Donggong Zhangjiao

It was late at night when the commotion broke out in Baohua Hall.

The Master said that the palace maid who came to chant sutras for her seemed to be possessed by an evil spirit. She was chanting sutras normally, but suddenly passed out and woke up again, and started yelling and saying a lot of things. if.

The queen was awakened in the middle of the night and immediately got up and rushed over.

Soon, Pei Yao got news here. It was said that Yuetao, the eldest maid next to Concubine Wan, suddenly revealed many evil things that Concubine Wan had done in the palace over the years. Some of them were about the emperor's heirs and were related to the emperor. major.

Pei Yao was resting alone in Jingqian Palace today. He was woken up in the middle of the night. Hearing the report, Yan Li, the eunuch next to the queen, said a few words, and he started to care about it.

With a sullen face, Hei immediately rushed to Baohua Hall.

When he arrived, there were only a few mages in Baohua Hall, and others were huddled in a ball, shivering, as if Yuetao had been greatly stimulated.

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The moment she saw Pei Yao, the queen's eyes turned red, her voice trembled slightly, with suppressed anger and grief.

"What's going on?" Pei Yao frowned as he looked at everything in front of him.

The queen took a deep breath, quickly wiped away the tears that fell from the corner of her eyes, and gritted her teeth and said, "This girl said that the poisoning of the fifth prince was caused by Concubine Wan. It was probably because Concubine Wan suspected that she was infertile and it was the concubine who harmed her, so In order to take revenge on my concubine, I deliberately thought of this vicious way to deal with my concubine!"

Hearing these words, Pei Yao's face turned extremely gloomy for a moment.

"Hong Zheng, go and ask, yes or no."

In fact, he already had the answer in mind. How could Fengxuan Palace and Yichun Palace, which he was investigating these days, not notice the Queen's current methods and the slight connection between Concubine Wan and the fifth prince's poisoning case.

When her thoughts came back to her eyes, Yuetao seemed to be frightened. As soon as Hong Zheng approached her, before she could ask any questions, she immediately waved her hands and hid behind with a look of horror on her face.

"It's not me. I just follow orders and do things. It was Concubine Wan's idea. She harmed the Fifth Prince, the Queen, Concubine Zhao and the Fourth Prince. It was all her, it was all her, I was just her pawn!"

There’s no need to ask, it’s all said.

When Pei Yao heard this, he immediately became nervous, "And Concubine Zhao? What did Concubine Wan do to Concubine Zhao?!"

It was already worrying that the fifth prince was poisoned, but now Fang Yun, who had not paid attention to it before, was mentioned again. Especially at this time, Fang Yun was still pregnant. If something happened, it would kill two people, and no one could help it. Pay special attention.

"It was Xie Meiren. It was Concubine Wan who asked Xie Meiren to use smallpox to harm others. It has nothing to do with me!"

Yuetao confided immediately.

After hearing this, the queen immediately reacted and stepped forward quickly.

"Your Majesty, this must be an old incident when the second princess and the concubine of Song Dynasty were infected with smallpox. Mrs. Xie has been brought to justice, but she never thought that such an old incident was actually related to Concubine Wan. It can be seen that she is vicious and cunning, and she has been hiding in the palace for so many years. I pity me Xu'er, who was harmed by her, is now less than ten years old, and her life span is just over."

The queen was angry and anxious, and she was extremely sad and angry. She was choked and speechless.

Those eyes seemed to be spitting fire, staring at Yuetao, as if they were about to tear the person apart.

"Someone, go and call Concubine Wan for me!"

Pei Yao's hands behind his back were squeezed tightly, his knuckles turning white.

Just when Hong was about to go out to look for someone, he suddenly heard a burst of chaotic footsteps outside Baohua Hall, and saw Concubine Wan running in from the outside in disheveled clothes.

It was as if he had just woken up from the bed and rushed over before he had time to clean up properly.

Of course it would be like this, because the queen kept the news in Baohua Palace tightly. Concubine Wan was able to gain trust in Yichun Palace at this moment. She came in advance and was already the queen before anyone was invited. It was unexpected. However, Concubine Wan arrived at this moment, and the queen did not panic at all. What should be said has been said, and what Pei Yao should know has been known. Concubine Wan's struggle will not help.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Concubine Wan ran in and saluted hurriedly, "I have heard about it. Your Majesty, you can't believe these nonsense. How could I do such a thing!"

"This girl is your dowry, your confidant maid, how can her words be false?!" The queen couldn't help but scolded her on the spot.

Concubine Wan glanced at Yuetao curled up on the ground, gritted her teeth, and immediately ran over, grabbed her shoulders and shook her vigorously.

"Yuetao, tell me, who instigated you to slander me like this? How could I do those things!"

"Ah——! Let me go, let me go. It's not me. It's not me. It's all done by Concubine Wan. I'm just doing what you're told. Don't look for me. It was Concubine Wan who poisoned the fifth prince. , it’s all done by Concubine Wan, it has nothing to do with me!”

Yuetao, who was grabbed and shaken by Concubine Wan, screamed and dodged as if she was being stimulated, and started yelling.

After listening to her words, Concubine Wan's face suddenly turned pale, she raised her hand and slapped her hard on the face.

"Calm down, I. You are so mad that you are talking nonsense!"

After this slap, Yuetao really seemed to regain some sense. She covered her face with one hand and supported the ground with the other. She no longer yelled, only panted violently, and looked at Concubine Wan with wide eyes.

However, Concubine Wan had no intention of looking at her at this moment. She immediately turned around and knelt down facing Pei Yao.

"Your Majesty, I am unjustly accused. Even if I have 10,000 courage, I would not dare to do such a thing. Yuetao must be crazy. You cannot believe the words of a madman, Your Majesty!"

But Pei Yao looked at her condescendingly, with only coldness and forbearance in his eyes.

After a long while, he said in a deep voice, "Bring Concubine Wan back to Yichun Palace. Without my will, no one in Yichun Palace is allowed to leave Yichun Palace, and no one is allowed to come into contact with Yichun Palace. Take this maid away and interrogate her!"

No matter how Concubine Wan struggled, it was of no avail. Now she could only pray that Yuetao was really crazy, and it was best to say something that did not match her words and could not prove it.

But some of the people around her knew the inside story.

Thinking of this, Concubine Wan felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.

At that time, in the Baohua Hall, the queen watched Concubine Wan and Yuetao being taken away respectively, her eyes were red, and she was tightly tugging at the handkerchief in her hand. It was obvious that her mood had not calmed down yet.

Pei Yao glanced at her, sighed, and said softly, "Queen, please go back and rest. Hong Zheng will be responsible for the interrogation. Xu'er is also my child. I will definitely give an explanation to you mother and son."

"Concubine, thank you, Your Majesty." The queen bowed with tears in her eyes, and then left with the help of her maid.

But after she left, Pei Yao did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he asked the mage to bring something over and personally handed a stick of incense.

"Master Jinghui must have been at Baohua Hall for some years."

"Amitabha, I have been in Baohua Hall for more than twenty years." Master Jinghui said with her hands clasped together.

Pei Yao glanced at him and then said calmly, "A monk should not be entangled with the world. Master has been in Buddhism for many years. He should know this sentence. I don't want this Baohua Hall to be quiet again and disturb you all." Ancestors are at peace.”

Hearing these words, Master Jinghui suddenly stiffened slightly, and then responded.

Pei Yao turned around and left without saying any more.

It was true that he could not tolerate Concubine Wan's plot to murder the fifth prince, but it was indeed against the rules for the queen to collude with the palace mage to cause such a scene in the Baohua Hall where the ancestors were ranked.

But knowing that the queen was eager to protect her son, Pei Yao would not hold him accountable, but the mage should be punished.