Chapter XVIII: Reopening of Old Cases

Long Wu was thinking about Chonghua here, but Chonghua had no time to take care of him at the moment. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info Qinguo came to the news, the third prince Qi Yuan has quietly come to Zhaoguo recently.

Chonghua's rare worries between his eyebrows, according to the spies' report, the third prince should have come to marry this time, but since it was for marriage, it stands to reason that he should also come in the light, why is it so secretive and blind.

Chonghua's confusion did not last long, and the mystery was solved. The third son, Qi Yuan, came to Chonghua's mansion, which was unexpected by Chonghua, so after a little tidying up, he respectfully greeted the door.

Because they haven't seen each other for many years, the two of them have their own thoughts and first make a polite remark, and Chonghua ordered someone to serve tea:

"The third brother came, why didn't he inform him in advance, Chonghua was in a hurry to prepare, I was afraid that he would snub the third brother. ”

"What is the fourth brother talking about? Our brothers have been separated for many years, although they are separated from each other, but the brotherhood has not changed, the fourth brother said this, isn't it estranged from the third brother. ”

Chonghua didn't dare. Chonghua hurriedly hid his smile and said humbly: "I just feel that I haven't seen him for many years, so I want to entertain the third brother well to comfort the memory of these years." ”

Qi Yuan's eyes seemed to be red when he heard this: "Fourth brother, are you still angry with your father's decision back then?"

"Annoyed?" Chonghua smiled slightly: "Is it useful to be angry? Even if I came here, I still couldn't help myself, walking on thin ice, and several times, I almost almost met the king of Hades." ”

Qi Yuan seemed stunned, "Is there such a thing?"

Chonghua nodded casually: "It doesn't matter, Chonghua doesn't think about it in this life, he just has to get by, if he is protected by Zhaoguo, marries a wife, and gives birth to a son and a half daughter, he can also mix this day." ”

Qi Yuan heard about Chonghua's encounter in Qinguo, the assassination of the prince, and the queen's unrelenting, which is also the reason why the father gradually favored the mother concubine.

"Fourth brother, do you know who did the troubles?" Qi Yuan said, his eyes looking at Chonghua as if he was in need.

Chonghua only smiled silently, his fingers tapped the table slightly, and he asked for a long time: "According to what the third brother sees, who do you know?"

Qi Yuan was stunned, and then laughed: "The fourth brother said that he laughed, the third brother lives in the palace, and he has always had his ears and eyes closed, and he is not as good as the son of the world. ”

"Oh?" Chonghua pretended to be surprised: "The third brother has not opened the mansion yet, according to the rules, twenty weak crowns, and then the mansion can be opened, why is this the third brother?"

Qi Yuan smiled helplessly, "The mother concubine is soft-spoken, and the queen has been biting on the matter of opening the mansion." ”

"Empress?" Chonghua frowned deliberately, "Isn't it the father who has the final say in opening the mansion?"

"That's right. Qi Yuan sighed lightly: "The queen's status is noble, she has Qi Guo as a backer outside, and Zuo Shixiao as a staff officer inside, and the third brother is not shy about it. ”

Chonghua seemed to be smiling, and took a sip of tea, "The third brother has promoted the fourth brother." ”

"Whether it's lifting or not, doesn't the fourth brother know. At this point, Qi Yuan glanced at Chonghua and said in a deep voice:

"The third brother remembers how outstanding the fourth brother was before entering Zhao, his father had many children under his knees, but the fourth brother was the only one who was valued by his father, if it wasn't for the unjust case at the beginning, how could the fourth brother be so arrogant today, how could he be arrogant and arrogant. ”

"Unjust case?" Chonghua smiled, "How does the third brother think that it was an unjust case, at that time, there was human and material evidence, and even the mother and concubine themselves could not refute it, and the father personally decreed the death of the mother and concubine, so how could he say that it was an unjust case?"

"Fourth brother, this is confused. Qi Yuan looked at Chonghua: "Is it difficult, the fourth brother also thinks that his mother concubine will do such a vicious thing." ”

"Naturally not. Chonghua blurted out, and then lowered his voice: "What's the matter, no one is gone, wouldn't tracing these be self-inflicted." ”

The corner of Qi Yuan's mouth snorted: "I didn't expect the fourth brother to be such a merciless person, since the fourth brother said so, then why did the third brother take the mouse and leave." With that, Qi Yuan got up and left.

"The third brother stayed. Chonghua shouted to him for a long time: "The third brother knows the inside story." ”

"Then it depends on whether the fourth brother is willing to listen to it. ”

Glancing at Qi Yuan, Chonghua bowed and saluted: "Third brother, please come with me." ”

Chonghua at this moment, his heart is conflicted and sad, the case of the concubine has been sent to pay attention to it in secret, but whenever there is progress, it will inexplicably cut off the back road, and the black hand behind the scenes is so high that Chonghua is very sad and angry.

When they arrived at the study, the two of them sat on the ground after Chonghuaping stepped down, Qi Yuan took out an object from his sleeve and put it in front of Chonghua, Chonghua was shocked in his heart, and took it with heartache.

"This is the fourth brother's mother's favorite thing before his death. Qi Yuan sighed lightly and said: "Back then, my father was carried away by anger, stabbed Concubine Shu to death, and sent you to work in one thought, the fourth brother hurriedly entered Zhao, and did not have time to prepare a thing, it happened that the mother concubine was mourning Concubine Shu at that time, and wanted to find a trace of thought, so she went to Concubine Shu's bedroom. ”

"Did you find this Xiao?" Chonghua gently stroked Xiao Sheng, his eyes full of longing.

"Exactly. ”

Chonghua's eyebrows were frowned, his eyes were sad, this was the thing he made with his mother on the day of his mother's thirtieth birthday, and his milk name was engraved on it. At that time, the mother concubine had a bright smile and was as gorgeous as the evening stars, and her father stood quietly aside, her eyes full of doting. At that time, Chonghua almost felt that in this life, the three of them would not be separated.

But providence is so fond of playing tricks. In the second month of the concubine's birthday, Wei Guo presented a stunning woman to Qinguo, and the two countries have become good. King Qin Dayue was named Weiliangren. Since that day, my father has rarely stepped into the palace of the concubine, but even so, the concubine still misses her father, and from time to time she makes some snacks to give to her father. After coming and going, the relationship between the mother concubine and Wei Liangren became closer and closer.

But the good times didn't last long, an autumn hunt, my father only brought Wei Liang people by his side, and the result was halfway through, but this Wei Liang man suddenly fell ill for some reason and died. The father mourned, and before the autumn hunt was carried out, he hurried back to the palace to prepare for the burial of the beloved.

King Zhao was sad, and the whole country mourned. Just when the mother concubine was also immersed in her thoughts and couldn't stop crying, the queen suddenly brought a group of palace ladies into the palace, and without saying a word, she sent someone to search the palace. The mother concubine was frightened at the time, and she didn't know what the queen was doing, she only knew that Gong E seemed to have found something, and in the end she only heard the queen say a word to take it away, and when she saw her mother again, she knelt at her father's feet.

I still remember my father's face at that time, completely not falling into the word hideous, the queen's tone was steady and majestic, and every word was questioning the unscrupulousness of the mother's concubine, and secretly poisoned on the grounds of marrying sisters, so the daily intimate snacks became the evidence of the mother's hidden evil intentions, and what made the mother's concubine unable to justify was the blackened body of Weiliangren, which actually became the evidence of her own poisoning.

Since that day, the viciousness behind the queen's charity mask has been deeply engraved in Chonghua's mind, Chonghua clenched his fists and forcibly suppressed the impulse to resist in his heart, just to avenge the case of his mother and concubine in the future.

Seeing Chonghua holding Zhu Xiao mournful and silent, Qi Yuan couldn't help but sigh lightly:

"The deceased is gone, the living are like this, and the fourth brother mourns. ”

Let the third brother smile. Chonghua put away the pain in his eyes, and bowed to Qi Yuan apologetically: "Thank you third brother for remembering, so that Chonghua can still have a thought in his lifetime." ”

Qi Yuan chuckled, and then his eyes sank: "Third brother is not here just to miss you?"

Chonghua put down Zhu Xiao, "What does the third brother want to do?"

"Revenge. Qi Yuan's tone was solemn: "Avenge your mother's concubine, avenge my humiliation." ”

Chonghua glanced at Qi Yuan: "What does the third brother know?"

Qi Yuan dipped his fingers in the tea and wrote two big characters on the table - Taiyi.

"Please make it clear to the third brother. Chonghua waved his hands and said in a deep voice.

"Before the Weiliang person left the palace, my mother went to her to chat, and asked for a snack and came back for entertainment. Qi Yuan wiped off the water traces on the case with his hand and looked at Chonghua: "As a result, within two days, I got the news of Wei Liangren's violent death, followed by the poisoning of Concubine Shu, and the fourth brother entered Zhao, this series of mutations made the mother concubine can't help but be suspicious, Wei Liangren's snacks were also eaten by themselves, and there was nothing wrong with it, so he ordered someone to quietly take the rest of the snacks to the doctor who knew them outside the palace, and the results were the same as they expected, they were indeed just some ordinary snacks, and there was no problem with any food." ”

"What happened later?" Chonghua's eyes were gloomy, and his voice trembled slightly.

Later, the concubine sent someone to privately inquire about all the news related to Wei Liangren, including the handling of matters after his death. ”

"That's what the queen did. Chonghua said coldly.

"Yes, at that time, the queen was in charge of it, and she also invited the imperial doctor to conduct an autopsy. ”

"I know that. Chonghua said lightly: "It is said that the body of Weiliang is black, which is the symptom of the toxic attack in the snacks." ”

"That's the Queen's words. Qi Yuan sneered.

"Isn't it the conclusion of the Imperial Doctor?" Chonghua couldn't help frowning.

"That's the point. Qi Yuan glanced at Chonghua: "Do you know Zuo Shixiao?"

Chonghua nodded: "Shizi's teacher." ”

"This imperial doctor's name is Zeng Tu, who was once a guest of the world's mansion, and was recommended by the world's lord to become a royal doctor because he was proficient in medical science, and now he is a celebrity around the queen. ”

Chonghua's suspicions for many years did not dissipate until this moment, so he said in a deep voice:

"Even so, this risk is inevitably too great, doesn't this Zeng Tu know that if the matter is revealed, it will be a capital crime to destroy the door?"

"Huh. Qi Yuan laughed at this time: "It's a long story to talk about this matter, in the final analysis, it's just a matter of repaying gratitude, Brother Chonghua is interested in listening to it?"

Chonghua sneered: "Since they did it, why should Chonghua be afraid to listen to it." ”