Chapter 410: Everyone interrogates the case overnight
According to the account of the old eunuch Liu Guochun, he accidentally saw Concubine Fu and Wei Zhong burning incense in the courtyard in the middle of the night to pay homage, and they had set up a poison formation to murder the emperor.
If it is true as he said, this is indeed a big deal.
"Your Majesty, how do you plan to handle this matter?" the queen asked carefully from the side.
"Go to Furong Palace. I want to see it clearly for myself," the emperor said.
The emperor said he wanted to go to Furong Palace, so the queen naturally wanted to follow him.
Originally, Concubine Fu was banned and the main entrance of Furong Palace was closed, but it was natural to open it when the emperor arrived.
Concubine Fu also heard the news of the emperor's arrival and quickly got up and came out to greet him.
It was already dark by now, and the wind carried a heavy chill.
"I didn't know that the Holy Emperor and the Empress were coming, so I missed the way to greet them. I hope you will forgive me." Concubine Fu came forward to say hello.
When the emperor saw that she did not look haggard as expected, she was as calm and calm as before, and he couldn't help but say: "Fei Fu, you are a person who can achieve great things. Even in such a situation, you are still calm."
"Your Majesty has praised me, but in fact I am the most stupid. But I believe in the saying that the pure will self-purify, and I even more believe that Your Majesty will uphold justice for us." Concubine Fu said.
"Your Majesty, it's cold outside, why don't you go in and sit down." The queen said considerately from the side.
"What are you going in for?" The emperor shook his head, "I told you that you have to see it with your own eyes."
"Then add another cloak!" The Queen motioned to the people next to her, "Go and get a cloak for Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty must have something important to do when you come to my concubine's palace at this time. I wonder if you have anything to give me?" Concubine Fu asked.
"Is this eunuch named Liu Guochun from your palace?" The emperor asked Concubine Fu, pointing to the old eunuch huddled behind the crowd.
"He is from this palace and has been here for six or seven years," Concubine Fu said.
"That's it. He went to my Yangze Palace today to make the first report." The emperor said, "He said that you set up a poisonous formation in Furong Palace to harm me. Is this true?"
Concubine Fu looked confused when she heard this and said, "I have never known such a thing, how can I start talking about it?"
"Ms. Fu Fei, it's not that this slave wants to harm you, it's just to escape with your life. Besides, what you did is extremely treasonous, and I don't blame this slave for saying it." Liu Guochun knelt on the ground with a plop.
"Your Majesty, I am innocent." Concubine Fu looked at the emperor and said, "I never know any formations, let alone harm your Majesty."
"Concubine Fu, I have always regarded you as an honest person." The emperor looked at Concubine Fu and narrowed his eyes slightly, "But what happened recently is all related to your mother and son. What can you do to make me trust you?"
Before Concubine Fu could say anything, someone came in from outside and said, "Why is this place so busy at night?"
It was Concubine Rong who came, followed by Ma Cairen, her daughter and the prince.
"It turns out that the concubine is here," the emperor smiled and stepped forward to greet her. "My ancestors are really in such a good mood that they came out so late."
"The children came over to greet me. I was happy to have an extra bowl of rice. I didn't dare to sleep because I was old, so I simply went out for a walk." Princess Rong said, "I didn't expect that the palace door would be wide open here and the lights would be bright.
"Yes, I thought something had happened, but I didn't expect that the emperor was here."
Of course, the emperor knew that Concubine Rong had not really eaten too much and was wandering around, but he did not tell the truth. He still smiled and said: "I can't hide the truth from Concubine Rong. In fact, there are eunuchs from Furong Palace who reported Concubine Fu in the palace.
Zhongxing did something extremely treasonous and unethical. I don’t know whether it is true or not, so I came to check it myself.”
"Oh, that's it." Concubine Rong nodded after hearing this, "This is a big deal and cannot be taken lightly."
"My dear concubine, I will never dare to do anything disobedient. Please make the decision!" Concubine Fu knelt down and hugged Concubine Rong's legs and cried, "I have been wronged."
"I have lived to this age, and I know that nothing in this world can be false, nor can it be true. Don't cry, get up and speak." Concubine Rong lowered her head and said, "In the end, it is the emperor who makes the decision for you.
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After Concubine Fu stood up, Concubine Rong smiled and said to the emperor: "According to my wishes, call all the concubines from each palace over! The palace is really not clean recently, why not take this opportunity to find out what happened
It also shakes off some restless thoughts."
"What Concubine Rong said makes sense. In that case, please call everyone from all the palaces over!" The emperor felt that what Concubine Rong said was reasonable.
Then more than twenty chairs were lined up in the front yard of Furong Palace, and Concubine Xian, Concubine Hui and others also arrived one after another.
"Are we going to have a late-night snack after such a big battle?" Everyone looked serious, but Li Fei smiled, "Such a big open space is just suitable for setting up a grill, so we can get a yellow sheep to roast and eat."
But after she finished speaking, no one paid any attention to her.
No one knew why the emperor called everyone here at night, so the queen had no choice but to clear her throat and explain to everyone: "Today at dusk, Liu Guochun, the eunuch of Furong Palace, went to Yangze Palace to make a report, saying that he accidentally bumped into him last year.
Concubine Fu and Wei Zhong performed sacrifices at night and arranged a poison array to harm Your Majesty.
I invited you here today because I want to see in front of everyone whether this matter is true or not."
"Liu Guochun, tell me where the incense case you saw that day was located?" Zhang Ze asked the old eunuch.
"It should be five or six feet in front of the sweet-scented osmanthus tree," Liu Guochun said.
"Come here, pry open the square bricks here." Zhang Ze ordered his eunuchs.
These people were quick with their hands and feet, and they quickly lifted up all the bricks in this place.
I probed down again, dug out half a foot of soil, and saw a mahogany box exposed to the north and east.
He took out the box and opened it. Inside was a goose head pickled with lime. There was also a poisonous scorpion in the goose's mouth, with the scorpion's tail facing outward.
The direction in which the goose's beak is facing is facing Yangze Palace.
"Gese are aggressive by nature, and scorpions are extremely poisonous. Hou Yi shot the sun, and the sun became the king. This poisonous Yi array is aimed at me." The emperor sneered, "Concubine Fu, this thing was dug out in your palace, you
Is there anything else to say?”
"Your Majesty, I really don't know that this thing exists, and I don't know who buried it." Concubine Fu said, "Your Majesty, please don't rush to punish the crime. There must be something hidden here."
"It sounds nice, but this is the courtyard right in front of your bedroom. Who dares to come here to frame you?" The emperor did not believe it, "How could you not hear anything? There is nothing unusual about this place on the surface. It can be seen that this thing
It has been buried for some time.”
"Concubine Fu, I really didn't expect you to be so vicious!" At this time, the queen helped, "Originally, I was thinking about my nephew's murder and my poisoning. Maybe you were wronged. Now
It seems that you even dare to curse His Majesty, so what else can you not dare to do?"
The night is getting deeper and the wind is getting colder.
Under the illumination of the fire, everyone's eyes had different expressions, but they were unpredictable.