[Red House] Harem Road in Spring

If the noble concubine and the virtuous concubine could turn against each other, the empress would definitely applaud.If the noble concubine and the virtuous concubine turned their eyes away from her because of internal strife, I believe her position would be much stronger.

At present, before the queen is abolished, the noble concubine and the virtuous concubine are absolutely unwilling to fight among themselves to benefit the queen.

Therefore, it seems confusing that Concubine Xian is involved in the murder of Xiu'er's family and the mass suicide of the concubines.

Concubine Xian's expression was still calm, "The one who cleans up will clean up by himself, I have to trouble the concubine and sister to investigate this matter thoroughly."

Seeing that Concubine Xian didn't think too much, Concubine Concubine finally let go of her worries, and solemnly assured her, "Sister Xian Concubine, don't worry, Sister Concubine Shu and I will never let anyone slander you."

"Heh!" The queen mocked lightly, and then she stopped pestering her and went to the front to concentrate on keeping the emperor's filial piety.

Concubine Xian said, "No matter what, I should avoid suspicion if the matter is involved with me. Sister Guifei, Sister Concubine Shu, I'm sorry!"

"You don't need..." The imperial concubine hurriedly stopped her.

Concubine Xian shook her head, "Your concubine and sister don't have to stop, you just trust me, and there are too many concubines!"

When Ziyuan reported, there were concubines around, and they already knew that Concubine Xian was involved in this matter.

Regarding the case involving Concubine Xian, if Concubine Xian was still asked to interrogate, Concubine Tai and others would feel injustice and would be easy to talk to others, so Concubine Xian immediately asked the emperor to avoid suspicion in this case, and the emperor agreed.

After the overlord's coffin leaves the palace, the noble concubine and concubine Xian will have the opportunity to focus all their energy on the matter of Xiu'er who thoroughly investigated the rumors in the palace.

All the evidence seems to point to Concubine Xian, but Yingchun speculates from the point of who benefits the most. The chief judge is too blatant, and things that people can see clearly at a glance are often not true.

On this day, I heard that there was a new development in the case, so Yingchun went to Chang'an Palace to look for the noble concubine, and unexpectedly met the queen when passing by the Imperial Garden.

At this time, the empress didn't even have a palace person by her side, she was alone, she was dressed in plain clothes, she didn't wear makeup on her face, and there was only a plain palace flower on her hair between her buns, she was frugal and indifferent, When he met Yingchun, he was very peaceful, with an indifferent smile on his face that seemed to see through everything.

Since the death of the Supreme Emperor, the empress was able to leave the Buddhist hall. After the funeral of the Supreme Emperor, no one mentioned the matter of the queen returning to the Buddhist hall. In this way, the empress has the right to freely enter and leave the harem, but there may be other considerations. After the funeral, the empress still grows Time to stay in the Buddhist hall, living a life like a prison.

It was also an accident to meet the Queen in the Imperial Garden today.

"Hi, empress!" Yingchun saluted.

"Concubine Shu, please, in this palace's situation, you are the only one who remembers to salute me." The queen said calmly.

Yingchun could only keep smiling, the queen's words reminded her of what the maids said before, saying that the queen and the noble concubine met face to face, and the noble concubine ignored the queen and passed by.

Maybe the imperial concubine still remembers the queen's ridicule during the case of the concubine Xian!

"Your Majesty." A woman's voice called out, and when Yingchun looked around, she saw a woman in palace attire walking around from the depths of the flowers and trees. She was also dressed in plain clothes, and she was dressed plainly. The Ning family who was granted the title of Baolin by the emperor.

Ning Baolin held a few bunches of freshly picked flower branches in his hand, walked around the bushes and saw Yingchun and the others, he quickly suppressed his expression and saluted respectfully.

Because this Ning Baolin was born as a court lady next to the empress, and he has a good relationship with the empress, since the empress asked herself to worship the Buddha in the Buddhist hall, this Ning Baolin also entered the Buddhist hall to accompany the empress.The empress is like a ship that is destined to sink, there is no one in the palace by her side, only Ning Baolin never leaves, which is considered rare.

"What are you being cautious about? Concubine Shu is the most kind!" the queen said to Ning Baolin.

"Yes" Ning Baolin was still cautious.

The queen smiled, and said to Yingchun, "The flowers in the imperial garden are blooming just right, so I asked Ning Baolin to pick some and offer them in the Buddhist hall. Where is Concubine Shu going?"

"The concubine is going to sit in the imperial concubine's palace." Yingchun replied.

The queen's expression suddenly became a bit bleak, and she said, "Forget it, I won't bother you anymore!"

"The concubine resigns!" Yingchun took the opportunity to leave.

The queen nodded, Yingchun turned and left.

At this moment, the queen's voice suddenly came from behind Yingchun, "I didn't do it, do you believe it?"

Yingchun's footsteps paused, and then she walked forward as if nothing had happened.

Didn't the Queen do it?There is too little critical evidence, and it is impossible to say that the queen did not do it, nor can it be identified as planned by the queen.Although Yingchun deliberated in her heart, she would not believe anyone for sure until the evidence came out, so she could only listen to what the queen said now, and only listened to it.

Seeing Yingchun walking away, Ning Baolin called out, "Your Majesty?"

The queen smiled and said nonchalantly, "I'm the one who said too much, let's go!"

"Yes" Ning Baolin obediently agreed, holding the picked flowers and followed behind the queen.

In Chang'an Palace, Yingchun saw the sad-faced concubine, even if she saw Yingchun, the concubine was a little reluctant, which was very different from her optimistic personality in the past.

"Sister Concubine Shu." The imperial concubine looked at Yingchun begging for help.

"Sister Royal Concubine." Yingchun met with a salute first, and the noble concubine hurriedly pulled Yingchun up, ignoring the salute, and asked for help, "Sister Concubine Shu, please help me!"

"What's wrong?" Yingchun asked puzzled.

The two entered the inner room, and before Yingchun could sit still, the imperial concubine began to complain, "The people below checked a lot of evidence, all pointing to Concubine Xian, but the more evidence there is, the more flustered I am. , I know that it is impossible for Concubine Xian to do these things, but the evidence points to Concubine Xian, I..."

Because the concubine was in a hurry, she couldn't speak clearly!

"Don't worry, speak slowly." Yingchun comforted her.

"Concubine Shu, do you believe that Concubine Xian did these things?" The concubine said, staring closely at Yingchun's eyes.

"I don't believe it." Yingchun replied, no matter whether these things were planned successfully or failed, Concubine Xian would not benefit at all, and Concubine Xian would spend a lot of time doing something that is not beneficial?Won't!

"But what if I did it?" The imperial concubine asked tentatively.

Yingchun shook her head.

Seeing this, the imperial concubine breathed a sigh of relief, but then she became even more discouraged, and said, "Since the evidence found points to Concubine Xian, I dare not see Concubine Xian again, because from the surface, the more concubine Xian loses power, The more benefits I get, I am afraid that Concubine Xian will doubt me."

The imperial concubine finally expressed the biggest worry in her heart.

"It's you who are worrying too much!" Yingchun said affirmatively, "Although the concubine Xian has an accident, you will benefit more, but the biggest beneficiary is not you, you forgot the queen."

Who benefits the most?Of course it was the empress, when Concubine Xian had an accident, the number of people peeking at the queen was reduced by half, and the calculations and attacks she received were less than half.

In the process of pulling the queen down from the throne of the queen, although the noble concubine and the concubine Xian are allies and have the same goal, because of their intelligence and emotional intelligence, they have always been the main force of the concubine Xian. A concubine with a scheming heart like a palace, the position of queen will indeed be much more stable.

The queen has always been a man of the city, if there is no scheme by the concubine Xian, she will plan painstakingly to secure the position of queen without real power, it is not impossible to hope.

Therefore, the first object of suspicion is definitely the queen.

The noble concubine's eyes lit up, and she said, "You mean the queen?"

"It's just the object of suspicion. If it is calculated based on who benefits the most, the queen is the first beneficiary, and you and I are the second beneficiaries. So, what is there to worry about? Why don't you spend a lot of effort to find out who is the beneficiary?" Who will murder the concubines and put the blame on Concubine Xian."

At least, at this moment, Yingchun felt that Concubine Xian was framed.

"Yes, listen to Sister Concubine Shu." Although the imperial concubine still had a trace of uneasiness in her eyes, she knew what the most important thing to do right now was.

In fact, the second beneficiary should be the imperial concubine, and the third beneficiary is Yingchun. Everyone knows this, but at this moment, there is no need to say it.

Seeing that the imperial concubine finally settled down, Yingchun asked, "By the way, did you find some evidence again?"

Speaking of this, the imperial concubine seemed to be listless again, she nodded listlessly, and motioned to Ziyuan, who took a step forward and explained in detail the evidence she had found.

"I would like to report to Concubine Shu, whether it is the rumors or the silence of the court lady Xiu'er's family, there has been new progress. Regarding the rumors in the palace, it has been found out that the maids Caixia and Mingyue around Mrs. Zhou will listen to it from Mrs. Zhou's side. The news was spread out, but only a few servants knew about it, and the false rumors showed signs of dissipating, but at this moment, someone fueled the flames, allowing the rumors to spread wildly, and they were well-founded. He has deceived many concubines."

Ziyuan slowed down, and continued, "There is also new progress in the silence of the court lady Xiu'er's family.

Earlier, on the morning when the incident happened, someone saw Concubine Xian's elder brother Yan Jiao going in and out of Xiu'er's house.Originally, the imperial concubine suspected that someone dressed in Yanjiao's clothes pretending to be the elder brother of the concubine Xian deliberately appeared at Xiu'er's house in order to put the blame on the concubine Xian, but later, our people visited and investigated and found that It's not just this time that Yan Jiao entered and exited Xiu'er's house, there were many times before the incident happened.

In order to confirm the authenticity of this matter, the noble concubine also ordered her servants to draw a portrait of Yan Jiao, and showed it to people who had seen Yan Jiao to identify it. After verification, the matter was true. Jiao did go in and out of Xiu'er's house many times, and was seen face to face. "

Ziyuan looked at the expressions of Yingchun and Concubine Gui, and said, "Also, in the burnt-out Xiuer's house, I found the jade pendant worn by Yan Jiao, and this jade pendant was in the house before the fire."

okay!After checking and checking, they actually found out the personal and physical evidence of the concubine Xian's murder and silence. This is really hard to describe!

If it was normal, with these evidences alone, Concubine Xian could be convicted.