Brocade clothing

Chapter 110
That Xiao Qizheng appeared suddenly, and the laughter and laughter in the hall disappeared instantly.I saw that Xiao Qizheng knelt on one knee, with his right hand on the saber at his waist: "Subordinate Xiao Qizheng has something to report!"

"What's the matter?" Li Tianxiao raised his eyes dignifiedly, and lowered his eyes to ask, but he was vaguely worried that Chu Qing's affairs had been exposed?However, when he saw that Chu Qing had come back intact, he thought it should not be the case, otherwise, Xiao Qizheng would have detained him immediately.

"Reporting to the emperor, when guards patrolled a bush outside the Cining Palace, they found... a female corpse." Cold sweat dripped from Xiao Qizheng's forehead. A dead body was found outside the Ning Palace. This hall is next to the Compassionate Ning Palace, no matter how you think about it, it is not a good omen.

"What?!" Empress Dowager Liu slapped the armrest immediately, her face very ugly.

A dead body was found not far outside her palace. Doesn't that mean that her Compassionate Palace is not safe?
Li Tianxiao frowned: "But did you catch the assassin?"

Xiao Qizheng: "Reporting to the emperor, there is no trace of an assassin. The one who died was an ordinary maid. This subordinate suspects...not an assassin, but a simple murder."

Li Tianxiao looked reassuringly at Empress Dowager Liu who was still about to speak: "Queen Mother, I will handle this matter myself."

Empress Dowager Liu: "Emperor, this matter must be investigated thoroughly! Check now! Mr. Zhen from the Ministry of Punishment is also here, let him lead someone to investigate as soon as possible!" Otherwise, she will not be able to sleep well tonight.How dare someone be so bold as to commit murder in the palace?Daredevil!
"Lord Zhen?" Li Tianxiao glanced at the servant of the Ministry of Justice who wanted to be a shrinking turtle.

Lord Zhen could only come out: "It's the emperor, my subordinates will investigate now, please rest assured that the emperor and queen mother will find out the murderer!" Lord Zhen promised, and quickly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and followed Xiao Qizheng, the commander of the forbidden army. When I went out, my heart was in a state of turmoil. Why did this happen when nothing happened, but why did it happen at this time?If he couldn't find out, he reckoned that he would never want to leave the palace.

Soon, Mr. Zhen left and returned, but his face became more and more serious.A corpse was carried behind him, covered with a white cloth, he did not dare to carry it up to the hall, but just placed it at the entrance of the hall.When Chu Qing heard that there was a murder case, she couldn't help but frown. The defense in the palace is very strict. It's not easy to sneak into the palace. If you are here to assassinate at the risk of losing your head, why is it so easy? Just exposed his whereabouts?Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for this murderer to come to assassinate, then, it can only be someone from the palace.

I'm afraid there will be some troubles tonight, but if I check them out one by one, I'm afraid it's her replacement...

It was obvious that Li Tianxiao had thought of this as well, frowning all the time, seeing Master Zhen coming back, he immediately asked, "Master Zhen, what did you find out?"

Lord Zhen: "Reporting to the Emperor, this... I have already asked the servant to look at the corpse carefully, and found that the maidservant had just died within an hour. This, this is the murder weapon used to kill the deceased." Lord Zhen said, showing A blood-stained dagger was brought up, placed on a tray, the tip of the knife was still stained with blood.

Li Tianxiao looked down, but he couldn't see it clearly because he was far away, but the dazzling ruby ​​on the handle of the dagger was extremely eye-catching, and Li Tianxiao's pupils shrank suddenly.

Not only Li Tianxiao, but also those who knew the dagger suddenly looked at a person——Yu Zhufeng.

This is Yu Banfeng's dagger.

It was a gift from the imperial court three years ago, and Yu Gufeng has been carrying it close to his body, and it is almost known to everyone.

When Yu Chufeng saw the dagger, he also stood up suddenly, his eyes widened in disbelief: "Impossible! This is absolutely impossible! The dagger given to me by the emperor is clearly on me..." He quickly stretched out his hand He started to touch his body, but found nothing. He patted his head suddenly. By the way, he changed his clothes. The dagger must be in the previous clothes, but he just took a step, and his heart skipped a beat. A moment, because he suddenly remembered that he felt all over the old clothes at that time, but found no dagger at all.

At that time, he was wondering if he had forgotten something, but now that he thought about it, it was this dagger...

Yu Kufeng suddenly thought of the maid in the palace, the maid who had kowtowed to him all the time, felt cold all over, took a breath, walked around the crowd suddenly, walked outside the hall, lifted the white cloth abruptly, The body that was exposed was indeed the maidservant whose forehead was smashed!

Yu Kufeng took a step back abruptly, screaming in his heart: how can there be such a coincidence in this world?

He was bumped into by the servant girl and poured wine all over him, and lost the dagger. As a result, the servant girl died under the dagger?
He was afraid that he had been murdered.

It's just that I was upset tonight, confused, and didn't pay attention.But how could he have imagined that someone in the palace would do everything possible to set up such a hidden stake to harm him?

He lifted up his robe and knelt down: "Your Majesty, this subordinate definitely did not kill this palace maid. I don't know her at all. Why did you kill her?"

The hall was silent for a while, Li Tianxiao looked at Master Zhen: "Go on."

Master Zhen wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: "I want to summon someone to the palace."

"Biography!" Li Tianxiao's eyes showed a cold light, and his heart was anxious, but he couldn't favor Yu Kuifeng in front of so many civil and military officials.

Otherwise, it would be very easy for people from the Liu family to catch him in the future. Not only would it be difficult for Yu Kuifeng to get rid of the suspicion, but he would also be branded as a faint king.

Once the reputation is bad, it is even more difficult to convince the public.

Not long after, a guard went up to the hall, knelt down beside Master Zhen, rested his head on the jade floor, and said tremblingly: "I have seen Your Majesty, long live your Majesty, long live, long live, long live."

"Just look up, do you recognize the person on your left?" Li Tianxiao was referring to Yu Gufeng.

The guard took a quick look and nodded: "Report to Your Majesty, this subordinate recognizes it. Yes, it is Lord Yu Gufengyu."

Li Tianxiao didn't know why Mr. Zhen called the guard, so he asked a few symbolic questions before handing it over to Mr. Zhen.

Master Zhen wiped his forehead, and his back was soaked: "I ask you, do you know the deceased behind you?"

The guard knelt and turned around, took a look, and nodded: "I know, I know. This subordinate is from the same village as her."

"When was the last time you saw her?"

"At... half an hour ago."

"where?"

"Reporting to my lord, it's just, on the bluestone road outside the Palace of Compassion and Ning." The guard lowered his head even lower.

Lord Zhen sternly said: "Raise your head and look at me, can she tell you what you are going to do? Why did you leave the hall?"

The guard raised his eyes quickly, and his voice trembled: "Say, I said, because I am from the same town, on weekdays... my subordinates will take care of you. Half an hour ago, she... When she passed by the subordinate's position, she chatted. One or two sentences. Said, said that Xu Shangshu was drunk with Fuchun, but he finished drinking and went to the wine cellar to get it. As a result, his subordinates never saw her come back. They thought she was lazy and went somewhere to rest, so she didn’t take it back. But who knows, later it was reported that there was a murder..."

Yu Kufeng clenched his hands tightly, knowing that this might be a witness.

Things were not in his favor.

Sure enough, Master Zhen continued to ask: "When was the last time you saw Master Yu?"

Guard: "... half an hour ago."

"where?"

The guard hesitated.

Master Zhen snapped: "Say!"

The guard closed his eyes and said quickly: "It's just, it's on the bluestone road outside the Compassionate Ning Palace."

Mr. Zhen said: "Besides, is there anyone else passing by at that hour?"

Guard: "Yes, yes."

"Who is it?" Lord Zhen pressed forward step by step.

The guard's spirit was on the verge of collapse. He was the last to see his fellow countrymen killed with his own eyes: "I don't, I don't know... But, he was wearing the service of the imperial guards. My subordinate also saw that Master Yu was with him. Yes, and chatted for a few words. Afterwards, the lord came back again and entered the hall."

"What? Is that person on duty in the hall?" Someone whispered, obviously afraid that that person was the murderer.

The guard quickly waved his hand: "No, no, the lord is not the murderer, Ah Nan only went in after he came out."

"What happened then?"

Big drops of cold sweat fell on the guard's forehead: "It's a little far away, my subordinate... didn't hear clearly."

Master Zhen: "Speak out what you heard."

The guard recalled with a trembling voice, and whispered: "Yes... yes. The subordinates vaguely heard Ah Nan... no, it was the deceased who accidentally bumped into Master Yu. The subordinates did not hear Master Yu's voice, but Hearing that the deceased kept apologizing... Later, the subordinates didn't hear the sound anymore, thinking that this matter is over..."

This testimony is extremely unfavorable to Yu Kuifeng.

Yu Kuifeng was the last to see this maid, and had a dispute with her.

After Master Zhen finished asking, he turned to the main hall and said, "Report to the Emperor, I'm done asking."

Li Tianxiao slowly clenched his hand on the dragon chair: "Yu Qing's family, why did you argue with the deceased?"

Yu Kuifeng knew that this was an opportunity for the emperor to defend himself: "Reporting to the emperor, the deceased accidentally bumped into the subject, and the subject let her go. Later, the subject was stained with alcohol, so he returned home for fear of disturbing everyone's interest. The rest of the Imperial Hospital sentenced him to a different body before he dared to come back, and there are people from the Imperial Hospital who can testify."

Li Tianxiao hummed, and looked at Lord Zhen: "Do you have anything else to ask?"

Master Zhen said: "I still have to go and check."

Li Tianxiao nodded: "Go."

Yu Kuifeng waited for Mr. Zhen to send someone to the imperial hospital to pick up the clothes, when he suddenly thought of something, his face suddenly changed: "Damn it!"

The blood on the clothes and the sachet!

His hand on the ground couldn't help but tremble. Damn it, they really took every step of the way, wishing that he would die without a place to bury him.

This is not leaving him the slightest retreat.

Cold sweat rolled down Yu Kuifeng's forehead: "I still have something to report."

Li Tianxiao said: "Say."

Yu Kuifeng: "The deceased bumped into the minister. Because of panic, she kowtowed and begged for mercy. When the minister helped her to stand up, the blood on her forehead was stained on the minister."

Li Tianxiao's face changed slightly: "..."

At this time, a taunt sounded in the silent hall: "You really know how to argue for yourself. The blood on your forehead is stained on your body. I'm afraid you are not angry with the other party who poured wine on you and killed the person who was stained with blood?"

(End of this chapter)