Hearing that this matter was most likely directed at the prince, Concubine Wu immediately thought that the snack was the prince's favorite food. If the prince hadn't given it to the emperor out of filial piety, wouldn't she have died suddenly? …

"Yes, who is so vicious?!"

She was so angry and frightened that her tongue was a little hard to use: "How dare you, how dare you..."

Jia Yuanchun, who had been silent at this time, suddenly said: "If there is no solid evidence, don't make false claims, otherwise you may not be able to quell the rumors."

When Jiao Shun heard something in his heart, he hurriedly bowed and said, "I'm the one who was rude."

The queen vaguely felt that there was something in Jia Yuanchun's words, but it was difficult to ask questions at the time, so she said: "Without further delay, the manpower required for the investigation is waiting outside the palace. I will give you another gold medal, no matter who is involved." Everyone can be arrested and questioned!"

"I accept the decree."

When Jiao Shun walked backwards out of Qianqing Palace, the queen glanced at Concubine Wu who was thinking in vain, and then looked at Concubine Xiande who was standing quietly with her hands down. She was about to say something when she suddenly heard Concubine Xiande say: "Empress, sister Rongfei I am not on duty today, and according to the rules, I cannot stay in the Qianqing Palace for a long time."

There is indeed such a rule, but it was at the beginning that the concubines were all hanging out in the Qianqing Palace, trying to take advantage of the opportunity to invite favors, so the Queen and the Queen Mother set this rule together.

But now that Emperor Longyuan has been unconscious for a long time and is dying, it is too late for the concubines to hide, so this rule is naturally in vain.

Jia Yuanchun suddenly used this to exclude Concubine Rong, obviously he had other intentions.

When the queen thought about the story about being in the second car by mistake, she immediately cast a suspicious look at Concubine Rong.

Concubine Rong accidentally killed the Supreme Emperor, and she was already panic-stricken. Now she was targeted by the queen, and her face was even more frightened. Just as she was about to say a few words to defend herself, Concubine Wu suddenly grabbed her by the collar. , asked in a stern tone: "Is it you?! How dare you, a cheap maid, kill the prince?!"

Concubine Rong was trembling as she pulled her up, and her heart almost jumped out of her throat. Thanks to her shyness and humiliation these days, she had finally gained some experience in the city, and she could barely suppress the panic and trembling in her heart. He said in a loud voice: "Your Highness, please don't listen to Concubine Xian De's bloody spiel. Even though I'm so brave, I don't dare to touch a single hair of His Highness the Crown Prince!"

The queen was also afraid that Concubine Wu would take action in Qianqing Palace, so she hurriedly stepped forward to stop her and said, "Sister, please don't rush to a conclusion. We will wait until Jiao Changqing finds out the truth."

When Concubine Wu let go of Concubine Rong angrily, the queen said to Concubine Rong: "This is a serious matter, and the Zhongcui Palace will probably have to check it out. My sister has been walking around there a lot recently, so you might as well help Wu The imperial concubine is sitting in the palace, so she can report anything in a timely manner."

Concubine Rong naturally understood that this said she was being asked to sit in the palace, but in reality she was being asked to undergo interrogation along with her.

Naturally, she was unwilling to do so, but since the queen had already spoken, she had no room for bargaining, so she had no choice but to agree, glared at Jia Yuanchun again, and then walked out quickly. Qing Palace.

As soon as she left, Concubine Wu gritted her teeth and said, "If it really is her, let's see if I don't skin her!"

The queen shook her head slightly, then turned her gaze back to Jia Yuanchun, and asked softly: "Sister Yuanchun, what do you think?"

"I thought..."

Jia Yuanchun said in a deep voice: "It's suspicious, but it shouldn't be her."

"Not her?"

When Concubine Wu heard this, she immediately became angry again: "Then what did you mean by being so mysterious just now?!"

"Sister misunderstood."

Jia Yuanchun shook his head slightly, and then repeated what he said just now: "I said 'suspicious, but it shouldn't be her', I didn't say it wasn't her."

Concubine Wu was confused when she heard this. Is there any difference between them?

However, when the queen thought about it carefully, she suddenly understood what Jia Yuanchun said to Jiao Shun just now.

…………

The words are divided into two parts.

But when Jiao Shun left the Qianqing Palace, there was indeed a group of dragon guards waiting there. Also waiting under the corridor on the west side were Dai Quan and another eunuch in charge.

Seeing Jiao Shun come out, two eunuchs immediately came up to greet him. Dai Quan pointed at the strange eunuch and said, "This is Eunuch Lu, sent by the Queen Mother to cooperate with Lord Jiao in the investigation."

It seems that the Queen Mother is not completely relieved and leaves the matter of her husband's violent death to the Queen for investigation.

Thinking like this, Jiao Shun hurriedly raised his hands to Eunuch Lu and said, "I have met Eunuch Lu."

"Don't dare, don't dare~"

Eunuch Lu hurriedly returned the favor and said sternly: "The Queen Mother has already given instructions for the miscellaneous family to follow Mr. Jiao and watch more and talk less, and not to interfere with Mr. Jiao's investigation."

The key to this sentence is probably the four words "stay with me".

But it doesn't matter, the Queen Mother looks noble, but in fact she will be promoted to the Queen Mother soon. As long as she stays firmly on the side of the Crown Prince, she will not be afraid of causing any trouble.

So Jiao Shuntian said a few polite words to Eunuch Lu, said goodbye to Dai Quan, and then led the team of dragon guards to the Renshou Palace in a hurry.

At this time, the Renshou Palace was completely covered in plains. The huge coffin with black floor and gold paint was parked in the center of the courtyard. A servant knelt on the ground at the door and burst into tears.

There were three imperial doctors near the door. Looking inside, there were four more imperial doctors whispering inside.

Eunuch Lu had obviously already been here. When he saw Jiao Shun looking at the imperial doctors, he pointed to the three at the door and said: "These three are the ones who have consulted and prescribed medicine to the emperor recently. They are the imperial doctors' hospital inside." The envoy will lead people to inspect."

No wonder the three faces at the door are earth-colored, while the four faces inside are much better.

Jiao Shun took a deep breath, walked into the main hall, and directly asked the head envoy: "Have you ever found out the cause of the death of the Supreme Emperor?"

"this……"

The envoy of the hospital looked around and thought: "It's not certain yet, and further investigation may be needed."

Jiao Shun immediately asked: "How to conduct further inspection?"

"this……"

The envoy's words were nonchalant. It's hard for him to say that he wants to disembowel the emperor, right?

Jiao Shun breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this. What he was most afraid of right now was that the evidence was conclusive and there was no room for change. Since the people at Taiyuan Hospital could not determine the cause of death, it would be easy to handle!

He then asked: "Generally, death from abdominal pain is inseparable from diet?"

Seeing that Jiao Shun did not inquire further, the court envoy was relieved, but he did not dare to answer rashly. He pondered for a long time before nodding and saying: "That's generally the case, but there are exceptions."

"I understand."

Jiao Shun nodded, then turned around and left without saying a word.

Eunuch Lu followed him out in confusion. After enduring it for a long time, he finally couldn't hold it back and asked, "Master Jiao only asks these few questions and is done?"

Jiao Shun glanced at him sideways and said with a smile: "It's hard for even the hospital officials to make a conclusion. What can a layman named Jiao find out?"

Eunuch Lu opened his mouth. Although Jiao Shun's reason seemed reasonable, the person who died was the Supreme Emperor. Isn't it a bit too childish to act so hastily?

Jiao Shun ignored him and rushed to the imperial dining room with his people.

At this time, the imperial dining room was already full of people. When they heard that Jiao Shun was ordered to come to investigate, they were all sweating. They tried their best to explain that the meals of the nobles were supervised by special personnel according to the rules.

, that snack was prepared for His Highness the Crown Prince, so he was naturally careful.

"Who asked about the snacks?"

Jiao Shun interrupted him sternly: "Why don't you bring the records of the Emperor's meals in the recent period for me to review!"

The chief eunuchs listened and quickly ordered people to fetch the sealed records. The leader cautiously said: "Your Excellency, because the Emperor has been suffering from cold in recent days, these meals have been reviewed by the imperial physician and confirmed to be incompatible with the decoction."

Contributions are only allowed if there is a conflict."

He is quite a shrewd man, no wonder he is able to take advantage of this lucrative position in the imperial kitchen.

Jiao Shun secretly praised it, but his face sank, and he scolded: "Whether there is a conflict or not, it's up to you to decide. I'm afraid the imperial doctor's decision may not necessarily be accurate!"

After saying that, he turned to Eunuch Lu and said, "Excuse me, please inform the Empress Dowager Ming and the Empress Dowager. I want to transfer a few death row prisoners from the sky prison to test the medicine on themselves. I hope the two empresses can give me permission."

"this……"

Eunuch Lu hesitated and said: "Can't the interview be conducted outside? Bring the condemned prisoners into the palace..."

"It's better to test it in the palace."

Jiao Shun dismissed his words and said without any doubt: "Try to choose the weak and sick, I'm sorry for bothering my father-in-law."

When Eunuch Lu saw this, he couldn't say anything else, so he could only arrange for someone to go back and report it to the Queen Mother, who knew it.

The Queen Mother got the news first, but did not say anything about it. She just said that she knew it and left everything to the Queen to decide.

When the queen received the news, she was not too surprised. While issuing an order to transfer a few death row prisoners from the sky prison into the palace, she asked casually: "What is Mr. Jiao doing now?"

The eunuch who passed the message said: "When I left, Lord Jiao was preparing to lead a team to Zhongcui Palace to investigate. I don't know if he is still in Zhongcui Palace now."

"He went to Zhongcui Palace?"

Now the queen was a little confused. According to her previous understanding, Jia Yuanchun said that Concubine Rong should not be the murderer behind the scenes. In fact, he was implying that it was best to remove the prince from this matter, otherwise there would inevitably be rumors.

Because the focus right now is not to find out the cause of the death of the Supreme Emperor, but to clear the Crown Prince from suspicion.

Jiao Shun obviously understood this meaning, so he chose to cut the knot quickly and directly mobilized the death row prisoners to test the medicine in the palace - as long as it was confirmed that the problem lay with the imperial doctor and the imperial kitchen, then the prince would naturally have nothing to do with it.

But why did Jiao Shun go to Zhongcui Palace now?

Could it be that I guessed wrong?

Or maybe there is another meaning in their words?

Jiao Shun was suspicious, so he sent another eunuch to report.

When the eunuch entered, he knelt down and reported: "To the Queen, Master Jiao has found out that the pastry incident was actually reported by the slaves in Zhongcui Palace first!"

"What?!"

Concubine Wu, who was still distracted at first, immediately became furious when she heard this. She slapped her and said, "Which dog slave is so bold?!"

The eunuch replied: "Reporting to your Majesty, because there are so many suspects, Mr. Jiao can't confirm the source at the moment."

"Too many people are suspected?!"

Concubine Wu became more and more annoyed. She suddenly stood up and gritted her teeth and said, "Then leave no one behind and throw all these bad guys into the cold palace!"

Hearing this, the queen suddenly realized that this was the reason why Jiao Shun went to Zhongcui Palace!

In order not to damage the prince's reputation, this scandal must not be allowed to appear in Zhongcui Palace - at least not for the time being.

But if the passenger car was hit by mistake, how could Concubine Wu and the Crown Prince dare to use the servants in Zhong Cui's palace until the truth was found out?

But sudden dismissal and replacement at this juncture can easily lead to suspicion.
Chapter completed!