When Queen Yuanzhen arrived at the well where the accident occurred, Emperor Ning and Yun Shang were already there. The corpse beside the well was covered with white cloth. The queen walked over and her eyes fell on the corpse, "I have seen the emperor.
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Emperor Ning nodded, "Get up."
The queen stood up, waved her sleeves in disgust and said, "How could something like this happen to someone who is celebrating the Chinese New Year? Your Majesty, which palace does this damn guy belong to?"
Emperor Ning narrowed his eyes and said, "From Changchun Palace."
"Changchun Palace?" Isn't that the palace of Concubine Ming? The queen's heart trembled, and she always felt that something was wrong. Seeing that the emperor had already asked people to carry the body down, the queen didn't want to stay any longer, so she bowed to Emperor Ning.
Returned to Qiwu Palace.
"Xiu Xin, please go to Changchun Palace. I always feel a little uneasy and feel that there is something wrong. Please help me ask about the situation of the palace maid who had the accident." The queen frowned.
Aunt Xiuxin pondered for a moment before saying, "My dear, I think it's better not to get involved with the Changchun Palace in this situation. We are also besieged on all sides now. Your Majesty, you have just lifted the ban, Concubine Jin has had a miscarriage, and Princess Huajing has been imprisoned."
Come on, there is something going on with Concubine Ming now. At this time, we should just wait and see what happens."
The Queen also knew that what Xiuxin said was correct, but she had a bad premonition in her heart. After a long time, she sighed, "I also said that I would find a chance to go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Jing'er must be innocent of what happened yesterday."
Yes, but she was framed by Yun Shang and was imprisoned. However, something happened in the palace just now. As the queen, I must not be able to leave. I don’t know what happened to Jing’er.”
Xiu Xin said quickly, "My Lady, you are even more impatient now. Think about it, Princess Yunshang is just a member of the female class, and she only stayed in the palace for a short time. She didn't have time to set up so many traps. Yesterday in the Jinluan Palace,
Prince Jing was clearly involved in what happened, and the chamberlain in Meiying Pavilion must have been brought in by Prince Jing."
"Oh, that bitch Xiao Shujin, I don't know why she has such good luck. The emperor is partial to her, and her daughter actually has Prince Jing as a protector. No, we must not let Yun Shang and Prince Jing be together. If
Prince Jing is protecting her, and it will be difficult for us to take action..." The queen clenched her hands and was silent for a moment before saying, "If Yun Shang's reputation is ruined, Prince Jing will definitely not want her...
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"Queen, what do you want?" Xiuxin was shocked.
The queen smiled slightly, "Father always told me to wait, but now, I don't want to wait anymore..."
"A sneeze..." Yun Shang sneezed in Qingxin Palace, "Who is cursing me?"
Qianyin said quickly, "Who dares to curse the princess? Qianyin will help you peel off her skin, twitch her tendons, and drink her blood!"
Yun Shang smiled slightly and leaned on the soft couch with a somewhat solemn expression, "Qianyin, did you see how the palace maid died last night?"
Hearing this, Qianyin looked around, then walked to Yunshang and squatted down, "Princess, the person monitoring the well told the slave that there was a man in black who took the palace maid's body and threw it directly into the well.
, the man in black was quite skilled in martial arts, so the people watching did not dare to act rashly, so they had to follow him and saw him enter the Changchun Palace."
"Changchun Palace, it seems that Concubine Ming has something to do with this matter..." Yun Shang squinted her eyes, "Did our people see anything unusual in the Imperial Garden on New Year's Eve, such as someone passing by and walking on the ground?"
Throw something away?"
Qianyin shook her head, "That night, Changchun Palace lost the Queen's seal, and all palaces were surrounded by palace guards. No one was allowed to enter or leave, so our people had no way to get out."
"No one is allowed to enter or leave any palace... Who is that? By the way, where did you find the queen's seal?" Yun Shang asked again.
Qianyin said softly, "It seems that it was taken by a maid in the Changchun Palace. Concubine Ming insulted the maid on the spot."
Hearing this, Yun Shang closed her eyes and sighed, "Then who threw the moss on the ground, and who cleaned it up?"
"Eunuch Zheng, are you here? Are you looking for the princess?" The palace maid's voice came from outside. Yun Shang stood up and went out to greet him. He saw Manager Zheng standing in the palace. When he saw Yun Shang coming out of the inner palace, he hurriedly said, "
Servant, please see the princess. Princess, the emperor came and asked the servant to tell the princess that the body of the palace maid was placed in a remote palace in the west. If the princess wants to take a look, the servant can lead the way."
Yun Shang nodded and said, "Then let's go and have a look."
Yun Shang told Qian Yin to take the cloak and put it on, and then followed Manager Zheng towards the remote palace.
"Eunuch Zheng, when did Prince Jing return to the imperial city? Why didn't Chang'er hear that his father had issued an edict for him to return to the imperial court?" Yun Chang held Mrs. Tang in her hands and looked at the snow-covered village in the distance.
On the tree, he asked casually.
Manager Zheng chuckled and said, "Why? The princess doesn't know either? I didn't hear that the emperor summoned me. But on the night before New Year's Eve, in the middle of the night, Prince Jing suddenly barged in, which shocked the servant. But on New Year's Eve, Prince Jing suddenly burst in.
Only then did the servant know that the emperor had arranged a marriage between the princess and Prince Jing. I think Prince Jing must have come back for the marriage. The servant watched Prince Jing grow up. Although he seemed a little cold-faced, he was a man with a good heart.
, and I saw that Prince Jing has been protecting the princess that day, so the princess can rest assured that Prince Jing will definitely be good to the princess."
The corner of Yun Shang's mouth twitched. It turned out that Manager Zheng felt that he was a little worried about the marriage, so he rounded the corner and said good things to Prince Jing. Was Prince Jing not bad-hearted? He was not bad-hearted indeed, he was just a little too big-hearted.
It was really a remote palace. The weeds in the palace were half as tall as a person. It had a somewhat desolate and cold atmosphere. When Yun Shang walked into the main hall, she saw a body covered with white cloth parked in the main hall.
Yun Shang walked to the corpse, handed Tang Pozi to Qianyin, stretched out her hand to lift the white cloth, and saw that the face under the white cloth had been soaked to death by someone, and was a little swollen, with a hint of purple.
Yun Shang carefully looked at the eyes, ears, mouth and nose of the corpse, then pressed her abdomen, and then said softly, "There was no water in the abdomen. He was pushed into the well after he died. The skin was blue and purple, and he probably died of suffocation."
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Yun Shang raised the corpse's hand, frowned, and twisted out a few long green threads from the corpse's nails.
"Princess, this is exactly the same as the strands of moss I saw at the place where Concubine Jin had her accident that day. Could it be that the palace maid put the moss there?" Qian Yin saw this and asked quickly.
Yun Shang didn't say anything. She pondered for a moment, then carefully looked at other places before standing up straight. Qian Yin quickly fetched water and asked Yun Shang to wash her hands carefully before handing Yu Pozi over.
"Go back, there's nothing to see anymore, Manager Zheng, please get rid of this body." Yun Shang said calmly, and walked out of the main hall door.
After returning to Qingxin Palace, Yun Shang had not yet taken off her cloak, so she turned to Qianyin and said, "Go and ask the people we arranged in Changchun Palace. On that day, Concubine Ming ordered all palaces to be locked up and searched.
At that time, was the palace maid there? The palace maid was called Bi Luo, and she was the palace lady in charge of fetching water in the Changchun Palace."
Qianyin responded and hurried away. Yun Shang took off his cloak and said loudly, "Get a basin of hot water and take out the mutton fat paste."
The palace maid quickly brought water in. Yun Shang put her hands in the basin and soaked them for a while. She washed her hands carefully and wiped them with mutton fat before she breathed a sigh of relief. In her past life, it was the first time she touched a corpse. Now she wants to
Thinking about it, I can't help but break into a cold sweat.
Yun Shang was lying on the soft couch reading a book, and Qian Yin walked in, "Princess, when the Queen's seal was stolen, Bi Luo was always in the Changchun Palace."
Yun Shang nodded, not at all surprised. When he found those strands of moss in the fingernails of the palace maid, Yun Shang already knew that the palace maid was just there to confuse her eyes. I'm afraid it was because of yesterday's incident.
When I went to the Queen's Palace to pay my respects early in the morning, I pretended to be flustered and said the two key words moss and well, and someone who was interested heard me over. There was indeed moss, but it was Yun Shang who guessed the well.
But it was enough to make the real murderer panic.
The murderer did this just to introduce a scapegoat.
"Hua Jing has been in Dali Temple these past two days. Has anyone visited him?" The sound of Hua Jing suddenly sounded, and Yun Shang couldn't help but curl her lips. I heard that the prison in Dali Temple was very good. I didn't know that Hua Jing was
How comfortable is the princess who has been pampered since childhood?
Qianyin said quickly, "Miss Li Yingying from the Prime Minister's Mansion went to see Princess Huajing. I heard that Miss Li looked remorseful and cried so much that Princess Huajing was in good spirits and scolded Miss Li for nearly half of the time."
What's the time?"
"Oh? Li Yingying?" Yun Shang turned a page of the book in her hand, "Can her poison be removed?"
"I heard it's nothing serious. It's just that my face is still a little pale and I seem to be coughing a little. There's nothing else. What about Miss Li? How dare you try to frame the princess? Why did you poison her? Princess, that day
When this slave goes to Zangzhen Pavilion, she should put a layer of deadly poison on the pipa, see how arrogant she can be!" Qianyin said bitterly.
Yun Shang smiled slightly and said, "Come on, luckily Li Yingying is fine. I heard that she is favored in the Prime Minister's house. If she is really dead, wouldn't Prime Minister Li kill me?"
Qinyi opened the curtain and walked in from the outside, smiling and saying, "Princess, the sun is shining outside, why don't we go for a walk in the Imperial Garden? It has been snowing these past few days, and the sun rarely comes out at this time.
The sun is shining warmly, and it’s very comfortable.”
Yun Shang smiled and nodded, "That's fine, my bones are getting a little soft from sitting on the couch all the time. Let's go." Yun Shang stood up and put on his shoes. Since the sun was out, Yun Shang just ordered to get some
He put on a thicker cloak and went out.
"Princess, look, there is a wintersweet there, hidden by the rockery. I have never seen it before. The wintersweet is more fragrant than plum blossoms. I went to pick it for the princess and put it in a vase." Qianyin laughed.
Pointing to a few wintersweet branches hanging out behind the rockery, he walked over with a bit of excitement.
Only halfway along the way, she suddenly stopped. Yun Shang saw that something was wrong with her expression, so she followed her up.
"Pick more. The concubine likes wintersweet. Pick a few more and place them in every palace. The concubine will be able to ask about the fragrance of wintersweet wherever she goes. She will definitely be happy." came the voice of a palace maid.
Then, a chamberlain responded, "It's just that the Queen's health has improved recently, and the ladies from all the palaces no longer come to our Changchun Palace to say hello, which makes it much deserted. However, although the Queen doesn't come to our palace to say hello, the Queen has not
Take the Queen's seal back, it seems that the Emperor has not ordered the concubine to return the Queen's seal to the Queen."
The maid said, "Yes, the Queen's seal was stolen that day. I thought the Emperor would be angry, but nothing happened. But it's strange. I searched all over the Changchun Palace before and couldn't find it."
Why did you suddenly find the Queen's seal under Biyan's pillow again..."
The waiter seemed to smile and said, "Perhaps I didn't look carefully enough before. Come on, that one, the flowers are so big. When I put them in the bottle, they opened quickly. They can be kept for several days."
A dim light flashed in Yun Shang's eyes, she turned around and left with Qian Yin and Qin Yi.
Yun Shang's footsteps were getting faster and faster. Qin Yi saw that the direction Yun Shang was walking did not seem to be the Qingxin Palace, so she quickly said, "Princess, where are you going?"
Yun Shang stopped, with a cold smile on her lips, "Qinyi, I seem to know who is the murderer of my mother and concubine..." After Yun Shang finished speaking, he walked forward again.
, Qinyi paused for a moment, and then realized that this seemed to be the way to Qinzheng Palace.
Manager Zheng saw Yun Shang coming from a distance, smiled and said, "Princess is here? The emperor is talking to Prince Jing in the palace now. Princess, wait a moment, I will go and report first."
Prince Jing? Yun Shang was slightly stunned, and was about to say that he would leave first and come back later, but Manager Zheng had already opened the door of the Qinzheng Hall and walked in.
Yun Shang was a little reluctant to see Prince Jing. Now that the imperial edict had been issued, she was afraid that the people in the imperial city would already know about it. Although she had made up her mind to find a way to ruin this marriage, she had not thought of it yet.
It's a good idea, but the mother's and concubine's affairs are more important at the moment. "Princess, the emperor has invited you." Manager Zheng walked out with a smile.
Yun Shang nodded and walked into the inner hall. Emperor Ning sat on the chair behind the royal table, and Prince Jing sat aside. The two seemed to be talking about something. When they heard Yun Shang's footsteps, they both stopped.
After speaking, he turned his head and looked at Yun Shang.
Yun Chang saluted Emperor Ning, walked to the side and sat down, "Chang'er has something to ask my father about, but my father and his uncle seem to be discussing important matters, so Chang'er should wait here."
Prince Jing's gaze fell on Yun Shang, and his cold gaze softened instantly. Emperor Ning, who was secretly sizing up the two of them, was slightly stunned, and his gaze became more probing.
"I am discussing with Prince Jing. It happens to be the new year. I will go to Ningguo Temple to offer incense after waiting for matters in the palace to be settled. You have been protected by Master Wu Na for so many years, and Master Wu Na has also helped me.
It's a lot of work, I should go and thank him in person." Emperor Ning said with a slight smile.
Hearing this, Yun Shang thought secretly for a moment, and then said softly, "Father, the arrangement is fine, but it's always snowing these days, and the snow on the road may be deep, making it difficult to walk."
"Don't worry, Chang'er. I will have people sweep the snow along this road in advance soon." Prince Jing slightly raised the corners of his mouth, his eyes soft.
Yun Chang pretended not to hear Prince Jing's "Chang'er" which was a bit tender and sweet, and just said lightly, "That's good." and said no more.
Emperor Ning smiled and discussed the incense burning with Prince Jing again, and then Prince Jing bowed and left the Qinzheng Hall.
As soon as King Jing left, Yun Shang raised his head and said, "Father, I seem to know who the person who killed my mother and concubine is."
When Emperor Ning heard this, his expression suddenly froze, "Oh? I heard from Mr. Zheng that you made a special trip to check the body of the palace maid before and seemed to have discovered something. Mr. Zheng said that you found something in the fingernails of the palace maid.
There are traces of moss on it. Could it be that the palace maid did it? The palace maid is from Changchun Palace. Could it be..."
Even without saying it, Yun Shang knew who Emperor Ning wanted to talk about. Yun Shang shook his head and said, "Although Concubine Ming also participated and was barely an accomplice, the person who threw moss on the road was not
She, the queen's seal was stolen from the Changchun Palace that day. Concubine Ming detained all the palace attendants. The palace maid who died in the well this morning barely left the Changchun Palace..."
"Who is that?" Emperor Ning said solemnly.
Yun Shang pondered for a moment and then said, "On New Year's Eve, everyone in the Jinluan Palace can be ruled out of suspicion. Everyone in the other palaces and ministers have asked, and all are being inspected in their respective palaces, and the imperial guards in the palace
Since we are all from my father, it is definitely impossible."
"If you say so, then there will be no one left..." Emperor Ning frowned slightly.
Yun Shang shook his head, "Father, think carefully, who is the person who has not been in the palace for a long time that day?"
Emperor Ning thought carefully for a long time, then he raised his head and looked at Yun Shang hesitantly, "You mean, Li Yingying?"
Yun Shang nodded, "She was the one who harmed my mother and concubine."
"But she was poisoned that day. Even if she wasn't poisoned, there were people everywhere in the palace. It's impossible for her to set up such a trap." Emperor Ning was a little unbelievable.
Yun Shang smiled slightly and said, "Just now, I was in the imperial garden and accidentally overheard the palace servants in the Changchun Palace talking about the theft of the queen's seal that day. The palace servant said that that day, the concubine said that the queen's seal was stolen.
After the theft, people searched the palace first, but found nothing, so they came to report to the emperor. They sealed each palace and sent guards to search the palace one by one. But in the end, it was found in Changchun Palace.
After searching it out, Chang'er thought for a while and realized that the Queen's seal was most likely not lost at all. Concubine Ming just found a cover to keep all the palace people in the palace. In this way, the part where the mother-in-law's accident happened was
There are no people on the road..."
Seeing that Emperor Ning's expression gradually became serious, Yun Shang continued, "I heard that Li Yingying went to Dali Temple to see the imperial sister. Li Yingying's face was a little pale and she seemed to be coughing. She must have caught a cold.
However, Li Yingying was poisoned that day. When Li Yingying entered the palace on New Year's Eve, she gave her cloak to the attendants and put it away. There were braziers in the palace. If Li Yingying stayed in the palace, she would definitely not catch a cold.
Explain that Li Yingying has been out."
"Father, do you remember that Chang'er originally planned to go see Li Yingying, but the emperor's sister suddenly said a few words to irritate him, so he did not go. Now that I think about it, I'm afraid the emperor's sister was also involved in this matter
, the emperor's sister was afraid that Chang'er went to the side hall and found that Li Yingying was not in the side hall. She didn't see Li Yingying until Chang'er left later. Chang'er sent someone to inquire, and Li Yingying took people to check the place where the accident happened.
