Chapter 321: Chaos
Su Qingqing glanced at Qingyue and said, "I don't like others making decisions for me."
After saying that, he turned around and told Xiao Rui, "Sui Honglou knows, or Jixiang..."
Xiao Rui immediately said, "No need, Sister Jixiang, I know."
Su Qingqing smiled and said, "Okay, then you go and give her to Mother Du. Tell Mother Du that this is Concubine Qi's servant and ask her to take good care of her."
Qingyue was shocked and angry for a moment.
"Broken Red Tower? You want to send me to that kind of place? Even if you are the queen, you don't have the right to do so. I came here with our princess."
Su Qingqing looked down at her condescendingly.
"I didn't have this right before, but now I have it. I am the queen, and you are a lowly servant. You keep calling me you and me. This is considered disrespectful. What? You are disobeying me, and should I swallow my anger? Even if the emperor of your Great Qi comes, I am still right."
After saying that, Su Qingqing pinched Qingyue's chin and patted her cheek, "I have always convinced people with reason."
After he finished speaking, he stood up and said simply, "Gag him and take him away. It's annoying to hear you stammering."
Xiao Rui immediately carried out the order and selected two people disguised as eunuchs that Su Qingqing got from Wang Yu to escort them out of the palace.
As soon as she left, Su Qingqing took the small medicine bottle and went to find Rong Que.
Imperial study.
Su Qingqing met He Chao as soon as she entered. She remembered that it was Rong Que who sent He Chao to find Wang Yu's military doctor, but at this moment only He Chao came in. Su Qingqing looked at him in confusion.
He Chao clasped his fists and bowed, then lowered his voice and said, "There was an accident. I'll go in and talk to you later."
Su Qingqing said nothing more, holding the medicine bottle, and went into the imperial study with He Chao.
He Chao bowed and greeted, while Su Qingqing picked up a chair and sat down. After the eunuch left with tea, Su Qingqing said, "Master He, please speak first."
Rong Que put away the letter at hand, frowned and looked at He Chao, " Why didn't you bring the person in?"
He Chao then recounted the incident of being followed as soon as he left the palace: "…I was afraid of causing an unmanageable situation, so I did not go to General Wang, but instead went to Zhending, stayed at Qingquan Temple for a while, and then turned back. When I came back, those people were still following me, and they followed me all the way to the palace gate.
On the way, I asked the driver, and he said that these people were very professional in tracking, as if they had received special training.
Last time, it was the coachman of the Minister of Rites's family who had a strong anti-tracking awareness, and this time, someone simply followed He Chao.
When He Chao finished speaking, Su Qingqing immediately frowned and stood up from the chair, "I asked Xiaorui to send Qingyue, who was with Concubine Qi, to the Broken Red Tower. I'm afraid someone will follow her all the way."
He Chao immediately said, "I also think that since the other party sent people to follow me, they will definitely send people to follow your majesty or other trusted people around the queen."
Rong Que immediately called Ming Lu in, "Xiao Rui went to the Broken Red Tower. Go and see who is following her. If there is someone following her, leave one person to follow the person who is following Xiao Rui, and send another person..."
Su Qingqing interrupted Rong Que, "Don't keep an eye on Qingyue, Mother Du will make the arrangements."
Rong Que said, "Okay, then just keep an eye on the person following Xiao Rui. He should be quite skilled, so keep a close eye on him."
Minglu took the order and turned around to carry it out.
After He Chao finished reporting what he wanted to say, Su Qingqing placed the small porcelain bottle on Rong Que's desk in front of He Chao and told him everything about Xiao Rui's disturbance in the imperial kitchen.
Upon hearing that the medicine in the porcelain bottle could cause women to have symptoms of metrorrhagia, Rong Que was so shocked that he looked straight at Su Qingqing.
Su Qingqing knew what he was worried about and smiled, "I'm fine. This medicine probably wasn't prepared specifically for me."
After she said this, Rong Que and He Chao were stunned for a moment before they understood. They said in unison, "You mean, the one in the cold palace died suddenly before, maybe he ate this?"
Su Qingqing said, "I later asked Doctor Sun in detail. The woman in the cold palace was menstruating on the day she died suddenly. Using this kind of thing during menstruation is indeed prone to hemorrhage, which is very consistent with the description of her tragic death at the time."
Neither He Chao nor Rong Que spoke. They looked at each other and then looked at the porcelain vase on Rong Que's table.
Su Qingqing continued, "I have asked Minghe to interrogate the maid who held the porcelain bottle. I think there will be a result soon. Without announcing anything to the public, I immediately called Qingyue who was sitting next to Concubine Qi. Qingyue's reaction seemed to be that she knew what happened."
If Su Qingqing or Xiao Rui's feeling is accurate, then someone in the palace must have informed Concubine Qi!
"Aren't there General Wang's men watching over there?" He Chao was shocked.
In his mind, the people of the Su family army are almost like gods, omnipotent!
Under the nose of the Su family army, someone was actually sent to inform Concubine Qi?
This is outrageous!
"So you sent Qingyue out of the palace?"
Su Qingqing said: "I just want to see how this message was sent out."
As she spoke, Su Qingqing pulled out a map from a floor-standing vase next to Rongque's desk.
The map unfolded, and Su Qingqing pointed to two locations on it. "Here, and here. One is the highest point in the palace, and the other is the highest point in Kyoto. Arrange people in these two places to keep an eye on Concubine Qi's courtyard for twelve hours a day..."
He Chao interrupted Su Qingqing.
"Your Majesty, the news may not have been sent directly in. It is also possible that Concubine Qi was able to see the news outside in the courtyard."
He Chao's reminder startled Su Qingqing, and she immediately realized that she was being too stubborn.
That's right, the message doesn't have to be sent out directly. It can be sent out in some way, with some signal agreed upon in advance. As long as the signal is sent outside, it will be enough for Concubine Qi to see it in the bedroom.
Rong Que slightly bent his index finger and tapped the table lightly, "Let's conduct a two-way investigation. On the one hand, observe Concubine Qi from these two commanding heights. On the other hand, let our people conduct reverse investigation while monitoring Concubine Qi."
After making the decision, Rong Que said to He Chao: "I'll trouble you for the next few days. Come to the imperial study once a day after court, stay for half an hour and then leave. After leaving the palace..."
He Chao understood Rong Que's meaning. The other party wanted to follow him, so they might as well give him a big let-off and let him follow him to the end.
"After leaving the palace, I have been sneaking into various corners."
Su Qingqing chuckled, "Nooks and crannies are boring, just go to the wild mountains and wilderness. Go to the deep mountains and old forests once, go to Qingquan Temple once, go to a place where there are divine doctors and wine immortals once. In short, the places we want to go must be mysterious and full of foresight, so that the other party will be confused and frightened."
If the enemy doesn't move, I will move.
See who loses composure first.
