Chapter 141 Musk Pillow
"oops……"
Yan Jieyu was startled and quickly squatted down to pick up the musk.
Seeing her holding the musk in her hands, Liu Yuetang's expression froze, her heart in her throat, and she immediately stopped her: "Sister, don't touch it, I'll ask the palace maids to clean it up later."
Yan Jieyu was helped up by her. Looking at the musk powder all over the floor, she frowned and said, "It's all my fault. Musk is so precious, and I spilled it over for my sister."
Liu Yuetang smiled slightly: "It's okay, after all, I used it on my hands, I should be able to pick up some."
"Is my sister feeling unwell?"
Liu Yuetang looked at her solemnly.
Yan Jieyu smiled softly, "Don't worry, sister, I'm fine."
Liu Yuetang calmed down and said, "Sister, please go back to the palace and wash up. You must have been stained with the scent of musk just now."
Concubine Yan did not linger any longer and nodded, saying, "Then my sister will return to the palace first."
Liu Yuetang stood up and walked her to the door. Only after watching Yan Jieyu's back did he retract the gentle smile on his face.
Back in the hall, Wanqiu was picking up the musk on the ground.
"My lady, I only picked up the clean ones. The rest are mixed with dust and cannot be used."
Liu Yuetang glanced at the ground and shook the musk in the bottle.
Half of what is visible to the naked eye is gone.
A sneer slowly appeared on the corner of her mouth, looking both foxy and demonic.
*****
In a blink of an eye, it is April, and the peach blossoms and willows are still green, and the fragrance is everywhere.
In Weiyang Palace, the Queen is dressing in front of the mirror.
"Concubine Yu and Concubine Yan have been getting a little close recently. Send someone to keep a close eye on them. I have a feeling something big is going to happen in the harem."
Fu Liu Zhengyi corrected the phoenix hairpin in the queen's bun.
"Yes, I will send more people to keep an eye on it later."
Now, Concubine Yan is the emperor's favorite. If anything goes wrong, I'm afraid all six palaces will suffer.
Fu Liu did not dare to relax at all.
As he was speaking, he heard the eunuch's hurried footsteps and saluted hurriedly:
"Empress, something bad has happened in Jinyuan Palace."
The queen's heart suddenly tightened, and she quickly stood up and walked out.
The eunuch followed the empress and said as they walked, "Concubine Yan has been complaining of feeling unwell for the past two days. The imperial physician couldn't find anything wrong, so he checked everything Concubine Yan had been using. He happened to find musk in one of her pillows."
The morning sun was soft and warm, and when it fell on the queen she felt hot.
The frequent incidents in the harem were due to her negligence as queen.
Despite her precautions, the thing she feared most still happened.
The Queen took a deep breath and ordered the palace attendants, "Summon the six concubines to the Jinyuan Palace."
When the concubines arrived in a crowd, Xiao Heng also left the court and rushed to Jinyuan Palace.
The concubines all knelt and saluted: "Your servants (concubines) pay their respects to the emperor."
Xiao Heng quickly scanned the beautiful faces in front of him.
None of the concubines dared to look up. Even though the person sitting in the upper seat said nothing, they could feel how intimidating his gaze was.
"Bring up that filthy thing!"
As soon as the words fell, a palace maid came into everyone's sight holding a pillow in both hands.
The moment she touched the pillow, Yu Fei's head buzzed and her eyes widened.
Isn’t that the pillow she gave to Situ Nanzhi?
She was stunned for a long time, looking at Concubine Yan, staring at her intently.
"Your Majesty, it is this pillow."
Xiao Heng lowered his eyes to glance at the pillow and asked Yan Jieyu, "Who gave it to you?"
Yan Jieyu bit her lip slightly, raised her red eyes to look at Xiao Heng, and said timidly: "Your Majesty, it's impossible..."
She shook her head fragilely: "Sister Yufei would never hurt me."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked towards Concubine Yu.
Yu Fei's mind went blank and she was terrified beyond words.
"Yu Fei, is it you?" The emperor's voice was somewhat cold.
Yu Fei came to her senses and knelt on the ground with her knees weak.
"Your Majesty, this pillow was given to me by my concubine, but it doesn't contain any musk."
Mingpin raised her eyebrows and sneered, "Then where does the musk in here come from? It can't be that Concubine Yan put it in herself."
Concubine Yan was startled and shook her head vigorously, saying, "No, I love the child in my belly so much that I can't wait to hurt him. I..."
Before he could finish his words, Xiao Heng said, "I believe you."
Yan Jieyu breathed a sigh of relief, then glanced at the cold-eyed Yu Fei, tears welling in her eyes as she said, "But...why would Sister Yu Fei hurt me?"
"Sister Yufei, do you have any difficulties, or is someone framing you? Tell the emperor quickly."
Yan Jieyu's voice was soft and her almond-shaped eyes were moist, which made people feel soft and pity.
Concubine Yu had a lot to say, but when Concubine Yan asked her, she didn't know where to start.
She knelt straight, meeting Xiao Heng's gaze without a trace of dodging.
"Not a concubine!"
"I am not so foolish as to resort to such blatant means!"
After she finished speaking, she looked around at everyone's faces one by one and asked sternly, "Who is it?"
"Who among you wants to frame me? If I find out, I will never let you go!"
Xiao Heng narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard this.
The Queen said, "Your Majesty, I heard that Concubine Yu gave a maid to Concubine Yan a few days ago."
Mingpin continued quietly, "Why would Concubine Yu give a maid to Concubine Yan for no reason? I'm afraid she has ulterior motives. I beg Your Majesty to interrogate that maid. Who knows what she might reveal."
Xiao Heng said in a deep voice: "Bring that palace maid up."
Yu Fei's heart sank, and she glared at Mingpin sharply: "I gave a maid to Yan Jieyu so that she would have a reliable person by her side to take care of her during her pregnancy. Mingpin, please don't think everyone has such dirty thoughts as you do."
Mingpin sneered, "I don't know about others, but don't you, Concubine Yu? Are you so kind?"
"Then what is your purpose in caring for Concubine Yan so much? Don't say that you get along with Concubine Yan and treat her as a sister."
These words left Concubine Yu speechless.
She couldn't say why she cared so much about Concubine Yan.
But Concubine Yan knew it better than anyone else present.
Concubine Yu turned to look at Concubine Yan, but Concubine Yan only said awkwardly, "Sister, is Xianglan really only here to take care of me?"
Xianglan is just a spy, and this is also the purpose of Concubine Yu sending Xianglan here.
Just as Concubine Yu was about to explain, Zhou Defu brought Xianglan over.
"Your Majesty, I just went to the maid's bedroom and found something very important."
Xiao Heng winked, signaling him to present it.
Zhou Defu pushed Xianglan to her knees, then opened a small packet of paper in his hand, and a speck of brown powder appeared in front of everyone.
Concubine Chu's eyes flickered as she asked in surprise, "Isn't this musk?"
Yu Fei's pupils suddenly contracted, and a strong sense of uneasiness surged in her heart.
Xiao Heng called out to Doctor Li.
Doctor Li hurried forward, holding the paper to his nose. The musky scent was very strong, and he said, "Your Majesty, this is musk."
Xianglan's face turned pale immediately, and she stammered in defense: "No, this is not mys. I never knew there was musk under my pillow."
She clearly remembered that she had placed diarrhea medicine under her pillow, so how could... how could it turn into musk?
Because he found that Yan Jieyu had been acting a little abnormal recently, he stayed by Yan Jieyu's side day and night, watching her every move.
She had no choice but to give Ping'er the laxative.
Zhou Defu raised his lips cunningly: "Did the servant say it was under the pillow?"
"You're confessing yourself."
Xianglan was stunned on the spot, feeling cold sweat pouring down and the chill penetrating into her bones.
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