Donggong Zhangjiao

"Your Majesty, the second-class palace maid next to Wan Liangyuan Yingchun has given me an explanation."

Hong Zheng handed over his hand to report.

Behind her were two palace maids who had suffered some physical pain and were brought up. One was Lan Liangyuan's dowry maid Zhaoxia, and the other was the Yingchun in Hong Zheng's words.

Pei Yao raised his eyes and motioned for him to continue.

Hong Zheng then added, "Yingchun said that Wanbi drinks a bowl of lily porridge every afternoon for four or five days. In the past few days, Zhaoxia around Lan Liangyuan has been getting close to her, and she even gave her a sum of money yesterday. Benefit, let her secretly add the medicinal powder into Wanbi's lily porridge, and promised that the medicinal powder will not hurt anyone, but will only make Wanbi slightly uncomfortable. If she doesn't have the energy to care about things around Lan Liangyuan these days, she often I couldn't resist the temptation, so I made a mistake, but I didn't expect that the porridge would be eaten by the little princess."

"Nonsense, complete nonsense!" Lan Liangyuan immediately retorted sharply.

The queen frowned, stopped Lan Liangyuan's silence with her eyes, and then asked Hong Zheng, "Is there any evidence?"

"Yes, this is what I found according to what Yingchun said." Hong Zheng bowed and offered a purse with both hands, "This is what Yingchun said, the benefits Zhaoxia gave her, a pair of jade earrings, I recognized them, these are One of the things the emperor rewarded Lan Liangyuan when he ascended the throne."

The moment she saw the jade earrings, Lan Liangyuan suddenly showed a look of surprise, and then immediately turned to annoyance, staring angrily at Wan Bin.

"This is frame-up. I didn't instruct Zhaoxia to do this!"

"Then why did Yingchun confess and find the imperial gift from her? Could it be that Yingchun stole these jade earrings from your Fuxi Pavilion?!"

At this moment, Wan Bin was quite determined to win. She raised her chin slightly, with an attitude that could not be refuted.

But at this moment, Zhaoxia suddenly broke away from the two little eunuchs who were holding her down, and climbed forward on her knees.

"It's none of Lan Liangyuan's business. It's all done by this slave alone. Those pair of jade earrings were given to me by Lan Liangyuan on my birthday last year during the Chinese New Year. She said they were to save my dowry. I've seen you gracefully these days." The concubine made things difficult for Lan Liangyuan at every turn, and she was really unhappy, so she did this to vent her anger on Lan Liangyuan, but Lan Liangyuan didn't know anything!"

When Zhaoxia spoke, her face was pale, her eyes were red, and she was filled with tears. She was completely prepared to die.

Lan Liangyuan was stunned for a moment, and then she realized what she was doing, with an expression of disbelief on her face.

"Zhaoxia, you are confused, how could you do such a thing!"

Seeing that something was wrong, Concubine Wan's expression changed slightly, and she immediately spoke, "Your Majesty, Queen, even if Lan Liangyuan didn't know about this matter, it was the maid who did it, but she has such a medicine in her hand. It can be seen that last year's draft In one case, it was Lan Liangyuan who was killed."

"This slave got the medicine by herself!" Zhaoxia interrupted her loudly and said fiercely, "This slave heard what Liangyuan said and remembered it in her heart, so she came up with this method. The slave got the medicine by herself. I did everything by myself and it has nothing to do with Liangyuan. If I die, I will pay for it alone!"

After saying this, Zhaoxia suddenly got up and slammed her head against the wall.

Amidst the exclamations on the field, there was a muffled sound, and Zhaoxia fell to the ground with a bloody head.

"Wan Bin, do you dare to swear to God that you have never harmed my girl or the Sixth Princess? Even if I were a ghost, I would never let you go. You will definitely die a good death!"

Zhaoxia struggled to breathe, her eyes fixed on Wan Bin, blood dripped from her head and covered her face. Her dying look was particularly horrifying.

After saying these words, Zhaoxia died like this.

She refused to close her eyes, those eyes still stared at Wan Bin with resentment.

This development is both expected and unexpected.

In the end, it was decided that Zhaoxia had murdered Concubine Wan and accidentally injured the sixth princess. Zhaoxia was dead and there was no further punishment. Lan Liangyuan was not strict in his control and was fined three months' salary and banned for one month. As for Wanbi, she wasn't that comfortable either, so she was beaten by Pei Yao.

If something happens to the sixth princess again, she doesn't have to continue raising her.

At this time, Fang Yun said softly, "Your Majesty, when I came, I saw Yun Baolin kneeling outside the palace, begging to see the sixth princess. She is the biological mother of the child. Now that something has happened to the princess, it is inevitable for me to worry. I am also a mother and cannot bear to see her like this, so why not let her come in to see the princess."

She proposed it at this moment, and Pei Yao had just beaten Wan Concubine, so Pei Yao thought about it and thought that using Yun Baolin to warn Wan Concubine, the Sixth Princess could be returned to her biological mother to raise, so that Wan Concubine would not dare to mess around again. Possible move.

So he nodded.

Strangely enough, the sixth princess had been crying because of the rash and discomfort, but when Yun Qian came and took her from the wet nurse's arms, the princess stopped crying and fell asleep soon after.

It must be the magic of blood. After all, this is the second time Yun Baolin has seen the Sixth Princess since she was picked up by Wan Concubine.

However, the reunion between mother and daughter was short-lived. As soon as the sixth princess fell asleep, Wanbi ordered the wet nurse to take the child away. Everyone left, and Yun Qian had no choice but to follow her no matter how reluctant she was to leave.

But after leaving Yichun Palace, Yun Qian still caught up with Fang Yun and bowed solemnly.

"My dearest concubine, I will keep my kindness in my heart today, and I will definitely repay you in the future!"

"That's all, I am also a mother, and I pity you and love my daughter."

Fang Yun waved his hand, said nothing more, and led the people away.

And this scene was also seen by the queen who had not gone far.

After returning to Fengxuan Palace, the queen sat down with a tired look on her face and raised her hands to rub her temples.

"I feel that I can no longer control Concubine Zhao now."

"Why did the empress say this?" Minsi came over and rubbed her shoulders, "Slave, you see, Concubine Zhao is now in a state of splendor and splendor tied to the favor of the emperor. It is no different from before. Although her sworn brother has become the Ministry of Household Affairs Right Minister, the power of one person is nothing, how can it be compared with our Duke's Mansion."

The Queen narrowed her eyes and said, "You are looking too lightly. Now the Emperor is working hard to develop internal affairs and enrich the national treasury. It is the time when the Hanlin Academy and the Ministry of Revenue are working. At this moment, Concubine Zhao's sworn brother has been transferred to the Ministry of Revenue. This is the emperor's high regard. He will definitely return it in the future. He will be promoted again, and the Liu family's in-laws, the Qu family, and his father-in-law Qu Hong were also promoted a few days ago, and are now at the third rank. In Da Qi's Hanlin Academy, those who have reached this rank are not only compiling the history of the country, but also drafting the emperor's decree as ordered. Now, I can already participate in assisting the emperor in handling government affairs."

Fang Yun himself was also deeply trusted by Pei Yao. The queen had no idea about the last time she solved a major issue like Lin Chan, and was only informed afterwards, but Fang Yun participated in the whole process.

This shows that Pei Yao loves Fang Yun far more than the queen thought.

However, the Queen didn't say these next words, but after listening to the Queen's previous words, Minsi's face gradually became uneasy.

"Well, is it possible that the emperor promoted Concubine Zhao's mother's family in this way intentionally to build momentum for the fourth prince? I have often heard that the fourth prince is smart and is often praised in school."

"Although the Liu family and the Qu family seem to have a bright future now, they can't compete with my Lu family. There is no need to worry so much right now."

The queen pursed her lips, thinking about today's events, her eyes darkened slightly, showing a slight worry.

"But now, most of the high-ranking people in the palace are people who are good friends with Concubine Zhao. I cannot let this situation develop. I must not have the intention of harming others, but I must have the intention of guarding against others. I must also do something. Planned."