645 Interrogation
The king of Changxing County kowtowed to the old sage, so he entered the prison and talked to the county lord of Duanyi one by one.
The old sage listened, and his face gradually became gloomy.
He treated Concubine Li very preferentially, in addition to Concubine Li's beauty, the main reason was that Concubine Li did not intervene in the seizure of the heir, and raised the two princes without asking for anything in return. This kind of open-mindedness is not even a queen. Because it's rare, it's precious.
However, the king of Changxing told him at this time that Concubine Li's preciousness was just a gorgeous veil. The true thoughts hidden under the veil are even uglier than the succession.
This is undoubtedly a slap in the face, the old sage only feels that his face hurts and is hot, and he can't go out to meet people.
After the king of Changxing finished speaking, the old sage had a gloomy face and did not speak immediately.
Zhong Liche stood aside, as if it was none of his business.
The old sage looked at Zhong Liche and then at the king of Changxing County, "When you were dripping blood to recognize your relatives, you were also present, yes or no?" The child of the county lord of Duanyi, who is obviously Yang Shizhong, why has he become King Zhao again? β
"The minister doesn't know, but the child belongs to King Zhao, and it is indeed the minister's unfilial daughter who said it herself." The king of Changxing replied.
The old sage obviously didn't believe it, and looked at Zhong Liche.
Zhong Liche definitely couldn't solve the old sage's doubts, saying that the blood of any relationship can be fused when he is dripping blood and recognizing relatives, he shook his head, saying that he didn't know either.
The old sage's face was even more gloomy, and his eyes looked at the King of Changxing County coldly, "When the Duanyi County Lord wanted to frame General Zhongli, he said that it was General Zhongli's child. Now that she says that the child belongs to King Zhao, is she going to frame King Zhao? β
"I don't know. But as the saying goes, when a person is about to die, his words are good. The minister believes that the unfilial daughter of the minister is definitely not lying this time. "The king of Changxing County saw sweat on his forehead.
The old sage squinted his eyes and looked at the king of Changxing County, and did not speak for a long time.
Zhongli took a step forward and said,
"Whether the child is King Zhao's or Yang Shizhong, the minister thinks that he can put it aside first. According to what the county lord of Duanyi said, King Yu is King Zhao's shield, and Concubine Li's heart is King Zhao, so Concubine Li must be related to King Zhao. The sage sent someone to investigate the matter, and perhaps he could find the result. β
"That's right. From the dispute between Princess Yu and Concubine Li. It can also show that King Yu is just an abandoned son in the eyes of Concubine Li. The king of Changxing said on the side,
"If Concubine Li is just an ordinary person who can't get used to Princess Yu, and she definitely doesn't bother to quarrel, how can she do it? She did it this time. Princess Yu has one corpse and two lives. It can also be regarded as hurting Prince Yu's heir. From this point of view, Concubine Li really does not take King Yu to heart. β
The old sage had a dark face and looked at the king of Changxing over and over again.
The king of Changxing County was stared at like this, and the cold sweat on his forehead became more and more. But he never denied it.
The old sage looked at Zhong Liche, "What does General Zhenguo think?" β
"There is a lot of strange ...... about this matter," Zhong Liche said, "but it can be seen from the killing of the Duanyi County Lord that the Duanyi County Lord must have said something that should not have been said, which caused the killing." β
If you say something and you are killed, you don't just say something you shouldn't say? No matter how you look at it, it is also a trick to kill people.
The old sage understood it in his heart, but if he really wanted to believe that Concubine Li and King Zhao intended to seek the country, he still didn't believe it.
He tapped his fingers on the table, again and again, but he couldn't make up his mind.
Concubine Li has no children and no daughters, and her love is overflowing, so she raised King Yu and King Zhao, and it turned out that Concubine Li was a kind person. But when I think about it from another angle, it feels particularly unreal.
In this world, no matter who you are, you have your own ambitions. Why, Concubine Li didn't?
"When will Jing Zhaoyin find out the murderer behind it?" The old sage asked Zhong Litou.
Zhong Li Che shook his head, "There are not many clues, and it is not easy to check, but I am afraid that I will work in vain." β
"If it's not easy to check, you'll have to check it for meβ" said the old sage through gritted teeth.
If what the King of Changxing said was true, what Concubine Li did was to play with him in the palm of his hand, and the old sage could not tolerate such a thing.
The king of Changxing County said, "I also ask the saint to send one or two guards to protect the ministers, and the ministers are afraid that someone will kill the ministers." β
The old sage and Zhong Li looked over and saw that the King of Changxing County was full of fear.
"General Zhenguo is going to help pick a few Yulin troops for the king of Changxing County." The old saint waved his hand and motioned for the two to step back.
Zhong Li Che and the King of Changxing County glanced at each other and went out together.
The old sage sat alone in the imperial study, thinking about Concubine Li.
But no matter what he thought, he couldn't imagine that Concubine Li had such ambitions. Even when she entered the palace to curry favor with the queen, it could be regarded as self-preservation.
However, a palace concubine, behind her is a powerful minister, to say that she really has no ambition at all, the old sage himself does not believe it.
After thinking about it, he finally called his secret guard, and asked the secret guard to check carefully.
The conversation in the imperial study soon reached the ears of the queen, the crown prince and the princess Shuhua. The three of them had heard this statement before, and they had also found a little clue, so they naturally believed the words of the Duanyi County Lord.
But it is useless for them to believe, they must be believed by the old saints. Only if he believes it, will Concubine Li and King Zhao be rectified, and will the prince's power go further.
"King Yu already knows, he definitely doesn't want to suffer this loss, I believe that soon, King Yu will join Concubine Li." The prince said slowly.
Princess Shuhua shook her head, "After all, King Yu was raised by Concubine Li, if he joins Concubine Li, I'm afraid that my father won't treat him......"
The queen stroked her nails, "Even if King Yu won't directly accuse, he will definitely use means secretly." King Yu and Princess Yu are young husband and wife, so many years of love is very much, and now Princess Yu has two lives and died very miserably, and King Yu will not be relieved of this alone. β
"Will King Yu let us fight with Concubine Li?" Princess Shuhua asked.
The queen and the crown prince were a little silent for a while, and now everyone is arguing, no one can say whether King Yu will do this.
Soon the prince smiled again, "Now everything is under our control, we won't be pulled in by them." β
"You can't leave anything to chance." The Queen shook her head. "The Duanyi County Lord was killed, the sage will definitely send someone to investigate, and at this time, we will lead them to find out the clues we get, and Concubine Li will have no power to turn over."
The queen said, her eyes full of murderous intent.
She is the most noble in the harem, and she has always relied on her own means, but she never imagined that she would be played around by Concubine Li.
She shuddered at the thought that she had been so relaxed with such a scheming woman.
If it weren't for the prince's good luck to find some clues this time, they would have to be kept in the dark. I don't know when he was replaced by King Zhao.
Zhong Li Toru returned to the mansion. Hua Tian had already woken up and was lazily sitting on the couch reading a book.
Seeing him return, her little white jade face suddenly burst into laughter, and the joy that filled it infected everyone.
The maids walked out with smiles on their faces. Zhong Li Che sat beside Hua Tian. I reached for a piece of pastry and put it in my mouth and ate it. Only then did he tell Hua Tian what happened today.
When Hua Tian woke up, he heard Fennel say a rough idea, and at this time, he heard Zhong Liche add, and he already knew what was going on.
"Duanyi County Lord, this person. It's really bad luck......" Hua Tian said with a long sigh.
Born noble, she has done all the wrong things, and the family is willing to shelter her. And she also reined in the precipice, planning to turn back and live in seclusion with her son, but she was killed.
Hua Tian could imagine how the Duanyi County Lord was full of hope after the Changxing County King leftβeven if she didn't have a few years to live, at least there was still time. Find a doctor with excellent medical skills, relax and take care of it, and a few months may become a year or two.
Life can go on beautifully, but unfortunately she lost her life.
It's just that I pity the child, who has no mother at a young age, and a father who has no father.
"It's all self-inflicted, it's understandable to fight for whatever you want, but you don't have enough ability to match it, so you can only end up like this." Zhongli Che disagreed.
Isn't everyone like this in the court, using all their scheming means to fight for what they want?
Those who have the ability to succeed have succeeded have succeeded if they have luck, but if they have no ability and no luck, how can they succeed?
What's more, the county lord of Duanyi actually wanted to ascend to the sky in one step, and tried in vain to tie King Zhao with a child.
I'm afraid that in the hearts of Concubine Li and King Zhao, Lord Duanyi is a fool who can't see himself clearly.
"Will the saint believe the words of the king of Changxing?" Hua Tian asked hesitantly.
The county lord of Duanyi is dead, but the king of Changxing has already entered the palace. What should be said, the king of Changxing County has already told the sage. So even if you kill the Duanyi County Lord, what should have been leaked has already been leaked out.
Zhong Li Che laughed and hugged Hua Tian in his arms, "It depends on the ability of the prince and the queen, if you have clues in your hands, you can't win the trust of the saint, I'm afraid you won't do much in the future." β
Hua Tian struggled but didn't break away, so he hugged Zhong Li and said, "I can't say that, Concubine Li has hidden it from the world for so many years, and it is conceivable that the means are also extremely powerful." The crown prince and the queen suddenly learned that there were not many preparations that could be made, but they were afraid that they would not be able to do it easily. β
"The dragon chair is not easy to compete for, the ability is not outstanding, and it will be pulled down in the future. If the prince can't make the saint suspicious of Concubine Li this time, then he doesn't need to look at it later. Zhong Li Che laughed.
"That's also ......" Hua Tian nodded, suddenly thought of something, and asked, "You said that the person behind him was going to kill the Duanyi County Lord after the Changxing County King had left, could it be that the Duanyi County Lord had clues in her hands that she didn't even notice?" β
Zhong Li was stunned for a moment, and then kissed Hua Tian fiercely, "There is this possibility, my lady is smart." β
"I've always been smart...... Hua Tian raised his little head and said, then wrinkled his nose, "What kind of clue do you say?" β
"I can't guess," Zhong Li Che shook his head, "but the sage has obtained the clues provided by the crown prince, and it will be difficult for Concubine Li and King Zhao to act in the future." The saint has reigned for many years, and it is not difficult to guard against a palace concubine and a prince. β
Hua Tian thought about it and agreed with Zhong Liche's statement.
At this time, Laiyi came in and said that dinner was ready, and invited the two of them to eat.
Hua Tian and Zhong Liche put the matter down and went to eat together.
The news of the violent death of the Duanyi county lord finally spread, and the people on the street were discussing the matter during the morning market.
Some people say that the county lord of Duanyi should have died, and throughout the dynasties, there has not been any woman who is so debauched. The county lord of Duanyi was pregnant before marriage, and later the Taishi Mansion married her into the door regardless of her previous suspicions, and she even dared to fool around with other men. Such a woman should have sunk in the pond a hundred times, but she has been alive because of her identity. Now that she's dead, it's a godsend.
Some people also said that they had heard that the county lord of Duanyi was so sick that he almost died, but now how can he say that he was killed? Is there something going on?
There are even people who have a jump in thinking, putting this matter together with the previous incident of Princess Yu's corpse and two lives, saying that they are too old this year if they have something to do with the royal family.
Hua Tian was eating breakfast when he heard Lilac talking about the news he had just heard.
It is said that the eldest princess heard that the lord of Duanyi was killed in the prison, so she immediately took a sedan chair into the palace regardless of her illness and went to the old queen mother to cry.
The people on the street saw the eldest princess's sedan chair with their own eyes, and some people said that the eldest princess was confused, the lord of Duanyi should have died, and now that he is dead, shouldn't he be, how can he still have the face to enter the palace to cry? Some people also say that the eldest princess attaches great importance to feelings, although the reputation of the county lord of Duanyi is discredited, but after all, she is her descendant, and she should be sad.
Although Lilac has done the housekeeping, she still loves to listen to these trivial things. At this time, the description was colorful, and I heard that Laiyi and others also came around.
Hua Tian felt that listening to Lilac talk about these things, he could eat breakfast without any dishes.
After eating breakfast, Lilac finished speaking, and her face was especially unfinished.
Hua Tian laughed, "Did you go to see it in person?" β
Lilac blushed, "I didn't go to see it in person, but this matter is not far from ten." β
"Che, I thought you saw it with your own eyes, and you learned everything you said." Luo Yun shook his head, looking disdainful.
Lilac was annoyed, "Everyone said that, did I make it?" If you don't believe it, just ask......"
Laiyi nodded and said with a smile, "We are very busy, but we don't have time to inquire about these things." β
"Aren't I busy, I'm so busy and I've inquired so much and come back to tell you, how do you know that you are all white-eyed wolves......" Lilac said angrily, reaching out to pinch Luo Yun.
Luo Yun dodged, and then bullied his body to fight back, shouting in his mouth, "Back then, you were so afraid of me that you didn't dare to approach me, but now you have grown up, and you dare to do something with me-"
Fennel saw it and joined in the fight.
Hua Tian was protected by Laiyi, sat on the soft couch, drank tea and watched several people fight.
The rest of the maids all gathered around, and they were supposed to be watching the monkeys, pointing and laughing while watching, and after a while, the three people who were fighting stopped.
"If we don't fight, we will all become monkeys......" Lilac said, jumping out of the battle circle first.
Fennel and Luo Yun also stopped with a grin. (To be continued......)