Chapter 336 Check
Su Qingqing sighed when she heard this.
"What about her family? When one person becomes successful, everyone in the family will benefit. Her family should be very happy when she was promoted to the position of concubine. But now that she has been demoted, her family has no reaction?"
An old lady shook her head and said, "She doesn't have any family. I heard that when she entered the palace, she was sent to the palace by her so-called family. It was her elder sister who was supposed to enter the palace, but since she was not a biological child, her family kept her elder sister and let her take her place.
If this matter had been discovered at that time, her family would definitely have been convicted.
But when the matter was discovered, she was already the Jade Concubine. Before anyone could find fault with it, she was banished to the cold palace. Therefore, no one had the opportunity to reveal the matter.
We know this because the maid who served in the palace retired and was invited to teach the ladies in the mansion the etiquette. Occasionally, during a casual chat, we heard the maid say this. "
Su Qingqing asked hurriedly: "Is this nanny still alive?"
The old woman said, "Yes, she is over eighty years old this year, but she is still in good health. If your majesty wants to know anything about the past, I will have someone send her to the palace tomorrow."
Su Qingqing smiled and said, "No need for now. I don't have anything special to ask, so let's just stop here.
It's not easy for her to be eighty years old. Don't let my curiosity lead to trouble for her and bring trouble to your mansion. It's not worth it."
The old lady's eyes turned cold, and the smile on her face faded. She frowned and looked at Su Qingqing, "I heard from my grandchildren that the emperor and the Minister of Rites had several arguments in the court over Concubine Qi's matter. Is Concubine Qi really the murderer?"
In fact, although the palace did not hide the death of the crazy woman in the cold palace, it did not publicize the matter either.
Not everyone knows this.
Especially since there are no officials in the family who need to go to court.
But since she asked, Su Qingqing said, "That's right, there is evidence, it's Concubine Qi, but because of the Hundred Flowers Festival, His Majesty couldn't arrest her directly, so he just told me to hold court tomorrow morning to make a final decision on the matter.
The maid she killed was no ordinary maid."
Su Qingqing paused, as if hesitating, and after a long while she sighed, "In fact, that palace maid is not an ordinary palace maid. We got her from the cold palace."
As soon as Su Qingqing said this, the old ladies sitting there were all shocked.
"Cold Palace?"
"How could it be the cold palace? During the time of the previous emperor, there was a , that was the Jade Concubine, and that was many years ago. Judging from her age, the Jade Concubine should be in her thirties or forties.
Isn't it said that the maid is still very young? "
The person who said this was a lady who had been silent for a long time. She was not very old and was not one of the original sisters among this group of old ladies. She was the second wife of a marquis.
Because the marquis had made great military achievements in the past, and Su Qingqing was testing him today, she was also invited.
Su Qingqing glanced at her without leaving a trace.
They have never concealed the fact that "Empress Qi killed someone", but very few people actually know who the dead person is and what age and appearance the palace maiden looked like.
How did this person know?
Su Qingqing sighed as she became alert, "Who knows? Anyway, when we went to the cold palace, there were only three people alive. At that time, I discussed with His Majesty and decided to take these three people to three different places for recuperation. All three of them were not mentally normal.
I sent two of them out of the palace, and only this one stayed in the palace. He was killed by Concubine Qi a few days later."
As Su Qingqing spoke, she clearly saw the look of astonishment and confusion in the eyes of the lady who asked her the question. Su Qingqing was particularly familiar with that expression: Oh my God, three? Isn't it just one?
Xiao Rui stood outside the pavilion and rolled her eyes silently.
Are you playing tricks on our queen?
I can’t stop playing with you!
As they chatted, they unknowingly finished most of the snacks on the table. It was not until Jixiang, who had disappeared, reappeared that Su Qingqing slowly stood up.
"The old ladies are chatting slowly. I have to go over there and take a look. There's a banquet going on. I can't just stay away from them."
She left gracefully and gave Xiaorui a wink when she came out of the pavilion. Xiaorui understood what she meant and knew that her mother asked her to keep a close eye on the man.
Su Qingqing took Jixiang away.
"Nothing else happened. It's just that Yue Niang has been feeling a little uneasy since she came back from the pavilion over there..."
Minglu had already passed the news to Jixiang about what happened in the pavilion. Just now, because Su Qingqing had to talk to some old ladies, it was inconvenient, so Jixiang only asked Xiaorui to report the most important part to Su Qingqing. Now that he had time, Jixiang told her everything in detail.
"... Maybe he wanted to frame you but failed and lost a chance to exonerate Concubine Qi. He also beat Concubine Qi to death. He feels uneasy."
Su Qingqing shook her head, "No."
This Yue Niang is obviously a very capable person. Such a person, who was sent to the palace today, would definitely not be troubled by the failure of her own plan.
After all, she was prepared for failure before entering the palace.
Moreover, it wasn't that she was a complete failure. Hadn't she already planned a very successful scene in which she had an affair with Rong Que and was seen by her.
Something must have happened to make her so uneasy...
"Where has she been since she came out of that pavilion over there?"
Jixiang said: "I didn't go anywhere else. I asked the palace maid outside about the location of the Imperial Garden. The palace maid was also very smart. Once she asked, she was sent directly to the location. During this process, she didn't meet anyone."
"Was she uneasy when she inquired about the Imperial Garden?"
Jixiang shook his head, “I was a little proud at that time.
Speaking of this, I also understood that I was a little proud at that time. How could I be upset just because things were not completely successful?
"But nothing else happened on the way. She went to the Imperial Garden because she had met you in private. At that time, I personally brought her into the palace. This honor was unmatched. Many ladies came forward to talk to her, but she refused by saying that she was not good at speaking and avoided them. She just sat there by herself."
Su Qingqing smiled and said, "Then this question is very clear."
Jixiang was stunned.
ah?
clear?
How could I understand?
“Perhaps, according to their original plan, something should have happened when she returned to the Imperial Garden from the small pavilion. Now that nothing happened, isn’t that the same as something going on? Of course, she is uneasy.
Go tell Minglu and ask him to investigate."
