Queen is the top

"Your Majesty, Concubine Hui is requesting to be summoned outside the palace gate."

Cheng Yingzong put down the memorial, looked up at Xu Tinglu, then looked away again, was silent for a moment, and said lightly: "Let her in."

Xu Tinglu bowed to accept the order and went down to call. As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Concubine Hui Pingpin Tingting stepping into the hall. She walked slowly and gracefully in front of Cheng Yingzong. She smiled and blessed him, "See Your Majesty."

Cheng Yingzong looked up at her, smiled faintly, "Get up."

Concubine Hui stood up and waved her hand lightly. The magpie behind her immediately handed over the food box. Concubine Hui took the food box and walked gently to Cheng Yingzong's desk, opened the food box and took out a bowl The sweet lily and mung bean soup said: "Your Majesty, this is the lily and mung bean soup that I personally stewed for your majesty. It can best relieve the heat."

Cheng Yingzong smiled faintly, put down the memorial, looked at Concubine Hui and said, "Concubine Hui is here."

Concubine Hui smiled softly, "Where is your Majesty, the concubine is from a daughter's family, and cannot share the country's affairs for His Majesty, so I can only do these things to express my heart."

Cheng Yingzong looked at Tang Qian who was in front of him and said with a smile: "Concubine Hui assists the queen to manage the six palaces properly, which is to share my worries."

Concubine Hui's eyelids drooped, her eyes flashed, she said softly: "Of course I want to assist Her Highness the Empress with all my heart, but there is one thing that I always feel uneasy when I think about it."

Cheng Yingzong flicked the beads in his hand, looked at her frowning, and said, "What's the matter? Tell me?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. Concubine Hui nodded slightly, with a worried look on her face, and said softly: "It's not for anything else, but the death of a pure beauty has been rumored in the palace recently, and I feel wronged as a queen. "

Cheng Yingzong still held the beads in his hands, his expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly: "Let's listen."

"I shouldn't have said that it is right for His Highness to deal with Chunmei in private, but now there are rumors in the palace that His Highness executed Chunmei because she was jealous of her youth and beauty. Others don't know, but I know the reason." She said. As he said that, he carefully glanced at Cheng Yingzong's face, and said with a face of shame: "It's because Ming Cheng's child is ignorant and made such a big mistake, and I didn't plead for him. I just wronged His Royal Highness and was criticized by everyone. I feel uneasy."

Concubine Hui said that her eyes turned red at the end, and her face was filled with guilt and sorrow. It was unbearable to look at me with pity.

Cheng Yingzong lowered his eyebrows, his face was pale, his eyes were staring at a certain place, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Concubine Hui took a sneak peek at Cheng Yingzong's face, and saw that he looked normal, unable to appease his anger. She couldn't tell what he was thinking for a moment, she thought about turning the words to herself, and was about to say it, but was interrupted by Cheng Yingzong: "The empress is indeed Even if I feel wronged, I can't bear to see it."

Concubine Hui hurriedly said: "That's not true, when I think of Her Highness the Queen bearing such a reputation because of this matter, I really feel bad."

"What's more..." Cheng Yingzong raised his eyes slightly and looked at Concubine Hui: "The pure beauty did not die at the hands of the queen."

Concubine Hui looked puzzled, and asked: "Your Majesty said that the pure beauty was not executed by the queen? But the pure beauty died in the queen's palace, and the concubine thought that the queen handled the pure beauty impartially."

Cheng Yingzong kept staring at her pair of Jianshuiqiu pupils, remained silent, and waited for her to finish speaking before saying: "The empress is kind, seeing that the pure beauty is still young, she couldn't bear to do it, and wanted to throw her into the cold palace. Unexpectedly, the pure beauty was poisoned to death that night Changle Palace, and then rumors spread."

Cheng Yingzong paused, and a pair of seemingly thin pupils projected sharpness, "I don't know who is so daring to act recklessly in the queen's palace."

Concubine Hui's eyes widened instantly when she heard the words, and she said in surprise: "There is such a thing! I don't know about it, so I really wronged Her Highness the Queen."

Cheng Yingzong narrowed his eyes slightly, stared at Concubine Hui and said, "You really don't know?"

Concubine Hui was stunned, her eyes instantly filled with water vapor, and she dared not answer: "Could it be that Your Majesty doubts me?!"

Cheng Yingzong looked at her silently with a blank face, and Concubine Hui's eyes turned red instantly when she saw this, "Your Majesty questioned this concubine, and I have nothing to say. After all, I have done too much wrong in the past. But Your Majesty, please check clearly, this matter is really not the work of a concubine."

Concubine Hui wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and covered her chest with the other hand, as if Xizi was holding her heart. Cheng Yingzong looked at her sad appearance, and secretly wondered: Could it be that Concubine Hui really did it?

Cheng Yingzong thought for a while, held her hand, and said: "Concubine Hui, don't be sad, I am not suspicious of you, but just asking casually."

Concubine Hui wiped the tears from her cheeks, lowered her eyebrows and said: "Your Majesty's random question broke my heart, but I don't blame Your Majesty, after all, I have made too many mistakes in the past, so I have nothing to say. Can say."

Concubine Hui's aggrieved and forbearing appearance finally made Cheng Yingzong's heart soften a little, "It's my fault, it's just that this matter is strange, and it has something to do with the royal family's face. I can't help but think a little bit more."

Concubine Hui nodded submissively, "This concubine understands."

Cheng Yingzong patted her hand, "It's good that you understand."

Concubine Hui wiped away her tears, and said clearly: "I am not wronged, but the poor Queen has been tired of her reputation since then."

Cheng Yingzong felt distressed when he thought of the queen, he sighed and asked, "What do you think Concubine Hui should do?"

Concubine Hui's vermilion lips parted slightly, and she said softly: "From what I see, the person who poisoned me should be caught and cleared of His Highness' grievances. There is such a bold and reckless person in the Queen's Palace, and he must be caught as soon as possible. One day if this person is not eliminated, Her Royal Highness will be in danger for one more day."

These words hit Cheng Yingzong's worry in his heart, he sat up slightly, "This person is indeed a serious confidant, but the queen has been investigating for several days, but there is no progress."

Concubine Hui said: "His Royal Highness has a kind heart, Changle Palace is full of her servants, it is inconvenient to deal with it, and she is merciful for a while, so it is unknown if she will let her go."

Cheng Yingzong nodded, and Concubine Hui continued: "His Royal Highness accidentally let someone go, but in the end, it is His Highness's own safety that is threatened. I am not at ease after careful consideration."

Cheng Yingzong narrowed his eyes slightly, "What Concubine Hui means."

Concubine Hui frowned slightly, "This concubine is willing to share His Highness' worries and arrest the murderer to protect His Highness's safety."

Cheng Yingzong saw that her serious expression did not seem to be false, but he still had concerns in his heart. Concubine Hui said urgently: "Your Majesty, if the murderous person stays by His Highness's side for one more day, His Highness will be more dangerous. Could Your Majesty have the heart?"

Cheng Yingzong was poked at the center of the matter by him, he always felt that he owed a lot to the queen, now he realized that what Concubine Hui said was very reasonable, he pondered for a while, thinking that He Jingyi was not in the palace, and there were not many capable people in the palace, so he said : "Then follow Concubine Hui's wishes, and remember to catch the real culprit as soon as possible."

Concubine Hui hurriedly got up to bless her body, and said softly, "This concubine obeys the order, and I will definitely live up to His Highness's entrustment, but I still have one more request."

Cheng Yingzong raised his eyes slightly and looked at her: "What's the matter?"

Concubine Hui said: "Please the emperor give this concubine an imperial decree, otherwise, I will shrink my hands and tail. If Your Highness is kind enough to prevent this concubine from inspecting slaves and catching the murderer, then no matter how hard I try to be, it will be in vain."

Cheng Yingzong frowned slightly, obviously hesitating. Concubine Hui lowered her eyebrows and blinked, and sat quietly at the side, silent. Cheng Yingzong glanced at her obedient appearance, and she was no longer as domineering as before, hesitatingly said: "In the Queen's Palace You need to be cautious in dealing with things, and don't disturb the queen."

Concubine Hui hurriedly nodded submissively, "Yes, this concubine saves herself."

Cheng Yingzong seemed relieved when he got her promise, and said: "Since that's the case, let's do everything according to Concubine Hui's words."

Concubine Hui bowed her head, and replied respectfully: "Yes." Cheng Yingzong nodded, but did not see the flickering light in her eyes.