Chapter 172 (1/2)

A corner of cloth slipped out of his sleeve and landed on the ground.

Inside, a green emerald bead rolled to the ground.

The beads were polished very delicately. They didn't look like ornaments on his clothes, but more like ornaments on women's jewelry.

They all agreed to see it.

Cong Rong and Li's mother changed color together -

although they planned to put the blame on situ Chen, they were caught off guard when things suddenly happened and they didn't think of all the countermeasures.

The bead rolled out and just landed at her feet.

”What is this?” Good concubine bend to pick up.

Congrong and Li's mother jumped out of their throat. Congrong restrained herself with great strength, and she barely called herself out to stop it --

the bead was hollow, and originally the poison was hidden in the bead. When she used it, she took the opportunity to pull the silk thread hanging on it.

Because the liquid poison was easy to be found, she used powder, and because it was highly toxic, the powder spilled out only needed to drop into the tea drink of Queen Cong and it could be fatal. But there are also shortcomings of the powder, spilled when it will inevitably stick to other places.

She should have disposed of it as soon as possible, but after the accident, the emperor ordered the whole palace to be sealed off.

It's such a big place around here. It's not safe to lose it in this case.

The concubine pinched the bead and looked around. Because the color of the thing was too good, she couldn't help looking at it again and said, ”it's a good thing!”

”This is not from this palace!” Situ Chen wrung eyebrow way, he also does not immediately question what, just look perplexed murmured: ”where is this come from? How could it be in this palace? ” But here, the emperor was determined to solve the assassin's doubts, still staring at mother Li outside the door, with a grim face: ”don't you tell me the truth? So many certificates are here, do you dare to deny it? Say, in the end, are you infatuated with the prince and the girl of Cong family? In the palace, under my nose, I do this kind of

hands and feet? What do you really want? ” ”No! There is no servant Mother Li shook her head in panic. Although she knew that she was unable to argue, she could not wait to die. She said quickly, ”your majesty! It's someone who put the blame on you! I can swear to God that I didn't do it. Just now I came to the front hall and went to the opposite side of the garden. I was hit by someone That man is wearing the same clothes as me

At that time, because she was too hasty, in fact, she did not notice the person's appearance and clothes, but now, in order to get rid of the crime, she had nothing to do with it.

”What?” The emperor sneered, obviously disbelief.

But he didn't want to be too opinionated in public. Liu Gonggong, meeting his will, hurriedly went out with the whisk in his arms. After a short time, he came back and said, ”your majesty! I have already asked. This mother Li followed Miss Cong and her royal highness to escort the Empress Dowager's body to the back hall. She asked a lot of people, and later No one has ever seen her in front of me! ”

”I --” Li's mother cried bitterly in her heart, but she could no longer justify herself.

When she went to the front the second time, because of her bad intentions, she deliberately avoided people and tried not to be seen.

I didn't think about it. Now I can't argue with you.

”Emperor, I can swear to God that I really didn't do anything!” Unable to explain, Li's mother also had to curse loudly to clarify.

Mr. Liu was expressionless, and then he went on business: ”there are four teams of bodyguards in charge of patrolling in the courtyard of this palace today. Just now, the slaves have asked one by one. No one has seen the suspicious people wearing the same clothes mentioned by mother Li.”

”The emperor!” Congrong was also anxious, and knelt down to the emperor, ”there must be some misunderstanding in this. The nurse has no reason to do this. She...”

There was a sudden thump in the voice.

It wasn't very noisy. Someone hit the table.

Congrong turns around and sees that her wife has fallen down on the chair beside her. She doesn't know what to do with it. The table beside her has been knocked askew by her.

”Madame!” Seeing this, her maid immediately went to help her: ”what's the matter with you? Is it uncomfortable? ”

”Er...” The body of the good imperial concubine shakes, seem to want to say what, but don't know why, the body but effort to shrink together.

”Madame? What's the matter with you? ” Her maid was frightened, so she went to pull her. Her tears had already come down. She turned to the emperor and said, ”the emperor, our mother seems to have an emergency, doctor...”

Words did not fall, slanting on the chair of the good concubine but suddenly stood up.

Then they saw the twisted expression and strange look on her face.

Her eyes were wide, her hands clasped in her throat, and she suddenly walked towards the emperor.

At the foot of the foot stagger, because the eyes open too big, inside blood red.

”Escort!” Her expression is really too ferocious, Liu Gonggong rushes up one step, cross arm blocks in front of the emperor.

However, the imperial concubine just stumbled two steps, and suddenly stopped her steps.”Madame!” Her maid called, and before she could help her up, she threw herself straight forward and fell on the ground.

All this happened too fast and suddenly.

Everyone was shocked unexpectedly.

There was a momentary silence in this hall.

After a while, however, situ Ming was the first to react. He stepped forward, squatted down and tried to break off the head of the concubine on the floor tile to try her breath.

”I've lost my breath!” He said, subconsciously holding your breath.

At the end of the day, all of them shivered, and there were many people with a look of obvious fear in their eyes.