The rebirth of a concubine: Gong Du will become the Queen Mother

Late at night, in Jingyang Palace.

After Jiang Shiying took a bath, she walked from the bathroom to the bedroom and sat down in front of the dressing table.

Lu Zhaolin was already sitting on the soft couch, reading a book in his hand.

After Jiang Shiying finished applying the balm, Qiu Yu took a hollow gilt ball in her hand and was about to dry her hair.

He saw Lu Zhaolin throwing the book aside, striding over and saying, "Here I come."

Qiu Yu bowed and respectfully handed the gilded ball to Lu Zhaolin's hand.

Lu Zhaolin took the things, sat beside Jiang Shiying, and then said: "Everyone, please step aside."

Jiang Shiying smiled and said, "I have to trouble Your Majesty again."

Lu Zhaolin said warmly: "Between me and Aying, what's the trouble?"

Jiang Shiying smiled coquettishly on her face, but she was warning herself in her heart.

The gentle and considerate man behind him is the same man who wanted to put aside the matter of Chanyi during dinner and not investigate further.

She couldn't get carried away just because he was nice to her.

Before the hair was dried, a message came from the palace that it was Grandma Sun from the Shenxing Department who wanted to see her.

Jiang Shiying and Lu Zhaolin looked at each other and knew that things might have progressed.

Lu Zhaolin said: "Bring the person to Dongnuan Pavilion."

After a cup of tea, in the East Nuan Pavilion of Jingyang Palace.

"This slave is here to see Your Majesty and to see Chun Zhaoyi, the empress."

"Get up." Lu Zhaolin said, "What did you find out?"

Grandma Sun lowered her head and explained the results of the inspection in detail: "The slaves carefully inspected the auspicious clothes of all the master empresses, and found that only the hem of the auspicious clothes of the concubine Qi had signs of repair. ."

Hearing this, Jiang Shiying said: "I saw Concubine Qi wearing that auspicious dress at the palace banquet last night, and I didn't find anything wrong with it."

After listening to her words, Lu Zhaolin also recalled the memory of last night, but found that he didn't notice Qi Bin at all last night.

I heard Grandma Sun say: "The hem of that auspicious dress looks normal from a distance, but if you look closely at the light source, you can see that it is a bit unnatural."

Jiang Shiying first said: "That's it."

During the banquet, no one will mention the hem of other people's auspicious clothes and compare them carefully under the light source. In this way, naturally there is no problem.

But then, he heard her say: "But if a piece of agate is missing on the auspicious clothes, it should be easy to see. Yesterday, it seems that there was no missing agate on Qi Bin's auspicious clothes."

Grandma Sun explained: "Concubine Qi was previously given the title of Concubine Wan, and the palace also kept an auspicious dress made by the concubine. After she was demoted, the Shangfu Bureau sent a new concubine auspicious. Wear the clothes, but did not take back the original auspicious clothes of the noble concubine."

Jiang Shiying asked: "Are you saying that Concubine Qi removed the agate from the concubine's auspicious clothes and sewed it onto the concubine's auspicious clothes?"

Grandma Sun said: "That's right. The slaves checked the noble concubine's auspicious dress and found a red agate, which is slightly different from other agates."

Lu Zhaolin snorted: "Qi Concubine is quite considerate."

Jiang Shiying said: "No wonder Concubine Qi arrived late at the palace banquet last night. It seems that she met Chanyi first and killed her, and then found that there was something wrong with her Jifu. After returning to the palace to repair it, Let’s go to Xie Fang Hall again.”

Speaking of this, Jiang Shiying stroked her chest with a look of shock on her face: "She was talking and laughing at the banquet last night. I really can't tell that she just covered someone to death with her own hands before going to the banquet."

Lu Zhaolin was already wondering what happened to Concubine Qi when she was bumped into by Chan Yi, so she killed her so cruelly.

At this time, when Jiang Shiying said this, she felt a chill all over her body.

Grandma Sun listened to their conversation and thought to herself that this Chun Zhaoyi may not be as simple and straightforward as the rumors in the palace. But what does this have to do with her?

She only said: "Why did Queen Qi kill Miss Chanyi? What happened, I'm afraid we have to interrogate the people around Qi to know."

She didn't mention interrogating Concubine Qi because she knew in her heart that unless the evidence was conclusive that she had committed a major crime, she would never end up in the Criminal Punishment Department.

If Concubine Qi really wants to be interrogated, then His Majesty or the Queen must come to interrogate her in person, and they won't even use punishment.

Lu Zhaolin frowned and said, "Go to Chong'an Palace and bring the two maids around Concubine Qi to the Shenxing Department for interrogation."

Then, he looked at Yao Xingde and said, "Take people to temporarily seal Chong'an Palace, and the concubines will stay in the palace to pray for blessings."

Jiang Shiying tugged on his sleeve and said, "Your Majesty, the fifth prince also lives in Chong'an Palace."

It's okay for concubine Qi to close the palace and pray for blessings, but the fifth prince is still a child and is Lu Zhaolin's flesh and blood.

Lu Zhaolin almost forgot about him, but Jiang Shiying reminded him and added: "Send the fifth prince to Concubine Yu."

Yao Xingde and Grandma Sun both took orders and retreated.

At this point, the matter seems to have come to light. As soon as the interrogation of the eldest maid next to Concubine Qi is completed, there will be no more doubts.

In fact, the two eldest maids may even divulge a lot of dirty things that Concubine Qi has done before.

Thinking of this, Jiang Shiying should obviously feel relieved, but she felt something was wrong in her heart.

Qi Bin is not a fool, and she has always been bold.

Everyone from the Shangfu Bureau went to her palace to collect the auspicious clothes. Others didn't know why. How could she not know?

From the moment the Jifu was taken away, Qi Bin should have known that she would be found out sooner or later.

Then, the eldest maid next to her must go to the Shenxing Department.

Will Concubine Qi sit back and wait for the eldest palace maid to explain everything she has done after being tortured?

In Chong'an Palace, Qi Concubine wore thin clothes and sat alone in front of the table in the bedroom, playing chess with herself.

There was silence in the dormitory, except for the sound of jade chess pieces falling on the chessboard from time to time.

Suddenly, a young palace maid came into the palace with a panic look on her face. After a hurried salute, she said, "My dear, it's not good. Eunuch Yao and the people from the Shenxing Department are here."

Hearing this, Qi Bin still stared at the chessboard in front of her, pondering for a moment. After placing the white jade chess pieces she was twisting in her hand, she heard her say: "Why are you panicking? Invite them in."

When she just fell silent, Yao Xingde and Grandma Sun had already led people into the dormitory.

Hearing this, Yao Xingde said: "I have seen Concubine Qi."

Hearing his voice, Qi Concubine raised her head and said, "Eunuch Yao has already come in. I don't need anyone from this palace to invite you."

Qi Bin's unhurried attitude made Yao Xingde and Grandma Sun twitch their eyebrows, wondering where she could rely on her.

At this time, I heard Qi Concubine say: "It's so late, I wonder why Eunuch Yao and this nanny from the Shenxing Department came to my Chong'an Palace?"

Yao Xingde told Lu Zhaolin's will.

After hearing this, Qi Bin raised a smile on her lips. The lights in this hall were very dim, making the smile on Qi Bin's face even more frightening.

Yao Xingde and Grandma Sun didn't know what she was laughing at.

Grandma Sun frowned and asked, "May I ask, Madam, where are the two maids beside you? I have been ordered by Your Majesty to take them back to the Shenxing Division."

"I will naturally obey His Majesty's orders." Concubine Qi said, then sighed and said, "But my two eldest maids had an emergency tonight and have already passed away."

Then, she looked at Nanny Sun and said word by word: "Nanny Sun wants to take them back to the Shenxing Division, so please feel free to do so. I just don't know how the Shenxing Division will make two dead people talk."

After the words fell, Yao Xingde and Grandma Sun looked at each other, feeling a chill rising from the soles of their feet for no apparent reason.