Empress Xiao?
Jin Xin's heart trembled, and she quickly asked, "Is it Concubine Xiao?"
Hong'er nodded, "Yes, the place she took me to was said to be a good place for hide and seek. She asked me to hide next time when I play with the slaves."
Jin Xin's hand unconsciously exerted force, and her eyes became cold. Hong'er was frightened and hurriedly hugged Jin Xin, "Concubine, Hong'er didn't lie. Please tell the gods not to take Hong'er away."
Seeing Hong'er being so scared, Jin Xin felt heartbroken. She patted him on the back and said gently, "The gods will not kidnap Hong'er, but will only reward Hong'er because Hong'er did not deceive his mother and concubine. He deserves praise."
Hong'er heard this and looked up at Jin Xin, half convinced and still a little scared, "Really? Will the gods really not kidnap Hong'er?"
"No, has the mother-in-law deceived Hong'er?" Jin Xin asked with a smile.
Hong'er thought about it seriously and found that it was indeed not the case. The mother-in-law always kept her word.
Then he said worriedly, "But if I don't keep my word with Empress Xiao, the gods will take away the mother and concubine."
Jin Xin suppressed her anger and looked at Hong'er with a smile again, "Hong'er, Empress Xiao lied to you. Gods will only punish you if you do bad things. Mother and Concubine did not do bad things, so you are not afraid."
After hearing this, Hong'er felt completely relieved.
Seeing him smile, Jin Xin felt completely at ease.
Someone took Hong'er down, and Jin Xin asked someone to check when Concubine Xiao had been in contact with Hong'er. The wet nurse carefully recalled that even when she came back yesterday, Concubine Xiao came back with the eldest prince in her arms, and nothing happened. , just didn’t say anything.
Hearing this, Jin Xin slapped the table angrily, "I asked you to serve the eldest prince, but you didn't say anything about such a big thing, and just slapped him ten times yourself!"
Someone was sent to check on Concubine Xiao. Someone really saw Concubine Xiao and her maid in the imperial garden. The maid beside her left midway and put something by the pool.
He quickly fished it out and presented it in front of Jin Xin.
A white ceramic jar, when opened, revealed dozens of venomous scorpions as thick as a finger, red to black, all of which were very large and poisonous.
Being soaked in water, most of the scorpions have lost their vitality, but some can still crawl, but they have little vitality.
Jin Xin felt shocked when she saw it.
When she thought that the cracks in the stone were full of poisonous scorpions, they would crawl all over Hong'er's body. She thought of the scene where she saw Hong'er covered in scorpions. She quickly stopped her fantasy and covered her heart, even though she was just imagining it. , it is also difficult to accept this matter.
"Concubine Xiao is too vicious. We didn't provoke her, but she actually wanted His Highness's life. Such a vicious person dared to take the throne!" Lianrong looked at the jar full of poisonous scorpions and felt the same. She was so angry that she wanted to kill Concubine Xiao.
Jin Xin was filled with hatred. She stared at these poisons and said coldly, "Give me all these things to wrap up. Don't miss any of them."
Cui Gu quickly asked someone to come in, pack all these things and put them back in the jar.
"Lianrong, come here."
Lian Rong stepped forward and waited for Jin Xin's instructions. Jin Xin said a few words in Lian Rong's ear. Lian Rong nodded and then went out to call the people from Cheng'en Palace.
Jin Zhen straightened his clothes and said calmly, "Gu Gu, I have lost something. Let's go to Zhongcui Palace to look for it."
Seeing Jin Xin's unkind expression, Cui Gu knew what she was going to do, and immediately said, "I obey, my slave."
Lianrong had already summoned the people. These slaves were all waiting for Jin Xin's orders. Jin Xin led the people to Zhongcui Palace aggressively.
Upon seeing this, Concubine Xiao immediately went out to greet her, but saw that she had brought so many people. Concubine Xiao was very puzzled and asked, "Why does Concubine Xiao mobilize so many people?"
"I have lost something. This thing is a gift from the Emperor. I cherish it dearly. Let's see if you have it." Jin Xin came in and sat on the main seat, looking at Concubine Xiao with indifferent eyes.
Concubine Xiao was displeased when she saw all these people entering her palace, but she didn't want to get angry again. She still had a smile on her face and said warmly, "Is your Majesty mistaken? I didn't go out today. Why?" Will take the things belonging to the queen."
"Really? Someone saw you going to the Imperial Garden today. The things of this palace are missing from the Imperial Garden." Jin Xin looked at Concubine Xiao with disdain and said, "I think what you took is what you took." expression.
Concubine Xiao suddenly laughed angrily, "Is this a frame-up? Although I am below you in status, my family background is above you. What is there in your palace that I will be worried about?"
Jin Xin laughed, "Who knows? For example, aren't you also concerned about the position of the imperial concubine in this palace?"
At the end, he pretended to remember it, "Oh, you are not thinking about the position of the imperial concubine, but the position of the queen, but it is a pity that the Xiao family, and you, are not worthy."
Jin Xin looked at Concubine Xiao with great arrogance and pride, and when she said the last few words, she was extremely frivolous.
Concubine Xiao was instantly stimulated and stared at Jin Xin, "Don't go too far."
"What? Do you want to commit the following crime?" Jin Xin asked coldly.
Concubine Xiao immediately gritted her teeth. Her status was truly superior to hers. Whatever she really said or did, she gave Jiang Jinxin an excuse to deal with her.
"I don't dare." She suppressed her anger.
Jin Xin sneered, no matter how she reacted, she would be dealt with today.
"It's best if you don't dare. I want to search the palace." Jin Xin said coldly.
As those people were about to take action, Concubine Xiao stood up and scolded the servants, "Which of you dare!"
"Xiao Concubine, I advise you not to be disrespectful of flattery." Jin Xin said calmly, her tone was warning, and she did not take Concubine Xiao's rage into consideration at all.
"Concubine Huang, no matter what, I am also a concubine personally named by the emperor. Are you provoking the emperor's power by showing such contempt?" Concubine Xiao gritted her teeth.
"If you don't do anything bad, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door. If you haven't done anything, you won't be afraid of searching the palace."
"I refuse to accept it. I have never done anything, and I will not allow myself to be wronged."
"Caixia, tell me, what did you see in the Royal Garden just now?" Jin Xin spoke softly, but her aura was inviolable.
Caixia stepped forward and said, "I just saw Concubine Xiao and the maid Shuangxi beside her in the imperial garden. She found a place not far from the eldest prince to talk and muttered that the eight-tailed phoenix hairpin of the empress disappeared there."
When Concubine Xiao heard this, her face turned pale for a moment.
He was actually seen going there.
"Did you hear that? Caixia saw you sneaking around there. Either you hand over the things yourself, or I search for them myself." Jin Xin said without comment.
"It's a lie that the phoenix hairpin is missing, but it's true that the empress made excuses to make things difficult, right?" Xiao Guifei asked through gritted teeth.
How could she hand over something that she never took.
Jin Xin smiled, looking like you are really smart.
But how could she admit it.
"I just want to find the phoenix hairpin. Concubine Xiao, please be smart. I will leave as soon as I finish the search. Don't wait until I go back to report to the emperor. Find out the whole story. By then, it will not be a search for the palace." It’s that simple.”
These warning words made Concubine Xiao's heart tremble. She felt that Jin Xin knew something, but she was not sure.
The emperor cannot know that he has been there, absolutely not.
"Lianrong, Cui Gu, search carefully." Jin Xin hinted blatantly.
