Chapter 473: Loose Cloak
"Who is it?" The eldest grandson Wuji asked suddenly, everyone could listen attentively, and suddenly with such a voice, even Yuan Ziyan was startled, and Li Zhong's whole body trembled, and he finally cried.
Li Zhi frowned slightly, signaled to the eldest grandson Wuji not to be anxious, let him sit down, and looked at Li Zhong quietly, Li Zhong trembled his lips and said, "I heard the door of the house open and a woman wearing a very loose cloak walked in. ”
"Zhong'er, why are you sure it's a woman?"
"Because she has a scent on her body, how can a man have it?" Li Zhong replied seriously, and said: "After that, she walked into her mother's house, I don't know if she is a human or a ghost, I didn't dare to make a sound, and soon she walked out." ”
"Zhong'er, can you see who she is?" Li Zhi frowned and asked, it turned out to be a woman's poisonous hand, and it was in the palace, how could people not be frightened.
"I can't see clearly." Li Zhong shook his head slightly and said, "But she's a nun!" ”
Everyone was stunned, and Li Zhi asked puzzledly, "Do you see that she has no hair?" ”
"Nope."
"Why are you so sure?"
"Because I saw a big rosary on her wrist." Li Zhong regretted: "I was so scared that I didn't dare to move, and then I fell asleep thinking it was a dream." ”
Everyone fell into silence, it was obvious that this woman knew Liu's living habits better, and most of the women in the palace had the habit of drinking water in the early morning, including Liu's, so they secretly poisoned her mother and son after they fell asleep, causing Liu to die of poisoning in the early morning.
Maybe the Liu family doesn't know who the person who wants to kill him is, and most of them will guess that it is the queen. But thinking that if her son turned against the queen, he would still be unable to escape the poison in the future, so it was better to let her son follow her thoughts. Wait to avenge yourself in the future.
"His Royal Highness King Chen, are you familiar with that person's figure?" Eldest Sun Wuji asked.
Li Zhong shook his head, and the eldest grandson Wuji asked again: "Do you see that she walks like an old woman or a young woman?" ”
"Old woman." Li Zhong immediately said, everyone's eyes fell on Mrs. Wei Guo again, she was so frightened that her face turned pale, she was the number one suspect of this age in the palace.
But Li Zhong then shook his head and said, "It's a young woman." ”
"King Chen. Is it an old man or a young woman? ”
"It's a sick young woman." Li Zhong thought about it carefully, and finally made a definition.
"How?"
"Because I can tell that she loves beauty and moves her hands very quickly. But for some reason, his steps were heavy, as if he was sick. Li Zhong said.
"Your Majesty, the minister requests that Wu Zhaoyi be arrested immediately!" The eldest grandson Wuji said solemnly.
Yuan Zi's fireworks were rising. He also got up unwillingly. scolded: "Lord Eldest Sun, how can this matter implicate Wu Mei again? Don't take the opportunity to take revenge, make your relatives hurt, and your enemies are happy! ”
"Don't worry, listen to my explanation." The eldest grandson Wuji said calmly: "Your Majesty, Liu's death is quite strange, and the murderer does not shy away from it, in order to make it known to everyone in the palace as soon as possible. Thus blaming the queen. has a deep grudge with the queen, Wu Zhaoyi is naturally one of them. ”
"Bloody mouth. Wu Mei is pregnant with Liujia and will give birth in three months, can you frame a pregnant woman? Yuan Ziyan said angrily.
"That's what I want to say next. Presumably His Majesty has also heard that Wu Zhaoyi often goes out to walk around with his concubines these days, as if he is suspected of being wooed, and even sent a few quilts to the Liu family, and the two also talked happily. The eldest grandson Wuji said again: "Wu Zhaoyi showed friendship with the Liu family for no reason, what is the reason? And the person Zhong'er saw was wearing a loose cloak, as if he was deliberately covering his figure, his steps were heavy, and he was also in line with the posture of a pregnant woman, looking at the palace, except for Wu Zhaoyi, who would be more suspicious than her? In addition, the only woman in the palace who has ever been a monk is Wu Zhaoyi, so her rosary must be more than jewelry, right? ”
"Strong words!" Although Yuan Ziyan is sharp-toothed, she can't say anything about this matter, Wu Mei has listened to her own words these days and made friends with the grassroots people, but she didn't expect her to be so efficient, and even the Liu family has made friends, how can she clear herself?
"Mother-in-law, on the night of the incident, Wu Zhaoyi rested as usual?" Of course, Li Zhi didn't want to believe all this, Yuan Ziyan didn't answer, and the eldest grandson Wuji said: "That night, the ministers discussed military affairs with the national teacher, and they almost stayed up all night. ”
Li Zhi's face became very ugly, so Yuan Ziyan could not prove that Wu Mei had alibi.
"Your Majesty, although I am not at home, Meng Lanxuan still has a lot of maids and eunuchs, just send someone to ask them." Yuan Ziyan said unwillingly.
Since there is no matter about Li Zhong, the queen ordered someone to send him back, and in the future, he will live in the main hall and rest well, and no one is allowed to mention the previous things again.
However, the news from Meng Lanxuan was shocking, saying that Wu Zhaoyi had indeed gone out that night and came back after nearly an hour.
Li Zhi slapped off the desk suddenly, his teeth were clenched, his eyes were blood-red, and he was about to pop out, and the woman he loved had such a femme fatale, which made him very sad.
"Zhi'er, maybe things aren't what everyone thinks." Yuan Ziyan hurriedly persuaded.
But Li Zhi's brain was close to blank at this time, and he hurriedly asked Wu Zhaoyi to be brought, and when Wu Mei came, he looked at the face of his stepmother Tie Qing and knew that something was wrong, so he could only try his best to stabilize his mind and kneel.
"The concubine knocks to see Your Majesty, and knocks to see the stepmother."
"Wu Mei, Liu is dead, do you know?" Li Zhi asked.
"But I have heard that Liu was poisoned at a young age, which is regrettable." Wu Mei shed a few tears as she spoke, but in the eyes of many people, it was just hypocrisy.
"Wu Zhaoyi, the Liu family was poisoned and vomited blood and died, and the poison is just ordinary poison, do you know why there is such a violent reaction?" The eldest grandson Wuji squinted his eyes slightly, looking at Wu Mei as if he was looking at a prey in his hand.
"My lord, Wu Mei's medical skills are not refined, but I also know that between this poison and medicine, I care about the dose, just like it is a life-saving medicine, and if it adds ingredients that should not be there, it will produce severe poison. Presumably, Liu was killed in this way, so the blood veins around his body were broken, and even his nails could fall off. Wu Mei talked eloquently, hoping that her opinions could help the case, but Yuan Ziyan shook her head slightly, these should not be said.
"Wu Zhaoyi, have you ever seen Liu after her death?"
"Although I wanted to go to mourn, I was pregnant and should not attend the funeral, so I made offerings and prayed for her in a secluded place."
"Since I haven't seen the last face, why does Wu Zhaoyi have a lot of experience in using poison, and even the conclusion that the imperial doctor came to in three days, Wu Zhaoyi will know as soon as he says it?"
Wu Mei was not stupid, of course she heard the meaning of the eldest grandson Wuji's words, and then looked at the cold eyes around her, and asked in a deep voice: "What do you mean, do you suspect that I killed the Liu family?" ”
"Zhaoyi, isn't this a self-confession?" The eldest grandson Wuji is pressing step by step.
"Your Majesty! Wu Mei came out of the temple of Ganye, and never stopped chanting the Buddha for a day......"
"Wu Zhaoyi, someone saw that on the night of the incident, the murderer was carrying a string of prayer beads on his wrist!" The eldest grandson Wuji's eyes widened.
This? Wu Mei's face changed abruptly, her face was inevitably panicked, and she looked up at her stepmother, not knowing how to defend herself.
"Wu Mei, let me ask you, you weren't in the room that night, where did you go?" Li Zhi asked coldly.
There was no affection in her tone, and fine beads of sweat oozed from Wu Mei's forehead, and she replied vaguely: "I was close to giving birth, and I was anxious, so I went out for a walk." But Your Majesty, the concubine definitely didn't kill anyone! ”
"Where are you going, do you have an entourage?" Li Zhi asked again.
"No, no." Wu Mei sweated like rain, and Yuan Ziyan couldn't help asking: "Paulaine, tell Your Majesty the truth, where did you go, and can you find witnesses?" ”
"This?" Wu Mei hesitated, and in the end just said that she was wandering around, avoiding patrols, etc., and there were no witnesses.
"Your Majesty, Wu Zhaoyi's words flickered, and his expression was flustered, there must be something hidden in it!" The eldest grandson Wuji said, and Chu Suiliang and others also echoed it.
Even Yuan Ziyan can't intercede for a person who can't answer that he sneaked out in the middle of the night, but can't confess the location!
"Paulie, Liu's others have been killed, Your Majesty is arresting the real culprit, you can tell what you are doing, don't have to carry the black cauldron!" Yuan Ziyan was anxious, she really didn't know what Wu Mei thought, she was so slow to react.
"Mother-in-law, Bollywood really didn't kill anyone. My relationship with the Liu family is just a few faces, stepmother, you have to believe me. Wu Mei cried, whimpering and pleading.
"Master Guoshi, the prince is guilty of the same crime as the people, if the Liu family is really killed by Wu Zhaoyi, will you still condone and shield it?" Eldest Sun Wuji asked with a sneer.
"Hmph, if my person is really born with this vicious heart, I will personally feed her a cup of poisonous wine!" Yuan Ziyan was annoyed and ashamed, got up suddenly, and walked straight out, ignoring Wu Mei's cry behind him.
The fresh air outside still didn't make Yuan Ziyan feel better, Wu Mei was extremely intelligent, and she had practiced in Ganye Temple for several years, and she was almost thirty years old, so her mind should be very mature.
Empress Wang and Mrs. Wei still knew that they were desperately trying to defend themselves, but Wu Mei was stupid enough to find evidence that was conducive to exculpating herself, such a person really failed Yuan Ziyan's hard work on her.
The more Yuan Ziyan thought about it, the more angry he became, and he put aside all affairs and returned to his Menglanxuan to rest, while Wu Mei was naturally imprisoned, and no one was allowed to approach for further investigation and interrogation.
If there are not too many accidents, Wu Mei will definitely be executed, how can history be this ending? Yuan Ziyan refused to intercede for Wu Mei, first, she was angry, and secondly, she also wanted to secretly investigate to see if she could find evidence in her favor, after all, she was still pregnant with a child.
The situation in the palace seemed to be stalemate, and there was no progress after asking a hundred times, so Yuan Ziyan still sent a letter to Li Shan to describe the situation in detail to see if he could think of a way to deal with it. (To be continued......)