Yingchun was so depressed that she lowered her head and stopped talking.
"What Concubine Xian means is that something may have gone wrong in Yong'an Palace. Someone is doing tricks in Yong'an Palace. It does not mean that I have done something poisonous. Can your understanding ability be any worse?" Mu Ci said angrily.
Yingchun hummed twice, who told Concubine Xian not to talk nicely?
If Concubine He Xian didn't explain her words clearly, didn't she just want her to take the blame?
After scolding Yingchun, Mu Ci pondered for a moment and said, "What you said makes sense."
There is always a loophole that someone can take advantage of. But the people in Yong'an Palace have already cleaned it up, and there is only one Luo Xin left. Even so, Luo Xin can't get close to food, so it's impossible.
It was Luo Xin who was causing trouble.
Thinking of this, she asked Yingchun: "You sent the dim sum to Chuxiu Palace, but did anyone approach you when you were in Yong'an Palace?"
Yingchun thought about it carefully: "No, they are all acquaintances and trustworthy people."
She said while recalling: "By the way. After getting the snacks in the small kitchen, the servant did not go to Chuxiu Palace immediately, but went to the royal room first..."
Could it be that someone was tampering with it at this time?
Mu Ci frowned when he heard this: "How long have you been in the palace?"
"About half a quarter of an hour. During this period, the slave put snacks on the coffee table in the main hall, but when the slave came back, there was no one in the main hall..." Yingchun said this without confidence.
Even if it's only half an hour, if someone wants to get started on the snacks, there's enough time.
Was it really because of her negligence that the eldest prince was poisoned?
"It was about this half-quarter of an hour that someone tampered with the situation." Mu Ci mused, "Concubine Xian, wait a minute. I will call everyone on duty in Yong'an Palace over and ask them one by one."
There are not many palace servants and chamberlains serving in Yong'an Palace, and the population is relatively simple. Many of them have been with her for many years, and she can trust them.
Moreover, except for Luo Xin, who served in Yong'an Palace, she could trust all the others, unless someone bribed one of them.
Jirou quickly found everyone, and everyone gathered in the main hall. Luo Xin also came.
Mu Ci raised his voice and said, "You explain one by one what everyone was doing on the morning the eldest prince was poisoned, where they were, and whether there are witnesses. Let's do this, Ji Rou, you come first."
Ji Rou responded: "At that time, I was serving the queen, and Ningxiang and Sizhu were both witnesses."
This way, others will know what to say.
After Ningxiang and Sizhu finished talking, the others followed one by one and explained their whereabouts that morning.
What's interesting is that everyone can tell clearly where they are and what they are doing, and they all have mutual witnesses and physical evidence. Even Luo Xin was seen on duty in the outer hall and did not enter the main hall.
, so Luo Xin’s suspicion was also eliminated.
Concubine He Xian watched Mu Ci interrogate her in person, so even if she was going to lie, she could tell.
The fact is that none of the slaves in Yong'an Palace are suspected. In this case, it becomes a mystery where the problem lies.
Because the problem could not be found, I didn’t know how to proceed with the case.
After Concubine He Xian left Yong'an Palace, Amber asked in a low voice: "Could it be Concubine Chen who poisoned her herself?"
Because the servants of Yong'an Palace were cleared of suspicion, and there were no mistakes in other aspects, only Mu Ci was left under suspicion.
However, Concubine He Xian shook her head decisively: "It can't be Concubine Chen. There must have been something wrong somewhere. It was our negligence that allowed others to take advantage of it."
"Why are you so sure that Concubine Chen will not attack His Highness?" Hu Bo was puzzled.
Mu Ci is so scary. Who knows if Mu Ci will clear the way for the little prince?
"With Concubine Chen's methods, how could she do such a stupid thing? This matter is indeed a bit strange, but whenever someone takes action, there will always be clues left behind, but now we can't find the problem." Concubine He Xian closed.
Open your eyes.
When Amber saw this, she knew that Concubine He Xian was unwilling to discuss the matter any further, so she had no choice but to keep silent.
There was also silence in Yong'an Palace.
When the others returned to their respective posts, Yingchun knelt down in front of Mu Ci and apologized: "It's all my fault. I gave others the opportunity to take advantage of the situation and made the empress suffer unjust injustice."
Mu Ci helped her up: "This is also a special case. How did you know that something like this would happen? This also shows that you have to be more careful about your food, so that nothing like this happens again in the future."
From now on, I can't eat out of my sight. This time it was Nian'er who was tricked. I don't know who it will be next time.
"Slave, don't worry." Yingchun stood up.
Sizhu said thoughtfully: "Someone must have poisoned me, right? It's not someone from Yong'an Palace, could it be someone from outside Yong'an Palace?"
"But after leaving Yong'an Palace, I didn't have contact with anyone else, and Hu Hua said there was no problem." Yingchun said calmly.
Sizhu shook his head: "That's not possible. I think there is something wrong with Chu Xiu Palace. Now I am afraid that Concubine He Xian has thoughts about the empress. Now the empress is the most suspicious."
How could Concubine He Xian not think of something that they could all think of?
There is no problem with other aspects, but the snacks are made by the empress herself, and the empress cannot escape suspicion no matter what.
"Yes, the person who poisoned him is too bad!" Yingchun spat forcefully.
Mu Ci shook off his thoughts: "Let's forget about the things that we can't figure out for now. There will always be a chance to find out the truth in the future, so don't worry."
"This servant is worried that Concubine He Xian will blame this debt on the empress." Sizhu expressed her concerns.
Even Buddhist people are bloody. Although Concubine He Xian is low-key and does not fight or fight on weekdays, this matter concerns the eldest prince. Everyone in the harem knows that Concubine He Xian has spent all her efforts on the eldest prince these years, and she has no influence on the eldest prince.
A prince is better than his own son.
"Don't worry. After His Highness was poisoned, the Queen acted decisively and summoned Mr. Qi to the palace in time to save His Highness. It would be too unkind for such a good concubine to still bear her grudge." Yingchun thought.
It has to be relatively simple.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the empress would not do such a stupid thing, and even if Concubine He Xian had some brains, she would not put the blame on the empress.
"You are still stubborn to the end." Sizhu said angrily.
If the human heart could be summed up in four words: "right and wrong", there wouldn't be so many grievances and resentments. Especially for the women in the harem, as long as they want something and get something, what kind of thoughts are not exquisite?
Even if the empress had any affection for Concubine He Xian, it was many years ago.
Who can know what Concubine He Xian was like these years?
"We must continue to investigate this matter. One day the truth will come to light. There is no need for you two to argue about this." Mu Ci acted as the peacemaker.
