Qi Kuan thought carefully for a while and said: "It must be related. As long as we unravel it, everything will be revealed."
Jin Ping said helplessly: "That's what I said, but how to solve it? If you ask the emperor, he will definitely not tell you. The fifth manager is loyal to the emperor, and he will definitely not say a word. As for the prince, the master has asked him personally
Yes, but the same words refused to be revealed."
As soon as she finished speaking, Xianyue said, "Go and invite Prince He to come over tomorrow."
Jin Ping was startled, and then said: "Master, you have tried it before, I'm afraid it will be the same if I ask again."
"I have my own plans. Just follow my instructions." Seeing that Xianyue's mind had been made up, Jinping said no more and lowered his head in agreement.
Let's say that after Hongli left Kunning Palace, he returned to the Yangxin Palace without saying a word. Xiaowu was packing up things in the palace. When he saw Hongli coming in, he quickly stepped forward to salute, and then said: "Your Majesty, does the Queen still like that?"
How about a few Yangzhou dishes? I want my servant to tell the imperial kitchen to deliver them tomorrow?"
Hongli stared at him with a gloomy face and said coldly: "Did you tell the Queen about Wei Xiuyan?"
Xiao Wu turned pale when he heard this, and quickly waved his hands and said: "The emperor told the slave a long time ago that no one should know about this matter. How dare the slave tell it, let alone tell the queen." Seeing that Hongli remained silent,
He raised his hand again and said: "
I can swear to God that I have never told anyone. If I lie, I will be struck by lightning and die!" After that, he added: "There is also Huang Ying, I can also be his guarantor.
Absolutely nothing will be leaked."
Huang Ying, who had already knelt down, repeatedly cried out for injustice, fearing that being too slow would arouse Hongli's suspicion. While they were crying out for injustice, Hongli kept watching carefully and found no trace of lying or concealment. It seemed that it had nothing to do with them.
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However, the number of people who knew about Wei Xiuyan was extremely limited. If not them, who else could it be? After thinking for a moment, he said, "Who has the Queen seen recently?"
Xiao Wu thought about it carefully, shook his head and said, "If I go back to the emperor, the Queen is living in seclusion in the palace, and all she sees should be the people in the palace."
While he was speaking, Huang Ying recalled something and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, I remember that when the Emperor just pardoned the Wei family, the Empress summoned the Queen to go to Kunning Palace with the Prince. Could it be that she and the Prince told the Empress?"
Hongli was a little surprised, he didn't know about this, but he quickly shook his head and said: "No, if he had known it at that time, the queen would not have waited until now to ask me. Moreover, with his temperament, she would not
Tell the queen."
Huang Ying and Xiao Wu glanced at each other, shook their heads and whispered, "Then I really don't know."
Hongli was silent for a moment, thinking about someone, and said to Huang Ying: "Go and summon the concubine to come over." If it weren't for Xiao Wu and Huang Ying,
Huang Ying went down as instructed, carried a lantern and went all the way to the Yongshou Palace to summon Wei Jingxuan to the Yangxin Palace. Wei Jingxuan had been revoked before and thought she would not see Hongli for a month. Unexpectedly, in just a few days, Hongli
Libian
She was very happy to be summoned by the imperial edict. She was about to ask Qiaoyu to help her go in to freshen up. When she saw Huang Ying's expression was unusually solemn, a trace of doubt arose in her heart and she asked tentatively: "Eunuch Huang, is there something wrong?"
Huang Ying sighed and said, "I'm going here...be careful."
Hearing this, Wei Jingxuan's heart sank and asked: "What happened?"
Huang Ying did not speak. Wei Jingxuan glanced at Mao Gui, who knowingly took out a piece of silver and stuffed it into Huang Ying's hand, and whispered: "It's not easy for the master in the palace. If you can help me, father-in-law, please help me."
Bar."
Huang Ying weighed the money secretly and said in a pretentious manner: "It doesn't matter, my Majesty has taken good care of this slave over the years. Now that my Majesty is in trouble, it is really unreasonable for this slave not to help me."
Money-hungry dog slave! Wei Jingxuan cursed in her heart, but with a grateful expression on her face, she said: "Thank you, father-in-law."
Huang Ying put the money into her sleeves and lowered her voice: "The Queen already knew about the second young lady living in Guangxiu Garden. She had a big quarrel with the Emperor over this matter. The Emperor was very angry. We are investigating the leak.
The people who knew about the matter, the Queen, passed it on to the Queen, and they must have suspected that the Queen had leaked the news."
Wei Jingxuan said in surprise: "I have never mentioned this matter to anyone, how did the Queen know about it?"
Huang Ying shook her head and said: "This servant doesn't know. Anyway, I will meet the emperor later, so be careful."
"I know." Wei Jingxuan responded and followed Huang Ying to the Yangxin Palace. Along the way, she was guessing who told Xianyue about this, but she still couldn't figure it out.
When she stepped into the Yangxin Hall, she saw that Hongli looked unkind. She quickly withdrew her gaze, lowered her eyes and saluted, "I, my concubine, are here to see you, Your Majesty. May Your Majesty be blessed!"
Hongli stared at her for a long time and said coldly: "I remember that you and Xiuyan are very close, right?"
Wei Jingxuan had been warned by Huang Ying in advance and knew that this trip was not good. She did not dare to be careless and said cautiously: "When I return to the emperor, although I and my sister spend less time together and stay apart more, the relationship is still good."
Hongli's eyes darkened and he said coldly: "So in order to get your sister to join you in the palace, you spread the news that I placed her in Guangxiu Garden, right?"
Wei Jingxuan looked panicked and said: "Why did the emperor say this? I have never told anyone about this." After saying the last word, her body trembled and she remembered something she had overlooked. Damn it, could it be?
he?!
Hong Li said coldly: "If it wasn't you, could it be Xiao Wu and the others?"
Wei Jingxuan suppressed her chaotic thoughts, knelt down and said, "I have always remembered the emperor's instructions. Not to mention telling others, I have never even mentioned it in a few words."
Hongli stood up and walked to her, saying indifferently: "Raise your head!"
Wei Jingxuan raised her head tremblingly. She tried her best to look dazed and innocent. After a long time, Hongli clamped her chin and said in a low voice: "What you said had better be true, otherwise... I will never let you go."
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Wei Jingxuan forced out a trace of tears and said: "In the final analysis, the emperor still does not believe in the concubine. Also, for so many years, the emperor has never really believed in the concubine. When he is happy, he dotes on the concubine, and when he is unhappy, he spoils the concubine.
I put it aside and didn't even want to take another look."
Hongli narrowed his eyes slightly and increased the strength on his hands, "Are you blaming me?"
Wei Jingxuan said with an aggrieved look: "The emperor is the most powerful person, how dare I complain, I just... feel sorry for He Jing and the others, if they were not my daughters, they should be living a better life now, I
…I’m really ashamed of them.”
Her words made Hongli startled, and he let go of his hand and said, "Do you want to take them back?"