"You are wronged, Empress!" Imperial Physician Chang fell to his knees with a plop, "I did not spread rumors..."
"Really?" Fang Ziqin raised his eyebrows, "If you are a very grown-up, how could Yushitai know about the harem?"
"Things about the harem?" Imperial Physician Chang was stunned and retorted subconsciously: "Empress, Miss Fang San is not a member of the harem. Mr. Wen and Miss Awan use..." He suddenly came to his senses mid-sentence and stopped. The voice stopped.
However, Fang Ziqin already raised the corners of his lips, half-smiling but not smiling: "I haven't said what it is yet, how do you know that Sir Chang is related to Mr. Wen and Miss Awan?"
"This..." Cold sweat broke out on Dr. Chang's forehead, "I just heard it from hearsay..."
"What way? Who did you hear it from?" Fang Ziqin asked relentlessly. Imperial Physician Chang's eyes rolled around for a long time, but he couldn't explain it.
Fang Ziqin waved his hand impatiently, "Just don't want to say it. I never like to force others to make things difficult for me."
Just when Imperial Physician Chang was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Fang Ziqin said again: "Qiu Shui, take Imperial Physician Chang down and keep a close watch on him. The next imperial physician will come in. I want to see who doesn't want to walk out of Fengyi well today." The palace."
Upon hearing this, Imperial Physician Chang's expression froze. Before he could speak, he was dragged out by the guards. He could only shout in panic, "Empress, I say, I will say anything..."
"It's too late." Qiu Shui stood in front of the door and looked coldly, "There is more than one Master Chang in the Taiyuan Hospital. Don't others know what you know? There is always only one chance."
Doctor Chang was so shocked that he was speechless and allowed the guards to take him away. Qiu Shui winked and a palace maid came in with the next doctor.
One day passed, and after asking half of the adults in Taiyuan Hospital, they were all like normal adults. At first they refused to say anything, but when they wanted to say something, Fang Ziqin didn't give them a chance, so they were never able to ask anything. .
The maid on night duty outside the palace couldn't help but whisper to her companions, "I usually see my empress acting tepidly, but I didn't expect her to be like this when it comes to personal trials. When will there be any results if this continues?"
"That's right, don't they say that the empress was a famous young lady in the capital before she got married?" The companion echoed: "Why are you so submissive after entering the palace? If the empress dowager hadn't moved to a palace outside the capital, I'm afraid our empress would still be here. Not sure how to live..."
"You are chatting in Fengyi Palace, don't you want to live?" Qiu Shui shouted sharply, which made the two palace maids tremble, "Miss Qiu Shui, we know we were wrong..."
Qiu Shui snorted coldly, "Shut your mouth tightly and go down to receive your punishment."
Seeing the figures of the two palace maids disappearing into the vast night, Qiu Shui turned around and walked back, but was surprised to see Fang Ziqin not far behind her.
"Mother." Qiu Shui walked over quickly and gathered Fang Ziqin's cloak, "It's a cold autumn night, why are you out?"
Fang Ziqin said quietly: "Qiu Shui, do you think I should find out something?"
Qiu Shui's hand paused, "Your Majesty, you have your own reasons for what you do, and you will get whatever you want to find out. If you can't get it out, of course there are cases where you can't get it out."
"Tomorrow, the trial will be the same as today." Fang Ziqin said noncommittally, "However, we must spread the news that nothing was found in the trial."
"What your Majesty means..." Qiu Shui was startled, and Fang Ziqin said quietly: "The news that nothing has been found out today has not been informed to Your Majesty. Qiu Shui, please go and inform the Yushitai. "
"Yes." Qiu Shui accepted the order and left. She was thinking along the way that it was not difficult to inform His Majesty of the matter, but as a member of the harem, how could she inform the Yushitai?
However, after Qiu Shui told Li Shengxuan about the matter, he ordered Xia Houzhang: "Go and tell the adults at Yushitai, tell them that there is no progress on the Queen's side, and order them to start with the secret reporting letter and continue to follow up." .”
After he finished speaking, he saw Qiu Shui froze on the spot and couldn't help but ask, "Is there anything else?"
"Nothing." Qiu Shui shook his head, bowed respectfully, and then retreated.
In the early morning of the next day, Fang Ziqin had breakfast, gave Fang Zilan some medicine, then sat on the phoenix throne and asked Qiu Shui, "Has Mr. Wen been at Yuning Palace these two days? Miss Awan is treating Lan." Does he know about the matter of the child and the fact that the Yushitai received a secret letter of report?"
"Mr. Wen is still in Prince Yuning's Mansion, but he should know all these things. After all, someone went to Prince Yuning's Mansion to get him last night." Qiu Shui paused as he spoke, with a look of embarrassment on his face, "Mother, ah Miss Wan's side..."
"I went to get someone last night. Why is Mr. Wen still in Prince Yuning's mansion?" Fang Ziqin picked up the tea cup on the table and took a sip.
"Princess Yuning and Princess Wuqing said that His Highness Prince Yuning is seriously ill and cannot live without Mr. Wen." Qiu Shui said helplessly: "If Mr. Wen leaves the palace, I'm afraid that His Highness will die. Instead of this, Mr. Wen She doesn’t care what kind of sorcery is used, the consequences will be borne by her alone.”
Fang Ziqin chuckled softly, "Princess Yuning dares to bear the consequences. What can I not dare to do? Just go and invite Miss Awan to come over."
Qiu Shui felt at ease. When Fang Ziqin talked to people around him, he would rarely use the title "Hongong". Once he did, it would mean he had the confidence to endure until the end.
She invited Miss Awan to come over, and followed the same steps as yesterday, following Fang Ziqin to finish questioning the remaining half of the adults in the hospital.
Sure enough, whether someone leaked the news or something, the imperial doctors who were questioned that day all had a lot of tough words, but still got nothing.
That night, Fang Ziqin leaned against the window, Qiu Shui put a cloak on her, "My Lady, what should I do now?"
"Wait." Fang Ziqin said lightly, a hint of worry flashed in Qiu Shui's eyes, but she didn't speak again.
Another day passed, and all the adults at the Yintai Hospital in the palace were under supervision, and it was still peaceful. Outside the palace, rumors spread that Wen Ya and A Wan were using sorcery to seemingly save lives, but in fact they were killing people.
Li Shengxuan just ordered the Jingzhao Yin Mansion to quickly find the person who spread the rumors. Fang Ziqin said that he had found the person who spread the rumors, saying that he was the assassin who had not been caught at the beginning. He took the opportunity to cause trouble and tried to harm Miss Fang San and Yu Ning. king.
According to Dajing law, those who deceive more than thirty people with evil words will be punished by beheading. And since it is related to the assassination of Zhonggong, the punishment will only be heavier.
Therefore, all the adults in the Imperial Hospital were uneasy after hearing the news, and quickly introduced a scapegoat - Doctor Chang.
Fang Ziqin was not surprised and handed over the doctor Chang directly. The sentencing, interrogation and beheading were completed in one go. It was really a warning to the monkeys. Only those with a discerning eye could understand how powerful their queen's methods were.
If it were dealt with at the beginning, even if it had a warning effect, it would not be serious, but it was different now. According to the law of the imperial court, the death penalty was imposed in full view of the public, so the deterrent effect was extraordinary.
