Chapter 49: Inviting the Queen
"How is this possible?"
After reading the contents of the suicide note, Concubine Xian threw the letter on the ground as if she was throwing something poisonous.
Lin Fu was not annoyed. He picked it up and stuffed it back into the envelope, then went back to stand beside Emperor Yongping.
"That slave girl can't even write, how could she write a suicide note?"
Concubine Xian didn't believe the contents of the suicide note at all.
She felt that Emperor Yongping was using this incident to deliberately make things difficult for her in order to get rid of the Zhang family.
"My Lady, here is a testimony from a villager, saying that the maid has been able to read since she was a child. When her father was alive, he was the only scholar in her village, and the list of scholars is also on file with the government."
Lin Fu shook the envelope, and no emotion could be heard in his official tone.
Things had come to this point, and he even thought that Concubine Xian was the one who did it.
Isn't it clear what she did? We need to investigate it thoroughly.
Now, she didn't find out what she wanted to find out, but she found out everything about herself.
"No, it's impossible. I didn't ask her to prove that the deposed concubine had an affair with a man outside the palace. I don't know her. I didn't threaten her..."
That suicide note made Concubine Xian feel like she was falling into an icy cave.
In addition to saying that Concubine Xian asked her to prove that the deposed concubine had an affair with a man outside her family, the suicide note also mentioned that Concubine Xian's nephew Zhang Yongmou had discussed marriage with the deposed concubine.
The reason why Concubine Xian wanted to kill Concubine Dai was to avenge the fact that Concubine Dai rejected the Zhang family's marriage proposal and brought shame to the Zhang family.
"Your Majesty, I want to see the Empress. Matters concerning the harem should be decided by the Empress. I want to see the Empress."
Concubine Xian thought that if Emperor Yongping was not allowed to continue interfering, the Empress would be able to handle the matter according to her ideas and she could turn the situation around.
“Ahhh, ahhh~”
[Grandpa, go call the Queen, quickly send someone to call the Queen, just in time to see if all the mice in Fengming Palace have been caught.]
Chu Qinshu was quite happy watching Concubine Xian struggling to her death.
Who told her to originally harm King Shou? Now, she has shot herself in the foot.
However, Chu Qinshu was even happier that she was still thinking about the Queen even in this state.
I have to say that Concubine Xian is indeed a master of palace fighting.
She was going to expose to the public the fact that the Empress was trying desperately to cover up, relying solely on her own strength.
I don’t know if the Empress will thank Concubine Xian’s eighteen generations of ancestors when she finds out that it was Concubine Xian who suggested that Emperor Yongping invite her at this time.
Emperor Yongping: "......"
Now that everything has been investigated clearly, what's the point of inviting the Queen?
However, looking at Shuer's shining eyes, I should... not spoil her fun, right?
"Go and ask the Queen."
Emperor Yongping had spoken, so even if Lin Fu didn't understand, he had to go there in person.
Concubine Xian looked at Emperor Yongping with gratitude, thinking that he was giving her a chance, and she felt a little regretful for her suspicion of him just now.
Little did people know that Emperor Yongping was just being willful and doting on his granddaughter.
It has nothing to do with her, Concubine Xian.
Lin Fu left Yu's study with a few followers, and by chance, ran into the eunuch sent by Fengming Palace to get medicine from the Observatory.
"Don't you have any rules for walking in the palace? How can you be so rude dressed like this and running around like this?"
Lin Fu saw that the eunuch was running without any trace of his image, with the only shoe on his foot still torn and cotton wool flying everywhere, and he was worried about the Internal Affairs Department.
Is it possible that a eunuch in the imperial palace of Sheng'an State is so poor that he can't even afford a pair of good shoes?
If the emperor saw this, I don't know how many officials in the Imperial Household Department would be punished.
"Eunuch Lin, I have met Eunuch Lin before."
The eunuch stopped abruptly when he heard Lin Fu's voice.
He did not dare to look up at him, but just knelt down and kowtowed.
"Which palace do you work for? Go back and change your clothes. If the emperor sees you like this, will you still want to keep your head?"
Lin Fu was not the kind of person who liked to make things difficult for others, so when he saw the eunuch kneeling on the ground and trembling with fear, he gave him a warning and then let him go.
He also has his own work to do, so he can't waste time.
When the eunuch saw him walking towards Fengming Palace, he became even more frightened and trembled even more. When he stood up, his legs were so weak that he could not walk.
However, he did not dare to delay, as he knew that the box of medicine he had on him might be the life-saving medicine from Fengming Palace.
So, he took a few deep breaths, prepared himself for the 100-meter sprint, closed his eyes, raised his legs and rushed forward.
Unfortunately, ideals are full of hope, but reality is so bleak.
I don't know if it was because Lin Fu's group was too scattered, or if the eunuch didn't check the route carefully before sprinting.
He had rushed out less than twenty meters when he staggered with his left foot and lunged forward with his right foot, knocking Lin Fu's men to the ground.
Even the medicine box that he was holding tightly in his arms fell out when he threw it out, and flew far away.
"Ouch."
"Oh, who is walking around with poor eyesight?"
"Ouch! This cold and hard ground is going to break my bones."
......
There were groaning sounds coming from behind me, and a box rolled to my feet.
Lin Fu also had to stop and turn around to look.
Well, only the two people next to him were still standing, and the others were lying on the ground.
"It's him again. Go get two people, oh no, four people, take him to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The rest of you, hurry up and follow us to Fengming Palace. If you make any mistakes about the Emperor again, watch your heads."
After Lin Fu gave the instructions, he picked up the box at his feet, held it in his hand and left.
Although the eunuch was still struggling silently, it was all in vain.
She could only look at Lin Fuyuan's receding back with resentment, tears streaming down her face.
"How come there isn't even a palace guard on duty outside Fengming Palace?"
When Lin Fu arrived outside Fengming Palace, he asked someone to knock on the door.
"Eunuch Lin, there is movement inside, but it doesn't sound like human movement."
The waiter knocked on the palace door several times, but no one came to open it, so he put his ear to the door and listened.
There were rustling and squeaking sounds, as if a rat meeting was being held in the mouse hole.
"Really? You guys, climb up the wall and take a look. If the Empress is in danger, we can quickly report to the Emperor."
Lin Fu himself is too old to climb the wall.
His followers are all still young, and they should be able to climb up the wall to take a look if they stack themselves up to form a ladder.
"Pah~"
The human ladder was set up, and the person at the top only took a look inside the wall, then felt dizzy, loosened his grip, and fell down.
The unconscious person was extremely heavy, and the people below could not hold him up at all, and they all fell to the ground against the wall.
"Pinch him to wake him up."
Lin Fu stood outside Fengming Palace, still remembering the scene when the crow pecked people.
Seeing that the eunuch fainted, he intuitively felt that he was frightened, so he did not dare to act rashly.
"Ah~~ Rats, rats all over the floor, all alive, still gnawing..."
The eunuch only said half of his words before he fainted again.
"Lift him up and go back to the study."
Lin Fu gave the order and ran away.
He was determined not to come to Fengming Palace again, even if he was beaten to death.
After returning to Yu's study, Lin Fu whispered in Emperor Yongping's ear everything that happened on the way to Fengming Palace.
Even the medicine box was presented to Emperor Yongping.
"Concubine Xian, don't you know that the Queen is ill today? Are you trying to buy time and wait for someone to come and help you?"
When Emperor Yongping heard what Lin Fu said, he wanted to summon Long Wei to inquire about the situation.
Fengming Palace, he has had Long Wei keeping an eye on it for some time.
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