In order to be careful, he also asked people to search from room to room, not even missing the front and back gardens and the houses where servants lived. The result was still the same, that is to say, Wei Xiuyan and her son were not in the garden.
But even if she got into a fire and was frightened, she wouldn't have run out of the garden in the middle of the night, not to mention that Wei Xiuyan had just given birth and was the weakest. Could it be that she was kidnapped?
Thinking of this, He Shen suddenly broke out in cold sweat. He saw with his own eyes how nervous Hongli was about Wei Xiuyan and her son. If he couldn't find them, Long Yan would be furious. Not to mention wearing flower feathers on his head and a human head on his neck.
It’s up to you whether you can keep it or not.
While He Shen was thinking, he asked people to quickly go to the front and back doors to take a look. Sure enough, they found that the lock of the back door had been broken open, and a curled ax was thrown next to it.
Seeing this, He Shen quickly ordered someone to call the concierge who was responsible for guarding the back door and asked him what was going on. Unexpectedly, the concierge didn't know anything about it. He Shen was so angry that He Shen kicked him and cursed: "I don't know anything.
What's the use of you? Are you just lazy?"
The concierge quickly cried out: "I'm wronged. I've always been guarding the door to the backyard until a fire broke out in the place where my wife lived. Everyone shouted to put out the fire, so I passed by. The door should have been broken open right after that."
of."
He Shen didn't care to scold him, and took the people out through the back door. They searched all over, but still couldn't find Wei Xiuyan and her son. He was so anxious that he was running around in circles. Oh no, where did they go?
Seeing that it was daybreak, he had no choice but to order his servants to continue searching, while he went to see Hongli to report the matter. Sure enough, when the latter learned that Wei Xiuyan and her son were missing, his face instantly became extremely ugly.
He Shen said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I have sent people to look for you outside. I think... we will find my wife and young master soon."
While they were talking, General Manager Lin rushed in with someone and said, "Your Majesty, this is Ji Liu from the kitchen. He said he saw Madam and the others when the fire broke out."
When Hongli heard this, he hurriedly asked: "Tell me, where did you see me?"
Ji Liuzhan said tremblingly: "Returning to the emperor, when I got up with abdominal pain in the middle of the night and went to the latrine, I saw the lady holding the young master with a bag in her hand, as if she was about to go out. The slave felt very strange at that time
Weird, but because my stomach hurt so much, I didn’t ask. When the servant came back, the lady was no longer there, and then I saw a big fire in Yinfeng Pavilion." Yinfeng Pavilion is where Wei Xiuyan lives.
Residence.
Hongli frowned tightly, "You mean, the lady had already left before the fire broke out in Yinfeng Pavilion?"
"It must be something that happened last night. The moonlight was very bright, and I could clearly see that the lady's body was in good condition, without any signs of burning."
"Do you remember which direction she went?" Faced with Hongli's inquiry, Ji Liu said firmly: "Remember, it was the direction of the back garden."
He Shen's expression changed and he whispered: "Your Majesty, when the gatekeeper went to put out the fire, the backyard door was locked and cut off from the inside. Could it be the lady? But why would she do this if she was so good? This... this doesn't make sense.
ah?"
Hongli also couldn't figure out why Wei Xiuyan did this, but he remembered something and said: "Go and send Aunt Jin over."
Manager Lin left as instructed. After a while, Nanny Jin, who still had a black stain on her face, was brought in. She was also putting out the fire in Yinfeng Pavilion just now.
Hongli said coldly: "I ask you, why did my wife suddenly go into labor yesterday, and what did you say to her?"
Aunt Jin quickly waved her hands and said: "No, I didn't say anything. When I left, the lady was still fine. But not long after, Fan Jin yelled inside, saying that something happened to the lady. Really?
It’s none of your slave’s business.”
"Fan Jin?" Hongli read the name slowly, feeling that it sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember it. "Is he also from Yinfeng Pavilion?"
Manager Lin bowed and said, "To tell you what the emperor is saying, Fan Jin works in the kitchen and is responsible for taking care of the lady's diet and anti-fetal medicine."
Hearing this, Hongli showed a look of surprise, "I remember, when Du Cheng was poisoned, I also called him for questioning."
Manager Lin nodded and said, "That's him. If his cat hadn't jumped on the table and drank the bowl of anti-fetal medicine, something would have happened to my wife."
Hongli knew about this, but he didn't think it was anything at the time. Now that it sounds like something weird, he still can't tell what the weirdness is.
He suppressed his thoughts and asked Aunt Jin: "Were Madam and Fan Jin the only two people in the house at that time?"
Aunt Jin said truthfully: "Yes, Fan Jin brought the bird's nest over at that time. After the lady used it, she sent the slaves out, leaving Fan Jin alone to wait in the house. Later, something happened to the lady, and the slaves also asked Fan Jin and
The lady said something, but he said she didn't, because the lady was in a dangerous situation at that time, so the servant didn't ask any more questions."
It seems that the key lies in Fan Jin. Thinking this, Hongli immediately said: "Send him over immediately."
This time, General Manager Lin went away for a long time. When he came back, he looked very panicked and said in a horrified voice: "I am reporting to your Majesty that Fan Jin is dead."
Hongli's expression suddenly changed and he asked sharply: "What's going on?"
Manager Lin said with a pale face: "I just knocked on Fan Jin's door, but no one answered. I thought he was putting out a fire in Yinfeng Residence, so I rushed over. It turned out that everyone else in the room was there, but only
He was missing, they said,
Fan Jin had been sleeping and did not get up. He should still be in the room. When he returned, he found that Fan Jin was indeed lying on the bed, but he was already cold. His face and fingers were terribly black, as if he had died of poisoning. The slave was already dead.
They carried him into the courtyard."
Hongli glanced at Zhou Minghua, who left knowingly. After a while, he came in and said: "To inform the emperor, Fan Jin died of a chronic poison. The poison lasted for more than six hours. According to the body's
According to the circumstances, it should be the poison taken in the morning."
Mr. Lin said: "Your Majesty, yesterday was the Yuanxiao Festival. Some of the servants were able to go home for half a day. I remember that Fan Jin was one of them."
Hongli understood what he meant. Fan Jin was not in the house, which meant that he was poisoned outside, and someone wanted to kill him and silence him!
Who... could this person be? What did Fan Jin say to Wei Xiuyan?
After thinking like this, he asked: "How is Fan Jin's behavior in the house?"
Manager Lin thought for a while and said: "He is quite diligent in his work. Before Du Cheng's accident, the two of them had a good relationship. At that time, he helped Du Cheng and said a lot of good things. My wife also liked him very much and specifically pointed out Fan Jin to be in charge of her.
diet.”
Hongli was a little surprised and said: "When did it happen?"