Jiang Yue looked down at Wen Qingzhu suspiciously: "Did that girl teach you to say that?"
Wen Qingzhu replied calmly: "No, the young lady let the slave make her own decision. The slave did not lie. On the night when Xiaomeng was killed, if Master Su had not cleared the suspicion for the slave, the slave might have been imprisoned in the sky prison and beheaded. , after that day, I have always been thinking about Mr. Su in my heart."
Jiang Yue knew about this matter and investigated the case overnight, even to the point where his old illness relapsed.
It happened while interrogating Zhu'er. Jiang Yue felt that this reason was very suitable.
But these decisions were made after she went to see Wen Qingzhu.
There has been no news from Jiangnan for several days.
Jiang Yue sent someone over that night to see the progress in Soho.
In the next two days, Wen Qingzhu remained by the emperor's side.
But on this day, Jiang Yue took her to Concubine Hui's Chengming Palace.
Concubine Hui, who came out to greet Jiang Yue, her eyes flashed the moment she saw Wen Qingzhu.
Wen Qingzhu's heart sank. Has Concubine Hui discovered her true identity
But soon, Concubine Hui returned to normal, stepped forward, and greeted Jiang Yue into the house.
After sitting down, Wen Qingzhu stood aside and waited.
Jiang Yue and Concubine Hui talked about the Wei family.
"I heard that Wei Yang went to visit Mr. Wei?"
While pouring tea for Jiang Yue, Concubine Hui replied: "Well, my second grandfather has never been in good health. Your Majesty also knows that. He has a bad temper. Fortunately, my second grandmother is here, so the family can calm down a little."
Jiang Yue took Concubine Hui's tea and asked again: "Does any of the new generation of children in the Wei family have outstanding academic performance?"
Concubine Hui understood what Jiang Yue meant and nodded: "There are some who are provocative, but just being released to the capital is not good enough. My second grandfather is a strict man, and he will only be released if he is admitted to the Juren Examination. This My concubine asked Dejia to persuade her, but my second grandfather was too stubborn and didn’t even listen to my second grandmother’s words, so Dejia came back.”
After hearing this, Jiang Yue fell into silence.
Are the children of the Wei family really inferior to others
Jiang Yue felt that this was not necessarily the case.
When Wei Feng joined the Imperial Guard, he specially tested his knowledge, which was two points better than the top pick that year.
Thinking of the imperial examinations in recent years, Jiang Yue's frown deepened.
The people of the Wei family were gradually excluded, perhaps not because of the Wei family children themselves.
For some reason, Jiang Yue thought of what Wen Qingzhu said in the mourning hall.
In the thirty years since the founding of the Qi Dynasty, Taizu attached great importance to the imperial examinations, but he did not stick to one method of demoting talents.
Those who do not like relying on Zu Yin to serve as officials are usually excluded candidates.
In the first few decades, the Da Qi Dynasty was full of talents and the country developed rapidly, establishing the prestige of Da Qi today.
But now, Jiang Yue thought about it carefully and found that people who could gain a foothold in the court had intricate relationships.
We will no longer meet the poor people.
Jiang Yue was worried about Li Kaikai's Jingping Palace.
Wen Qingzhu followed him, and when he was about to walk out of the palace gate, he was stopped by a nun behind him.
"Miss Zhu'er, I forgot to bring something to Your Majesty just now. Please ask me to go back with my slave."
Looking up at Jingping Palace behind him, Wen Qingzhu probably knew why Concubine Hui kept her.
When they arrived at the house, the nanny did not come in, but stayed outside the door and closed the door.
Wen Qingzhu glanced around and saw Concubine Hui taking the main seat, and all the other people who were waiting on her retreated.
"Slave, please see Concubine Hui." Wen Qingzhu nodded and saluted.
Concubine Hui pointed to the seat next to her: "Miss Zhu'er, please sit down. I have something to say to you."
Wen Qingzhu walked over and sat down. Concubine Hui took out an orchid hosta and handed it to her.
"Do you recognize this?"
After taking a look at it, Wen Qingzhu only knew that this hosta was made by Sigongtai. It must have been given to some concubine by the emperor on a whim.
"have no idea."
Concubine Hui's voice became melancholy: "This hosta was given to Xu Meiren by Your Majesty when she slept with her for the first time. According to the rank of a beauty, she cannot sleep with her twice a month, but at the end of the month, Xu Meiren I happened to meet His Majesty while passing by the Calyx Terrace. His Majesty was leaving Xu Meiren again that night. On that day, His Majesty was originally going to the Chengming Palace of Concubine Li."
"So Meiren Xu offended Concubine Li and was demoted to the cold palace?" Wen Qingzhu raised his eyes and looked at Concubine Hui.
But she saw Concubine Hui picking up the orchid hosta in her hand: "No, it's that Xu Meiren is pregnant. Concubine Li first discovered it. The maid next to her came to me for help with this hosta, but When I rushed over, I found that the abortion pill had been given."
Wen Qingzhu suddenly felt strange, why did Xu Meiren still give birth to dog eggs since she drank the abortion pill.
Concubine Hui added: "However, at the end of last year, I discovered that Mr. Lu went to Leng Palace a lot, and then I found out that there is a prince there."
Wen Qingzhu's breath froze and he looked at Concubine Hui: "Now that the empress knows the prince, what are your plans?"
This time, Concubine Hui did not answer her directly. Instead, she gave instructions to the people outside: "Come here, ask Dr. Gan to come."
In less than two quarters of an hour, a thirty-year-old imperial physician arrived in front of them.
"My dearest minister, see you, Concubine Hui." Imperial Physician Gan bowed his hands, carrying a medicine box behind his back.
Concubine Hui stepped back and offered a seat to Dr. Gan.
Dr. Gan felt uneasy. When he sat down, he saw Zhu'er from Qianyuan Palace sitting in the main seat.
He instantly thought of Goudan in the cold palace.
Could it be that Concubine Hui bribed Zhu'er
Concubine Hui turned to Wen Qingzhu and said, "Before you discovered the Eighth Prince, Imperial Physician Gan had been secretly taking care of him. The abortion pill that Xu Meiren drank that night was also prepared by Imperial Physician Gan. I have also found out that Xu Meiren drank it." Before entering the palace, I had a childhood sweetheart and my fiancé, whose surname happened to be Gan, and he was the third son of the Gan family who had been practicing medicine in the local area for generations."
After hearing these words, Dr. Gan stood up in cold sweat, knelt down with a plop, and begged for mercy tremblingly: "Hui, concubine Hui, please forgive me, Wei, Wei minister is guilty, please forgive me, concubine Hui, don't anger Xu Meiren, Don’t make the prince angry either.”
At this point, Wen Qingzhu finally understood.
Why did Concubine Hui know the existence of Goudan before, but she always stood still.
It turned out that she was investigating who helped Xu Meiren back then.
The physical evidence is in the Hall of Records, and the certification is now available.
In this way, the identity of the eighth prince can be made public.
Seeing Wen Qingzhu's expression relax, Concubine Hui knew that she understood. She turned to Dr. Gan and said, "Don't worry, I am not trying to vent my anger on you and Xu Meiren, but now, I need you to testify and prove the identity of the Eighth Prince. "
Dr. Gan suddenly raised his head and looked at Concubine Hui blankly.
Concubine Hui picked up the orchid hosta in her hand and said, "I have found out that you sent someone to deliver this hosta to Jingping Palace. The witnesses and physical evidence are all there. As long as you cooperate with me and Miss Zhu'er, The Eighth Prince can restore his identity."
Dr. Gan's eyes turned red, he knelt down and bowed deeply: "Thank you, Concubine Hui."
After leaving Jingping Palace, Wen Qingzhu was about to go to Qianyuan Palace when he was stopped by Jiang Yijia.
"stop!"
Wen Qingzhu's current identity is still a palace maid, so she cannot conflict with Jiang Yijia.
She turned around and saluted Jiang Yijia: "I have met Princess Yijia."
Ziyu, who was standing next to Jiang Yijia, stepped forward and snatched the box from Wen Qingzhu's hand.
Wen Qingzhu quickly explained: "Your Highness, this is a cake given to Your Majesty by Concubine Hui."
After Ziyu opened the box, there was a plate of glutinous rice cakes inside.
When Jiang Yijia saw this thing, her eyes were extremely disgusted: "This kind of food can actually please my father. I really don't know what my father likes!"
Wen Qingzhu said patiently: "Your Highness, please return the things to the slave. I have to go back to serve the emperor."
Unexpectedly, Jiang Yijia laughed sinisterly: "Ziyu will send this thing to you, so you can go with me to see your mother and concubine."
After looking around, this place was exactly where people were coming and going. Wen Qingzhu couldn't make a move, so he could only follow Jiang Yijia to Chengming Palace.
When they arrived at the house, Jiang Yijia asked her to wait and went in first.
It's June now, a hot time, and the sun is shining brightly where Jiang Yijiarang is standing.
In less than two quarters of an hour, Wen Qingzhu was sweating profusely.
But no one came in to call her.
Wen Qingzhu didn't understand that Concubine Li was deliberately trying to tease her.
After much deliberation, Wen Qingzhu could only guess that after she came back, Jiang Yue favored A Li and thought she was A Li's person.
Half an hour later, Wen Qingzhu's face glowed red and his lips turned white.
In addition, she had a human and leather mask on her face, and Wen Qingzhu felt that he could not stand like this anymore.
Just when Wen Qingzhu was about to decide to faint, someone inside finally came out and called her.
"come in."
Finally reaching the house, a refreshing air-conditioning hit my face.
Wen Qingzhu felt a shiver all over his body as he was suddenly cold and hot.
She knelt down and saluted Concubine Li: "I have seen Concubine Li."
Concubine Li was eating lychees with Jiang Yijia. She glanced sideways at her but said nothing.
Without a master, Wen Qingzhu would not be able to stand up.
But the kneeling posture was too tiring, and coupled with the alternation of hot and cold, Wen Qingzhu felt uncomfortable in his stomach.
I'm afraid I'm going to get sick.
When Wen Qingzhu was trembling and unsteady, Concubine Li finally spoke: "Get up."
Wen Qingzhu wanted to stand up, but his body weakened and fell to the ground.
When the nun who was serving Concubine Li saw this scene, she stepped forward and shouted angrily: "How outrageous! As the female official in charge of Qianyuan Palace, she actually behaved disrespectfully in front of Concubine Li!"
Wen Qingzhu was sweating profusely and couldn't muster any strength.
She wanted to retort, but found that her throat was on fire.
But Wen Qingzhu still heard Jiang Yijia complaining: "It's too hot. Someone, please bring some more ice basins and put them in more."
When the nanny saw that Wen Qingzhu simply lay down and didn't move, her tone became serious: "Here comes someone! Drag her out and give her twenty canes!"
"Wait a minute!" Concubine Hui's voice suddenly came from outside the door.
Wen Qingzhu breathed a sigh of relief, finally waiting for a savior, otherwise she would have been really afraid that she would poison the whole house.
After Concubine Hui came in, she immediately ordered the palace officials: "Hurry up and take Zhu'er back to Qianyuan Palace and see the imperial doctor."
The people behind him immediately helped Wen Qingzhu up, but Concubine Li stood up with a cold face.
"Concubine Hui, this is my Chengming Palace, not your Jingping Palace!"
Now that she had decided not to hold back any longer, Concubine Hui changed her normal attitude and stared at Concubine Li without giving in at all: "Concubine Li, Zhu'er is from the Qianyuan Palace and is your Majesty's person. You are not someone you can deal with at will!" Concubine, please keep your eyes open and see this clearly!"
In the past, Concubine Hui had never given Concubine Li any face, not to mention that this was still in Concubine Li's Chengming Palace.
Concubine Hui came in directly to grab someone, which was a slap in the face for Concubine Li!
Concubine Li wanted to be arrogant, how could she tolerate Concubine Hui being so arrogant.
She shouted angrily: "Come here! Come here! Catch these people who are trespassing in Chengming Palace!"
In an instant, several palace people gathered around him.
But when Concubine Hui came, she was naturally prepared and took out the gold medal given to her by the emperor: "Concubine Li, how dare you be so presumptuous!"