The daily life of young girls in ancient times

Chapter 173

Who would have known that as soon as these words came out, all the servants under the steps were trembling with fright, and Zhao Chen lost his patience, so he couldn't ask anything like this, all the servants were afraid that they were worried, after all, something happened The son is his only legitimate son, Zhao Chen said directly, "Come here, arrest all these servants and send them to the Punishment Department for interrogation!"

Baozhu hesitated in the room, and shouted, "Your Majesty, wait a moment."

Zhao Chen turned his head and saw Baozhu standing at the entrance of the main hall, Baozhu glanced at the maids and eunuchs below, their faces turned pale from fright and trembled like chaff.

Baozhu said, "Your Majesty, let the concubines ask them."

Zhao Chen didn't stop him, and nodded, "Then go and ask."

There was no one else in the hall, and Baozhu was really worried that other people looked at Zhuang Zhuang. Fortunately, Zhuang Zhuang took the medicine and fell asleep. beside the eunuchs.

No one dared to beg for mercy, and if they begged for mercy, they would be killed with a stick.

Baozhu walked to the far left, and Miaoyu was seated and kneeling at the farthest side. Biyu and the maidservants who served her were close by.

Baozhu came to Miaoyu and Biyu, leaned over slightly, and after a while, she could smell a very faint fragrance, which was the same as the scent of medicine in Zhuangzhuang's closet. Strong ones, no one else has taken over them, so it's not surprising that they have this smell on them.Because it had been more than half a day, she had never smelled this scent from Zhuang Zhuang when she first entered the hall, and only later did she smell the scent of medicine from Zhuang Zhuang when she got close.

It's not surprising that Miaoyu and Biyu smelled like Zhuang Zhuang.

Continuing to walk to the right, there are kapok and hibiscus, Yingchun, and Furong. The four of them have not hugged Zhuangzhuang today, and their bodies only have a slight sweaty smell from a busy day.

Going forward one by one, everyone smelled sour. Today, Jiali, the maids and eunuchs in Deyang Palace are all busy with their heels on the ground. Everyone has not even eaten dinner, and it is even more impossible to go back. After grooming, it is normal to have a sweaty smell.

About five or six people walked forward, all of them smelled of sweat.

Baozhu didn't make any obvious moves, she just walked over one by one, and then asked them one by one what their names were and who else was in the family. During this time, she could smell them.

It will stop in front of a maid, this little maid is about thirteen or fourteen years old, she looks like a newcomer to the palace, she looks pretty and has a round face.

Baozhu asked, "What's your name? When did you enter the palace? Are there other people in the family?"

The little palace maid said nervously, "Servant... The servant's name is Qing'er. She just entered the palace this year. There are parents, brothers and sisters, and grandparents at home."

When the little palace lady was talking, Baozhu could smell the slight smell of sweat and medicine powder on her body. It was the same as Zhuangzhuang, Miaoyu, and Jasper in the closet. It was lighter than that in the closet. The ones on Yu and Jasper are slightly heavier.

Baozhu frowned, "There are so many relatives in your family, why did you come into the palace alone?"

The little maid almost cried in fright. She didn't understand that the queen asked other people only their names and family members. When she asked her why she came here with so many questions, the frightened people couldn't help but tremble, "Back... back to the queen According to the empress, although there are many relatives in the servant's family, the two older brothers are already married and have children, and there are two younger sisters below. ...so the slaves have entered the palace."

Baozhu straightened up, and said in a low voice, "Since you have so many relatives in your family, you should know that you should be cautious in everything you say and do in the palace, and you should be responsible. If you do something wrong, you will be the one to blame family!"

The little palace maid collapsed on the ground with a thud, and cried, "Servant... I don't know, it wasn't my servant who did it. I dare not, so I beg the empress to see clearly."

Zhao Chen went down the steps, came to Baozhu's side and asked softly, "But what's wrong with this maid?"

Baozhu leaned close to his ear and whispered, "She has the fragrance from Zhuang Zhuang's closet, and only the person who handled it will leave this smell."

Zhao Chen raised his head and said, "Press this maid down for me to interrogate carefully!"

Qing'er was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she cried, "It's not a slave, it's really not a slave, the empress is very aware, a slave will not do such a thing..."

The guard next to him had already stepped forward to grab Qing'er and planned to drag him down. Qing'er was paralyzed and had no strength left. He was so frightened that he couldn't even utter the sound of begging for mercy, tears and snot all over his face.

Baozhu hesitated for a while, then shouted, "Wait!"

The guard glanced at Zhao Chen, Zhao Chen nodded, and then the guards stopped, and Qing'er collapsed on the ground in embarrassment.

Baozhu said, "Go and call the aunt who is in charge of these little maids."

Soon someone called the aunt in charge who was in charge of these little maids. Baozhu and Zhao Chen entered the hall, and asked the aunt in charge about these little maids. The honest and responsible maid was assigned to Deyang Palace precisely because of this.

The aunt in charge also said that Qing'er cared most about her family, and the monthly money and rewards were sent out of the palace to her family.

Baozhu thought that with such an honest maid and caring family members, if the murder of the prince was revealed, it would be a felony to punish the nine clans. This maid should not be able to do such a thing.

Baozhu asked the aunt in charge some more questions about the maids outside the palace. Baozhu learned that four of the maids in the original batch were assigned to Deyang Palace, and one of them was a maid named Hanxuan who lived in the same room as Qinger. Here, the two seem to have some conflicts on weekdays, no, it should be said that Hanxuan has a tougher temper, and often directs Qing'er to do things, Qing'er has no complaints and does everything.

This is what the remaining two court ladies told the aunt in charge, because they also couldn't bear Hanxuan bullying Qing'er on weekdays.

This girl named Hanxuan was indeed clever, so she arranged three dedicated maids and one more clever maid.It seems that there is only one stepmother and the stepmother's daughter left in Hanxuan's family. It is said that she is planning to sell her, so Hanxuan entered the palace and became a maid.

Baozhu's heart moved, she didn't ask any more questions, she asked the aunt in charge to go out first, Baozhu went to see Zhuangzhuang again, the little guy was sleeping well, and the rash on his face and body was gradually fading away.

Zhao Chen didn't ask any more questions, and planned to wait for Baozhu to deal with the matter. If she couldn't find anyone, she would directly ask the Department of Punishment to take everyone under arrest for interrogation.

Only then did Baozhu go out to the main hall again, and the sky had already completely darkened.

Baozhu asked Qing'er to stay aside first, and continued the interrogation just now, asking one by one.

The other two little maids who were in the same group as Qing'er didn't have any smell. When it was time for Hanxuan, Baozhu couldn't help raising her eyebrows and asked, "What's your name? Who else is there in the family?"

Hanxuan hurriedly said, "Returning to the empress, the maidservant's name is Hanxuan, and there is a mother and a younger sister in the family. They came to the palace because the family was poor."

Baozhu thought, under such circumstances, this servant girl can still answer her words in an orderly manner, which shows that she is a bold one.What makes Baozhu even more suspicious is that everyone has been busy all day in Deyang Palace today, and their bodies are full of sweaty smell, only Hanxuan's body has a faint scent of saponin, which shows that she took time to freshen up after a busy day. Fan.

In this case, why go to freshen up?Unless she wants to get rid of some smell on her body, not to mention that many people know about her keen sense of smell. When she was still in the palace, she and the concubine of the palace went to the temple to offer incense, and because of her keen sense of smell, she saw through Caihe's identity. As a result, several concubines in the palace knew about her keen sense of smell.

If she murdered Zhuang Zhuang with medicinal powder, she would definitely be able to smell it unless she washed it off immediately.

Baozhu reached out to touch Hanxuan's hair, her hands were clean and smooth, Baozhu raised her eyebrows and asked, "Did you go to wash in the afternoon?"

Hanxuan's complexion changed, and she stammered, "Slave... I got dirty today, so I went to wash up in the afternoon."

"Oh? The other people are also dirty and messy. Why are you so busy that you don't have time to wash up, and you alone have time to wash up?" Baozhu pointed at the other people, and her voice became cold.

Zhao Chen's face was also gloomy, and he waved his hand to signal the guards to come forward to prevent Hanxuan from doing anything suddenly.

Hanxuan gritted her teeth and said, "Slaves... Slaves are obsessed with cleanliness, so they can't see mess."

Baozhu sneered in her heart, and at this time, this servant girl still dared to quibble, "Since I have a cleanliness habit, why did I enter the palace to be a palace maid? I see that you should go back and be your daughter!"

After finishing speaking, she stopped talking to Hanxuan, and continued to walk forward, asking the rest of the people.

Naturally, the rest of the people had no problem. They didn't smell of medicine powder or soap locust on their bodies, only the sour smell of sweat after a busy day.

After Baozhu finished asking, she returned to the front of the main hall, leaving the rest of the matter to the emperor.

Zhao Chen said, "Take these two maids down and interrogate them carefully!"

Qing'er didn't expect that she still couldn't escape this result, she was panicked for a moment, and couldn't help crying.

But Han Xuan yelled, "I am wronged by my servant, it was not my servant who did it, it was Qing'er who did it, not my servant, I beg your empress to spare my life, it really wasn't my servant's doing..."

Zhao Chen waved his hand, and the guards immediately took the two of them down.

Only then did the others stand up with limp legs, their foreheads covered with sweat. It was obvious that everyone had been frightened this time.

Standing outside the main hall, Baozhu looked back at Qing'er who was crying silently, and couldn't help but whispered to Zhao Chen, "Your Majesty, I think it's more likely that this matter is Hanxuan, because I have a keen sense of smell. The other concubines also know about it. If someone instructs Hanxuan to harm Zhuangzhuang, they will definitely tell her the special features of the concubine. In a room, it is very simple to do something with hands and feet."

Zhao Chen knew that Baozhu was pleading for Qing'er, after all, people who entered the Punishment Division were either dead or crippled when they came out.

Zhao Chen thought to himself, his queen was soft-hearted towards everyone, why she hardened her heart towards him.

Sighing in the bottom of his heart, Zhao Chen said, "Okay, I know how to deal with this matter, you go and accompany Zhuang Zhuang first, and I'll go to the Punishment Department."

After Baozhu went back to the main hall, she didn't care about the outside affairs. Miaoyu, Biyu and the other servant girls also came in, and they all knelt down, "Queen, it's the servants' fault, it's the servants who didn't take good care of you." Little prince, I beg the queen to punish you."

"Get up." Baozhu sighed, "How can you blame this?" They really can't blame them for this matter. If someone wants to harm Zhuangzhuang, they can always find a way. Some people took advantage of the chaos to do such a thing, so it is impossible to prevent these dirty things, even Baozhu didn't know whether it was right or wrong to bring Zhuang Zhuang back to the palace.

Baozhu said, "Okay, you've all been tired all day, go down and rest, I'll take care of Zhuang Zhuang, by the way, first go to Shangyijian to make Zhuang Zhuang's clothes, and Take all the clothes in Zhuang Zhuang's closet and burn them."

After giving the instructions, Miaoyu and the others took all the little prince's clothes out.

Baozhu just sat on the head of the bed in a daze and looked at the sleeping Zhuangzhuang.

(End of this chapter)