[Red House] Harem Road in Spring

"It's you, it really is you who murdered Cairen!" Zhou Cairen's court lady exclaimed bitterly.

"No, it's not, it's not me." Guo Meiren shook her head in horror in denial.

However, Guo Meiren's words are not convincing at all. If it wasn't for her, how did she get the injury on her neck?

Although Guo Meiren is only a low-ranking concubine in the palace, she is always a master. No matter if she is a palace maid or a eunuch, no matter how unscrupulously they make things difficult for Guo Meiren, they would not dare to do anything to Guo Meiren.

So, how did Guo Meiren get the injury on her neck?

Moreover, I remember that the nurse at the autopsy said that Zhou Cairen had struggled violently before his death, and it may be because of the struggle that he injured Guo Meiren.

The most important point is that it was midnight when Zhou Cairen died. At that time, spoons were lost everywhere in the palace, and people who were not from the same palace could not enter Zhou Cairen's residence!

"It's not me, it's really not me!" Guo Meiren

"I remember, just yesterday, Cairen went to see Guo Meiren with a bad face, and later sent all the maids outside the palace, but the servants also heard the fierce quarrel between Guo Meiren and Cairen." Zhou Cairen The palace lady added.

"You spitting blood!" Guo Meiren glared at Zhou Cairen's court lady, then raised her head to Yingchun and the three of them, begging, "Zhou Cairen was really not the victim of a concubine, please find out!"

"Then how did you get the injury on your neck?" Yingchun asked.

Yingchun speculated that if Zhou Cairen was really killed by Guo Meiren, then he must have committed the crime on the spur of the moment in anger, otherwise, Guo Meiren would not have the guts.

Guo Meiren covered the wound with her hand, opened her mouth, but said nothing.

Concubine Xian was very dissatisfied with Guo Meiren who was full of doubts, she said, "It seems that Guo Meiren is planning to admit the crime of murdering Zhou Cairen!"

Guo Meiren turned pale with shock, "No, no, this concubine did not murder Zhou Cairen."

"Then why don't you tell me how did you get the injury on your neck?" Concubine Xian shouted sharply.

Guo Meiren's face was pale, and then she closed her eyes weakly, and said, "I say, this concubine said."

"Yesterday at noon, Zhou Cairen came to gossip with the concubine, and because of a moment of enthusiasm, the concubine and Zhou Cairen had an argument, because the concubine didn't speak well, Zhou Cairen came to slap the concubine, and the concubine avoided it. , but the finger scratched the concubine's neck, leaving a scar." Speaking of this, Guo Meiren looked up and said eagerly, "The concubine's injury happened at noon yesterday."

"It must be Guo Meiren, you and Cairen had a conflict at noon yesterday, and Cairen made a move on you again. Guo Meiren, you held a grudge, and secretly murdered Cairen at midnight. You only want to vent your hatred!" Zhou Cairen said the palace lady.

Guo Meiren looked at Zhou Cairen's court lady with resentment, that's it, she was afraid that everyone would misunderstand that she murdered Zhou Cairen because of the quarrel yesterday, so she hesitated again and again and dared not tell the truth.

"If you really want to say that you have a grudge, it is because Zhou Cairen has a grudge against the concubine. You know, Zhou Cairen slapped the concubine and was avoided by the concubine, but Zhou Cairen slapped the concubine firmly. A slap in the face." Guo Meiren told some facts helplessly.

"Why did you and Zhou Cairen quarrel?" Concubine Xian asked again.

"It's nothing, just some things like fabrics, jewelry, facial fat." Guo Meiren said, but under the stern gaze of Xianfei, Guo Meiren's eyes dodged a little, obviously she was not telling the truth.

"Heh!" Concubine Xian sneered, obviously not believing what Guo Meiren said.

"Yesterday, the servants heard a few messy words outside the hall." Zhou Cairen's maid replied.

"Tell me and listen." Concubine Xian

"Yes, the servant heard Guo Meiren scold Cairen, saying 'return my child's life', 'why is your heart so dark', and then cursed Cairen to 'a terrible death' and so on."

Everyone turned their gazes to Guo Meiren, Concubine Xian said, "Guo Meiren, you haven't really recruited her!"

The tears in Guo Meiren's eyes suddenly burst down, "Since Zhou Cairen is not afraid of showing her vicious side in front of others, then what is there for the concubine to hide!"

"Concubine Xian, do you still remember that this concubine got pregnant shortly after entering the palace?"

Remember, why don't you remember?Guo Meiren was the only one in the palace who was "pregnant" at the beginning, but later she "miscarried". Yingchun still remembers that the emperor personally revealed a lot to her at that time!

"At that time, the concubine was young and inexperienced, and she didn't know anything about her pregnancy, but Zhou Cairen was so smart that she guessed that the concubine was pregnant from the changes in her diet." Guo Meiren burst into tears It was obviously very sad to fall down!Guo Meiren cried and said, "I hate this humble concubine for being innocent, but she used the snacks sent by Zhou Cairen without any doubt!"

Guo Meiren rubbed her tears and continued, "All the ladies will know what happened later, the concubine not only had a miscarriage, but also completely injured her body, and she will never be able to conceive again."

"Zhou Cairen caused you to abort the child in your womb, and made you unable to conceive. You should hate her." Concubine Xian said.

Guo Meiren raised her head abruptly, and retorted, "No, even if the humble concubine has a grudge against Zhou Cairen in her heart, she will not, dare not murder Zhou Cairen."

"However, all the evidence shows that you not only have the motive to murder Zhou Cairen, but also have the opportunity to murder Zhou Cairen." The imperial concubine said.

Guo Meiren turned pale, and opened her mouth to retort, "I'm not a concubine anyway!"

"Since you said it wasn't you, what were you doing at midnight last night?" Yingchun asked.

"Of course I'm sleeping. After dinner, I felt a little tired, so I went to rest early. Until this morning, I was woken up by the screams of the palace people in the courtyard. The palace people around the concubine can testify." Guo said the beauty.

Soon, the palace servants around Guo Meiren were also reported, and Concubine Xian questioned her.

The maid on duty replied that she was in the outside room, but she fell asleep because she was too tired on the way, and she didn't know if Guo Meiren had gone out during this time.

Before Yingchun and others could say anything, Guo Meiren suddenly changed her face and said, "Since it is said that it was Zhou Cairen who was murdered by my concubine, then it is better to be murdered by my concubine. Let the concubine say that Zhou Cairen is so weak on the surface. , A person with a heart like a snake and a scorpion, a good death! Just pay for the life of the concubine's child!"

Yingchun frowned, what made Guo Meiren suddenly change her mind?

"What do you mean by 'you murdered it'? If you murdered it, you murdered it, and if it didn't, you didn't." Yingchun said.

Guo Meiren didn't say a word, neither refuted nor admitted, with a negative look.

Concubine Xian frowned, and said, "Come here, the evidence of Guo Meiren's murder of Zhou Cairen is convincing, lock him in the dark room, and deal with it after the three people in this palace report the matter to the emperor."

Seeing people put Guo Meiren down, before Yingchun could say anything, the noble concubine said, "I'm afraid there is something hidden about this matter!"

"All of Guo Meiren's excuses are just one-sided words, but the wound on Guo Meiren's neck is real, and she admits that Zhou Cai was the one who hit her, and there is a big hatred between her and Zhou Cairen, and the hatred of killing a son can drive people to death. As women, we all know what kind of situation it is! Besides, Zhou Cairen died in Shou'an Palace, and there is only one Guo Meiren left in Shou'an Palace, who is not Guo Meiren?" Xian The concubine said.

Yingchun and Concubine Gui heard the meaning of Concubine Xian's words. It is clear that Zhou Cairen died of murder, but whoever murdered Zhou Cairen must have a result.

Now, apart from Guo Meiren, there are only Concubine Gui, Concubine Xian, and Yingchun left in the palace. Could it be that the murderer is not Guo Meiren, but could it be one of them?

Therefore, what Concubine Xian means, no matter whether Guo Meiren murdered Zhou Cairen or not, it must be!Regardless of whether Guo Meiren is the real murderer or wronged, she must be.

"But..." Before the imperial concubine could say anything, she was interrupted by the concubine Xian, "Sister noble concubine, who do you think the murderer is? There are only the three of us in the harem besides Guo Meiren. Guo Meiren, is that me, or sister Concubine Shu?"

"No, that's not what I meant. Couldn't it be someone else in the palace?" the noble concubine said.

Concubine Xian glanced at the noble concubine and said, "There are only a few masters in this palace. The eldest prince and princess are young and ignorant, and the only remaining master is the emperor. Sister noble concubine, concubine Shu, and me, if it weren't for us Three people, is it still the emperor?"

"Maybe it's her palace servants or eunuchs?" the imperial concubine emphasized.

"What do you think, Concubine Shu?" Concubine Xian suddenly asked Yingchun.

Yingchun said, "It's better to imprison Guo Meiren temporarily, and then check the palace people of Shou'an Palace to see if they have the time and motive to commit crimes."

Concubine Xian and Concubine Gui both felt that this compromise was good, and immediately gave orders.

However, no matter what, Guo Meiren is still the number one suspect. We just need to see if there is any new evidence.

The three met and walked out of Shou'an Palace, only to see Eunuch Dai, the eunuch next to the emperor, walking over with his head bowed.

"Slave please three ladies!" Eunuch Dai saluted.

"Please, Eunuch Dai! Why did the emperor ask you to come here?" Concubine Xian asked.

Eunuch Dai bowed his head and replied, "The emperor summoned three empresses to face the saint in the Hall of Mental Cultivation."

"Do you know what it is?" the princess asked.

"I don't know either." Eunuch Dai replied.

Is this what you don't want to disclose?The palace people around the emperor are always tight-lipped, if you don't want to say it, even if you try your best, you won't be able to make a useful sentence.

Yingchun had an ominous premonition, and if it was good news, the eunuchs around the emperor were never stingy about revealing one or two things.Now she is unwilling to disclose it, as if she is afraid of making the emperor unhappy. The only possibility is that it is not good news for them!

Yingchun can figure it out, and so can the noble concubine and the concubine Xian. The three of them looked at each other, and the concubine Xian said, "It just so happens that the three of us managed the harem with a mess that caused Zhou Cairen to be killed. We should go to the emperor to plead guilty." yes."

Concubine Xian is guessing, the emperor summoned the three of them because a concubine was murdered in the harem, should they be blamed for the poor management of the harem?

If this is the case, pleading guilty before the emperor asks the crime can show his sincerity and calm the emperor's anger.

The three of them followed Eunuch Dai out of the Shou'an Palace, and walked through the long and narrow alleyways until they reached the gate of the Qianqing Palace.

When the guards saw the three Yingchun people coming, they bowed their heads and saluted, "There are no foreign ministers in Qianqing Palace, please, three ladies!"

Yingchun and the others are concubines in the harem. Once they leave the inner palace and come to the emperor, the first thing they should pay attention to is avoiding taboos and not meeting face to face with outsiders.

Speaking of this, I have to say that the concubines in the palace beg to see the emperor, as long as the emperor does not speak, the concubines dare not go out of the inner palace at all, if they accidentally bump into the ministers walking in the palace, they will be punished by the emperor .

And when the emperor called the concubines to the front hall, it was a pre-clearance, and he would never give the concubines the opportunity to pretend to be a foreigner.

The three of them walked into the gate of Qianqing Palace, and sure enough, there were palace people besides palace people.The main hall of the Qianqing Palace is called the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and there are eunuchs and others on duty at the gate of the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Seeing the three of them coming, the leader said, "The emperor ordered that the three empresses can go in directly when they come. Please, the three empresses."

When the three of them entered, they immediately saw the emperor sitting behind the table and an old lady kneeling in the hall.

Yingchun knew the old woman, she was the head nurse of Shouan Palace, sure enough, the emperor summoned them because of the murder of Zhou Cairen in Shouan Palace?

"My concubine please greet the emperor!" The three of them saluted.

emperor:……

Yingchun and the three bowed their knees and saluted for a while, but the emperor didn't see him shouting. Sure enough, the emperor's face was displeased. Is this a warning to them?

At this time, Concubine Xianxian said, "The three concubines are in charge of the harem, but Zhou Cairen was murdered. He has failed the emperor's entrustment. The three concubines are guilty. Please forgive me!"

So, the three of them saluted again, knelt down and waited for the emperor to speak.

"Is that all?" The emperor asked the three of them directly without asking them to get up.

Could it be that there are others?The three of them looked at each other, and carefully recalled all the recent events in the palace, but there seemed to be nothing inappropriate.

But obviously, there are other crimes in the emperor's heart.

The emperor blamed you, but you still don't know where you are wrong, so the matter may be serious!

Yingchun quietly took a look at the Shou'an Palace's head nurse who was kneeling in the palace. The incident might happen to this person. Usually, a palace's head nurse would never have the chance to see the emperor, but at this moment Here, it definitely has a lot to do with what the emperor said.

The third and third concubines looked puzzled, the emperor put the things in his hand on the table, and said, "Someone sued the concubine Xian for killing people and blaming others, while concubine Concubine Shu, concubine Shu..." The emperor's eyes swept across the faces of Concubine Yingchun, Concubine Concubine Gui , Said, "Concubine Gui and Concubine Shu protect Xian Concubine!"

Not only Concubine Xian, Yingchun and Concubine Gui were also taken aback, and quickly knelt down on the ground and explained, "I ask the emperor to check clearly, there is absolutely nothing like this!"

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