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Chapter 299 The First Case

That night, many people in the harem did not sleep.

Waking up the next morning, Concubine He looked in the mirror and looked very haggard.I applied hot compresses to my swollen eyes from crying yesterday, but it still didn't go away, and there was a large bruise under my eyes.

But anyway, it looks bad, and it took more than half an hour to think of a way to cover it up cleverly, without making it look heavy.But ancient cosmetics and make-up techniques are far from enough.

So when everyone saw Concubine He, even though they were all dressed in crimson red with delicate makeup on their faces.

But the whole person reveals a state of fatigue and anxiety.

But most people thought that she was blamed by the emperor for what happened to Concubine Xia, so they blamed themselves and cried all night.

Everyone heard about Murong Chang delivering the blood book to the Queen Mother and Concubine yesterday.Since the dance team broke up the grouping, the gossip in the harem has spread faster.

At this time, they were talking in twos and threes, whispering, waiting to see the excitement.

There is a newcomer who has just entered the palace and is so violent.

The key point is that the object of the blood letter is the great hero of the royal family, the most favored person in front of the emperor.

But one is the daughter of a third-rank official, the Minister of Rites, and the other is the daughter of a low-level businessman.It's not really an egg hitting a rock.

Previously, the official reason given for Murong's grounding was that Bai Ling Dan was lost in Taorui Palace while Fugui was away to recuperate, and she had entered Fugui's room, so she was suspected of stealing, so she was grounded for investigation.

At first, everyone didn't take it to heart.Just cooperating with the investigation.

Now Murong's writing the blood letter is to sue Jiang for eating Zixue Pill, defrauding the emperor and committing crimes, and falsely accusing her instead.It pushed Fugui people to the forefront.

The two parties, Fu Guiren and Murong Chang, were seated according to their respective positions, and they both lowered their eyes and remained silent.

Zhen Wanyi was pregnant but did not come, and Concubine Xia did not come when she was confinement.

Under Concubine He and Concubine Jing are Fuguiren, because of their titles, Fuguiren is the old Qianguiren after Fuguiren.

Therefore, it is particularly prominent, gathering everyone's attention, all kinds of gloating, envy and hatred.

Concubine Jing was not late today, she looked very haggard.

I heard the word from my father that the second eldest sister will marry Munchback tonight, and will follow Munchback to the grassland today.

She wrote a family letter to Chen Xiang and sent some gold, silver and jewels to the palace for her sister.In the letter, he asked his father to say that he had done something wrong recently, which made the emperor angry, and hoped that his father would be careful in everything.

She didn't know what the emperor meant, she was startled and frightened, she was sullen all night, and almost didn't sleep all night.

I wanted to vent my anger on Xie Cairen and Ye Cairen, but this time the two of them learned their lesson. Every word in their handwriting was neat and tidy, and their sentences were smooth and organized. The space left for her to sign was not arranged too much Not small, very ironic.

After looking at it for a long time, I couldn't find anything wrong.

When she saw Jiang Yuebai, she was sitting next to her. Concubine Jing really didn't pay attention to a nobleman who was born as a businessman.It's just that the emperor called Fugui over to accompany her for the whole afternoon just after beating her by playing chess yesterday, and he felt a little unhappy, after all, he was not a bed attendant.

Unexpectedly, Concubine Jing was even angrier when she thought that it was not her turn to attend the bedtime of Mrs. Fugui, but she was called to accompany her for two consecutive days.

Concubine Jing gave Jiang Yuebai a disdainful look, but she didn't say anything after all.Those who the emperor is caring about will not move for now.Wait until she falls out of favor, and then clean up.Although the nobleman's status is not low, he still has no means, and he is still at the mercy of others.

So he put the minutes of the meeting on the coffee table with a snap, "Hefei, here are the minutes of yesterday's meeting. Let me show you the level of the team led by Bengong."

A few drops of the tea splashed out immediately and dripped onto the paper.

Concubine He immediately picked up the meeting minutes, took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped off the smudged water droplets:

"It's a pity that Concubine Jing took Xie Cairen and Ye Cairen so much painstaking effort to write so well. It's a pity that it got wet. It's just a pity that there is no such thing as Xia Concubine's sister who just got here and lost her child. I was happy the day before yesterday After waiting for a long time, who knows that the child was gone yesterday, it is really sad. It is not easy for you sisters to conceive a child, and if you do in the future, you have to be more careful, and you can't be rash."

Talking with the concubine was full of regret.

Concubine Jing said angrily: "The child's matter depends on God's will, and you can't force it. What is yours is yours, and what is not yours is not yours. This is a personal fortune, and everyone's fate."

Concubine He smiled: "Since when did Concubine Jing believe in fate so much? I thought Concubine Jing that you only believed in yourself."

Concubine Jing looked down with disdain: "The strong naturally believe in themselves, and my fate is up to me; the weak naturally trust their fate, because they can only be determined by others."

Concubine He nodded seriously, "Concubine Jing is right. Now that the sisters are here, Wenshang Palace from Shangfang Bureau and Imperial Physician Jiang Xian from Taiyuan Hospital are also here. Today I will talk about two cases."

Concubine He looked around for a week before opening her mouth and slowly said: "The first case is the case of Concubine Xia's miscarriage. Next, Wen Shanggong will explain the investigation results of this case."

Everyone was dumbfounded.It turned out to be the case, as expected.The heart of gossip is burning.I don't know whose handwriting it is.

Wen Shanggong immediately went forward and knelt down in front of Concubine He and Concubine Jing, lowered his head, cleared his throat and began to say:
"Concubine Xia, after she had an unfortunate miscarriage, the palace lady who decocted medicine hit the pillar and died. It is very strange. I led my people to carry out a detailed investigation. The investigation found that the little palace lady Xiaoyue who hit the pillar. An eunuch saw Concubine Jing the night before yesterday. Qiaoyun, the personal maid in the palace, gave her a package of things. It was later confirmed that the package was the herb decocted by Xiaoyue the next day to cure stomach problems."

Concubine Jing glared at Concubine He, and said angrily: "It's nonsense! How could the maidservants in this palace have something to do with this matter? You have to explain the evidence in handling the case, right? Xie Cairen, you have to remember what you said today carefully I'm going to show it to the emperor later, so don't make any mistakes."

"Yes, Concubine Jing. The concubine knows." Xie Cairen immediately replied docilely.

Wen Shanggong raised his head hesitantly and looked at Empress Hefei.

"My palace is here, just tell the truth."

With Concubine He's consent, Wenshang Palace immediately turned around and shouted to the outside of the palace: "Bring Xiaopingzi and Xiaoquanzi who are in charge of the night watch."

After the two young eunuchs brought them up, they knelt down tremblingly and kowtowed repeatedly.

Concubine He said unhurriedly: "Just explain what you saw the night before yesterday according to the facts."

The two young eunuchs hurriedly explained what they saw that night, the whole story.

Concubine Jing and Qiao Yun standing behind her suddenly changed their expressions.It was already late at night that day, and I chose a very secluded corner, how could someone on the night watch happen to see it.

Concubine Jing snorted coldly, her eyes were like knives, cutting across the faces of everyone present:
"Could it be that you two little eunuchs can slander people in our Yongshou Palace just because you two eunuchs spitting blood? If so, the two eunuchs can slander people by colluding. Shouldn't the slander be on my head next time?"

Wen Shanggong bit the bullet and said: "After investigation, there is still physical evidence."

As he said that, a eunuch walked in with a beautifully folded piece of paper on a plate.

"This golden happy eyebrow paper was given to Concubine Jing by the emperor. I checked the warehouse records and found that only Concubine Jing owned it in the entire palace. I found this wrapping paper in Chen Xiaoyue's room. At the same time, this wrapping paper There is a scent of herbs on it. Therefore, this piece of paper should have been used as the outer packaging of the medicine package that night."

Concubine Jing's mind buzzed.

This happy-browed wrapping paper obviously looks very ordinary. When the emperor rewarded her, he said that it could be used to wrap red envelopes or something for his servants.How do you know that there is only one person in her palace in this palace.

While Concubine Jing was thinking about how to pass this matter, Qiao Yun ran to the hall and knelt down, crying and saying:

"He concubine, it's the servant's fault. Concubine Jing didn't know about it at all. It was the servant who made friends with Xiaoyue. I heard that she had a bad stomach and had diarrhea recently, and there was no medicine. The servant kindly took the medicine to treat the stomach I gave her some privately. The servant girl was afraid that the empress would punish her, so she didn’t tell her. Please punish her.”

Concubine Jing understood immediately, but now that Qiaoyun has taken all the responsibility for the crime, she can only see the tricks.

"Since Qiaoyun has admitted it, Wenshang Palace, what else do you have to ask? How should this kind of behavior be dealt with according to the palace rules?"

Having already arrived here, Wen Shanggong gritted his teeth and continued to ask, "Qiaoyun, where did your medicine come from? Why did you only deliver the medicine when you want to give birth."

"My servant, I secretly took the medicine from Concubine Jing. Concubine Jing has a bad stomach all the year round, and there are many medicines to treat stomach problems. The reason why I deliver medicine at night is because I am afraid that Concubine Jing will punish me if she finds out. And Xiaoyue said She is very busy during the day and only comes out at night."

(End of this chapter)