"Yongzhang..." Xianyue slowly uttered these two words, thought for a moment, and said: "Zheng Jiu, go and ask the third elder brother to come over."
After Zheng Jiu left according to his words, Yongxun whispered: "Huang Eniang, if it is really the third brother who killed Eniang, what would you do?"
Before Xianyue could speak, Jinping had already said sternly: "Of course I want him to pay with blood. Fourth elder brother can't bear to ask such a question? But you were kind to him, but he was not kind to the imperial concubine, and strangled the imperial concubine to death."
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"Jinping!" Xianyue frowned and said, "I know that you are heartbroken over the death of Imperial Concubine Yimin, and the pain in my heart will not be any less than yours, but no matter how painful or sad it is, you must not lose your mind.
Don't say whether Yongzhang is the murderer. Even if it is true, you cannot say such words in front of anyone, not even a word, otherwise it will only play into the hands of the enemy. Joy and anger are invisible. These six words, think of you Yi Min
The imperial concubine once taught you."
Jin Ping was not a newbie to the palace. He knew that Xianyue's words were for her own good. He reluctantly suppressed the anger in his heart and lowered his head and said: "I understand that I can only hate my third elder brother for a while..." After a pause,
She said bitterly: "If there is indeed evidence that it was Third Elder Brother who did it, Master, please give justice to the imperial concubine so that the imperial concubine can rest in peace."
Xianyue looked at the bright candlelight in the palace and said coldly: "Even if you don't say it, I will definitely do this. This is what I owe Concubine Yimin."
Yong Xun stood there with his head lowered, his expression complicated and unspeakable. He couldn't imagine what kind of attitude he would have to face if it was found out that it was really Yong Zhang...
Waiting is always the most difficult thing. I don’t know how long it took, but footsteps finally sounded outside the palace. Then, Zheng Jiu and Yong Zhang appeared in everyone’s sight.
Seeing Yongxun here, Yongzhang was a little surprised. He stepped forward and knelt down on one knee and said: "I have seen Huang's mother, Huang's mother Jin'an."
"No need to be polite." After Yongzhang stood up as instructed, he asked tentatively: "I wonder what the emperor's mother-in-law's orders are when she sends her ministers here."
Xianyue said warmly: "I heard that Third Brother was injured on his arm and was very worried, so I sent you over to ask how he was doing. Are you okay?"
Yong Zhang glanced at Yong Xun quickly, lowered his eyes and said, "Thank you, Queen Mother, for your concern. It's just a minor injury, it doesn't matter."
Xianyue noticed that when he was speaking, he retracted his right hand behind his back and said calmly: "How can you get hurt when you are fine?"
Yongzhang had already thought of his response, and immediately said: "A few nights ago, I was thirsty and wanted to drink tea. I went to the tea room and saw a pot of water sitting on the stove with a fire, so I raised it and wanted to drink some tea.
I was trying to quench my thirst with a cup, but unexpectedly the handle of the pot suddenly broke. I couldn't dodge and was scalded by the water on my right arm."
Xianyue nodded and said: "I see, you are also serious. This kind of thing should be done by the palace staff, why do it yourself."
Yongzhang lowered his head and smiled and said: "I didn't know it would end up like this, otherwise I wouldn't touch the copper pot." As he said, he moved his right hand and said, "Except for the pain at the beginning, these days
I don’t feel much anymore, I should be fine soon.”
"A burn can be a big or small thing, and you can't be careless." Saying this, Xianyue Qikuan said: "Go and get the White Jade Muscle Ointment sent by the emperor before. This medicine is best for treating burns.
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When Yongzhang heard this, he quickly declined and said: "There is no need to trouble the emperor's mother. My son is only slightly injured and is almost healed. There is really no need to trouble."
Xianyue smiled and said, "Since you call me Emperor's Mother, please don't say such outspoken words again."
Seeing what she said, Yongzhang had no choice but to agree nervously. After Qi Kuan left, he turned his eyes to Yongxuan aside and said, "Didn't you say you were going to Chonghua Palace to pick up something? Why are you here at Kunning Palace?"
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Yongxun's eyes flickered and he said: "I went to Chonghua Palace to get my things and came back. I thought I hadn't come to pay my respects to the Queen for two days, so I diverted to Kunning Palace."
Yongzhang nodded and didn't ask any more questions, but looking at his eyes, it was obvious that he didn't believe what Yongxun said. After a while, Qi Kuan took out a small jar of colorful enamel. When he opened it, there was a cool and fragrant milky white ointment inside.
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Xianyue beckoned Yongzhang to come closer and said kindly: "Come, I will apply the medicine for you."
Yongzhang's face changed slightly, and he quickly put his hands behind his back and said: "The emperor's mother is ill. How dare I bother you anymore? I can just go back and apply medicine myself."
Xianyue smiled and said: "It's just a medicine. Why do you say it's like heavy labor? Please reach out quickly."
"There's really no need to trouble Queen Mother." How could Yongzhang dare to let her see the wound on his arm? Although Su had boiled it with hot water, he followed the instructions and deliberately refused to apply any medicine, causing the wound to become as rotten as a tooth.
The seal was deep, but there was always some uneasiness in my heart, and I didn't dare to let Xianyue see it.
Xianyue said with a half-smile, "What's going on? Is there something weird about this wound that I can't see? Or are you afraid that I'll hurt you?"
Yongzhang could hear the displeasure in her words, and he thought quickly, and finally he thought of an excuse, "Huang'e Niang was joking, but although my son was not seriously injured, he looked a bit scary, I'm afraid he might
The emperor was shocked."
"It doesn't matter." At Xia Yue's insistence, Yong Zhang could only stretch out his hand helplessly and let Xia Yue take off the gauze on his arm.
When the white gauze was untied one by one, Yongxun's heart was in his throat. He soon knew whether Yongzhang was the murderer of E Niang. If not, it would be okay, otherwise...
When the last circle of gauze was removed, Xianyue was startled, because what appeared in front of her was not a tooth mark, but a wound the size of a palm. The flesh was ulcerated, red and swollen, and exuded an unbearable odor.
Qi Kuan said in surprise: "Didn't Third Brother say it was just a burn and it will heal soon? Why is it so serious? Didn't you take medicine?"
"I took medicine when I was first injured. It was almost healed before, but for some reason it has relapsed in the past two days."
While Yongzhang was talking, Xianyue's fingers slowly touched the wound on his arm. Such festering made it impossible for her to tell whether there was a tooth mark in the wound. However... this matter was indeed too much.
Coincidentally, Mrs. Huang once bit the assailant, and Yongzhang said that her arm was burned by boiling water, and she had dodged many of her questions before, which made her have to suspect that this so-called burn was just to cover up.
Traces of tooth marks.
But... what is Yongzhang's motive for doing this? Although this man is a little unclear about right and wrong, his nature is not evil, and he should not be manipulated by Wei Jingxuan to kill people.
"Huang'e Niang, what are you thinking about?" Yongzhang's voice pulled Xianyue out of her thoughts, and she said with a smile: "I am thinking that you are such a careless child, and the wounds are so fester.
He didn't take it seriously and didn't let the imperial doctor take a look.
, Fortunately, I saw it, otherwise if it had been delayed for a few more days, a large piece of flesh on your arm would have rotted away." As she said that, she dipped the white jade skin ointment in Qi Kuan's hand and applied it carefully.