122 Overthrow, the time of the crime is not necessarily the murderer
It is normal for the old emperor to lose such a temper, because what Gu Qiancheng said just proved that Qin Jiyan had the time to commit the crime...
The old emperor had interrogated the guard before, and the guard's confession was that His Highness King Qin entered Lingzhen Pavilion half an hour ago in the name of visiting spiritual birds.
Qin Jiyan often came to Lingzhen Pavilion with the emperor before, so they didn't dare to stop him.
Half an hour later, a fire suddenly broke out in Lingzhen Pavilion. The spiritual bird was burned to death by the fire, but it did not make any sound, so the guards did not save it in time.
As soon as Gu Qiancheng said this, he completely confirmed that Qin Jiyan had killed the spirit bird first, and then used kerosene to create evidence of alibi.
Gu Qiancheng didn't know the details of the case, so when she said these words, King Zhao and others couldn't help but feel proud, but the old emperor was full of anger.
The old emperor praised the spirit bird too highly. If it is confirmed that Qin Jiyan killed the spirit bird, even the old emperor would not take it seriously. Nothing happened, and...
If after various verifications, it was indeed Qin Jiyan who killed the spiritual bird, even if the old emperor let Qin Jiyan go for the sake of the former prince, he would still feel disgusted with Qin Jiyan in his heart.
The spiritual bird was a guide for him to become an immortal. Qin Jiyan killed the spiritual bird because he thought he lived too long? He wanted him to die early so that he could inherit the throne?
Is Qin Jiyan so sure that the throne is his?
Gu Qiancheng's words revealed what the old emperor wanted to see deep down in his heart, so the old emperor chose to kill Gu Qiancheng, but...
"Grandpa Huang, please calm down." Before the guards took action, Qin Jiyan and Gu Qiancheng knelt in front of the emperor: "Grandpa Huang, please give your grandson another chance, and also give Gu Qiancheng a chance.
Finish what you said."
The guard froze on the spot, not knowing who to capture for a moment, so he could only stand there and wait for the emperor's order.
"Finished? What else is there to say? She is just a female liar who tells lies. What she says does not count." The old emperor looked at Qin Jiyan with complicated eyes.
They were happy and disappointed at the same time, but their words were all for Qin Jiyan, which made King Zhao and others feel uncomfortable.
If any one of the four of them was suspected, my father would have been furious and would have put the person in jail, so he would not have tried his best to defend them.
My father is really too partial. He was partial to the prince back then, but now he is partial to the prince's son.
King Zhao is getting older and has long passed the age of competing for his father's love. Although he is dissatisfied, he will not show it and just pretend that he does not see it. Anyway, their father has always been so partial, and they have long been used to it.
But the fifth prince was different. He was young and favored, so how could he balance his heart? Suppressing the jealousy in his heart, the fifth prince stepped forward and leaned affectionately at the old emperor's feet.
"Father, it's rare for Ji Yan to beg you, so be sure to let Gu Qiancheng finish what he said. Maybe we can find the real culprit who killed Lingniao right away."
The fifth prince's words were completely on Qin Jiyan's side. The old emperor felt for a moment that this fifth son was the most innocent, and finally a smile appeared on his face: "Okay, I will give Jiyan another chance. Jiyan
Yan, don’t let me down..."
The warning in the words is self-evident...
Qin Jiyan's expression remained unchanged and he responded softly, but Gu Qiancheng was completely confused and didn't know what to say and what not to say.
Fortunately, Qin Jiyan was still honest and reminded him: "Gu Qiancheng, tell me everything you discovered."
In other words, no matter what Gu Qiancheng said, Qin Jiyan was not afraid.
However, this kind of thing does not mean that the innocent will become innocent and the dirty will become dirty. If someone deliberately creates evidence, then the evidence at the scene can also point to someone who is not the real culprit.
Gu Qiancheng glanced at Qin Jiyan uneasily. Unfortunately, Qin Jiyan's face was expressionless and could not see anything at all. Gu Qiancheng had no choice but to take a deep breath, suppress the uneasiness in his heart, and continued:
"Before the death of the spirit bird, there was no struggle, no scars on its body, and no wear and tear on its claws. It can be seen that it did not struggle too much before it died, and it was very docile."
In front of the old emperor, Gu Qiancheng did not dare to say too much. In fact, the falcon has a fierce temperament. Except for its owner, anyone who approaches or hurts it will be attacked unless...
It's been drugged.
"Impossible, no one can approach the spirit bird except me. It's okay for Ji Yan to come in and see the spirit bird, but it's also impossible for him to get close, and it's even more impossible for the spirit bird not to resist." The old emperor immediately retorted, and at the same time revealed an important point.
Information: Qin Jiyan has been here before.
Gu Qiancheng's eyes were filled with joy, which was unavoidable for others to see. He immediately lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, everything I said is true. Please ask your Majesty to have someone check the chain around the bird's feet. Are there any signs of wear and tear from the struggle?"
trace?"
The old emperor was really kind to Qin Jiyan, otherwise he would never reveal such useful information.
Without the emperor's need to speak, the eunuch stepped forward to check: "I told you, the emperor, there are no signs of wear and tear, and there are no signs of struggle on the legs of the spirit bird."
"Impossible!" The old emperor still couldn't accept it, but the spiritual bird could accept it, except for others.
Gu Qiancheng reminded him softly: "Your Majesty, if the spirit bird was drugged, it would make sense."
"Medicine? The spirit bird is fed three meals a day by a dedicated person. Except for the person who feeds it, the spirit bird will not eat food from outsiders." King Zhou seemed puzzled and spoke. The old emperor's eyes flashed: "Go, feed the bird."
The spirit bird people brought it.”
The guard hurried away and soon came over sweating profusely: "Your Majesty, the man is dead."
It's time to die!
"Okay, very good...check, check for me, who is the person who ordered him to drug him."
The old emperor had been criticized again and again tonight, and his body was a little overwhelmed. However, no one at the scene cared about him, or noticed that he was not feeling well. They were more concerned about how this case would be judged.
"Gu Qiancheng, please continue." The old emperor leaned on the chair, his face a little gray, and his heart was so cold...
Gu Qiancheng was really afraid that the old emperor would suddenly die of anger, and then she would be buried with him, so she glanced at him worriedly, but she didn't want the old emperor to see this glance.
For a moment, the old emperor was filled with emotions, unable to express what he felt in his heart.
His son and grandson were all here, but it turned out to be the woman he hated the most, worrying about his life and death. It was really ironic.
In fact, the emperor thought too much. The emperor's life and death had nothing to do with her. Gu Qiancheng simply didn't want to be buried with him. No matter whether it was the spiritual bird, Qin Jiyan or the emperor, she didn't want to be a burial object.
Combining the information revealed by the old emperor before, Gu Qiancheng boldly deduced: "Your Majesty, the case has been revealed at this point. If King Qin is really the real culprit who killed the spiritual bird, he doesn't have to do anything in person. He only needs to stay at the banquet."
Come on, just wait until Lingzhen Pavilion catches fire. The real culprit who killed the spiritual bird must be someone else."
"Based on this, you can conclude that the real culprit who killed the spiritual bird is someone else?" The old emperor also did not want to believe that Qin Jiyan was the real culprit, but the evidence given by Gu Qiancheng was too unconvincing.
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Even he couldn't convince him, so how could he convince those officials who, following the orders of King Zhao and others, kept finding trouble with Qin Ji?
"Your Majesty, I can prove that His Highness King Qin has never been to Lingzhen Pavilion before."