Concubine Xian straightened up and said, "You found out?"

Song Qingjin nodded and said, "Your Majesty, since the imperial physicians have diagnosed that the ice orchids have already entered the concubine's food. If the dining room has to add some ice to the concubine's food every time Lan, it seems a bit too troublesome. Moreover, it is too easy to arouse suspicion from others. If he adds ice orchid to the things that the old concubine eats every day, for example, mix it with flour, isn’t it Is it much safer?"

Concubine Xian understood: "That's right. Binglan is white and tasteless. If it is mixed with flour, it will be invisible. In this way, many things will make sense."

Song Qingjin nodded and continued: "Your Majesty, we need to quickly find out who poisoned the old concubine. If we follow this method, the most suspicious person is someone who transports food ingredients in the palace and can enter the dining room." People. Those who knead dough and make stuffing are all suspects. We should focus on interrogation."

Concubine Xian said: "We have to hurry up. I am afraid that this matter is not as simple as it seems on the surface. The longer it drags on, the worse it will be for us."

Song Qingmei saluted and said yes.Next, the female officials beside Concubine Xian and Song Qingxi followed the method they had discussed, and started investigating again in the dining room.Finally, three people were found.This time the range is much smaller.

Song Qingjin has forgotten to sleep and eat these few days, and today she is checking the information of these three people, family background, relatives and other things in Concubine Xian's side room.The maids beside Concubine Xian also followed her.When turning to the second person, the maid suddenly said: "I seem to have an impression of this one named Guixiang."

Song Qingjin asked immediately, "Guixiang, who is it?"

The maid recalled for a while, and said: "I remember her. She used to be a maid in Lin Zhaoyi's palace. I have seen her many times. Later, I heard that she was kicked out of the palace by Lin Zhaoyi because of a mistake. But I don’t know how I got to the dining room.”

Song Qingjin looked at the word Guixiang on the roster, and asked again: "Then do you know why she was kicked out by Xu Zhaoyi?"

The maid recalled it for a while before she said, "It seems that it was because one of Xu Zhaoyi's vases was broken. As for other details, I don't know."

Song Qingjin said: "I think this Guixiang is a little suspicious. Let's tell the concubine Xian, and then we will investigate the person named Guixiang. By the way, there is another person, I also want to know."

The maid said: "What, is it someone else in the dining room? Or the eunuch and the mother?"

Song Qingjin shook her head and said, "No. It's not them. I want to know more now, Xu Zhaoyi."

The court lady didn't quite understand what Song Qingjin meant, but she nodded anyway.Turned around to do it.Song Qingjin stood up and went back to Shouyan Hall to have a bite of food.As soon as he put down his chopsticks, the maid from Concubine Xian's side came to look for Concubine Song: "Sister Qing Concubine, Concubine Xian is going to interrogate that man named Guixiang. I want you to go there quickly!"

As soon as Song Qingjin heard what she said, she didn't even bother to take a sip of water, and hurried to Concubine Xian's palace.She has already captured the court lady named Guixiang from the dining room, and she is now tied up in the side room.

Song Qingjin quickly rushed to the hall of Concubine Xian.Entering the side room, I saw a woman who was tied up in the side room.She bowed to Concubine Xian first, and then said: "Concubine Xian, is this person Guixiang?"

Concubine Xian nodded yes.She rubbed her forehead and said, "I've been staying here all morning, young concubine, you can ask, I'll have a sip of tea and take a rest."

Song Qingjin nodded.Concubine Xian asked her to sit at a small table, just like the magistrate who used to interrogate prisoners.There was also a little maid sitting beside her, helping Song Qingmei to record all the words she said during the interrogation of Guixiang, and recorded them one by one.

Song Qingjin first asked: "You are Guixiang, what do you do in the kitchen now?"

Gui Xiang's voice was a little hoarse: "Back to the girl. The maidservant is Gui Xiang. Now, now, it's nothing more than some work in the dining room of kneading flour and flour. They are all low-level envoys."

"Do you know why I called you here?"

"Girl, empress. The maidservant doesn't know this. Is it because the maidservant didn't do the work in the dining room well, making the empress unhappy?"

Song Qingjin sneered, and said: "The concubine Xian is not such a sharp person. Because the food you cook is not delicious, she tied you up in a side room. Also, I am the servant of the old concubine's palace. People. You must know what happened some time ago. I called you here to ask if you know about the poisoning of the old concubine."

After she finished speaking, she fixed her eyes on Guixiang, paying attention to every little expression and movement she made after hearing this.Gui Xiang stuffed her hands into her sleeves, coughed a few times nervously, but quickly replied: "Miss, you are joking, even if this servant has the guts, she wouldn't dare to poison the concubine." !"

Song Qingjin had expected her sophistry.After all, the person who can be ordered to poison the old concubine is definitely not a vegetarian.

Song Qingjin leaned back and said, "Guixiang, we are all servants. Many things, the things you do are not your own ideas, so if you tell the truth, I can ask the masters for you. , punish you lightly. How are you doing?"

Gui Xiang still said stubbornly: "Miss, this is just joking. I really don't dare to do such a thing."

Song Qingjin sighed and looked at Concubine Xian who was sitting on the couch.She shook her head and said: "I have already said that, if you reason with others, they may not listen to you. In my opinion, we should follow the old rules and search her house."

Song Qingjin immediately got up from her seat and said, "Yes, ma'am." After she agreed, she subconsciously looked at Guixiang again.Do not know why.When Concubine Xian said that she wanted to search her house, Gui Xiang didn't seem afraid.Song Qingjin's heart became more and more strange.Could it be that he really guessed the wrong direction, this Guixiang kneeling on the ground is actually innocent?

The female officer next to Concubine Xian has taken people to search Guixiang's palace.After almost an hour, all the people came back, and when they reached the house, Concubine Xian asked, "Did you find anything suspicious?"

The female officer shook her head regretfully, and said: "If you go back to your mother, there is nothing suspicious in Guixiang's room, and there are no traces or remnants of ice orchids found."

Song Qingjin couldn't help standing up, and said in her mouth, "How could it be! I just saw..."

Before Song Qing could continue to speak, Gui Xiang said, "Girl, the slave has already said that this matter has nothing to do with me. But you are aggressive and want to tell the slave to tell the truth. I don't understand. What do you mean?" !"

Unexpectedly, Guixiang resorted to a trick to turn against the guests, but instead caused trouble for Song Qingmei.She felt very angry. Ever since she transmigrated, she was in a dilemma, and she was always careful in front of her masters.Now, even Gui Xiang, who is obviously unclean, is going to trouble her.

I really think I am a vegetarian.Song Qing concubine stepped away from her seat and said to Concubine Xian, "Concubine Xian, please let this servant lead someone to search for it."

After obtaining Concubine Xian's consent, Song Qingjian led the people to go to Guixiang's room in the dining room.This Guixiang seems to be a prominent person in the dining room, and she lives in her own separate room.

Song Qingjin led the people into this small room.After searching for a while, I almost turned the whole house upside down, but I didn't find anything suspicious.Song Qingjin couldn't figure it out, she slowly sat down on the chair, put her hand on her forehead, and closed her eyes.After a while, a little palace maid came over and said to her, "Young concubine, should we still check?"

Song Qingjin pondered for a long time, then suddenly stood up and asked, "Do the servants in the kitchen have to change their clothes when they cook?"

One person replied, "Yes! When the kitchen staff cooks, they all put on the same clothes."

"What about Guixiang's dress? Where is it?"

The palace maid recalled for a while, and said: "When the servant was looking for it, it seemed that I saw that dress in Guixiang's clothes box."

Song Qingjin quickly ran to the front of the suitcase, found the dress, put it on the bed and searched carefully.Sure enough, after some searching, Song Qingjin found a small cloth bag in the sleeve of the dress.

The cloth bag was connected to the sleeve with a thin thread. Song Qingjin opened the cloth bag and saw the thin white powder inside.Song Qingjin picked up the thing carefully and walked back quickly.

Fortunately, Concubine Xian didn't release Gui Xiang, and still detained her in the side hall.I went back to the main hall to rest.Song Qingjin took the clothes back and put them in front of Concubine Xian.Said: "Concubine Xian, please find an imperial doctor to come over and have a look. This may be evidence."

Concubine Xian took the clothes.Found the cloth bag inside.On the one hand, he asked someone to invite the imperial physician.Everyone returned to the side hall.Song Qingjin put the dress in front of Guixiang."Is this dress yours?" he asked.

The blood on Guixiang's face receded visibly to the naked eye.She stared at the clothes in Song Qingjin's hands, but she still nodded slowly looking at Song Qingjin's tough eyes.Said: "Yes, it belongs to a slave."

After a while, the imperial physician called by Concubine Xian has arrived.He looked at the contents of the cloth bag, and it was undoubtedly ice orchid powder.It seems that the person who poisoned the old concubine's food was undoubtedly Guixiang.

With a cold face, Concubine Xian threw the cloth bag at Gui Xiang's feet, and said coldly: "It's now, are you still going to tell the truth?"

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