Since they are all worn by the Qing Dynasty, you might as well be bold and choose Kangxi!

"Shut up!" At this time, Madam Yang glanced around, her face extremely ugly: "You have learned palace rules and etiquette for more than half a month, and this is all you have learned!"

Everyone subconsciously stopped whispering, and the atmosphere instantly became quiet.

Seeing this, Madam Yang took a deep breath. At this moment, business was more important. She would deal with these things strictly later, so she returned to the original topic:

"Yesterday's incident was indeed related to Socholuo Gege..."

Hearing this, Suochao Luo Jiahui almost jumped out, while the others had an expression of "as expected" on their faces, only Li Jiaming showed an imperceptible curl of his lips.

But the next moment, I heard Nanny Yang say:

"But it wasn't Princess Socholo who did it. The real culprit behind the scenes is Princess Li Jia!" Her eyes stopped on Li Jiamingxiu.

Li Jiaming’s smile froze on his face in an instant, and his mind went blank.

Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could Nanny Yang find her?

It is obvious that if we investigate, we will only find Suochao Luo Jiahui, and the person who is called out is also A Zao?

what happened?

The crowd couldn't help but burst into an uproar again, this time the target was Li Jiamingxiu.

At this moment, Suochao Luo Jiahui opened her eyes wide and did not react for a moment.

What's going on? How can it be that the real murderer who is related to her is her cousin?

Before she could figure it out, she saw Li Jiamingxiu take a deep breath and calm down. Facing everyone's suspicious and scrutinizing eyes, she did not panic or get scared. Instead, she held the handkerchief and said calmly:

"Madam Yang, I know that the two princesses of the Shi family are of noble status. I can understand that you are anxious to find the real culprit behind the scenes. But even if I don't have an uncle who is the deputy general manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs like my cousin, you can't wrongly accuse people at will!"

His calm and righteous look confused everyone. His reaction did not look like that of someone who had done something bad and was caught!

And thinking along the lines of what she said, I couldn't help but become a little suspicious.

Yes! If it was Suochu Luojiahui who murdered people, everyone would have no doubt.

But although Li Jiamingxiu is Suocuo Luo Jiahui's cousin, she is gentle and amiable, and did not make things difficult for the two sisters of the Shi family. Could it be that Nanny Yang found out that it was Suocuo Luo Jiahui, but did not dare to offend the deputy chief steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so...

It was just because of the harsh rebuke just now that no one dared to say it out loud this time, but the look in their eyes revealed it clearly.

In response to this, Shi Nanxi lowered her eyelashes, her eyes were calm, and she was just resisting stubbornly. She had prepared all the evidence, and would let Kangxi find it in secret as soon as possible and guide Nanny Yang.

Nanny Yang was extremely calm. She was a teaching nanny and had a general understanding of the personalities of each of the concubines. Although Li Jiamingxiu looked inconspicuous, she was a thoughtful person. Since she knew her, she naturally prepared sufficient evidence.

"Princess Li Jia, don't be anxious. Just listen to what Ah Zao has to say."

As she spoke, she looked at Ah Zao:

"Tell me everything you know."

Everyone looked over, Ah Zao nodded and responded, starting from the beginning.

She told him that she had accidentally seen Xiaofen following Shi Ergege a few days ago, and then quickly went back to report to Li Jiagege, and then went out again. She didn't quite understand this series of operations at the time, but she kept it in mind and waited for a while before returning to the room.

Hearing this, the calm Li Jiamingxiu's expression changed slightly, while Ah Zao gradually talked about her master Suo Chuo Luo Jiahui, saying that the other party had taken medicine privately because of constipation recently, and there was a sulfur in it. At this point, she trembled and said:

“When I was young, I lived with my grandparents in the mountains. I heard from my grandparents that burning sulfur could smoke out snakes in the cave.

So yesterday, when I heard that Shi Ergege was almost bitten by a poisonous snake and fainted from fright, and I also knew that some of Suochuoro Gege's sulfur had been lost, I immediately thought that Suochuoro Gege might have secretly murdered Shi Ergege, and I couldn't help but show something strange, which was discovered by Madam Yang. "

After hearing this, everyone was puzzled. Doesn't this further prove that the real culprit behind the scenes was Suochao Luo Jiahui? Then why did Nanny Yang say it was Li Jiamingxiu?

Suochao Luo Jiahui was confused and anxious at the moment, but she was smart enough not to interrupt.

However, Li Jiamingxiu had a bad feeling. She was not naive enough to think that this was all Nanny Yang had found out. Sure enough, Nanny Yang finally spoke again:

"According to Ah Zao's confession, I found that there were two suspects in yesterday's venomous snake incident, Suochuo Gege and Lijia Gege. So I investigated them together and finally found something strange. One day before Suochuo Gege became constipated, Lijia Gege asked Xiaofen to go to the Imperial Hospital to get anthelmintic medicine, which also contained sulfur."

As she spoke, Qing'er took out the prescription record from the Imperial Hospital. The word "sulfur" was clearly written on the paper, and there was also a stamp from the Imperial Hospital on it, and the date was three days ago.

Seeing this, everyone's eyes changed, and a layer of sweat appeared on Li Jiamingxiu's forehead. She pinched her palms tightly, trying her best not to show any abnormality.

"Madam Yang, even if that's the case, it doesn't prove anything. Besides, I used up all the sulfur I brought the day before yesterday. I didn't have any left to murder Princess Shi Er?"

Seeing that the other party was determined to get through, Nanny Yang did not waste any time explaining, but said:

"Qinger."

Upon hearing this, Qing'er handed the prescription to the person next to her, and then took the tray from the eunuch behind her. After opening the lid of the tray, they saw a wrinkled piece of paper with a damp smell of dirt. However, everyone soon covered their noses subconsciously, and saw a pungent smell emanating from the paper.

Seeing this, Madam Yang said:

"Do you smell it? It is the smell of sulfur. This smell stimulated the poisonous snake to come out of its hole. This piece of paper was used to wrap the sulfur at that time. It was also the special paper used by the Imperial Hospital."

As she spoke, she looked at Li Jiamingxiu again:

"Gege Suochuolo was constipated and didn't want to make it public, so she secretly asked someone to prepare medicine for her. The paper used was not the special paper for the Imperial Hospital. Instead, it was the sulfur wrapped in this kind of paper that Gege Lijia used that day..."

She looked at Li Jiamingxiu and tried to argue, so she interrupted her directly:

"If you want to say that your wrapping paper was lost a long time ago, or that the sulfur ran out ahead of time like you said before, then I tell you that the sulfur you used on your last day was the one that Socholuo Gege lost, and your share was given to Xiaofen, who secretly went to the bamboo forest before dawn to ignite the sulfur in the paper."

Then she said loudly, "Someone, bring it up."

As soon as he finished speaking, a palace maid came forward with a tray. Inside was a tourmaline bracelet and a silver note worth one hundred taels.

"These were all found in Xiaofen's room." Nanny Yang's eyes shot at Xiaofen like sharp swords: "Xiaofen, tell me, how could a palace maid like you have such a valuable bracelet and a hundred taels of silver?"

Xiaofen's legs went limp when she was looked at. She knelt down and confessed everything.

"Madam Yang, all of this was done by Li Jia Gege. She plotted to murder the Second Gege and asked me to steal Socho Luo Gege's sulfur and use it on myself. She said that if anyone found out, she would blame everything on Socho Luo Gege. She even asked me to deliberately add lotus seeds to Socho Luo Gege's tea, causing her to have constipation. I was just greedy at the time. I know I was wrong. Please forgive me, Madam!"

Now the truth is revealed with both human and material evidence.

Li Jiaming looked at Xiaofen intently, wishing he could slap her to death, but he knew that it would be of no use. His brain worked quickly, trying to find excuses.

However, Suochao Luo Jiahui, who finally understood everything, swung her hand and hit Li Jiamingxiu hard in the face. Li Jiamingxiu's face was immediately tilted, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

"Bitch, it turned out that you did it, and you want to put the blame on me?"

After saying this, Socho Luo Jiahui slapped Li Jiamingxiu again without waiting for her reaction. Li Jiamingxiu was seeing stars, but she was also ruthless. She knew that her future would be ruined if she was discovered, so she didn't need to care about anything anymore. When Socho Luo Jiahui hit her again, she wrestled back.

Then the two of them pulled each other's hair and she scratched her face. The others looked at each other in bewilderment. Madam Yang looked at the fight between the two shrews with a face as dark as Bao Gong. She immediately shouted loudly:

"Quickly pull the two of them apart!"

The two people who were finally separated both had disheveled hair. There was a long scratch on Socho Luo Jiahui's neck, running from the ear to the neck. Fortunately, Li Jiamingxiu did not wear armor today and the wound was not deep, otherwise Socho Luo Jiahui might have been disfigured.

Li Jiamingxiu was no less miserable. A small tuft of hair was pulled out from the right side of his temple, exposing his scalp.

"Someone, call the imperial physician." Looking at the two of them, Nanny Yang took a deep breath and called the imperial physician first. Not to mention Li Jiamingxiu, Suochao Luo Jiahui was still selected as a concubine in the re-selection.

Finally, he looked at Li Jiaming with a stern gaze:

"Princess Li Jia, the evidence is irrefutable. I have consulted the Empress Dowager and Concubine Niu before the interrogation. Everything is done according to the palace rules..." She paused:

"You are a selected concubine. Your words and actions not only represent yourself, but also your family. Your father and they cannot escape the blame either..."

"No, no, I did everything by myself. It has nothing to do with my family or my father!"

Li Jiamingxiu finally panicked when he heard this. He knelt on the ground with disheveled hair and kowtowed repeatedly:

"Please, Madam, please ask the Empress Dowager for mercy, ask Concubine Niu for mercy!"

Nanny Yang had no expression on her face:

"This decision was not only made by the Empress Dowager and Concubine Niu, but also by the Emperor."

Upon hearing this, Li Jiamingxiu collapsed to the ground in complete despair, his face pale.

When Shi Nanxi heard what Kangxi meant, her eyelashes trembled slightly.

It seems that the other party went to Ningshou Palace.

Meanwhile, Nanny Yang announced the punishment:

"Li Jiamingxiu, the daughter of Commandant Shuer Deku, has evil intentions and vicious means. She attempted to murder the concubine Shi Nanxi. According to palace rules, her status as a concubine should be revoked, and she should be punished with fifty strokes of the cane, expelled from the palace, and banned from entering the Forbidden City for life."

Soon Li Jiamingxiu was dragged away by the maid. Everyone felt sad when they saw this. At this time, Madam Yang looked at everyone, with a stern face, and warned them word by word:

"I, the old servant, here warn you all again. This is the Forbidden City. No matter who you are, you must abide by your status and palace rules. No one is allowed to be presumptuous. Li Jiaming's show is an example. I hope everyone will keep it in mind."

After that, the imperial physician came over. Nanny Yang dismissed everyone and asked A Zao to help Socho Luo Jiahui back to the house to see the patient.

No one stayed outside any longer and went back into the house, including Shi Rongyue. Shi Nanxi, who stayed behind, led Hongying and slowly walked towards the house.

Hongying whispered:

"It's really gratifying. I didn't expect that Princess Li Jia was so scheming. She actually drugged Princess Suo Chuoluo before harming you, trying to frame her after the incident. Aren't they cousins?"

Shi Nanxi drooped her eyelashes and whispered, "So what if they are cousins? Once they enter the palace, they will be no more than real sisters."

"Second Princess..." Hongying was startled and tried to comfort her quickly, but Shi Nanxi shook her head. A hint of disappointment appeared on her face at the right time, so Hongying stopped talking immediately.

After Li Jiaming’s show, the restless atmosphere in Chuxiu Palace subsided, and everyone returned to their previous calm, but with more silence.

The next day, Nanny Yang received an oral instruction from the Empress Dowager, saying that in order to appease the remaining concubines, after the end of today's classes, everyone could go together to visit the Imperial Garden.

Upon hearing the news, the silent concubines instantly became spirited and behaved particularly actively in today's class. After the class was over, they went out of Chuxiu Palace in groups of three or two.

Because Shi Nanxi and Shi Rongyue had a falling out, Shi Rongyue had no intention of being with Shi Nanxi and directly took Zixia out. However, Shi Nanxi was not in a hurry. After drinking the medicine, he slowly took Hongying out alone.

"Second Princess, look, the posture of this pine and cypress is so strange, but somehow it looks pretty?"

Hongying pointed to a potted pine and cypress plant and showed it to Shi Nanxi.

Shi Nanxi looked over and nodded: "It's a bit strange, like a monkey picking peaches."

Hongying was about to follow Ergege's instructions to observe, when she suddenly heard the sound of a musical instrument, which instantly distracted her attention. She immediately exclaimed:

"Second Princess, listen, does this sound familiar to you? It seems to be the sound I heard in Chuxiu Palace two days ago."

Shi Nanxi also heard it and was about to speak when a sharp voice belonging to a eunuch sounded from behind them:

"Is that Princess Shi Er in front of us?" The two turned their heads to look over.

When Hongying saw the other person, she immediately exclaimed, "It's you again!" The person was the little eunuch who led the way to the study and gave her the gold leaf.

When Shi Nanxi saw the other person, she thought for a moment and recognized him. She knew that the other person was Kangxi's man. Then she thought of the piano music that had just sounded, and combined with today's so-called arrangement to appease the concubines, she immediately understood.

"It is you, Xiao Chunzi." The young eunuch opposite said with a bow.

Hongying nodded, then asked in confusion: "What's your matter this time?"

"My servant master is playing the piano in the Rain Music Pavilion right now..."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chunzi raised her head slightly and pointed at a three-story attic not far away. Shi Nanxi looked over there and squinted her eyes slightly. She could vaguely see a figure up there. At this time, she heard Xiao Chunzi's explanation again:

"When the master was playing the zither, he accidentally saw Shi Ergege here, so he asked the servant to invite Shi Ergege upstairs to listen to the zither and appreciate it."

Hongying suddenly realized and interrupted:

"Your master is the emperor, which means the person who played the piano these two days is the emperor."

She subconsciously looked towards Shi Nanxi, and for some reason she felt something strange in her heart. The Second Princess had been frightened these days and needed to calm her inner shadow, and the Emperor happened to have been playing the piano here for three days.

Shi Nanxi rubbed her handkerchief, looking a little hesitant, but listening to the melodious piano music, she seemed to calm down. If she could listen to it up close, she bit her lip and responded:

"Since the emperor has invited me, how can I not go? I'd like to trouble you to lead the way."

Soon, Shi Nanxi and his servant followed Xiao Chunzi towards Yuyin Pavilion.

On the third floor of Yuyin Pavilion, Kangxi was playing the piano as he had done in the previous two days, but this time his eyes were looking towards the Imperial Garden. At this moment, he saw a familiar figure in his field of vision.

His expression froze, but the movements of his hands were already skillful. However, ever since he saw that figure, an inexplicable joy had appeared in the originally quiet and peaceful sound of the piano.

Shi Nanxi followed Xiao Chunzi, getting closer and closer to Yuyin Pavilion, and the sound of the guqin became clearer and clearer. She had studied with Nanny Yang for a few days and understood the guqin a little bit. She could vaguely hear a sense of joy in the sound of the guqin.

The corners of her mouth curled up. It seemed that Kangxi was very happy. She was also very happy. She walked up to the third floor with a leisurely pace and saw Kangxi with his back to her.

Kangxi was still playing the piano at this time and vaguely heard some noise coming from the stairs, but he did not stop. He turned his head until the end of the song and met Shi Nanxi who had just opened her eyes after listening to the piano.

Their eyes met, gazing at each other from afar, and at this moment time seemed to have stopped.