Chapter 664: Tonic
Everything should be prepared for the New Year.
This year is the first year with the prince, so there are more rules and naturally no mistakes can be made.
After a busy year, the new year has finally arrived.
Starting from New Year's Eve, the prince followed the emperor to perform various rituals.
There is no promotion process on the first day of this year, as we had completed it last year.
The emperor now favors only a few people, and there is less and less need for promotion.
The Queen Mother was ill and could not accompany the whole process, so the Queen had to work even harder.
And because the Imperial Concubine was also ill, she couldn't complete the journey, which made Concubine Qianshu, Concubine Li De and others more worried.
Of course, they are willing to do this.
Finally, on the fifteenth day, the queen wanted to give up. Fortunately, the second princess helped.
Finally it was time to enjoy the lanterns, but everyone felt that in the past two years, enjoying the lanterns to show affection had little meaning.
All I can say is that watching the lanterns means the emperor remembers you.
You are like Yu Xiurong, who has two lamps.
But what's the use? From the fifteenth of last year to the fifteenth of this year, the emperor didn't even set foot in her residence.
But people are like this, even if it doesn't mean much, everyone still hopes for it. It's much better than the emperor not even giving you a symbolic meaning, right?
The new year is over and it's time to settle accounts.
The queen sent all the people in front of Mei Xiuyi to the Internal Criminal Department at lightning speed.
After Shen Chuliu heard this, he said for a while: "You know what, although the emperor and the queen are a plastic couple, they have become exactly the same after getting older."
When Qi Yixiu was young, he basically did not handle the affairs of the harem properly. To put it bluntly, whether he could do well or not depended entirely on his own abilities.
But now Qi Yixiu is not like that anymore. He deals with things quickly and harshly.
When the queen was young, she kept out of the affairs of the harem.
But now the queen is also becoming more and more clear about her love and hate.
"Mei Xiuyi is in trouble this time." Shen Chuliu concluded.
Zhemei listened to her master's strange tone, but she agreed: "This is probably due to rumors from before the New Year. I thought it was over before. But it turns out it's waiting here."
"Yeah, it's the New Year now, let's celebrate it well first and then talk about it after the New Year." Shen Chuliu said.
As expected, within just half a day of entering the Internal Criminal Department, Mei Xiuyi's men confessed a lot of things.
She plotted to murder Concubine Yi's child, plotted against Concubine Qian, and also plotted to murder Concubine Xue, but failed.
I injured my forehead myself.
She killed Sun Gengyi because she was afraid that the truth would be exposed. She indeed forced him to drink alcohol to death.
Because Zhenzhu was not innocent, she did not dare to send her to the Internal Criminal Department for fear of exposing her crime, so the death of Sun Gengyi forced her to hang herself.
There are some other things, but Mei Xiuyi is doomed to die.
So, when everyone gathered in Fengzao Palace, Mei Xiuyi knelt on the floor of Fengzao Palace with messy hair, without struggling at all.
After all her people were taken away, she knew this day would come.
The emperor looked at her and asked, "What do you want to say?"
Mei Xiuyi smiled and said, "Of course there is."
"I admit my sins. I am not as skilled as the other person, so I just let it go. I have no hope in this life anyway."
"However, my child was murdered, so he was born without the ability to cry. To this day, I don't know if he can be raised. Even if I have committed a great crime, will the emperor hold the person who murdered him accountable?"
Qi Yixiu didn't say anything.
Mei Xiuyi didn't expect him to speak: "Madam Jing Guifei, your poisoning has nothing to do with me. Zhen Chongyi suffered from it herself. But have you ever wondered why she suddenly went crazy?"
"As for Zhen Chongyi, everyone knows that she is a fool. How can someone who could make the Ninth Prince a useless person suddenly become so capable?" Mei Xiuyi smiled again.
"Yi Jieyu, you hate me for harming your child, but you know, when you first got pregnant, it was Concubine Yan who 'accidentally' reminded me. Of course, I won't clear myself, I hope you get an abortion. I'm not convinced. The three of us entered the palace at the same time, and I think my appearance and family background are not inferior to yours, so naturally I don't want to fall behind. I was afraid of Concubine Yan, so I made friends with her. I thought she was my enemy, but I didn't expect that you would be the first to get pregnant. You want to get ahead of me, and I'm not happy."
"You harm my child when you are unhappy..." Concubine Yi was so angry that she couldn't speak.
"At least I'm openly unhappy. Concubine Yan has lived a clean life these years. Does that mean she is clean? My Thirteenth Prince is like this, and the first person I suspect is you, Concubine Yan. By the way, I heard that your maid Gouqi died of illness within half a year after leaving the palace? What a coincidence. Are you familiar with Sun Gengyi?"
"I've been asking Sun Gengyi to work for me since I moved into Changle Palace. It was Sun Gengyi who told me about the oil paper bag on the sole of my shoe. I also asked her about it before she died. This idea was definitely from Goji."
Mei Xiuyi smiled again: "Isn't it a coincidence? Concubine Yan is sitting here clean, but I am covered in dirt."
"Also, Concubine Li De, are you clean? Concubine He, are you clean?" Mei Xiuyi looked at them one by one: "As I said before, I am not as skilled as others, and I am willing to die. I only ask the emperor to give me one last grace, and let me die in this position of Xiuyi."
She knocked her head down and never got up.
"I'll do as you wish." Qi Yixiu said indifferently.
Concubine Yan was mentioned all the time, but she herself never said a word.
Princess Reed wanted to refute, but she didn't say anything when she saw this.
He Fei didn't say anything either.
For a moment, the hall was very quiet.
Mei Xiuyi was sent back to Jinhuaxuan.
Shen Chuliu didn't say a word from beginning to end. Only after they returned did Zhemei ask, "Could it be that someone else was involved in that incident?"
Shen Chuliu shook her head: "I don't know, let's check."
"Maybe there is. Maybe Mei Xiuyi just wanted to take a few people with her before she dies."
"But what she said sounded very convincing, and it was a mixture of truth and falsehood. The wolfberry thing was true." Suihong said.
"She has no evidence. Everything is just speculation." Shen Chuliu said.
This is also the reason why Concubine Yan can sit still. Because one sentence can explain it, that is, Mei Xiuyi is at the end of her rope and is just making random accusations.
"The law does not hold everyone responsible, and the same applies here," Shen Chuliu said.
"Besides, over the years, Concubine Yan, Concubine He, and Mei Xiuyi have always been vying for favor. If she were to die, it wouldn't be surprising to drag down the other two. As for Concubine Li De, perhaps she just wants to muddy the waters?"
Shen Chuliu said this, but he didn't think so in his heart.
People can't stand doubt.
However, she didn't want to jump to conclusions without evidence.
Rubbing her head, she sighed, "Don't worry about these things, just take your time."
Take your time, the emperor will probably check it out.
"Master, Mei Xiuyi is sick. The emperor asked Eunuch Laba to give her a special tonic." Yuanxiao came in and said.
(End of this chapter)
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