After Hongli settled his mind for a moment, he said: "Apart from the Queen and Concubine Xian, who else has come into contact with the Hundred Cranes Picture alone?"
Mingyu thought for a moment and said: "No, my concubine has never left her sight of the Hundred Cranes all day today. Even her lunch was served in this side hall. If she wants to do anything, it can only be to send Kunning
In front of the palace, that is..." She turned her gaze to Xianyue and said: "Still there
When we were at the Yanxi Palace, I just asked Concubine Xian, and she said that she didn’t know where the smallpox came from. I have been sisters with Concubine Xian for many years, so I naturally believed her. But apart from Concubine Xian, I was also very practical.
I couldn't think of anyone else, so I had no choice but to invite the emperor."
Hongli nodded slightly, walked to Xianyue, stared at her for a long time, and slowly said: "Concubine Xian, you sent the picture of the Hundred Cranes. Where did the smallpox pus on it come from?"
Xianyue said aggrievedly: "Returning to the emperor, I really don't know. When I sent it, the entire embroidery was clean without any dirt. So when I learned about it, I was also very puzzled."
Mrs. Gao came over and said: "Your Majesty, before you came, I thought for a long time to find out other people who might have secretly plotted the smallpox in the Hundred Cranes Picture. However, the Hundred Crane Picture only dealt with two people, except Concubine Xian.
Besides, I really can’t think of anyone else.”
While she was speaking, Hongli's eyes kept falling on Xianyue, and he said coldly: "Concubine Xian, tell me the truth, was it you who did it?"
"Every word I said is true. It just depends on whether the emperor is willing to believe me." Xianyue's heart hurt. Although Hongli did not make a conclusion immediately, the suspicion in his words was already obvious.
However, he still doesn't believe in himself, especially when it comes to things related to Mingyu.
Mingyu looked excited and said: "If it is true, where does smallpox come from? Concubine Xian, can you tell me, where does smallpox come from?"
Xianyue stared at her calmly and said in a cold voice: "Where does smallpox come from? Your Majesty should know better than I do. Concubine Hui just said that the Hundred Crane Picture has only been handled by two people. I have never been exposed to smallpox, so I will only
The queen is the only one left."
"You..." Mingyu pointed at Xianyue and said with a trembling tone: "You said that I gave you smallpox myself and then wronged you. You... Concubine Xian, how could you say such shameless words?"
Xianyue saw the panic hidden in Mingyu's eyes, and said sarcastically: "My queen knows best who is shameless."
This time, before Mingyu could speak, Hongli had already shouted: "You are so outrageous, you actually talk to the queen like this. Do you still have the queen in your eyes?" Hongli was already suspicious of Xianyue, and now he heard her talking to Mingyu again.
Jade's disrespectful words are even more displeasing.
Xianyue knelt down and said: "I have always respected the queen very much, but this time, the queen used smallpox to frame me and made me suffer unjust injustice. How can I still respect the queen?
"
"Concubine Xian, you have wronged me so much. It is too much. Fortunately, I have been afraid of wrongly blaming you just now. Now that I think about it, it is really unnecessary." Mingyu used anger to cover up his guilty conscience, and then knelt down with tears and said:
"Please, Your Majesty, make the decision for me."
Hongli bent down to help her up, wiped away the tears on her face, and said: "Don't worry, I will definitely give you justice." After that, he called Sixi and said: "Go and check everyone in Yanxi Palace immediately.
See if there are any records of leaving the palace in the past few days."
Just as Si Xi was about to leave, Xiayue suddenly said: "This matter does not need to be so troublesome. I can answer the emperor. In the past half month, Zhichun and another palace man have been out of the palace, but they were to visit their families, not like this."
It’s just what the emperor wants.”
As soon as Xianyue finished speaking, Mrs. Gao said: "Your Majesty, I think Concubine Xian's words are very suspicious, and those two palace servants should be brought in for careful interrogation, so as not to allow anyone with serious intentions to hide the truth and get away with it."
Hongli nodded, turned his eyes and said, "Concubine Xian, what is the name of the palace servant you mentioned?"
Xianyue did not answer his words, but said painfully: "Your Majesty, why do you always don't believe what I say? You always think that I am full of lies. This was the case with Concubine Hui, and this was the case with the Queen's allergic reaction.
It's the same this time, how long will it take before you are willing to believe me?"
Her words and distressed eyes made Hongli tremble slightly. He didn't know how to answer for a moment. Seeing that something was wrong, Gao quickly said: "The emperor summoned Zhichun and two people just to find out the truth, but Concubine Xian
But he deliberately obstructed it. If there is no ghost in his heart, why is it like this?"
Xianyue sneered and said: "I'm afraid that no one will believe their truth by then, and they will even be tortured to extract confessions so that they can say something unfavorable to my concubine."
Hongli looked gloomy and said: "You don't believe me?"
Xiayue said softly: "I really want to believe the emperor, but unfortunately the emperor has been deceived by others and cannot hear this matter fairly and impartially." At this point, Xianyue took a deep breath and said: "Your Majesty
If you really want to find out the truth, I have a witness."
Mrs. Gao sneered from the side and said: "Could Concubine Xian's witnesses be the palace servants of your Yanxi Palace? They are all your slaves, and naturally they help you speak in every possible way. It's okay not to have such witnesses."
Xianyue glanced at her and said: "This person has a noble status. Concubine Hui compared her to a palace servant, which is really a heinous crime."
Mrs. Gao didn't take her words to heart at all, and sneered: "Really? Then I really need to listen carefully to find out who this witness is."
Xianyue met Hongli's doubtful gaze and said: "Your Majesty, the witness for this concubine is the Emperor's mother."
"Emperor's mother?" Hongli repeated these three words in great surprise. Others were also shocked. No one expected that the witness in Xianyue's mouth would be Ling Ruo.
Xianyue lowered her eyebrows and said, "Yes, ever since I embroidered this picture of a hundred cranes with the Queen, I have always felt that it was lacking in agility. I remembered that the Queen's embroidery skills were exquisite, so I took the courage to do so.
I went to ask the Queen's Mother for advice, and after receiving the advice from the Queen's Mother, I gradually made up for the shortcomings."
Hongli listened carefully, and after Xianyue finished speaking, he said: "Even if the Queen has seen this embroidered picture, it cannot prove that you have nothing to do with the smallpox incident."
Xianyue said calmly and calmly: "Your Majesty has misunderstood. I have not seen the Queen before, but I have seen her every day. Every day when I go to Cining Palace to accompany the Queen to worship the Buddha, I will bring the embroidery pictures there."
Please give me some advice before bringing it to Kunning Palace. Huang Fore can prove that when I sent it to you this morning, there were no stains or uncleanness on the embroidery, let alone smallpox pus!"
As soon as these words came out, both Mingyu and Gao were horrified. No matter how many times they calculated, they never expected that Xianyue could have such a move.