Chapter 159 Jade Trace 4

Eunuch Zhou was respectful and said flatteringly, "I passed on to the emperor's words. The emperor invited the Empress Defei to go to the Dragon Hall."

I walked to the Dragon Hall and asked the Duke Zhou behind him, "The emperor returned to the palace yesterday. Did he say anything?"

Eunuch Zhou stepped forward a few steps and leaned slightly in my ear and whispered, "The slaves dare not speculate about the emperor's thoughts, but the old slave has been with the emperor for many years, but he knows the emperor's temper. The emperor has been in a bad mood since he came back from the Empress's Deqing Palace yesterday. I'm afraid he has been depressed today. Please ask the Empress to relieve his heart knot.

I nodded slightly and had a lot of thoughts. Is it really that difficult to tell me the secret of the painting?

When he came to the Dragon Hall, Li Shimin retreated from the palace and looked at me with two warm eyes. He couldn't find any feelings, as if he were waiting for me to speak. And I always squeezed my lips and said nothing. After a long stalemate, he finally said first, "Your Deqing Palace has an accident again."

I was slightly stunned and said bluntly, "Qing'er has followed my concubine for many years, and I believe in her nature."

Li Shimin stretched out his hand to take the jade cup and looked at me thoughtfully: "Can't you still confess to me? What on earth did you want to ask Qinger to listen to Zhuge?

I was slightly stunned and sighed. After all, what I have done can't escape his eyes. I replied, "Investigate that picture. The picture scroll taken back by the emperor a few days ago was sent to Deqing Palace by Cai Chongrong, and Cai Chongrong attracted you over. I think she must know the secret of this painting, so let Qinger potentially listen to the bamboo pavilion and look for clues.

After all, he still goes back to the painting, which is also the most frank and his most depressing reason. After a moment of meditation, he sighed, "If you want to know, just ask me directly."

I laughed and couldn't help twisting my eyebrows: "If the emperor is willing to say it, why don't you say it that day?"

The temple fell silent again. I never looked up at him, but I felt that his eyes had never left me. It seemed that after deep thought, he explained, "I really haven't forgotten her. She is indeed very similar to you. But you are you and she is her, and I know it very well. Shangyuanxue was the one who did me all night. It was you who took the risks to do things for me. It was you who accompanied me to Luoyang. It was you who paid too much for me. It was you who gritted your teeth and didn't shout pain. I don't even know how to repay you!"

"What you say is." I had hoped that he could explain it to me, but when he really talked about it, I felt more and more uncomfortable. Avoiding this matter, I turned to say, "Your Majesty, Qinger has been wronged. Anyway, my concubine will return her innocence."

Li Shimin smiled stiffly, moved his sleeves and raised his arms. The golden thread wrapped around the fingers, and a clear jade pendant swayed under the palm of its hand, and the sunlight of the window shone slightly. My heart moved, and the fingertips hidden in my sleeve couldn't help trembling, and he said with a smile, "The jade pendant given by the queen was originally given by me. It's not surprising that I have an identical piece in my hand. Take it. You know what to do.

His smile is so sad. I looked at him in a franing and my heart ached. After a while, I came to my senses, tried my calmest voice, and bowed my head to thank me.

With the jade pendant given to me by Li Shimin, Qinger can get rid of the black rope under the sheer, and Deqing Palace will also regain her freedom. Then, the next question is my headache. I walk in the hall with a jade pendant. If I take the jade pendant to change the green children, I will definitely let the picker say that adults will get the stolen goods, and the master and servant will be guilty. So how can I make this jade pendant appear unconsciously in the bamboo pavilion?

At this time, a rapid footsteps came from outside the hall, accompanied by choking and gasping. A maid of honor ran into the hall regardless of etiquette. One knelt on the ground and cried with tears on her face, "Mother, come to the prison, Qing'er... She is dead!"

My hand shook, and the jade pendant almost fell down. The sudden beating of my chest reached my ears, and the moment I heard became blurred. The maid wiped the tears on her face and choked again, "When the prisoner looked at the prisoner, he saw Qing'er hanging with her belt. When she was released, Qing'er had already died!"

It's too fast, it happened too tight and too fast! I pressed my heart and closed my eyes to calm down, but I was suddenly shocked at this moment. I heard my voice trembling a little: "What did the queen say? What did Cai Chongrong say?"

The maid replied: "Cai Chongrong is going to the government palace. I'm afraid to say that Qing'er committed suicide in fear of crime!"

Ha, if there is a gain, there is a loss. I got this excellent opportunity to get rid of the crime, but it is based on the pain of losing Qinger. This time, I will never end up so simple! I resisted my trembling, shook my clothes, pulled the maid on the ground closer, and pressed my palm on the palm of her hand.

I quickly walked out of the Deqing Palace and stopped the picking of nits on the way to the Lizheng Palace. The light wind and clouds on her side contrasted greatly with my silent anger. I looked at her and said coldly, "Qing'er is dead!"

Caizhi raised his eyebrows and snorted: "I know. Before Yupei returned, the prisoner committed suicide, but the case will not be settled. The concubine felt that there was still a mystery in it.

I didn't change my face, and I saw her deeper: "Isn't it enough for you! Even if the queen believed you that time, do you think the queen will continue to do what you do just because of your few words?

Picking the corners of her mouth sneered, and she couldn't hide the contempt and pride in her eyes: "The Empress De despises my concubine too much. Naturally, my concubine has a way to make the queen believe me. If the Empress Defei is fine, let me go to the palace.

I was cold and resolutely walked in front of her, because her position was lower than me, which was at the time of the people who came and went to the palaces, so I had to follow me to the palace. The two lines of teams walked into the government palace one after another, and the eunuch in front of the door quickly ran to inform. After waiting for a while, the Empress Changsun allowed us to enter the hall.

Empress Changsun has been sitting in the upper seat, looking down at me and picking qian who came in one after another. Cai Ning quickly respected me and blessed me one step, and I couldn't wait to express my intention in my words: "The Empress, the young daughter of Deqing Palace, has just committed suicide in prison."

The Empress Changsun asked me in a blink of an eye, "Princess De, what do you think?"

I was resented, but it was not easy to attack here, so I said solemnly, "To tell you the truth, I have always been angry. Now that Qinger has gone, I have to say it." Empress Changsun nodded and agreed, and I turned to the picker and said, "When Cai Chongrong directly brought people to my Deqing Palace and said that Qinger stole the jade pendant, everyone ignored a premise, that is, whether the jade pendant was really lost. If you don't believe Qinger's argument, then we can't believe what she said.

Caizhen's eyes were disdainful and cold: "My concubine turned over the hall several times, and indeed lost the jade pendant. It happened that someone grabbed the sneaky maid Qinger, and then doubted her head!"

I didn't answer her, just looked back at what Empress Changsun meant. Empress Changsun thought for a moment and said to Caiqi, "I just thought about this matter quietly. Don't worry. For the purpose of fairness, I think what Concubine De said is reasonable. I sent someone to look for you in the palace, which is helpful for Defei, you and this case.

She was foolproof, so she readily agreed. From the moment when four or five maid eunuchs went to listen to the Zhuge search, I was worried, but I still kept a calm look. Soon, a maid of honor hurriedly came, as if she had found something. A fresh air immediately poured into my heart and stared at the maid's hands with a little joy.

The maid of honor stepped into the hall, knelt on the ground and raised her palms, with a transparent jade pendant on it. Caiqi's face also changed greatly at this time, and she glanced fiercely at the equally frightened maid beside her. The maid was frightened in her eyes and shrank aside with her head down. The eldest grand queen looked at the jade pendant in the palace girl's hand and stared coldly. I smiled faintly and quietly listened to the maid holding the jade pendant and said, "The Empress, the slaves and maids found this jade pendant under the filled couch."

Empress Changsun pinched the jade pendant, put it down for a moment, and scolded angrily: "Cai Chongrong, you made a big mistake this time!"

Caiqi shook her head quickly and said innocently, "My concubine also only suspected Qing'er and did not conchise her."

I sneered, locked her eyes tightly, suppressed the anger in my chest, and said, "Do you still want to pretend to be garlic? Now it has been proved that the jade pendant has not been lost, and Qing'er is also innocent. Where did the words of fear in your hand come from?" How did Qing'er die again!"

"This...this..." Caiqi panicked and dodged his sight, retreated and inadvertently stepped on his robe, screaming and fell to the ground. Her maid hurried down to help her, but she looked at me and couldn't stand up. Obviously, she hadn't reacted yet. Gradually, her breathing stabilized, but she gritted her teeth and didn't say anything. Although he could roughly imagine the truth behind it, he seemed to refuse to confess, and his drooping eyes were still searching for excuses. Empress Changsun breathed a sigh of relief, fixedly looked at the picking of sheer on the ground, and ordered, "Without the permission of this palace, you can only stay in the bamboo pavilion these days, and you can't take half a step out of the pavilion!" This case will be announced by Dali Temple, and the relevant people will wait for the results!"

The picker exaggered and begged for mercy. Empress Changsun waved her hand, and the bodyguard in front of the door immediately raised the picker and pulled it out of the palace. I breathed a sigh of relief and looked back at the Empress Changsun. Empress Changsun looked at me and asked, "What else is wrong with Concubine De?"

"Queen, my concubine has the courage to ask for something." I raised my head and sincerely said, "The maid of honor in the palace died in vain. Before her death, she did her best to my concubine, so it was really difficult for me to calm down. I implore the empress to hand over this matter to my concubine for investigation, so that I can reveal the truth with my own hands and let my concubine wash away the grievances of the young child!"

Empress Changsun looked elsewhere, thought deeply, and then looked back and said, "This matter should not be neglected. I only allow you seven days. If it fails after seven days, I will ask Dali Temple to investigate. After that, I hope you don't interfere in the case in the palace, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble. If you find it, I will appreciate your strength, and I will value you more. Do you understand?"

I smiled excitedly and thanked him: "I will do my best to find out the truth."

This matter finally fell into my hands. Looking back on Qing'er's sudden death, my heart was sad and my eyes were sore. I raised my head and swallowed painful tears.

The jade pendant that just appeared was the maid who informed me of Qing'er's accident sneaked into the bamboo pavilion when I was arguing with picking qian on the palace road. I want Yupei to appear in the bamboo pavilion, and I also want to let the queen of Changsun search generously. Therefore, Yupei appeared, and the Empress Changsun was present. No one could tell who made the ghost. After this series of hard measures, it was her turn to be stunned!

Qing'er, I'm sorry! Your life and all my previous grievances will definitely be recovered!