person."
After Cai Ling and A Luo returned to the Bilin Pavilion, they were not sleepy at all because of their excitement and nervousness. They kept guessing what Hongli would do after going to the Yanxi Palace. Cai Ling, in particular, thought that the Su family was about to be in trouble.
, she was so excited that she couldn't sit down. She had been waiting for this day for too long. During this time, she had been made trouble and ridiculed by Su, and she was always worried that she had poisoned her food.
When Xiaowu showed up at the Bilin Pavilion with the speeches between Hongli and Lingruo, Cai Ling was very surprised. She had thought that Hongli would have to wait until tomorrow to hear the matter, but she didn't expect that the trial would start overnight.
A Luo whispered in her ear: "Master, the emperor is so impatient and alarmed the queen mother. It seems that the emperor is very angry about this matter. As long as we follow the agreed plan later, the pure concubine will not be able to escape at all."
There will be no chance. But you have to be careful about the Queen Mother, her eyes are more powerful than anyone else. If you are not careful, you will be seen. Don't be careless. "
Cai Ling nodded slightly and took A Luo and Tang Jiu to Cining Palace. When they crossed the gate of Cining Palace, the three of them unconsciously broke into a cold sweat. After all, they would face what they were going to face later.
, not only Hongli, but also Ling Ruo, who had been in Yongzheng's harem, was really nervous.
The three of them followed Xiaowu all the way to the inner hall. After they had bowed, Ling Ruo's gentle voice sounded in Cai Ling's ears, "Ling is always here. You told the emperor before that the concubine Chun once gave a comb to Cai Ling.
Nala, is it true?"
Cai Ling quickly replied: "Replying to the Queen Mother, I heard it from Tang Jiu's mouth. Only Tang Jiu knows whether it is true or false. I don't dare to speak nonsense."
Tang Jiu felt Ling Ruo's gaze and said quickly: "If I go back to the Queen Mother, the pure concubine did once give a comb to Nala. I remember it very clearly. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it."
Ling Ruo hummed slightly and said, "Then tell me, what kind of comb is it?"
"I remember that the comb is made of agarwood. It smells fragrant and is very exquisite." Although Tang Jiu tried his best to suppress the nervousness in his heart, Ling Ruo still saw it, and his gentle eyes sharpened slightly and said.
: "What are you nervous about?"
Tang Jiu didn't expect that she would notice his nervousness so quickly. He was so nervous that he was almost stunned. Fortunately, he still remembered what A Luo said before. He bit the tip of his tongue hard and used the severe pain to calm down, and said: "Slave
…I’m nervous because…I don’t know why the Queen Mother and the Emperor suddenly called me to ask questions. Queen Mother, is this servant… guilty of something?”
Tang Jiu's answer was quite reasonable. Ling Ruo didn't have any more doubts and said, "You don't have to worry so much. The Ai family and the emperor just have some unclear matters, so I sent you to ask. As long as you answer truthfully, everything will be fine." Then.
, she said to Hongli: "Emperor, what's going on with the Ai family? Just ask."
Hongli nodded and stared at Tang Jiu coldly: "Do you know where Chunbi got that comb, why she gave it to Nala, and what did Chunbi put in the teeth of the comb?
"
Tang Jiu muttered: "If you return to the emperor, I don't know."
Hongli was eager to find out the whole story. When he heard what Tang Jiu said, he immediately said angrily: "You said you and Ling Changzai knew about this matter. How could you not know? You want me to punish you."
Is it the crime of deceiving the emperor?"
Tang Jiu was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "I don't dare. Every word I said is the truth. I never told you about the agarwood comb, nor did I let you touch it."
I only saw the comb a few times from a distance. Everything happens once.
When I was just bringing snacks in, I overheard what Chunbin was talking to Ying'er. Because of this incident, Chunbin was still very unhappy and warned the slave not to tell the truth, otherwise the slave would be the only one to ask. Even this time,
The servant accidentally let it slip, and Aya Chang only found out about it just now."
Cailing said from the side: "Your Majesty, ever since my concubine came in, you and the Queen Mother have been asking whether... something happened to the agarwood comb given to Nala by the concubine Chun?"
"It's hard to tell now. Let's wait until I ask clearly." After Hongli dismissed Cai Ling with a casual comment, he said to Tang Jiu again: "Besides what you just said, what else do you know?"
Tang Jiu said with a bitter face: "When I go back to the emperor, I have already told you everything I know, and there is nothing to hide. I am afraid that besides the pure concubines, only Ying'er knows the best about the agarwood comb."
Seeing that he couldn't get anything out of the question, Hongli threw the agarwood tooth with several broken comb teeth in front of A Luo and said, "Both you and Tang Jiu must identify this comb."
After Aluo looked at it carefully, he said: "If I return to the emperor, the pattern on it is recognized by the slave as this comb. However, when the slave saw it in Yanxi Palace, the teeth of the comb were not broken."
After Tang Jiuyi answered in the affirmative, Hongli said again: "Aluo, think about it carefully. On that day, Nala combed the second elder brother's hair. Which comb did you use?"
A Luo deliberately thought for a long time before he said uncertainly: "After such a long time, I can't remember clearly. It seems to be this comb."
Such an answer was enough for Hongli. He said to Ling Ruo: "Empress, if Nala used this comb to comb Yonglian's hair at that time, then the cat hair in Yonglian's braid must have come from.