Reborn Daughter Bad

Chapter 316 Concubine Shu
With the participation of the emperor, the investigation seems to have become much easier.The emperor ordered a large-scale search of the palace, and in just half a day, the remaining seven scorpion poisons were found in the residence of a court lady.

The master of that court lady is Concubine Shu, the biological mother of the twelve princes today.

The status of Concubine Shu's mother's family is not high, and she has only been in the palace for seven years.Because she was conceived by the emperor for the first time, she was pregnant with dragon descendants, and then gave birth to twelve princes, who were deeply loved by the emperor. In just three years, she was promoted several levels and became one of the four concubines today.

However, Concubine Shu has always been self-aware, and knows that the reason why she can get the status of concubine is entirely due to the relationship between mother and child, so she is usually low-key and modest, and rarely hears of any conflicts with others.

So when Ming Ling learned that the seven scorpion poison came from her palace, she was shocked.

Facing the emperor's interrogation, Concubine Shu cried out for her grievances and refused to admit it to the death.The maid also defended her master everywhere, and took all the blame on herself.

The emperor took it for granted that it was impossible to believe that without the order of the master, how could a little court lady have such courage and ability to murder the noble concubine?

So he ordered the court lady to be pressed into the torture room for interrogation, but the news that she bit her tongue and committed suicide came the next day.

In this way, there is no proof of death.Concubine Shu didn't even have a chance to argue, so she was deprived of her concubine seal and thrown into limbo.The poisoning of Concubine Hua came to an end.

Huo Tianxin listened quietly to Mingling's words, her delicate brows were tightly frowned.

"Why, you also noticed something wrong?" Mingling asked her.

Huo Tian rested his chin in thought, and after a moment, he was not sure: "I don't know much about the ladies in the palace, so I can't tell right from wrong. But the behavior of that palace lady seems a little suspicious."

If she really protected the Lord, why did she commit suicide in prison?Is it just because you can't survive the punishment?
How can such behavior make people feel more like putting the blame on Concubine Shu with death?
After all, the poison of the seven scorpions was found in the palace maid's residence, and she was dead, so what about Concubine Shu?
Naturally, all the guilt can only be borne by Concubine Shu.

Mingling laughed lightly: "It's more than suspicious? Concubine Shu is timid by nature and cautious on weekdays. Even if she is ridiculed by other concubines, she often chooses to keep things quiet to avoid disasters. During these years in the palace, she has only been with my mother and concubine. If you get closer, you will be taken care of by my concubine mother. Unless she is crazy, she will attack my concubine mother. Otherwise, if something happens to my concubine mother, who else in the palace can help her?"

This is also the reason why Concubine Hua would plead with the emperor to save Concubine Shu's life.

If it wasn't for Concubine Hua, Concubine Shu would have been given poisoned wine and committed suicide on the spot.

Huo Tianxin turned his head and said: "In this way, Concubine Shu doesn't even have the motive to murder Concubine Gui. Hasn't Your Majesty ever considered this issue?"

The emperor in her memory was not such a confused person.

Mingling sighed helplessly: "Father is busy with all kinds of affairs, how can he know about the disputes among the concubines in the harem? Besides, what the person on the throne sees is different from other people."

After finding out that the poison of the seven scorpions came from the maid beside Concubine Shu, a rumor spread like wildfire in the palace.The general idea is that the noble concubine Hua is so favored that the ladies with princes are all panicked, worrying that Mingling's mother will be more expensive because of her son, and there will be more chances to be established as the heir apparent.

This rumor was spread just right, almost directly pointing to Concubine Shu's intentions.

In this way, all the mysteries seemed to be revealed, and Concubine Shu's desire to murder Concubine Hua became a matter of course.

The emperor is in his prime, and the thing he fears the most is that the throne is coveted.Amidst the voices of various discussions, Thunder finally couldn't help being furious.When many things have not been clarified, Concubine Shu was deprived of her status and put in the cold palace.

And that rumor was quelled under the Emperor's wrath, and no one dared to bring it up again.

Huo Tianxin looked up at Ming Ling, and it was no surprise that he saw deep worry on his face.

"You are suspecting that the person who murdered the imperial concubine was not the concubine Shu at all, was it?"

"That's right." Ming Ling said frankly: "Mother and Concubine both have such suspicions, so I have been investigating this matter these days. It's a pity that the palace maid died too decisively, but we are not even close. No trace of it can be found.”

For this reason, he secretly went to the Leng Palace to look for Concubine Shu.

But from Concubine Shu's mouth, she didn't get any useful information.

After all, she came from a humble background, and only brought a girl with her when she entered the palace. The maid who committed suicide was with Concubine Shu when she entered the palace.

For so many years, Concubine Shu has used her so much that she never thought that she would be betrayed.Because she was unprepared, she wouldn't notice anything unusual when looking at her normally.

At the same time, Ming Ling also repeatedly confirmed to Concubine Hua whether there was any conflict between the two, and the answer he got was no.

Concubine Hua Gui and Concubine Shu are both kind-tempered people, and they depend on each other, so there is no possibility of conflict.

No matter how Mingling searched, he couldn't find any results.Even where the maid's seven scorpion poison came from, she couldn't find out.

Huo Tianxin sighed and said: "That person's methods are so clever, it's really unheard of. Not only poisoned and murdered the imperial concubine, but also implicated both the empress and concubine Shu, and even caused Yin'er and the maid to die. This man If it is not found out for a day, the danger will still exist."

"Exactly." Ming Ling was worried, hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Actually, I have doubts, but I suffer from lack of evidence and are at a loss what to do."

Huo Tianxin looked up in surprise: "Oh? Who is it?"

"Do you still remember, the day I brought you into the palace to treat my mother and concubine, who deliberately obstructed us from saving lives?"

Huo Tianxin was startled, and blurted out: "It's Li..."

"Hush——" Mingling quickly covered her mouth: "You and I can just know, but we must not speak out."

It's all right for him to talk, if the emperor finds out, at most he will be fined for a minor punishment, and nothing will happen.

But Huo Tianxin is not a member of the royal family after all, it is a serious crime to talk about the concubine's affairs behind her back.

Huo Tianxin nodded quickly, thinking of Concubine Li's obstruction in every way that day, he felt a little better.

That string of ebony bracelets with the poison hidden clearly pushed the suspicion to the queen. If the queen was abolished because of this and something happened to the concubine Hua, there must be a concubine who gave birth to a prince who would be promoted because of this.

The eldest prince and the second prince are old and have their own positions, so it is unlikely that they will be established as princes.The Twelve Princes are still young, apart from Mingling, only Zijian has the most advantage.

A mother is more expensive than a child, if this is the case, Concubine Li has the greatest possibility of being in power.


(End of this chapter)