It was a short journey, but the two of them walked for nearly half an hour. Finally, when they got there, the gatekeeper glanced at them and said in surprise: "Why are my aunt and father-in-law here now? Are you okay?"
Zhu Yong tried his best to squeeze out a smile and said: "We have something urgent to ask to see Concubine Xian, could you please let us know?"
The palace attendant said in embarrassment: "The master has already taken a break now, and it is really inconvenient to communicate. You two should come back tomorrow morning."
"It will be too late tomorrow morning." Jin Qiu said eagerly: "We are really in a hurry. Please make it convenient for me, father-in-law."
When the palace people were hesitating, Zhu Yong said: "We are here under the Queen's decree. If we make a mistake, I am afraid that neither you nor I can afford to suffer."
Seeing Zhu Yong carrying Mingyu out, the palace people did not dare to neglect and said: "Okay, please wait here, I will go in and make a call."
Soon after the palace maid entered, the lights came on in the room, and a figure moved inside. After a while, the palace maid came out and said, "Master, please come in."
Jin Qiu and Zhu Yong were overjoyed, and after saying thank you, they hurried in. It was only then that the palace personnel saw the injuries on their backs, and were shocked and confused.
After entering the room, Xianyue was already sitting on the table. The two of them knelt down with difficulty and said, "I have seen Concubine Xian. She is very lucky."
Xianyue covered her lips and yawned, and said lazily: "It's this late at night, what is the Queen's decree for you to convey?"
Zhu Yong lowered his head and said: "As for the Queen, the Queen has no decree to pass down. It is the servants who have important matters and want to see the Queen."
Xianyue glanced at the two of them and said quietly: "You are so brave. You dare to falsely convey Yi's decree. Isn't this a capital crime?"
Jin Qiu raised her head and said, "I know this, but I and Zhu Yong are already dying, so why should we care about one more death penalty?"
Her words aroused Xianyue's interest, and she asked in surprise: "What does this mean for a dying person?"
Jin Qiu and Zhu Yong looked at each other and turned around at the same time, so that Xianyue could clearly see their backs, which were torn and covered with blood.
When Xianyue saw it, she was shocked and frowned: "Who beat you like this?" Before the two of them could answer, she added: "You are the people around the queen, and you are qualified to beat you like this.
The two of them..." She hesitated for a moment and then said with some suspicion: "Is it the queen?"
"Yes, the Queen ordered someone to punish the two slaves with thirty pieces of fire. She also said that the slaves would be sent to Xinzheku." At this point, Jin Qiu said with tears: "The two slaves have no choice but to send them to Xinzheku."
If you can come and beg your Majesty for help, please..."
Xianyue raised her hand and said: "Wait a minute, why did the queen hit you two so hard for no reason? But you two did something wrong?"
Jinqiu wiped away her tears and said: "The empress had kindly reminded me to be careful about Wei Jingxuan, and also said that Xia Qing was wronged by her. After I went back, I thought about it carefully and felt that Wei Jingxuan was indeed suspicious, so I wanted to find evidence that she harmed Xia Qing.
, the result was that the slave found a eunuch named Ji You, who said that he had heard the conversation between Wei Jingxuan and Xia Qing that day and could testify against Wei Jingxuan."
In fact, Ji You didn't hear anything at all. He was instructed by Zhu Yong to harm Wei Jingxuan, but Jin Qiu said that he heard it with his own ears at this moment, so as to shirk the methods used by her and Zhu Yong.
"Unexpectedly, Wei Jingxuan knew about this. She secretly bribed Ji You and made Ji You retort in front of the queen, saying that the two slaves deliberately instigated him to say those words, which made the queen misunderstand that the two slaves intended to frame Wei Jingxuan, and immediately punished him
Not to mention thirty bans, we still have to drive the slaves to Xinzheku. After thinking about it, the slaves can't find any other way to survive except coming to beg the empress."
Xianyue said: "I am very curious, how did Wei Jingxuan persuade Ji You to turn against him? Money or something else?"
Zhu Yong said bitterly: "She promised Ji You that after driving away the slaves, she would help him become the chief eunuch of Kunning Palace."
"That's it." Xianyue said with a half-smile, "This Wei Jingxuan's tone is quite serious. She is still a palace maid, so she dares to say such things."
Jinqiu begged again: "Your Majesty, please save the slaves. It will take at least several days to walk back to the Forbidden City from here, and then we have to go to Xinzheku. The slaves simply cannot bear it and may die on the way.
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Xianyue nodded and said: "I am very sympathetic to your situation, but..." The corner of her lips curled up slightly and she said: "We are neither relatives nor friends, why should I help you?"
Jin Qiu expected that she would ask this question and had already thought of the answer. This was the reason why she dared to step in here today, "Because I can help you find the person who harmed A Luo!"
Xianyue stood up in horror, stared at Jin Qiu and said, "What did you say? Say it again!"
"Hasn't the empress always wanted to find the person who harmed A Luo? I happen to know this. As long as the empress is willing to save the two of you, I will tell you everything I know."
Xianyue stared at the two of them in confusion, and asked suspiciously: "You will know? Could it be that this matter has something to do with the Queen?"
Zhu Yong said: "As long as the empress is willing to save the two slaves, I will tell the empress the matter."
Jin Qiu expected that she would ask this question and had already thought of the answer. This was the reason why she dared to step in here today, "Because I can help you find the person who harmed A Luo!"
Xianyue stood up in horror, stared at Jin Qiu and said, "What did you say? Say it again!"
"Hasn't the empress always wanted to find the person who harmed A Luo? I happen to know this. As long as the empress is willing to save the two of you, I will tell you everything I know."
Xianyue stared at the two of them in confusion, and asked suspiciously: "You will know? Could it be that this matter has something to do with the Queen?"
Zhu Yong said: "As long as the empress is willing to save the two slaves, I will tell the empress the matter."
Xianyue did not answer them, but walked back and forth in the room, which lasted for a cup of tea, before she stopped and said in a cold voice: "If you dare to name anyone to deceive me, I will never let you go."
Pass you."
Hearing this, Zhu Yong knew that Xianyue had been persuaded by them, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said: "I don't want to lose my last way out, so I will definitely tell the truth when I tell you."
Xianyue took a deep breath and said: "Okay, I promise you that I will find a way to save your two lives. Tell me who is harming A Luo."
Jin Qiu gritted her teeth and said, "Your Majesty guessed it right before. She was the Queen. She never wanted A Luo to marry Master Fu. She agreed because she had no choice but because Wei Jingxuan came up with an idea for her."
"What's the idea?" Facing Xia Yue's inquiry, Jin Qiu carefully explained what happened at the beginning, and then said: "There is no such thing as Dr. Wu in this world. Wei Jingxuan came up with everything, and the purpose was to lure A Luo out.