Shangshi female official

"What mama said makes sense, but I don't know if Xu Xinyan can survive tonight..."

Grandma Chen shook her head and continued: "Since the matter is going to be a big deal, it will be difficult to escape unscathed. The appearance of her taking the poison is too tragic, I'm afraid she won't be able to survive it."

As soon as they said this, Gong Zheng pushed the door open and said, "Wang Yifu, come out for trial."

Wang Yifu had no choice but to get up and follow Gong Zheng to the room where Gong Zhengsi was interrogating in the middle of the night. This room had no windows and was a small, cramped room. On one side was a tiger chair, with two standing tall candle lamps on the left and right of the tiger chair, and on the other side. On the large table in the palace, there was only a candlelight on the table, making it difficult for people to see the appearance of the interrogator.

This place seemed much simpler and gentler than the one in the stable.

"You were supposed to be the one making the grain porridge today. Where did the ingredients come from and when did you start making them? Tell me clearly!"

Wang Yifu truthfully told the truth: "The grains were sent by people from Guanglu Temple at the beginning of the month. They have been stored in the warehouse. There are still some surplus grains that can be checked. I started cooking this porridge in the middle of the month. Later, I was called away by the concubine. , tell me when you get back that Qiu Nanxue has made the five-grain porridge, and I don’t have to make it."

"Did Qiu Nanxue get that porridge from you?"

"I don't know about this. I didn't see her take it, but I heard from the ladies in the kitchen that Qiu Nanxue tasted the porridge I made in front of them. Isn't Qiu Nanxue good now?"

Gong Zheng listened and asked with a cold face: "What does Concubine Shun want to do with you?"

Wang Yifu didn't answer Gong Zheng's words immediately. She didn't expect Gong Zheng to ask this question. After thinking about it, she had nothing to hide, and told the whole truth, saying: "Shunbi, I asked me to bring her clothes from home. Jewelry, take it back to her mother.”

"Is that all?"

"That's all."

Gong Zheng didn't seem to believe it, so he asked again: "Qiu Nanxue robbed your cereal, and you just let it go?"

Wang Yifu smiled slightly and said: "Master Gong Zheng, if you doubt me, you must have evidence at least. If there is no evidence, just rely on speculation to convict me. Isn't it too unfair to me?"

"Qiu Nanxue insists that it was you who poisoned the porridge. The doctor has tested the poison in the porridge and found that it was not too much."

"You have seen the tragic situation of Concubine Shun. If she was poisoned by me, how could she, Qiu Nanxue, live well?"

"This is the question I want to ask you. Concubine Shun called you when you were making porridge. What did she ask you to do?"

"My lord, I made it very clear that my wife asked me to send something home for her. The thing is still in the cabinet in my house. You can check it out."

Gong Zheng stared at Wang Yifu, as if he wanted to find out the whole truth from her. The things the imperial doctor tested were obviously not enough to make Shun Concubine vomit blood like that. Shun Concubine looked miserable in front of the emperor, so there must be something hidden behind it.

"You have been dating Concubine Shun for many years. She committed suicide by taking poison, but you are not willing to help her?"

"I am willing. So I want to tell Gong Zheng that the record of the trial today must be handed over to the Queen for her review."

There was a flash between Gong Zheng's eyebrows. When the Queen was mentioned, the matter became different again.

"Don't fool me. How did Concubine Shun get involved with you? Did you poison the grain porridge to blame Concubine De?"

"Sir, I have made it clear what I want to say. I am innocent. The poison in the porridge has nothing to do with me."

Gong Zheng thought that Wang Yifu was being tough, but Wang Yifu knew that the White House thought that she and Xu Xinyan were cooperating to frame Concubine De, and they were in a stalemate. Suddenly a palace maid came in and whispered something in Gong Zheng's ear. Gong Zheng looked up. As if he couldn't believe it, he asked: "Did you die?"

The palace maid had a serious face and nodded.Wang Yifu felt a chill in her heart, thinking about all the events today, and asked: "Concubine Shun, is she dead?"

Gong Zheng nodded solemnly and continued: "That's the end of the trial today."

Gong Zheng didn't torture her, so her mentioning the Queen must have played a role.

When she was lying in bed at night, Wang Yifu looked at the dark ceiling and thought of Xu Xinyan squatting and crying at the foot of the training ground door on that spring night when the warm wind blew.

She was only 13 years old that year. She was not tall and wore bean-yellow clothes. She complained aggrievedly that her sister, the palace maid, would not let her eat and she was so hungry that she could not stand it. When she tasted the egg cake that Shen Ci taught her to make, her big round eyes opened. Smiling and saying it was delicious.

There had been so many happy moments in the past, but they were now strangers in an instant. She just kept her eyes open until dawn.Just after lunch, Gong Zheng came to her and Nanny Chen's small room and said they could go back.

Wang Yifu guessed that early this morning, Gong Zheng must have gone to reply to the Queen.

She didn't sleep all night, and wanted to catch up on some sleep when she returned to the room. Unexpectedly, the door to the Sixth Bureau and First Division was Yanqi Palace. The sound of crying inside could be heard clearly, making it impossible to fall asleep.

Wang Yifu simply changed into white clothes and went to mourn.

There were many white flags hung in Yanqi Palace, which were the same color as the winter snow-covered roof. There was a coffin in the main hall, and the eunuchs and maids serving in the palace were all kneeling and crying. Looking at this formation, it must have been the emperor who gave the order. Such a big pomp.

Wang Yifu entered the room and thought about it for a while, and saw that the palace maid burning paper money next to the brazier was the one who often followed Xu Xinyan.

She felt miserable, so she walked to the palace maid, took the paper money, burned it, and asked in a low voice: "What will you say to the concubine when she leaves?"

The maid's eyes were swollen and her nose was red from crying. She sniffed hard and said, "When the queen left, she was in a state of confusion. She only called "brother" or "brother."

Wang Yifu stopped throwing away the paper money and asked, "Brother Jingmo?"

"...Yes, you, how do you know."

Wang Yifu continued to throw the paper money in his hand and added: "I know him too."

The white color of Yanqi Palace was a bit dazzling. When Wang Yifu went back, she wanted to stay with Aunt Chen for a short time to find some peace and go to Aunt Chen's room to ask Aunt Zhou where she had gone. , Grandma Zhou said that she went for a walk in the Drum Tower after returning from Gong Zhengsi.

Now that Mo Xi has the final say on all matters, Grandma Chen is very happy and has time to take a walk.

Wang Yifu also followed him up to the Drum Tower. The last time he went to this place, the sky and the earth were completely dark, and he came to see Feng Xiaobao in trouble. Now he realized that this place was at a high place, and he could see the appearance of the capital from a bird's eye view.

Grandma Chen held a small hand stove and looked into the distance into the wind.

Wang Yifu walked up to her and asked, "It's such a cold day, where are you looking?"

Grandma Chen stretched out her finger to the right. Her hand was only skin and bones, and the joints were like bamboo. She smiled slightly and said, "I'm looking at my hometown, over there."

"Mommy, are you homesick?"

"I think about it all the time, I haven't been home for almost 50 years."