"I obey your order."
Half an hour later, all the concubines in the harem were summoned to the front hall.
Shen Xiaohan sat on the high seat, his expression gloomy: "There have been many incidents in the harem recently. I don't believe there is any evil spirit. It can only be someone secretly making trouble."
"I've gathered you all here today to clear your name. Do you have any objections?"
"I don't have any."
"Very good, then search the palace."
The concubines below had different expressions.
Rongpin smiled, but she restrained herself strongly from laughing out loud.
Concubine Ning and Concubine Shu were a little worried. After all, they held high positions and had dealt with many people with thunder-like methods over the years. What would they do if someone held a grudge against them and framed them?
The two held each other's hands tightly with serious expressions.
Tang Wan was still confused. She looked up and met Shen Xiaohan's eyes. Shen Xiaohan looked at her for a while, but soon he lowered his eyes as if he had been electrocuted and stopped looking at her.
"Host, I sense some danger."
"Don't worry, Xiaobai, I know my limits." She clenched her palms, but her expression was indifferent.
If she were to live her life over again and still accept everything as she did in her last life, then she would deserve to be bullied.
She was not stupid, she could feel Rongpin's malice towards her.
She knew that this time these must be directed at her. After all, in the entire palace, except for her and the emperor, everyone was plagued by evil spirits. No matter how you looked at it, she was the most suspicious.
But Rongpin looked full of energy and didn't seem to be possessed by any evil spirits. She rolled her eyes at her from time to time and looked very healthy.
Another hour passed, and Heng'an sent people to search the entire palace thoroughly, but found nothing.
"Your Majesty, I have not received anything."
"Impossible!" Rongpin screamed subconsciously.
Everyone's eyes followed her, and she finally seemed to react. She swallowed and smiled, "I thought it was Eunuch Heng'an, but I haven't searched thoroughly yet."
"The former court has His Majesty in charge, so evil spirits dare not come to disturb it. But it's different in the harem. Women there are full of yin energy. Eunuch Heng'an, why don't you look for them again?"
Heng An was about to say something when a handsome young eunuch, his face flushed red, hurried over and said, "Your Majesty, I just found a bunch of little people used for witchcraft."
"Show it up."
"I obey your order."
The thing was presented soon. It was a little straw figurine with the birth dates and names of the ladies in each palace written on it. It was full of embroidery needles, which showed how vicious the person who had pierced the straw was.
Shen Xiaohan's face darkened. He really didn't believe in gods and Buddhas, but when witchcraft was prevalent, he had also been harmed by it, so he hated it deeply.
He suppressed his anger and said in a terrifyingly calm tone, "Where did you find it?"
"Your Majesty, it was found in Concubine Tang's bedroom."
"Princess Tang, do you have anything to explain?"
"Your Majesty, I have absolutely never done such a thing."
There were tears in Tang Wan's eyes, and her cold and aloof face showed a rare vulnerability.
"Are you sure it was found in Concubine Tang's palace?"
The young eunuch knelt on the ground, shaking non-stop, obviously frightened, but he remained firm and unwavering: "Yes, it was indeed found in Concubine Tang's palace. It is absolutely true and cannot be faked."
"Princess Tang, do you plead guilty?"
"I do not admit my guilt. The innocent are innocent. I simply did not do it."
Rongpin watched from the side and almost bit her teeth. This vixen, she feels uncomfortable if she doesn't seduce His Majesty, right?
Your Majesty, what a fool! Why don’t you let this bitch kneel down?
However, she soon calmed herself down and thought to herself: Bitch, even if you had ten mouths, you couldn't explain all the things that were searched out of your palace.
Thinking of this, the smile on her face became even wider, and she couldn't suppress it no matter how hard she tried.
I had to lower my head and pretend nothing happened.
"Your Majesty, I have found the culprit."
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a tall maid holding down a thin eunuch, walking towards them aggressively.
"Your servant Hongyue pays homage to His Majesty. Long live His Majesty. I pay homage to all the ladies."
Shen Xiaohan asked her to excuse herself, so she stood up and kicked the young eunuch in the knee.
The young eunuch cried out in pain and fell to his knees.
"Your Majesty, this is the culprit."
The young eunuch burst into tears and said, "I'll tell you, I'll tell you, those things were all placed in Concubine Tang's palace by me. I know that this matter is not right. I beg Your Majesty to show mercy and let my family go."
Tang Wan shed tears: "I don't know you, why do you want to kill me?"
When a beautiful woman cries, anyone who sees her will feel a little distressed.
Concubine Shu kindly handed her a handkerchief and wiped her tears.
The young eunuch banged his head on the ground and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, please spare my life, Your Majesty, please spare my life. I don't want to, but someone threatened me with the lives of my family members. I had no choice but to do this..."
"Who is behind you?" The young eunuch glanced at the group of concubines.
He quickly lowered his head, stammered his lips, and didn't utter a word for a long time.
"Speak!" Shen Xiaohan frowned and shouted loudly. His voice was already broad and deep, and now it sounded like a loud bell, startling everyone present.
"Slave, I don't know who is behind this..."
Big beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, but he didn't dare to wipe them or look up.
He understood Rongpin's eyes, which meant: pay attention to your family.
He was a eunuch, and his life span was originally limited. Moreover, his family lineage was cut off, so he had no way to pass on his family line. He was almost a useless person.
But he still has a brother, a sister, and a sixty-year-old mother. He can't tell anyone, because if he does, everything will be over.
Concubine Rong has his family in her control, and if he dares to speak out, he's finished.
"Speak boldly, with me here, no one can threaten your life."
Seeing that the young eunuch didn't move for a long time, Shen Xiaohan became a little annoyed and was about to call someone to drag him away and torture him severely.
The young eunuch suddenly screamed and bumped into the pillar, leaving a big bloody hole on his forehead, and blood oozed out.
He soon fell to the ground with his eyes rolled back.
"Call the imperial physician."
There happened to be a highly respected old doctor on duty at the Imperial Medical Service. When Heng'an went there, the old doctor was preparing medicine.
The old doctor was pulled by Heng'an and was asked to start taking the patient's pulse before he could even catch his breath.
He first checked the eunuch's breath, then his pulse, then pursed his lips and shook his head: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid... there's no way to save him."
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