Originally, Yong'an Palace was the biggest suspect, but because of the emperor's protection, An Rong could only eliminate Yong'an Palace from the suspects.
It's just that for a while, it was impossible to know who poisoned the tea set. Maybe there was a traitor in Yong'an Palace.
"Your Majesty, the tea sets in Yong'an Palace are poisonous. Could it be because of a traitor?" An Rong's eyes glanced at Yingchun and Sizhu.
The Queen Mother was in Chenxiang Palace, but the emperor was very kind to a woman who looked very much like the Queen Mother. As the Queen Mother's confidants, Sizhu and Yingchun were sent to serve her.
If they hated this beautiful girl because of this, it would make sense.
And she could eliminate the two confidants of the Queen Mother while she was living in the cold palace, so why not?
After An Rong said this, everyone thought of An Rong, and everyone looked at Yingchun and Sizhu.
"Yes, there is a high possibility that there is a traitor in Yong'an Palace." Jin Jieyu thought about it and agreed.
An Rong is now a noble concubine. It would be great if she could be like An Rong.
Moreover, by passing the blame to the two palace maids, she would be able to escape suspicion, which was something she was happy to see happen.
Others didn't know what An Rong was planning, but Mu Ci was as clear as a mirror.
An Rong wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of Sizhu or Yingchun. As long as the Queen Mother did not die for a day, she might come out of Chenxiang Palace. In this case, it was better to take precautions in advance and get rid of her two confidants.
Today is a good opportunity for An Rong. Who the real murderer is is not important at all. What is important is that the plot direction is very beneficial to An Rong, and it can be fought without bloodshed.
Mu Ci heard An Rong's words and said to Dugu Liancheng: "What the imperial concubine said makes sense. There are not many servants in Yong'an Palace at the moment. The only ones who can come close to serve me are Yingchun and Sizhu. What does the emperor think?"
While she was talking, she occasionally took out the jade ring on Dugu Liancheng's thumb and put it back in again, her movements very affectionate.
Dugu Liancheng allowed Mu Ci to act arrogantly in front of him. He patted Mu Ci's head lovingly and said, "I will listen to you."
He looks like a foolish king.
Mu Ci's eyes showed joy, and he turned to Yingchun and Sizhu and asked, "Have you two poisoned me?"
Welcome the spring, Sizhu replied in unison: "No!"
Mu Ci looked seriously into the eyes of the two palace maids: "When you look at people, look at their eyes. Your eyes are crystal clear. You can tell at a glance that they are not lying. Besides, you are people trained by the Queen Mother, so you will definitely not do this.
Such an insidious thing happened."
Her words seemed to others to be flattering the Queen Mother, but only Li Yu and the others knew that Mu Ci was clearly praising herself.
"Your Majesty, do you think so?" After Mu Ci finished speaking, he specifically asked Dugu Liancheng.
Dugu Liancheng nodded in agreement: "What you said makes sense. I don't believe that Yingchun Sizhu would do such a thing."
With just one word from the emperor, An Rong's conspiracy was completely shattered.
An Rong could no longer target Yingchun and Sizhu as the murderer. She said to Dugu Liancheng: "I forgive my concubine for being stupid. I can't see the murderer yet. According to the emperor, who might the murderer be?"
"You are in charge of the harem, so this case should be handled by you." Dugu Liancheng replied lukewarmly, holding Mu Ci's small jade-white hand.
An Rong was choked for a while.
Could it be that she had made the emperor unhappy just now by suspecting Sizhu and Yingchun?
"I will do my best to find out the real culprit."
While An Rong was speaking, she looked at Jin Jieyu.
Jin Jieyu's heart trembled, and she hurriedly said: "This matter was not done by the concubine. How could the concubine murder Mo Cairen in full view of the public?"
"People's hearts are full of fear. Everyone saw you slapping Mo Cairen before, and Mo Cairen suffered such a calamity. Furthermore, your hands are indeed stained with poison, and you are the most suspected at the moment!" An Rong said softly.
Mu Ci just watched the excitement from the side. Her eyes glanced at Sizhu, and Sizhu immediately understood the meaning of Mu Ci's look.
There are some things where it is not convenient for the empress to come forward, because the current empress is just a beauty, and An Rong is already a noble concubine. At this time, the empress should not show off, otherwise she will attract hatred.
When it is inconvenient for the empress to come forward, they, as slaves, should share their master's worries and solve their problems.
The empress must have just wanted to excuse Jin Jieyu. Therefore, Jin Jieyu cannot be the murderer.
After thinking about this, Sizhu suddenly whispered: "Who is stupid enough to put medicine on their hands and wait for others to get dirty? Isn't it allowed that the poison is already on Mo Cairen's face?"
This kind of thing has happened before, and it is not unreasonable for it to be used as a reference now.
Dugu Liancheng's mind moved.
It's a pity that half of Mo Cairen's face was ruined and the real seal couldn't be found. If not, we could really check whether Mo Cairen's face had been smeared with poison.
"There is some truth in what Sizhu said. But now that there are no symptoms of death, we can't be sure whether Mo Cairen's face was smeared with poison." An Rong looked thoughtfully at Mo Cairen's body not far away.
"Isn't there another face? Maybe we can check the half of Mo Cairen's face that was not destroyed." Yingchun answered in a crisp voice.
Zhitao sneered when he heard this: "How could anyone put poison on their entire face?"
Not stupid.
"It's really boring. If you die, you will die. He is just a small talent. Why bother to spend so much money on such a small person? Your Majesty, I can't stand that man's body. Please take it away quickly. It's bad luck." Mu Ci.
He yawned and jumped off Dugu Liancheng's legs, looking pampered and overbearing.
Yingchun lowered her eyes and smiled to herself, deeply feeling that the empress acted well.
Here Mu Ci "accidentally" came to Mo Cairen's body, and she "accidentally" saw half of Mo Cairen's face: "If you apply such thick powder, maybe it's in her makeup."
He was poisoned. It would be a shame to die for being so stupid."
After muttering, she complained about "bad luck" and walked away quickly.
An Rong was close and heard Mu Ci's muttering. She suddenly felt that Mu Ci's words were not unreasonable. The poison might have been in the makeup that Mo Cairen usually applied. If so, the other half of Mo Cairen's face would be affected.
The above is most likely the evidence.
She ordered someone to check the powder on Mo Cairen's face, and sure enough, a deadly poison was found in the powder. The poison was strange. It would be fine if there was no blood. But when blood was seen, it would definitely attack and he would die.
When she got the result and reported it to Dugu Liancheng, she saw that Dugu Liancheng looked distracted.
It seemed that as soon as Mu Ci left, Dugu Liancheng's heart also flew away.
The new owner of Yong'an Palace seems to be quite capable. There are not many women in the entire harem who can impress the emperor.
"I'll leave this case to you. I'll give you ten days. Take the body down and put it in the house for bad luck." Dugu Liancheng gave the order in a low voice.
