Soon, the interrogation results came out.
A palace maid named Cui'er confessed that she was bribed by Concubine Yi.
Responsible for putting the abortion drug in the tonic for Concubine Rou.
A eunuch named Shunzi said that he was the cousin of the chief eunuch in Concubine Sun's palace.
He is responsible for washing dishes on weekdays. He puts an ointment in the dishwashing water that can cause nightmares, heart palpitations and sudden death if people take too much.
After washing the dishes, every teacup and bowl was stained with water. When the water stains dried, the medicine remained on them.
You will see results within five months.
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These are nothing. A young eunuch confessed about the poisoned candles and said it was Concubine Lin who did it.
The deputy general manager of the Imperial Household Department was the cousin-in-law of Concubine Lin, and he was in charge of the distribution of candles in the palace.
When Qiao Luoluo heard the reports, she was so frightened that she screamed and hugged herself. Her eyes rolled back and she fainted.
Qi Xiuyuan felt so distressed that his eyes turned red, and he suddenly felt very incompetent.
He kept saying that he was protecting her, but he let her be poisoned to this extent!
He immediately ordered the punishment of the concubines involved.
Those who poisoned the emperor were stripped of their titles and banished to the cold palace.
As for Concubine Lin, she was directly sentenced to death, and even her family was not allowed to take her body back.
The harem was suddenly filled with wailing and screaming!
The empress dowager was alarmed and came over on her own without waiting for anyone to summon the emperor.
As soon as he entered the room, he saw his useless and silly son still tucking in the quilt for Concubine Rou.
The delicate little vixen lay on the bed with her eyes closed, her little face pale, and she shivered from time to time.
She looks so pitiful, tsk... what a disaster!
Qi Xiuyuan realized that his mother was about to lose her temper, so he quickly knelt down and apologized, "I apologize to you, Queen Mother. If you want to scold me, please listen to my plea before punishing me."
The Queen Mother sat down and slammed the table. "Well, tell me, why did you punish the six concubines for no reason? Just for such a little devil? Do you want me to be sad and the six concubines to be disheartened?"
Everyone knows that when your mother calls you by your full name, something bad is bound to happen.
Similarly, if a mother and son who have always been close start referring to themselves using honorifics, there will definitely be a big fight.
Qi Xiuyuan quickly pulled the imperial physician over to explain the matter to the old lady.
Hearing that the emperor was also affected by the poisonous candle, the old lady stood up suddenly, pulled her son up, looked him up and down, her eyes red with heartache.
"My son, are you all right? Are you still feeling unwell?"
Qi Xiuyuan felt warm in his heart, and he took his mother's hand and said, "I wasn't poisoned too deeply, it's okay, mother. It's not that I'm punishing the six palaces for her, but those people don't take me seriously.
What they poisoned was not Rou'er herself, but my dignity.
I am their husband, but they have no respect for me, they deceive their superiors and subordinates, they are sweet-mouthed but treacherous, and they are clearly challenging the royal dignity.
Think about it carefully. This past month, I have lived and eaten with Rou'er. If someone really gave me some strong medicine and asked me to take it, then, wouldn't it be..."
"Goddess of Heaven, please stop talking!" The Queen Mother quickly covered his mouth and said repeatedly, "Son, you did the right thing. This matter involves you and you absolutely cannot be evaded lightly.
It would be better to take this opportunity to clean up the harem and suppress the concubines. Such dirty things must never happen again."
The Queen Mother didn't care about Qiao Luoluo, she only cared about her own son.
Qi Xiuyuan naturally knew this, which is why he used the royal family's reputation and his own comfort to persuade the Queen Mother.
The snake was hit at its most vulnerable part. As expected, the old lady understood the seriousness of the matter immediately after she spoke.
An investigation was immediately dispatched, and all the concubines who had poisoned the Suiyuxuan were dug out one by one.
The beauties in the harem were so frightened that they trembled all over and lived in a state of panic all day long.
Any disturbance in the harem naturally involves the previous dynasty.
Qi Xiuyuan is by no means an impulsive fool. He is preparing to uproot the Liang and Xue families one by one.
He was already making plans, and this turmoil in the harem was just the icing on the cake for what he was doing.
Therefore, the severity of the punishment for concubines and who to praise and who to criticize are crucial.
Qiao Luoluo's move of retreating to advance turned the former dynasty and the harem upside down.
After half a month, some people in the harem died, and some were sent to the cold palace.
The number of concubines decreased from 50 to 41.
Of course, there are also people who successfully got promoted by reporting their colleagues.
Qi Xiuyuan didn't want Qiao Luoluo to take the blame, so he pretended to be sick and said that he was poisoned after eating something sent by the concubines in Qiao Luoluo's palace.
The ministers of the previous dynasty who wanted to impeach Qiao Luoluo were immediately frightened and shut up.
The Xue family, who were seriously implicated in this matter, finally could no longer sit still.
The queen was mad, and the princess was even madder, and they could no longer tolerate Qiao Luoluo.
They were finally ready to take action.
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It has been two months since I entered the palace.
The emperor, however, was in love with her in his middle age, and his love for her did not diminish in the slightest, but instead grew more and more obsessed with her. (In ancient times, 30 was considered middle-aged, so let's not argue.)
However, Qiao Luoluo couldn't stand being stuck so much that he quit.
She said she needed to recuperate, stayed indoors, and only slept with him once every three to five days.
It always makes him happy and enjoyable, but after this time, he will have to wait for some time for the next time.
In addition, these days, the Queen Mother would often drag Qiao Luoluo to her palace at night to copy Buddhist scriptures.
It was said that the monk told her to copy more Buddhist scriptures in order to get rid of the disease in her body.
Get well soon and serve the emperor well.
In fact, he was afraid that she would seduce the emperor, so he asked her to treat him evenly.
Qi Xiuyuan was rubbing his hands together anxiously. He just wanted Qiao Luoluo and had no interest in anyone else.
That evening, Qiao Luoluo was copying scriptures again, each stroke was precise and he was calm and composed.
The Queen Mother drank her tea and looked at her, and her disgust for her was not as deep as before.
Who wouldn't like a girl who is pretty, knows how to behave, is respectful, sensible, quiet and gentle?
The Queen Mother is a champion of palace fighting and a shrewd person. She looks at people from 365 degrees and observes them carefully.
Qiao Luoluo is indeed not a person who would cause trouble or seduce the master.
However, the Queen Mother was very dissatisfied with her son's obsession and preference for her, and she could not help but vent her anger on him.
While I was drinking tea, the queen came.
Qiao Luoluo pretended to be serious and did not stand up to greet in time.
The queen came over and glanced at her, but she still didn't get up. Qing'er beside her hurriedly called her to get up.
Qiao Luoluo suddenly woke up as if from a dream and quickly stood up and saluted.
But she accidentally knocked over the inkstone, and the ink spilled all over her.
Qiao Luoluo was terrified. "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was really too immersed in the moment and did not mean to offend you."
The queen sneered, thinking that Qiao Luoluo was just showing off to her!
So she said, "Noble Lady Rou is so flustered and impatient, and doesn't know how to behave. What should I do? It's okay to be rude in front of me, but you don't need to worry about it with your sisters.
But if I am disrespectful in front of the Emperor, wouldn't that anger him? Go and kneel at the door for an hour."
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