Just like Dong Ruyi thought, the Seventh Prince was indeed dead.

The guards and their chamberlains searched all night, but they couldn't find the Seventh Prince. No one would think that an eight-year-old child would survive the search of so many people. After a private discussion between Deputy Commander Hu and Zhang Fuhai, it was decided that people should go to places such as lotus ponds and wells that are not easy to be discovered.

Sure enough, they found the body of the Seventh Prince in a dry well closest to the Cold Palace.

The Seven Princes fell from a great height, broke their heads and bled to their deaths. For such a way of death, the emperor could not accept it.

In front of everyone, the emperor reprimanded Zhang Fuhai and Deputy Commander Hu, saying that they were not doing things well, and so many people were looking for a child all night.

Zhang Fuhai and Deputy Commander Hu knelt on the ground, and they didn't dare to breathe. For the emperor who is angry, no one dares to intercede for them.

When the queen heard this, she hurried over. "Your Majesty, don't be angry, the matter of the Seven Princes, the concubines must find out, and they will not let the Seven Princes die in vain. ”

The emperor looked at the queen for a while before he said, "Let Concubine Xian go back to Xianfu Palace, as for the title...... Demoted to Zhang Guiren. ”

The queen should be, there is no nobleman of the prince, she is not in her eyes.

The emperor said: "Where does the queen plan to find out?"

The queen thought for a while, "The concubine thinks that she has to ask Concubine Zhuang about this matter, after all, the seventh prince doesn't know about Zhang Guiren's entry into the cold palace, when did he leave the Zhuangning Palace, and when did he go to the cold palace, this has to be asked carefully." ”

The emperor nodded, "Let's do it!"

In order to show her generosity, the queen personally went to the cold palace to deliver the decree.

Concubine Xian looked at the queen and laughed, "You can go out of this palace, the queen must be very disappointed in Your Majesty, right?"

The queen looked at Concubine Xian, "Zhang Guiren should thank you first!"

After Concubine Xian thanked her, she followed the palace people back to Xianfu Palace.

The palace is empty, and only one palace maid will stay to take care of her.

Qiao Xi looked at Concubine Xian's domineering appearance, and her heart was full of contempt. At the moment when the gate of Xianfu Palace was closed, Qiao Xi's voice sounded, "If the slave maid is Zhang Guiren, she will eat and chant Buddha every day, so as to bless the Seven Princes to be reincarnated as soon as possible." ”

The door of Xianfu Palace slammed shut, and after a moment of silence, there was the shouting and banging of the concubine. "What are you talking about, what's wrong with the Seven Princes, I want to see the Seventh Prince, I want to see the Seventh Prince......"

Many people said that Concubine Xian was crazy, and she went crazy when she knew that the Seventh Prince had died in a dry well outside the cold palace. But for those who fight in the center of power, there are a few people who are not crazy, but this madness is different from the other madness!

The queen carefully interrogated the palace people of Zhuang Ning Palace, if the death of the seventh prince had to be borne by someone, then Concubine Zhuang would be the unlucky ghost.

In the case of insufficient evidence, even if the queen guesses who the murderer is from the clues, she cannot really identify the murderer. After experiencing the framed concubine by Concubine Xian, and after experiencing the death of the Seven Princes, the emperor is like a frightened bird, I am afraid that at this moment, he looks at everyone a little bit of a murderer. Therefore, the death of the seventh prince must be a misstep or suicide, and the culprit is Concubine Zhuang's unintentional words.

Many palace people in Zhuang Ning Palace heard Concubine Zhuang and the Seventh Prince say that Concubine Xian was beaten into the cold palace and had to eat rancid meals every day. As for how the Seven Princes escaped from Zhuangning Palace, the queen has her own explanation.

Dong Ruyi looked at the truth of the investigation copied by Wang Xi, "The Seventh Prince climbed out of the open ditch of Zhuangning Palace?"

Wang Xi said: "Yes, the queen mother specially ordered someone to take the robes on the seven princes, and after careful comparison, the seven princes did get out of the open ditch." ”

Dong Ruyi continued: "Isn't there anyone inside and outside the Cold Palace who is suspected of being the Seventh Prince?"

Wang Xi shook his head, "I've asked all the people up and down, but no one has seen it." In fact, he wanted to say it, but he was afraid that someone would see it, and he didn't dare to say it at the moment. "Does the little marquis think that the Seventh Prince has another cause of death?"

Dong Ruyi shook his head, "No, I'm just curious to ask." Why hasn't the prince arrived yet?"

Wang Xi said: "His Royal Highness sent someone to say that His Majesty is in a bad mood, and His Highness will come over immediately after passing the Qinzheng Palace." ”

Dong Ruyi put down the paper in his hand and continued to read the book.

Half an hour later, the prince hurriedly walked in, "Ruyi, you tell me the truth......" He stopped his mouth and looked at Wang Xi on the side.

Dong Ruyi waved his hand to signal Wang Xi to step down, and then said, "Cousin, please tell me something?"

The crown prince said anxiously: "What is the health of my father, Ruyi, you have to tell me the truth?"

Dong Ruyi said lightly: "Just like my cousin saw, Uncle Huang is no longer able to ask about state affairs. ”

The prince was silent for a while before he whispered, "Is the imperial doctor helpless?"

Dong Ruyi looked at the prince and saw that the prince was really sad, so he said: "Don't worry, cousin, the imperial doctor said that as long as the imperial uncle is healthy and recuperating, his body will be fine." Look, isn't he already recuperating?"

She said, gesturing to the recital in front of her.

The prince nodded heavily, then returned to his seat and read the book intently.

Dong Ruyi sighed in his heart and continued to read it.

After dinner.

"Ruyi wants to go to the queen's place to sit down today, I wonder if my cousin wants to go with me?"

The prince thought for a moment, then shook his head, "I'm still not going, the queen mother's side will say that I have a lot of homework, and when I finish these homework, I will go over to greet her." ”

Dong Ruyi said: "Okay, then Ruyi will take the first step." "She doesn't know the prince's difficulties, she is afraid that the one who is the most unable to face the queen is the prince. He was afraid that the queen would ask him about the East Study, and the prince, who was not good at lying, could not say it clearly. Compared with the two, it is better to see than not to see.

Dong Ruyi went to Kunning Palace by herself, and when the queen saw Dong Ruyi coming, she hurriedly withdrew the people around her, "This palace knows that you will come over sooner or later, do you see the rhetoric of this palace?"

Dong Ruyi said with a smile: "The imperial aunt who knows me is also, Ruyi does not beat around the bush, Ruyi came this time, I want to ask who did the matter of the Seven Princes?"

The queen said helplessly: "You don't think it's good that this palace did it." ”

Dong Ruyi said with a smile: "How could the imperial aunt do such a thing at this time, Ruyi guessed that if the seventh prince didn't stumble and fell into the well, then the murderer would be someone else." ”

The emperor sighed, "Speaking of which, there is really no empirical evidence in this palace, but only Concubine De was out of the palace that night." ”

Dong Ruyi muttered: "Concubine De, do you know what she went out for?"

The queen said: "She went to Concubine Shu, as for what she was looking for Concubine Shu to do, the palace does not know." ”

Dong Ruyi nodded, "I guess I went to relax, but she did it...... It's so unwise. ”