Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 623 Request

She couldn't hide the illness that time, and it affected her job. She had finally been promoted from a night maid in the imperial kitchen to a manager, but once the rumor of being possessed by evil spirits spread, she lost her job. No matter how much effort she had put in over the years, she couldn't get a job in the Dowager Concubine's Palace.

Amidst her chaotic thoughts, she saw her left hand holding the pen stiffly, drawing a simple house with the word "eat" written on it. She also drew two simple people, one of whom handed something to the other.

After a pause, he wrote the word "medicine" with his left hand.

"What is this painting about?" Zhu Xinyu frowned after waiting excitedly for a long time. When he raised his eyes, he saw Qingyu was thoughtful at first, and then he showed an expression of sudden enlightenment.

She immediately became excited again and asked, "What does this mean?"

Qingyu pursed her lips, looked up at the emperor, empress and others, and hesitantly explained to everyone: "This means that she is..."

She paused, then changed her words, "I saw someone giving poison to another person in the imperial kitchen."

After hearing her say this and looking at the painting, everyone immediately understood.

De Fei pursed her lips and asked, "But in the thirteenth year of Qiande, Concubine Chen was poisoned and had a miscarriage?"

Song Ying's eyes flashed, and he secretly glanced at the emperor's expression.

Empress Zhenhui had a miscarriage and the Jiang family was implicated in the seventh year of Qiande. If he did it once, he might do it a second time. So, Concubine Chen's miscarriage six years later might also have been caused by him.

Unfortunately, Emperor Qianyuan at the top had no expression on his face, and his eyebrows didn't even move, as if he was listening to someone else's story.

She didn't see any clues at all and couldn't help but think to herself that the emperor was indeed very cunning.

Qingyu nodded and continued, "At that time, I was in charge of the vegetables and fruits in the imperial kitchen. I should have gone there to take inventory early in the morning."

If she had gone there that day, she would probably have been implicated and lost her life.

At that time, Concubine Chen was still Empress Zhaoyi. She was the only pregnant person in the palace since Empress Zhenhui had a miscarriage, and the late emperor attached great importance to her.

But that baby still couldn't be saved.

The late emperor was furious and had half of the people on duty in the imperial kitchen beaten to death. If she had been to the imperial kitchen that day, she would probably have died as well.

This incident caused a big stir back then. Many elderly ladies present had heard about it and couldn't help but sigh at Qingyu's luck.

Qingyu was also frightened. It turned out that she was not possessed by evil spirits, but her significant other was trying to avoid disaster.

Doctor Lin was stunned. He didn't expect that Qingyu's possession this time was related to the late emperor's offspring.

Now that the topic has come to this, it would be foolish of her not to seize it.

Then, while everyone was still in amazement, she suddenly said, "In the seventh year of Qiande, after the New Year's Eve palace banquet, Imperial Physician Jiang was summoned by Empress Zhenhui and passed by the Imperial Garden. Did you see it?"

The question was asked so suddenly that everyone, who were still immersed in Qingyu's half soul helping the main body avoid danger, was stunned. Then they saw Qingyu's left hand slowly write a crooked word: Yes.

Some people looked confused, but those like the Ruan family who had received Dr. Lin's request in advance understood.

The evidence is now.

Everything you did before was for now.

Doctor Lin knelt down and said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, my master was wrongly accused. Please, Your Majesty, restore my master's innocence and vindicate the Jiang family!"

Qian Yuan's face darkened, and he no longer had any interest in the topic. He didn't say anything, and no one dared to speak either.

The atmosphere was stagnant for a moment.

Doctor Lin took a breath and shouted again, "Your Majesty, Madam Qingyu suffers from a strange disease, and it's not that she didn't see my master passing through the Imperial Garden that year.

My master did not lie. He did not have the time to poison me. He was wrongly accused. Your Majesty, please make the decision!"

Madam Ruan San looked at Emperor Qianyuan, then at Doctor Lin, and wanted to ask her mother-in-law what to do now. Was it time for them to speak a fair word?

The series of events that just happened have proved that Qingyu does have two souls, and they are unaware of each other.

Doctor Jiang did not have the time to poison, so the real murderer was not him.

Mrs. Ruan held her down and shook her head slightly, so Mrs. Ruan San had to hold herself back.

In the silence, Song Ying walked over and knelt beside Doctor Lin, "Your Majesty, please clear our master's name!"

After saying that, he kowtowed heavily.

After another moment of silence, Emperor Qianyuan finally said, "Raise your head."

Song Ying didn't know whether he was talking to her or her, but the posture of having her head touching the ground felt really bad, so she simply stood up without even trying to figure it out.

Anyway, the emperor didn't explain it clearly, so it's not her fault if he was wrong.

Unexpectedly, the emperor really said it to her, or rather, to her and her master.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, a sharp light flashing in his cloudy pupils, and looked at Song Ying disdainfully, "Are you Lin Luxi's apprentice?"

Song Ying didn't expect him to ask this at this time. He was stunned for a moment and nodded, "Yes."

Doctor Lin hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I come from the countryside and don't understand the rules of the palace. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

Emperor Qianyuan ignored her and continued to stare at Song Ying, saying, "You've only been my disciple for a few years, and the Jiang family has long since perished. How do you know that the Jiang family was wronged?"

"I..." Song Ying paused, "Your Majesty, although I am dull, I know my master well. Over the years, I have always firmly believed that my master did not murder Empress Zhenhui.

Although I have never had the opportunity to see my master's true appearance, I know from the way he practices medicine and treats people with sincerity that he must be a kind-hearted and compassionate person. To have raised such a noble disciple, his medical ethics and character speak for themselves."

Emperor Qianyuan raised his eyebrows and said, "He is quite clever."

In the end, all he talked about was Song Ying, and he refused to give a direct answer to the Jiang family case.

Song Ying was secretly anxious, but he couldn't say much.

According to the plan, when they were telling stories to the concubines and nobles in the palace, they happened to learn that Qingyu also had a strange disease. Because the master had always been concerned about the unjust case of his master, he recognized Qingyu at a glance and took the opportunity to ask him.

Under such circumstances, she, a disciple who had only been in the sect for a few years, should not know too many details about the Jiang family case.

She gritted her teeth and brought the conversation back to the topic: "Without my master, I wouldn't be where I am today. Your Majesty, please review the old case and clear my master's name."

"Innocent?" Emperor Qianyuan's voice was eerily calm, like the silence before a storm. Every word carried an invisible pressure. "Are you and your disciple suggesting that the late emperor made a wrong judgment?"

Isn't this nonsense?

Song Ying dared not speak, and kowtowed once more. Just as he was about to speak, Doctor Lin spoke first, "Your Majesty, the late emperor was very perceptive, but there are treacherous people who deceived your hearing."

After a pause, she continued, "Now we have new evidence that proves my master's innocence. Your Majesty, please make the decision for my master."

At this moment, Zhu Xinyu suddenly spoke up, "Your Majesty, back then, we didn't know that Nanny Qingyu was suffering from a strange disease. Now that we have new clues, shouldn't we reopen the trial?"