lcionline Chapter 567 Find out the results
Chapter 567 Find out the results
Concubine Liang chanted "Amitabha" and frowned as she looked at Ruoli: "It's obviously Wu Yaozu. He is not capable of doing his job. What does it have to do with me?"
"Yeah!"
Ruoli nodded quickly and said, "Your Majesty is a very kind person, how could she scheme against others? I was wrong."
Wu Yaozu himself is a fool. Especially recently, Wu Changzai has been living a pretty good life in the palace. Wu Yaozu thought he had someone to rely on, so he became even more unscrupulous.
At this time, it would not be easy to make Wu Yaozu make a mistake as long as someone gave him some guidance.
Everything is under the control of the Queen!
Ruoli didn't know what she was thinking of. She curled her lips and a trace of indignation flashed in her eyes: "Your Majesty, after hearing such a thing, His Majesty should be extremely disappointed with the Concubine Xian. But His Majesty is too partial to the Concubine Xian and has no intention of punishing her at all."
"What should we do next?"
No matter what she did, Concubine Liang never let her hands be stained with blood.
For example, this time, she was not directly involved, but just led Wu Yaozu to make a mistake, which led to the final result.
Your Majesty now values Concubine Xian so much. Wouldn't it be against Your Majesty if anyone wanted to deal with Concubine Xian?
Concubine Liang has always been smart, so how could she get herself into trouble because of this matter?
She looked at Ruoli and said slowly, "Your Majesty asked me to investigate this matter, and I will investigate it truthfully."
There are many people in the palace who are against Concubine Xian. As long as we give them the evidence against Concubine Xian, will they let her go?
For example, Concubine Shu...
As for Wu Yaozu...
Wu Changzai is quite capable, otherwise she would not have been able to replace Hao Guiren.
A clever concubine regarded her brother as more important than her own life. This was a good thing for Concubine Liang.
Because people with weaknesses are easier to control.
She saved Wu Yaozu and had the leverage over him in her hand, so she was not afraid that Wu Changzai would not listen to her.
Anyway, there are so many people in the Liangyun Office of the Guanglu Temple, and it would be the same if someone else took the blame.
No matter who takes the blame, the virtuous concubine who is in charge of this matter cannot escape blame.
Of course, Concubine Xian has always been cunning, so she might be able to find a way to get out of this situation unscathed.
That doesn’t matter. Concubine Liang has already chosen the “real culprit behind the scenes”, and the matter will not be investigated in Changchun Palace anyway.
……
Zhongcui Palace.
Of course Shen Zhinian would not sit there and wait for death, so he asked someone to call Su Quanye over.
From His Majesty's attitude towards Concubine Xian, we can see that her status in the palace was not affected in the slightest by the New Year's Eve palace banquet.
What's more, His Majesty also asked me to listen to the orders of Concubine Xian in private. Isn't the meaning obvious enough?
"Your servant pays respects to Her Majesty the Concubine. May Her Majesty be blessed with good health!"
Su Quanye bowed respectfully, then asked with a smile, "I wonder if the queen has sent someone to summon me here. What instructions do you have?"
Shen Zhinian looked at him and said slowly, "I want to know how much milk was delivered to the palace in the past month? Who handled it? What was made into? And how was the remaining milk disposed of?"
The purchasing was handled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but the general manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Chen Yangming, was Concubine Liang's man, and Shen Zhinian could not trust him.
Investigating such a small matter was nothing to the Ministry of Punishment. Su Quanye bowed and said, "I obey your command!"
"I wonder if Her Majesty Concubine Xian has any other instructions?"
Shen Zhinian waved his hand: "No more for now, you can go down first."
"Yes. I'll take my leave!"
After Su Quanye left, Handan asked curiously, "Madam, can we find out who is behind this?"
The person Shen Zhinian suspected was either Liang Fei or Shu Fei. But anything cannot be proved by words alone, and solid evidence is needed.
She shook her head and said, "Since they dared to cause trouble at the palace banquet on New Year's Eve, they must have cleaned up their mess. Even if I investigate further, I may not be able to find evidence."
"But according to the palace's rules, the milk purchased into the palace must be distributed to various departments by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and must be used up on the same day. Any milk that is not used up cannot be used again, regardless of whether it has gone bad or not."
"All the milk that has passed its useable period is collected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and then dumped out in a centralized manner."
"But the milk tea at the palace banquet on New Year's Eve was mixed with spoiled milk. Where did the spoiled milk come from? Why didn't the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs deal with it in time?"
After hearing this, Handan finally understood: "So... Your Majesty knows that the person behind the scenes is cunning and difficult to investigate. You might as well find a way to drag Concubine Liang into the water as well!"
"After all, the Ministry of Internal Affairs failed to supervise properly, and Concubine Liang is also to blame!"
Shen Zhinian's eyes flashed with contemplation: "That being said, given Concubine Liang's cunningness, if she really did it, she would definitely investigate further. The Ministry of Internal Affairs is also responsible."
Fuqiu analyzed: "If this is the case, then there are only two possibilities."
"Either this matter has nothing to do with Concubine Liang, and the person behind the scenes wants to kill two birds with one stone, so that neither you nor Concubine Liang can escape responsibility."
"Or... Concubine Liang did it on purpose. If she is also suspicious, you will not suspect that she is the one who did it. Maybe she has already found a way out, so even if this suspicion is traced to her, it doesn't matter."
Shen Zhinian nodded: "Fuqiu makes sense."
"In any case, let's investigate this point first."
……
The emperor only gave three days.
Changchun Palace, Yanxi Palace and Zhongcui Palace were all busy.
On the morning of the third day of the first lunar month, Concubine Liang, Concubine Xue, and Shen Zhinian all came to the Yangxin Palace to ask for a meeting, bringing with them the information they had.
Li Changde respectfully invited the three people in.
Concubine Liang and Concubine Xue were the ones who investigated the New Year's Eve palace banquet. During these three days, the two had a lot of communication and ultimately came to the same conclusion.
"…Your Majesty, after investigation, it was indeed the negligence of the Liangyun Bureau that caused the abdominal pain of the drinker due to the use of spoiled milk in the production of milk tea."
"But it's not that Wu Yaozu failed to do his job well, but that the director of the Liangyun Office failed to hand over the expired milk to the Ministry of Internal Affairs in time. Although Wu Yaozu is responsible, he is not the main culprit and his crime does not deserve death."
When Concubine Liang reported these things, Concubine Xue looked at Shen Zhinian apologetically.
Of course, she understood that if it was finally discovered that it was still the Liangyun Bureau's responsibility, Concubine Xian, as the person in charge of the meals and drinks at the palace banquets, would not be able to escape responsibility.
But she had been living in seclusion in the Yanxi Palace, had few staff in the palace, and did not participate in the power struggle. There were some things she could not help. She could only watch as Concubine Liang found out such a result.
The emperor did not rush to draw conclusions, but looked at Shen Zhinian: "Xianfei, do you have anything to say?"
Shen Zhinian said, "Your Majesty, something went wrong during the New Year's Eve banquet in the palace. No matter where the problem was, I cannot escape the blame."