Because the imperial edict of Yinzhen had been issued and the Ministry of Rites had informed the whole country, everyone had changed their titles and called Hongli the Crown Prince.
Ling Ruo nodded slightly, then turned to look at Yinzhen and said: "The emperor said that he had to tell me about the news about Hongli's murder. What exactly is it?"
"Let's talk after we enter the palace." When he was about to enter the palace, he saw that Yunxiang was still standing there, looking hesitant, and said: "Old Thirteen, you can come in too. There are some things you can say that are more useful than what I can say. Su Peisheng, you
Waiting outside."
Listening to Yinzhen's somewhat helpless voice, Yunxiang nodded and followed him into the Yangxin Hall. As for Su Peisheng, he followed Yinzhen's instructions and waited outside the Yangxin Hall.
After entering the palace, Yinzhen said: "Do you think Hongli's death is suspicious?"
"Yes, I feel that there are many places in both the report and the second elder brother's words that are not detailed or even unreasonable, so I have reason to suspect that Hongli's death was not an accident."
Yinzhen didn't say anything about her words, but said: "Is that why you were so aggressive with Hong Shi in Yuqing Palace?"
Ling Ruo met Yinzhen's gaze and said word by word: "Yes, if the emperor feels that I have done something wrong, I can deal with you as much as I can, but I must investigate this matter clearly and find out the true identity of Hongli."
cause of death."
"You are not the only one who doubts the cause of Hongli's death." Ling Ruo was surprised by Yinzhen's sudden words and didn't understand what he meant. Seeing this, Yunxiang explained: "To be fair to my sister-in-law, it was actually early
A few days ago, the emperor was secretly investigating what happened to the second elder brother and the fourth elder brother in Fuzhou, and some clues have been found."
Hearing this, excitement flashed in Ling Ruo's eyes, and she stared at Yinzhen and said, "Are you serious?"
"What reason do I have to lie to you!" With that said, Yinzhen pulled out the secret folder from the secret compartment of the imperial case and handed it to Ling Ruo, "I originally wanted to wait until I found out everything before telling you, but I didn't expect you to be suspicious about this too.
, when you were still asking Hong like this in Yuqing Palace, I know your thoughts clearly.
Son-in-law, once I have any doubts, I will definitely get to the bottom of it. If I don’t tell you clearly, I don’t know what will happen later. However, this matter must not be spread, otherwise if the person who harmed Hongli is prepared, he will think of it.
It will be difficult to find clues again.”
"I know." After responding, Ling Ruo couldn't wait to open the booklet and read it. As expected, it recorded many things about Hongli's murder. What surprised Ling Ruo the most was that the bodies of more than a hundred people were buried.
The memorial also mentioned suspicions. Since the corpses were not eaten as food, the theory that people in Lianjiang County were crazy about eating human flesh is not valid. In addition, there are traces of man-made traces on the fragments of the broken bridge found, which makes it even more suspicious.
Add doubt.
After reading the few envelopes in his hand, Ling Ruo pondered for a long time and said: "Based on this, the incident in Lianjiang County should be a trap deliberately set by someone, with the purpose of killing Hongli."
"Not only Hongli, Hongshi was also one of their targets, but he was luckier and escaped from those people." At this point, Yinzhen said in a serious tone: "I know you are suspicious of Hongshi, but he
He also narrowly escaped death and suffered many injuries. For this incident, he has been feeling guilty and blaming himself. If he had set the trap, then he could have asked Hongli to go to Lianjiang County alone instead of
You put yourself at risk."
Ling Ruo said coldly: "Perhaps this is simply a trick he used to get rid of suspicion."
Yinzhen knew that Ling Ruo was preoccupied with the murder of Hongli at the moment, so he refused to listen to her advice and did not argue with her any more. He just said: "I know, so I have to pursue it until I find out what happened in Lianjiang."
What happened to the county?"
Yunxiang advised from the side: "Yes, sister-in-law, the emperor has sent all the spies to Fuzhou for the prince's matter. I believe there will be results soon. Please wait patiently for a while, sister-in-law."
Ling Ruo's eyes turned to Yun Xiang's face, then fell on Yinzhen again, and said slowly: "Does the Emperor hope that the second elder brother will not be targeted again before the truth is found out?"
"Yes." This was the answer Yinzhen gave to Ling Ruo, and after a long silence, Ling Ruo also gave Yinzhen an answer, "I can agree to the emperor, but in exchange, the emperor must find out the truth.
Who killed Hongli?"
Yinzhen solemnly said: "This is not only your wish, but also my wish!"
Seeing Ling Ruo nodding, Yunxiang lost no time and said: "I'm sorry for talking too much, sister-in-law. In fact, the emperor is really regretful and sad about the death of the prince. Besides, if someone hadn't deliberately destroyed the bridge to Lianjiang County, with the
The emperor sent him secretly
The person who protects the Crown Prince will not be in danger at all. I know that the Crown Prince is my sister-in-law's favorite, but he is not the Emperor's favorite. Just by looking at the Emperor's posthumous title of Crown Prince, I can see that the Emperor has some intentions.
Pay more attention to the Crown Prince."
Yunxiang's words touched Ling Ruo's thoughts, and he said with a sad expression: "So what if I pursue the title, Hongli will never be able to survive."
"Yes, no matter what you do now, you can't bring the prince back to life, but at least the emperor has tried his best. I can even boldly say that if you have a choice at this moment, the emperor will even use his own life in exchange for the prince.
"Rebirth." Yunxiang was the only one who dared to say this. Other ministers, no matter how much Yinzhen relied on them, would not dare to say such unbridled words.
In the wordless silence, Yinzhen held Ling Ruo's hand and said seriously and solemnly: "It's not even, it's definitely because I don't want to see you in such pain."
Yinzhen's brief but sincere words were like a clear spring, slowly flowing into Ling Ruo's heart that was imprisoned by hatred, loosening the imprisonment, and making Ling Ruo re-examine Yinzhen and examine the person she had been pushing away.
For a long time, she said: "If the emperor had not asked Hongli to go to Fuzhou, none of this would have happened, so I, my concubine..."
Before Ling Ruo could say anything else, Yinzhen had already raised his hand and said, "I know you can't forgive me now, and I won't force you. We'll wait until the murderer of Hongli is caught."
At this time, there was a knock on the door, and Su Peisheng said: "Your Majesty, a secret report has been sent from Fuzhou."
Yinzhen perked up and said quickly: "Come in!"
Following Yinzhen's words, Su Peisheng walked in holding the secret box. After placing the secret box on the imperial desk, he stepped back knowingly. Although he was very interested in the contents of the secret box, in his position
, but you cannot control yourself based on your interests, otherwise you will lose your life at any time.
After Su Peisheng withdrew, Yinzhen took out the booklet from the secret box and read it carefully. After reading it, he breathed a sigh of relief, handed the booklet to Ling Ruo, and said with a look of shock: "Although I thought of those
People will not be common people in Lianjiang County,
But I didn't expect that in order to murder my two sons, they went so far as to kill all the people in Lianjiang County. Except for those who died of starvation during the famine, there were a total of 1,089 people, and not a single one was left alive.