Chapter 59 Ginseng Stolen
Eunuch Yuan did not dare to hide it, and immediately went to Yun Hongxiao and reported quietly.
"Your Majesty, Xiao Dezi just reported that the 500-year-old ginseng in your collection was stolen." After Eunuch Yuan finished speaking, sweat broke out on his forehead.
He, who served closely, felt how precious that ginseng was to the emperor.
That ginseng was the oldest ginseng in the palace. Once, the emperor was sick for several days and could not attend court, but he was reluctant to use it.
Now it was stolen.
"What did you say?" Yun Hongxiao's voice suddenly rose in shock.
It happened that there were many people in the palace today, including ministers and their families, almost two hundred people.
Could it be that someone took the opportunity to sneak in and steal?
"Your Majesty, what happened?" Concubine Zheng asked with pretended concern when she saw the emperor's expression.
The ministers who were drinking and having fun below also stopped talking.
"The 500-year-old ginseng in my collection was stolen."
"What? How can this be? There are so many people in the palace today, could it be that someone took the opportunity to steal?" Zheng He covered his lips with a handkerchief, "I am shocked."
"Eunuch Yuan, notify the palace guards to control the entire hall, no one is allowed to enter or leave, and check everything." Yun Hongxiao thought so after hearing this, and immediately gave the order.
It's really bold, to steal things from him. Not long ago, a similar thing happened in the palace, and this happened again, Yun Hongxiao was very angry.
This is the imperial palace, and thefts have happened one after another.
"Your Majesty, there are many female relatives who came to the palace today. Before coming to Minghe Hall, they were playing and chatting with the Queen and other sisters in the harem. It may not be possible to check everything here." Zheng He added.
"My beloved concubine is right. Close the palace gates and search the entire palace. If there are any unknown people, arrest them and interrogate them directly." Yun Hongxiao changed the order again.
Wu Miaozhen looked at Concubine Zheng, who had a worried look on her face, but a smile was obvious in the corners of her eyes.
What did she mean?
The Queen had a bad feeling.
The palace was quickly organized to start a search.
Several eunuchs closed the gates and checked one by one.
There were about two hundred people, lining up one by one.
Feng Zuwen felt very strange. Could it be that someone was going to cause trouble?
Feng Tianxing was also a little confused.
Before leaving, Feng Zuwen glanced at the seats.
The emperor had a gloomy face. The
queen looked a little anxious.
Concubine Zheng was calm.
The empress dowager was a little confused.
The other concubines were also puzzled.
Feng Zuwen couldn't see anything just by looking, so he had to take his wife and children who had been examined out of Minghe Hall.
The palace guards were very efficient and checked the entire palace within half an hour.
Of course, the result was that nothing was found.
Only the emperor and the queen's bedroom were not checked.
"Your Majesty, since we sisters' palaces have been checked, the queen should also be checked. Otherwise, everyone will think it is unfair." At this time, Concubine Shu put forward her opinion.
"Queen?" Yun Hongxiao looked at Wu Miaozhen and called out.
"Your Majesty, check everything." In this situation, Wu Miaozhen had to agree.
She couldn't leave, and the maids serving beside her didn't dare to leave in public.
She couldn't even hide the ginseng in her hand, but she was not worried.
It was given to her by the Feng family, and it was completely different from the one in the emperor's hand.
If she had known earlier, she should have reported it to the emperor.
But she was afraid that the emperor wanted to take it away, so she was selfish and didn't say anything.
After a while, Eunuch Yuan hurried into the hall.
"Your Majesty..." Eunuch Yuan hesitated to speak.
"Speak." Yun Hongxiao said in a sharp voice.
"Your Majesty, it was found in the Empress's palace."
"What?" Yun Hongxiao and Wu Miaozhen exclaimed at the same time.
Eunuch Yuan took the cold jade box from the eunuch behind him and opened it. Sure
enough, there was a big ginseng lying quietly inside. The
roots were intact, and it was obvious at a glance that it was not an ordinary product.
"Empress, how do you explain it?" Yun Hongxiao was very angry.
Wu Miaozhen also saw the ginseng.
This was not the one given by Song Shuqing, it was replaced by someone.
Yun Ranzheng also saw it.
He had also seen the ginseng that his mother received from the Feng family, and it was not this one.
But now he couldn't explain it.
"Father, how could the queen mother steal your ginseng? Someone must have framed her. And the queen mother didn't need the ginseng for an emergency, what did she use it for?" Yun Ranzheng immediately knelt in front of Yun Hongxiao and wanted to clarify for the queen.
"The things were searched out of the queen mother's palace. This is the fact, and everyone has witnessed it." Yun Ransheng stepped forward to add fuel to the fire.
Wu Miaozhen also knelt down in front of Yun Hongxiao: "Your Majesty, I couldn't possibly steal your precious ginseng, because I have one myself, which was a return gift from Marquis Wu'an's wife a few days ago.
I put it in this cold jade box, but for some reason, the ginseng in the box has changed, and it is not my ginseng. My ginseng is a little bigger than this one."
"What? You have it? The one sent by Marquis Wu'an's mansion?" Yun Hongxiao was incredulous.
"Sister Queen, are you kidding? Who would give such a precious thing as a return gift? In the entire Yanyan Kingdom, only the one in your hand is five hundred years old. Where did the Feng family get such a precious thing?"
Zheng He sneered and asked several questions.
This is also the truth. Who wouldn't hide such a valuable thing and give it as a return gift?
"Your Majesty, I am telling the truth. Madam Feng is outside the palace. We can confront her face to face." If Wu Miaozhen doesn't understand now, she is a fool.
This is a game, a game against her.
There is a spy in her palace.
That day she opened the box in front of the palace people, the news spread, and then she was used.
The other party either wanted to covet her ginseng or wanted to use it to frame her.
And the only people who could do this were Concubine Zheng and her son.
But the problem now is that the ginseng given by the Feng family is missing, and the one that was found is the one that belonged to the emperor.
Wu Miaozhen can only pin her hopes on the Feng Mansion now.
Feng Zuwen held Feng Tianxing and led his wife into the palace.
"Marquis Wu'an, the ginseng was found in the Empress's palace, but the Empress said that she already had one, and it was given to her by your Feng Mansion? Is this true?"
Song Shuqing knew what was going on as soon as she heard it: the ginseng caused the trouble.
She thought the Empress would report to the Emperor.
"Your Majesty, it was I who asked Eunuch Ming in the Empress's palace to bring it to the Empress." Song Shuqing explained immediately.
"Then come and see if it's this one?" Yun Hongxiao signaled Eunuch Yuan to pass the ginseng over.
Song Shuqing stepped forward and took a look: "No, the one your wife gave is a little bigger than this one, and the roots are more complete."
"Your Majesty, words are not enough, there must be evidence for this matter." Zheng He interrupted at the right time.
Feng Tianxing also understood what was going on after hearing it.
This is to kill two birds with one stone.
If it is confirmed that the queen stole the ginseng, then the queen will lose her virtue and will definitely be punished. She may even lose her position as queen because of this
. A queen who steals things is absolutely unworthy of her position.
Then the ones who benefit are Zheng He and his son.
Because she is a noble concubine, she is only one step away from the position of queen.
Feng Tianxing struggled to get out of Feng Zuwen's arms.
She dragged the still dazed Yun Ranqing out of Minghe Hall.
As soon as he went out, Feng Tianxing called Xiao Hei in his heart.
[Xiao Hei, there is something urgent to do now. The ginseng that my mother gave to the queen is missing. You look for it and take me to find it.]
[Okay, it's a small matter. The ginseng grown in the space has spiritual energy and is very easy to find. It's not so easy for you to ask me to find something without spiritual energy.]
Xiao Hei flew around the palace first. He
quickly locked onto the target.