She didn't say the latter sentence.
No matter what, Concubine Kangde can no longer be Concubine Kangde.
She understands pharmacology, so the poisons in the palace over the years must have their sources. No matter if it was her or not, she cannot escape responsibility.
The gates of Leshou Palace were completely closed, and everyone was sent to the Internal Punishment Department. This time, it was not the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs who came, but the powerful eunuchs from the Internal Punishment Department who took people away directly.
Naturally, he would not be polite to Concubine Kangde.
There was a commotion outside, and the main hall was also in chaos.
The powerful eunuchs from the Internal Criminal Department hurried to pull away the people in front of Concubine Kangde: "Your Majesty, please don't make things difficult for us servants."
"I won't stop you. But if I want to drink tea, I can always ask someone to pour me a cup, right?" said Concubine Kangde.
After all, she was still Concubine Kangde, and the eunuchs did not dare to stop her from drinking tea.
After hearing this, Dou Su stood up and poured her tea.
"Pour two more cups. This time, we will be separated forever. We are master and servant, so let's drink tea instead of wine." Concubine Kangde said.
Dousu's hands trembled, but he still said yes. Zhima, on the other hand, didn't say a word from beginning to end.
Dou Su poured the tea and knelt in front of Concubine Kangde together with Zhima.
"My queen, take care of yourself in the future." Dousu's eyes were red.
Zhima said nothing, just looked at Concubine Kangde a few times and drank a cup of tea.
The tea was a little hot, but she seemed not to notice it.
"It's cold on the road, take care of yourselves." Concubine Kangde said, smiled, raised her glass and drank tea.
At this time, no one understood what she meant. It was almost April, how could it be cold? But those who understood said nothing.
After a long time, Concubine Kangde sat alone in the empty hall, silently holding a cup of steamless tea.
She poured this herself after Dou Su and the others left.
This is the last cup. There will never be such good tea to drink again.
She knew that Dousu and Zhima could not come back either.
If she still couldn't bear it, it was because she couldn't bear to see these two girls suffer. They were going to die anyway, so why bother letting them suffer those little bits of pain
As expected, Dou Su and Zhima had just arrived at the Internal Punishment Department and before they could even be tortured, they started foaming at the mouth and soon fainted.
The imperial physician didn't even come, and they all died.
As for Wu Qicai, he had already been tortured several times and had said everything he needed to say.
In this situation, the people from the Internal Criminal Department had no choice but to rush to report it.
Concubine Kangde understood pharmacology, and the deaths of these two girls were simply too obvious.
But if we do this, won’t it be even more difficult to remove the debris
After hearing this, Qi Yixiu sneered and said, "Get going."
Chusi asked carefully: "Your Majesty, are we going to Fengzao Palace?"
"No, Leshou Palace." Qi Yixiu said calmly. He hadn't been to Leshou Palace for a long time. For about a year or two, the Third Prince lived in Ruiqing Palace, so there was no need for him to go.
At this moment, he wanted to see what the most ruthless concubine in the harem looked like.
As the eunuchs sang along, the Leshou Palace, where only Concubine Kangde lived, suddenly came alive.
She stood up and bowed at the door: "May the emperor be well."
"I'm here to see my beloved concubine. Are you happy?" Qi Yixiu smiled and even helped her up personally.
"I am honored and extremely happy." Concubine Kangde smiled.
After entering the inner room, Concubine Kangde said, "The tea on the table is not clean. It contains bean curd and sesame. It means you drank the poison here. But I don't want to die, so I didn't drink it. I won't treat the emperor to tea."
Qi Yixiu sat down and even smiled again: "My beloved concubine is so considerate, I will naturally listen to her."
"You go and invite the queen and everyone else." Qi Yixiu waved his hand.
Concubine Kangde also sat down and looked at the emperor with a sigh: "Your Majesty is willing to come. I am very happy and moved. Your Majesty, do you remember when was the last time you came to my place?"
"Why are you blaming me for neglecting you, my beloved?" Qi Yixiu was still smiling.
"How could that be? I am just sighing. With so many people in the harem, there are always those who don't see the emperor often. I know that my appearance is not very good, and my temperament is boring. I can't compare with the outstanding talent and appearance of Concubine Yi, the boldness and arrogance of Concubine Jing, the stunning beauty of Su Xiuyi, the poetry and songs of Ning Zhaorong, and the cold and noble appearance of Yan Xiurong. I can't even compare with the knowledge and taste of Yi Chongyuan in the past."
Qi Yixiu looked at her for a few times and shook his head: "My beloved concubine sees it very clearly."
"How can I not understand?" Concubine Kangde sighed, "It's just that I have seen it clearly, and I am unwilling to accept it."
"You are unwilling to give up, so you hurt others?" Qi Yixiu stopped laughing: "Do you know how I compensated you among the women in the harem?"
Concubine Kangde nodded: "I know. But I still can't accept it. The Third Prince is good in every way, but he is not my child. I will never be able to get close to him. Every time this happens, I feel heartbroken. What if my own child is still alive?"
"While your own child is around, you won't harm others? You won't plan for your child?" the queen said.
At the back, Concubine Shun, Concubine Rong, and Yan Xiurong are all there. They live close to each other.
"Your Highness is right." Concubine Kangde sighed again, "I have nothing to say either."
"So you admit all the evidence?" asked the queen.
"I admit it." Concubine Kangde said happily.
Gradually, everyone arrived.
"Your Majesty, I admit everything I did. But Your Majesty, what about what others did? How did my child die? Your Majesty, you know, right?" Concubine Kangde looked at the emperor.
"He was so young that he couldn't even speak clearly. He was cute and well-behaved. You held him in your arms and liked him. How did he die?" Concubine Kangde smiled and said, "Nowadays, the emperor has many sons. I'm afraid you don't remember the child very well. He looks very similar to you."
"Of course I remember." Qi Yixiu said lightly.
"What's the point of remembering? The emperor is the emperor, the emperor of all the people in the world, and the emperor of all the women in the harem. I am just an insignificant concubine with no family background. When the child was gone, I was just a beauty. A useless beauty."
"At that time, all useful people could not be buried. Concubine Shu was in a high position because of the Feng family, and Concubine Yi wanted to restrain Concubine Shu, so she was also in a high position. Concubine Jin gave birth to the eldest princess, so she was a concubine at that time. Song also had a good family background, so she was a groom. Even the newcomers to the palace, Li was taken care of by the emperor because of the Li family. Shen was born in the Shen family, even when she was Baolin, when did the emperor treat her badly?"
"But what about me? My child was killed by someone, just because he was the eldest son. He blocked the way of the second prince and the Feng family. Does he deserve to die?"
"Empress Kangde, what nonsense are you talking about? Your son died of illness. What does it have to do with my second prince? It has nothing to do with my Feng family!" Concubine Qianshu said panicked.
If I stopped updating for no reason and didn't tell you, then I must have been quarantined, don't scold me. My friend's colleague was diagnosed today. My friend had contact with this person and then had dinner with me. I'm not afraid, but I want to tell you. Everyone, stay safe.
(End of this chapter)