Great Lawyer

Chapter 742 The Storm Is Coming (Part [-])

Only Du Jiuyan and the Queen Mother were left in the room, and Du Jiuyan walked to the bedside to look at King Gui.

His complexion was still pale, except for some ups and downs in his breathing, he looked like... no different.

It was the first time Du Jiuyan saw such a quiet King Gui.

She was not used to it, and wanted to go up and pinch him, and then listened to him hissing, breathing in, begging for mercy, and screaming that it hurts, hurts, hurts.

But she didn't pinch, and King Gui didn't shout.

She sighed.

The Empress Dowager signaled Du Jiuyan to sit down, and asked, "Talk to Aijia, starting with the matter of Marquis Jingning, Aijia wants to hear the truth."

From the very beginning, she expected that King Gui would imprison Jingning Hou, and there must be a reason for it.How could she not know what the son she gave birth to was thinking.

However, she wasn't sure what medicine was sold in King Gui's gourd, so she could only follow the stage he set up and sing the show together.

"Jing Ninghou's matter was a game that the prince and I worked together. He followed the clues given by the other party and planned to shut down the Hou Ye. Firstly, it was to lull the other party to lure the snake out of the hole, and secondly, to prevent the other party from harming the Hou Ye. It made him commit suicide in fear of crime."

"It's better to be in the clan mansion than in the marquis mansion." Du Jiuyan said.

The Queen Mother squinted her eyes and asked, "This snake is the King of Jiujiang?"

"Yes." Du Jiuyan nodded, told the queen mother all the clues and evidence she had, and said: "...I came back with the intention of unraveling the truth with the prince. Now it seems that this step has been omitted. .”

"So, the evidence in my hand is dispensable."

The queen mother frowned and said: "Six-finger ring? Take it to Ai's family to have a look."

Du Jiuyan handed it to the Queen Mother.

"This ring was made for him by his mother and concubine, but Ai's family has never seen him wear it before." The queen mother said, "He has always disliked his six fingers, but his concubine mother made this ring to coax him. kind of ring."

Du Jiuyan raised his eyebrows and said: "What kind of person was Ji Guifei back then? The prince said that she has been in poor health and has been sick and taking medicine all year round, and her relationship with you is not good."

"For a whole year before Ai's family entered the palace, she was in charge of the six palaces, and the Phoenix Seal was held in her hands. All the palaces and halls were her people, and even the Kunning Palace where Ai's family lived had the guts to put people in her hands. .”

Du Jiuyan was a little surprised, he didn't expect Concubine Ji to be in power for a whole year.

This year, she can do too much.

"The Ai family has been the master of the house since she was a child, and she was afraid that she would not succeed, so the Ai family got the Phoenix Seal and took her to the knife. After two rounds of fighting, she was almost vulnerable. Later, the Ai family became pregnant, so she didn't have the heart to go It happened that she took advantage of the opportunity to approach the late emperor every day, and within a few months she became pregnant."

"Your Majesty, how many people did she bring with her into the palace? She has been in power for a year, maybe all the people in the palace belong to her." Du Jiuyan said.

The queen mother shook her head and denied: "She is not so clever, nor does she have such means."

Du Jiuyan didn't think so. It's impossible for a woman who can promote Shen Daoru to stay in the future, and who can give birth to a son and raise her son very well.

But the queen mother is not a blind and arrogant person, Du Jiuyan was thoughtful.

The Empress Dowager continued: "She guards Aijia against her stomach all day long like a thief. The Aijia doesn't do such lowly things. If they want to do it, they will kill her."

"A motherless child, the Ai family can raise it however they want. On the day the Ai family gave birth, she came to accompany her with a full stomach and said a lot of confessions. At that time, the Ai family wanted to kick her out."

She was in pain, and the other party babbled nonsense for a long time, and it was self-cultivation for her to bear it.

"Ai's family gave birth to a son, and she didn't come back. Who knew she had dystocia and collapsed, and almost died due to loss of health." The Empress Dowager said, "It is estimated that she did too many sinful things and came from a guilty conscience."

Du Jiuyan said: "Didn't you do it?"

"The Ai family gave birth to a son and not a daughter, so why bother to harm him." The Queen Mother said, "Whether she gives birth to a son or a daughter has nothing to do with the Ai family."

The Zhao family had many heirs, and there was only one princess in the whole dynasty, but she died after only living for two months. After that, there was not a single princess in the harem.

"Is it because of poor health that she died later?" Du Jiuyan asked.

The queen mother took a sip of tea, nodded and said: "It is true that she died because of illness. She lost a lot of hair, and she was as thin as dry wood in less than a month. Ai's family asked the imperial physician, and the imperial physician said that she had a rare disease, which was difficult to cure. .”

Du Jiuyan felt a little strange, but he couldn't tell what was strange for a while.

"You suspect now that Concubine Ji set up a big situation before her death. After she died, she gave this situation to King Jiujiang?" the Queen Mother asked, "What is he doing, wanting to usurp the throne?"

Apart from this reason, they couldn't think of any other reason for the King of Jiujiang to harm so many princes.

"Unexpectedly, she actually has this ability." The queen mother recalled the past, Du Jiuyan got up and walked to the window, looking at the snowflakes falling slowly outside, lost in thought.

On this day, she received a lot of messages, so she needed to settle down and sort out her thoughts.

"Jiuyan," the Empress Dowager looked at Du Jiuyan, "If Concubine Ji really set up this trick and wanted King Jiujiang to usurp the throne, there is no reason for Madam Qin not to know."

"Do you want Aijia to bring Mrs. Qin Tai to the palace and force her to confess?"

"That's not right." The Queen Mother thought for a while and stood up, walked to the window and looked at Du Jiuyan, "If it was the King of Jiujiang, why did he die in the end?"

Du Jiuyan looked away from the Queen Mother, looked at King Gui on the bed, and said, "There are too many possibilities for this matter, and now I can only investigate one by one."

"That's right." The queen mother also wanted to understand that there are indeed many possibilities for this matter. It is possible that the corpse is not King Jiujiang at all. He poisoned King Gui to become the second King Ning, and then hid his identity and waited for the opportunity.

It is also possible that the poison was really poisoned by King Gui, but unexpectedly, he was also assassinated by King Jiujiang. In the end, one of them set fire and King Jiujiang died in the fire.

The last possibility is that King Jiujiang is also innocent.

"If the King of Jiujiang is really dead, isn't it now..." Before the Queen Mother finished speaking, Du Jiuyan nodded and said, "Yes, if the King of Jiujiang is dead and King Gui can't wake up again, then everything It's all over."

The queen mother changed her face and asked, "It's over? He has nothing to say?"

"Is he not willing to rebel?"

Du Jiuyan nodded and said, "Is he rebelling, and how?"

"Bring troops into the palace?"

An idea quickly took shape in her mind, and gradually emerged an outline, like a thick fog that suddenly sees a clear scenery, not beautiful but mottled and desolate.

She suddenly felt very cold, looked at the queen mother, and said, "Your Majesty, I want to be alone with the prince for a while."

"Dinner first," Qian Momo came in with the food, "rest after dinner."

The Empress Dowager and Du Jiuyan had dinner together, the imperial doctor came and stayed for a while, and then they all left.

Du Jiuyan washed up and lay down next to King Gui, and the two of them lay side by side.

"My lord," Du Jiuyan turned sideways, looked at King Gui's profile, and said in a low voice, "I already like you very much. If you die, I'm afraid I won't be able to find you, a pretty little fairy."

"Although, I think you have been dishonest to me, and you have hidden many things from me, but I can forgive you for the most part, after all, it is not a principled mistake. You wake up early, let's chat, I feel that the chat is over From now on, everything will become clearer.”

"My lord," Du Jiuyan looked at him. King Gui's lips are beautiful, and the corners of his thin mouth are slightly raised. Du Jiuyan couldn't help kissing him, and then pinched his face. It looks better, one point more will look bloated, one point less will be a sharp-billed monkey gill, just right, like weighing a good amount of meat.

The next morning, the Empress Dowager was waiting for her at the door, and when she saw her limping out, she froze for a moment and said, "What's wrong with your leg, is it injured?"

"Yeah." Du Jiuyan said, "I fell asleep lying on the edge of the bed last night, and my legs were numb from the pressure. It will be fine in a while, you don't have to worry."

The queen mother nodded and said: "You go to work after breakfast, Mo Xi will be taken care of by us in the palace, don't worry."

"En." Du Jiuyan ate breakfast and left the palace.

By the Jinshui River, I happened to meet An Guogong and Lu Zhangzhi who were going to court together. She stepped forward to salute, and Lu Zhangzhi asked, "Is the lord awake?"

"Not yet. The imperial doctor said that there is no cure. I don't know when I will wake up."

She frowned and said, "I must investigate this matter and find out what happened in the banquet room yesterday."

"What does the King of Jiujiang say?" Du Jiuyan asked.

Duke An Guo replied: "The Holy Majesty said this morning that he would enter the imperial mausoleum according to the etiquette. However, because the New Year is approaching, it is not auspicious to send it out in the first month, so we decided to go out on the 27th of the twelfth lunar month."

"A generous burial?" Du Jiuyan asked.

An Guogong nodded and said, "A generous burial."

"Understood." Du Jiuyan pointed to the outside, "I'll go home first, and then go to Jiujiang Prince's Mansion."

"It rained and snowed a little last night, so the fire should be completely extinguished now."

She said goodbye to the two and left.

"Elder Ge should also go to the yamen, I will go to the Chengde Marquis Mansion." An Guogong said helplessly, "It happened so suddenly, even the old man has not recovered yet."

Lu Zhangzhi clasped his hands and said, "My grandfather's condolences!"

Lu Zhangzhi went to the Yamen, and An Guogong, accompanied by Chang Sui, went to Chengde Houfu.

……

Nao'er came out of the shed in the backyard of Fahua Temple. Although it was snowing and there was no sunshine, he was in a good mood.

"Senior Brother Ling," Nao'er shouted towards the inside, "It's snowing outside."

Ling Rong got smallpox and was afraid of infecting others, so he stayed here with Ling Rong for treatment this month. Fortunately, Ling Rong was taken care of by the masters in the temple and the medicine he asked for from the imperial hospital, and he survived the difficult time.

"Well, I'm in good health. You should go back and rest for two days. I guess Mr. Du and the others should come back." Ling Rong said, "I'll clean up myself later and go home first."

Nao'er said: "The doctor said, we have to wait two more days."

"I'm going to buy some pork to eat." Nao'er said with a smile, "I went around this mountain and went to the village below to buy some meat. There must be many people killing pigs and selling meat at the end of the year."

"Borrow another stove to cook the meat before I come back. I haven't eaten meat for a month, and I must have a meal of meat behind Master Yuanzhen's back tonight."

Ling Rong said: "Wait for me, I will go with you."

"No, it's very cold outside, don't blow the wind. I'll be back in a while." Nao'er went in with a smile, looked at Ling Rong and smiled, "One and a half hours at most."

Ling Rong's eyes moved, and he said: "I, I'd better go with you, the road is not easy to walk, if you fall, no one will help you."

"Really, you don't need to, you have a good rest, I will come when I go." Nao'er said, took his purse, and ran out.

(End of this chapter)