All relevant people were summoned to the Changle Hall. At this time, the circumstances of Zheng Cuiye's death were also informed to everyone. According to the imperial doctor who treated her, it was speculated that Zheng Cuiye was rolling around in pain and the pain was due to intestinal disease. , but he felt that the pulse was somewhat different from intestinal disease.
The most important thing is that the imperial doctor checked the food and wine that Zheng Cuiye consumed that night and found that everything was normal and that there was nothing that could cause or cause intestinal disease - Liu Ruoye was also a serious lady, so how could she not know about dietary taboos
At that time, Liu Ruoye was dining with Zheng Cuiye. Under the public gaze, most of them were Zheng Cuiye's servants, and they could all see clearly that Liu Ruoye had basically touched everything Zheng Cuiye ate. But Liu Ruoye is doing everything as usual... In fact, this in itself shows that there is no harm in having food and wine.
After the meal, Zheng Cuiye was a little drunk, so she was surrounded by the maids and went into the inner room to settle down. She didn't run or jump during this time. How could she suffer from intestinal disease
It was the words of the imperial doctor, coupled with Liu Ruoye's sworn statement that Zheng Cuiye was murdered by Chief Wei Chief Ying's envoy, Wang and others were convinced that Zheng Cuiye was in such good health that it would be impossible for him to die just because he wanted to.
Wei Changying secretly marveled at Qiu Baoniang's method. She was able to make even the hospital just doubtful and unable to accurately determine the cause of death... I don't know how she did it
Queen Qiu sat upright with her eyebrows furrowed. She seemed to be worried about Zheng Cuiye, but in fact she was worried about Qiu Baoniang's injury.
... Qiu Baoniang's fall was very serious. She still wakes up and sleeps in and out, unable to help at all - Queen Qiu agreed to her big plan not long ago. If Qiu Baoniang is gone, the Queen and her son will be cheated by her. die! So the Queen is actually very absent-minded right now, just thinking that nothing will happen to Qiu Baoniang!
Now that the imperial doctor had told the story of Zheng Cuiye's death, the queen didn't have much wisdom after thinking about it, so she simply asked directly: "Mrs. Wei, Liu Ye said that you harmed Cuiye, what do you have to say?"
"My Majesty, this slander came so suddenly that I don't even know what to say." Wei Changying said calmly, "I have told Madam Gao and Madam Zhao before, but I haven't seen her at all. Why do you want to harm Miss Zheng's family? Besides, my wife has been busy with everything in the past two years. Even her eldest nephew's life-long events have been delayed. She is still too busy with her own family affairs, so how can she have the leisure to go to other families? Where's your hand?"
After Qiu Baoniang's guidance, Queen Qiu also knew that Zheng Cuiye could not shake Wei Changying's position no matter how much she coveted Shen Zangfeng. She really didn't think that Wei Changying would do this, so she nodded slightly and asked Mrs. Zhou again - at this time Liu Ruoye was also there, her hair was disheveled, her arms were tied behind her back, she was kneeling on the palace bricks, her head lowered, silent.
On the other hand, Mrs. Zhou was dressed in rich clothes, expensive jewelry, and elegant. After hearing the Queen's inquiry, she just glanced at Liu Ruoye and shook her head: "I really don't remember that there is such a person in the clan."
Not only did Mrs. Zhou come to the Liu family that day, but Liu Xixun's wife, Mrs. Gu, and their sisters-in-law were also invited. They all shook their heads and said that the Liu family has its own rules, and Liu Ruowo is I will never personally come forward to arrange for the female relatives of the clan - not even the clan sister! Since the woman who calls herself Liu Ye was not arranged by Mrs. Zhou or one of their sisters-in-law, there must be something wrong with Liu Ruowo who sent her to Zhuangzi - it must not be Liu Ruowo himself!
Of course, Liu Ye's problem will be even bigger!
Queen Qiu, Gao and others looked at each other for a few times, revealing a hint of understanding.
They did not expect that Liu Ruoye was really Liu Ruowo's sister. After all, the queen and others were from a humble background and did not know what happened in Liu Ruowo's room back then. But he thought that although Liu Ye had a dusty look on his face, he had a beautiful outline. Could it be that Liu Ruowo was raised in the outer room of Zhuangzi
All in all, this Liu Ye regards herself as the master of the Liu family's village. Even if Mrs. Zhou and others all say that she has nothing to do with the Liu family, how can people like Queen Qiu, Gao, Wang, and Zhao believe it
The queen thought for a while and then asked Liu Ruoye herself: "You said before that you were from the Liu family, but now none of the ladies of the Liu family recognize you. What do you say?"
Liu Ruoye sighed deeply in her heart - Wei Changying did not reveal her identity as she expected, but Mrs. Zhou and others simply denied her identity! Originally, if Mrs. Zhou admitted that she was a member of the Liu family, even if it was a distant branch, thinking of the blood of the Donghu Liu family, she could still use the situation to gain a way out.
Now…
"It's not surprising that the ladies said this." Liu Ruoye braced herself and replied, "The ladies are all young, and my wife's branch is far away from the Liu family in Donghu, and it was lost due to the war. A branched family tree…”
"In a family like ours, with lush branches and many people, we can't just identify each person, it's all based on genealogy. Without a genealogy, it's difficult to tell the truth from the false, so it's unreasonable to say that they are from our clan. "Mrs. Zhou said immediately.
Queen Qiu said: "So she is not counted as part of the Liu family?"
"That's exactly what I said to you." Madam Zhou didn't hesitate, glanced at Liu Ruoye, and said calmly, "Before you prove your identity, you'd better not call yourself a minister's wife casually, it's better to use the name of a commoner's wife. "
"Is the most important thing now, the authenticity of the courtier's wife and the civilian's wife?" A bleak smile appeared on Liu Ruoye's lips, and he said lightly, "Who is the murderer of Miss Zheng, who is the queen today?" Isn’t that the point of a personal trial?”
These words reminded Wang and others, and Wang's suspicious eyes unabashedly fell on Wei Zhangying and Mrs. Zhou - she would not have dared to be so rude before, even though she is now the Duke's wife, But in front of a real nobleman, just like Mr. Zhao, he couldn't help but feel guilty and short of breath.
But now that she has lost her only daughter, she has already put life and death aside. No matter what kind of noble person harms her daughter, she dares to go up and fight to the death!
Mrs. Zhou frowned and glanced at Mrs. Wang with some disgust. She didn't like Liu Ruoye, but she couldn't bear to be looked at by Mrs. Wang like that, so she said: "Mrs. Wang, what do you mean? Just a random person comes out. , claiming to be a member of the Liu family, framed the mistress of the Shen family, so you put both our families under suspicion? But it was this person herself who had an affair with her! "
Mrs. Wang said coldly: "I come from a small family, and I can't learn from your wealthy family. I can only tell the truth. Even if Ye'er is gone, I don't want to live anymore. Who harmed my daughter?" , I will fight for my life with whom!”
"Bang!" Mrs. Zhou turned her head disdainfully, with contemptuous eyes. She was most annoyed by this kind of shrew who kept shouting for help!
Compared to the much younger Mrs. Zhou, Wei Changying was much calmer and said with a faint smile: "Ms. Liu is right. I came here today on the order of the empress to find out the cause of Miss Zheng's death. As for Miss Zheng's death, Whether this Liu family is the Liu family... I believe Mrs. Zhou will be able to find out later. "
Although her words covered up the question of Liu Ruoye's identity, she was undoubtedly saying that Liu Ruoye should be controlled by Mrs. Zhou. Mrs. Zhou does not recognize her as a member of the Liu family now. She will "check" it later and will do it. What, it’s not a tacit thing
"In fact, according to what the imperial doctor just said, Miss Zheng's death seems suspicious, but so far the imperial hospital cannot come up with a charter..." Wei Changying continued, "It will be difficult to find the person who murdered Miss Zheng."
"The Taiyuan Hospital can serve the royal family, not to mention its medical skills. If you want to leave them clueless about the cause of death, there are only a few people in the world who can do it." Liu Ruoye said calmly, "But Divine Doctor Ji will definitely succeed. "
When she said this, several people in the palace frowned, and Wang also looked coldly at Wei Changying and Huang behind Wei Changying.
"What you said makes sense." Guard Chief Ying nodded and said, "So I'm wondering why the people who rushed back to the imperial capital to seek medical treatment that night didn't go to Xin Miao who was lying on the bed to rest. Why didn't they go to Chen Miao? The government asked Aunt Huang? Even if I don’t have much contact with Duke Lu’s government, I don’t think I would be cold enough to just watch it when life is at stake, right?”
She met Wang's gaze calmly, "What do you think, Mrs. Wang?"
"... My servant was afraid that something might happen to my little girl, so I asked the imperial doctor first before telling me." The muscles on Wang's face twitched and she murmured, "I was anxious to see my little girl and didn't think of anything... But the servant didn't go. If I’m bothering you, I think it may have something to do with my daughter.”
She bit her lip and said, "Now that there is no one left, what is the use of a posthumous name? Let me tell you the truth: Because my daughter lost her father when she was young, she has some feelings for Lord Shen... How could the people in front of her think of visiting your house? Please Aunt Huang? That’s why I doubt you because of Mrs. Liu’s words. If you don’t live up to your expectations, she is still my child, my only child!”
Wei Changying looked startled, but then said: "This matter... I really..."
She thought for a while, then turned to Mrs. Zhou and said, "It's not easy for me to say this. Could you please tell Mrs. Wang for me?"
Mrs. Zhou thought for a moment and knew what she wanted to say. She nodded and said to Mrs. Wang, "If you are secretly in love with Lord Shen because of your love, and you suspect that Mrs. Wei will murder your love out of jealousy, this is impossible."
Wang didn't believe it: "It is said that Lord Shen and Mrs. Wei are very affectionate, and the reason why Lord Shen's backyard is clean is because Mrs. Wei doesn't like to serve concubines..."
"But will your love be a concubine for Lord Shen?" Mrs. Zhou said sarcastically, "She is also a young lady from the Duke's family. Isn't that impossible? As for being a wife, haha, no one can marry a scholar! I will definitely not marry a lady from the public family, even if it is a second marriage to the head of the Shen family in Xiliang. So I would like to put it bluntly. If your love is privately attracted to the head of the Shen family, it will be in vain. ! Because whether there is Mrs. Wei or not, Lord Shen will have nothing to do with Ling Ai! In that case, why would Mrs. Wei want to attack Ling Ai? "
Wang said in a low voice: "I understand what you are saying, but Ye'er doesn't understand. She is spoiled by me. She acts and speaks in a flamboyant manner! Who knows if it will be an eyesore to you?"
"She is so showy for a child. If we want to hold grudges, then we should not do anything else all day long." Wei Changying said calmly, "To be honest, based on my husband's appearance and talent, he is If he is not the leader of the Shen family, there will be no shortage of beautiful women who want to serve him regardless of their status! I just want to drink from so many people, can I handle it? Besides, my husband’s reputation is known to the world, and he is If he doesn't take a concubine, is it really my fault? If he hadn't wanted to be with me for the rest of his life, how could I, a woman, control him?"
"Since my husband treats me wholeheartedly, even if all the beauties in the world are jealous, do I need to care?" Wei Changying had a faint smile on his face, and a strong sense of pride, "Mrs. Wang, don't you think that I am so free that I can't do anything but work?" Isn't it because of someone who looks at my husband too much? Let alone one more glance, how can I still snatch him away? To be honest, I love my husband. , rather than saying that I think she is hateful, I think she is pitiful - because she will never get what she wants!"
At this moment, everyone from Queen Qiu to the people in the palace fell silent.
Only Mrs. Zhou's eyes were shining brightly, and she looked at Wei Changying with envy - she didn't think the beautiful girl who coveted her husband was hateful, she only felt that she was pitiful. How proud was this sentence for the wives
But without a very good husband, how could he say this so resonantly? !
At this moment, Queen Lian Qiu was full of emotions: "Although Shen Zangfeng failed in the world competition, it is not a blessing for the Wei family? If the person sitting on the throne now is Shen Zangfeng, he is the one who offers beauties to all the families. … Can Mrs. Wei still be proud and pity a young and beautiful rival who is full of hostility towards her?” (To be continued)