The most beautiful lady in the harem

Chapter 364: Touching the Bottom Line

"Why do I want your heads?" said Emperor Yongjia.

But it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry from what he said.

The two maids were still crying, feeling that they might lose their lives today.

It’s a pity that where can we find such a good little master?

Since coming to serve in Zhaoyang Palace, serving the little prince and princess Xiao every day, she has never had a hard day, nor has she been scolded.

The two maids both really liked this job, but they never expected to encounter something like this today. They were afraid that their bright future was over.

These people were all trustworthy, and Emperor Yongjia did not have much doubt about them.

"Has anyone come here yesterday or today?"

The nurse squinted her eyes and recalled, thinking again and again, and said, "In the past two days, no one has come to our Zhaoyang Palace."

"Yesterday afternoon, Concubine De brought Princess Anle to visit her younger brother and sister. Princess Ningle from Chuxiu Palace also came, but Concubine Shu did not come with them. It was Princess Anle and Princess Ningle who played together and came with Concubine Xiao De."

Emperor Yongjia nodded after hearing this, and didn't say much. He just waved his hand and signaled them to go down.

The two maids and the two wet nurses immediately kowtowed, stood up from the ground, and walked out with their backs bent.

Qin Liuse was nervous and dazed, her heart was like a floating duckweed. From the beginning till now, she couldn't laugh at all because the murderer behind the incident had not been found out.

Emperor Yongjia glanced at Qin Liuse indifferently, and neither of them spoke, because they both had the same determination in their hearts that this matter was not done by Concubine Xiao De, so neither of them spoke up to doubt it.

Emperor Yongjia glanced across Qin Liuse's face, then looked outside, and said, "Zhu Wanxi."

Zhu Wanxi immediately rolled in with his back bent.

"Go and call the secret guards." Emperor Yongjia said indifferently.

When Zhu Wanxi heard this, he was obviously stunned. He looked up at Emperor Yongjia, but he was only stunned for a moment and then left.

He really didn't expect that Emperor Yongjia would call out this secret guard in broad daylight, and in the harem at that.

You should know that when dealing with such matters, Emperor Yongjia would usually call people to the imperial study in the front.

Naturally, the fewer people who know about someone hiding in the dark, the better. However, unexpectedly, today, Emperor Yongjia actually called out the secret guards for the sake of this Imperial Noble Consort.

Zhu Wanxi went outside, stood in the yard and whistled. Soon, the secret guard walked in from the main gate.

Although the secret guards usually hid on the eaves, if they dropped from the sky in broad daylight, they would probably scare the people in Zhaoyang Palace, so they landed from a tree in an empty place outside, made a circle, and came in through the main gate.

Since he is capable of being a secret guard, his psychological quality is naturally different from those servants in the palace.

The secret guard spoke in front of Emperor Yongjia and Qin Liuse with a calm mood and a very calm tone. He only described in detail what he had seen yesterday and today.

And what he said was no different from what the wet nurse and maid said in reply to Qin Liuse.

In the past two days, not many people came to visit the Zhaoyang Palace. It was only yesterday afternoon that Concubine Xiao De brought the two little princesses here.

After hearing this, Emperor Yongjia narrowed his eyes, as if he already had his own answer in his mind, but he did not say it in front of Qin Liuse.

He waved away the secret guards, and then said to Qin Liuse, "I will go back to the front. I will make a decision for you as soon as possible. Don't worry."

Qin Liuse nodded silently without saying anything more.

Things have come to this point, no matter who the murderer is, all we can do is wait for Emperor Yongjia's investigation and handling results.

Although she had her own guesses in her mind, she couldn't make a conclusion without any evidence, otherwise she would be no different from that street shrew.

Although Emperor Yongjia did not say it, Qin Liuse could guess that he was going back to the front this time to find some evidence so as to make a good judgment later.

Although Qin Liuse was heartbroken, his mind was still clear.

Emperor Yongjia came out of Zhaoyang Palace and returned to the imperial study, indeed to look for evidence.

Just now, he interrogated everyone in Zhaoyang Palace, but some people did not want to be questioned in front of Qin Liuse.

It’s not that she can’t hear it, but she’s afraid that Qin Liuse will hear it and she won’t be able to bear it.

For example, these silver needles were taken back by Emperor Yongjia to ask the imperial physician to check them.

The imperial physician stroked his beard, looked at the silver needle carefully, took a deep breath and said, "This silver needle is very thin, it is really hard to detect, but ancient books also record this kind of cruel technique. Moreover, this silver needle has been soaked in medicine, although the toxicity is not great, but if it enters the body, it cannot be taken out, and it moves with the blood in the body. If it is pierced outside the body, it will only feel sour and astringent, but once it is inside the body, it will be unbearable pain, but the source cannot be found."

"Although the dosage of that potion is extremely small, once it enters the body and combines with the blood, the toxins will accumulate day by day, which is not a trivial matter. If it breaks out in the future, it will make people's vitality gradually weaken, just like a dead tree in autumn and withering away. It is really vicious!"

In fact, the silver needle entering the body is enough to make people feel unbearable pain. They also soaked it in medicine, maybe because they were worried that the silver needle would not enter the young master's body. And by placing it in the mattress and pricking it from time to time, the medicine can enter the body.

The imperial physician had worked in the Imperial Hospital for decades and had witnessed the rise and fall of three emperors, as well as a lot of dirty things going on in the harem.

Now we can only say that the jealousy of these women is different and vicious in its own way. How much hatred and resentment must they have to harm others like this, and even target princes and princesses? It is really hateful.

However, these were Emperor Yongjia's family affairs, and the imperial physician was not in a position to judge. He only used his professional qualities to inform Emperor Yongjia of the dangers of the silver needles.

Emperor Yongjia raised his hand, rubbed his eyebrows, and waved his hand to let the imperial physician go.

He called Zhu Wanxi in again and asked, "Have you checked the little prince and princess? Are there any wounds?"

This matter just now happened in Zhaoyang Palace when Emperor Yongjia was questioning him in the main hall. Zhu Wanxi received the order and had already done it with Aunt Mingyue. He bowed and replied.

"Your Majesty, the little princess is intact, but, this...but..."

Zhu Wanxi, an old man in the palace, couldn't help but pause, "The little prince's buttocks have a little skin broken, but there is no scab. I think it was scratched by the needle, but there is no bleeding..."

Having served Emperor Yongjia for so many years, Zhu Wanxi had not replied to Emperor Yongjia like he did today for many years, but he did not dare to look up at him.

He sighed in his heart, secretly feeling lucky for the little prince. At the same time, he couldn't help but burn some incense to pay tribute to the mastermind behind the incident.

It was common for concubines in the harem to compete for favor, but the small fights were enough to annoy Emperor Yongjia. This really touched Emperor Yongjia's bottom line.