Chapter 22 The truth comes out
"Yes, it was Liuzhu who got the poison from the old nanny. Also, I heard from the jailer that three more people died today, right? They are all related to Liuzhu, and Caizhu was the one who worked for her. "Zeng Lin, the carpenter, is her distant cousin, and the old lady in Huanyiyuan is the one who gave her the poison," Lanzhu said.
"So the three of them died because Liuzhu was trying to silence them?" Ji Yutang asked.
Lanzhu nodded: "It's Liuzhu."
Ji Yutang nodded: "I understand."
She walked out of the cell, and the jailer who was watching everything from a distance quickly ran over and locked the cell door.
"Ms. Ji!" Lanzhu rushed to the cell door and asked loudly, "Can I survive? Will I be recognized?"
Ji Yutang only answered the first question: "You can survive."
As for whether her identity will be recognized by the officials, it depends on how the officials decide.
Wenming Xin, who was waiting outside the door, was anxious and pacing back and forth, as if he was trying to step out of the hole in the ground. He didn't stop until he saw Ji Yutang coming out.
"Ms. Ji, did you ask something?" Before Ji Yutang could answer, he said to himself, "These people have died one after another, and now people are in panic. Dali Temple has been sternly warned to give an explanation within three days. Otherwise, the whole temple will be punished.”
"Okay, okay." Ji Yutang quickly comforted him, "Don't be afraid, I already know what this case is about."
Wenming Xin didn't believe it: "Ah? Do you know who the murderer is?"
"Yes, but I still need to ask Brother Mingxin to do a little favor." Ji Yutang smiled, "Help thoroughly investigate the old nanny from the Huanyiyuan. She may keep a hand."
Wenming Xin's trust in Ji Yutang came from the bottom of his heart. He agreed repeatedly and went straight to find someone to check on the old nanny.
A gust of autumn wind blew by, wrapping the dead leaves around the body and spinning them.
Ji Yutang reached out to catch a withered leaf and murmured to himself: "This case is coming to an end."
Wen Wenming Xin was very efficient. It only took half a day to find out all the eight generations of the old grandmother in Huanyiyuan.
He pointed to the words recorded in the worn-out sheepskin book and said: "That old woman's surname is Wu. Before the late emperor was born, she entered the palace as a maid to wash clothes. I followed what Mrs. Ji said. After digging through the layers of Mammy Pawu’s ancestors, it turned out that her ancestors moved to Huizhou from southern Xinjiang, and that the poison came from southern Xinjiang. When several clues were combined, she was right. .”
"What does the red butterfly imprint mean? Have you found it?" Xie Huaichu asked.
Wenming Xin said: "People in southern Xinjiang believe in witchcraft and voodoo. One of them is called red butterfly voodoo. It is said that planting it on people can keep them young forever. There is a side effect. Not only does it go through a layer of transformation like a butterfly, Like butterflies, they don’t live long. There is a characteristic of being infected by this poison, which leaves a red butterfly mark on the body.”
"Then it's all right!" Xie Huaichu was very excited.
Ji Yutang nodded and reviewed the case: "I think this case has to start from seventeen years ago. I don't know what kind of mentality Aunt Wu had at that time, giving the red butterfly Gu handed down from her ancestors to the cold palace. Wasted concubine. They got this poison and thought He could regain his youth and regain his favor, but he didn't know that he was dying. The second prince Li Quan happened to have an unclear relationship with several abandoned concubines in the cold palace, and he was inadvertently exposed to the red butterfly poison, which caused the poison. Fell into a small pool and drowned Death. Aunt Wu didn't expect such a result. She was so frightened that she didn't dare to take any action. From then on, the palace's investigation of the case was based on the idea of murdering the prince. direction of struggle, so Because she was not found, she was lucky to survive." Xie Huaichu sighed: "Because he died when he was about to be crowned prince, his first thought was the palace struggle."
Wenming Xin also sighed: "Oh, who would have thought that it was his improper style that led to the disaster?"
Ji Yutang coughed twice and continued: "What I am going to say next is a huge amount of information and cannot be leaked."
Wenming Xin nodded solemnly.
Xie Huaichu handed her the tea at hand: "Moisten your throat before talking."
Ji Yutang quickly took a big sip and said hurriedly: "After this, it will be what happened after the current official ascended the throne. He and Yunxiang got along day and night and developed feelings, and Yunxiang was pregnant with his flesh and blood."
Wenming Xin's face became more solemn: "No, what did you say? Is this what I can hear?"
Xie Huaichu stopped him: "You wait until Mrs. Ji finishes speaking."
"At this time, neither Yunxiang nor the Guan family knew that they had a child. At this time, they were worried about King Huai's rebellion. In order to protect Yunxiang and to cover up others' eyes, the Guan family released everyone around them from the palace. Yunxiang came out. The queen got married. After that, King Huai was suppressed, and the officials prepared to call Yunxiang back to the palace. After receiving the letter, Yunxiang told herself unpreparedly. My sister became jealous after learning that she looked exactly the same as Yunxiang, so she decided to take her place. When she encountered a flood in Xuzhou, she pushed Yunxiang into the flood. Yunxiang’s husband saved her with his own life, but Yunxiang died of bleeding after giving birth to Lanzhu.”
"What? Lanzhu?" Wenming Xin couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up and grabbed his hair tangledly, and kept mumbling, "It's over, it's over, it's over. Can I listen to this? I can still live after listening to it. ”
"Don't be impatient." Xie Huaichu comforted helplessly, "Brother Mingxin, I am now fully responsible for this case. If anything happens, I will take care of it."
"Oh oh oh, yes, you can take care of anything." Wenming Xin let out a long sigh of relief.
Ji Yutang looked at him resentfully: "Don't interrupt, I haven't finished speaking yet."
"Okay, Mrs. Ji, please continue."
"I guess at this time, Yunxiang's sister didn't know that the officials were looking for Yunxiang to make her a concubine, so Lanzhu was not driven out to death. Maybe Yunxiang's mother or mother-in-law found Lanzhu and raised her. Later, I waited for Yunxiang’s After her sister entered the palace and became a concubine, she knew the seriousness of the matter and her identity must not be exposed, so she sent a killer to kill Lanzhu's relatives. After Lanzhu learned about it, he went to the palace to get close to her for revenge. ”
Ji Yutang took another sip of tea: "At the same time, Liuzhu next to this fake imperial concubine didn't know why she wanted to kill her, and she didn't know how she gained the trust of Aunt Wu and obtained the red butterfly Gu. But she is sure What's more, Liuzhu noticed Lanzhu's hatred towards the fake imperial concubine, so she added fuel to the flames and gave Lanzhu the red butterfly Gu, and even found a distant wife. Cousin Zeng Lin made the couch and hid the poison in it in a secret way. Liuzhu calculated the time when the poison would be released and chose to do it during the Osmanthus night banquet. On the surface, she and several Zhu had the same hatred. She couldn't stand the false concubine's humiliation and wanted to take revenge. In fact, she used these beads to clear herself from suspicion."
"I know this!" Wenming Xin finally found a place he knew. "Liuzhu used Cuizhu and Baizhu's secret feelings to threaten them to cooperate, and sent Caizhu, who trusted her most, to steal the poison from Tai Hospital, and then put you, Lady Ji, to death." Knock her out and put poison into the fake imperial concubine's anti-fetal medicine. . Under this series of operations, everyone will be misled that the fake imperial concubine was poisoned by the poison in the anti-fetal medicine, and they will not find out that the real cause of the fake imperial concubine's death was the red butterfly Gu. And even if she is discovered, she will not die. The scapegoat Lanzhu has been found for a long time.”
"Yes! Totally correct!" Ji Yutang praised him.
(End of chapter)