si-mexico Chapter 59 An Lingrong (59)
Chapter 59 An Lingrong (59)
Cao Qinmo was first thankful that there was a careful person like Jiapin in her team: "Fortunately, sister Jiapin was more careful and asked Madam Kong to check the medicine every day. I thought she was too careful at the time, but now it seems that it is better to be more meticulous in everything to survive in the palace."
Concubine Hua used disdain and complacency to disguise her fear and anger: "Humph. It seems that this palace is now deeply ill. That's why people gave me such precise medicine. But, it's a pity. They don't know that this palace is just pretending to be ill and keeping a low profile. This disappoints those bugs who have been harming me behind my back!"
Is this the point?
An Lingrong was actually a little scared. If this guy's trick worked and Concubine Hua was really gone, then Concubine Hua's team would almost have to be disbanded on the spot.
Lipin may simply not want to move and stick to the group. But An Lingrong and Cao Qinmo are still willing to serve Hua Guifei honestly. Isn't this all for the future?
Without Concubine Hua, they would no longer have a bridge to communicate with the Nian family outside the palace. At that time, Nian Gengyao outside the palace would definitely look down on her and Cao Qinmo, and would not fully trust them. It is self-evident what will happen to Concubine Hua's team after that.
Moreover, what is even more worth investigating is: "Who is the person behind this? How could he have such great ability to tamper with Concubine Hua's medicine in the small kitchen of Yikun Palace? And according to Madam Kong, such secret medicine is not easy to find.
Also, even if the queen likes peonies, she doesn't bring them back every day. The Ministry of Internal Affairs is under the jurisdiction of Huang Guiquan. How could others know so clearly what flowers he sent to us these days?"
These things are so terrifying when you think about them carefully!
After hearing what An Lingrong said, Concubine Hua could no longer conceal the fear in her heart. She thought of a terrible possibility - could it be the Emperor?
Obviously, An Lingrong also thought of this possibility.
After all, the emperor has a criminal record.
In his previous life, the emperor first praised Concubine Hua and the Nian family, and then...
And there is Cao Qinmo. In her previous life, after she reported Concubine Hua, wasn’t she sent away with medicine by the Emperor and the Empress Dowager?
Why? The more I think about it, the more it seems like the emperor did it.
If it was really the emperor who did it, wouldn't it be courting death for me to rely on Concubine Hua?
No, I can't keep guessing like this.
If we continue to speculate like this, the morale of the army will be unstable.
"Could this be the Queen's doing? I heard that the Queen is well versed in medicine. And although the Queen herself left the palace this time, Jianqiu is still in the palace. She has always been the Queen's most favored person, but this time the Queen refused to take her with her. She must have given her an important task to do."
In fact, the Queen kept Jianqiu in the palace purely to keep an eye on them, but An Lingrong didn't know. The more she talked, the more she felt that this was the case.
After all, this method of committing the crime is highly compatible with the Queen, as she was the one who sent Chun Yuan away with almond tea.
Cao Qinmo also proposed other conjectures: "Although Concubine Jing has just taken over the palace power, maybe this has made her more ambitious. The queen had tortured her when she was in the palace, and she may have been holding a grudge for a long time, and now she wants to take advantage of the queen's illness to take revenge."
Speaking of Concubine Hua torturing people, she has torturing many people. Speaking of those who hold a grudge, Zhen Huan must be counted among them.
And An Lingrong always felt that Zhen Huan had some evil powers. Maybe she found some thugs somewhere. Just like the time when she pretended to be a ghost to scare people, Xiao Yunzi had been sent back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs a long time ago, but as long as Zhen Huan wanted, she could get Xiao Yunzi's brother to help her.
An Lingrong shared this guess with Concubine Hua and the others, and they all thought it was possible.
Cao Qinmo also provided another new argument: "On the day when Shen Meizhuang was buried, Concubine Wan looked at us with undisguised hatred. I'm afraid she blamed us for Shen Meizhuang's death. Given the friendship she had with Shen Meizhuang since childhood, I'm afraid she's determined to fight us to the death."
Very good, after such a discussion, it seems that there is a lot of useful information, but in fact, no useful conclusions have been reached.
Concubine Hua was too arrogant in the past and offended too many people, which led them to look at everyone who was not on their team as suspicious.
After all, when Concubine Hua said that she was torturing people, she really meant it in a way that made people feel ashamed and angry as possible. If she had not been forced to this point, An Lingrong would not have joined in just because she couldn't win.
It feels good to torture people for a while, but now it's like a crematorium.
When she was in a state of confusion, Concubine Hua instinctively wanted to send a message to her brother. But as soon as she said this, she realized that things were different now. If the poisoning was really done by the emperor, wouldn't she implicate her brother if she sent a message back now?
Sitting down again dejectedly, Concubine Hua could only wait for the think tanks in front of her to come up with a solution for her.
They were unable to figure out who the real culprit behind the murder of Concubine Hua was, and they were afraid that it was really the Emperor who did it. They didn't even dare to go to the Emperor to complain about their grievances. They agreed to ask Madam Kong to keep a close eye on the matter over the next few days and try to catch the person who drugged Concubine Hua, and then they hastily dispersed today's meeting.
On the way back, An Lingrong was thinking wildly, if the person who poisoned the imperial concubine was really the emperor, what should she do? She is now a die-hard imperial concubine party. If she changes her support to someone else, it is inevitable that she will end up like Cao Qinmo in the previous life.
It was a pity that Hongchang was still in his infancy, otherwise he could just let General Nian lead his troops to force the emperor to abdicate. When Hongchang succeeded to the throne, maybe he could even get a concubine.
After An Lingrong became extremely annoyed, she couldn't help but start to fantasize.
She asked the system: "Do you know who did it?"
"The system doesn't know yet, but if the host is willing to spend the money, the system will find out." The system's sales pitch has become more euphemistic now.
An Lingrong asked tentatively: "I want to know who harmed the imperial concubine this time. How many points does it cost?" If the price was acceptable, she would buy it.
"Only 20 points~" At such a critical moment, concerning the life and death of her family, this system is now talking to her using tilde marks.
An Lingrong tried to bargain: "System, this is just a matter of words for you, and you still want 20 points. Do you think it's reasonable? Otherwise, how about a cheaper price of 10 points?"
"The host was just saying in his heart that this news concerns the life and death of your family. How come it's just a matter of one sentence? Customized service, no bargaining." The system ruthlessly rejected An Lingrong's bargaining.
"But I really don't have that many points now. You can see my account balance." An Lingrong tried to present the facts.
The system kindly introduced the loan service to her: "Since several hosts have failed to repay their loans on time, although those hosts eventually paid for their previous behavior with their souls. But this incident still caused a relatively bad impact, so the current point loan policy of the Quick Travel Bureau has been changed. Now the loan not only has a threshold but also has to pay interest. Host, please confirm, after understanding these regulations, do you still want to buy the answer to who poisoned Concubine Hua?"