Chapter 2467 Whatever you want to do, just do it
Why, she appeared again?!
Seeing everyone's stunned expressions, Nan Yan remained very calm and said, "I've already said that after Concubine Kang died, I sealed up everything in Yangxingzhai and left nothing untouched."
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"Including the people she used."
After saying that, she looked at Ruying coldly and said, "I've kept you here until now. Do you know what I want you to do?"
Ruying's face was pale and her eyes flickered. It was obvious that she was frightened by the scene before her.
As soon as he heard the imperial concubine's voice, he fell to his knees with a thud.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty, please spare my life!"
Nan Yan said coldly: "Forgive me? Spare my life? That depends on whether what you say is true."
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"Your master is dead. No one can protect you. The only one who can protect you is yourself."
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"Tell the truth and you will live."
Ruying was so frightened that she knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, making the floor bang. After a while, her forehead became red and swollen.
This time, even Zhu Feng frowned slightly.
If it was just a matter of someone putting drugs in the incense, it should be quickly discovered. But why did Nan Yan keep all the palace maids around Kang Biyun? This happened so long ago.
Is there something else that has not been clarified yet?
He turned his head and glanced at Nan Yan.
Nan Yan met his gaze and knew the doubts in his heart. She only said softly, "Your Majesty, I came here today because I have an important matter to attend to."
"What's up?"
"Today, I want to clarify a matter in front of the emperor."
"To clarify one thing...?"
Zhu Feng's heart moved when he heard this, and he turned to look at her. He saw that the corners of Nan Yan's eyes were slightly red, and she seemed to sense the importance of this matter to her.
He thought about it and said calmly: "If you want to do it, just go ahead and do it."
Nan Yan nodded slightly.
Then she turned to look at Ruying, who looked panicked, and said, "I have kept you here until now just for this day. Ruying, you are Concubine Kang's personal maid. You should be the one who knows everything that happens around her, including the things she uses, right?"
Ruying trembled and said, "Yes."
"Well, let me ask you, what kind of incense was that that Concubine Kang lit in Yangxingzhai during her last meeting with Imperial Physician Xue? Where did it come from?"
"……fragrant?"
Ruying thought about it and her eyes immediately lit up.
She glanced back.
The expression of Concubine Jing, Shen Lianxiang, in the crowd had changed a little.
Ruying hurriedly said, "In reply to the Imperial Concubine, the incense that Concubine Kang used during her last days was given to her by Concubine Jing."
"oh……?"
When Nan Yan heard this, her eyebrows raised slightly.
When they heard the name "Princess Jing", all the concubines around sighed softly, and everyone looked at Concubine Jing, Chen Lianxiang, who was just standing in the crowd and "blended into the crowd".
Then, she looked up at Chen Lianxiang and said, "Princess Jing, is this true?"
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Chen Lianxiang slowly walked out of the crowd.
From the moment she saw Ruying walk into the Imperial Study, her breathing and heartbeat had become a little chaotic. However, she wasn't the kind of naive, foolish woman who would simply get scared when faced with something. Between the time Ruying walked in and the time the Imperial Concubine asked her a question, she had already figured it out.
I have picked it all clean.
No need to worry at all.
So she said calmly, "Your Highness, what Ruying said is true."
Nan Yan looked at her coldly: "So, you admit that this half piece of residual incense was also made by you?"
Chen Lianxiang shook her head and said, "No."
"oh?"
"During that time, my family asked someone to bring some spices from my hometown to the palace. I have a deep bond with the sisters in the harem, and I didn't want to keep them all to myself, so I distributed a box to each of the sisters in the harem."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Nan Yan and said, "I was also sent to the palace of the Empress."
Nan Yan nodded and said, "I still remember."
Chen Lianxiang asked, "I wonder if the Empress and the sisters in the harem felt any discomfort after using it?"
Nan Yan said, "That's not the case."
"Your Majesty said that you sealed up everything in Yangxingzhai. You might as well have someone take it out and examine it again. Not long after I gave that box of incense to Concubine Kang, she passed away. She probably hadn't used it up yet. Whether the incense is good or not, we'll know once we examine it."
Nan Yan glanced at her and waved outside.
After a while, someone brought over a box of incense, which was taken out from the sealed things in Yangxingzhai.
Seeing this thing being delivered to her, Chen Lianxiang straightened her back a little more.
Nan Yan said, "Doctor Wang, come and take a look."
Wang Baizhi immediately took it, lit a piece and smelled it, then checked the pieces below one after another, and then said to Nan Yan: "My Lady, this box of incense is different from the remaining incense."
Nan Yan raised her eyebrows slightly.
Upon hearing this, Chen Lianxiang's face immediately revealed a triumphant smile. She looked at Nan Yan, respectfully, but with a hint of excitement, and said softly, "Your Highness, do you have any questions?"
Nan Yan glanced at her and said calmly, "Princess Jing, please don't feel wronged. I am also trying to find the real culprit."
Chen Lianxiang smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you are too serious. Your Majesty, if you want to find the real culprit, as a member of the harem, I will naturally share your worries. However, I am innocent, so there is really nothing to investigate. If Your Majesty wants to investigate, you should find the person who really smelled the fragrance, because that is the culprit."
Nan Yan nodded and said, "That makes sense."
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"It's just that right now, there are no clues."
Chen Lianxiang pretended to think for a moment and said, "I have a humble idea. How about this? There isn't much residual incense left. Let's light it up and let everyone smell it. If anyone has smelled this kind of incense before, it will be a clue."
She thought to herself that the person who smelled that fragrance was Kang Jieyu. How could a dead person speak?
Only that little bit of fragrance remained, and once it burned, it was completely gone.
This matter has come to an end.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Feng frowned slightly.
But he didn't speak.
Even Concubine Shun and Concubine Yi couldn't help but reveal a puzzled look. Everyone looked at Nan Yan, only to see her smiling and saying, "That's good."
Chen Lianxiang couldn't help laughing in her heart.
At this moment, Nan Yan said again: "However, the people are not all here yet."
As she spoke, she ordered outside: "Bring the people in."
Everyone was stunned again.
Besides Ruying, who else did she bring with her?
Everyone turned around and saw a familiar figure walking in from outside.
Shen Lianxiang frowned as soon as she saw it.
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