The princess guessed who had poisoned her. The more she thought about it, the more confused she became. Who was it that poisoned her
If there is someone who has been with her for more than twenty years, she is the only one who has been with her for more than twenty years. However, because of her age, Aunt Fu has stopped being close to her, and the only people who have the chance to approach her room are four maids.
The princess couldn't help but look at Su Ningxin and asked, "Ning'er, do you think we can find poison this time?"
Hearing the princess's voice, the expressions of the four maids standing outside the pavilion changed drastically. The princess asked them to stay here. Naturally, she knew something might happen, but she didn't expect it to be related to poison.
You must know that in the back house, as long as something involving poison is absolutely impossible, the master will probably be punished, and it is common for several servants to be involved.
Su Ningxin was not in a hurry. She chewed the pastries slowly and swallowed everything before speaking,
"Don't worry, mother and concubine. The maids are usually not allowed to leave the mansion at will. If they get poison when they leave the mansion, they will definitely have a lot of poison in their hands, and they will definitely be able to find some. If the poison was given by someone in the mansion, then Search everywhere in the house and you will definitely find something."
After saying that, Su Ningxin looked at Concubine Li with a smile, "Concubine Li, did you say so?"
Concubine Li's hand placed under the table trembled slightly, and then she said calmly, "What the Crown Princess said makes sense, she is so smart and intelligent, she is worthy of being the legitimate daughter of the Hou family."
"Concubine Li, thank you." Su Ningxin said modestly, with a nonchalant attitude. After speaking, she continued to pick up the pastry in front of her, obviously having no intention of continuing.
The princess' eyes narrowed slightly as she listened to the conversation between the two, but she didn't say anything. Instead, she sighed lightly,
"It would be best if we could find it out from the hands of the maid. It would save a lot of effort to ask her to reveal the person who ordered it. If we can't find it, we will inevitably have to go to war."
The princess' words were more like talking to herself, and she didn't intend to receive a response, so neither Su Ningxin nor Concubine Li spoke to her.
The residence of several eldest maids is in the side room of the princess's courtyard. The sound of Aunt Fu and the maids rummaging for things reached the ears of several people from time to time. Even the maids who made no mistakes felt uneasy. For Hong Wax, it was so uneasy. It just feels so painful.
After about half an hour, the clanking sounds in the side room were finally heard, and Xiao An once again walked over with a tray in his hand behind Grandma Fu.
The princess looked at Xiao An and said softly, "Found it?"
"Back to the princess, I found this porcelain bottle containing poison in the red wax girl's room." Xiao An said as he moved the tray up so that the princess could see the appearance of the porcelain bottle clearly.
After hearing Xiao An's answer, everyone turned their attention to Hong Wax, who was standing in a row with other maids. Some looked in surprise, some looked confused, and some looked angry.
Concubine Li silently closed her eyes. She had already told Hong Wax not to poison the princess anymore, but she didn't expect that she had not disposed of the poison that had been mixed in the spices and the remaining poison in her hands. They were searched out.
Now Concubine Li just hopes that Hong Wa can understand the seriousness and not give her away.
Hong Wax clenched his fists tightly at this time, beads of sweat broke out on his forehead, his eyes wandered and he did not dare to look at anyone.
The scene was silent for a while, and finally the princess spoke softly, "Red Wax? Do you have anything to say?"
Hearing the princess's voice, Hong Wax suddenly returned to his thoughts and immediately knelt on the ground. His knees hit the ground with a crisp sound, which made Su Ningxin take a deep breath subconsciously. It felt very painful when she heard it.
But at this time, Hong Wax naturally didn't care about the pain, and cried out, "Princess Mingjian, this slave doesn't know what this is? Someone must have framed this slave."
"Isn't this your thing?" the princess said softly, and her emotions could not be heard.
Hong Wax quickly shook his head, "I have never seen this before."
"Oh? Then why does it appear in your room?"
"Slave... slave, I don't know." Hong Wax said with evasive eyes.
The princess chuckled lightly, "Then who do you think is framing you? I remember that the maids have their own separate rooms. It would not be easy to hide things in your room and frame you, right?"
Hong Wax rolled his eyes and immediately pointed at Hongxiu and said, "I remember, it was Hongxiu who framed me. She had entered my room. She often came to my room on the pretext of asking for embroidery patterns. She must have secretly put them there." of."
When Hong Xiu heard this, he immediately jumped up. How could he be involved in such a thing
"You are talking nonsense! Every time I go to your room you are there. How could I have a chance to put some poison? I have never seen this bottle at all."
After Hong Wax identified Hong Xiu, he calmed down a lot, his expression became determined, and he said clearly,
"Princess Mingjian, Hong Xiu must have done it. You named her Hong Xiu to add fragrance to Hong Xiu, so she has always been in charge of the spices and is responsible for fumigating clothes and burning incense. Only she has the opportunity to poison."
"Now that she sees that the matter has been exposed, she hides the poison in the slave's room under the pretext of showing off, hoping to put the blame on the slave."
Listening to Hong Wax's words, the uninformed Hong Wax and Hong Ni both looked puzzled. Hong Wax's words seemed to make sense. Concubine Li, on the other hand, secretly cursed an idiot in her heart.
The princess picked up the tea cup and took a sip, "How do you know the poison is hidden in the spices?"
Hong Wax was speechless for a moment because of the princess's words. Only then did she remember that the four of them came outside the pavilion. Although the master inside chatted a few words about poison, he did not mention spices.
Although Xiao An explained the cause and effect when reporting at that time, she only called a few maids over after she finished speaking. Hong Wax really shouldn't know about spices.
It was just that she was too nervous at that time and did not listen carefully to the conversation between Su Ningxin and others. She got confused after being identified, which is why there was such a big omission.
Knowing that he had no chance to quibble, Hong Wax lowered his head dejectedly, "I know my mistake. I will let the princess do whatever she wants."
At this time, Aunt Fu knelt down next to Hong Wax, "Princess, it is unforgivable for Hong Wax to betray her master like this, but the old slave ordered her to do all this. The old slave is responsible for all the crimes." I will shoulder the responsibility with all my strength, and I hope Princess Wan will spare her life for the sake of Hong Wax’s young age and long future.”
This incident made Su Ningxin retract her hands that were reaching for the pastry in front of her. She thought that the matter was already clear. Concubine Li ordered Hong Wax to poison her. After catching Hong Wax, she could just identify Concubine Li.
It was true that Shuangbai didn't see anyone else when she was watching, but what happened now that Aunt Fu jumped out
(End of chapter)