Kunning Palace.
The queen strode into the palace with a cold face. The cold air exuding from her body made the eunuchs and maids in the palace tremble with fear, for fear that she would accidentally attract the attention of her master again!
But what is supposed to come will still come!
"Crack!"
The sound of a tea cup falling to the ground!
"You bastard!" the queen scolded: "You dare to serve herbal tea in front of me? How brave you are! Come on! Drag this bastard down and beat her up with thirty boards!"
The little palace maid who was making tea felt her legs weaken and fell to her knees with a plop, her little face full of panic.
Thirty big boards.
If this board hits her, will she still be alive?
But how could she, the lowest maidservant, dare to intercede for mercy when the queen was furious? The eunuch could only cover his mouth, pull his arms, and drag him outside the palace!
Aunt Zhou, who had been standing next to the queen, curled her lips. When she looked at the maid, her eyes showed sympathy and gloating. She had no intention of begging for mercy. When she was dragged off, she raised her chin and signaled. Everyone else in the palace retreated.
Everyone felt relieved and quickly responded.
Soon, only the Queen and Aunt Zhou were left in the main hall.
The queen no longer tried to hide her anger. With a sweep of her long sleeves, the tea cup on the table fell to the ground, making a harsh "crackling" sound!
"Bitch!"
She gritted her teeth and said word by word: "I treat her badly, how could she do this? The old saying is true, other people's children are not well-raised!"
Grandma Zhou trembled, knelt down on the ground with a plop, and said in a panic: "Your Majesty, be careful what you say!"
How could such secrets be spoken so loudly!
It’s really terrible!
Ignoring the broken porcelain bowl on the ground, she knelt down in front of the queen and persuaded her earnestly: "My queen, I understand your suffering, but the top priority is to find out the real culprit who killed Wang Chang Zai!"
"The real murderer?"
The queen sneered: "Isn't the murderer her Yun Chuyao? How else can we investigate? Is there anything else to investigate——"
Halfway through her words, she suddenly realized something, narrowed her eyes and said, "You mean Yun Chuyao is not the murderer, but someone else is the murderer?"
"This old slave is just guessing."
Aunt Zhou said: "Princess Changle grew up in front of my mother's knees. I dare not say that I know her 100%, but I also know that she is a cold-faced and warm-hearted person. Killing people and silencing others will not be a problem for others." If she can do it, she’s afraid she won’t be able to do it.”
After saying that, she paused again, lowered her voice and said: "If she is really the murderer, there is no need to force the queen to investigate the case, right?"
The queen's eyes darkened.
Aunt Zhou secretly raised her eyes and saw that the queen's face was not so ugly, so she continued: "What's more, the way she looked at the tiger-head shoes was doubtful and suspicious, but she was not panicked. The old slave looked at her. It seems that she is completely unaware. Furthermore, how old is Princess Changle? She has only a few confidants, and they are all people sent to her by the emperor. How could she investigate her own life experience for no reason? Even if she wanted to investigate, it would be It can’t be found out!”
The implication is that the murderer must be someone else!
The queen is not stupid, she can even be said to be very smart. Previously she was blinded by anger and only regarded her as a puppy that she kept beside her. Suddenly, she bit her owner and bit her. It didn't hurt, but it brought her unprecedented anger. Yes, for a moment, her desire to strangle this disobedient dog reached its peak!
But now that she had calmed down, looking back at what happened this morning, she naturally became aware of the doubts in it.
As Grandma Zhou said, given Yun Chuyao's temperament, ability and her previous performance in Wang Changzai's courtyard, it seems not an exaggeration to say that she had no idea about this.
In this way, things become more and more difficult.
If Yun Chuyao knows the truth, she will never go out of her way to make it public. After all, once the matter is exposed, she herself will not get any good results. But what if it is someone else who knows the truth? An enemy hiding in the dark, ready to give him a fatal blow at any time?
Too dangerous.
She doesn't know the enemy's identity, nor their purpose, nor even when the enemy will attack her. Everything is unknown. How can the queen, who always likes to control the overall situation, not panic?
But on the surface, she was very calm and said in a cold voice: "It seems that Wang Changzai's death must be investigated by this palace."
Only by finding out the truth about Wang Changzai's death and following the clues can she have a chance to know her real enemy!
"Old slave, go check it out now!"
Grandma Zhou responded immediately!
"Wait a minute," the queen suddenly said, "do you think Changle will see the small words on the tiger-head shoes?"
Aunt Zhou's heart trembled. She dropped the tiger-headed shoes because she didn't hold them firmly. If Princess Changle really saw something, wouldn't it be her fault?
How could she recognize it like this!
"To tell you the truth, although the tiger-head shoes have landed next to Princess Changle, they are still some distance away from the princess. It's probably not easy to see the small words on the shoes," Grandma Zhou paused and then said , "What's more, if she sees it, she might not associate it with herself, right?"
The queen said nothing, only lowered her eyes and looked at her jade hands casually.
Aunt Zhou was slightly panicked, and immediately said: "But if His Highness the Eighth Prince saw it, I'm not sure."
"oh?"
The queen looked up at her.
"The Eighth Prince is closest to the tiger-headed shoes, and he is kneeling." Aunt Zhou looked worried. "If he really sees it, I'm afraid it won't be a good thing!"
"Just find an opportunity to test him."
The queen said calmly: "If he really saw something, we will find a way to dispel his doubts. If we can't dispel his doubts, we can only blame him for his bad fate."
Grandma Zhou's heart suddenly rose, she tensed her body and said loudly: "Old slave, I understand."
Only then retreat!
In the next few days, the palace was eerily quiet. Not to mention any big troubles, there was no incident as big as a slap in the face. It felt like a storm was about to come.
The weather is getting hotter.
Seeing that the scorching summer was approaching, the Taixue where Yun Chuyao was working also suspended classes. The students walked out of Taixue in twos and threes, holding poems and ancient books, laughing and chatting.
Among the crowd, only the second princess had her little head drooped, looking dejected.
"Third sister, Master, did he do it on purpose?" The second princess took a breath and said sadly, "Tomorrow we are going to escape the summer heat. He was kind enough. Before leaving, he gave me a big gift and asked me to copy it ten times. "The Book of Songs", what did he think?"
"If you could memorize it, wouldn't you have to copy it?"
The second princess immediately said: "Then I'd better copy it. Endorsing memorization is much more tiring than punishing memorizing. Anyway, Lao Jiu didn't memorize it. With him accompanying me, my mother and concubine can stop scolding me, otherwise I will be miserable. Got it!"
