The grass in the factory should be plucked

In Yuhua Palace, Concubine Zhou suddenly felt her eyelids twitching violently.

"Mammy, where did Xi'er go today? Why are my eyelids twitching?"

Matron Gong said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. The Second Prince should still be in the study room. I will ask someone to find out something."

"Go quickly. I feel uneasy today. Let Xier meet me after school."

Suddenly, there was a noise coming from the front.

Madam Gong shouted to the outside, "Why are you making so much noise? If you disturb the queen, I will beat you to death with sticks!"

Yanzhi ran in in a panic: "My lady, it's bad, Eunuch Liao and his guards have surrounded Yuhua Palace!"

"What?" Concubine Zhou stood up suddenly and said angrily, "They are so bold!"

"Empress!" Nanny Gong's face changed and she mouthed the word "gu worm".

Concubine Zhou angrily swept everything on the table to the ground and smashed them to pieces, startling the little white cat that was sleeping soundly on the couch, which meowed and ran away quickly.

She looked stern and winked at Nanny Gong, who understood and quickly turned around and retreated into the inner hall.

Concubine Zhou said angrily, "Where is Feng Chuan? Why didn't he report such a big thing in advance?"

Yanzhi said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, Captain Feng left the capital on official business three days ago."

Concubine Zhou was furious: "A bunch of rubbish!"

Feng Chuan was not in the capital, and his spies in the East Factory and the palace could not hear any news. It was clearly aimed at her!

Liao Wuyong ordered the eunuchs to guard the palace gate and not let anyone in or out, and then he led a team of factory guards into Yuhua Palace.

I saw Concubine Zhou sitting high on the main seat, and said arrogantly: "Eunuch Liao, you brought people into my Yuhua Palace, what do you want to do?"

"Greetings, Madam." Liao Wuyong bowed deeply, "I am here to arrest the suspects in the case according to your order. May I ask where Gong is?"

"Gong Mama?" Concubine Zhou sneered, "She is just a servant in the palace, serving me. What could she have done wrong that required the governor to come in person?"

"I have been ordered to come here not only to arrest the criminal, but also to search for evidence. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Liao Wuyong was calm and composed, and waved his hand gently, "Go ahead, but be gentle and don't disturb the Imperial Concubine."

"Yes!" A team of factory guards rushed in and headed straight for the back hall.

"Liao Wuyong, how dare you!" Concubine Zhou stood up suddenly, her eyebrows raised, her chest heaving with anger.

Liao Wuyong said respectfully: "I dare not, this is the order of the emperor."

Concubine Zhou choked. Could she disobey the order?

She snorted coldly, waved her sleeves and sat down, but her heart was in a panic. She wondered if Nanny Gong had destroyed the thing in time?

"What did Madam Gong do wrong? Is a mere servant worth the East Depot making such a fuss?" Concubine Zhou pretended to be calm and asked coldly.

"I was just about to report this to Her Majesty. Gong has close ties with a rouge shop outside the palace. According to the East Factory's investigation, that rouge shop actually sold banned drugs privately. I wonder if Her Majesty has any rouge from Cuixiang Pavilion in her palace?"

"You mean, Madam Gong brought banned drugs into the palace?"

Concubine Zhou flatly denied it, "Absolutely not! All the things in my palace, including those used by the palace maids, are provided by the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"Madame Gong has been with me for many years and is familiar with the palace rules. How could she bring something from the common people into the palace without permission?"

"If someone smuggled things from outside into the palace, it's because of your East Factory's failure to supervise properly!" Concubine Zhou sneered.

"Your Majesty is right."

Liao Wuyong said slowly, "After the East Factory interrogates, if Gong is not suspected, we will apologize to the queen."

Suddenly, a factory guard came in a hurry to report: "Reporting to the governor, Gong has committed suicide out of fear of punishment!"

"What?" Concubine Zhou was shocked.

Two factory guards were seen wrapping Nanny Gong's body in white cloth and carrying it to the front yard.

The palace maids screamed and fled in all directions.

Liao Wuyong walked over, lifted the white cloth and saw a forty-year-old woman with blood oozing from all her orifices, dead.

Liao Wuyong turned around and asked, "Madam, is this person Gong?"

Concubine Zhou looked pale, and dared not look closely. She said in a trembling voice, "Yanzhi, go and see."

Yanzhi was so frightened that she was trembling all over, but she didn't dare not go.

She walked over tremblingly, took a look, and collapsed to the ground in fear: "Yes, it's Madam Gong..."

"Why would she commit suicide when she was fine?" Concubine Zhou asked angrily, "Did you kill her?"

The factory guards knelt down immediately and said, "Your Majesty, this woman had already taken poison and died before we entered!"

"Nonsense! How could there be such a poison in my Yuhua Palace!" Concubine Zhou shouted sternly.

"Yes and no, we will know after the first trial."

Liao Wuyong remained calm and said slowly, "Gong committed suicide out of fear of punishment. All the palace maids in Yuhua Palace were taken back to the East Factory to await trial."

"Your Majesty, save me!"

Yanzhi was so frightened that she was shaking all over. How could she come out of the East Depot in one piece? She would be skinned alive at least!

Concubine Zhou was so angry that her face turned pale: "Leave Yanzhi here, I am not used to being served by others!"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. The Ministry of Internal Affairs will select another group of palace maids to serve You. After the East Factory has questioned the old people in Your Majesty's palace, those who are not suspicious will be sent back to Your Majesty's palace."

Liao Wuyong's eyes became fierce, and he shouted, "Take them all away!"

"Empress, Empress, save me!" Yanzhi cried loudly and was dragged away by two factory guards.

Concubine Zhou was anxious and angry, but there was nothing she could do. She could only watch the palace maid being taken away by the factory guards.

For a moment, Yuhua Palace was filled with wailing.

Concubine Zhou was secretly filled with resentment and wondered why Nanny Gong committed suicide.

Even if she was taken away by the Eastern Depot, as long as there was no evidence, she would cry and make a scene to the old emperor, and I believe the Eastern Depot would not dare to refuse to release her.

This death was considered suicide out of fear of punishment, and even jumping into the Yellow River cannot clear it up!

Even if she is not implicated, he will still be charged with the crime of employing people without knowing the reason!

The factory guards confiscated all the rouge, powder, ointments and spices in the palace and took them away.

In Nanny Gong's room, they unexpectedly found a lot of precious medicinal materials such as Ganoderma lucidum and ginseng.

Liao Wuyong ordered: "Take away all suspicious items."

Then he said to Concubine Zhou, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Once the imperial physician has checked and found no problems, we will return it to you in its original condition. We are doing this for Your Majesty's safety. Please forgive us."

When Concubine Zhou saw that she had not found the thing she was most worried about, she breathed a sigh of relief, snorted coldly, and left.

After the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent another group of palace maids to serve Concubine Zhou, Liao Wuyong ordered the palace gates to be closed and no one was allowed to enter or leave.

At the same time, Xie Changan also led the people from the East Factory to search the palaces.

In Yong'an Palace, Concubine Xiao heard that Liao Wuyong went to Yuhua Palace personally to arrest Gong Ma, the confidant of Concubine Zhou. She was so surprised that she couldn't help laughing.

"Hahahaha, Zhou Fanghua, you have planned everything, but it really is true that man proposes, God disposes!"

"Your Majesty, I heard that Madam Gong committed suicide out of fear of punishment!" A trusted palace maid came to report.

"What? Hahahaha..."

Concubine Xiao was even more delighted, as if she had already seen the scene of Concubine Zhou's downfall.

When Xie Changan brought people in, Concubine Xiao Shu was very cooperative. How long had it been since the old emperor came to her palace? How could she have any banned drugs here!

At this time, Empress Zhang, who was bedridden, also heard the noise.

She lay on the bed, looking pale, and asked softly, "What's going on in Cuixiang Pavilion?"

The palace maid beside her carefully told Empress Zhang the news she had heard.

Upon hearing this, the queen frowned.

She sighed softly: "Who wants to harm who this time?"