Chapter 178
Fengcheng Palace.
When Wan Yan stepped into the main hall, she heard the sound of the clock from the Bell and Drum Tower.
It's the fourth watch, I don't know how the progress is going on with the adults.
Wan Yan was anxious, and the palace lanterns under the eaves looked particularly dazzling.
"Girl, please wait a little while. This servant is going to invite the empress. She only said that Miss Xue Wanyan is visiting to investigate the painting incident that happened in Qianqing Palace?"
"Thank you."
Wan Yan stared at the maid's back, if she hadn't taken out the emperor's jade pendant just now, let alone the empress, she would not be able to enter the palace gate of Fengcheng Palace.
Looking around, there are two night pearls in the corner of the room.
Compared with the luminous pearl in the imperial study room, the one in Fengcheng Palace is slightly inferior in terms of color, texture and brightness.
Even so, it is also a treasure in the world, and it is the first time Wan Yan has seen it in her lifetime.
The layout of the palace is luxurious.
Thick curtains, golden nanmu tables and chairs, a hundred birds facing phoenix screens, each piece is of great value.
The surrounding area was so quiet that one could hear the singing of crickets in the far corner, and the cry of wild cats from the deepest part of the dark night.
Thinking about the attitude of the maid just now, Wan Yan felt a wave of turmoil in her heart.
Empress, what is the role in the whole thing?
When leaving Concubine Yi, Wan Yan firmly believed that the person Concubine Yi was referring to was the empress.
But Si Qin died suddenly, and Wan Yan was not sure about this conjecture.
There was someone behind Si Qin, she must have died of homicide, and the purpose of the murderer was to silence her.
If the painting was really stolen by Si Qin, then the murderer may have another purpose, to seize the painting.
Of course, the latter has no basis and is all Wan Yan's conjecture.
But following the adults' earliest thinking, there is no problem at all in this direction.
Master Wen's paintings are gifts from the imperial court, and they may not have any impact if they are usually lost.
But today is different. The painting was lost at the palace banquet hosted by Concubine Yi. It is said that Concubine Yi was extremely panicked. If the painting could not be found, her status would be in jeopardy.
But Concubine Yi doesn't care at all, which can explain two points.
First, she really didn't care, because she was sure that even if the painting couldn't be found, there would be no serious consequences.
Or someone takes responsibility, and she's looking forward to seeing that.
Second, and more importantly, from Concubine Yi's attitude, she probably knows who is doing this, and she is happy to see the harem in chaos.
After analyzing like this, Wan Yan rubbed her tired eyes.
Yes.
Everything is logical.
Now that Si Qin is dead, it further shows that the whole matter has nothing to do with the harem.
Wan Yan lowered her head in thought, footsteps sounded outside the room, followed by a strong fragrance wafting in the wind.
The little girl stood up.
The empress appeared at the entrance of the hall wearing a dark purple embroidered half-sleeved makeup vest.
Wan Yan noticed at a glance that the empress did not rest.
Her hair was in a neat bun, exactly the same as at the palace banquet a few hours ago, her makeup faded away, and she looked even more haggard under the dim light.
"The daughter of the people has seen the empress." Wan Yan lowered her eyes.
"You are the one holding the emperor's jade pendant in the palace?"
The empress's voice was sharp and blunt, and it sounded very harsh in the empty night, just like the impression she gave people, acrimonious.
Wan Yan raised her eyebrows lightly, "The girl is terrified, the incident happened so suddenly, the emperor trusts the girl, so it's a lot of trouble."
"Hmph." The queen sneered, and sat down in the seat surrounded by all the maids.
"Tell me, what do you want to do?"
The little girl curled up and held her slender waist, Wan Yan saw hostility in the queen's eyes.
"Today's palace banquet, a famous painting in Qianqing Palace was lost. Minnv was ordered by the emperor to assist Mr. Su, Minister of Dali Temple, to investigate the case. It is inconvenient for Mr. Su to enter the harem at this moment, so Minnv interrogated on her behalf."
"Questions? What a big tone!" The queen laughed loudly at the maid behind her, "Listen, where did this wild girl come from to ask me a question?"
Wan Yan blushed, a little at a loss.
"I have told you a long time ago that all chickens and cats in this world can wear human clothes to show off in the market. Do you know who this little girl is?"
Everyone shook their heads.
"She is the official prostitute of the Jiaofang Division." After the queen finished speaking, the maids behind her laughed in unison.
The maid closest to the queen even pointed at Wan Yan and cursed, "Look, this shameless little hoof actually humiliated my princess at the palace banquet, open your eyes and see how shameless she is. "
Several court ladies rushed out of the crowd, ready to attack.
Wan Yan was taken aback, this feeling of a sheep entering the tiger's mouth made her collapse instantly.
She forgot that Princess Minyang is the queen's own daughter.
But already at this point, Wan Yan ignited his fighting spirit instead.
"No one is allowed to approach me!" Wan Yan took out the jade pendant, "I repeat, the emperor's jade pendant is here, and the emperor also knows that I have come to Fengcheng Palace. Okay, you come up and beat me, but I want to advise you first, Think twice."
The little girl was holding the jade pendant, her face tensed, the light of the Ye Mingzhu shone on her fair and transparent face, covering it with a layer of proud light.
The maids stopped and looked at the queen.
Instead, Wan Yan took a step forward and snapped, "I wish you would do it, come on, in this way, maybe your Fengcheng Palace is really related to the lost calligraphy and painting."
The queen was stunned on the spot, and slapped the back of the chair, "Bold, how dare you talk nonsense!" She wanted to make a move, but felt inappropriate, "What are you doing here? I disturbed my dream, and I want to go to the emperor to participate You have one."
"Empress, since this is the case, let's make a long story short. I just want to ask two questions. Have you been to the Qianqing Palace yesterday? The second question, if you have been to the Qianqing Palace, when is it?"
Wan Yan lowered her eyes, now she was sure that the empress was bluffing.
The fourth watch does not sleep, only she knows what the empress is doing.
Now she is not only venting her anger for her Princess Minyang, it may really have something to do with the lost painting.
"Why should I answer your question?"
Wan Yan held the jade pendant in her hand, and responded calmly, "The empress is the mother of a country, she can tolerate the world with her heart and tolerance, the sacred object bestowed by the emperor to the Valli Kingdom is lost, does the empress not want to get it back?"
Wan Yan noticed that the queen was holding the back of the chair tightly, her knuckles turning white.
The maids beside the empress all lowered their heads and put their smiles back, pretending that nothing happened just now.
"You ask, is this palace going to tell you?"
"It doesn't matter if you don't want to say it. Tonight, I will visit all the empresses in the harem, and finally eliminate the suspicion. If the empress insists on objecting... the daughters of the people will report to the emperor."
"Okay, okay, why are you talking about these useless things, you can ask, I didn't hear clearly just now."
Wan Yan patiently repeated the question again, and the queen replied reluctantly, "After the palace banquet starts, I will leave the banquet. One answer and two questions have been answered."
Wan Yan knew this detail, and it was indeed a while after the palace banquet that the queen left.
"Your Majesty went directly to Qianqing Palace?"
"Yes, otherwise?"
"Which room is the lady in?"
"Heaven and Earth Class A."
Wan Yan clearly remembered the location of this room, facing the famous painting in the main hall.
When passing by, she and Su Jizhi discussed this room.
If it is this position, the queen may really take away the painting.
(End of this chapter)
Fengcheng Palace.
When Wan Yan stepped into the main hall, she heard the sound of the clock from the Bell and Drum Tower.
It's the fourth watch, I don't know how the progress is going on with the adults.
Wan Yan was anxious, and the palace lanterns under the eaves looked particularly dazzling.
"Girl, please wait a little while. This servant is going to invite the empress. She only said that Miss Xue Wanyan is visiting to investigate the painting incident that happened in Qianqing Palace?"
"Thank you."
Wan Yan stared at the maid's back, if she hadn't taken out the emperor's jade pendant just now, let alone the empress, she would not be able to enter the palace gate of Fengcheng Palace.
Looking around, there are two night pearls in the corner of the room.
Compared with the luminous pearl in the imperial study room, the one in Fengcheng Palace is slightly inferior in terms of color, texture and brightness.
Even so, it is also a treasure in the world, and it is the first time Wan Yan has seen it in her lifetime.
The layout of the palace is luxurious.
Thick curtains, golden nanmu tables and chairs, a hundred birds facing phoenix screens, each piece is of great value.
The surrounding area was so quiet that one could hear the singing of crickets in the far corner, and the cry of wild cats from the deepest part of the dark night.
Thinking about the attitude of the maid just now, Wan Yan felt a wave of turmoil in her heart.
Empress, what is the role in the whole thing?
When leaving Concubine Yi, Wan Yan firmly believed that the person Concubine Yi was referring to was the empress.
But Si Qin died suddenly, and Wan Yan was not sure about this conjecture.
There was someone behind Si Qin, she must have died of homicide, and the purpose of the murderer was to silence her.
If the painting was really stolen by Si Qin, then the murderer may have another purpose, to seize the painting.
Of course, the latter has no basis and is all Wan Yan's conjecture.
But following the adults' earliest thinking, there is no problem at all in this direction.
Master Wen's paintings are gifts from the imperial court, and they may not have any impact if they are usually lost.
But today is different. The painting was lost at the palace banquet hosted by Concubine Yi. It is said that Concubine Yi was extremely panicked. If the painting could not be found, her status would be in jeopardy.
But Concubine Yi doesn't care at all, which can explain two points.
First, she really didn't care, because she was sure that even if the painting couldn't be found, there would be no serious consequences.
Or someone takes responsibility, and she's looking forward to seeing that.
Second, and more importantly, from Concubine Yi's attitude, she probably knows who is doing this, and she is happy to see the harem in chaos.
After analyzing like this, Wan Yan rubbed her tired eyes.
Yes.
Everything is logical.
Now that Si Qin is dead, it further shows that the whole matter has nothing to do with the harem.
Wan Yan lowered her head in thought, footsteps sounded outside the room, followed by a strong fragrance wafting in the wind.
The little girl stood up.
The empress appeared at the entrance of the hall wearing a dark purple embroidered half-sleeved makeup vest.
Wan Yan noticed at a glance that the empress did not rest.
Her hair was in a neat bun, exactly the same as at the palace banquet a few hours ago, her makeup faded away, and she looked even more haggard under the dim light.
"The daughter of the people has seen the empress." Wan Yan lowered her eyes.
"You are the one holding the emperor's jade pendant in the palace?"
The empress's voice was sharp and blunt, and it sounded very harsh in the empty night, just like the impression she gave people, acrimonious.
Wan Yan raised her eyebrows lightly, "The girl is terrified, the incident happened so suddenly, the emperor trusts the girl, so it's a lot of trouble."
"Hmph." The queen sneered, and sat down in the seat surrounded by all the maids.
"Tell me, what do you want to do?"
The little girl curled up and held her slender waist, Wan Yan saw hostility in the queen's eyes.
"Today's palace banquet, a famous painting in Qianqing Palace was lost. Minnv was ordered by the emperor to assist Mr. Su, Minister of Dali Temple, to investigate the case. It is inconvenient for Mr. Su to enter the harem at this moment, so Minnv interrogated on her behalf."
"Questions? What a big tone!" The queen laughed loudly at the maid behind her, "Listen, where did this wild girl come from to ask me a question?"
Wan Yan blushed, a little at a loss.
"I have told you a long time ago that all chickens and cats in this world can wear human clothes to show off in the market. Do you know who this little girl is?"
Everyone shook their heads.
"She is the official prostitute of the Jiaofang Division." After the queen finished speaking, the maids behind her laughed in unison.
The maid closest to the queen even pointed at Wan Yan and cursed, "Look, this shameless little hoof actually humiliated my princess at the palace banquet, open your eyes and see how shameless she is. "
Several court ladies rushed out of the crowd, ready to attack.
Wan Yan was taken aback, this feeling of a sheep entering the tiger's mouth made her collapse instantly.
She forgot that Princess Minyang is the queen's own daughter.
But already at this point, Wan Yan ignited his fighting spirit instead.
"No one is allowed to approach me!" Wan Yan took out the jade pendant, "I repeat, the emperor's jade pendant is here, and the emperor also knows that I have come to Fengcheng Palace. Okay, you come up and beat me, but I want to advise you first, Think twice."
The little girl was holding the jade pendant, her face tensed, the light of the Ye Mingzhu shone on her fair and transparent face, covering it with a layer of proud light.
The maids stopped and looked at the queen.
Instead, Wan Yan took a step forward and snapped, "I wish you would do it, come on, in this way, maybe your Fengcheng Palace is really related to the lost calligraphy and painting."
The queen was stunned on the spot, and slapped the back of the chair, "Bold, how dare you talk nonsense!" She wanted to make a move, but felt inappropriate, "What are you doing here? I disturbed my dream, and I want to go to the emperor to participate You have one."
"Empress, since this is the case, let's make a long story short. I just want to ask two questions. Have you been to the Qianqing Palace yesterday? The second question, if you have been to the Qianqing Palace, when is it?"
Wan Yan lowered her eyes, now she was sure that the empress was bluffing.
The fourth watch does not sleep, only she knows what the empress is doing.
Now she is not only venting her anger for her Princess Minyang, it may really have something to do with the lost painting.
"Why should I answer your question?"
Wan Yan held the jade pendant in her hand, and responded calmly, "The empress is the mother of a country, she can tolerate the world with her heart and tolerance, the sacred object bestowed by the emperor to the Valli Kingdom is lost, does the empress not want to get it back?"
Wan Yan noticed that the queen was holding the back of the chair tightly, her knuckles turning white.
The maids beside the empress all lowered their heads and put their smiles back, pretending that nothing happened just now.
"You ask, is this palace going to tell you?"
"It doesn't matter if you don't want to say it. Tonight, I will visit all the empresses in the harem, and finally eliminate the suspicion. If the empress insists on objecting... the daughters of the people will report to the emperor."
"Okay, okay, why are you talking about these useless things, you can ask, I didn't hear clearly just now."
Wan Yan patiently repeated the question again, and the queen replied reluctantly, "After the palace banquet starts, I will leave the banquet. One answer and two questions have been answered."
Wan Yan knew this detail, and it was indeed a while after the palace banquet that the queen left.
"Your Majesty went directly to Qianqing Palace?"
"Yes, otherwise?"
"Which room is the lady in?"
"Heaven and Earth Class A."
Wan Yan clearly remembered the location of this room, facing the famous painting in the main hall.
When passing by, she and Su Jizhi discussed this room.
If it is this position, the queen may really take away the painting.
(End of this chapter)
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