Chapter 27 Chapter 27 Palace Maid on the Twenty-Seventh Day

After Shen Qing and Cuihuan completed the handover, they did not forget the excuse of this trip and went to the Shisi Department to get their makeup powder before heading back to Kunning Palace.

The powder that Cuihuan gave her to harm others was thrown into her pocket by her with disgust.

Shen Qing has a lot of money, so he can just give it up.

On the way back to Kunning Palace, she organized her words in her mind, her face slightly red, she was excited. She wanted to find the Queen immediately and expose the conspiracy, thus showing that she was not so stupid as not to trust the Queen.

Based on Shen Qing's understanding of the Queen, she was not afraid of any trouble happening to her palace maids. The only thing she didn't like was people betraying her.

Even if you confess, the Queen will still understand from the perspective of the palace maids.

However, Shen Qing's case was a little troublesome, because Cuihuan did not coerce or bribe her, or threaten her life and property, but she was sick at the time and coveted the female doctor Cuihuan brought with her, and the heavy gold hairpin.

Alas, this has to expose one's greedy nature.

If the queen has any punishment, Shen Qing will not complain.

When I returned to Kunning Palace, the queen was still taking a nap. Pregnant women always want to sleep, but being able to sleep means that there is nothing wrong with her body, which is a good thing.

Shen Qing went to find Qing Gu first: "Sister Qing Gu, I have a packet of medicine powder here. It seems that it is not good for pregnant women. Can you help me take a look?"

Qing Gu's family has a long history of learning. Her ancestor was an imperial physician. After spending a long time together, he also knew that she had read all the books in the family. When she was a child, she followed her grandfather who was a doctor to see patients, so she had some practical experience, which was enough to deal with small situations.

Without knowing what the powder was used for, Shen Qing was not brave enough to bring it directly to the Queen.

It would be bad if it mixed with something from the Queen and then offended her.

Qing Gu heard this and became more cautious: "Take it out and let me see it."

Shen Qing took out the purse, loosened the mouth of the purse to reveal the contents, and then handed it to Qinggu.

Qing Gu tore open the paper wrapping something in his purse, revealing purple powder particles inside, which looked like they were not completely ground.

Qinggu frowned, pinched a little with her fingers, put it to the tip of her nose and sniffed it, then took a small sip with the tip of her tongue, then she spat it out and rinsed her mouth with water.

"It is purple in color, fishy in taste, and colorless when dissolved in water. If pregnant women take it for a long time in the early stages of pregnancy, they will suffer miscarriage when they are three months pregnant. It is a sign of normal miscarriage. In addition, it also contains some small doses of substances that aggravate pregnancy reactions. Over time, it will inevitably make people haggard."

Qinggu wiped the marks on his hands with a handkerchief in disgust.

Shen Qing nodded: "Sister, why don't you ask where I got this thing from?"

Qing Gu knew what was going on and said, "It's just something that the concubines in the palace prepared for the Queen. This little bit of powder is very precious. Noble ladies in the capital who are not physically fit to have children but accidentally get pregnant usually use this thing to abort the pregnancy. If there is nothing else added to it, it could be sold, what a pity."

Shen Qing scratched his head and said what a pity it was, what a waste of money.

Then she did not forget the purpose of this trip: "Sister Qinggu, in fact, someone asked me to secretly give this thing to the queen. This is because I accepted benefits from someone in Zhiyun Palace, and she felt that she had a handle on me, so she appointed me. You still have the nerve to say that you will not harm the heir to the throne. Of course, I knew she was fooling me as soon as I heard this. Besides, even if it is a good thing for the queen, even if the description is exaggerated, I will not act on my own without the approval of the imperial physician under the banner of doing good for the queen."

When Shen Qing mentioned that the other party had cheated on her, she felt angry, and then she felt funny. Is she that stupid?

After finishing his words in one breath, Shen Qing looked at Qinggu with a smile and a flattering look.

Qing Gu smiled and praised, "Not bad, very cautious."

"There are still some things." Shen Qing said with difficulty, "I'm afraid I have to tell the Queen in person."

When it comes to Concubine Hui, even Qingyu and Qinggu combined cannot make a decision.

Qing Gu was not angry because Shen Qing reported to him beyond his authority, and simply agreed: "Okay, let's talk about it after the queen gets up."

No matter how big the matter is, we have to wait until the Queen wakes up.

Shen Qing naturally had no objection. Now that the hot potato had been handed over, she felt relieved: "I knew Sister Qinggu was the best."

Qinggu felt relieved, but not much, because Shen Qing was a playboy and she might have said these words to all the palace maids in Kunning Palace.

Especially the cook in the small kitchen, she loved her the most.

Shen Qing scratched her head and waited for a while. When she saw Qingyu coming out of the hall with a palace maid carrying a basin, she knew that the queen had woken up and finished washing.

She walked towards Qingyu.

When Qingyu saw her coming, she stopped. The palace maid took the basin and left. Qingyu looked at Shen Qing inquiringly.

Shen Qing said: "Sister Qingyu, I have something to report to the Queen."

Qingyu nodded and took her in.

The queen sat on the throne with a gentle expression, her body bathed in the afternoon sunlight.

Shen Qing walked to the Queen's side, handed the Jingyang Palace token that she had forcibly pulled from Cui Huan's hand to the Queen, and said sincerely: "My Queen, I am guilty."

To praise, you must first criticize.

The queen took the token and rubbed it with her hand out of curiosity. She did not get angry and asked in a gentle voice, "What happened?"

Since it's not serious enough to cause death, it's a minor matter. And if he was really guilty, he wouldn't be in this situation now.

But the queen was also really confused, and she hummed in confusion.

Shen Qing sighed that the Queen was worthy of being the Queen, she was so calm and composed, and was becoming more and more like the Emperor, so he did not dare to delay and started telling the story from the beginning.

"When I was still a third-class maid in Zhiyun Palace, I thought I would be a third-class maid for the rest of my life, so I was blinded by the favors of Cuihuan, a second-class maid beside Concubine Hui in the main palace of Jingyang Palace. Now, after many twists and turns, Cuihuan came to me and asked me to do something for her. Naturally, I believed Your Majesty and was willing to tell Her Majesty about this in advance, but I wanted to find out what Cuihuan was going to do, so I met Cuihuan on the palace road outside Jingyang Palace at noon today without making it public. Cuihuan was so bold that she asked me to drug Your Majesty, saying that she would not contact me again after the matter was done, so that I could sleep peacefully from now on."

"I naturally scoffed at her words. The reason I could reach my current position was naturally because of the Empress. Only when the Empress is good can I be good. I know this. But in order to lure out the person behind Cuihuan, I could only pretend to agree and ask Cuihuan to take out the token. Cuihuan handed it over. Originally, she just wanted me to take a look, but when I saw that it was not an important evidence, I directly grabbed it and dragged it over. Because it was in the palace road, it would be difficult for Cuihuan to fight or even fight, so I did as I wished."

Shen Qing's eyebrows danced with joy, and when he got excited, he almost wanted to gesture with his hands.

She looked at the Queen with sharp eyes, as if asking her whether what she did was right and whether she should be praised.

She was eager to express her loyalty to the queen and her determination not to be misled by anyone.

The Queen became interested: "And then?"

Shen Qing spread her hands: "Then I came back and gave the powder to Sister Qinggu. It's something that can harm people, so you don't have to worry, Madam."

The queen patted Shen Qing's hand: "Slippery tongue."

What does it mean to believe in the Empress? What does it mean to rely on the Empress? What does it mean that she will be good only if the Empress is good?

He speaks even more bluntly than daylily.

But it is undeniable that the queen felt as sweet as if she had eaten honey, and it was worth it for her to transfer Shen Qing to her side.

The queen sighed, "Noble Concubine Hui."

[Could it be that Concubine Hui resents me for not giving her a higher rank? ]

[But plotting to murder the heir to vent one's anger is too much.]

"My lady, I have something to say but I don't know whether I should say it or not."

The queen nodded: "Go ahead."

Shen Qingmiao filled in the blanks: "In fact, it was Cuihuan who contacted me from the beginning to the end. No one else was involved. I didn't even meet Noble Concubine Hui alone, or the senior palace maid who was relied on by Noble Concubine Hui."

She recalled: "When we were in Zhiyun Palace, I remember Cuihuan was not so favored by Concubine Hui. If she was favored, she would not have not become the head maid yet. The position of the head maid beside Concubine Hui was vacant for a while, and the Sibo Division found a maid that Concubine Hui was satisfied with to fill it."

Qingyu, who had been listening silently, also said, "The senior maid that Concubine Hui often brings out is named Feicui. All matters concerning Concubine Hui are also handled by Feicui."

The Queen held the token and thought, "There is only one token for the master of Jingyang Palace. Let me test whether Concubine Hui knows about the token."

【Based on my understanding of Concubine Hui, she would not have the guts to do this.】

[No matter how drastically a person's temperament changes, he would not kill all his clans. This matter is suspicious.]

Qingyu should be it.

Seeing that both of them were successful, Shen Qingqing put her mind at ease. It was none of her business!

The queen looked at Shen Qing again and said, "Shen Qing, go inform Qi He and ask her to take you and a few trusted palace maids to check the palace maids who entered and left Kunning Palace today and yesterday."

The fact that Shen Qing was able to receive the information meant that there was a traitor in Kunning Palace who was helping to pass on the message.

Probably because he couldn't reach her food, he gave it to Shen Qing.

The only worry is that the person behind the scenes might sacrifice the pawn to save the king, and Shen Qing and Cui Huan are just discarded pawns.

Shen Qing responded seriously: "Yes."

Since the queen values ​​her, she naturally has to show her steadiness.

After leaving the Queen's side, Shen Qing went straight to look for Ji He. Ji He called the palace maids she trusted, or the confidants cultivated by the senior palace maids, and began to interrogate the palace maids in Kunning Palace one by one about their whereabouts in the past two days.

When Qie He became serious, no one could offend her. She was also good at making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, playing with people's minds, and she could hear the loopholes in the palace people's words and point out the omissions in just a few words.

With the help of palace maids who vouched for her in groups of three or four and their mutual traces, she left Kunning Palace alone yesterday. After a while, the palace maids who could not be matched were revealed.

Qi He's determined gaze swept over the palace maid named Shuangcha, who looked overwhelmed and panicked.

Anyone could see that something was wrong with her.

"Shuangcha?" Shen Qing realized belatedly, "When I was in the tea room this morning, Shuangcha was sweeping outside, and I nodded at her."

As a second-class palace maid, she was not so arrogant as to not recognize the third-class palace maids or even remember their names.

Therefore, with his good memory, Shen Qing quickly connected the dots: "So you were staring at me to see if I read the note?"

Shuangcha didn't say anything, which meant he agreed.

Qi He made the final decision: "Report this to the queen, keep Shuang Cha under temporary custody, and do not let any traces leak out to the outside world, so that those who are interested can get the news."

Shen Qingqing didn't like trouble. Seeing that the traitor was found so quickly and that she had gained some experience, she was naturally happy.

What's more, the queen had no intention of pursuing the matter, which made her even happier.

Next, her only responsibility was to take care of the talent show. However, Qingyu was also in charge of the election. Although it was embarrassing to mess around, she was a mascot!