Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 920 The House's Secret 2.0

"There are a few doubts here."

Shen Haolin is relatively calmer than the others. Although the real relationship between Emperor Chongde and King Tong surprised him, it happened in a flash. He quickly came back to his senses and pondered the story carefully. Just found a few problems.

"What doubt?"

Shen Haolin tapped on the table lightly, motioning everyone to focus on himself.

"The first doubtful point, when did the relationship between Emperor Chongde and King Tong become clear? Was it before or after the matter of the concubine Zheng."

"This question..." Song Yaojia thought for a while, then shook his head lightly, "It's hard to say, even old Mr. Tantai, I'm afraid it's difficult to determine this point in time, right? It's such a private matter, only they can determine it, unless they Make it public, or tell others personally, otherwise, no one will know what they are together."

"His Royal Highness is right. The answer to the Duke's question may have to be found in the pile of letters they left behind." Tantai Pingchuan nodded lightly, "Because the Xuanyuan family has always maintained neutrality and never participated in any competitions. Therefore, the Xuanyuan family should be the first to know their true relationship, but that was also the second year after Emperor Chongde ascended the throne."

"Actually, I understand what brother wants to say, this should be the second question of brother." Shen Cha looked at Shen Haolin, "If the layer of paper between them is not pierced, the concubine put arsenic in the food , the original intention of wanting to get rid of King Tong is very likely not because of personal feelings, but because King Tong has done something that threatened her natal family status and touched her natal family's interests." She turned her gaze again Turning to Tantai Pingchuan, "Do you still remember if there was any particularly big or big event that impressed you before the concubine gave the arsenic?"

"The big event..." Tantai Pingchuan thought about it for a while, "About a month before this, there was a corruption case. Many families were implicated, but the concubine's natal family was not among them. Apart from this, there was no other case. Other things. No..." He frowned slightly, "Although the corruption case did not affect the concubine's natal family, the in-laws were implicated, so that the concubine's natal family was involved for a long time. Time has to suffer from the eyes of other courtiers in the court."

"Is this corruption case related to Emperor Chongde or King Tong? Is it led by them?"

"Because they need to avoid suspicion, neither of them interfered, so it should have nothing to do with them." Tantai Pingchuan spread his hands, "We also talked about it later, it is estimated that the concubine noticed that the relationship between the two people was unusual , discovered their dependence and trust on each other, and this dependence and trust seriously threatened her status. In addition, the plan of the concubine's family went smoothly, and it became like that."

"What you said is also possible." Shen Haolin nodded, "There is another point. We all know that Emperor Chongde was suspicious. This is due to his character. It is difficult for him to trust people other than himself. Of course , except King Tong. In Emperor Chongde's heart, King Tong is already a part of him. Then, since he is so suspicious, how did that concubine manage to tamper with food?"

"I have read the files about Emperor Chongde. When a piece of food is delivered to him, he has to inspect it at least three to five times. This habit has been developed since Emperor Chongde was made the prince." Shen Cha followed Shen Haolin's words, "The people responsible for inspecting the diet are all confidantes of Emperor Chongde, who have gone through repeated tests. It is impossible for them to risk their lives to help an outsider murder their lord."

"Xiaocha, it's not their lord who murdered." Song Jue waved his hand, "However, in the eyes of these cronies, King Tong is as important as Emperor Chongde."

"Yes!" Shen Cha nodded, "That's what I mean, so there may be only one reason why the Concubine Zheng can succeed so easily."

"The concubine Zheng fell into the trap of these two people, and they did it on purpose." Shen Haolin and Shen Cha exchanged glances, confirming that they both had the same thoughts, "They may have been eyeing the concubine Zheng and her for a long time. The family may have known their plan a long time ago, so they will follow the plan."

"There is nothing wrong with you thinking so." Tantai Pingchuan thought for a while, "At that time, it was reported from the Prince's residence that the Prince had eaten stewed elbow mixed with arsenic. It couldn’t have happened to the prince. Just when everyone was in a hurry to send people to the imperial hospital to invite the imperial physician, it was reported that the imperial physician happened to be a guest at the prince’s mansion, and happened to save the prince.”

"Everything is a coincidence, it's hard not to make people doubt." Shen Haolin looked at Tantai Pingchuan, "Did no one think of this at the beginning?"

"Everyone is attracted by the crown prince's illness, so how can they care about it? When Emperor Chongde's condition improved, there was another incident about King Tong making a fuss about the imperial concubine's natal family. One by one, the links are very close. No one cares about the so-called coincidence anymore. However, listening to what you said today, it is really possible that they have already calculated it, and even got in touch with the current emperor and several important officials in the court. Otherwise, for Tong Wang's punishment will not be so small, and it is only in the first day or two of the case, there are more attacks on Tong Wang, and then the sound of the attack is almost gone. Bring it up again."

The children didn't speak, and looked at each other. The more they got to know the two of them, the more interesting they felt, and they felt sorry for them unconsciously. If they didn't take over such a mess, they might really be able to support each other. Live a wonderful life.

(End of this chapter)