Chapter 300: Wen Mingcui's Deduction

Gu Zhen was dumbfounded!

After a long while, she was shocked and said: "This palace ordered???"

Seeing the imperial concubine sighing and nodding, the empress laughed back angrily, "What is this palace trying to murder Concubine An?! Well, even if this palace wants to harm Concubine An, and I am a queen, I don't have any talents under my command. Those two lowly maidservants?!"

She was so angry that she didn't know what to say for a while, Yun Fenghuang said that she could understand her mood: "We all know it in our hearts, the empress has always been kind and generous, and I will definitely not do such a murderous hand to Concubine An, it must be Those two lowly maidservants framed her, but..."

The imperial concubine hesitated to speak, but she told her helplessly under the urging of the empress, "Those two lowly maidservants have some certificates in their hands, look...it seems to have something to do with the servants of the empress!"

Otherwise, Yun Fenghuang is now determined to learn from Chunjia back then, and kept a low profile, how could it be possible to listen to the wind and the rain to disturb the sick queen?

The queen held back her overwhelming anger, and asked her what credentials she had, and who was involved in her subordinates?

In the end, just as he was speaking, a palace official rushed in from the outside, and reported in panic, saying that the steward at the side hall had died with all the palace servants under his command. From the scene, it should be that the steward poisoned his subordinates before taking the poison himself. Self-destruction!

Yun Fenghuang was only halfway through his speech, when he heard this, he frowned and said, "This is probably the person."

Sure enough, after checking, the dead steward and his subordinates were the two people who were related to the evidence in Wen's hands.

Now it's dead without proof!

Not only that, the key is that Wen Mingcui and Wen Shijiang also gave the reason why the queen ordered them to murder Concubine An, because the empress dowager is a loving mother!

"Concubine An is the niece and niece of the loving mother Empress Dowager. At the beginning, the reason why the loving mother Empress Dowager had to leave the Imperial Capital and go back to Fuyang County after thousands of miles was because of the scheme of the Empress Dowager..."

"The empress hates the empress dowager dearly, even though the empress dowager is thousands of miles away, the empress still refuses to let it go!"

"She knows that when the loving mother Empress Dowager is in the palace, apart from Your Majesty, the most beloved thing is Concubine An. If there is a mistake with Concubine An, the loving mother Empress Dowager is old, but she may not be able to bear it!"

"That's why I ordered my concubines to murder Concubine An!"

Yun Fenghuang finished repeating Wen Mingcui and Wen Shijiang's confession, and finally said: "The concubine asked them at that time, just like what the empress said, even so, as the empress, how many people under her hand are difficult to control, and they are useful. Looking for the two of them?"

Then the two concubines said that the steward who had contacted them did not disclose their identities, but they themselves became suspicious: "There are rumors in the palace ban that the reason why Concubine An wanted the concubines to go to Huzhu Palace is absolutely impossible. The path of the concubines to be favored is a daily struggle, because she heard that when the concubines served His Majesty in the Palace of Absolute Beginning, they often teased and ridiculed her in private..."

That's why Wen Mingcui felt that this matter was wrong. After all, "the concubines didn't know the heights of heaven and earth at the time, and many of their speech and behavior were indeed inappropriate. But the servants in front of the imperial court, even those who serve concubines, may not all be able to show their faces in front of the imperial court. You are also from Taichu Palace. It’s fine to tell your concubine these words. After all, everyone knows your status in the palace. However, even if Concubine An has the position of concubine, she has been out of favor for many years. I heard that His Majesty has even I don't want to hear her at all! Otherwise, the concubines had some affection with His Majesty earlier, why didn't they see His Majesty again after they entered the Huzhu Palace?"

"The concubine told them at the time that Concubine An and Your Majesty were childhood sweethearts and the niece and niece of the empress dowager. She doesn't look for trouble, and she doesn't want to kill them all." Yun Fenghuang explained to the queen, "So it's not surprising that the palace people at Taichu Palace don't like newcomers messing around, so they leaked news to Concubine An in private."

But Wen Mingcui didn't think so. Her idea was: "Although the concubine was Meng Lang at the time, she was not so confused as to talk nonsense in public! In that case, wouldn't it be the first time that His Majesty couldn't spare the concubine?! The concubine was always in the house at the time." The maid who served the concubine personally whispered before, that the maid was only a rough envoy in the Taichu Palace, she was not proud, and she had no chance to serve in front of the imperial court. Please think about it, my lord, even if she is not loyal to the concubine, she will not let this matter go. It’s fine to sue you, but why bother to sue Concubine An? She’s not afraid that doing so will displease you?”

Yun Fenghuang had to admit that this concubine still had some brains.

It is true that no matter how special Yuan Niangniang's status is, she was the former favorite concubine after all. Not only has she fallen out of favor now, the key is that she has a very bad relationship with the current favorite concubine Yun Fenghuang.

It is not uncommon for the people in the Taichu Palace to sell a newcomer to a proud concubine in private if they are not stupid enough. The key is to sell the news that the newcomer is talking about Concubine An to Yuan Lianniang, what is the benefit?

It must be known that the Dendrobium Palace and the concubines have been in the same situation for the past two years. Whether it is the empress or the noble concubine, it is acquiesced that Concubine An can enjoy the glory and wealth but does not give her any chance to contaminate the palace power. Therefore, the palace people of Taichu Palace tipped off Concubine An, at most gaining some financial benefits.

And what about the risks? In addition to the consequences of being discovered by Chunjia, she also has to face the revenge and hostility of the imperial concubine.

Could the people of Taichu Palace be so stupid?

In Wen Mingcui's words: "If the maid is only for money, why doesn't she follow the concubine's heart? Although the concubine's family background is not high, she also knows the truth that she can't be a wolf if she can't bear her children. But she has never treated her badly." If she doesn't betray her concubine's body and assists her concubine's body with all her heart, how can she treat her badly after her concubine's body is favored? After all, when this concubine's body enters the palace, she doesn't bring any dowry or anything like that. She is the first concubine to enter the palace The person who came to serve. If it weren't for her ulterior motives, the concubine should trust her the most!"

Yun Fenghuang said to the queen at this moment: "The identity of the concubine has already been checked. After Wen Mingcui entered the palace, the people who served her were indeed not bad. Most of the things that His Majesty rewarded her were distributed to the people around her. This is why she After making insulting remarks in front of the imperial court and angering His Majesty, it is because she can continue to serve if she admits her mistake. The imperial servants' impression of her is that although she speaks too much, she will lose her words, but she is also sincere and heartless."

Coupled with her young age, she is only fifteen this year, so she is cute and cute, not annoying.

Gu Zhen's face was livid, his fingers pressing on the armrest of the Phoenix Seat turned blue and white, and the veins on the back of his hand were exposed, he said coldly, "So she doubts Ben Gong?"

"...At the beginning, she said that she and Wen Shijiang were suspicious of the concubine's status." Yun Fenghuang sighed and said, "Because according to the rumors they heard, the reason why Concubine An fell out of favor was because of the concubine's status. So I only want to use them as a concubine to kill them all, and even want to kill two birds with one stone: first use Concubine An to deal with them who also talked about me in private, and then use their lives to question Concubine An. But later I found out that Concubine An It's different from what they imagined, so I suspect that the empress is here."

After a pause, she asked, "Your Majesty, do you still remember that when Concubine An beat Wen Shijiang, Wen Mingcui came to Yanfu Palace to ask you for help?"

Closing her eyes for a moment, then opening them immediately, Gu Zhen tried hard to stabilize her emotions, and motioned for her to continue.

"Wen Mingcui took a photo with the steward who just passed away in Yanfu Palace that day." Yun Fenghuang said, "Later she became suspicious and found some clues that she had something to do with the steward. No, she suspected it was the empress. ?”

But in fact, these two concubines are soft-spoken after all, not to mention that the evidence in hand has not reached the point of conclusive evidence, even if it is, it will not be able to shake the queen.

... The key lies in Concubine An's master and servant.

"My concubine feels that this is a bit too coincidental, and there may be some twists and turns in it. But Yuan Zhu was very excited, and insisted on sending someone to Fuyang County immediately to report to the loving mother, the Empress Dowager." Yun Fenghuang smiled wryly, "My concubine I really can't stop it... I can only come to bother you knowing that you are tired now, Madam."

"... I know." Gu Zhen's expression was very ugly. Although she had been a queen for so many years, although she was physically and mentally exhausted, she had of course improved a lot compared to when she was a wife.

Looking at Concubine An now, I really don't think there is anything powerful or difficult.

The key is the aunt behind the family...

Thinking of the loving mother empress dowager, Gu Zhen felt annoyed for a while, forced himself to hold back, and asked Yun Fenghuang, "You said this...was the loving mother empress dowager instigated? The purpose is to find an excuse to return to the imperial capital?"

"I don't think it's good to say now." Yun Fenghuang pondered, "It is said that the loving mother, the Empress Dowager, does not love Concubine An a little bit, even if it is to make a fuss for her return to the Imperial Capital, she will not really let Concubine An Injured like that?"

Gu Zhen frowned, and said: "But the Yuan family has already been destroyed. When the loving mother, the Empress Dowager, left Fuyang County, Your Majesty left Yuan Ke alive. It was just to make ends meet. After all, the Yuan family in Fuyang did not exist. As for Concubine An, she has not been favored for many years. Although no one in the palace deliberately made things difficult for her, no one paid any attention to her. She is living a boring life, so it is not unreasonable to simply use herself to give the empress dowager a chance to come back. possible."

"Your Majesty said so." Yun Fenghuang thought for a while and said, "I just think that Your Majesty is wise and mighty. If the kind mother Empress Dowager does this, I'm afraid I won't be able to hide it from His Majesty's eyes?"

Empress Dowager Yuan's greatest reliance is Chunjia's affection and trust in her.

If Chunjia knew at a glance that she was unwilling to give up on power and status, and would rather sacrifice her niece, whom she once loved as a treasure, to come back... Even if she came back, how could she still have the weight and advantages she had before?

"..." Gu Zhen frowned, for a long time, sighed, and asked, "Your Majesty...does Your Majesty know about this?"

Seeing Yun Fenghuang nodding her head, she pursed her lips, her eyes were blank for a moment, and then asked slowly, "Your Majesty, what did he... say?"