Everyone turned their eyes to Concubine Rong's female historian. Concubine Rong showed a little surprise, then frowned and thought, with a calm face and no sign of panic.
"Amitabha." Xu Qing closed his eyes and chanted.
"Noble Concubine, the female historian in your palace!" Emperor Youning did not expect that the matter of the assassin had not been found out yet, and Concubine Rong and Shen Xihe were involved first. He knew his own women well. Ever since he knew that Concubine Rong had handed over the blessing matters to Shen Xihe, Emperor Youning knew that Concubine Rong was going to do something.
He was well aware of the struggles in the harem. The strong survive everywhere. He had never thought of having peace and tranquility in his harem, just as he did not expect all the ministers in the court to be on his side.
As long as it did not affect the court, he never interfered. After the incident in the northwest, Emperor Youning did not want the Crown Princess to take power in the harem. However, he did not expect that Concubine Rong would use ** means to insult the place of Buddhism.
Originally, because of the incense and the assassin, Xiangguo Temple was responsible for the negligence, and Xu Qing must have blamed himself. But now that this happened, it would be difficult for him to face Xu Qing, as this was a big taboo in Buddhism.
"Your Majesty, I don't know why such a shameful thing happened. The female historians in my palace have never met the monks of Xiangguo Temple. If they had a private meeting, it is absolutely impossible." Concubine Rong explained calmly.
Her words made sense. They had only been at Xiangguo Temple for one day. How could Concubine Rong's maid have a secret meeting with an unknown monk
But if it wasn't done by Concubine Rong, then who would frame someone in Concubine Rong's palace? His eyes couldn't help but drift towards Shen Xihe.
"Crown Princess, you are in charge of the arrangements for the women in the palace. What do you think about this matter?" Emperor Youning asked with a sullen face.
"Your Majesty, I am the one who took care of the women in the palace. If I remember correctly, all the palace maids lived in one room. If the maid of Hanzhang Palace was kidnapped, the maid who lived in the same room with him would definitely not be unaware of it. Why not summon her and ask her?" Shen Xihe also had a calm expression.
The reactions of the two were seen by everyone, and for a moment no one could make out anything, but they all knew in their hearts that this was the beginning of a power struggle in the palace.
Whoever wins or loses today will most likely determine who will hold the power in the palace. Most people naturally hope that Concubine Rong will win, because the people they have placed in the palace have long been established under Concubine Rong's rule and also understand the rules of the palace.
Who knows what will happen in the palace when the Crown Princess takes the throne? And they will have to curry favor with the Crown Princess again.
"Go, call the female historian who stayed with the female historian of Hanzhang Palace to come here." As this involved insulting the land of Buddhism, Emperor Youning had to resolve the matter in front of Xu Qing. He sent the eunuch to summon them, and Emperor Youning asked the two people involved, "Do you two have anything to say?"
The tear-stained Hanzhang Palace lady said, "Your Majesty, I slept with the ladies of the other palaces, but I woke up for some reason. When I woke up... I found myself in the woodshed, and this ** monk was doing something indecent to me!"
The monk was neither afraid nor panicked, but his face was very gloomy: "Your Majesty, I..."
After a pause, the monk changed his words: "I was caught by an eunuch for stealing meat. The eunuch threatened me that if I didn't obey, he would report my case to the abbot. My family is poor and I don't have any skills. If I leave the temple, I will have nowhere to go, so I had to be coerced. The eunuch sent me to the woodshed. I didn't want to force a decent girl, but this girl pounced on me for some reason. I refused several times, but she kept pestering me, and that's how I made a big mistake!"