Why did Concubine De ask her that question just now?
Did Concubine De see through everything she did?
But why...if she had seen through it long ago, why didn't she expose her in front of the emperor?
What is she waiting for?
Jiang Xinyue stood beside the emperor, observing everyone's movements and subtle expressions.
When he saw Concubine Li, it was obvious that something was wrong with her.
She looked at Concubine De frequently, but she hurriedly lowered her head when Concubine De looked like she was smiling but not smiling. It took a long time before she regained her composure.
Concubine De and Concubine Li?
What happened between them that she didn't know about?
Jiang Xinyue looked away. It seemed that Li Guifei was either related to snake release or to the art of witchcraft.
As for Concubine De...
She didn't think Concubine De was such a stupid person, plucking the dragon's beard from the head of Emperor Xuanwu, a ferocious dragon during the Chinese New Year.
This time the emperor will definitely not let go of those who challenge his dragon power, and will investigate thoroughly.
"This man died in Shun'an Palace, but the good concubine didn't know anything about it. It's somewhat unreasonable. Who knows whether you are a thief or not?"
Concubine Li was not hopelessly stupid. When she realized that the first of the four concubines, Empress Zhu's first favorite was Liangfei, she realized why Concubine De didn't expose her.
It became clearer that Concubine De's purpose was to transfer the body to Shun'an Palace.
She didn't want to be reduced to the hilt of the knife in her hands, but once the handle fell into other people's hands, she had to obey.
Li Guifei snorted and returned to her previous demeanor of having nothing to do with herself and just watching the excitement: "Didn't Concubine Zhen almost get bitten by a group of snakes last night? Maybe it was the snake that was released by this palace maid, Liang. The concubine is killing people and silencing them!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar.
It is not impossible. In the past, everyone knew that the good concubine had an enmity with the concubine Zhen because she was jealous of the concubine Zhen's favor.
"Concubine Li, please don't come here just by opening your mouth."
Liang Fei glared at her: "It's not your turn to speak here."
"Whether it's my turn to speak to you, I have to say something. My mouth belongs to me. If you have the ability, you can cut off my tongue. If you don't have the ability, I still have to say... The queen should check it out." That palace maid’s body! If someone controls a group of snakes, their fingers will definitely be stained with snake-repelling powder, won’t you know by looking at it?”
Emperor Xuanwu heard that it made some sense, and immediately arranged for his guards to take the imperial doctor to check.
The good concubine shook her head: "Your Majesty, the Queen, you are really not a concubine. Even if I have 10,000 courages, I would not dare to murder the emperor's heir!"
"Whether it's you or not, I only look at the evidence, not your words."
This good concubine had always targeted Concubine Zhen before, and the emperor actually believed it when she said it was her.
Seeing that the emperor didn't believe in her, Liang Fei looked at Zhenbi who was next to the emperor: "Sister Zhenbi, believe me, it's really not me. I... although I usually complain about you... to you, but I It’s just for fun, I don’t have any bad intentions.”
To put it bluntly, he is a mean-mouthed person who doesn’t like other people’s kindness.
Now she and her sister are getting up. Didn't they beat the people in her palace before and show her power?
Jiang Xinyue nodded repeatedly: "Of course I belong to Concubine Xinliang. Don't worry, when the emperor finds out the truth, he will definitely clear Concubine Liang's name."
Concubine Li seemed to have said it unintentionally, but Jiang Xinyue was certain that she was the one who let the snake into her palace.
Otherwise, how would she know that it was the unknown female corpse that released the snake?
Even Empress Zhu hasn't thought about it yet, she reacted so quickly this time.
Either he is the real murderer or he knows who the real murderer is.
Pei family...
Mrs. Pei has the ability to bring someone into the palace without anyone noticing.
Didn't Mrs. Pei ask a medical girl to disguise herself as a palace maid last year and bring her into the palace to stay with Concubine Li?
Jiang Xinyue seemed to have just remembered, biting her lip: "Your Majesty, Queen, I remembered something, maybe I can find out the identity of the unknown female corpse."
Emperor Xuanwu immediately asked: "Have you seen my beloved concubine?"
She glanced at Concubine Li with a hidden look: "Last night, Concubine Li's mother, Mrs. Pei, humiliated Concubine Chen's mother at the banquet. Seeing that her mother was unhappy, Concubine Chen asked Xiao Xuanzi to play a little prank. Xiao Xuan The concubine said that when he came back, he bumped into a palace maid and picked up her earrings. Later, she wanted to return them to her, but she couldn't find anyone. I thought that the palace servants serving at the palace banquet could not leave her at will. If someone is missing from her position, it must not be from the palace. But if she is not from the palace, she is dressed as a palace maid, so I suspect... the person Xiaoxuanzi bumped into last night was the one who released the snake. And That palace maid should have been with Mrs. Pei last night."
Concubine Li was frightened out of her mind, but she still managed to hold on: "Concubine Zhen is really good at evading the important and taking the easy. Your Majesty, Concubine Zhen falsely conveyed the imperial edict last night, saying that you had rewarded crabs to my concubine's mother, but it turned out to be two unmarried concubines. After treatment, her mouth was pricked and bleeding, but Concubine Zhen said it was a prank..."
"So, you admit that you conspired with Mrs. Pei to release snakes into Concubine Zhen's palace?"
Li Guifei wanted to say no, it wasn't her.
But when she looked at the emperor's questioning, cold, and distrustful eyes, her heart slowly became cold.
It turned out that the emperor no longer loved her long ago. It was her delusion that since her grandfather was dead and could no longer affect the emperor's right to speak in the court, he would ignore the past grudges and return to the past with her.
Or……
The emperor never loved her!
What kind of constant favor is all to confuse the Pei and Song families, to make them relax their vigilance, so that they can be caught in one fell swoop?
My grandfather is older than my maternal grandfather. When he was young, he was really ambitious and had great ambitions. He wanted to be the first person in the court of the Yan Dynasty.
And he did.
But as he got older, he became more and more tired of fighting in the court. In his later years, he only wanted to be happy and had no fighting spirit, so the Song family was rotten from the root.
Fortunately, my grandfather was still sober and always strict with himself, so the Pei family did not follow in the footsteps of the Song family.
"emperor……"
Wang Dequan handed over the tray in the guard's hand, which was a pair of jasper earrings: "The earrings Xiaoxuanzi picked up are a pair together with the one on the ear of the unknown female corpse, and...the corpse's fingers There is still a special medicinal powder left on it, and the imperial doctor at the imperial hospital said it is the secret formula to lure snakes out of their holes. This woman should be what the people call a snake girl."
Emperor Xuanwu overturned the tray and said angrily: "Concubine Li, what else do you have to say?"
Concubine Li closed her eyes, and two lines of clear tears flashed from the corners of her eyes. She raised her hand to flick them away: "I... I have nothing to say."
My heart is dead, what else is there to say?
"Here comes the concubine Li Li..."
"emperor!"
"Your Majesty! Pei Zhongshu tied up his daughter Pei Rongyan and knelt outside the palace, saying that she came to plead guilty to the Emperor."
It really came in time.
