Everyone was shocked, is there anyone behind?

For a while, everyone looked towards the bushes behind the nurse, but after a while, no one came out.

Instead, a familiar figure came over from the side path: Concubine Xuan.

"I've seen Concubine Degui, but I didn't know that she was here, I hope I didn't disturb her." Concubine Xuan greeted her with a smile, neither humble nor overbearing, and did not panic at all.

"This is Niu Concubine and Xi Concubine's sister? How did Xi Concubine become like this? What happened?" Seeing Niu Concubine and Xi Concubine only at this time, Xuan Concubine was surprised and weird.

Concubine Niu's gaze was very unfriendly, could it be that concubine Xuan did what happened just now?Otherwise why such a coincidence?

She had forgotten that Concubine Xuan practiced horseback riding and archery since she was a child, but she is a master of martial arts, plus she is also a concubine, so she might be eyeing the quota for the Southern Tour.

Thinking of this, Concubine Niu's face became even colder.

"Why did Sister Xuanpin appear here? Could it be that she has been eavesdropping?"

"What does Sister Niubi mean by this? I just arrived at the Imperial Garden, and I didn't know you were there. Hearing the voice of Concubine Degui just now, she seemed very angry, so she hurried over to have a look." Said innocently.

"Sister Xuanpin came here just now?" Ma Guan looked at her with a half-smile.

As soon as she suspected Concubine Xuan in her heart, Concubine Xuan appeared. It was not so much a coincidence as it was premeditated.

Concubine Xuan is very suspicious!

"Concubine Degui also doubts me? But I did come here just now, why is there any need to deceive?" Concubine Xuan showed aggrieved eyes, as if she really didn't know what happened here.

"It's a coincidence that my sister came here. We are talking about the suspect who hurt the little elder brother. This person is a master of martial arts." Ma Yu smiled lightly, staring at Xuan Pin, observing her look.

"So the empress is suspicious of me?" Concubine Xuan finally changed her expression, said aggrieved and angrily: "I have no grievances or enmities with my little elder brother, how could I do such a thing?"

Ma Juan sighed and comforted: "Sister, don't be in a hurry. The main reason is that my sister came here by coincidence. Since you said you just arrived, you can rule out the suspicion. Alas, because of this matter, Concubine Xi and Concubine Niu scuffled together If you can't find the murderer again, I'm afraid you will turn against each other. You said that there are sisters in this palace, and they should live in harmony, so why did such a thing happen?"

"Well, who is this who is so insane that he doesn't even let such a small child go?" Concubine Xuan immediately showed concern, and asked proactively, "Sister Concubine Niu, is little elder brother alright?"

Concubine Niu felt disgusted seeing her hypocritical concern, and ignored her with a cold snort.

Concubine Xuan's face was not very good-looking at that time, why is Concubine Niu so arrogant?

"Sister Xuanpin, why do you only ask Yinrong me and not about Yinyou's situation? Could it be that you already knew that it was Yinrong me who was hurt?" Ma Yuan showed a strange expression and stared at Xuanpin meaningfully. .

She purposely only said the three words "little elder brother" just now, without specifying who it was, just to test Concubine Xuan's reaction, but Concubine Xuan really revealed her secrets.

Besides, what she said before was "Concubine Xi and Concubine Niu wrestling together", someone who didn't know would definitely think that Concubine Xi was angry at Concubine Niu because Yinyou was hurt.

But Concubine Xuan didn't seem to hear this at all, and she was sure that Yinrong and I were injured.

In this way, she became more and more suspicious that Concubine Xuan had something wrong.

Concubine Xuan was taken aback, and quickly explained: "Your Majesty was joking, how could I have known about it long ago? I just think Yinrong is younger than me, and I think he is more likely to be hurt..."

"But he was hugged by the wet nurse, how could he get hurt? On the contrary, Yinyou was still swinging there just now."

"It was because I didn't think carefully that I made empress laugh."

Seeing that she answered without any leaks, Ma Guan secretly thought that she had underestimated Concubine Xuan before.

Concubine Xuan has no sense of existence since entering the palace, because she is not very good-looking and is thicker than ordinary women, so she is not very popular with the emperor.It's just that she has a good background and is the emperor's cousin, so the emperor didn't treat her badly.

These years, Concubine Xuan has always been honest and never had any grudges with anyone, so Ma Guan ignored her most of the time.

This shot took her by surprise, it turned out that concubine Xuan could not sit still sometimes.

"Sister Xuanpin climbed a tree just now?" Ma Guan suddenly asked.

Concubine Xuan was stunned immediately, how could Concubine Degui know?Could it be that it was discovered?

No, it's impossible, she has been staring at the situation here, Concubine Degui arrived not long ago.

But it was precisely this that shocked her even more. Could this woman be able to read minds?

"Your Majesty is joking, how could I climb a tree? Besides, I just came to the Royal Garden."

"That's strange, why is there green juice on your shoes? There is still half a leaf on the bottom of your feet?" Ma Yu stared at Xuanpin's feet strangely. When she said this, the rest of the people also looked over. There was a drop of green juice on the concubine's shoe, and there was half a leaf under her feet.

The leaves were still very familiar. When everyone looked at them, wasn't this the leaf on the osmanthus tree in front?The tree was full of branches and leaves, more than ten meters high, and there were one or two people hidden in it, so I really couldn't tell.

Concubine Xuan turned pale with shock, she came down too hastily just now, she didn't pay much attention to the problem of shoes, how did she know that such a little juice and leaves were also noticed by Concubine Degui.

Only at this moment did she realize how terrifying this woman was.

She had been hiding in the osmanthus tree before, and was less than ten meters away from Concubine Xi, Concubine Niu and others, so she could hear their actions and conversations clearly.

Concubine Niu and Concubine Xi knew the opportunity had come when they wrestled together, so a stone hit the nurse's arm, even the location was calculated, it happened to be an acupuncture point, which could make the nurse feel pain and numb.

Her plan was very successful, and the wet nurse really threw the little elder brother off because of it. This further deepened the conflict between Concubine Niu and Concubine Xi.

It wasn't until Concubine Degui arrived that she faintly felt something was wrong, Concubine Degui came too fast!

If Concubine Xi or Concubine Niu went to Yonghe Palace to report, and Concubine Degui came forward to interrogate, then the problem would definitely not be found, after all no one would know that she was hiding in the tree at that time.

Concubine Kede came to the scene of the incident, so it's hard to say.

Sure enough, Concubine Degui quickly saw the problem, and concluded that the one who injured the wet nurse was not someone from Xi Concubine's side, but a master who had learned martial arts.

When she heard this, Concubine Xuan felt scared and decided to run away.Otherwise, let this woman continue to investigate, maybe she will find her hiding place.

But she still underestimated Concubine De Gui, when she came down from the tree, she only made a slight movement, but was actually heard.As a last resort, she could only quickly rush up to the side path and walk over from the path.

And in this way, she didn't have time to check her clothes, let alone a relatively hidden place like shoes.

"This...maybe I came here in a hurry just now and accidentally stepped on a weed or a leaf. Concubine Degui, what's the problem?" Concubine Xuan's smile was a little stiff, and she managed to calm herself down.

So what if Concubine De Gui discovered these abnormalities?There was still no conclusive evidence, so she had nothing to fear.

Ma Guan winked, and Zhu Yun immediately stepped forward to pick up the half leaf under Xuan Pin's feet.Concubine Xuan wanted to crush it, but that would be too obvious, and she had a guilty conscience, so she had to give up.

"This is the leaf of the osmanthus tree, sister Xuanpin agrees?" Ma Guan glanced at the leaf and asked with a smile.

"Probably, I don't know much about these things." Concubine Xuan twitched the corner of her mouth.

But Niu Ni stepped forward and said, "These are the leaves of the osmanthus tree."

"It is indeed the leaves of the osmanthus tree, the leaves are very recognizable." Xi Concubine echoed in agreement.

"Well, it seems that everyone agrees." Ma Guan looked at the largest osmanthus tree in front again, and continued: "There are a few osmanthus trees in the imperial garden, all of which grow in the center and have not yet fallen leaves. Time. Furthermore, the leaves of this laurel tree are still very fresh, so it is unlikely that they were withered and fallen."

"Then, how did Sister Xuanpin step on it? I am stupid, please explain to Sister Xuanpin."

Immediately, Concubine Xuan was one head and two big, explain?explain what?Can she still say that she was hiding on the osmanthus tree and accidentally stepped on it?

"I-I don't know about this, maybe someone picked the leaves and threw them on the road, and I accidentally stepped on them..."

"This explanation is barely plausible, but in order to prove it, it's best to find the remaining half of the leaf." Ma Guan glanced at Yuan He and the others, and immediately ordered: "The path that Concubine Xuan came over and these few osmanthus trees are the same. Search well and see if you can find the remaining half of the leaf."

"Yes, ma'am." The four maids and four eunuchs took orders to leave, and the eight people were divided into four groups and went in different directions.

Concubine Xuan's expression changed immediately, she did not expect Concubine Degui to do this.Seeing a little eunuch climb up the osmanthus tree where she hid before, she was even more flustered. If this continues, evidence will be found sooner or later.

"What's the meaning of this, Empress Degui? If your people casually take half a leaf and bring it over, wouldn't I be wronged in vain?"

"Sister Xuanpin can't even trust me?" Ma Yuan frowned slightly, it was obvious that Concubine Xuan was panicked.

"It's not that I can't trust the Empress Concubine Degui, but I can't trust the people under the empress's command." Concubine Xuan explained sophistry.

Ma Juan said coldly: "If you can't believe them, you can't trust me. Although I am not talented, I have been in charge of the harem for so many years, and I haven't deliberately wronged anyone. Since Sister Xuanpin said so, well, let's go together Take a look along the trail and see if you can find the half leaf."

"If you can find it, you are innocent. I will apologize to you. If you can't find it, then you are lying."

After saying that, he ignored Concubine Xuan's reaction and walked straight towards the path where Concubine Xuan came.

Concubine Niu glared at Concubine Xuan fiercely, and followed with nurses, court ladies and others.Concubine Xi and Lady Dai exchanged glances, and had no choice but to follow.

Seeing this situation, Concubine Xuan gritted her teeth, her face turned into a liver-colored color, and she desperately hoped that the half leaf would be trampled on the sole of her foot and brought to the path.

It's a pity that the group of people didn't see the half of the osmanthus leaves until they reached the gate of the imperial garden and walked back.For a while, concubine Xuan was at a loss for words, and she was at the end of her words.

At this moment, Yuan He happily ran over, holding a branch in his hand.

"I found it! Madam, I found it!"

Everyone was stunned, but Concubine Xuan's eyes went dark, and she almost fainted.

"What did you find?" Ma Guan asked knowingly.

"Go back to Madam, I found the osmanthus tree branch with only half a leaf left, and this servant specially asked Shuhai to cut off the whole branch." Yuan He was excited and excited, and stretched out the branch in front of Ma Guan: "Mistress, look here, this There is only half a leaf left, which is exactly the same as the one that Empress Xuan Concubine stepped on!"

She put the two and a half leaves together, although they were a little bit broken, but they did fit.

Yuan He said again: "Look, ma'am, the leaves on this branch also have traces of being stepped on, but they are not completely broken."

Ma Guan nodded in relief, Yuan He was very careful this time, even seeing these details, which saved her tongue.

"Concubine Xuan, what else do you have to say this time?"

"Well, you bitch, I thought to myself that I have never offended you, why did you assassinate my sister-in-law?!" Concubine Niu broke out completely, and burned all her anger towards Concubine Xuan.

If it wasn't for Concubine Xuan's opponent, I'm afraid he would have slapped him a few more times.

Xi Concubine and Dai Guiren were also full of anger. Damn Concubine Xuan, who secretly hurt the wet nurses, but almost let them take the blame, is really abominable!

In an instant, Concubine Xuan's face turned pale, and she couldn't figure it out, how could she become like this despite her well-planned plan.

In her plan, Concubine Niu and Concubine Xi would not find out the truth at all, and then they would go to the Yonghe Palace together to find Concubine De Gui for a comment.Concubine Degui at most found out that someone was behind the scenes, and she couldn't suspect it at all.

Even Concubine De Gui couldn't find out the murderer, she believed that Concubine Niu and Concubine Xi were both at fault, and punished them together.

In this way, Xi Concubine will definitely not be able to tour the south again, and this quota will fall on her head.

Why did noble concubine Ke De come early?Why was she so careless and stepped on half a leaf on the sole of her foot?

Concubine Xuan was full of remorse, but still argued: "I, I climbed the osmanthus tree, but so what? There is no rule in the palace, I can't climb the tree in the imperial garden."

"There is no rule that prevents you from climbing trees, so why didn't you confess before? Why did you deceive me? Besides, the direction of this stone is the osmanthus tree you climbed. How do you explain this? "Ma Guan has seen many people who don't cry when they don't see the coffin.

Things have come to this point, if she still can't win Concubine Xuan, she will be this imperial concubine for nothing.

Concubine Xuan made up the lie angrily: "It was my fault to lie to my mother, but I was also worried about being punished by my mother, so I concealed it..."

"You are contradicting yourself. Didn't you just say that there is no rule that you can't climb trees? Why do you say that you are worried about being punished by this palace?" Lies to make up for it, she wanted to see how far Concubine Xuan could make it up.

"I, I'm just worried..." Concubine Xuan was about to be driven crazy, this Concubine Degui was really aggressive.

Ma Guan smiled lightly: "Okay, then explain the matter about the stone."

"What stone? I don't know." Concubine Xuan pretended to be stupid.

"You don't know? Your clothes are all scratched by stones, don't you know? Concubine Xuan, why don't you tell me the truth?!" At the end of the speech, Ma Guan suddenly looked serious and raised his voice.

Concubine Xuan's expression changed drastically in shock, and she hurriedly took a look at her clothes, only to realize that she had been fooled.

She had been holding the stone in her hand all this time, so how could it have scratched her clothes?

But when she realized it was already too late, when she raised her head, she met the cold gaze of Concubine Shangde, and there seemed to be a hint of sarcasm in those eyes.

"What are you looking at? Your clothes are intact, I'm just bluffing you. Concubine Xuan, you still haven't told the truth yet?"

Concubine Xuan opened her mouth, her face turned white and red, red and blue, anger, helplessness, and unwillingness flashed one by one, she didn't want to admit that she had failed.

At the end, she let out a long breath and laughed at herself: "Since you know everything, what else do you want me to say?"

"So, you admit that you hit the wet nurse's arm with a stone, causing the little elder brother to fall to the ground, and intentionally intensified the conflict between Concubine Niu and Concubine Xi?" Ma Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and finally defeated Concubine Xuan. The psychological defense line is smoother than expected.

"Now that things have come to this, I have nothing to dare to admit. That's right, this is my plan, but it's a pity that you ruined it." Concubine Xuan stared at Ma Juan angrily, and asked unwillingly: "If it wasn't because of your partiality , gave Xi Concubine the spot on the Southern Tour, do I need to do such a thing?"

"Concubine Degui, you are responsible for all of this. You know very well that Xi Concubine is simply unworthy of virtue. She is not qualified to follow the emperor on a southern tour!"

Hearing this, Xi Concubine shed tears again, and it really was because of this incident.

Concubine Niu felt that she was not favored and was not qualified to go on a southern tour, while Concubine Xuan thought she was unworthy of virtue, so she deliberately framed her.

She is really unpopular, even if she follows the emperor, she might be disgusted by the emperor, right?

The more Xi Concubine thought about it, the sadder she became. The more she thought about it, the sadder she became. She didn't use it for this role. Perhaps, she really shouldn't accept this quota.

Concubine Niu looked at Concubine Xuan in amazement, Concubine Xuan was usually quiet, but once she got angry, she even dared to question Concubine De Gui.Although she agrees with Concubine Xuan's words, Concubine Xuan shouldn't plot against her, let alone hurt her Yinlong me!

"Oh, you are so self-righteous." Ma Yu laughed angrily, and she guessed that this matter was due to the quota again: "You said that Xipinde is not worthy, and you are worthy of being a co-author? Xipin I have been in the palace for many years, I have never had any grudges with others, and I have raised Seventh Elder Brother very well, which has always been admired by me."

"But what about you? You actually plotted against Concubine Xi and Concubine Niu for a mere quota, and even attacked the innocent little elder brother. Do you really think you are virtuous? Do you think you are qualified to accompany the emperor out of the palace?"

"If you hadn't given the quota to Xi Concubine, I wouldn't have done such a thing." Xuan Concubine argued in shame.

Since she entered the palace, she has always been kind to others, and she is much more favored than the concubine Xi, so why is she not qualified or virtuous?

"But you did." Ma Guan stared at her leisurely, "This shows that you are not really kind."

"It's not because of..."

"You don't need to explain any more. Since you said that I am partial, then I really am." Ma Yuan interrupted her impatiently, and said with a sneer: "The emperor asked me to choose candidates, and I have Power decides who goes and who doesn't, if you are not convinced, go and report to the emperor."

"You..." Concubine Xuan was impatient, this Concubine Degui really has nothing to fear, has she made no secret of her partiality?

Concubine Niu was also a little uncomfortable, but no matter how uncomfortable she was, she could only accept it. This harem had long been dominated by Concubine Degui.

It's such a trivial matter, so what if I report it to the emperor?Given how much the emperor loved Concubine Degui, he might scold the person who reported it.

"Concubine Xuan intentionally framed Concubine Xi and Concubine Niu and caused the little elder brother to wrestle. Today, I will punish you for three months and apologize to Concubine Xi and Concubine Niu." Ma Yu gave the order with a cold face. She will kill chickens to make an example to monkeys today. .

Concubine Xuan was ashamed and indignant, but she couldn't say no to Ma Guan's gaze.

After hesitating for a long time, she finally said reluctantly: "Concubine Xi, Concubine Niu, I am the one who is sorry for you..."

As soon as he finished speaking, his face turned red to the base of his neck, ashamed and angry.

Concubine Xi wiped away her tears, she seemed to feel better, and said in a low voice, "Since concubine Xuan sincerely admits her mistake, I don't care about it."

In fact, she hated Niu Concubine even more, but Niu Concubine slapped her several times.

"Hmph, the apology is over? How can there be such a good thing in the world?" Niu Bi turned her head and mocked.

"Then what do you want? Could it be possible to hit it back with stones?" Ma Guan looked at her, emphasizing the word "beat".

Concubine Niu's expression changed slightly, she suddenly remembered that she had also slapped Concubine Xi, if Concubine De Gui punished her like this, wouldn't she be slapped a few times?

"Then, forget it." She said unwillingly.

Concubine Xuan rolled her eyes secretly, and said coldly: "In that case, I will take my leave first."

Ma Jue nodded slightly, and looked at Concubine Niu after Concubine Xuan left, "Concubine Niu, you deliberately insulted Concubine Xi, you should have been punished, for the sake of concubine Xi being rude, forget about it. But you beat Concubine Xi , if you violate the palace rules, I will punish you and confine you for three months, can you accept the punishment?"

Of course Concubine Niu didn't want to admit it, so why would Concubine Xi go on a tour of the South while she was going to be grounded?

But if he didn't accept the punishment, no matter how noisy Concubine De Gui was, it would probably end badly.

Thinking of this, she could only grit her teeth and admit it.

"That's all for today..."

"Concubine Degui, I have something to say." At this moment, Concubine Xi interrupted Ma Quan suddenly.

Seeing her crying like pear blossoms and rain, Ma Guan thought she was still angry, so she nodded.

"You can say whatever you want."

"Thanks to your great love, I was selected to serve the emperor on the southern tour, but I really have no power... Madam, I'm sorry, I'm afraid I will fail your kindness this time, please take back my life and choose someone else."

Xi Concubine knelt down on the ground as she said that, she was sobbing uncontrollably.

It was she who had humiliated Concubine Degui, who was scolded and resented by concubine Xuan, all because she was useless.

The empress is so kind to her, how can she trap the empress in injustice?

"Sister Xi Concubine, you..."

"Your Majesty, please take it back. This time, I will treat you as the one who is sorry for you."

Xi Concubine's attitude was resolute, as if she would not be able to kneel if Ma Guan refused to agree to her.

Ma Guan's complexion changed, how could she fail to guess what Xi Consort was thinking?These two incidents probably really embarrassed Xi Consort.

"In this case, I agree to you." Ma Guan sighed helplessly. "But even if you don't go, I won't choose anyone else. You should get up first."

"Thank you, Madam." Xi Concubine's nose soured, what Madam Xi meant meant that no one had the qualifications except her.

"Sister Xi Concubine, go back and have a good rest. Elder Brother Seven has to go to school tomorrow." Ma Guan patted the back of her hand, seeing that Concubine Xi's mood had stabilized, she took Yuan He and others away.

After going back that day, Ma Guan was a little bit upset, she just wanted to do Xi Concubine a little favor, how did things turn out like this?

People's jealousy is really scary, even Xuanpin, who never causes trouble, can't sit still.

But she also has her own arrogance. Since these people are jealous of Xi Concubine and think that they are qualified, then she will let these people know that they are not qualified!

This time, she only brought Concubine Yi and Concubine Ping with her!

After Xi Concubine was removed, everyone really stopped. Concubine De Gui said that she would not choose another person, even if they were not reconciled, there was nothing they could do.

So after more than a month, the day of the southern tour finally arrived.

Early this morning, Ma Guan, Yifei and Pingfei packed up and set off with the emperor.Accompanied by several elder brothers and princesses, besides that are princes and ministers, elites of the Eight Banners and several imperial orders.

Wei Wu and his wife were also among them, so Ma Guan could see his parents again.

In two lifetimes, it was the first time for Ma Quan to go to Jiangnan, so she was very excited and couldn't wait to experience the beauty of paradise on earth.

The author has something to say: Digging, I recently found that Wenwen is on the hardworking list, it seems that I am really hardworking!

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