Chapter 108 Concubine Zhou again
The emperor suddenly understood that Xiaoxiao was here to help him solve the case.
He ordered: "Go and call the queen, and let her identify whether these oils are the same as those in the lotus pond."
Su Xiaoxiao smiled with satisfaction, but she had no intention of stopping at the moment of success. She kept pointing at the house and talking in a babbling manner.
The emperor looked at Gu Huaian: "What did Xiaoxiao say!"
Gu Huaian scratched his head and said: "I think it should be that there are things in there too!"
After hearing this, the emperor said in a deep voice: "Come here, search this courtyard inside and out for me."
Eunuch Guo was visibly nervous, but he didn't dare to say a word. The person opposite was the emperor!
All the people living in this courtyard are low-ranking eunuchs. He lives in the inner courtyard here because it is a place in the palace that was forgotten by his master and it is convenient for him to do things. Who knew that he would offend those two little ancestors.
The emperor actually felt a little bit of expectation in his heart, wondering what kind of surprise or shock Su Xiaoxiao would give him this time.
He asked in a somewhat flattering tone: "Xiaoxiao, are you happy now?"
[Happy, what a big head ghost, you know that Concubine Zhou is so bad, but you still pamper her, and you still doubt the queen, I'm so angry! ] Su Xiaoxiao thought, and smiled and grabbed a strand of the emperor's hair to play with it. In fact, she pulled it with all her strength, and the emperor's facial features were dislocated because of the pain, but she didn't let go.
[If it weren't for the Empress Aunt, I wouldn't bother with you!] Su Xiaoxiao felt better when she saw the Emperor throbbing in pain, and she laughed even more happily.
Eunuch Yang was so scared that his cerebellum shrank, and he rushed over to pry Su Xiaoxiao's hands apart: "Ouch, Princess, don't hurt the dragon body!"
Su Xiaoxiao tried to stop him, but she used her trump card and burst into tears. But she was so happy in her heart: [It's him who was hurt!]
Gu Huaiyu heard every word of her thoughts. Thinking of his mother's grievances, Gu Huaiyu deliberately slowed down his pace and let Xiaoxiao get closer to her father.
At this time, people who searched Eunuch Guo's yard came out one after another, and no one came back empty-handed. Many items from the palace were found inside, including vases from ancient times and countless jewelry. Some of them the emperor had never seen before, saying that they were lost in the early years. There were also many items that looked familiar to the emperor, many of which were things he had given to Concubine Zhou.
In addition to these valuable items, there were also many prohibited items that could not appear in the palace, such as musk and safflower that had the effect of causing miscarriage; erotic paintings that people dared not look directly at, aphrodisiacs, slow-acting poisons that killed people, and drugs that induced aphrodisiacs.
The emperor simply couldn't believe his eyes. In his palace, right under his nose, a small eunuch dared to harbor such evil intentions.
When Eunuch Guo saw the overwhelming evidence, he was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground and did not even dare to ask for mercy.
The atmosphere around the emperor was extremely low and the expression on his face was colder than an iceberg. He did not ask Eunuch Guo, but asked Eunuch Yang instead: "Yang Shun, a small steward can be so rich. Is Eunuch Yang rich enough to rival a country now?"
Yang Shun's legs went weak and he knelt on the ground to explain: "Your Majesty, I am innocent. All my treasures were awarded by Your Majesty and the nobles. I have used my salary over the years to buy a house outside the palace, but I have nothing else, let alone those dirty things."
He looked at Eunuch Guo hatefully. This old man was too arrogant. Could these things be easily hidden in the palace? He had lived too comfortably and wanted to die himself, so why did he drag our family down with him?
The queen got the letter and came here. She didn't expect that a small eunuch could be so bold and presumptuous.
The queen didn't question Eunuch Guo, but knelt down in front of the emperor: "Your Majesty, it is my poor management that allowed such a villain to cause trouble in the palace. Please punish him!"
She said this sincerely. After being disappointed with the emperor, she looked down on many things and was very tolerant of the concubines and other people in the palace.
The palace seemed calm on the surface. Except for Concubine Zhou who often made trouble, everything else seemed fine.
She didn't expect that her mediocrity would make a small eunuch so rampant. As a queen, she felt ashamed.
The emperor wanted to take care of the unembroidered sachet that Huaian mentioned. He felt guilty and helped the queen up and said, "Your Majesty, you are in a serious condition. There are so many things in the harem. How can you take care of everything? This idiot is too bold. I called you here to see if this oil is from the lotus pond."
The queen got up and asked Aunt Zhang to test the oil. Aunt Zhang nodded and said, "It is indeed the same as the one that made the ninth prince fall into the water. This oil is not only green in color, but also more viscous. , easy to slip."
The emperor looked at the empress, his eyes were a little softer: "Empress, you should investigate the affairs of the harem!"
Nanny Zhang asked someone to bring a chair, and the emperor and empress sat down in the eunuch's yard. The empress changed her usual kind look, glanced at Eunuch Guo nonchalantly and said: "Little Guo, what's the matter with the oil, do you want to confess yourself, or do you want me to find a way to make you confess." Eunuch Guo
knelt on the ground and brought out the same words he had just said to the emperor.
The Queen said coldly, "How dare you! The kitchen staff said that they had never seen this kind of oil before. Something was added to the oil. Where did it come from?"
Eunuch Guo could not hide it, so he said, "I bought this oil outside, but someone stole some of it when I just came back. Later, the Ninth Prince fell into the water. I was afraid of being implicated in this incident, so I hid the oil. The Ninth Prince's falling into the water really had nothing to do with me. !"
The queen sneered, "You won't tell the truth, right? Come on, put on the clamps!"
The clamps were put on the ten fingers of Eunuch Guo, and the queen kindly asked again, "Who did you give the oil to? Where did these things come from? I'll give you another chance, save you from the pain of flesh and blood, and reward you with a whole body!"
Eunuch Guo still insisted that the oil was stolen after he bought it outside the palace, and the things were rewards from the nobles.
The queen's brows were cold, and she signaled to torture him. Although Eunuch Guo was a servant, he had money and power in his hands over the years, and his skin and flesh had long been tender. He screamed in pain as soon as he was tortured.
The queen said with a cold face, "Harder!"
Several of Eunuch Guo's fingers were pinched off alive.
Ten fingers are connected to the heart, such pain is simply unbearable for ordinary people. Eunuch Guo begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, please have mercy, I confess
, I confess everything! The oil was sold to Eunuch Qiu in Concubine Zhou's palace!" The emperor lowered his eyes: "It's Concubine Zhou again! What else did Concubine Zhou do? Tell me all!"
But Eunuch Guo was really weak, and he fainted from the pain before he could explain clearly.