The night was slightly cold, and everyone in the Sixth Palace could not sleep peacefully.
The concubines from all palaces and courtyards were all staring at Beigong Lixintang and Yifutang, waiting for the final result.
The Emperor's heirs were few and far between. Wen Jieyu's pregnancy came too suddenly, catching everyone off guard. What was even more unexpected was that the Emperor's heirs were gone in the blink of an eye! Although this result made many people secretly happy, they were also worried.
They were afraid that this matter would implicate themselves, so everyone from the virtuous concubine Lin to the chosen servant Cui sent people to watch Yu Mei and Fang Jieyu.
Although Li Xintang and Yu Meiren were full of conclusive words and insisted that Fang Jieyu murdered the emperor's heir, every piece of evidence is now very unfavorable to her! Especially Xiao Dezi drowned to death!
Seeing the eunuch rummaging through her bedroom and breaking countless bottles and cans, Yu Meiren did not dare to stop her.
At this time, a young eunuch pulled out the drawers of the round-corner cabinet next to the dressing table one by one, and pulled out a purse from the gap.
When Yu Meiren saw this scene, her heart skipped a beat. How could there be a purse in the gap of the drawer? She didn't have such a purse at all!
Suddenly, Yu Meiren thought about it, wasn't that drawer specially used to store osmanthus oil? That day... Fang Jieyu took a bottle of osmanthus oil from the beggar and took it from that drawer on her own!
Could it be that moment - in an instant, Yu Mei's face turned pale! It's over, she's done! Xiao Dezi is dead, and such things are found again, she can't even defend herself.
Eunuch Xiao, the eunuch in charge of the imperial family, found the purse, opened it, smelled it, and said, "It's just an ordinary osmanthus sachet."
Yu Meiren was stunned, ordinary osmanthus sachet?!
"Go back to Eunuch Xiao. The search has been completed. There is nothing unusual in Lixin Hall!"
A kind smile suddenly appeared on Eunuch Xiao's face. He stuffed the sachet back into Yu Meiren's hands and bowed: "In that case, I will not disturb the beauty's rest. I will leave."
Leaving a mess on the ground, Eunuch Xiao led a group of eunuchs and left Lixintang.
Yu Meiren's legs suddenly became sore and she fell down on the ground. At this moment, Yu Meiren shed tears excitedly. Although she didn't understand why only an osmanthus sachet was found, but... she was cleared of suspicion, right?
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Yu Meiren started to cry, looking at the fragrant osmanthus-scented sachet in her hand, her head was confused.
Compared to Yu Meiren's panic, Fang Jieyu of Yifutang was much calmer. Even when Liang Kunyu, the chief steward of the Imperial Palace, led a group of people to search the ground, she still looked dignified and composed.
"It's all Yu Mei's random accusations. I ask Eunuch Liang to search carefully and clear my name!" Fang Jieyu said with a serious look on her face, showing no trace of guilt.
Liang Kunyu smiled and said: "Don't worry, Jieyu, we will definitely find out the results."
Although Fang Jieyu looked calm and composed on the face, she felt a little worried because of the imperial concubine's overwhelming momentum, "May I ask my father-in-law, have you found the results of the search at Lixintang?"
Liang Kunyu said with a smile: "Lixintang has been searching an hour ago, and I believe there will be results soon."
Fang Jieyu nodded. When she took the osmanthus oil, she had already stuffed the saffron powder into the gap. With the carefulness of the people in the imperial palace, they would definitely find it!
Moreover, Xiao Dezi was dead, and with the packet of red pollen, there were all the witnesses and physical evidence, so Yu could not escape.
With these thoughts in mind, a eunuch suddenly ran in quickly and said, "Report to the Chief Superintendent, Mr. Xiao. Guan Xiao replied and said that Lixintang has completed a thorough investigation and there is nothing unusual."
As soon as these words came out, Fang Jieyu's face suddenly changed, and she could no longer maintain her composure. She shouted: "This is impossible! Did you conduct a thorough search?"
The little eunuch bowed and said: "Your Majesty ordered me, how dare I not be careful? I went through the boxes and cabinets inside and outside the Lixin Hall, and there was no omission."
Fang Jieyu's face turned pale. She didn't hide it too well, so there was no way she couldn't be found! What's going on?! Did Mrs. Yu discover it in advance? No, this is impossible! That kind of idiot like Mrs. Yu
, how could it be noticed?!
At this time, a thin eunuch got under Fang Jieyu's bed and found a small purse. Without saying a word, he quickly presented it to Liang Kunyu.
Looking at the inconspicuous jade-colored purse, Fang Jieyu's face instantly turned pale. Isn't this purse... the one she stuffed in Yu's drawer that day? How could it appear under her bed?!
Liang Kunyu opened the purse and found red powder. He twisted a little and sniffed it under his nose, "Good-quality saffron is really a rare commodity!"
Fang Jieyu trembled and staggered back two steps. Her eyes were wide open and she refused to believe it, "No! This is not true!"
Fang Jieyu suddenly raised her voice and shouted: "Meimei Yu must have framed me for this!" As she said that, she rushed forward quickly, grabbed Liang Kunyu's sleeves, and begged: "Eunuch Liang, I want to see the Queen Mother! I
It’s unjust!”
Liang Kunyu pushed Fang Jieyu away unceremoniously, "The Queen Mother is extremely sad today. She has already rested. Your Majesty has said that no one is allowed to disturb the Queen Mother's sleep."
After saying that, Liang Kunyu ordered with a straight face: "Come on! Escort all the maids and eunuchs in Yifu Hall to Yongxiang and hand them over to the Criminal Division for interrogation!"
Fang Jieyu's heart trembled. The punishment chief's methods were ruthless. If she was tortured by word or deed, the eunuch who worked for her only wanted money, so I'm afraid she might not be able to withstand it!
Fang Jieyu gritted her teeth and glanced coldly at the palace servants who were serving her: "Listen clearly! I did not intend to kill the emperor's heir. The Queen Mother will definitely make the decision for me tomorrow! If you dare to make random accusations, the Queen Mother will not forgive you.
you!"
Liang Kunyu smiled: "Jieyu, please rest assured, the Queen Mother will not lightly spare the person who murders the emperor's heir."
The fat and dark eunuch below trembled all over.
The news quickly spread to all palaces and courtyards.
Concubine Lin held the amber cat in her arms and sneered: "I know how the Yu family can be so capable? Sure enough, it was the poisonous woman Fang who did it! She really wanted to die! She even plotted to kill the emperor's heir.
!This time, even if the emperor is willing to spare her life, the queen mother will have to skin her!"
Lin Xuanshi couldn't help but said: "If Jieyu, the Fang family, doesn't do a good job, why do you have to target the Wen family? They are cousins after all, but she has such disregard for blood ties!"
Concubine Xian sneered: "Do you think everyone is as kind-hearted as me?"
Waiter Lin Xuan had no choice but to put on a flattering smile: "Concubine, please remember your kindness and be kind to me. From now on, I will act as my queen."
Zhaohua Palace.
When Xin Zhaorong learned that all the people in Yifutang's palace were escorted to Yongxiang for interrogation, and that Yifutang was also closely guarded by the emperor, he knew that something extraordinary must have been found in Fang's palace.
Xin Zhaorong sighed. She was not surprised by such a result, but she always felt that something was not quite right about these recent things.
Xin Zhaorong glanced at Lu Jieyu: "It's getting late, so you should go back to bed early."