Chapter 275 I'm suddenly a little thirsty
Zhang Chengyan also felt that this made sense.
He ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send a batch of pearls to every palace in the palace.
This batch of pearls is actually last year's inventory, but they are pretended to be this year's new goods. He wants to see if anyone can tell the difference!
Fengyi Palace.
A young eunuch held a tray respectfully and said, "Empress, the Emperor has ordered that the East China Sea pearls newly delivered as tribute this year be sent to each palace. Can you take a look and see if you are satisfied?"
The queen covered her mouth with a handkerchief and coughed twice, looking quite weak. "Hasn't this year's new tribute of pearls already arrived? Why did you suddenly send another batch?"
The young eunuch smiled and explained, "Your Majesty, you may not know this, but the master of the Imperial Observatory has calculated that these pearls are pure white and can dispel bad luck in the palace. There have been a series of incidents in the palace recently, and the emperor is worried and anxious about it. This is the only way to comfort him."
After hearing this, the queen felt that there was some truth in it. This kind of thing of using objects to pray for blessings and ward off disasters was not uncommon before.
She reached out her hand, picked up a pearl and looked at it.
This pearl is of excellent quality and is obviously good at first glance.
It seems that the emperor still cares about her. At least he gives her everything a queen should have and does not treat her harshly.
The nanny next to her nodded repeatedly, "Madam, in addition to the extremely precious Dongzhu, the quality of this pearl is extremely good. It seems that the pearl harvest in the East China Sea should be great this year."
"Well, let it go then."
The queen still felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, so she asked the nanny to deal with the pearls.
The people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs delivered the pearls to various palaces one after another and returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to report.
Not to mention the queen, even the masters of the various palaces could not tell that these pearls were actually from last year.
If it is something like cloth, you can tell the new and old by the pattern and weaving method, but for pearls, you do need a certain level of eyesight to distinguish them.
After hearing the report, Zhang Chengyan's face became terribly gloomy.
Since the Queen couldn't tell that these were last year's pearls, and this year's new pearls were only available in her palace, then the poisoning in the imperial prison was most likely done by her!
Just then, the imperial doctors also arrived.
After careful examination, they did find traces of poison on the pearls.
It seems that this pearl, like the previous stone, is a tool used to poison.
Seeing this, Bai Wutong covered his mouth with a look of horror, "Your Majesty, since this pearl is only in the Queen's palace, and she didn't recognize it and thought that everyone has it, then this matter... isn't it very likely that she did it?"
Zhang Chengyan stood up suddenly. No matter from which angle you look at it, the Queen is the biggest suspect in the poisoning in the imperial prison!
Although that palace maid was from Concubine De's palace.
But the palace maid can be bribed, but ordinary people cannot recognize this pearl!
"Someone, go to Fengyi Palace!"
Zhang Chengyan took just two steps and suddenly stopped. If he continued like this, he would probably alert the enemy before he even reached Fengyi Palace.
"No, send someone to Fengyi Palace first and take control of everyone inside!"
After receiving the order, the Royal Guards immediately set off first.
Bai Wutong quickly followed Zhang Chengyan and gently advised, "Your Majesty, please don't get angry. The dragon's health is more important."
Zhang Chengyan's jaw was clenched, his face was ashen, he did not respond, but just strode forward.
The group soon arrived at Fengyi Palace.
At this time, the inside had been controlled by the Royal Guards.
The queen turned pale, clutching her chest, her fat body swaying, "Your Majesty, you...what do you mean by this?"
Zhang Chengyan stared at her with a sharp gaze, "I'll give you one chance. Was it you who poisoned the prison?"
The queen's heart suddenly tightened and she bit her tongue tightly. Despite the pain, she did not show any fear.
She would never admit it, and pretended to be calm, "Your Majesty, this... this really wasn't done by me."
She quickly reviewed the details of the entire plan in her mind.
Xiao Luzi has been poisoned, and the palace maid is also dead. She was someone from Concubine De's palace. No matter how you think about it, it shouldn't be linked to me.
How come the emperor came here so quickly?
Which link went wrong?
Zhang Chengyan did not say anything else, but gave the order in a deep voice, "Search! Don't miss any corner, search thoroughly for me!"
"Your Majesty! I am the empress of a country after all. If you want to search Fengyi Palace, you must give me a reasonable reason, right?"
"I suspect that you were the one who attacked the Imperial Prison. Is this reason enough?"
The queen covered her chest and took several steps back, with an aggrieved look on her face. "Your Majesty, you are wronging me. I have been confined by you and I have a heart attack. How could you do such a thing?"
Bai Wutong added fuel to the fire, "Your Majesty, your heart disease started the day after you learned that someone was arrested in the Imperial Prison..."
"Shut up!" The queen was already flustered at this time, and didn't want to hear Bai Wutong's voice again, "Zhao Fei, I am talking to the emperor now, it is not your turn to interrupt! Your Majesty, did you listen to other people's slander and don't believe me? I am your queen. If the emperor is not good, how can I be good? How could I do anything that is detrimental to the Darong Kingdom!"
Bai Wutong sighed softly, "Empress, since you said so, I will not say anything more. However, Your Majesty is the ruler of a country, and you are here to search for the country and the people. As long as you search the Fengyi Palace and make sure there is no problem, the suspicion on you will naturally be cleared."
She said this to prevent the emperor from wavering.
This palace must be searched!
But she left some good things when she came in.
Zhang Chengyan sat aside in silence, "If there is no problem in your palace, I will lift your house arrest."
Having said that, the Queen was unable to stop them from searching.
She could only wink at the nanny beside her and said, "Go make some tea for the emperor."
"Wait!" A Royal Guard looked serious, staring at Mammy, "She can't leave our sight."
Seeing this, the queen covered her chest with her hands again, with a look of pain on her face, "I just wanted Your Majesty to drink some hot tea, there is no other intention."
"No need." The emperor was upset at the moment and had no mood to drink tea. Moreover, the Fengyi Palace was filled with a strong smell of medicine. When he thought of the queen coughing all day, he even felt uncomfortable breathing the air here.
When the queen saw this, she stopped talking.
She secretly thanked her luck in her heart that she had already dealt with everything that needed to be dealt with cleanly and without leaving any evidence.
She is not a stupid person. How could she keep the evidence in her hands? That would undoubtedly be courting death.
Bai Wutong's gaze swept around the hall and finally stopped on the nanny.
This nanny was the queen's closest person and was brought as a dowry. She was absolutely loyal to the queen and many things must have been handled by her.
Bai Wutong stared at the nanny's face, trying to find a flaw in her expression.
The nanny noticed Bai Wutong's gaze, turned her head, her face expressionless, without any sign of guilt in her eyes.
The pearl was placed there deliberately to frame the queen, but looking at the nanny's expression, could it be that the poison was not given by the queen?
However, she quickly dismissed the idea.
Even if it is fake, it must become true today!
The Queen hit her several times. Did she really think she had no temper?
Today is the day to fight back!
When Bai Wutong came in, he had secretly left some things behind, which were enough to convict the Queen and the others.
Next, there is one more arrangement, which will surely be foolproof!
She suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I am a little thirsty."
She covered her belly and whispered, "Your Majesty, ever since I became pregnant, I have always felt very thirsty."
Zhang Chengyan looked at the imperial guards beside him and ordered, "Go make a pot of tea."
"Your Majesty, he definitely doesn't know where the tea is. Why not let Ma go with him? As long as they are within the sight of the Imperial Guards, it will be fine, right?"
Zhang Chengyan, considering that Bai Wutong was pregnant with a dragon fetus, didn't want her to feel thirsty, so he nodded and said, "Well, you guys go together."
The queen's face darkened instantly, and she stared at Bai Wutong intently, "Sister Zhao Fei, you'd better ask your servants to go back to your own palace to get tea. Otherwise, if anything goes wrong after drinking it here, it will be blamed on me."
"Empress, this place is too far from my palace, and I am so thirsty that I cannot stand it. Since you are worried, I will let Chan'er go with me. This way, even if I have any problems from drinking, you cannot blame me. Chan'er, hurry up and go."
"Yes." Chan'er responded immediately and followed the nanny and the royal guards.
Bai Wutong lowered his eyes and suppressed the smile in his eyes.
If she suddenly asked for tea, the Queen might think she was up to something.
As long as the Queen disagrees, she can just let Chan'er go.
Now, everything went according to her plan.
Next, she only needs to set another trap, and the queen will definitely fall into her carefully designed trap!
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