Concubine Chun's words made everyone present change their faces, and Wei Ning'er couldn't help but looked up at her in surprise. 【 】

"Pure imperial concubine, you are presumptuous. If you don't tell the reason today, the Ai family will definitely not forgive you. It is an unforgivable crime to slander the future mother of the Qing Dynasty!" The queen mother was furious and shouted in a cold voice.

The emperor also frowned slightly, but didn't say much.

"Report to the empress dowager, and report to the emperor, the concubine has evidence." Concubine Chun raised her head and said extremely calmly.

Concubine Xian, who was sitting by the side, was obviously caught off guard, and at this moment she calmed down a little, and then said with a smile: "Even if Sister Chun is dissatisfied with her, she shouldn't slander her like this!"

"Yes or no, you will know in a moment." Concubine Chun looked at her coldly, then turned her head to look at the emperor, and said respectfully: "At the beginning, Qing Zhu, the maid in charge of Yanxi Palace, committed a crime by defaming your concubine. The emperor You ordered your concubine to deal with her, and concubine Ling wanted to teach her a lesson. You never thought that someone would order the servants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to kill Qingzhu. It was the servants around concubine Ling who discovered it in time and secretly After saving her life, Qingzhu told the concubine and others that the person who wanted to kill her was Concubine Xian." Concubine Chun looked at Concubine Xian at this point: "Sister, if you want to kill people to silence your mouth, is it because you are afraid that you will instruct her to do harm? Has Lingbi's matter been revealed?"

Concubine Xian was silent, when she knew that Qing Zhu was not dead, she knew that there was a big trouble today, and at this time, she could only respond to changes with the same, and she must not open her mouth easily.

The emperor looked at Wei Ning'er and said, "Where is Qingzhu at this time!"

"In the concubine's drunken garden!" Wei Ning'er said respectfully.

"Wu Shulai, send someone to pass it on!" the emperor ordered Wu Shulai who was beside him.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Concubine Chun and Concubine Ling get up and take their seats!" The emperor looked at the two who were still kneeling on the ground and said in a deep voice.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The hall was quiet for a while, and everyone felt a little depressed, and no one dared to speak.

About half an hour later, Wu Shulai came with Qingzhu.

The moment Concubine Xian saw Qingzhu, she clenched her fists tightly, and a killing intent flashed in her eyes.

"Servant Qing Zhu pays homage to the emperor and the empress dowager!" Qing Zhu went to the center of the hall and knelt down.

"If Ai's family remembers correctly, you were originally a servant of the Yanxi Palace, and you were there to serve your concubine!" the Queen Mother asked in a deep voice.

"I want to report to the Empress Dowager, the slaves have been in the palace for almost 20 years. They used to serve the concubine Taigui, and later they served the prince. After leaving the palace with the prince, the slaves were sent to the Xianfu Palace to be the aunt in charge, to serve the nobles. With your concubine!" Qing Zhugong said.

The emperor looked at Qing Zhu coldly, and shouted in a deep voice: "Chun Gui Concubine said that Concubine Xian ordered you to harm Ling Concubine, is there such a thing?"

Qing Zhu took a deep breath and said: "My Majesty, when the servants served the prince, they would bring the servants with the prince when they went out of the palace. He said that the servants would be given the status of concubines and wait for the servants to give birth to a boy and a half girl." , and make plans again, but... In the end, he left the servants in the palace and asked the servants to be loyal to the concubine Xian. The servants did not dare to neglect in the slightest. The asthma-inducing pollen was sprinkled in Lady Xiu’s bedroom, and later Emperor Huixian had an asthma attack because of this, and Empress Xian also ordered her servants to harm the Empress Ling, slandering her for having an affair with Lord Fu Heng!”

"Why does Prince He want you to be loyal to Concubine Xian?" The emperor sneered.

"I don't know!" Qing Zhu took a deep breath and said, although she knew some secrets, but she... didn't want to ruin her life with the prince because of this, she just wanted to let Concubine Xian die.

In the past few years, she has devoted herself wholeheartedly to Concubine Xian. She never thought that Concubine Xian would treat her as an abandoned son and take her life. How could she bear this tone.

"Emperor, let's find out with the prince!" The smile on the Empress Dowager's face was a little unnatural.

Naturally, she is the clearest about this matter. Concubine Xian originally wanted to make a side portrait for Prince He, but...the Empress Dowager had selfish intentions in her heart, so she asked the first emperor to give her to the emperor.

"Wu Shulai, pass the prince into the palace!" The emperor ordered Wu Shulai who was beside him.

Everyone could see that the emperor was very angry at this time. How could he not be angry that his concubine had an inexplicable relationship with his brother.

If it wasn't for one being the prince and the other being the empress dowager's favorite candidate, he would have dealt with it long ago.

He Prince Hong Zhou is a famous absurd prince who likes to hold funerals and eat sacrifices. When he has nothing to do, he will arrange funerals for himself at home. Every time the funeral starts, he will sit where the coffin should be placed, facing the table full of offerings After eating and drinking, his concubines knelt down and howled as usual.

When the little eunuch went to pass the decree to the Prince’s Mansion, he and the Prince were eating tributes, while yelling at the concubines who were kneeling on the ground indistinctly: “Cry louder, you can cry so softly before the king dies.” , if this king dies, wouldn't you all laugh!"

The butler on the side smiled awkwardly: "Elder-in-law, look, our lord is drunk again. I'm afraid something serious will happen if we enter the palace like this. Can we report back to the emperor and wait for our lord to sober up before entering the palace to plead guilty?"

"The emperor, the empress dowager, and all the other ladies are all waiting for the prince to go in the Changchun Immortal Hall!" The little eunuch also looked embarrassed.

At this moment, the prince and Prince Fujin rushed over after hearing the news. She saw that the prince was so drunk that she almost lay down on the tribute table, her face changed suddenly, and then she turned to the two kneeling and crying Fujin and several concubines drank: "Go back to your house, it's a disgrace!"

"Yes!" Several people got up and left immediately as if they were pardoned.

"Fujin... come, have a drink with me!" Prince He laughed and wanted to get up from the tribute table, but unexpectedly fell to the ground, and the fall was not light.

"Boss, help the prince back to rest!" Di Fujin frowned slightly.

"Yes!" The manager immediately brought two servants in.

"Eunuch, I'm afraid the prince won't be able to enter the palace, so I'll report my troubles to the emperor!" Di Fujin laughed.

"This..., Fujin, the emperor and the empress dowager are waiting for you." The little eunuch looked puzzled.

Fujin was also a little worried, pondered for a moment and said: "Since it's not a state matter, then Fujin will go to the Changchun Immortal Hall with my father-in-law, and personally plead guilty to the empress dowager and the emperor!"

Everyone in the court knows that Prince He is an absurd prince, but his concubine Fujin is a tigress. Not only does he control Prince He to death, but everyone in the palace fears her.

And Prince Fujin didn't know why the emperor and the queen mother called He Prince urgently. It wasn't until she went to the Changchun Immortal Hall that she faintly realized the difficulty of the matter.

Knowing that he and the Prince were in the process of organizing a funeral for himself and unconscious, the Emperor's face was extremely gloomy, but the Empress Dowager looked at Fujin who was kneeling below, thoughtfully.

"Prince He Fujin, this maid said that Prince He kept her in the palace and asked her to serve Concubine Xian. Do you know this maid?" The queen mother asked lightly.

Hearing this, Prince Fujin's face turned pale. Didn't the Empress Dowager mean that her family's prince and concubine Xian...

Although she is fierce, she is not stupid. If this crime is confirmed, then her prince's life will be ruined, not only the prince, but even the wives and concubines in the palace will have no way out.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but glanced at Qing Zhu who was kneeling on the ground, feeling horrified in her heart, and then shouted: "Empress Dowager, don't listen to this lowly servant girl's nonsense, she is the prince's personal servant, she is a coquettish child, always trying to seduce the prince The concubine did not allow her to go out of the palace with the lord at the beginning, and even taught her severely, she must have held a grudge to slander our lord, empress, such a lowly maidservant should be pulled out and killed, lest she cause trouble again!"

He and Prince Fujin still couldn't get over his anger when he said this, he rushed over to beat and kick Qingzhu, playing with it.

"Enough!" The emperor shouted loudly, so frightened that she dared not move anymore.

"Concubine Xian!" The emperor looked coldly at Concubine Xian who was still sitting calmly on the chair, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Concubine Xian stood up and said with a smile: "My Majesty, this concubine does not know this maid named Qing Zhu, and I don't know anything about what she said."

"Emperor, it's too childish to convict Concubine Xian just by relying on the words of a court lady. Aijia never believes that Concubine Xian has an affair with Prince He. But when it came to Ling Concubine, the maid confessed that she held a grudge." Ling concubine taught her to slander Ling concubine on purpose, but now she pours dirty water on concubine Xian, it is really hateful, and imperial concubine Huixian died of an asthma attack, this is what the imperial doctors can testify, as for Qing Aijia has never heard of the pollen that bamboo said can induce asthma, but where is that pollen?" The Queen Mother shouted in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Qing Zhu raised his head and looked at Lu Mo beside the queen mother, and was about to ask Lu Mo to take out the pollen, but saw a flash of apology in Lu Mo's eyes, Qing Zhu's eyes froze, and suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest The pain was so painful that she couldn't even scream, her head seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, she opened her mouth to say something, but blood overflowed from her mouth.

"Ah..." Prince Fujin screamed in fright when he saw her like this.

The next moment, Qing Zhu fell to the ground, unconscious.

Wu Shulai ran down under the emperor's instruction, stretched out his hand to check her breath and pulse, and shook his head for a while: "Report to the emperor, Qingzhu is dead, died of poisoning!"

The queen mother suddenly stood up from the phoenix chair and shouted: "What a concubine, she secretly left the slave who was supposed to be killed, slandered the noble concubine Xian, and now poisoned her to death. There is no proof for death. You are so brave."

Wei Ning'er was caught off guard by this sudden turn of events, she couldn't figure out how Qing Zhu died so vaguely.

Seeing that the Empress Dowager intentionally put all the blame on her, Wei Ning'er suddenly knelt down on the ground, raised her head to look at the Emperor, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, this concubine only saved her because she couldn't bear to see someone die, and she has no other intentions!"

The emperor was caught in a dilemma for a while, if he insisted on investigating, Qingzhu was already dead, I'm afraid it would be bad for Wei Ning'er to investigate, but...if he didn't investigate, how could he let go of his only hatred.

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