The favored imperial concubine

Chapter 84

When Liu Shengfang came to Yikun Palace to diagnose Ping An pulse for Nian Xilan, Nian Xilan sincerely thanked him for rejuvenating and saving herself and the child in her womb, and personally handed Liu Shengfang a thick red envelope.

Since Kangxi had already given Liu Shengfang special instructions in advance, Liu Shengfang was not too surprised when he received Kangxi's will and reward this morning to praise him for his excellent medical skills and meritorious service in saving lives.However, facing the concubine Xi who couldn't stop thanking him at this time, Liu Shengfang felt guilty for no reason.

At this time, Liu Shengfang was holding the reward from Nian Xilan, and his cheeks were flushed. He faltered and stammered a lot of incoherent words about doctors' parents' love, practicing medicine in the world, and benefiting the common people, but then fled in despair. , Fang Wan and the others couldn't stop laughing at that embarrassing appearance, they all lamented that Liu Yuyi, who is usually serious and unsmiling, has such a cute side!

When Kangxi came down to court, after handling government affairs in Qianqing Palace, he did not go to Yikun Palace to accompany Nian Xilan as usual, but brought Li Dequan and a dozen other confidants and imperial guards directly to the Punishment Department for trial .

Kangxi first ordered people to interrogate the palace people in Jingren Palace one by one, and then compared their confessions one by one, but Qiaoxin, the close servant of Concubine Tong, was left without interrogation for the time being.

Kangxi read each confession carefully, and asked lightly: "Did you use severe punishment just now?"

Eunuch Zhao, who was in charge of the interrogation, hurriedly replied respectfully: "My Majesty, according to the rules, the slaves first beat the palace servants of Jingren Palace by [-] boards, and then began to interrogate them. Their buttocks were all smashed by the board. Even if they don't dare to tell half a lie!"

Kangxi put the confession on the table next to him, and lightly ordered: "Use whipping, and then try again later. If there is half a sentence difference between the two confessions, then use heavy punishment to retry. After two hours, I want to see The confessions of all of them. If I find any inaccuracies in it, you, the chief eunuch, will be punished with them. But remember clearly?"

Kangxi's sharp gaze and icy tone of voice made Eunuch Zhao almost paralyzed on the ground, trembling and kowtowed and assured: "Please rest assured, your majesty, this slave will definitely strictly interrogate these damned sinners! Even if it is death, this slave will Take the truth out of their stomachs!"

Kangxi thought for a while, and then ordered: "During the interrogation, let Qiaoxin watch the torture. If she faints, wake her up with cold water, and make sure she watches the entire process of interrogation and torture. You need to find a careful palace In the dark, people carefully write down Qiaoxin's facial expression and every word he said, and then report to me without any mistakes."

Eunuch Zhao promised repeatedly, although he didn't understand why Kangxi didn't torture Qiaoxin directly, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions, and quickly bowed and trotted off to run an errand.

While drinking the hot tea that Li Dequan handed over to him, Kangxi thought back to the time when he interrogated Du Juan, Mu Changzai's close servant in Yonghe Palace, two months ago.

According to Eunuch Zhao's report, Du Juan was tortured and refused to confess. After Tong Guifei's incident, Du Juan, who had been tortured to the point of being out of shape, suddenly broke down and cried bitterly, confessed the mastermind, and then bit off his tongue and committed suicide.However, the mastermind confessed by Du Juan confuses Kangxi.According to Du Juan, the culprit who instigated her to poison Mu Changzai, planned Mu Changzai's fake pregnancy and miscarriage, and then framed the much-loved Concubine Xi was Tong Guifei.

If Du Juan confessed this result when he was tortured two months ago, Kangxi might still have doubts about Tong Guifei.However, just when Kangxi thought that Du Juan, who had endured all kinds of torture, would not confess because of torture, Du Juan suddenly revealed everything.And the mastermind among them was Tong Guifei who blatantly used abortion pills to murder Nian Xilan and the emperor's heir, Tong Guifei. Such a result is too coincidental.

Kangxi had already ordered Liu Shengfang to examine Tong Guifei's pulse, but the result surprised Kangxi.Concubine Tong Guifei secretly took Wushisan for a long time, which caused her to become mad and irritable. No wonder Concubine Tong Guifei would do things that were very inconsistent with her previous temperament, and would even do things in order to target someone who was against her status. Concubine Xi, who had no threat, ignored the entire Tong Jia clan.

Two hours later, Eunuch Zhao presented the results of the interrogation to Kangxi Yulan.Kangxi carefully read each confession with a face as heavy as water, and when he saw the confession that recorded Qiaoxin's reaction, his sharp eyes narrowed slightly, and a gleam flashed.

Kangxi put the confession aside, and said in a deep voice to Eunuch Zhao: "According to the method just now, strictly examine the ingenuity of the palace maid. Use painful torture, but not fatal punishment. Carefully write down every time she There is no need to interrogate her confession and reaction too hastily, just interrogate her every other day. Order someone to watch her carefully, and before I make an order, we must save her humble life."

Eunuch Zhao nodded repeatedly and promised, saying that he would promise to do the job well.

Kangxi looked at the time and told Li Dequan: "Get up and go to Jingren Palace."

When Kangxi stepped into Jingren Palace again, he suddenly found that the place no longer had the luxurious and lively scene in the past, and it became desolate and desolate.Kangxi walked slowly towards the main hall, caught a glimpse of a few red plum trees in full bloom in front of the main hall, paused slightly, then looked away, his deep phoenix eyes were dark, making it difficult to see his thoughts.

(End of this chapter)