The rebirth of the poisonous concubine

Chapter 98

When they passed each other, Li Xuanyin smiled.This time the two of you came here to investigate the assassin's affairs, An Lingsu, let's see how long you can be arrogant.

After Li Xuanyin left, there were only four monarchs and ministers left in the hall.Situ Rui glanced at Yuan Hong and Liu Chenyue, and asked, "Where's Chen Qing's family? Are you feeling better?"

Liu Chenyue replied: "Master Chen is not feeling well today, and I asked for leave early. I have not seen it, but Master Chen sent someone to send a handwritten letter to the mansion. Please report to His Majesty for the time being. I think Master Chen should You wrote a letter to the emperor. Master Yuan must have received the same letter."

Situ Rui said "Yes", and Yuan Hong also said: "Yes, I have also received a letter from Mr. Chen."

"Then let Chen Qing's family take care of them first." Zai Situ Rui asked, "You two lovers, how did the investigation of the assassin's matter go?"

Liu Chenyue didn't speak, but Yuan Hongxian said: "Reporting to the emperor, after investigation by the minister, it was found that those dead men were wearing ornaments from Southern Xinjiang, and they seemed to be from Southern Xinjiang."

"It really is Southern Xinjiang?" Situ Rui said angrily, and then scanned all the memorials on the desk: "What a southern border, pretending to surrender to our Xiling, but I didn't expect to hide evil intentions behind the scenes, very good, very good!" He said "very good" twice in a row, clearly intending to kill someone.

Liu Chenyue on the side didn't speak, Situ Rui asked: "Does Liu Qing have any clues here?"

Liu Chenyue looked only in her 20s, her face was as fair as jade, her facial features were exquisite, and she was even more beautiful than a woman.

But I don't know if it's because he has been in Dali Temple for a long time, and he doesn't like to talk, which makes the whole person's temperament look very gloomy.

"I haven't found any other clues for the time being, but I think this matter is a bit strange." Liu Chenyue said firmly.

"Obviously the evidence is convincing, what is there to be suspicious about?" Yuan Hong interrupted Liu Chenyue's words.

"Let Liu Qing continue." Situ Rui frowned displeased, as if very dissatisfied that Yuan Hong interrupted Liu Chenyue's words.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Liu Chenyue began to express the doubts in her heart, "One doubt, if people from Southern Xinjiang really assassinated the Emperor, why did they leave such obvious ornaments on their bodies as evidence? Isn't that Are you going to tell others who you are?"

"What about the second point?" Situ Rui listened with his chin propped up, his eyes uncertain.As if thinking about something.

"The second point is that after the minister returned, he deduced the process of the assassination based on the descriptions of the people in the palace at that time and the commander Fang who fought against the assassin. The minister found that although the assassin He disturbed Sheng Jia when he arrived in front of the imperial court, but judging from the assassin's lethality and arrangement, it was very hasty.

If it is said that their ultimate goal is to assassinate the emperor, it is better to say that they deliberately wanted to disturb Sheng Jia, and then committed suicide in the hall.Where is the reason for an assassin rushing out without hurting anyone or even a single person, and then directly committing suicide in the palace?This is the most suspicious part of this case. "

"Liu Chenyue, what do you mean? Your Majesty is fine when he meets an assassin, that is the Emperor's blessing, and the people in the main hall were not injured at all, that is God's blessing for our Xiling. Why are there no casualties? Liu Chenyue, you are still disappointed, aren't you? ?" Yuan Hong was afraid that the topic would be distracted, so he immediately raised his voice to accuse.

Liu Chenyue hurriedly pleaded guilty in front of Situ Rui and said, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I'm just discussing the matter as it stands. It's the Emperor who asked me to express my doubts. I have no intention of being disrespectful to the Emperor."

Situ Rui said: "Okay, please stop arguing. What Master Liu said is somewhat reasonable. Although those assassins came aggressively that day, they committed suicide in front of the imperial court without hurting anyone. It is indeed suspicious. Master Yuan , besides the accessories from Southern Border on the assassin, do you have any other clues?"

Those assassins are clean, so there are no clues at all.And these days, according to Li You's order, he has been biting the southern border, so why did he check anything?
So he hesitated and said: "The assassin's whereabouts are very clean, and the accessories from the southern border on his body are iron proof. I don't think there is any need to..."

"Hmph, Mr. Yuan, it's just a southern Xinjiang ornament that is not clear whether it is real or not, so it can be regarded as ironclad evidence, so there is no need to investigate, Mr. Yuan?"

Liu Chenyue interrupted Yuan Hong's words with a gloomy expression, "Where did those assassins come from, why did they know about the emperor's birthday banquet, why did they know about the route in the palace, these things need to be investigated, why didn't Yuan Qing's family investigate ?”

Being accused by an official so much younger than himself, Yuan Hong couldn't bear it.Moreover, Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment will have conflicts in case handling, plus Liu Chenyue is a person who doesn't know how to be flexible, and is straightforward in everything he says and does. Yuan Hong has long disliked him.

Seeing the sharp questions he asked now, he wanted to take the opportunity to step back and said: "Those assassins have committed suicide, and they can't ask anything. And the things found on those assassins are ironclad evidence. As far as the attitude is ambiguous, he was suppressed before, and now he surrenders, which is clearly two-faced. In the end, the possibility of Southern Xinjiang is the most likely, and there are physical evidences, so why do you need to investigate again? Master Liu asked, did he also find something?"

When asked by Yuan Hong, Liu Chenyue remained expressionless.

Seeing the stalemate between the two, Situ Rui asked: "Liu Qing's family said so, did they find anything?"

"If you go back to the emperor, the frontier war will subside soon, and Xiling will also need to recuperate. After all, if Nanjiang sincerely surrenders to Xiling, it will be a good thing for Xiling and Nanjiang. If this assassination is really done by Nanjiang, Then it is the ambition of the wolf in the southern border, although the southern border is far away, I will be punished if I commit crimes."

It was Situ Rui who spoke, and Liu Chenyue straightened his attitude, bowed deeply, and said: "But if someone deliberately framed and provoked the diplomatic relations between the two countries, intending to provoke a war to benefit from it, then it would not be a trivial matter. Your Majesty, we in Xiling must not fall into the trap of others, destroy our own peace, and our hard-earned happiness."

Situ Rui was already suspicious by Liu Chenyue's words, and asked: "Does Liu Qing have any other clues here? Even if the assassin was not sent by Nanjiang, there must be someone behind it. After all Who is it that is so ambitious and vicious that it actually does such a rebellious thing?"

"Returning to the emperor, the emperor ordered the Ministry of Punishment and the Dali Temple to investigate two cases in the palace. At that time, the minister only investigated half of the assassin's case, and then Master Yuan took over. The assassination case on the Phoenix Terrace was investigated by the minister. There were not many results, and later I focused on the suicide case of the court lady next to the empress." Liu Chenyue said sternly.

"Did you find any clues about the red medicine suicide case?" Situ Rui asked.

"According to Wu's preliminary verification, Miss Hongyao did not die by suicide, but was hanged on a tree after being murdered. She was killed by someone who shattered her heart veins with internal strength. This is not something ordinary people can do. Wu Zuo confessed that the murder This person should be a very powerful master."

When Situ Rui heard this, his face changed, but he didn't interrupt.

Liu Chenyue then continued: "Because the imperial garden belongs to the harem after all, it is inconvenient for foreign ministers to enter and exit, and it is also inconvenient for people who do not have the emperor and empress's handbook to enter and exit Dali Temple, so it is not convenient to investigate. I came here this time to Give the emperor a decree to make it easier for the ministers to investigate in the Imperial Garden." Liu Chenyue said.

"Didn't I say the other day that people from Dali Temple and the Ministry of Criminal Justice should be in charge of this case? Doesn't that also mean that you can come and go at any time, why do you want orders now?" Situ Rui said displeased.

"When I took people to the imperial garden these few days, I was stopped by the guards of the inner palace and asked me to show the imperial decree, so I have no way to go to the imperial garden to obtain evidence." Liu Chenyue said.

"Well, it's just a decree. I will give you a letter later, and you can act cheaply by relying on the letter. Such a big incident happened in the harem, so I should hurry up and solve the case for me. Also, the matter of the Phoenix Terrace assassin will continue to be investigated. Go down and find the real culprit." Situ Rui ordered.

Obviously the evidence is conclusive, but Situ Rui's order shows that Situ Rui does not believe the results of the Ministry of Criminal Investigation's investigation.

When Yuan Hong and Liu Chenyue left, he gave Liu Chenyue a hard look, it was all because of his bad deeds.

After the two left, Situ Rui suddenly asked, "How is Susu doing? Is your health better?"

Seeing that Situ Rui suddenly asked about An Lingsu, Li Deshou told the truth about what he had heard: "I heard from several imperial doctors in the imperial hospital who had seen the imperial concubine that the imperial concubine was frightened, and now she is depressed. , Although the imperial concubine has been taking medicine these days, her condition has been going up and down repeatedly, and she never gets better."

"You said this time, did Nanjiang do it?" Situ Rui asked suddenly.

Li Deshou knelt down in fright when he heard the words, and said sincerely and fearfully: "Your Majesty, forgive me! This slave dare not talk about government affairs indiscriminately!"

Seeing Li Deshou's frightened look, Situ Rui frowned and said, "It's just to ask you a few words, just tell the truth. As for being scared like that? Get up and answer."

In my heart, I was very satisfied with Li Deshou's reaction.If as soon as he asks, the manager next to him will immediately look confident and talk endlessly, then he will have to worry.

Li Deshou got up, carefully looked at Situ Rui's face, and didn't dare to make a sound.

"I tell you to say it." Situ Rui emphasized.

Li Deshou swallowed his saliva, and said cautiously as if he had gained enough courage: "I think this incident is too obvious for southern Xinjiang. Although I am dull, I think what Master Liu said is very reasonable. The assassin If the matter was done by people from southern Xinjiang, why would they leave such obvious evidence on them?"

(End of this chapter)