The silence of Qianling Palace happened to highlight the weird atmosphere of the entire harem.
No one knew who was poisoned in Qianling Palace, but everyone knew that Emperor Long Yan was furious and ordered a thorough investigation. People in the palace began to speculate whether the person in Qianling Palace was the emperor's new favorite, but he was so helpless. Hiding one's identity in the palace is really inconsistent with the emperor's usual style. Of course, no one would dare to say such a thing.
The Queen and Lian Wan'er had the Emperor as their backer, so they resorted to ruthless measures to investigate the matter thoroughly. The Queen even spread the word that she wanted to rectify the harem, which made the palace people nervous all day long, fearing that the Queen would pull her away. Go out and kill chickens to scare monkeys.
But the Queen's trick is really effective. People who have done some petty things in daily life will bite people in a hurry as soon as they are invited into the Queen's Ningxin Palace. Under the commotion of dog biting dogs, everyone in the harem is actually killed. The case that had been suspenseful for a long time was solved, and some clues about Qianling Palace were discovered along the way.
This time, recruiting Concubine Xue to Ningxin Palace was not without purpose.
"The Queen has summoned my concubine to Ningxin Palace. I don't know why?" Concubine Xue was sitting leisurely on the edge, fidgeting with the bracelet on her wrist, her expression relaxed and calm.
"The main purpose of inviting Concubine Xue here today is to show fairness. Otherwise, if I decide the case by then, I'm afraid that Concubine Xue will have some thoughts." The Queen always spoke in a gentle tone, with a light tone and clear enunciation.
"The queen is the master of the harem, and the emperor personally asked the queen to investigate, so how could I have any ideas?" Concubine Xue raised her hand and brushed her hair from her ears, her expression calm.
The queen curled her lips and said in a deep voice: "Bring everyone up."
Several guards brought several palace maids up, with their hands tied behind their backs. Some of them had tattered clothes and scars all over their bodies. They must have been severely tortured.
Concubine Xue frowned slightly. She didn't know if she saw an acquaintance, but she covered her mouth and said disgustedly: "How can such a dirty person be sent to the main hall? I'm not afraid of staining the Queen's eyes."
"As long as it doesn't taint the eyes of the imperial concubine." The queen calmly glanced at Lian Wan'er beside her, nodded, and said to the few people kneeling on the ground, "Everyone raise their heads to let the imperial concubine." Look, are there any familiar faces?"
At first glance, this posture was heading towards Concubine Xue. Her heart skipped a beat, as she really saw a familiar face. However, at this time, she would definitely be stubborn, and it was impossible to say who she knew.
"What Concubine Wan said is really funny. There are so many concubines in the harem, I don't even have time to recognize them one by one. There are even more maids, and I don't have the time to get to know each other." Xue Guifei pretended to straighten her clothes. Without showing the slightest hint of panic, she looked at Lian Wan'er calmly and said with a chuckle, "Where did Wan Guifei come from? It's her first time assisting the Empress, so it's normal to be greedy for merit, but... Just take it easy."
This is a serious threat. Concubine Xue's prestige in the palace is no less than that of the queen. The murderous look in her eyes now makes people run cold. If Lian Wan'er hadn't been prepared in advance, she might have The legs are weak.
She had already thought about it. Since she had made up her mind to follow the Queen and had such a good opportunity, even if Concubine Xue did not do it, it must have been done by her, not to mention that she and the Queen were both suspects now. She, how could she escape?
"Does the empress really not recognize them?" Lian Wan'er pointed at the two palace maids in front of Concubine Xue who looked exactly the same.
"I don't know you." Concubine Xue's expression changed slightly and she said coldly.
"Since I don't know you, let me introduce you to the imperial concubine. They are twin sisters. The elder sister is named Yan'er and the younger sister is named Mo'er. The two sisters look almost exactly the same, except for the hairline. Except for the small black mole, even their parents probably can't tell who is the older sister and who is the younger sister." When Lian Wan'er said this, he paused slightly and then said, "The poison that was poisoned by the person in Qianling Palace is... It was found in the dim sum, so we followed the route to the kitchen. We thought the extra osmanthus powder was poisonous, but we didn't expect it was just a deception."
Being stared at by Lian Wan'er, Concubine Xue felt uncomfortable all over and looked away slightly, not looking at her.
"It turns out that the poison was put on the carving knife. The palace maid who made the pastry tried her best to show her face in Qianling Palace. This gave people the opportunity to put the poison on the carving knife. When the pastry was carved, orchids appeared. When the heat came out, the poison spread and penetrated into the snacks, and the carving knife was casually thrown aside by the palace maid." Lian Wan'er said this and pointed. The palace maid in pink said, "This Yan'er is not a palace maid at all, but she is quite familiar with the palace. I don't know if she has done any sneaky things in the palace before. She sneaked into the kitchen and secretly put down the carving knife. After the snacks were sent away, he sneaked back and took away the carving knife. He unknowingly thought that no one knew, and even asked Mo'er to go to Wu Guiren's place to stay for an afternoon, thinking that this would eliminate the suspicion, but it was a pity that the Emperor Huihui There was no omission, she was too hasty when she left the imperial dining room, her feet were stained with safflower oil from that day, and it was an oil stain that could not be washed off for several days."
The Queen was sitting on the throne. It had to be said that these harmful plots were really intertwined and carried out in cover of each other. If Lian Wan'er hadn't accidentally heard the maid cleaning near the imperial dining room say that she was not careful that day. Mo'er stepped on her foot, and the shoes were stained with red oil that couldn't be washed away. I'm afraid no one in the palace knew about the couple's pregnancy.
After the incident, Lian Wan'er immediately sent someone to the minister's room to confirm that there was only one Yan'er in the palace. She then had doubts in her heart. She thought of the story she had read in an unofficial history and decided to give it a try. They sent people to find Yan'er's home outside the palace. Who would have thought that she would actually find her? Not only did she find Yan'er, but she also found the pair of shoes. It's a shame that those shoes are famous in the capital. It was made in a workshop, so Yan'er couldn't bear to throw it away even if it was stained with oil. They really couldn't find this evidence.
What happened after that was too simple. I found many clues by following the clues and identified the person who poisoned me.
"Then what does this matter have to do with me?" Seeing them say this, Concubine Xue really panicked in her heart, but she still spoke hard on her face.
"It's nothing. I just found the imperial concubine's gold hairpin and jade bracelet from Mo'er's room." Lian Wan'er didn't tell the whole story clearly, but it was obvious that since they were targeting these two There is no doubt that they are the ones who poisoned this girl.
"It turns out that my gold hairpin and jade bracelet were stolen by this girl. I sent people everywhere to look for them a few days ago." Concubine Xue opened her eyes and started telling lies.
Lian Wan'er just chuckled and reminded: "It's a butterfly-shaped gold hairpin and a sapphire bracelet, right?"
"Yes, those are the two things." Concubine Xue didn't know what happened, but she actually followed her words. After she finished speaking, she was shocked to realize that she might have been fooled by someone else. Before she could speak, Lian Wan'er called out
Lengheng interrupted: "There are no gold hairpins or jade bracelets at all."
"You dare to trick me?" Concubine Xue suddenly stood up, filled with anger.