Chapter 186 Auntie Will Protect You from the Wind and Rain
Qin Baolin was filled with hatred.
For a moment, she even wanted to kneel before the emperor and empress and tell them everything she had done.
But considering that the emperor dotes on Concubine De and her son so much, her end will definitely be miserable. She might even die suddenly for no reason like Concubine Xie before.
Thinking of this ending, Qin Baolin shuddered and retracted the idea.
She doesn't want to die.
Qin Baolin tried hard to calm himself down.
What she had to do now was to delay time. At least her aunt would not watch her die in vain and would give her a way out.
Thinking of this, she knelt down in the center of the hall and said, "Your Majesty and Empress, please understand. I am innocent."
Xie Chen, who was sitting in the main seat, had a cold glint in his eyes. "All the evidence has been found, and you still don't want to admit it?"
Qin Baolin said stubbornly: "But I am really wronged."
"Okay." Xie Chen nodded calmly. He looked at Liang Yao and said, "Send Qin Baolin's palace maids for interrogation. Tomorrow morning, I want to see the results."
Liang Yao dragged the palace maid Fuling away.
Qin Baolin secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She is no longer afraid even if Fuling confesses.
This one day and one night was enough time, enough for her aunt to get the news and come to rescue her.
Xie Chen looked at Concubine Jiang Shu again, his tone indifferent: "You don't recognize it either?"
Seeing his cold attitude, Concubine Jiang Shu's heart sank. She replied, "Yes."
"Very good." Xie Chen made the decision. "Detain Concubine Shu and Qin Baolin in the palace. They cannot be released without being summoned. After the interrogation is completed, we will make the final decision."
The palace servants "invited" the two to leave.
When passing by Shen Baolin, Qin Baolin gave her a vicious look.
This bitch, does she think she can stay out of trouble?
Impossible!
It would be better if Fuling confessed, and exposed this bitch, so that she would die a miserable death!
After the two men were gone from the palace, Xie Chen glanced at the concubines and warned, "You'd better not get involved, otherwise..."
He didn't say the rest of the words, but the concubines understood.
*
Xie Chen brought his men back to Chaoyang Palace.
After breakfast, the two of them read some books on the couch.
Pei Tingyue was looking at the book, but didn't read a single word.
She was lost in her own thoughts.
Today in Qiwu Palace, Qin Baolin's reaction was very strange.
When Liang Yao told her that he had found something in her palace, her reaction was one of disbelief.
There are only two possibilities for this kind of reaction. One is that she really didn't do it. The other is that she knew it was impossible to find it in the palace, so she was so surprised when she found it.
Pei Tingyue felt that the second possibility was more likely.
Because according to Qin Baolin's personality, if she hadn't done it, she would have cried and made a big fuss.
How could she remain silent like today, allowing the emperor to interrogate her as a palace maid and detain her in the palace?
This is clearly an act of guilt.
Therefore, the "Drunk in the Flower Shade" incident was definitely the work of Qin Baolin.
Then why would borneol, one of the ingredients, appear in Qin Baolin's temple?
If Qin Baolin wanted to make Concubine Jiang Shu a scapegoat, he should have placed all the spices in Concubine Jiang Shu's Nong Yue Villa. Why did he keep some of them in his own palace?
Qin Baolin is not smart enough, but he is not stupid enough to keep the handle for nothing.
Something must have gone wrong.
Pei Tingyue narrowed his eyes and his brain worked rapidly.
Think hard for a moment.
Pei Tingyue's eyes lit up.
Yes, who said that Qin Baolin was the only one who did this? What if he was in collusion with someone else and was just stabbed in the back?
Who could that person be?
Like Qin Baolin, he disliked her and Concubine Shu and wanted to get rid of them both at the same time.
A name popped up in Pei Tingyue's mind—Shen Baolin.
Shen Baolin has a grudge against her, and also against Concubine Shu.
However, Shen Baolin didn't seem to know that the bowl of pregnancy-preserving medicine was made by Concubine Shu.
Could it be that the Queen did something to make Shen Baolin realize the facts of that year?
After Shen Baolin knew about it, he teamed up with Qin Baolin to set up this game, and at the last moment, he also calculated Qin Baolin into it?
What a good idea.
Pei Tingyue sighed and raised his eyebrows slightly.
This scene is becoming more and more interesting.
It involves three people: Concubine Jiang Shu, Qin Baolin, and Shen Baolin.
All three of them were at odds with me. Whoever lost would benefit them all. It would be best if it were a dog-eat-dog situation, with no one able to escape unscathed.
Pei Tingyue was looking forward to the climax of this scene.
*
Jiangzhou Palace.
Qingfengtai.
Since Qin Baolin was detained in the hall, he paced anxiously until his ankle hurt, and then he stopped.
She lay on the couch in the outer room in despair.
The whole person was in a panic.
"Aunt, you love Yan'er the most. You will definitely not watch Yan'er being executed, right?"
"Aunt, Yan'er really knows she's wrong."
"Aunt, why haven't you come yet..."
“…”
After muttering for a while, Qin Baolin curled up into a ball and cried bitterly for a while.
She didn't move and just maintained this posture.
His eyes were dim, as if he had lost his soul.
After a long time, Qin Baolin fell asleep exhausted.
When I regained consciousness.
Qin Baolin heard the babies laughing and talking.
The baby's voice was unfamiliar to her, but the sound of talking and laughing was familiar to her. It was her aunt!
Qin Baolin suddenly opened his eyes.
But she was accidentally blinded by the bright light. She put out her hand to block it, half sat up, and it took her a while to see the situation inside the hall clearly.
Nanny Meng was holding a child in her arms, and Queen Mother Qin was teasing him.
Qin Baolin twisted his thigh to make sure it wasn't a dream, then he knelt in front of Queen Mother Qin crying.
"Aunt, save Yan'er!"
Queen Mother Qin withdrew her hand from teasing Xiao Si and glanced at her calmly, "I went to the torture chamber and met Fuling. I know the whole story."
Qin Baolin immediately admitted his mistake: "Aunt, Yan'er is really wrong!"
Queen Mother Qin sighed and stretched out her hand.
Qin Baolin thought the Queen Mother was going to hit her, so she subconsciously closed her eyes. She waited for a long time but nothing happened. But her temples felt itchy, so she opened her eyes and saw the Queen Mother Qin tucking her messy hair.
Qin Baolin's tears suddenly flowed out.
She lay on Queen Mother Qin's lap and sincerely admitted her mistake, "Yan'er will never fight or compete again. I will just stay by my aunt's side and fulfill my filial duty."
Queen Mother Qin responded: "Okay."
Qin Baolin didn't expect her aunt to agree so easily. She looked up in disbelief.
Queen Mother Qin gently wiped her tears and said, "The Qin family cannot bear the crime of murdering concubines and the royal heir. Yan'er cannot bear it either. I will help Yan'er find a solution. This can only be done by Shen and Jiang."
After receiving her promise, Qin Baolin cried and laughed at the same time, not knowing what expression to make. "Thank you, auntie, thank you, auntie."
Queen Mother Qin pointed at the baby across from her and asked, "This is Yuzhou. He cries when he can't see me, so I brought him here. Does Yan'er want to hold him?"
Qin Baolin looked up.
Only then did I see a little baby opposite me, whose face was as delicate as a piece of jade, with big black eyes. My heart melted at the sight of her.
Thinking that she wanted to get rid of the child a few days ago, she felt a moment of guilt.
But then she erased it. She had no choice at that time. The emperor's eyes were on Concubine De and her son. If she wanted the emperor's favor, she could only get rid of Concubine De and her son.
"Yan'er, I won't hold you anymore..."
Queen Mother Qin didn't force her. She pointed to the bedroom and said, "You must be tired after sleeping curled up for several hours. Yan'er, go to the bedroom and have a good rest. When you wake up tomorrow morning, everything will be fine. Your aunt will protect you from the wind and rain."
Qin Baolin was not sleepy, but after hearing his aunt say this, he stood up and went inside. "Then Yan'er, come and pay your respects to me tomorrow morning."
Queen Mother Qin smiled and nodded.
Qin Baolin walked towards the bedroom.
The moment he entered, his eyes suddenly widened and all the hairs on his body stood up.
This is because in the center of the hall, a large octagonal incense burner with bird and animal patterns was emitting wisps of white mist.
In addition, there are nearly a hundred bottles of hosta flowers in full bloom!
This is…
Drunk in the shade of flowers.
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