Chapter 202 Testifying
When she said this, Cuiyun and Qiqing's faces changed slightly.
The maid was sad, "The fourth lady treated me very well, and I didn't want her to die in such an unclear way, so I risked my life to come here to testify..."
"Your Majesty, please make the decision!" She kowtowed heavily.
The emperor's face darkened, and he looked directly at Cuiyun and Qiqing, "Is this true?"
"The fire was indeed serious at the time, and I stopped Taoyun outside for her sake..." Cuiyun pleaded, "It is absolutely not what she said, Your Majesty! Please judge!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Qiqing also explained: "The whole hall was on fire at the time. After Cuiyun went in and did not find the fourth lady, we naturally thought that the fourth lady was not in the hall, so we stopped Taoyun. The original intention was also for her safety!" The two of
them cleared the matter in a few words, which made Lin Ruqian angry.
He finally saw that there was clearly something wrong with these two people!
After a long silence, Lin Zhiyu said, "Your Majesty, can you ask the maidservant beside the Empress to come over to confront her? And the person who cooked the medicine."
"What do you want to do?" The emperor was displeased, "My dear Lin, are you suspecting the Empress?"
Lin Zhiyu kowtowed, "Something is fishy, I have no choice but to do so, please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Although he was displeased, under those burning eyes, the emperor had to reluctantly ask the Empress to come over.
At that time, the crown prince Song Mo, who heard the news, also rushed over.
"Father." After he saluted, he looked at Lin Zhiyu and the others anxiously. Seeing that their faces were full of numbness and grief, he guessed the result and his heart sank.
"Why are you here?" The emperor rubbed his forehead.
"Father." The prince bowed, "When I sent Jiang Yan, the commander of the imperial guards, to check the scene, I found something."
"They found traces of gold oil in the ruins of Changqing Palace."
His words caused a huge uproar.
"What is gold oil?" Lin Ruqian was puzzled.
Lin Mobai could not hide his excitement and explained in a low voice, "It is a special lubricating oil used in the army. It has a very low ignition rate. A spark can almost turn it into a raging fire."
Lin Ruqian was no longer calm. He widened his eyes in surprise.
Doesn't that mean that there is another hidden reason for this fire?
"Are you sure it is gold oil?" The emperor also became serious.
"I have confirmed that they are indeed similar. Even if they are not, it can prove that there are traces of human intervention. Moreover, some people said that they all felt exhausted at night and took a nap. When they woke up, the fire had already started."
The prince said firmly, "So this must not be an accident."
At this time, the queen also rushed in with a group of people.
She was supported by the palace maids, her eyes were red, and she knelt on the ground as soon as she came in, "Your Majesty!"
"What are you doing?" The emperor quickly helped her up.
"Your Majesty!" The queen sobbed, "It's my fault! It's because I didn't discipline them strictly! This is why a big disaster happened!"
"Why do you say that?" The emperor frowned.
The queen sobbed and waved her hand, signaling the palace maids beside her to present the things.
"I also found out from what the visitor said that Xiuhong actually delivered ginseng soup to Baoer without my
knowledge." The maid presented a stack of banknotes, and the queen cried, "I immediately sent people to look for her, but I couldn't find her. I only found this stack of banknotes in her room."
"So you didn't ask Xiuhong to deliver the bowl of ginseng soup to Lin Baoer?" The emperor was surprised.
"Yes..." The queen covered her handkerchief sadly, "I drank the tranquilizer last night and felt sleepy very early. The maids in Deshan Palace can testify for me that I never asked Xiuhong to deliver ginseng soup to Baoer."
“I never thought... it was just my negligence that allowed her to do such a thing without permission... and directly harmed Baoer..."
The queen sobbed, her face full of self-blame, "Your Majesty, if you want to punish me, then punish me. It is indeed because of my poor discipline that Xiuhong did such a thing..."
Seeing her like this, the emperor naturally felt distressed. He hurriedly hugged her in his arms and comforted her, "Okay, this matter has nothing to do with you. If you can't find her now, send someone to look for her. I don't believe she can disappear without a trace!"
The clues were cut off here. Everyone in the Lin family was very angry, but they could do nothing. They couldn't blame the queen. In the end, they could only swallow their anger.
"Your Majesty..." Lin Qiming wanted to say something, but was stopped by the emperor. He waved his hand and said, "Lord Lin, I know you are anxious to find out, but you see, all the evidence now takes time, and we can't find out the truth at present. Why don't I hand this matter over to Lord Wang, and you help him investigate this matter, okay?"
Lin Qiming was unwilling, he pursed his lips for a long time, and slowly lowered his head.
"Yes."
The emperor was already making a concession by letting him investigate the matter personally. If he continued to pursue it, it might anger the emperor, and it would be difficult to investigate the matter in the future.
Lin Zhiyu also understood this truth, and his hands on his knees suddenly clenched into fists, and veins bulged.
"By the way." The emperor suddenly said, looking at Lin Mobai, "The border war is tense, Lin Zhonglang should hurry back, don't delay the war, otherwise I won't be able to explain to the people!"
Lin Mobai was silent for a long time, "Yes."
Song Qingqing looked at him worriedly.
Lin Ruqian wiped his face, holding back tears, his eyes red.
They are really useless, they can't find anything, and I don't know if my mother will scold them when she wakes up.
"I'm tired, let's go." The emperor waved his hand.
The Qianqing Palace returned to peace, and everyone withdrew.
But just as they stepped out of the palace gate, an eunuch stumbled over and ran over, his sharp voice reached everyone's ears.
"The fourth girl has been found! The fourth girl has been found!"
Lin Mobai quickly grabbed his collar, surprised and angry, "What do you mean by found?!"
Did he find Baoer's body?
The eunuch shrank his head in fear, and then said happily: "The fourth girl is still alive!"
Several people suddenly widened their eyes in disbelief.
Among them, Lin Qiming was the most excited, "Where is she?!"
"In..."
Before the eunuch could finish his words, Lin Baoer's soft and excited shouts rang out not far away, "Daddy! Big brother! Second brother! Third brother!"
This voice attracted everyone's attention. Lin Ruqian rubbed his red eyes, made sure he was not mistaken, and rushed towards Lin Baoer.
"Baoer!"
But someone was one step faster than him.
Lin Qiming rushed over in a few steps, and then hugged Lin Baoer into his arms.
After feeling the lively little person in his arms, he almost cried.
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