roccoschili Chapter 282 This game is aimed at her
Chapter 282 This game is aimed at her
Su Quanye had brought people from the Ministry of Punishment and the palace guards to take control of all the palace servants in charge of the banquet.
Many doctors from the Imperial Medical Bureau rushed over after hearing the news, fearing that the imperial physician on duty in the side hall today might not have made an accurate examination.
Tang Luochuan was also among them.
Concubine Liu frowned and asked, "Hasn't it been found out what kind of poison Concubine Liu was poisoned with?"
She hoped very much that this matter was related to Concubine Wen's hot pot. In this way, she could not only remove her own responsibility, but also step on Concubine Wen!
After all, Jiang Wange had kept the hot pot incident a secret from her from the beginning to the end. Whatever happened had nothing to do with her as the person in charge of the palace banquet.
The emperor's eyes were also extremely cold, and he exuded a murderous aura!
Civil and military officials were all present in the palace, but a concubine was poisoned to death. If the matter was not thoroughly investigated and spread out, what would happen to the dignity of the royal family? !
After several doctors checked to make sure the result was correct, the leading doctor stepped forward and reported: "Your Highness, the poison that Concubine Liu was poisoned with was Crane's Beak Red, which is commonly known as arsenic in the folks."
"The clear soup in front of her was non-toxic, but the red soup was spiked with poison."
"The maid who served her the food had dipped the vegetables in clear soup a few times before, so she was fine. The last piece of meat she ate was dipped in red soup, so she died of poisoning."
Hearing this, many people changed their expressions and couldn't help but feel scared: "Everyone who comes to the palace banquet must be searched by the guards or maids when entering the palace. Where did the red crane come from at the banquet?"
"Doesn't this mean that the Crane's Beak Red was not brought in from outside the palace, but that the murderer in the palace had planned to kill Liu Changzai?"
"Who has such a big grudge against Liu Changzai that he would poison her to death?"
"What if someone uses such a poison carelessly and accidentally harms others? The murderer is really vicious!"
"Liu Changzai is so pitiful. I don't know who she offended."
"..."
After hearing the first few sentences, Shen Zhinian sensed something was wrong.
This situation seems to be aimed at her...
As expected, as everyone was talking, many of the concubines' eyes fell on Shen Zhinian.
After all, Concubine Liu was out of favor and was like a transparent person in the harem. The only person she had offended was Concubine Rou.
I heard that a few days ago, Concubine Rou sent the imperial physician to check Concubine Liu's pulse, saying that she was ill, and asked the Jingshifang to take away her green card.
Could it be that Concubine Rou felt that this was still not enough, so she simply poisoned Concubine Liu to death...
Of course, Shen Zhinian's image in the harem is still quite good. Although everyone has this guess, they did not say it rashly.
Even Concubine Liu's eyes flashed with surprise when she looked at Shen Zhinian.
Could it really be that Roupin did this?
But on second thought, Concubine Liu denied this speculation.
With Concubine Rou's ability, it would be easy for her to kill an unfavored concubine. Why make such a big deal out of it?
But the concubines from the Zhenguo Mansion will not miss this rare opportunity!
They talked about the conflict between Shen Zhinian and Liu Changzai, questioning: "...The only person in the harem who has a grudge against Liu Changzai is Concubine Rou!"
"It's hard not to wonder who poisoned Liu Changzai..."
Shen Maoxue was promoted so quickly that there were countless people in the court who were jealous of him, openly or secretly.
They all felt that the reason why Shen Maoxue was so highly valued by His Majesty was because Concubine Rou was favored in the harem. If Concubine Rou fell, Shen Maoxue would be like a tiger without claws!
"The ancients were not wrong. Women are the most vicious people."
"If the murderer is really Concubine Rou, she is so narrow-minded that she can poison Concubine Liu today, and who knows who she will poison tomorrow! How can we rest assured that such a vicious woman will stay by your majesty's side?!"
"I beg Your Majesty to investigate Concubine Rou strictly!"
"..."
Shen Maoxue was a lone minister, which meant he had no allies in the court. His words in defense of Shen Zhinian were quickly drowned out by these voices.
Jiang Wange actually didn't quite believe that Shen Zhinian had done this.
The reason was simple. Similar to Concubine Liu, she knew Shen Zhinian's methods very well. Even if the other party really wanted to kill Concubine Liu, he would do it quietly.
but……
On the one hand, they are mortal enemies.
On the other hand, everyone in the harem said that His Majesty favored Concubine Rou. Jiang Wange also wanted to know, in His Majesty's heart, who was more important, her or Shen Zhinian?
It is reasonable for her to take this opportunity to see if she can step on Shen Zhinian!
"Your Majesty, there are so many dishes and drinks at the celebration banquet, but the murderer chose to poison the hot pot that I invented. It is obvious that he wanted to destroy my hard work. He deserves death!"
"I beg Your Majesty to make the decision for me!"
When saying this, Jiang Wange glanced at Shen Zhinian vaguely, and the hint was obvious.
There was a gloomy flash in Nangong Xuanyu's eyes!
His Nian Nian is so pure and kind, how could she do such a vicious thing? It's all these people's fault. Whenever there is something wrong, they like to put the blame on Nian Nian!
Little did he know that the more this happened, the more he felt sorry for Nian Nian!
But in everyone's eyes, the woman he loved and valued the most was Concubine Wen, so he couldn't show his favoritism towards Nian Nian too obviously.
Nangong Xuanyu suppressed the pain in his eyes and looked at Shen Zhinian gently: "I believe this matter has nothing to do with Concubine Rou."
"But since everyone is saying that Concubine Rou had a conflict with Concubine Liu, Concubine Rou will explain the matter."
From beginning to end, Shen Zhinian did not show any panic on her face. This was because the plan was so simple, so simple that she could completely clear herself of suspicion with just a few words.
But Shen Zhinian always felt that the person behind the scenes had put so much thought into it, and it shouldn't just be a lot of noise with little action. Maybe there was some unknown conspiracy waiting for her next...
The incident happened suddenly, and Shen Zhinian could only take one step at a time. She stood up and said slowly, "Your Majesty, when the imperial concubine handed over the power of the six palaces to me, I was in my position and planned the affairs. Any orders I issued were directed at the matter, not the person."
"It is completely nonsense to say that there was any conflict between me and Concubine Liu!"
"On the day when Concubine Zhou got into trouble, I never took to heart what Concubine Liu said against me. As for asking the Imperial Household to take away her green card, it was because Concubine Liu was indeed ill, and I was worried that she would pass her illness on to Your Majesty."
"This can be proven by the pulse records of Imperial Doctor Tang and the Imperial Hospital!"
One of Tang Luochuan's duties was to check the pulse of all the ladies and concubines in the harem. Therefore, even though he often went in and out of Zhongcui Palace, few people in the harem knew that he was Shen Zhinian's confidant.