One of the nuns said: "I left after turning off the lights. The candles were replaced yesterday."
Feng Yan asked: "That means that Concubine Hu most likely woke up in the middle of the night and lit the lamp before hanging herself?"
The two nuns didn't know what was going on and looked at each other with confused expressions.
Although it's understandable to light the lamp first and then throw the candle into the pot, I still feel that something is strange.
Another nun said: "The slaves all slept lightly at night, and they didn't hear any movement from the concubine yesterday."
Feng Yan did not ask any more questions, but walked to Hu Lepei's body and lifted the white cloth. He saw that the marks on her neck did not look like they were left by hanging, but more like marks from someone who had strangled her.
"Your Majesty, something is fishy. Do you want to invite us to come over and take a look?"
Leng Moran glanced at the two nuns with cold eyes, confirming that they were not lying, and then asked Feng Yan to invite them to work.
Xiao Xixi saw Hu Lepei lying on the ground with a bloodless face and asked, "Should we send someone to notify the Hu Mansion?"
The daughter of a good family died not long after she got married. No matter what the reason was, the Hu family should have the right to know.
Leng Moran said: "When Wu Zuo finds out the cause of death, I will send someone to Hu Mansion to send a message."
Leng Moran didn't tell anyone about Hu Lepei's poisoning yesterday, thinking that she was the eldest princess who chose him to be his concubine after all, so it would not be a good look if things got serious.
Originally, he planned to leave her alone for two days before interrogating her in person, but he didn't expect that she would die like this.
If she committed suicide, that would be fine. If she was harmed by someone, it means that there are outsiders in the palace who can enter at will.
Have to guard against it.
Soon, Fengyan invited Wu Zuo.
Wu Zuo just took one look at the scars on Hu Lepei's neck and concluded that she had been strangled to death.
The traces of casting are different from the traces of strangulation.
Feng Yan told Wu Zuo not to spread the news and drive him out, and then sent Wu Zuo out of the house.
Leng Moran ordered people to go to the Hu Mansion to send a message and bury Hu Lepei three days later. At the same time, he told them that Hu Lepei wanted to drug him, and expressed his attitude that Hu Lepei had bad moral conduct and could not be buried in the imperial mausoleum as the concubine of King Yan.
The Hu family arranged the cemetery themselves.
After the Hu family got the news, they discussed with Leng Moran to declare that Hu Lepei died of illness, thus clearing up her reputation after her death.
Leng Moran told Hu Yushi privately that Hu Lepei was killed, but Hu Yushi had no intention of investigating further, and Leng Moran did not force it.
For Hu Yushi, Hu Lepei was not favored because he had many daughters.
In addition, the person died in the Wang Mansion. If the investigation continues, the person behind it may be able to destroy the entire Hu Mansion.
So Hu Yushi didn't plan to investigate.
On the side of the eldest princess and Emperor Honghui, Leng Moran went to explain the situation in person.
Although the eldest princess regretted that the concubine she had personally chosen was lost like this, she also looked down on women who used this method to approach men.
Emperor Honghui had never met Hu Lepei. He had only heard about this incident and acted very calmly.
I thought the matter would end here, but I didn't expect that Feng Yan found a token in Hu Lepei's room that could only be found in the palace.
Leng Moran stared at the token in a daze for a long time, wondering who in the palace had anything to do with this matter.
If there is someone in the palace who can do this kind of thing without anyone noticing, it is probably related to the emperor.
But he felt even more that this token seemed like someone wanted to frame the emperor. After all, there was no need for the emperor to send a woman to gain his trust.
This matter has come to an end for the time being, but Leng Moran feels in his heart that the mastermind behind the scenes is not simple, as if he is a powerful force, invisibly controlling everything.
Hu Lepei's death was like a small stone thrown into the lake, causing small waves, and soon the lake became calm.
Leng Moran sent people to investigate for a long time, but could not find the real culprit, so he checked all the servants in the palace and strengthened the guards of the palace to ensure that outsiders could not enter.
Xiao Xixi looks forward to the time when she will have the opportunity to go out to act. After all, the female family members in the house are very honest. They eat, drink, read and write with her every day, leaving her useless.
At this time, Emperor Honghui announced that he was preparing for this year's royal autumn hunt. The royal family, nobles and prominent officials in the court were all on the list of accompanying people.
Of course cold ink dyeing is also included.
When Leng Moran sent someone to tell Xiao Xixi to prepare for the royal hunt, Xiao Xixi was cooking and eating in the small kitchen with Du Juan.
Xiao Xixi's eyes lit up when she heard that she was going hunting.
There will be trouble in places with a lot of people, let alone royal family and nobles. This is simply a free opportunity for her to earn points.
However, when she thought of hunting and riding and shooting, Xiao Xixi's eyes dimmed again.
She was very happy when she unlocked the force value before, thinking that no matter how much it was, it would at least be a little bit, right?
So she looked for an opportunity to spar with Ji Yue, and then she lost instantly, with no chance of winning at all.
Okay, Jiyue is really strong, and she admits it.
I wanted to try arm wrestling with Qiong Yu and the others again, but when I thought about it, the original owner was good at martial arts, so it didn't matter if he couldn't beat Ji Yue. After all, Ji Yue had always been very strong, and it would be outrageous to lose to Qiong Yu.
The system also reminded her that as long as she goes to bed early and gets up early to exercise, her strength level will increase.
Xiao Xixi believed it, and cooperated very cooperatively in exercising, and even took the women to do radio gymnastics together. After a few days of hard work, her strength level increased by 6, but she had not noticed the slightest change in her body.
If she goes hunting, it will be discovered that she cannot ride a horse or shoot an arrow.
Xiao Xixi negotiated with the system silently.
"I'm going to participate in the royal hunt, but I can't ride a horse and shoot arrows. It's up to you!"
System: "..." Why does it feel like the host is getting more and more arrogant?
But the host they choose is a community of destiny, and they can only provide convenience to the host as much as possible.
However, it will not let itself suffer without a bottom line.
[The system temporarily opens the mall credit permission for the host. The host can exchange for a 24-hour improvement in riding and shooting level and force value. It only requires 30 points, which is super cost-effective!]
The corner of Xiao Xixi's mouth twitched. She originally wanted to use the system for free, but she didn't expect such a result.
Worried that the system would deceive her in the future, Xiao Xixi did not push further and agreed.
It would take three days to go hunting, so Xiao Xixi left the affairs of the back house to Concubine Zong and Yi Hui, and with Aunt Qi here, there would be no trouble.
Qiong Yu and Ru Lan will also stay at the house, while Xiao Xixi only takes Ji Yue, a maid, out.
On the day of the royal hunt, hundreds of carriages came out of the city, and the people in the capital thought it was spectacular. After all, except for Emperor Honghui who had a hunt of this scale two years after he ascended the throne, they had never seen such a large-scale hunt again in the past few years.
So many people came to the street to see such a grand scene with their own eyes.
One after another, lavishly decorated carriages drove past the Royal Street, dazzling everyone.
