Empress Fenghua

Chapter 282 The Death of Lianzhi
When He Xiaoyu realized that something had happened to Lianzhi, it was already getting late, and the dark night made it even more difficult to find him.Princess Qingshi was walking in the imperial garden, looking at the hurrying lanterns in front of her, she couldn't help frowning, "Lianying, what's going on in front?"

Lianying took a closer look, "Princess, those people seem to be looking for something!"

"Looking for something?" Princess Qingshi looked puzzled, "Could it be that some noble person lost something precious?"

"It's also possible!" Lianying smiled slightly, "Princess, don't worry, it's better to go back and rest quickly! Tomorrow you have to go to Princess Xinyang's residence!"

Qingshi smiled sadly, "It would be great if I could go there, I'm afraid the emperor will not agree! Now the relationship between Guling and King Xicheng Yongjia is very mysterious. For Emperor Cong Jia, this is a conspiracy and a deal. Bengong really doubts whether the death of the concubine mother at this juncture is a coincidence or was murdered by someone, just to get me back!"

Lianying frowned, "Princess, don't worry, she is still pregnant with the flesh and blood of His Royal Highness!"

Qingshi sighed, "Could it be that this palace is going to stay in this palace and wait for Yongjia to come back? They are both younger brothers, and I don't want to watch them kill each other. But now I am a member of Guling Now, as long as you protect the blood of the ancient spirit in your belly, you will be worthy of the Situ clan!"

Lianying smiled and nodded, "The princess is right. No matter how His Royal Highness treats the princess, the king supports the princess. Even if Lu Shui is favored again, it is still a concubine's room. There is a difference between concubine and concubine. The princess's child I will also rely on you in the future!"

Qingshi smiled knowingly, and finally felt a little comforted. His eyes swept towards the dark lake, but he saw something floating on the water...

"Lianying, what do you think that is?" Qingshi was a little puzzled, "Come to us!"

Lianying supported Qingshi and walked a few steps towards the lake, holding a lantern to shine a light on it, a pale face appeared in front of the two of them, with hair floating on the water, it was very frightening!
"Ah..." Qingshi screamed and passed out...

Ye Congjia's face was cold, she clenched her fists tightly, and glanced at Dali Temple Minister Meng Yihong, "Meng Aiqing, tell me, how did Lianzhi die?"

Meng Yihong hurriedly knelt on the ground, "The emperor told me, according to my inspection, this maid is so pitiful that she committed suicide by jumping into the lake!"

"Suicide?" He Xiaoyu frowned, the tears on his face were still wet, "When Lianzhi went out in the morning, he was fine, how could he commit suicide? Did Master Meng make a mistake?"

Meng Yihong smiled dryly, "The old minister thinks there must be nothing wrong, because there are still a few bruises on Lianzhi's face, as if the swelling has not subsided after being slapped!"

"But there is a wound on Lianzhi's head, isn't that the cause of death?" He Xiaoyu asked sadly.

Meng Yihong shook his head, "The lake where the girl Lianzhi threw herself into was reborn from the reef at the bottom of the lake. It must be that the girl Lianzhi was wronged and felt aggrieved, so she threw herself into the lake, and the wound on her forehead was touched at the bottom of the lake. Injured by the reef. Otherwise, the corpse would not float to the surface at night!"

A trace of coldness flashed in He Xiaoyu's eyes, he clenched his fists secretly, but wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes with sobs, "What should I do, Your Majesty?"

"You just finished telling me what Lianzhi saw with your own eyes, and Lianzhi died unexpectedly..." Ye Congjia sneered, "I don't quite believe it's a coincidence! But why is there a bruise on Lianzhi's face? ? May He Shuhua explain?"

He Xiaoyu knelt on the ground with a pale complexion, "Go back to the emperor, Lianzhi accidentally bumped into my concubine's stomach when she came back from outside today, and the concubine just reprimanded her. Nothing to do!"

Ye Congjia snorted coldly, "If you weren't usually domineering and domineering, why would the servants be so afraid of you? Slap yourself?"

Meng Yihong frowned, "In addition, the veteran also found some tea leaves on Miss Lianzhi's body. Although it was washed by water, it can still be seen that this tea has been brewed and is highly poisonous!"

Du Fuhai walked in with his waist bowed, "Your Majesty, De Concubine, please see me!"

"Xuan!" Ye Congjia's eyes flashed a cold light, what is Huayan doing here at this time?
Hua Yan approached the hall and quickly knelt on the ground, "The concubine sees the emperor!"

"My concubine, please, I am here to deal with the matter of the maid of Hanguang Palace! My concubine never comes out of the gate of Xinning Palace, what's the matter here at this time?" Ye Congjia looked at Huayan solemnly, Doubts arose in my heart.

Huayan bowed her body, "The concubine came here for this! The maid in charge of the concubine's palace, Die Wu, met the girl Lianzhi before she died today. The concubine just heard Diewu mention it and thought Maybe it will be useful to find out the cause of Lian Zhi's death, so I will bring people here!"

Die Wu knelt on the ground, "The servant girl Die Wu, who is in charge of Xinning Palace, sees the emperor! The servant is not on duty today, so she walked casually by the lake, saw the swollen scar on Lianzhi's face, and walked by the lake crying. Seeing that Lianzhi was like this, the maidservant stepped forward to ask what was the matter, but Lianzhi refused to tell at first, but after repeated questioning by the maidservant, he finally revealed the reason. It turned out that it was He Shuhua who beat Lianzhi because he forgot to go to Cold Spring Palace to fetch tea. The servant girl felt distressed and resentful, so she dragged Lianzhi to the servant girl's room to give her medicine. Then she sent the servant girl to the Cold Spring Palace to retrieve the tea leaves. But I didn't expect Lianzhi to overturn it all of a sudden, and told the servant in horror that this tea is poisonous!"

"What?" Ye Congjia's eyes were slightly cold, and he glanced at He Xiaoyu.

Die Wu said submissively, "The next thing, the next thing I dare not say!"

"Die Wu, what you said to Bengong, you just told the emperor, the facts are the facts, not your lies!" Huayan sighed, with a regretful look.

"Lianzhi and the servant said that all this is actually a trap. He Shuhua asked her to replace the tea leaves with poisonous tea immediately after taking out the tea leaves from Cold Spring Palace, and replaced the tea box in Cold Spring Palace with He Shuhua's handed over to her, so as to frame the imperial concubine... "Die Wu glanced at He Shuhua in fear, "When Lianzhi left, he said goodbye again and again, who knew that..."

Huayan sighed, "The concubine felt that Lianzhi couldn't bear it, so she threw herself into the lake because she felt owed something, but those who use people to achieve their own goals are really abominable. Court ladies are also human, how can they disregard their lives? My concubine has been a Buddhist for a long time, and I don't advocate killing and punishment, but the matter is about human life, so I have no choice but to say a few words!"

He Xiaoyu snorted coldly, "Die Wu is from your palace, her words are not to be believed, after all, no one else can prove that Lian Zhi went to her before his death, right?"

Diewu handed the tea box to Huayan, and Huayan presented it to Ye Congjia, "This is the tea box left behind by Lianzhi's panic!"

Wu Zuo stepped forward to sniff it, inspected it and said, "Your Majesty, the poison contained in this tea is exactly the same as that in Lianzhi's body!"

Ye Congjia threw the tea box on the ground with a bang, "He Shuhua, tell me what's going on?"

"Your Majesty, if this matter is true or not, you can ask the people in Hanguang Hall to find out. Has anyone in Hanguang Hall seen a concubine beat Lianzhi?" How can you speak falsely before serving the Buddha? Don’t you fear going to hell?”

"Presumptuous!" Ye Congjia scolded angrily, "You have been quite suspicious of this matter from the beginning to the end, do you still want to frame De Concubine? De Concubine has followed me for many years, and I know what kind of person she is! More What's more, the people in Hanguang Palace are all your people, so they will naturally speak to you, and their words are not trustworthy."

Huayan sighed, "This matter has nothing to do with me, if I hadn't thought about Lianzhi's life, I wouldn't have come out to take this muddy water!"

He Xiaoyu clenched his fists, burning with anger, "Your Majesty, this matter is related to Cold Spring Palace, who made this box of tea can you just ask Cold Spring Palace?"

Ye Congjia frowned, a trace of impatience flashed in his eyes.With the current standpoint, Ye Congjia didn't want to touch a single hair of Cold Spring Palace.It cannot be said that Dongcheng's support until now has nothing to do with the existence of Wodan in Xiliang. Although Ling Kingdom did not send troops to help Dongcheng, at least it did not help Xicheng either!

"Du Fuhai, go to Cold Spring Palace to pass on my oral order. It's dark and the road is slippery. Tell the noble concubine not to come here. Just ask if the tea leaves come from Cold Spring Palace!" Ye Congjia waved his hands and told Du Fuhai to go back quickly.

After a while, Du Fuhai returned to Qinzheng Palace with the tea box, with a troubled expression on his face, "Your Majesty, the imperial concubine said that the person sent by Miss Diewu did go to get the tea today, but it wasn't this tea box!"

He Xiaoyu took a breath, "Xiliang Wodan..."

"What else do you have to say? It's clear that you let Lianzhi steal the tea leaves, and Lianzhi's conscience found out that he was in a dilemma before throwing himself into the lake!" Ye Congjia tried to calm down his anger.

He Xiaoyu shed two lines of tears, looked at Huayan angrily, and snorted coldly, "Empress Defei will regret the decision she made today!"

"What else do you want to say?" Ye Congjia waved her sleeves and turned her back to He Xiaoyu, "Because you are pregnant, I will not punish you, but I will not forgive you easily. Before that, you closed your doors in Hanguang Hall and pondered over your mistakes!"

He Xiaoyu sneered, "Your Majesty, if one day you know the truth, don't regret it!"

"Even if you didn't really do this, you must have the intention of harming others. I will definitely not regret it!" Ye Congjia closed her eyes, but her heart was shocked.

(End of this chapter)