Chapter 239: Carrying the burden of sin and seeking an end
The incense burner is filled with precious seals, and the tea smoke is light and peach blossoms are thick.
In the Ru kiln flower goblet in front of the queen, there is an early peach blossom, which is dazzling and fragrant.
Dujuan, the palace maid, placed another mother-of-pearl Spring Mountain table screen and said with a smile: "During the autumn, my queen said that although this table screen was good, it was just not suitable for the occasion. Now it is just in time. With this peach blossom, it is really beautiful."
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The queen looked at it and nodded: "Very good."
Liang Xiao walked in and reported, "To tell you the truth, Geng Guiren's funeral affairs have been taken care of."
The queen lowered her head to drink tea and said nothing.
Liang Xiao also retreated wisely.
At this time Liang Jing walked in and winked at Du Juan.
Du Juan also retreated.
The queen then asked: "Have you found out?"
Although Geng Guiren voluntarily admitted that he had teamed up with Yongping to frame Concubine Fu, the queen did not believe it, but did not raise any objection in public.
All he said was: "Since she wants to die, let's grant it to her!"
He turned around but still asked Liang Jing to investigate the truth.
"It's clear." Liang Jing said, "When Geng Gui and Yong Ping were outside the palace, they almost reached the point of discussing marriage.
Later Geng Guiren was elected to the palace, and Yongping also entered the palace as a eunuch in the next two years. The two have been secretly communicating with each other."
Firstly, Geng nobles are not favored, and secondly, Yongping is a eunuch after all.
Their secret exchanges were nothing more than expressing their feelings and passing on trivial matters.
So no one stirred up the matter.
But even this is against palace rules. In this palace, palace maids and eunuchs are punished for eating, not to mention that they have a conflict of dignity.
"Then who were they coerced by?" The queen was not stupid. She had long realized that Geng Guiren should be a scapegoat, so she naturally wanted to know who was behind it.
"It's the Concubine Xian." Liang Jing lowered his head, "She caught the advantage of Geng Guihe and Yong Ping, so these two people could only obey her orders."
"Concubine Xian?" The queen frowned, "Is she doing this because she is afraid that Concubine Fu will steal her limelight? Or is she the one we are looking for?"
The queen had previously asked Liang Jing to find out who in the palace was Taoist Qingque's internal agent.
Then this incident happened, and naturally she couldn't help but become suspicious.
"Now I just want to find out that this matter was indeed done by Concubine Xian. As for her purpose of doing this, it is still unclear." Liang Jing is a very cautious person. He is not very sure that he will not
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"Did I make a mistake?" Yao Ziyun's mind stopped at this point and couldn't turn away, "I always thought that Concubine Xian was an honest person, but I didn't expect that she would also resort to such tricks behind her back."
"Your Majesty, the Concubine Xian is outside asking for an audience." The maid of honor said outside.
"Do you know if Concubine Xian knows about this matter?" the queen asked Liang Jing.
"I probably don't know yet." Liang Jingdao.
"Then please invite Concubine Xian to come in." The queen straightened her body and returned to her normal expression.
Then Concubine Xian walked in alone, without the accompanying maids as usual.
When she saw the queen, she did not say hello, but knelt down directly.
"What's wrong?" the queen asked, and then asked Liang Jing, "Hurry and help the Concubine Xian up."
However, Concubine Xian tried her best to refuse and said: "I can't get up, my queen, I'm here to apologize to you."
When the queen heard what she said, she looked at Liang Jing and then asked, "Why do you say that? What crime did sister Xian Fei have?"
"The imperial eunuch's affairs were not done by noble Geng," Concubine Xian looked stunned, "actually it was my concubine..."
"What's going on? How could you do it?" The queen pretended to be completely unaware.
"I did it, but I don't have the courage to admit it in public." Concubine Xian shed tears when she said this, "But when I think of the queen, and your trust in me, I can't hide it no matter what." p>
"In that case, please explain in detail what is going on." The queen's tone was full of majesty.
Even if Concubine Xian comes to plead guilty, she has violated a taboo if she dares to do such a thing behind her back.
"The reason why I do this is not just for myself.
Even though the little eunuch insisted that he did what happened to the screen last time, it was still hard for me to get rid of my doubts.
You also know that Concubine Fu and the others have a long-standing grudge against Wan Yi. How could it be such a coincidence that Concubine Fu happened to be in charge of the imperial prison and something went wrong there?
What's more important is that Concubine Fu and the Fifth Prince are becoming more and more popular, which makes people feel more and more uneasy.
Everyone says that Concubine Fu is loyal and loyal, and that Lan Ning is kind and gentle. But if this is really the case, how could Ma Feiyan's child have a miscarriage? How could Wan Yi's eyes be injured?
How come the matter of secretly replacing the emperor's grandson is under their control?
All these incidents are related to them, but how come they were able to escape unscathed in the end and win a complete victory?
If you say they are lucky, I will never believe it.
Maybe it was luck once or twice, but how could it be possible to avoid danger every time?
If a person is only cruel on the surface, there is nothing to be afraid of. The most terrifying thing is that he looks like a Bodhisattva in front of others, but he has Rakshasa methods behind his back.
I cannot allow them to harm my daughter-in-law and grandson. Wanyi is the apple of the Yao family's eye, and the empress wants her to be close to her own daughter.
She married Gan'er again, and I don't know how many people were jealous behind her back.
I can't tolerate anything happening to her.
Even if I don’t have any evidence in my hand, I can’t help but concubine Fu.
Even if I use shameful means this time and let myself be stigmatized for the rest of my life, I am still willing to do so.
The Queen has a kind heart and is in the phoenix position. There are some things she doesn't want to do and she doesn't even bother to do them.
But my concubine, thanks to your kindness, cannot bear to let those who harbor evil intentions gradually become more powerful.
So I'm willing to get my hands dirty.
I also thought that Geng Gui and Yong Ping had messed up the harem and lost their dignity. It is not easy to make such a thing public, so we can only clean it up in other ways.
But no matter what, the reason why things didn’t go well this time is because I’m not as skilled as others.
The original plan was to only harm Mao Dachun, but who would have thought that there were actually several more people there that day.
Yongping didn't have time to ask me for instructions, so he poisoned all the people to death.
When I found out that so many people had died, I was so frightened that I couldn't sleep at night.
I have explained everything clearly to you. I also know that I have made many big mistakes, and I dare not ask my empress for forgiveness.
I also know that what happened in the past has been overturned, and it is not easy to overturn it. I will definitely commit suicide after returning to the palace.
I just ask the queen to remember the past friendship, leave a trace of dignity for me, and help me cover up.
They just said that I had a sudden illness and died..."
Concubine Xian ended up crying while talking, even to the point of being speechless.
"Liang Jing, help Concubine Xian up." The queen thought for a moment and then made a decision, "You did something wrong indeed, but the crime will not lead to death.
This palace gives you another chance, you must cherish it."