newbobooks Chapter 247 She should stop calling her Lady Meng and call her Lady Guo instead
Chapter 247 She should stop calling her Lady Meng and call her Lady Guo instead
Sun Changzai was really angry when he heard these words!
No one understands the goodness of Sister Roupin better than she does. Why do these blind people always put suspicion on Sister Roupin? !
She couldn't help it any longer, so she stood up and said, "Liu Changzai, the Wenfang Palace where you live is so far away from the Zhongcui Palace, how can you understand how hard Concubine Rou works? Concubine Rou and I live in the same palace together, and no one knows better than me how busy Concubine Rou is every day!"
"Do you think everyone is like you, with nothing to do all day, and has time to pay attention to where there is an extra spider or where there is a missing poisonous snake?"
Liu Changzai was speechless: "...You!"
Concubine Han looked at this scene, and a hint of hesitation flashed in her eyes.
She wanted to copy Sun Changzai's path. Logically, she should stand up and speak for Roupin at this time.
But the situation is still unclear. What if this incident was really done by Concubine Rou, wouldn't she be implicated if she rashly got involved?
Concubine Han thought about it and finally decided to keep a low profile and protect herself.
She is not as impulsive as Sun Changzai!
Another concubine said, "We didn't say that Concubine Rou was the one who did it. Why are you so excited, Concubine Sun?"
"It's just that Concubine Rou is in charge of the six palaces. If something like this happens, Concubine Rou is indeed responsible..."
Many people agree with this statement.
When faced with similar things, the reactions you should make should be different depending on your position.
Shen Zhinian was only a low-ranking imperial concubine before, and the only thing she could rely on was the emperor's favor and trust. When suspicion was brought to her, she could only show a weak attitude to arouse the emperor's pity.
But now, she is the main queen who assists in managing the six palaces. As a superior, if she plays weak when encountering problems, she will be suspected of shirking responsibility. Not only will it not have any effect, but it will also make people think that she is incompetent.
Therefore, Shen Zhinian did not make any excuses, but stood up and walked to the center of the hall, lifted her skirt and slowly knelt down: "I am very grateful for your majesty's trust, but what everyone said makes sense."
"The Imperial Concubine was under house arrest, and I took over the affairs of the six palaces, but I neglected to clean the plum garden, so the villain let a poisonous spider in."
"I have failed to observe the rules, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
It has only been over half a month since Shen Zhinian took over the power of the six palaces from Concubine Liu. Besides, she is not suitable for hard work while pregnant, so how can she take care of everything?
Concubine Liang had much more experience than her, and had been assisting the six palaces for a longer time. Shen Zhinian had already knelt down to apologize, so Concubine Liang naturally couldn't continue to sit there.
She also stood up and knelt beside Shen Zhinian, with three parts of guilt and seven parts of pity on her face: "I am also responsible for this matter. If I had been more careful, such a thing would not have happened in the harem."
"I, your Majesty, ask you to punish me!"
Nangong Xuanyu stepped forward and personally helped Shen Zhinian up.
Li Changde was very considerate and helped Concubine Liang up.
"There are only thieves who can do evil for a thousand days, but there is no one who can guard against thieves for a thousand days. Even if your management is strict, if the bad guys are determined to do evil, no one can prevent them."
"This is not your fault, get up."
Shen Zhinian and Concubine Liang said in unison: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Since the emperor had said so, Liu Chang and his group naturally could no longer use negligence as an excuse to continue attacking Shen Zhinian.
Sun Changzai breathed a sigh of relief.
Concubine Han couldn't help feeling a little regretful.
If she had known earlier, she would have gone up to speak for Concubine Rou and missed the opportunity to gain favor with Concubine Rou and His Majesty.
It’s all because she’s too honest, unlike Changzai Sun who’s so cunning!
Jiang Wange stood in the crowd, biting her lips, feeling somewhat unwilling.
Ah!
According to her understanding of the emperor, if the same thing happened to someone else, even if he knew that the other person was innocent, the emperor would definitely vent his anger on the other person and punish him for his negligence!
She knew that framing Shen Zhinian as the murderer was too risky and there was a high chance that she would be exposed.
Therefore, from the beginning to the end, Jiang Wange just wanted Shen Zhinian to be convicted for negligence!
This would not only affect Shen Zhinian's prestige in the harem, but also make people doubt her ability. For such a sensitive matter, if I guide her a little, even if Concubine Zhou has no evidence, she will doubt Shen Zhinian in her heart.
Her goal was achieved!
But Jiang Wange never expected that she underestimated the emperor's trust and favoritism towards Shen Zhinian.
Until now, Shen Zhinian was still clean. But she began to worry that since the incident had become so serious, she might be found out...
Jiang Wange could only comfort herself in her heart that Queen Jiang's power in the harem was not for show. Even if this plan failed, she would definitely be able to get away with it!
And...even if the worst really came to the worst, Queen Jiang's people had already found someone to take the blame for her.
Anyway, everyone in the palace knew that the man had a grudge against Shen Zhinian. And the man had been blamed so many times, so this time wouldn't be a big deal.
Even if she was found out, the spider she released was not poisonous. Someone else bit Concubine Zhou with the poisonous spider, so she was not afraid of the emperor's further investigation!
Jiang Wange thought about it so much and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Because the matter was so serious, the emperor ordered the Ministry of Punishment to investigate as soon as he received the news.
Finally, Su Quanye came back to report!
After he finished his ceremony, he said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I have compiled a list of all the masters and palace servants who have been to the Plum Garden until today before Concubine Zhou's accident."
"Now is the season when plum blossoms are in full bloom. Many people go to the Plum Garden to enjoy the plum blossoms every day. Although there is nothing unusual in the list, the imperial physician confirmed that the poisonous spider that bit Lady Zhou came from the Bashu region."
"After elimination, I finally identified four suspects."
Hearing this, curiosity showed on everyone's faces.
Some palace concubines whose hometowns were in Bashu, or who had relatives or friends in Bashu, couldn't help but feel worried.
Although they didn't do it, it's very common for the harem to frame someone. If they are unfortunate enough to be used as scapegoats by the real culprit behind the scenes, their death would be in vain...
The emperor asked in a deep voice: "Which four?!"
Su Quanye said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the first one is Xia Chan who is beside Lady Meng. She is from Bashu."
Lady Meng, who had been well behaved since being demoted, suddenly raised her head when she heard this!
Huh? Why is it her again?!
Why do they always like to put the blame on her for any scandal in the harem? !
She might as well stop calling herself Concubine Meng and call herself Concubine Guo instead!
Concubine Meng stood up and knelt on the ground, saying fearfully: "Your Majesty, I don't have any..."
Xia Chan is Queen Jiang's person. The mission she received this time is that if there is a risk of Concubine Wen being exposed, she will take responsibility for the matter with the determination to die.
It is said that the spider that frightened Concubine Zhou was placed in the plum garden by Concubine Meng. Because Concubine Meng lost her child, she was jealous of Concubine Zhou who was pregnant, and wanted to scare her into miscarriage!