The Queen Mother was also shocked when she heard this.
"Lan'er, Chun did something wrong, but she was confused at the moment. She is young after all. You are her elder sister, so you can beat her or scold her. Why do you have to take her life?"
"My Queen Mother, after the incident happened, you never gave me a chance.
You spoke sharply at that time, believing that I had deliberately murdered Chun Da Ying, and forced the emperor to place me under house arrest.
Fortunately, so many people testified for me today and cleared my name. Otherwise, I would never have been able to leave Yikun Palace, right? "
Concubine Hua smiled slightly.
"I have been favored by the Emperor for many years, earning the jealousy of others. What Chun promised to do is not the first, nor will it be the last.
I believe that there will be many more such things in the future.
If I let Chun Da Ying off easily this time, others will think that I am weak and can be bullied. It doesn't matter if I am bullied alone, but I have Wan Wan.
I will not allow others to bully me and my children, so what happened today must be severely punished!"
After saying this, he didn't wait for the Queen Mother to speak again.
Concubine Hua frowned and gave orders in a cold voice.
"Capture Chun Yingda and her personal maid, drag them to the Imperial Garden, and beat them to death immediately."
"Yes, Master!"
Suzhi responded and waved her hand, and the young eunuchs rushed up like a group of tigers, pinned the two men down, tied them up, stuffed their mouths and dragged them out.
The side hall of Yikun Palace was silent.
Only the pleading whimpers came from the two people's gagged mouths.
The Queen Mother's expression became even uglier. The sharp armor dug deep into her palm, and she could only suppress her impulse with great patience.
Forget it. In the end, Chun Da Ying was too careless in doing things. Fortunately, she was not an important chess piece, so let it be lost.
But now that people's lives are at risk, it will be troublesome if the Fu family asks about it later...
Thinking of this, the Queen Mother's head started to hurt.
When Nanny Xin saw that she frowned and looked in pain, she immediately bent down to help her and spoke in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft.
"Your Majesty, your head is starting to hurt again, isn't it? You didn't get enough rest tonight. Now that this matter is over, let's go back and rest early."
"Um……"
The Queen Mother nodded, put her hand on Nanny Xin's wrist, and prepared to get up and leave.
Just at this moment, a figure rushed in from outside, bringing with it a chill that startled everyone in the room.
"Your Majesty, Queen Mother, Master, I have made a major discovery!"
"Zhu Yinghuai?"
Concubine Hua stared blankly at the man in front of her whose face was blackened by smoke. It took her a while to recognize him.
"Is the fire out? How did you get yourself into this state? Are you hurt?"
"Thank you for your concern, I am fine!"
A gleam of tears flashed in Zhu Yinghuai's eyes, but he quickly concealed it.
Then he solemnly presented something in his hand to Feng Yinzhen who was standing beside him.
"Your Majesty, look at this."
"What's this?"
Feng Yinzhen immediately looked at what was in his palm.
The empress dowager, who was just about to get up and leave, turned around to look without caring about the pain in her head when she heard this.
When a few people saw the thing clearly, they were stunned.
The Queen Mother spoke slowly.
"This is... a piece of wood? Zhu Yinghuai, you brought a piece of burnt wood, how can you say that this is a major discovery?"
“Your Majesty, this is an ordinary piece of wood, but the thing on it is not ordinary.
Please listen carefully, Your Majesty."
Zhu Yinghuai lifted the wood upwards.
Several people sniffed.
[Tung oil! It’s tung oil!]
The strong smell and the obvious fresh oil stains on the wood suggest someone deliberately poured tung oil on it!
[It seems that today's fire was not an accident, but someone deliberately murdered my mother! ]
Feng Wanwan's nose was also very useful. After sniffing hard, she immediately identified the smell and screamed.
My mother is truly the target of public criticism! First, Chun agreed to frame her, and now someone is maliciously murdering her!
"It's unbelievable! If my mother hadn't been prepared and alert, wouldn't we have been burned like this piece of wood by now?"
[Two charred corpses?]
Feng Wanwan felt a chill down her spine at the thought.
When I read the book in the past, I just thought that the women in the harem fought with each other every day and were very cruel. I thought they were really stupid.
There is not only one man like Big Pig's Hoof in the world. Even if he is the only man, there are many interesting and important things in a person's life. There is no need to put all your thoughts on this man and fight him to death.
But now that she was in it, she finally understood why.
These women are not fighting for a man, nor do they not understand that there are other interesting things to do in the world. Many times, they have to fight.
For example, her mother, Concubine Hua.
She had already entered the palace and become a noble concubine, and was already in a high position, so naturally many eyes were staring at her, trying every means to drag her down.
She must stay alert and sharp to ensure her own safety.
Otherwise, Chun's conspiracy to murder would be a small matter. The fire tonight might be the burial place of the mother and daughter.
At this moment, Concubine Hua also recognized that the smell was tung oil. Her little face instantly lost its color. She looked at Feng Yinzhen with a pale face and her voice trembled.
"Your Majesty, it's tung oil. Someone deliberately started the fire and wanted to burn me and Wanwan to death!"
"How dare you have such evil intentions, plotting to murder the imperial concubine and the princess!"
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