Queen's scheming

Chapter 211 Doubt

"Tell me, apart from those few people, who else has been close to the earthen pot containing the broth?" Shen Qingyi returned to the inner hall, just sat down on the soft cushion covered with pine flower brocade, and opened her mouth to ask.

Su Xia immediately knelt down and said: "When you go back to the empress, the maidservant didn't see anyone else moving the crock pot, but she saw the maid in front of Mrs. Song taking barley powder."

Shen Qingyi and Jiang Nanny looked at each other, but Jiang Nanny asked: "Why didn't you say you were in the hall just now?"

Su Xia pursed her lips, and said hesitantly: "The maidservant thought it was a big deal, if she said this in the hall, but this matter was not done by the Song nobleman, it would cause trouble for the empress, so she didn't say it. "

"Then why did you say it again at this time?" Jiang Nanny deliberately tested this maid, after all, she was the guardian, and she was the most suspected person, and it is possible that she wanted to escape the blame and point someone else.

"Because the empress is pregnant, barley is not allowed to be stored in the small kitchen at all. How can there be barley water, but Mrs. Song has it. The slaves have heard from the maids who served before Mrs. Song that Mrs. Song In order to keep the skin fair and supple, I use barley powder, white peony powder, and poria powder on the face every day, and the servants are worried that this is how the barley water comes from."

Suxia raised her eyes to look at Shen Qingyi and Jiang Nanny, and saw that the two did not intend to blame, so she continued: "At this time, the reason for talking to the empress is because the servant has no evidence, and did not see the person in front of Song Guiren enter the small room with her own eyes. In the kitchen, if you think about it, you can't find anything, but the servants are worried that it is Song Guiren who did it, so tell the empress, the empress can also be careful!"

Shen Qingyi didn't say anything, but looked at the cook at the side and asked: "Bingniang, do you think what Suxia said makes sense?"

Bingniang lowered her eyebrows and said pleasingly: "I don't know, I don't know what happened in Song Guiren's palace, so I don't dare to speculate!"

Shen Qingyi didn't speak for a long time, the warm sun poured into the hall through the rhombic window, Shen Qingyi's complexion was gloomy according to the light, she opened her mouth and said: "I trust you two, but in the end it's because of your fault, It gave others an opportunity to punish you two for half a year, still in the small kitchen, as the old saying goes, if there is another similar thing, don’t blame me for not being sympathetic!”

"Your Majesty, do you think that Bingniang and Suxia are alright?" Mother Jiang took a silver spoon and stirred it in the longan and lotus seed soup, and after confirming that it was all right, she handed it to Shen Qingyi.

"Suxia is only an eleven or twelve-year-old girl, but she is very intelligent. If it is said that she has benefited from others, it is not impossible to guard against herself. Moreover, if she really did it, she can do it with her eloquent teeth. As for Bingniang, she has been a cook for so long, can she not smell the smell of barley water?" Shen Qingyi stared at the direction of the small kitchen as coldly as water.

Mother Jiang was a little strange, and said: "Since the empress can't trust the two, why do you keep them in the small kitchen?"

"They are just slaves, I want to find out who is behind the scenes." Shen Qingyi wanted to see who was plotting to harm her.

Yu Lian couldn't help opening her mouth behind the two of them and said: "Empress, the people in the small kitchen are all carefully selected by the servants and Yuhe, Suxia is fine, it was the servants who liked her cleverness, so they picked her. I also brought it by my side to teach, and now I can be considered as a servant to teach me how to behave well, but she is too smart, maybe she will be like what the empress said, unable to withstand the temptation, and go astray, but Bingniang is different."

Seeing that Yulian was a little excited, Yu He hurriedly continued to talk: "Because this Bing Niang is dedicated to the Niang Niang's small kitchen, so the servants deliberately checked her background, but unexpectedly, it happened that her daughter was arrested. Regarding the bullying by her husband’s family, the slaves helped her at the time, and told Bingniang afterwards that it was the grace given by the empress, so Bingniang has always been grateful to the empress, so she did her best. Don’t look at anything else, just look at her every day You have worked so hard to cook the dishes you want for your mother, and you are so busy that your feet don't touch the floor, this kind of loyalty is something no one else can have!"

Shen Qingyi was noncommittal, just smiled and said: "Then you two will go to the small kitchen to watch, I want to drink a light soup right now, after eating greasy soup for the past few days, I don't have much appetite."

Shen Qingyi needs to nourish her body after giving birth, but Baicao Xiaosheng said that Shen Qingyixu doesn't want to be nourished, so she can only ask the small kitchen to make some nourishing soup and water in a different way.

Seeing Shen Qing Yiken using things, Yulian and Yuhe immediately happily went to the small kitchen to order someone to prepare it.

Seeing the two of them leaving the main hall, Mother Jiang said: "The Queen's empress can't trust Yu Lian and Yu He in this move?"

Shen Qingyi shook her head, and said: "If you can't even believe the two of them, I'm afraid that this palace, Ningsu Palace, will not be able to stay long ago. It's just that the two of them were born in the Jianghu, and they always believe in some kind of gratitude in their hearts, but In this deep palace, no amount of kindness can be relied upon in the face of self-interest. I am worried that the two of them will act on their emotions, Bingniang and Suxia, and it is up to Mammy."

"I understand!" Mother Jiang sighed, she also thought Bing Niang was a good person before, but as Shen Qingyi said, she is a cook who has been cooking for more than 20 years, and she can't smell the smell of barley water. No matter how far-fetched it is!

"Where is the nobleman Song?" Mother Jiang didn't believe Suxia's words, but nobleman Song was definitely not a kind person. He lived in Ningsu Palace for only more than a month, and he used a lot of careful tricks. Just because Shen Qingyi was lazy to pay attention to her, Mother Jiang turned a blind eye and pretended not to see it.

A trace of coldness flashed across Shen Qingyi's eyes, she sipped her mouth and said warmly: "It was because the emperor used her name to stay in the Ningsu Palace and treated her well, but today it is different. The water is always there for her reasons, I will not let her off lightly!"

Mother Jiang was worried that Shen Qingyi would be blinded by revenge and would be too impulsive in dealing with this matter, lest she accidentally hurt the reputation that she had finally picked up, so she softly persuaded: "It's just a noble person, there are many ways to deal with it." Yes, there is no need for your mother to look for her, she is not idle every day, and she will have to commit crimes in her hands within half a month. As long as she is not like the luxurious and noble people back then, it will be fine. Miss, if it is not handled properly, the Marquis of Yong County may not let it go!"

"Don't worry, Mommy, I understand!" Shen Qingyi lamented Jiang Nanny's devotion to her duty, but also felt that she was a bit long-winded, but she had already said it two or three times a day.

"Where's Doctor Fang?" Shen Qingyi asked in order to prevent Nanny Jiang from continuing to comfort her.

Jiang Nanny could see a hint of impatience in Shen Qingyi's eyes, she didn't say anything further, and replied respectfully: "The old slave, let someone bring it up!" Jiang Nanny was not worried about what Shen Qingyi would do to the Imperial Physician, Shen Qingyi was young There must always be someone in charge in this palace, and the imperial physician in charge is naturally the first to bear the brunt. Even if Shen Qingyi was furious and cut Fang imperial physician to pieces, no one else could say "no".

Imperial Physician Fang was quickly brought up, and Shen Qingyi shunned everyone, leaving only Yu Lian and Nanny Jiang. With Yu Lian, there was no need to worry that Imperial Physician Fang would not tell the truth!
Shen Qingyi stirred the soup cup in her hand with a silver spoon, her posture was graceful, and she was as beautiful as a fairy in the sky, but she didn't even look at Imperial Physician Fang, and only asked softly: "Empire Doctor Fang, do you say it yourself, or do you want me ask?"

Imperial Physician Fang was very calm, pretending not to understand Shen Qingyi's words, and said sternly: "Although the empress did not give birth to a dragon heir, the fetus is already three months old, and the empress should take care of it for a month like a full-term childbirth." , not to be exposed to cold or wind, otherwise it is easy to cause the root cause of the disease and affect the next childbirth.”

Shen Qingyi suddenly swept over Imperial Physician Fang fiercely, her voice was a bit colder than the ice and snow of the twelfth lunar month, and said sharply: "Yulian, come and tell Imperial Physician Fang what I want him to answer!"

Yu Lian didn't say anything, and at some point, there was a silver knife in her hand. It was only the size of a palm, but it was extremely sharp, shining dazzling light in Yu Lian's hand.

But in a short while, Yu Lian covered Imperial Physician Fang's mouth, picked his left hamstring, and asked in a hateful voice: "Now you know what my mother asked you!"

Physician Fang couldn't bear to yell out loudly, beads of sweat instantly covered his forehead, but he still gritted his teeth and said: "The old minister did not follow the mother's wishes to keep the dragon's heir, but the old minister can't do anything, the king has orders , I have no choice but to obey!"

Hearing this, Yu Lian raised her hand, and the hamstring of Imperial Physician Fang's right foot was broken. Shen Qingyi looked at the blood bubbling under Imperial Physician Fang's feet, as if seeing her child, her life was gone, her child Before it took shape, it was killed by these people!
Shen Qingyi couldn't control it for a while, and threw the bowl in her hand onto Taiyi Fang's head with a "bang-dang", and suddenly the fresh soup and blood were winding on the bluestone bricks, like a bright red piebald snake, "You said , Who bought you? Why did you suddenly take the life of the child in my womb? Didn’t you try your best to keep the dragon fetus of this palace before? Why did you do that day! "

Shen Qingyi's voice became sharp. This was the first time she was so hysterical after the miscarriage. These people were very scheming. First, they were given cakes with cold things, which caused diarrhea and did not hurt the fetus in the womb; The soup made of barley water, it seems that if the treatment is timely, it may be possible to save it, but this imperial doctor is hesitant at this time.

He pretended to want to keep the dragon heir, but now that he thinks about it, if this doctor Fang really cared so much about the royal blood, he would have boiled the medicine without even a moment's delay. When he said that, he was obviously delaying time on purpose, and the little poison was nothing more than that. He really wanted to save his life, and felt that it was not worth it to lose his life for a child who didn't know whether it was a boy or a girl, so he was delaying time. He also pretended not to know, but as the doctor of the imperial hospital, how could he not know that time was more important than anything else at that time!
"There is no one to bribe the old minister, the old minister is only following orders!" Physician Fang was so painful that he almost rolled on the ground, holding on.

Yu Lian didn't wait for Shen Qingyi's order, she drove the sharp knife to Imperial Physician Fang's wrist, and said expressionlessly: "This imperial physician uses his hands to diagnose pulse, if this hand is useless, this person will also be useless!"

Imperial Physician Fang tried hard to withdraw his hand, but Yu Lian's hand was so strong that he couldn't move an inch. Seeing that the knife was about to scratch his wrist, Imperial Physician Fang said anxiously: "The old minister has something to do with you." Exchange of queens and concubines!"

(End of this chapter)