Chapter 433 Who Was The Real Culprit (Part One)


    Before Xia Huanyu could say anything, the empress asked, "Lady Xiang, is this Zhu''er one of your


    servants in your pce?"


    Hearing this, Ning Qian turned around and looked at the maid kneeling on the ground who was


    trembling with fear. She smiled and said, "he who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find his stick.


    The maid must work for me. Lord Liu said just now that she is a maid of my pce who cleans the


    ground. But I don''t know why she harmed Princess Qian Ling. "


    The empress sneered after she heard her words, "you mean I wronged you, Lady Xiang? Or do you


    think that no one is behind this maid who poisoned Princess Qian Ling? She did it herself? "


    Xia Huanyu frowned, but did not speak. Logically, he was not supposed to interfere in the affairs in the


    imperial household, but it did not mean that he knew nothing.


    Frowning, Ning Qian also said, "I''ve been wondering how someone could hurt such a lovely and lively


    child like Princess Qian Ling." While speaking, she turned to look at the maid that was kneeling on the


    ground. "I''m a little curious as well, your majesty. Where did this maid get the poison powder?


    Generally speaking, a maid couldn''t get that kind of thing. Moreover, the usage of the Xiang Zhu


    Pce was granted by the Imperial Household Bureau. I don''t have any rtives outside the pce,


    so there is no other thing except the things sent by the emperor and the Imperial Household Bureau.


    You and your majesty can also check how long it has been since thest time I left the pce. "


    With that, Ning Qian paused and set her eyes on the empress. Then she looked around ndly.


    The empress snorted coldly at her words, "of course you won''t let the people in your pce be found


    out."


    Ning Qianughed again. "You are right, your highness." While speaking, she took out a pair of


    earrings and a piece of silver from her sleeve. "A few days ago, I found that the people in the Xiang


    Zhu Pce seem to have a good rtionship with other people in another pce. The eardrop and the


    silver were found from the body of Zhu''er. I have also said that all my things are from the imperial


    household department, but this is definitely not belonged to the Xiang Zhu Pce. I don''t know where it


    came from and why it is carried on Zhu''er. Has someone asked Zhu''er to do something? Tell me, where


    did you get it, Zhu''er? "


    Zhu''er trembled with fear at her question. She raised her head and nced at the empress several


    times before she said hastily, "I''ll say it. I will tell you everything, your highness. it''s all up to Ya Nu, your


    highness. It was Ya Nu who gave me those things, and the poison powder that made Princess Qian


    Ling sick, that was also given by Ya Nu. Ya Nu also said that as long as I help her majesty solve this


    problem this time, there will be many chances for me to ascend my status in the future. "


    "Nonsense, how can I let people do such a harmful thing?" the empress shed a little when her eyes


    fell on the pair of earrings and silver in Ning Qian''s hands. She continued, "Moreover, these two small


    things are not my belongings. It''s just some used items from servants. There''s nothing strange for them


    to send them to each other. You can''t prove it. "


    "It''s used by the servants?" Ning Qian smiled at her words, "Your Majesty, there is something that you


    don''t know. The servants in my pce, even the first-ss courtdies, are only given two taels of


    silver per month, and the eardrop is made of cat''s eye stone. The silver is worth 100, which also has


    the seal of the imperial household department. My servants cannot afford such good things."


    "Maybe it is a reward from her master." The empress frowned and grew more and more impatient.


    "A reward from her master?" Ning Qian bowed her head and yed with the ear drop in her hands. "If


    the master rewarded the maid, who dared to give it to others so boldly? Why don''t you call the eunuchs


    from the Imperial Household Department and ask them about it, your highness? "


    Seeing that the empress clenched her fist in her sleeve, Yun Shang made a right guess. It must be the


    servant named Ya Nu who sent the things to Zhu''er. Ya Nuwas the empress'' make-up maid. It was


    normal for the empress to award something to her for her good performance. And the poison powder


    probably was given to the Zhu''er by Ya Nu as well. However, it was hard to say whether it was the


    empress'' order or something else that she was up to.


    "Call the master of the imperial household department." Xia Huanyu''s eyes swept across the girls with


    different expressions in the hall, and his eyes darkened.


    In a short while, the master of the imperial household department came in. Ning Qian smiled and


    handed the eardrop and the silver to him. "Mr. Deng, please have a look. Where are the two things


    from?"


    The director of the imperial household department took the book from the eunuch beside him. He


    picked up a book, and looked through it for a while before he replied, "yes, your highness. The cat''s


    eye drop and the silver were sent to Lady Mei three months ago."


    "Lady Mei?" With a smile at the corners of her mouth, the empress turned her eyes to look at Xia


    Huanyu. "Your Majesty, Lady Mei..."


    Hearing the empress'' question, Xia Huanyu turned around and looked at the empress, poker faced.


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    "You''d better ask yourself why the maid in charge of your make-up has something that belongs to the


    pce of Lady Mei."


    The empress kept silent at his words. Seeing that Xia Huanyu looked somewhat unfriendly, she quickly


    replied to him, "yes, I am so sorry. I was not careful enough. I let something like this happen in my Wei


    Yang Pce. It''s my fault."