long live the queen

Chapter 56

Hearing this news, both Yang Yi and Wei Yunqing were taken aback. Wei Yunqing stood up as if struck by lightning, his face full of shock: "This is impossible! Just now, Master Sun was fine!"

"Go back to your mother, Mr. Sun hanged himself in prison, and now he has passed away for a long time." The palace man lowered his head and said in a trembling voice.

Wei Yunqing stood blankly for a while, still unable to truly accept the news.

But a few hours ago, Mr. Sun was still alive and well, why did he commit suicide now?
She suddenly remembered the conversation she had with Sun Chengji before leaving the imperial prison. At that time, his words gave her an ominous feeling. Could it be that Sun Chengji chose to commit suicide just to make her agree to stay in the palace?
There was a look of horror on her face.Did Sun Shoufu use his life to plot against her?He wasn't afraid, but after he died, she didn't keep her promise?
Wei Yunqing's mind was in turmoil, and he couldn't accept this at all for a while.

"Sister Yunqing?" Yang Yi pulled Wei Yunqing carefully, with a worried look on his face.

Wei Yunqing suddenly turned his head, pursed the corners of his lips and said, "I'm going to see Master Sun!"

Yang Yi frowned and said: "I heard that the hanged person has a hideous face after death, sister Yun Qing, you still don't want to..."

"If you don't go, I'll go by myself!" Wei Yunqing said in a deep voice.

Without seeing the corpse with her own eyes, she couldn't believe that the kind old man was dead.Maybe... maybe they got it wrong?Maybe Sun Shoufu just fell into a state of suspended animation?

"Sister Yunqing..."

Yang Yi wanted to persuade her again, but it was obvious that she was determined, so he could only sigh and ordered to drive to prison.It would be a taboo to move the corpse into the palace, so they had to go to prison.Before leaving, he sent someone to order that Sun Shoufu's body should not be disturbed.

Yang Yi was also stunned by Sun Shoufu's suicide, and then felt a burst of sadness. After all, Sun Shoufu had been with him for so many years. Although he hated him very much, he still felt a little inexplicably heavy when he learned of Sun Shoufu's death.Although Sun Chengji was suspected of treason, and he ordered him to be locked up, he really didn't want him to die just like that.

When a group of people came to the imperial prison, all the prisoners in the prison were transferred to other corners, and the prison was simply cleaned. The road leading to Sun Chengji's cell was clean, and there were no extra prisoners to offend Tianyan.

Wei Yunqing knew where Sun Chengji's cell was, and as soon as he entered the imperial prison, he ran in quickly, and soon came to the cell.The old man who was still alive a few hours ago was lying quietly on the bed at this moment, and he should have been released by the prison guards.On the other side of the cell, at the upper part, there is a short noose made of a belt.

"Master Sun, Master Sun?" Wei Yunqing called softly a few times, as if afraid of scaring Sun Chengji.

But the figure didn't respond.

Someone opened the cell door, Wei Yunqing rushed in immediately, came to the other side in a few steps, and touched his wrist.

There was no pulse, and the hand was as cold as a piece of ice.She lowered her gaze, took a deep breath, and then slowly looked at Sun Chengji's face.

His eyes were bulging, his eyeballs were congested, his tongue was sticking out and turned blue, his face was painful, and a strangle mark on his neck was swollen and purple.

Wei Yunqing didn't dare to look any further, and immediately looked away, feeling confused and uneasy.

Master Sun actually committed suicide?He just believed in her, thinking that she would fulfill her promise after his death?Even if she is really ready to fulfill the promise, but with her ability, can she really do it?Rather than pinning his hopes on a person with no political experience like her, Master Sun, why not survive to protect Daliang better?
Wei Yunqing knelt beside Sun Chengji's corpse, and Yang Yi followed in. Seeing Sun Chengji's miserable state, he quickly frowned and looked away.He deliberately stepped forward to persuade Wei Yunqing not to be too sad, but just as he put his hands on her, she suddenly turned her head and shouted angrily at him with red eyes: "Go away!"

Yang Yi withdrew his hand in a daze, and even took a step back because of her aura.

Wei Yunqing stood up, her lips trembling because of anger, she stared at Yang Yi, gritted her teeth and said: "If you are not fatuous and incompetent, and you can't distinguish between good and evil, Lord Sun will not die wronged! Since you became the emperor , he has assisted you so far, how can you be worthy of him? Do you still have a conscience?"

Yang Yi was scolded and took another step back, Zheng Xiang who followed immediately said: "Your Majesty, please be careful! Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, how can you allow such an insult?"

"Go away! It's not your turn to talk here!" Wei Yunqing glared at Zheng Xiang angrily, and said viciously.Not only did she hate Yang Yi, she also hated the traitors around Yang Yi. If they hadn't been fanning the flames and confusing the public, how could Master Sun have ended up like this?Maybe they were also responsible for the dragon robe and the letter!Civil servants and the eunuchs in the harem have always been at odds with each other, and Mr. Sun is highly respected and has a great say in the court. The eunuchs headed by Zheng Xiang may have long wanted to put Mr. Sun to death.

And the head of the Imperial Prison, Baili Yue!She couldn't see through that man, and he acted strangely. The so-called incriminating evidence in Mr. Sun's house was obtained by Jin Yiwei's people searching, maybe Baili Yue had a part in it!
"You all retreat!" Yang Yi hurriedly stopped Zheng Xiang, "Retreat ten feet away, and no one is allowed to come without my order!"

"Your Majesty, this..." Zheng Xiang hesitated.

"Don't let me say it a second time!" Yang Yi impatiently heard Zheng Xiang's babbling, and immediately waved his hands.

Zheng Xiang had no choice but to lead everyone back away.Although this imperial prison is big, it is blocked by the cells. Once you retreat ten feet, you can't see anything, and even the sound can only be heard vaguely.

"Sister Yunqing, I... I didn't expect this kind of thing to happen." Yang Yi said in a low voice, with a hint of guilt in his voice.

Wei Yunqing didn't realize it, he just thought he was shirking responsibility, the less anger he got, the more he got angry, and said angrily: "What is the imperial prison? As the emperor, you actually told me that you didn't think of it? Even if you didn't think of it, how old is Mr. Sun?" At this age, you actually let Jin Yiwei arrest him?"

"The evidence of the crime is conclusive..." Yang Yi's voice became softer.

"Absolutely!" Wei Yun said angrily, "You don't know how to use your brain to think about it, how could someone like Mr. Sun rebel?"

"But at the beginning, when I was still outside, he proposed to establish a new emperor..." Yang Yi's voice became louder, which was something he had always cared about.

"If you ask me, he should have changed the emperor a long time ago!" Wei Yunqing looked at Yang Yi coldly, "If someone like you becomes the emperor, it's no wonder Daliang doesn't perish!"

No matter how unreliable Yang Yi's behavior was before, Wei Yunqing would defend him because of his young age. She would never say that in front of him. This is the first time she has said so unfeelingly to him Face to face.

Yang Yi was startled, biting his lower lip in embarrassment, his complexion gradually paled.Sister Yun Qing felt that she was not worthy of being an emperor... She really looked down on him.

"In that situation, Master Sun obviously made the most correct decision, but you only hated him because he shook your personal glory, wealth and power. For a person like you, Master Sun can bear you until now , is also a miracle!"

Wei Yunqing spoke harsh words, then turned to look at Sun Chengji again, even facing his hideous face after death was better than seeing Yang Yi's cowardly and heart-wrenching face.

Yang Yi looked at Wei Yunqing's back with a pale face, and wanted to say something, but he opened his mouth but couldn't utter a word.

In sister Yunqing's eyes, is he really that bad?Could it be that she couldn't see something good about him?So she is unwilling to stay in the palace, just because in her eyes, he is a stupid king who doesn't know what to do?Even if he is the emperor, is he not as good as Yan Rusong?

"Sister Yunqing..." Yang Yi spoke with difficulty. He wanted to say, don't look at me like that. I'm not that bad. hate me……

But he suddenly realized sadly that besides being the emperor, he seemed to have nothing more to offer.He couldn't calm down and study, and was often advised by Sun Chengji because of his studies. Later, when he grew up, he couldn't handle political affairs, and Sun Chengji was helping him. Later, he led troops to fight, and not only lost the lives of all soldiers on the battlefield On the road, I almost couldn't even come back myself.He thought about it, but he couldn't think of anything to brag about.When it comes to playing, he is an expert, but what's the use of that?Sister Yun Qing didn't like her at all.

Wei Yunqing suddenly squatted down and approached Sun Chengji's head, as if he was observing something carefully.

Yang Yi didn't notice it, and said to himself: "Sister Yunqing...I, I can..."

I can change it, sister Yunqing.As long as you tell me, I can change it for you.If I can be smarter than Sun Chengji in dealing with political affairs, and better than Yan Rusong on the battlefield, sister Yun Qing, will you like me and will you stay in the palace and by my side?
However, Yang Yi couldn't say what he said, Wei Yunqing suddenly stood up, turned to look at him and said, "Master Sun didn't commit suicide!"

Yang Yishang was in the midst of his own determination to think about it silently, and didn't immediately understand what she meant by her words.

"Come here, look this way!" Wei Yunqing pointed to the strangle mark on Sun Chengji's neck.

Yang Yi moved over slowly, and was torn off by the impatient Wei Yunqing, and pointed to the strangle mark to show him: "Look at the strangle mark, if it is suicide, the mark should be upward. Look at the noose next to it. Mr. Sun put his neck on himself and killed himself, it should be like this."

After speaking, Wei Yunqing ran to the edge of the cell, stood on tiptoes and put his neck into the noose, and the noose immediately tightened.

"Sister Yunqing!" Yang Yi widened his eyes and exclaimed anxiously.

Wei Yunqing ignored his worries, and pointed to his ear and drew a line with his hand: "See, if Mr. Sun committed suicide, the marks should go like this, all the way to the back of the ear. But look at the neck of Mr. Sun now. The traces are almost flat."

Wei Yunqing took his head out of the noose, and Yang Yi heaved a sigh of relief when he saw this.She ran back to Sun Chengji and pointed to the strangle mark and said, "In addition, if you hang yourself, the strangle mark is not closed, it should only be more than half a circle, and it is deep in the front, and it is shallow behind the ear. But this strangle mark , but it is a full circle, and the depth is about the same. In other words, Mr. Sun was strangled to death. It was not suicide, but homicide!"

Wei Yunqing finished speaking in one breath, but Yang Yi couldn't keep up with her train of thought.

In modern society, who hasn't watched a few crime dramas?This level of observation and reasoning is nothing but pediatrics, but for the ancients, who could ordinary people know these things?Yang Yi, the ignorant little emperor, naturally doesn't understand anything.

"Ayi, call all the people who are on duty in the prison today. Since Mr. Sun was murdered, they must be involved!" Wei Yunqing said with a serious face.

Yang Yi glanced at Sun Chengji's body, and hurriedly said, "Sister Yunqing, just wait!"

Although Wei Yunqing's tone was still not very good at the moment, Yang Yi saw that her anger was no longer aimed at him, so he was relieved, and hurriedly ran out of the cell, shouting to the distance: "You all come here!"

A group of people including Zheng Xiang, Baili Yue and others walked over quickly.

"Who are the guards in the prison today?" Wei Yunqing asked before Yang Yi.She looked at Baili Yue, refusing to let go of any of his expressions.

She knew that Master Sun would not use his life to threaten her so resolutely.The old man had also consulted her before. He heard that she was unwilling to stay in the palace, but he did not force her. How could he do that at the cost of his life now?When he said those words, maybe he just had a premonition, but he didn't expect it to be a prophecy.

The person who killed Sun Chengji should have acted in a hurry after learning that she had pleaded with Yang Yi to release Sun Chengji, otherwise the timing would not have been so coincidental.Presumably, the other party felt that since Master Sun had been framed and sent to prison, he could not let the tiger go back to the mountain, and would rather take the risk of getting rid of him directly.

Wei Yunqing didn't know the layout of Daliang's court, and everyone felt suspicious.The Baili Yue of Jin Yiwei, Zheng Xiang of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and other characters she didn't know... Sun Chengji was the chief minister of the cabinet. There were many people who supported him, and there must be many people who disliked him.It's just that there should not be many people who have the courage and ability to do it.

Wei Yunqing was thinking on this side, while Baili Yue on the other side replied calmly: "There will be a group of people on duty in the prison every day, and the captain on duty today is Wan Changqing."

"Call Wan Changqing over!" Yang Yi hurriedly said.In fact, this kind of matter does not need to be interrogated by the emperor himself. The case of Sun Shoufu being murdered in the Imperial Prison is of great importance and should be interrogated by the three divisions. But Yang Yi believed Wei Yunqing's words and wanted to perform well in front of Wei Yunqing, so he couldn't wait. Instead of handing over the case to the Third Division, he chose to go to trial in person.

Seeing that Yang Yi didn't say anything, the rest of the people were a little suspicious and uneasy because of his actions.That's why Wei Yunqing spoke before Yang Yi. She didn't want to give suspicious people time to prepare in advance.It was also thanks to Yang Yi who made people retreat before. These people in front of them didn't know that she had discovered the truth of the matter, so they were probably complacent.What she wants is this opportunity, to catch the other party by surprise, maybe she can see something.

Baili Yue turned his head and ordered his subordinates, and soon a group of people came over, the leader was Wan Changqing, and beside him was Li Xun who had accepted Wei Yunqing's bribe and was about to release her.

There were a dozen or so people in this team, facing such a big man as the emperor, all of them looked tense and kept silent, only the sound of rapid breathing could be faintly heard in the silence.

Yang Yi now knew that he couldn't get anything out of it, so he said: "The imperial concubine has something to ask you, tell me the truth, if you tell a half lie, you will be punished severely!"

This group of people immediately responded neatly: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

Among them, Li Xun even secretly took an extra look at Wei Yunqing, feeling uneasy.At this moment, Wei Yunqing has changed into a woman's attire, but he can recognize that she is the person who lied to be the servant of Concubine Zhuang's palace. When Mr. Baili caught her, he still wondered if she was the imperial concubine or not. Now the emperor has confirmed it personally , he naturally has no doubts.It's just that they are called here now... Could it be because of the fact that he collected benefits before?Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his face was disturbed.

Li Xun's expression couldn't escape Wei Yunqing's extraordinarily focused attention at the moment, she pointed at Li Xun and said, "Follow me."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Yang Yi: "You stare at other people and don't allow them to whisper."

"Don't worry, Sister Yunqing!" Yang Yi replied solemnly.At this moment, he couldn't wait to prove that he was not useless, and he could naturally take care of these people's trivial matters.

The majestic Emperor Liang was commanded like a servant, and everyone present looked sideways. It can be seen that the emperor not only does not feel humiliated, but also looks very excited. How can anyone dare to say anything?Even Zheng Xiang didn't dare to say a word at this moment.

Li Xun followed Wei Yunqing away in fear.Wei Yunqing led Li Xun to a corner far away where no one could see, and then looked at Li Xun.

Li Xun suddenly knelt down, and said with a heartbroken expression: "Mother, before, the villain had eyes and did not know Mount Tai! Please forgive the villain, don't worry about the previous disrespect of the villain. "

Wei Yunqing was taken aback by Li Xun's actions, and then said: "I'm not going to pursue the matter of your disrespect to me before, you get up." In fact, if Baili Yue hadn't intervened, she should have blamed Li Xun at this moment. Xun's actions escaped him, and he silently thanked him for his "selfishness".

Seeing that Wei Yunqing didn't want to pursue the previous matter, Li Xun put down a huge stone in his heart, got up and said with a grateful look: "My lady is tolerant and magnanimous, and the villain admires it. Thank you for your kindness. Huan, to repay today's kindness!"

"Don't wait for the future, I want to ask you something now." Wei Yunqing said.

Li Xun immediately said: "My lady, please, the villain must know everything and say everything!"

"When I met Master Sun before, I quietly gave him a jade pendant, but I just looked at it, and he didn't have it on him. Do you know who did it?" Wei Yunqing naturally wouldn't trust Li Xun because of what he showed , just made up an excuse at random.

Li Xun was startled, and hurriedly said: "Mrs. Hui, the villain doesn't know about this! It's not the villain's doing!"

"Then after I left, did anyone else enter the imperial prison before the discovery of Master Sun's body?" Wei Yunqing asked.

Li Xun thought for a while, shook his head and said, "It should not."

"Are you sure?"

"This... the villain can't be sure, the villain in the middle feels a little unwell, and went to the toilet several times." Li Xun apologized.

Wei Yunqing was silent for a while, and then asked: "Who was the first to discover that Mr. Sun committed suicide?"

The first person to discover a murder case is often listed as an important suspect, and Wei Yunqing will naturally not let this go.Sun Chengji's cell was in the innermost part of the prison, and there were no other prisoners around. It is not impossible for someone to go in and kill Sun Chengji.

"It's Captain Wan!" Li Xun replied immediately.

"Did he act different then?"

Li Xun only thought that Wei Yunqing was asking about the jade pendant, thought for a while and said, "Captain Wan doesn't have any extra ornaments on his body, but the villain doesn't know if it's hidden on him. But the villain can guarantee that Captain Wan will not wear it Not that kind of person!"

"I'm even doubting you, so what's the use of your guarantee?" Wei Yunqing spoke bluntly, only squinting at him.

Li Xun said anxiously: "Madam, I swear to God, I really didn't steal the jade pendant from Sun Shoufu's body! I also have admiration for Master Sun in my heart, how could I insult Master Sun's body?"

"Okay, I'll assume that what you said is true." Wei Yunqing said, "During the time you didn't go to the toilet, among the people on duty, who left your sight?"

If there were modern forensic methods, it would be a matter of minutes to find the murderer who killed Sun Chengji, but here, without any technical means, she could only rely on asking to determine the murderer.

"This... villain can't remember clearly." Li Xun frowned in disbelief.The name spoken at this moment is the suspect who stole the jade pendant, and the people on duty are his brothers, so he is naturally not willing to betray them in this way.But thinking that Wei Yunqing would have to ask other people later, even if he didn't say it, others would, so he was inclined to say it.

"Pick what you remember and say."

"Zhao You, Li Longbao, Zhou Tai..." Li Xun said a few names.

Wei Yunqing wrote down one by one, nodded and said: "You go back first and call Zhao You over. Don't tell them what I asked you."

Li Xun replied: "Yes, ma'am!"

When Li Xun returned to his original position, everyone was as quiet as a chicken. Yang Yi stared at everyone unrelentingly. When he saw him approaching, he looked over threateningly: "Where's Sister Yunqing?"

"The empress is still there!" Li Xun immediately replied, "She said to let Zhao You go."

"Zhao You?" Yang Yi repeated.

The third man on the right of Wan Changqing, who was relatively thin, stood up: "The humble minister is here!"

"Come over quickly! Don't lie to Sister Yunqing!" Yang Yi threatened.

Zhao You hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Your Majesty!"

Seeing him going in the direction of Wei Yunqing, Yang Yi looked at Li Xun and said, "Go back and stand still, don't talk, otherwise I will never forgive you!"

He has carried out what he said to Wei Yunqing quite thoroughly. During the time she was away, no one really dared to speak under his nose.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Li Xun didn't even dare to wipe off the sweat from his forehead, and silently returned to the team.For Yang Yi, the little emperor, he actually didn't have much respect for him. After all, the other party was younger than him, and he wasn't too shrewd. However, Yang Yi's emperor status was there, so he naturally didn't dare to call Yang Yi like Wei Yunqing. Come and drink, completely ignoring his superior status.

When Zhao You walked up to Wei Yunqing respectfully, she suddenly noticed that his right hand had a new scratch from being scratched by a nail.

This is……

She didn't check carefully just now, there may be flesh and blood of the murderer in Mrs. Sun's nails.So, could the murderer be Zhao You with the scratch on the back of his hand?

(End of this chapter)