Chapter 70 Familiar Creepy

When the news reached Yunqin, everyone was shocked.

"He is really someone from the Empress's Palace. Did you hear him correctly?" Rong Xin asked Xiao Dezi in disbelief.

Xiao Dezi nodded, frowning, "I was beside Eunuch Xu when he was interrogating her. I heard it all clearly. The maid confessed that it was the maid in the empress's palace who gave her the poison and asked her to put it in Ajing's food."

"How could it be the Queen?" Rong Xin looked at Yun Qin with a frown, still unable to believe it.

Yun Qin naturally had never expected this, but she could not deny that the Queen was indeed a suspect. After all, the people guarding Ajing were all selected by the Queen.

But the logic of a person's behavior cannot deceive others. There is always a purpose behind it. But what is the queen's purpose?

If he simply wanted to kill Ah Jing, she was just a little palace maid. There were so many ways to kill her. Why would he have to go through so much trouble to poison her?

If it was aimed at me, and I could poison Ajing, then why not just poison myself to death?

If it was directed at Lady Su, then there would be no need to do so. Ajing was not a capable person around her, and Ajing's death would not have any impact on her.

No, there is another situation.

If Ajing died and the fact that Concubine Su poisoned the palace maid were to be exposed, the Emperor would not know how he would react, but the Queen Mother would be the first one to not forgive her.

But the benefits are too small.

After all, there is the Su family behind Lady Su. As long as the Su family survives, she will be sentenced to death or banished to the cold palace unless she commits a heinous crime that the Su family cannot save.

The death of just a little palace maid would not cause any serious injury to her, but would instead expose her to danger.

It's really a stupid move.

Yun Qin thought about it carefully, her eyes flashed, and there was another possibility.

The fact that Ajing was her weak spot had been known to anyone who cared enough to find out since Lady Su locked her up.

If Ah Jing died, she and Lady Su would definitely fight to the death, and both would suffer losses in the end.

If she fought with the Su family, she might end up dead, and if Concubine Su killed herself, she would definitely be completely hated by the emperor.

The person behind the scenes only needs to sit back and watch the fight between the two tigers, and he can get rid of two people at once, which is like killing two birds with one stone.

However, this person is not necessarily the queen.

Because now all the criticism is directed at the Queen. How could someone who could design such a meticulous plan leave such a big flaw for others to investigate?

unless……

The people behind the scenes had long anticipated that she might ask the emperor to investigate the matter, and the blame would then be directed at the empress.

Then, it would be a battle between her and the Queen.

Killing two birds with one stone is still killing two birds with one stone, and she can still sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.

Thinking of this, Yun Qin felt a chill down her spine. This feeling was very familiar to her. The last time she had this feeling was when Lady Su was drugged with money.

The plan was just as meticulous, the clues just as hard to detect, the sinisterness and cunningness just as well.

Yun Qin could almost conclude that this was done by one person.

"What are you thinking about?" Rong Xin gently patted Yun Qin's hand and asked, "I called you, but you didn't respond."

Yun Qin came back to her senses and asked with a straight look in her eyes: "Sister, do you believe that it was the Queen who did it?"

When she asked this, Rong Xin also had some doubts, "If it was the queen, why did she do that?"

Xiao Dezi was equally puzzled and said, "My two sisters, Eunuch Xu has already gone to the Queen's Palace. I will go and ask if there is any news."

"Thank you for your hard work." Yun Qin nodded slightly.

After they left, Rong Xin looked at Yun Qin and asked, "You think it wasn't the Queen who did it?"

Yun Qin nodded. "If it was the Queen who did it, then the maid would have been sent back to Fengyi Palace by the Emperor. She had a thousand reasons to kill her, but she just sent her to the Ministry of Punishment. And when Xu An went to look for her, she was still fine. This is really strange."

As she spoke, Rong Xin's expression kept changing, and finally he couldn't help but nod, "That's true, it's impossible for the queen to have such obvious flaws, but if it wasn't the queen, then who could it be?"

"Could it be that Concubine Su bribed the maids around the queen?"

"Do you think this is possible?" Yun Qin couldn't help shaking her head. "Even when Concubine Su was Concubine Hui, she was still several levels lower than the Empress. How could anyone in her palace take Concubine Su seriously?"

"You're right." Rong Xin was at a loss for a moment and fell into deep thought.

Just then, Xiao Dezi came back.

With a look of suspicion on his face, he said as soon as he entered the room: "The maid hanged herself!" After he finished speaking, he realized that his words were ambiguous, and immediately added: "The maid beside the queen hanged herself not long after Eunuch Xu left!"

"Hanging himself?" Rong Xin stood up in shock.

She turned her head and looked at Yun Qin, "Is it really not the Empress?"

Yun Qin also clutched the quilt and nodded, her eyes bright and sharp, "It seems that someone really wants to pin this incident on the Queen."

Xiao Dezi understood what the two meant from their words, "I heard that the Queen has already gone to see the Emperor. I believe the Emperor will make a decision soon."

"We can all see this, so the Emperor can see it, too." Yun Qin slowly leaned back on the quilt and whispered, "Now it all depends on whether the Empress can find out anything."

"If we can't find out..."

If they can't find out, then she and the Queen will have to swallow the bitter pill on their own.

Yun Qin did not say the second half of the sentence. She gritted her teeth secretly, wondering if she was going to let the person behind the scenes get away again this time?

She suddenly thought of Kong Cainü who was now locked up. Now she was the key to breaking the impasse!

Yun Qin looked at Xiao Dezi and said quickly, "Go and send a message to the emperor, telling him that he can tell Kong Cainv about this and see how she reacts. And make sure to keep an eye on her."

What does this have to do with Kong Cainu?

Although Xiao Dezi was puzzled, he did not ask any more questions. He just nodded to Yunqin and said, "I'll go right away."

When Huo Jinchi received Xiao Dezi's message, he was reviewing memorials. After hearing this, he put down his pen and said to Xu An, "All of you combined are not as smart as her."

After hearing this, Xu An silently swallowed back the words "What does it have to do with Kong Cainü" that were about to come out of his mouth.

He glanced at Huo Jinchi, whose eyebrows were full of joy, and forced a smile, saying, "I am a stupid servant, so I can't catch up with Miss Yunqin, who is so thoughtful and shrewd, and so favored by the Holy Spirit."

Huo Jinchi snorted softly, "Even if you really develop a few more secrets, you're still not as good as her!"

Yes, yes, yes…

Xu An secretly curled his lips.

Seeing that one of them did not mention giving Yun Qinjin a position, and the other did not seem to be in a hurry to get a position, he probably did not need to ask the reason. They understood each other's minds. If he asked, the answer would be that he was stupid.

Seeing Xu An didn't move, Huo Jinchi raised his eyes and looked at him again, "Since you've heard it, why don't you go!"

"Yes, yes, I'll go right away."

Xu An quickly retreated and led his men straight to the place where Kong Cainü was being held.