An Lu smiled bitterly and said, "Returning to the Queen, it was the first time for me to see her at that time. I had never seen her before. Because I knew that there were many new palace people around Concubine Hui, so I didn't think about anything else."
Guarjia leaned close to Ling Ruo's ear and whispered: "Ruo'er, the queen is deliberately trying to trick her sister into doing things. She can't let her ask anymore. In my opinion, Fangqiao should be a pseudonym.
Not among the forty-nine servants of Yanxi Palace, we have to think of something else
I think these red ginseng are very fresh and don't look like they have been stewed for a long time. Moreover, if you only rely on such a small amount of red ginseng, it is impossible to harm Mr. Liu into this kind of character, so I guess there are people here every day.
If you want to replace red ginseng, you might as well ask in this direction."
Ling Ruo also had this suspicion in her heart. She nodded slightly and said to An Lu: "Mr. An, you are the manager of the imperial kitchen. You should be very clear about the affairs of the imperial kitchen?"
Lu didn't understand what she meant by asking, so he nodded tremblingly, and then heard Ling Ruo say again: "Then I want to ask you, besides Haitang, who else has touched Mr. Qian's stew pot these days."
"This..." An Lu said in embarrassment: "To be honest with Concubine Xi, all the stew pots are kept in one place. Many people have opened the cabinets and even come every day, and it is impossible for slaves to keep an eye on them.
Yes, so it is really difficult for the empress to answer this point. Just like just now, little Dengzi who was next to Wen Guiren stewed a bird's nest for Wen Guiren before leaving, and I even said a few words to him at that time."
Hearing An Lu mention him, Xiao Dengzi's cheeks twitched a few times, showing a trace of nervousness. Although his expression was subtle, it was caught by Ling Ruo who happened to turn his head, and he felt a little strange in his heart.
Lu's words should be a few insignificant words. Why is Xiao Dengzi so nervous? Is there something wrong with these words?
Thinking like this, she said to An Lu: "Tell me the conversation between you and Xiao Dengzi in detail, and don't miss a word."
An Lu glanced at Ling Ruo strangely. He didn't understand why she was so concerned about his conversation with Xiao Dengzi. But since he was asked, he studied it honestly. He remembered it well and basically didn't miss anything.
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When An Lu said that Xiao Dengzi looked a bit like Fangqiao, both Xiao Dengzi and Wen Ruqing's expressions became a little ugly, especially Wen Ruqing's, fear and panic flashed in her eyes, which became more and more serious.
Ling Ruo's doubts disappeared, and after thinking for a moment, a bold idea suddenly came to mind. Could it be like this?
At that time, Guarjia came over again and said: "Ruo'er, I think Xiao Dengzi is very suspicious. Why don't you ask him more."
Ling Ruo secretly stared at Xiao Dengzi and said, "Sister, do you think so too?"
Guarjia nodded slightly and said: "According to Cai Die, it is obvious that Xiao Dengzi put the red ginseng there, and everything came from Wen Ruqing's instruction. So Fangqiao, there is a high chance that it is Wen Ruqing's side.
The person pretending to be a person, Xiao Dengzi...isn't he the most suspicious one?"
In that room, Wen Ruqing was already restless. She was afraid that Mrs. Niu Hulu would find out about Xiao Dengzi, and then everything would be over for her. She kept winking at Mrs. Nala, asking her to help speak, but the latter
She was completely indifferent and had no intention of taking action. This made her even more anxious and didn't understand what Nala Shi meant.
Since Nala's side was unreliable, she had no choice but to find a way on her own. Before Ling Ruo continued to ask, she stood up stroking her head wrapped in gauze and said with a sad face: "Your Majesty, I don't understand Xi.
What the Concubine is saying, isn't it the time for her to track down Fangqiao at this moment? Why do you keep asking Xiao Dengzi that she is the concubine's palace servant? Does Concubine Xi cross-examine her like this because she suspects that the Concubine is related to this matter?"
Yinzhen remained silent, but it did not mean that he did not notice the situation in the palace, especially the discomfort on Wen Ruqing's face and the horror that she tried to hide but still showed, as if she was afraid that Ling Ruo would ask about Xiao Dengzi.
At that moment, he said calmly: "Concubine Xi must have her own reasons for asking this. Please be patient and listen to Concubine Xi's question."
Nala also spoke at this time, "Yes, Mr. Wen, please sit down first. As long as you and your palace people have nothing to do with this matter, there will naturally be no problem. As for Concubine Xi, she just wants to
The matter has been investigated clearly and there is no other intention."
Nala's words sounded impartial and fair, but when they fell into Wen Ruqing's ears, they caused her to curse secretly in her heart. What was irrelevant and what was not a problem? The queen clearly knew that Fangqiao was
Xiao Dengzi was pretending that it would be easy for Niu Hulu to ask questions, but he still said this. I don't know what he was thinking.
However, he was still angry, but he couldn't show it in front of Yinzhen and so many people, so he had to sit down again reluctantly. At this moment, Ling Ruo turned around and said something to Yang Hai.
After listening to Ling Ruo's words, Yang Hai looked surprised and said: "Master, this..."
Ling Ruo scolded lightly and said: "Don't ask too much, just do as I tell you."
"Hey!" Yang Hai agreed, walked up to Xiao Dengzi and said, "Concubine Xi has a destiny. Let me take you down there."
Little Dengzi looked at Wen Ruqing begging for help. The latter endured the pain in his head and said again: "I wonder where Eunuch Yang is taking my slave?"
"Your Excellency, you will know when the time comes." As he said this, Yang Hai was about to pull up Xiao Dengzi, but he unexpectedly pushed Yang Hai away and said in a panic: "I won't go, I won't go anywhere."
His appearance made everyone even more suspicious. Ling Ruo didn't say anything more and just asked Xiao Zhengzi to help Yang Hai pull Xiao Dengzi back and forth.
After he left, Ling Ruohu took a deep breath and said to Wen Ruqing: "Mr. Wen, while you are free now, you can tell the emperor, queen and me what happened to you and Concubine Hui, and why.
Concubine Hui would have had a piece of porcelain inserted into her back and suffered such serious injuries." She clenched her hands hard, feeling the sharp pain in her palms with her fingernails to calm herself down.
"I...I don't know..." Wen Ruqing temporarily put aside her worries about Xiao Dengzi and said with an innocent face: "I only remember that Caiyan made a mistake at that time, and I was punishing her, so my sister
Suddenly walked in, and then
She asked people to let Caiyan go, and asked the palace people to retreat, saying that she had something to say to the concubine alone. Unexpectedly, as soon as the door was closed, her sister went crazy, chasing the concubine, and kept saying that she wanted to kill her.
I married my concubine. I was frightened at that time.
She kept running away, but she still slapped her many times. My sister even grabbed my concubine’s head and banged it against the wall. I wanted the palace man standing outside to come in, but my sister refused to let me in. She even broke it and put it on the wall.
The vase on the table, later I
My concubine and her got into a fight, and during the fight, my sister accidentally slipped and fell backwards, right on the spot where the vase broke. As a result... the result was like this." After saying this, she started to cry.