Under the Empress Dowager, all members will be King

Chapter 30
The national teacher gave Fugui a satisfied look, he said well, if he can speak, he should say more.

Fugui said in his heart, it's over, the national teacher is smiling, he must be secretly holding grudges.

"Who is Xia Chan?"

When the emperor asked this question, the queen's originally straight waist suddenly softened, and Xia Chan knelt on the ground to reply.

"Slave Xia Chan, see the emperor."

"You are Xia Chan?"

"Yes."

"I ask you, where were you at Weishi five days ago?"

"The servant girl was feeding the parrots under the eaves."

"Hey, how many talking parrots do you have in Qiwu Palace?"

Xia Chan replied without thinking: "There are five parrots in Qiwu Palace, three of them can talk, and two can't."

"Xia Chan, have you met anyone special recently?"

Xia Chan took a quick look at Ruyi, then quickly lowered her head.

"The people I have met are very ordinary."

"I know."

The emperor had obtained the clues he wanted from the conversation with Xia Chan, and Xia Chan withdrew as relieved.

Concubine Zhen took out the account book that Concubine Yi had given her, and walked to the emperor: "Your Majesty, please take a look."

The emperor roughly flipped through the account book, and took a long breath. The amount was not small. The emperor tapped the table lightly, pointed to the account book and said, "Queen, you are really good at managing accounts."

When the national teacher saw that the emperor was going to spray, he immediately ran away, "Your majesty, I am in a hurry to urinate in a lowly position."

Good excuse, people have three urgencies, the emperor has no reason to stop him.

The national teacher ran very fast, like stepping on a hot wheel.

Concubine Zhen said: "Your Majesty, my concubine hurried back to feed the cat, so I will take my leave."

Concubine Zhen dragged Gu Yinwei away in a hurry.

Concubine Rou stood up from the chair, her red lips parted slightly: "Your Majesty..."

Before Concubine Rou finished her sentence, she was interrupted immediately.

"Concubine Huang Guifei, Concubine Yi and Concubine Rou stay, and the others leave on their own."

Fugui trotted to Zhang Ji's side, took a stack of thick testimonies, and then took three letters from Ms. Pei.

Zhang Ji and the female officials left together. When they walked out of the gate of Qiwu Palace, they all breathed a sigh of relief. They have been busy investigating the case these days and haven't slept in for several days, so they have to go back and have a good rest.

"Your Majesty, this is the testimony collected by Mr. Zhang of the Criminal Department, and this is the evidence collected by the female officials."

The emperor looked at it roughly and made a decision in his heart.

The young emperor looked coldly and asked, "Who will speak first?"

Concubine Rou was the first to say: "Your Majesty, the concubine first said that the concubine and Ning Shuyi are friends. Whenever Ning Shuyi talked with the concubine, she often showed off her family's money. She also said that a high platform collapsed 30 years ago... "

"Don't bring up the old things from 30 years ago. Today, I only investigate the accounts of the harem and the case of poisoning."

"Concubine Yi did the accounts, and Concubine Yi did the poison." Concubine Rou's tone was calm. After speaking, she looked at Concubine Yi, waiting for Concubine Yi to refute.

"The account is indeed done by the concubine. The person who asked the concubine to do the account is the empress, and the concubine is also following orders."

The queen slapped the table fiercely: "Bold, you have enough heads to chop off, but you actually framed me."

"The empress killed the donkey, of course the concubine has to protect herself. The account book that the concubine gave to the queen that night did have a backup, and this backup is the one sent by Concubine Zhen just now."

"The queen regards the concubine as an abandoned child, and took the initiative to give the account to the imperial concubine. She did not hesitate to instigate the imperial concubine to poison Ning Shuyi, trying to use the imperial concubine to expose the concubine."

"It's a joke, why did I do this?" The queen raised her eyebrows, her eyes filled with anger.

"Three birds with one stone, kill Ning Shuyi alone, and use this to get rid of the three concubines, imperial concubine, and concubine Rou."

The concubines fought with each other, and the emperor deduced the whole story through the testimony and evidence.

The cause of the incident: the queen embezzled the moon money in the palace to lend money. In order to cover up the truth of the matter, the queen asked Yifei to make false accounts.

What happened before: Concubine Yi gave the account book to the queen for safekeeping, but the queen changed hands and gave the account book to the imperial concubine.

The result of the incident: The imperial concubine exposed Concubine Yi with the account book, and worried that the account book was not enough to convict Concubine Yi, deliberately poisoned Concubine Ning Shuyi, framed Concubine Yi and killed her.

The queen sat firmly, with a dignified demeanor.

The imperial concubine, concubine Yi, and concubine Rou were arguing fiercely. The three of them complained to each other, exposed each other, and brought out all the old sesame seeds and rotten millet.

Women in the harem, especially women in high positions, who has no life in their hands?Who can really stand the exposure?

The queen loves her mother clan, the soft concubine loves brocade clothes, the imperial concubine loves power, the concubine Jin loves chess, the concubine Rou loves cats, no one loves him sincerely.

Seeing the loneliness in the emperor's eyes, Xun He brought him a cup of steaming tea.

The people in front of him are all flesh and blood, but their hearts are cold, only the cup of tea in front of him is hot.

After a long silence, the emperor finally made a decision.

"The empress has lost her virtue, and she will be punished with a salary of one year."

The queen opened her mouth slightly, but in the end she didn't say anything to refute, and replied: "The concubine knows her mistake."

"Xun He has sent people to search the Chunxi Palace before, and there is nothing except Concubine Yi's dowry. It's not enough for you to know your mistakes, you have to fill in some gaps."

"My concubine understands."

"It's good that you understand, I let you manage the harem, not to fill your own pockets, you are my wife first, and the Qiu family's daughter second."

"The concubine is terrified."

The queen lowered her body and knelt, and the emperor walked past her without giving her a second glance.

"The imperial concubine has poisoned people. From now on, I will be banned from Qionghua Palace, and I will not go out without my handwriting."

"It's the emperor." The imperial concubine bit her handkerchief and wept silently.

The emperor continued to walk forward and came to Concubine Yi.

"Concubine Yi is a minion for a tiger, and she is punished by copying Buddhist scriptures fifty times."

This punishment was considered light for Concubine Yi, at least it did not deprive her of her title, nor did it lower her status.

Concubine Yi said: "The concubine accepts the decree, thank the emperor for his kindness."

Concubine Rou secretly rejoiced, thinking that she would not be punished, she was secretly proud, but the emperor poured cold water on her head, "Concubine Rou picks quarrels and troubles, she will be fined with a salary of one year, and she will not leave Jingyang Palace for half a step without my handwriting. "

Concubine Rou pursed her mouth, her face full of grievances, and then she burst into tears with a "wow".

"The imperial concubine is the murderer of Ning Shuyi's death, and you cannot escape responsibility."

Concubine Rou rushed forward, trying to pull the emperor's clothes, but the emperor dodged ruthlessly.

The emperor left without hesitation, Xun He hurriedly followed, Fugui held a lot of evidence in his arms, and asked: "Master, the emperor hasn't said how to deal with Ruyi yet?"

Xun He said unhappily: "How can I deal with it? Choose one of three options: white silk, poisoned wine, or dagger."

Ruyi fell down and sat on the spot, crying to Xun He: "Master, please forgive me."

Xun He frowned, Fugui hurriedly ordered the two eunuchs to shut Ruyi's mouth, the shouts became smaller and smaller, and gradually disappeared.

After this incident, Concubine Huang Guifei and Concubine Rou were grounded, the Empress was busy checking for gaps, and Concubine Yi stopped fighting for victory.

It's approaching late autumn.

The chrysanthemums planted in pots by almonds have produced flower buds, and finally it is the turn of the newcomers in Cangzhu Palace to go to bed.

Gu Yinwei was unwilling to spend money to bribe Director Guo, so her sleeping time was ranked behind all the changing clothes.

Chu Chu uncovered the wallpaper, pulled Gu Yinwei to look at the money hidden in the crack of the wall: "Look, master, this is all the money I saved for you, use it to fight for favor."

"You don't have to." I just fight for favor to survive, there is no need to give money back.

"Master, I have a lot of money, I don't need any of it, you can use it."

"Our Chuchu family is the best, you keep the money for yourself, I have a sense of proportion."

Gu Yinwei was able to perceive the location of the emperor according to the luck that was churning in the sky above the palace.

In the past month, she had met the emperor three times in total, and every time the emperor had a national teacher by his side.

Originally, she planned to take two breaths of air luck from afar, and then turn the air into lifespan.

But the national teacher didn't give her this chance at all, and Gu Yinwei refused to take the initiative to bribe Director Guo, so the matter froze like this.

(End of this chapter)