The palace maid was brought up. Because she had been dishonest, she had been punished by the eunuchs. Her hair was disheveled and there were many footprints on her body. She looked very miserable.
"Who ordered you to assassinate Concubine Ming?" Ning Chen stared at the palace maid coldly.
Yuan Jiu stepped forward and took the cloth out of the maid's mouth.
"Cough cough cough, who ordered me to do this? No one ordered me to do this. I am the one who wants to kill her!" The woman was already a little crazy, her eyes were bloodshot.
The sallow and withered face looked extremely scary at this moment.
The queen frowned and shouted, "How dare you! What grudge does Ming Jieyu have against you? How dare you assassinate the emperor's concubine!"
After hearing what the Queen said, the palace maid seemed to be stimulated by something. She suddenly laughed wildly and couldn't stop crying.
"Oh, the emperor's concubine, Your Majesty, do you still remember me? You gave me the title of Li, praising me for my beauty. Look, do I still look the same now?"
As she spoke, the woman gritted her teeth, raised her chin, and stared at the host with a ferocious smile.
"Your Majesty, she, she seems to be from the Jin family..." Concubine Shu was a little frightened and said with a trembling voice.
The word "Li" as the title refers to the beautiful lady Li in the past.
Jin was demoted to a commoner for plotting to murder the royal heir.
"Isn't Jin under house arrest and has someone watching her? How did she get out and hurt people?" Concubine Jing asked in confusion.
After hearing this, everyone looked around.
Now that Ye Jun is in favor, it is natural that people are jealous. The Queen, Concubine Yi, and Concubine Wende are all suspects.
It is absolutely impossible for Jin to run out and hurt people without any external help.
As for why Fang Xiuyi was not there, it was because Yao Xiang’s position was promoted, but he did not receive much favor.
Concubine Wende has been busy taking care of the eldest prince recently and has no time to spare. So it can only be the Queen or Concubine Yi
Of course, it may not be just them, there are other concubines in the palace, but only those who are favored are more likely to fight with each other.
Ning Chen's eyes darkened, "Yuan Jiu, send someone to bring all the people guarding Jin here."
"Yes, I will go there myself." Yuan Jiu responded.
He couldn't relax now as he was afraid someone might tamper with the situation.
"Your Majesty, I..."
"Queen, there is no need to say more. I believe you." Ning Chen interrupted her.
No matter how favored Ye Jun was, she was not the most favored one, and she was only a concubine, so she posed no threat to the queen.
If the Queen took action against Concubine Wende, it would be understandable, but it was really not worthwhile to kill Ye Jun.
Lady Yi stood at the side, clenching the handkerchief in her hand, feeling both unwilling and relieved.
Fortunately, she hadn't found the opportunity to take action yet, otherwise the emperor would conduct a thorough investigation and she would not be able to hide anything she had done. But she was unwilling to let Ye Jun live like this.
The Queen's heart finally relaxed a little after being interrupted.
She was afraid that the emperor would mistakenly think that she had done something.
"Your Majesty, do you know why I am not dead? Because someone is secretly helping me. I almost died of illness before, but someone sent me medicine. What does this mean? Today I can come out because I got help from a master. It shows that your harem is a mess of filth. Hahahahaha... Even if I am gone, there are still people who are constantly plotting against me!"
Jin has gone crazy. She knows very well that she will never survive. She also knows that the people who secretly help her just want to use her, but she is cruel to Ye Jun. In order to get revenge, she will do anything.
But since she can't survive, no one can expect to have a good time. She just wants to drag everyone present into this dirty mud, and no one can get away with it!
Seeing her like this, Ning Chen probably didn't know who was behind it, and he didn't want to listen to her gossip anymore, so he waved his hand and signaled his servant to shut her mouth again.
At this moment, Bai Zhu limped in and knelt straight on the ground.
"Your Majesty, the reason why Concubine Yu went out at night today was because a little palace maid who claimed to be the Empress Dowager invited Concubine Yu to the Cining Palace to talk. Concubine Yu could not refuse, so she went out. The next day, she dared to do such a vicious thing in the name of the Empress Dowager. This is not only to kill Concubine Yu, but also to destroy the reputation of the Empress Dowager and to stir up the mother-son relationship between Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager!"
"What did you say?" Ning Chen's expression suddenly became even more gloomy. "That person claimed to be with the Queen Mother?"
"What I said is absolutely true!" Bai Zhu kowtowed.
The reason why he said this was not because he did not suspect the Queen Mother, but as a servant, how could he directly accuse the Queen Mother of murdering the concubines
So he only said that someone deliberately wanted to implicate the empress dowager in the crime of murdering Ye Jun. As for what the emperor would think, he had no way of knowing.
After all, it is still unclear who is behind this matter. If the Queen Mother is also involved, then Concubine Yao does not seem to be innocent either.
I originally thought it was just a scheme among the concubines, but when it got involved with the Queen Mother, things became complicated again.
Just at this moment Yuan Jiu came back, and two drunk eunuchs were dragged in.
They are the ones who are responsible for guarding Jin tonight.
"Your Majesty, when I arrived, these two were already very drunk. I have asked someone to give them sobering soup, but they drank too much and I'm afraid they won't wake up for a while." Yuan Jiu said.
Fang Xiuyi covered her nose, her eyes revealing a bit of disgust, "Your Majesty, this man first used the Empress Dowager's name to lure Concubine Ming out, and then managed to get the people guarding Jin drunk, and then sent a letter to Jin, asking her to ambush on the road that Concubine Ming must pass. Jin has been demoted for a long time, and this man has been able to plan until now, which shows that he has many spies and knows everything about the harem!"
Upon hearing this, since he was able to understand the affairs of every part of the harem so well and make such careful arrangements, it was obvious that this person had a strong foundation. The concubines who had just entered the palace were cleared of many suspicions at once.
In fact, just by using the name of the empress dowager to trick Ye Jun into going out, this method was already extremely bold, and it was not something that ordinary people could have the courage to do.
Ning Chen's mind was in a mess. The events of the previous dynasty were enough to worry him, and now that this kind of thing happened, he was on the verge of a rage.
After all, the Queen had been married to him for many years, so she could still see some of his emotions, so she took the initiative to speak.
"Your Majesty, I think these two people know something, but they are so drunk right now that it is difficult to interrogate them. It would be better to take them away and lock them up first. When they sober up tomorrow, we can interrogate them in detail."
"Just as the Queen said, Yuan Jiu, you will detain these two men and assign people to guard them. If there are any more casualties, you will no longer have to serve as the chief steward." Ning Chen said in a cold voice.
The queen's heart suddenly shrank at these words.
Somehow, she felt that Ning Chen's words were not only directed to Yuan Jiu, but also a warning to herself.
After all, the thief died in her hands last time for unknown reasons.
Looking at the room full of beautiful girls, Ning Chen became more and more annoyed. Thinking of the unknown woman in the inner room, he didn't want to stay with these people anymore.
"All of you should withdraw and stay in your own places. Before this case is thoroughly investigated, no one is allowed to communicate with each other. If anyone violates this rule, I will not tolerate it!"