The leader of the women's hunting competition was won by the daughter of Prime Minister Wang, and Lin Ruoxi became the last one in this competition. Despite this, Lin Ruoxi still had a calm face, which made the daughter of these famous nobles and

The young men felt strange.

After dinner, the big drum was beaten outside the tent. Everyone came out of the tent and gathered outside the golden tent of Emperor Dali. Mrs. Xiahou and Mrs. Zhou both cried loudly, saying that they wanted the emperor to make the decision for them.

Yushu and Zhou Xiaodie were fine but died in the woods.

Emperor Dali had been running around all day and night, and felt exhausted physically and mentally. When he heard the crying of Mrs. Xiahou and Mrs. Zhou, the veins on his forehead jumped.

"Jing Zhaoyin, have you figured out this matter?"

Jing Zhaoyin was an upright man. Although he offended many officials because of his handling of cases, he was highly valued by the emperor.

Jing Zhaoyin said respectfully: "When I return to the emperor, I have already found out. Xia Yushu and Zhou Xiaodie are sisters on the surface, but it is said that they both like His Highness the Fifth Prince, so there is a big gap between them. During this hunting

During the competition, two people had a quarrel and got into a fight, so they killed each other with bows, arrows and daggers, but neither one gained anything, so they both died."

Mrs. Xiahou's face was filled with tears, and she knelt on the ground and choked with sobs: "They are sisters, how could they kill each other?"

Mrs. Zhou was the same, and she said heartbrokenly: "Someone must have done this poisonously. Please tell me, Your Majesty, and give Xiaodie justice."

Xia Houye and Zhou Houye looked at each other, but neither said a word. In fact, they also knew that Xia Yushu and Zhou Xiaodie both liked His Highness the Fifth, and they had had a quarrel because they both liked His Highness the Fifth, but they didn't.

As for killing each other, the emperor would definitely believe Jing Zhaoyin's words, so whatever they said would only discredit the Xiahou Mansion and Zhouhou Mansion. So they simply kept silent and let the ladies ask questions clearly.

The Queen's red lips parted slightly, and she smiled coldly: "Madams, I advise you not to think too much here. Please forgive me and accept the change! This hunting conference is inherently blind, and maybe the two of them will cause trouble.

It's not pleasant, we can't fight, and we didn't expect that they would end up killing each other. This is not impossible. Jing Zhaoyin has already found out the case, and you women are still here talking about nonsense.

What are you doing? Are you doubting Jing Zhaoyin's ability to handle cases?"

Jing Zhaoyin heard what the Empress said and hurriedly echoed: "Back to the Emperor and the Empress, Wei Chen has already found out the case. It is true. If there is a mistake, I am willing to be punished."

When Mrs. Xiahou and Mrs. Zhou heard that the Empress also believed that Xia Yushu and Zhou Xiaodie were jealous and killed each other, they women did not dare to speak. But when they looked back and asked their husbands for a fair word

, Unexpectedly, both Xia Houye and Zhou Houye remained silent.

Mrs. Xiahou was so angry that she fainted on the spot, while Mrs. Zhou was so angry that she took Zhou Xiaodie's body in a carriage and left the forest where she was hunting overnight.

Lin Ruoxi just stood quietly and watched from a distance, smiling faintly. The only blame for all this was His Highness Tuoba Chen. If he hadn't been pressing her and Tuoba Tian step by step, how could such a tragedy have happened?

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She looked around and saw that His Royal Highness Tuoba Chen was not among the crowd. She also knew that he must be venting his temper in the tent because his plan failed.

The wind was very strong and cold at night in the woods. Lin Ruoxi couldn't help but sneeze. Qiu Yan saw it and hurriedly went back to the tent to get Lin Ruoxi a cloak and put it on her.

"Miss Fourth, let's go back to the tent. The wind outside is too strong. Be careful of catching a cold!"

Lin Ruoxi smiled and shook her head, looking up at the night sky: "The night is beautiful tonight, I want to stand here for a while."

Leng Xin and Mo Xueyuan also didn't want Lin Ruoxi to stand in the strong wind at night. After all, her body had just recovered, but she was still a little weak. Although they also wanted to persuade her, they knew Lin Ruoxi's temper better and simply stood there.

He stood next to Lin Ruoxi and blocked the wind with his body, but the wind still blew in waves, making his face feel cold.

At this moment, a palace maid in purple came to Lin Ruoxi. She smiled gently and said: "Miss Ruoxi, my wife invites you to sit in the tent."

"Which queen are you the maid of honor?"

Lin Ruoxi glanced at this palace maid, but had no memory of where she had seen her before.

The purple-clothed palace maid still had a gentle look on her face and said: "I am a palace maid in the palace of Imperial Concubine De, can Miss Ruoxi come with me and sit in the imperial concubine's tent?"

Concubine De is the mother-in-law of Tuobatian. What is her motive behind taking the initiative to come to her?

Suddenly she remembered that Concubine De once suspected that she was seducing Tuobatian, so she called her to her palace and poisoned her. Did she also want to warn her this time? If she really poisoned herself,

Does she want to teach her a lesson? But this Concubine De is Tuobatian’s mother-in-law. If she is disrespectful to Concubine De, Tuobatian will definitely have a gap with her if she finds out about it?

"Miss Ruoxi?" Seeing that Lin Ruoxi was absent-minded, the palace maid in purple called her name.

Lin Ruoxi smiled and nodded: "Okay, thank you for leading the way!"

Leng Xin and Mo Xueyuan followed, but Qiu Yan always felt that something was wrong, so she decided to go find the Fifth Highness so that the Fifth Highness could go down and help the Fourth Miss.

Lin Ruoxi followed the purple-clad palace maid into the tent. Inside the tent was sitting the concubine De, who was wearing a green dress and dressed plainly and elegantly. When Concubine De saw Lin Ruoxi coming, her smile was very kind and gentle, and she waved to her: "

Ruoxi, you are here, come in and sit down."

The palace maid in purple hurriedly prepared a chair for Lin Ruoxi, but Lin Ruoxi did not sit down, but bowed to her: "Greetings to Concubine De!"

Concubine De still smiled in a friendly manner, and scolded a little gently: "Look at you, you are so careful when talking to me. I just think you are a very lovable woman, so I asked my maid to find you."

You don't have to be nervous if you go into the tent and have a chat, just sit down!"

Has Empress De Fei's attitude towards her really changed? Why is her smile so gentle and gentle, as if she has any intention to poison her?

Lin Ruoxi was thinking this and had already sat on the bench. When Concubine De saw her sitting down, she asked the maids around her to prepare a table of delicious food. She still had a gentle smile: "I didn't eat well for dinner just now."

, you happen to be here, just have dinner with me!"

Let's have a meal together? Isn't that too enthusiastic?

Concubine De saw Lin Ruoxi's vigilance. She asked the maids to pick up the bowls and chopsticks and serve her the delicacies on the table one by one. She ate them all, and then pointed to Lin Ruoxi's bowls and chopsticks with a smile:

"In this case, can you feel free to accompany me to eat?"

Lin Ruoxi is a very cautious person. Although Concubine De ate all the delicacies on the table, the bowls and chopsticks she used may not be the same as the bowls and chopsticks she used. Maybe her bowls and chopsticks have been tampered with.

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Lin Ruoxi politely refused and said: "Ms. De Fei, Ruo Xi ate too much at dinner, so she can no longer eat. Please forgive me, M. De Fei!"

"Since you can't eat, I'll just feed myself. It'll be fine. You don't have to worry too much!"

Concubine De asked the palace maid to prepare dishes for her. Although Lin Ruoxi refused her invitation, she still ate without anger or anger. Soon after she finished the dinner, she ordered the palace maid to take away all the leftovers on the table.

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The more gentle Concubine De was, the more Lin Ruoxi felt that something was wrong. After Concubine De wiped the corners of her lips with a silk embroidered handkerchief, she looked at Lin Ruoxi with a smile: "The tea in your hand is completely cold, why don't you drink it?"

Woolen cloth?"

Lin Ruoxi glanced down at the tea. The green tea leaves and clear tea water didn't look like there was anything wrong with it. Concubine De shouldn't be stupid enough to attack her in her tent, right?

Just as Lin Ruoxi was about to pick up the cup of tea, Mo Xueyuan and Leng Xin winked at each other. Leng Xin coughed and said, "Fourth Miss, you are not in good health and you have just caught wind and cold. It is not suitable to drink herbal tea."

Mo Xueyuan stretched out her hand to take away the tea cup in Lin Ruoxi's hand, and then placed it on the coffee table next to Lin Ruoxi: "Fourth Miss, Leng Xin is right, you should not be drinking herbal tea."

Lin Ruoxi suddenly saw the coldness and viciousness in Concubine De's eyes.

But she immediately changed her face to a gentle look, ordered the palace maid to make tea again, and gave Lin Ruoxi a cup of hot tea instead.

"Ruoxi, this time it's hot tea. You won't refuse my kindness, will you?"

Lin Ruoxi smiled warmly, picked up the teacup, and as soon as she touched it to her lips, she noticed a flash of success and insidiousness in Empress De's eyes.

She quickly put the tea cup down and asked with a smile: "I wonder if Concubine De asked Ruoxi to come here. Is there anything you want to say to Ruoxi?"

Concubine De was a little displeased, but still did not show any dissatisfaction with Lin Ruoxi. She ordered all the maids to step aside, and then glanced at Leng Xin and Mo Xueyuan who were standing behind Lin Ruoxi.

Lin Ruoxi understood what she meant, so she said: "Leng Xin, Xue Yuan, all of you, please step aside!"

Leng Xin and Mo Xueyuan really didn't want to leave the tent. After all, they all realized that the Concubine De must not have any good intentions towards their fourth lady. Someone must have tampered with the cup of tea just now.

After Leng Xin and Mo Xueyuan exited the tent, Concubine De looked at Lin Ruoxi tenderly and said, "Actually, I already know that you like my Tian'er very much, and Tian'er also likes you better."

Lin Ruoxi planned to speak directly: "Then Concubine De, what do you think of this matter?"

"I think it's very good. I'm also very proud of you. It was my fault last time and I didn't treat you well, Ruoxi. I'd like to apologize to you here. Let's drink tea instead of wine. Let's drink it!

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"The Concubine De has spoken harshly!"

Concubine De wanted her to drink the tea again and again, and she must have some evil thoughts. Lin Ruoxi did not drink the tea directly, but took a look at the teapot. The teapot was all white, and the porcelain body was very

It is delicate and smooth, with a red plum blossom painted on the neck of the pot. It looks very elegant, but Lin Ruoxi's keen eyesight has already observed that there is a shallow mark on the porcelain surface painted with red plum blossom, and it is very fine.

The mark goes around the neck of the pot, and I think it should be able to rotate.

And Lin Ruoxi has heard of such a teapot. This kind of teapot is usually a royal product in the palace. It is originally divided into two layers. The upper layer can be filled with sake, and the lower layer can be filled with ice cubes. As long as the neck of the pot is

Once turned, a large round hole will appear between the two layers, and the sake will flow down through the hole into the ice. In this way, the sake will become a cool wine, which is often drunk in hot summer.

Zi Lie has a king's fault. What if the upper layer contains tea and the lower layer contains poison? If this is used to harm people, wouldn't it mean that people are unaware of it?

Lin Ruoxi threw the wine glass to the ground and smiled coldly: "Empress De Fei, you are too smart to use such an exquisite teapot to poison me? How did I offend you and you have to kill me?

Is it just because I fall in love with your precious prince?"

Concubine De's face turned slightly cold, but her words were still gentle: "Ruoxi, what's wrong with you? Why do you think I poisoned your tea? This teapot was given to me by the Emperor.

I thought I liked you very much and I brought it to make tea for you to drink. How could you think that I would poison it here?"

Lin Ruoxi looked at Concubine De with a pair of eyes as black and bright as a lake, raised the teapot, walked towards Concubine De, step by step, and said coldly: "Concubine De, since you are the mother-in-law of His Highness the Fifth Highness, I am not right.

You were still worried about how you poisoned me back then, and even accepted your invitation to come to your tent to talk to you. But what about you? You tried to poison me again and again and put me to death.

, let me tell you, my patience is gone, you should drink all this pot of tea, Concubine De!"

Lin Ruoxi pinched Concubine De's chin, raised the teapot and poured it into Concubine De's mouth.

Suddenly a figure rushed into the tent, raised his hand and knocked down the teapot that Lin Ruoxi had raised. His star-like eyes were full of complex emotions. He first glared at Lin Ruoxi, and then looked at Lin Ruoxi with resentment.

Concubine De was so shocked that her whole body went limp and she leaned on the bench.

"Concubine, can you tell me why you poisoned Ruoxi?"

In an instant, Concubine De's eyes burst into tears. She shook her head: "Tian'er, you have to believe your mother and concubine. There was no poison in that pot of tea."

Lin Ruoxi smiled coldly: "You said you had never been poisoned, so why didn't you dare to drink the cup of tea I gave you?"

Concubine De's eyes were full of grievance and resentment: "Then you gave me a chance to explain? You still treat me in such a rude way. I am the imperial concubine of the Dali Dynasty. You know that you are committing a crime by doing this.

The crime of disrespect to the royal family is a capital crime, aren't you afraid?"

Lin Ruoxi looked at her coldly: "I have never been afraid of anyone who wants my life. No matter who you are, I will not be afraid of you."
To be continued...