Qi Kuan said from the side: "Xia Qing, we all know your hatred for Wei Jingxuan, but this is the harem, and every move of the master is watched. If there is even the slightest mistake, it will cause endless disasters, so you must not be impulsive.
We have to take a long-term approach.”
Xia Qing bit her lip and said nothing, A Luo frowned and said: "Master, there is something that I have never been able to figure out. If the Queen was pushed into the river by Wei Jingxuan and the others and drowned, she would have struggled for help before she lost consciousness.
, there are so many guards on the boat, it’s impossible that none of them heard it. Unless... she was dead before she fell into the water. "
Xianyue's eyes flashed and she said to A Luo: "Go and ask Imperial Physician Song to come over immediately. I have something important to ask him."
Without waiting for A Luo to agree, Xia Qing knelt down and said: "Master, I know that in your position, I have many concerns, and I also know that many people in the palace want to harm you; but Wei Jingxuan is a disaster, if we don't get rid of her as soon as possible,
It will definitely become a serious problem for you in the future, I hope my master will make up his mind soon."
Xianyue nodded and said: "I know it well. You should get up first. This is why I sent the Song Dynasty doctor here for this matter."
Xia Qing asked doubtfully: "Emperor Song, does he have a way to prove that the queen did not commit suicide?"
Xianyue showed a secretive smile, "Maybe, you will know later."
At this time, it was Song Zihua who was on duty, and he came with A Luo very quickly. After he bowed, Xianyue did not go around the bush with him, and said directly: "Mr. Song, do you have any way to judge whether a person is in a good mood or not?"
Before falling into the water, were you alive or dead?"
A trace of doubt flashed in Song Zihua's eyes, but he didn't ask any more questions. He thought for a while and replied: "Yes, if a living person falls into the water, he will definitely drink a lot of water and accumulate it in his abdominal cavity; but if he is already dead before falling into the water,
, then he will not drink a sip of water; in addition, if there is an examiner, he should be able to find out the real cause of his death." Before he finished speaking, Xianyue said: "Can you?"
"Weichen?" Song Zihua looked at Xianyue in astonishment, and after a while he said: "Weichen is not good at examining corpses, but...as long as the death method is not too strange, we should be able to find some clues." He hesitated for a long time.
, and finally asked: "Mother, why do you suddenly ask these questions?"
Xianyue hesitated for a moment and said truthfully: "I suspect that the queen did not commit suicide, but that she pretended to commit suicide after being murdered!"
After hearing this, Song Zihua was extremely shocked. After carefully listening to the doubts mentioned by Xianyue, he said: "As Wei Chen said just now, if you want to know whether a person is alive or dead before entering the water, you can just examine the body.
, but that’s the Queen, not to mention the inspection, even the coffin opening.
The emperor will never allow such an impossible thing." Without waiting for Xianyue's words, he added: "Forgive me for asking me, please don't have any thoughts of mercy, and privately open the coffin for inspection, even if it is found out that the queen was raped.
If someone dies due to murder, the empress will definitely be blamed by the emperor for it."
Xia Qing said with a gloomy face: "According to what the imperial physician of the Song Dynasty said, wouldn't it be impossible to prove the true cause of the queen's death forever? Let Wei Jingxuan go unpunished?"
Song Zihua was silent. He really couldn't think of a way. After a long silence, Xianyue slowly stood up, stared at Song Zihua and said, "I want to ask you to do me a favor."
Song Zihua said eagerly: "Wei Chen has made it very clear just now. You must..."
Xianyue shook her head and said: "Don't worry, I'm not going to take any risks to examine the queen's body. I..." Under the extremely surprised eyes of everyone, she said word by word: "I want the emperor to open the coffin in person."
The days were still passing by day by day, and Xianyue was still ignored by Hongli. However, unknowingly, a strange thing happened in the palace. Every night, there were often strange movements in Kunning Palace, and there were several palace people.
When I went to sweep, I found something
It was moved to the west, and everything was commonly used by the queen during her lifetime. There was also a palace attendant who was found unconscious outside. After waking up, he looked frightened and said that he had seen a black shadow, which looked like... from a distance.
Queen, he was so frightened that he fainted.
Following this incident, rumors began to spread in the harem, saying that although the queen was able to purify herself, fast and pray for blessings, she was still unable to pass away, so she lingered in Kunning Palace. There were also rumors that because the queen was
She drowned herself, so only by removing the water stuck in her throat could she truly embark on the road to death.
Although no one dared to mention this matter in front of Hongli, the news finally reached Hongli's ears. He was extremely excited and said: "Has anyone really seen the queen's soul appear?"
Xiao Wu lowered his head and said: "Returning to the emperor, I have never seen it with my own eyes, but the person who was waiting in Kunning Palace said that the black shadow he saw did look like the queen."
"Queen!" Hongli whispered, and was about to get up and walk out. Wei Jingxuan, who was waiting on the side, quickly said: "Your Majesty, where are you going?" She was good at figuring out people's thoughts, and she was also good at talking and pleasing people. She returned to the Forbidden City.
Not long after, he had already entered the inner hall to wait.
"I'm going to Kunning Palace to see the Queen." Hongli's words made Wei Jingxuan's face change slightly, and she immediately said: "Your Majesty, it's still clear day and the sky is bright. Even if you go, you won't be able to see the Queen. You'd better wait until nightfall.
Let’s go outside.”
After being reminded by her, Hongli came back to his senses, stopped and said, "Yes, it's still early, so we have to wait until nightfall."
Although time passed as usual, Hongli felt that it was extremely slow. The sun refused to set and the sky was still bright.
Seeing him looking out the window frequently, Wei Jingxuan whispered: "Your Majesty, don't be impatient, it's almost night."
Hongli nodded, tried to calm down, and wanted to review the memorial again. However, he stared at the memorial for a long time, and not a single word on it came into his mind. He had no choice but to close it up and continue to wait anxiously for dark.
Wei Jingxuan bit her red lips and said, "Your Majesty, do you really believe that rumor?"
Hongli looked complicated and said: "I don't know, but I really... really want to see the queen again and tell her that I have never thought of forcing her to death, never!"
Wei Jingxuan's eyelids twitched hard because of his words. Before she could think of words, Hongli said again: "But, I am afraid to really see the queen's soul, because if so, it means that she has never embarked on the journey to the afterlife.
I have been wandering alone in the world, and my sins have become even deeper."
Wei Jingxuan lowered her head and said, "I have never heard that people who commit suicide by drowning have to spit out the water before they can die. It must be some false rumors. The Queen has the honor and blessing bestowed by the emperor, so she must have already embarked on the road to death."