Empress and Empress

Back in the harem, Xia Zimo left with his words.The queen and concubine De came to the central palace.The queen's complexion was a little cloudy, she looked at the pale-faced Concubine De, and walked back and forth in the bedroom a few times. "Concubine De, tell me, is it you?"

Concubine De was shocked, and in her panic, she knelt down in front of the queen without caring about any etiquette. "Queen, you know me. I would never do such a thing." Concubine De didn't do it, so she knew it herself, but according to what Yu Younian said, she was the most suspected one.

Drugs used to keep benefactors, so the emperor's concubine needs to be kept, so naturally he is not favored.Everyone would think of the emperor's different attitudes towards Concubine De, so it is easy to point the finger at her.

The queen naturally knew about Concubine De, she was always calm and cautious.Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to stay stable in the position of Concubine De for so many years.

The queen sat on the soft chair and rubbed her aching forehead. "Then tell me, what's going on?" The emperor was poisoned, and it was caused by excessive dosage. In the coming days, the places where Emperor He would stay the most would be Defei's Yunxi Palace and Xia Zimo's Hanxiang Palace.These two people are also the biggest suspects.But Xia Zimo has always been favored, so the suspicion is naturally much smaller.

Compared with Xia Zimo, the Queen's psychology trusts Concubine De more. After all, as time goes on, even kittens and dogs will have feelings. Concubine De is one of the four concubines. Just being alone.What's more, if something happened to Concubine De, then she would have to be involved.

Concubine De got up, "Sister, it might be Concubine Li Gui's conspiracy again, she is usually favored and may be poisoned." The queen nodded. "It's very likely that she bribed the people in your palace. You should go back quickly and see if there is anything unusual in the palace." Concubine De nodded in agreement, and quickly left the palace.

The empress's decision to let Concubine De to leave quickly also meant that she was afraid of getting caught in the fire.It would be fine if the maids and concubines were usually killed, but now the emperor was killed, and all the ministers knew about it, so it is absolutely impossible to let it go. At this time, Concubine De is the most suspicious. If Concubine De stays longer, the more she will Give someone a handle.

After Concubine De left, she quickly figured out the meaning of the empress telling her to leave quickly, and couldn't help feeling a little chilled.She knew that she might have fallen into someone else's trap, but she was usually cautious, so what went wrong?

Concubine De thought about the things before and after she regained her favor several times, and it was nothing more than her discord with Yuan Xingye and her relationship with Xia Zimo.Thinking of Xia Zimo, De Concubine suddenly thought, if she died, would the position of De Concubine fall on Xia Zimo's head?The more I think about it, the more possible it becomes.

Concubine De felt cold all over her body, she wished to ask everyone to search inside and outside immediately after returning to Yunxi Palace, to see if there was any ominous thing in the palace, but she was afraid of being said to destroy the corpse, so she had to endure it and called The confidant searched a little bit.

Planting and framing is not uncommon in the harem, and Concubine De has a feeling that she has been targeted, so she can only comfort herself, but she is too suspicious, thinking about it, maybe there is nothing and she doesn't know.

When she was anxious, the maid reported that Xia Cairen was visiting.At this time, Concubine De has doubts about Xia Zimo, but she also knows that it is better not to have any contact at this time, so she is a little surprised at Xia Zimo's sudden arrival, but at this time, she cannot let Xia Zimo be turned away.

Not long after the two separated, Xia Zimo sat opposite Concubine De, watching Concubine De consciously or unconsciously stirring the cup in her hand. "Sister, did I come because of the poisoning of the emperor?" Xia Zimo was silent for a moment, and asked straight to the point. "I'm not afraid that my sister will blame me for being troublesome. Did the empress make my sister--"

When Xia Zimo first spoke, Concubine De was still sneering in her heart, but when she heard the second half of the sentence, she turned into a cold sweat.She looked at Xia Zimo's worried eyes and paused in her heart.

That's right, if she is the person who poisoned, then many people will think that it is the queen's instruction, at least she has something to do with the queen, then Xia Zimo, who is part of the queen's party, will naturally be implicated. With Xia Zimo's intelligence, he will definitely not Use this matter to achieve the goal of being superior, not to mention that she is only a talented person, and the position of concubine de concubine cannot be her turn.

After figuring this out, Concubine De's attitude towards Xia Zimo changed a lot. Although she was in a bad mood because of this incident, she would not look at him coldly.

"I will definitely not do such a thing. Although I am the most suspected person now, but the one who cleans up will clear himself. I believe that the real poisoner will be found in the end." Concubine De said.Xia Zimo nodded in agreement.

"Sister, this must be a trick by Concubine Li Gui and the others, my sister thinks—" Xia Zimo hesitated.

"Sister, but it's okay to say—"

"This matter should have something to do with Yuan Cairen."

Concubine De had a serious heart and would never listen to the family's words, but she had thought that Yuan Xingye and Xia Zimo were the most suspected suspects, and now that Xia Zimo ruled it out, it was Yuan Xingye.What Xia Zimo said coincided with her, and she almost believed in Yuan Xingye's actions.

"After much deliberation, there are only two things that are most suspicious."

"What is it?" Defei asked.

"The eyebrow powder and rouge that Yuan Cairen gave to my sister."

Thinking back carefully, it was after Yuan Xingye sent these two things that Emperor He started to come to Yunxi Palace again. Concubine De went to the imperial doctor, and she boldly used them when the imperial doctor said there was no problem. Now that I think about it, these two things are indeed most suspicious.Concubine De ordered people to bring these two things.

Even the box used in the harem is extremely exquisite, and Concubine De has used most of the contents in the box. Xia Zimo took it from Concubine De, smelled it carefully, and it was indeed very fragrant.

"Sister, it doesn't matter whether there are ghosts in this box or not, it's better to destroy it early." Xia Zimo said.

Concubine De thought that many people knew that she went to the imperial doctor. The imperial doctor said that there was no medicine in it. Even if it was found that there was something wrong with it, it would not be able to prove her innocence.It's better to destroy it after thinking about it.Then nodded.

Xia Zimo returned the things to Concubine De.Concubine De took it and asked Yunlan to take it and destroy it, but just after Yunlan took it, she heard a commotion outside.

"Who dares to cause trouble in my Yunxi Palace." Concubine De felt uncomfortable, and her tone was much worse than usual.I saw many guards coming in and out outside, but the leader was an eunuch.

Concubine De and Xia Zimo both knew this person, and she was one of the chief stewards next to Zhang Ping. His name was Huo Qi, and he was the chief steward of the harem when Emperor Yuan was in power.Although it's just an idle job now, on weekdays, even if the queen sees Huo Qi, she will be courteous.

Although Huo Qi was an eunuch, he had a strong personality. Emperor Yuan admired him, so he stayed by his side and listened to him.The ministers did not respect Huo Qi like other eunuchs.Seeing Huo Qi today, the uneasiness in Concubine De's heart became more and more intense.She covered her face and smiled, "What's the purpose of Mr. Huo coming here?"

"Your Majesty ordered to inspect the concubines one by one." Huo Qisheng said coldly, and the guards behind rushed into the main hall of Yunxi Palace.Although Concubine De hated her deeply, she had to smile on her face.Huo Qi stood aside expressionlessly, waiting for the result.Xia Zimo also waited beside Concubine De.

After a while, guards came out from the inside, and all the people who came out reported that they did not find any suspicious items, Concubine De felt at ease, but at this time Huo Qi noticed Yun Lan.

Yunlan stood there, but she felt a little unnatural, her hands were always retracted into her sleeves, Huo Qi walked over and motioned for the guards behind to pull Yunlan's hand out.Yun Lan exclaimed, the rouge in her hand naturally fell out.

The guard behind Huo Qi picked it up and handed it to Huo Qi.Huo Qi naturally recognized rouge eyebrow powder, and there was a trace of doubt in his eyes. "Go and call the imperial physician." Behind him, two guards bowed to accept the order.He didn't even interrogate Yunlan, nor did he ask anyone else.

Just looking at Huo Qi's demeanor and posture, he knew that he was definitely not comparable to ordinary eunuchs, even the guards behind him were very respectful to him.Xia Zimo lowered his brows and eyes, but he didn't show any anxiety in his heart.

Only one step away---from that person's dream, only the last step---

Huo Qi ordered people to search Yunxi Palace again, and he himself walked into Concubine De's bedroom.Looking left and right, there was really nothing strange, he suddenly saw a green purse on the dressing table.

There is no reason to notice this purse, but because the concubine De concubine mainly uses red and pink, this green purse is particularly eye-catching.It is just quietly under the many supplies, and it is particularly eye-catching amidst the jewels.

Huo Qi picked up the purse and smelled it.He doesn't understand spices, but he also knows that the fragrance is particularly penetrating, even if his mind is like him, he can't help being a little intoxicated.It's a bit close to the aroma of eyebrow powder and rouge just now.

Huo Qi was in a daze for a while, he quickly closed his purse, and directed the guards to continue the search.

Soon the imperial physician came, of course it was not Yu Younian, but a relatively young imperial physician who seemed to be about his age, he picked up the eyebrow powder and smelled it, and took out the rouge and rubbed it between his fingers After a while, some hesitation.Seeing this, Huo Qi handed over the purse in his hand.

The imperial doctor was still a little confused when he got the pouch, but his face changed drastically when he smelled the fragrance after opening it.He poured out the spices in his purse, studied it carefully for a while, and then said, "Eunuch Huo, this---this is intoxication."