Chapter 110: The King's Bodyguard
"Princess is sick?!" Upon hearing this, Concubine Zhang stood up in panic.
She did not bow to Queen Zhen and leave, but asked the palace maid to help her rush over.
Empress Zhen looked solemn, Emperor Qiwu didn't have many heirs, the eldest princess and the second princess had already died, leaving only a daughter like the third princess, who was very favored.
If the three princesses do something bad, Queen Zhen, the master of the harem, will also have to be held accountable.
She didn't have time to lecture Su Yinyue any more and said, "Show me, I'll go too!"
The concubines naturally followed and left Su Yinyue there for a while.
This was a matter of the harem, and she shouldn't have interfered in the first place, but Su Luofu happened to be the third princess's companion, so she should go and take a look.
The queen and concubines were driven out in sedan chairs, but Su Yinyue could only walk over slowly.
In the hot weather, she walked to the Hall of Scholars carrying more than ten kilograms of clothes and jewelry. When she arrived, she was sweating profusely and her head was a little dizzy.
Fortunately, there were ice cubes placed in the Hall of Scholars. As soon as I entered the hall, a burst of cold air hit my face, and I finally felt much better.
When Empress Zhen saw her coming, a storm brewed in her eyes, and she said angrily: "Princess Ling came just in time! I am about to send you a message!"
Su Yinyue was startled and asked: "Is the third princess's illness very serious? I can go and diagnose the third princess immediately."
Empress Zhen sneered: "The imperial doctor has already diagnosed the third princess and said that she was actually poisoned. After the imperial doctor administered the acupuncture, the princess was fine. There is no need for you to pretend!"
Su Yinyue felt a little bad. Even if Queen Zhen hated her, she wouldn't talk to her like this, right?
Sure enough, Concubine Zhang walked out of the inner hall with red eyes and a hint of hatred: "Princess Ling is good at medicine, but can she manipulate spices to poison people?"
Su Yinyue was stunned and asked: "What does the imperial concubine mean? Does the empress think that the concubine poisoned the third princess?"
She has never met the third princess, how could she poison her?
But then a flash of inspiration occurred, and his breathing became a little rapid. Could it be...
Concubine Zhang waved her hand, and a palace maid brought up a sachet. Concubine Zhang said in a contemptuous voice: "Princess Ling, take a good look."
The spices in the sachet had already been poured out, and most of them were ordinary spices, but Su Yinyue's sharp eyes suddenly saw the black particles mixed in.
This is a highly toxic red incense stone that has a pungent smell, but when mixed with spices, it can temporarily mask the smell.
Once you take this poison, you will die immediately. If you carry it with you, you will not die in a short time, but it can paralyze the nerves and make people dizzy and vomiting.
the most important is……
Su Yinyue recognized the stitches on the sachet as being made by Su Luofu.
Su Luofu lived in Prince Ling's Mansion for a few days and became a female celebrity when she was bored, so Su Yinyue recognized her at a glance.
Queen Zhen saw that her face was slightly pale, and her eyes turned sharp: "Princess Ling was frightened when she saw the poison she made?"
Su Yinyue looked calm and stood there, neither humble nor arrogant: "Queen, please rely on evidence in everything. Even if you are the mother of a country, you cannot make false accusations casually."
"Evidence?" Queen Zhen glared at her, "This sachet was made by your fourth sister! She is a cabinet woman, how could she know such a harmful method? She has the deepest relationship with you, besides you, who else
Instigating?!"
Because of the two princes, Queen Zhen and Concubine Zhang had always been at odds.
But in this matter, the two of them were on the same page. Queen Zhen naturally resented Su Yinyue for having been ignorant and blocked her, while Concubine Zhang felt sorry for her daughter.
"Princess Ling, I asked Su Luofu to come to the palace to accompany the reading, just for the sake of Prince Ling. Unexpectedly, I actually led a wolf into the house!" Zhang Guifei scolded, "Why did you want to harm the third princess?!"
Su Yinyue thought clearly and said: "My wife and the third princess have never met, why should I harm the third princess for no reason? How can this make sense? Besides, my wife is on good terms with the fourth sister, so she poisoned her like this.
, didn’t you just harm your fourth sister? This is clearly a frame-up.”
Concubine Zhang was stunned, her anger just now dissipated slightly.
Yes, this doesn't make sense, it's a bit strange.
Empress Zhen said: "You can't say this. You may just want to use her to poison the third princess because you are on good terms with Su Luofu."
"The Queen is so good at making inferences. If I didn't know better, I would have thought you were the governor of Shuntian Prefecture." Su Yinyue said coldly and mockingly.
"How dare you!" Queen Zhen's eyes widened, her face twisted in anger, and her phoenix crown shook a little due to her fierce actions, "How dare you humiliate me! Come on! Give me a slap in the face!"
An old lady wanted to come forward.
Su Yin Yue snorted, with no fear on her face: "I just said that the Queen is like a god in solving cases. Just by relying on someone else's sachet, you can conclude that I am the instigator behind the scenes. Isn't she even more powerful than Fu Yin?
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Queen Zhen was extremely angry. No one in the harem had ever dared to talk to her like this!
A tea cup was thrown to the ground by her, and Empress Zhen shouted without manners: "Are you all deaf?! I want you to slap me!"
Su Yinyue glanced at the old ladies and said, "My prince is in Qilong Hall. The queen should think twice."
Empress Zhen lost her temper after using Chu Jifeng's name.
The old ladies looked at each other and didn't dare to move.
Su Yinyue felt happy. Chu Jifeng had said before that she could walk sideways, but she didn't believe it. She didn't expect it to be true.
But Queen Zhen has been the overlord of the harem for many years, how could she let herself lose face?
She calmed down and said, "If that's the case, then bring Su Luofu up and let me interrogate him personally."
Su Yinyue frowned, having a bad feeling in her heart.
Sure enough, soon a palace maid escorted Su Luofu up.
Su Yinyue took a look, her pupils tightened, and her heart ached.
Su Luofu had suffered several blows, and her whole body was extremely weak. The most important thing was that Su Luofu had also been tortured. Her fingers were red, swollen and trembling, and there were still marks of wooden sticks on them.
"Fourth sister!" Su Yinyue hurried over to check.
Su Luofu was confused, but when she heard Su Yinyue's voice, she forced her head up to open her eyes, and shouted in a tearful voice: "Second sister, I don't... I really don't..."
Su Yinyue naturally understood what she was talking about and said, "I know."
Empress Zhen laughed at this time: "Any prisoner who will admit guilt will deny it first. After receiving the punishment, they will naturally admit it. If they still don't admit it, the punishment is not enough."
Su Yinyue turned around and stared at Empress Zhen: "Didn't the empress give in to the trick?!"
"She gave the sachet to the third princess. The evidence is conclusive. How could she be beaten into submission?" Queen Zhen said, "Su Luofu, I ask you again, who ordered the poisoning of the third princess? As long as you tell the story behind it
Chapter completed!