Liu Wen'an waved towards the outside of the hall, and then the guards escorted a nanny who seemed to be a bit old and walked in. When Tai'an saw the person's appearance, his expression suddenly changed, "Brother, what happened?
?Why did Eunuch Liu ask someone to arrest the wet nurse? The wet nurse..."
Xia Huanyu turned his eyes and glanced at Princess Tai'an. She was suddenly startled and swallowed the words she had not yet spoken.
"What are you catching her for?" Xia Huanyu turned the jade ring on his thumb, with a bit of coldness in his voice, "Mother Qi, tell me what you did today, right?"
Aunt Qi's hair was slightly messy. Seeing Xia Huanyu asking this question, she didn't panic at all. She broke away from the guard who was holding her behind her, raised her hand to touch her bun, and tied up the loose hair.
After going up, he saluted Xia Huanyu and said, "Your Majesty, I didn't do anything. I just found a broken doll under the princess's bed when I was making it this morning. I was thinking about that."
The thing looked a little old, so I cut it into pieces, took it out and threw it away."
Xia Huanyu's voice was a little colder, "When Grandma Qi cut the doll into pieces, did she find the needle stuck in it?"
"It was stuck with a needle, but I think it was probably when the princess was doing embroidery that she stuck the embroidery needle on it. The embroidery needle is most likely to fall off, so it would be a good idea to find a place to stick it." Nanny Qi said calmly.
Authentic, the voice is extremely calm.
Princess Tai'an was afraid that she had just left her house and found something. She looked a little pale and said quickly, "Brother, please forgive me. Aunt Qi has never studied and has not seen much of the world. She can't tell the difference between the dolls."
What is the difference between a doll and a witch doll?"
The mama paused, her gaze fell on Princess Tai'an, and then she glanced at everyone in the palace before looking at the two witchcraft dolls held by Xia Huanyu. Her expression changed slightly, and she pondered for a moment before saying, "Is it possible that those dolls
Was it given by His Majesty?" After a pause, he quickly saluted Xia Huanyu, "It's my fault. I only saw that the doll was old. Thinking that the princess never liked shabby things, I simply threw it away.
It was cut, but I didn't expect it to be a gift from His Majesty."
"Mommy, shut up." Tai'an hurriedly scolded, pinching the embroidered handkerchief in his hand with some anxiety, then raised his head and quietly looked at Xia Huanyu's face.
Yun Shang couldn't help but smile in her heart. This Princess Tai'an was not a smart person, but she was not slow to react. However, the nanny beside her was shrewd, responsive, neither humble nor overbearing, and she was a character. It was obviously her.
Seeing the witchcraft doll appearing under Princess Tai'an's bed, she knew that it would be bad if someone found out about it, so she quickly cut up the doll and thought about destroying the evidence, but she didn't want anyone to find out.
She didn't feel any panic after being discovered, and she was still leisurely arranging her hair. Although her excuse was poor, it was consistent with her status. However, she saw that the atmosphere in the palace was not right, and she discovered that Xia Huanyu was still holding two witchcraft dolls in his hands.
Then, she hurriedly changed her words again, with a sincere and frightened look, as if she was uneasy because she had cut off something given by His Majesty.
Xia Huanyu stared at Nanny Qi for a long time, then curled her lips coldly and said, "Take her down."
Liu Wen'an responded and waved his hand, and the guards quickly stepped forward and dragged Nanny Qi down.
The embroidered handkerchief in the queen's hand was also wrinkled a little. After a long while, she softly spoke, "If a witchcraft doll is also found in Tai'an Mansion, this will already be the third one. I feel that I am afraid that I will have a hard time."
After searching, all the palaces of the princes, princesses, and palaces should be searched carefully. I don’t know how many fish have slipped through the net. The person behind this should really be cut into pieces for using such vicious methods.
Curse Your Majesty."
Yun Shang discovered that the queen's gaze had been falling on the witchcraft doll in Xia Huanyu's hand just now.
Xia Huanyu placed the two witchcraft dolls on the table, "This witchcraft technique is just a legend. Aren't I here now?"
"It's better to believe that it exists than to believe that it doesn't exist. Since the other party has put so much effort into setting up this situation, it must have its uses. Your Majesty, why not find an eminent monk to take a look at what is the mystery behind it.
"Luo Qingyan spoke unhurriedly at this moment.
Xia Huanyu was slightly stunned, as if he had never thought that Luo Qingyan would say such a thing. After pondering for a moment, he turned around and looked at the Seventh Prince, "What about you? This thing also appeared in your house, what do you think?"
The Seventh Prince quickly raised his hand and said, "My son feels that what the eldest brother is saying is very true. This matter is related to the safety of my father. Naturally, we cannot take it lightly. The most famous person in our Ning Kingdom is Master Kong. Why don't our father go and invite him?"
Master Liokong, come and take a look."
"Then please." Xia Huanyu said calmly, and then continued after a while, "But, I am more convinced that someone did it deliberately. Let the Minister of Punishment come and investigate this matter carefully."
Since it was still half a day's journey from Master Kong to Jincheng, Xia Huanyu asked everyone to disperse and issued a decree, asking everyone in the palace to search carefully in their respective palaces to see if there were any other witchcraft dolls.
Luo Qingyan followed Xia Huanyu and the seventh prince to the meeting hall, while Yun Shang was left in Weiyang Palace by the queen.
"I heard that the evil thing was discovered in your house first, but you were frightened?" The queen smiled slightly, with a very kind face.
Yun Shang responded quickly, "No, my wife was not in the mansion yesterday, but a servant found it. It's just that the old servant in the prince's mansion did not report it to the steward in time, but instead spread the matter everywhere. When the steward found out
When I looked for it, I found that the servant had died violently, and the witchcraft doll was also missing. My wife was very anxious when she returned home. That thing is very harmful to people. What should I do if it gets lost?"
After saying that, he sighed again, "I was thinking before that my wife and the prince had just arrived in Xia Kingdom, and everything was not very familiar. There were some old people in the house who could give me some advice, but I didn't want to do it because of those
An old man refused to obey the steward's discipline and actually caused such a terrible incident."
The queen's face was a little pale, and she was silent for a moment before sighing, "My son was very unlucky. He was so young when he was young. If I had known, I would not have allowed him to go to Ningguo.
The people in his house are all well-behaved, but they may be a little uncomfortable with the sudden change of owner."
Yun Shang sneered. If the prince hadn't known about the identity of the prince in Ningguo and intended to assassinate the prince and her, how could he be imprisoned and then be concerned about by the seventh prince? After all, he was just asking for it.
.Just listening to the queen's tone, it seemed that she was blaming her for her inability to serve as a servant and for not being able to convince the public.
"Yes, when I was in Ning State, because the prince was often away fighting, the servants in the mansion were good, so it was not difficult to discipline them. Therefore, I don't have much experience in managing the servants in the mansion, and I am young, so many things may be difficult.
It was not as exquisite as the former Crown Princess. The wife was still thinking that since the former Crown Princess was used to using these old people, she gave them to her so that she could use them when the time came to guard the mausoleum.
My wife should let people choose some new people to join the house. Although the new people still need to be trained in many rules, they are easier to control." Yun Shang smiled slightly and said in a very soft voice.
When the Queen heard this, her smile was tinged with disdain, and she said with a cold smile, "Since this mansion has been given to Prince Rui, it is naturally up to you to make the decision. You can do whatever you want to do with it.
"After a pause, he changed the topic again, "I heard that you slept in the Xiangzhu Hall yesterday? I see that you have been getting closer to the Xiang noble concubine recently. It's good that you and her are the same age.
They are similar, but we can still chat together."
Yun Shang did not deny it, and said with a smile, "The noble concubine of Xiang is very beautiful, and she is good at playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting. My wife also admires her very much. When I was in Ningguo, my mother-in-law often taught her
I, my wife, should associate more with talented people, associate more often with people of upright moral character, and associate more often with people who are humble."
"Mother concubine?" The queen was slightly startled, "Why did I hear that you were raised by the queen's side?"
Before Yun Shang could answer, the Queen added, "Oh, I forgot that you are the daughter of Concubine Jin, right? I heard that Concubine Jin had spent the past ten years in the cold palace..."
Yun Shang's hands in her sleeves clenched slightly, and after a while she smiled slightly and said, "It's not like I grew up by the Queen's side. When I was eight years old, I was sent to the hospital due to poor health.
He recuperated in Ningguo Temple and did not return to the palace until he was fifteen years old and had hairpins. Not long after returning to the palace, the mother-in-law had resumed her original position." He smiled and added, "Now the emperor's younger brother is almost one year old.
, In the harem, status is not the most important thing. Sometimes status is more determined by her status and family background. It is a blessing to have a son and a half by her side."
This time, the queen couldn't laugh anymore. She only had one son, which was her pride before, but now she no longer has one.
"The Queen, Concubine Xiang and Concubine Shen Shu also discovered witchcraft dolls in the palace." While the two were talking back and forth, a palace official walked in, knelt on the ground and reported softly.
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The queen fell silent, took out the brocade handkerchief casually, raised her hand and wiped the corners of her mouth, "Concubine Xiang? Concubine Shen Shu?"
After a long while, he said again, "Have you brought all the things?"
The palace man hurriedly said, "Bring it over. I just took a look at it. The fabric and thread are the same as those found in the two princes' mansions before. It's just that the embroidery skills don't look like they were embroidered by one person."
"It's not embroidered by one person? This is strange. If it's not embroidered by one person, doesn't it mean that it's not done by one person?" The queen frowned and rubbed her forehead, "But let the people in the palace
The embroiderer has already recognized it, so can you tell who is doing the embroidery?" (To be continued)
