On the one hand, Shu Jin acted vigorously and resolutely to suppress the rumors, and on the other hand, he strictly controlled everyone in the Danning Palace. With such strict defense, no matter whether people outside or inside wanted to cause trouble, it would be impossible to succeed.
So on this day, Li Shouzhong took Ning Guiren's personal maid's orb to the main hall.
"Your Majesty, this cheap slave stole a banyan tree and was caught by the slave!" Li Shouzhong reported, holding a banyan snake in his hand.
Shu Jin:???
Steal, steal what?
Stealing a snake?!
Shu Jin never expected to do such a thing.
Shu Jin glanced at the snake. Although it was completely dead, it was so long and thick. A little palace maid was not afraid! She actually went to steal it! What do you think is wrong with stealing?
Obviously there are so many precious ingredients in the back kitchen of Dan Ning Palace!
Shu Jin rubbed his eyebrows and glanced at Baozhu, who was kneeling on the ground with his head buried deeply, "Tell me, who ordered you."
Bao Zhu bit her lips and said in a low voice for a long time: "This slave is most afraid of this kind of thing. How could he steal a snake? It was Eunuch Li who slandered this slave."
Shu Jin: Oh, you have been stolen and you still have such a tough mouth?!
Shu Jin waved his hand, "Send it to the Criminal Punishment Department! I want to see how tough you are and how many tortures you can withstand."
Bao Zhu was still biting her lip.
Li Shouzhong snorted coldly and called to two high-ranking eunuchs, "Come on, take this unclean slave to the punishment department and ask the fine ladies to take care of him!"
At this moment, Ning Guiren, who was in the side hall, was supported by Yin Zhu and barged in, "Your Majesty the Imperial Concubine——"
Shu Jin frowned, but he also understood that what happened in Dan Ning Hall was that the orbs were tied up and sent to the main hall, which could not be hidden from Ning Guiren's eyes.
As soon as Ning Guiren came in, he saw the snake in Li Shouzhong's hand. His face turned pale and his whole body trembled, "Snake, snake!!!"
Shu Jin hurriedly glared at Li Shouzhong: "Hurry up and put it away!"
"Hey!" Li Shouzhong was brave. He didn't have a basket at hand, so he stuffed it directly into his sleeve.
Ning Guiren stroked his chest and took a long time to catch his breath. He looked really frightened.
Shu Jin hurriedly caressed him and said, "Don't worry, it's just a dead snake and won't bite."
Then he said sternly: "I don't know who bought the palace maid's orb beside you, but she went to the back kitchen to steal the snake. I'm afraid she wanted to take it to the side hall to scare you. Fortunately, Li Shouzhong always looked after the back kitchen carefully, so he stole the snake."
And they were captured, and they were caught red-handed."
After briefly stating what happened, Shu Jinfu added: "Don't worry, just hand it over to the Division of Punishment for torture! Under severe punishment, I don't believe that she won't confess!"
Shu Jin sneered, how tough can a little girl be?!
This is a matter of concern to the emperor's heir, and the Chief of Shenxing dare not fail to do his best.
However, when Ning Guiren heard this, his face turned even paler.
On the other hand, Baozhu clenched his teeth and remained silent, being held captive by the eunuch.
There was silence in the palace for a moment, and Ning Guiren felt extremely confused. How could this happen? She had clearly told Baozhu to be careful, so how could she still be caught? And it was both stolen and stolen? Listening to the concubine's words, Baozhu had not confessed to her yet.
, but she, a little palace maid, could not withstand the torture of the Shenxing Division.
"Your Majesty, did you make a mistake somewhere?" Ning Guiren tried his best to smile.
Shu Jin said: "In full view of everyone, there are witnesses and physical evidence, so there is no room for her to quibble."
Ning Guiren couldn't help but a layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead, "Your Majesty..."
She was about to quibble when she suddenly felt her stomach twitching, "Mother, concubine... I have a stomachache."
Shu Jin secretly cursed, "F*ck", he was about to start!
After all, Ning Guiren was so frightened by this snake that she became pregnant.
"Here comes someone, hurry up and help Mr. Ning back to the side hall! Call the imperial doctor and Po Wen quickly! Hurry!" Shu Jin hurriedly ordered.
Fortunately, this was not the first time that Dan Ning Palace had taken care of a pregnant woman, and it immediately started operating in an orderly manner.
When relevant professionals arrived, there was very little Shu Jin could do. She sat in the main hall and listened to the painful wails from the side hall, but her mind gradually stabilized.
The story of the orb stealing the snake is really weird.
Could it be that Cheng Cheng wanted to scare Ning Guiren?
Who ordered it?
Concubine Dun?
Or Ning Guiren himself?
To be honest, Ning Guiren is also a little suspicious. He came to the main hall in a hurry with a big belly just for the sake of a palace maid...
But Ning Guiren is really afraid of snakes, so why would she risk her unborn child?
Shu Jin rubbed his eyebrows. In the end, he still made such a fuss.
Ning Guiren launched the attack early in the morning, and Yongzheng arrived just before noon.
Shu Jin hurriedly came forward to say hello and reported a series of accidents to the emperor this morning.
Yinzhen's face darkened, "You mean, someone wants to disturb the dragon fetus?" - To put it more seriously, it is an attempt to murder the emperor's heir.
"Yes, the palace maid has been sent to the Criminal Division for interrogation, and the results will surely come out soon." Shu Jin said hurriedly.
Yinzhen then ordered Zhang Lin: "Ask the Shenxing Division to be more careful!"
"嗻!"
Only then did Yinzhen ask: "How is Mr. Ning Gui?"
Shu Jin smiled bitterly: "The fetus is a bit big, Ning Gui is afraid that it will suffer a lot."
Yinzhen naturally understood the meaning of the words, not to mention that a while ago he also noticed that Ning Guiren's belly was a bit too big, but the imperial doctor said that the emperor's heir was strong, so he didn't pay much attention to it.
"No matter what, the emperor's heir must be safe and sound." Yinzhen said deeply.
Shu Jin sighed, "I understand what the emperor means."
If something unexpected happens, you have to give up your mother to protect your son.
After saying that, Shu Jin said seriously: "If it really comes to the point where it is unacceptable, please ask the emperor to choose an adoptive mother for the emperor's heir, otherwise I will not be able to escape suspicion."
Yinzhen was startled. Geng took care of Ning Guiren single-handedly. If something unexpected happened, people would inevitably maliciously speculate that the concubine killed her mother and took away her son.
Yinzhen sighed, "Of course I still have to do my best to keep mother and son safe."
Shu Jin nodded: "I naturally hope that my mother and son will be safe. I have already called Imperial Physician Zhou to come over and help Imperial Physician Qin."
At this time, it is no longer the time to be stingy with money.
At this moment, a shrill scream came from the side hall, and the inexplicable person felt terrified. Yinzhen turned the lapis lazuli beads on his wrist and suddenly asked: "The noble concubine thinks who deliberately shocked Ning Guiren."
fetal?"
Shu Jin was suspicious of Concubine Dun and Guiren Ning, but he couldn't talk in vain, "I don't dare to make random guesses. I am also under suspicion myself."
Yinzhen was startled, "I believe in your concubine."
Shu Jin really found it a bit incredible to be able to gain the trust of Yong Zheng, who was suspicious and seriously ill.
She smiled bitterly and said, "The incident happened in the Danning Palace. If the orbs are not kept intact, it would be said that it was my concubine who instigated it."
Yinzhen said: "If it was really the imperial concubine who did it, no one else would have stolen the money." Nor would he say anything about choosing an adoptive mother for the emperor's heir.