Chapter 105 Poor Eunuch Yang
The Queen lowered her eyes slightly and said, "Come here, bring back Concubine Zhou. It is disgraceful to disturb the emperor like this."
The two palace maids were taken away for questioning, and the Queen also asked all the concubines to return to the palace to wait for news. She did not even make things difficult for Concubine Zhou, who was the most suspicious.
Nanny Zhang asked worriedly, "Your Majesty, even if the two palace maids confessed, Concubine Zhou would insist that we tortured her into confessing. There are too many places in the palace that use oil. Except for the kitchen, lamp oil has to be added everywhere, and we can't find any clues at all. The Emperor has always tolerated her. At most, he would punish her with house arrest. We have no chance of winning!"
The Queen took a sip of tea and said slowly, "That's why we let her go. If she becomes disorganized, the real truth will be revealed. You just spread the word that you have found the source of the oil, and then keep a close eye on the movements of everyone in Concubine Zhou's palace."
Nanny Zhang understood that the Queen wanted Concubine Zhou to reveal her true colors herself.
She asked Aunt Zhang again, "By the way, Xiao Jiu was taken to the Qinzheng Palace by the Emperor. Have you asked the Imperial Physician if he has a cold?"
Aunt Zhang massaged Concubine Zhou's shoulders and said, "The Imperial Physician said that the water was cold at night and the Ninth Prince caught a cold. Fortunately, he is in good health and should be fine after taking some medicine. Your Majesty, you are so concerned about the Ninth Prince, why don't you go and see him in person?"
The Queen frowned slightly, " The emperor took Xiaojiu back to the Qinzheng Palace for his own reasons. You ask someone to inform the crown prince that these people should not go to see Xiaojiu. "
Madame Zhang suddenly realized that Concubine Zhou had instigated that someone had deliberately used people in her palace to frame her. The emperor would also suspect that this play was directed and acted by the empress herself. After all, as soon as the ninth prince fell into the water, the empress brought people to the scene. The emperor suspected that the empress used the ninth prince to frame Concubine Zhou.
Madam Zhang's hands trembled involuntarily. If the emperor really thought so, wouldn't the empress be in danger? The emperor hated people who attacked the royal heir the most, not to mention that the ninth prince was the empress's own son.
Although she didn't believe that the empress would return the ninth prince, now she didn't understand how the empress found the ninth prince so accurately.
The queen pressed her temples lightly. She was scared when she thought about it now. It was all because of that dream. Otherwise, Xiaojiu would have been in danger. The child who woke her up in the dream and took her to the lotus pond was Su Xiaoxiao.
She believed Gu Huaiyu's words even more now. Xiaoxiao had magical powers. This child was really thoughtful. She let Huaiyu remind her, but she was still worried and came into her dream at night to save Huai'an. She didn't dare to think about how she would live without Xiaoxiao. Would both children have been killed?
The methods of the Ministry of Punishment were amazing. The two palace maids confessed clearly that it was Concubine Zhou who was unhappy when she heard that the Ninth Prince was going to the Imperial Academy, so she came up with this plan and asked them to send gifts to the Ninth Prince during his lunch break. She said those words and wanted to trick him into picking water hyacinths in the pond in the middle of the night.
But there was no clue where the oil came from. Concubine Zhou was also surprisingly quiet. She stayed in her own palace quietly these days and didn't even go to the emperor.
The queen had to tell the emperor the progress truthfully. The emperor only replied: "This matter is serious. The queen should check it out again. Xiaojiu will stay in the Qinzheng Palace for a few days."
The emperor stared at the queen's back in a daze. Is there any woman in the harem that he can trust?
Gu Huaian ran over with rice paper and said, "Father, look, how does Xiaojiu write?"
The emperor took a look and said, "Not bad, not bad, the word Gu is written very well. I didn't expect Xiaojiu to be so beautiful and capable that she can learn it after just one teaching."
Gu Huaian was very proud: "Second brother said that I have a photographic memory. I remember everything I see very clearly. For example, every time Concubine Zhou comes to see you, father, her eyebrows will become lower. And Concubine Hui only looks at you, father, at every banquet."
The emperor thought about it and realized that Concubine Zhou's eyebrows were indeed like that. As for Concubine Hui, he almost forgot that there was such a person.
He lowered his head and said, "What about your mother? What's special about her?"
Gu Huaian tilted his head and thought for a while and said, "Mother? Mother is always busy, but every day she would ask people to go to the Qinzheng Hall to ask what father had eaten and whether he had slept. When she was not busy, she would stare blankly at an unfinished pattern with a bamboo embroidered on it."
After hearing this, the emperor felt depressed. That bamboo, It was the sachet that the queen embroidered for him. They had been affectionate, but later, Concubine Zhou entered the palace. At that time, she was still a talented person. At first, he went to Concubine Zhou every day to let the Zhou family know that Concubine Zhou was very favored. Later, his feet could not help but go there. Concubine Zhou was as cute as a little girl, sometimes bright and bright, sometimes coquettish, and she could always control his heart.
The queen must have been disappointed at that time. She never embroidered that sachet again, and he never asked her for one. There were too many people who gave him sachets, and he couldn't wear them all.
"Father, what are you thinking about?" Gu Huaian's childish voice messed up his thoughts again.
The emperor felt guilty, but in this way, the queen had more reason to dislike Concubine Zhou.
Concubine Zhou knew that she was infertile and loved all her children. She was more concerned about Xiaojiu falling into the water than the empress.
Who was the mastermind behind the incident?
The more the emperor thought about it, the more headache he had. Once the seeds of suspicion were planted, they would spread recklessly, making people breathless.
The emperor was extremely annoyed and asked casually, "Where is the prince?"
Yang Shun bowed and said, "The prince went to the Imperial Academy and said he was discussing academic matters with the Imperial Tutor. He will be back later!"
The emperor said angrily, "Then go to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and bring Xiaoxiao here to relieve my boredom!"
Yang Shun was eager to hear it. The emperor had not been happy for a few days after getting the gold mine, and accidents happened one after another in the harem. The emperor had not smiled for the past few days.
The atmosphere in the Qinzheng Palace is really low. The emperor gets angry at any time. Even he has been scolded several times, not to mention the other palace maids and eunuchs.
Take the opportunity to go out and hide for a while, and then invite Xiaoxiao, the lucky doll, to appease the emperor.
Yang Shun did not dare to delay and quickly took Xiaoxiao to the palace. Along the way, Yang Shun did not care whether Su Xiaoxiao could understand or not, and said in a strong voice: "Princess, when you are in the palace, please smile more for the emperor. The emperor has been feeling sad recently!"
Su Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes in her heart: [He deserves to be sad. It's ok for him to start a mess and then give up in the end, but his brain is not working well. He can't tell the good from the bad. It's not good to suspect anyone, but he actually suspects the Empress. I don't want to make him happy! ]
Yang Shun had no idea what Su Xiaoxiao was thinking, he just looked at her with a stern face, looking unhappy.
He felt his head throbbing, the other person hadn't been appeased yet, and this little ancestor was unhappy again, why was his life so miserable!