The Grand Secretary’s Pampered Wife

Chapter 734: The Real Murder Behind the Scenes (Part 1)

Wang Xu stared at Gu Jiao dumbfounded: "Why did you give him an injection?"

"Extort a confession." Gu Jiao said.

"A confession can be extorted with a needle?" Wang Xu expressed his disbelief.

Gu Jiao didn't tell him that it was a hallucinogen, lest he overcompensate and think that Gu Jiao was manipulating the murderer's confession.

Gu Jiao watched the murderer lying on the ground, his tense body gradually relaxed, and understood that he had hallucinated.

You can't let him enter too deeply, otherwise he will completely lose contact with the outside world and will not be able to hear the sound of the outside world.

Gu Jiao tapped his shoulder with a rolling pin, and said solemnly: "If you don't want to suffer more, tell me quickly, who is the murderer?"

Gu Jiao had already knocked the man out, and she didn't hear the news until Wang Xu came over, so that Wang Xu could hear the murderer's name with his own ears.

The murderer did not struggle too much, and confessed honestly.

However, the name he gave was not the person in Gu Jiao and Gu Changqing's mind.

"Who is Li Ping?" Gu Jiao asked Wang Xu.

Wang Xu thought for a while: "He should not be talking about Li Ping, but Li Concubine, the empress in the palace."

In order to confirm his guess, Wang Xu asked him a few more details about what Concubine Li ordered him to do.

He is in a state of chaos at the moment, but he will say what he remembers in his mind without reservation.

Judging from the testimonials, it was indeed Concubine Li of the harem who ordered him to assassinate Shangguan Yan.

Why did she kill Shangguan Yan? Li Bin didn't tell him that Li Bin had nothing to do with him at all, but accidentally broke his affair with a court lady.

In the Dayan Palace, it is forbidden for eunuchs and maids to eat together, and it is a capital offense to be found out.

Li Bin took this as a threat and asked him to help her get rid of Shangguanyan.

"Did Concubine Li have a problem with Shangguan Yan?" Gu Jiao asked.

Wang Xu was silent.

Concubine Li has only been in the palace for a few years, while Shangguan Yan was imprisoned in the imperial mausoleum more than ten years ago, and there was no interaction between the two of them at all.

It is impossible to say festivals.

But Wang Xu's silence was not because of this, but because... Concubine Li got very close to a concubine in the harem.

Gu Jiao looked at Wang Xu: "Who?"

Wang Xu said solemnly, "Concubine Wan."

Concubine Wan, whose family name is Mu, is the direct daughter of Mr. Mu, who is the sister of Mu Qingchen's mother.

Concubine Li had no one to rely on in the harem, and her life was very difficult at the beginning. It was only after she got close to the big tree of Concubine Wan that she became Concubine Li from a small change of clothes.

Gu Jiao asked suspiciously: "Is Concubine Wan having a feud with Shangguan Yan?"

"There are festivals." Wang Xu sighed, "It's about Shangguan Yangang bringing the one-year-old eldest grandson back to Shengdu. Concubine Wan whispered to her servants in private, saying who knows if the child was picked up outside? Shangguan Yan, who was still a concubine at the time, heard about it. After she slapped Concubine Wan, Shangguan Yan was still angry, and made Concubine Wan kneel in the imperial garden as a warning to others. Concubine Wan was not a concubine at that time. It's Wanbi, but it's just embarrassing."

Gu Jiao rubbed her chin: "The queen's power is so great."

Wang Xujiu said: "With the support of Empress Xuanyuan and the Xuanyuan family, of course she has great rights. Besides, she is the only descendant, and under the empress, she is the most honorable."

Like the style of the Xuanyuan family.

From this point of view, Shangguan Yan is very protective of Xiao Qing.

Gu Jiao said: "It's useless for us to guess here, whether Concubine Wan ordered Concubine Li to do it, I have to ask Concubine Li."

Wang Xu took it for granted: "I will enter the palace right away."

"Wait." Gu Jiao stopped him.

"Huh?" Wang Xu was taken aback.

Gu Jiao pointed to his arm: "Your injury."

"Ah, this." Wang Xu even forgot that he was still injured, he suddenly felt uncomfortable, and coughed lightly, "It's not a serious injury."

Having said that, when Gu Jiao walked towards him with the first aid kit, he half pushed and half pushed her arm over.

Gu Jiao took out the cotton swab with iodophor from the first aid kit, treated it for him, and sewed three stitches.

Because of the anesthesia, it didn't hurt at all.

Wang Xu glanced at Gu Jiao with a complicated expression, and was moved from the bottom of his heart: "Thank you very much."

Gu Jiao stretched out her hand: "One tael of silver."

Wang Xu: "..."

...

After Wang Xu gave the money, he took the murderer back to the Captain's Mansion with a dark face.

Looking at the backs of the two going away, Gu Changqing asked, "Is he the murderer?"

He was referring to the eunuch.

Gu Jiao said: "It's him. I've seen the back of his right hand. There is a crescent-shaped scar that Shangguan Yan said."

Just now when Shangguan Yan woke up for a while, Gu Jiao took the opportunity to ask her about the murderer. Shangguan Yan didn't see the murderer clearly, but she grabbed the murderer's hand and touched the scar on the back of his hand.

Gu Changqing's eyes were deep: "It's not Han Guifei."

Yes, they all thought that the mastermind this time must be the crown prince, mother and concubine.

...

Wang Xu took the murderer back to Duwei's mansion, put the murderer in prison, and hurried to report to the monarch.

The monarch asked Zhang Dequan to bring Concubine Li over, but Zhang Dequan only brought back the news of Concubine Li: "Your Majesty, Concubine Li committed suicide by hanging herself."

After obtaining the permission of the monarch, Wang Xu borrowed a very experienced foreman from the Ministry of Punishment to carefully examine Concubine Li's body, and determined that Concubine Li committed suicide instead of being strangled or killed before hanging up.

The clues that were finally obtained were cut off in an instant.

With no one left, we can only start with Concubine Li's relics and the people around her.

After a whole night of torture to extract a confession, a young eunuch finally couldn't bear it anymore and confessed that Concubine Li had asked him to deposit a bank note in a bank, totaling three thousand taels.

Concubine Li's annual salary is only three hundred taels, and she can save enough money for ten years without eating or drinking. The problem is that she has not been here for ten years. few.

I'm living a tight life, where is the money left?

Concubine Wan, who was close to Concubine Li, became the first object of suspicion.

Concubine Wan yelled for injustice, saying that she had never given Concubine Li the money, but after the monarch tortured the maid and eunuch next to Concubine Wan, a little maid confessed the truth.

The silver was indeed given by Concubine Wan, no more, no less, just happened to be three thousand taels.

"Your Majesty—" Concubine Wan knelt on the cold and hard floor, and the gleaming white marble reflected her appearance of crying.

The monarch sat on a chair, with Wang Xu and Zhang Dequan standing on either side.

The monarch sternly said: "Are you admitting it yourself, or I will let someone thoroughly check your account books with the Mu family!"

Concubine Wan's salary is not low, but she has a lot of places to spend money, without the filial piety of the Mu family, how can she give out three thousand taels of silver in one go?

Only then did Concubine Wan honestly admit: "...the concubine... did give Concubine Li three thousand taels of silver... that was because she told the concubine that her father was ill... and urgently needed a sum of money for medical treatment ..."

The monarch said coldly: "What disease costs three thousand taels?"

Concubine Wan looked aggrieved: "A bowl of bird's nest is only one hundred taels, is three thousand taels a lot?"

Concubine Wan is the daughter of the Mu family, and she has lived a life of rich clothes and fine food since she was a child. All she eats is golden bird's nest, and a tael of silver can buy a pot outside.

She doesn't understand the sufferings of the people, three thousand taels is more than enough in Shengdu, not to mention treating diseases in a small Jiangyang County!

The monarch asked suspiciously: "Then why did you deny it just now?"

Concubine Wan choked up and said, "Isn't this something wrong with Concubine Li? The concubine gets close to her on weekdays and was worried that she would be implicated, so she hastily separated herself from her."

The monarch looked at her deeply, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes: "Concubine Wan, I don't believe it."

...

Before dawn the next day, the whole harem knew that Concubine Wan ordered Concubine Li to murder Shangguan Yan.

Concubine Wan was thrown into the cold palace, and the monarch originally wanted to deprive her of her concubine position and demote her to a nobleman, but it was Concubine Wang Xian who interceded and temporarily kept her position.

Shangguan Yan is no longer a concubine, she is just a commoner, and she attempted to commit a murder. Such a punishment is considered extremely severe for an imperial concubine.

Concubine Wan cried out.

Concubine Wang Xian asked her to be wronged in the cold palace for a while, and then she would find a way to rescue her after the monarch calmed down.

"Even the queen went in and didn't come out, can I still come out?" At the door of the bedroom, Concubine Wan cried out of breath.

Wang Xianfei patted her on the shoulder reassuringly: "Your Majesty is angry, please give me some time."

Concubine Wan firmly grasped Concubine Wang Xian's hand: "I didn't do it...it really wasn't me...Sister Xianfei, you believe me..."

Concubine Wang Xian sighed helplessly: "It's useless for me to believe you, His Majesty has to believe it."

Zhang Dequan urged: "Concubine Wan, please."

Concubine Wan glared at Zhang Dequan fiercely: "Dog!"

Normally, she is Concubine Wan, but she is about to enter the cold palace, and she won't even call her a concubine anymore!

A luxurious stroller carried by four people slowly walked past the door of Concubine Wan's bedroom, and above the stroller, the graceful and luxurious Concubine Han raised her hand lightly to the accompanying eunuch.

Stepping stopped.

Concubine Han Gui and Concubine Wang Xian are the first group of people to serve the monarch, and they have grandchildren, but because of proper maintenance, they seem to be in their early forties.

She glanced at Concubine Wan with a half-smile: "Yo, Concubine Wan is leaving?"

When Concubine Wang Xian fell in love with her, she brought the daughter of the Mu family into the palace to help her. Losing Concubine Wan, Concubine Wang Xian felt as if her arm had been cut off.

Concubine Wan stared at her angrily, took a step forward, pointed at Concubine Han and said, "You must have done it! You framed me! You killed Concubine Li! It was you! It was you!"

Concubine Han raised her chin, and smiled mockingly: "It's better for Concubine Wan to go to Your Majesty and say this, if His Majesty also thinks that I did it, I will take my luggage and move it without your Majesty's orders." Leng Gong will accompany you."

"you!"

Concubine Wang Xian shook her head at Concubine Wan, signaling her to calm down.

Concubine Han brushed off the handkerchief in her hand, looked forward, and said flatly: "Bring more quilts, I heard that it's cold in the cold palace."

Concubine Wan was about to explode with anger, but it's useless to be angry now, she was left in the cold palace by this Han bitch!

Zhang Dequan urged again.

"Please wait a moment, Eunuch Zhang." Concubine Wang Xian said politely, and asked the maid to give Zhang Dequan a bag of gold.

Zhang Dequan accepted it, and said in a low voice: "A quarter of an hour, it can't be too late, this servant has to go back to His Majesty."

Concubine Wang Xian nodded, and comforted Concubine Wan for a while.

Concubine Wan wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and said with red eyes: "Sister Xianfei, help me take care of the sixth prince, that bitch is cruel, she dares to harm me like this, I am worried that she will harm the sixth prince."

The sixth prince, the only underage prince in the harem, the youngest son of the monarch.

Concubine Wang Xian held her hand and said earnestly: "I know, I will take him to Xianfu Palace, so that no one will have the chance to hurt him. Listen to me, don't lose your temper when you go to Leng Palace."

Concubine Wan was taken away by Zhang Dequan.

Concubine Wang Xian sent the eunuchs around her to pick up the sixth prince from the imperial school.

When she was returning to her dormitory, she ran into Concubine Han who was admiring the flowers in the imperial garden.

Concubine Wang Xian looked at Concubine Han coldly and said, "You really went too far this time."

Concubine Han took a deep look at her and sneered, "Oh."

...

When it was dawn, the National Teacher Hall also got the news that Concubine Wan was disposed of.

Shangguan Yan was still awake.

In the room, three people sat opposite each other, Xiao Heng, Gu Jiao, and Gu Changqing.

"I didn't expect Concubine Wan to take the blame." Gu Jiao said, "It's really the Han family's way of doing things."

They all like to be blamed so much.

"The opponent is very strong." Gu Changqing said, not because of strength in force, but because of the city's government and scheming.

It is not terrible to have such a person in a family. If everyone has such a bright mind, it is no wonder that they can compete for the position of the first family.

This is a tricky family.

But Xiao Heng didn't have the slightest fear in his heart, on the contrary, there was a strange competition and desire for power in his blood.

This is probably Gu Jiao's mood when she saw a master.

It's just that Gu Jiao is simply competing, he is darker, he wants to eat black, the kind that doesn't spit out his bones.

The Han family and the Wang family are the two biggest fish. If the Han family wants to eat all the fish, let them eat it.

Not one of the top ten families was innocent. Back then, the Xuanyuan family was destroyed and the crown daughter was persecuted. Every family was stabbed.

He does not sympathize with Concubine Wan.

Just like back then, no one felt sorry for Xuanyuan Hanyan who was thrown into limbo.

"The Han family is a good knife." Xiao Heng lowered his eyes and stroked the blade in his hand, "Next, let's make this knife sharper."