Concubine Jing's expression was tense, her heart was pounding, and her face was a little stiff.

The lamp oil was discovered too quickly, and there should be very little left at this time, and most of it was washed away by the rain.

Also, the emperor came too fast, this matter was too far from the plan, it should not have been like this.

In her plan, after Wu Ya's fall, she would ask for an imperial doctor, but because the fall was too hard, the imperial doctor was helpless and could only watch the miscarriage.Then the emperor will appear, but it is useless. As for the investigation of responsibility, it will only be attributed to the slippery road in rainy days, and no lamp oil will be found at all.

And even if you check it, the lamp oil is almost washed away by the rain, so everything is seamless.

What went wrong?Why did things become like this?Concubine Jing clenched her fists, did the news leak out?

No, if it really leaked, Wu Yashi would not go out at all, let alone fall...

You can't be nervous, and you must not show any abnormalities. Even if you find out that there is lamp oil on the ground, you can't find out that this matter is related to her. The most the emperor will reprimand her is a few more words.

Thinking of this, Concubine Jing slowly calmed down, pretending to be surprised.

Ma Guan has been paying attention to her every move, so Jingbi's change of face has fallen into her eyes, and she is even more sure that this matter has something to do with Jingbi.

When she thought that the other party wanted to cause her miscarriage, Ma Guan became furious, and she would not let anyone who was detrimental to her child be spared!

Concubine Jing really touched her bottom line this time!

"Have you found out?" Kangxi said in a dignified tone, and walked out with Liang Jiugong.

Liang Jiugong took him to the courtyard, from the East Side Hall to the West Side Hall, and along the way pointed out which places had lamp oil and which places didn't.

"This lamp oil should have been poured on purpose, otherwise it would not be right between the two side halls. However, it rained a little in the morning, and the lamp oil was washed away by the rain and went to a slightly lower place. Now there is not much left .” Liang Jiugong confirmed that this was 100% man-made, just to harm Wu Yagui.

Kangxi looked at it along the way, and the traces of lamp oil were indeed not obvious. If you didn't look carefully at the ground, you wouldn't notice it. It's no wonder that three people fell down in the morning.

All three of them had one thing in common, they all went to the West Palace in a hurry, and they didn't pay attention to the situation on the ground at all.

"Let me investigate, and I must find out who did it! If you dare to murder the royal heir, you will be punished!"

"Hey." Liang Jiugong's heart skipped a beat. This time, someone might lose his head again.

These people are really bold, knowing that the emperor loves nobleman Wu Ya and the child in her womb, they dare to do such a thing.

"By the way, what happened to the maid in the West Side Hall? What happened in the morning?" Kangxi glanced at the West Side Hall, but didn't go in.

Liang Jiugong frowned and reported: "The servant has brought someone to investigate. The maid's head was bruised and shed a lot of blood, but I don't know if the blood on the ground is hers. Because according to the size of the wound, it shouldn't be so much. "

"Do you suspect that someone spilled the blood on purpose?" Kangxi condensed, if so, there is something wrong with this court lady.

"I don't dare to speculate. Maybe we can only make a conclusion after the maid wakes up. The maid has been taken down for treatment, and she should be able to wake up soon." After all, Liang Jiugong is only a preliminary judgment, and the specifics need to be investigated by a special person. .

"Investigate, we must investigate clearly, no matter who is involved in this matter..." Kangxi paused, and finally said with determination: "We must pay the price."

"Hey." Liang Jiugong was startled, is the emperor the object of suspicion?

In the harem, how many people dare to do such a thing?No matter which one, they all have good status.

"Your Majesty, are there any clues?" As soon as Kangxi entered the room, Ma Guan couldn't help asking.

Kangxi replied: "Now we can only confirm that someone has intentionally poured lamp oil in the yard. Don't worry Ma Yuan, no matter who did this, I will definitely find out and give you and the child an explanation."

"It's true that someone deliberately harmed my child..." Ma Guan was a little distracted, she was so cautious, kept a low profile and never went out, unexpectedly she almost caught fire.

If she hadn't smelled that breath in the morning, she might have fallen instead of a flop, and she couldn't imagine the consequences at all.

Her child is likely to be gone because of this!

"What happened to Yuan He?" She thought of this little girl again.

"The forehead was broken, and it has already been sent for treatment. It is not life-threatening." Kangxi said with a smile: "You just need to rest assured and raise your baby, don't worry about these things."

Ma Juan nodded, she believed that with the emperor's wisdom, she would definitely guess something, but she didn't need to remind her more.

"It's really presumptuous. How can there be such a vicious person? Fortunately, sister Wu Ya and the child are fine, otherwise it would be too scary." Concubine Jing was filled with righteous indignation, pretending to be such a thing.

Soon, he blamed himself and cried: "It's because the concubine is useless and didn't take good care of sister Wu Ya, so that sister Wu Ya suffered like this."

Kangxi looked at Concubine Jing coldly, and suddenly remembered what Ma Quan said before, that the Xipei Hall was given to Concubine Jing for her use not long ago.Although it was for Ma Guan's sake, it was too much of a coincidence.

"Concubine Jing, you are guilty!" Kangxi suddenly shouted coldly.

Concubine Jing immediately widened her eyes and trembled.As soon as his knees softened, he knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me..." Concubine Jing turned pale with shock, did the Emperor already know?No, it's impossible!

Ma Guan was also taken aback, did the emperor know that she was a concubine?Concubine Jing's reaction, isn't it self-inflicted?

"Forgive me? What did you do to ask me to spare your life?" Seeing Concubine Jing's behavior, Kangxi became even more suspicious.

"Chenqie, this concubine did not manage the Yonghe Palace well...someone came in and spilled lamp oil, which almost caused sister Wu Ya to have a miscarriage..." Concubine Jing was trembling, observing the emperor's expression while talking, and being able to do so in panic. Thinking of such an excuse is already the limit.

"Oh? Didn't you let someone spill the lamp oil?"

"No matter how courageous my concubine is, I would never dare to do such a thing. Please enlighten me!" Concubine Jing's forehead was covered with cold sweat. The emperor should have no evidence to prove that she did it, otherwise he would not have asked such a question.

Thinking of this, the fear in her heart was slightly reduced.

"I'll give you another chance to confess, and it's the last time. Concubine Jing, don't let me down." Kangxi's face sank like water, and he hadn't found any evidence yet, but he would never believe that this matter had nothing to do with Concubine Jing.

Concubine Jing has mixed feelings in her heart, how can she confess to this point?

Confession is death, and if you don't confess, you may get away with it. If you can't find out, you will save your life.

"Back to the emperor, if the concubine has never done it, it means she hasn't done it. Since the last time, the concubine has changed her ways and started a new life. The concubine is still looking forward to the early lifting of the foot ban and serving the emperor as soon as possible. How can she do such a thing?" Something outrageous is coming?"

Kangxi stared at her coldly for a while, and then said: "I hope you will remember what you said today. If it is found out that you did it in the future, I will never show mercy."

Concubine Jing trembled, gritted her teeth and said, "Your Majesty has learned from you."

"Go out." Kangxi didn't bother to pay attention to her anymore, he didn't believe that there was no clue about this matter.

Concubine Jing thanked her for her kindness, and when she walked out of the East Side Hall, her legs gave way and she almost fell to the ground.

She was afraid, the emperor had already suspected her, and she began to think about whether there were any flaws left in this matter.

It was unexpected to find out that someone had spilled lamp oil, but following this clue may not be able to find out anything.The lamp oil was saved by her on weekdays, and she has not withdrawn it from the Ministry of Internal Affairs recently, so there must be nothing to find out from this aspect.

As for the person who sprinkled the lamp oil, Shuilu handled it all by himself, and it was done before dawn in the morning.

The only clue is Yuan He's side!

When everyone thinks that Yuan He is the ghost, they will definitely investigate thoroughly.But he didn't know that Yuan He was just taking the place of the dead ghost and didn't know anything at all.

The pool of blood was deliberately spilled by Zhou Fu, the eunuch next to her, to confuse everyone's attention. Yuan He was also injured by Zhou Fu. It is very difficult to get to Zhou Fu.

But the biggest flaw now is Shui Lu and Zhou Fu. If the emperor really investigates the people around her thoroughly, these two people will not be able to stand the threat and reveal the truth.

Thinking of this, Concubine Jing's eyes flashed a cold light, and her first reaction was to get rid of these two people.

But he quickly dismissed the idea. At this time, killing people to silence them, wouldn't they be actively exposing them?Any fool would know she has a problem.

With messed up thoughts, Concubine Jing returned to her residence uneasily, told Shui Lu and Zhou Fu again, and gave some more money.

The two happily accepted it, and they both swore that they would never say anything about it, so Concubine Jing was a little relieved.

That night, Yuan He woke up, and Liang Jiugong led someone to interrogate him himself, but Yuan He really didn't know anything.

"You really don't know who knocked you out?" Liang Jiugong asked sharply with a sullen face.

Yuan He said in fear: "I really don't know. I was cleaning the vase at that time, and I was hit on the back of the head suddenly. I shouted for help, but my mouth was covered again. The man grabbed the head of the slave, Knocking hard on the cabinet, the servant fainted."

"Can you feel how tall he is? Is the hand covering you a man's or a woman's?" Liang Jiugong asked again.

Yuan He thought about it, and his face was pale: "It should be taller than the servant, his hands are a bit rough and wide, and the servant thinks it should be a man's hand. By the way, the slave caught a glimpse of his sleeve, which is the clothes worn by the father-in-law. , he should be a father-in-law!"

Liang Jiugong was excited, and finally asked something useful.

"How does his voice sound?"

"He hasn't spoken."

"Did you really not see where he came in from?"

"The servant can be sure that he didn't come in through the gate, but there are no entrances and exits in other places... The servant really doesn't know where he came from."

"What happened to the pool of blood?"

"The servant doesn't know, there was no blood on the ground before the servant passed out."

Liang Jiugong asked a few more questions one after another, but got very little useful information, and there was only one thing he could be sure of: the one who beat her was a eunuch.

There are so many eunuchs in the harem, this is looking for a needle in a haystack.

And the premise is that what Yuan He said is true.Perhaps, she was just yelling, "Stop the thief."

When news of the interrogation reached Ma Guan, Lianqing, Sister Shuang and Qiaoyun were all in mixed emotions.

Qiao Yun said angrily: "Maybe Yuan He was bribed by someone to deliberately play tricks to lure Sister Lianqing and the nobleman over. I really didn't expect that she is such a person, and the nobleman treats her well on weekdays!"

"I don't think Yuan He is such a person. She is very well-behaved and not very courageous. She was chatting and laughing with me last night. There is nothing unusual about it." I took more care of it.

"Knowing people, knowing faces, but not knowing one's heart, maybe it's usually a disguise." Qiao Yun snorted coldly.

"The matter has not been fully investigated yet, so let's not make wild suspicions. If Yuan He really didn't betray the nobleman, wouldn't we make her feel cold when we doubt her like this?" Lian Qing was calmer, but she actually didn't think it was Yuan He.

The injury on Yuan He's forehead is not serious or mild, and the injury on the back of his head is also real, it doesn't seem like he caused it by himself.

Qiao Yun pouted and stopped talking.

But Ma Guan said worriedly: "If Yuan He didn't lie, how did the little eunuch who injured her sneak into the Xipei Palace? This person is probably from the Yonghe Palace, and it is almost impossible for people outside to be so silent. "

In other words, this person is likely to be the concubine's concubine!

Because the four eunuchs under her came here after Qiaoyun summoned them, and they were definitely not in time.

The three palace maids immediately became angry, and they were respectful concubines again!

"It must be someone who respects my concubine. It is really hateful that she came to visit the nobleman in a hypocritical manner yesterday." Qiaoyun was a little anxious and said it regardless.

"Ms. Concubine Jing has six eunuchs by her side, so she should be one of them. It's a pity that they are all in the backyard on weekdays, and we can't get in touch with them... Maybe we can ask Shuhai how many of them are." Lian Qing made a suggestion, because Shuhai Hai and the eunuchs around Concubine Jing lived in the side room.

Ma Guan's eyes lit up, as long as he could ask who was not there at that time, then he could basically be sure.

But she can't do this. She believes that Liang Jiugong will soon discover this suspicious point and investigate.

Sure enough, before noon, Liang Jiugong led a team of eunuchs to Yonghe Palace.

Liang Jiugong first came to see Ma Quan, hoping to take away the four eunuchs around her for questioning, and Ma Quan agreed.Then he went to the backyard to take away the eunuch next to Concubine Jing.

"Eunuch Liang, what do you mean? Suspicion can't be done on my palace's head?" Concubine Jing became angry immediately. Although she repeatedly bribed and ordered Zhou Fu, under torture and questioning, she couldn't be sure whether Zhou Fu would confide in her. the truth.

"My dear concubine, please calm down, the servant is just a routine, not targeting my mother specially." Liang Jiugong replied indifferently.

"Hmph, I think you are deliberately targeting you. What's the matter if you only take away people from this palace? Is there no suspicion on the side of Noble Wu Ya?"

"The servants have already been there to nobleman Wu Ya, and the nobleman agrees to let the servants take away a few father-in-laws for questioning." Liang Jiugong stopped Jingbi's mouth with one sentence, and Jingbi's face turned red with anger.

"My dear concubine, please don't embarrass this slave, who also works for the emperor." Although Liang Jiugong's posture was humble, there was a threat in his words.

Concubine Jing froze, and couldn't help but cast a glance at Zhou Fu, and then quickly withdrew her gaze: "In this case, you can take him away, but I hope that Eunuch Liang will deal with it fairly, and not wrong the good man."

"My dear concubine, please rest assured, I have no grievances or enmities with you, and I will not do such unconscionable things." Liang Jiugong waved his hand and shouted: "Take it away!"

As soon as everyone left, Shui Lu asked anxiously: "Madam, what should we do now? If Zhou Fu reveals the truth, we're all doomed. Didn't you say it was perfect?"

Concubine Jing gave her a hard look, and said angrily, "Isn't it because you are careless in doing things that people find out the clues?"

Shui Lu was extremely wronged, she did everything according to the orders, she was obviously very cautious in everything, but she didn't understand how she was discovered so quickly.

Concubine Jing took a deep breath, feeling restless all day.In the evening, she heard that all the eunuchs from Wu Ya's side had been released, but the few around her were still missing, which made her even more anxious.

Until the next morning, the people around Jingbi still didn't come back. Jingbi asked someone to inquire, but they didn't reveal any news.

Hearing this, Concubine Jing's heart went cold.

This matter was also rumored in the harem, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that there was something wrong with Concubine Jing, but they just wondered how she had the courage to murder Wu Ya's child.

Niu Gulu secretly scolded Concubine Jing as a waste, such a trivial matter can't be done well.If this trash is found out, maybe she will be confessed. She must make plans early!

Yipin braved the storm to visit Ma Guan, and she wanted to take this opportunity to repair the relationship and get some news by the way.

"My sister has a heart, now people in the harem don't have time to hide from me, for fear of getting involved with this matter." Ma Yu smiled, a little surprised at Yibi's boldness.

"Don't do anything wrong, and don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door." Yipin seemed to be indifferent, took Ma Guan's hand and said: "You don't know, I heard that you fell down the day before yesterday, I was so shocked that I was sweating all over, and you still don't know what to do." Ok you're fine."

Ma Guan said: "I made my sister worry. Maybe it's God's eyes, but it didn't hurt the child. It will recover after a few days of rest."

"That's good." Yi Pin breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that Ma Guan and the child were really fine, and everyone in the harem might be disappointed this time.

"By the way, I heard that Eunuch Liang took away all the eunuchs around him, and he hasn't returned until now."

"Perhaps something has been found out." Ma Guan said meaningfully.

Concubine Yi's face changed slightly, Concubine Jing has such courage?She's still grounded!

If this is really what she did, I'm afraid she will lose her life. What is the reason for this, Concubine Jing?

While chatting, there was a sudden commotion in the courtyard, and the two went out to have a look, only to find that it was the emperor who had arrived.

"I have seen the emperor." The two hurriedly saluted.

However, Kangxi did not stop, and only ordered: "Go and see."

So he took Liang Jiugong and others straight to the backyard, followed by the imperial concubine.

Both Ma Guan and Yi Pin were startled, and seeing some of the eunuchs holding trays, they immediately understood everything and hurriedly followed.

In the backyard, Concubine Jing was quite frightened when she saw this situation, her voice began to tremble: "The concubine has seen the emperor."

"Concubine Jing, you are guilty!" Kangxi scolded in a cold voice, his face was more cold than ever, it is really chilling to see such a poisonous woman in the harem!

"Your majesty, my concubine...I don't know what mistake I made..." Concubine Jing wanted to pretend to be confused.

Kangxi sneered and said, "You don't know? You ordered Zhou Fu and Shuilu to create a conspiracy to assassinate the royal heirs, and you still want to pretend to be confused?!"

"I'm wronged... There is no concubine... Really there is no concubine..." Concubine Jing's complexion changed drastically. When the emperor named these two names, she knew that they had all been exposed.

But she was not reconciled, she obviously did it so covertly, why was she discovered?Why?

"My concubine murdered nobleman Wu Ya and the heirs of the royal family, she deserves to be punished! Come, send Jing concubine to the road." Kangxi didn't listen to her cries of grievances, and there was deep hatred in his eyes.

The three eunuchs immediately came forward with the tray, and Concubine Jing almost fainted from fright when she saw what was on the tray.

The author has something to say: Concubine Jing finally wants to get a box lunch~

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