Rebirth: Ruyi goes crazy in the harem

Wang Qin hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I have ordered all the people who were present to be detained. Who does Your Majesty want to interrogate first?"

It was clearly Li Yu who proposed to detain the person, but facing Hongli's anger and Wang Qin's request for credit, Li Yu opened his mouth but still said nothing.

Seeing that the emperor looked unhappy, Fucha Langya said, "Wang Qin, go and get Concubine Yi's personal maid Huanxin. I want to ask her what happened today."

There was an unquestionable majesty in her tone. Wang Qin quickly agreed and turned to leave.

Soon, Huan Xin was brought up.

With tears on her face and fear and anxiety in her eyes, she knelt in front of Hongli and began to tell him what had happened in a trembling voice.

"Reporting to the emperor, today, my master learned that the Jingyang Palace had been renovated and went to Changchun Palace happily to thank the queen. Then, he went to Jingyang Palace accompanied by the two senior maids beside the queen.

Concubine Yi was afraid of heat during her pregnancy, so she sent the servants, Li Xin and Xiao Fuzi out to get ice. At that time, only Concubine Yi, Concubine Jia, Su Lian and Lian Xin were left in the warm room.

Unexpectedly, when I turned around to get some ice, I came back to see that my master had been bitten by a poisonous snake and was unconscious.

I remember that when I came back, I saw Lianxin supporting the unconscious Concubine Jia, but Su Lian was standing in the middle of the room motionless for some reason.

I want to ask Aunt Su Lian what she was doing at that time? Why didn't she protect Concubine Yi? Was Su Lian timid or..."

Fu Cha Langya frowned and suddenly interrupted, "Huan Xin, just answer the questions I ask you. Don't bite others at random!"

Seeing this, Ruyi said, "Huanxin must be worried about her master, so her words were a little impatient. Your Majesty, there is no need to be so excited.

However, Su Lian and Lian Xin, who are involved in this matter, are both senior palace maids beside you. Should you step away for a while?"

Fucha Langya was angry when she saw Ruyi's calm and composed look, as if she had nothing to do with the matter. "I am upright and have nothing to fear from my own shadow. Why should I avoid it?

I am in charge of the six palaces, so naturally I have to deal with this kind of thing myself. Concubine Xian, please don't interfere."

Fu Cha Langya's anxious behavior only made Ruyi feel that she was really impatient.

"My Queen, I also have the power to assist in the management of the six palaces. How can you say that I am overstepping my authority? It's just that I am pregnant now, so it's inconvenient for me to see blood.

Therefore, I propose that the Empress Dowager take the trouble to help deal with it. This is the most fair and convincing thing. Your Majesty, do you agree? "

Upon hearing this, the emperor was silent for a moment, and felt that it made a lot of sense.

"Empress, Concubine Xian is right. This matter concerns your two senior maids, so you'd better stay away from it. You can wait in the side hall first.

Wang Qin, this matter concerns your wife Fang Lianxin, so you should stay away from it. Li Yu, ask someone to invite the Queen Mother."

Wang Qin and Li Yu retreated in response.

Although Fu Cha Langya was unwilling, she could not find any reason to stay, so she could only go to the side hall angrily.

The emperor glanced at Ruyi, and Ruyi understood and asked Rong Pei to detain the remaining people separately, let them talk about what happened today one by one, and write a confession each.

Not long after, Rong Pei came back with the confessions of several people in her hands.

Soon, the Queen Mother arrived at Jingyang Palace.

Upon hearing this, he first praised Ruyi for her carefulness and asked her to protect the baby in her belly. Then he asked Fujia to start reading the confessions of several people to her.

What Huanxin said remains the same as before.

Xiao Fuzi and Li Xin's descriptions are also consistent with Huan Xin's.

Su Lian's confession was simple. She did accompany Concubine Yi and Concubine Jia to Jingyang Palace today. But the venomous snake appeared so suddenly and inexplicably that she didn't react for a moment, so she was stunned.

Lianxin's confession was the most detailed. It was Concubine Jia who first discovered the poisonous snake on the beam in the warm room today. However, Concubine Jia was agile and avoided the attack of the poisonous snake.

However, she accidentally tripped over the threshold in a panic, causing miscarriage. Lianxin saw Concubine Jia fall, so she turned around to help her.

When she turned around, she saw that inside the house, Concubine Yi's stomach was bitten by a poisonous snake, and Su Lian was standing there in a daze.

The whole thing did seem like an accident, but in the palace, every accident could be a conspiracy.

After listening to the confessions of several people, the Queen Mother did not make a decision immediately, but asked Ruyi first, "Empress Xian, do you think there is anything strange about what happened today?"

Ruyi shook her head. "I am stupid and can't see any clues. It's sunny today after the rain, hot and humid, it's easy for snakes and insects to appear.

But snakes and insects usually appear outdoors. Jingyang Palace has just been renovated, how come there are snakes on the beams? "

The Queen Mother twirled the Buddhist beads between her fingers and said, "This kind of thing is either a natural disaster or a man-made disaster. If someone deliberately releases snakes to attract them, there will naturally be snakes. Fujia, go check the walls and furniture in the warm room to see if there is anything wrong."

Fujia retreated in response.

Ruyi seemed to be inspired, "Your Majesty, are you suspecting that there is something wrong with those things, which is why the snakes and insects were attracted?

In that case, Rong Pei, go check the clothes and jewelry that Concubine Jia and Concubine Yi wore today. Otherwise, why did the venomous snake bite the two nobles but never touched Su Lian and Lian Xin? "

The Queen Mother nodded approvingly, "Empress Xian is a teachable child."

The imperial doctors examined the patient and the results came out quickly.

The paint used to paint the Jingyang Palace was mixed with a lot of snakeberry juice, which made the walls of the Jingyang Palace particularly attractive to snakes and insects.

Ruyi understood and said, "Snakeberry juice is red, and it mixed into the vermilion wall, so it's normal that it can't be seen. Is it because the servants were lazy and accidentally mixed it in?"

Qi Ru said, "Snakeberry has a strong vitality, and there are indeed many of them growing in the palace. But most of these snakeberries grow on grass and are not suitable for making paint. So..."

Hailan snorted coldly, "So if they wanted to mix such a large amount of snakeberry juice into the paint, it's more likely that it was done by humans."

As soon as these words were spoken, the emperor looked puzzled, glanced towards the side hall, and his expression became unpredictable.

"Li Yu, go and bring Su Lian and Xiao Fuzi in to me."

When Su Lian came in, she looked calm and composed, not showing any sign of panic. This eased the emperor's original suspicion a little.

But the little Fuzi was already shaking like a sieve.

After entering the palace, Xiao Fuzi was the first to kneel down and said, "Your Majesty, please spare my life."

It was Aunt Su Lian who forced me to do this. I didn't know that the red juice would attract snakes and insects. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Su Lian heard this with a look of disbelief, "Xiao Fuzi, what nonsense are you talking about?

I did give you red paint, but it was not snakeberry juice. I have never met Xiao Fuzi before, so I don’t know why Xiao Fuzi framed me.”

Su Lian appeared calm on the surface, but was extremely frightened inside.

She wasn't lying, it was indeed red paint, not snakeberry juice.

But she also lied. In order to ensure that the poisonous snake could stay in Jingyang Palace forever and be safe from any danger, she did mix a little snakeberry juice into the red paint.