The First Empress - Chapter 225

Chapter 225 You Need Dirt to Catch a Thief

After thinking over and over again, Linglong still felt that this matter was full of doubts.

She let Qin’er go to Concubine Mude’s palace and called Mother Lu to Qixia Palace for various reasons. Mother Lu was a woman who was over forty years old. Her pair of shrewd and sophisticated eyes looked at Linglong’s pair of eyes that could see through almost everything. “Servant greets Empress Zhao Yi, and Empress Zhao Yi,” she said.

Linglong was about to explode, but in the end, she managed to suppress the pain and anger from her chest. She pointed at Nanny Lu, who was kneeling in front of her, and said, “Qin’er, why don’t you pull Nanny Lu up a little faster?” Qin’er politely helped Mammy Lu up. Linglong frowned and said, “Mammy Lu came from afar. Qin’er brought Mammy Lu a cup of hot brown sugar water.”

“Your Highness, white water is fine. This servant doesn’t like brown sugar.” Nanny Lu bowed respectfully and refused Linglong’s kindness. Linglong nodded her head. Soon, Qin’er had already sent the brown sugar water over. Linglong’s long eyelashes shook slightly and she said, “This palace called you here because there were some things I wanted to ask you. Is it convenient for you to answer, Nanny Lu?”

“It’s convenient. Just ask the Empress.” Nanny Lu was dignified and elegant, Linglong felt that she had suspected the wrong person. She couldn’t help but carefully look at Nanny Lu from head to toe. There was no acting. Being able to act so naturally was also a way to earn a living. However, everyone in the harem was covered in skin and bones, making it hard for people to understand. Linglong did not relax and would not evade. She said, “Nanny Lu, I only asked you one thing. Where were you the day before yesterday?” “The day Princess Yu Lai died, where exactly were you?”

Linglong’s long curled eyelashes gently cast a thick shadow beneath her eyes. His unfathomable eyes were covered with a lot of brilliance. Nanny Lu hesitated a little. However, Xie Fei still raised his eyes. Looking at Linglong, “Your Highness must not marry, That day, this servant has been waiting for orders from Concubine De. Concubine De also knows that this servant can’t walk around randomly. This servant is too old to do things. I don’t know if Concubine De heard or saw anything that she shouldn’t have seen. This servant has told Concubine De truthfully that this servant has always been at Concubine De’s place. ”

Linglong’s cold eyes did not move at all. She stared at her heart with suspicion. After thinking for a while, Linglong said, “It must be a lie. Now that there are several witnesses, are you brazenly planning to mess with them? Qin’er, come forward and tell me if this Nanny Lu was in Princess Yu Lai’s inner hall last time.”

Qin’er had already determined that Nanny Lu had knocked her out with a stick behind her. Seeing that Nanny Lu refused to admit her debt, she couldn’t help but point at Nanny Lu and say anxiously, “Your Highness, you can only tell the truth under severe punishment. Could it be that Your Highness still expects her to tell us the truth like this?” “I didn’t expect that after that incident, even Qin’er would be able to do things swiftly. Linglong tightened her grip on the armrest of the chair and said in fear,” Very good–”

Nanny Lu did not know what this meant. Whether to allow Qin’er to use it or to appreciate Qin’er’s behavior, ‘”Your Highness cannot make a raft for others. Even if Your Highness takes my life, I will not force her to confess. This servant did not come over, so there is someone else who wanted to murder Princess Yu Lai. Why would Your Highness do this?”

Linglong looked at Nanny Lu’s expression. Although she was panicking, she was valiant and valiant. She did not seem guilty. However, Linglong would make Nanny Lu die convinced. She handed over the golden hairpin in her sleeve and said, “This is always the accessory on your head, isn’t it?”

Nanny Lu grabbed the golden hairpin and hugged it in her arms as if she had obtained a precious treasure. “Your Highness, this is your kindness, but servant doesn’t know where you got this from.” Linglong’s eyebrows trembled coldly and said, “Is this yours?”

“No mistake,” he said, Nanny Lu had already inserted the golden hairpin into her left sideburns. and tidied up her messy hair. Linglong was puzzled. The person I saw last time clearly put the golden hairpin behind me. When Linglong thought of this, she waved her hand and said, “Could it be that this palace has wrongly blamed you? Mother Lu, please stand up. This golden hairpin was found in Princess Yu Lai’s inner hall the last time. After an open and secret visit, it was confirmed that this golden hairpin is your accessory. However …”

Nanny Lu smiled and said, “But does Your Highness think that this old servant must be so foolish?” Even if he killed someone, would he still write “Murderer Striking Tiger Wu Song” on the wall? Niang Niang, do you think this servant would do this if this place had no means of three hundred taels of silver? “Is it because this servant deliberately left behind clues for the Empress to follow? Or is it because this servant is so immature that she actually managed to catch this servant?” Linglong did not comment. She could not judge at this moment. “Sometimes, this place has no silver. On the contrary, no one would doubt it. As for following this servant, this palace naturally has its own methods …”

As she spoke, Linglong signaled for Nanny Lu to pour a glass of water. Granny Lu caught it. Linglong noticed any subtle movements of Nanny Lu. Nanny Lu was a left-handed woman, Whatever you do must be left-handed, Even after drinking, Ling Long also put the bowl on the left side. She recalled the scene when she first arrived at the inner hall. At that time, not only was the bowl on the right side, even the rod that hit Qin’er was on the right side. Only then did Ling Long have the backbone and said, “Looks like Mammy is a left-handed person. I wonder if this is a Xiantian or a Houtian?”

Nanny Li smiled and said, “This servant was born to be the first. Now that I’m old, I can’t change it.” Linglong nodded her head in satisfaction and said, “Don’t alarm me. I already know that you weren’t the one who poisoned me last time. You take the lead, but the person who poisoned me is no different from us. Therefore, I already know that it’s not you. You can go back first.” Nanny Lu nodded and said, “Your Highness, what else do you need to ask? Just come and find this servant. This servant doesn’t seem to be marrying someone else.” Linglong nodded and watched as Nanny Lu was sent out.

A cool breeze blew over. Linglong gently tidied up the messy bangs before regaining her composure. She said, “There is still an inside story behind this matter. We need to go step by step. We must not alarm anyone. Now, bring Pei Minghai over to this palace.”

Qin’er randomly found an excuse to call Pei Minghai over. Pei Minghai was calm as ever. A doctor walked without a trace of dust, gentle as a woman, but those hands … those hands could kill and save people. Linglong couldn’t help but feel a great pain in her heart when she thought of this.

The pair of black pearl-like eyes looked at Pei Minghai, who was groveling in front of him. Linglong said, “You know what this palace wants you to do. Stand up and answer. This palace is a person who knows everything. This palace will not blame anyone. You have your own reasons. Tell me.”

Pei Minghai nodded and said, “What does Your Highness want to know?”

Without hesitation, Linglong said, The smile at the corner of his mouth deepened. The strange eyes were slightly cold and fierce. “First, I want to know what made you unable to escape from the palace of Concubine De and Lan Sou Yu. Second,” Ling Long walked down from her seat. ‘”Second, I want to see if you really ate the courage of an ambitious leopard or if someone ate the courage of an ambitious leopard and added fuel to the fire. You can say whatever you know, and I will analyze it myself.”

Pei Minghai felt his back turn cold. The snake-like man looked at him coldly. No one would feel comfortable. “Is this what Your Highness wants to know?”

Linglong nodded and Pei Minghai said, “If this lowly official told Your Highness that there was someone behind all of this, would Your Highness understand?”

Linglong nodded coldly and said, “Your Majesty?”

Pei Minghai did not comment. Linglong sighed and looked at Pei Minghai, saying, “Have you already poisoned Princess Yu Lai?” As he spoke, Imperial Physician Zhang walked out from behind the curtain. Linglong said, “Imperial Physician Zhang, you can see who you are now.” Linglong said.

Imperial Physician Zhang said, “Your Highness, back to your Highness’ words, Princess Yu Lai has eaten all the incense sand cardamom that she has eaten since her bad health. There is diamond powder in it, and there is also a little mercury in it.” Hearing this, Pei Minghai suddenly felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He bent his knees and knelt on the ground. Linglong widened her phoenix eyes. A cold star shot out of his cold eyes. He said, “Pei Minghai, this palace has misjudged you. When did you come to this palace to make your treasure mountain empty? When did you come to this palace and not pay you extra attention? You are actually so stubborn. You actually did such a thing under this palace’s eyelids. This palace is saddened for you. This palace will play Emperor Ming and let you leave behind a complete corpse.”

Pei Minghai said, “I’m going to die. Do you want all the corpses to be your grace? But please understand this. Your Highness is a foot taller than the devil. I’ve warned you several times about Yu Lai. It’s just that your Highness hasn’t dealt with it properly and calmly. When you thought about it carefully last time …”

Linglong faintly recalled, On the other hand, Pei Minghai said several times that he was sick and wanted to give Princess Yu Lai a new doctor. But every time, Linglong felt that others were worried, so she left Pei Minghai behind. Thinking of this, everything had already become clear. The fog in front of her had already been removed. She pointed at Pei Minghai with trembling fingers and said, “This palace can only tear Ma Su apart. You go.”

However, the corner of Pei Minghai’s mouth was also covered with blood beads. When Linglong looked at it again, Pei Minghai had already bit his tongue and killed himself. That tongue even twitched twice on the ground. Linglong said, “Put it out, Your Majesty, Pei Minghai has indeed committed suicide after killing Princess Yu Lai.” Qin’er hurriedly left.

Linglong walked into the inner hall. She picked up the incense in her hand and lit it. She said in front of Princess Yu Lai’s spirit, “Mother Concubine will uphold justice for you. You can rest assured that none of the mother concubines who are harmful to you will be allowed to accompany you in the underworld.”