The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 765

Outside the Donghua Gate.

King Zhongshun's carriage slowly stopped at the gate of the palace, and the four carts behind it, which were full of gifts, also stopped one by one.

In the spacious carriage, King Zhongshun was absent-mindedly twiddling a bracelet. Because he had always been concerned about Nan'an, he specially sent someone to ask for a few magical artifacts a while ago, and this bracelet was one of them.

But just looking at his current state, he knew that these Raoshizi magic weapons had no effect at all.

Hey~
King Zhongshun sighed secretly, and leaned on the car body with some dejection. A few days ago, when Concubine Rong was out of the palace to visit her relatives, he once thought about asking someone to bring a message to Concubine Rong, so that she would give up her plan to poison the prince.

But when he thought of the possibility of going to the Ninth Five-Year Plan, he hesitated to make up his mind, and finally missed this opportunity in vain.

Right now, I can only be on tenterhooks, hoping that things will go smoothly.

"My lord."

At this time, the voice of the accompanying steward suddenly sounded outside the car.

"Ok?"

King Zhongshun spewed out doubts from his nostrils.

The steward hurriedly continued to report: "The gate of the palace is temporarily sealed, and they say that they must speak from the palace to let them go."

"Um?!"

King Zhongshun sat up straight when he heard the words. Today is the day when the people sacrifice stoves, and he also enters the palace every year on the afternoon of the same day to offer the New Year ceremony, not to mention that the palace gate should not be closed at this time, even if it is closed, it is logical It should be said that Zhongshun Palace should be informed.

Now that the gate of the palace has been sealed without making a sound, no need to ask, something must have happened in the palace!
Could it be that……

King Zhongshun shuddered, the first thing he felt was not excitement but fear—if the crown prince had been poisoned, then the most critical moment would come!

He carefully raised the curtain of the car, first looked at a group of dragon guards guarding the gate of the city, and then looked up at the shadowy guard post on the palace wall.

In the past, I was used to this and didn't think much of it, but now I always feel that the muskets are all aimed at me.

"My lord?"

At this time, the steward asked again: "Should I ask them to report to the higher authorities, or..."

"No need, let's..."

King Zhongshun subconsciously wanted to smear the soles of his feet and get away with it, but on second thought, it seemed too guilty to do so. Normally, he should figure out what happened, or leave after being smacked.

Thinking of this, even though his calf was twisted, King Zhongshun still gritted his teeth and said, "Report, let them report!"

When the steward took his orders, he couldn't help picking up the curtain to peep. Although the more he watched, the more frightened he became, but he was also afraid that if he couldn't see it at a glance, he would end up riddled with holes.

In the midst of fear and fear, a carriage slowly passed the convoy of Prince Zhongshun's mansion, and was allowed to pass after only staying at the gate of the palace for a moment.

King Zhongshun's heart moved slightly, and he hurriedly asked people to find out who was in the car, how could he ignore the prohibition and go in and out at will.

Not long after, the manager reported that the captain guarding the gate refused to reveal the truth, only that the other party was following the queen's order, so naturally they could go through without hindrance.

Queen's order?
It is reasonable to say such a thing, and the emperor has been in a coma for a long time and cannot manage the affairs. It should be the Supreme Emperor who presides over the overall situation. Now why is the empress sending someone to the palace?

King Zhongshun thought for a while but couldn't figure it out, so he put it behind his head, and once again cautiously scanned the dragon guards who were armed with live ammunition.

I don't know how long it took, the head lieutenant suddenly put his hand on his waist knife and ran towards this side quickly.

King Zhongshun's heart suddenly rose to his throat, until he heard the school captain's respectful report: "My lord, the empress dowager announces you to enter the palace to see you, but it's better to stay here for the following gifts."

Only then did he heave a long sigh of relief, since he does not hold military power, if something happens, he should be arrested on the spot. Now that he said he met him, it is obvious that the matter has not yet been implicated in himself.

But immediately he felt very strange, he used to be the empress, but now he is the empress dowager, but why is it that the Forbidden City is full of women who call the shots?What is the Supreme Emperor doing now?
But King Zhongshun didn't have time to think too much. When the carriage drove into the palace gate, he got out of the carriage and followed the leading eunuch to the harem.

As he walked, he couldn't help muttering again.

Gein has always had a very ordinary relationship with the emperor's wife, and he rarely saw each other when he entered the palace, but now he is summoned by the emperor's wife, no matter how he thinks about it, he feels strange.

It's just that he couldn't think of a strange way for a moment.

Arriving in the Compassionate Ning Palace in such a muddleheaded manner, the Empress Dowager came out in a naked suit, wiping her tears and saying: "Your brother, he, he...he has gone!"

"what?!"

King Zhongshun was dumbfounded immediately, and he listened to everything the queen mother said later.

It took a long time before I asked: "How can this be so good?!"

The queen mother only thought that they were brothers, so she explained the matter roughly again.

Only then did King Zhongshun sort out his thoughts.

Guessing that the dim sum must have been poisoned by Concubine Rong, the Supreme Emperor was poisoned to death by mistake.

Later, I heard that Jiao Shun was invited by the queen to investigate the case. The previous car was actually a few death row prisoners who came to test the medicine. King Zhongshun couldn't help but think that the matter had come to an end, and it was impossible for him to think about brother and brother. , but if the scapegoat can be blamed on the imperial physician and the imperial dining room, at least future troubles can be avoided.

So he hurriedly took the initiative to ask Ying, saying that he would attend the trial.

Naturally, the queen mother has no reason not to be allowed.

King Zhongshun asked for an oral order, put on a filial piety, and hurriedly left the Palace of Compassion and Ning.

At that time, Jiao Shun was convening the imperial physician and the three Caos of the imperial dining room to confront the case, and he couldn't help the court ladies and eunuchs to watch, so he cooked medicine in public in an open space outside the Qianqing Palace, preparing to feed several death row prisoners.

Seeing that King Zhongshun felt suddenly, Jiao Shun hurriedly got up and bowed his hands in salute.

King Zhongshun panted slightly, glanced at the skinny death row prisoners, then at the three pale-faced imperial physicians, and asked tentatively, "I wonder how sure Mr. Jiao is?"

Jiao Shun shook his head: "My lord misunderstood, I don't have any real evidence yet, I'm just making an argument based on conjecture, and I can't talk about being sure."

"Oh."

King Zhongshun was beating his heart when he heard this. He knew the truth in his heart, but if it was a serious argument, the imperial physician and the imperial dining room must be innocent.

But this is not the result he wants.

He wanted to try to guide him, but he was afraid that he would miss the mark by superimposing others, and he seemed like an ant in a hot pot for a while, but he didn't dare to show it.

At this moment, a little eunuch came forward to report that the medicinal soup was ready.

Jiao Shun immediately waved his hand: "Order the imperial physician to come and have a look."

After speaking, he explained to King Zhongshun: "Before every medicinal material or food is cooked, they have already tested it by themselves. Now that the test is correct, they can order the death row prisoner to test the medicine."

King Zhongshun nodded repeatedly when he heard the words, and praised Jiao Shun's 'rigorousness', but secretly complained incessantly.

For the sake of his own life, the imperial physician will definitely strictly control the situation. Wouldn't it be difficult for him to do anything?
"grown ups."

At this time, a pale-faced imperial physician cupped his hands and said, "There is nothing abnormal about the potion."

"Then the three of you will feed the five death row prisoners with your own hands!"

After hearing Jiao Shun's order, King Zhongshun felt more and more hopeless, so he decided to find another way to cover up.

As a result, he lost interest in this drug test, and just lowered his head and meditated on the countermeasures, but he didn't expect that half an hour later, a heart-piercing cry of pain suddenly sounded in the middle of the empty field!
King Zhongshun stared straight at the two condemned prisoners rolling on the floor in pain. After a while, his voice gradually weakened. One had a hoarse voice and twitched from time to time, while the other simply died.

Obviously, after the medicine is mixed with food, it has a certain chance of death.

But how is this possible? !
Could it be that I was wrong, the Supreme Emperor didn't hit the auxiliary car by mistake, but was tricked to death by these imperial doctors? !

But, but it's too...

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

At this time, an imperial doctor shouted excitedly, "The prescription we prescribed must not be wrong!"

"Impossible?"

Jiao Shun sneered, pointing to the two death row prisoners and asked: "The death and disability are all fake?!"

As he said that, he looked at the other two imperial physicians: "The facts are all there, are you going to continue to argue?"

When the two imperial physicians heard the words, one staggered and fell down and cried loudly, the other knelt on the ground trembling and took off his official hat, fell down and said: "It is my lack of skill that caused this heinous disaster. I am willing to die." Sorry!"

As soon as the words came out, the one who had previously shouted that it was absolutely impossible also sat down on the ground covering his face and began to cry bitterly.

Seeing that the three suspects had no objection, Jiao Shun turned to King Zhongshun and asked for instructions: "My lord, now that the evidence of the crime is convincing, shouldn't the criminal be detained as soon as possible to wait to be released?"

"Um, huh? Uh..."

King Zhongshun, who still hadn't turned the corner, hummed a few times before he understood what Jiao Shun was going to say, and hurriedly said: "It should be so, it should be so!"

As he said that, he couldn't help looking at the three imperial physicians, thinking that all three of them had already pleaded guilty to the law. Could it be that this matter really has nothing to do with his arrangement?

Seeing that he had no objection, Jiao Shun immediately raised his voice and said, "Come on, quickly take these three suspects and death row prisoners back to the sky prison, and keep them under strict supervision!"

Long Jianwei took the order, and immediately someone tied up the three imperial physicians and escorted them to the vicinity of Donghua Gate together with the death row prisoners who survived.

Two carriages had already been prepared here, one of which was used to transport the three death row prisoners, and the three imperial physicians were taken to the other carriage.

But the car was not empty.

There were already three bundled rice dumplings on it, gagged and hooded criminals, and Jiao Shun's old acquaintance Qiu Shi'an, Eunuch Qiu.

Qiu Shi'an and other three imperial physicians got into the carriage, immediately untied them, and threw three sets of eunuch's service over them.

The three changed quickly, and tried to put the imperial physician's official robes on the three 'zongzi'.

"Eunuch Qiu."

After a while, they said in distressed voices, "It's really hard to tie them up like this."

"Don't worry, we'll talk after we leave the palace."

Qiu Shi'an waved his hands, and confessed with a serious face: "When you are in the prison, you will put these three imperial doctors under strict supervision. Unless Master Jiao and I come forward, no one is allowed to visit them!"

The three of them agreed in unison, and one of the eunuchs hesitated again: "Eunuch, the drama class found out that I was waiting to disappear, will it be..."

"Don't worry, Master Jiao and I have our own arrangements!"

(End of this chapter)