"My lady, I have checked those servants. They have had contact with servants in the palaces of several masters before, but what I found was just ordinary contact, and there seems to be nothing suspicious."

"The less suspicious it is, the more problematic it is," the queen said coldly, throwing down the chess piece in her hand and messing up the chessboard in front of her. "Since the incident happened in the harem, He Yu, let the other ladies come with me to interrogate those daring servants. Many hands make light work, and I think we can catch the murderer behind the scenes soon."

"Your Majesty, your opinion is profound." He Yu bowed and asked hesitantly, "Do you want to tell Zhao Chongyi somewhere?"

"Since it's related to Zhao Chongyi, it's natural to say something. The queen picked up a white chess piece and played with it in her hand. "It's rare for a child to disappear. You should know why. "

"I will go now." He Yu sneered in her heart. She didn't know if Zhao Chongyi could accept the fact that her child was gone. It was not easy to have a child in the harem. It was also thanks to the emperor that he left a child for her. She was not able to keep the child herself, and she was blamed by the emperor.

When He Yu entered Xihe Palace, she felt an indescribable oppression. Thinking of the fox fur coat stained with blood that night, she adjusted her face to make herself look sad enough before walking towards the eunuch guarding the gate.

"Isn't this Aunt Heyu? I'm here to greet you." Fubao saw Heyu coming in with two palace maids and hurriedly stepped forward to greet them with a smile, "What brings you here today?"

"You are too polite, Eunuch Fu. I am here to see Zhao Chongyi on the orders of the Empress Dowager." She paused and asked with concern in her eyes, "How is Zhao Chongyi?"

Fu Bao saw that the two palace maids behind her were holding something in their hands. He knew that it was a reward from the empress, so he led them inside. However, he looked a little bitter and sighed, "My master hasn't eaten well in the past few days. He has lost a lot of weight. We servants feel sorry for him when we see him."

"As servants, we all hope for the best for our masters," He Yu also sighed, "The Empress has been very worried about Zhao Chongyi these days, so she asked me to visit her. If she hadn't been busy investigating Zhao Chongyi's miscarriage these days, she would have come to visit herself."

"I am sorry to trouble you, Your Majesty. I am here to thank you," Fu Bao said, and then he bowed deeply to Empress Jing Yanggong. Then he stood up and continued to lead He Yu into the house. When they arrived at the outer room, Fu Bao smiled at He Yu and said, "Aunt He Yu, please sit down and have some tea first. I will go and inform the master."

"Eunuch Fu, please do as you please. Although He Yu was the aunt in charge of the Empress, she did not dare to sit and wait in the master's palace. She just stood in the outer room and waited. She looked around casually. Although these decorations did not violate the rules, it was not difficult to see the emperor's favor for her from the exquisite decorations.

"Aunt Heyu, Yunxi came out from the inner room and exchanged greetings with Heyu, "Master, please let Aunt Heyu in."

After entering the inner room, He Yu saw Zhao Chongyi lying on the bed, with her long black hair draped behind her body, against her pale face, making her look less gorgeous but more delicate.

"After meeting Zhao Chongyi, He Yu stepped forward and bowed."

"Thank you for your courtesy, Aunt Heyu. Yunxi, please take a seat."

"Thank you, Zhao Chongyi." He Yu was slightly touched by the embroidery cushion, and did not dare to sit down. Seeing that Zhao Chongyi maintained an ugly smile, He Yu told her about the empress's reward, and then said, "The empress has been worried about Zhao Chongyi's miscarriage. A few days ago, she caught a few suspicious eunuchs and palace maids, and they will be interrogated today. Can Zhao Chongyi go with her?"

When Zhuang Yuyan heard the word "xiaochan", her face turned pale. When she heard that several suspicious eunuchs and palace maids were arrested, her face changed. She stood up and looked at He Yu, "Who are they?!"

He Yu met the other's eyes. There seemed to be a ferocious beast hidden in those pupils, ready to tear people apart at any time. She slightly turned away from the sight and said respectfully, "Zhao Chongyi will know once he goes there."

"Thank you, auntie, for telling the Empress that I'll be on my way right away." Zhuang Yuyan tried to remain calm, but she couldn't hide the anger in her tone.

"The interrogation will begin in half an hour. I will go and report to Her Majesty now." He Yu stood up and bowed to Zhuang Yuyan. She admired Her Majesty's foresight. Zhao Chongyi really couldn't help herself. It didn't matter if things couldn't be figured out for the time being, at least she could dislike her for a while.

After He Yu left, Zhuang Yuyan wiped the sweat from her forehead with her hand, took out the soup pot from the quilt, and said with a smile: "Yun Xi, help me to do my makeup, I have to watch a good show later.

"Yes," Yun Xi took the soup pot from Zhuang Luoyan's hand with a smile. She didn't know who would plot against whom later.

Concubine Shugui sat in front of the mirror, looking at her face in the mirror, "Lingsha, who do you think the Queen wants to blame for this?"

"I am too stupid to guess," Lingsha pinned a plum blossom hairpin on her, "but I think that even if the queen randomly framed someone else, the emperor would have to believe it and produce evidence."

Concubine Shugui sneered, "She lost such a big person the other day, she must be very angry, let's go and see what she is going to do. Zhuang Yuyan lost her child, but at least she got the emperor's love, but she has lost all her face. I hope she will frame me, otherwise I will find something to hold against her."

In the Qianzheng Palace, Feng Jianlin was copying a piece of calligraphy. When he saw Gao Dezhong coming in, he stopped writing and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, the Empress is going to interrogate a criminal slave today, and she has called several other concubines to join the interrogation." Gao Dezhong glanced at the calligraphy and paintings on the table. The brush strokes were sharp and carried an indescribable sharpness.

"She is quite smart," Feng Jin thought of something and then asked, "Has Zhao Chongyi gone?"

"I heard that the Empress asked the housekeeper to inform Zhao Chongyi. Not long after the housekeeper left, Zhao Chongyi went to Jingyang Palace."

Frowning unconsciously, Feng Jin asked someone to help him wash his hands, "In that case, I'll go take a look too."

In the side hall of Jingyang Palace, several concubines sat down according to their ranks and looked at the six eunuchs and palace maids kneeling below. No one spoke a word, even Concubine Rou, who had a feud with Zhuang Yuyan in the past, looked as if she was watching their every move.

"Your Majesty, my lords, these six people are the brave servants. The eunuch in charge of Jingyang Palace bowed to everyone and said, "Your Majesty and my lords, please interrogate them."

The queen glanced at Zhuang Yuyan, as if wanting to see her reaction, but she only saw her face pale, as if she didn't even have the energy to ask. Finally, she had to turn her gaze to other people, "Sisters, do you have any ideas?"

"Of course, the decision is up to Her Majesty the Empress," Concubine Shu Gui said respectfully, not accepting the Empress's suggestion at all.

The other concubines were silent. As for Concubine Ye Shurong, she had never attended a state banquet and was even more cautious. Who knew who would be responsible for this?

"All of you raise your heads. I want to see how hateful your face is to dare to harm the heir to the throne." The queen did not force them to do so, and turned to the people kneeling on the ground, "If you can tell me who is behind this, I will give you a lighter sentence. Otherwise, you will be convicted of murdering the heir to the throne and your entire clan will be exterminated."

The six people raised their heads tremblingly, and Concubine Xian exclaimed softly: "Hey, isn't this Lian Xu, the maid who used to serve Concubine Rou?"

Concubine Rou looked a little unhappy. "I demoted this maid to the clothing department to do laundry because she failed to serve properly. It has nothing to do with me."

Concubine Xian smiled faintly: "I didn't say she had anything to do with you, I just thought she looked familiar. You're worrying too much."

Concubine Rou snorted coldly and stopped talking. She knew that Concubine Xian was the Queen's person and it would be no good for her to make a fuss now. But who was instigating Lian Xu? If the Queen acted on this, she would be in trouble.

"Your Majesty, I am innocent. I don't know what happened. I didn't mean to harm Master Zhao. Please forgive me, Your Majesty." Lian Xuan didn't dare to look at the crowd. She just kowtowed vigorously. Soon her forehead was stained with blood.

"Someone, hold her back." The Queen looked at Lian Xu, who was kowtowing continuously, expressionlessly, and said in a cold voice, "If she gets dizzy, who will I call to question her?"

Concubine Shugui sneered in her heart. The queen didn't show her kindness this time. She glanced coldly at Lian Xuan, whose face was covered with blood. Concubine Rou drove this maid away because she suspected she was a spy sent by other palaces. But who was responsible?

She looked up at the crowd, but could not see anyone suspicious. She must be on the list of people the empress was suspicious of. The mastermind behind the scenes had schemed against so many people, which was a good move.

"Xiao Jing'er, I remember you have an old father, mother and two younger brothers in your hometown, right?" Minglu, the chief eunuch beside the empress, flicked the whisk in his hand and said in a gentle tone, "If you tell the truth, the empress will be kind and will definitely spare your life. If you don't tell, don't let your old father and mother get involved."

The eunuch named Jing'er turned pale when he heard this, and he cried out, "Your Majesty, I didn't know that there was something dirty on the tableware used by Master Zhao. The things presented to the masters were all distributed, and we dared not touch them without permission."

The queen rubbed her forehead, waved her hands, and asked the eunuch Xiao Jing'er to drag her away.

Hearing Xiao Jing'er's mournful cries of injustice when he was dragged out, the remaining five people began to tremble all over, because they all knew that Xiao Jing'er would never come back after being dragged out.

"You still don't want to say it. Could it be that you all popped out from cracks in the rocks? Aren't you afraid of bringing trouble to your parents?" Minglu raised his eyebrows and spoke sarcastically.

The queen was just thinking about what to say when she heard footsteps outside.

"The Emperor has arrived!"

The queen was surprised. Is the emperor coming?