Lin Yutong was a little surprised when she took the list! She had always thought that it was difficult for the Zhao family to catch the tail and handle it, but she never expected that it would be caught. Tongtong was not expecting it at all.
In fact, it wasn't just Tongtong who didn't think of it, who thought of it?
Han Siyuan's first reaction was: Does the eldest princess know that he is looking for a woman outside?
Yes! The first reaction was how much harm the eldest princess would be hurt by this matter.
Lin Yutong sighed: "The eldest princess must not know, and I'm afraid the Queen Mother doesn't know either. No one in the palace knows! Not even the Zhao family knows."
This is impossible. After such a long time, as long as Zhao Jing was not blind, he would have discovered something was wrong with his son!
Fourth Master whispered: "Unless Zhao Hongyin is not the leader, he was dragged over recently." As for the reason, it is also very simple, nothing more than Xinxin!
The appearance of the eldest princess can only be said to be average. The appearance is not good, but if the temperament is compatible, the couple is actually pretty good. But in fact, their temperaments are not compatible! Putting aside these, in fact, if you look at the two people who grew up together,
In terms of their relationship, the couple can get along. But in fact, Zhao Hongyin had a purpose in accommodating the eldest princess from the beginning. And this accommodation continued after marriage. If he refused to accommodate, under the high pressure of his father,
He did not dare to disobey the eldest princess.
"Recently, this prince-in-law lives in a village outside the city. The eldest princess's palaces are not far from there." Spring plowing has begun, so it is reasonable for the master to go and have a look. "The people I sent saw it with their own eyes."
He disembarked along the river near Zhuangzi, then got on his horse and rode into the eldest princess's palace." As for the only eldest princess's consort, many people in the capital could recognize him.
Han Siyuan asked, "Didn't he cover his face?" After asking, he understood. It would be strange if he kept covering his face! Isn't it strange that the Prince Consort checked the river channel when he didn't know that someone was following him? He took a boat to see where Huangzhuang's irrigation was.
Look, this is completely normal.
That is to say, I am 100% certain that this consort is among those people.
Tongtong looked at the list in the fourth master's hand. This list of consorts made people see their faces, because he was the only one who didn't know that there was something big hidden behind it. He probably really thought he was just going to have a good time.
If he could get a beauty like Empress Song, he would definitely be tempted.
Other people on the list can only be described as circled. For example, they said they saw people entering Tai'an Temple.
But from the monks in Tai'an Temple to the various people staying in the temple every day, as well as the pilgrims coming and going to offer incense, how many people are there? It takes a lot of time to check.
For another example, I saw someone getting on a carriage with a so-and-so mark, followed the carriage, and saw the carriage stopped at the Yuelai Inn outside the city, and so-and-so got off.
In fact, this kind of person cannot be locked. Yes, I got on the carriage, and I saw the person getting off the carriage, but if the other person was bitten to death, he was stopped by someone on the way and gave him a ride. He didn't know him.
Man, this man got off the car halfway, what should I do?
These families are not nameless, and some of them hold important positions in the court. This does not mean that they can be arrested and tried! Unless there is evidence to prove this person's death.
Therefore, in fact, Zhao Hongyin was the only breakthrough. The Queen of Song Dynasty may not know anyone except the leader, but the consort must know.
Tongtong looked at the fourth master, who sighed, "This matter cannot be kept secret. Whether it is public or private, it must be decided by the Holy One."
Let's go then! Your Majesty is probably impatient.
Aren't you waiting impatiently? Suddenly, it was discovered that something happened to Queen Song, and eight women died. This is a big deal.
Emperor Wen Zhao was running around anxiously, "What are the three of them muttering about together? They haven't come in after a while?" He pointed at Lu Cheng, "Go and have a look..."
The eldest prince whispered: "Don't worry! There must be something that needs to be verified by meeting."
Zhao Deguang said: "The Empress of the Song Dynasty has been taken into custody and is being held in solitary confinement without being interrogated by anyone. There is a female prison chief to take care of her! But the empress of the previous dynasty was imprisoned with great fanfare, and the bosses of the Ministry of Rites and Yushitai were afraid that they would not
Kenyi...if we don't give a clear explanation, I'm afraid that when I go to court tomorrow, the ministers will have to write letters to remonstrate."
The Sixth Prince, who was in charge of the Ministry of Rites, sneered, "I'll find a way to push all these old men out of the city early tomorrow morning..."
Okay! Be quiet!
Eunuch Lu didn't listen to the argument inside anymore and came out directly! As soon as he came out, he saw the Fourth Highness, the Crown Prince and the Princess arriving hand in hand.
Emperor Wen Zhao sat down in his seat with a sullen face, "Going out for an outing? Just happened to have a broken carriage? Just happened to enter the Taoist temple? Just happened to bump into Empress Song's... those shameful things? How capable you are!" He raised his hands angrily!
He slapped the table and said, "Do you know, you guys are reckless, if someone tries to kill someone, you two will lose your lives, do you know that?" He was very angry, but he also knew that these two brats
They were just looking for trouble! Especially after reading Song Shouxun's excerpt, I knew that these two were looking for Queen Song!
But no one thought that there was something fishy hidden in the Taoist temple under the clear sky.
Tongtong and Han Siyuan did not argue this time. They only explained in detail everything from the moment they entered the gate and discovered the Taoist nun's misconduct, to the discovery of the fishy nature of Queen Song, to the discovery of the place.
Lin Yutong said: "Queen Song must have been protected by someone along the way. Who is this person, and what does he want to do with the previous royal family? I originally wanted to meet Queen Song and see what I could find out. But unexpectedly, I found out
It’s not a very clean thing in a Taoist temple. I just thought that if a woman like Empress Song received her personally, this person must have an extraordinary status..."
Then what? Emperor Wen Zhao looked at Fourth Master, "Silang, tell me, what did you find?"
The fourth master glanced at Zhao Deguang and handed over the list in his hand. Although not all individuals were identified in detail, the scope was also delineated. The people and places appearing on this list must be closely related to these people.
wisps of contact.
Emperor Wen Zhao glanced at it, frowned, and looked over in disbelief. The fourth master nodded heavily to express his determination.
Emperor Wen Zhao suddenly stood up and said, "You bastard!"
This is scolding Zhao Hongyin.
Everyone in the hall was curious as to what was written on that statement.
Emperor Wen Zhao didn't explain to anyone, he just waved his hand and told everyone to leave.
One by one they exited, and Emperor Wen Zhao tapped his forehead again and again. These little monsters refused to stop. But since they tried to stab them out, they had to keep trying.
Early the next morning, Emperor Wen Zhao summoned the fourth master, "This case will be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment for investigation. You will be responsible for this case!"
After receiving the order, the fourth master took his people with him and went straight to the eldest princess's mansion. Zhao Hongyin came back from Zhuangzi outside the city last night.
The eldest princess has her own princess mansion, and next door is the Duke's mansion. Because Zhao Hongyin is the eldest son of the Duke's mansion, he does not have a consort's mansion. There is a small door between the two mansions.
The fourth master handed over the post, and the eldest princess asked Chang Shi to invite the people in. It was early in the morning, and the eldest princess had not had breakfast yet, and then she looked unhappy: "Silang, what are you doing? It's so early in the morning.
door."
The fourth master handed over the documents from the Ministry of Punishment and said, "Please ask your consort to go to the Ministry of Punishment."
The eldest princess didn't read the documents. "What does the Ministry of Justice's affairs have to do with the prince-in-law?" She threw away the documents and said, "If you want to call me, go ahead and call me!" Then she called someone, "Tell the prince-in-law to get up!"
He turned around and went back to the inner room.
"Aunt!" Fourth Master called out.
The eldest princess stopped and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Did you hear what happened yesterday?"
The eldest princess immediately laughed, "Is it about Empress Song?" She burst into laughter, "Who said that a man has to take care of a woman after she dies? What's wrong with a few good friends? They are called Chu Heng and Si Yuan.
Two little narrow-minded ghosts bumped into each other! That stinky girl really has no mercy at all, and everyone knows about her aunt's affairs..."
The fourth master looked at her and said, "Aunt, there were eight male guests at that time! Among them... there was the consort."
The eldest princess' smile suddenly froze, "What did you say?"
Fourth Master said nothing more, "Aunt, this matter is very involved..."
The eldest princess approached Fourth Master step by step: "Let me ask you, what did you mean by what you just said?"
Fourth Master handed over the documents from the Criminal Department again. There was a brief process of the case on it. You will know it after reading it.
The eldest princess took it over and read it from beginning to end several times, then shook her head, "I don't believe it, there must be a mistake somewhere!"
"So I'm here. I have to find out whether it's true or not. This is not just a business matter, but a private matter! You are the eldest princess, and you are extremely noble. If a common man dares..."
The eldest princess didn't wait for the fourth master to finish what he said, and she went out like the wind, and then heard a huge kick on the door, followed by angry scoldings mixed with low-pitched begging for mercy.
After a while, everyone from the Zhao family came over from the Duke's Mansion. After Zhao Jing handed over to the fourth master, he asked, "But is that traitor involved?"
The Zhao brothers and Zhao Defeng all stood outside with pale faces. After a long time, the eldest princess came out. She walked over directly and said, "Silang, you... are mistaken! The prince-in-law didn't go anywhere except to Huangzhuang yesterday! What if you
If you don’t believe me, you can ask the stewards of the Imperial Manor. Those stewards were all given by Taizu back then, so you should believe their words.”
The corner of Fourth Master's lips raised slightly, the eldest princess protected her! That's okay! She protected her well!
He didn't even hesitate, "Since my aunt said so, my nephew will take my leave and go back to do the work!" After saying that, he left seriously, waved his hand, and led the people out of the criminal department together.
But before he had taken three steps, he heard Zhao Jing shouting, "My lord, stay!"
The Fourth Master stopped and asked, "Do you have any other instructions from me?"
Don't dare! Zhao Jing nodded towards the fourth master, then walked step by step towards his son who was following the eldest princess, and asked, "As a father, I ask you again, have you ever done anything wrong to the eldest princess?"
Zhao Hong looked at his father in astonishment, but saw his father's eyes were as cold as ice. He couldn't help but take two steps back, and for a moment he forgot to answer.
Zhao Jing turned around and said, "Take him away! He is my son. He can deceive the eldest princess, but he cannot deceive me, my biological father. I know my son better than his father. I can tell by looking at him like this that what happened yesterday
He must be among the eight people! Take him back and interrogate him properly... The other seven people must be his acquaintances!" He said, looking swaying, "This son of mine... has brought shame to the Zhao family.
! The Zhao family is ashamed of the Taizu... ashamed of the royal family..." Before he could finish his words, he knelt heavily in front of the eldest princess, "Your Highness... I, the Zhao family, can't help you... How can you talk to him about such a thing?
There is nothing wrong with Li Zhao's family..."
Before he finished speaking, the fourth master heard someone shouting "get down". Before he could react, he was blocked by Shi Jian. Zhao Jing pulled the eldest princess without hesitation and saw the arrow.
The arrow shot straight towards Zhao Hongyin, and the Fourth Master watched as the arrow shot straight into Zhao Hongyin's heart from behind, and the latter just fell down!
"Consort——"
"Son--"
"Father--"
His ears were filled with the shouts and cries of the Zhao family, but the Fourth Master turned his attention to Zhao Jing.
When Taizu died suddenly, the old Duke was also poisoned.
When Emperor Wu Zhao died suddenly, the old Duke Yu had a seizure and died.
Now it may be related to the case from that year. The eldest son of the Duke's mansion and the consort of the eldest princess of the dynasty was assassinated in the eldest princess's mansion!
The life and death of the Zhao family are intertwined with the life and death of the royal family. The mourning of the royal family must be the mourning of the Zhao family. Who believes that the Zhao family is the mastermind of the murder of the royal family?
People in the world would rather believe that the self-strife of the royal family led to the sudden death of the two emperors one after another, but would not believe that the Zhao family did this.
Shi Gong, the pillar of the Zhao family, was one of the founders of this dynasty.
The old pillar of the Zhao family, Shi Gong, was the husband of Taizu.
Taizu trusted the Zhao family and married his only bloodline into the Zhao family. If the emperor named Jin convicted the Zhao family without evidence, the world would only think that the emperor wanted to bloodbath Taizu's bloodline.
What's more, Lao Zhu Shigong was not only the teacher of Taizu, but also many of the founding generals who were taught by Lao Guogong. Without any evidence, what do these people think?
The fourth master stood in front of Emperor Wen Zhao and said firmly: "The deaths of Taizu, my father, the old prince, and the prince-in-law...these people are all closely related to Zhao Jing."
Emperor Wen Zhao looked solemn, "It's not that I haven't thought about it, but I have always felt that Zhao Jing is the biological son of the old prince! How is it possible... But now, the prince-in-law is still his biological son, won't he die in the same way?
"He asked, "Where is the killer? What information is there on him?" Fourth Master shook his head, "He did not escape after the murder, but committed suicide. This person has no obvious characteristics, and we have not found out who he is.
I am not optimistic about finding out the identity of this person. He is probably a soldier who was raised to die. After performing the mission, he never expected to come back alive."
Emperor Wen Zhao nodded, that should be the case! "Even if those people or places on the list involve the Zhao family... they cannot be used as evidence!"
Yes! Zhao Jing said that he was the prince’s old friend! But the prince was ‘silenced’ and the rest of the Zhao family has nothing to do with this matter.
Emperor Wen Zhao looked at Fourth Master: "What are you going to do next?"
Before the fourth master could speak, Han Siyuan interjected: "If you are determined in your heart... you can actually ask Zhao Jing to die suddenly! If there is no leader, it will be impossible." And the price is only without evidence.
Just kill someone.
Emperor Wen Zhao stared at the boy: "Get out of here!"
I'm telling the truth!
Emperor Wen Zhao shook his head, "You can vent your anger by killing people, but will it become easier just because he is dead? No! What's more, I can't let the truth be buried! If so, I can't help the deceased.
Man! I'm not in a hurry, he even gave up his son, let me see how much more he has left for him to give up!"