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Chapter 130 What happened that day

According to the information obtained, Youlan was transferred to Yingxue Palace after Concubine Xue fell out of favor. In contrast, the relationship between Yuegui and Concubine Xue should be deeper.

But Yuegui's reaction was much calmer than she expected.

Yuegui looked at Chu Huanyan and said after a moment of silence: "My servant has naturally suspected Miss Chu, but since the emperor can order Miss Chu to be responsible for investigating this matter, it means that there are still doubts about this matter. And after I thought about it carefully, I also I really can’t think of a reason why Miss Chu would attack the imperial concubine. So instead of doubting Miss Chu, it’s better to cooperate well. If Miss Chu really didn’t poison the imperial concubine..."

Yue Gui paused, then bowed respectfully to Chu Huanyan again.

"That servant begs Miss Chu to find out the truth, not only for yourself, but also for the sake of the empress."

Chu Huanyan stretched out her hand to help Yue Gui, "Okay, I can do it."

Regardless of whether what he just said was Yue Gui's true thoughts, at least the other party showed a willingness to cooperate.

Chu Huanyan carefully asked about Concubine Xue's situation on the day she was poisoned.

Yue Gui recalled and said: "There was nothing special about that day. Everything was the same as before, except that Miss Chu and His Highness the Crown Prince arrived at Yingxue Palace."

"I remember that after I brought the painting book, the imperial concubine took a casual look at it and gave it to a little palace maid to put it away first. When I left later, it was because I heard the palace servant reported that the emperor was here. .Between the time I left and the time when the imperial concubine met the emperor, did the imperial concubine still look through the painting book?" Chu Huanyan asked,

She was very sure that there was nothing wrong with the picture book when she sent it out.The powder must have been sprinkled by someone later. If Concubine Xue never touched it again, it means that she probably encountered the poison through other channels. "

Yue Gui nodded, "My slave, I can be sure that I later opened the painting book."

The emperor has been coming to Yingxue Palace every day these past few days, but the empress does not want to see the emperor.

Yesterday, after the emperor arrived, the empress not only did not go out to greet him, but she was not even willing to see him.She was also asked to report to the emperor, lying about feeling unwell in order to get rid of the emperor, and then returned to the room.

But when the emperor heard that the empress was unwell, he didn't know whether he saw the lie or was concerned. Not only did he not leave, but he wanted to see the empress' condition.

She had no choice but to follow the emperor. When she arrived at the bedroom, she saw the empress sitting at the table and looking through the painting book. She didn't put it down until she saw the emperor.

"Then from the time I sent the painting book to the time when the imperial concubine looked through it, has anyone else touched the painting book?" Chu Huanyan asked again.

"It should be the little palace maid who sent the picture book back." Yue Gui thought for a while and answered.

"More than that." Qin Li shook his head and said, "His Highness has already asked his subordinates to inquire about this. There is no one guarding the imperial concubine's bedroom, so after the little palace lady puts the painting book back, others can still sneak in and do things inside. Hands and feet.”

"Doesn't this mean that everyone is suspicious?" Xianyue frowned.

There are so many eunuchs and maids in this palace, how can we continue to investigate?
"Indeed." Qin Li sighed, "And when my subordinates asked, everyone said they had not entered the imperial concubine's bedroom at that time, but there were five people who had no concrete evidence to prove that they were somewhere else at that time."

"Which five?" Chu Huanyan asked.

"The little palace maid who delivers the drawing books, the two little eunuchs who are responsible for cleaning chores, and..."

"There are also Youlan and slaves." Yuegui took Qin Li's words and spoke.

"What was Aunt Yuegui doing at that time?" Chu Huanyan asked.

"My slave just went to the kitchen to make pastries. The empress likes the chestnut cakes that my slave made very much. When I finished making the pastries and delivered them to you, the emperor happened to be here, and Miss Chu, you also left."

"There was no one else in the kitchen at that time?" "The two maids in charge happened to go to fetch water. Because the well was too slippery, they fell and wet their clothes, so they went back to change." Yue Gui explained.

"That's a coincidence." Chu Huanyan thought for a while, "Where is Youlan? Where is she."

"Youlan hasn't been feeling well these past few days. Your Majesty is considerate of her, so she lets her rest in the room."

Chu Huanyan nodded. Since Youlan and Yuegui are personal palace maids, they naturally have separate rooms. There is no one to prove it when they rest in the room, which is normal.

"Can I go and see Youlan's residence?" Chu Huanyan asked Yuegui.

The latter nodded and quickly led Chu Huanyan and the others to a small courtyard.

Different from the courtyards of other palace maids, this courtyard is not big, and there are only two rooms, one with laurel and one with orchid.

There are also many orchids planted in the yard, which are growing well.

"This orchid is..."

"It was planted by Youlan. She likes orchids, so the empress rewarded her with some and asked her to plant them in the yard." Yuegui explained.

"That one is rare, what's its name?" Chu Huanyan asked, pointing to one of them.

Yuegui smiled sheepishly, "Don't be surprised, Miss Chu. I have never done much research on these flowers and plants, and I don't like them very much, so..."

Before Yue Gui finished speaking, the door to the west opened with a creak, and You Lan walked out with a sullen face.

"Youlan, you came just in time, what's the name of that orchid?" Yuegui asked.

"Sister Yuegui, my queen is still unconscious, do you still care about this orchid?" Youlan said angrily, "I just want to ask God to bless you and let your queen wake up as soon as possible. By the way..."

Youlan looked at Chu Huanyan, "I hope the murderer of the empress can be caught quickly!"

Yuegui frowned and glanced at Chu Huanyan helplessly, with guilt in her eyes.

Chu Huanyan smiled and said it was okay. She didn't ask any more questions and just looked at the orchid again.

When leaving the yard, Xianyue felt unhappy.

"Miss, that Youlan is a little too much. When you asked her just now, she looked so impatient."

"She suspected that I was the murderer, so her attitude was naturally worse." Chu Huanyan said calmly.

"But things haven't been clarified yet, and her attitude like this is really too much. I think she is very suspicious, maybe she was the one who did it." Xian Yue said angrily, but the last sentence was obviously a bit angry.

Chu Huanyan did not stop and turned her head to look at Qin Li, "Guard Qin, what do you think?"

Qin Li thought for a while, "My subordinates think there is nothing suspicious about You Lan."

"Why?" Xianyue asked in confusion.

(End of this chapter)