Golden branches and jade leaves

Chapter 54

"Fiance?!" Qi Taki asked suspiciously, apparently not knowing about it.

"Concubine Yu was originally engaged to be married, but she retired a long time ago, so she can enter the palace and wait for election." The queen quickly explained.

"I heard that the two of you are engaged baby relatives, childhood sweethearts, childhood sweethearts." Ni Guifei said step by step.

"Why is the younger sister of the imperial concubine so clear about the matter of the jade concubine?" The queen retorted and asked, "I have never heard of these things."

"The courtiers and concubines are just discussing the matter. The empress is so anxious that she might seem to be protecting her." Concubine Ni Gui said coldly.

"Is this the etiquette for speaking with the palace? I am an honorable palace, and I should handle everything fairly and clearly, so as not to cause the sisters in the palace to suffer unfair injustice. However, Concubine Ni is acting recklessly now when the situation is unclear. Don't you think the judgment is too arbitrary and subjective?" The queen said tit for tat.

Concubine Ni Gui gave a faint snort, but did not answer.

The queen turned around and continued to persuade Qi Taki, but Qi Taki's face was cloudy and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Concubine Ni Gui glanced at a group of servants kneeling below with her back to the crowd, her eyes flickering with profound meaning.

Suddenly a court lady dressed roughly as an envoy rushed out from the queue and said: "Slave... this servant has seen before, and Empress Yubi once went out alone." As soon as she said this, everyone in the room was shocked.

Shi Rou'er raised her head and shouted, "When did I go out without permission? Bloody mouth."

Concubine Ni's bright red lips drew a bewitching arc.

"Concubine Yu, don't be in a hurry." Distraught by Shi Rou'er's cries, the queen's tone became severe.

"Did you see it with your own eyes?" Qi Long asked the little maid.

"My maidservant indeed saw it with her own eyes. Just a few nights ago, the empress walked towards the east bank of Bibo Pool by herself." The rough envoy girl said with certainty.

"Then do you know where the jade concubine went?" the queen asked.

"This... I don't know, I don't know, I'm just a rough servant, how dare I spy on my master's privacy?" The maid said with a smile.

Concubine Li Xian thought for a while and said: "Follow Bibo Pond to the east...it seems to be the direction of Qionghua Garden."

"This is not easy to handle? Just look up who are the guards in charge of Qionghua Garden, don't you know?" Ni Guifei held a brocade handkerchief and covered her mouth, and said in a manly voice.

"The concubine has never been to the Qionghua Garden, please the emperor and empress, the concubine clearly went to your Xifu palace that night." Shi Rou'er retorted in panic.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on her, Ni Yelin smiled calmly, and said: "That night, the concubine did go to chat with my concubine, but she went back soon. What happened after returning to the palace, my minister The concubine doesn't know."

Immediately, another little eunuch rushed down and said: "Report to the emperor and all the ladies, the servants also saw it. It was already late at that time, and most of the servants went to bed. It was already the time when the palace was about to be locked. Holding a light-yellow brocade handkerchief, I hurried out, but it disappeared when I came back. I'm afraid it was..."

"Gao Shengnuo, go and send me all the night guards near Qionghua Garden!" Qi Long broke off, his voice almost changed due to extreme anger.

Gao Shengnuo ran out in a hurry.It is rare for Qi Long to be so angry. For a while, all the concubines in the palace dare not speak, only Shi Rou'er's mournful weeping and crying for grievances are left intermittently, which makes people feel sad.

After a while, Gao Shengnuo came back to report, "Your Majesty, everyone has been brought here. And..." He paused, looked up at Qi Long's face secretly,

Qi Long said coldly: "What else, don't hesitate."

Then Gao Shengnuo said hesitantly: "Also, the servants also asked and investigated. That night, the guard on duty in Qionghua Garden was Mu Qinghan who was originally the fiancé of Empress Yubi, and he was alone. No one walks with him."

Qi Taki snorted angrily, then flung his sleeves and went out.Su Mi and the others followed behind.

The concubine's room was naturally not accessible to the guards, and the guards who brought them all stood outside the palace to listen to the announcement.There were more than a dozen guards standing around with their hands down, protecting Qi Long personally.

The concubines and servants of Shuyu Palace outside the door still knelt on the ground, while Mu Qinghan and others who had just been announced were standing at the entrance of the hall with faces full of surprise.

Ni Tingxuan was also among them, and he looked at the field worriedly.Being outside the palace, the guards were of course not clear about what happened in the palace, but they also saw some unusual clues. From time to time, some guards with shallow concentration sneaked into the palace gate.Seeing Qi Long come out, he immediately knelt down and saluted.

Qi Long didn't even say excuses, and just looked at the people kneeling on the ground.

Su Mi approached Qi Long, and said softly: "Your Majesty, the dignity of the royal family is important, and this matter should be dealt with carefully. Once it spreads, there will be a lot of discussions in the court and the people, and the reputation of the emperor and the court will be greatly affected. that's not good."

Qi Taki hesitated for a moment. Just now he summoned Mu Qinghan and the others without even thinking in his anger. Now that he had calmed down a bit, he immediately thought, how would he interrogate this time?Do you want to directly ask which guard had an affair with his concubine?Not to mention that no one will admit it, even if someone admits it, he will never be able to ask if he has such a status.

Concubine Ni Gui saw Qi Long's hesitation, and hurriedly leaned into his ear and said, "Your Majesty, this matter is related to the innocence of the harem. Between Yichen and concubine, it is better to secretly torture the palace guards around the two in the palace. They must know. Some clues."

"Your Majesty," Shi Rou'er staggered and ran out, "Although the concubine had a marriage contract with Mu Qinghan, but the two of them have never met each other, how can they communicate in private? There will be no Jin Pai Passing of private property like that."

Mu Qinghan knelt at the door, and as soon as Shi Rouer's words caught his ears, his original surprise turned into shock.Just now Gao Shengnuo called him over with a gloomy face, he was still baffled, how could he have thought that such a crime would be committed.

Having an affair with the concubine!
Even if Mu Qinghan doesn't know the palace rules, she knows that once such a matter is involved, it will inevitably be the result of death without a place to bury her, and even her family will be implicated.Thinking of his mother who was still sick in bed at home, he felt a chill in his heart. In the warm spring weather, he suddenly felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and a chill came out from the bottom of his heart.

He raised his head, everyone's eyes were almost focused on him, and he suddenly woke up.

"Your Majesty, I didn't do such a beastly thing." Mu Qinghan immediately raised his voice: "I'm just a small guard, how dare I have wishful thinking about the nobles in the palace?!" As he said, he slammed his forehead heavily on celadon The brick and tile floor was dripping with blood within a few strokes.

wishful thinking!Ni Tingxuan next to him trembled imperceptibly when he heard this.

Concubine Ni snorted coldly, and said to Qi Long: "Naturally, it is impossible for criminals to willingly admit their crimes. This matter is of great importance. The emperor should not listen to one-sided words. It is reasonable to send someone to investigate and interrogate."

Seeing that the quarrel had already broken out at this time, and it was destined to be unresolved, Qi Taki was a little moved, and he gritted his teeth and was about to make a sound.

"Your Majesty," Ni Tingxuan next to him suddenly knelt down and said loudly: "I can guarantee that Mu Qinghan has always abided by the palace rules and never violated them. It is absolutely impossible to have an affair with the concubine. I am willing to guarantee it with my life. He is guilty, and I am willing to share the crime with death." The voice was resolute and clear.

"You..." Concubine Ni's words froze. How could she have imagined that when the matter reached the most critical moment, it was her brother who came to disrupt the situation. She was momentarily at a loss for words, and stared at Ni Tingxuan angrily.

Qi Taki's expression was gloomy, looking at the people in the field, he now also has some regrets.

He originally had high expectations for Shi Rou'er's retribution, so when he found out that Shi Rou'er was not a virgin, he was extremely angry and intolerable.He slapped her hard on the spot and started arguing.Shi Rou'er couldn't tell the difference between this kind of thing, so she could only describe it more and more darkly, which made Qi Long's anger even stronger, and as a result, everyone in the palace and even the concubines in the nearby palace were attracted.

Calm down now, Qi Long also knows that this kind of matter is related to the dignity of the royal family, and it cannot be passed on to the outside world. He knew that he should have secretly ordered a secret interrogation, but now... Qi Long glanced at the masters and servants who were kneeling on the ground around him, And the concubine Gong who came from outside after hearing the news was looking around, it seemed that it was impossible to keep this matter a secret.

How to do?
"Your Majesty, it's too late today, I'm afraid there is something wrong with this matter, and it will be difficult to find out for a while." Su Mi said softly, "Since the guard Mu is suspicious, it is better to send someone to search for it between Yichen and concubine. Let’s take a look at the palace where the guards live, since someone has already proved that there is an exchange of objects between the two, it must be based on something.”

Mu Qinghan trembled slightly, raised his head to look at Su Mi, his eyes suddenly paused, then he turned and lowered his head again.

"The concubine also thinks this is feasible." Concubine Ni said following the trend.She thought of what Xia Zhen said when she came back to report, this Mu Qinghan probably wouldn't be willing to throw away that Fang Jinpa.

"Alright." Seeing that the matter had reached a stalemate, Qi Taki immediately adopted Su Mi's opinion.

Gao Shengnuo hurriedly took a few young eunuchs to go again.

"Your Majesty, it's cold and windy at night. It's better to ensure that the dragon's body is important. It's better to wait in the house." Su Mi said thoughtfully, while putting on the cloak Mi Qing brought from the house for Qi Long.

Qi Taki turned his head to look, under the moonlight, Su Mi's hair hangs down his shoulders, and his lips are charming. He only felt a burst of hotness, and his expression immediately softened a little. He nodded, and turned his head to look at Shuyu Palace, feeling annoyed again Feeling confused, he immediately ordered: "Prepare the chariot and go back to Qianqing Palace. Mi'er will go with me."

Then he turned his head and said: "Let the empress and the noble concubine take care of the matter here first." Then she walked towards the entrance of the hall with Su Mi on her arm.

The Empress and Concubine Ni who were left behind looked at each other speechlessly.

After entering the Ganlu Hall of Qianqing Palace, the inner prison closed the door of the hall, and Qi Long pulled Su Mi to hug her.The enthusiasm that had been suppressed for too long erupted, mixed with the anger and passion of the day, Su Mi endured it gently and softly, and it was not until the dead of night that the continuous enthusiasm cooled down.

The sky is slightly bright, the moonlight is gradually fading, the morning light leaks from the sky, and the spring night is still somewhat cool.

At the gate of the hall, Gao Shengnuo said to Ni Ting who was walking around: "Vice Commander Ni, don't be impatient, you can guess what kind of situation is going on inside now, how dare I, a slave, have the guts?" Are you going to bother me? I'm afraid the emperor won't come out until dawn." He looked around and said, "Why don't you go back first, and come back to report tomorrow morning."

Looking at the closed door in front of him, Ni Tingxuan felt his heart ache like twists and turns, and he was almost out of breath.

He is also a man, of course he can imagine what kind of scene it is inside, but this kind of imagining is as painful as piercing his heart.

Looking at his pale face, Gao Shengnuo thought that he cared about his colleagues and friends, and comforted him from the sidelines: "In my opinion, the guard Mu is not involved in this matter, and now I haven't found that Fang Jinpa. There is no evidence, of course..." He chattered endlessly, but he was thinking in his heart, the imperial concubine's plan has never left a trace, why did this brocade handkerchief disappear?Judging from the tone of the empress, it should exist.This Mu Qinghan is lucky.But it's best if they can't be found. Thinking of Ni Tingxuan's ruthless words just now, if they were found out, wouldn't it be that he would implicate his own brother? I guess Concubine Ni Gui is also feeling uneasy. Now that no evidence can be found, everyone is happy.

It's just that the jade concubine, I don't know what crime she suffered, or was the lard fooled?Alas, such a thing happened.I don't know how this matter will end.

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Although the news about the jade concubine Shi Rou'er was widely circulated, the results came out the next day. The old mother in charge of the physical examination in the harem admitted that it was her hands that were heavy during the physical examination, which accidentally broke the jade concubine's body. Lost her virginity, she dared not speak out because she was afraid of guilt.

On the day of the confession, the nun hanged herself.

That's the end of this matter, but the rumors and discussions about this matter in the harem did not stop. Suddenly, the unlucky jade concubine became the focus of discussion and ridicule among the concubines.
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Originally, the setting of this book is the first half of palace fighting, and the second half of government affairs and wars. I didn’t expect it to drag on for so long... Until now, the story of the women in the palace is basically over, o(∩ _∩)o haha.The following plots are generally related to the political factions and the war situation.Maybe everyone will not be too interested... Khan... In short, thank you for your support and recommendations. I think it is the same for every author. Without the support and encouragement of readers, it is impossible to keep writing down the text .thank you all

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