Chapter 240 Head-on Confrontation
Rong Yue looked embarrassed, and originally did not want to get involved in this matter.
However, Li Chang kept elbowing her, so she could only say helplessly:
"This method is indeed the one that the imperial physician told Sister Li about warming her uterus, and Sister Li also warmed the mugwort wine in the hot water bottle yesterday."
Li Changzai hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, you heard it all! I really didn't mean it!"
With Rong Yue's evidence, Li Changzai's suspicion of doing it on purpose was largely cleared.
In addition, she was a concubine who had no favor in the palace, so she would never dare to do such a thing on the day of Song Zhao's enthronement.
If you really do it, isn't it obviously courting death?
Seeing that Xiao Jingheng had no intention of blaming Li Changzai, Song Zhao smiled warmly at Li Changzai and said:
"It was an unintentional mistake by Consort Li. This palace and the Queen Mother will not hold it against you. Don't be so formal. Get up."
"Thank you, Empress Yi!"
At this moment, because the hot water bottle filled with mugwort wine was taken away, Song Zhao's expression was obviously much more relaxed.
She turned her head to look at the Queen Mother and asked, "Are you feeling better, Queen Mother?"
The Queen Mother's discomfort was also alleviated.
But the suspicion between her brows became even more serious.
It was because she suddenly remembered that day in Meiyuan, when she suddenly fainted and almost threw Chengyu out, the symptoms were exactly the same as today.
After a moment of silence, the Queen Mother nodded to Song Zhaolue, then her expression became solemn and she said in a solemn voice:
"I feel better now, but I remembered another thing. When I was praying in Meiyuan that day, I almost dropped Chengyu to the ground. It was because I had the same symptoms as today that day, so my hands and feet lost strength and the swaddling clothes fell out of my hands. Now thinking about it, I always feel that what happened that day might not be as simple as an accident."
The Queen Mother's words seemed to have thrown out a lead, and the concubines immediately began to discuss in a low voice.
Concubine Yun said, "Did the Queen Mother smell alcohol that day? But the Plum Garden is outdoors, and it's cold in winter. The only thing that could emit the smell is a hot water bottle."
Yaopin recalled for a moment and said, "I remember that when we were admiring the plum blossoms in the Plum Garden, the hot water bottles held by the concubines were all prepared by Concubine Yi herself. Only..."
She paused, and glanced at the Queen unintentionally, "Only the Queen's hot water bottle seemed to have been prepared by herself early in the morning."
Yaopin casually pointed the finger at the queen.
But surprisingly, the Queen did not even refute it. Instead, she immediately knelt down to pay tribute to Xiao Jingheng and the Queen Mother, and said with a look of regret:
"I was wrong... I had premature labor and hemorrhage, which damaged my uterus. So I was actually using the method used by Li Changzai to warm my uterus. When I was admiring the plum blossoms that day, I was also filling my hot water bottle with mugwort wine.
Just now, after listening to what Judge Guo said, I felt that the Queen Mother fainted for no reason that day, perhaps because of the mugwort wine warmed in my hot spring. Fortunately, the Imperial Concubine rescued Cheng Yu in time that day, so a big mistake was not made. Otherwise, if the eldest prince was injured in the slightest, it would really be my fault. "
She was filled with deep regret and she leaned down even lower.
"I am guilty, Your Majesty, please punish me."
Song Zhao looked at the queen's sad and sincere expression and thought:
This woman's methods are really high.
Song Zhao had finally laid out this grand plan. She knew that the empress dowager had not recovered from the cold and was still taking medicine, so she asked the imperial physician for the Ma Huang Bi Feng San, and then asked Rong Yue to coax Li Changzai, who had a cold body, to use mugwort wine.
Today is the ceremony of conferring the title of consort, the Queen Mother will definitely come to watch the ceremony,
When the Queen Mother and Song Zhao both fainted, it would inevitably lead to the dangerous incident in Meiyuan that day. The Queen prepared the hot water bottle herself, so she would be the first object of suspicion.
If the Queen thought that there was no evidence and refused to admit the matter, then everyone, especially Xiao Jingheng, would only become more suspicious of her.
Sometimes, as long as the emperor has doubts,
Even if there is no evidence to prove the truth, it can still deal a fatal blow to the other party.
But why did the Queen just accept it so directly?
Can she also quickly come up with a reasonable reason and ask Xiao Jingheng to punish her?
But what could Xiao Jingheng punish her for at this moment?
Li Changzai's use of mugwort wine just now was an unintentional mistake and can be forgiven.
Now the Queen's mistake was also unintentional, and given her status, no one would hold on to it.
Sure enough,
As soon as the queen admitted her guilt, Xiao Jingheng raised his hand and promised her to leave.
"You didn't mean it. Get up."
The Queen Mother obviously wanted to get to the bottom of this matter.
But Xiao Jingheng's attitude was clear, and the Queen Mother couldn't say anything more.
After the Queen Mother and Song Zhao had fully recovered, no one mentioned the matter again. Instead, they began to discuss which cities and counties to visit during the southern tour next year.
Later, seeing that it was almost time and Xiao Jingheng still had things to deal with in the previous court, he asked everyone to disperse.
The Queen then said to Song Zhao in a gentle voice:
"Concubine Yi is now helping to manage the affairs of the six palaces. There are some things that need attention, and I would like to explain them to you. I wonder if you have time?"
Song Zhao smiled and said, "I am very happy that the Queen is willing to teach me."
She was smiling.
But after everyone had left, the smile on his face froze for a moment, and his eyes became cold.
The queen also looked gloomy, stood up and walked slowly to her, saying coldly:
"Empress Yi, I underestimated you."
At this point, everyone knows clearly who is human and who is ghost.
When there is no one around, there is no need to continue those superficial fake tricks.
Song Zhao also sneered and said, "Your Majesty is very wise. How dare I show off my skills in front of you?"
"Of course you don't dare." The Queen lowered her eyebrows and glanced at her, saying provocatively:
"I am a phoenix soaring in the sky. If the imperial concubine is a peacock, she can still barely live up to my honor. Then what about you? Oh, you are just a hen at best."
She suddenly stretched out her hand to hook Song Zhao's chin, raised her eyebrows slightly, and said sarcastically:
"You dare to compete with me with the strength of a poultry? Don't you...?"
The queen hadn't finished her proud words when she was startled by Song Zhao's sudden rise.
Song Zhao was tall to begin with, and normally he was servile to the Queen, but now that he stood up straight, he was half a head taller than the Queen.
At this moment, Song Zhao's beautiful face was filled with indifference and disdain, and her momentum was no less than that of the Queen.
"Poultry is in decline, but my mother's family once raised a pen of chickens in the backyard. The chickens were usually listless, and sometimes when servants passed by, they would be scared and hide. But one day, an eagle swooped down and tried to catch the chicks it was protecting in the nest. Queen, guess what happened?"
As he spoke, Song Zhao suddenly showed a stern look, and raised his voice sharply, pressing the queen step by step.
"The most timid hen actually puffed up all her feathers and desperately protected her children. She was so ferocious that she even pecked the eagle and made it flee in panic!"
When saying the four words 'flee in panic', Song Zhaoliang showed full momentum, almost shouting them out.
The queen was so frightened that she stumbled over the corner of the table and almost fell when she had no way to retreat.
At this moment, Song Zhao quickly helped her up.
Then he glanced down with contempt, and said with a sinister smile:
"You'd better watch your step carefully, Queen."
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