Wang Chaoqing moved very quickly. In less than half an hour, he retrieved the records of the Royal Pharmacy and also brought the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Pharmacy.
And on the record, just seven days ago, it was clearly written that Concubine Qi, the head of the Changchun Palace, had received two taels of saffron.
The eunuch in charge said tremblingly: "Recently, only Concubine Qi came to get saffron. Concubine Qi said that her monthly letters were slow and the amount was small, so she needed to take saffron to heal her. At that time, Concubine Qi wanted to get a pound, but the quantity was too much.
It was too big, and the servant didn’t dare to give it, so he only paid two taels..."
Shu Jin Black Thread, one kilogram?! Concubine Qi, do you want to bleed to death!
At this moment, the queen was almost mad: "A pound of saffron?! Concubine Qi——" The queen was so angry that she couldn't even breathe, her face turned dark, and she almost fainted. She covered her chest and looked at Yongzheng, "
Your Majesty, Concubine Qi wants to kill this concubine!!"
At this scene, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Pharmacy almost fainted from fright, "Damn it, slave! I just thought that there was no concubine in the harem who was pregnant, and Concubine Qi couldn't use this to murder the emperor's heir. I really didn't expect...
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Shu Jin secretly thought, if he really hadn't expected it at all, he wouldn't have given him only two taels. He knew that Concubine Qi had spent a lot of money.
Yinzhen's face also turned dark. Although he suspected Concubine Qi, he didn't expect Concubine Qi to be so stupid! Two taels of saffron is enough to abort the baby! And Concubine Qi would give saffron to the queen, obviously she mistakenly thought that the queen was pregnant!
This also shows that Concubine Qi has the ambition to murder the emperor's heir!
This is exactly what Yinzhen cannot tolerate!
"Go and bring Concubine Qi!" Yinzhen said coldly.
"嗻!"
The queen immediately shed tears and said, "I have been very tolerant of my concubine all these years, but I never imagined...she actually wants my life!"
Shu Jin also admired Concubine Qi for actually taking the medicine directly from the imperial pharmacy and leaving her own records openly. This was simply a real-name poisoning!
Yinzhen's face was like a cold pool, and he said nothing.
While wiping her tears, the queen secretly looked at the emperor's expression. She clenched the brocade handkerchief tightly and burst into tears again: "I... am indeed a bit harsh sometimes, but I have never harmed anyone's life. I really don't deserve to be harmed like this."
Ah! I beg the emperor to make the decision for my concubine."
Yinzhen was a little impatient, "If it is really Concubine Qi's fault, I will not protect her!"
The queen breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly gnashed her teeth: If this palace's cruel trick is in vain, this bitch Li Xiuyin will definitely die miserably!
Within half an hour, Concubine Qi stumbled in. Her face was flustered, her appearance was disheveled, and she looked like she was not asking for trouble.
Looking at the empress who was sitting upright, Concubine Qi's knees softened and she fell to the ground.
Seeing this, Shu Jin stood up calmly and stepped aside. After all, Mrs. Li was still the concubine of Qi and still had her status, so she couldn't sit aside and receive such a great gift.
Yinzhen's face darkened, and he pointed to the bowl of cold red date and ginger soup and said: "The queen's soup was laced with a heavy amount of saffron, and in the past few months, you are the only one in the palace who has received this! Concubine Qi, you
What else is there to say?!”
Concubine Qi's face turned pale, "No! It wasn't my concubine who did it! It was Guo Changzai! Guo Changzai said that her monthly letters were slow, so he asked my concubine to get some saffron to drink - the emperor can search the Changchun Palace, for sure
I can search for saffron that hasn’t been used up yet!”
Shu Jin covered his face and said, "You want Guo Changzai to take the blame."
The queen turned livid with anger: "Your Majesty, how can a little Chang Zai be able to command Concubine Qi? Besides, Concubine Qi has always disliked Guo Chang Zai, so how could she go to the Imperial Pharmacy to ask for such valuable medicine for her?!"
Yinzhen took a deep breath: "So, this saffron is indeed what you specified, and it was not slandered by the eunuch of the Royal Pharmacy."
The eunuch in charge of the Royal Pharmacy who was kneeling below quickly kowtowed: "It was all coercion and inducement by Concubine Qi. Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
Yinzhen said with a dark face: "Prince of the Dynasty, send that dog slave to the punishment department and kill him with a stick." - Coercion is not necessarily the case, inducement is the real thing. As the eunuch in charge of all the medicines in the palace, no imperial doctor prescribes it.
Fang Zi, you dare to prescribe this taboo medicine to a concubine, you are really tired of living!
The eunuch in charge turned pale for a moment and was so frightened that he was shaken up. Seeing that he was being picked up, he shouted in a panic: "It was Concubine Qi who gave me two hundred taels of silver. I was just confused for a moment!"
Shu Jin shook his head secretly. He risked his life for two hundred taels of silver. He was really not an ordinary fool.
Concubine Qi was frightened. Without saying a word, she knelt down at the emperor's feet and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, everything I said is true. As long as we search the side hall, Guo Chang will definitely find saffron in the house..."
"Shut up!!" Yinzhen was already furious, "You really disappoint me!!"
The color drained from Concubine Qi's face. She shook her head in a panic, and tears instantly burst out of her eyes. The rouge and gouache on her face mixed together and rolled down on the scarlet carpet.
Yinzhen was indeed disappointed. He originally had a glimmer of hope. He originally thought that the queen might have bribed the eunuch in charge of the imperial pharmacy to slander Concubine Qi. Unexpectedly, Concubine Qi confessed herself and even brought up the Guo family.
Become a scapegoat! How dare you act in front of me with such despicable methods! Do you think I am a three-year-old child?
"I thought you were just a little bit arrogant and jealous, but I didn't expect you to be so vicious in your old age!" Yinzhen's tone became more severe, and he could not hide the look of disgust in his eyes.
Concubine Qi's body trembled and she kowtowed hurriedly: "No, I did not murder the emperor's heir! It was all done by Guo Changzai!"
Yinzhen's face turned a little colder. Sure enough, the queen's deliberate misleading made Concubine Qi think that the queen was pregnant, and then she did such a bold thing!
Yinzhen said coldly: "The queen is not pregnant!"
Concubine Qi was stunned. She couldn't believe what her ears heard.
The queen caressed her pale and haggard cheek, "Where did Concubine Qi hear this rumor? I just had an irregular moon and felt unwell, so I closed my door to rest."
The queen showed surprise again: "Your Majesty, Concubine Qi thought that I was happy. She didn't want to harm my body, but she wanted to murder the emperor's heir!!"
Concubine Qi suddenly fell to the ground. Queen... she was not pregnant at all! So what was her purpose in taking such a big risk and doing these things?
Yinzhen looked at his queen indifferently: "If you are not pregnant, how can you murder the emperor's heir?"
The queen was choked by these words, and had to endure it. She lowered her head and said: "Yes, Concubine Qi just murdered my concubine. I ask the emperor to deal with her impartially." - So what? Is the crime of murdering the mother of Zhonggong the only crime?
Lighter?!
Yinzhen rubbed his brows. How could he not see that the queen deliberately directed and acted this drama to lure Concubine Qi, a fool, into her? But... having said that, the evidence of Concubine Qi's murder of the queen has been conclusive.
Of course it needs to be dealt with.
Concubine Qi came to her senses in a panic, and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, they are all concubines! It was concubine Jin who misled me and made me think that the queen was pregnant! It was all her instigation! I was just confused for a moment, concubine
You were taken advantage of by Jin Concubine!"
"Jin concubine?" Old Yinzhen's face sank, there was actually something about concubine Jin here.