The Six Palaces of Favorites: The Black-bellied Emperor's Cold Concubine

Chapter 513: Many Traps (3)
Xiao Jue looked at Qing Chen who was still in shock with concern, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "Brother Emperor, although the dance was arranged by my younger brother, but the props were not made by my younger brother..."

"It's none of your business, you should get up first." Xiao Jun interrupted Xiao Jue, "I believe you won't intentionally hurt Concubine Rong Gui."

Xiao Jue looked at Qing Chen apologetically, got up and stepped aside.

Today, because there is a family banquet, I am afraid that the concubine will be drunk and uncomfortable, so there is an imperial doctor waiting outside the hall. Gu Yunfeng hurried in to salute, and then entered the side hall with Qingchen to ask for pulse, "Your Majesty is fine, just suffer After getting a little frightened, it will be good to use some soothing soup later."

Qingchen rested for a while in the side hall, then returned to the main hall and sat quietly waiting for the result.Whether what happened just now was deliberate or an accident, she had no idea in her mind, the dancer would not risk her life to harm her, unless she really didn't want to live anymore.

The concubines sitting below saw that the emperor's expression was not good, no one dared to speak out for fear of provoking the emperor's wrath, but they were gloating in their hearts.

After a while, Fuquan came up to report: "Your Majesty, this old slave just watched the wooden frame carefully and found that someone tampered with it."

Qingchen felt a chill in his heart, he clenched the armrest of the chair tightly, and heard Fuquan continue to say: "The wooden frame was originally used to pull the colored ribbons, and the wooden wedges on the frame were used to hang the tendon rope so that it would bounce more lightly. However, a few thin blades were glued to the edge of the crossbar, so that when the ribbon was pulled, it rubbed so hard that it was cut off. Once the ribbon was broken, all the strength was transferred to the bull. On the tendon rope, the wooden wedge couldn't withstand such a heavy force, so it was pulled out by force and bounced out by the tendon rope, which almost accidentally injured your concubine."

Xiao Jun slapped the table fiercely, shaking the queen in shock, "Take all the people who have been handled to the Punishment Department for torture. Even if I would rather kill them all by mistake, I must ask who it is. You want to harm Concubine Rong with bad intentions!"

It was a day of great joy, and almost killed someone. Naturally, the emperor wanted to investigate thoroughly when he was angry. The empress hurriedly persuaded: "The emperor calms down, and this matter will be interrogated by the Punishment Department first, and the concubine will definitely investigate this matter." If the truth comes to light, we will never tolerate that person with ulterior motives."

Xiao Jun gritted her teeth and said, "If you kill someone to pay for your life, even if you don't succeed, I won't keep his life."

The empress sighed heavily, as if feeling a little helpless, Sang Wanrong reminded at the right time: "Empress Empress, didn't Leng Zhaoyi and Hao Shuyuan help arrange the decorations in this hall today, why don't you ask them, It must be helpful. After all, the people responsible for these things know more than us, don't they?"

What she said seemed to mean something, and it seemed to be just a kind reminder. The queen looked at the two of them, and seeing Leng Zhaoyi got up, she said: "Go back to the empress, the concubine is really ashamed, although the empress has confessed to the concubine. Helping to organize the birthday banquet, but the concubine accidentally twisted her foot when she came out of the Chengkun Palace yesterday morning, and it was difficult for her to move. Hao Shuyuan worked hard to organize all the affairs of the Xinhua Palace by herself. If you know what's going on here, please forgive me, Empress Empress."

The queen's gaze immediately turned to Hao Shuyuan who was at the side, seeing her get up in a hurry and said: "Your Majesty, the concubine is only in charge of the banquet, and the props and racks are prepared by Si Lefang himself, and the concubine doesn't know what's going on ah."

Concubine Ning smiled contemptuously, it was rare to show such an obvious attitude, thinking that Leng Zhaoyi probably knew Hao Shuyuan's malicious intentions long ago, so she did not hesitate to hurt herself and avoid suspicion, so as not to be dragged down to death by her.

Sure enough, the queen said angrily: "You don't know what's going on? Even if it's a prop prepared by Si Lefang, why don't you check carefully what is presented to the emperor? If there is a hidden weapon in this prop, if it is caught A person with bad intentions hurt the emperor, can you use your ignorance as an excuse?"

Such a stupid excuse really made people angry. After the Queen's accusation, it was even more obvious that Hao Shuyuan was careless in her work and could not be reused.

Qingchen knew a little bit about it. After Shu Guiyi fell, Hao Shuyuan and Feng Wanrong, who had been reduced to a permanent presence, took refuge in Concubine Ning. .

As far as the queen is concerned, it would be the best if Hao Shuyuan secretly instigated others to do this. If it wasn't for her, the queen would definitely punish her for a careless crime, and the emperor might not reuse it in the future.

Hao Shuyuan came out and knelt in fear: "Your Majesty, because the singing and dancing were arranged by the prince, the concubine is full of trust. I didn't intervene too much in this matter, and I ask the emperor to forgive me."

She pushed the matter to Xiao Jue, which seemed to be a very reasonable excuse. Xiao Jue's face changed, but he didn't open his mouth to refute.

Qingchen couldn't stand it anymore, she knew that everyone sitting in this hall might be someone who wanted to murder her, but Xiao Jue was the only one who would not, he would never!

Anger overwhelmed the fear just now, Qingchen sneered and said, "I don't understand what Hao Shuyuan said. Are you saying that His Royal Highness wants to harm me? His Highness is only in charge of rehearsing this dance, and the props are It was prepared by the palace people, and it was sent to Xinhua Hall in advance, which has nothing to do with His Highness, if you don’t check carefully for negligence of duty, it’s fine, why do you want to shirk the responsibility on others?”

Seeing the emperor's cold expression, Hao Shuyuan panicked even more, knelt on the ground and wept helplessly: "Your Majesty, the concubine is not shirking responsibility, it's just that there are so many slaves coming and going in and out of the Xinhua Palace today, the concubine is considered a Even ten pairs of eyes can't see it. Didn't the palace keep rumoring that your concubine's wife is Miss Xie's family? Perhaps His Royal Highness was afraid that she would have ill intentions towards the emperor and would hurt her if she wanted to avenge the family. design except her."

Xiao Jue's eyes trembled, and he looked at Qing Chen suddenly, seeing her calm and complacent, with sarcasm in her eyes, the fright in her heart was suppressed.

"Nonsense!" Xiao Jun threw the wine glass in her hand on the ground fiercely, her face turned pale and uncertain under the rage, and the cowardly concubine shrank in her chair in fright, not daring to breathe.

"I know that you may be jealous of my love for Concubine Rong, but it's so ridiculous that even such rumors are spread. It's a big joke! I have already checked in secret, and Concubine Rong's life experience has already begun. Once you have a clue, you will soon know who she is. There is no need to make a fuss about her background. I will never believe these rumors with ulterior motives! Let me hear someone discussing this matter in private without any basis. No pardon!"

(End of this chapter)