Le Lan claimed that Miss Mei from Chunfeng Tower was his sweetheart and could testify for him that he had not had a private meeting with Empress Cao the night before yesterday. Eunuch Li was startled after hearing this. "Were you and Miss Mei together the night before yesterday?"
Lelan's waist straightened instantly and she said with a smile, "That's right. Father-in-law, just ask her."
Eunuch Li thought for a moment and asked Guo Xin to take him down temporarily. Guo Xin was a smart man. Seeing Eunuch Li's appearance, he knew something was fishy and said nothing. Eunuch Li thought for a while and said: "Since he is like this
As I said, please invite Miss Mei to come."
Guo Xin heard the word "please" and hurriedly winked at his subordinates: "Hurry up to Chunfeng Tower and invite Miss Mei." His subordinates ran away like the wind.
Not long after, Miss Mei Mei was called from outside. Guo Xinping rarely went to Fengyue, so he had never seen Miss Mei. He thought that since he had pink hair, he must be described as coquettish. When he raised his head, he saw a woman coming in casually.
I was stunned for a moment. This girl was about twenty years old, wearing a pine-colored crane cloak. She was tall and straight, with clear eyebrows, but a plain appearance. There was no trace of romance in her body. If someone hadn't called her "Miss Mei"
", Guo Xin must have thought that this was the eldest lady of some family.
Miss Mei came forward and bowed down. Eunuch Li hurriedly asked her to get up, and then asked: "Miss Mei, was she with the official Cao Langzhong Ling Lelan the night before yesterday?"
Miss Mei was startled: "The night before yesterday, I was with the slave family at a banquet. There were indeed many noble people at the banquet, Master Wule."
Li Gonggong asked: "What happens after Xi San?"
Miss Mei said: "After dinner, I naturally go back to the house to rest."
Eunuch Li raised his eyebrows: "Is there anyone else in the house?"
Miss Mei said sternly: "Although I live in the dust of the world, fortunately my appearance is mediocre and I am not allowed to sell myself."
Eunuch Li said with a smile: "The girl is upright and young, and has an unusually good husband."
Girl Mei also smiled and said: "I originally wanted to look towards the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch."
Eunuch Li asked curiously: "Miss Mei is such a romantic person, how can anyone resist her?"
Girl Mei said sweetly: "The slave family is also very puzzled. But he has already left, and I don't know if or when he will come back. After all, he is mine in this life. Even if he runs away to the ends of the world, he will still be in my hand."
Eunuch Li touched his palm and said, "What a great ambition!" He then lowered his face and said, "Did the girl really spend the night before yesterday alone?"
Miss Mei thought for a moment and whispered: "What does this master want me to say?"
Eunuch Li frowned: "I want to ask if you really spent the night before yesterday alone. Did you get along well with me?"
Miss Mei said firmly: "The slave family really spent the night before yesterday alone, and there was no good relationship."
"Hiss..." Eunuch Li pondered unconsciously. Le Lan was not a fool. If this woman had no affair with him, why would she get involved for no reason? "Let me ask you for the last time, do you really have no relationship?"
Miss Mei lowered her head and said, "The slave family has never had sex so far."
Eunuch Li was stunned. Once he said this, it was obvious that there was no room for turning back. Then he and Guo Xin looked at each other. Guo Xin asked in a low voice: "Eunuch, what's going on?"
Eunuch Li shook his head and said, "Master Lelan said just now that he spent time with you, Miss Mei, the night before yesterday. Are you two going to have a confrontation?"
Miss Mei was stunned for a moment, then thought for a moment and said, "There is another sister named 'Mei' in our building. Did Mr. Le make a mistake?"
Eunuch Li shook his head again and remained silent. Guo Xin waited for a long time and urged: "Eunuch, how about we go to Chunfeng Tower to ask other fans?"
Eunuch Li said: "Of course there is Miss Mei in Chunfeng Tower, but if we only say 'Mei Girl', it must be this one." He thought for a long time and said, "The Za family has something to do. Miss Mei, you
...Let's go back first." Miss Mei bent down to salute and left. Guo Xin looked at Eunuch Li hurriedly. Eunuch Li frowned and cupped his hands and said: "Excuse me, Mr. Guo, wait a moment. The Za family will go back to the palace." Guo Xin said.
Xin hurriedly agreed.
Eunuch Li stood up while supporting the big case. When he was about to straighten up, he suddenly stopped and Guo Xin did not dare to urge him. He stood crookedly with his hands on the desk, his face motionless and his eyes dark. Guo Xin was inexplicably frightened.
He didn't dare to breathe. After a cup of tea, Eunuch Li straightened up, cupped his hands towards Guo Xin, and walked away. Looking at the eunuch's back, Guo Xin suddenly shuddered.
Eunuch Li hurried back to Prince Qin's Mansion. Prince Qin and Mr. Cui were discussing something, and they were both a little surprised to see him come back so soon. Eunuch Li couldn't care less, and whispered about Le Lan's lie about being in love with Miss Mei.
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Mr. Cui wondered: "Since they are not good friends, is Le Lan crazy or stupid?"
King Qin became more and more confused. It was just that he was young, and he had been very aggrieved these days. He said slightly sadly: "Since the fan has denied it, he even said that he was not unaccompanied. It is obvious that Le Lan lied."
Eunuch Li said: "I know that Lord Le is the one who lied. But why didn't he lie to anyone else but to blame Miss Mei? Your lord, Miss Mei from Chunfeng Tower is a general under Master Cai." Both King Qin and Mr. Cui were stunned. Li
The father-in-law waited for a moment before saying, "I am suspicious that Mr. Le is also a member of Mr. Cai. He knows Miss Mei's identity and said those words deliberately just to let Miss Mei know that he entered the Tingwei Mansion.
.Miss Mei is a delicate person. Seeing this is strange, she will probably turn around and tell Mr. Cai so that Mr. Cai can catch him quickly. "
Mr. Cui's eyebrows knitted into a knot, and he said after a long while: "Whether he is a subordinate of Mr. Cai or not... we still have to find out whether he had an affair with Mr. Cao."
Eunuch Li smiled and said: "That matter is very clear." He then recounted in detail the look on Guo Xin's face when he asked Le Lan what he said. "I can see clearly that the matter was revealed."
Mr. Cui patted the coffee table: "He is?" He shook his head again, "How did Mr. Cai choose this person? Le Lan's identity should have sent people to pay more attention to it. The bad thing is that he would be a prisoner..."
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly became thoughtful.
Eunuch Li said quietly: "What Mr. Cui is thinking about now, my servant also thought about it just now."
King Qin asked angrily: "What kind of riddle are you two playing?"
Mr. Cui and Eunuch Li looked at each other for a long time, neither of them dared to speak. King Qin became anxious and kicked Eunuch Li. Mr. Cui sighed softly and whispered: "Your Majesty... we are suspicious... of the fake draft.
All civil and military officials in the court knew about it and believed it. In a family like the Gao family, the eldest daughter-in-law has become a prince, and the second eldest daughter-in-law also sent his eldest daughter to Fengci Nunnery. But the prince didn't even hear the news.
Not only the prince, but also the ministers are unaware of it. There is no young lady of the same age as the prince in Master Zhu Wei’s family, so he doesn’t know either."
King Qin slapped the case hard: "Speak more clearly!"
Mr. Cui glanced at Eunuch Li again and said: "The fake draft was just a message passed from person to person, and the news was never spread by word of mouth. I was interested in which company, wondering which company had the right age and identity."
Miss, if you can afford it, you can give up ten thousand taels of silver to secretly leak the news to someone. Even Mr. Cai knows about this matter. Not only did he know about it, he also helped others hide it from the prince."
Eunuch Li snorted: "Mr. Cui is so careless. If he just hides it, I'm afraid he will also get a share of the pie. As the old saying goes, money can bring magic, but now this servant has seen it. The loss is that he left the money for the prince.
People like this generally cannot be tempted by money."
King Qin suddenly felt a basin of cold water pouring from the top of his head to the soles of his feet. His whole body was as stunned as a wood carving made of clay.
After a long time, Mr. Cui advised softly: "My lord, please don't be anxious. This matter has not yet been determined. Why don't you ask Mr. Cai to come and ask for clarification in person?"
King Qin shook his head and said in a daze: "Ask for it? How to ask for it? Can you ask for it clearly? It is always obvious that Le Lan and the Cao family are having an affair."
Mr. Cui said: "There is a misunderstanding in Bao Buqi. Your Majesty, you might as well wait and see if Mr. Cai will come to intercede for Mr. Le." King Qin snorted coldly and said nothing.
Sure enough, about an hour and a half later, someone came in and said, "General Cai Guo of the Internal Guard is here." King Qin laughed twice.
As soon as Pian Cai Guo Hou stepped over the threshold, he heard another eunuch's hurried voice: "Report~~"
King Qin sat on the throne and said leisurely: "What's the matter?"
The eunuch said outside the door: "Master Zhu Tong, who is the political advisor, has something urgent to ask for."
"Let him come in." King Qin looked at Cai Guohou. "Cai Aiqing, you came very quickly."
Cai Guohou saluted and said: "I have something I want to report to the prince alone."
"Alone?" King Qin waved his hand, "Then wait for now." Cai Guohou agreed and stepped aside.
Not long after, Zhu Tong came to see him. He was so anxious that he was sweating profusely and fell to his knees: "Your Majesty, I have neglected my duty!"
King Qin unconsciously leaned forward: "What happened?"
Zhu Tong prostrated and said, "Empress Cao just committed suicide by taking poison."
"What?!" Everyone in the room screamed.
Mr. Cui pointed at him and his voice trembled: "Please explain more clearly! Empress Cao is dead?!"
Zhu Tong buried his head and remained motionless: "Yes. Ye is dead. Wei Chen and others really didn't know that she had poison hidden in her body. Wei Chen was negligent in his duty."
Mr. Cui stumbled and said: "Didn't she confess easily? Why did you scare her? Why did she suddenly commit suicide?"
Zhu Tong shook his head: "I have only been interrogated once today, and it was Zhuo Jing who accompanied Nanny Feng. She has not been interrogated since. Even Nanny Feng returned to the palace to complain to the Queen Mother. Eat.
Everything was fine during lunch. Just now, the guard suddenly came to report that she seemed to have abdominal pain and was rolling on the floor. The ministers rushed over and took a look, and found that Lady Cao had died. She was frothing at the mouth and her face was black and blue. She checked her mouth, nose and other places.
, it is concluded that she died of poisoning." Nai said in a loud voice, "If I had known, I would have had her body searched carefully when she was imprisoned."
Mr. Cui said: "No wonder, sir. Who would have thought that a layman would have poison hidden in his body."
Zhu Tong said: "I really didn't notice that she wanted to die. I was really negligent."
Eunuch Li sneered and said: "A layman is half a monk. How can a monk hide poison on his body? Besides, she is just a prostitute with less courage than a rabbit. If you give her poison, she may not dare to eat it."
The internal guard general Cai Guohou thought to himself: "The poisons usually used to commit suicide are very strong. If you take them, you will die in a moment, so people will not suffer so much torture."
Eunuch Li looked at him and said half-heartedly: "Oh~~ Mr. Cai still understands. I dare to ask Mr. Cai, if Empress Cao doesn't commit suicide, who else can poison the criminal from the prison?"
Cai Guohou said: "The general can't guess it. If the prince appoints the general to investigate, the general will definitely not let go of even a single clue."
Zhu Tong said with slight surprise: "May I ask who this general is?" Mr. Cui coughed twice, and Zhu Tong hurriedly lowered his head and shut up.
The King of Qin was so angry that he said after a while: "Master Cai came to see the lonely king. What is the important matter?"
Marquis Cai glanced at the people in the room, and no one else was motionless. Marquis Cai winked at King Qin, but King Qin turned a blind eye. Reluctantly, Marquis Cai whispered: "Your Majesty, I have finally heard that... the people from Tingwei's Mansion
Master Lelan was captured."
King Qin said coldly: "Not bad."
"What offense do you dare to commit for Master Le?" Cai Guohou asked, "Master Le is the leader of the ministers in the court. Although he has now retired to the forest..."
Before he finished speaking, Mr. Cui sneered and said: "Mr. Le has indeed resigned, but he has not retired. He is still the leader of the ministers." He clapped his hands and said, "That's right! Mr. Le is highly virtuous and respected in his family.
Who wouldn’t believe it if it were spread? Once it’s deceived, it’s sure to happen.”
Marquis Cai Guo looked at him, King Qin, and Eunuch Li, and suddenly realized that something was fishy. However, King Qin's face was as cold as the north wind in the twelfth lunar month. He was silent and no one dared to say a word. At this moment, another
Someone came to join in the fun. The young eunuch came in and returned: "A mother and son came outside the house. They said they were from Zhao. They were traveling through Chang'an and wanted to come and see the prince."
Eunuch Li immediately said: "What kind of dishonest person is just sent away! I have no idea to think about it! How can such a thing alarm the prince?"
The young eunuch said: "The man said that if he showed his name to the prince, he would definitely meet him."
Mr. Cui said: "Since that's the case, just look at the name card."
The little eunuch hurriedly held up the post, but King Qin remained motionless. Mr. Cui glanced at the others and extended his hand to the little eunuch. The little eunuch hurriedly handed it over. Mr. Cui looked at it and stood up: "Your Majesty, it says, Zhao
Wei Zhao, a country idler, and Wei Rongguan."
King Qin said calmly: "What is it?"
Zhu Tong thought: "Wei Rongguan... seems to be... the name of King Zhao and the Queen Mother?"
Mr. Cui nodded and said: "Yes, these two guests must be King Zhao and Queen Mother Wei. My lord, I'm afraid I have to see them."
The King of Qin said angrily: "What did King Zhao come to Qin for?"
Zhu Tong said: "It's already the twelfth lunar month. King Zhao is not in Handan to deal with state affairs and is traveling to Chang'an? Do you want to celebrate the New Year in Chang'an? Is he really King Zhao? I remember that King Zhao was published in the "Da Jiala Weekly" of Yan State
Chen’s wife also cut out the photo with Empress Dowager Wei. Wei Chen will go back and get the newspaper clipping right now, and we will know after comparing it with him.”
Mr. Cui said: "Master Zhu, just send someone to get it."
Both of them looked at King Qin, who nodded. Zhu Tong hurriedly went out and called a servant and ordered him to go back to the house to see Grandma Tong and ask her to quickly find the photos and clippings of King Zhao and his mother. King Qin ordered someone
Invite Prince Zhao, mother and son to sit in a warm pavilion for a while.
Not long after, the newspaper clippings came back. I showed them to the disciple, who said, "Yes, they are indeed these two."
King Qin was really tired and annoyed today, and he hoped that the two of them were fake and he would not have to deal with them. He didn't expect it to be true. He had no choice but to go in and change clothes. Mr. Cui smiled bitterly and said: "Prince Qin's palace has never looked like this before."