No wonder those people told him before leaving that the couple in the temple would not be easy to deal with.
Moreover, they clearly knew him just now, but they pretended not to know him. It was simply too cunning.
It seems that he must be more careful to avoid being exposed.
Lin Mengya and Long Tianyu had no idea that Long Qinghan, who they thought was stupid and sweet in prison, had already turned into sesame paste.
But now, the two of them really don't have time to pay attention to him.
Because the day after the quarrel between Hou Zun and Huang Zun, Hou Zun was found dead in bed.
The empress is actually dead!
This was a shock to both Long Tianyu and Lin Mengya.
You must know that just a few days ago, she was ambitious and wanted to secure a good future for her son.
It was just a quarrel and he died like that?
If you take this out, I'm afraid no one will believe it.
What's even more troublesome is that everyone is well aware of the dispute between the Emperor, the Empress, her and Long Tianyu.
People died at her place, and they suddenly became the most suspect party.
If this matter is not investigated clearly, this scapegoat will be enough to destroy all the previous efforts of her and Long Tianyu.
In the inner hall, the two of them summoned their confidants.
Lin Mengya looked at Long Tianyu who had just walked in, and asked anxiously, "What did the emperor say?"
He shook his head slightly, his face looking a little ugly.
"The emperor only said that he was not in the house because of the quarrel the night before, but chose to visit some old friends."
Lin Mengya frowned, how could it be such a coincidence?
"Then have you asked?"
He nodded, his tone solemn.
"I asked, and Huang Zun didn't lie. But what I didn't expect was that he actually wanted to use this as a threat to make us agree to his conditions!"
Lin Mengya also didn't expect that the seemingly majestic emperor could be so dirty.
"Could it be that he killed the empress on purpose, so he wanted to use this as a frame-up for us?"
Long Tianyu wasn't sure either.
And he felt that although Huang Zun was ambitious, doing so was also very risky. Once the truth was revealed, even Huang Zun himself would not be able to escape.
He didn't think Huang Zun would use him as a bet. Judging from the other party's attitude, he was more like a speculator who wanted to take advantage of the situation.
When they had to exclude Huang Zun, the most suspected murderer, among the remaining people, they could never imagine who would be so bold.
Lin Mengya was a little anxious.
Now everyone who comes to watch the ceremony The aristocratic family has not left yet. Once this matter spreads, her and Long Tianyu's prestige will be gone.
The worst outcome is that they agree to Huang Zun's private threats.
But in this way, the two of them will still become the laughing stock of others.
Moreover, many people know about this matter, and no one can guarantee whether it will spread like this.
"Damn it, why is it at this time!"
However, the more critical the situation became, the more Lin Mengya forced herself to calm down.
Long Tianyu was already very busy here.
She will not sit still and wait for death here.
If two people work together, she doesn't believe that the other party can really eliminate the evidence completely.
In private, Bai Su and Cai Ru secretly interrogated the servants responsible for serving the two men.
The result was that everything was normal for the Emperor and the Queen that day, and nothing unusual could be seen at all.
And because they brought a lot of people themselves, the people they arranged couldn't get close at all.
As a result, they could get very few clues from the mouths of these servants.
Lin Mengya was really worried, so she called everyone in front of her and asked her personally.
This time, she doesn't want everyone to search for the circumstances in her memory that could represent the abnormality of the queen.
Instead, let them tell you what happened that day in detail.
Fortunately, these people were all carefully selected by Lin Mengya, and he clearly remembered what he said, did and saw at that time.
Because of the systematic help, Lin Mengya was able to handle such detailed information.
Eventually she sifted through a few things that might hold clues.
"Are you saying that the Queen didn't let you go in to deliver dinner that night?"
The maid who was responsible for delivering the meal thought for a while and said, "Actually, this happened a few days ago. We heard from the people who were serving you that your husband has bad gastrointestinal problems due to his age, so he doesn't like to eat dinner sometimes."
"Then do you still remember the days when she didn't have dinner?"
The maid thought for a while and told her the past few days.
Almost every two days, I will skip dinner.
Lin Mengya remembered that day when the empress invited her to taste tea.
She clearly remembered the tea chosen by Her Majesty. People with weak stomachs would generally not like to drink it.
It seems that the empress did not come out to eat, it must be because of something else.
"You still remember, if I don't have dinner, what will happen in the evening?
Behavior different from usual?"
The maids, you look at me, I look at you. Finally, a little maid who was responsible for sweeping outside said timidly, "I saw your empress taking her people for a walk outside several times, but several times she
Obviously I didn’t have dinner.”
Because everyone had received personal attention from Cai Ru, they paid special attention to every word and deed of the empress.
The information that originally seemed very ordinary, after some sorting by Lin Mengya, some relatively intuitive discoveries were made.
Hou Zun's health is very good, at least her stomach and intestines should not be as weak as she said.
But every two days, she would use this as an excuse to skip dinner and take people out for a walk.
This made her think of a possibility.
If the queen went to meet someone during dinner, she definitely didn't want anyone to come and disturb her, and she didn't want them to find out.
But who is this person?
These maids had left enough information. Lin Mengya did not ask anyone to stay here anymore, but told them to return to their positions first.
At present, she must not alert others.
After the person left, Lin Mengya slowly sorted out the information in her mind.
Not long after, Bai Su also came back with news about himself.
"Master, I have followed your instructions and personally visited the body of the empress."
"How's it going?"
"He died of poisoning!"
Lin Mengya was suddenly startled, and the bad feeling in her heart hit her again.
"Poisoned and died, how could it happen?"
In order to protect the safety of the Emperor and the Queen, everything they come into contact with has been inspected by the temple.
If someone wanted to poison them, there was no way they could do it right under their noses in the temple.
Lin Mengya frowned.
Because she felt that this matter might be directed at her.
Many people know that she studied under Poison Saint.
If it is confirmed that the queen died of poisoning, then many people's eyes will be on her.
"Are you looking for something to poison your empress?"
Bai Su shook his head with a solemn expression.
She rummaged through almost every corner of Houzun's room, and she didn't see anything even slightly wrong, let alone poison.
Lin Mengya had her own considerations.
You know, the poisoner's methods can be so weird that people can't be wary of them and can't imagine them.
Hou Zun did not eat anything that night, which ruled out the possibility of poisoning from food.
And everything that comes out of their people's hands Xi, all have to prove their identity in front of the queen's entourage.
After the other party has verified that it is non-toxic and harmless, it will be handed over to the queen.
In other words, if someone really poisoned everyday things, they could only do it within a short period of time after the attendant took it and came in front of the empress.
In this case, the murderer is likely to be hidden among the people brought by Hou Zun.
However, now she has no way to arrest these people for interrogation.
And once they are allowed to leave, or if the time is too long, the other party can successfully destroy the evidence and put the blame on her.
I didn't expect that she was so cautious and still fell into the other party's way.
"Bai Su, can you find an excuse to bring me all those people from the honorable family?"
Dare to play poison in front of her, it's just like playing tricks on the class.
Bai Su thought for a while and said, "Bringing them here is too big a goal. But you sent me to help them deal with the funeral affairs of the queen. The emperor said, just let me take care of everything with the queen's attendants. When the time comes,
You can go with me and you can see those people."
Lin Mengya nodded.
This can only be done for now.
Because Huang Zun still wanted to make a fuss about Hou Zun's death, he used Long Tianyu's coffin.
However, he had no intention of carrying it away, and instead asked someone to place the body of the empress in a cave.
At the same time, he also asked his people to firmly guard the entrance of the cave.
The followers of the empress also had no confidence in their hearts.
The masters are all dead, and their fate is unknown.
Moreover, the relationship between people like them and the empress is not necessarily very deep.
So except for a few people who grieve every day for the passing of the empress, others seem to be doing the same as usual.
After Lin Mengya disguised herself, she followed Bai Su to the cave.
"Everyone, I am sent by my wife to assist you. From now on, no matter what requests you have, you can make them as my request, and I will try my best to satisfy you."
"All we ask is to find the murderer of your deceased ancestor!"
An older woman rushed out and said with red eyes.
Bai Su was quite impressed with this man.
When she came yesterday, it was this woman who stopped her and refused to let her in.
"Our temple is also working hard to investigate this matter, and we ask for your understanding."
"After tracing it, it turns out that it was you who did it. The thief calls for catching the thief! Let me see how you investigate!"
These words made everyone around him change their expressions slightly.
In fact, they also had doubts in their hearts, but no one dared to say it so openly.