Chapter 792 Death of Shuqi

Shao Wanru was not afraid of questioning. She indeed did not take any medicine.

"Tell me, what happened after the fifth lady came in?" The chief manager's face turned cold.

The palace maid stammered hastily: "Yes... the fifth lady didn't touch the slave's... medicine jar, just... she just looked at it, then sat down at the table and left. She didn't touch the slave's medicine jar, slave." ...also...didn’t leave either!”

"Miss Shao, you asked your maid to go to the palace maid to ask for water. Why don't you let the maid get it herself?" The chief steward turned to Shao Yanru and looked at her coldly.

He asked on behalf of the Queen.

"I...I don't know...I don't know about this..." Shao Yanru covered her face and cried again.

"Bring that maid in!" the chief steward said sternly.

Shuqi was brought in. She had been kneeling outside before. She was cold and scared, and her whole body was shivering. After she came in, her steps softened and she knelt on the ground, her face turned pale.

"Tell me why you didn't go find the water yourself, but let the palace maid cook the medicine?" the chief steward asked, looking at Shuqi who was so frightened that he had lost half his life.

Shao Wanru lowered his head and looked at Shuqi's expression. Shuqi's eyes were extremely frightened, almost numb. Hearing the chief steward's question, he panicked and said: "Slave... I just arrived at the palace, and some things are not clear. This... I need to make a pot of hot water, and it was the palace maid who brought it to me before... not this time."

"You used to fetch the hot water?" the chief steward asked the palace maid again.

"Yes... yes... it was the same in the past, but today, when the slave was boiling the medicine... I came here and asked the slave to carry it!" the palace maid said tremblingly.

Shao Yanru's master and servant live in the Queen's Fengyi Palace. Even though it is a very remote side palace, it is still Fengyi Palace. The master and servant are very knowledgeable. Some things that are inconvenient for them are done by the people in the palace. , and avoid unnecessary trouble.

The Queen's face was sullen, and her eyes turned from Shao Wanru's face to Shao Yanru's face. She felt more and more that Shao Yanru was foxy. Why didn't she see that Miss Shao was a foxy woman before? What else could she say about being dignified? If she was really dignified How can you dress like this if you are decent?

With such an injury, I couldn't help but wear more warm clothes, and the clothes should also be comfortable. Now that I have such a thin waist and have such a good figure, it doesn't seem like I am recuperating from my injuries.

A sneer curled up at the corner of her lips. It was actually not that difficult to enter the palace. She would let her enter the palace, but her position after entering the palace was not guaranteed.

Those who come into the palace may not be able to become a beloved concubine. The most indispensable thing in the palace is beautiful women. Even though Shao Yanru has a brilliant appearance, she will definitely win the heart of the emperor, not to mention that she still has that kind of uncertainty. name.

"Empress, I have something to report!" The room was quiet, and the imperial doctor suddenly said. He had been paying attention to the wrapping paper.

"Say!" said the Queen. She would not leave until something was found out about this matter today.

The emperor just wanted her to find out. He was obviously suspicious. Originally, she was still wondering why the emperor suddenly got involved with Shao Yanru. Now that she knew there was aphrodisiac powder in the house, there was nothing she didn't understand. .

The curtain at the door was raised high after the imperial doctor arrived, and a lot of people had already dispersed.

But even so, the Queen still felt irritated. She must have used a lot of that medicine.

"Queen, this medicine package doesn't seem to be newly wrapped, but it seems to have been wrapped a long time ago. The creases inside are very deep. I remember that I brought the medicine yesterday, so it can't be like this. The deep creases look like they have been wrapped for a long time!”

The imperial doctor discovered such a big doubt and immediately felt relieved.

In fact, he discovered it so easily because he saw Shao Wanru looking at the medicine-wrapped paper in his hand and muttering to himself, "This crease..."

The words were very low and light, but the imperial doctor had been paying attention to Shao Wanru and was standing next to Shao Wanru. Hearing what she said to herself, he immediately understood.

As an imperial doctor, I have been dealing with medicines all the time. Even if I am not familiar with the matter of creases, I can guess that the medicine was clearly not taken today, but should have been prepared long ago.

Shao Yanru's heart became frantic, and she lowered her head almost in panic, for fear that someone would notice the fear in her eyes. She was really afraid!

She only felt the pain in the chest wound was burning, making her breathless. Originally, her injury was not fully healed, but she managed to hold it up this time. Now she only felt that her hands and feet were cold, and she was in despair. She would not really Was it discovered?

"Come here, take this maid down for torture." The Empress has already made a decision coldly. The only one who may be able to administer the medicine is this maid named Shuqi. This maid belongs to Shao Yanru.

"Empress, there is no way Shuqi can harm my daughter, Empress..." Shao Yanru had to cry and beg for mercy, but the Empress ignored her!

Two eunuchs came over, one on each side, taking Shuqi with them to go down for interrogation.

"Miss, I really didn't harm you. I was wronged!" Shuqi was pulled up and suddenly cried loudly at Shao Yanru.

"No, hold him back!" the Queen said sternly.

But it was too late. Shuqi shook off the hands of the two eunuchs and slammed into the pillar on one side. Immediately, thousands of peach blossoms bloomed, and blood spattered all over the floor.

Shao Yanru only had time to scream: "Shu Qi!" Her body went limp and she fainted to the ground.

There was a strange silence in the side hall. The only clue was that Shuqi was dead!

The Queen's brows furrowed tightly. The matter ended here. She couldn't find any clues. The only thing that was certain was that there must be a plan. This maid named Shuqi was the most suspicious. But the clues can no longer be investigated here.

The Empress was feeling aggrieved and angry. Looking at Shao Yanru who was unconscious there, she couldn't breathe out, so she could only grit her teeth secretly!

"Have someone clean it up!" The Queen stood up. No matter how much we checked here, nothing could be found.

The dead Shuqi was pulled down, and Shao Yanru was helped to the bed. Shao Wanru respectfully watched the Queen leave, and then his eyes fell on Shao Yanru on the bed.

Shao Yanru looked very miserable, her face was red and swollen, and there was blood hanging from the corner of her mouth, but no one cleaned it up. Her clothes were already in a mess, and the scarf that was wrapped around her chest had been torn apart now, and there were faint traces of blood. , obviously pulling the wound.

Her originally charming face was no longer so lovely. The Empress was quite harsh, but no one could stand it. She would not be able to resist any woman who tried to seduce her man under her nose. Yes, the Queen is also a woman.

The Empress hated Shao Yanru very much, otherwise based on the Empress' past behavior, it would have been absolutely impossible for her to actually do it, or even if she did, she couldn't do it so obviously on someone's face, so that people could see it at a glance.

In the last life, Shao Yanru was quite favored and had a good relationship with the Queen. I don't know whether it was because of the Queen's high level of self-cultivation or Shao Yanru's superb methods.

But in the last life, Shao Yanru entered the palace as a concubine in a serious manner, and there was no conflict of interest with the Queen. The two of them got along very well. But it is different now. When they entered the palace, Shao Yanru stepped on the Queen. He entered the palace with face, so even if he entered the palace, his relationship with the Queen would not be good.

The Queen Empress will no longer stand behind Duke Xingguo's Mansion and support all the actions of Duke Xingguo's Mansion.

The corners of Shao Wanru's lips curled up silently, with a bit of ridicule and coldness, so this life is different from the previous life. Even if Shao Yanru still enters the palace, it is impossible to get the result in this situation. The Empress would not allow the position of a high-ranking concubine. Although she did not know what happened in the palace just now, 90% of the injuries on Shao Yanru's face were caused by the Empress herself.

If the empress, who had always been holding it, could move her hands, then Shao Yanru would definitely not get a good harvest.

The emperor was probably very tired of competing with his son for women, otherwise he would not have just thrown away and left, knowing that Shao Yanru's life would not be better if he left.

"Five... Miss Fifth..." A timid voice came from the door.

Shao Wanru looked up and saw that it was Han Dan. He didn't know where she was hiding just now. When the Queen left, she stood up again.

"Come in and freshen up the eldest sister." Shao Wanru said.

"Yes, slave, come in immediately!" Han Dan swayed in with weak feet. She was really afraid. She had secretly knelt down in a corridor before, and when she saw the emperor and the queen, she felt bad, and then she also He didn't dare to come over until he saw the Empress leaving. Of course, he also saw Shuqi being carried out with his head covered in blood. Seeing that look made him feel less energetic.

How could she not be afraid of this? Before, she and Shuqi had served Miss Shao together, but when she turned around, Shuqi was in this state, and she didn't know whether she was alive or dead.

She looked up at Miss Shao who was also in a miserable state on the bed. If the fifth lady hadn't explained it, she really wouldn't have believed that the person lying on the bed who looked a little bigger was the beautiful Miss Shao. This... this It's unbelievable.

"Miss Fifth, how is Shu... Shuqi?" Handan asked with difficulty, her whole body was shaking. The only person in the room who could comfort her was Miss Shao Wu, who was still so calm and gentle, as if she had just been the Queen and the Empress. The emperor's affairs didn't seem to affect her at all.

Compared to Miss Shao, Miss Shao Wu is the backbone!

"When something was found out about her, Shuqi didn't dare to say anything and was killed directly!" Shao Wanru glanced at Han Dan and said, "There is no one else around the eldest sister. From now on, you should serve the eldest sister!"

"The eldest...the eldest lady will leave the palace, and the servant is a member of the palace!" Handan felt that she no longer wanted to serve Miss Shao, and could not even protect the people around her. This Miss Shao's ability was evident. .

"The eldest sister will enter the palace. She has no one to serve her, so just follow her!" Shao Wanru explained this fact calmly!