Chapter 54 Haunted
"Then what is the fundamental relationship between you?"
Wen Wanyu raised her head and looked at him, and found that he looked very serious, as if he wanted to solve this "root cause" for them.
Can I tell him this? Of course not.
"The emperor wants to know so much about a girl's family affairs?" Wen Wanyu said in a joking tone.
Xie Junyao chuckled.
Since she didn't want to say it, he naturally wouldn't force her.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Xie Junyao looked at her.
"I heard that the Queen Mother will be returning to the palace soon?"
Xie Junyao nodded: "In two months, the Queen Mother will return from Mount Wutai. What's wrong?"
Mentioning the Queen Mother for no reason.
Wen Wanyu smiled and answered the question irrelevantly: "Your Majesty, what does the Empress Dowager like, or what does she like to do?"
Xie Junyao understood that she was planning to learn some of his mother's preferences from him in advance.
This is intended to 'cheat'.
Xie Junyao seemed to be thinking about something, and then he said something random, "My mother likes to paint quietly."
"Oh!" Wen Wanyu said with a smile, "I understand!"
"Are you afraid that the Queen Mother doesn't like you?"
"Your Majesty, guess!" Wen Wanyu hugged his arm.
Li Dexian's loud voice rang out again: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine invites you to the Fuyao Palace!"
Xie Junyao stood up and said, "I'll go over, so you don't have to go. It's windy outside, be careful not to catch a cold."
Wen Wanyu was naturally happy that she didn't have to go out or mediate.
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Fuyao Palace
Xie Junyao glanced at Concubine Zhengui, "Concubine, have you found out everything this time?"
Concubine Zhengui said with certainty: "I have found out everything."
"Bring it up."
Seeing the person being pressed up, Yang Deyi panicked immediately, but fortunately she was in a corner where no one noticed.
She unconsciously clenched the handkerchief, her fingers passing through the thin layer of handkerchief and digging into the palm of her hand. Sweat seeped out of her palm, and she bit her lip to hide her uneasiness.
"Your Majesty, at the palace banquet that day, several eunuchs and maids saw this maid acting suspiciously."
Xie Junyao nodded and waited for the next words.
"Who instructed you to do this?" asked Concubine Zhengui.
The palace maid looked around the room tremblingly, then stretched out her finger and stopped at a pink figure.
Everyone looked over.
Looking at the hand that rested on her, Lin Fenyi's eyes widened, unable to take a step forward. "You're talking nonsense. I don't even know you."
The maid kowtowed: "My lady, just admit it. It was you who asked me to poison Concubine Ling."
Lin Fenyi had no way to defend herself.
Concubine Wan's face was darker than the bottom of a pot at this moment, and there was a chilling coldness in her eyes.
Yang Deyi silently loosened the hand holding the handkerchief.
"Your Majesty, I am innocent. I really don't know this palace maid, let alone let her poison Concubine Ling." Lin Fenyi knelt on the ground and argued.
The maid said, "You once begged Concubine Ling to save your brother, but she refused, and so you bear a grudge against her."
Lin Fenyi was about to explode with rage. She looked at Xie Junyao with pleading eyes, "Your Majesty, I admit that I went to ask for help from Consort Cheng and Consort Ling, but I won't hold a grudge over such a small matter. Your Majesty, please investigate."
An Xiuyi slowly interjected, "That's not necessarily true. Concubine Ling's position was lower than yours back then, and she refused to help you. It makes sense that you hate her."
Lin Fenyi couldn't stand it any longer and yelled at her, "Shut up."
Concubine Zhengui frowned: "The emperor is still here, be careful with your words."
Xie Junyao turned his head slightly to look at the palace maid, his eyes as cold as ice: "Then why was Fang Wenyi also poisoned?"
The maid shuddered unconsciously, her eyes evading: "This servant... This servant mixed up the bowls of Concubine Ling and Lady Fang."
Wrong person, wrong poison, this excuse is ridiculous.
Concubine Zhengui asked, "Your Majesty, what should we do with this palace maid and Lin Fenyi?"
Xie Junyao didn't answer, his face looked cold.
In any case, this palace maid was doomed to die, and Lin Fenyi was just a scapegoat. No need to worry too much about the outcome.
Concubine Hui offered a suggestion: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, this maid's eyes were evasive and evasive, and she clearly wasn't honest. She killed Fang Wenyi and the unborn child, so her death is not a pity. This matter is serious, so we should investigate it slowly."
The last three words "slowly check" seemed to be spoken specifically to someone.
De Fei smiled and said, "What Hui Fei said makes sense."
If someone raises doubts at this time, they will naturally be suspected.
Xie Junyao looked at Concubine Hui and said, "Concubine Hui is right."
"This palace maid will be executed by slow slicing. Lin Fenyi will be demoted to a robe changer and temporarily imprisoned in Bingquan Palace." Xie Junyao said without any hesitation.
It seems that the punishment has been planned long ago.
As the maid was dragged away, she kept shouting, "Lin Fenyi, save this slave! Save this slave! Your Majesty, please have mercy on me!"
Xie Junyao suddenly said, "I have already asked the eunuchs to start an investigation. There will be results in a few days."
Some are happy, some are sad.
——
The matter has come to an end for the time being.
When one thing is settled, another one arises.
It was said that a woman's crying could be heard at night. A brave man followed the sound and saw a woman with a scarred face.
The woman was still shouting: Give me back my life, save me, etc. Later, more and more people heard her crying and saw her.
Everyone speculated that it was the palace maid who was executed by slow slicing who was complaining about the injustice.
They all reacted and it must be
——It’s haunted.
After a few days, even some timid palace maids and concubines were frightened to the point of falling ill.
The queen also heard about this and told everyone not to scare themselves.
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