When the wind and snow became stronger, the atmosphere in Shoukang Palace became condensed.
The Queen Mother changed into a new set of clothes, except for the gorgeous phoenix hairpin on her bun, and her face was full of solemn expression.
"Tell me, what happened? Who discovered what happened today?"
"The Queen Mother is the maid of Cuiwei Palace."
Cuiwei Palace?
Concubine Xian, who hurried over a step later, heard this as soon as she arrived at the door. She quickly came in and looked at the group of people on the ground. She saw that the leader of the group of palace people kneeling was her personal maid.
Her expression suddenly changed: "Yun'er?!"
"Empress..." Na Yun'er's face turned pale.
Concubine Xian said anxiously: "Why are you here?"
She clearly asked Yun'er to go back to Cuiwei Palace before, so how could she still be in Shoukang Palace? !
Liu Tongen said from the side: "Returning to the Concubine Xian, the murder of the prince by Miss Qian in the rear hall today was caused by Yun'er and a guard on duty in Shoukang Palace. It was also they who alerted the patrolling guards. , then I took down Miss Qian.”
Concubine Xian's expression changed instantly. It was impossible. How could it be Yun'er? Obviously...
Feeling that everyone present was looking at Concubine Xian, the Queen Mother said solemnly: "Yun'er, tell me what you saw."
Yun'er, who was kneeling on the ground, trembled and said, "Today, the Queen Mother is hosting a banquet for all the princesses and ladies in the Shoukang Palace. The slave girl accompanied the Concubine Xian to the banquet. After the Queen Mother entered the palace, the slave girl accidentally fell and fell outside. I took my wife’s hand stove.”
"My mother-in-law has been feeling cold recently, and she needs to be kept warm by a hand stove all the time. So I wanted to find Sister Cai'an in Shoukang Palace to refill the hand stove with charcoal cakes. But who would have expected that when I followed her to the back room, I saw There was a eunuch walking out in a panic."
"At that time, the eunuch bumped into the slave. Sister Cai'an screamed angrily. Not only did he not stop, he turned around and ran away in panic, as if he had done something wrong."
"The servant girl and Sister Cai'an realized something was wrong, so they looked for him in the direction he came from. Unexpectedly, when they got all the way to the back hall and the building, they heard shouts and curses coming from inside."
Yun'er trembled slightly, glanced at Qian Qiyue with fear, and said in a trembling voice:
"The servant vaguely heard something about the prince and a woman scolding her. Just as she was thinking of letting Sister Cai'an come back after looking for Aunt Ran, there was a loud noise in the house, and then...and then someone broke into the room. The door flew out.”
The palace maid named Cai'an who was kneeling next to her continued following her words: "The slave and Yun'er were frightened at that time. When the person who flew out fell on the steps, there was blood all over his body, and then he got up. I wanted to run away, but Miss Qian chased me out from Baoxia with a candlestick in her hand."
"When the man began to beg for mercy, the servant recognized him as His Highness the Crown Prince. He ran and begged Miss Qian for mercy, but Miss Qian refused to give up. After catching up, she smashed the Crown Prince's head with a candlestick. .”
The prince fell to the ground with a broken head and blood, and they were also frightened.
When Mrs. Fu's scream woke up Mrs. Qian, and when the candlestick in her hand fell to the ground, the people in Shoukang Palace were in a commotion, and the thing that screamed "murder" also made the guards patrolling outside rush away. come over.
"Ms. Qian returned to Baoxia at that time. The two servants did not dare to approach, so they could only guard His Highness. Fortunately, someone from nearby came over and took Miss Qian down."
After listening to the words of the two palace men, the Queen Mother said in a deep voice: "You mean, the prince was in the same room with them at that time?"
The two palace ladies nodded, and Cai'an said, "Yes, except for Miss Qian, Miss Zhou and Miss Fu are all here."
Seeing that something was wrong, Yu Yanfeng quickly said: "Report to the Queen Mother, when the imperial guards rushed over there to hold the mansion, in addition to the three girls, they also found the unconscious Madam Wenxinhou. Besides them, There are three eunuchs who were knocked unconscious inside and outside the Baosha."
The Queen Mother looked ugly: "How is Mrs. Wenxinhou?"
Yu Yanfeng said: "There are injuries on the body and he is unconscious."
The Queen Mother's eyebrows tightened, and she lowered her eyes and looked at Cai'an: "You just said that the Crown Prince begged Miss Qian for mercy before. Why did he beg for mercy? What did he say?"
Cai'an said: "The slave didn't hear very clearly. The prince was staggering at that time and his speech was a little unclear. The slave only vaguely heard the prince saying that he didn't mean it, what he could do to make up for it, and he also mentioned Mrs. Fu. .”
Yun'er also said in a trembling voice: "My slave, I didn't hear clearly. I saw that the prince seemed to have said something that angered Miss Qian. Miss Qian was so angry that she smashed the prince with the candlestick. Then His Highness the Crown Prince fell to the ground and no one knew what was going on."
Everyone in the palace couldn't help but look at Qian Qiyue and the others, vaguely guessing something.
Let's not talk about why the prince was in the same room with several girls. Let's just say that when the prince begged for mercy, he was talking about nothing else but compensation. If it was compensation, he must have done something wrong.
A man and a woman are in the same room, and Qian Qiyue is so angry that she almost kills the prince. After all, it is not a trivial matter. Everyone has some vague guesses in their minds. When they look at Qian Qiyue and the other two people who are quite embarrassed, their eyes are a little stained. Suspicion.
Seeing everyone looking over, Qian Qiyue subconsciously stood in front of Zhou Yuchang. She whimpered twice and struggled a few times with her tied body.
Concubine Zhaogui said: "The Queen Mother, Miss Qian seems to have something to say."
The Queen Mother said solemnly: "Take the thing out of her mouth."
Someone from the palace stepped forward and pulled off the gag in Qian Qiyue's mouth. Qian Qiyue was kneeling on the ground with her hands tied behind her back.
The queen mother asked: "Why did you hurt the prince?"
Qian Qiyue's face was a little pale, but when she spoke, she was categorical: "I didn't mean it, I just wanted to save myself."
"presumptuous!"
The Queen Mother sternly shouted: "Cai'an personally said that you had an argument with the prince. The prince clearly begged for mercy but you still shot and seriously injured you. How dare you say it was not intentional?!"
Qian Qiyue straightened her back and her voice was hoarse: "Everything I said is true. I have no intention of doing anything wrong. I am really forced to do nothing."
Her mouth had been blocked for a long time, and the corners of her mouth were torn, and it hurt when she spoke.
After taking a breath, Qian Qiyue continued:
"The prince forced Fu's sister to humiliate her innocence, forced her to behave in the Shoukang Palace, and even injured Mrs. Marquis Wenxin. The servant was so anxious that she originally wanted to force the prince back, but he was shameless and tried to insult the servant. .”
"My daughter was forced to hurt someone, and the two palace maids and sisters also misheard. The prince did not beg for mercy from my daughter, but instead used this matter to blackmail my daughter into marrying the Fu family sisters. East Palace, let the Qian and Fu families rely on the prince, otherwise the reputation of the two of them will be ruined, and the minister will lose her mind in a moment of anger."
"Wow——"
Everyone in the hall was in an uproar, with expressions of disbelief on their faces.
