Xu Zhi looked at Nian Shilan and said anxiously: "Mother, you know that this servant has no reason to lie."
"But you are harming Minghui's reasons."
Although Nian Shilan's tone was not very good, his thinking was still clear.
Although this Xu Zhi is a member of the Nian family, if someone has a clue or is threatened, it is not impossible for him to betray himself.
After listening to Xu Zhi's words, the emperor had similar thoughts to those of Nian Shilan, but the emperor did not think any further.
"Since there is a suspicion, let's leave it to the Criminal Investigation Department to investigate."
Where is the Department of Punishment? Everyone knew it was impossible to get there without spitting out something real.
Although Nian Shilan knew the Shenxing Division's methods, she didn't want to delay it for so long.
After all, if Xu Zhi enters the Criminal Punishment Division, then everyone in the palace will know about it.
"Your Majesty, this woman was originally a domestic slave of my mother's family. I have already sent people to bring all her family members into the palace."
Nian Shilan said in time: "When her family comes, it will be too late for us to send them in together."
"Your Majesty, this slave has been wronged. Please don't hurt my family."
Xu Zhi was even more frightened when she heard that Nian Shilan was going to bring her family into the palace.
The worst she could do was die, and she really didn't want to hurt her family.
Nian Shilan just looked at him coldly and did not speak.
"Your Majesty, you are really not a slave. It is your fault to hurt the princess. I am willing to die to prove your innocence."
After Xu Zhi finished speaking, he stood up and went to hit the pillar, but was pushed away by Zhou Ninghai and Su Peisheng.
"If you die, you will not be innocent."
The emperor said: "If you really want to do your best for your family, I advise you to tell the truth."
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, people from the Xu family have arrived."
Xiao Lizi came back at this time: "However, I heard that Xu Zhi's little daughter is missing."
Nian Shilan laughed when he heard this: "Okay, then send someone to find him. He is gone anyway. If he is found, there is no need to bring him back, he will be strangled immediately."
Xu Zhi's face turned pale as she listened to Nian Shilan's words. She knew that Nian Shilan would not leave any room for her.
I closed my eyes and was about to say something when I saw my elderly parents being brought in.
"Father, mother."
Xu Zhi shouted as he watched the two being pushed in.
Then he looked at Nian Shilan with a vicious look and said: "Imperial Concubine, I have already said that I am not a slave, why are you still forcing me to do this? I and my family are all slaves of the Nian Mansion, why do you want to do this kind of disaster?" And the whole family’s affairs?”
"What about your little daughter? Where's your man?"
Nian Shilan was not stimulated by her fierce words and said clearly: "You also know that this kind of thing will harm the whole family? But you still do it, then you will have to pay the price for your stupidity. My Nian family I treat you well, but you repay kindness with hatred."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, if you still want to save the princess, then let this slave's family go."
When Xu Zhi saw that she couldn't pretend to be miserable anymore, she simply stopped pretending to be miserable.
After changing his previous behavior, he calmed down: "I was forced to do this because of helplessness. However, you can't cure the princess's poison. If you let your family go, I will ensure that the princess is safe in the future. Otherwise, The slave and the whole family are dead, so naturally Princess Minghui will be buried with us."
"presumptuous."
Before Nian Shilan could say anything, the emperor became furious.
"My slave doesn't want it either."
Perhaps after confessing, Xu Zhi became less afraid and became more confident in speaking.
"Our family is a humble person, and we don't want to get involved in the affairs of powerful people like you, but you all come to make things difficult for me."
"Who is causing trouble for you?"
Nian Shilan asked after listening to Xu Zhi's words and grasping the key points.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to lie to me. I believe that the Emperor is true to his word. As long as I let my family go, I will serve the princess for the rest of my life and help the princess find the person who harmed her."
At this time, Xu Zhi obviously no longer listened to Nian Shilan's words, and just looked at the emperor wholeheartedly.
"Okay, I will let your family go, but your daughter will be imprisoned in the palace for life. If anything happens to Minghui, she will naturally be buried with Minghui."
The emperor thought for a while, but still compromised.
But Nian Shilan knew that if the emperor wanted to kill someone, he could not let anyone know.
Xu Zhi listened to the emperor's words, kowtowed to the emperor and Nian Shilan and said, "I was threatened by a queen in the palace. She captured my little daughter and forced me to poison Princess Minghui. But I She was also poisoned, but it was not the kind that Princess Minghui had."
"Which queen?"
Nian Shilan couldn't wait.
"The slave doesn't know, because she has never met the slave before."
Xu Zhi shook her head and said: "But she should be very familiar with pharmacology. She knows all the things that are incompatible with each other. She also knows the things that the princess likes to eat, but she asks the slave to give the princess something that is incompatible with her every time. The princess usually likes to eat, There was no discomfort, so it was never discovered at all.”
Listening to Xu Zhi's words, Nian Shilan really didn't know whether to believe her now.
The emperor also looked very unhappy, as if he was thinking about the authenticity of her words.
"Then what do you mean when you say that the poison in the princess's body cannot be cured?"
"Only my blood can cure the poison in the princess."
Xu Zhi smiled instead. At this time, she was really grateful to the man for poisoning her.
But she knew she couldn't tell about her poisoning, she could only make up a reason for them to believe it.
"Why?"
"Because when that person poisoned the princess, he gave me the antidote, otherwise I wouldn't have done it. The poison in my body naturally couldn't hurt me."
This is really far-fetched.
Wen Shichu listened unbelievably.
But as parents, the emperor and Nian Shilan didn't understand pharmacology. Although they thought it was impossible, they didn't dare to make a bet.
"Okay, if what you said is true, I will protect your family. However, a person with such a vicious mind can never stay in the palace again."
The emperor actually thought that the person who was so cruel and knowledgeable about medicine was Yi Xiu.
But she is in the cold palace and cannot contact the outside world.
Xu Zhi also understood what the emperor meant.
But she also understood that if she caught that person, she would be of no use.
Now Xu Zhi is faced with a choice between saving her family and saving her daughter.
"She takes the initiative to contact me every time, but I can't find her."
Xu Zhi said: "But she promised that she would give me a token of my daughter in a few days."
"How can I give it to you every time?"
"I don't know how she gave it, but every few days, I would see it in an inconspicuous corner of the yard."
This is naturally false.
Of course Nian Shilan wouldn't believe it, but there was nothing he could do now. No matter what she said was true or false, he couldn't gamble with Minghui.
Regardless of whether the emperor meant it this way or not, he had to find a way.
"Your Majesty, I think what she said makes sense. Why don't we lock her up first."
Nian Shilan's tone was full of requests, and the emperor couldn't say anything else.
"Since you said so, I will leave this matter to you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
As soon as Nian Shilan heard the emperor's words, he quickly winked at Zhou Ninghai.
"Lock them up first, don't let them communicate, and don't lose them."
"My slave understands."
Zhou Ninghai understood that Nian Shilan was afraid that several people would be harmed, so he naturally had to watch over them carefully.
After Zhou Ninghai took everyone down, Nian Shilan changed his calmness and shed tears of grievance.
"Your Majesty, why is our Minghui's life so miserable?"
"Why don't I feel distressed? Don't worry, I won't let this person go just like this."
The emperor comforted Nian Shilan and said, "It's just that the wet nurse said Minghui's poison, you have to let Wen Shichu take a good look at it."
"I understand, and I will let the imperial physician take good care of me."
Nian Shilan wiped her tears and said: "It was my concubine Minghui who discovered this symptom today. If she hadn't discovered it and waited until the poison developed, how could Minghui still be alive? I just didn't know that there were so many princes and princesses in the palace. , are there other people who have fallen victim to this insidious method?"
"What you said makes sense, but if we investigate at this time, I'm afraid that person will be on guard."
Although the emperor also thought about the problem Nian Shilan said, the emperor wanted to catch the person who was responsible first.
In fact, the emperor really thought too much, so Nian Shilan didn't worry about others.
I am afraid that in the entire palace, Minghui is the only princess who will be scrutinized.
And she's not a saint, she's not her own child, she doesn't care.
She just wanted to hold this person to death because of this incident. When this person was found out, she could not be allowed to stand up again.
"The emperor has thought carefully, but I am very anxious."
Nian Shilan quickly agreed and said: "Then I will ask the concubines with children to pay close attention to the situation of each princess and prince."
"Especially at Sixth Brother's place."
As soon as Nian Shilan finished speaking, the emperor continued.
Nian Shilan was not surprised, but he still said something extra: "Brother Six is in Shoukang Palace, everything will be fine, right?"
"The third elder brother has grown up, and the western elder brother and the fifth elder brother are not in the palace. Naturally, the sixth elder brother has become their target."
The emperor thought clearly and said: "There are people in your palace who you trust. Even if such a thing can happen, Shoukang Palace may not be safe."
"Then I, my concubine, will go and tell the Queen Mother about this matter early tomorrow morning."
Since the Emperor is concerned about his sixth elder brother, he must tell the truth to the Queen Mother about this matter.
Obviously the emperor thought so too. In the same year, Shilan looked at Minghui's situation together and left.
Early the next morning, Nian Shilan arrived at Shoukang Palace early.
"The Ai family heard that something happened in your palace yesterday?"
Before Nian Shilan could speak, the Queen Mother asked first.
"I am just trying to report this matter to the Queen Mother."
Nian Shilan listened to the Queen Mother's words, but she had doubts in her heart.
I was originally afraid of making a fuss about Minghui, so not many people knew about it. Why did the Queen Mother know about it?
When Yi Xiu was here before, although the Queen Mother did not care about the affairs of the harem, she would occasionally ask questions to prevent Yi Xiu from doing too much.
But since Yi Xiu was deposed, the Queen Mother has not mentioned it for a long time.
Although Nian Shi had doubts in his heart, he still told the truth about Minghui's poisoning.
The Queen Mother listened to Nian Shilan's words and did not expect that this matter was so serious.
"It would be easier to say that this person has attacked all the emperor's heirs in the palace, but she singled out Minghui to attack, which means she may only be targeting you."
The Queen Mother analyzed and said: "And it stands to reason that your investigation should be very secretive. How come it has been spread out and even the Ai family knows about it?"
"The Queen Mother is saying that there is a ghost in Yikun Palace."
Nian Shilan listened to the Queen Mother's words and figured out what the Queen Mother meant.
"That's what the Ai family thinks."
The Queen Mother nodded and said: "Perhaps, Yikun Palace has been monitored for a long time."
"Then her courage is too great."
When Nian Shilan said this, he didn't know why he was thinking of Ye Bin.
But Nian Shilan glanced at the Queen Mother, but couldn't express this idea.
The Queen Mother did not notice Nian Shilan's expression, and continued: "You saved the Ai family and the sixth elder brother. Originally, the emperor wanted to give you the surname Hesheli, give you the fifth elder brother to raise, and make you the queen." . But outsiders don’t know about this matter yet, and I don’t know if this incident will be related to it.”
"Queen Mother, I don't dare to ask for the throne."
When Nian Shilan heard that the emperor wanted to make him his queen, he quickly refused.
What a joke, I finally managed to pull the Nian family out of the eyes of the civil and military officials. If I became the queen at this time, wouldn't she become a target?
Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother could see through Nian Shilan's thoughts at a glance.
"If it's the emperor's wish, you can't refuse. But the Aijia understands what you mean. You don't care about the queen's position, but whether you are a queen or not, you are bound to have these disputes in the harem, so whether you are a queen or not, for you It has no impact at all.”
Now that the Queen Mother has figured it out, Nian Shilan has nothing to say.
"The Queen Mother Mingjian, my concubine is not young, and she only has one biological daughter, Minghui. Although Shu Yue is also raising her in the concubine's palace, as you can see, the only one they don't want to let go of is Minghui."
Nian Shilan suddenly said sadly: "As a mother, I just want my children to grow up in peace. I really have no extravagant wishes for anything else."
Nian Shilan also said this deliberately. She really didn't care whether he was in the back position or not. Now that she is the imperial concubine, and in the same position as the deputy empress, she has nothing to be dissatisfied with.
But if I was frightened because of Minghui's incident, or because of the emperor's guilt towards me, I'm afraid his favor would not end.
If that's the case, why should I fight for the lower position?
