I just want to live a happy life

After saying this, Hongli ignored Mei Da Ying who was crying in the delivery room and left Yonghe Palace without looking back.

Langya asked Ruyi to comfort Mei Da Ying while she went to arrange things.

On the second day, Langya asked Hongli and the concubines to go to Changchun Palace and told them that Mei Daying's child was murdered.

The concubines widened their eyes in surprise, looking left and right at each other from time to time, wondering who was so bold.

Jin Yuyan clenched the handkerchief tightly in her hands. Although she was confident that her methods were flawless, she couldn't help but feel nervous in front of the Queen.

Ruyi remained the same, with a calm expression on her face. She didn't take the matter to heart. After all, she had never done it, so she was naturally not worried.

Langya signaled Suqing to take people to search the palace, while Suyun came to explain what had happened to Mei Da Ying's child.

Su Yun stood in front of everyone, her face calm and her words clear: "Your Majesty, Queen, after Mei's child got into trouble, I followed the Queen's orders and led people to search the Yonghe Palace, and found cinnabar in Mei's food."

Hongli sat up straight: "Cinnabar?"

Su Yun nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty, cinnabar turns into mercury when heated, and mercury is poisonous, so Mei promised that her child would be killed."

Hongli's face was serious: "Suyun, please continue."

Su Yun said, "The imperial physician discovered that only fish and shrimp contained cinnabar in Mei's food, and there was nothing wrong with the rest. I followed this clue and found the eunuch Xiao Luzi who raised fish and shrimp. I also found out where Xiao Luzi was. In addition to raising fish and shrimp, he often met with his brother during this period."

"And his brother..."

Suyun glanced at Ruyi as she spoke, and Ruyi didn't understand what she meant.

Suyun continued, "And Xiaoluzi's brother is Xiaofuzi, who works in the Yanxi Palace."

As soon as she finished speaking, the concubines looked at Ruyi one after another, with surprise, astonishment, confusion and contempt in their eyes.

Ruyi blinked a few times, she stared at Hongli without moving, and said, "Your Majesty, I have never done it."

"Xiao Fuzi is a eunuch in my palace, but he is not allowed to be in front of me. I have never spoken to him. Your Majesty, please understand."

After saying that, Ruyi looked at Langya with anger in her eyes. Suyun was the Queen's person, which made her suspect that the Queen was framing her.

Why did the Queen do this? Was she jealous that she was more favored by the Emperor?

Hongli looked at Ruyi with suspicion in his eyes, but didn't say anything. As he said, everything depends on evidence.

Not long after, Su Qing came back with something in her hand.

Su Qing walked over to Langya, who took what she presented to her. At the beckoning of the concubines, she opened the box and took a look, then handed it to Hongli: "Your Majesty, this is cinnabar."

Hongli took it and smelled it: "Indeed, this cinnabar also has the smell of... agarwood."

Now, the concubines were even more suspicious of Ruyi. The concubines in the harem all knew that Ruyi's favorite smell was the scent of agarwood. If the cinnabar was stained with agarwood, then Ruyi...

Seeing that everyone was suspicious of Ruyi, Langya asked Suqing to talk about the search.

Su Qing said, "Your Majesty, Empress, this box of cinnabar was found by me and my men in the residence of Concubine Xian in the Yanxi Palace. When I searched, I found this box of cinnabar in a cabinet beside Concubine Xian's bed. Also, after I came out of Concubine Xian's palace, I accidentally saw Ah Ruo standing there. She looked guilty and uneasy. I thought Ah Ruo must know something, so I brought Ah Ruo back. She is outside the palace now."

Langya did not rush to let A Ruo in, but first brought Xiao Luzi and Xiao Fuzi into the hall.

Looking at the two young eunuchs kneeling on the ground, Lang Ya asked, "Whose orders did you follow to harm Mei Da Ying's child? Don't you want to tell me now?"

Xiao Luzi and Xiao Fuzi were trembling with fear, acting as if they were afraid and dared not speak, and they glanced at Ruyi from time to time.

Jin Yuyan saw it and said, "The Queen asked you a question. What are you looking at Concubine Xian doing? Could it be that Concubine Xian really ordered you to do it?"

Ruyi was furious and rebuked, "Lady Jia, be careful with your words. I don't know Xiao Luzi, and I haven't given them any instructions."

Hearing her say that, Xiao Luzi got anxious and said quickly, "Empress Xianpin, why don't you admit your words? It was you who told me to put cinnabar in the fish and shrimp that Mei Danying ate. It was you who asked my brother Xiao Fuzi to give me the cinnabar. Otherwise, where would I, a servant, get the cinnabar?"

Hearing what he said, the concubines also remembered that Suyun had just said that the two brothers, Xiao Fuzi and Xiao Luzi, had been meeting each other frequently during this period. It must be because they wanted to send cinnabar that they were in frequent contact.

Ruyi looked at Xiao Luzi and said, "You are accusing me. I have never seen you, nor have I asked Xiao Fuzi to give you cinnabar."

"Whose orders did you follow to allow you to hold on to me so tightly?"

At this time, Xiao Fuzi also spoke up: "Empress Xianpin, you are the one who ordered us brothers to do things, you can't let us bear all the punishment."

"The servant and Xiao Luzi are of low status. We didn't want to do anything bad. It was you who threatened us that if we didn't do it, you would get rid of us. We had no choice but to obey your orders."

Xiao Luzi and Xiao Fuzi both looked at Ruyi with resentment.

Xiao Luzi said, "Empress Xianpin, since you are unkind, don't blame us for being unjust."

As he spoke, he kowtowed to Hongli and Langya several times and said, "Your Majesty, Empress, the reason why we harmed Mei Ying was because of Concubine Xian. It was Concubine Xian who ordered us to do it, and I have evidence."

Under the gazes of many people, Xiao Luzi took out a hairpin from his arms. It was a jade hairpin.

After seeing what it was, Su Lujun blurted out subconsciously: "Isn't this Concubine Xian's hairpin?"

Concubine Hui looked at Ruyi with disdain, then asked, "Does Concubine Chun know her?"

Su Lujun nodded and said, "Yes, I have seen Concubine Xian wearing it several times, so I remember it clearly."

To be honest, Su Lujun was still quite nervous, fearing that today's events would involve her. After all, Mei had promised to eat fish and shrimp, and he had some relationship with her.

In order not to implicate herself, she inadvertently pushed the responsibility away, and she was not wrong, the jade hairpin was indeed Concubine Xian's, she did not say the wrong person.

But she still felt a little guilty towards Ruyi, but for Yongzhang, she had to do this, so she could only feel sorry for Ruyi.

After saying that, Su Lujun stopped talking. She thought that after she said that, everyone would only be more suspicious of Ruyi, and they probably wouldn't think that it was the fish and shrimp thing she was talking about.