With a "bang", the bowl in Su Jingyi's hand fell to the ground. She rushed forward at a loss, "What's wrong with you, concubine? Don't scare me."
The whole palace was suddenly in chaos. Those who invited the imperial doctor, those who went to deliver news to the emperor, and some who were afraid.
There was blood coming out of Concubine Lu's mouth and nose. She pulled the clothes on her chest and recalled her girlhood in the boudoir. That was the past that she could not go back to.
"Ahem, as deep as the palace gate is as deep as the sea." Lu Guifei's eyes reflected a stunning light, "I am not willing to..."
She was so close to victory, just one step away.
The eyes of the person on the bed gradually lost their luster and breath, and they lay there quietly, with most of their face covered in blood.
This noble concubine who doted on the harem finally died a bad death.
Her eldest maid boldly tried her nose with her hand and said in a trembling voice, "My queen is dead."
The people waiting in the room were immediately panicked. If something like this happened, they, the servants, would not end well.
Soon the imperial physician and the empress came one after another to confirm that the person had gone.
Tao Mingran ordered, "Leave everything in Chaohua Palace under my care."
The emperor came after a while and learned that Concubine Lu was dead. He was stunned for a while and then said, "She was quite able to make trouble a few days ago. How could she suddenly stop?"
Concubine Lu has always been very favored, and he is the youngest son. Concubine Lu has never treated him badly since he was a child, and she dotes on him very much.
Although he occasionally finds her annoying, he still has feelings for Concubine Lu.
"What the hell is going on? A good person is gone without saying anything!" the emperor angrily yelled, "Let me find out."
Tao Mingran rolled his eyes inwardly and said respectfully, "I have already ordered someone to check."
The two of them were sitting in Chaohua Palace waiting for the results. Su Jingyi was kneeling alone in the corner, not daring to get up without anyone telling her.
She was cold all over, and for the first time, she was scared from the bottom of her heart.
The imperial doctor quickly found out the cause of death and reported, "The imperial concubine died of arsenic poisoning. The amount of poison was very large, so she died of the poison very quickly."
Tao Mingran answered, "Did the doctor find out where the poison was administered?"
The imperial doctor brought out the medicine bowl, with some medicine residue left in it. "I have tested the medicine that my wife imported, and arsenic was added to the medicine."
Su Jingyi on the side suddenly collapsed to the ground, with only one thought in her mind: "It's over!" She fed the medicine to Lu Guifei one by one.
Concubine Lu's eldest maid immediately shivered and said, "Today's medicine was given by Concubine Su."
The emperor looked at her with cold eyes, "Su Fei, tell me what's going on!"
"Your Majesty, I was unjustly accused. Why did I harm my mother and concubine for no reason?" Su Jingyi kowtowed and cried out, "I am not crazy, I was framed."
The emperor didn't speak for a long time.
Tao Mingran said something fair, "What Concubine Su said is not unreasonable."
She really did it, she wouldn't be stupid enough to do it so obviously.
The emperor said, "Concubine Su is banned from visiting her."
Su Jingyi was pulled down like this and placed under strict supervision.
As for the murder of Concubine Lu, who poisoned her still needs further investigation.
It soon became clear that the poison was administered by the maid in the medicine room while the medicine was being brewed.
In the middle palace, Tao Mingran sat side by side with the emperor.
Su Jingyi was brought up. In just two days, she withered quickly like a flower that had lost its moisture.
Su Jingyi knelt quietly in the middle, looking indifferent.
It wasn't until the little palace maid was pressed up that she came back to her senses and her eyes gained some vitality.
"Did you poison the concubine's bowl?" Tao Mingran interrogated as the queen.
The little palace maid knelt straight, her eyes were big and bright, "I did it, she deserves it!"
The admission was too straightforward. Tao Mingran raised his eyebrows and said sternly, "Why did you want to harm the imperial concubine? Who instigated you? Tell me honestly."
"No one instigated me. She killed my sister a few years ago. I want her to pay for my sister's life!" the little palace maid cried and laughed at the same time.
From her successive narrations, the truth emerged bit by bit.
It turned out that she had an elder sister who worked as an errand in Concubine Lu's palace. She was very pretty and the late emperor looked at her a few times and praised her again.
This completely offended the imperial concubine, who first found reasons to demote her to a lower-class palace maid, and then fell into the hands of an old eunuch. When she finally died, she didn't have a good piece of meat on her body.
Of course all this was tacitly approved by Concubine Lu.
The little palace maid entered the palace a few years late, and no one knew about her relationship with her sister.
In her own words, she finally waited for this day.
There are still a lot of doubts about where her arsenic came from and how it got into the house of the medicinal restaurant.
The emperor said in a cold voice, "Tell me who is behind you, and I will leave you with a complete body."
The little palace maid laughed loudly, "No one else, all this is retribution for her not treating us servants as human beings!"
"You are the superior masters, and the lives of our servants are despicable in your eyes. But the people you look down on are also treasures to others."
Her sister sold herself into the palace in order to see a doctor for her so that the patriarchal family would keep her alive and not abandon her.
Before the emperor could say anything, the little palace maid suddenly stood up and hit a pillar on the side with all her strength. Her head was covered with blood, "Sister, I'm here to find you..."
Tao Mingran looked away, unable to bear to look.
The emperor was also shocked by such a violent and bloody death, and ordered, "Drag the body down, throw it away and feed it to the dogs. In addition, kill her nine tribes!"
Lin Zheng led people to drag the body down. After the Sixth Prince came to power, he became more and more prosperous.
As for Su Jingyi, although she was not the murderer, she was the one who gave her the medicine, so she cannot escape the death penalty.
She was locked up, and after the imperial concubine was buried, they were discussing her punishment.
Since the matter was such a big deal, of course the Hou Mansion had already received the news.
The old lady sighed, "I knew that one day, sooner or later, her character would not be suitable for the deep palace."
Mrs. Hou's eyes turned red from crying, "Mr. Hou, please save her. This is our only daughter. We have treated her badly since she was a child."
Mr. Su's face was not very good-looking, "This is the matter of the emperor's harem, how can we ministers interfere in it?"
It can only be said that it was fortunate that Su Jingyi did not poison her, otherwise their entire palace would have been buried with Concubine Lu.
The old lady's eyes flashed, "Let's talk about it, whether it's a small story or a big story, it all depends on how the emperor behaves."
After all, people were not killed by Su Jingyi, so there is room for maneuver.
"Don't you want to retreat? This may be a good opportunity." The old lady said slowly, "I have shown my last affection for her."
Lord Su was thoughtful and said, "Mother is right, Jiang is still hotter with age."
