Danyue knelt there, her head lowered to her chest.
Tears wetted the skirt of her clothes, but she still said that she was wronged: "Mother, I am really not a slave! I am just waiting in front of you to take care of my baby. You have been so kind to me.
How could this slave...how could he do such a bad thing! Your Majesty, you must trust this slave!"
The emperor, queen and others all left. Concubine Li did not say who had tipped off the secret, only that the maid next to her overheard it.
Before leaving, the emperor comforted Concubine Fu and said: "I still have official duties to attend to. Besides, it is a matter of the harem after all. I leave it to the queen to deal with it!"
The queen said: "My mind is really in a trance after such a fuss. How about this! Early tomorrow morning, call all the concubines and go to my palace to discuss it."
Then he said to Concubine Fu: "It's best to find out the traitor in your palace in advance to save yourself trouble later."
After the emperor and others left, Concubine Fu called Danyue out directly and asked her: "I have always treated you well, how did you become pregnant with someone else?"
Danyue denied it bitterly, so Concubine Fu didn't need her to say anything more and just asked Xue Hengzhao to come over and talk.
Xue Hengzhao walked up to Danyue and said, "Sister Danyue, it's easy for you to prove your innocence."
He took out a pill from his arms and said, "As long as you take this pill, we will believe you."
"This... what kind of medicine is this?" Danyue raised her head, with tears still in her eyes.
"Sister, don't you remember? This is the Purple Gold Baoning Pill you asked for from the Empress! The wax seal on it is still in good condition!" Xue Heng smiled at Yan Yan as if he was ordinary.
Danyue looked at her as if she were a snake, hiding behind her body: "That medicine...didn't you lose that medicine?"
When the news about Lan Ning's difficulty in giving birth reached the palace, Concubine Fu was very anxious.
I sent Grandma Qi and Xue Hengzhao out of the palace to take care of her.
At that time, Danyue suggested that the Queen's Empress had Zijin Baoning Pills, which were specifically designed to treat difficult labor, and went to ask for them herself.
I originally gave this pill to Xue Hengzhao to take out of the palace, but Xue Hengzhao lost the pill on the way.
At that time, many people complained about Xue Hengzhao, feeling that she almost ruined a major event.
"It's not lost," Xue Hengzhao smiled, "In fact, it has always been kept here by the empress. I kept it specially for you."
Zijin Baoning Pills are extremely precious and have miraculous effects on difficult labor and massive blood loss.
But even if it is eaten by ordinary women, it will not be harmful.
It's just that it's not of much use.
To put it bluntly, this thing is for first aid.
But Danyue refused to eat. She stared at Xue Hengzhao for a long time before saying, "So you knew it a long time ago."
When Danyue said this, her meaning was very clear.
She is indeed a traitor.
This pill was poisonous. She did beg for a pill from the Queen, but she slipped it on the way.
If Xue Hengzhao and others gave Lan Ning the poisonous medicine without knowing it, Lan Ning would die.
Then there will be resentment between the queen and Concubine Fu.
At that time, it was said that the pill was lost by Xue Hengzhao, but Danyue did not feel that she was exposed.
She simply thought that Lan Ning's mother and son were lucky and escaped by mistake.
But now Xue Hengzhao took out the medicine and let her take it, obviously he already knew his true identity.
"You probably wouldn't have guessed that as early as last year when the Queen gave you those two pots of peonies as a reward for your birthday, I already noticed something was wrong with you." Xue Hengzhao told her, "At that time, everyone was surrounding those two peonies.
Look at the potted flowers, but you never look at them alone.
And when walking, he deliberately avoided them, as if he could predict that something would happen to those two pots of flowers.
Later, when the fifth prince's concubine was pregnant, everything you said intentionally or unintentionally seemed to echo the next rumor in the palace.
I knew you were not simple, so I told you to be on guard against you a long time ago."
"So that's it. I was fooled around by you and I didn't even know it." Danyue smiled bitterly, "No wonder you lost the medicine I asked for."
Xue Hengzhao had expected that she would not take the pill. After all, she was not loyal to Li Fei enough to repay her with death.
"Since you don't want to eat, it's better to explain it to you. Although you will probably die, your family will be safe." Xue Hengzhao said, "You should also know that Concubine Li can't protect you now, and our queen's heart
I’m kind, and I won’t embarrass you too much if I keep my past friendship in mind.”
When Danyue heard this, she quickly kowtowed to Concubine Fu and said, "Mother, spare your life! I know that you have always been kind-hearted. I am so stupid that I believed Concubine Li's instigation."
Danyue was bribed by Concubine Li, which happened the year before last.
At that time, the relationship between Concubine Li and Concubine Fu seemed to be good on the surface. They kept in contact with each other and were often seen by each other's servants.
Concubine Li saw that Danyue was restless, and Concubine Fu's aloofness obviously did not suit her.
But she is just a palace maid, how can she take charge?
Moreover, the most taboo thing for slaves like them is to be unfaithful to their masters, so no matter how unwilling she was in her heart, she could not say it with her mouth.
After going back and forth, Li Fei used some tricks to coax Dan Yue away.
At first, he didn't ask her to do anything. He just said that he was proud of her and it would be great if she could serve him.
Later I asked her some things about Furong Palace, and slowly asked her to spread some rumors.
For example, "The fifth prince's concubine is pregnant with a boy", "The second prince's concubine is deliberately targeting", etc.
The more places she is used, the more benefits she is promised.
Gradually, Concubine Li began to instigate her to stir up grudges between the Ma family and Concubine Fu.
For example, when she met Mr. Ma in the palace, she rolled her eyes at them.
Ma was angered and punished on the spot.
Ma family naturally turned his anger on Concubine Fu and Lan Ning. When Dan Yue came back, she cried and complained that Ma family was domineering and scolded herself for no reason.
The purpose is to provoke disputes and make both sides equally vulnerable.
But what dissatisfied her and Li Fei was that Fu Fei never fell into the trap.
"That pill was also given to me by the people in front of Li Fei," Tan Yue said while crying, "The purpose is naturally the same as before."
"You are just a pawn of Concubine Li. We have seen it a long time ago." Xue Hengzhao reminded her, "otherwise, do you think there will be such a coincidence that you will get a glimpse of the secret of the empress?"
"I...I only figured it out now that the whole thing was just a trap set for me and Li Fei." Danyue smiled sadly, "But I still foolishly thought that my chance to make a great contribution had arrived."
Xue Hengzhao and others first disguised Chi Su as someone with supernatural powers, and then arranged for her to live in the same house as Tan Yue.
Then let Dan Yue notice something different, and then pay attention to Chi Su's every move.
Pretending to be sick, pricking people's hair, staying up late during menstruation, talking in sleep... all of these are guiding Danyue, making her go from doubting to believing that Concubine Fu is really cursing the queen.
And you can let her confirm it on the sixth day, leaving only one day for Li Fei.
In this way, it is impossible for Li Fei to seek confirmation again. She will either miss this opportunity or take a gamble.
And Concubine Li has been trying her best to create opportunities to win over Concubine Fu.
How could she miss such a big deal presented to her door?
Therefore, she had no other choice but to take the bait.