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

Jiang Shiying bowed to him first, then walked up to Xiao Songzi and said, "Xiao Songzi, I brought you to the palace from Jingyang Palace.

I said on the first day I entered the palace, do your job well and I will not treat you badly. But if you have other thoughts, be careful about your lives.

It’s just one hundred taels of gold, but you don’t even want your life? "

Xiao Songzi kowtowed and said, "My dear, please spare my life. I don't know where this poison came from. I didn't poison you."

"You only said you didn't know where the poison came from, but it seems you know where the gold came from?" Jiang Shiying asked.

Xiao Songzi was stunned, and did not tell the origin of the gold, but continued to kowtow and beg for mercy.

The Queen who came up said: "You are not willing to explain anything, how can I ask Princess Jia to spare you?"

Xiao Songzi hesitated for a moment, but she still refused to let go because she didn't know what she thought of.

Jiang Shiying no longer worked on him, but looked at Yao Xingde aside and asked: "Eunuch Yao, when I asked Li Shi before, Xiao Songzi said that he used to work in the Department of Supervision and was just a little eunuch doing odd jobs. . I wonder who chose him and put him in Jingyang Palace?"

She was hired into the palace with courtesy, and she was given the title of concubine for the first time. Jingyang Palace can be said to be very popular. The first batch of palace residents in Jingyang Palace, there were many slaves who wanted to be selected.

The chief eunuch had neither power nor money, and Xiao Songzi was just an ordinary little eunuch. I don’t know what he did to impress the people above him and arrange him into Jingyang Palace.

Don't say that he has a strong background. If he did, he would not have been reduced to a supervisory position in the first place.

Before Yao Xingde could speak, Lu Zhaolin said: "Let Xinghong, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, come over and talk about how this person was selected."

Xinghong is the eunuch in charge of the ceremonial department, and it is his responsibility to select people for each palace.

This time I went to the palace to escape the summer heat, and many people from the Supervisor of Ceremonies also came with me.

Xinghong arrived soon. On the way, he already understood what happened.

It was not just him who came, but also the second-in-command of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, Si Zheng, the Supervisor of Ceremonies.

"This servant pays homage to Your Majesty, and pays homage to all of you ladies."

Lu Zhaolin didn't even wake up, but asked him directly: "Xinghong, did you choose the people from Jingyang Palace?"

"Your Majesty, the palace servants of Jingyang Palace were selected by Sizheng, and the servants reviewed them before finalizing them." Xinghong replied.

"Oh? Then how was this little Songzi chosen?" Jiang Shiying asked.

Si Zheng replied: "As for Concubine Jia, Xiao Songzi was originally not in the selection range of the slave. However, Miss Gu Yu from Yonghe Palace found the slave and said that Concubine Hui was the biological sister of Concubine Jia, and she cared about her sister, so she wanted to let her go. A trustworthy person is taking care of it in Jingyang Palace. The servant was confused for a moment, so he agreed."

After saying that, Si Zheng began to kowtow and plead guilty: "This slave is not doing things well, please punish me, your majesty and empress."

No one paid attention to him, everyone looked at Concubine Hui.

Gu Yu, like Bai Lu, was the eldest maid beside Hui Fei. She brought her into the palace from home and was deeply trusted by her. Now, Guyu is standing behind her.

Concubine Hui stood up, walked to the hall, made a blessing ceremony, and said: "Your Majesty, I really only care about my sister and did not let Xiao Songzi do anything to poison her."

Li Fei asked: "Then all the gold found in Xiao Songzi's room was given to him by Concubine Hui? One hundred taels of gold, just to care about my sister? Concubine Hui is really a good sister."

Concubine Hui refused: "Your Majesty, I did not give Xiao Songzi so much gold."

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard Xiao Songzi speak, and he said: "Empress Hui Fei just asked me to keep an eye on Empress Jia Bi and report anything to her in time. That one hundred taels of gold, yes -"

He looked around the room, and everyone was waiting for him to tell who it was. They only heard him say: "The imperial concubine gave it to me."

The imperial concubine did not expect that he would bite her, so she sneered and said, "Concubine Hui has good eyesight, and she has really chosen a good and loyal slave."

She only said this, and then she didn't even bother to defend herself.

The queen asked: "You said the concubine gave it to you, but when, where, and how did she give it to you? It couldn't have been given to you by the concubine herself, right?"

Xiao Songzi was speechless for a moment and hesitated for a long time, unable to speak.

The imperial concubine glanced sideways at Concubine Hui and said, "When Concubine Hui gave him the gold and silver, didn't she make a good confession?"

Concubine Hui said nothing, just wept there.

The imperial concubine said: "Eunuch Yao, is there any record of Xiao Songzi's family in the palace?"

Yao Xingde replied: "Back to the imperial concubine, Xiao Songzi's family is in Hezhou Prefecture. In addition to her parents, there are three younger siblings."

The imperial concubine sneered and said: "Conspiracy to murder a concubine is a serious crime. Since he is unwilling to recruit the master behind it, let him go on the road with his family."

Xiao Songzi was so frightened that he kowtowed: "My family is innocent, please let me go."

Jiang Shiying said: "I feel that what the imperial concubine said is true. Since he is unwilling to confess, let him reunite with his family underground."

With that said, he ordered people to drag Xiao Songzi out.

Xiao Songzi became anxious and shouted: "Empress Hui Fei, didn't you say you would protect my family?"

Lu Zhaolin stared at Concubine Hui and asked, "Concubine Hui, what's your explanation?"

Concubine Hui knelt on the ground and cried: "Your Majesty, I really did not arrange for him to poison me."

As she spoke, she looked at the imperial concubine: "I don't know who bribed this little eunuch. He not only poisoned my sister, but also framed me as my concubine."

She kept saying that she had no bad intentions in arranging Xiao Songzi to enter Jingyang Palace, just to take care of her sister, and that the poisoning had nothing to do with her.

At this time, a young eunuch walked in and whispered a few words in Yao Xingde's ear, holding a small paper bag in his hand.

Yao Xingde took the paper bag, took two steps forward, and said: "Your Majesty, the search of the palace has been completed and this object was found in the inner room of Guangcai Pavilion."

"History of Zhao Yuan, come and take a look." Lu Zhaolin said.

After the inspection, Zhao Yuanshi said: "Your Majesty, this is exactly the cold snake powder that the concubine Jia concubine has."

Concubine Hui collapsed on the ground and said in disbelief: "How is that possible?"

Lu Zhaolin looked at her with extremely unfamiliar eyes: "The witnesses and physical evidence are all there, Concubine Hui, what else do you have to say?"

"Your Majesty, I am unjustly accused. I don't know what this poison is about." Concubine Hui cried sadly.

Her words were logical: "If it was really my concubine who poisoned me, why did she keep the poison in the Guangcai Pavilion where I live? There are so many lakes and waterways in the palace, wouldn't it be better to just find a place and throw it in?"

There is some truth to this.

"Maybe it's because it's too late." Li Fei interjected.

The imperial concubine did not let her go: "Maybe it's because I didn't expect that His Majesty would order people to search the palace."

The queen frowned, with a righteous look, and said: "Concubine Hui, you arranged this little eunuch. He just identified you. The poison was found in your room. Unless you can provide proof, Prove that you were wrongly accused, otherwise the witnesses and physical evidence will be there, and verbal sophistry will be meaningless."

Jiang Shiying seemed not to have heard what they said. She walked slowly to Concubine Hui and said, "Sister, do you hate me so much?"

Concubine Hui shook her head: "Sister, you believe me. It's really not me. Doesn't my sister know how I treat her? How could I harm you like this?"

Before Jiang Shiying could speak, Concubine Li sneered: "Concubine Hui really has a family background. Your mother ruined people's innocence. You poisoned people. I don't know where you did such a thing. Where did you get the face to pretend like this?" Like a good mother and sister.”

Jiang Shiying staggered back two steps, her figure looking extremely thin.

She said slowly: "Sister, the evidence is already in front of me, how do you want me to believe you? Are you really treating me like a fool?"

At this time, a high-pitched female voice was heard saying: "It's all done by slaves."

The person who said this was Gu Yu, the eldest maid of Concubine Hui, who was mentioned just now.

"It's me who hates Concubine Jia." Gu Yu knelt on the ground and said in a loud and firm voice: "Our concubine is so kind to Concubine Jia, but concubine Jia is not very respectful in front of concubine. I can't stand Concubine Jia, so that's why I asked someone to treat her concubine. Poisoning. I did this without telling Concubine Hui, our concubine didn’t know anything."

After saying that, she rushed to the pillar on the side. Yao Xingde and other inmates wanted to stop her, but they didn't.

Gu Yu hit his head and was bleeding, and he couldn't stand it anymore.

"Gu Yu!" Concubine Hui rushed over and held her body in her arms, crying her eyes out in front of others for the first time, regardless of her image.

Lu Zhaolin looked at this farce and sneered: "You are really a loyal servant. Do you think this can absolve Concubine Hui of her sins?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Concubine Hui suddenly fainted while holding Gu Yu.