Phoenix Fight: The First Concubine

Chapter 69
Murong Wei nodded, and looked at the thoughtful Xiao Mingrui, "So, the thing must have been brought in from outside. Oleander is poisonous, not many people know it. And if it is used in a large amount, it may be fatal. "

However, Xiao Mingrui completely thought of his political opponents.

He intuited that this matter was by no means that simple. He didn't think that Zhang Yuqian had the brains and courage to use oleander to test the poison. What would happen if he couldn't grasp the weight?

Xiao Mingrui was full of conspiracy theories when the people sent by Su De came back.

"My lord, I just sent someone to inquire about the place, and everyone else is fine."

It seems that Zhang Yuqian was the only one who had an accident, and Su Mei was just a disaster.

Dewey, the head of the dining room, is Xiao Mingrui's man, and he still believes in his loyalty, so he won't be so bold as to murder his master. If there is no problem with the people in the dining room, something should have happened on the way.

Either there is something wrong with the water blue, or someone else changed something.

At this time, Zhang Yuqian had already been fed mung bean water, and she woke up faintly, her breath was very weak.

"My lord...my concubine salutes you..." She looked at Xiao Mingrui with tears in her eyes, her frail look really had the air of Xizi holding her heart.

Xiao Mingrui's voice was also gentler: "Lie down first, your body is still weak now, is the medicine ready, let someone bring it."

Shui Ling stood up and responded, "I'll go and have a look, servant girl."

Liu Ma stepped forward to help Zhang Yuqian lean on the big ginger pillow, Zhang Yuqian frowned lightly, and asked weakly: "What's wrong with my concubine, I feel very uncomfortable all over."

Liu Ma wiped away her tears: "Master, you have been poisoned. I don't know who killed a thousand knives and put oleander meat in the ice food you ate. That thing is poisonous. Thanks to Concubine Zhu and the prince. bless……"

Zhang Yuqian looked surprised, "How is it possible, me, how could someone hurt me like this? Me, who am I offending, why do I want to hurt me like this?"

Murong Wei felt disgusted when she saw their master and servant's pretentious performance.

Murong Wei stepped forward to hold Zhang Yuqian's hand, her eyes were red, and she shed tears, "Look at my sister, you are awake now, so I am relieved. Don't worry, someone will find out about this matter. Aunt Su is here You have also been poisoned. I don’t know if my sister has offended someone. You are so vicious and want to kill my sister. Your lord..."

She looked at Xiao Mingrui angrily, "My lord, you must investigate this matter clearly. I am afraid when I think about it. My life is insignificant, but if there are such villains in the palace and harm the lord, then my concubine will be in danger." Death is hard to atone for. The concubine did not take good care of the mansion for you. If the news got out, what would others think? If someone wanted to implicate the prince, it would not be enough for the concubine to pay for himself. Please punish the concubine. I don't dare to take care of the matter anymore, it's better to leave it to Aunt Su and the others to help me, and I ask myself to face the wall and think about it."

When Murong Wei said this, not only Xiao Mingrui was surprised, but Zhang Yuqian was also very surprised.

Then she was secretly pleasantly surprised, this stupid woman actually took the initiative to hand over the management of the mansion, then this time she will definitely let her have no chance to get up again.

This time, she must have no chance of taking the government power.

If the prince knows the "truth", he will have to dislike the princess. When the time comes, she will be favored again and give birth to the eldest son, then...

After Murong Wei said these words, she actually had some small temptations in her heart.

She saw Zhang Yuqian's happy eyes despite trying her best to conceal it, she saw Liu Ma's sinister expression, she saw Xiao Mingrui's slightly frowning, thoughtful expression.

"I don't blame you for this matter. The princess has just entered the palace, and many things have yet to be clarified. These days, I am busy sorting out accounts, not to mention that there are people with evil intentions, but it is impossible to guard against them. This matter has not yet been clarified. The concubine should try her best to take care of the government affairs."

Xiao Mingrui said these words indifferently, and looked at Murong Wei with a hint of helplessness.

How could he not know her thoughts, this girl still didn't dare to believe him with all her strength.

This is a test, if he gives the wrong answer, will she ignore him from now on?
The corners of Murong Wei's mouth turned up, and her heart warmed up.

She is indeed advancing by retreating, it depends on what Xiao Mingrui does.

If he deprives her of her housekeeping rights, don't expect her, Murong Wei, to be tender and affectionate to him again.

Fortunately, this man still has her heart in his heart. Although he knew that this matter happened, she, the princess, was also suspected, but he still believed her unconditionally.

Murong Wei was obviously in a much better mood, and she didn't mind Zhang Yuqian's disappointment as she looked at Shui Lan.

Intuition told her that everything would be answered in this maid.

"I would like to thank the prince for trusting me, but the most important thing now is to find out the truth of this matter. I feel that if the dining room is fine, it is this maid who may be suspicious."

Xiao Mingrui also looked at that Shui Lan, and Shui Lan yelled wronged: "My lord, my concubine, I really don't dare to murder my master, my servant..."

"Su De, pull her down and torture her severely, and force her to ask what's going on. If she doesn't explain clearly, it doesn't matter if you kill her."

Xiao Mingrui's expression is very cold at the moment, his handsome face is full of majesty, his pair of starry eyes are gloomy, carrying bursts of majesty.

Shui Lan seemed to be so frightened that her face was as pale as a sheet of paper, she broke free suddenly, and shouted: "I didn't make it by my servant, it was Xiangtao, she asked my servant to do it!"

Xiangtao was taken aback, and scolded: "What nonsense are you talking about, you little hoof, when did I let you do this? You speak empty teeth, why are you spitting blood?"

Murong Wei's face darkened, she was waiting for her here.

She understood now that Zhang Yuqian's move was to get her accused of murdering a concubine, and if the news got out, she would not have become the laughing stock of the aristocratic circles in the capital.

In the future, she won't want to see people anymore, and she won't be ashamed to see people anymore.

Which family's wives and concubines don't fight each other, but everyone knows that they don't make trouble.

She can guarantee that if the ugly Yinmao is not found out today, it will be known to the outside world tomorrow.

At this time, she had vaguely realized that Zhang Yuqian could not arrange this matter alone.

Perhaps, there are other people who want to borrow a knife to kill someone.

When Shui Lan finished saying these words, Xiao Mingrui's eyes were already flickering with a cold light, his whole body exuded bursts of icy breath, and everyone felt cold for a while.

Originally Xiao Mingrui suspected that he was a political enemy, but now he knows that this matter is a dispute between his wife and concubine.

He looked at Zhang Yuqian, his eyes were dark, and there was hidden evil in his expression, but Zhang Yuqian didn't notice that his expression was wrong, and looked at Murong Wei in panic and disbelief: "Princess...you, I know that I don't like you, but my concubine I really don’t dare share your doting, I just want to pray for the miss, and live in peace every day, I never thought that you would not let the concubine go, woo woo...My lord, I beg you to be the master of the concubine..."

Are you in a hurry to convict her before the matter is settled?
Although she really didn't like Xiao Mingrui's concubines, she still wouldn't kill them.

She was afraid of getting her hands dirty!

Murong Wei was surprised and said: "How did you say that? My lord, this Shui Lan said that Xiang Tao ordered her, but she has nothing to prove. How dare she slander this princess's maid?"

It's useless to just say it, but to show it with evidence.

Shui Lan took out a simple but pretty purse, "This is the purse that Xiangtao gave me that day, with a pearl in it, to bribe the slave to tell her about the affairs of the master's house..."

Xiangtao said angrily: "You bastard, obviously you came to ask me for embroidery samples, but you asked me to ask for the purse. When did I give you pearls? What a joke, did my pearls come for nothing? ?”

After Xiang Tao said this, she wanted to slap her own mouth. Didn't this involve the young lady?

Of course she doesn't have pearls as a servant, but Murong Wei does.

Perhaps Xiangtao really wanted to buy Shui Lan at that time, so she also pretended to give away a purse, not to mention that she gave away a lot of purses.Unexpectedly, Shui Lan would use this matter to attack her and slander her and the princess.

Madam Zheng frowned, and glared at Xiangtao, eyes full of dissatisfaction.

Sure enough, Zhang Yuqian looked at Murong Wei with sad eyes: "The princess hates Yuqian so much... Shui Lan, I'm not mean to you, I didn't expect you to treat me like this! It really makes me sad."

Murong Wei said lightly: "Oh? Shui Lan, what does this have to do with today's events? Tell me carefully."

Shui Lan felt guilty for a while when she saw her eyes that seemed to be able to see through her mind, and hurriedly said loudly: "I went out of the kitchen today, and on the way back, I met Xiangtao, she asked me a few words, and gave me a purse , put oleander meat in it, and asked me to add it in. I was afraid... afraid, she said that Aunt Zhang was always against the princess. He also threatened the servant's family, and the servant could only agree. The servant thought it was just a stomachache or something, but he didn't expect it to be so serious. The servant didn't intend to harm the master..."

Xiangtao's eyes were burning with anger, she only now knew that she had fallen into someone else's trap.

She met Shui Lan in the afternoon, and even said a few words to Shui Lan, and many people saw it at the time.

It's just that what the two of them said was not like that.

Now others don't know what they are talking about, if this little hoof insists that she was ordered by Xiangtao, she will be unable to argue!

Sure enough, Shui Lan found a purse containing oleanders.

Dr. Zhang also came back by coincidence at this time, Xiao Mingrui, who had been silent since just now, replied: "My lord, my servant has rescued Aunt Su, and now she has woken up without any problems."

Xiao Mingrui let out a "huh" and looked at Shui Lan: "You must understand the rules of the palace. You should know what it means to slander the lord. No matter what reason you poisoned Mrs. Zhang, it is a death penalty. If you are willing to say If the truth is revealed, this king may leave your whole body. If you refuse to tell, you will be forced to live or die."

His voice was not passionate, but the chill in his words made people shiver uncontrollably.

Everyone understands how frightening it is to live without seeking death.

Shui Lan trembled, gritted her teeth and said, "Xiang Tao ordered me to do this, so I don't have another word."

Murong Wei raised her eyebrows, what a girl, is she so loyal?

Xiangtao was furious, her chest heaved and heaved, "My lord, this servant never ordered this little bitch to poison me. If this servant really did this, I will let this servant be beaten and die!"

Xiangtao didn't choose what to say, and swore directly to the sky.

At this time, people all believed in this matter, and few dared to swear poisonous oaths.

Murong Wei sighed, this girl is fine with everything, but she is still too irritable when things happen.

Shui Lan cried: "If I hadn't been greedy for that little money, and you threatened me with my godmother's life, how would I have agreed? I'll be my godmother's relative, don't think it's okay to swear, I dare to swear... ..."

Doctor Zhang inspected the oleanders: "Fortunately, put less, otherwise it may be fatal."

Murong Wei saw everyone's suspicious eyes, saw Zhang Yuqian's misty eyes and accusing eyes, and saw Xiao Mingrui's deep pupils.

She knew that this kind of thing was actually very difficult to find out.

If Shui Lan really killed her and slandered her, even if Xiao Mingrui believed her, the servants in the mansion would spread the word.

Can he convince anyone for her and stop everyone's mouths?
If she didn't get rid of the suspicion today, she wasted time, and there must have been rumors of ruining her reputation later.

Knowing how to housekeeper, instigates maids to murder concubines, has no tolerance for others, and is jealous of wives.

There are other charges, those who can come and those who can't come, I'm afraid they will all come.

Those who should play have already played, and it's time for her, Murong Wei, to do it.

"My lord, this concubine has something to say." Murong Wei is still calm and breezy up to this moment, as if she is not nervous at all, her elegant and quiet demeanor gives her a peerless demeanor.

She looked at Xiao Mingrui with a slight smile, her eyes were full of confidence, her black eyes were bright, and she was full of energy, which made Xiao Mingrui very heartbroken for a moment.

He also gradually began to laugh.

This was her, the woman who remained unmoved in the face of weapons and was willing to die with him.

Such confidence, such pride, such intelligence.

"Princess please speak."

Murong Wei pointed to Nanny Zheng, "Mommy, it's up to you to tell the story."

Madam Zheng stepped forward and bowed her body, saying: "Yes, this servant obeys."

Madam Zheng didn't take Shui Lan seriously, let alone Zhang Yuqian.

In her opinion, the concubine is very smart, choosing this time to launch an attack is sure to hit her.

"Shui Lan, a native of the capital, lost her father since she was a child, and lost her mother at the age of eight. She was selected as a maid in the palace, and then transferred to the East Third Institute. After the prince opened the mansion, she followed him into the palace. Entering the side of the princess, she was a third-class maid. Because of her good cooking skills, she was loved by the princess. After the death of the princess, she was transferred to Aunt Zhang's side and took care of the meals in her house. There was Li Shi, the godmother, who worked in the West Garden. On the surface, there was no Other relatives, in fact, there is an elder brother, who is eighteen years old, has been a scholar, and entered the Imperial College two years ago to study, and all the things he used were provided by Shui Lan."

When Madam Zheng mentioned Shui Lan's elder brother, Zhang Yuqian's expression changed slightly, and Shui Lan also trembled all over.

Mama Liu was even more astonished and looked at Madam Zheng warily.

Unexpectedly, the concubine had such a powerful nanny by her side, and found out a lot of connections in the palace in such a short period of time.

Even the very secret fact that Shui Lan has an older brother was known to her.

No wonder the concubine didn't look panicked, I'm afraid she already had a plan in mind!
Liu Ma gave Zhang Yuqian a push, and Zhang Yuqian calmed down a little, clenched her fists tightly, her heart fluctuated.

It seems that Murong Wei just talked about Shui Lan's family situation, but in fact, it is easy for a sensible person to see the problem from it.

As a girl, Shuilan has so much money that she can afford her brother to study.

What does it matter that a scholar can enter the Imperial College to study?
You must know that in addition to the outstanding scholars and candidates selected from various places, the supervisors of the Guozijian also have some children from famous families in Beijing.

Shui Lan's elder brother had nothing to do with him and wanted to enter the Imperial College, but it was extremely difficult.

At this time, the money for studying can make ordinary people go bankrupt, even if Madam Zheng has a son, she knows how much money is spent on studying.

Ordinary people can't read it at all.

In a word, whoever gave Shui Lan silver money for her brother to study is her master, who can control her and make her dare to slander Murong Wei and do such things at the risk of death.

"Prince..." Murong Wei said with a smile: "You said, I don't know if this concubine has the foresight to buy Shui Lan two years ago? It's really not easy, my princess, I really don't know, After all, did your master let you do this to harm you or your brother?"

Xiao Mingrui looked at her with a smile, he liked how she controlled everything and looked calm and calm.

This girl always doesn't make a move, and if she makes a move, she will be killed in one blow.

It directly makes people have no way out.

If he still doesn't understand by now, all these years will be in vain.

Xiao Mingrui looked at Zhang Yuqian coldly, this stupid woman, she had better not be instigated by outsiders, otherwise...

Shui Lan's mind was almost broken by Murong Wei's words, thinking about her elder brother's affairs being known by others, wouldn't she be harming her elder brother by doing this, what future is she talking about in the future!
At this moment, I heard Zhang Yuqian's voice: "I have heard about Shui Lan. Back then, Miss liked Shui Lan very much. I learned that she had an older brother who was adopted by another family. Now she has been admitted as a scholar." , but was unable to study because of her poor family. Miss is a kind-hearted person, and gave her a lot of money and goods, let her brother study, and sent her brother to the Imperial College."

Shui Lan was startled, thinking that her brother's family was in Zhang Yuqian's hands, and knowing that today would not be a good day, she couldn't help but look at Murong Wei.

It was all her, if it wasn't for her, her brother should have a good future!
Murong Wei frowned, and looked at Zhang Yuqian meaningfully.

This woman is considered smart, heh, is it over if you push everything on the dead?

Zhu's heart is kind, she can't see it, if she is really kind, why leave Zhang Yuqian as a nuisance?
She doesn't want to care about the dead, but she can't let go of the present.

"So it turns out, Sister Zhu is really a kind person." Murong Wei sighed, "Studying costs a lot of money, Aunt Zhang, you also know this, and you who are as kind as Sister Zhu must be given to Shui Lan." A lot of help, right? After all, it’s been two years, and Sister Zhu has passed away for a long time, so I don’t know if money and goods are enough, Shui Lan?”

These words immediately made Zhang Yuqian's face turn red and turn pale.

Even if this matter is blamed on Mrs. Zhu, it won't convince others. People with discerning eyes still can't understand. Even if Mrs. Zhu helps for a while, will she continue to help after she dies? Who should continue to help this favor?

Since Zhang Yuqian knows this matter so well, and you value this maid so much, why don't you help?
"I heard that Sister Zhu left some fields for Aunt Zhang. I'm afraid it's some income. I didn't expect my sister to love girls so much. If her elder brother gets a Jinshi in the future, he will be grateful to you for the rest of his life."

She laughed at Yan Yan, her words were like flowers, but what she said was like a knife piercing into people's hearts.

Zhang Yuqian didn't expect her to see through just a few words.

She really had this idea in mind, she didn't have a natal family, so she could only rely on herself to manage power. She originally thought that she would give birth to a son in the future to compete for the position of the eldest son. If the main wife couldn't give birth to a son, then she would have a chance.At that time, it is best to have people in the officialdom to help.

But General Zhu's family can't help her, a maid is not worthy of people's attention.

unless……

Zhang Yuqian's eyes were downcast, but she took a hard look at Shui Lan.

When Shui Lan saw Zhang Yuqian's eyes, her heart trembled immediately. Although she felt miserable, she already knew what to do today.

What Zhang Yuqian did today, she had already found two strategies, and she wanted to get the best of both worlds, but now that one strategy fails, she can only use this last resort.

She has already given up.

Now even if she wants to beg for mercy, it is useless to confess Zhang Yuqian, she still has to die, it is better to keep her, at least to keep her family safe.

Seeing Zhang Yuqian's eyes, Murong Wei suddenly felt a little wary.

What happened today shows that this woman is vicious, Su Mei came here to visit, why did she let Su Mei use that thing?
She was thinking of borrowing a knife to kill someone. If Su Mei died because of this, wouldn't she, as a princess, be more suspicious?

By the way, help her get rid of another person.

Up to now, looking at Zhang Yuqian's not panicked look, she always felt that he must have another trick.

However, she didn't know exactly what this move was.

"That's enough, princess, you don't need to say any more!" Shui Lan suddenly laughed, and regardless of the expressions of the people present, she cursed wildly and madly: "You vixen, you seduced the prince, I just hate you, what's the matter? There is no need for another trial, I did it alone. I just want to frame you through this..."

Murong Wei was scolded as a vixen, which was a bit funny, isn't this a scolding term for Xiaosan, when is it her turn?
How about her being a concubine who seduces Xiao Mingrui's soul? They are husband and wife, and it's justifiable!
This little servant girl actually said that she is a vixen, why doesn't she think about what kind of thing her master is!

Xiao Mingrui's complexion sank, Su De stepped forward and slapped Shui Lan twice across the face with sharp eyesight: "You lowly maidservant, how dare you insult the princess?"

The force was so great that Shui Lan was beaten to the ground immediately by him, but still surprised everyone with a slightly crazy laugh.

Seeing this situation, Su De gave a look, and the other people present immediately retreated.

They didn't dare to listen anymore.

What if you hear something you shouldn't hear?
Only Xiao Mingrui, Murong Wei, Zhang Yuqian, Shui Lan, Su De, Liu Ma, and Zheng Nao and Xiang Tao were left studying in the room.

Zhang Yuqian looked at Shui Lan in disbelief: "Shui Lan, I have treated you well, why did you frame me so unrighteously! You actually harmed me and even wanted to frame the princess, you..."

Xiao Mingrui didn't believe Shui Lan's reason at all, and said coldly: "If you don't tell me a reason, your brother will go down with you too."

Shui Lan's heart trembled, but her face was full of grief and indignation. She knelt down on the ground and cried, "My lord, Shui Lan is for Miss, for Princess Zhu! My lord still remembers that you were dying when the princess was dying. What did you promise her before? The lady said that after a hundred years, no one will offer sacrifices to the incense, and the prince will adopt Aunt Zhang’s child as her heir to inherit the incense. But now, the prince, you have long forgotten the original oath, it was all caused by this fox spirit! There is Zhang Yuqian, a stupid woman who only knows how to obey blindly and shed tears secretly, but dare not mention the wish of the young lady to the prince! Yes, I did it on purpose, you are all disgusting to me, you deserve it, hahaha ...Unfortunately, after all my thoughts, I only begged the prince to keep his promise and adopt his son to Miss. Miss, I will accompany you right away!"

After all, he pretended to forget to hit the door next to him.

Su De and Madam Zheng hurriedly stopped her.

Murong Wei's heart skipped a beat, she suddenly raised her head to look at Xiao Mingrui, she couldn't believe that he had agreed to Zhu's request back then!

She looked at Zhang Yuqian, who was shocked but bowed her head in tears, and she was still sad, and the fire in her heart couldn't help but burst out.

It turned out that she was waiting here!

He never told her about it, and he also promised that the children of Zhu's adoptive Zhang Yuqian would inherit the incense for his heirs.

In an instant, she wanted to understand everything.

Alright, Mrs. Zhu, you are ruthless!
With such a situation set up, even if Xiao Mingrui marries another woman, it doesn't matter, he will always be under your shadow.

Ha, an adoptive son? What is it, a legitimate son?

Let Zhang Yuqian embarrass his stepwife, let her son compete with his stepwife's son for the position of son?
(End of this chapter)