0p0 Chapter 117 Xue Jinyan, Half Dead
Chapter 117 Xue Jinyan, Half Dead
Concubine Lu knelt down and pleaded, "Your Majesty, this wax ball could have been put in there by someone else. Please check the palace servants in Qionghua Garden."
"And let a palace servant take the blame, right? Is it possible for a palace servant to place people in the Purple Gold Palace? How many lifetimes of silver would a palace servant have to save to be able to afford this Soul-Separation Incense that is worth a thousand gold coins?" Ning Wanyin asked back.
Helian Qi glanced at the concubines coldly, "Whoever defends Xue will go to the cold palace with her."
As soon as this statement came out...
Xue Dang looked at each other, and Lu Zhaoyi didn't dare to speak.
"Wang Degui, why are you still standing there? Drag her away!" Helian Qi said coldly.
Wang Degui recovered from his shock and said, "Yes! Come on, hurry up and drag Xue away!"
Your Majesty has torn relations with the Xue family...
Even Xue Jinyan said that if she said so, she would beat him or disable him.
Concubine Shu was also stunned when she saw this scene. The Soul-Separating Incense in Qionghua Garden was not arranged by her.
That is……
Shufei almost subconsciously wanted to look at Ning Wanyin, but she held back and just maintained a shocked expression.
Ning Wanyin's eyes swept across Concubine Shu's face. Concubine Shu was really flawless.
However, to determine who did it...
She has a simple solution.
……
All the concubines in the palace were shocked.
No one expected that Xue's legitimate daughter would actually be banished to the cold palace!
Although the emperor was at odds with the Xue family, this was the first time he had touched anyone from the Xue family! In the past, he had only dealt with Xue family followers...
These one hundred blows left Xue Jinyan covered in blood.
It cost me half my life.
Tang Miaoling trembled with fear as she watched, hugging herself tightly because she was weak and helpless.
When Xue first entered the palace, she was so arrogant, but now...
Fortunately, she was smart enough to hold on to her cousin, the big tree!
The concubines dispersed.
Helian Qi left Ning Wanyin to serve in Qianxin Palace.
"You do your job well." Helian Qi looked at Ning Wanyin, his expression showing no emotion.
At first glance, I wondered if he was bragging about being in charge of the six palaces, or something else...
But Ning Wanyin said very frankly:
"If your majesty is happy, I am happy. If your majesty is unhappy, I just want to get rid of the people who make you unhappy."
Ning Wanyin raised her eyes and looked at him with slightly curved eyebrows:
"I hope your Majesty will be satisfied."
Eyes facing each other.
Who can stand a cruel little woman who, after framing him, smiles tenderly at him and says: I hope everything goes as you wish.
The emperor had never experienced such a scene.
The emperor would also be moved.
The emperor would also lie: "Wanwan, I am most satisfied with you."
When Ning Wanyin heard this, her cheeks turned slightly red and she smiled sweetly.
……
After Ning Wanyin came out of Qianxin Palace.
Later, Helian Qi summoned Xiao Xia Zi.
An emperor is someone who will not absolutely trust you even after falling in love with you.
Although he cared about Ning Wanyin, he also had to make sure that the knife would not get out of his control.
Xiao Xiazi explained everything Ning Wanyin had done during this period...
Helian Qi could clearly sense that none of Ning Wanyin's arrangements in the harem were designed to guard against him.
"Master Ning asked me to buy the Soul-Separating Incense from outside the palace... He stuffed it into the blue-and-white porcelain vase while delivering charcoal... The defense of Qionghua Garden is very strict, and the vase is cleaned three times a day... Master Ning deliberately chose the time between two cleanings..."
This Soul-Separating Incense was thrown into Qionghua Garden for less than an hour...
If we wait another hour, we might be discovered.
They took advantage of the time difference and blocked and searched the place as soon as they threw it in!
Helian Qi nodded slightly, "She does have some clever ideas."
If Ning Wanyin could harm anyone she wanted in the entire harem, that would be disastrous.
The most important factor for the success of today's game was actually Helian Qi's cooperation.
Ning Wanyin's power comes from him.
If Ning Wanyin wants to frame someone, it also depends on whether he wants to deal with the other person.
All kinds of things...
Helian Qi naturally felt more at ease with Ning Wanyin.
Friendship is one of them.
Control is the second.
Only when he has both, can he use this knife without any scruples.
Lingxue Pavilion.
"Master, Xiao Xiazi is out." Lian Rui reported quietly.
Ning Wanyin knew exactly what he was going to do, and she deliberately let the emperor know everything she did.
The only way is to make the emperor feel that everything is under his nose...
Only then can she walk this path steadily.
……
Cining Palace.
Wei Yingya knelt respectfully. The Queen Mother summoned her, and she was panicking, but then she thought about what happened to Xue Jinyan, and she really knew nothing about it, so there was no point in panicking...
"I summoned you here to entrust you with a task. Go and ask Ning, was it she who released the Soul-Separation Incense in Qionghua Garden?" Empress Dowager Xue looked down at Wei Yingya, her face showing no emotion.
Wei Yingya looked up in surprise, "Ah? Wasn't the Soul-Separating Incense prepared by Master Xue?"
"Of course not." A hint of anger flashed in Empress Dowager Xue's eyes.
These people are so ignorant that they actually touched the direct descendants of the Xue family.
"I didn't hear Ning Wanyin talk about this..." Wei Yingya was very surprised, with a look of genuine confusion on her face.
Queen Mother Xue sneered, "With her cunning personality, she would not let anyone know about this before it's done. But now that the dust has settled, she doesn't have to hide it from you..."
After a pause, Empress Dowager Xue continued, "Whether she bribed the daughter of Wang and whether she placed the Soul-Separating Incense there, you should ask her indirectly and I will remember your contribution."
Wei Yingya thought: What? Wang's daughter wasn't bribed by Xue Jinyan?
Who exactly harmed Concubine Zhuang?
She was full of doubts, but she reacted quickly and kowtowed:
"Thank you for your kindness, Her Majesty the Queen Mother! My Lady Xue was suddenly sent to the cold palace, and I am so worried and don't know what to do... I am honored that Her Majesty the Queen Mother is willing to take care of me! I will do my best to do the work for Her Majesty the Queen Mother!"
Empress Dowager Xue looked kind, encouraged Wei Yingya a few more words, and then let her go.
After she leaves.
Liu Zhen hesitated and asked, "Madam, can this person be trusted?"
"We'll know if she betrays Ning Wanyin." A hint of coldness flashed in Empress Dowager Xue's eyes.
Ning Wanyin asked the emperor to investigate, and immediately found the Soul-Separation Incense.
And one hour before the emperor returned to the palace.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has just delivered charcoal to each palace.
Adding all these together, Empress Dowager Xue guessed that it was most likely Ning Wanyin who did it.
Suspicion is just suspicion. If you want to be sure, you need some verification.
If Wei Yingya hadn't covered up for Ning Wanyin, it would have been somewhat believable.
On the contrary, this person... has big problems.
"Your Majesty means... it was Ning Wanyin who put the Soul-Separation Incense in Qionghua Garden? And she was also the daughter of the Wang family..." Liu Zhen suddenly realized.
Queen Mother Xue shook her head. "It doesn't look like the work of Wang's daughter."
After all, this happened four years ago. Ning Wanyin was a newcomer to the palace and probably had never heard of Wang Shiqi...
Furthermore, Ms. Wang came to Zijin Mountain half a year ago.
Before that, it would take some time to find the relatives of the king's concubine and bribe this person to work for him.
A rough calculation shows that this plan will take at least a year to prepare.
At that time, Ning Wanyin had not yet entered the palace.
She might not even be chosen at that time, so why would she prepare to deal with Concubine Zhuang in advance?
Queen Mother Xue already had a suspect in her mind.
As for the emperor's suspicion of Xue Jinyan...
If the Wang family girl had always been a member of the Xue family, then Xue Jinyan could use her at any time if she wanted to make a move, without having to go through so much trouble like others.