Chapter 263 Promotion (1st update)
Wu Chen stared closely at the Queen Mother’s expression as he spoke. The Queen Mother’s eyes flickered for a moment, and then she pursed her lips unnaturally. Wu Chen continued:
“It’s strange to say that in this palace Except for the ghosts who died because of the Queen Mother, there are no other ghosts left. Why did they stay? I'm afraid it has something to do with the food in the Queen Mother's palace. This is just my inference. If it is wrong, I hope the Queen Mother will point it out. , that’s what I think, the Queen Mother’s exclusive delicacies, Not everyone can eat it, but it must look very delicious. There is an old saying that the more beautiful the flower, the more poisonous it is. Well, the metaphor is not appropriate!"
Wu Chen thought for a while and said:
“Let’s not use metaphors, I The inference is that someone who steals food will naturally find an excuse to kill them, and some people are given food by the Queen Mother, right? Those three in Concubine Su's palace are the ones who stole food, and they will die in a short time if they are not killed with a stick, right? At that time, it was difficult for Concubine Su to explain.”
The Queen Mother stared at Wu Chen sadly, her eyes full of inquiry.
Wu Chen said again:
"Your Majesty ordered me to clean up the innocent souls in the palace. I would go to the Imperial Garden without even knowing it beforehand, but the Queen Mother soon found out. Just now I had Asked the Queen Mother, why didn't she see anyone waiting nearby? The Queen Mother said she didn't like people to be near her. If this is the case, how can the Queen Mother have confidants running around for the Queen Mother? How can there be spies around the palace? Although there are not many, there are still some. ”
< br>The Queen Mother looked outside the main hall and muttered: "It's all gone. It's all gone now."< br>
"The Empress Dowager's confidant... must have gone to do something, right? The Empress Dowager, with her hair disheveled, and there was no one to comb it, announced that I, the foreign minister, would have an audience in the evening. It was obvious that she was still very anxious. Why are you so anxious? Could it be that the Queen Mother has heard something about this? What a pity. I am a free-spirited person, and the Queen Mother has nothing to do with me. Just looking at the few people around the Queen Mother, you can tell that both the late emperor and the current Majesty have taken precautions against the Queen Mother. Since they have taken precautions, I estimate that tonight, At least my confidant can’t come back.”
The Queen Mother glanced at Wu Chen, snorted and said: "It's just a few slaves, what's the use of arresting them?"
Wu Chen nodded and said: "That's right, in this way, there are still useful people around you. "
The Queen Mother's eyes suddenly lit up and she leaned forward and said, "You can come into the palace to accompany me!"
Wu Chenti With a wave of his hand, a force hit the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother screamed, then covered her chest in disbelief and asked, "You, you dare to hit me?"
Wu Chen laughed and said: " I didn’t use any force. I saw the Queen Mother acting strangely and was worried that the Queen Mother might be touched by something dirty, so I gave it a try. Is the Queen Mother okay?”
At this time, the Queen Mother's eyes showed fear, and there was no longer the disdain before.
At this moment, there was a noise outside, and Wu Chen heard it clearly. He smiled and said, "Your Majesty still misses the Queen Mother."
Li Heng put his hands behind his back Entering the palace, the Queen Mother shrank her neck and looked away.
Li Heng glanced at Wu Chen, turned to the Queen Mother and said, "Mother, please rest early."
After speaking, Li Heng turned around and left, followed by Wu Chen.
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Back at Wende Hall, Li Hengping retreated from everyone, suddenly turned around and glared at Wu Chen and asked: "I told you not to disturb Cining Palace, but you insist on going. Do you really think I can't kill you?"
“The Queen Mother ordered people to declare that I am a sixth-grade sesame Can you violate the Queen Mother’s decree?”
“If you don’t want to go, who can persuade you?”
Wu Chen chuckled and said: “I have to know why the evil spirits in the palace are all here. The Queen Mother died, right? How could it be such a coincidence?”
Li Heng was stunned.
Wu Chen sighed and said:
"Your Majesty, please don't beat and kill at every turn. Not only will it hurt the relationship between you and our monarch, but it will also have an impact on my investigation. I I'm a coward. If Your Majesty scares me like this, I will shrink back when I'm on errands..."
"What do you mean when you say that all the ghosts in the palace died because of the Queen Mother?"
"I asked the ghosts I saw to find all the ghosts in the palace. I also asked the second year of high school and Xu Da to prepare records to see what grievances they had. However, after asking, I found out that except for three He died in Concubine Su’s palace, and the others all died in Cining Palace, but the length of time was different. In the final analysis, the three people in Concubine Su’s palace also died because of the Queen Mother.”
Wu Chen introduced the causes of death of the three people, and then said:
"...What a solemn place the palace is? How could there not be some useful treasures to suppress the palace? It stands to reason that unless there is a very resentful ghost, , other ghosts can’t stay, but these in the Queen Mother’s Palace can’t. , and they are the only ones staying."
Li Heng took a deep breath and asked: "Have you sent the ghosts away?"
"Sent them away, maybe they won't be sent away later. ”
“What do you mean?”
"The Queen Mother knows about me, and also knows that Her Majesty asked me to clean up the palace tonight, and no one close to the Queen Mother is here..."
"Concubine Su is dead. I ordered the doctor to see her, and she said she was... scared to death. "Yes." Li Heng walked to the armchair behind the desk and sat down, saying expressionlessly.
Wu Chen didn't answer. He didn't expect Concubine Su to be scared to death. But he didn't understand. Since Li Heng had long suspected the Queen Mother, he would also suspect Concubine Su. Why didn't he interrogate her earlier?
“The five-color jade stones in the inner treasury are missing, and the eunuchs who were responsible for guarding and counting the treasury are all dead.”
Wu Chen raised his eyebrows. The officials didn’t want him to do it again. Asking about the Queen Mother's affairs, cleaning up the palace tonight is really cleaning up the palace.
"Someone will take you to the house that will be rewarded to you tomorrow. Starting tomorrow, we will first find out the inner treasury. The Detective Department will be under your supervision for the time being. However, Chen Zhong will still be responsible for some errands. You do not need to obey his orders. Liu Jinzhong before leaving the palace I will give you a set of cards, you have to keep them. If you find out anything, you can come to the palace to meet me at any time. You must not tell the second person before meeting me. Who are needed..."
"Except for the sophomores and Xu Da, I want Song Gu and Song to be punished."
"It's all up to you, but I want to know the result as soon as possible. No one else is allowed to get involved in the inner treasury of the palace!"
Wu Chen bowed to accept the order, and then asked: "What about Prince Cheng..."
"So you have to find out the main culprit of the theft of the inner treasury as soon as possible, so that you can check on Li Yi."
"Su Chang and Yuan Tianshi..."
"You can take the time to investigate, but the most important thing is to find out the theft of the inner treasury first."
Wu Chen frowned and asked: "So, I'm the deputy commander of the Imperial City Department now? It's not that I want an official position. It's easier to investigate cases with an official position. Otherwise, I have to have to do it every day. Enter the palace to ask for an order..."
Li Heng waved his hand impatiently and said, "There will be an order tomorrow."
Wu Chen smiled and prepared to leave, and walked to the door of the hall. Suddenly he turned around and said, "Your Majesty can't think about killing donkeys. There is no harm in keeping people like me."
Li Heng waved his hand, and Wu Chen walked out of the hall.
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Wu Chen never expected that Yu Shian and Song Gu were waiting at the palace gate. (End of this chapter)