Chapter 182: Sophistry
"Concubine Liu's clothes were smeared with poison, this poison is extremely poisonous, if you eat it by mistake, you will be killed on the spot, the poison will be soaked into the clothes, and the skin will invade the body slowly, not easy to be detected, and you can take your life by surprise if you wear it every day. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Ziying asked, "Is it Cai'er's poison?" ”
"It's not her, it's someone from the Shangyi Bureau, this dress has been poisoned in the process of sewing, and it must have been made on brocade."
"Since it was poisoned by the people of the Shangyi Bureau, no one can see the poison on the clothes anyway, so what does the real murderer mean by buying Cai'er?"
"There is no poison that kills people without leaving traces, Concubine Liu is poisoned, and there must be traces on her skin that can be examined, and Cai'er is Concubine Liu's personal palace maid, she must be able to see that the real murderer bought Cai'er, so that the cause of Concubine Liu's death can be concealed seamlessly."
Cai'er and the real murderer are both directing Xiao Junwan's attention to Na Xiang, in order to cover up the fact that he was poisoned, so that Xiao Junhuan attributed the cause of Concubine Liu's death to Na Xiang.
In this way, while the real murderer wants to kill Concubine Liu, he also wants to pull Concubine Shu and Su Shengxue off the horse, which is enough to show that this person and Concubine Shu also have some festivals, and they are bent on losing power in the East Palace.
Xiao Junwan pondered carefully, and let the people of the Shangyi Bureau and Cai'er work for him, which shows that the real murderer's status in the palace should not be low.
People who are both in high positions and incompatible with Concubine Shu seem to be the only concubines.
However, Xiao Junwan can be sure that this matter is definitely not done by Concubine Hui.
Concubine Hui is a person who can't hide her means, and Concubine Hui has been so angry that she is helpless before, how could she come up with such an ingenious way to quietly cause Concubine Liu to die.
Xiao Junwan sat in the small kitchen and thought for a long time, thinking quietly.
"Miss, do you want to tell Your Majesty about this matter?" Ziying asked.
Xiao Junwan came back to his senses and shook his head: "Don't use it for the time being, if Your Majesty knows that the real cause of Concubine Liu's death is because she wore a poison suit, it will alleviate Concubine Shugui's guilt." ”
"Is that all?"
"In case this real murderer is also a chess piece that can be used, it would be a pity to discard it."
Hongling complained: "The palace is really not a good place, it is easy to dodge the open gun and the dark arrow is difficult to prevent, and you can not even wake up when you sleep." ”
Xiao Junwan smiled: "Don't worry, no one will put so much effort into dealing with a palace maid, so being a slave in the palace is not necessarily a bad thing, and being a master is not a blessing." ”
"So, what's next?" Ziying asked.
"There is only a ten-day period, for the time being, let's check the origin of Naxiang first, pinch the evidence in your hands, even if you can't find the real murderer in the end, you can explain it to Your Majesty, no matter how far it can be found, in short, you can't let Concubine Shu and the East Palace retreat."
Ziying nodded, and said, "I heard that King Feng is coming back soon." ”
"It just so happens that the East Palace is on the cusp, and it is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for King Feng."
Hongling looked forward to: "When King Feng overthrows the prince, can we leave?" ”
Xiao Junwan glanced out the window and sighed: "If you want to bring down the prince, you have to deal with not only Concubine Shu and the East Palace, but also half of the court in Su Xiang's hands, now that I am in the palace, there are not many opportunities to plan with Lord Qi, and I still need to wait for the opportunity." ”
Xiao Junwan contributed to Qin You's crowning of the king, in addition to wanting Qin You to have a stable life, he also wanted to let himself out of the confinement of the red wall, and it was not a long-term solution to rely on meticulous work to send a message to Qi Jian and Wang Changqing, and he would be free outside the palace.
Hongling had a bitter face: "Ah, if we want to deal with the prime minister, we have to wait until the Year of the Monkey." ”
Xiao Junwan smiled: "Don't worry, if it really doesn't work, there is another strategy." ”
"What's next?"
Xiao Junwan stared out the window and raised his eyebrows: "Willing to bow to the wind." If there is really nothing she can do, after three years, she will admit defeat and hand over Sui An's grievances to the iron cavalry of Yan State.
In the afternoon, Xiao Junwan personally went to the inner mansion and sent a group of people for questioning, so that the teachers mobilized the public, which can be regarded as making the clues investigated public, and he wanted to point the finger at Concubine Shu and the East Palace.
Xiao Junwan sat on the main seat of the inner mansion and drank tea silently, the matter had been investigated to this point, and she didn't need to speak in person, just let Ding Shangzhi ask.
"Where does the incense used by Concubine Liu Niangniang to sacrifice to the gods come from?" Ding Shangshou asked.
None of the few minions kneeling below dared to speak.
"Do you not know any, or do you have a share?"
"Back to my lord, that incense...... The incense is made by the Shang Gong Bureau. ”
"So, it was someone from the Shanggong Bureau who added musk to it?"
Xiao Junwan glanced at Zhong Shanggong, the female officer in charge of the Shanggong Bureau, and her face was calm, but Zhong Shanggong was already a middle-aged woman, how could she not understand the harm of musk.
The rank of Shanggong is above Ding Shangshi, and it is inconvenient for Ding Shangshou to continue to question, Xiao Junwan put down the teacup, opened his eyes and asked with heavy eyes: "Who is making incense?" ”
Zhong Shanggong was calm: "Lord Hui, he is a person under the slave maid." ”
"Why is there musk in the incense?"
"The slave doesn't know."
"The stakes are so high, you don't know a word and want to shirk it? Didn't you personally inspect the incense before it was sent to Concubine Liu? ”
"Lord Hui, the incense is not made by the slave maid, the slave and the maid have checked it, but I don't know that musk is added to the incense."
"Most of the incense in the palace is sent from outside the palace, why does Concubine Liu take incense, but you order someone to make it? Is it because the incense outside the palace is not good, or do you have other plans? ”
"My lord, Concubine Liu's instructions to the slaves and maids do not dare to slack off, and they dare not use the incense outside the palace to prevaricate the mother."
"Tell me, what is the difference between the incense you gave to Concubine Liu and the one outside the palace?"
"Lord Hui, the incense was made by the slave maid and the maid for Concubine Liu, and the incense was made with the best materials."
"So you know very well what is added to that incense, but you say that your subordinates did it, don't you know?"
"Back to my lord, the slave only knows what should be in the incense, and I don't know that people with ulterior motives have also joined the musk."
"Really?"
"What the slave said is true."
Xiao Junwan glanced at Ding Shangshi, and Ding Shangshou motioned to the palace maid to present two different incense sticks.
"Can you tell which of these two incense sticks is made by Concubine Liu?"
Zhong Shanggong picked up a shallow sniff at random, and said, "Lord Hui, this is it." ”
"Are you sure?"
"All the ingredients are selected by slaves, and there is no mistake."
"The only difference between the two sticks is that the other one doesn't have musk."
Zhong Shanggong was anxious to correct: "Lord Hui, this one in the slave's hand is the one without musk." ”
Xiao Junwan deliberately reversed, a little temptation has exposed Zhong Shanggong, Zhong Shanggong can tell whether musk has been added or not, but Fang Cai is quibbling that she has checked and found that musk has been added.
"You can tell the smell of musk, but you dare to say that you don't know that there is musk in it? You are very smart, you deliberately said that this stick without musk was sent to Concubine Liu, and you want to clear up the relationship? ”
Zhong Shanggong was suddenly stunned: "Slave maid ......" (to be continued.) )