The Six Palaces of Favorites: The Black-bellied Emperor's Cold Concubine

Chapter 1272: Concubine Li's Dark Trick (19)
Qingchen was startled, he came to visit in the rain at this time, but is there anything important?
Turning around, Qinxue came in in a hurry and said, "Your Majesty, Xiao Yinzi is asking to see you, saying that he has something important to report."

Before Qingchen could open her mouth, she heard a thunderclap resounding through the sky and earth, causing her hands to tremble slightly, and even her heart panicked.

It's nothing more than Rong'er's funeral, Xiao Yinzi is the head of the House of Internal Affairs, and he has always acted calmly. If he can't wait for dawn to come to Qifeng Palace, something big must have happened.

Qingchen stabilized his mind and ordered: "Quick pass."

"Yes." Qinxue turned around and left, Qingchen took a deep breath, went out of the inner room and sat in the Xinuang Pavilion, and then saw Xiao Yinzi walking in drenched.

Because it was summer, he was wearing thin clothes, and the clothes were soaked by the rain, and they were tightly attached to his body. After standing there for only a moment, the water on the clothes fell down, and a large puddle had already accumulated under his feet.

Xiao Yinzi knelt down and said: "The servant sees the queen empress, empress Jin'an."

The candlelight hit his face, probably because of the cold, his face turned slightly pale, Qingchen ordered: "Get up, there is no need to be polite."

Then he ordered Qin Xue to say: "Go and bring a bowl of hot ginger soup to Xiao Yinzi."

Seeing Qinxue go out through the curtain, Qingchen asked: "Come here in a hurry at this time, what happened?"

Little Yinzi's face flashed a little moved. The empress is kind-hearted, just like when she was in Yinfengxuan. No matter how many people's feelings she has experienced, she is still willing to be considerate of others. At this time, she is afraid that he will catch a cold, so she can reward him A bowl of ginger soup is not for anything else, just for this kindness, and Xiao Yinzi is willing to follow her wholeheartedly.

He took a deep breath and replied in a low voice: "Your Majesty, because tonight is the first night of His Highness's funeral, this servant is afraid that the people below will make a mistake, so he will guard in Antai Hall himself. Shicai, the night watchman When the little eunuch was changing shifts, there was no one in the hall. The servant saw Chang Fu, who was in He Chang’s palace, crying sadly in front of the spirit, and thought that he regretted his dereliction of duty and failed to take good care of the Fifth Highness. That’s why he was so sad. The servant couldn’t bear it , was about to go over to persuade him a few words, but who would have heard a...a little-known secret..."

Qingchen's eyes flickered for a moment, and he asked, "What did you hear?"

Xiao Yinzi frowned, and said in a low voice: "The servant heard him calling His Highness Fifth a nephew... saying that he had neglected his duties, failed to protect him well, and could not explain to his ancestors, and also said..."

"What else to say!" Qingchen's hands subconsciously clenched the corner of the table, and the two nails snapped off with a "click" without realizing it. Probably because of too much force, the knuckles turned white.

At this moment, she only felt that her chest was tight and uncomfortable, and she was even a little inexplicably nervous.

Xiao Yinzi raised his eyes to look at her urgent expression, and said hurriedly: "Also...their lineage is small in number, and I wanted to count on His Royal Highness to keep this monstrous wealth, which can be regarded as the glory of the ancestors. To spread branches and leaves for their family and prosper their sons and grandchildren, then what he and his elder brother did with their heads up is worthwhile, who knows that heaven will not fulfill people's wishes..."

Qinxue came in with hot ginger soup, and when she heard these words, the white porcelain bowl in her hand fell to the ground with a "slap", and her face turned pale immediately.

Qingchen looked at her in surprise, and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

At this moment, not only Qinxue was shocked, even Qingchen was indescribably shocked, but she was trying to restrain herself, not losing her composure like Qinxue.

The corners of Qinxue's mouth trembled twice, and she said with a pale face: "Your Majesty, this servant and Chang Fu are from the same village, and I know that he has a twin brother named Chang Ning. Could it be that His Highness Fifth is Chang Ning's son?"

Qingchen was in a mess just now, and before she had time to sort out her thoughts, she was instantly stunned when she heard what Qinxue said. If Rong'er was Chang Ning's child, then could it be that Chang Ning pretended to be Chang Fu and entered the palace with He Changzai? Have you done anything wrong?If this is the case, it would be too absurd!

Gathering his mind, Qingchen asked again in disbelief, "This matter is no small matter, have you really heard it? There is absolutely nothing wrong with this matter!"

Xiao Yinzi bowed and said: "Your Majesty, this servant listened to you sincerely. Because the matter is so important, this servant dared not delay, and rushed over immediately to report to Your Majesty."

Qingchen thought for a while and said: "If this matter involves Chang Ning, then you must know where he is, at least you must arrest him before you can say anything else."

Qinxue hurriedly said: "My servant knows where he is. Although Chang Ning didn't make much progress before, he was still at peace. Since his mother passed away, he came to the capital to make a living. Later, he met some dubious people, often Going in and out of the gambling house became a gambler, and now there are no ghosts or ghosts. Last month, Chang Fu asked his servants to borrow money, saying that it was to pay his brother's gambling debts."

Qingchen thought about it carefully, and told Xiao Yinzi: "Don't worry about Chang Fu, just pretend that you don't know anything. After dawn, you will take someone out to look for Chang Ning, and then send some of the things he often associates with. People are also escorted into the palace for a secret interrogation, this matter must be kept secret, and the wind must not leak out. Chang Ning's mouth must be pried first, so that we can have evidence to question He Changzai."

Xiao Yinzi hurriedly said: "Yes, the servant knows, but... Your Majesty, the Fifth Highness has passed away, and once a person dies, he can no longer confess his relatives with blood. Even if Chang Ning confessed, if he met He Changzai, he would regret it What can I do if I don’t admit it?”

What Xiao Yinzi is worried about, Qingchen actually has no idea. In this age, there is no DNA test. After death, the blood coagulates, and it is difficult to recognize relatives with blood. It is really impossible to determine whose child Rong'er is. easy.

But the most important thing right now is Chang Ning's confession. Qingchen told Xiao Yinzi to say: "As long as we confirm who Rong'er's biological father is, there will always be a solution for other things. Just go and do your errands. Remember, Chang Ning After being brought into the palace, he will be interrogated in secret separately from his cronies and friends, and we must first get a confession before we speak."

Xiao Yinzi hurriedly responded, "Yes, if the empress has no other orders, the servant will leave first."

Qingchen nodded, "Go ahead, be careful."

After Xiao Yinzi left, Qinxue asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, do you want your servant to invite Imperial Physician Gu? Or ask him to help you think of a way."

Qingchen thought for a while and said: "Don't worry, if you send someone to the Imperial Hospital to look for Imperial Physician Gu right now, it will definitely make people suspicious. When you go to him after dawn, just ask him to come and ask the princess for a pulse." That's it."

Seeing that she hadn't slept all night, Qinxue knelt down and picked up the debris on the ground, and softly persuaded: "Your Majesty, there is some ginseng and bird's nest porridge stewed in the small kitchen. The servant girl is going to bring some for Your Majesty. Madam, how about using it? Dawn Afterwards, there are still many things waiting for the empress to deal with, and the empress has to hold on."

(End of this chapter)