Harem for a living

Chapter 31

Chen Manrou led Wei Lehe Huiyin back to Zhongcui Palace, and greeted Yuehe Jinhuan at the door. When she saw Chen Manrou coming in, she quickly helped Chen Manrou walk into the house from left to right. Chen Manrou smiled and said angrily: "I It's not seventy or eighty anymore, quickly put away this look."

"Your servant is not pretending." He said with a smile on the moon: "Your servant, you really care about your empress. Today, your empress came back an hour later than before. Is there anything you can do about your empress?"

"It's not that the empress has something to do." Chen Manrou took a cup of tea delivered to the moon, and after taking two sips, she felt her body warmed up. It wasn't that the weather was cold, but that what happened just now made people feel chills. The body is a little cold, and the air is radiating from the inside out.

Putting down the teacup, Chen Manrou was not in a hurry to speak, she closed her eyes and began to weigh whether she could go out to find out the news at this moment.When the emperor was furious, and he found out that he had asked people to inquire about the news, it was inevitable that he would be accused of gloating and hit the muzzle of the gun to let the emperor vent.

But if someone asks about it, they can just take this opportunity to find out the details of their own people.This matter was investigated by the empress, and there was no sweet-scented osmanthus tree in Zhongcui Palace, and she even found out today that Concubine Yang Gui is allergic to sweet-scented osmanthus, so no matter how you look at it, she cannot be involved in this matter.You don't have to worry about being framed or anything, so in the end, you only need to compare the news they inquired with the queen's final disposition, and you can know whose news is true and whose news is false.

This opportunity is very rare.However, it is also easy to make mistakes. After all, if someone secretly contacts the person behind him and becomes an accomplice or an instigator, that would be a bad thing.

After much deliberation, Chen Manrou didn't come to a conclusion.Originally, she wanted to keep the people in Zhongcui Palace to observe carefully, but what happened to Concubine Yang Guifei today reminded her that Concubine Yang Guifei has been in the palace for three years, and she is a smart person who can allow herself to be a capable person. Half-hearted?

However, she still lost a child.

I'm not as smart as Concubine Yang Gui, so it's better not to use such a negative spy or something, so as not to get angry.Thinking of this, Chen Manrou became more and more determined to take care of her Zhongcui Palace first, so she looked up at Wei Le and asked, "Wei Le, do you have any good sisters in this palace?"

"I have a fellow servant who works for Concubine Yang Guifei." Wei Le was a little surprised, but he replied immediately, and Chen Manrou nodded: "So, you go to find out the news and see when the incident with Concubine Yang Guifei happened. of."

Wei Le responded and withdrew.Chen Manrou turned her head to look at Huiyin again: "Is there any good sister in Huiyin?"

"My servant has a good friend with Wang Xiuyi. When we entered the palace that day, we lived in the same room." Knowing what Chen Manrou meant, Huiyin quickly replied with a salute.Chen Manrou's eyes flickered, she was a smart drinker.

"You go to inquire about Liu Xiurong's affairs. You have been inquiring about everything since before she entered the Qian mansion. You know everything?" Chen Manrou thought about what happened in the morning several times, but she still felt that Liu Xiurong was a little strange.

Regardless of whether she was framed or used by others, or she was the mastermind at all, she stood out in this matter anyway.Otherwise, Poetic and Picturesque would not care about anyone but Liu Xiurong.

"Call Xiao Mingzi in." Chen Manrou waved her hand, indicating that she would drink it down.Duyue and Jinhuan hadn't spoken until now, and doubts appeared on Chen Manrou's face after finishing her orders.Normally, they would close the door tightly after Chen Manrou went to pay their respects, so they still don't know what happened outside.

"Concubine Yang's child is dead." Seeing the expressions of the two of them, Chen Manrou said softly.The expressions on both Xiangyue and Jinhuan's faces changed, and the two of them really didn't expect that such a thing would happen.

"My maidservant looks at Concubine Yang Gui who has always been very clever and knows how to use the emperor to deal with Empress Dowager Ci Ning. Even though she had a disagreement with the empress, she has never been caught by anyone. How could she be so careless?" I can't believe it, none of them thought before that Concubine Yang's child would die.

However, Chen Manrou thought of one thing from what she said to Yue. Indeed, Concubine Yang Gui is smart, and she must not be so careless. The news of her pregnancy only broke out for more than half a month, and then the news of Concubine Shu's pregnancy broke out. Out.

But anyone who is a little vigilant will definitely be cautious and will never dare to eat food casually.However, today I actually ate shortbread sent by someone else!What does this mean?Explain that the person who sent the shortbread was definitely the person whom Concubine Yang trusted the most.

In this harem, who is Concubine Yang's most trusted person?Become a concubine?Liu Xiurong?
The imperial doctor also said that the sweet-scented osmanthus powder had been stored for a long time, and the taste was gone, and the effect was greatly reduced. If you want to kill Concubine Yang's child, you need a lot of sweet-scented osmanthus powder.How big can osmanthus be?The size of a grain of rice, how much pollen can a sweet-scented osmanthus collect?Even if the whole sweet-scented osmanthus is crushed and ground into powder, it will definitely need a lot of sweet-scented osmanthus to collect enough to make a shortbread.

This will definitely take a lot of time and a lot of effort.It has to come behind someone's back, so that no one can find out, which adds a lot of difficulty, and it is not an easy thing to do this perfectly.

How many people know that Yang Guifei is allergic to osmanthus pollen?Everyone in the hidden mansion knows it, and newcomers may also know it.In this way, everyone is still suspicious.

"Young lady, I wish you well, and my lady is safe and well." When Chen Manrou was racking his brains to eliminate the suspects, Director Ming's voice suddenly came from the door, and Chen Manrou raised his head and said with a smile: "Director Ming, you don't need to be polite, come in first."

"Your Majesty." After entering the room, Director Ming stood on the left and saluted Chen Manrou again.Chen Manrou raised her hand, signaled him to stand up, and asked, "Director Ming, I called you here to ask, who do you think may be unlucky with this matter today?"

Concubine Yang Gui fell down, and she must drag the other to be buried with her.Therefore, even if the real murderer cannot be found, a tank top is a must.

Director Ming lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then said slowly: "I think that Liu Xiurong will be the one who will be unlucky in the end."

Chen Manrou was silent for a moment, then nodded with a smile: "Boss Ming and Bengong really think the same thing, so let me tell you, who can get the most benefit from this matter?"

Manager Ming remained as still as a mountain, maintaining the posture just now, and continued to speak slowly: "It's hard to say, it may be that Concubine Shu gets the most benefit, or Concubine Cheng gets the most benefit, and it is more likely that the Queen kills two birds with one stone." , or it may be that Empress Dowager Ci Ning is very happy."

Concubine Shu's child became the second child, Concubine Yang needed to be favored by Concubine Cheng, and the Queen's son had no rivals for the time being, Empress Dowager Ci Ning finally killed one of the emperor's heirs.Indeed, these few people can all benefit from this matter.

"I understand." She said with a smile, Chen Manrou raised her eyebrows and said: "In the next period of time, Chief Ming must restrain the people in Zhongcui Palace, so that they don't go out indiscriminately, if anyone goes out Please, Director Ming, please tell me earlier."

Director Ming responded, and seeing that Chen Manrou had nothing else to say, he left the door.

After two days of busy work for the music and the symposium, they each reported the news of the investigation to Chen Manrou.The news that the two people inquired about was quite satisfactory.

Wei Le first told the news about Jingren Palace, and after her unremitting efforts, she finally found out that Cuilan went to Jingren Palace at the beginning of Chen Shi that day.At the beginning of Chen Shi, Liu Xiurong was leaving Yanxi Palace to go to Yongshou Palace to pay his respects.

Liu Xiurong's status is not high, and he doesn't have a chariot, so he has to walk.She only brought a court lady with her when she went out, and no one else could prove that she brought Cuilan instead of Cuizhu in the first place.Therefore, it is not impossible to change people halfway.

It is said that Concubine Yang bleed out a blood clot after drinking the medicine that day. Concubine Yang was so heartbroken that she hugged the emperor and cried all night.The emperor really doted on Concubine Yang Guifei very much, and went to Jingren Palace every night for three consecutive days.

Concubine Yang cried and said that someone was going to kill her, so the emperor must find the murderer, and the emperor comforted Concubine Yang in every possible way.The poetic beauty was taken away by the queen, and Concubine Yang only mentioned it once, as if annoyed that the two of them didn't find out that there was osmanthus powder in the shortbread, and they never mentioned it again.

"A few people from Jingren Palace have also been mobilized." Wei Le said while helping Chen Manrou serve tea and water, and said: "The fellow of the servant girl said that there was another second-class maid named Dong in the second-class maidservant of the imperial concubine." The snow went up. Later, the emperor personally sent a winter plum to the imperial concubine."

It is a great grace for the emperor to give someone away.In addition, the emperor was sympathetic to Concubine Yang for having no child, so a large amount of rewards were sent to Jingren Palace, which made the concubines jealous.Concubine Yang Guifei is weak, and she hasn't even left the house these few days.

"Your Majesty, this servant also found out a lot about Liu Xiurong." Huiyin said a lot for fun, and hurried over and said, Chen Manrou nodded for her to speak directly.Huiyin saw that Chen Manrou took the embroidery shed, quickly handed over the needle and thread, and said, "I think Liu Xiurong lost a child before I found out about it."

"Have you lost a child?" This news is the real news. Chen Manrou was taken aback and looked up to drink.Huiyin nodded with a grin: "Yes, it is said that before entering the palace, Liu Xiurong was three months pregnant. Later, the child disappeared inexplicably without knowing what happened. Liu Xiurong has also since then, Only slowly began to stop talking to others. Wang Xiuyi said before that before Liu Xiurong entered the palace, although he didn't socialize much with others, he greeted people and smiled when he saw them. It wasn't like now, it was like It's a log."

"Have you found out how that child got lost?" Chen Manrou felt something faintly in her heart, but there was still a layer of veil covering it.However, through this layer of veil, an outline can also be seen.

Huiyin shook his head embarrassingly: "This servant didn't find out, but I heard that Mo Xiang, who was serving Concubine Yang at that time, was left in the hidden mansion and did not follow into the palace."

In this way, Mo Xiang's future will be cut off.The mansion needs to be guarded and cleaned regularly. However, if something important happened or someone deliberately mentioned it, I am afraid that the people in the mansion will be forgotten by everyone.

Chen Manrou crumbled into pieces the information that was found out by Lehe Symposium, and guessed a line, but there was no definite evidence, so it could only be said to be conjecture.

Just when she wanted to ask someone to inquire again, someone from the Queen's side suddenly sent a message.

The queen said that this is the first case of murdering the emperor's heir after the emperor ascended the throne. Do what you can't do.

At the end of noon, those who do not go will bear the consequences.

(End of this chapter)