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Chapter 152 The Queen Kills
I learned that this matter was related to the Queen.
Nian Shilan's guess was confirmed.
She raised her eyebrows slightly and spoke directly to Ling'er.
"Are you serious? If there is even a trace of falsehood in what you said, you know what I will do."
Ling'er cried and shook her head, "I dare not lie. I would meet her on the Ye Ting Boulevard every three days, and she would tell me what to do. She would also give me a bag of silver."
"Did she tell you why she did it?"
When asked the reason, Ling'er choked up and spoke with a stammer.
"This...this...I don't know."
Seeing her like this, Songzhi immediately threatened her.
"If you dare not tell the truth when the queen asks you questions, you will be dead when she finds out the reason. Ling'er, you should think carefully!"
Ling Er said quickly, "Your Highness, I really don't know. I asked before, but Aunt Yunxiu just told me that it's not okay to ask too many questions about what the superiors do. The less you know, the better. If you know too much, you might risk your life. That's why I never asked again. Your Highness, please believe me."
Nian Shilan sneered and glanced at her indifferently.
Knowing that he couldn't ask any more questions, he raised his hand to signal Zhou Ninghai.
"Take the man away and lock him up. Don't let him die. Write down two copies of what I just asked and give them to the emperor and the queen. Tell the emperor that I will interrogate Yunxiu tomorrow."
Zhou Ninghai lowered his head and said, "Yeah."
He pulled Ling'er up from the ground, and Fudong also went forward to help. Together, they stuffed Ling'er's mouth and dragged her out.
After everyone left, Nian Shilan looked at Mrs. Li.
Her eyes were captivating. As she looked at Li like that, Li felt like his heart was going to jump out of his chest the next second.
He was afraid that Nian Shilan would also let him die, if he were given another chance to start over.
She would never dare to curse the imperial concubine again, even if she was beaten to death.
"Come out." Nian Shilan stared at Li and uttered three words lightly, but he was talking to the person behind the screen.
Only then did Concubine Li step out and run towards her mother, her eyes already red from crying.
"Ying'er, Ying'er..."
"Mother, mother, you are confused."
Nian Shilan didn't want to see the scene of the loving mother and filial daughter shedding tears, so she spoke.
"Okay, now is not the time to talk about this. Take her back to the palace safely. Tomorrow I will arrange for someone to escort your mother out of the palace."
Li Guiren hurriedly bowed, "Thank you, Imperial Concubine."
Li also wanted to perform the ceremony, but every time she moved, her whole body was in pain.
Moreover, her legs were already disabled.
I could only keep saying, "Your Highness, the Imperial Concubine is very generous. Thank you, Your Highness. Thank you, Your Highness..."
Only then did Li realize that there was not a single piece of healthy skin on her mother's body.
Songzhi called the eunuchs to come and help, and carried Li out.
When everyone had left, only Songzhi and Nian Shilan were left.
Song Zhi then slowly spoke, "Your Majesty, are you tired? Do you need to rest?"
Nian Shilan glanced at her and took a sip of tea. "Why, do you have something to say?"
"I just don't understand why the Queen didn't arrest Yunxiu today. Wouldn't it be more troublesome to wait until tomorrow?"
Nian Shilan sneered, "I wanted to keep her for one night, but someone was unwilling to keep her."
Songzhi frowned and thought for a while, but couldn't figure out the reason.
After Nian Shilan drank a cup of tea, her stomach finally felt a little warmer.
Maybe it was because she was weak, as autumn was approaching, she felt very cold.
"Go down and have someone keep an eye on Yunxiu. Don't make it too obvious so that she can be discovered. Just follow her from a distance. Report anything that happens in a timely manner."
"Yes." Songzhi bowed.
Nian Shilan instructed again, "You and Fudong have been taking care of me these past two days. I think you are too busy to look after Ling'er. Let Xichun do this."
Songzhi was puzzled but nodded immediately, "Yes, I will follow your orders."
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Jingren Palace.
"Is everything arranged?" Yixiu was sitting in front of the mirror, fiddling with the pearls on her head.
He had no expression on his face, and just sat there quietly, revealing a hint of coldness.
Jianqiu stood beside her, handed over the hairpin in her hand, and said, "Your Majesty, I have already given the order."
"What happened to Concubine Hua?"
"I heard that Ling'er has been taken there. I have seen this Ling'er before. She is quite clever."
Jianqiu expressed her guess word by word.
Yixiu looked sideways into the mirror, "It only takes a thought to decide whether it is useful or not."
After saying this, Jianqiu also understood something, "Her whole family is in the hands of the queen, she dare not be useless."
"All those involved in this matter should stay away and wait until they are safe. Don't let them reveal their true colors."
He stuttered and asked, "Empress, what about Yunxiu..."
"Her brother's job has been arranged, and she has not been treated badly over the years. After this matter is over, she will be old enough to leave the palace. I will allocate some money to her so that she can spend her old age outside the palace."
Jianqiu was delighted and said, "Thank you, Queen."
Yixiu stood up slowly and Jianqiu immediately supported her.
"Now that everything is ready, let's go to the Yangxin Palace as soon as possible."
"Yes."
The two walked out of Jingren Palace. Yixiu had just sat on the sedan chair when Jiang Fuhai immediately ran over.
He recounted in detail what happened in Yikun Palace.
When Jianqiu heard Nian Shilan say that Yunxiu would be tried the next day, her face turned pale involuntarily.
"How could this happen? Ling'er actually..."
Yixiu looked panicked for only a moment, then spoke immediately.
"What's the point of keeping useless people?"
Jianqiu twisted her fingers, "Then the Queen, Yunxiu, is she..."
"If she hadn't died, the fire would have burned you. You should have thought about this day when you handed this matter over to her."
Yixiu spoke in a low voice and immediately got on the sedan chair.
With her attitude, Jiang Fuhai and Jianqiu also knew what to do.
Yunxiu and Ling'er...
Everyone must die.
By the time Yixiu arrived at the Yangxin Palace, Yinzhen had already known about this.
After Su Peisheng passed the message, Yixiu went in quickly.
When Yinzhen saw her come in, he put down the pen in his hand, stood up and talked to her.
"Why is the Queen here? My Yangxin Palace is quite lively today."
Yixiu smiled politely, "I have something important to report to the Emperor."
"Oh? What's the matter?"
"The Empress Dowager has been suffering from repeated illnesses in the past few days, and Concubine Hua is also very weak. Now that the curse has occurred, I am thinking about whether I should ask the monks of Baohua Temple to pray for blessings and perform some rituals to seek the protection of the gods and Buddhas and to drive away the evil spirits."
Yixiu spoke up and asked what Yinzhen meant.
However, the Empress Dowager's health and Nian Shilan's illness are both closely related to Yinzhen.
He knew that the ritual was just a cover-up for everyone.
Yinzhen just nodded and spoke indifferently.
"Performing a few rituals is a good thing, but the Queen should arrange this matter. Why bother coming to the Yangxin Palace?"
"I am worried. I recently heard about the astrological phenomenon and wondered if I could ask the Emperor to ask the Imperial Astronomical Observatory to take a look to see if there is anything wrong with the celestial phenomenon so that we can be on guard."
Both stargazing and rituals are matters of gods and Buddhas.
In Yinzhen's eyes, it was just a trivial matter. Although it was not necessary, it was not a bad thing to be prepared in advance.
Since the queen said so, Yinzhen had no reason to refuse.
He directly asked Su Peisheng to pass the message.