Chapter 45 Puppet

Concubine Yue had a cold face and said angrily: "From now on, I will be dumb and deaf. No matter what those bastard servants say or do, I will pretend to be deaf and dumb and let them do whatever they want! Are you satisfied?"

"If you really have that kind of tolerance, I would be relieved!" Aunt Zhu sighed, "Anyway, you should calm down for a while. Things are not what they used to be, and the family really can't afford the trouble."

When she said this, she looked lonely, no longer as vigorous and resolute as usual. Even though Concubine Yue was full of dissatisfaction, she couldn't help but ask, "Is it possible that there were changes in the previous dynasty?"

But Aunt Zhu didn't mean to tell her in detail, and said calmly: "You are doing well in the palace, and you don't need to worry about anything else."

Concubine Yue suddenly had a long face and said angrily: "Tiantian said that I don't know how to care about my family, but I really want to care about it, but then she said that I don't want to worry about it!"

Aunt Zhu was about to speak when the palace attendant came in hastily, saying that Concubine Xin and Yungui people had brought a large number of people with them. They had already arrived at the door and said that they had a warrant from the queen and were about to search the palace!

"What?!" Aunt Zhu's face changed, and Concubine Yue shouted in disbelief, "Search the palace!? Why does Ji Lingzi have it!?"

The palace man said cautiously: "It's... it's because Yungui people dreamed that Xinqing's soul came to our Ningbi Palace last night, and thought there might be some clues here."

"Can you believe this kind of nonsense? Then Ji family has been..." Concubine Yue was interrupted by Aunt Zhu in the middle of her words, her eyes were heavy and she said: "Since it is the queen's order, of course we must obey Yi's order."

Concubine Yue glared at her: "No! We can't let them search!"

"But Concubine Xin brought many people." The palace servant timidly reminded, "Many of them also brought sticks and other things..."

Aunt Zhu sneered: "Do you hear me clearly? If we just let people come in and search, it's okay. Even if we find something, you are a concubine after all, and there is always room for excuse! If this is not the case, Word, no matter what happens next, Concubine Xin can at most push a few scapegoats to take the blame. Let’s not talk about it in the future, but she will definitely suffer the consequences in person! Your servant, these people are slaves, it doesn’t matter if they suffer some humiliation, you Are you sure you can handle it?"

Seeing that Concubine Yue stopped talking, she sighed and said to the palace servants, "Tell the people below to follow Concubine Xin and don't give them a chance to talk nonsense."

After thinking about it for a while and feeling uneasy, he asked Yun Fenghuang if he had ever entered Ningbi Hall in the past two days.

The palace man said hurriedly: "No, I just walked a few steps in last time, and it happened that Sister Qingdie went out with something to persuade her to leave."

"Xiao Yun has not been in the palace for a long time, so she probably doesn't have the ability to reach into the Ningbi Palace." Aunt Zhu muttered, "But it's better to be careful. The queen will never search Xiao Yun just because of a so-called nightmare." Palace, 80% of the time he has a back-up plan."

Not only did she think so, but Concubine Xin also thought so, so she didn't ask anyone to prepare any means of framing her in advance. I just searched around and found nothing!

"How is this possible?" Concubine Xin was drinking tea in the front hall with her confidants. She frowned when she heard this. She glanced at His Highness Yun Fenghuang and said softly, "Go and ask her, what's going on?"

Yun Fenghuang wasn't sure what kind of medicine Queen Ji was selling in her gourd, so she just had a change of heart and asked the maid: "With such a big thing happening in Huzhu Palace, will Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager come over?"

"Your Majesty was in Yanlan Palace yesterday to visit the Imperial Concubine." The palace maid didn't know why and said casually, "I don't think I have time to take care of this matter for a while. As for the loving mother, the Empress Dowager, I think the Empress will send someone to inform her."

Since the Queen nodded her head for this matter, then even if she didn't say anything, she would still find a way to hold off Queen Mother Yuan?

That's why the palace maid urged Yun Fenghuang, "If the noble man knows anything, it would be better to tell him as soon as possible! If those two people are free, I'm afraid the big thing will turn into a trivial matter again."

Yun Fenghuang pondered for a moment and asked in a low voice: "Has anyone from Ningbi Palace gone to report to these two just now?"

"We have already stopped you." The palace maid was a little impatient, "Mr. Yungui, this is a serious matter..."

"Perhaps it's the relationship between Concubine Yue and Aunt Zhu." Yun Fenghuang said, "That's the person sent by the empress dowager... By the way, you might as well let two of them go back to Chunwu Palace to report the news."

The palace maid frowned slightly: "What?"

Yun Fenghuang didn't explain either: "You just go and report it to your mother-in-law."

The palace maid looked at her suspiciously, and although she was a little unhappy, she still did as she was told.

Concubine Xin, on the other hand, thought for a moment after hearing this and then asked her to do as she was told.

"Your Majesty, what is this?" The palace maid went out to spread the message, but she still couldn't figure it out. When she returned to Concubine Xin, she asked quietly, "Although Madam Yaoning said, if nothing is found in the Ningbi Palace, it will definitely be destroyed. There are no traces of the corpse, but it’s safer to find something.”

Otherwise, the empress dowager, a loving mother, and Emperor Chunjia would protect each other, and there would still be nothing they could do against Concubine Yue.

Concubine Xin sighed and said: "Do you think the Queen's move today is aimed at Concubine Yue? I was deceived just now! It's no wonder that Xiao Yun got favored by the middle palace within a few days of entering the palace. Sure enough, she is very quick-witted... The Queen's sudden attack was just to test the loving Queen Mother!"

The palace maid asked in surprise: "The empress dowager, the loving mother?"

"If this palace's prediction is correct, there is another group of people waiting outside Chunhui Palace or even inside Chunhui Palace, just waiting for the reaction of the loving mother Queen Mother after receiving the news of Huzhu Palace's request for help." Xin Xin. The concubine whispered, "So it doesn't matter whether the Huzhu Palace investigation finds out the truth. The key is to make a noise so that the two backers of Concubine Yue can't sit still... Of course, it doesn't matter if they can sit still. It just proves something. matter!"

Seeing that the palace maid still seemed to understand, Concubine Xin waved her hands, but had no intention of explaining in detail. She just called her, "Please Yun Gui, please come up and talk to me. With this knowledge, coupled with the queen's promotion, I will be able to do this in the future." I think there will be a place for her in the palace."

Then you can't treat her as a concubine who is inferior to yourself.

Concubine Xin relied on her family status and was indeed not afraid of trouble, but she could not blame Yun Fenghuang for having a noble air of enmity even though she knew that Yun Fenghuang's future was promising.

After all, although this Yun Gui man has often targeted Concubine Yue, he has never done anything to offend Concubine Xin so far.

Although there is some grudge between the two parties now, it is not serious after all. It is better to resolve it if it can be resolved.

"Your Majesty's knees are empty. It's rare for your concubine and sister to be happy." Concubine Xin asked the palace maid to invite Yun Fenghuang to sit in the hall, and then she took the initiative to say, "I don't want to worry about Xinqing's incident, but it will involve me. Anyway, I am doing well and full of energy." Investigate thoroughly! But the imperial concubine sister is a twin. What if we don’t find out the truth quickly and keep her thinking about it? However, these people under my command are useless, and there is no explanation until now after a thorough investigation. I'm afraid that concubine Yue, that bitchy maid, will come to question me in person later... Yungui is the master of Xinqing, and is trusted by the queen, so I don't know what you think?"

"Concubine Yue and the empress are of the same rank, but the empress holds the order from the palace and she is here in person, so what can she do?" Yun Fenghuang lowered his eyes and said, "Even if the empress dowager comes after a while, my dear mother, the empress dowager. Just go to the Empress Dowager together and ask the Empress Dowager to make the decision."

Concubine Xin asked thoughtfully: "What if the empress dowager, the loving mother, doesn't come?"

"Didn't come?" Yun Fenghuang asked in surprise, "Why didn't you come? The empress dowager, a loving mother, has always been at ease, and she loves the concubine Yue the most. If your majesty was not at the concubine's place, it would be okay to come over now. Since your majesty I have to keep an eye on the imperial concubine, and I can't get away from it. The empress dowager, the loving mother, doesn't come. So, how pitiful is the concubine Yue? She's her direct aunt, and even though she knows that concubine Yue has a bad temper, she doesn't come. Want to comfort me?"

"..." Concubine Xin took a sip of tea and said, "What Yun Gui said makes sense."

The two of them remained silent after that, and it was unknown whether they were being suppressed by Aunt Zhu, but Concubine Yue never came out to make trouble with them.

Time passed little by little, and Emperor Chunjia did not come, and the loving mother the Empress Dowager was nowhere to be seen... Finally, it was almost time to pass the lunch, and Empress Ji sent someone to inquire about the results. She knew that all the palaces in Ningbi Palace were empty. After finding some evidence, he asked: "Have you found it in the water? Xinqing found it in the lotus pond before, and."

The visitor took a look at Yun Fenghuang and said, "When Yungui talents enter the palace, aren't they pushed into the pool?"

Concubine Xin suddenly realized it and said hurriedly: "I am really negligent! Someone, come and drain the pools in Ningbi Palace and check the bottom of the water thoroughly!"

It was better now, and I quickly found a bunch of moss-covered puppets in the mud of one of the ponds. After peeling off the moss, I saw that each one had a name written on it, from Empress Ji to Concubine Zheng to Yun Concubine Shu to Concubine Xin, Mrs. Yaoning, Ji Zhaoyuan, Jia Jieyu, Lu Jieyu... There are all the principals in the palace except Concubine Yue, and they are all captured in one fell swoop!

Oh, and there is a relatively new puppet, which has not grown much moss yet and is only covered with a layer of greasy algae. It reads "Yun Feng Huang".

All the puppets are pricked with needles and carved with knives, which shows the resentment towards these concubines.

Concubine Xin looked at it, feeling both elated and furious. She immediately stood up and ignored the other ponds that had not been drained yet. She called Yun Fenghuang and escorted Concubine Yue straight to Yanfu Palace!

"You people have been waiting for me to die for more than a day or two!" Concubine Yue was horrified after seeing these puppets. She refused to admit anything and was forced to kneel under the Danqi by the palace servants, shouting sternly. , "They have colluded and used this method to frame me. Is it so strange?"

Queen Ji was not angry and said: "So you don't admit that you did these?"

"Of course not!" Concubine Yue flatly denied, "Although I am a bit impatient, I am not a lawless person. How could I do such a crazy thing?!"

As she spoke, she looked at Concubine Xin and Yun Fenghuang fiercely, "Someone must be setting up the blame, and the thief is shouting to catch the thief!"

In fact, Concubine Yue doubted the Queen the most, but she also knew that it was impossible for her to bring down the Queen, not even Concubine Xin, so even though she wanted to tear both Queen Ji and Concubine Xin into pieces, she still suppressed it. Pointing the finger at Yun Fenghuang, "Today's search for the palace was led by Concubine Xin. Although I have a bad relationship with Concubine Xin, I know that Concubine Xin has always been arrogant, so she must not bother to do such a thing. But Yun Feng is going with him. But Huang is not like that, this cheap servant..."

Empress Ji interrupted her and said: "The Yungui people have only been in the palace for a few days, but most of those puppets have deep moss marks...how could it be possible that the Yungui people did it?"

"But Yun Gui is the sister of Concubine Yun Shu." Concubine Yue's thoughts changed and she blurted out, "Who knows if it was under Concubine Shu's instructions?! Concubine Shu is an old man who has been in the palace since His Majesty's wedding!"

"Are you doubting Concubine Shu?" Empress Ji almost didn't laugh out loud. When asked which two concubines in the palace she most wished for a quarrel with, Concubine Yue and Concubine Shu must be at the top of the list. After hearing this, she happily ordered everyone to go to Tongxia Palace to invite Concubine Shu. , "Concubine Yue and Concubine Shu both hold high positions in the palace. The innocence of these two people cannot be ignored. No matter what you think, just say it. I will definitely deal with it impartially and not make any sister sad or disappointed." !”