Chapter 74 I Have a New Trick

"What's going on here?" The Empress Dowager entered the door and saw that the master and servants of Xuanqing Palace were in a mess, she couldn't help frowning, the left and right hurriedly stepped forward to scold, the group of crying pear blossoms took a long time to calm down, Greetings to the Empress Dowager who has been welcomed by the Empress Dowager Yuan.

As usual, Yun Fenghuang confided again about "begging the Empress Dowager to be the master of the concubine" and "the concubine really can't live on".

Hearing that Empress Dowager Yuan's face was red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple, she didn't lose her temper because of the empress dowager's presence. She held back her anger and said, "Is there any misunderstanding? Although Niang Niang is a bit impatient, But that's because she was young and ignorant before. Besides, she is pregnant now and can't take care of herself, how could she do such a thing?"

"The concubine's health is always bad." Yun Fenghuang didn't argue with her, but sobbed softly, and said, "I can't please my sister."

Empress Dowager Yuan took a deep breath, not wanting to talk to her anymore, she turned to the Empress Dowager and said, "What do you think?"

"The Ai family is so old, why can't they still live in peace?" The Empress Dowager had no expression on her face, she flicked the jade bracelet on her wrist for a while, and then said coldly, "Since Mao Jieyu kept saying it was Yue Jieyu If you have harmed her palace servants, then let Yue Jieyu come over and confront them... Aijia is not good at pinching and counting, who knows which of their words are true and which are false?"

So it didn't take long before Yuan Niangniang and her attendants were brought up.

In fact, ever since she heard Yun Fenghuang crying at the door, she wanted to rush out—but Yuan Zhu firmly suppressed her.

Right now, as soon as he entered the door, he hastily saluted the first two, picked up the hem of his skirt and kicked towards Yunfenghuang!

"Yue Jieyu, you!" Yun Fenghuang was so familiar with her temper of kicking people when she didn't agree with her, this time she changed a new trick to treat her - while dodging away in embarrassment, she secretly pulled off her arm The string of pearls and the wide sleeves that reached the ground perfectly concealed this movement. The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager Yuan frowned at Yuan Niangniang's actions, when they saw Yue Jieyu, who had just kicked the air, barely stopped, and fell forward in exclamation !

"Oh my God!" The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager Yuan turned pale with shock when they saw this, and the Empress Dowager Yuan even stood up in a loss of composure, and stretched out her hand to help: "Niang Niang!"

However, how could the distance between her and Yuan Niangniang be enough?

The waiters on the left and right were also half a beat slow in reacting, and when they were panicking, they saw Yun Fenghuang taking half a step on the couch, lightly stretching his jade arms, and grabbing Yuan Lianniang's back!

"...You!!!" Yuan Lianniang's high protruding belly stopped suddenly just a finger away from the ground, because of the way Yun Fenghuang held her, the skirt of the collared short jacket strangled her throat severely , this impact made her dizzy, and the next moment, many waiters rushed up to support her, and couldn't help but turned her head to the side, and vomited hysterically!

This is the main hall of Fangyin Hall. Although it is transparent and spacious with a faint fragrance, it is only indoor after all.

After she vomited like this, an unpleasant sour smell quickly permeated, how could the pampered empress dowager bear this? Immediately got up: "Aijia is a little dizzy, go and sit in the back."

The Empress Dowager Yuan felt sorry for her niece and the emperor's heir in her stomach, but the Empress Dowager was a noble elder, she couldn't let this person leave alone, so she had to hide her worry and stood up with her: "I will accompany you. "

At this moment, Yun Fenghuang ordered the palace servants in an orderly manner, to invite the imperial physician to invite the imperial physician, to open the window for ventilation, to open the window for ventilation, to prepare mouthwash for Yuan Niang to fetch water... she sent people around with a few words, and she chose one for herself. Sit down in the seat upwind, and watch the fun calmly.

"Your Majesty, why don't you go and pick up the pearls?" Yun Fenghuang's servant didn't know why Yuan Niangniang fell suddenly, but it happened that a few pearls were scattered not far away, and Xi Le's eyes were sharp. Counting, I asked anxiously at this moment, "While they are not paying attention now."

"I didn't pay attention now, but I will pay attention later." Yun Fenghuang sneered, "Besides, Yuan Niangniang can't speak now, and when she can speak later, why don't you tell her aunt that she stepped on her? Did you slip when you hit the beads?"

Xi Le was a little worried: "Then?"

"What's the rush?" Yun Fenghuang said lazily, "Did anyone see that Bengong tore off the string of the beads? That's not the case with framing."

That's what she said, and she did the same thing——Yuan Niangniang finally breathed a sigh of relief after a long while, and the palace servants opened the windows and doors to dissipate the smell, burned all the water to remove the smell, and finally cleaned up , invited the two big brothers to come back and sit down again.

Yuan Lianniang held the pearl and cried out about Yun Fenghuang's intentional murder. The Empress Dowager Yuan's face darkened immediately. I'm not a prophet, how could I know that she would directly mess with my concubine after she came in?! Could it be possible to wear a string on her body in advance!"

Empress Dowager Yuan said with a sullen face: "There are only a few kinds of hairpin rings for concubines. They are not gold, silver and jade, or pearls and emerald greens. Now you have a green luan with a pearl in your hair and a string of pearls on your arm. What's so strange... Otherwise, if you stretch out your hand, there is still something on your arm?"

"Empress Dowager, please have a look!" Yun Fenghuang really pulled up his sleeves for her to see, and saw a suet jade bracelet inlaid with gold on his left wrist, and a coral bead string wrapped twice around his right wrist. With her current status, the things she uses are of course of excellent quality.

The clusters of bright coral red flames are like clusters of small flames, making the already white and tender wrists even more white and flawless.

Yun Fenghuang held up this wrist to reason with the Empress Dowager Yuan, "The concubine's hands are not empty, and I really don't wear any pearl strings anymore. The empress dowager asked Ming Jian, and the pearl string doesn't match the concubine's body." Ah! Besides, Yue Jieyu was held back by my concubine. If I wanted to harm her, why would I need to do so much? Is it possible that I still expect Yue Jieyu to shake hands with my concubine because of this matter, and even Conversely, is it okay to ask for grace for my concubine?!"

If this was said in front of Empress Dowager Yuan alone, Empress Dowager Yuan would definitely not buy it because of Chunjia's current power.

But isn't the Empress Dowager here now? The Empress Dowager said displeasedly: "Peace is the most important thing among concubines. What do you mean by that? Yue Jieyu is certainly a little impatient, but she is indeed favored." There are some nonsense, but there are no major problems, so is it possible to repay virtue with resentment?!"

Empress Dowager Yuan paused for a reprimand, swallowed it abruptly, and then said: "Forget it, the old bones of the Ai family can't be covered up by you. Otherwise, even if you push yourself down Now, the grudge is still there, I'm afraid it won't cause disasters in the future, but it's a pity for the family, isn't it..."

He turned his head to look at the Empress Dowager, and asked for a thorough investigation to the end—the whole thorough investigation, who plotted against the two concubines, Qu and Mu, and what caused Yuan Niangniang's slipping, in short, the Empress Dowager Yuan did not want any sloppy eyes this time !

"You should discuss this matter with the emperor and empress." The empress dowager said indifferently when she heard the words, "Ai's family is so old, I really can't worry about it. It was because I heard the noise from your side, I was afraid that you would be alone with Yue Jieyu What's wrong with a pregnant woman who is sick, now..."

Just at this point, the outside world reported that the emperor and queen came together.

In fact, they did not come hand in hand, but they caught up with each other.

So the empress dowager handed over the matter to them, and then the queen asked the emperor how to check, who to check and where to check - the emperor didn't have any expression on his face, and after a while he said: "The empress presided over, Xinfei assisted stop."

These two didn't have much affection for the two parties in the conflict, Yun Fenghuang and Yuan Lianniang.

But traitors are always more hated, and now the empress is more concerned about cleaning up Yun Fenghuang than Yuan Niangniang—the empress dowager Yuan said to investigate thoroughly, and the emperor is not easy to do it too obviously, this move can be regarded as Xiao Xiao made a partial stand for Yuan's aunt and nephew.

That's why the two Jieyu were sent back to their respective residences, and their servants were not allowed to go out. The Queen and Concubine Xin set about vigorously, interrogating the palace servants and interrogating the palace concubines. The two of Hong Zhuan went down the cliff where they fell and searched.

Such a vigorous and resolute move, but within a few days, the result came out—it was just that the result was quite unexpected.

First of all, Qu Hongzhuan and Yuan Lianniang really didn't cheat, just like Concubine Shu's miscarriage, she wanted to do it, but she hadn't started yet;

Secondly, various evidences show that there are two suspects, the first being Yun Qingman.

Although this is surprising, and it is especially doubtful whether it is Yun Fenghuang's cleverness in framing, but there are some reasons, that is, the emperor called her to serve in Xingxin Hall, but Yun Fenghuang insisted on replacing Qu Hongzhuan. Although this is the daughter of Lord Yi, she was raised under the knees of her aunt when she was young. Her status was not high when she entered the palace, and she has not been promoted to the rank of concubine until now. It's not too bad... It's easy to have a chance to get close to the emperor and be robbed, so it's reasonable to take revenge in a fit of anger.

But the second suspect is...

The suspect is Concubine Xin.

Concubine Xin was dumbfounded when she saw the evidence: "I have never done such a thing!!!"

"..." Empress Ji frowned and didn't speak for a moment. After a while, she waved back and said slowly, "But Xiaoyun probably doesn't have the ability to reach out to my sister's palace."

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" Concubine Xin changed her mind, quickly found the suspect, and couldn't help but slapped the table angrily, "The lowly maid was crying every day, and my concubine felt a little bit of sympathy for her! Who knew yesterday She looks like a weak Liu Fufeng, but in private..."

She sneered a few times, and glanced at the evidence, "It's just that she wants to bring down the concubine's body with these, but she underestimates the concubine's body too much!"

"Mrs. Yaoning and Concubine Shu hit it off right away, and the relationship is very good." After hearing these words, Empress Ji was noncommittal, and said, "The Gu family was born in a general family, and his appearance, temperament, speech, and behavior are quite chivalrous."

The implication is that this matter may not be the imperial concubine, maybe it is Mrs. Yaoning?

"... What do you mean by your mother's words?" Concubine Xin was shocked when she heard the words, "Didn't Concubine Shu be forced to death by the future of Duke Yi's mansion?! Could it be that Mrs. Yaoning suspects that the concubine is a hindrance? How can this be!"

Empress Ji smiled meaningfully, and said, "Sister thinks too much, I just think it's not that simple."

Concubine Xin's eyes flickered, and she said, "What Your Majesty said is true."

Isn't this nonsense, there are only a few heads in the palace, Ji Muzi was demoted not long ago, Concubine Shu just disappeared... At this moment, except for the three untitled Jieyu, almost everyone is suspected of being involved. Could it be something simple?

She lowered her eyes to cover up the sarcasm in her eyes, and said coldly: "Anyway, since His Majesty has ordered my concubine to assist the Empress to thoroughly investigate, now these evidences... It is appropriate to ask Your Majesty to show you!"

After a while, in the Xinxingtang, the emperor who was reviewing the memorial listened to the queen's report without any expression: "... Sister Concubine Xin please stop yourself, and now she has returned to the Spring Palace with her servants, please show your majesty."

"Excuse me?" The emperor was silent for a while, then asked lightly, "What do you think about this matter, queen?"

Empress Ji calmly said: "Concubine Xin doesn't look like this kind of person, but she doesn't seem to be fake based on the concubine's identity after repeated inspections. It's difficult to judge the concubine's identity for a while, so please Your Majesty..."

"The queen said the same thing in the past few accidents." The emperor pinched his brows and looked at the queen with a cold look. Take care of the harem! But this is how the empress presides over the six palaces?!"

"...The concubine knows the crime." Empress Ji pursed her lips and immediately knelt down.

The emperor didn't cry out, but said indifferently: "Since Concubine Xin asked to be grounded, then the empress should investigate this matter herself. It's also your job, right?"

Empress Ji lowered her head and said, "Yes."

She knelt for a while before hearing the emperor's usual gentle tone, and said: "Pingshen, the queen has something to do, so don't worry about my place."

These words sounded like she didn't need to treat Yuan Niangniang extra favorably because she dealt with it fairly, but... would the queen believe it?

When Empress Ji withdrew from Xingxintang with unprecedented respect, she was a little dazed: she had always consciously understood Chunjia, and her past warnings to the family had been proven correct.

But at this moment, she really didn't know what the emperor was thinking.

In other words, what kind of truth did the emperor want her to find out?