Wei Xiuyan said hurriedly: "What did you think of?"
Fan Jin did not answer immediately, but said: "Madam, do you really think it was Manager Du who poisoned me?"
"He bought the arsenic, and Mr. He also found many silver ingots and banknotes from his house. How do you want me not to doubt him?" After a pause, she said: "You came here to intercede on his behalf?"
Fan Jin shook his head sadly and said: "I have always believed in Steward Du before, but now..." He took a breath and said: "It is true that I asked Steward Du to buy the poisonous mice for arsenic, but at that time, I
He said one tael would be enough, but Steward Du bought two taels instead. He said he was afraid that one tael would not be enough, so he bought more."
Wei Xiuyan put on her clothes and got out of bed, opened the curtain and stared at Fan Jin: "Why didn't you tell me about this before?"
"I was afraid that telling the truth would make Madam more suspicious of Steward Du, so I kept it a secret until..." He looked up at Wei Xiuyan and said, "I saw that the small package that I had searched with you from Steward Du's house was in
When Steward Du caught the arsenic and returned to the garden, I had seen him, and asked him casually, Steward Du said that his family baked some cakes for him."
Wei Xiuyan looked him over and said coldly: "Aren't you worried that I am suspicious of you now?"
Fan Jin raised his head and said with a painful expression: "If he is really innocent, of course I will be worried, but... if it really has nothing to do with him, why is there all that money, and why did he deceive me at that time? It's just that my servant doesn't understand why he
Do you want to do this?"
"Has Du Cheng mentioned anything to you, or who has he been in close contact with recently?" Faced with Wei Xiuyan's inquiry, Fan Jin shook his head and said: "Although Manager Du treats his slaves well, he rarely mentions it to them.
For private matters, I occasionally go out to the garden and do it alone
People never take slaves with them, so there is really no way to know. But..." He seemed to have thought of something, but hesitated to say anything. It was not until Wei Xiuyan asked again and again that she whispered: "Madam, do you still remember the slaves before?
That thing I accidentally told you?”
Wei Xiuyan's face changed slightly, and her voice was low and authentic: "Are you referring to the fact that my family was executed by the emperor?" She had reported to Wei Xiuyan that her family had been executed by Hongli, and then secretly found an abortion pill for her, so that Wei Xiuyan used this to force Hongli to come.
The person he met was none other than Fan Jin. Hongli repeatedly asked Wei Xiuyan for his name, but Wei Xiuyan still refused to tell him, and the housekeeper couldn't find anything, so he had to give up.
Fan Jin nodded and said: "Yes, I was wondering if someone might have encouraged the emperor to kill the Wei family and also harm you, my wife. But because the emperor protects you, he bribed Guanshi Du to help you with the pregnancy."
Is there poison in the medicine?”
Wei Xiuyan's face turned pale when he said it, she shook her head repeatedly and said, "I have only entered the palace once and have nothing to do with the people in the palace. They should not do this."
Fan Jin sighed, "When I was working under Manager Du, I overheard him mentioning things in the master's house. Those concubines and concubines were jealous and would do anything to compete with others. You don't want to harm anyone.
But people may not harm you; not to mention, you are still pregnant with an imperial descendant, and if you give birth to a little brother, it will be a great threat to some people!"
Wei Xiuyan stroked her abdomen and gritted her teeth: "I have never thought about letting my child enter the palace. The emperor also knows this."
"The emperor knows it, but the ladies and mistresses in the palace don't." After Fan Jin finished saying this, the room was silent except for the sound of the howling wind outside.
When the sound of a wake-up call was heard outside, Wei Xiuyan slowly said: "From what you can see, who could it be?"
"This..." Fan Jin glanced at Wei Xiuyan and said softly: "I can't say for sure, but someone who can do such a cruel thing must hate my wife very much."
"I hate it so much... I hate it so much..." Wei Xiuyan murmured and repeated these two words, desperately thinking about who that person could be. Suddenly, a flash of light flashed in her mind, and she blurted out: "Could it be the queen?"
Fan Jin looked horrified and said: "Yes, I remember that it was the queen who advised the emperor to kill the Wei family."
Wei Xiuyan clenched her sleeves tightly and said in a deep voice: "She has already killed all my family members, why is she still doing this? Is she really not willing to leave any way to survive?"
"I once heard my master mention the dispute between the Queen and your sister. They had been entangled for twenty years before they could decide the winner. The resentment accumulated in the process is beyond our imagination."
Wei Xiuyan slammed the table and gritted her teeth: "No matter who dares to hurt my child, I will not let it go!" After that, she said to Fan Jin: "Step back. Don't mention what you just said to anyone.
And, including...the emperor!"
"Don't worry, ma'am, I will keep my mouth shut and will never leak anything." After bowing and exiting the room, Fan Jin showed a strange smile on his lips.
He was the one bribed by Concubine Xin, who pretended to accidentally tell Wei Xiuyan about the execution of all the Wei family members, thus causing the commotion.
Not long ago, Concubine Xin sent a message to him, asking him to lure Wei Xiuyan to deal with the Queen as soon as possible. After several arrangements, he finally achieved today's situation, and Du Cheng became the poor scapegoat.
However, Fan Jin didn't know that just a few days ago, Concubine Xin had been deposed as a commoner by Hongli and was banished to the cold palace, thinking that he was still under Concubine Xin's control.
After the morning session the next day, Hongli was shocked when he received the news from Heshen. His first sentence was to ask Wei Xiuyan if the fetus in her belly was safe. After receiving a positive answer, he breathed a sigh of relief and turned to ask about the specific matter.
Come.
After Heshen explained it in detail, Hongli said in surprise: "You said that the silver is official silver?"
"Yes, ten taels per ingot, from the official silver of the Jiangning government, so I dare to guess that the person who bribed Du Cheng should be someone who has the opportunity to come into contact with the official silver... someone from the imperial court."
"Did Du Cheng confess?" Hearing this, He Shen said with shame: "The slave is incompetent. Although he was tortured several times, he still couldn't get the name of the envoy from Du Cheng." Without waiting for Hongli to say anything, he said
Then he said hurriedly: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely try to find out."
"I'll leave this matter to you, and also check the origins of those official coins." With that said, he said to Xiao Wu: "I'll ask someone to prepare the horse, I want to leave the palace."
Xiao Wu reminded: "Your Majesty, today is Concubine Hui's birthday. You promised before that you would celebrate Concubine Hui's birthday with her."
Hongli thought for a moment and said: "I will come back before nightfall. Don't go with me this time. Go to the inner treasury to choose some rare things to send to Concubine Hui."