Chapter 401 Chi Su confesses to leaving Furong Palace
In August, it's quite cool in the morning and evening, and it's annoyingly hot around noon.
The emperor had just finished drinking the white stone soup sent by Qingque and was pacing in the courtyard to evacuate.
Shang Qiyan was followed by two eunuchs, walking in quickly with small steps.
"Your Majesty, Chi Su confessed." Shang Qiyan bowed and reported back.
"What did she say?" the emperor stopped and asked.
"She said it was because she couldn't stand the fact that the queen was always making things difficult for Concubine Fu, so she wanted to stand up for Concubine Fu. She had had this idea for a long time, but whenever she expressed it, Concubine Fu stopped her.
But the more this happened, the more she felt that Concubine Fu was kind-hearted and the queen used her power to bully others.
Later, something happened to the two Yao brothers. The Queen and the Yao family suspected that the fifth prince and the others were involved in the matter. Although there was no evidence, there was already an undercurrent between the two parties.
Chi Su saw that Concubine Fu was worried about this matter, so he took the initiative to ask for help. He wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of the empresses from the palaces to burn incense on the first day of August to attack the empress.
Empress Fu Fei did not agree at first, but Chi Su begged her hard. She said that she had an old acquaintance in Xiangguo Temple and should be able to help her.
Concubine Fu was still hesitant. It happened that the fifth prince's concubine came into the palace to visit, so Chi Su told her.
The fifth prince's concubine was also having troubles day and night, thinking that she had a long-standing grudge with the Yao family, and she didn't know when she would be plotted against her.
After listening to Chi Su's words, he also begged Concubine Fu to take action early. He also said that he would send someone to Xiangguo Temple in advance to make arrangements and try his best to ensure that things are done as smoothly as possible.
Chi Su said that she did not know how the fifth prince's concubine arranged things outside the palace, but later told her that Huiming had been arranged to serve tea to the empress.
He also told him to wait for Chi Su somewhere on August 1, so that the two of them could reminisce about old times.
What happened afterward was the same as what she explained at the beginning, and there was no difference."
"Then do you think what she said is true? Could it be that she was beaten into submission?" the emperor asked.
"The old slave did use torture on this girl," Shang Qiyan admitted. "If not, how could she be willing to confess honestly? But what's more important is that the old slave used a psychological attack on her.
Although she had long thought of dying and knew that her family would be harmed, the old slave told her that if she told her everything she knew quickly, death would still be inevitable, but there was a big difference between death and death.
Beheading is just a matter of the blink of an eye. If it were Ling Chi, he would have to endure three days and three nights. It would be so painful to have every inch of his body cut off.
This girl repeatedly said that everything was caused by herself. She was the one who begged and it was not Concubine Fu and the others who forced her to do it.
She also said that she was originally working as a hard worker in the Fourth Division and Eighth Bureau, but it was Empress Fu who promoted her. After she arrived at Furong Palace, Empress Fu favored her even more.
She said that the scholar died for his confidant, and the big mistake was all her fault.
Now she only wants a quick death, and she also begs not to punish Concubine Fu and others severely no matter what."
"Since she originally worked in the Fourth Division and Eighth Bureau, how could Concubine Fu see her?" The emperor wondered, "But is there anything extraordinary about her?"
"My servant has also carefully investigated and found that Chi Su has no outstanding skills either in needlework or in serving people. It's just that she can ride a horse and shoot arrows, and her martial arts skills are really good. She also has a straightforward personality and loves to fight against injustice."
Qi Yan said, "The reason why she went to the palace of Concubine Fu was introduced by a palace maid named Xue Hengzhao, who was the daughter of the guilty minister Xue Yingchen.
This girl is no longer in the Palace of Concubine Fu, but has gone to serve the Empress Dowager. On the day she went to Xiangguo Temple, she did not leave the palace because she was ill.
Moreover, the old slave has also asked the relevant people, and Concubine Fu has always been different about this pool. She is not required to do ordinary chores, but her food and clothing expenses are the same as those of a first-class palace maid."
After hearing this, the emperor frowned even deeper.
There were actually two daughters of guilty ministers around Concubine Fu, which was not in line with her cautious temperament.
And according to the standards of ordinary palace maids, Chi Su didn't have any extraordinary abilities.
What he did next was even more like Jing Ke and Nie Zheng, as if he was a dead woman.
Concubine Fu treated her differently, why?
What's more, even if Chi Su repeatedly said that everything was forced by herself, it was not that Concubine Fu and others forced her to do it, or persuaded her to do it.
But such an argument is simply untenable. How can a little palace maid influence the master's thoughts?
Besides, if Concubine Fu told her strictly not to do this, how could she dare?
"Haha, when Prince Dan found Jing Ke, he also treated him as a guest. Since ancient times, the so-called polite and virtuous corporals have wanted these people to be used by themselves and work for themselves." The emperor is a nine-five-year-old, so what?
Don’t you understand these techniques of controlling your subordinates?
"Your Majesty, do you now feel that this was indeed instigated by Concubine Fu?" Shang Qiyan said, "But now there is only the testimony of Chi Su, and that Huiming has long since died without any evidence. And who is on the other side of Xiangguo Temple?
Who was responsible for how to arrange it, but Chi Su had no idea.
It is impossible to convict Chi Su on such a big matter just by relying on his confession. It’s hard to detain Empress Fu and the fifth prince for interrogation right now, right? Besides, the fifth prince and concubine is still pregnant at this time.
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"I now feel that they are indeed suspicious," the emperor said. "How could a little palace maid like Chi Su accomplish such a big thing? Someone must be helping her.
Even if it's not Concubine Fu and the others, there must be someone else.
There is another case, why didn’t Chi Su be silenced as soon as possible after the incident? In this way, even if they were suspected, they would have no evidence in the end!”
"What your Majesty said is that this old slave also feels doubts. This matter is complicated and confusing, and it is difficult to understand it for the moment." Shang Qiyan said, "So I came to ask your Majesty what to do next."
The emperor closed his eyes and thought for a while and said: "Since the palace maid has confessed Concubine Fu and Lan Ning, no matter whether what she said is true or not, these two people should be banned first! Then continue to investigate, there are always clues to be found
Otherwise, it would be impossible to convict based on one person’s confession alone.”
"We need to investigate Xiangguo Temple more carefully. If we can find out who found Huiming in advance, there will be one more piece of evidence.
Of course, there are also routine inquiries about Concubine Fu and Lan Ning, and they cannot be ignored."
"I sincerely obey your Majesty's will," Shang Qi said.
After Shang Qiyan left, the emperor was not in the mood to take a walk anymore.
Just then Concubine Li walked in with a smile on her face and threw herself in front of the emperor like a butterfly.
The emperor didn't know what was going on, but he felt that Concubine Li was particularly charming recently.
"Why is your Majesty so frowning?" Concubine Li asked delicately.
"It's not because of the incident where someone poisoned the queen." The emperor said, "Now it actually involves Concubine Fu."
"Isn't it inevitable that Concubine Fu is involved? That palace maid is originally from her palace." Concubine Li said, "I feel that this matter must be investigated in detail. Sometimes, the more natural things are,