Empress, she is rising step by step

Chapter 31 You killed Jingyue, right?
  "I always feel that things are not that simple." Bai Xinrui stood up holding the table and pacing back and forth.

Now that she is getting older, her back and legs are sore after sitting for a long time.

"Although Zhu Ci and Jingyue have done things together, their friendship is not deep. Her death is worth her crying? Logically speaking, she should not be such a timid person. Do you think there is a possibility that Zhu Ci will Did you know from the beginning that Jingyue was sent by me to monitor her?!"

Bai Xinrui stopped. As the candlelight flickered, her figure was slanted against the wall, giving her a sense of loneliness.

"This slave doesn't know either." Liu Yan thought about it seriously. "But she must be on guard. If Zhu Yunv really knew that Jingyue was sent by the empress to monitor her, why would she get rid of her instead of pretending not to know and continue to stay by her side? Once Jingyue dies, empress, you will come first She was the one who doubted it."

"Hmph, no matter what you do, you are always afraid that the people around you will be disloyal. If you stay with me, bad things will happen sooner or later if you stay with me. It's better to get rid of it and feel at ease."

Bai Xinrui was also unsure whether Jingyue's death had anything to do with Zhu Ci. Her expression just now was too sad and frightened. If she hadn't stayed in the palace for a long time and seen too many evil people, she would not have had any suspicion of her.

If Jingyue's death is really related to Zhu Ci, then her acting skills are really great. Instead of finding a helper, she lured the wolf into the house and found herself a rival.

If that's the case, she absolutely can't stay! But Zhu Ci is indeed in line with her wishes. She is smart and knows how to advance and retreat.

"Go and find Hongxiu for me, and I will ask her myself."

Soon Hongxiu came, wearing a black cloak and her face hidden in the shadows.

Bai Xinrui was embroidering a child's bellyband, "She didn't notice when you came, right?"

Hong Xiu shook his head, "No. Zhu Yunv said that Jingyue's sudden death was really strange, and she was worried that it was a plague. She asked the servants to throw away all Jingyue's things and smoke them carefully with mugwort. She went back to the house to rest. "

"Did Jingyue really die of illness?" Bai Xinrui put down her needle and thread and looked directly at Hong Xiu, her eyes as sharp as if she could see into people's hearts.

"Look up at me and answer me!"

Hongxiu raised her head and met Bai Xinrui's eyes, and knelt on the ground with a plop.

"I don't dare to lie. I hired the imperial doctor myself. I also suspected that there was something fishy about Jingyue's sudden fever at first. I also showed the imperial doctor the jar of blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing ointment that Imperial Girl Zhu gave to Jingyue. , the imperial doctor didn’t see any problem.”

"Really?" Bai Xinrui put down her needle and thread and stared at Hongxiu calmly for a long time.

"Everything I said is true. After Jingyue returned that day, something was wrong with her expression. She always complained of indescribable pain in her internal organs and cried out all night. After seeing several imperial doctors, she didn't see any improvement. Today My son suddenly lost his breath."

Hongxiu stared at Bai Xinrui, her eyes were frightened but more magnanimous, and her hands in the cloak were covered with dense sweat.

"My servant specifically asked the imperial doctor. The imperial doctor said that he may have accidentally injured his internal organs and caught a cold, which aggravated the condition."

Bai Xinrui saw that Hong Xiu was not flustered at all, but looked half-hearted and did not look like she was lying. It seems that she is indeed paranoid.

"Get up. If there is nothing important, please don't come to my house during this period, and serve the Queen Zhu well. If anything happens, I will send someone to find you."

Before she finished speaking, Bai Xinrui heard the palace people outside shouting "Kowtow to the Emperor" in unison.

Bai Xinrui's heart tightened and she winked at Hong Xiu. Hongxiu gathered up her cloak, hurriedly left Yongfu Palace through the back door, and walked back in the thick night.

It was quiet inside Qifeng Palace, without any sound. Only the direction of the Chunxi Palace was brightly lit with candles, but it was also very quiet.

The sycamore leaves rustled in the wind, and the moonlight was shrouded in dark clouds, adding a bit of coldness. Hongxiu shivered for some reason. She glanced at the Yuehua Palace. It was dark inside. She thought that Zhu Ci was already asleep.

She came to her room, looked around, then gently opened the door and walked in. She groped for the fire folding piece and lit the candle, only to see two more figures shining brightly on the wall.

The fire stick in his hand fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

Hongxiu almost screamed. She turned around stiffly and saw Zhu Ci sitting on her favorite square mahogany table, slowly holding tea.

Zhuying stood aside and looked at her coldly.

Hongxiu's legs went weak, "Master..."

Zhuying walked over and picked up the fire stick and lit all the candles in the room, making it bright in an instant.

Hongxiu was a little unsteady on her feet, and said with a forced smile: "Master, didn't you fall asleep? Why are you here, slave?"

"I was so upset about Jingyue that I couldn't sleep. I wanted to talk to you, but I found that you were no longer in the room."

Zhu Ci put down the tea cup and looked at Hongxiu with a smile, "It's late at night and the wind is heavy. If you didn't stay in the house, where did you go?"

Looking across the black robe on her body, Zhu Ci chuckled, "What are you wearing a black cloak for? Could you be tipping someone off?"

"No servant." Hongxiu answered quickly. Seeing Zhu Ci looking at her with a half-smile, her hands and feet were cold.

"My servant was too sad because of Jingyue's sudden departure. She couldn't sleep and went out for a walk. She was afraid of being seen, so she wrapped herself in a black cloak."

"Oh, really?" Zhu Ci frowned, stood up, walked slowly to Hongxiu, and sniffed lightly.

She stretched out her long nails and slowly traced Hongxiu's delicate face.

"Then why do I smell the fragrance of agarwood on your body? Looking at the entire harem, except for the Queen Mother, there are only the Queen and the Imperial Concubine."

Zhu Ci fiercely grabbed Hong Xiu's chin and forced her to look at him.

"You're not telling the truth. Since I'm waiting for you here, it's enough to show that I know everything."

Zhu Ci loosened his hands and Hongxiu slid to the ground, breathing rapidly.

"Since Master knows everything, why would he ask this slave again? You killed Jingyue, right?"

Zhu Ci nodded, "Yes, Jingyue is reckless and arrogant. She doesn't even show any signs of doing things around me. A fool like her will die in the hands of others sooner or later. It would be better to die in my hands." Here, she has fulfilled her duty as a slave."

That day, she asked Zhuying to bribe her fellow worker at Shangshi Bureau and asked him to find a way to add some pan-fried crispy fish to her lunch.

Cats' favorite food is fish. If they smell it, they will definitely sneak out and eat it. Jingyue doesn't like small animals, so she will definitely drive them away if she encounters one.

It turned out that it was just as she expected. Jingyue kicked Xueqiu and was severely punished by Lucai. She only needs to act as a concubine who loves her slaves but has no choice but to swallow her anger.

(End of this chapter)