bookrebus Chapter 251 Unexpected
Chapter 251 Unexpected
In the past few days, the harem has been much quieter, and the concubines are all staying in their own palaces.
Xiao Cheng led people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to conduct a thorough investigation of the harem. All suspects were arrested and investigated, and no suspicious palace servant was spared.
None of the concubines wanted to be involved in this matter, so even the usually flamboyant Sun Manrou stayed in her palace and did not come out.
Zhonghe Palace
Zhang Yuyan sighed
"Your Majesty, Sister Li's enthronement ceremony will be held in a few days. Now that this has happened, will the ceremony be postponed? I have visited Concubine Mo. She is crying every day now. Her face is better, but she looks haggard. I am afraid she will not recover in a year or two. Eunuch Xiao came to Jinghe Palace a few days ago, asked a few questions and left."
Lin Junxue nodded slightly and said calmly, "In the past few days, Xiao Cheng brought people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to thoroughly investigate the harem, and there was a lot of noise. Shiwen's canonization ceremony will be held as scheduled. Yesterday, I have already told the emperor about this matter. However, at this time, the canonization ceremony is not suitable for a grand ceremony. It can only be simple. Noble Mo was poisoned and disfigured, so she is in a bad mood. It will take some time for her to recover."
Lin Junxue had asked Xiao Cheng to investigate, but after five or six days, Xiao Cheng had not found any clues.
Gu Mo's poisoning was indeed a bit strange, logically speaking.
Xiao Cheng has been investigating personally, and so far, there should be no clues at all.
Unless the person behind it is clean and efficient and does not leave any clues.
She couldn't think of anyone else in the harem who could do it so perfectly.
Going to great lengths to ruin the appearance of an unfavored nobleman.
Zhang Yuyan said softly, "It's better to keep it simple. It's just what Sister Li wants. Originally, Sister Li wanted to come with me, but the little guy Ziyi cried so hard that Sister Li had to stay in the palace to comfort him. This child looked so well-behaved during the confinement period, but now that he's only been out of confinement for a few days, his true colors have been revealed. He will definitely be a naughty boy in the future."
Speaking of Xie Ziyi, this child looked well-behaved and honest during the confinement period. He only did things like feeding and sleeping. I thought he would be a quiet child in the future.
But after the confinement period, he was like a different child.
She cried so loudly that she hoped the entire palace next door could hear her.
Zhang Yuyan whispered, "Your Majesty, there has been no clues in the past few days. Is the Emperor dissatisfied?"
Lin Junxue shook her head. Xie Yu was very affectionate towards her recently and came to Zhonghe Palace for meals every day.
These days, she had her period, and Xie Yu did not stay overnight except for the first day.
Regarding Gu Mo's poisoning, Xie Yu only said that the matter should be investigated as soon as possible to avoid unrest in the harem, and he did not seem to be dissatisfied.
But if she dragged on and didn't find the murderer, I'm afraid that Emperor Xie Yu would be dissatisfied with her as the queen for not finding the murderer.
Therefore, the matter of Gu Mo’s poisoning cannot be delayed any longer.
"The Emperor only asked me to investigate the truth of the poisoning as soon as possible. He didn't say anything else. He didn't even ask whether Concubine Mo was poisoned."
Emperor Xie Yu was a very ruthless person, after all, he was also a concubine who had slept with him.
But this time when she was poisoned, Xie Yu asked her to find out the truth, but he never asked Gu Mo how she was doing, as if she didn't exist.
Zhang Yuyan was silent for a few seconds
"When the concubines enter the palace, they all want to rely on the emperor, but they don't know that they can only rely on themselves. How can the emperor be relied on in the slightest?"
Lin Junxue looked at Zhang Yuyan unexpectedly
As she interacted with Zhang Yuyan, she always felt that Zhang Yuyan, as a native lady from an ancient family, was sometimes more sober than modern people.
For example, nowadays, how many women who enter the palace can realize this in their lifetime.
The emperor's favor is the most elusive and unreliable.
But Zhang Yuyan seemed to have been very sober since she entered the palace.
He clearly has the most capital to compete for favor, but he doesn't fight for it. He just stays with her every day.
He cared more about her than he did about Emperor Xie Yu.
If it were in the past, she would still have doubted Zhang Yuyan, but after spending some time together, Lin Junxue discovered that Yuyan seemed to simply like her as a person.
Zhang Yuyan felt embarrassed when Lin Junxue stared at her and her face turned red.
Seeing her shyness, Lin Junxue retracted her gaze, curled her lips, and said with a smile, "Why are you still shy?"
Zhang Yuyan tugged at her handkerchief and whispered, "Your Majesty is beautiful. How can I not feel shy when you stare at me like this?"
Lin Junxue was amused by Zhang Yuyan. Seeing the smile on Lin Junxue's lips, Zhang Yuyan became even more shy.
Then, she heard the long-lost system prompt.
"Add 2 to the target's favorability"
In the afternoon, after Lin Junxue woke up from her nap, Qiao Xin came in to help her get dressed.
"Your Highness, Eunuch Xiao has been waiting outside for half an hour. He said that there has been a new discovery regarding the poisoning of Concubine Mo. During today's interrogation, the Ministry of Internal Affairs caught a palace maid who had contact with Concubine Mo's food. She was also a servant in Ning'an Palace. The suspect has now been sent to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for interrogation."
Lin Junxue's eyes deepened. Xiao Cheng was indeed reliable.
"She was a servant in Ning'an Palace. Didn't you interrogate the palace servants in Ning'an Palace? Why are you suspected now?"
Qiao Xin said, "My Lady, that day, I interrogated the servants who served Noble Lady Mo, and Eunuch Xiao did not arrest the servants who served Noble Lady Mo, but the personal maid who served Noble Lady Si in Ning'an Palace. Therefore, I did not interrogate other palace servants."
Lin Junxue frowned and turned to look at Qiao Xin
"You mean, the suspect captured by Xiao Cheng was the one who served Lady Si?"
Gu Mo was poisoned, and now Qian Si, who was also in Ning'an Palace, is involved.
Both of them are nobles. In daily life, their relationship is pretty good. They often go in and out together, and neither of them is favored.
If it was really Qian Si who did it, why did she do this?
But since Xiao Cheng has already sent the palace maid to the Shangxingsi, it means that he has certain evidence.
Qiao Xin said, "That's what Eunuch Xiao said. He didn't say much, just that he would report it to you personally."
Lin Junxue said "hmm"
"Undress me."
Hall
Xiao Cheng saw Lin Junxue coming out, stood up and greeted
"This old servant pays respects to Her Majesty the Queen. May Her Majesty be blessed with good health and good health."
Lin Junxue walked to the main seat and sat down. "Stand up, Eunuch Xiao, sit down and talk. Qiao Xin said that you have caught the suspected palace servant. What happened? Please tell us in detail."
Xiao Cheng sits down
"Empress, these days, I have interrogated many people who have access to Concubine Mo's food, but I didn't find any clues. So, I decided to take people to interrogate the palace servants of Ning'an Palace again today. When I interrogated a palace maid named Cui'er, she looked a little flustered and looked guilty when facing the interrogation. I took her away and interrogated her alone. The palace maid was stubborn at first, but later, I said I would send her to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Cui'er finally let go and said that she poisoned Concubine Mo's food under the instructions of Concubine Si."