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Pan Cairen hanged herself when she was ugly and was not discovered by anyone. The next morning, the palace maid next to her found her hanged to death.After investigation, it was found that Pan Cairen did hang himself and was not killed by others.

Liang Bin did not accept it and did not believe that Pan Cairen would hang himself.She knew best what kind of temper Pan Cai was like.Although Pan Cairen was timid, he would never commit suicide because of the fear of being punished by Queen Xie.Besides, Pan Cairen has been waiting for Zhao Yao to come back from Lingnan.

"Your Majesty, the emperor sent Eunuch Sun to investigate the cause of Pan Cairen's death. It is impossible for Eunuch Sun to make a mistake." Guixing knew that Concubine Liang could not accept the fact that Pan Cairen hanged himself.To be honest, they couldn't accept it, but the facts were in front of them, and they had to believe it even if they didn't believe it.

Guitao guessed: "Your Majesty, I thought Pan Cairen was frightened by the Queen, so I committed suicide in fear."

"No, she wouldn't have hanged herself because she couldn't think about it." It wasn't that Liang Bin couldn't accept Pan Cai's suicide because she and Pan Cai were like sisters, but she really felt that Pan Cai's death was too strange. "No matter how scared, uneasy, or timid she is, she will never hang herself."

"Your Majesty, the slaves don't believe that Pan Cairen would commit suicide, but that's the fact." There was something Guixing never dared to say. She believed that Pan Cairen committed suicide because he was afraid that it would implicate the Empress. "Pan Cairen was not poisoned, nor was he strangled to death, nor was he frightened to death, or he hanged himself."

"That's right. Besides, there was no suspicious person in Kunde Hall. It's impossible for someone to trick Pan Cairen into committing suicide." Liang Concubine had previously suspected that someone forced Pan Cairen to commit suicide, but no suspicious person appeared in Kunde Hall.Pan Cairen has never left Kunde Hall and contacted other people. "Mother, please don't think too much."

Liang Bin still insisted on her opinion: "Sister Pan will not hang herself. She is still waiting for Yao Yao to come back from Lingnan, and she also thinks about how she will leave the palace with me and live in Yao Yao's mansion to take care of her old age in the future. How can she You might not be able to think about it." She suspected that someone secretly forced Pan Cairen to commit suicide, and that this person could sneak into the Kunde Hall quietly, but Sun Kui said that no suspicious person approached or sneaked into the Kunde Hall.

The emperor has been sending secret guards to secretly guard Kunde Hall to protect Liang Concubine.With the secret guards watching, it is impossible for anyone to sneak into Kunde Hall.

"Empress, you also know that Pan Cairen is timid and sensitive. She was punished by the Queen a few days ago, so she will definitely be scared. With her temperament, she will also think too much, and then the more she thinks about it, the more scared she will be. If you can't think about it, just..." Guitao didn't say any more.

Seeing that Concubine Liang was reluctant to accept Pan Cairen's death, Guixing was afraid that she would do something irrational. After thinking about it, she decided to express her thoughts.

"Your Majesty, Pan Cairen probably didn't want to trouble you anymore, so he chose to commit suicide."

"Guixing!" Guitao shouted dissatisfied, "How could you say that?" She had never dared to say it because she was afraid that the empress would blame herself.

"If you don't tell me, your Majesty will always feel that there is something fishy about Pan Cairen's death, and she will try her best to re-investigate." Guixing knelt on the ground, first kowtowed to Liang Pin in apology, and then said, "My Majesty, you have offended me. If you kill the Empress and Concubine Rong, they will never let you go. To put it bluntly, Pan Cairen did not hang himself. Sooner or later, he will be coerced by the Empress and Concubine Rong. I think Pan Cairen has thought of this. , so he hanged himself."

Guitao: "Empress, if the Empress and Concubine Rong coerce Pan Cairen to do something detrimental to you, Pan Cairen will definitely not be able to do it. The Empress and Concubine Rong will definitely not let her go. In the end, it will be difficult for her. Escape to death.”

Liang Bi's face was full of guilt, and her tone was full of guilt: "I killed her." She was afraid that Pan Cairen would think too much, so she had been comforting her these days.She was also afraid that the Queen Empress and Concubine Rong would force Sister Pan, so she kept an eye on her secretly.This period of time was calm and nothing happened. She thought nothing would happen for the time being, but she didn't expect that Sister Pan couldn't think about it and committed suicide.

"My Lady, the culprits are the Queen and Concubine Rong, not you."

Concubine Liang's face was filled with tears, and her voice was choked with sobs as she said, "No, it was me who killed her."

"Your Majesty, it was the Queen and Concubine Rong who forced you. They are the real murderers who killed Pan Cairen."

"I should have watched her." Liang Bi never expected that Pan Cairen would commit suicide.

"Empress, it's not your fault, it's the Queen and the others' fault."

"It was me who got her involved..." Liang Bi would rather be framed by the Empress and Concubine Rong than have Pan Cairen get into trouble.Pan Cairen is innocent.

Over the years, Pan Cairen has been living carefully in Kunde Hall.She was timid and fearful and never dared to leave Kunde Hall.She has no extravagant hopes in this life. She only hopes that she, Liang Bi, and Zhao Yao can live well.When she gets old in the future, she will follow Liang Concubine out of the palace, live in Zhao Yao's house, and then help look after Zhao Yao's children.

"I thought I could protect her... I didn't expect that it was me who killed her in the end." Although Liang Concubine and Pan Cairen are not biological sisters, they have been relying on each other in Kunde Hall for these years and have long regarded each other as their own. Relatives.

Seeing Liang Pin so sad for the first time, Guixing and Guitao panicked. They didn't know how to comfort Liang Pin for a while.

Because Pan Cairen hanged himself before the Chinese New Year, this was a taboo in the palace and was very unlucky.In addition, no funerals can be held before and during the Chinese New Year, so Pan Cairen is not eligible to be buried in the imperial mausoleum.Not only that, Pan Cairen was demoted to a commoner and no longer the imperial concubine.

Liang Concubine begged the emperor for permission to send Pan Cairen's body back to the Liang family, who would arrange her funeral.Liang Run did not dislike the unlucky death of Pan Cairen, but it was true that he could not hold a funeral before and during the Chinese New Year. He could only arrange Pan Cairen's coffin in the nunnery and ask the nuns to help with rituals and chanting.After the New Year, he would arrange a glorious funeral for Pan Cairen.

Because Pan Cairen committed suicide two days before the Chinese New Year, Queen Xie blamed Liang Concubine for not being optimistic about Pan Cairen and ordered Liang Concubine to be severely punished according to palace regulations.Her intention was to lower her position as a Liang concubine, but the emperor did not agree.The emperor directly ordered Liang Concubine to be placed under house arrest. Without his order, no one was allowed to enter or leave the Kunde Hall to visit Liang Concubine.

When Queen Xie saw that the emperor had locked up Concubine Liang, she said nothing more.However, she still coerced Concubine Liang.If Liang Concubine agrees to what she proposed before, then she will ask the emperor to lift her from house arrest.

The emperor learned that Liang Concubine was heartbroken because of Pan Cairen's death and refused to eat or drink. He felt distressed and worried.

In the evening, the emperor "sneakly" came to Kunde Hall and kept comforting Liang Concubine.

"It's her fault that she can't think about it. It has nothing to do with you. You don't need to blame yourself." The emperor hugged Liang Bin, stretched out his hand to caress her face, and said in a very gentle tone, "If it is really to blame, then blame that brat Xiao Shi. It's him who brought you into trouble."

"How can you blame Yaoyao? It was me who failed to take good care of Sister Pan, which caused her to be implicated by me." Liang Bin's eyes were red and swollen from crying, and her voice was hoarse from crying.

"It's not your fault, it's her own cowardice." The emperor's heart was about to be broken by Liang Bin's tears. "She hanged herself in order not to hurt you. Now if she knows that you are sad for her, she will be in Jiuquan." There will be no peace."

Liang Concubine leaned on the emperor's arms and cried silently.

"Xiaoxiao, you have to think about that brat Xiao Shi." The emperor held up Liang Bin's face with a very serious look on his face, "You should know that something against Xiao Shi is about to begin."

Speaking of her son, Liang Bi's heart tightened, "I know."

"If you want that stinky boy Xiao Shi to do what he wants to do in Lingnan in peace, you, the mother-in-law, will have to worry more." The emperor didn't want Concubine Liang to be immersed in Pan Cairen's death, "Second son They won’t let Xiao Shi go.”

"I understand." Liang Concubine understood what the emperor meant, "Don't tell Yao Yao about sister Pan's death for the time being." If Yao Yao learns of sister Pan's death, he will definitely rush back to the capital from Lingnan.If he returns to the capital, King Dai and King Jing will never let him go easily.

"Promise me not to cry again, and I won't tell that brat."

Liang Bin raised her hand to wipe the tears from her face, "I won't cry anymore."

The emperor lowered his head and kissed Concubine Liang: "Okay, I won't tell this brat Xiao Shi."

"Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, you should go back quickly."

"Don't you need me to accompany you?" The emperor was not worried about Liang Bin, "I will stay with you."

"I'm fine. You have to get up early tomorrow morning, so you'd better go back and rest."

"I'm afraid that after I leave, you will cry secretly alone again." The emperor reached out and caressed Concubine Liang's swollen eyes, "If you cry again, will you still have these eyes?"

"I don't cry anymore, I really don't cry anymore." Concubine Liang gently touched the emperor's face, "You'd better go back."

"Okay, I'll come see you tomorrow night." The emperor told Liang Concubine with a serious face, "You have to eat well during the New Year tomorrow, do you understand?"

"understood."

The emperor gave some more instructions and then reluctantly left Kunde Hall.

Before leaving, the emperor asked Guixing and others to take good care of Liang Concubine.If Liang Concubine was ill, he would never spare them lightly.

Returning to the imperial study, the emperor called the secret guard over. "Tell Xiao Shi about Pan Cairen's death."

Sun Kui on the side heard this order and his eyes widened in shock.

Didn’t the emperor promise to Concubine Liang not to tell His Highness the King of Han about Pan Cairen’s death?Why does the emperor go back on his promise?
The secret guard asked respectfully: "Your Majesty, tell me the truth, or...?"

"Tell him the results of the investigation."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The emperor waved to the dark guard, who immediately retreated.

After the secret guard left, Sun Kui reminded the emperor: "Your Majesty, didn't you promise Empress Liang not to tell His Highness the King of Han about Pan Cairen's death?"

"If I don't tell you, if you don't tell me, Xiaoxiao won't know that I told Xiao Shi."

Sun Kui: "..."

"Aren't you afraid that the empress will come to settle accounts with you in the future if she finds out?"

"Xiaoxiao, she won't know."

"When His Highness the King of Han learns about this, he will definitely write to ask the empress. Then won't the empress know about it?" Sun Kui reminded the emperor again, "The empress will definitely be very angry when she finds out." Your Majesty, when the time comes, you will How to coax the empress?

"That brat Xiao Shi won't rub salt into Xiaoxiao's wounds, so Xiaoxiao won't know that Xiao Shi learned that Pan Cairen is dead." The emperor's tone was very firm.

Sun Kui: What the emperor said seems to make sense.

"Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that His Highness the King of Han will rush back to the capital from Lingnan immediately after learning about it?" With His Highness the King of Han's current popularity, if he returns to the capital, King Dai and King Jing will definitely force him to agree to something.If he didn't agree, King Yidai and his companions would definitely not allow him to return to the capital safely.

"If he rushes back to the capital from Lingnan immediately, then I have misjudged him." The emperor said in an indifferent tone, "I still have time to change my mind."

"Your Majesty, Pan Cairen is very important to His Highness the King of Han. Isn't it right for His Highness the King of Han to come back to avenge her?" Sun Kui said, "This shows that His Highness the King of Han values ​​love and justice."

"For a Pan Cairen, he traveled all the way from Lingnan back to the dangerous capital. This is not about valuing love and righteousness. This is stupidity." The emperor said coldly, "Being a king does not require valuing love and righteousness."

Sun Kui was frightened by the emperor's stern tone, "That's what the emperor said."

The emperor walked up to Ling Yun, reached out and stroked its little head, and said in a meaningful tone: "Pan Cairen's death is a test for him."

After hearing this, Sun Kui's heart skipped a beat, and then a hint of panic appeared in his eyes.

Could it be that Pan Cairen's death...impossible...impossible...He personally investigated and found that Pan Cairen did indeed hang himself.

"I hope that brat won't disappoint me."

Sun Kui thought of someone and reminded the emperor: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten that General He is with His Highness the King of Han? Even if His Highness the King of Han wants to return to the capital, General He will not let him come back."

"If that brat Xiao Shi really wants to return to the capital, Fangfang won't be able to stop him." The emperor smiled vaguely, "Fangfang is not as good as Xiao Shi when it comes to playing tricks." It's just Xiao Shi. There are few people in the world who can play with the stinky boy's eight hundred tricks.

Sun Kui asked: "Then do you think His Highness the King of Han will come back?"

"Who knows." The emperor said with a half-smile.

Sun Kui said silently in his heart: Your Highness, King of Han, please don't rush back to the capital impulsively.

The Dragon Guard delivers letters very quickly, especially secret letters, which can be said to be eight hundred miles away.Within a few days, it was delivered to Zhao Yao.

Zhao Yao just came back from watching the show and was in a good mood.The first year in Marsh Mansion was very lively and very happy.He held many New Year's programs in Marsh Mansion for the people of Marsh Mansion to participate.

People can not only participate in the program happily, but also receive bonuses.This year is the best year for the people of Marsh Mansion.

"Your Highness, an urgent letter from Beijing."

"Urgent letter?" Zhao Yao wondered, "How come there is an urgent letter during the Chinese New Year? Could something have happened?" He had a vague premonition in his heart.

"I don't know," the secret guard said again, "This is an urgent letter from the Dragon Guard."

"When was it sent?"

"Twelfth lunar month 29."

"What, the 29th of the twelfth lunar month?" Zhao Yao looked shocked, "It has been delivered to me in just a few days?!" Why is it so urgent?
"Your Highness, this is equivalent to an urgent letter eight hundred miles away."

Zhao Yao didn't dare to delay any longer and hurriedly opened the letter and read it.After reading the letter, his expression immediately turned gloomy.

The secret guard was frightened by the terrifying aura that suddenly emanated from Zhao Yao.He didn't dare to ask what happened.

Zhao Yao took the letter and hurriedly went to find He Lianfang in the yard next door.

"Second Uncle, what do you think?"

After He Lianfang read the letter, he understood why Zhao Yao was so angry.

"It doesn't matter what I think. What matters is what you think."

"The Third Mother Concubine would never commit suicide. Her death was definitely a homicide."

"Your father sent Sun Kui to investigate, and the result was that he committed suicide. Do you think Sun Kui made a mistake in the investigation?" He Lianfang realized that the emperor deliberately sent someone to rush to deliver this letter to Zhao Yao.

Zhao Yao frowned, his face as gloomy as water: "Of course Sun Kui will not check wrongly, but I think the third mother concubine should have been forced to commit suicide."

He Lianfang asked: "Then who do you think she was forced to do?"

"King Dai or King Jing." Zhao Yao was the first to suspect them. "They knew that the third mother concubine was kissing me, and forcing the third mother concubine to death was to beat me and make me obey their words. Of course, they also threatened me. , if I don’t cooperate with them, the mother concubine will become the second third mother concubine.”

"What are you going to do?"

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