Abandoned Concubine's Promotion

Chapter 452 Doubt
"The subordinates are not good at doing things. Please forgive me." Kneeling on the ground, Shisan and Shiliu spoke respectfully, pleading guilty to Emperor Jing.

Emperor Jing had already understood the whole story of the matter. He looked at the two kneeling below, and he said after a long time, "You two, get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Unexpectedly, they would not be punished. Surprise flashed in the eyes of the two of them, and they stood up, waiting for Emperor Jing to order again.

"What did you find out?" His eyes flicked over Shiliu and Shisan, and Emperor Jing spoke again, asking the two of them.

"Returning to the emperor, the assassin went to a palace called Mingyue Pavilion before he died, and his subordinates searched for this thing in Mingyue Pavilion." Taking out the poison and offering it with both hands, Shiliu replied respectfully.

"What is this?" Looking at Kang Ninghai, Emperor Jing asked Shiliu.

"If you go back to the emperor, this should be poison, probably the same poison that the assassin took." Hearing Emperor Jing's question, Sixteen replied.

"Kang Ninghai, go and invite Xia Shi." After Kang Ninghai put the poison on the table, Emperor Jing looked at him again, and ordered, Kang Ninghai responded, and then retreated.

"Your majesty, my subordinates are somewhat puzzled, and they always feel that things are a bit strange." After Kang Ninghai retreated, Thirteen took a step forward and reported back to Emperor Jing.

"Strange? What should I say?" Raising his eyebrows, Emperor Jing looked at Shisan and motioned him to continue.

"If you go back to the emperor, when the subordinates discovered the assassin before, they sensed that something was wrong. This assassin...doesn't seem to be the assassin from that day."

Although Shisan didn't know much about what happened that day, and he had never seen the assassin with his own eyes, he just felt that this assassin was not the previous assassin, to be exact, he was not an assassin at all.

"Not the assassin that day? Sixteen, what do you think?" The only one who had contact with the assassin that day was Sixteen. Emperor Jing looked at him and asked his opinion.

"Returning to the emperor, the assassin who took poison today has the same body shape as the assassin that night. As for the appearance, the subordinates did not see clearly, so it is hard to determine, but what Thirteen said, the subordinates have also noticed that this assassin is indeed a bit abnormal. .”

Thinking of what he saw at that time, Shiliu responded to Emperor Jing's words, "When Thirteen discovered something abnormal, I told my subordinates, and my subordinates also noticed that this assassin is indeed very abnormal, and it feels like... like a puppet. technique."

"Puppet art? Isn't that an oriental thing? Does it really exist?" After listening to Shiliu, Emperor Jing frowned. He had heard of puppet art, but he had never paid attention to it. It sounds unreal.

It is said that people who have been affected by the puppet art will obey the manipulation of others and have no consciousness of their own.

Emperor Jing felt that if such a thing really existed, then Dongyang would have become the strongest country long ago, and it would be possible to annex other countries. After all, as long as people were sent to control the monarchs of the countries, it would be fine.

"It should exist. I have heard people say it before, but it seems that there are not many people who know the puppet art. The puppet art is almost lost in Dongyang. Now that the assassin is dead, it is not easy to investigate, but What my subordinates saw just now is indeed very similar to puppetry."

After thinking about it carefully, Shiliu finally answered Emperor Jing's question. After listening to Shiliu, Emperor Jing couldn't help frowning even deeper.

If there are people in the harem who really know how to perform puppetry, it will be really troublesome.

"Your Majesty, don't worry too much. It's not easy to perform the puppet technique. Moreover, after performing it once, it takes a long time to recover. If the person is really in the palace, you won't have to worry about not being able to find out."

Seeing Emperor Jing's frown, Shiliu opened his mouth to comfort Emperor Jing.

He said so, which made Emperor Jing feel relieved, "Since you think it's strange, let's check it secretly."

In this kind of matter, it is really better to kill a thousand by mistake than to let one go, so the investigation must be investigated, but the other party may be in the dark, so when investigating, one must be cautious.

"Don't worry, your majesty, your subordinates know what they are doing." Hearing Emperor Jing's order, Shiliu hurriedly responded. For this incident, he and Shisan were not punished. Those who are in the dark must be found out.

"Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Xia has arrived." While speaking, Kang Ninghai invited Xia Shi to the Imperial Study Room, Emperor Jing responded and let Kang Ninghai enter the Imperial Study Room together with Xia Shi.

After Xia Shi saluted, Emperor Jing signaled him to go forward and check the poison brought back by Shiliu. After checking, he asked Kang Ninghai to take him to check the assassin's body.

"Report to the emperor, the poison used by the assassin is this poison, as long as he touches it, he will definitely die." After the inspection, Xia Shi reported the results he had obtained to Emperor Jing.

"Well, Sixteen, you said just now, where did you get this poison?" After Xia Shi finished speaking, Emperor Jing turned to look at Sixteen and asked.

"If you go back to the emperor, this poison is obtained from a palace called Mingyue Pavilion." Sixteen answered Emperor Jing's words, and Kang Ninghai frowned after listening to it.

"Kang Ninghai?" Emperor Jing naturally didn't remember who lived in Mingyue Pavilion. He looked at Kang Ninghai and noticed the change in his expression.

"Your Majesty, Mingyue Pavilion is Zhuang Ronghua's residence, and she is the concubine who is visiting with Concubine Chen today." Last night, Su Qingyan personally told Emperor Jing about the tour, and also mentioned it by the way. People who hang out with themselves.

Kang Ninghai was in the side hall at that time, so I remember it very clearly.

"Zhuang Ronghua?" After hearing Kang Ninghai's words, Emperor Jing suddenly remembered this person, and Ah Qing had told him about it before.

"Where is Imperial Concubine Chen now? Where is that Zhuang Ronghua?" Standing up, Emperor Jing strode towards the outside of the hall, he was a little worried about Su Qingyan's comfort.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, Concubine Chen is protected by several hidden guards, so she should be fine. If I guess correctly, Concubine Chen should have returned to Longgan Palace at this time."

At this time, it was almost noon, and the weather was getting hot. At this time, Su Qingyan would definitely not go out for a stroll.

Although Shiliu said so, before he saw Su Qingyan, Emperor Jing was really worried, so he simply left the imperial study room and headed back to Longgan Palace.

Kang Ninghai was used to this for Emperor Jing, but Shiliu and Shisan could not help but look at each other.

"Everyone wait here for a while, I think the emperor will come back soon." Kang Ninghai has been following Emperor Jing, and naturally he knows Emperor Jing, and the matter is not finished yet, as long as the emperor can confirm that Concubine Chen is safe , he will definitely come back.

(End of this chapter)