Chapter 492 Suspicion
This opportunity is indeed rare.
Concubine Xue saved the Empress Dowager's life. As long as Concubine Xue is safe and sound in the palace, unless the Rong'an Marquis' Mansion rebels, no matter what mistakes they make, they will be treated preferentially or have their punishments reduced.
But there are several lives at stake, how can we let them go?
Rong'an Marquis had no hope. He would only protect his wife to maintain the reputation of the Rong'an Marquisate. Even if his wife had managed to sell Xu Zhichun, his daughter, so what? Even if everything she encountered later was the result of his wife's malicious harm, so what?
Anyway, he wasn't the one who was hurt.
The pain is not on him.
He had no feelings for his first wife, and even less for his daughter who had been abducted long ago.
If I have to say there is something, it is probably only hatred left now.
If you want revenge and want to overthrow the Rong'an Marquis Mansion, you can't count on him.
The reason why they didn't do anything rashly was that they were waiting for the opportunity to strike.
We have to get rid of Concubine Xue first.
Without Xuepin, it will be much easier to deal with them.
Concubine Xue is in the palace, so how many opportunities are there to touch her?
Now is a good opportunity.
However, she was not completely sure.
"Madam Lu," Xu Zhichun raised his head, glanced at Madam Lu, smiled wryly, and said in a low voice, "I have a few words to say, but...it's not easy to say them."
Madam Lu was stunned for a moment, her eyes suddenly sharpening, "Did Madam Liang see anything when the incident happened before?"
Old ginger is still spicy.
Nanny Lu, who had served the Empress for many years, understood it at a glance. Xu Zhichun's eyes were evasive and hesitant at this moment. He must have seen something related, but it was hard to tell.
But the Queen was almost killed today, and this matter absolutely cannot be resolved peacefully.
The Empress and the Emperor had been waiting for this child for many years. They thought there was no hope, but unexpectedly, the Empress was pregnant. The Emperor and the Empress were so happy at that time!
But unexpectedly, as soon as the news was made public, someone dared to take action.
If someone said that today was an accident, Madam Lu would never believe it.
Fearing Xu Zhichun might be holding back, Madam Lu quickly reassured her, "There's no one else here. Madam Liang, just say whatever you want. I swear I won't tell anyone else that it was Madam Liang who said it."
Xu Zhichun hurriedly said, "Madam, please stop being so. The Empress has been so kind and generous to me. How could I hide something from her?"
"However, I'm not sure. I just happened to notice that something seemed off about Concubine Xue's expression, and I felt strange, but I don't know the truth."
She was with the Queen when the incident happened, so it was naturally impossible for her to see Concubine Xue take action with her own eyes.
Nanny Lu had originally suspected Concubine Xue first, but after hearing Xu Zhichun's words, she became even more certain and sneered, "Apart from her, no one else in the palace has such courage. As for the ladies taking action, that's even more impossible. Thank you, Madam Liang. I will investigate thoroughly."
Xu Zhichun nodded.
In the afternoon, the Queen ordered someone to send Xu Zhichun out of the palace in a sedan chair, and Liang Minglang met him at the palace gate.
Liang Minglang carefully carried her to the carriage and asked, "How could she be injured so seriously?"
Xu Zhichun's body was stiff and he didn't dare to move. If you have a broken bone, you should rest and recuperate, otherwise you will suffer more pain from the dislocation of the bone.
"It's not bad, just a sprain. I'll be fine after lying down for two days."
She told Liang Minglang about the situation at that time. Liang Minglang was also very scared and even said that he was lucky.
If something really happened to the Queen, who knows how big a storm it would cause.
The emperor was furious about this matter and ordered a thorough investigation.
Nanny Lu stared at Concubine Xue without missing a single detail.
When the incident happened, the palace maids and eunuchs around Concubine Xue were questioned repeatedly, including the palace maid who served Concubine Xue was taken away.
As for the owner of the scattered beads, she was the daughter of Censor Lin. The lady only realized that her beads had fallen after the incident. She was so scared that her face turned pale and she was terrified.
Mrs. Lin was also very frightened, and hurriedly took her to her knees to apologize.
The queen did not blame them. It was an accident that something was lost. How could she vent her anger on them?
Seeing that Nanny Lu was deliberately targeting her, Concubine Xue was so angry that she burst into tears. The Emperor was only thinking about the Empress at the moment and would not argue with anyone else. She did not dare to make a fuss, so she ran to the Empress Dowager and cried about her grievances and asked her to make a decision.
"..There is no evidence, what does this have to do with me? I know that the Queen doesn't like me, and the people around her see me as a thorn in their side, but to accuse me like this is to kill me. Queen Mother, please make a decision for me!"
The Queen Mother concealed the disgust and impatience in her eyes, dismissed her attendants and left only her trusted confidant, Nanny Jiang. She sighed and asked Nanny Jiang to help Concubine Xue get up and sit down.
"There's no one else here. Tell me honestly, you really didn't do this."
"The Queen Mother—"
"No matter what you do, I will not blame you. I know you and understand you. Besides, between you and the Queen, I have always chosen you, and you know that. Concubine Xue, think it over and tell me the truth."
Xuepin's heart skipped a beat.
How could she dare to fully believe the Queen Mother's words?
To murder the empress and the heir to the throne is a dead end, with absolutely no chance of success.
She didn't dare tell anyone except herself.
At this moment, she even regretted it.
I regretted why I was so obsessed with it. Why did I suddenly have such an impulse and really do it?
But it hasn’t happened yet!
"It's not me, Your Majesty the Queen Mother. I am wronged!"
"really?"
"I dare not lie!"
Xuepin's face was covered with tears.
The Queen Mother stared at her for a long moment before nodding: "Since it's not you, then there's no need to be afraid. With me here, no one can touch you."
Xuepin finally felt relieved and expressed her gratitude, "Yes, I thank the Queen Mother for her grace."
The Queen Mother sent someone to warn the Emperor, telling him to take it easy and investigate thoroughly instead of fabricating accusations against innocent people. Just consider it a way to accumulate merit and blessings for the heir in the Queen's womb.
The emperor was so angry that he turned the matter aside and ignored it.
Accumulate merits and virtues? He is too concerned about accumulating merits and virtues, which is why some people are not afraid of death and keep committing suicide.
Nanny Lu made progress quickly. After interrogating the palace maids and eunuchs around and behind Concubine Xue individually and questioning them over and over again, she finally found a loophole in the words of a palace maid. After using threats and intimidation, as well as kindness and force, the palace maid finally admitted in tears that she saw Concubine Xue bending down to pick up something, but she didn't see clearly what it was.
As soon as she opened her mouth, another palace maid and a eunuch confessed that they had also seen it. From the position where the young eunuch was standing, he clearly saw that what Concubine Xue picked up was the pearl string.
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