The fate was changed, the mistress of the Hou family was slapped in the face and made money to win

Chapter 585 The reason for suspicion

Shen Yanxi walked into the room and his eyes fell on Jiang Suining.

Although he had been in the dark before and was sure that Jiang Suining was safe and sound, he still looked him up and down before he felt relieved.

"Prime Minister Shen, what do you mean by this? I really don't understand!" He Qingrui was confused, but she could only pretend.

Shen Yanxi had no intention of talking nonsense with He Qingrui, and only said to Jiang Suining: "The person has been interrogated and confessed everything. He is indeed someone under the command of the Imperial Concubine."

He Qingrui was shocked by these words, and she couldn't help but look at Jiang Suining again.

Jiang Suining first nodded at Shen Yanxi, and then spoke to He Qingrui.

"Qingrui, the porcelain bottle is exactly the same, and there is indeed some residue of bashu juice in it, but it was not fished out from the lake. I asked someone to find it secretly. And the words on Gongdao were only said on purpose for you to hear."

At that time, although Qingrui seemed to be one step ahead, if she hid at the corner of the palace road, she could still hear their conversation clearly.

The so-called finding of evidence and the hesitation on whether to hand over the evidence to the Queen were just baits thrown out to see whether Qingrui would take the bait.

"No, this doesn't make sense. Why would you be so sure that I would hide at the other end of the palace corridor and eavesdrop on your conversation?" He Qingrui shook her head.

It is perfectly normal for me to go ahead and not disturb the couple. Why are you so sure that I will eavesdrop?

"Of course it's because I went to see the Imperial Concubine during the day." Jiang Suining's eyes understood. "When I saw the Imperial Concubine, I deliberately showed my intention to make peace, but I didn't mention the Queen's poisoning at all. The more I acted like that, the more the Imperial Concubine would suspect that I had some evidence, so she was so calm. In that case, she would definitely arrange for her people to investigate. If it were normal, you would naturally not eavesdrop, but if you just received an order from the Imperial Concubine, it would be different."

He Qingrui's face turned pale.

She couldn't help but recall the situation yesterday when Concubine Cheng privately asked her to come over and ordered her to find out whether Jiang Suining had found any evidence.

And it was indeed for this reason that she deliberately slowed down her pace when leaving and hid at the bend in the palace road, hoping to see if she could hear anything...

but……

But why did Jiang Suining suspect himself?

The words of question were on the tip of her tongue, but she didn't dare to ask. After all, once she opened her mouth, it would be tantamount to admitting that she was indeed the Imperial Concubine's person and was following the Imperial Concubine's orders.

Seeing He Qingrui's confusion and entanglement, Jiang Suining sighed lightly and continued.

"When a goose passes by, it leaves traces. Once something is done in this world, it will definitely leave clues. Your contact with the imperial concubine was indeed very secretive, but there is still evidence left."

"What evidence?" He Qingrui couldn't help but ask.

"Yesterday, after sending Ayan away from the palace, do you remember that we briefly exchanged a few words?"

"I remember." He Qingrui nodded, "Did I say something wrong?"

No, that's impossible, she was very careful when she spoke, nothing would go wrong.

"You didn't say anything wrong, but when you were talking, I accidentally noticed some white cat hair on your shoulder."

"Cat hair?" He Qingrui was stunned and subconsciously turned her head to look at her shoulder.

"Yes, Mao Mao. Although there are many concubines in the palace who keep cats, most of them keep them in their own palaces and never let them out, and we rarely have contact with them. I remember you talked to A Yan before and said that your mother is very afraid of cats, so your family has never kept a cat. In addition, as far as I know, the only white cat is Xue Rong, who is raised by the imperial concubine."

When she saw the cat's hair, she became confused.

However, there was no way to confirm anything just by relying on the cat hair. She had only seen the snow fox in the imperial concubine's palace once, so she couldn't be sure.

So after meeting A Yao, she went to Concubine Cheng's palace. When she saw Xuerong, whose fur color and length were the same as those of a cat, she became even more suspicious.

So he deliberately aroused Concubine Cheng's suspicion under the pretext of seeking peace.

Once suspicion arises, if Qingrui is really Concubine Cheng's person, then there is a high probability that she will be asked to test and investigate.

So, she secretly asked someone to find Shen Yanxi, who found an identical porcelain vase, and asked him to wait on the way out of the palace to cooperate with her in a play.

He Qingrui stood there in a daze. If she still had a glimmer of hope in her heart just now, thinking that she could get away with it as long as she denied it, now it seemed ridiculous.

Cat hair?

She was very cautious and made sure that no one knew or followed her when she secretly went to see Concubine Cheng these days.

In front of Jiang Suining and the others, he was extremely nervous, afraid of saying something wrong and being exposed.

But she never expected that just because of a few cat hairs, she would reveal her flaws?

She looked at Jiang Suining with a complicated expression, "So, you were going to see the Queen just now just to lure someone to attack you and take away the evidence, so as to completely confirm that I am the Imperial Concubine's man?"

"Not only that, there was no breakthrough in this matter before, and it could almost be said that it was at a stalemate. But now it's different. Not only have we found you, but we have also caught the person who attacked me and wanted to destroy the evidence. That person, or that person plus you, is the breakthrough now."

Today's events had been discussed with Shen Yanxi and the commander of the Imperial Guards from the very beginning, and they had been hiding in the dark.

After catching the person, he would be interrogated immediately, not giving Concubine Cheng any chance to react, and the result of the interrogation would be reported immediately to avoid other complications.

Judging from the time, the Emperor and the Empress should have received the news.

Jiang Suining frowned and looked at He Qingrui. A moment of confusion flashed across his eyes, but he soon calmed down again.

"Qingrui, I have to say you did a really good job. Even though you were eager to give A-Yao away before, I never doubted you until I saw that strand of cat hair."

"Oh!" He Qingrui laughed bitterly, "That may be because I usually act too naive. Compared to you, I seem to be stupid and foolish, so naturally I am not likely to arouse suspicion."

"If you were stupid and foolish, how could you stand out in the selection of female officials? We just think you have a good temper and we trust you sincerely."

He Qingrui shook her head. "It doesn't matter. Whether it's naive or stupid, it's still been discovered now."

Jiang Suining frowned even more tightly, and after a moment, he asked, "So, what did the Imperial Concubine promise you, or what did she threaten you with, and why did she do that?"