Chapter 161: Contradictions
When she heard the princess say these words with such an oath, Zhuang Mingyue looked at her in surprise, and found that the emotions on her face were very real, and they didn't seem to be fake at all, as if she really took Zhaoyi's affairs as her mission.
After the princess said this, Zhaoyi couldn't keep her face tight.
"I've heard it all, can you show me the sign first?"
As early as when Zhaoyi appeared, the princess already knew her intention, so she naturally took people eagerly to sit in the palace: "Sister, don't worry, I have asked people to go down and find out the palace card, I will definitely help you, I know that this matter is definitely not done by you."
The appearance of the oath made Zhaoyi's expression very loose, Zhuang Mingyue sat aside and noticed her hand under the table, and clenched it hard.
It didn't take long for a big palace maid to come up with a sign, put the things on the table carefully, and then retreated, leaving only three people in the hall.
Zhaoyi frowned, reached out and picked up this thing through the handkerchief, looked at it carefully, and then felt the texture of this palace card, and then his face changed: "This brand is indeed from my palace."
When they heard her words, the faces of the other two people changed.
At this time, the princess became very anxious, and hurriedly looked at Zhaoyi and asked, "How many people have this brand been given to sister?" If we don't detain them all first, these people will be a scourge out there sooner or later......"
I have to admit that the princess's proposal at this time is really effective, Zhuang Mingyue didn't speak, just quietly listened to the two of them discuss.
Zhaoyi took this sign and looked through it carefully, and sighed: "The relationship between you and me is no secret in the palace, if someone really wants to do it, I think it is also to separate the feelings between the two of us, but he actually used this brand, if we find out the truth today, presumably the person he used must have already got out early, at this moment, we are going out to look for it, I'm afraid there are not many clues......"
Hearing this, the princess frowned with some annoyance: "It's all my fault, if I could have kept an eye on it at that time and didn't put it off until today to solve it, maybe we would have been able to find ......"
Before the princess finished speaking, she was interrupted by Zhaoyi: "This has nothing to do with our sluggishness, since she can use this brand to make a fuss, then she must have thought of a way back."
Zhuang Mingyue heard this, touched his chin and asked, "Even if he has made a way out, we still have to do the surface work that should be done, otherwise how can we brake quietly?"
Zhuang Mingyue's words were a reminder to the two of them, and the princess's eyes lit up, and then she said, "That's right!" We should still get everyone together and interrogate them, and whoever is suspicious should at least go through the process. ”
Zhaoyi was a little confused: "We may not be able to find clues, is there any point in us doing this once?"
The princess looked at her and said, "Meaningful! This person is in the dark, we are in the light, since he wants to see the scene of the two of us turning faces, then we will turn it over to him! ”
The princess said as she swept again
Glancing at this sign: "It's just that if he hadn't seen us turn our faces as expected, he would have been more cautious next time."
Zhaoyi vaguely understood what these two people meant, but she was inevitably still a little worried in her heart, and asked, "Is it really okay to do this?" If you can't get this person out......"
Zhuang Mingyue smiled and said: "If you can't lure this person out, but at least it can show the attitude of Concubine Li in this matter, the recent rumors in the palace, all the causes are because Concubine Li is out of the water here, no matter from what point of view, Concubine Li is a victim, as long as she can stand up and speak, then many rumors will be self-defeating."
When the princess heard Zhuang Mingyue's analysis, she nodded with a sense of agreement: "And while Your Majesty is not free to solve this matter now, it is better for us to calm down the rumors first, and if there is really anyone who wants to track it down in the future, it is not good to say anything more."
Zhaoyi nodded: "I listen to both of you."
So after getting Zhaoyi's approval, she summoned all the palace maids and eunuchs around her who owned this brand to Concubine Li's residence.
There were a total of eight people in the group, six palace maids, and two eunuchs.
There are a few people who often follow Zhaoyi, Zhuang Mingyue has seen it a few times and feels familiar, while others have not seen it much.
These people were a little puzzled when they were suddenly summoned, and when they saw Zhaoyi and the princess sitting on the throne without saying a word, a few people couldn't help but carefully speculate about what their masters were thinking.
"Everybody's here."
Zhuang Mingyue glanced at Zhaoyi, and after getting her nod, she said: "During this time, some rumors about Zhaoyi Niangniang have been circulated in the palace, and you, as a person trusted by Zhaoyi Niangniang, specially summoned you over, and I want to ask you something......
Due to the identities of Zhaoyi and the princess, Zhuang Mingyue can only do the questioning.
Because some things are inconvenient to disclose, and when Zhaoyi admitted that the palace card was released from her hand, it had already been confirmed from the side that there were traitors in the palace of the two people.
So when these people were summoned this time, it was just a private interrogation.
And Zhaoyi came to the princess's residence, which was seen by many people, so it was not uncommon to call a few close palace maids and eunuchs into the palace.
"Does anyone know this?"
After Zhuang Mingyue said the previous words again, she remained silent for a long time, and the atmosphere in the air became inexplicably depressed, and a few of the less courageous ones had already dripped cold sweat from their foreheads.
Zhuang Mingyue calculated that the time was almost up, and then threw the palace card that had been burned to pitch black in front of these people.
The sign made a crisp sound when it fell to the ground, and because the ground was covered with blankets, the jade thing did not break, but attracted several people to look down and take a closer look.
"This ......"
When everyone saw the appearance of this palace card, their faces changed.
Zhuang Mingyue glanced at the expressions of these people: "I just now."
After listening to Zhaoyi Niangniang, this brand was given by her personally, and each of the eight people here has a piece, since I don't know whose extra piece it is, then just a few of you will hand over the palace card in your hand now! ”
When Zhuang Mingyue's words reached the last sentence, they suddenly delayed the color and scared several people.
Starting from the big palace maid on the far left, Zhuang Mingyue was very familiar, and consciously took off the palace card from her waist and respectfully placed it in front of Zhaoyi and the princess.
No matter what you do, as long as you have the first person to start, the rest of you will consciously follow.
One by one, he handed over everything he had in his hands.
Until the little eunuch who stood at the end, but he didn't make a move, Zhuang Mingyue looked at him carefully, and said with a scrutinizing gaze: "Where is your palace card?" Why not hand it in? ”
Zhuang Mingyue asked coldly, the little eunuch wiped the sweat on his forehead, fell to his knees with a pop, and said tremblingly: "Slave...... Minion...... A few days ago, the palace card was gone......"
I could tell that she was really scared, because when she spoke, her whole voice was trembling.
Zhuang Mingyue narrowed her eyes and asked, "Since it was already gone two days ago, why didn't you report it truthfully!"
The little eunuch was so frightened that he couldn't say a word, and his whole body trembled like chaff.
Zhuang Mingyue's scene ended like this, and she didn't speak again.
At this time, Zhaoyi stood up and walked in front of the eunuch: "This palace thinks that I treat you well on weekdays, and the people here today are all henchmen of this palace, let's say, why do you do this?"
The little eunuch kowtowed desperately with a crying voice: "It's really not a slave who did it!" Slaves are wronged! Ask for a mother's knowledge! ”
Zhaoyi was unmoved.
Zhuang Mingyue looked at the little eunuch's forehead when it was about to bleed, and a trace of unbearability flashed on her face.
So she stepped forward and said, "Okay, you can't tell anything when you ask you like this, stand up first, and then you can answer honestly what the mother asks."
Zhaoyi didn't blame Zhuang Mingyue for her sudden interjection, she just glanced at her, and then looked at the little eunuch who stood up and had a broken forehead, and suddenly understood something, and sighed silently in her heart.
"Say! When did you lose your sign? ”
The little eunuch recalled for a moment and said, "When I returned to my mother's words, it was three days ago."
Zhaoyi frowned slightly, and when she recalled the time when the princess's residence caught fire, she found that it was wrong: "This palace asked you to give you a chance to change, if you really don't want to cherish it, then there is no need to stay."
Zhuang Mingyue also heard that something was wrong, the princess's palace caught fire five days ago, and this sign was lost three days ago, and there were obviously two days missing in the middle.
The little eunuch's body trembled, as if he didn't quite understand what was wrong.
Zhuang Mingyue suddenly blessed her soul and continued to ask: "Is this brand yours?" I picked it up by the pool in the Imperial Garden, but I don't know if someone had stepped on it, and it had turned black. ”