Daughter of aristocratic family

Chapter 339 Case
The poison in the pastry has been tested by the imperial doctor. It is a relatively common arsenic. The amount of poison in the pastry is enough to be fatal.

The palace servants around Mr. Xianggui were all taken to Shen Prison, their faces turned earth-colored and they were trembling.

Yun Hao asked his men to examine them one by one. At first, everyone agreed, "Master and Concubine Liu have always been on good terms. The Eleventh Prince likes to eat pastries made by Master, so Master often sends them to Concubine Liu's palace. How could he poison them?"

"Our master is unjust, please be careful!"

"Yes, our master doesn't know anything. Everything is a misunderstanding. Please show your respect, sir!"

Yun Hao glanced at them coldly, opened his thin lips slightly, but the words he spat out were like ice, "Whether it is a misunderstanding, we will find out after checking."

Following his order, screams filled the prison, and the smell of blood filled the air.

After a night of interrogation, before dawn, someone confessed.

The person who confessed was the palace maid who served under Xianggui, "Xianggui ordered his slave to poison the pastry. He said that the eleventh prince was the emperor's favorite. As long as the eleventh prince died, the emperor would definitely anger Concubine Liu. Concubine Liu lost her Favor, the master will be favored by the emperor!"

This sounds like it is true, but if you think about it carefully, it is full of loopholes.

First of all, the death of the eleventh prince and the fall of Concubine Liu did not mean that Xianggui would be favored by the emperor.

Furthermore, Concubine Liu was favored not just because of the Eleventh Prince, but also because of her gentle and considerate personality, which won the Emperor's heart.

Even if something happened to the Eleventh Prince, wouldn't the Emperor take his anger out on Concubine Liu?

Yun Hao raised his finger, indicating to his men to continue the torture.

The instruments of torture in Shen Prison were not decorations. The palace maid had already experienced all kinds of torture last night. When she heard Yun Hao's words, she was trembling with fear. "My lord, please forgive me. My lord, please forgive me. What I said is true. I dare not tell the truth." What a lie!”

"Oh? Is everything true?" Yun Hao raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth, "Then, tell me, how did Xianggui poison the cake? How did you know that she poisoned it?"

The palace maid was stunned by the question. She looked around in a panic. For a moment, she couldn't make up a more suitable lie.

Last night, the torture in Shen Prison almost caused her to collapse. Her ability to hold on until now was all due to her desire for life and fear of death.

But now, facing Yun Hao's eyes that seemed to see through everything, she felt unprecedented panic.

"My lord, my servant, I just saw Mr. Xianggui secretly sprinkle a packet of medicinal powder on the pastry. I don't know what it was. However, I only heard that someone died of poisoning after eating the pastry, so I..." The palace maid His words were intermittent, obviously weaving lies.

Yun Hao's eyes became even colder. He stood up slowly, walked to the palace maid, looked down at her face deformed by fear, and said lightly: "Do you think the torture in Shen Prison is just to scare people? ? Or do you think you can deceive me by just making up a lie? "

The palace maid was so frightened that she trembled all over, "My lord, please spare my life, my lord, please spare your life. I really know that I was wrong. Please forgive me, my lord!"

"It doesn't matter if you don't want to tell the truth." Yun Hao's tone was terrifyingly calm, "There is always a kind of torture in prison that will make you speak."

After hearing this, the palace maid's face instantly turned pale, "This servant doesn't know, but Jinfang must know that she is the master's confidant."

Yun Hao motioned to his men to take her down and bring over Jin Fang.

Not long after, his men brought in a bloody woman and threw her on the execution chair. Jinfang's hair was messy, her clothes were in tatters, and her body was covered with scars. She had obviously been brutally tortured.

Her eyes were empty and she seemed to have lost consciousness.

A basin of cold water woke her up, and Yun Hao said directly: "Jinfang, you should know what Mr. Xianggui did and tell the truth truthfully, so as not to suffer any more physical pain."

A trace of panic flashed in Jinfang's eyes, and her body trembled even more on the torture chair. She tried to open her mouth, but she could only make a weak sound: "Sir, I...I..."

Yun Hao took the strong tea handed to him by his subordinates and drank a few sips, "Jinfang, you are the closest maid to Mr. Xianggui. You should be aware of every move she makes. Don't say you don't know."

Jinfang swallowed, "I saw Mr. Xianggui sprinkle powder on the pastries. I didn't know it was poison. I... I thought it was just powdered sugar."

"Why did Mr. Xianggui poison the eleventh prince?" Yun Hao asked.

Jinfang took several breaths before saying: "Xianggui and Liu Concubine had agreed that the person who came first should not forget his companions and friends and support each other. Xianggui went to bed first, and she supported Liu Concubine, but Liu Concubine was lucky. After giving birth to a son, he forgot this agreement.

"After Concubine Liu gave birth to the eleventh prince, her mother won His Majesty's favor based on the nobleness of her son, and her status naturally increased. The status of a noble nobleman has never been promoted, and she still has to bow and greet Concubine Liu when she sees her."

Yun Hao frowned, "You mean, Mr. Xianggui is jealous of Concubine Liu, so he wants to poison the eleventh prince?"

Jinfang nodded feebly, "Xianggui has always wanted to have a son, so that his status will be stable. But the emperor never comes to her palace anymore, and Concubine Liu's favor is even worse than before. Naturally, Xianggui is not willing to give in. ”

"Do you have evidence that she poisoned him?" Yun Hao knew that Jin Fang's confession alone could not convict Xianggui.

"I have put away the paper that contains the medicine and put it in the small wooden box in the closet. Your Excellency can send someone to get it." Jin Fang said with her head hanging down.

Yun Hao signaled his men to collect evidence, and then asked: "Since you didn't know she was poisoning, why did you leave the wrapping paper?"

"Xianggui has made pastries for the Eleventh Prince several times. He has never sprinkled anything on the pastries. This time it was different from usual. I felt strange and subconsciously left the wrapping paper on." Jin Fang explained.

"Is there anything unusual about Mr. Xianggui?" Yun Hao still had doubts about this matter.

Jin Fang recalled: "Xianggui met Fang Concubine in the Imperial Garden and chatted for a few words."

"Fang concubine?" Yun Hao frowned, "What did they say?"

"Rong Concubine said she misses the Tenth Prince. Mr. Xianggui said that the Tenth Prince will live well down there if the Ninth Prince is with him. Concubine Rong said that it is too lonely with only the Ninth Prince accompanying him. She wants to go Burn some paper figurines for the tenth prince." Jin Fang recounted the conversation between her and Xiang Guiren exactly.

After hearing this, Yun Hao fell into deep thought. "When did Concubine Fang and Lord Xiang meet?"

"About three quarters of a day." Jinfang replied.

Yun Hao nodded and said to his subordinates: "Go and check if there are any traces of burning paper figures in Concubine Fang's palace."

"Yes." His subordinates took the order and left.

Yun Hao frowned, this case seemed to be getting more and more complicated.