Chapter 126 Palace Search

Su Jingyao narrowed her eyes slightly and looked calmly at Bihe who was kneeling on the ground.

There was a thoughtful gleam in his eyes, as if flowing in a deep pool of water.

It seems that this Bihe was a spy sent into Yongning Palace by Concubine Lin in order to deliberately frame Concubine Shu.

Concubine Lin really has some means, she was able to squeeze people into Yongning Palace at such an early time.

Su Jingyao's gaze slowly shifted to Concubine Shu again, with a hint of elusive meaning.

If Concubine Shu cannot defend herself well, should she expose Concubine Lin's conspiracy, or take advantage of the situation and get rid of Concubine Shu?

However, due to Shufei's special status as the princess of Yuehui Kingdom, it is indeed inappropriate to punish her at this time.

Although Jun Zechen said that if Shufei was her murderer, he would kill her without hesitation.

But Su Jingyao didn't want Jun Zechen to change his strategy against the enemy because of her mood.

After all, Jun Zechen has only been in control of the military power for a short time. Now is the time for him to recuperate and deploy his troops. It is far from the time to engage in a head-on conflict with these countries.

He also didn't want to arouse the suspicion of Yuehui Kingdom by punishing a princess, so that Yuehui Kingdom would be on guard in advance.

If this legitimate princess died, in order to test Jun Zechen's attitude towards Yuehui Kingdom, Yuehui Kingdom would definitely send a new princess.

In this case, Concubine Shu naturally cannot let Concubine Lin take the blame for this matter.

"Your Majesty, Queen, it seems that perhaps other palace maids in Yongning Palace accidentally overheard the conversation between Bihe and Qinghe, guessed that the Queen was pregnant, and then informed Shufei."

While Su Jingyao was silently pondering these things in her heart, Lin Fei had already begun her well-founded guesses.

Lin Fei's voice was neither hurried nor slow, and it was hard to find any fault with it for a moment.

As she spoke, she raised her chin slightly, her eyes revealing confidence and determination.

Jun Zechen turned his head slightly and cast his seemingly nonchalant gaze slowly on Concubine Lin.

There was an elusive look in his eyes.

"I heard that Concubine Lin also sent palace maids to the flower room to look at the flowers recently?"

Concubine Lin felt her heart skip a beat, but she quickly calmed herself down. Her expression remained unchanged, and she smiled slightly.

"Your Majesty, I don't like chrysanthemums. It's just that the people in the flower room cultivated a lot of chrysanthemums because of Concubine Shu, so I just sent the palace maids to cultivate more flowers that I like."

As she spoke, Lin Fei's eyes flickered and an innocent smile appeared on her face.

At this moment, Su Jingyao and Lin Fei looked at each other and curled their lips.

When Concubine Lin saw the empress's sharp and indifferent eyes, she felt even more nervous.

Since she had previously committed murder on the eldest prince, would the Empress directly suspect her?

"Your Majesty, it seems that Concubine Lin and Concubine Shu are both suspicious. Summon everyone in the flower room for interrogation." Su Jingyao's voice was calm.

"As the Queen, I will not tolerate anyone who dares to poison you."

After Su Jingyao finished speaking, she turned to look at Jun Zechen with a hint of inquiry in her eyes.

"Your Majesty, may I borrow your blessing for a moment?"

"Of course." Jun Zechen nodded slightly, his expression still calm.

"Miaoyue, Miaoxue, Fuquan, pass on my decree to search Yongning Palace and Changle Palace. No corner should be left unsearched."

When Su Jingyao said this, her voice was crisp and clear, with unquestionable majesty.

Her eyes were firm, as if everything was under her control.

As the empress, Su Jingyao naturally has the right to search the palace.

When Concubine Lin and Concubine Shu heard this, they couldn't help but widen their eyes.

Searching the palace was a very serious matter in the palace. It was as embarrassing as running around the palace with your clothes taken off.

What's more, let's not talk about whether they were responsible for the Queen's almost miscarriage, what would they do if they found something else?

In this palace, which concubine is truly clean?

"Your Majesty, please think twice. If you search the palace, how will the servants in the palace view me? Wuwu..."

Lin Fei could no longer control her emotions and burst into tears. Her shoulders trembled slightly and tears rolled down her face.

Concubine Shu also looked at Jun Zechen with an aggrieved expression, her eyes full of disbelief.

She didn't expect that the emperor who had doted on her for such a long time actually had no trust in her at all.

She bit her lip and choked up as she begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, Queen, you can search my Yongning Palace. I hope that after the search, you can clear my name."

As she spoke, her eyes gradually turned red and tears welled up in them.

Su Jingyao was of course very clear in her mind what an insult a palace search would mean to the concubines.

She also knew that searching the palace was like tearing off the concubines' fig leaves, exposing their dirtiest parts.

After all, she would never dare let Jun Zechen search even her own Kunning Palace.

The things hidden in her bottles and jars are absolutely shameful.

But there is no way, who made her the queen who is so high and mighty?

Who dares to search her Kunning Palace?

However, searching the palace and interrogating the people in the greenhouse will inevitably take a lot of time.

Jun Zechen looked at Su Jingyao worriedly, and then gave instructions to the concubines.

"The Queen is pregnant. I will accompany her to have breakfast and rest. All of you please wait here."

The reason why Jun Zechen chose to come to the trial today was because all the concubines were gathered in Kunning Palace at this moment, so that they would not be allowed to make any unnecessary moves.

If anyone dares to do anything, that would be even better, as it would be like walking into a trap.

Although the concubines did not dare to show any dissatisfaction on the surface when they heard His Majesty's order, they still felt uncomfortable in their hearts.

Your Majesty, do you really not care about them?

Jun Zechen ignored the concubines' longing looks. After all, many of them didn't see His Majesty for several months.

He forcefully took Su Jingyao's hand and prepared to go inside.

As Su Jingyao stood up, she softly instructed Miaoyun.

"Miaoyun, serve some cakes and tea to the palace masters."

"Yes, master." Miaoyun responded quickly.

After entering the warm room, Su Jingyao's picturesque eyebrows wrinkled.

She wanted to pull her delicate hand out from Jun Zechen's tightly grasping hand, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get away at all.

Jun Zechen forcefully led her to the table where breakfast was already set.

His sharp eyes scanned the area, and then he ordered in a deep voice, "All of you, leave."

As he finished speaking, all the palace servants retreated respectfully.

Jun Zechen sat down leisurely with a gentle and doting smile on his face.

"Yaoyao is pregnant now and can't stand the cold. This stool is cold. I will hold Yaoyao in my arms."

After saying this, without waiting for Su Jingyao to react, he simply placed her gently on his lap.

Su Jingyao frowned again and said softly, "Your Majesty, the stool is cushioned, so it won't be cold. Besides, how can I eat if Your Majesty is holding me?"

"I feed Yaoyao."

Jun Zechen picked up a flower cake and put it close to Su Jingyao's pink lips while speaking.

Su Jingyao took a look and said softly, "It's too big."

Jun Zechen used chopsticks to cut the flower cake into pieces, and then fed the smaller half back to her mouth.

After Su Jingyao ate it lightly, she continued, "It's a bit dry."

Jun Zechen picked up the water beside him and gently fed it to her mouth.

Su Jingyao took a small sip and then continued giving instructions.

One moment he says the soup is a little hot, the next moment he says that snack is a little sweet, one moment he wants to eat this, the next moment he wants to eat that.

Since Jun Zechen wanted to pretend to be a caring husband in front of her, she might as well test how much patience he had.

Jun Zechen saw that although she still had a cold face, as long as she was willing to accept his closeness, it was fine.

It didn't matter how she made things difficult for him, she even enjoyed it.

After the meal, Jun Zechen personally helped her rinse her mouth and wash her hands, really caring for her like a fragile porcelain doll.