readsfreenovel Chapter 151 The Five Powers of Imperial Concubine* (5)
Chapter 151 The Five Powers of Imperial Concubine* (5)
"The palace rules are strict. Just send me to the door. Also, the palace is not like the general's mansion. You must control your temper and avoid conflicts with others..."
There was reluctance and expectation in Mrs. Song's voice.
In just a few steps, she said a lot.
The young eunuch who led the way saw the two people coming out of the Jiangxue Palace and bowed respectfully to Song Yuesheng.
Song Yuesheng glanced at Qiao Yue, who understood what he meant and walked forward, smiling as she gave the young eunuch a few taels of silver.
"Father-in-law, thank you for your hard work. My old lady will be in trouble."
The young eunuch was not ambiguous. After receiving the money, he immediately knelt down and expressed his sincerity: "Don't worry, Madam, I will definitely take the general's wife away safely."
Mrs. Song took in the scene before her and felt a mixture of emotions.
Xiao Sheng is very skilled at giving rewards.
On the one hand, she lamented her daughter's growth, and on the other hand, she was worried that the palace had turned a lively and cheerful person into what she is now.
"This must be the general's wife. She looks exactly like Sister Song."
The voice was clear and there was a crisp laugh.
Madam Song looked in the direction of the voice and saw the concubine approaching. She was so frightened that she almost lost her balance.
I only saw her from a distance on New Year's Eve, but I didn't expect that when I saw her up close, the charm in the eyes and eyebrows of this newly-crowned Concubine Wen was surprisingly similar to that of the late queen.
The conflict between Xiao Sheng and Queen Wen started outside the palace and became known to almost everyone.
Faced with this face, can Xiao Sheng hold back and not target someone who looks so similar?
Not only that, the concubines in the harem had the same name as the deceased, but the emperor did not order them to change their names.
Song Yuesheng smiled and said, "Sister Wen, I told you that I have my own musician to teach me the guqin. Why do you have to come here every day?"
"My younger sister heard from the musician that my older sister asked the musician to come simply to listen to her playing. If my older sister was serious about practicing, why would my younger sister come to teach her? But my older sister always makes excuses to shirk responsibility and not let my younger sister teach her."
Wen Man kept turning the bracelet on her wrist while she spoke.
“Listening to music is to learn better in the future.”
Song Yuesheng smiled with a relaxed look on his face.
Suddenly, as if she remembered something, she pretended to remind him.
"By the way, I provided the Nine Punishment Department with new clues two days ago. If you are bored, you might as well think about whether there are any suspicious people who entered Ning Huaxuan two days ago, so that the Nine Punishment Department can find the murderer who killed Sister Li as soon as possible."
Wen Man's expression suddenly changed.
Are all the people in Jiuxingsi good-for-nothings?
She asked Taoxiang to stuff the porcelain bottle into the stupid maid Qiao Yue, hoping to lead her to the Jiuxing Division in this way and force Song Yuesheng to take off the imperial concubine's clothes.
Why didn’t they capture Qiao Yue and bring her to the Jiuxing Division to interrogate her about her actions?
Wen Man felt an indescribable anxiety and uneasiness in her heart.
No, she had to ask Taoxiang to find out.
She took a deep breath, trying to calm her inner fluctuations, and forced a smile with difficulty: "Since my sister has her own consideration, I will not disturb her and will leave now."
Mrs. Song looked at Wen Man who was leaving and couldn't help but say it.
"It's very similar."
Song Yuesheng pretended not to understand and asked in confusion: "Mother, what do you mean by that?"
Mrs. Song's heart trembled, and she almost forgot that she was still in the palace.
She pretended not to answer: "You are doing well in the palace. Mother is gone."
Song Yuesheng stood outside the door and watched Mrs. Song leave.
Concubines were trapped in the imperial palace their entire lives, and could not always see their maternal family members.
As the saying goes, the more you see us, the less you see us.
Next time I go to the palace, I’ll ask the painter to paint my image.
**
Royal study room.
Xiao Guixi put down the case file in his hand and glanced sideways, with a look of scrutiny and consideration in his eyes.
"Zhao Tisi, are you planning to take fingerprints of everyone in the palace? It took more than two days to compare the fingerprints of just two people. There are so many people in the palace, wouldn't it take a year or two?"
After hearing this, Zhao Ti Si hurriedly bowed and replied respectfully, "Of course I dare not act so rashly. I have sent someone to ask Concubine Song. As long as we find out who the maidservant beside Concubine Song is in close contact with, we can narrow down the scope."
Xiao Guixi's fingertips tapped lightly on the table.
The people from the Jiuxingsi Department traced all the fingerprints on the medicine bottles, so it was too late even if someone else framed them.
She learned her lesson and didn't leave her fingerprints on the poison bottle, nor did she reveal what she did in the Jiuxingsi.
For a moment, he concealed the expression on his face.
That couldn't cover up the fact that she didn't take his orders seriously and ran away on her own.
He paused, and said in a deep voice: "I will issue an order immediately. You can bring my order with you at any time. After the Lantern Festival, I will know the result when I go to court."
Zhao Tisi's heart trembled, the time was too close.
He took a deep breath, bowed and said, "I obey your command. Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will do my best and live up to your expectations."
After saying this, he turned and left in a hurry.
"Your Majesty, the general's wife ran into Concubine Wen when she was leaving. I was afraid that Concubine Song would find out, so I stood far away. I don't know what the three of them said, and the general's wife and Concubine Wen both looked unhappy."
Zhang Sheng walked out from the dark, knelt in front of Xiao Guixi, and reported Song Yuesheng's movements one sentence at a time.
He pursed his lips and continued, "I also saw that after Concubine Wen left, she asked her maid to go to the direction of the Nine Punishments Department."
Xiao Guixi sneered.
No one wants to be involved in a murder case in the palace, and sending a maid to the Nine Punishments Department at this time is clearly an attempt to cover up one's own guilt.
I thought that because of the same name and similar facial features, Song Yuesheng would be as smart as Wen Man. But now it seems that Song Yuesheng is smarter than her.
Xiao Guixi's voice was low and majestic: "Keep watching closely, and don't slack off in the slightest."
"Yes..." Zhang Sheng clenched his fists, his lips moving slightly, as if he had something unfinished to say.
Xiao Guixi's eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, shooting straight at Zhang Sheng: "Is there anything else that has not been reported? I said that no matter how big or small, you must report it in detail."
Zhang Sheng's heart trembled, and he knelt hurriedly, his forehead pressed against the ground, and his voice trembled a little: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Concubine Song stood outside the Jiangxue Palace for a long time, and seemed reluctant to let the general's wife leave."
A trace of surprise flashed across Xiao Guixi's brows, and then he waved his hands irritably, as if to dispel the thoughts that surged in his mind.
"You don't have to keep an eye on her before Lantern Festival."
"Yes, I am resigning."
Zhang Sheng's voice was respectful and low, but he was even more confused in his heart.
He has been following His Majesty since he was still a prince, and is very aware of the entanglement between His Majesty and Concubine Song, but recent events have left him confused.
Not to mention his mood swings, but he would change his mind at any time even if you asked him to monitor you.
Xiao Guixi paced back and forth anxiously.
His steps were hurried, and each footstep echoed in the empty room, sounding particularly harsh.
Mrs. Song had just entered the palace and left just after noon.
To visit outside the palace, you just need to leave before the door of Youchu Palace is locked. Since you miss your family, why not stay a little longer?
What the hell is she thinking?
Xiao Guixi walked to the door of the imperial study and his hand touched the cold door.
Since she was the one who came here, he didn't want to walk such an extra distance and let her pick on him and make sarcastic remarks.
So he opened the door and told Xiao Fuzi, "Call Song Yuesheng. I want to ask her about Concubine Li."
"The slave obeys the order."
……
The concubines in the harem needed to check their pulse every day, but the original owner found it troublesome and asked the imperial physician to come only on the fourth day of every month.
However, after experiencing several of Song Yuesheng's death incidents, the imperial physician who had been checking the original owner's pulse gave up the responsibility and was replaced by Li Shaoqin.
Coincidentally, today, I ran into the officers from the Jiuxingsi who came to question Qiao Yue.
Song Yuesheng did not directly take Qiao Yue's pulse while asking her to answer the officer's questions.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that I, a mere imperial physician, will not gossip about you?"
As soon as the officer left, Li Shaoqin asked with a hint of laughter in his words.
"The premise for you to feel at ease is that Doctor Li gets a little blood." Song Yuesheng's eyebrows curved, with a joking look in her eyes, but also a bit of unquestionable seriousness, "As long as Doctor Li lets me stab you, no matter what Doctor Li says after he goes out, I won't bother with you."
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