Mengbao couldn't sleep excitedly, Shen Nanzhu persuaded and persuaded her, and after coaxing and talking for a while, she calmed down and shrank into the bed to steal fun.

Shen Nanzhu lulled her to sleep, but turned over and sat up, put on her shoes, walked out lightly, and closed the door.

The autumn night was slightly cool, and the tall figure pulled out a long shadow in the candle flame, and walked slowly towards the study, until the middle of the night, the lights were turned off, and he returned to the living room to rest.

…………………………

The news that Princess Yi was killed by the concubine in her mansion spread all over the streets and alleys almost on the same day, and it has already become a topic of conversation in the streets and alleys.

In addition to the death of the princess, the frequent deaths of the people of the Yi Wangfu also made the people of the capital cast a lot of attention to the Yi Wangfu.

Because the events happened so close together, it was inevitable that someone would connect the two events.

What's more, there are also people in King Yi's Mansion who said that they had seen Princess Yi's undead!

Although this statement was quickly suppressed, it still came out in the end, which made people even more believe that the reason why there were subordinates in King Yi's Mansion who kept dying was because they shielded King Yi and helped him hide the fact that he favored his concubine and killed his wife.

However, rumors are rumors after all, and no matter how lively the people on the street are, it is impossible for the court to conclude on this.

On this day, Emperor Dezhao set a deadline for Dali Temple and the Criminal Department to solve the case, and the courtiers stood in the hall, listening to Ye Sheng, the secretary of Dali Temple, reported on the case, and sighed in their hearts.

Ye Sheng's words were more tactful, to the effect. There was indeed no trace of anyone at the scene of the crime, except for Princess Yi and the concubine.

After a series of investigations, it was not found that anyone had entered or left the palace on that day except for the people in the palace of King Yi.

In other words, judging from the results of the investigation, it was indeed the concubine who killed the princess.

Although these words did not directly prove that King Yi favored his concubine and killed his wife, they were tantamount to confirming the matter from the side.

People who don't want to see King Yi sit big are naturally happy to see this result, and they will not come forward to plead or refute, but the people of King Yi's faction can't sit still, and Zhang De, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, took the lead in standing up.

"Your Majesty, I think. There are still many loopholes in this matter. Dali Temple did not carefully check, which may be unfair. ”

Emperor Dezhao glanced at him and motioned for him to continue.

Zhang De felt a little relieved and said: "King Yi's Mansion is the Prince's Mansion. Well guarded. When I heard about the murder. His Royal Highness King Yi had just rushed back to the mansion, and Princess Yi's biological father and mother had also arrived. ”

"Let me ask, if it is really His Royal Highness King Yi who favors his concubine and kills his wife. How could he have allowed such news to reach the ears of Lord Wang and Mrs. Wang so quickly? ”

"Also, not long after Lord Wang and his wife entered the palace, Lord Ye and Lord Liu from the Ministry of War arrived, which is too much of a coincidence."

"Ordinary people's news wouldn't be spread so immediately, let alone the prince's mansion?"

"Therefore, the minister thinks that someone deliberately spread this news so that His Royal Highness King Yi could be framed!"

After he finished speaking, the hall fell into a short silence, and everyone was waiting for the reaction of Emperor Dezhao on the seat, so that they could decide what to say later according to his reaction.

After all, King Yi is not an ordinary idle prince, and he has made many achievements in the court in recent years, and is quite favored by Emperor Dezhao.

What's more, he is still the concubine of the queen, and when it comes to the status of the princes, he is the most noble.

Even those who did not support him did not dare to oppose it too blatantly.

If he ascends the throne in the future, won't they be the first people to deal with?

Everyone held their breath and waited for Emperor Dezhao to speak.

But before Emperor Dezhao could speak, a footstep came, which was particularly clear in the quiet hall.

Everyone followed the prestige, and saw a tall young man standing out from his position, his face was warm and soft, but it made people feel indifferent and alienated.

Stood up......

Finally stand up!

This senior disciple of Mr. Liu, the commander of the Weihu Battalion, finally stopped hiding his strength as before, and stood silently in the hall.

But...... Is this to help His Royal Highness King Yi or to refute and suppress him?

Everyone was a little uncertain for a while, and naturally they didn't dare to speak easily.

Just when everyone thought that he was going to say something to Emperor Dezhao on the seat, they saw him look directly at Zhang De, who had just opened his mouth to defend King Yi.

"Xia Guan really doesn't understand, what does the death of Princess Yi have to do with the speed of news spreading? Could it be that if the news spreads more slowly, Princess Yi will be able to come back to life? ”

Refutation!

It's a rebuttal!

Although he didn't say it directly, the meaning of the words was very clear! He doesn't agree with Zhang De's words!

This Dingnan Hou Shizi, the new Shaoqing of Dali Temple, has been in the court for several months, and the first time he took the initiative to speak, it turned out to be aimed at King Yi!

It's really a blockbuster if it's not a hit! Does he know what he will face next as soon as he says this?

Zhang Dewan never expected that it would be him who stood up to refute him, and he didn't react for a while, and immediately shouted after coming back to his senses: "How could this official ever say such a thing as bringing the dead back to life?" But the news of Princess Yi's death did spread too quickly, no matter how you look at it, someone deliberately arranged it to ruin the reputation of His Royal Highness King Yi! ”

"So, according to Lord Zhang's intentions, because the news of Princess Yi's tragic death spread quickly, the fact that His Royal Highness King Yi favored his concubine and killed his wife can be erased, and Princess Yi deserves to die in vain?"

"You...... Nonsense! ”

Zhang Deqi's face turned red: "Your Dali Temple should have strictly investigated the whole incident, but now you are turning a blind eye to those things that are obviously different, and you can't even think of problems that ordinary people can think of, but you directly deducted the crime of spoiling your concubine and killing your wife!" Is this how your Dali Temple acts? ”

Shen Nanzhu still had that indifferent expression, looked at Emperor Dezhao on the seat and said: "Your Majesty ordered my Dali Temple to verify whether Princess Yi was killed by the concubine's room, my Dali Temple has carefully inspected the scene and even the entire Yiwang Mansion together with the Criminal Department, and confirmed that this is indeed the case." ”

"Since it is certain that Princess Yi was killed by that concubine. Then what's wrong with saying that His Royal Highness King Yi spoils his concubine and kills his wife? If the results of the joint inspection by Dali Temple and the Criminal Department cannot be used as evidence, then can the few words that you casually guess out of thin air, Lord Zhang, be used as evidence to clear King Yi's charges? ”

There was a sudden uproar in the hall, and everyone subconsciously looked at Emperor Dezhao, and thought carefully about Emperor Dezhao's instructions to Dali Temple and the Criminal Department.

At that time, Emperor Dezhao was furious and ordered them to carefully check whether Princess Yi really died at the hands of King Yi's concubine.

At that time, no one took this sentence carefully to heart, but he ordered the two departments to find out the matter.

But now that I think about it, according to the meaning of the words, he really just asked them to find out how Princess Yi died. I didn't say how the news of Jean Cha's death spread.

Case. The Dali Temple and the Criminal Department have done what they should do, and as for the rest, without the instructions from above, it is not within the scope of their duties.

There are countless messages spread in this capital every day. They can't be idle and find out the ins and outs of every message, right?

So. Unless Emperor Dezhao explicitly ordered them to find out whether King Yi was framed. Otherwise, there would be no need for them to trace down the ways in which the information spread.

They only need to be clear that Princess Yi was indeed killed by King Yi's concubine!

Zhang De looked at the people in the hall who bowed their heads and discussed, and his face was red and white. Hate itchy.

"Your Majesty ordered you to find out the cause of Princess Yi's death in order to determine whether His Royal Highness King Yi really spoiled his concubine and killed his wife, in this case, for those things that are obviously different, you should naturally inquire about it! Otherwise, how can we determine the truth! ”

He said with a blushing face.

Shen Nanzhu frowned slightly, and looked a little puzzled: "So Xia Guan just asked your lord, is it because the news of Princess Yi's tragic death spread quickly, so the fact that His Royal Highness King Yi favored his concubine and killed his wife can be erased, and Princess Yi deserves to die in vain?" ”

"The facts have not yet been clarified, how can it be proved that His Royal Highness King Yi favored his concubine and killed his wife!"

"Dali Temple and the Criminal Department jointly checked, Princess Yi was indeed killed by the concubine, isn't this a fact?"

"This is just a fact seen on the spot, and it does not prove whether there is something else behind the matter! Is there anyone deliberately trying to frame His Royal Highness King Yi through this! ”

"Because there is another secret behind it, because someone wants to frame His Royal Highness King Yi, can the fact that Princess Yi died at the hands of the concubine be covered up?"

Shen Nanzhu's face was always calm, and his voice was gentle and indifferent: "Not to mention whether it is really as the adults said, someone wants to frame His Royal Highness King Yi." Even if this is the case, isn't it that His Royal Highness King Yi himself spoiled his concubine and killed his wife, so he was caught and framed? ”

"And just now the Lord also said that His Majesty ordered my Dali Temple and the Criminal Department to investigate the cause of Princess Yi's death together, in order to determine whether His Royal Highness King Yi really favored the concubine and killed his wife."

"Since it has been determined that Princess Yi was killed by the concubine, it is naturally a fact that King Yi favored the concubine and killed his wife, is there anything to argue about?"

After saying that, the hall fell silent again.

As Shen Nanzhu said, if Princess Yi was indeed killed by the concubine, then no matter whether anyone wants to take this opportunity to frame King Yi, it is an indisputable fact that King Yi favored his concubine and killed his wife.

As for who wants to take the opportunity to frame him, that's another matter, and whether this matter is to be investigated, it has to wait until King Yi's favorite concubine kills his wife is dealt with first.

Zhang De was choked by his seemingly unreasonable but unreasonable words for a long time, and he almost lost his breath in his heart.

"If someone deliberately wants to take the opportunity to frame King Yi, then the cause of Princess Yi's death may also be deliberately arranged! Someone deliberately made the scene look like she was killed by the concubine! ”

He said with a stiff neck.

As soon as the words fell, everyone in the hall shook their heads, sighing in their hearts.

Defeated, Master Zhang is completely defeated this time!

Shen Nanzhu didn't seem to see everyone's reaction, and looked at Zhang De with a slight frown: "Has Lord Zhang forgotten what he said before?" King Yi's Mansion is the Prince's Mansion and is heavily guarded. ”

He uttered the words "heavily guarded" word by word, and then did not say anything more, retracting his gaze and bowing his head.

Well guarded!

This is what you Zhang De himself said, is it possible that he is going to slap himself in the face now, saying that the guards of the Yi Wangfu are unfavorable, so people can take advantage of the opportunity to kill Princess Yi in the mansion, and also make a false appearance that Princess Yi was killed by the concubine?

If that's the case, then the people he said just now deliberately spread the news to frame King Yi don't exist?

Princess Tangyi can be assassinated in her mansion in the blue sky and daylight, so what is new in the palace that the subordinates are not strictly restrained, and the news of the princess's tragic death is spread?

The breath in Zhang De's heart became more and more blocked, and he held back his eyes black, and he took a few deep breaths to ease up a little, and stood up a little shaky.

It doesn't make sense from the fact that the princess was killed, and the more you talk about it, the more it will give the prince of Dingnan a handle and become the reason for his attack.

He took a deep breath, fell to his knees with a thud, and bowed his head.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Yi is upright, diligent and upright, gentle and courteous, and the ministers have seen it all these years. How could such a humble gentleman do the act of spoiling his concubine and killing his wife? There must be another hidden secret among them, forget Your Majesty and think twice! ”

This is to play the emotional card, when even a few other courtiers are ready to step forward and follow suit.

Although there is no factual evidence to prove that King Yi was wronged, according to King Yi's usual character and the fact that there have never been any rumors of disagreement with Princess Yi, it is not in the way to ask for a few words of love.

But everyone's feet had just stepped out, and their bodies didn't have time to follow, so they heard the prince of Dingnan speak again.

"The minister has his own music."

This time he spoke directly to Emperor Dezhao on the seat.

Got a play?

What's in it?

Aren't you talking about King Yi? Why did you suddenly come to such a sentence?

Emperor Dezhao frowned and raised his forehead: "Say." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister recently confirmed that Lord Zhang Dezhang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, had a dispute with someone for a thin horse in Hongqing Building at the beginning of the year and committed a murder, and then His Royal Highness King Yi reconciled the matter and did not report it."

There was an uproar in the court, and everyone's eyes were shocked.

What surprised me was not that Zhang De had committed a murder, but that this prince of Dingnan, the prince of Dingnan, actually told this matter at this time and at this time!

This...... It's not just about impeaching Zhang De.

It's to shut up Zhang De and stop speaking for King Yi.

And not only did he not be able to speak, but he also stabbed King Yi in turn with this person who had just spoken for King Yi!

You Zhang De yourself are not of good character, how can you think that a person with good character must be really good character?

Besides, you and King Yi are already inextricably linked, why should you intercede for him?

Since you have such a close relationship and are willing to argue for him and refute him, then I will simply step on you too!

Together, hard, step on you!

Let the two of you fall to the bottom together, and you can't turn over either! (To be continued......)