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Chapter 109 Huang Qiying 47
The system was not online, so Huang Qiying called it twice but it didn't respond, so she had to give up.
"It's really unreliable. I still have to let Huanxin Sheyue and the others investigate."
Hongli and Fucha Langya gave instructions one by one regarding Jin Yuyan's funeral arrangements, and Huang Qiying found an excuse to leave the Yangxin Palace first.
Not long after she left, Jinbao received the emperor's order to do things - Shuyi (the palace maid with goldfish eyes, whose name was changed because Jin Yuyan missed Zhenshu) and others were sent to the Ministry of Justice for interrogation. They accepted gifts and neglected their duties, and were beaten with 50 sticks and dismissed from their posts. Huang Shuhuan was responsible for notifying the Joseon Dynasty of Jin Yuyan's death.
The next day, the result of Jin Yuyan's death came out, but it was somewhat unexpected.
It was actually Chunpin who sent the laxative into Qixiang Palace through Bai Ruiji, but Bai Ruiji herself explained that she just wanted to teach Jin Yuyan a small lesson and did not dare to kill anyone.
Su Lujun also confessed her and Jin Yuyan's plan in fear.
"Your Majesty, it was Concubine Jin herself who first found me. She knew that I was distressed about the Seventh Princess, so she instigated me to join her in plotting to frame Concubine Mei. Then, she could use the scheme of self-torture to regain your favor, and my Jingyan could also return to my side, Your Majesty!
I know I am guilty. It was because I cared too much about Jingyan that I was instigated by Concubine Jin to be greedy. But that medicine was Concubine Jin's prescription.
Your Majesty, do you still remember the deceased Zhenshu? Zhenshu knew medicine.
Hongli was completely unaware of this. A gloomy expression crossed his face. Why had Zhenshu never reported her medical skills? What was she trying to do by hiding her medical knowledge? No wonder she'd thought of using cinnabar to harm someone last time!
"That laxative was prepared by Zhenshu before she died. Concubine Jin said that as long as the dosage is controlled, there will be no problem. She also has the antidote, so even if something happens, she can save herself.
I really didn't know that Concubine Jin would die because of this, Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, we did find some medicine bags and pills in Qixiang Palace. The imperial physicians identified them as mostly fortifying the stomach, promoting digestion, slimming, and improving complexion. There was also a bottle of contraceptive pills," the Empress said in embarrassment. "But we didn't find the antidote that Concubine Chun mentioned."
The Queen felt both guilty and relieved when she spoke of the contraceptive pill. She suspected that Jin Yuyan had taken the pill because she had seen her guard against the harem when they were in the palace, so she took the initiative to prevent pregnancy. But regardless of whether it was true or not, Jin Yuyan and her beloved Zhenshu were both dead, and the dead could not speak.
Before Hongli could react to the bottle of birth control pills, Su Lujun hurriedly defended herself:
"Your Majesty, I did not lie. Concubine Jin sent a message through a young eunuch who was unfamiliar to me. Although I cannot remember his name, I will definitely be able to identify him if I see him again!"
Bai Ruiji also said, "Your Majesty, the reason I thought of drugging Concubine Jin was because I accidentally heard two young eunuchs gossiping in the Imperial Garden.
One of the two young eunuchs complained that his companion was lazy, always using stomachache as an excuse to not go to work, and cursed the lazy eunuch. Bai Ruiji was too embarrassed to say what the curse was in front of the emperor and his concubines, so she asked her maid Suyun to answer.
"Your Majesty, I can testify for you. I was with you in the Imperial Garden that day, and I heard with my own ears one of the eunuchs curse the lazy eunuch so hard that he would fall into the toilet and never get out.
Another young eunuch said, "That's easy. Go back and get some croton seeds to feed him. He'll have diarrhea, and when he collapses from diarrhea, scare him from outside. I guarantee he'll fall in."
Because before hearing these two servants talking, the servant was comforting the master and mourning for the young master who died young, so after hearing this, the master had the idea of teasing Jin Guiren to vent his anger on the young master.
"You! This is ridiculous! You actually listened to the nonsense our servants said and even dared to do it!" Fu Cha Langya simply couldn't bear to watch it. It was a pity that they could come up with such a dirty trick!
Jin Yuyan is really cruel. Fu Cha Langya can understand why she poisoned herself, but what was she thinking when she gave herself a laxative? She wasn't afraid that the emperor would dislike her if he knew!
Hongli was speechless. He pointed at Su Lujun and wanted to speak but was too angry to speak. Su Lujun hurriedly explained, "Your Majesty, the eunuch that Concubine Mei mentioned was not arranged by me.
Your Majesty, please forgive me. I have concealed something before. Concubine Jin originally came to me because she wanted to use cinnabar to frame Concubine Mei.
But I am timid and afraid that the cinnabar will remind you of Concubine Mei's little prince. And since Concubine Mei is thinking of using laxatives to trick Concubine Jin, I have discussed with Concubine Jin to replace the cinnabar with laxatives.
"So you already knew what I was going to do!" Bai Ruiji's face was filled with the perfect amount of embarrassment after being tricked. "Then were those laxatives I got also deliberately delivered to my door by you?"
"Yes, Li Ren from the Imperial Hospital is a disciple of Imperial Physician Jiang Zejiang. Imperial Physician Jiang is close to Concubine Jin. The medicine was intercepted and sent to your Yanxi Palace under his instructions."
"Your Majesty, do you want to summon Jiang Ze and Li Ren?"
"No need, just send them both to the Ministry of Punishment. And the two eunuchs that Concubine Mei mentioned," Zhalong looked at Bai Ruiji and Suyun, "Did you see clearly what those two people look like?" He suspected that someone was deliberately putting on a show for Bai Ruiji.
"Your Majesty, those two young eunuchs had their backs to me and Su Yun when they spoke, so I didn't see their true faces."
"Your Majesty, although I didn't see their faces clearly, I remember their shapes and voices!"
"Okay, Suxin, take her downstairs and call out all those who worked in the Imperial Garden that day to identify them one by one."
"Yes, slaves obey."
Su Yun also bowed and followed the Queen's maid Su Xin to retreat.
After Suyun left, the emperor got another clue from interrogating Bai Ruiji. It was not the first time that Bai Ruiji gave Jin Yuyan laxatives. The first time she gave her laxatives was on the fifteenth night of last month. But Jin Yuyan was unaware of it that time. She had no appetite and did not eat much at night. Instead, several servants shared the food and had stomach problems for half the night.
Bai Ruiji had someone keep an eye on Qixiang Palace. Seeing that Jin Yuyan was fine, she thought she was just cautious, so she let the servants taste the food before eating. So when she started cooking for the second time, she put in very little to prevent the servants from having an attack soon after eating.
The second time she drugged Jin Yuyan, she gained confidence and ordered the people in the imperial kitchen to send some overnight meals to Jin Yuyan from time to time. She also put some drugs in Jin Yuyan's food every now and then, but the dosage was not large.
The night before, Bai Ruiji thought Jin Yuyan had gotten used to it by now, so she wanted to give her a hard time. So the night before, after Jin Yuyan ate a meal that had been drugged, she stayed awake by the toilet all night.
But Bai Ruiji did not admit that she had given Jin Yuyan a laxative yesterday morning.
"Your Majesty, I always put medicine in Concubine Jin's dinner because I think it's inconvenient at night. If Concubine Jin can't help herself and wants to call the imperial physician, I'm afraid it will be difficult for her to do so.
Although I was guilty first, I dare to take responsibility for my actions. I will not admit to anything I didn't do! Yesterday's breakfast for Lady Jin had nothing to do with me."
The Empress began to speculate, "Your Majesty, could it be that Concubine Jin saw that Concubine Mei had finally increased the dosage and felt that the time was right, so she drugged herself and wanted to put the blame on Concubine Mei. But now Zhenshu, the skilled doctor, was not with her, so she mistakenly used an overdose, and Na Li delayed her time to seek help, so..."
This guess is very likely. The imperial physician also said that the laxative in Jin Yuyan's body would not be life-threatening if treated in time. However, according to Su Lujun, didn't Jin Yuyan prepare the antidote for herself in advance?
Thinking of this, Huang Qiying asked, "What Queen Sister said makes sense. The only problem now is the antidote for Qixiang Palace.
"Concubine Jin should have taken the antidote before the imperial physician arrived, but she didn't, and now the antidote has disappeared. Is there a third person behind this?"
Hongli and Fucha Langya both looked very unhappy. This matter had already involved Jin Yuyan, Bai Ruiji and Su Lujun. If there was another dark hand involved, who could it be?
"Given Lady Jin's scheming, she wouldn't risk her life unless she was absolutely certain. Furthermore, she had the laxative and the corresponding antidote in her possession, so they must have been kept together. She must have made sure the antidote was there before taking the laxative. So, who took her antidote after the incident?"
“Ah, Shuyi!”
After Zhenshu and Lixin died and separated, Shuyi became the only senior maidservant beside Jin Yuyan. Before Jin Yuyan's accident, Shuyi had always been by her side. Thinking of this, Fucha Langya was suddenly shocked, "Your Majesty, Shuyi must be hiding something!"
Hongli thought the same thing as her. Just as he was about to call Shuyi, he heard Jinzhong asking for a meeting outside, saying that he had something important to report.
"Let him in."
Jinzhong came in with a solemn expression on his face, "Your servant greets the Emperor, the Empress, the Concubine Yi, and all the ladies."
"Stand up, what happened?"
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Punishment has just reported that the maid Shuyi of Qixiang Palace committed suicide by biting her tongue."
"Suicide? There is indeed something wrong with this Shuyi!" Hongli was angry.
But the Queen noticed that Jinzhong seemed to have something else to say. Seeing that the Emperor didn't know what he was thinking, she spoke first to relieve Jinzhong's embarrassment, "Jinzhong, do you have anything else to say?"