Phoenix that can't smile

Chapter 502
"Empress!" Just as Xiao Ruzi and Zhu Heng left, Mei Guiren came in with her maid, Wen Qing, and bowed to greet her.

"Sister, you're here. What's going on? We've clearly caught evidence that Concubine Jiang poisoned Concubine Huan. Why did the people in my palace be taken away by the people in the inner palace instead?" Living in Mei Guiren's catkin.

"Empress, something has happened. Last night, the king suddenly came to Zijin Pavilion, where the concubine is. It is said that the inner government participated in the report, saying that there was a theft in the palace. The arrested cook and Jianjia Palace just happened to be there. Huiyue from the imperial dining room happened to be framed for theft, and the stolen goods were found in the cook's residence, so it's not reasonable to say!" Mei Gui frowned.

"Damn it, my lord, we have been fooled by Concubine Jiang again. I didn't expect that in order to cover up the evidence of the crime, a villain came to sue first, and openly spread rumors to frame our people from Jianjia Palace for stealing. This is really unreasonable!" Ah Xi immediately understood, and his dimples turned red with anger.

"What I'm worried about now is that Hui Yue is arrested and sent to the inner palace. If Concubine Jiang secretly orders someone to torture her to extract a confession and force Hui Yue to make a random confession that the empress is the empress behind the poisoning of the concubine's medicine in the imperial dining room. If we push it to the empress, we will be speechless." Mei Guiren said worriedly.

"No, this palace must not allow people around me to suffer any more unwarranted disasters. Mrs. Mei, let's go, go to Peony Pavilion and find Concubine Huan directly, and tell her the truth about Concubine Jiang sending someone to poison her medicine!" Bao Si was furious. burn road.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's useless. Concubine Huan won't trust our words at all. Even at this time, it's useless to say anything." Mei Guiren worried.

"Then let's go to the inner mansion and return to Huiyue! It's not too late, Axi, let's go!" Mingyue put a cloak on Baosi, Baosi frowned, and immediately left Jianjia Palace with Axi.

In the dark Inner Palace Prison, Hui Yue, who was trembling with fear of the shocking instruments of torture in front of her, braved her courage, closed her eyes, and did not say a word.

"Miss Huiyue, don't delay, the stolen goods have been found in the cook's room, and you had a relationship with the cook the day before yesterday, this is a certainty, if you want to avoid the pain of flesh and blood, hurry Make a confession, maybe the king can give you a lighter sentence and spare your life, otherwise, it would be a pity for the whip to catch fire, and your slim body!" The eunuch who was in charge of the punishment gasped, with a ferocious expression on his face, and started Intimidate and lure.

"Hmph, I only have one sentence, so don't bother! You framed our Jianjia Palace for stealing property, it's just nonsense. As for who is the culprit, you have to ask who it is, spreading rumors and shamelessly slandering our queen Ma'am, it's shameful for you to murder someone behind your back!" Hui Yue retorted angrily.

"Okay, little girl, you are stubborn, come here, give her thirty whips first!" Shouting out of embarrassment, he shouted hysterically.

"Stop!" At this moment, the gate of the Inner Mansion burst open, and the worried Bao Si hurried into the prison with Ah Xi and a group of maids.

"Hey, empress, how can you come to this prison in person with such a noble body, please take care!" Kou Mao and Zhu Heng, the inner mansion, were so scared that they hurried forward to kowtow to pay their respects when they saw the concubine's arrival. discouraged.

"Don't talk nonsense with me, I just ask you, did my girl find out the stolen goods?" Bao Si raised her head and asked straight to the point.

"Return to your mother's words, no." Kou Mao replied tremblingly.

"Then is there any evidence to prove that Hui Yue colluded with the cook?" Bao Si continued to ask coldly.

"There's no evidence for this yet." Zhu Huan was so frightened that he was sweating profusely.

"In this case, I will bring Hui Yue back to the palace soon, you have no objection." Bao Si said with a frosty face.

"Well, my lord, please spare this little minister. If the matter is not found out, if you let him go, the king will definitely blame him, and the minister will not be able to bear the blame." Kou Mao and Zhu Heng were so frightened that they fell down like onions.

"Okay, since you want to find out why, then I will help you to interrogate today. Someone, go to the Jianjia Palace of my palace, and bring everyone's labors over, and let the inner government check carefully. Is there any?" Stolen goods?" Bao Si said angrily.

"Well, how dare I wait." Zhu Heng smiled obsequiously.

"If you don't dare, why do you investigate the case? Isn't it to deceive the king? Since the Jianjia Palace in this palace is not spared, then check every place in the harem of Chaoyang Palace until you have no doubts and can communicate with each other." Stop it!" Bao Si stared at Zhu Heng who was kneeling on the ground, and said angrily.

"Report to the empress, the king has a decree to let the empress go to the Shuilong Shuren Palace to receive the decree!" At this time, the imperial eunuch, as small as a son, came forward to greet him with an imperial decree.

Without looking back, Bao Si led a group of court ladies out of the inner mansion and headed straight for the Shuilong Shuren Hall.

"Si'er, why are you doing this? It's just a small robbery case in the harem, so it's not worth getting angry at all." Minggong put his hands behind his back, and after Baosi walked slowly into the palace to say hello, he hurried up to Baosi, Rou Ning, who was obsessed with Bao Si, spoke kindly to comfort her.

"Your Majesty, the concubine is not protecting my shortcomings, nor is it making trouble for no reason. The concubine just wants the inner government to investigate the case fairly." Bao Si calmly opened her lips and said.

"Okay, Si'er, I promise you that I will immediately order a few impartial officials in the court to cooperate with the inner government to openly hear and investigate this case. If the weather is changing, and someone unconscionably accuses Jianjia Palace of stealing, I will definitely not Let them go!" Mingong said with determination.

After half a day, suddenly the court lady Rou'er came forward and reported: "Your Majesty, Lord Cheng Rong, Lord Song Yan, and Lord Zhu Heng have already found out the truth about the theft, and are now waiting outside the palace to be summoned."

"Oh, really? It didn't take more than a day to find out the eyebrows, let them in quickly." Mingong looked happily at the weak-eyed Baosi, and quickly waved to Rou'er.

After a while, Cheng Rong, Song Yan, and Zhu Heng, who were all smiling, entered the hall and said: "I report to the Holy Majesty, it has been found out that the water tap that was stolen by the cook was actually put in the kitchen by a mermaid when it was a reward in the palace. As for Miss Huiyue, she was the only one who had contact with the cook at the time of the incident, and she was not responsible for it. In addition, I found a red medicine powder in the cook's package. Please ask Wang Check it out!"

After all, Cheng Rong directly presented the kit containing the medicinal powder.

Ming Gong picked it up and inspected it carefully, he couldn't help frowning and said: "Why do I feel that this medicine powder is mixed with poison, come here, please go to the imperial doctor Zhou immediately."

(End of this chapter)