coobybook Chapter 215 The dust has settled and the emperor is angry
Chapter 215 The dust has settled and the emperor is angry
When Concubine Nian heard what the emperor said, she immediately became energetic.
With a cold face, she ordered the servants who were waiting on her: "Go and bring here all the people who have touched cassava flour recently. If there are any palaces that have received cassava flour, check them as well."
"Don't let any of them go!"
As she spoke, Concubine Nian glared at Zhen Huan.
This glance made Zhen Huan completely realize that this game was aimed at her. This made her a little flustered, but at the same time, she felt that everything was settled.
Sure enough, Concubine Nian would never let me go.
She and Sister Mei caused her to lose her title. Concubine Nian is so vindictive that she will definitely find a way to retaliate.
Here, Concubine Duan learned from her personal maid that Princess Wen Yi was vomiting milk, and she had some guesses in her mind.
After thinking about it, she decided to go out and see what was going on. Firstly, she liked Princess Wen Yi very much and really wanted to know how the princess was doing. Secondly, Princess Wen Yi was now being kept by Concubine Nian, and Concubine Nian had lost her title some time ago because of the incident with Noble Lady Shen, which made her a little more suspicious about this matter.
If this was really a trap set by Concubine Nian against Noble Lady Shen and Noble Lady Wan, then I should indeed go and take a look, just in case I can help if anything happens.
After all, from the moment she saw Zhen Huan's face, she knew that the other party was the one who could help her. It was not a bad thing to place a bet in advance and let the other party owe her a favor.
Even if I can't help, I can at least see the princess, so it's a win-win situation.
After figuring it out, Concubine Duan drank the medicine in the bowl in one gulp and prepared to go out to see what the situation was.
On this side, the eunuch quickly came back with a report on the results of the investigation.
"I checked the files and found that the palaces of Concubine Wan and Concubine Xuan had received cassava flour, but no one else had received it."
This result made the faces of several people present change.
The Emperor could naturally see that Concubine Nian was targeting Zhen Huan, so he guessed in his heart that this was most likely a trap set by Concubine Nian against Zhen Huan.
But he never expected that Concubine Xuan was involved in this, which made him look cold.
Concubine Nian is too ambitious. Not only does she want to frame Zhen Huan, she even wants to kill Xier.
When the queen heard the word "Xuan Fei", her expression did not change much. From the moment she saw the plate of pea yellow, she knew that her plan had failed. But it was not a big problem, as she was just going with the flow anyway.
Zhen Huan was somewhat shocked. After all, she originally thought that this matter only concerned herself, but she did not expect that Concubine Xuan was also involved.
Could it be that Concubine Nian was not coming for her this time, but for Concubine Xuan?
Or does the other party want to catch them all in one fell swoop?
Zhen Huan couldn't figure it out, so she simply gave up thinking about it. If the enemy came, she would fight back with her army; if the water came, she would block it with earth.
Concubine Nian didn't expect that this matter was related to Concubine Xuan, but it was not a big problem. As long as she could find out that Zhen Huan had received cassava flour, her goal would be achieved.
However, since Concubine Xuan was mentioned, she could naturally follow the servant's words and pull Concubine Xuan into it. If she could drag the other party into the water, it would be killing two birds with one stone for her.
"In that case, why not let Concubine Xuan come over and explain everything clearly."
Concubine Nian looked at the emperor and made a suggestion.
But the emperor's face darkened and he spoke to Concubine Nian in an unfriendly tone.
"I went to Concubine Xuan's place a few days ago, and Concubine Xuan specially asked someone to bring cassava flour to make a snack for me."
These words were clearly meant to defend Concubine Xuan, which made all the concubines present feel a little jealous of her.
The queen lowered her eyes to hide her inner emotional fluctuations.
She didn't expect that the emperor actually trusted Concubine Xuan so much and didn't even doubt her a bit.
The emperor's attitude made Zhen Huan feel sad. The emperor actually trusted Concubine Xuan so much, but he didn't say a word for her.
Is it true that in the emperor's heart, I am really not as good as Concubine Xuan?
However, Concubine Cao was somewhat shocked by this unexpected development. She suddenly thought of the pea yellow that Concubine Xuan had sent her before.
Could it be that tapioca flour is also added to the pea yellow? Did the other party send this thing to warn them?
Such speculation made Concubine Cao's heart beat wildly. If that was the case, she would be even more wary of Concubine Xuan.
Fortunately, they had no intention of involving Concubine Xuan in this matter, so there was no need for him to confront the other party so quickly.
After making some calculations in her mind, she became more determined in her decision after hearing the emperor's attitude.
"Your Majesty, this matter concerns the princess. Why not let Concubine Xuan come and explain it properly? This will also completely clear the other party of suspicion."
"It's a pity that Wen Yi suffered such a cruel fate at such a young age. I hope the emperor will catch the mastermind behind this as soon as possible for Wen Yi's sake."
Concubine Nian originally did not think that she could really bring down Concubine Xuan, but the way the emperor defended her made her instantly jealous.
At this time, facing the emperor's obviously displeased look, she still stiffened her neck and spoke to the emperor.
In order to force the emperor to agree, he even did not hesitate to use Wen Yi as a banner.
"Does Concubine Nian mean that I am protecting Concubine Xuan?"
There was obvious anger in the emperor's words, and he looked at Concubine Nian with cold eyes.
Such a look made Concubine Nian's brain, which was overwhelmed by jealousy, suddenly clear up a little, and she quickly knelt on the ground to explain.
"Your Majesty, that's not what I meant."
"Your Highness, I am just a little anxious, so I want to catch the murderer as soon as possible."
Concubine Nian didn't expect the emperor to be so angry. Seeing this look made her feel a chill in her heart for some reason, and she didn't dare to hold on to the matter of Concubine Xuan anymore.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Nian has an impatient temper. Because she was worried about the princess, she spoke without thinking and offended Your Majesty. Please forgive me."
Upon seeing this, the queen suppressed her sadness and tried her best to show her magnanimity to the emperor.
"Since the Queen is pleading for you, and considering that you are worried about Wen Yi, please stand up."
The emperor waved his hand at the kneeling Concubine Nian and said.
He was so angry on the one hand because he was fed up with Concubine Nian looking for trouble and even spared Xi'er, who had always lived a secluded life. On the other hand, it was because even after he said so, Concubine Nian dared to question him. In his opinion, this was an insult to his authority, so he was naturally angry.
After Concubine Nian was helped up by Song Zhi, the questions she originally wanted to ask Zhen Huan were scared back.
Seeing this, the Queen had no choice but to ask Zhen Huan herself.
"Mr. Wan, I wonder why you are using this cassava flour?"
Zhen Huan looked at Liu Zhu beside her and began to explain.
"My concubine, I wanted to eat some water chestnut cakes, so I sent Huanbi to the imperial kitchen to get them. When she came back, she did bring some cassava flour. She brought it back to make pearl meatballs with me."