After Xiao Fubao’s Life Was Stolen, He Became the Favorite of Everyone In the Capital

Chapter 353 Old events

 “What did you recruit?” asked the Queen Mother.

Qian Rongsheng glanced at the emperor hesitantly.

After the emperor nodded, he dared to speak: "Concubine Lin, who entered the cold palace five years ago, was driven crazy by the concubine's tricks behind her back."

Concubine Lin was also an old man who followed the emperor. She suddenly went crazy five years ago. The emperor also asked the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat her. After she could not be cured, she was so crazy that she became a hidden danger to others, so she could only be sent to the cold palace.

The emperor originally thought that even if he was in the cold palace, even if she went crazy, he would take good care of her. But now that he thinks about it, he feels that this name is so strange, as if it is a lifetime ago.

"How could such a good person be driven crazy? What methods were used?" The emperor still wanted to help Concubine Li find compensation.

Qian Rongsheng said: "Concubine Lin has always suffered from headwinds. Concubine Li bribed Concubine Lin's personal maid to add some mutually exclusive medicinal powder to the decoction she drank. Concubine Lin drank it for a year. If there are too many, people will go crazy quietly.”

The Queen Mother looked ugly after hearing this. This method was so familiar. Her body was poisoned before, so this method was bad. It was just that one was administered by the imperial doctor, and the other was administered by the personal palace maid.

"How did Concubine Lin offend her?" The emperor was puzzled.

Qian Rongsheng was careful in his work and had long been prepared for the emperor's question. He said: "Your Majesty, according to the confession of the sinner Taozhi, Concubine Lin often mocked the concubine behind her back for coming from a humble background, stealing the position of concubine, and failing to convince the public with her virtue."

Concubine Li was born in a wealthy family in Guanglin Mansion, and her ancestors also produced Jinshis, but her status as Concubine Lin, who was born in the Duke's Mansion, was naturally incomparable.

The Queen Mother said casually: "Emperor, Concubine Lin is the first concubine you drafted into the palace after you ascended the throne. Although she has an arrogant temperament, she has always served her respectfully. She ended up like this just because of a few gossips. I am afraid that other people in the palace will be disappointed. It’s heartbreaking.”

The emperor's expression was changing. Now that the facts were in front of him, he had to realize that the woman he had doted on for many years was indeed a snake-hearted woman.

The queen mother knew that she and the imperial concubine were already on opposite sides. Since they had reached this point, there was no need to make peace with her. In order to avoid any rift between mother and son, she simply made the woman's crime clear.

"Is it just this one thing? If there is nothing else to report, you should retreat first." The Queen Mother said deliberately.

Naturally, Qian Rongsheng was not alone in this matter. He and Li Shunfu were conducting interrogations in the Criminal Investigation Department at the same time.

Li Shunfu is a member of the Queen Mother, and seems to have been warned in advance and has been guiding Taozhi's interrogation. Originally, these old events had nothing to do with this incident, but under Li Shunfu's inducement, Taozhi was afraid that his whole family would be killed, so he could only recruit Taozhi. Everything was clean.

"The sinner Taozhi also caused Meiren Sun to fall into the water eight years ago, Wu Zhaoyi's face was disfigured seven years ago, and Liu Jieyu fell from a high platform six years ago... a total of eleven cases of murdering concubines."

Listening to Qian Rongsheng's words, not to mention the emperor, even the Queen Mother, the last palace fighting champion, only found it appalling.

Concubine Li has been in the palace for twenty years, and Taozhi has only served her for ten years. In the past ten years, the concubine's life has been eleven. In the next few decades, plus the palace servants who served, I am afraid that the number of people on hand will be There will definitely be no shortage of human lives.

"Emperor, you have married a murderer into the palace." The Queen Mother couldn't help but say.

The emperor's face was so gloomy that water could drip from his face. It was hard for him to imagine that such a beautiful, gentle and kind-hearted woman could hide such a true face.

Qian Rongsheng also left a big surprise and said at the end: "According to the confession of the criminal Taozhi, he was ordered to deliver something to the criminal Li Chaosheng."

The criminal Li Chaosheng was none other than Dr. Li, who had previously murdered the Queen Mother. "Presumptuous!" The emperor slammed the table hard.

When the concubine was murdered before, the emperor was not so angry. Concubine Li and Dr. Li got involved. The emperor's eyes bulged and he wanted to eat Qian Rongsheng alive.

Qian Rongsheng was so frightened that he knelt down on the spot and said with fear on his face: "Your Majesty, I don't dare to lie. The sinner Taozhi did say so. He only sent something once...it doesn't mean that Dr. Li is the concubine Li." people…"

The Queen Mother, however, covered her heart and made a look of pain: "Did she kill the concubines next to her because those people were competing with her for favor? The Ai family worships Buddha and prays for blessings all the year round. How did she offend her?"

The emperor took a deep breath and said: "The Queen Mother, just because she has interacted with the sinner, does not prove that she did it."

The Queen Mother also understood that there was too little evidence to confirm this matter, but as a victim, with such little evidence, she had already determined that the imperial concubine was her murderer.

"Even if she did not do this, these eleven lives are not fake. Emperor, what do you plan to do with her?" the Queen Mother asked the Emperor.

Among the concubines murdered by Concubine Li, there were some from the prince's palace, some from the prince's palace, and some were the daughters of high-ranking officials. Good daughters were sent to the palace, but they lost their lives just because of some jealousy. If the news leaked, these people would gather together. At the same time, it is also a considerable force that may cause turmoil in the previous dynasty.

The emperor took a deep breath and said: "This matter involves too many things to be made public, and the treatment of the imperial concubine cannot be made public."

The Queen Mother naturally understood this truth.

"Although the imperial concubine poisoned the concubines, she has served her for many years and has the kindness to save her life. Since she is ill, let her be ill for a while. The son will slowly find an excuse and then demote her to a lower position. Everything about the Sixth Palace is all Leave it to Li Zhaoyi," the emperor said.

The Queen Mother's eyes darkened. The Emperor did not say anything. Obviously, he had not yet made up his mind on how to deal with the imperial concubine. A dozen lives were not enough for the Emperor to kill the imperial concubine. He even still maintained her dignity. The Queen Mother couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion in her heart. The chill is coming.

From the day her son ascended the throne, the Queen Mother knew that although he was still her son, he was also the emperor. Even if she was her own mother, she could not force her son to make a decision.

After the emperor left, the Queen Mother couldn't help but sigh to Nanny Sun: "How can a man be so partial to women just because of the grace of saving his life?"

Not to mention the Queen Mother, even Grandma Sun had an expression that she had never seen before.

Grandma Sun said: "My dear, your majesty, if you say that your majesty values ​​Concubine Li, your majesty will not make her your queen no matter how much she hints. If you say that you don't value her and commit so many wrong things, your majesty still wants to protect her." She is really incomprehensible.”

The Queen Mother was puzzled.

"He looks like he's been bewitched." After the Queen Mother said this, her heart suddenly moved.

Even though Concubine Li was alive, the Queen Mother only felt that there was always a poisonous snake hidden in the harem.

"Send a message to the eldest princess and ask her to send someone to Guanglin Mansion to find out whether there is any relationship between the Li family and Li Chaosheng." The Queen Mother ordered.

Grandma Sun responded respectfully, and then asked: "Since the Queen Mother suspects that Concubine Li is secretly poisoning, will she want to search the palace or summon the Imperial Master?"