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Chapter 309 Interrogation
This cough was not out of control, it was heart-piercing.

Zhang Jili, who was the only one who was still waiting in the south study, quickly brought a cup of warm tea, served Ganhe Di to drink it, and helped him breathe.Qian Hedi's cough gradually slowed down, even so, when his cough finally stopped, his blushing face turned pale now, and he lifted his eyelids weakly and knelt in front of the imperial case Looking up, the man still had a smile on his face.

Emperor Qianhe was very angry again, "You can still laugh? Concubine Kang, now that the evidence is convincing, what else do you have to say?"

That's right!Concubine Kang!The noble lady who is being escorted to kneel on the ground is none other than Concubine Kang, one of Emperor Qianhe's nine concubines.Although Emperor Qianhe didn't have many heirs, the harem was bustling.One queen, four concubines and nine concubines, there is no shortage of one, and there are countless beauties, nobles, and those who have no status or title, everything that one expects to find.This concubine Kang's status is considered to be above average, although she is not as prosperous as Concubine Xie Guifei, but because she is younger, she can still receive some kindness from the monarch, even though she has no heirs, her life is not difficult.

Today is the deadline given by Qianhe Emperor.

Song Zeyuan and Xie Ming teamed up to investigate what should be investigated and what can be investigated, but in the end, most of them were guesses and lacked conclusive evidence. Seeing that even if they reluctantly handed over the job, they would be reprimanded, and it was also considered Not to give an explanation to the deceased, the two of them made a plan and cheated the real murderer once, and they chose today.

However, this rumor was released the day before yesterday, saying that the sky net was well-established and not leaked, and a witness was found, a little eunuch who cleaned the imperial garden.

That night, he was in a hurry. After he came out to go to the latrine to solve the problem, he saw the murdered servant of the Eastern Palace running past with a panicked expression. He was curious and followed secretly, but he didn't expect that he saw something amazing during this follow-up. thing.

The little eunuch was quite frightened, but it took them a lot of effort to find this person.The little eunuch was young, and although he was frightened, he had a good memory. He actually led them to find the blunt weapon that stunned the deceased, and he still remembered some characteristics of the murderer. Ordinary people are different, but there is a missing section, but I don't know whether it is born or acquired.

Now, according to his description, they searched secretly in various palaces, but they really found a few people.

Today, in front of His Majesty, the little eunuch will testify in court.

But he didn't expect that before His Majesty summoned him, something happened to the palace where the young eunuch was imprisoned last night.

Those guarding guards were actually knocked down with drugs, and the murderer even went in directly, raising his knife and stabbing the person wrapped in the bedding on the bed, but he didn't want to, only after this stabbing went on did he realize that something was wrong.

There was no one in the bedding, it was just pillows.

When he was about to escape, it was too late and he was caught on the spot.

This was just a game, there was no little eunuch who just happened to meet the murderer, they did find the blunt weapon, and the little finger was missing a section, but it was also recognized from the traces left on the blunt weapon. The situation was not perfect, but because of the murderer's guilty conscience, the loopholes in the situation were filled, and the stolen goods were captured on the spot.

And the person who broke into the house was none other than Qin Xin, the maid in charge of Concubine Kang's palace, who followed her into the palace from her natal family.

This Qin Xin is the daughter of Concubine Kang's wet nurse. She and Concubine Kang grew up together. Although they are master and servant, they are like sisters.Qin Xin is loyal to Concubine Kang, otherwise, she would not have entered the palace with Concubine Kang that day, and she has never married and has always been by Concubine Kang's side.

Concubine Concubine Kang naturally couldn't get away from her hands.What's more, one of the people whose little fingers were found missing was precisely the gardener whom Concubine Kang was kind to, and he was also a skilled gardener. Makes more sense.

When they went to Concubine Kang's palace to fetch someone, Concubine Kang hadn't returned all night because of Qin Xin, so perhaps she had already guessed that the matter had been revealed, and she had already tidied up all of a sudden, sitting calmly on the main seat in the palace and waiting.Even though she was escorted to the South Study Room, with the Empress right in front of her eyes, she kept her back straight from the beginning to the end, but also smiled, with a fearless and sarcasm hidden in her face.

"Since the evidence is convincing, the concubine naturally has nothing to say, but it is up to His Majesty to decide that this matter was done by the concubine alone, and I hope that your Majesty will remember the old love, and at least not involve the concubine's natal family. Only now did Concubine Kang slightly restrain the sneer on her face, and slightly lowered her noble head.

No matter what, such a gesture at least calmed Qianhedi's heart a little bit. The women in his harem, except for Mrs. Ying Ying, were only beautiful and had no family background to rely on, but their status was not high. Of those in high positions, which one doesn't have a family to rely on?

Although Concubine Concubine Kang's family is not as good as the Marquis of Zhenguo, her father and brother are also the most important ministers of Emperor Qianhe. What's more, the dead are just a few servants and maids. Intervening in this case, after investigations and investigations involved someone deliberately targeting Empress Chen and Concubine Xie, this matter will not get out of hand like it is now.

Ever since he heard that the incident was against Empress Chen and Concubine Xie, Emperor Qianhe regretted handing over the case to Song Zeyuan and Xie Ming for a thorough investigation.It's just that there is no arrow to turn back when you open the bow. Now that things are going on, what else can I do except bite the bullet and look down?

But no matter what, this is already a scandal. Now, it is not bad to hold it up high and put it down gently so that the matter can be settled silently.

Soon, Emperor Qianhe had calmed down the anger in his chest. After weighing the pros and cons, he nodded with regret, "This is a matter of the harem after all, and I won't implicate the previous court, as long as they really have nothing to do with this matter, I will not blame them indiscriminately."

"Thank you Your Majesty for your grace." How many of these women in the palace are stupid?What's more, they are all the pillows of Emperor Ganhe, and they can't understand the temperament of His Majesty very well.He was very suspicious, and he still wanted to save face. His reaction now did not surprise them at all.

Even Xie Ming and Shen Yue, since they are considered close ministers, are not surprised by Qianhe Emperor's change, but Song Zeyuan's dealings with Qianhe Emperor are not much, he was surprised, but he just lowered his head and looked down. The light flicked, but nothing showed on his face.

"If I had known this before, why did you do it in the first place?" Emperor Qianhe looked at Concubine Kang and sighed, and then, before Concubine Kang could answer, his gaze had already turned to Empress Chen, "Queen, this is a matter of the harem. It's a family matter, and how to deal with it is up to the queen." The implication was understood by everyone present.

Although Dali Temple and the Ministry of Criminal Justice are allowed to intervene in the investigation, it will be a family matter in the future, and outsiders are not qualified to comment.

And according to His Majesty's intentions, at present, probably only when Concubine Kang dies quietly, can this matter be settled, and another layer of fig leaf will be put on the royal family, right?
Empress Chen naturally understood, she lowered her head and said softly, "The concubine will save me."

"Don't your Majesty ask why your concubine behaves like this?" Concubine Kang said suddenly, "Or, Your Majesty actually knows, but he just pretended to be confused. After all, it doesn't matter whether it's the empress or the noble concubine. , if it wasn't for His Majesty's favor, how could you be so arrogant?"

(End of this chapter)