After Ye Xiuzhi finished speaking, even the Empress Dowager's face was completely pale, and she looked at Suzhen meaningfully. Suzhen was twenty-five years old this year, and she was pretty. Even the queen mother has been together for a long time, and there is a fierce aura all over her body.
Counting the time, Suzhen has been with the Queen Mother for almost ten years, and even the Queen Mother trusts Suzhen very much.
I didn't expect this matter to be involved in the public. It is conceivable that even the Empress Dowager's mood is extremely complicated.
Suzhen has been with Empress Dowager Lian for many years, and she can tell what Empress Dowager Lian means with just one look. Seeing Empress Dowager Lian's expression is cold at this moment, Suzhen's back feels chills unconsciously, which clearly shows the intent to kill.
Who told Prince Chen to be the real son of Empress Dowager Lian? Empress Dowager Lian would definitely vent her anger on Suzhen, a servant girl.
Suzhen opened her mouth and didn't know how to explain it, she was suffering.
When the atmosphere was at a stalemate, five imperial physicians and five perfumers came, and they greeted Queen Mother Lian first, and then began to check.
"The aroma on this Jinpa is lily, licorice, and platycodon. It seems to be a prescription. The owner of the Jinpa should have mild asthma."
One of the imperial physicians took a brocade handkerchief and sniffed it lightly, and came to this conclusion.
The remaining four imperial physicians followed suit and echoed what the previous imperial physician had said.
The Empress Dowager Lian raised her eyebrows, her tone was slightly cold, "I wonder if all the imperial physicians can tell when the fragrance was picked up?"
The several imperial physicians looked at each other, and could not come to a conclusion for a while, so the queen mother asked the perfumer to start explaining the fragrance.
After sniffing for a while, several people whispered, "This fragrance should have been picked up four hours ago, and the fragrance has not dissipated. If it takes a long time, it will definitely not be so strong."
After the words fell, everyone was stunned, and they all looked at Prince Chen, and Prince Chen was also stunned for a moment, staring closely at the five perfumers.
"This matter is of great importance, you must hear it clearly, lest it breaks the important matter, you will not be able to bear it!"
The five looked at each other, bowed their backs, sweated on their foreheads, and were at a loss for a while.
"If your lord doesn't believe it, just invite all the people from the imperial hospital to examine it." Zhao Zun's tone was light, as if he had a plan for all this.
Xiao Concubine raised her eyes and looked at the man in front of her. The tip of her nose was filled with a faint cold fragrance. It was very faint but smelled good, which made her feel very at ease.
Standing together, the two look like a pair of golden boys and girls, as if walking down from the painting, they are surprisingly matched, and the appearance of a man and a woman makes people unconsciously dazzled.
King Chen glared at Zhao Zun fiercely, only to hear several imperial physicians immediately say in unison, "The fragrance of this medicine was indeed picked up four or five hours ago."
Chen Wang's eyes widened, as if he couldn't believe his ears, he looked at the imperial doctors sharply, and squeezed out a few words from between his teeth, "What did you say?!"
"Even if we believe that there is a fragrance on this brocade handkerchief, how can we determine that it is Su'e? The Ai family thinks that Miss Xiao is coming in a menacing manner. It seems that she knows the people around the Ai family well and has already prepared in advance."
Even the Empress Dowager sneered, and brought the topic up to Concubine Xiao, "Maybe Miss Xiao picked up Su'e's jade card, which also has fragrance, and with this gentleman's advice, she made a brocade handkerchief like this, What's the problem?"
Chen Wang felt a little relieved when he heard it, "That's right, I see that you are deliberately finding faults and sabotaging the birthday banquet!"
"What the empress dowager said is not unreasonable. Su'e's problem is not a day. Lilies, bellflowers, and licorice are very common, but in the whole palace, only Su'e uses them the most. Zhao sent someone to investigate the imperial hospital to get it. In the list of medicinal materials, perhaps there are not enough herbs, so yesterday afternoon, Su'e received a lot of medicinal materials, and the handwriting is the same as before."
Zhao Zun said unhurriedly, "The emperor asked Zhao to control the epidemic, so Zhao had to pay attention to the medicinal materials in the entire imperial hospital."
Zhao Zun spoke in an orderly manner, and presented evidence, which was more convincing.
Even the Empress Dowager choked, and was even more annoyed at Su'e's confusion in her heart. Why did she leave so many excuses? Even the Empress Dowager understood now that she invited the Xiao family to the banquet, and the Xiao family would not be helpless. come prepared.
Just look at the five imperial physicians and perfumers in front of you and you will know that although the Prime Minister has resigned, his power is still there, these ten people must have been bribed!
No matter what the queen mother said, Zhao Zun had evidence waiting for her. A good plan was ruined by Su'e, and even the queen mother's eyes showed murderous intent, and she was extremely annoyed.
After being hit one after another, the Empress Dowager lost her patience and turned her head to look at Suzhen.
That look made Suzhen pale, she bit her lips tightly and plopped down on her knees, "Mrs. Empress Dowager, this servant is guilty. It is this servant and Su'e who want to avenge the Queen Mother. These days, due to the epidemic, the power of the Queen Mother and the prince has been damaged. The servant girl heard that the epidemic was deliberately created by the right minister, so three days ago, she knew that the queen mother was going to hold a birthday banquet for the prince, and that the prince was very likely to never return to Beijing, so the servant girl discussed with Su'e, and wanted to make peace with the queen mother. The prince is angry."
Suzhen had no choice but to admit all of this. Ye Xiuzhi's words just now doomed Suzhen's final outcome, and it might even implicate Suzhen's family members, even the confidantes who served the Queen Mother, and all the family members around her. In the hands of the Empress Dowager, it is to prevent the personal servants from being bribed by those who want to.
Sure enough, the Empress Dowager Lian was very satisfied with Suzhen's intelligence, and the Empress Dowager Lian looked at Suzhen in feigned surprise, "You are so confused, how could you do such a thing!"
Suzhen kowtowed to Empress Dowager Lian, "Your servant is guilty. Since entering the palace, your servant has been assigned to Yuxiu Palace and has been taken care of by your mother. This servant is ashamed of your mother's love. I really can't see your mother being frightened every day. That's why this servant did this in a daze. Waiting for something wrong, disturbing the prince's birthday banquet, I beg the empress dowager to punish me severely."
Concubine Xiao rushed out and grabbed Suzhen's arm tightly, "Tell me, where is Su'e!"
Seeing Suzhen coming out to plead guilty, Xiao Concubine felt an ominous premonition lingering in her heart, and looked at Suzhen sharply.
Unexpectedly, Suzhen glanced at Xiao Concubine, pulled out a silver hairpin from her head, and was about to stab at Xiao Concubine. , Zhao Zun kicked Suzhen fiercely.
Suzhen was caught off guard by being kicked away, spit out blood on the ground, looked at Zhao Zun with a pale face, "I won't tell you, it's all your fault!"
At the moment Suzhen picked up the hairpin, a stone in Zhao Zun's hand knocked down the silver hairpin in Suzhen's hand.
"If you dare to die, I, Zhao Zun, swear to God that I will make your family die a miserable life forever!"
Suzhen was stunned for a moment, and was frightened by Zhao Zun's fierce eyes. For some reason, Suzhen didn't have the courage to take the silver hairpin, because she thought Zhao Zun really dared to do that.
Xiao Concubine stared at Suzhen with red eyes, and was held in Zhao Zun's arms, protecting her carefully. He lowered his head and said softly, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
The short four words inexplicably calmed down Xiao Concubine's mood. She obediently lowered her head and stood beside Zhao Zun, letting him lead her.
Empress Dowager Lian looked at Suzhen in disappointment, but Suzhen looked away guilty, not daring to look into Empress Dowager Lian's eyes.
Empress Dowager Lian suddenly looked at Zhao Zun with sharp eyes, "Master Zhao, don't go too far. You dare to threaten the slaves in Ai's palace in public. It's not your turn to intervene!"
Zhao Zun smiled lightly, "Suzhen and Su'e held Mrs. Xiao hostage. Is the queen mother showing favoritism? Is it because the slaves are sincerely thinking of the master, or is there someone behind the scenes? Su'e and Suzhen are both slaves around the queen mother. Mrs. Xiao has some good and bad things, the queen mother will find it difficult to explain to the world, everyone will follow suit in the future, and if anything happens, they will be pushed to the servants around them, and if they clean themselves up, they will pretend that nothing happened?"
"You are presumptuous!" Chen Wang was angry, "This king really can't believe that the emperor gave you the gold medal to avoid death. You know, the gold medal can protect you once but not twice. Disobeying the empress dowager in public is a capital offense! "
Zhao Zun raised his lips and smiled, "I'm just following Aunt Suzhen's example, why is Prince Chen so angry?"
"Marquis Zhao's actions are really too much. They are simply provoking the majesty of the royal family. They don't have the slightest sense of being a courtier!"
"It's true, Marquis Zhao is too arrogant. Such a person is worthy of being an official in the court? How can we, who have worked so hard to obtain fame, convince the public?"
Several ministers who came over accused Zhao Zun one after another, "It is a serious crime to despise the royal family. The gold medal for avoiding death is not a talisman. You are allowed to do whatever you want. Empress Dowager, I suggest that Lord Zhao should be taken back." The gold medal for avoiding death, the death penalty can be avoided, we must be punished severely, so as to set an example to others!"
Several ministers knelt down and begged the Empress Dowager Lian to take away the gold medal from Zhao Zun.
Even the Empress Dowager's face softened a lot, and a smug smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
But Zhao Zundao said, "The late emperor once said that the harem should not interfere in politics, and only the emperor can take back the gold medal for avoiding death. It is a capital crime for all ministers to ignore the emperor like this!"
Everyone's face changed drastically when they heard the words, "Absurd! It's simply absurd, Zhao Houye is too strong to reason."
Zhao Zun raised his eyebrows, lazily entangled with the ministers, and looked at the Empress Dowager Lian, "The Empress Dowager didn't ask where Mrs. Xiao is, but wasted words with Zhao here. Is it a delay or an ulterior motive?"
Empress Dowager Lian's complexion darkened again, and at this moment, besides Emperor Dongming and Prime Minister Right, Zhao Zun was the third person that Empress Dowager Lian hated the most.
"That's right, it's not too late for the Empress Dowager to rescue the person before discussing it." Mrs. Zhao reminded her appropriately.
The Empress Dowager Lian looked around, and many people looked suspiciously at the Empress Dowager Lian, but they didn't dare to express it.
Such a commotion today will definitely damage the reputation of the Empress Dowager, and the reputation of condoning slaves and maids who intentionally hurt others will definitely not escape.
Even the Queen Mother took a deep breath and glanced at Suzhen, "You lowly maidservant, hurry up and tell me where she is. Are you and Su'e two lowly maidservants deliberately discrediting Aijia's reputation? Tell me quickly!"
Suzhen was stunned for a while, and then pointed in a direction.
Even the queen mother gave her a look, and two women followed immediately. Xiao Concubine was worried and wanted to force her way in, but was stopped by Zhao Zun.
After a while Su'e was escorted out by the guards, covered in blood, the guards let go and immediately limply lay on the ground, muttering.
"The servant is guilty, and the servant is ashamed of the queen mother."
The two nuns behind supported Mrs. Xiao to go out. When she saw Mrs. Xiao, Concubine Xiao burst into tears. Mrs. Xiao was in a mess, her maroon coat was stained with bright red blood, and the corner of her mouth was torn. The hair on the temples is scattered, and it looks like he is being punished.
Mrs. Xiao's expression was quite energetic. When she saw Concubine Xiao, she patted the back of Concubine Xiao's hand and said angrily, "Don't be afraid, Xiao Jiu, grandma is fine."
Concubine Xiao suppressed her anger, and her whole body was instantly surrounded by a strong hatred, more of which was self-blame, knowing that even the Empress Dowager had bad intentions, why did she let her grandmother go to Yuxiu Palace alone.
Xiao Concubine and Qing Yu supported Mrs. Xiao, Ye Xiuzhi came over to feel the pulse, and said in a low voice, "The old lady is fine, she just suffered a little fright, these skin traumas, Ye Mou prescribed some prescription clothes later. Come on, rest for a few days and you will recover."
Concubine Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you sir for saving me, the Xiao family is very grateful."
"Miss Xiao is too polite, it's just a matter of raising your hands." Ye Xiuzhi quickly waved his hand, how could he dare to be thanked by Concubine Xiao, this girl will be his future master's wife in the future.
After a while, a woman was carried out, covered in blood.
"Qing Yang..." Qing Yu's eyes were red, and he stared at the man with wide eyes.
Xiao Concubine turned her head and looked at the woman lying on the ground at a glance, she was Qing Yang, Qing Yang was lying silently, her whole body was covered with knife marks, and there was a deep scar on her chest. The bones were visible deep, and the blood soaked the entire clothes.
An imperial doctor stepped forward to feel the pulse, shook his head and sighed, "This girl has passed away."
Miss Xiao listened to her eyes turning slightly, and she didn't come back to her senses for a long time. Qing Yang was chatting and laughing with herself just a moment ago. She has never been regarded as an outsider, and she is her good sister just like Hongxiu.
Now that she has lost her breath, Miss Xiao didn't dare to think about it with a cold face, suddenly a tight force came from her hand, and Miss Xiao looked back at Mrs. Xiao.
Mrs. Xiao said emotionally, "Xiao Jiu, this girl is a good girl. I will let your father recognize her as a foster daughter and bury her in the Xiao family's ancestral grave."
Xiao Yu understood what was going on when she heard it, and couldn't help but her eyes turned red, and silently apologized to Qing Yang in her heart.
"Yes, Xiao Jiu understands what grandma means."
If it weren't for Qing Yang's efforts to protect Mrs. Xiao, Mrs. Xiao would have died in Huangquan at this moment. No matter how powerful Qing Yang's martial arts are, he can't resist the masters of Yuxiu Palace, so Yuxiu Palace is also dead. Less guards.
"What's going on here!" Empress Dowager Lian raised her eyebrows and looked at Su'e.
"Your Majesty, there are assassins. This servant just wanted to teach Mrs. Xiao a lesson, but unexpectedly, a group of assassins broke into Yuxiu Palace and injured several guards."
Su'e endured the pain all over her body, explained word by word, and shifted all the responsibility to the assassin. She really didn't expect Qing Yang to be a master of martial arts, so she delayed the time, otherwise how could she tolerate Mrs. Xiao alive come out.
"Assassin?" Xiao Concubine sneered, "I don't know how many assassins have come. Aunt Su'e is so lucky that she survived. It's just too strange. The assassin finally entered the palace. Why did she chase after you, a maid and guard? ?”
Su'e looked away with a guilty conscience, and after a while she said, "The Empress Dowager must be careful, there are indeed assassins in the palace, and the servants will never dare to speak falsely, someone must have brought an assassin among the guests today, maybe they are looking for an opportunity to strike , just happened to be bumped into by a servant, so the killer was killed, but fortunately, the guards of Yuxiu Palace found it in time and saved the life of Mrs. Xiao."
Su'e knew that if she messed up her errand, the queen mother would definitely blame herself, so she tried her best to excuse the queen mother and fight for a chance to survive.
Even the Empress Dowager glanced at the crowd, then at Su'e, and said in a deep voice, "Search!"
The guards went in and searched around, the waiting time was very tormented, a birthday banquet was full of uproar, everyone was in a trance, wanting to know what was going on!
At this moment, the Empress Dowager Lian squinted at Mrs. Xiao who was covered in injuries, her eyes were extremely disappointed, she took a deep breath, and looked at Su'e and Suzhen angrily, she must give everyone an explanation for what happened today.
But even the Queen Mother has murderous intentions towards both of them, if one fails to do her job well and ruins her plan, and the other actually seduces her son, both of them deserve to die!
Both Su'e and Suzhen's eyelids jumped, a chill came over them, and the next moment they heard the Empress Dowager say, "Pull these two lowly maidservants who have made their own decisions, and die!"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. This servant realizes his mistake, please forgive me..."
The two kowtowed continuously to beg for mercy, and even the Queen Mother had made up her mind, the two were dragged down by the guards, and killed with sticks in front of everyone, which meant to stand upright, the screams of the two kept coming to the ears, making the audience Everyone's expressions changed, and they looked at Empress Dowager Lian with even more awe.
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Dear little fairies, Happy Zongzi Festival...