I'm a detective for Dongchang

Chapter 288 Extra Story [-] (End of the main text)
"Unfortunately, I'm here."

Seeing that both of them are safe and sound, Lu Xizhi first cried with joy, seeing no outsiders at all, rushed to hug him: "I'm so worried, do you know how scared I am? The murderer's next target is you!"

"I'm here, I'm here, Xixi, I'm fine, I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid." Qi Yumo also hugged his wife tightly. Although he had already set up a lot of protection around Lu Xizhi, when he heard that she was attacked just now, his heart sank. I still grabbed her hard, but luckily she was fine.

"Jingming! I know who the murderer of Qi Yuzhang is. It was Empress Chang. You must have guessed it, right? But the reason why we couldn't be sure before was because we couldn't figure out her motive for killing, but now I figure it out. Then It is that Qi Yuzhang is probably not her own flesh and blood. Only this possibility will make her hurt her hand, and she will desperately push all the mistakes made by the Chang family on Qi Yuzhang. And her real son is the prince who is now recommended by the Chang family Qi Yuheng, Prince Xuan."

"She has been educating Qi Yuzhang all her life to be a waste material, obscene, idle, and incompetent. The purpose is for this day. In the end, when everyone hates Qi Yuzhang, she will stand up and kill her relatives righteously, so that all the ministers and people think she is Chang's family. Suppress selfishness impartially, clear grievances and grievances. In the end let my real son be the crown prince and emperor!"

Qi Yumo hugged her, kept stroking her back, gave her warm and thick strength, stabilized her emotions, and wanted to tell her that he knew.

But Lu Xizhi put his fingers between his lips, signaling for her to continue:
"And Wei Ruxia finally discovered this ultimate secret recently, so she approached Chang Xinyue, perhaps to make an ultimatum, or to reach some kind of agreement between the two. Unexpectedly, Chang Xinyue's suggestion was actually rejected Wei Ruxia refused straight away, and maybe even threatened her to tell the emperor about it. So Chang Xinyue went on and on and poisoned Wei Ruxia in the same way she killed your mother."

"However, she didn't expect Wei Ruxia to be alive and protected by you. Chang Xinyue was afraid that the night would be long and dreamy, so she teamed up with her father and hurriedly let the emperor establish a prince, so that the emperor would have no time to distract himself from looking for someone else who might be alive." The prince, and buy yourself time to find a way to kill people."

"My Xixi has always been so smart, good boy, how could you think of so many things overnight? I'm ashamed of myself as a husband." Qi Yumo asked her with a smile.

Lu Xizhi's eyes were distressed: "Because Mrs. Hou's attitude towards the two sons is very different, even if she has a preference for one child, but for a noble family like the Hou Mansion, she will not be stingy with the other child to the point of spending money on food and clothing. Go up and spread the word, won't people laugh at Mrs. Hou for being virtuous and virtuous?"

"I'm just speculating, there's no evidence yet, and it's been so long, maybe it was completely destroyed by Empress Chang. We have to work hard."

Lu Xizhi was still talking about his own investigation direction, not paying attention to other people.

"For example, the woman Wen who gave birth to the two empresses back then, the servant girl, the midwife, and all the eunuchs and guards outside the delivery room, including all the cronies around Empress Chang, had to be found, but...if they were all killed by Empress Chang What should we do now?" Lu Xizhi stared blankly at her husband's Adam's apple, and muttered to himself.

"Then, why don't we let the suspect confess all his crimes?" Qi Yumo rested on top of her head, alleviating her worries.

"Let her confess herself?" She looked up at him in disbelief, as if to say, what are you kidding?
"follow me."

Qi Yumo took her hand and walked into the bedroom.

Following behind him, Lu Xizhi realized later that her husband's shoulder wound was bloody...

"Jingming! You're hurt!" she exclaimed.

"Don't worry, Miao Wanhuo has already seen it, it's really not serious."

The bandaged wound oozes blood, and it's not serious!She was anxious to check carefully.

"Well, if you take a look, if it is really torn, wouldn't it be more serious, don't you believe in Miao Wanhuo?"

cough cough!Miao Wanhuo stared at Lu Xizhi from the side, if you dare not believe me, I will prick you with a needle.

"How could he be so seriously injured in the palace? Could it be..." Could it be that those people still dare to commit murder in the palace at this moment?

Qi Yumo nodded, confirming her thoughts.

"They are too bold!!" Lu Xizhi covered her mouth, shocked to hear that someone really assassinated the emperor, no, maybe the killer's goal was Jing Ming, she was so scared that she almost fainted, but fortunately Qi Yumo had quick eyesight and quick hands, and helped his wife.

The situation just now was indeed dangerous, Wei Zheng's imperial guards also had many people injured, and the battlefield was only cleaned up before Lu Xizhi arrived.

Unable to bear his wife's random panic and fear, Qi Yumo briefly explained the ins and outs of the matter: "A dozen or so martial arts masters suddenly broke in, and one of them was the head of the Purgatory Sect, a ghost refiner. Only then did he shoot him under the arrow."

"But I never thought that someone was lying in the dark and shot me with a hidden arrow..."

Lu Xizhi's heart tightened when he heard this, and he blurted out and asked, "Has the arrow been pulled out completely? Is it poisonous? Is it hooked?"

Miao Wanhuo felt that he had to explain it himself: "You are really long-winded! Your husband reacted quickly and narrowly avoided this arrow. The second arrow was only a little later than the first arrow. Your husband reacted a little slower. , let the throat pass, but was injured on the shoulder, but the arrow only passed through the flesh, and the bone did not touch it!"

"There is no poison on the arrow, and there is no hook on the arrow. Do you really think I'm a poor man? Even if it's poisonous, I can cure him right away!"

Lu Xizhi repeatedly checked with Qi Yumo's eyes, and after confirming that he was really fine, he saw Chang Xinyue sitting in the corner.

The empress, who had always been aloof, could only be described as desolate and embarrassed at this moment. Perhaps it was because she had maintained a posture for too long, and Chang Xinyue looked stiff and dull, her eyes filled with stagnant water.

"Eunuch Lu, please close the door of the main hall."

Jiang Heng was about to leave the door, but when he heard Qi Yumo tell Grand Master Jiang to stop, he turned around in confusion.

"The queen's confession needs Jiang Taishi to verify the authenticity. After all, the black water pavilion has much more old news than my east factory."

Jiang Heng nodded, and glanced at Qi Tianyin who had his eyes closed tightly. When he left this door tonight, he could not decide whether he should live or die. If so, he naturally wanted to stay.

People who were too late to save ten years ago should repent and atone for their sins ten years later.

"Chang Xinyue, I'll give you time, but I won't give you time." Qi Yumo said coldly.

Chang Xinyue said nothing.

"I have plenty of ways to get you to speak, but I don't want your dirty blood to stain my hands, or even my Dongchang's hands."

"You don't have to open your mouth, but since I have returned as the fifth prince, it is absolutely impossible for your son to easily ascend the throne. I will say the same in front of him." Qi Yumo casually pointed at the current emperor. .

"I don't care about the throne, but I can make Qi Yuheng's life worse than death. I don't mind repeating what our mother and son suffered back then, and I will even repay it twice. I will let him live in exile forever. Those livestock are not as good as lingering on their last days."

"And everything that your Chang family has framed the Xiao family, I will double it on you, and pay back the blood!"

"Stop it!" Chang Xinyue covered her ears with her hands and yelled at him hysterically, she wanted to rush forward and bite Qi Yumo.

Dong Hai strode up and kicked Chang Xinyue's knee without mercy.

Ah!
Chang Xinyue let out a scream, and fell to her knees in front of Qi Yumo.

Tsk tsk tsk, Lu Xizhi thought, this knee must be broken.

"Qi Yumo! You're going to die!" Chang Xinyue endured the severe pain and said harsh words.

"Since Empress Chang is still stubborn, I don't mind killing Qi Yuheng now, and use his blood to pay homage to my Xiao family first." He said, pulling Lu Xizhi's hand and making a gesture to go out.

"No!!! I beg you to let Heng Er go, as long as you let Heng Er go...he doesn't know anything, he is innocent." Chang Xinyue knelt down and tried to crawl towards Qi Yumo.

"Is Empress Chang planning to recruit?" Lu Xizhi asked coldly.

"I said! But you have to promise me, let Heng Er go!"

"Chang Xinyue, it seems that you still don't understand the current situation." Qi Yumo's words were the last straw for her: "Even if you don't recruit now, you can be sentenced to death just because you poisoned Wei Ruxia , you still want to be the queen mother and listen to the government behind the curtain, that is wishful thinking."

"If you confess honestly, maybe I will save Qi Yuheng's life."

Without thinking for a long time, Chang Xinyue finally prostrated herself on the ground: "I'll say."

The night when Chang Chonghu and Chang Xinyue really killed the Xiao family was a night of torment and determination for the entire Chang Mansion.

That night, in the middle of the night, everyone had already fallen asleep.

For some reason, Chang Zhonghu said that he had been restless all day, and his heart was beating inexplicably, and he tossed and turned on the bed for a long time, unable to fall asleep.He barely fell asleep until after the third watch, and then, he had a bloody nightmare.In the dream, his son Chang Ruibai screamed: "Father, save me! Father! Save me quickly!"

Chang Chonghu suddenly woke up from the nightmare, sat up straight on the bed, and gasped violently.

Father and son bond!Could it be that something happened to Rui Bai?
No, it's just a nightmare, don't take it seriously.Chang Chonghu tried his best to comfort himself in his heart, but the panic in his heart never dissipated, his heart was beating violently, as if it was about to jump out of his chest.

At this moment, there was an eager knock on the door, and soon, a servant girl came in in panic and knelt down: "It's not good, master, madam! The eldest son ordered someone to send a letter back, saying that he was seriously injured during the autumn hunt..."

Boom!
Like a thunderbolt!

Chang Zhonghu's face turned pale, and he didn't even have time to put on his clothes. He got off the bed and stood on the ground, his voice was sharp and angry: "What did you say?! What happened to Rui Bai?"

The servant girl who sent the letter was so frightened that her whole body trembled, she couldn't speak at all: "This is what the guard who sent the letter said, and the servant girl, the servant girl, doesn't know what's going on."

Chang Chonghu was furious, and opened his mouth to curse, but suddenly his eyes went dark, and he fell limply.

The close maid at the side exclaimed, and quickly supported Chang Chonghu who was stunned and fainted: "Come here, please go and ask the imperial physician, and tell the master to have passed out."

After waking up, Chang Chonghu closed his eyes in pain, and tears overflowed from the corners of his eyes. He really loved Chang Ruibai the most. Ruibai was studious, motivated, young and promising, and he was also a leader among the younger generation of students. Of course it's nothing to worry about, but now hearing that his son has suffered such a calamity, his heart is pierced like a knife.

"Who hurt my son?" After a long time, Chang Chonghu opened his eyes again and asked word by word.

Intense hatred flashed in the eyes of the soldiers: "It's Xiao Family Dalang, Xiao Nansheng!"

Chang Chonghu stood up abruptly, his eyes flashed in disbelief: "What did you say? How could it be Xiao Nansheng?"

The Xiao family is a family of military generals, although he and Xiao Nansheng had feuds in court, Rui Bai has always been in contact with the Xiao family, especially Xiao Nansheng, and the two of them would even have a drink under the moon occasionally.What's more, Xiao Nansheng is not good at poetry and poetry, and Rui Bai even rescued him in front of everyone, how dare Xiao Nansheng take revenge and shoot Rui Bai with a hidden arrow?

The soldiers gritted their teeth and said: "Why, no one knows. After the Eldest Young Master was injured, the elders were startled, so they worked together and found Xiao Nansheng who was hiding in the dark, but Xiao Nansheng never opened his mouth from the beginning to the end. .”

Among them, there must be unknown inside stories.

Chang Chonghu's heart felt like a huge boulder had been crushed on his heart, his breathing was short and difficult, after a while, he ordered: "Change immediately, I want to go to the palace to see the emperor immediately!"

That night, the "Assassin Murder Case" in the Chang Mansion became an unsolved case.

It also became a big thorn in Chang Chonghu's heart.

"My uncle has always been open and aboveboard, and he will never do such a villainous thing. It is impossible to shoot your elder brother with a back arrow."

Chang Xinyue's voice was hoarse: "Oh, my elder brother said the same thing, he said that it was not Xiao Nansheng who did it, but someone else, but he still couldn't find the murderer. My father, however, is more willing to believe that the murderer is Xiao Nansheng. "

As a result, the two already had disagreements on political views, and this matter further deepened the estrangement between the Chang and Xiao families.

The Xiao family is full of military generals, they are upright and carefree, they act flamboyantly and informally, and they don’t care about things they don’t do themselves; the head of the Chang family, Chang Zhonghu, has a villain’s heart, and while he is jealous of Xiao Nansheng, he also In addition, he seriously injured his son.Seeing that Xiao Nansheng had no intention of apologizing at all, he made up his mind to bring down this hateful person.

When Chang Xinyue said this, she had exhausted all her strength and her vocal cords became hoarse.

Lu Xizhi motioned for her a glass of water.

"How did you switch the two children?"

After drinking some water to moisten her throat, Chang Xinyue raised her head.

Lu Xizhi stared at this face. It is undeniable that she is a beautiful woman who stands out in the crowd. It's a pity that she has a heart of snakes and scorpions...

"You really think that I replaced the child?" Chang Xinyue sneered, "Aren't you all pretty smart? Why do you still think that I replaced the child?"

"I'm already the majestic Empress Jin, what reason do I have to change for a concubine's child?"

Lu Xizhi generously admitted: "Yes, I haven't figured this out either."

"You have a thick skin."

Qi Yumo and Lu Xizhi ignored it.

"Back then, Wei Ruxia was pregnant nearly two months later than me. Of course, the date of delivery was different. But in order to fight for the position of the eldest prince, she even took the risk and colluded with the imperial physician to give herself some kind of oxytocin. , unexpectedly shifted the delivery date to the same day as mine, how could the premature baby be fine? I heard that he was very thin and small at birth, and he was almost saved."

"Since the premature baby is small and thin, how could you, as a mother, not see that there is something wrong with the two children?"

"I really didn't see it at the beginning. It was because I had dystocia when I was a child. After giving birth, I fell into a coma. I just passed out after just one glance. It was three days later when I woke up. I, I was so happy and fortunate that it was too late, and I didn't think about it at all. Until...one day three months later...I saw Wei Ruxia holding the baby. It's my Zhang'er."

"That's Qi Yuheng."

"That's right, Wei Ruxia changed my children. She knows the status of my Chang family in the court, and also knows that I, as a queen, have more power and status than she did at that time, so I can better bring up her children. Also, with my means, Zhang’er will definitely become the crown prince. She just needs to hide her strength and bide her time. One day in the future, Zhang’er will really become the emperor, and she will be able to recognize her son by making up a miserable story about being bullied and squeezed by me. , have the opportunity to enjoy that supreme position."

"It's a pity that she still missed the game. I didn't expect that I would see through the perfect plan from the very beginning. I just pushed the boat along with the flow and made her come true."

"With your status, you could use this as an excuse to explain the situation to the emperor. Why didn't you tell the truth when you killed Wei Ruxia?"

"It was my father's idea. At that time, the Chang family had to unite with the Wei family to overthrow Xiao Nansheng, so I had to endure the humiliation. However, thinking about it now, my father was better than me and played a good game of killing people. Not only did Zhang'er become trash, but he also secretly recognized Heng'er... Let him obediently be a 'mother and son' with Wei Ruxia, privately only I know what an excellent child Heng'er is."

"He is qualified to be emperor!"

Chang Xinyue's eyes burst out with fierce hatred: "Wei Ruxia, she deserves to die!"

Looking at the dying woman in front of her who still didn't know how to repent, Lu Xizhi could only sigh.

Perhaps at the beginning, Chang Xinyue was also a victim, but every day in the palace made her gradually become the most vicious and ambitious one in the conspiracy.

'As soon as he entered the palace gate, it was as deep as the sea, and from then on Xiao Lang was an old friend. 'Isn't every woman in this deep palace the same?When they first came in, they had pure hearts and were in harmony with each other.

And once you have the grace, you will start to have greed, until the desire becomes stronger and more, until you don't hesitate to take risks, use all kinds of means to fight for favor, and secretly bully each other, slander and spread rumors...

Chang Xinyue is like this, Wei Ruxia is like this... It's a pity that Xiao Jingan is so simple, a person who has no desires and desires is left with death and neglect.

The sun is out, but for the fifth prince and concubine who have just returned, there is still a tough battle to fight against Chang Chonghu.

(End of this chapter)