Emperor Tong's Concubine Tong in Qing Dynasty

Tian Mi quickly put down her chopsticks. After all, she is Sister Tong's biological sister, and she also treats Tong Guiren as a sister, so she really wants to go over and see what's going on.

Kangxi grabbed Tian Mi's hand and pushed her to the seat next to her, "How did she fall into the water?"

"Aunt Yun next to her said she was pushed into the water."

Hearing what Qingyu said, whether it was Tian Mi or Kangxi, the hearts of both of them sank.

Tian Mi wondered whether this matter was aimed at Tong Guiren or herself?It's so rampant it's outrageous.

Kangxi had long known about Ping Guiren's attack, although various confessions said that Ping Guiren was worried about the influence of the sixth elder brother on the prince, so he killed him.But Kangxi felt that this should not be the case. If Mr. Ping really regarded the sixth elder brother as the prince's confidant and enemy, wouldn't it be better to attack the sixth elder brother when he was young a few years ago?

Then it was difficult to dig out any clues, so the case was closed in such a hurry.When he heard the news that Tong Guiren fell into the water, he had a feeling that it was true.Like Tian Mi, some people are just too crazy.

Both Tian Mi and Kangxi went to Ruizhuyuan, and Tong Guiren had been salvaged. Although he changed into a new outfit, his hair was still wet.Because I can't swim, I drank a few sips of water in the river, and I was listless for a while.

After Kangxi arrived, he sat on the side without saying a word, Tian Mi quickly hugged Tong Guiren in his arms, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."

Tong Guiren couldn't help crying, "Sister, you must believe me, I was really pushed down, but these slaves said they didn't see it."

After Tong Guiren finished speaking, all the maids and eunuchs in the room knelt down.Her eldest maid replied cautiously, "It was dark at that time, and the servants were standing in the shadow of the trees again, and no one was seen to make a move."

The several court ladies around Tian Mi were all selected and sent in by the Tong family, and it was the same for Tong Guiren's turn.It's just that these maids were assigned to the Fourth Miss at first, but later they were allowed to follow into the palace because of the lack of time. It can be said that except that the person entering the palace is not the Fourth Miss, the clothes and jewelry are all made according to the Fourth Miss's preferences Yes, even these court ladies are all selected according to the preferences of the fourth young lady.And having been with her for a while, it can be regarded as some affection between the master and the servant.

Normally, Tian Mi didn't think there was anything wrong, but hearing this court lady speak like this, she thought that these court maids might have caused Tong Guiren aggrieved on weekdays.

Tian Mi squinted her eyes, "Didn't you see anyone approaching you? Let alone standing in the shadow of a tree at night, even if there was someone panting next to you when you couldn't see your fingers, wouldn't you notice it?"

This group of court ladies kowtowed like pounding garlic and begged for mercy. They didn't dare to talk against Tian Mi. They had been with the fourth girl of the Tong family for a long time, and they didn't take Tong Guiren, the seventh girl, to heart in the past. Now they are entering the palace. Now, thinking that Miss Seven stole everything from Miss Four, she naturally neglected it.

Tian Mi ignored them, and after waiting for a while Herring came to report that the footprints on the side of the embankment were particularly messy, and they couldn't find anything special at all.

Holding Tong Guiren in her arms, Tian Mi squinted her eyes and thought for a while, then sighed, throwing away all her persistence and integrity, "Detain all the people who went out with Tong Guiren today, and ask them one by one."

The people from the Punishment Department quickly took orders, and a good person would peel off his skin if he was handed over to them. After a while, they talked back and forth, "You ladies are responsible for your negligence, but the one who attacked was a second-class lady called safflower."

According to the confession handed in by the Department of Punishment, it was the palace lady named Honghua who saw Tong Guiren had an exquisitely crafted plum hairpin inlaid with red treasures and gold, and was greedy in her heart and wanted to keep it for herself, so she quietly stole it. After stealing, I was worried about the incident.After a few days of trembling, when I followed Tong Guiren passing by the dam, I had an idea and deliberately pushed Tong Guiren, trying to make her fall.When it is found that the hairpin is missing, it can be said that it was thrown on the embankment when it fell that day, or it was picked up by others.

When Tian Mi received such words, she felt that there were many loopholes in it, so she smiled coldly. Tian Mi didn't believe it, and Kangxi didn't believe it either.

This court lady is too courageous, and the reasoning made up is even more unbelievable. Stealing the master's property is a serious crime. They all live together, and she has nowhere to hide. Right and wrong.

And at this time, the maid next to the master is not taking advantage of her. If she is more courteous at this time, so that the master can see it, wouldn't it be better to coax the master to reward her?There must be an even more shameful reason to cover up the reason for stealing.

Kangxi sat on the sidelines from beginning to end without speaking, letting Tian Mi handle the matter.

Tian Mi asked someone to bring the plum blossom hairpin, and asked them to continue the interrogation.When it was almost dawn, there was indeed a new confession.The maid received a letter from her family outside the palace, saying that her younger sister was taken into custody by someone, and she was taken away after being given a few taels of silver.

A few days later, I heard that my sister was beaten for doing something wrong.The people in the family wanted to ask for an explanation, but they beat the door again. The whole family was beaten so hard that they couldn't get out of bed.It was the Huang family of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who took his sister away. His family accused Honghua's younger sister of stealing valuable things from the Huang family to help her natal family.He ordered her family to hand over this thing, and if they didn't hand it over, they had to do something to offset it for the Huang family, which was to teach Tong Guiren a lesson.

"...The maid's original words: The Huang family feels that Tong Guiren does not give Huang Guiren face, so they want to teach Tong Guiren a lesson."

Tong Guiren was so frightened that he trembled in Tian Mi's arms after hearing this.Kangxi sneered, but Tian Mi didn't believe it either.

"It's like peeling an onion, layer by layer." After Tian Mi finished speaking, she asked the eunuch of the Punishment Department, "Have you finished asking? Is there anything else in her mouth?"

The old eunuch's face was numb and gloomy, and he couldn't make any other expressions, "Madam, the slave promises that she has said everything that needs to be said, and of course she can't say what she doesn't know."

Tian Mi nodded after hearing this, and looked at Kangxi who had been sitting next to her, "At dawn, we will send someone out to check on the family of the palace lady Honghua. Since someone has led us to investigate Huang's house, then we will continue to investigate. This is also an opportunity. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has been corrupted to this point in the few years since we entered the customs, if we don’t dig up this pustule, I’m afraid it will get worse and worse in the future.”

Kangxi nodded. Judging from the matter of the sixth elder brother, the Ministry of Internal Affairs can't do anything about it. "Let Tong Guiren go, she is such a big person, and has so many slaves, she needs you to stay here with her. It's almost dawn, and I have to listen to the government later, let's go for a walk."

The two of them were walking on the embankment hand in hand, the morning light was twilight, the east was a little white, and the cool wind blowing on their bodies was refreshing and pleasant.

Kangxi turned around and put his arms around Tian Mi's shoulders, "There are too many things going on outside, so the House of Internal Affairs will be entrusted to you. All the servants in the palace will be mobilized by you, and you can do whatever you want. If you want to investigate the servants outside the palace , you just ask Eunuch Chen to send me a note, and then the yamen will be at your disposal. And I have thought about what you said last time, things like tea can no longer be held in the hands of Guo Luoluo, It's time to take it back."

Tian Mi nodded, and when Kangxi went to court, Tian Mi immediately summoned the eunuchs and female officials in charge of each inner palace yamen to come to her and give orders.

At dawn that day, the courtyard where Huang Guiren lived was surrounded, and all the things in the courtyard were sealed up, waiting for the investigation of the Punishment Department.

The investigation outside the palace went very smoothly. The younger sister of Tong Guiren's second-class maid Honghua was indeed snatched away by Huang Guiren's brother.

Tian Mi asked a question about this, "The girl from their Baoyi family is going to enter the palace to be a palace maid. The people from the Huang family are so bold as to snatch the Baoyi girl?"

Eunuch Chen had to explain, "The maids who come in to be court ladies are those who have no influence in the family, or those who are powerful and disliked. If they are girls from powerful families who have been vigorously cultivated, they are here to be the master. And it is impossible for a family to send all the girls to the palace, usually one is enough for a family."

The coated women who did not enter the palace did not have the right to be drafted. They were usually married on their own, and most of the married women were from the coated families of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Huang Guiren's brother took the powerless girl from Baoyi's family as a concubine, relying on his family's connections in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it is expected that no one will come forward to the sufferer.Then, while drinking, he boasted to a group of cronies that he was the uncle of the country, and was beaten up by Kua Dai who passed by.Uncle Tong's reason for beating someone is also very ridiculous: "I dare not call you Uncle Guo, what face do you have?"

The son of the Huang family who was beaten had a grudge in his heart at the time, but the friends next to him made a fuss, saying that he was an uncle made of earthen pots. The sister of the little girl who came here is a maid in Tong Guiren's palace.Immediately, he thought of a way to vent his anger on himself. Isn't your Tong family relying on having a concubine in the palace?I let your mother die, why are you still so rampant?

Huang Guiren was downgraded to Changzai because of "conclusive evidence of framing the concubine."

Huang Changzai heard this, and immediately shouted excitedly, "This is framing me, I want to see the emperor, I am wronged, I am wronged."

The old eunuch who came to deliver the order had a sullen face, with a malicious expression on his face, and advised Huang Chang not to struggle at this time, "Mr. Huang, accept it as soon as you see it. According to your sins, you will be thrown into the cold palace directly. You Do you know why you were spared your life?"

After hearing this, Huang Chang calmed down unexpectedly. After living in the palace for so long, she has now seen clearly her situation, so she has the confidence to deal with herself, and she definitely has ironclad evidence in front of the emperor.She humbly lay down and kowtowed, gritted her teeth and spit out the words word by word, "I know, the imperial concubine is short of a dog that can bite people, please tell the imperial concubine, the sinner Huang, has a sinful report."