Chapter 129: Red Clay

Chunjia didn't look at her, but turned to the pale Gong Xiangxiao not far away: "Why did the prince appear in the harem?"

"...My brother entered the palace on behalf of my father to pay my respects to my grandmother. I forgot about the time of day when I was chatting, and the palace gate was locked when I left, so I stayed in the palace overnight." Gong Xiangxiao was silent for a while, and spoke with some difficulty, "Originally I planned to stay in Cuixuan for one night before leaving the palace and going back to another courtyard, but just now, the servant reported that a servant Kui came here at night, and told him privately... His Majesty wanted to summon my younger brother in secret. My younger brother dare not neglect, so Hasten to the place where he said."

"Unexpectedly, I didn't meet His Majesty, but it was considered to have a private meeting with Ibi."

Concubine Xuan asked: "The little servant is serving the imperial court?"

"Is it the servant of the imperial court? I can't run away anyway." Before Gong Xiangxiao could answer, Yun Fenghuang interrupted and said coldly, "I'll ask everyone to thoroughly investigate the little servant who couldn't tell her whereabouts at that time. Let the servants of the prince identify them one by one! What Bengong is curious about is that between Banzhulu, where Cuixuan is located, and Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion, across Changling and Kongming Pond, there are many guards and patrols. The guardian, but he doesn't know how the son arrived without anyone noticing, and he was caught when Yi Shi went there?"

While speaking, she squinted at Concubine Xuan, as if the dungeon was suspicious of you.

Concubine Xuan has a block in her chest. If it were a normal concubine, the palace concubine under her command would have been caught having a private meeting with a young foreigner at night, and she would have knelt down to plead guilty and admit that she was helpless. Where did the concubine Xian come from? The face doesn't say a word about his mistakes, but he keeps being aggressive? !

"The people in front of Your Majesty have changed a lot in the past few months, but my servant doesn't know that little servant." Concubine Xuan cursed in her heart, and Gong Xiangxiao said in a low voice, "As for how my younger brother passed through many When the checkpoint arrived at the Kongming Pool, the younger brother also found it very strange. Because the younger brother walked over like that, and didn't meet anyone in the middle...At that time, the younger brother thought it was His Majesty's arrangement."

Yun Fenghuang said with a cold face, "Not to mention whether your words are true or not, I ask you, since you thought you were going to His Majesty's appointment, why didn't you avoid Yishi who was in front of me when you came nearby? Don't say you regard Yi Shi as His Majesty!"

Even if Yi Xingen went out wrapped up as ordered, her stature was far from Chunjia's - Chunjia was a full head taller than Yishi.

But it is impossible for anyone with eyes to regard him as the emperor.

"Of course I didn't regard Yipin as His Majesty." Gong Xiangxiao's face softened a lot, and he seemed to gradually calm down, and said, "But the night was dim and unclear, so I only knew that it was a palace man sent by His Majesty to guide the way. Therefore, I stood where I was. When she came over, who would have guessed that she had just arrived, and before she could speak, a group of people appeared all around, and they made a big fuss without giving a chance to explain."

Concubine Xuan took advantage of the situation and said, "Ms. Xianfei, what about Yipin? Since Yipin came to the site of Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion to find some old objects to please you, why didn't she avoid seeing a foreigner? You can't treat the dignified prince as a Is it a palace person? This is unreasonable, isn’t it? After all, Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion has been deserted since it was burned down.”

"It's late at night, Yipin is a girl, and seeing someone there, where did she get the courage to stay instead of leaving? Even, she wants to join her?"

"Yi Shi, did you hear Concubine Xuan's question?" Yun Fenghuang didn't panic at all, and looked at Yi Xingen who was kneeling not far away.

Yi Xingen's face turned pale, she was originally beautiful, but now she frowned slightly, a little panicked, she looked weaker and more lovable.

"If you go back to your mother, the concubine has the same thoughts as the palace servants in Jiangwuyuan." She said softly, "Because of the Liudan Hall, I saw someone wandering by the Kongming Pool from a distance, so I thought Is it a criminal? If I saw it in other places, the concubine would walk away and tell the empress to make the decision. But it happened to be near the Night Rain Pavilion in Lanzhou, so the concubine thought that this place was the empress. Sui came to the place where he brought his concubines to live, and at night, such a person is here, is he trying to do something that is not good for the empress?"

"Just in case, the concubine leaned over and wanted to keep an eye on him. If it didn't work, he could find out who the man was, so he could report it to the empress when he turned around."

"I didn't want to use the cover of the surrounding vegetation to get closer. Before I could clearly see the face of the prince, I was held down by the people from Jiangwuyuan... The concubine only knew it belonged to the prince after listening to them."

That's all for now, it's just a misunderstanding at most, no one is responsible, but Yi Xingen added at this time, "When the concubine's body was held down, the hood was not taken off at first, and when I heard someone pulling The concubine's hood said, 'It turned out to be a concubine', and after seeing the concubine's appearance clearly, the man changed his words and said, 'Why is it Yipin'."

As soon as the words fell, Yun Fenghuang's complexion darkened, and he suddenly raised his hand and gave Concubine Xuan a slap in the face: "The lowly maid is so courageous!"

Concubine Xuan was caught off guard. After being beaten, she took a full breath before she came back to her senses. She came from a noble family. How long has she ever suffered such grievances? Suddenly trembling with anger: "Concubine Xian, you!!!"

"I beg your Majesty to be the master of this concubine!" She just shouted, and Yun Fenghuang had already rushed to Chunjia with tears in her eyes, and said, "My concubine and Concubine Xuan were not related in the past, since she entered the palace, Although there have been some quarrels, but they are all trivial matters, and it has passed. Since the summer vacation this year, the concubine has entrusted her and Concubine Rui with the palace power. You are not greedy enough, but you still want to frame this concubine and your son!"

Without waiting for Chunjia to speak, and without giving Concubine Xuan a chance to complain, she turned her head and glared at Concubine Xuan again, and yelled, "You lowly maidservant is really wolf-hearted! It's fine if you hate me, the concubines are jealous of me. It's a common thing. But you actually dragged the prince into the water for your own selfishness! Do you know that the prince is His Majesty's direct cousin and a son of the clan?! When such things are spread, how do people think of His Majesty and the Gongxiang family?! "

"It's just insane!"

"Your Majesty, this concubine has been wronged!" Concubine Xuan burst into tears, knelt down and walked forward, grabbing the corner of Chunjia's robe, and said with a sob, "Is it possible to convict my concubine with just a few words from Yishi?" Is it?! In any case, it is a fact that Shizi and Yi Shi were arrested by the Kongming Pool—why haven’t these two been charged, but the concubine was slapped by the concubine Xian first?!”

"No matter what, the concubine is His Majesty's concubine Xuan, even if she has, she will be dealt with according to the palace rules, what right does the concubine Xian have to do anything to the concubine?!"

After finishing speaking, Yi Xingen also kowtowed and said with a sob: "I dare to guarantee with my life, everything I said is true! And I still remember the appearance of that palace man!"

Chunjia indifferently looked at the sobbing concubines in front of her, and after a while, she said without expression: "Bring up all the palace servants from Jiangwuyuan and let Yi Shi identify them."

He also ordered Yan Yin, "All the servants in front of the imperial court have also been summoned, and the master and servant of the son pointed out that the servant who sent the message could be among them."

Then Yi Xingen quickly recognized that the palace maid who mistook her for Concubine Xian was a maid who served Concubine Xuan, not a dowry, but a maid who was added after the Yanlan Palace was cleaned up. It can be cultivated so keep it with you.

But Gong Xiangxiao's master and servant looked at all the servants serving in front of the imperial court, but shook his head, indicating that the little servant who sent the message was not among them.

Chunjia then ordered Yanyin to thoroughly investigate who had been to Banzhulu last night.

In this way, several servants were brought to the scene, but Gong Xiangxiao's servant, Dou Su, still shook his head: "Neither of them."

"Then there are no other servants." Yan Yin glanced at Chunjia and said, "Actually only two of them went to Banzhulu last night, and the rest have no evidence to prove that they were not at Banzhulu at that time."

Although there are many people serving in the imperial confinement, they each have their own duties. The emperor personally speaks, and no one dares to neglect, especially Banzhulu is the residence of the clan. People rarely go there, so it is not difficult to check.

Yan Yin repeatedly assured that there would be no omissions in the determination.

So, Dou Su denied all of them. It was hard not to make people suspect that there was no so-called servant at all——Gong Xiangxiao certainly didn't mistakenly think that Chunjia had an appointment and went to wait by the Kongming Pool.

And not long after, Zheng Fengsen, the deputy commander of the forbidden army, rushed over to plead guilty, and firmly denied that there was no one at the checkpoint from Banzhulu to the bank of Kongming Lake last night: "Although there are many sons and daughters, sometimes they will be lazy, but defending the palace is not a trivial matter. The minister just questioned, there are five or six people who have been banned from the palace tonight, and they have left their posts to avoid laziness, but they are all from the back mountain. As for the people in Changling and Banzhulu, they are all loyal, not to mention extremely vigilant Duty, never left half a step... They all said that they had never seen the prince."

Glancing at Gong Xiangxiao's feet again, he made a suggestion, "From Banzhulu to Kongmingchi, if you pass through the checkpoint, there should be a little red mud on the soles of your feet. It was specially transported from the south on Changling for the purpose of planting camellias." Yes, there are no other places in the palace."

When everyone heard the words, they subconsciously looked at the bottom of Gongxiangxiao's robe, and saw that he was wearing a pair of short boots embroidered with unicorn and auspicious clouds on a soapy white bottom. Because the bottom was white, it was very clear what was stained on it. It was clean at the moment, as if Just like getting on your feet.

"Your brother also knows that there will be red mud in Changling." Facing many meaningful gazes, Gong Xiangxiao calmly explained, "Therefore, be extra careful when passing by... It hasn't rained in the past two days, so that part of the road is not muddy. When I passed by, I only got a little sticky on the soles of my boots, and when I got to the Kongming Pool, I tried to wipe it off, so as not to lose my manners when facing the Holy Spirit."

Concubine Xuan immediately asked: "But I don't know where the prince wiped it off? And what did he use to wipe it off?"

Gong Xiangxiao glanced at her and didn't speak, only to hear Chunjia slowly say: "Yan Yan guides you to let someone go to the Kongming Pool to have a look."

Not long after Yan Yin retreated, he came back and reported that he had indeed found a bush with traces of being rubbed with red mud, and compared it with the red mud on Changling, it was found to be the same, even in Changling. I found two inconspicuous footprints over there - because it hasn't rained recently, the footprints are not obvious, and they were discovered only after careful inspection - Yan Yin even brought a sand table for this purpose, politely Please Gong Xiangxiao step on it, so as to compare it with the footprints found on Changling.

This comparison was indeed the same person, and after the result was announced, Chunjia's face darkened, and she looked at Zheng Fengsen.

Zheng Fengsen obviously didn't expect it to be like this, so he knelt down to plead guilty after being taken aback.

"Your father and son have presided over the Imperial Army for many years, and you can't even tell the truth from what the people say?!" Chunjia didn't save him face, and scolded him for a cup of tea before letting him go, "Go and find out before reporting !Bastard thing!"

Concubine Xuan was startled and angry. If Gong Xiangxiao had no problem, it would be difficult to prove that Yi Xingen had a private meeting with her. Then Yi Xingen said that the people in Jiangwuyuan thought she was a concubine Xian at first. Undoubtedly, it will become the evidence that Concubine Xuan intends to murder Concubine Xian—in fact, this evidence is not reliable, but with Yun Fenghuang's record, it is enough!

What will be waiting for Concubine Xuan?

She dare not think.

He was quickly thinking about how to defend himself, and if he couldn't defend himself, how should he give up his car and protect his handsome man... Then Chunjia ordered Yanyin to clear out all the idlers, and even Gong Xiangxiao was invited to serve tea outside, leaving only the concubine Xian Concubine Xuan and her confidantes.

"The Luo family is a well-known family anyway, how could there be such an idiot like you?!" After the scene was cleared, Concubine Xuan opened her mouth slightly, and was about to speak, but her eyes blurred, and it was Yun Fenghuang who slapped her again!

Concubine Xuan almost fainted——Yun Fenghuang still scolded her for being stupid and confused, "Your father and brother both served His Majesty in the previous court, you are fine, and you are tired of living a good life. !"

"Could it be possible that the Luo family taught the daughter-in-law as a village aunt? None of the maids in front of this palace are so stupid as you!"

"Who told you that I will go to Lanzhou Night Rain Pavilion last night?!"

"What else did the man say?"

"Don't hurry up and explain!!!"

Perhaps Concubine Xuan's expression was too hysterical, Chunjia couldn't stand it anymore, and coughed lightly: "Concubine Xian, ask questions carefully, don't do anything."

It sounded like he felt sorry for Concubine Xuan, but the emperor continued, "Concubine Xuan is young and ignorant, I'm afraid she won't know if she is being plotted against by others, and if you scare her like this, what if she misses the details?"