Oh? Sure enough, the eunuch's face didn't look very good. At first, I thought he was tortured. "Does anyone testify to what you said?"
The young eunuch nodded immediately: "Yes, my two roommates can testify to this."
It can be said that he spent almost the entire night in the toilet, and many people can testify to this.
So the Concubine Chen sent people to collect evidence, and it turned out that the young eunuch did not lie. The next step was to investigate why the young eunuch had diarrhea and whether he had been drugged. That would be a simple matter.
The concubine looked at the young eunuch again and said, "You usually take care of Chi Yan. Do you know that if you touch Chi Yan's feathers, it will leave marks?"
The young eunuch nodded repeatedly: "Yes, the feathers of Chiyan are originally the best dyeing materials. I usually send the feathers of Chiyan to the dyeing workshop."
Fine, that's what the Concubine Chen wanted: "In that case, let's do as Wan Xiunv said. Go prepare a basin of water, and all of you, come one by one and soak in water for me. I will eventually be able to find the murderer."
Some people were relieved when they heard this. This matter had nothing to do with them in the first place, and they were implicated for nothing.
Soon, Nanny Qin had someone bring up a basin of water. Concubine Chen looked at the group of people who had been reported over there and said, "Come here and put your hands in the water."
The first concubine was very quick in her actions. She felt that she had a clear conscience and was very straightforward. However, the depressing thing was that the people who came out in the morning and were standing there were all very straightforward.
After a round, everyone was confused because they didn't have any. The Concubine Chen was also a little puzzled: "Huh? Did you guess wrong? How come there is nothing here?"
Wan Xiangxiang smiled: "Empress Chen, there is another person!"
There is another person? Who is it? Is there someone who has not been caught yet? Chen Fei looked at Wan Xiangxiang: "Who else?"
Wan Xiangxiang smiled and said, "Isn't that right? The feathers of those two people are still with them!"
Chen Fei thought about it and said, "Yes, you, the one called Tang Ting, put your hand in."
Tang Ting was startled: "My Lady, I have already taken this feather just now, so I must have it in my hand."
Oh? The concubine rolled her eyes and said, "What are you talking about? Put your hand in for me."
Tang Ting had no choice but to put her hand in. Then her hand turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye, and was covered with a layer of small red dots.
The young eunuch couldn't help but gasp: "You didn't just touch it, you held it for quite a while. You must have plucked the feather of Chiyan."
The Concubine Chen snorted, "You are so brave, Tang Xiunu. You actually dared to pluck Chiyan's feathers. Come, chop off Tang Xiunu's hands and send her back home."
When Tang Ting heard that her hands were going to be chopped off, she knelt down and began to beg for mercy: "Your Majesty, please spare me. I didn't know that was the Queen's favorite Red Flame. Your Majesty, please spare me. Your Majesty, please don't cut off my hands. It wasn't me who stole the Red Flame. It was she who stole it."
"My queen, it was Gong Shanshan who stole it, not me. I saw her steal it with my own eyes, not me. If you don't believe me, you can put her hand in the water, and you will definitely see red spots."
Gong Shanshan was speechless. Why was this person still accusing her at this time? "Tang Ting, you are still accusing me now. I remember that we are not familiar with each other. Why do you keep accusing me?"
Concubine Chen raised her eyebrows and looked at Nanny Qin who suddenly spoke: "Go get another basin of water."
Nanny Qin naturally did not dare to raise any objection, and quickly fetched another basin of water and said, "Madam, the water is here."
The concubine looked at Gong Shanshan and said, "Have you two quarreled enough? Your name is Gong Shanshan, right? Put your hand in."
Gong Shanshan couldn't help but take a step back. Concubine Chen sneered, "What? Are my words no longer effective? Let me put it in."
The maid beside Concubine Chen had already stepped out and looked at Gong Shanshan. What could Gong Shanshan do? She could only obediently stretch out her hands and put them in the water.
Sure enough, some red dots appeared on Gong Shanshan's hand in a short time. Chen Fei smiled: "It seems that Tang Ting didn't wrongly accuse you. What's the matter?"
Tang Ting smiled smugly: "My queen, she was the one who stole it, and she was the one who asked me to strip the feathers of Chiyan and give them to her. My queen, she is the culprit. Cut off her hands."
Gong Shanshan looked at Concubine Chen: "Your Majesty, I can explain."
She looked at Wan Xiangxiang with a weak look in her eyes. It seemed that the affair in the imperial kitchen could no longer be concealed. She was sorry. But she wanted to protect her hands more.
Wan Xiangxiang nodded in understanding, agreeing. Gong Shanshan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The interaction between the two was seen by Concubine Chen. Wan Xiangxiang was also involved in this matter, so she should be given a chance to explain.
"Go ahead and talk. I'm listening."
A trace of hatred flashed in Tang Ting's eyes. Why? Why did the Concubine Chen cut off her hands just because she had them in her hands? But Gong Shanshan had them, so she wanted to hear Gong Shanshan's explanation.
Gong Shanshan said a little embarrassedly: "I didn't eat enough last night, so I thought of going out to find something to eat at night. I wandered to the zoo and saw that there was no one around, so I wanted to catch a bird and roast it..."
Listening to Gong Shanshan's story of what happened last night, all the ladies were speechless. Gong Shanshan was too funny. She actually caught a bird and roasted it to eat. If it weren't for Wan Xiangxiang, Chi Yan would have been roasted and eaten last night.
Tang Ting also understood who had ruined her plan. She glared at Wan Xiangxiang, who rolled her eyes in return. This Tang Ting was so sick that she actually dared to glare at her.
After hearing what Gong Shanshan said, Concubine Chen burst out laughing: "So you sent Chi Yan back, right? And you went to the imperial kitchen with Wan Xiangxiang to steal some steamed buns. Wan Xiangxiang, is this true?"
Wan Xiangxiang could only stand up at this time: "Yes, I was just bored and went out for a walk, and then she attracted my attention. This is how a series of things happened. Please forgive us, Empress Chen. We just went to the imperial kitchen to steal some food that we didn't finish that day."
Concubine Chen said, "Is that so? If you feel hungry in the future, just tell Nanny Qin. A good person has been corrupted."
Gong Shanshan was stunned. Was he talking to her? She quickly nodded and replied, "My queen, won't you punish me?"
The concubine smiled and said, "You know your mistakes and can correct them, right? Of course, you can't avoid punishment. So, I'll punish you. From now on, you have to eat twice as much as others, and you are not allowed to leave any leftovers."
Is this a punishment? This is totally a reward. Gong Shanshan couldn't hold back her smile: "Thank you, Your Majesty. Your Majesty is such a good person."
Good person? The corner of Chen Fei's mouth twitched. She didn't expect that there would be someone in this life who could describe her like this. This person is interesting.
Wan Xiangxiang looked at Gong Shanshan with some sympathy. This person must have been favored by the Empress Chen Fei. She would probably not be able to escape from the Empress Chen Fei in the future.
Only Tang Ting was shocked. Why? What right did Gong Shanshan have? Why did the vicious Empress Chen become a good person after meeting Gong Shanshan
Maybe Tang Ting's gaze was too direct, so Empress Chen looked over and said, "Why is this guy still here? Take him away, chop off his hands and send him back home."
Tang Ting's eyes widened: "My Queen, it was Gong Shanshan who stole the Red Flame, why didn't you punish her, but treated me so viciously?"
The Concubine Chen was also angry: "You dare to say that I am vicious, very good, you are dead. Your family is also dead, take them away quickly."
Gong Shanshan looked at Tang Ting with some sympathy: "Madam, cutting off both hands is too cruel, isn't it? Otherwise..."
Before she finished speaking, Tang Ting couldn't help but say, "Shut up. Why are you pretending to be a good person at this time? If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have encountered all this. You are a disaster."
Gong Shanshan couldn't help herself and defended herself: "It's you who framed me, and it hasn't succeeded yet. Why did you do this? We are not familiar with each other, how can I influence you!"
Tang Ting's eyes were filled with hatred: "How can you influence me? We are not familiar with each other. Haha, how can you say such things, my dear cousin?"
Are these two still cousins? The Empress Chen was not in the mood to listen to their nonsense: "Okay, I am not interested in your affairs. Take her away quickly. Remember, leave her tongue to me. If you dare to call me vicious, I will make you unable to speak forever."
The other concubines were all shocked. This was really miserable. They originally thought that the biggest danger of entering the palace was being selected and staying.
For the other part, it was not being chosen. Now the Empress Chenfei came out to tell them that the most dangerous thing was not being chosen, or not being chosen. It was the possibility that something was left in the palace, which was the most terrifying thing.
The Empress Chen dealt with the murderer and glanced at the young eunuch in the zoo: "Your affairs will be handled by Eunuch Wei. Anyway, I tell you, little eunuch, if Chi Yan survives, you can survive. If Chi Yan dies, you will be buried with him."
After saying this, Empress Chen stood up and left Chuxiu Palace with a swagger.
The many concubines in Chuxiu Palace didn't dare to breathe. Finally, Gong Shanshan spoke up: "What should we do with the red flame feathers?"
The feather is still under her bed. Now this thing is like a death warrant. What should I do? Wan Xiangxiang looked at Aunt Qin: "Mammy, what should I do?"