The queen was enlightened and thought this was a good idea, so she started making arrangements immediately.
Of course, we couldn’t just ignore the group of slaves who were released, so we also sent people to keep an eye on them secretly.
Finally, the news was spread to the outside world, saying that the person who poisoned the girl was caught, but the girl attempted suicide and was saved by the imperial physician. She was still unconscious and was temporarily placed in an empty courtyard next to the Wutong Palace.
I guess they will continue the interrogation after the person wakes up.
The silver bill was not hidden and was immediately made public.
The clues were half hidden and half revealed, which really made the people behind the scenes very uneasy.
Finally, on the third night, at midnight, a tall eunuch sneaked into the yard.
In the darkness of the night, the man took out a packet of medicine powder from his arms and poured it into the teapot on the table.
At this moment, the thin woman on the bed suddenly jumped up and shouted "Catch the thief!"
All of a sudden, the people guarding outside the house rushed in to catch the man.
The eunuch wanted to escape through the back window, but the palace maid was quick-witted and grabbed the feather duster on the table and started beating him.
After a short delay, the people who came in from outside caught the eunuch.
Someone immediately went to report to the queen.
Late in the night, the lights in Wutong Hall suddenly lit up, startling many people.
After the queen saw the eunuch's face, she was even more surprised and immediately sent someone to invite the emperor.
Another group of people went to Magnolia Garden.
"Madam, why are you here at this time? Our queen is sleeping." Bai Shuang stopped her outside.
Ding laughed, her eyes turned cold, "After all, Concubine De is kind-hearted. She can still sleep well after hurting someone."
"Don't talk nonsense!" Bai Shuang's face changed slightly, but she immediately calmed down. "I respect you as someone close to the Queen, so I treat you so politely, but our Queen is the master, how can I allow a servant like you to make up stories!"
"Hmph, I am summoning Consort De An to Wutong Palace to investigate the Red Flower case by order of the Queen. Miss, please be sensible and quickly go and wake Consort De up."
Nanny Ding is experienced after all, and she is able to intimidate people with her imposing manner.
The noise outside had already woken up Concubine Wende.
In other words, she couldn't sleep at night these days.
After changing her clothes and before she had time to comb her hair into a complicated bun, she was taken to Wutong Palace.
Ning Chen was already there at this moment.
Ye Jun is here too.
The queen did not inform her, she came here on her own.
She was the victim in this incident, so there was nothing wrong with her coming, so she stayed to help with the trial.
Concubine Wende came in, still looking calm, and first bowed to the two people sitting in the main seat.
"I pay my respects to the Emperor and Empress."
"An, you are so bold! How dare you murder a concubine? If Ming Jieyu is really pregnant, wouldn't that mean you have killed the life of an heir to the throne?"
The queen shouted angrily.
Concubine Wende's eyebrows twitched twice, and she immediately knelt down, "Your Majesty, you must provide evidence when speaking. I have done nothing, so how can I say that I am plotting to murder Concubine Ming?"
Finally, he turned and looked at Ning Chen.
"Your Majesty, you know me. I am not such a vicious person. Moreover, I am already a mother, so how could I murder others?"
"It is precisely because you gave birth to the eldest prince and were always at odds with Concubine Ming that you were worried that she would be pregnant and give birth to the royal heir, so you decided to kill her after listening to just a few speculations!" The queen frowned.
"Isn't it because I gave birth to the eldest prince that the Queen dislikes me in every way? You have convicted me of a crime. It may be that you, the Queen, don't like me and want to get rid of me as soon as possible!"
Concubine Wende was not to be outdone. She stared into the Queen's eyes and fought back.
Such a confrontation made it really difficult to tell whether Princess Wende was lying for a moment.
Ning Chen watched quietly for a while, the light in his eyes was frighteningly cold.
Finally he pointed to the corner and spoke.
"De Fei, since you said you didn't do it, why did the servants in your palace kill and poison the palace maid who was found to have accepted bribes?"
Hearing this, Concubine Wende was stunned for a moment, then quickly turned her head and looked in the direction he pointed.
The eunuch in the corner was pulled out, and his face was clearly seen. It was none other than Wang Zhong, the chief eunuch beside Concubine De.
The queen frowned, with a hint of pride hidden in her eyes.
"I caught the chief eunuch in your palace trying to poison a witness. What else do you have to say?"
"I don't know. I didn't ask him to poison anyone. This must be a frame-up!" Concubine Wende still refused to admit it.
And his expression seemed to be a little more determined.
Ye Jun was sitting nearby and made the suggestion calmly.
"I see that Concubine De is speaking with conviction. Is there really an injustice? If you want to know whether it is true or not, you might as well interrogate the eunuch."
After a pause, he looked at Bai Lu and Bai Shuang again.
"The personal maids know the master's whereabouts best. I think these two should also be interrogated."
"Ye, how dare you!" Concubine Wende turned around and glared at her. "Bai Lu and Bai Shuang have served me personally for many years. How can I allow you to humiliate me like an ordinary servant?"
"Of course I dare not. I am just suggesting it. Your Majesty, why do you have to react so strongly?" Ye Jun looked at her coldly, her eyes slightly stern, and slowed down her tone, "Is it because Your Majesty is guilty and dare not be investigated?"
Without waiting for Concubine Wende to speak, Ye Jun stood up and saluted to the two people at the top.
"Your Majesty, Empress, I think that safflower is harmful to the royal heirs. Like musk, it is a forbidden item in the harem. Apart from the Imperial Hospital, no other place has it. I think if we investigate which palace has used safflower these days and where, we may find some clues."
"Besides, Doctor Shen said that the safflower I ate was the juice extracted from safflower. I guess I used a lot of safflower, so there might be some left."
When the queen heard this, she was very understanding, her eyes brightened, and she spoke to the person beside her.
"Your Majesty, what Concubine Ming said makes sense. Since Concubine Wende is reluctant to let the servants around her suffer, why not just keep it simple and check the details of these servants."
This is what it means to search the palace.
Today we have witnesses, but we don’t have physical evidence yet.
Ning Chen frowned. Searching the palace was a big deal and was always very embarrassing. This decision was not easy to make.
Seeing that he looked hesitant, Concubine Wende immediately pleaded with tears in her voice.
"Your Majesty, the eldest prince is weak, how can he withstand the shock of a palace search? It is still the middle of the night, and it is inevitable that the child will be frightened, which is not good!"
"It's better to have a child." Ye Jun suddenly said calmly, "No, it's better to give birth to a child. I'm afraid I won't have the blessing in this life. After taking a dose of safflower, although it didn't cause me to have a miscarriage, it also made me dare not get pregnant from now on."
After he finished speaking, he stood up, with tears in his eyes.
He took a deep breath and bowed to the person above him.
"I am not feeling well, so I will take my leave now. Your Majesty and the Empress will investigate the case. I will accept the result no matter what it is. It has always been like this."