Chapter 234: Taking Advantage of the Situation
Perhaps there is nothing perfect in this world.
The next day, although Hawking did not return to the palace, he had to deal with government affairs.
The results of the Wude Envoy's secret investigation overnight were also placed on Huo Jinchi's desk.
He ordered people to find the person who pushed the palace maid into the water. He just wanted to uproot the power in the empress dowager's palace while they were still in the palace. However, he didn't expect that the person he found was Nie Danying.
She thought her plan was flawless, but in fact it was full of loopholes.
One was that Nie agreed to leave the table saying she was going to change clothes, but there was no sign of any use in her bathroom.
Secondly, she probably would not have thought that the maid would brag to others about how she got the reward money from Nie Danying and how she got guidance from her.
She did not tell her companion what specific instructions Nie had given her, but insisted that she would give the rice dumplings to Concubine De, and said that she would have great fortune in the future.
I just don’t know if the final “great fortune” is what she wants.
The more Hawking looked at it, the tighter he held the thin piece of paper.
He agreed to let Nie Dingying enter the palace because of his father's pleading and also to balance the power of the Queen Mother!
However, she didn't expect that she would start working for the Queen Mother not long after entering the palace.
How much does she hate Yunqin?
Huo Jinchi really wanted to get rid of her right now, but as he was hesitating, the fingers holding the paper suddenly loosened.
It is actually very easy to make her break with the Queen Mother or even turn against her.
This may not be an opportunity.
Huo Jinchi quickly put away the letter, stood up and walked towards the back hall.
Xu An knew that the emperor was investigating the cause of death of the palace maid, but when he saw the emperor run straight to the back hall after reading it, he was slightly startled. This matter couldn't be related to Concubine Xi, right?
He didn't dare to ask, and just quickly led his men to follow.
But as soon as the front foot followed, the back foot was sent out.
Rong Xin was also sent out with him.
"What's wrong with the emperor?" Rong Xin saw that the emperor had a very unhappy expression just now, so she hurriedly asked Xu An.
Xu An had no idea what was written on the paper, so he just smiled and said, "What could the emperor be worried about? He must be worried about Concubine Xi's health and came to check on her."
Rong Xin glanced at the quiet inner hall and reluctantly accepted his statement.
The silence did not last long, as suddenly there was a sound of porcelain falling to the ground in the hall.
Rong Xin and Xu An looked at each other, both of them knowing it was over, and then they walked quickly into the hall together.
In the inner hall, Yun Qin, who was originally half lying on the bed, now sat up, her face full of tears, but her expression was full of stubbornness.
Huo Jinchi sat on the edge of the bed with a sullen face. There was a broken porcelain bowl at his feet. The dark medicine liquid was spilled all over the floor. He was holding a porcelain spoon in his hand, and it was obvious that he was feeding medicine to Yun Qin.
"Hey, what happened?" Xu An asked cautiously.
But no one paid any attention to him, and the quarrel in the hall was obviously not over yet.
"Your Majesty, why does he care about what I do? As long as the real murderer is not found, are you going to let me live in fear for the whole day? If that is the case, I might as well just die!" Yun Qin cried fiercely, her voice full of hoarseness.
Rong Xin's eyelids twitched when she heard this. She didn't know why Aqin suddenly became anxious, and she quickly looked at the emperor's expression.
Huo Jinchi's brows were tightly wrinkled, and because he was gritting his teeth, his face was slightly raised, "Yunqin, don't go too far!"
Seeing him like this, Yun Qin felt a little guilty. She didn't dare to say anything more. She just lowered her head and wiped her tears.
Seeing her like this, Huo Jinchi couldn't help but sigh, threw the spoon in his hand into the tray, and reached out to hug her, "Didn't I promise you that I would find the real murderer as soon as possible and give you an explanation?"
"You're still weak, please stop crying, okay?" He wiped the tears from her face with his hands, the pity in his eyes didn't seem fake, "It's a skill to cry when you say you will."
Yun Qin pursed her lips and tried to lower her head, but her chin was held.
"I really feel bad." Huo Jinchi said the sweet words seriously.
Yun Qin almost lost her composure. She bit her lip, then revealed some shyness and said in a weak voice, "Your Majesty only knows how to bully me."
After hearing this, Hawking's lips curled up, but he quickly suppressed it.
Seeing the two of them arguing one second and making up the next, Xu An and Rong Xin just felt their scalps tingling.
One of them started pretending to be deaf and dumb, while the other quickly picked up the debris on the ground and ordered someone to bring another bowl of medicine.
Yun Qin finally finished drinking this bowl of medicine calmly.
But the emperor had just handed the medicine bowl to Rong Xin when Yun Qin sniffed and started again.
"Your Majesty, do you think I am annoying?"
Not to mention Huo Jinchi, Rong Xin even thought Yun Qin was having a brain meltdown.
"Your Majesty, if you don't say anything, does that mean you agree?" Yun Qin pouted. "Did I want to take medicine? Did I want to get sick? Or is it that someone wants to harm me?"
Hawking Chi finally couldn't hold back any longer, "You are simply incomprehensible!"
"Yes, I don't understand!" Yun Qin raised her voice, "I shouldn't have asked the emperor for justice. Doesn't the emperor really know that he wants to harm me?"
"Enough!" Huo Jinchi finally stood up angrily, looking down at Yun Qin with cold eyes, "It seems that I am too used to you!"
After he finished speaking, he turned away!
Xu An hurried to catch up, and Rong Xin followed in panic, saying, "Your Majesty, the mistress walked through the gate of Prince Yan's Palace, so she must be in a bad mood. Please calm down, Your Majesty."
But in front of everyone in Yanning Palace, the emperor, who was always easy to talk to, ignored her and walked out the door with Xu An.
Rong Xin could only bow and see him off respectfully. When she returned to the inner hall with a nervous heart, she saw that Yu Qian, who was so fussy and angry just now, was now leaning on the pillow on the bed with a calm face, holding a plate of preserved fruits in his hands and putting them into his mouth.
It's like nothing happened.
Rong Xin was no fool, she immediately sensed something was wrong, sat down beside the bed and asked her, "Aqin, what on earth are you selling?"
Yun Qin, who was wiping tears just now, grinned at this moment, "Sister, I won't hide it from you, but you can't tell anyone in the palace, otherwise my drama with the emperor will be in vain."
From the moment they smashed the bowl, they were both acting.
It's just that he got too involved in the performance and overacted, which really pissed off Hawking Chi.
Just now, Huo Jinchi came over and told Yunqin about Nie Danying's work for the Queen Mother. He also told Yunqin about his plan, which was to pretend to be at odds with her so that Nie Danying would think that there was an opportunity and lure her to turn around and deal with the Queen Mother.
After hearing his plan, Yun Qin felt like she was about to be "deathly" worshipped by him.
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