In the face of the two people's words, Hongli remained silent. He walked slowly to Xianyue, who pursed her lips tightly, and said: "Everyone except the imperial concubine, please step aside."
Concubine Yu was startled and said: "Your Majesty!"
Hongli glanced at her coldly and said, "Didn't you hear what I said? Back off!"
Concubine Yu had no choice but to exit the Yangxin Hall with Chen and others. After they left, Hongli raised his hand and caressed her flawless eyebrows, and said softly: "I said, although I can't be like the emperor.
Ma will never doubt you, but I will try my best to trust you, my imperial concubine! Besides, I have been close to you for twenty years, and I know that you are not such a cruel person."
Xianyue stared at Hongli blankly. The next moment, tears fell from her eyes. Hongli stroked away the tears with pity and said, "Why are you crying? Do you think I don't trust you enough?"
Xianyue choked with sobs and said: "No, I am happy. Thank you very much for Your Majesty's trust in me. I... I am really happy."
Hongli hugged her in his arms and said funnyly: "You are such a silly girl, you are so happy about a little thing." After Xianyue calmed down, he said: "Concubine Yu just told me that Xia
Qing accused her of killing Dongmei and Xiao Quanzi, what is going on, do you know?"
Xianyue bit her lips lightly and said, "I also asked Guiren Xia afterward, but she couldn't tell the reason. She only felt that Concubine Yu was the most suspicious, so she said such words."
Hongli nodded slightly and said, "What about you? Do you have any doubts?"
"Not yet, but does the Emperor think that some things are too coincidental?" Faced with Xianyue's words, Hongli raised his eyebrows and said, "Why do you say that?"
Xianyue said softly: "Dongmei and Xiao Quanzi were Concubine Yu's personal servants. They had been with Concubine Yu for more than ten years. Their death should be a big blow to Concubine Yu. If they were concubines instead,
I'm afraid her mind was blank and she couldn't think of anything, but Concubine Yu noticed that there was a hairpin missing from Dongmei's hair, and she still remembered it so clearly."
Hongli walked a few steps, turned around and said, "You, like Xia Qing, suspect that Concubine Yu did it?"
"When I went to Xianfu Palace today, I had no doubts, but now, among the people who found the silver hairpin outside the palace, there was Concubine Yu. If it was just one thing, it was probably a coincidence, but in succession
Two things... are a bit deliberate."
"The first thing you mentioned was mentioned to me by Huang Eniang, so starting from yesterday, I ordered Xiao Wu to pay attention to Xianfu Palace, but nothing was found." Hongli's words made Xianyue very surprised.
Surprised, he said: "So the emperor also doubts Concubine Yu?"
Hongli nodded slightly, frowned and said, "I just can't figure it out. If it's really Concubine Yu, why did she kill those two palace men?"
"Perhaps... Dongmei and the others wanted to betray Concubine Yu, and Concubine Yu was angry, so she killed them in a rage." Xiayue thought about it again and again, but finally did not tell Baofu about it. After all, that incident
It's too involved. Besides, Baofu is at Prince He's Mansion. Hongli is already very suspicious of her and Hongzhou. If he finds out now that she has been in contact with Hongzhou, I don't know what will happen, so he still waits to arrange everything.
After Zhou Xiang, say it again.
"Betrayal..." Hongli repeated, shook his head and said, "They have been with Concubine Yu for more than a day or two. They are extremely loyal. How could they betray her for no reason?"
"This concubine cannot answer the emperor." Xianyue rolled her eyes lightly and said: "But if it is really Concubine Yu who did it, then the place where Dongmei was tortured is probably in Xianfu Palace. I have asked the concubine before.
, he told the concubine that although there was no blood on the ground, it was likely that the blood would have flowed into the cracks in the masonry. If the blood could be found, it would be confirmed that it was Concubine Yu who did it."
"Fei Yu!" Hongli gritted his teeth and said, "If it is really her fault, I will never spare her!"
Concubine Yu could never have imagined that she would frame Xianyue wholeheartedly, but in the end, she would be exposed. Perhaps it was just like Xia Qing said, it was God's will, and Concubine Yu was destined to fall into this matter.
In fact, in the whole matter, Concubine Yu was a little too hasty and even took risks. If she had followed her normal temperament, she would not have been like this. However, with the existence of Baofu and the betrayal of Dongmei and Xiao Quanzi,
It interrupted her steps and plans, causing her to embark on a dangerous path.
Concubine Yu didn't know everything in the Yangxin Hall. She waited anxiously outside the Yangxin Hall, glancing at the closed door from time to time. Finally, when Hongli opened the door, she hurried over and said: "Your Majesty, isn't it?
The imperial concubine killed Dongmei and Xiao Quanzi, was it her?"
Hongli's eyes flashed slightly, and he held Concubine Yu's hand and said, "I have asked Concubine Huang carefully. This matter has nothing to do with her. It seems that the silver hairpin was deliberately thrown there by the murderer to frame Concubine Huang."
Concubine Yu didn't expect that she had waited for so long to get such a result. She couldn't accept it and said: "But the imperial concubine..."
Hongli interrupted her and said, "What's wrong? You don't believe what I say?"
The unkindness in Hongli's words shocked Concubine Yu, and she forced herself to calm down and said: "I don't dare, I don't dare. It's just that the hairpin was indeed found outside Yanxi Palace. Besides, besides the imperial concubine, there are also
Who dares to do such a thing?"
Hongli looked indifferent and said: "Does Concubine Yu really want to find this murderer?"
Concubine Yu immediately said: "Yes, I will never let Dongmei and the others die in an unknown way."
"Okay." Hongli spat out the word slowly, and then said: "Sixi, please immediately send the message to Xianfu Palace, and let me check the brick joints of Xianfu Palace inch by inch to see if there is any blood."
His words shocked Concubine Yu and she said in disbelief: "Your Majesty... what are you doing? Do you really believe what Guiren Xia said and think that my concubine is the murderer?"
"How can I believe one-sided words, but Concubine Yu also said just now that she wants to find the murderer as soon as possible. Since we can't determine who the murderer is, we can only search the palaces one by one. Don't you think so?"
When Concubine Yu spoke, Hongli said again: "Yanxi Palace, Changchun Palace, Chonghua Palace, I will send people to search every place."
Faced with his words, Concubine Yu had no words to refute. To avoid Hongli being suspicious, she said: "In that case, the emperor can search for her. In short, I am definitely not the murderer of Dongmei and Dongmei."
"I hope not." After saying this, Hongli strode towards Xianfu Palace, followed closely by Concubine Yu and others. Shortly after they arrived at Xianfu Palace, Sixi also took Lin Gui with him.
When he arrived, after hearing Hongli's words, Lin Gui carefully inspected every brick joint. Although Xianfu Palace was not the largest among the twelve east and west palaces, such inspection was still very time-consuming.