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

Chapter 971 Birthday (27)
The queen sneered: "That means, except for the slaves of Duanyang Palace, no one has touched this pastry?"

When Xiao Xiangzi heard this, something was wrong, and he had a vague premonition, and hurriedly said: "The birthday cake was brought in by these little father-in-laws. I don't know if it's their secret tricks?"

When the little eunuchs who delivered the cakes heard this, they immediately knelt on the ground in fright and kowtowed non-stop, saying, "Your Majesty, empress, the servants just took this birthday cake from Eunuch Xiangzi and brought it in. It’s only a few steps from the side hall, and you’re carrying something in your hand, how do you poison it in full view? The servants are wronged.”

The queen gave Zheyue a wink, and Zheyue immediately stepped forward, took off the silver hairpin from her head, and inserted it into the remaining pastry. After a while, the hairpin changed color, and Zheyue replied: "Your Majesty, empress, the poison is not on the surface, but the whole birthday cake is poisonous."

A sinister sneer flashed across the corner of the queen's mouth, and she snorted softly, "The whole birthday cake is poisonous, which means that this cake was not tampered with later, but was already poisoned when it was made." Poisoned. I am afraid that none of the slaves in the palace have such ingenious ideas for such a cake, could it be that the imperial concubine made it herself?"

Qingchen suddenly felt a little dazed. When she was making this cake last night, Yun Lan, Qinxue and Jinxiu were helping her. During the period, no one had entered the small kitchen except Chang Xi, so this cake How did the poison in it get in?There must be no problem with the water, otherwise everyone in the palace would have been poisoned to death. Besides the water, could it be that there is something wrong with the flour?

Seeing that she was just dazed and silent, the queen asked persistently: "Why, is the imperial concubine speechless, or is she thinking about how to get rid of the crime?"

Qingchen didn't know how to answer, if there was something wrong with the flour, it meant that there were spies in her palace, but most of these people in her palace followed her when she was a little nobleman, even if she later There is another person added to the concubine's palace, who is also a trustworthy person picked by Xiao Yinzi himself, so who is the traitor?

"Empress, the concubine is not thinking about how to shirk responsibility, but just trying to figure out the whole story."

The queen looked over the emperor with cold eyes, and there was an irresistible sense of oppression in her majestic voice, and asked: "I only ask you, did you make this cake yourself?"

Clearly aware of the ill intentions in her words, Qingchen hesitated for a moment, but could only reply: "The concubine made it with her own hands."

The queen angrily said: "You make cakes for the emperor yourself, don't you know to check whether there is any problem with the ingredients before making it? How careless are you, so you don't take the safety of the emperor at heart? Could it be that the emperor was there before? You eat in the palace, have you never known how to test poison?"

The utensils used in Duanyang Palace are all made of silver, and the small kitchen is only accessible to the few people who are close to her and serve her. If there is no problem with the silver utensils, why use silver needles to test for poison?
The queen asked with a sip: "Fuquan, tell me, before the emperor ate in the concubine Chen's palace, did you check whether the food was safe for the emperor in advance?"

Fuquan peeked at the emperor, then bowed and replied politely: "Empress, the emperor's dragon body is healthy, how can the food in the imperial concubine's palace be unsafe?"

The queen's hands were trembling with anger, and she turned to the emperor and said: "Your majesty, this matter is no small matter. The concubine suggests that the imperial concubine be grounded first, and then deal with it after finding out the truth of the matter!"

Xiao Jun was noncommittal, but just looked at Xiao Xiangzi. Xiao Xiangzi thought for a while, and suddenly asked Chang Xi: "Yesterday afternoon, my mother said to make birthday cakes. At that time, you and Xun Wu went to the imperial dining room to get the ingredients. Now this birthday If there is a problem with the cake, it must be the fault of the two of you, tell me, who put poison in the ingredients?"

When Chang Xi heard it, he was blown out of his wits by his words, and said tremblingly: "Mr. Xiang, we are all slaves from Yinfengxuan. When the empress was neglected, many people went to climb high branches and leave. The slaves have been Serving the empress faithfully, you have wronged me to death by saying this at this moment."

After the ingredients were brought back, they were placed in the small kitchen, and no one went in to touch them, and Qingchen did not say in advance that he would make birthday cakes, but when he thought of this in the afternoon, he immediately ordered Chang Xi and Xun Wu to get the things, even if there were people in the imperial dining room. If he wanted to frame him deliberately, it was impossible to poison him in time, so the poison must have been put in by someone on the road, and that person must have prepared it long ago, just waiting for a suitable opportunity.

Chang Xi thought about it, if it wasn't him, then it could only be Xun Wu, so he pointed to Xun Wu and said, "Your Majesty, I feel that if there is a slave in Duanyang Palace who is unfaithful, then this person must be Xun Wu. He came from the palace to serve, before he came, such a thing had never happened in Duanyang Palace, so the servant suspected that Xun Wu poisoned and wanted to frame the empress."

When Qingchen returned to the palace from the Valley of Evil Doctors, because there were not enough manpower brought from the palace to serve, the Ministry of Internal Affairs temporarily sent a few young father-in-laws to Xifeng Palace to serve. Because of his absence, Xiao Xiangzi kept Xun Wu and let him go back to the palace with him.

When Xun Wu heard Chang Xi ruthlessly correct him, his face turned pale, and he shouted as if he had been greatly wronged: "Your Majesty, the red crane crest in the cake was definitely not put in by the slave. Although the slave came to the empress's palace to compare He is late, but he has always served his mother loyally. The slave has no second thoughts about his mother. Chang Xi said that, but he just wanted the slave to take the blame for him. Who made the slave come late? He deserves to be bullied by him. Father-in-law Chang Xi I usually dislike the servant, but now I want the servant to take the blame for him, the servant has been wronged, Your Majesty."

Xiao Jun looked at him coldly, suppressing the anger in her heart and asked in a cold voice: "Who told you that the poison in the birthday cake was Crane's Crown Red? I'm not ready to let the imperial doctor test the poison. How did you know it was Crane?" Top red? Who ordered you to poison the imperial concubine? If it is true, I will reward you with a happy death, otherwise, I will kill your nine clans!"

Xun Wu gave a strange cry, and suddenly sat down on the ground, his face ashen ashes startled, he suddenly looked at Qingchen and said: "Madam, this slave can no longer be loyal to you and the prince, don't forget what the prince told you, Since we failed this time, please take care of yourselves, the servants will go first."

Normally, this sentence means that he is going to commit suicide, Xiao Jun ordered sharply: "Hold him, don't let him die without evidence."

Chang Xi and Xiao Yinzi hurriedly buckled Xun Wu up, but it was too late, Xun Wu suddenly bled from his mouth and nose for some reason, and died as soon as his head drooped.

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