Harem for a living

Chapter 70

"Empress, after you and the imperial concubine went in, Song Meiren also came over. Miss Wuyao next to the empress asked her and Qi Meiren a few words, and what Qi Meiren said was the same as before, and did not involve us."

Xiao Xizi said softly that he was in charge of paying attention to Qi Meiren's side, so naturally what he said was the movement of Qi Meiren's side.

Chen Manrou nodded and looked at Xiao Lezi. Xiao Lezi stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the little one followed the meeting from the beginning to the end, and didn't let her have contact with others. During the period, a little palace lady came over, took a look and left. "

"Do you recognize which palace the little maid is from?" Chen Manrou paused for a while before asking, Xiao Lezi shook her head: "I don't know, I don't know you." This harem is so big, just this harem, There are more than 30 main halls, and the front palace also has more than 20 main halls.In addition, there are quite a few pavilions, pavilions and pavilions, and the number of people who serve them, big and small, adds up to three thousand if not five thousand.

At Xiao Lezi's age, he can remember the eunuchs in the main palace, which is already very good. It is impossible to remember all the people in the harem clearly.In addition, the maids in the harem are basically in the same attire. The little maid can dress up a little bit, change her hair and clothes, so that Xiao Lezi can't recognize her.

Therefore, Chen Manrou stopped asking questions.Instead, he hooked his fingers and asked Xiao Lezi and Xiao Xizi to come forward: "Wait a minute, you two go outside to find out who the dead little palace lady really is. Also, see if the queen has sent People go out to inquire about this Diancui hairpin."

"Yes, empress, the little one will definitely complete the task." Xiao Xizi and Xiao Lezi immediately promised.Xiaoxizi and Xiaolezi are the people Chen Manrou can trust. After asking Jinhuan and Xiangyue to find out about them, Chen Manrou told Chen Huaijin to use means to investigate to make sure that there was no one behind them.In addition, both of them are also smart, so Chen Manrou is not worried.

After the two went out, Chen Manrou asked Director Ming to come in again: "After I went to pay my respects today, is there anyone coming to the Zhongcui Palace? Or wandering around the Zhongcui Palace?"

"If you go back to your mother, a little maid came over and said that their master wanted to invite your mother to drink tea. The little one said that your mother is not here, so she left immediately." Manager Ming saluted Chen Manrou and explained what happened before. I said it all over again: "Afterwards, no one came over again. Later, Miss Wuyao came over and said that the empress wanted to see the account book of Zhongcui Palace, and pointed out that the tangle-twisting phoenix fairy and the emerald green butterfly hairpin, the younger ones let everyone go. Huan and Tuiyue were sent away, and the younger one was left to guard Zhongcui Palace."

"You've done a good job, and you'll still be like this in the future. No matter what, Zhong Cui Palace must leave one of our own people, and we must not allow anyone to take advantage of the loopholes." Chen Manrou first affirmed Manager Ming's approach, and then asked: "Is there any change in our palace?"

"Among the two new ladies in the palace, there is one named Liu Guang, who inquired about the news of the empress's dressing table some time ago." Combined with today's events, Manager Ming understood the true meaning of Chen Manrou's words in an instant, and said quickly: "Today Er Na Liu Guang also said that she was a little uncomfortable and wanted to go out of Zhongcui Palace to go to the imperial hospital. The younger one told her about the rules of the empress and asked her to bear it for the time being. Later, she told Sister Yue that she could feel her pulse, and she calmed down. .”

Chen Manrou picked up the tea on the table and took a sip, and asked Manager Ming to call Liu Guang in.Liu Guang's appearance was relatively ordinary, but Chen Manrou didn't let down her guard against this person just because she looked ordinary.

That Liu Guang's face was a little pale, and he knelt down as soon as he came in: "Slave Liu Guang, please greet Concubine Hui."

"I heard that you are not feeling well today, and you want to leave Zhongcui Palace?" Chen Manrou put down her teacup and asked, Liu Guang quickly shook her head: "Thank you for your relationship, my servant used to have a stomachache, but now she is much better."

"Really?" Chen Manrou picked up the ending, and her tone seemed a little mocking: "I am not unreasonable, since you are here to serve me, I will treat you with dignity. Now you are sick Now, I won’t just sit idly by. Xiao Dingzi, you go to the Imperial Hospital and ask Dr. Li to come over, just say that Bengong is not feeling well, and you want Dr. Li to take the pulse.”

A court lady is not qualified to ask Li Yuyi to take the pulse, but if Chen Manrou uses herself as an excuse, generally speaking, the imperial doctors are still willing to save face.

As soon as Liu Guang heard the cold sweat on his forehead, he quickly kowtowed twice: "Your Majesty, I am ashamed of this servant, I am well now, and I don't need to see an imperial doctor, I have troubled my Majesty, this servant deserves death .”

"Don't bother, although it's better now, but you don't know when you will have a stomachache again. The root cause of the disease must be cured. I don't want you to suddenly have a stomachache when you serve me in the future." Chen Manrou He waved his hand very generously, signaling Xiao Dingzi to go to the imperial doctor immediately.

Liu Guang knelt on one side with a pale complexion, but didn't dare to open his mouth.If Dr. Li came over, at most he would say that she was not sick before, but if she clenched her stomach tightly and said her stomach hurts, maybe Dr. Li would have nothing to do.

But in this way, Concubine Hui had an excuse to drive her out. After all, a person with an unknown disease cannot serve nobles.If it was more serious, he might have to be kicked out of the palace directly.When the time comes, life or death will not be her own decision.

But if she confessed honestly, not to mention how to explain over there, even Concubine Hui probably won't get any benefits, right?
Chen Manrou didn't have time for her to think, and continued slowly: "I almost forgot, I was framed by Concubine Hu today, I was frightened, and I feel a little uncomfortable. I am most likely to get sick right now. Since Liu Guang If there is a hidden illness, let’s move out for now.”

Move out, move to where?Can I move back in the future?
Ming'er with the bell hanging in the palace, won't be able to go anywhere in the future, right?There is also a saying that there is a hidden disease on the body, so there is no way out, right?Maybe he will be thrown into a mass grave soon?

"Your Majesty, the servant is wrong, Madam, don't drive the servant out." Liu Guang was confused, and hurriedly rushed to Chen Manrou and said, Chen Manrou stared at her without saying a word.Liu Guang burst into tears as he said that: "Your Majesty, the servant opened his eyes when he saw Qian, that man just let the servant steal the empress's hairpin. The servant didn't know that this kind of thing would happen at first."

Chen Manrou raised her leg, motioned for Xiao Dingzi who hadn't left the house yet, and asked Xiao Dingzi to pull Liu Guang away.

Seeing Liu Guang crying with snot and tears, Chen Manrou was so disgusted that she almost spit out the tea she just drank: "Say it carefully."

"Yes, ma'am." Liu Guang saw Chen Manrou's displeasure, quickly wiped his nose and tears, knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said, "Some time ago, a second-class maid came to look for the servant girl and gave the servant girl 20 taels of silver. The servant girl stole the Empress’s phoenix fairy hairpin with emerald green butterfly, and then gave the servant girl another 50 taels of silver.”

"The servant girl thought that the empress's jewelry has always been placed on the dressing table. This matter should not be difficult, so she agreed. The man also said that the hairpin should be delivered before today's Si time, otherwise it will not be Give the servants money."

"That's why you came up with Zhongcui Palace today?" Chen Manrou raised her eyebrows and asked, Liu Guang nodded hastily, and Chen Manrou raised her chin: "Did that person tell you where to send the hairpin, or who to give it to?" ?”

"The man said that as long as the maidservant sends the hairpin to Yinghua Palace and puts it in a small pavilion in the courtyard of Yinghua Palace." Liu Guang said quickly, Chen Manrou frowned. Yinghua Palace found the body of the maid place.This person's arrangement really took a lot of effort.

If Rang Liu succeeded and his hairpin appeared in Yinghua Palace, then he would be convicted of murdering Concubine Hu.It's a pity that she has calculated thousands of times, but she can't figure out that she locked the hairpin in the warehouse and made a record.

The identification of handwriting at this moment is relatively accurate. The ink marks of the newly written records are completely different from the records written a long time ago. Although experienced people cannot tell how long it has been written, they can still judge About when it was written.

Therefore, as long as there is that record, basically, Chen Manrou can wash away half of the suspicion.Besides, I took it out generously, had witnesses and evidence, and provided clues to the queen. As long as the queen followed the clues to find the black man behind the scenes, then Chen Manrou could be considered to have completely cleared the suspicion.

"Do you know who that person is?" Chen Manrou stared at Liu Guang with burning eyes and asked, Liu Guang thought for a long time before shaking his head: "Every time she sees her servants, she always wears a veil, and she wears the most ordinary clothes. The clothes of the second-class court ladies are not special, the height and back are no different from ordinary people, and the voice can be heard from pinching the throat. Before, the slaves wanted to follow, but they went around After two laps, the servants will no longer be able to find anyone."

Chen Manrou almost wanted to slap the table, did she stop here?
However, the most ordinary court lady, the people behind this have a lot of thoughts, and they know what kind of person a spy should choose!

Frustrated, Chen Manrou waved her hand, and said: "Xiao Dingzi, send Liu Guang back to the Miscellaneous Department, and say that she broke the set of glass cups I like the most." Even if there is no one behind Liu Guang, Chen Manrou is not willing. If you stay, you can betray her for a few dozen taels of silver today, maybe you can betray her for a few hundred taels of silver tomorrow.

"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong, Your Majesty, please forgive me, I beg you to give me another chance..." Liu Guang refused to leave, Chen Manrou was too lazy to listen to her howl, so Xiao Dingzi gagged her and sent her out.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Manrou patted her face, well, it's finally the turn of the oldest one.

"Go and call Jiangyin to come in." Chen Manrou turned her head and ordered, the cup stopped and turned around to go out. Not long after, Jin Huan and Duiyue dragged Huiyin over.Although the two of them didn't know what Huiyin did during this period, but judging from Chen Manrou's attitude, they knew that Huiyin was probably someone else's nail.

So when they came back, Chen Manrou first asked Xiaoxizi and the others about the situation, and for Yuehe Jinhuan, he took Yin away for interrogation.Duyue is good at medicine, and with the embroidery needles she usually uses, she can pierce wherever she wants to enjoy herself, and after a while, the pricking will be bad.

(End of this chapter)