Chapter 486 The strangeness of Jinlan Court
Xiong Feng answered truthfully, "Miss Zhao said that Rong Rong was born with mud legs and could not recognize her identity. Her words were full of contempt and provocation towards Rong Rong. Wei Chen felt strange why Ms. Zhao had such deep hostility towards Rong Rong. ?”
Everyone looked at Princess Qingkang.
Princess Qingkang insisted that this was slander.
The emperor finally turned his attention to Zhu Sha, "Come here! Take this bitch down for interrogation, and make sure she tells the truth! In addition, I will arrest all the maids who were with Miss Zhao yesterday for interrogation!"
Princess Qingkang was shocked, "Your Majesty."
The emperor interrupted her, "You don't want your daughter to die in an unknown way, right?"
Princess Qingkang instantly fell to the ground, her eyes dull.
She didn't know what was going on between her daughter and Shen Congrong, but she knew that her father-in-law had been cursing Marquis Yong'an at home these past two days. Could it be that her daughter was deliberately making things difficult for Shen Congrong because of this?
Even so, Shen Congrong should not kill her baby daughter. No matter what, she must seek justice for her daughter!
There is a method of interrogating people in the palace. Zhu Sha is just an ordinary maid and cannot handle it at all. In just half an hour, she explained all the causes and consequences clearly.
There is no difference from what Shen Congrong said.
When the emperor learned that Shen Congrong was unjust, his expression softened a lot, and he said warmly: "It seems that the key lies with that eunuch. Do you remember what that eunuch looks like?"
"Don't be in a hurry, think about it carefully," the Queen Mother said.
Shen Congrong said carefully: "The eunuch was not tall, very thin, and always had his head lowered. Wei Chen only remembered that he looked delicate."
Most of this description can be found in the palace.
Just as the emperor was frowning, Xiong Feng stood up and said, "Wei Chen was not only not angry when he saw the little eunuch being beaten, but he looked frightened. He followed him all the way and found that he had not come out after entering Jinlan Courtyard. .”
"Jinlan Courtyard!" The emperor and empress stood up in unison.
Even Princess Qingkang stopped crying and looked at Xiong Feng in shock.
Liu Laosan was also panicked and said quickly: "Xiong Feng, are you wrong? Jinlan Courtyard has been abandoned for more than 20 years, and there is no one there at all!"
Xiong Feng thought about it carefully and became more and more sure, "Weichen is not wrong. There is a plaque on the courtyard that says 'Jinlan Courtyard'. Weichen doesn't know what the courtyard is used for, and he is afraid of being discovered. After hiding in the corner and waiting for no one to come out for a quarter of an hour, Wei Chen left. ”
The emperor took a deep breath and ordered with a stern face: "Zhou Song. Forget it! Marquis Yong'an, take your people and search Jinlan Courtyard now, and take Xiong Feng with you."
The confidants around Eunuch Zhou and the Queen Mother also followed.
After walking out of the imperial study, Xiong Feng asked in a low voice beside Liu Laosan: "Uncle Liu, is there any problem with Jinlan Courtyard?"
Liu Laosan strode forward with a cold face and replied seriously: "This matter involves some royal family secrets. Why are children asking so many questions? Are you sure that the other party has really entered Jinlan Courtyard?"< br>
Xiong Feng nodded heavily, "I'll take you over to see it."
Xiong Feng ran forward, followed by a group of people and a group of forest guards. The group walked to the corner of the corridor. Xiong Feng ran forward a few steps and pointed to the roof not far away, "Look, I was here at that time. Isn't that the 'Jinlan Courtyard'? That person went in through that doorway and never came out."
Eunuch Zhou scanned the surrounding environment and said: "The Royal Forest Army passes by every two hours. As long as you time it correctly and avoid the Imperial Forest Army, it is really safe to run here."
"Eunuch Zhou, let's go in quickly and take a look." Aunt Gui, a confidant beside the Queen Mother, said hurriedly.
A group of people walked into the doorway. What you see is a bluestone floor overgrown with grass. The water in the large tanks in the courtyard has dried up. The pavilions on the side are covered with spider webs. The doors and windows of the main hall seem to be intact, but in fact they are crumbling. There is no trace of human presence. .
The conditions of the left and right wing rooms are similar, and the situation inside can be seen clearly through the windows, so there is no possibility of hiding anyone.
Everyone tacitly agreed not to go in, but went around to the back. There was a small doorway here, and there was a courtyard through the doorway. There was a well drilled next to it, and there were firewood piled in the corner of the eaves. It was more like a small kitchen.
Xiong Feng looked surprised. You must know that only the imperial dining room in the palace has a well, which is specially used for cooking.
There should have been a small kitchen in this courtyard before, but it seems that even the queen did not have this kind of treatment.
At this moment, even if he had never seen it before, he knew that this Jinlan Courtyard was unusual, and his face turned a little pale.
Liu Laosan led the imperial guards to search all the houses in the yard.
Xiong Feng also wanted to search with him, but his legs were weak because of fear. He accidentally tripped over the uneven ground and fell down.
Liu Laosan was speechless. He was about to pull him up when he suddenly noticed something strange in the cracks on the ground. "Come and take a look, there is blood here!"
Eunuch Zhou, Grandma Gui and others immediately ran over and took a closer look. They all covered their mouths in unison.
There is indeed bloodstain around the corner of the bluestone slab. It has dried. If you don't look carefully, you would think it is dirt.
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Traces of blood spread all the way to the edge of the well.
But when I looked closer, there was nothing strange in the water.
Aunt Gui had goosebumps, "I must tell the Queen Mother immediately that there is really something wrong with this yard!"
In fact, what she wanted to say was that something was wrong with the well, but she didn't dare to speak.
Liu Laosan also realized the seriousness of the problem and immediately ordered the Royal Forest Army to surround Jinlan Courtyard. He took Xiong Feng and hurried back to the Royal Study to answer the question.
"Your Majesty, a trail of dried blood was found in the courtyard of the small kitchen of Jinlan Courtyard. The blood stain extended all the way to the well and disappeared. Please make your decision, Your Majesty!"
The Queen Mother received the hint from Aunt Gui, her face turned pale, and it took a while before she shed two painful tears, "Your Majesty, investigate thoroughly! We must investigate thoroughly! What happened back then must not happen again!"
The emperor clenched his fists with a cold expression, took a deep breath, opened his eyes again, and already made a decision, "Yong'an Marquis, just do whatever you suspect, the Royal Forest Army is all at your disposal, be sure to investigate the matter of Jinlan Court! ”
"Yes!"
After Liu Laosan left, the emperor looked at Princess Qingkang and said, "Qingkang, I will find out about your daughter's poisoning and give you an explanation. This matter has nothing to do with Shen Congrong, the grandson of Marquis Yong'an. As the princess, you should Distinguish between right and wrong. For the sake of your lost daughter, I won’t pursue it. Go down!”
Princess Qingkang was too embarrassed to see anyone and left the royal study on her knees with her head lowered.
Seeing her like this, the Queen Mother and the Queen felt very unhappy.
Especially the Queen Mother, she clutched her chest and lamented that it was not easy, "These few times, Qingkang brought his daughter to the palace to greet the Ai family. The Ai family thought that Furong's child was not bad, and originally wanted to follow Qingkang's wishes to bring Ajue and Furong together. , didn’t expect”
The queen on the side angrily advised: "Mother, thank you for not mentioning this matter. Zhao Furong is only thirteen years old. A thirteen-year-old girl can bully a ten-year-old child like this. It shows that she is not a truly innocent person." .
Also, that girl could say such things either because she was influenced by her ears or because she was taught by someone. Either way, it means that the education of the Zhao family is not good. ”