Zhangjia Jinzhi

Chapter 153
Li Taiwei sat on the carriage entering the palace, still feeling uneasy.

Just now I heard from Mama Tian that Ying'er hadn't returned home yesterday, so the guards in the mansion expanded the search area along the only way she had to go home, and checked one by one. Sure enough, they found her in the back alley of Xinghua Street an hour ago. her body.

The body was already stiff, and the guards preliminarily judged that Ying'er had been dead for more than two hours.This matter has been reported to the Jingzhao Mansion for investigation, and the result is still unknown. From what the guards said, all the belongings on Yinger's body were gone, and it looked like robbery.

Robbery?

She is a fire girl, how can she have any valuables by her side?How could it be such a coincidence that he died at this time?
All of this seems to be suspicious.

Li Taiwei felt uneasy, once Ying'er died, there was really no clue about this matter now... Just like the death of Baishi and Hongzhu back then, it seemed that everything had turned into a dead end again.

If the empress hadn't summoned her and Lu Xiao to enter the palace immediately, she would have discussed this matter with Li Sheng.

Hearing the tone of the servant who came to summon her, it seemed that something terrible had happened in the palace. The servant could not say much, but urged her and Lu Xiao to enter the palace quickly.

Li Taiwei's heart immediately hung up again...

At the gate of the palace, the carriage stopped slowly, Li Taiwei calmed down and asked Dafu to help him down.

Lu Xiao had already got off his horse and stood aside. Seeing that her face was not looking well, she glanced around, stepped forward and whispered comfortingly:
"I have sent people to Jingzhao Mansion to inquire, and I will let you know as soon as there is any news. If this matter is really related to the palace, I am afraid that we will not be able to find out. You have to work hard, where are Concubine Lan and Concubine Jin? , I'm afraid it's not easy to deal with..."

Li Taiwei nodded, and the empress handed over the case to her and Lu Xiao. First, there were ghosts in her house, and then people were killed... Does all this indicate something?
Gathering his mind, Li Taiwei decided to put the affairs of the mansion aside for the time being, and now he can only bite the bullet and take one step at a time...

"Princess, Captain Lu!"

The two just stood still for a moment, when a figure came from a distance, it was Yi Cui, the maid in charge of Concubine Jin, who stepped forward to salute the two of them, and said anxiously:
"Empress Jin invites the two of you to come to Yaohua Palace as soon as possible. The empress has something important to explain to you..."

Li Taiwei and Lu Xiao looked at each other, seeing that the palace maid showed panic, and followed Yicui to Yaohua Palace one after the other.

In Yaohua Palace, the Queen sat at the head of the palace, with a sullen face and said nothing.Concubine Jin was sitting next to her, her face was very dark, seeing Li Taiwei coming in with her skirt lifted, her face softened a little.

"My daughter pays homage to the Empress Empress, Empress Jinfei."

Li Taiwei went forward to salute, but was stopped by the queen, who asked the servant to give her a seat, and sent everyone down.

Li Taiwei didn't refuse, seeing the storm was coming, the affairs of Yaohua Palace would definitely not stop for a while.

After sitting down, Concubine Jin glanced at the queen, and couldn't help but speak:

"Princess Chonghua, since the empress of this case is entrusted to you and Colonel Lu, it can be seen that the empress trusts..."

Li Taiwei nodded, before she could say a few words of politeness, she heard Concubine Jin say:
"Xu Liangyuan threw herself into the well yesterday, and the maid next to her claimed that she didn't know about it, but this morning she quietly came to look for Bengong, saying that she had something important to report... She said that Xu Liangyuan was pregnant for two months..."

Mrs. Li was startled.

If this Xu Liangyuan is pregnant with a dragon species... In this case, it should be impossible for her to commit suicide!
"Have someone checked Liangyuan's body? How should I say it?"

Concubine Jin nodded with low eyebrows, and said worriedly:

"Xu Liangyuan's pregnancy has already been verified, but I really don't know about it! You also saw Concubine Lan being aggressive yesterday... If this matter is deliberately fanned by someone behind the scenes, I might be charged with what crime !"

"I already have three sons, and it's not like I can't bear them! How could I want to murder the emperor's heir..."

Seeing Concubine Jin worried, Li Taiwei thought for a moment and asked directly:
"My lord, don't worry, Xu Liangyuan's pregnancy has been checked by Tong Shi?"

These words caused the Queen to pause with her fingertips holding the tea, and looked over with a surprised expression on her face.

After all, Li Taiwei hadn't left the cabinet yet, but she didn't show any twitch in her posture, the question was justified.

The female officer stepped forward and responded, bluntly speaking.

Li Taiwei frowned:

"Since this matter involves the unborn emperor's heir... I'm afraid Dali Temple will need to come forward..."

"cannot!"

Concubine Jin's expression changed drastically, she got up and said,

"Xu Liangyuan died in this palace's Yaohua Palace without telling her she was pregnant. If this matter gets out before the case is clarified, this palace alone will be no match for everyone in the world. At that time, there will be no way for a hundred people to argue!"

Li Taiwei looked at the queen, the queen looked tired, and looked at Concubine Jin with a serious face, Concubine Jin knew that she had lost her composure, so she hurriedly apologized to the queen and sat down.

The queen then looked at Li Taiwei, with a sad expression and said:
"Xu Liangyuan's baby, I have ordered someone to interrogate the imperial physician on duty in private. Concubine Jin really doesn't know about this matter...Even Bengong doesn't know, so it can be seen that she deliberately concealed it..."

"Now she has lost her life for no reason... If this matter gets out of hand, not to mention Concubine Jin, even this Palace will have to bear the blame..."

Li Taiwei suddenly remembered the matter of Concubine Xian's miscarriage before the Mid-Autumn Festival. Although the queen mother was not easy to face the conflict with the queen, she still wore a lot of small shoes for her in private.There was a hidden disturbance in the harem for a while, and the empress probably spent a lot of energy suppressing it.

If this matter is exposed again today, people will take advantage of it... Concubine Jin's situation will probably become more and more difficult. If something goes wrong, the situation in the harem will change in an instant!
With the Empress Dowager and Concubine Xian present, the Empress may not be able to escape unscathed, after all, there are too many eyes on the Empress's phoenix chair in this palace...

If the queen falls, then the prince...

Li Taiwei frowned slightly, and suddenly understood why the queen didn't summon the other concubines to come.

Even for Concubine Jin, the Empress also meant Libao.After all, it involves a battle for the throne, and the relationship in the palace is intricate, and one hair will affect the whole body. The queen does not want to easily break the current balance. The concubines check each other so that the prince can safely ascend to the throne.

Right now, the Empress does not dare to let others know about this matter easily, let alone ask her mother's relatives to intervene.

After a moment of silence, Li Taiwei raised her eyes and asked the Queen:

"The empress is going to ask Chonghua and Lu Shizi to investigate this matter secretly?"

The queen paused, a little helpless:

"This case was handed over to you two in front of everyone yesterday, so it's not easy to change your mouth at this time. If it alarms others, it will make people suspicious..."

"This matter can be suppressed by the palace for three days at most. You and Lu Shizi can discuss it with Li Xiang Lu Hou when you return home... This matter needs to be settled quickly."

Li Taiwei immediately understood the queen's difficulty, she did not dare to count on her and Lu Xiao to solve the case, but placed her hopes on the Li and Lu families behind her.

It would be a great thing for the two to join forces and solve the crisis for the Queen.If you can't, you can't take the Queen's fault... But this matter can't be put on the table right now, and Li Taiwei doesn't want to make the two families rush into the muddy water.

What's more...the matter involves the harem, I'm afraid this matter will touch His Majesty's Ni Lin...

Li Taiwei took the tea from the maid, looked at the queen and concubine Jin, and said calmly:
"I'm afraid this matter may not be able to make the Empress Empress wish... If this matter really has nothing to do with Empress Jin, why did Xu Liangyuan hide her pregnancy?"

"Three days... I'm afraid that the empress will not be able to wait... People who know the truth will definitely reveal this matter before Xu Liangyuan is buried..."

(End of this chapter)