Chapter 1137 I don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse
She pulled out a portion of the scrolls and letters from her sleeve and presented them with both hands: "This is what I found in the Imperial Garden. Please take a look, Your Majesty."
The queen took the scroll, unfolded it, and her face suddenly turned livid.
What was recorded on the scroll was the evidence that some concubines in the harem were secretly colluding to murder the queen.
Although it was only a partial clue, it was enough to alert the queen.
The atmosphere in the hall froze instantly, and a tense atmosphere filled the air.
The queen clutched the scroll tightly, her eyes scanning the people in the hall fiercely, as if she wanted to see through them.
"What a 'secret business'! I want to see who is so bold as to stir up trouble right under my nose!"
The queen gritted her teeth and said, her voice was as cold as the wind from hell.
Jiang Xue secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although the queen was suspicious by nature, she would never allow anyone to threaten her position.
As long as we can get her attention, we can resolve the current crisis.
"Your Majesty, I only discovered these clues by chance and dare not speculate. You still need Your Majesty to investigate the specific situation."
Jiang Xue said humbly, giving all the credit to the queen.
The queen's expression eased a little, and she looked at Jiang Xue with a little more appreciation: "Jiang Xue, you did a good job. This matter is of great importance, and I will investigate it thoroughly."
Jiang Xue quickly kowtowed to express her gratitude: "Thank you, Queen."
At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside the palace, mixed with the eunuch's shrill voice: "The emperor has arrived!"
The eunuch's shrill voice was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples.
Everyone in the hall knelt down in unison to greet
Jiang Xue lowered her eyes. The sudden arrival of the emperor made her wonder whether it was a blessing or a curse.
After greeting the Emperor, the Queen stood up and walked towards him with a perfect smile on her face:
"Your Majesty, why did you come here so suddenly? You didn't even inform me in advance so that I could prepare."
The emperor reached out his hand to help the queen, and smiled faintly: "I was just out for a walk, and I happened to meet you. Queen, there is no need to be so polite."
As he spoke, his eyes swept across everyone in the hall, and finally landed on Jiang Xue. He stayed there for a moment before looking away.
This brief glance made Jiang Xue's heart skip a beat, and an inexplicable sense of uneasiness surged in her heart.
At the same time, in the Imperial Garden, Concubine Li and Concubine Rong met on a narrow road.
Concubine Li was dressed in a gorgeous red dress, like a blooming peony, while Concubine Rong was dressed in a plain green shirt, like a cool lotus.
The two men have very different styles, but neither can hide the sharpness between their brows.
"Hey, isn't this Rongpin sister? Why are you here alone admiring the flowers? Why didn't you invite your sister to join you?"
Concubine Li spoke first, with a hint of provocation in her tone.
Rongpin smiled faintly: "Sister, you are joking. I am just taking a walk. How dare I trouble you?"
"Sister, your words are too polite. Why should we be so polite to each other?"
As Concubine Li spoke, she approached Concubine Rong and lowered her voice, "I heard that my sister has been very close to the Queen recently, but is there anything good you want to share?"
Rongpin narrowed her eyes slightly, and her tone became a little colder: "Sister, you are well-informed, but please don't worry about the matter between my sister and the Queen."
"What are you talking about, little sister? I care about you, too."
Concubine Li smiled and covered her mouth: "However, sister, you must be careful. Not everyone in the harem can be easily trusted."
Rongpin sneered: "Thank you for your reminder, sister. I know what to do."
After saying that, he turned and left, leaving Concubine Li standing there alone with a gloomy face.
Back in the Queen's Palace, Rongpin's eyes fell on Jiang Xue, and a sneer appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report." Rongpin stepped forward, her tone respectful but sharp.
"Oh? What's the matter?" asked the queen.
“Just now, I saw Concubine Li and Princess He together in the Imperial Garden. They were behaving very intimately and seemed to be plotting something.” Rongpin said shockingly and everyone in the palace was startled.
Jiang Xue's heart trembled. She didn't expect that Rongpin would frame her like this.
She took a deep breath, suppressed her anger, and said calmly: "I'm afraid Concubine Rong has seen it wrong? Concubine Li and I just met by chance, and there is no conspiracy."
"Yeah?"
Rongpin sneered: "Princess He, do you dare to swear to heaven that there is no collusion between you and Concubine Li?"
Jiang Xue sneered in her heart, this Rongpin is really an old hermaphrodite.
But she remained calm on the surface and said firmly:
"I swear to heaven that there is absolutely no collusion between me and Concubine Li. If I tell you anything false, I will be struck by lightning!"
Concubine Li also stood up to speak for Jiang Xue: "Sister Rongpin, what do you mean by this? I was just chatting with Princess He for a few minutes, how did it become a conspiracy?"
Rongpin ignored Concubine Li and just looked at the Queen, saying meaningfully:
"Empress, I am doing this for your own good. People in the harem are unpredictable. You must be careful."
The queen had a gloomy expression on her face, and her eyes flickered back and forth between Jiang Xue and Concubine Li, as if she was weighing the pros and cons.
Jiang Xue felt as if she was in a huge whirlpool, and the air around her became icy cold.
She knew that she had to clear up the misunderstanding here as soon as possible, otherwise the consequences would be even more disastrous.
Jiang Xue's face was calm, but there was a hint of determination in her eyes as she spoke to the queen: "Your Majesty, Concubine Rong's accusation is pure nonsense..."
She paused, looked directly at Rongpin, and said word by word: "Madam Rongpin, you said that Madam Lifei and I were intimate. May I ask, what kind of intimate behavior did we do?"
Jiang Xue looked directly at Rongpin with clear eyes, a hint of smile on the corner of her mouth, and spoke in a calm tone:
"Empress Rong said that Empress Li and I were 'intimate'. May I ask, how intimate are we? Like the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl holding hands and looking into each other's eyes in tears? Or like Liang Zhu turning into butterflies and dancing gracefully?
Or...like you, Concubine Rong, and some other people, secretly 'plotting' something shameful?"
Jiang Xue deliberately emphasized the tone of the last sentence, and her eyes swept meaningfully over Rongpin and the palace maid standing behind her with lowered brows and a submissive look.
This palace maid was the one who was always by the Queen's side. She always followed Rongpin closely.
Rongpin's face changed and her breathing became faster.
She never expected that Jiang Xue was so eloquent and could defeat her with just a few words.
She opened her mouth and wanted to refute, but found that she had no way to defend herself.
After all, her so-called "intimate behavior" was nothing but hearsay and there was no substantial evidence at all.
The concubines around also began to whisper, looking at Rongpin with suspicion.
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