Mao Gui thought about it and said uncertainly: "I once overheard my master talking about Concubine Yi Min. She said that it was not Xiao Mencius or Xiao Yuanzi who strangled Concubine Yi Min to death, but someone else.
There is someone, but I don't know who it is. After all, the slave only served the master after she was grounded. I really don't know what happened before."
Hongli looked gloomy and said: "Okay! It's really excellent. It looks like my concubine has hidden many secrets that I don't know about."
Xianyue's eyes moved slightly and said: "Your Majesty, do you still remember how the late Queen died?"
Her sudden words made Hongli startled, and he immediately said: "Of course I remember, why did I suddenly mention this?"
"Actually, there is one thing I have never said to the emperor. I entered the late empress's residence together and walked together for more than ten years. Although there were calculations and disputes, I dare to say,
No one knows the late Queen’s temperament better than I, my concubine.” Under Hongli’s gaze, Xianyue said slowly: “The First Queen does not seem to be someone who will commit suicide!”
"Are you saying that Mingyu did not commit suicide?" Before Xianyue could say anything, Hongli already said, "But Song Zihua opened the coffin for an autopsy, and Mingyu did spit out a mouthful of water from her throat, which can prove that she died of drowning."
"Back then, Dongmei and Xiao Quanzi were drowned in Linyuan Pond. Dongmei had been tortured before her death and could not call for help, but Xiao Quanzi did not, nor was he gagged or mute, but he did not struggle, so I
Concubine and Concubine Hui both suspected at that time that they were already dead before they were thrown into Linyuan Pond!"
"But they both drowned." As soon as Hongli finished speaking, Xianyue said: "Your Majesty, don't forget that drowning does not necessarily require rivers and lakes. A small basin of water only needs to block the seven orifices.
A moment is enough for someone to drown."
Hongli thought carefully for a moment and said: "You are saying that Concubine Yu first immersed Dongmei and the two in a basin and drowned them in the palace, and then threw them into Linyuan Pond, but Concubine Yu was already dead.
Okay, you mentioned this..." Halfway through the words, Hongli suddenly thought of something, stared at Xianyue with an ugly face and said: "You mean... Mingyu died from the same cause as them?"
Xianyue looked solemnly and said: "Yes, the late empress whom I know will never commit suicide, not to mention that before that, she just knew the cause of the seventh elder brother's death!"
"Yong Cong..." Hongli murmured to his son who died young, and then said: "Yong Cong died of smallpox. Is there any secret behind this?"
"Back then, the late empress was instigated by others, and she always believed that it was my concubine who caused the seventh elder brother to contract smallpox, so she hated her to the core. But in fact, the person who instigated the late empress was the one who really killed my elder brother.
"
Hongli stared at him and said slowly: "I remember that the people who served Mingyu were Ji You and... Wei Jingxuan!"
"Yes, it was Wei Jingxuan. She colluded with Concubine Yu to kill the seventh elder brother and framed the concubine in front of the late empress, causing the former empress to kill the concubine and then kill her. It was precisely because of this that the tragedy of Changle...
!”
Although many years had passed, Xianyue still couldn't help but blush when she mentioned Changle, "Changle was killed by the former empress, but the one who encouraged the former empress to do this was none other than Wei Jingxuan. She was the real murderer.
murderer!"
"Xia Qing told the late empress all this, but the late empress was deeply deceived by Wei Jingxuan. She didn't believe what Xia Qing said and thought she was lying. Later, what the late empress did was exposed and she was ordered to be grounded by the emperor during her southern tour. I
I went to see her once and told her again that she was suspicious of Wei Jingxuan, and the late empress was very excited at that time."
Hongli naturally remembered this incident and said, "I remember she hurt you."
"Yes, although the late queen kept saying she didn't believe it, I could see that she already believed what I said. She understood that the seventh prince died in the hands of Wei Jingxuan and Concubine Yu. Logically speaking, she should kill Wei Jingxuan.
Revenge for the seventh elder brother, but
It happened to be at this time that the first queen committed suicide by drowning. At that time, the first queen was grounded, and the only people who could get close to her were Wei Jingxuan and Ji You. Therefore, I have reason to suspect that they killed the first queen and then pretended to commit suicide.
look like.”
Hearing this, Hongli frowned and said in a deep voice: "Why don't you tell me these things?"
Xianyue shook her head and said: "Although I didn't say it, Concubine Hui did. Did the emperor believe it at that time?"
Hongli was speechless by her question. After a while, he said in a low voice: "Wei Jingxuan was born in a poor family and has no power. I always thought that she didn't have the courage to make trouble, so..."
"I understand, and I didn't mention it because these things were just speculations without real evidence. Even if I said it, it would be unconvincing. Later, even Ji You died, and his death was not symptomatic."
Hongli stood there blankly for a long time, and then he suddenly laughed, but there was no joy in the laughter, only endless sadness and self-mockery, "Okay, it turns out that the person I have favored over the past ten years is actually
She is such a vicious-hearted woman, she killed my wife, my beloved son and daughter, so good! Good! Good!" The last three words "good", each one heavier than the last, made people's ears buzz.
ring.
The next moment, Hongli shouted sternly: "Bring Wei Jingxuan and Li Jifeng to me immediately!"
Xiaowu trembled all over and was about to go out to deliver the order when Hongli said again: "First find the guards who were responsible for guarding the late empress. I have something to ask them!"
Xiao Wu quickly took the order and left. While waiting for them to come, the palace was so quiet that it was scary. Mao Gui could even hear his own heartbeat. Master...how many people had he killed?
After about half an hour, the guards arrived at the Yangxin Hall first. After asking, they learned that when Mingyu was banned, Ji You brought a basin of water in, saying that he wanted to clean Mingyu's face. It was there.
One night, Mingyu drowned himself.
Not long after the guards retreated, Wei Jingxuan and Li Jifeng were brought in one after another. When the former saw Mao Gui kneeling on the ground, her face suddenly turned pale. She heard that Hongli sent Xiao Wu overnight to capture Mao Gui.
They came out of the palace to deliver the order, but they didn't expect that they would be caught so quickly. Judging from Mao Gui's appearance, it was obvious that he had been punished. I don't know... how many of them he had summoned.
She endured the worry in her heart and stepped forward and said: "I see you, Your Majesty, the Queen!" Before she finished speaking, Hongli slapped Wei Jingxuan hard on the face, knocking her to the ground, and the latter covered her
He looked at his stinging cheeks and said in panic: "Your Majesty, what did I do wrong?"
"You still have the nerve to ask me?!" Hongli looked as ferocious as if he wanted to eat Wei Jingxuan alive. If eyes could kill, Wei Jingxuan would have died a thousand times now.