long live the queen

Chapter 57

Wei Yunqing didn't get straight to the point right away, and said the same reasons and problems as Li Xun just said in a business-like manner.

Zhao You's reaction was also very normal. First, he immediately stated that he did not steal the jade pendant, and second, after hesitating, he named several people, including Li Xun. The rest partly coincided with what Li Xun said, and he The two more things to say should be the ones who left when Li Xun went to the bathroom.

Of course, all of this is based on the fact that he did not lie.

Before finally letting Zhao You go, Wei Yunqing asked casually: "Master Zhao, the injury on your hand..."

Zhao You followed Wei Yunqing's gaze and looked down, showing embarrassment: "This... was caught by my wife."

Wei Yunqing pretended to gossip and asked: "Could it be that you offended your wife by having fun outside?"

"This... this..." Zhao You looked even more embarrassed.If a man discusses this matter with him, he will naturally complain to the other party about the ferocity of the tigress at home.But the other party is a woman, and she is also an imperial concubine, so he wouldn't dare to talk about this matter even if he had the guts to do so!
Wei Yunqing smiled knowingly, and let him go, and another person came over.

The next few people behaved quite well. Wei Yunqing asked the same question and got almost similar answers, without any additional information.

The last person to come was Captain Wan Changqing. Compared with the cautiousness of others when facing Wei Yunqing, his attitude was more neither humble nor overbearing, and he answered Wei Yunqing's questions sternly.

"Mother, when I found Master Sun, he had died for a long time. As for whether there is a jade pendant on his body, I don't know." Wan Changqing said.

He simply explained the situation, and did not guarantee that the jade pendant was not stolen by himself like others.

Wei Yunqing nodded and asked: "Captain Wan, when you found Mr. Sun, did the clothes on his body show signs of being rummaged?"

Wan Changqing seemed to recall it, and replied: "It seems not."

"Then, you released Master Sun?" Wei Yunqing asked.

"Yes." Wan Changqing nodded, "Afterwards, I immediately notified Master Baili."

"Then based on your experience in handling cases, have you seen anything suspicious from Master Sun or this cell?" Wei Yunqing said.Her words were also vague, and she didn't say clearly whether she was asking about Yu Pei or the cause of Master Sun's death.

"No." Wan Changqing replied after a moment of silence, "I never thought that Mr. Sun would commit suicide. I didn't take good care of it. This is my dereliction of duty, and I cannot shirk the blame."

"It's not your fault." Wei Yunqing sighed, "Master Sun was killed, I'm afraid you can't watch it even if you want to take care of it."

When Wei Yunqing asked the Jin Yiwei on duty before, he never mentioned the conclusion she came to, except for her and Yang Yi, no one knew about it.

Therefore, her words were like a thunderclap, causing Wan Changqing to look up at Wei Yunqing in surprise: "Your Majesty...why did you say that?"

"Captain Wan, you can't see things that even I can see, can you?" Wei Yunqing also showed a surprised expression.Her eyes flicked across Wan Changqing's wrist, and when she saw the shallow scratches on the inside of his wrist, her heart tightened.

"This... please give me your advice!" Wan Changqing hurriedly asked.

Wei Yunqing said: "It's very simple. I came to see Mr. Sun before, and he said that I must find a way to save him. He still has a lot of things to do. I believe that such a Mr. Sun will not commit suicide."

Wan Changqing's eyes flickered slightly, and he seemed relieved, and said, "Maybe Mr. Sun changed his mind later. You also know that this place...is really not a wonderful place, how many people are crazy here I'm crazy, Mr. Sun probably couldn't think about it for a while, so he committed suicide."

"As a veteran of the three dynasties, Mr. Sun, if it is so easy to get overwhelmed, it is impossible to keep Daliang safe for so many years." Wei Yunqing said, "So I believe that Mr. Sun did not commit suicide, but was killed by others."

"But when I found out that Mr. Sun had hanged himself, he was not killed by someone." Wan Changqing first explained, and then slowly said, "Your Majesty, after all, you have only met Mr. Sun not long ago, and you want to get to know Mr. Sun Not many. And as you said, Jin Yiwei has the most experience in handling cases, so it seems that you have misunderstood this matter."

Wei Yunqing smiled, what a simple statement he said, didn't he just mean that she is a girl with long hair and short knowledge, so don't compare things in this kind of case?
"Did you think it was wrong? Let me tell the emperor and let him make a decision." Wei Yunqing raised his eyebrows and said, "In case Mr. Sun is really killed by someone, I can't see him die innocently and do nothing. .”

After Wei Yunqing finished speaking, she walked towards the crowd. Just two steps away, she turned her head to look at Wan Changqing, with a curious expression on her face, and said, "Captain Wan, do you have a tough lady in your family?"

Wan Changqing was taken aback, wondering why Wei Yunqing asked this question, hesitated for a moment and then replied: "My wife passed away a year ago, and I haven't remarried yet."

"So that's the case, sorry." Wei Yunqing nodded, his eyes moved down, and fell slightly on Wan Changqing's wrist.

Wan Changqing followed Wei Yunqing's gaze and looked down. When he saw the obvious new scar on his wrist, he was slightly startled, the corners of his mouth suddenly tightened, and he looked up at Wei Yunqing in shock.

Wei Yunqing had already turned his head and walked forward, leaving no room for him to speak.

Wan Changqing subconsciously took two steps forward and shouted, "Your Majesty, please stay!"

Wei Yunqing turned around: "Oh, what else is Captain Wan doing?"

Wan Changqing's lips moved slightly, but he didn't know what to say.She didn't say anything, so what could he explain?It's just that her words, coupled with her voice, filled his heart with strong unease.

"Why, are you going to confess that you killed Master Sun?" Wei Yunqing's face darkened, and he said solemnly.

Wan Changqing's complexion changed drastically.

"Be lenient when confessing, and be strict when resisting." Wei Yunqing spit out the eight-character mantra, and added, "If you tell the mastermind behind the scenes, I will ask the emperor to spare your life."

Wan Changqing's heart fluctuated, he didn't know where he had let Wei Yunqing see the clues, and her attitude at the moment seemed to confirm that he was the murderer who killed Master Sun.

He regained his composure, pursed his lips and said, "Madam, I don't understand what you are talking about. Mr. Sun committed suicide, where is the mastermind behind it? I respect Mr. Sun very much, so how could he kill Mr. Sun? "

He clenched his fists anxiously, and waited intently for Wei Yunqing's reply, only waiting to say something so that he could continue to refute.At this moment, he still dismisses her, but she is just a woman who has soared to the sky by relying on the emperor. I don't know which country she comes from, and how smart and knowledgeable she is?So what if she escorted the emperor back from the battlefield?But he heard that when General Yan received the two, they were all dressed as refugees.It's just pretending to be a refugee and escaping. Who wouldn't be able to do this kind of thing?Therefore, he did not take Wei Yunqing seriously.

But after hearing his words, Wei Yunqing didn't seem to listen at all, turned around and left.

"Your Majesty! You really misunderstood me!" Wan Changqing was in a hurry, and shouted a few steps after him.

Wei Yunqing turned around and smiled sweetly: "Whether it's a misunderstanding, I really don't know. After all, I'm just a girl with long hair and short knowledge, so how can I find out who killed Master Sun? Naturally, I have no choice but to discuss this matter Report to the emperor and leave it to him to decide. At that time, Captain Wan, whether you will plead guilty or not... Then it has nothing to do with me. What happened, you have to explain to the emperor."

Wan Changqing looked at Wei Yunqing with a face full of shock and satirized him with what he had just veiled her, and watched her drift away, and suddenly realized that he had underestimated this woman before.When he saw her grief and excitement when she faced Sun Chengji's corpse, he really didn't take her seriously at all, he just regarded her as an ordinary woman who didn't understand anything, but who knew that she somehow discovered the truth , the shock came so suddenly that when he reacted and wanted to catch up, Wei Yunqing had already walked up to Yang Yi and was whispering something to him.

Wan Changqing was anxious, and immediately rushed forward, knelt down and shouted: "Your Majesty, I have been wronged! Master Sun was really not killed by this official! Your empress has wronged this official!"

Everyone present looked at him in surprise.

Wan Changqing was bowing his head and kowtowed, but he didn't notice the strangeness of the crowd, he just explained repeatedly: "I have no grievances or enmity with Mr. Sun, so how could I kill him? Please also ask the emperor to be aware of the details! Although the empress is the emperor Noble concubine, but after all, she is a woman in the harem, she doesn't know much about this matter, she couldn't accept Master Sun's suicide and died for a while, so she mistakenly thought that he was killed by others! This humble minister is wishful, please the emperor to investigate clearly!"

There was silence.

Except for Wei Yunqing and Yang Yi who knew a little bit, the others all looked at Wan Changqing who suddenly got excited.What Wei Yunqing whispered to Yang Yi just now did not avoid other people, so they all knew that what she said was just a very common sentence, but at this moment it seemed a little different--Your Majesty, I am hungry and want to eat mung bean cake .

"Wan Changqing, what do you mean?"

Baili Yue could no longer maintain the indifference that had nothing to do with him, so he asked slightly.He was watching everything with a cold eye. Although Wei Yunqing's investigation of his subordinates in the imperial prison was overreaching and not giving him face, he didn't care, and wanted to see what kind of tricks she could play.Unexpectedly, Wan Changqing jumped out and said that he did not kill Sun Chengji.

Sun Chengji died in the Imperial Prison, and Baili Yue arrived as soon as he got the news, but he hadn't had time to check the body, so he didn't know the specific situation. At first, he only thought that Wei Yunqing was looking for the missing man. Yupei, I didn't expect things to be a little big.

After all, the suicide of a generation of chief assistants in imperial prison and being killed are two completely different things.

Facing his immediate superior, Wan Changqing raised his head and shouted for grievances: "Master Zhen Fushi, this matter is really not the work of the subordinate official! Please make the decision for the subordinate official!"

If Wan Changqing really killed Sun Chengji, Baili Yue could not escape the responsibility, he ignored Wan Changqing's hoarse cry, turned his head and respectfully said to Yang Yi: "Your Majesty, please allow me to inspect Master Sun's body."

"Go and see!" Yang Yi waved his hand.

Baili Yue nodded and walked towards the cell where Sun Chengji's body was.That Wan Changqing looked at Baili Yue's back with an ugly expression, and quickly looked away, lowering his head and trembling all over.

Yang Yi whispered to Wei Yunqing: "Could it be that he really killed Sun Chengji?"

He was still wondering what Wei Yunqing's inexplicable words meant, but when he saw Wan Changqing take the initiative to explain, he was surprised by what he said, and looked at Wei Yunqing in surprise.

Although Yang Yi has always believed in Wei Yunqing's words, it was just out of inertia. With his half-knowledge, it is naturally impossible for him to believe so deeply.Seeing Wan Changqing take the initiative to explain at this time, he believed Wei Yunqing's words even more, and naturally cast his doubts on the other party—Sister Yunqing said that Sun Chengji did not commit suicide, so he must not have committed suicide. Sister Yunqing said that this person was called Wan Evergreen is a murderer, so he must be a murderer.

Zheng Xiang said solemnly: "Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance, so don't make random guesses!"

"Then what's your opinion?" Yang Yi glanced at Zheng Xiang impatiently.

Zheng Xiang faltered a few words, and said in a low voice: "I think Master Sun should commit suicide, right? I really don't see any difference. Your Majesty, you can't doubt your ministers just because of one or two words. Make them chill!"

"What's none of your business? Retire!" Yang Yi said angrily.He felt that Zheng Xiang was really getting worse and worse. What was he afraid of for his courtiers?What he was really afraid of was Sister Yunqing's cold heart, she might go straight back to the sky, and he would never see her again.

Zheng Xiang wanted to say something more, but facing the furious Yang Yi, he had no choice but to retreat.

Yang Yi turned to Wei Yunqing, and continued to ask: "Sister Yunqing, is this the person who killed Sun Chengji?"

"I don't know." Wei Yunqing blinked, glanced at Zheng Xiang and Wan Changqing respectively and shook his head.

Hearing her words, Zheng Xiang glanced at her in surprise, then quickly looked away.

"Then you..." Yang Yi was full of doubts.

She said: "Didn't Master Baili go to check it? With Master Baili's ability, you can easily see some clues."

Yang Yi felt a little uncomfortable when he heard Wei Yunqing casually praised other men.But he didn't show it, just glanced at Baili Yue who was carefully inspecting in the cell, made a decision in his heart, and immediately said to Wan Changqing: "Wan Changqing, if you tell the truth, I will spare you nine clans! "

His idea is very simple, to force Wan Changqing to tell the truth before Baili Yue finds out the truth, so that means he is stronger than Baili Yue!
"Your Majesty, this humble minister has been wronged!"

Seeing that Baili Yue was investigating carefully, and the emperor pressed him every step of the way, beads of sweat dripped down on Wan Changqing's forehead, but his mouth was still stiff and did not let go.

Yang Yi glanced at Baili Yue, a little anxious, and shouted angrily: "I have already seen through everything, don't make excuses anymore!"

If Wan Changqing is calm enough at this moment, he will naturally find that Yang Yi is bluffing, and at this moment he is particularly aggressive.But the shock of Wei Yunqing directly pointing out that he was the murderer before, and the mental pressure brought to him by Baili Yue when he was inspecting the corpse, after being yelled at by Yang Yi, he trembled, lowered his head and clenched his fists. Say it again.

"Wan Changqing, don't you think you'll be fine if you don't speak! If you can recruit from the truth, I will deal with it leniently, otherwise, don't blame me for punishing your nine clans!" For Yang Yi, the words of punishing the nine clans are completely at his fingertips, although he never Not really practiced, but in this feudal era, because he can do it, enough to create a strong deterrent, enough to scare those who hear it.

Yang Yi was paying attention to Baili Yue's actions while talking, he was really anxious, afraid that Baili Yue would have conclusive evidence before he forced Wan Changqing to tell the truth, so he really wanted to rush up and shake it Wan Changqing's neck made him explain everything.

"You demon girl, you are the one who deceived the crowd with your demonic words in front of the emperor, today I want to clear the emperor's side!" Wan Changqing suddenly yelled and burst into flames, staring at Wei Yunqing with red eyes, rubbing his body and rushing towards her.

Wei Yunqing's attention never shifted away from Wan Changqing from the very beginning, when he saw him rushing towards her like crazy, he immediately pushed Yang Yi to the side, and he quickly hid to the side by the reaction force .

"Catch him quickly! Hurry up!" Yang Yi staggered and was caught by Zheng Xiang. Turning his head, he saw Wan Changqing pull out the long knife in his waist and rush towards the direction Wei Yunqing was escaping. He lost his voice and yelled.

Wei Yunqing's reaction was fast, and after making sufficient preparations, she chose the best way to deal with it—she turned into the crowd of Jinyi guards as soon as she turned, and just hid behind Li Xun.

Facing the long knife that Wan Changqing was looking at, Li Xun subconsciously untied the long knife and scabbard from his waist and pressed it up, firmly blocking Wan Changqing's sharp blade.

"Captain?!" He still doesn't understand what happened, but he knows that his captain dares to harm the imperial concubine in front of the emperor, it is definitely a death penalty!
However, Wan Changqing was no longer the captain that Li Xun was usually familiar with. He pressed down heavily, kicked Li Xun away, and continued to chase Wei Yunqing.

However, with Li Xun's resistance, Wan Changqing was soon surrounded by all Jin Yiwei.Facing the former captain and the current enemy, these Jin Yiwei all showed puzzled and embarrassed expressions.

But Wan Changqing did not have such hesitation, and soon used the Xiuchun knife to slash and wound several former subordinates.Now, the rest of the people woke up like a dream, and they didn't hold back anymore, they just wanted to beat him until he lost the ability to fight back, and then take him down.

At this time, Wan Changqing has few enemies and many enemies, so he has no chance of winning at all, but he seems to want to fight to the death, and has no intention of retreating at all.Faced with the ferocity of their former captain, this group of guards in Jinyi was also inspired to be bloody and no longer show mercy.The knife wounds on Wan Changqing's body increased at a speed visible to the naked eye, and soon his body was covered with blood, like a blood man.

"My lord is right, if there is a day when the Wei family demon girl exists in Daliang, she will definitely go to perish step by step!" Wan Changqing did not surrender, and before he died, he glared at Wei Yunqing angrily, and finally died with regret.

Wei Yunqing looked at Wan Changqing's tragic death in silence, and for a moment he didn't know what he was feeling.Seeing someone die in front of her own eyes is not an interesting thing after all. Even in this era, she has seen too many dead people, but she cannot get used to it after all.But when she thought that the kind old man was killed by this bastard, she couldn't help feeling a little happy in her heart.Murder paid for his life, and Wan Changqing got the punishment he deserved.

However, the only thing that is dissatisfying is that his words can only show that there is indeed a mastermind behind him, but whoever he is can't get it out of his mouth.

"Your Majesty, I have no way to control my subordinates, and caused Lord Sun to die tragically in prison, which shocked the Emperor and the imperial concubine. I let the Emperor punish me!" Baili Yue automatically pleaded guilty.

Yang Yishang was still in shock, waved his hands and said simply: "It's not your fault."

Wei Yunqing didn't care about the follow-up matters. After seeing Wan Changqing's sudden death and the clues were cut off, she returned to the cell. Looking at Sun Chengji who was as quiet and pale as a doll, she was speechless for a long time.

She found the murderer of Sun Chengji through guessing and deceiving, but Wan Changqing can only be regarded as a killer at best, and the real mastermind behind the scenes is still hiding in the dark, waiting for the opportunity to move.But who that person is is still an unsolved mystery.

The matter of investigating who was behind Wan Changqing was left to Yang Yi to arrange, but at Wei Yunqing's insistence, she personally sent Sun Chengji's body back to the Sun Mansion.

The so-called treason matter is not important at the moment.As soon as Yang Yi opened his golden mouth, Sun Chengji's reputation was restored.Although Wan Changqing did not admit that he killed Sun Chengji before his death, his performance has already explained everything, which also proves from the side that Sun Chengji's rebellion is unfounded—otherwise, why would someone be released when Sun Chengji is about to be released? Will the eve of the adventure kill him?

The murderer who directly killed Sun Chengji was brought to justice, but the real man behind the scenes is still at large.After sending the body back to the Sun Mansion, Wei Yunqing couldn't bear to look away when he saw the grief-stricken expressions of everyone in the Sun Mansion, especially Mrs. Sun and Sun Sisi.

She is full of guilt.

Even though Mr. Sun said that he was framed and imprisoned in prison had nothing to do with her in essence, she couldn't let it go.In this incident, she was the fuse.After that, she hurried to find Yang Yi and asked him to release Master Sun, which also gave the bad guys in the dark a chance to do something.It would be great if she could be more cautious, if she could quietly persuade Yang Yi to pick up Master Sun first...

But if everything is meaningless.The incident had already happened, Master Sun died miserably, but she still had to live, enduring the guilt and pain that lingered in her chest.

And... to fulfill her promise.

In the prison, Wei Yunqing promised Sun Chengji two things, one is to protect his family, and the other is to assist Yang Yi to become a wise king.

She can do both of these things.

Even if it is beyond her ability, even if she tries her best, she will definitely do it.

(End of this chapter)