Chapter 063: A Handful of Grass Leads to a Murder
"What is it?" Xie Fenghua couldn't help asking.
Changying then shook his head, his eyes fell on the grass, and said cautiously: "My subordinates don't know." Maybe you can ask Imperial Doctor Xu. ”
Xie Fenghua took the handful of grass from him, glanced at Yuan Minzhou, and said in a low voice, "Then I'll ask." ”
Before the words fell, the person was gone.
Changying wiped his eyes, and felt that the back had a sense of desertion and escape.
But, what is the young lady fleeing?
It didn't take long for Xie Fenghua to get the answer. But now that the night is dark, she can only press the matter for the time being. After that, she told Changying to do something, turned around and was about to go back to her tent, but met Du Pingfei who was walking towards her.
After a brief greeting, Xie Fenghua watched the figure walk into Sun Hengbo's tent, and then walked back.
On the second day, Sun Hengbo finally woke up.
When Xie Fenghua arrived at her tent, there were already many people sitting inside, all of whom had come to visit. She glanced at it, her eyes stopped on the body of the Yunluo County Lord for a moment, and then she stepped forward to inquire about Sun Hengbo's situation, and quietly found a corner to sit down.
When Sun Hengbo saw her move, his eyes flashed and he lowered his head. Yesterday there was too much blood, her face was extremely pale, her eyebrows were tightly frowned, and the whole person looked sorrowful, and she couldn't lift any spirits.
Imperial Physician Xu sat next to her and took her pulse.
Sun Mingyuan hurriedly said: "Imperial Doctor Xu, how is the little girl?" ”
After a while, Imperial Physician Xu took his hand away and said, "Don't worry, Xiangye." Now that Miss Sun has woken up, she has no worries about her life. It's just that I lost too much blood before, and I was frightened again, and I am afraid that I will not get better for a while. ”
After speaking, he got up to pack his things and instructed again: "During this time, you must rest in peace and recuperate, and you must not be stimulated again." Otherwise, the consequences will be difficult to say. ”
The wrinkles between Sun Mingyuan's eyebrows have not completely dispersed, but they are slightly soothed compared to before, and when he heard this, he hurriedly said gratefully: "Then there is Imperial Doctor Lao Xu." ”
Sun Hengbo also thanked him. After a day and a night of sleep, her voice was low and hoarse, haggard and weak, and unprovoked distress.
At this moment, there was a sudden chaotic footsteps at the door, and then the curtain was lifted, but the emperor and queen walked in calmly, followed by Yuan Minzhou and King Beiheng, and for a while, the entire tent suddenly became crowded.
Sun Mingyuan hurriedly stepped forward to salute, but was held by Zhao Pei with his hand, and after the emperor and queen sat down, they heard Du Pingfei ask softly: "I heard that Miss Sun has woken up, and the palace and the emperor have come to take a look." Xiangye doesn't have to be too formal. ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty, Queen Mother." Sun Mingyuan hurriedly said.
Du Pingfei turned to look at Sun Hengbo, who was in poor spirits, and asked her softly, "Miss Sun, do you feel better?" ”
"Thank you for your care. The courtiers felt better. Sun Hengbo raised his eyes and glanced at her.
Seeing her so weak, Du Pingfei couldn't help but sigh, "Miss Sun, don't worry." This time it was just an accident, and King Beiheng and Lord Yunluo also admitted that they had been negligent, and such a thing would never happen again in the future. In the past few days, you can recuperate with peace of mind, and you don't have to think about anything else. ”
Hearing this, King Beiheng's father and daughter all sank their faces.
Since that night she tore her face, Queen Du and them are incompatible. Now that they are squeezing in a different way, their identity is there, and they can't easily refute it, and they can't be said to be aggrieved.
And Sun Hengbo's face was as calm as ever, and the emperor and queen thanked them, but their eyes fell on the tent door unexpectedly. But she saw a figure reflected there, standing tall, and the man seemed to be looking at her through the tent.
Her heart tightened, and there were waves in her eyes, which were originally innocent, and then she lowered her head.
Xie Fenghua watched from the side, something flashed through her mind, but it felt too fast, she didn't have time to catch it, she was racking her brains to think about it, and the next moment she was stunned in place.
I only heard Sun Hengbo say in a low voice: "The courtiers dare to ask, do the emperor and the queen think this is an accident?" ”
As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden eerie silence in the tent.
After a while, Du Pingfei took the lead in breaking the silence and wondered: "Miss Sun, how do you say this?" ”
"The courtiers know that they are offended, but their lives are at stake, and they don't dare to talk nonsense." Sun Hengbo glanced at the tent door inadvertently, and said quietly, "When there was an accident before, the courtier's seat was frightened, although I don't know what the reason is, it is not difficult to think that it was manipulated. So, the courtiers want to ask, who is so sinister in order to use such a trick to take the lives of the courtiers? ”
As soon as the words fell, many people gasped.
Although the father and daughter of King Beiheng have already stood up and taken the blame, at most they can only blame them for their poor supervision, which made people take advantage of loopholes, and no one will doubt other possibilities. But Sun Hengbo's words put all the things that the father and daughter wanted to cover up in front of everyone, and directly questioned the unusual nature of this matter.
This has risen to the question of premeditated murder.
Xie Fenghua's eyes flashed slightly, and he looked at Sun Hengbo carefully. But I saw that her eyes were looking straight ahead, different from the dignified and gentle in the past, her eyes were full of firmness at this moment, and her whole face was hard and heroic.
Such a Sun Hengbo reveals a hardness everywhere.
It's really rare!
Xie Fenghua glanced at the blurred figure outside the tent door again, thinking in his heart could it be because of that person?
And these words have already made other people's faces change. But at the moment of the emperor, no one dares to speak easily. Du Pingfei glanced at the others and wondered, "Since Miss Sun said so, what did she find?" ”
Sun Hengbo bit his dry lower lip, as if he was weighing something, but in the eyes of everyone, this hesitation also became a scruple, and for a while, everyone was also a little curious.
Du Pingfei's gaze stopped on the Yunluo County Lord for a while, and then said, "Miss Sun, don't worry, the emperor and the palace are here, and no one will do anything to you." If you have any doubts, just say so. ”
Sun Hengbo gritted his teeth, and then said: "Qi Yu Niangniang, this is also the speculation of the courtiers. But when the courtiers were tossing on horseback, they once saw a figure flickering outside the forest. Because of this, the courtiers will suspect that there is another hidden reason in this matter. ”
Xu is expression was too serious, and all kinds of eyes shot at King Beiheng's father and daughter. The people present had all listened to the previous interrogation, and they also remembered that the father and daughter had sworn that it was purely accidental, so there was a lot of playfulness in their eyes now, and they seemed to be curious about how the father and daughter would explain.
In comparison, the county lord of Yunluo was even more uncontrollable, and immediately said: "Miss Sun, are you afraid that you have broken your brain, and now you are starting to talk nonsense?" ”
"I ...... I didn't ......" A trace of fear flashed in Sun Hengbo's eyes, but he still had the courage to meet her eyes and said stubbornly, "The county lord was not present at the time, how could he know the specific situation?" If I hadn't really seen a human figure, how would I dare to say it in public? This is related to the reputation of the Prime Minister's Mansion......"
Sun Mingyuan had already been displeased with King Beiheng's father and daughter, and when he saw his daughter being persecuted like this, he suddenly became protective of the calf, blew his beard and glared at him: "County Lord, the little girl is just saying what she sees, why are you so sarcastic?" These days, can't you even say a word? ”
The county lord of Yunluo was choked and was about to open his mouth to argue, but was stopped by King Beiheng reaching out to stop him.
But seeing him looking at Sun Mingyuan, he said painlessly: "Why should Xiangye be excited? Yun Luo is just talking about things. What's more, when the accident happened, Ling Qianjin was in a panic, maybe she was dazzled and misunderstood! ”
Sun Mingyuan's old face was flushed with anger, and he was about to open his mouth to scold him angrily, but when he saw him suddenly look at Xie Fenghua, he didn't mean to taste: "Besides, the people present at that time were not just Ling Qianjin, even if you want to accuse something, at least you should listen to the opinions of others, right?" Mrs. Yuan, you said yes, right? ”
Seeing that he aimed the signs at himself, Xie Fenghua secretly scolded thousands of times in his heart, but he didn't rush to answer.
Today's events were somewhat unexpected to her.
Not to mention, Sun Hengbo's unusually tough and firm attitude at this moment is the "figure" born out of thin air, which also makes her puzzled.
She thought about it just now, and she didn't notice the presence of a figure at the time of the incident.
Of course, it may be that she didn't notice it, or it may be that Sun Hengbo lied. But whether it is the former or the latter, it shows that there is something strange about this matter, and it also determines her next reply.
Although she didn't know what Sun Hengbo thought, if she could see the unlucky father and daughter in front of her, she would be happy.
It was only a moment for all kinds of thoughts to flip, and when she raised her eyes again, she still looked like she was not surprised, and said lightly: "I think what Miss Sun said is not unreasonable." ”
This sentence did not give a positive answer of yes or no, but the more ambiguous the attitude, the more it aroused the temper of the Yunluo County Lord, and then I heard her say: "Young Lady Yuan, even if you are angry with me, you can't be so indiscriminate!" In front of the emperor and queen, why is there such confusion? ”
Xie Fenghua resisted the urge to roll his eyes at her, and said casually: "What the county lord means, why can't I understand it?" Is there something you can't say yet? ”
After a pause, she smiled again and said, "What's more, I'm not talking nonsense." I have evidence that yesterday's surprise was not an accident. ”
finally waited for her to tell the truth, Du Pingfei silently breathed a sigh of relief, "What evidence?" ”
Xie Fenghua took out a handful of grass from his sleeve, and in the eyes of everyone, the words were clear: "Your Majesty, this handful of grass was pulled by Weichen from the grassland where the accident occurred, and it was also taken to Imperial Doctor Xu for examination yesterday, and the grass was sprinkled with medicine." Once the horse eats it, it will soon be frightened and out of control. ”
She told the situation of last night again, and after getting Yuan Minzhou's personal acknowledgement, she said: "Your Majesty, the person who sprinkled the medicine on the grassland has been caught, and if necessary, you can announce it at any time to explain." ”
Zhao Pei had a cold face, "Xuan!" ”
Changying quickly brought people up, but it was the guard who had carefully selected horses for Xie Fenghua before. There was no need to extort a confession, and the guard just told his evil deeds in one go.
The result is no different from what Xie Fenghua said.
At this time, the eyes of everyone looking at King Beiheng's father and daughter became strange.
After all, just yesterday, the father and daughter were so adamant that it was just an accident.
Now this slap in the face is too fast!
Originally, when they saw Xie Fenghua take out a handful of grass, they wanted to laugh in their hearts, but at this moment, they heard that Dingyuan Hou had also encountered a similar thing, and that little bit of thinking about watching the drama was suddenly put away.
You can't watch this play at will!
And King Beiheng's face was almost black into charcoal, and he secretly glared at the county lord of Yunluo, and began to argue: "Young lady Yuan, you just take a handful of grass and say it is evidence, isn't it too funny?" If everyone is as casual as you, how can the yamen decide the case? ”
He spoke loudly, but he kept secretly observing the expressions of the emperor and queen. When he saw the corners of Du Pingfei's slightly hooked lips, he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, and then he heard Du Pingfei sigh, as if he was extremely sorry: "Your Majesty, the concubines originally thought that the King of Beiheng and the Lord of Yunluo had bothered to arrange this autumn hunt, and there was no merit and hard work, so they should not be blamed. But now in this situation, it is impossible for the concubines not to stand up and speak. ”
Zhao Pei turned his head to look at her, but saw that her eyes were bright and cunning, but between her eyebrows was a rare heroic spirit, which overlapped with the appearance of someone in her memory. He was stunned, and subconsciously asked, "What does the queen want to say?" ”
"Last night, when the concubine's people were patrolling and keeping vigil, they inadvertently spotted a suspicious person. The concubine was suspicious, but she didn't dare to publicize it. But when I heard what Miss Sun said today, I suddenly thought of those people. Isn't there anything related to this? ”
Every time Du Pingfei said a word, King Beiheng's brows furrowed. Until the end of the note, his body trembled uncontrollably, and an unprecedented fear hit his heart.
He could vaguely think of what Queen Du meant, but because the truth was too cruel, he didn't dare to think about it deeply.
Subconsciously, he felt that this should be the end of the matter. Otherwise, if things continue to develop, it will really be out of control.
But Zhao Pei broke his unrealistic extravagance with one sentence, "Who is the queen talking about?" ”
"Your Majesty, you'll know when you see it later." Du Pingfei sold it, and gave Xiao Yao another look, and when he returned to the tent again, he was still carrying a strangely dressed man in his hand.
The sharp-eyed man quickly recognized that the man was wearing the costume of the Northern Underworld.
Thinking of Sun Hengbo's words just now, everyone's faces suddenly changed greatly, and they unconsciously moved away from King Beiheng's father and daughter.
It's not good, today's visit is going to turn into a crusade and questioning.
Du Pingfei glanced at King Beiheng, and then said, "Your Majesty, this is one of the unknown people found last night. At that time, Xi Lu and Xiao Yao arrested them and wanted to arrest people in front of you. But the concubine felt that it was too late at night, and she didn't dare to disturb the emperor's rest, so she took it upon herself to suppress the matter. Please also ask the emperor to forgive the sin. ”
She stood up and bowed to Zhao Peiyingying, this empathetic appearance made people unable to blame.
Zhao Pei helped her up, turned his head to look at the man on the ground, and asked coldly, "Who are you?" Why does it appear in the hunting grounds? ”
The man's eyes purred, and finally when he saw the county lord of Yunluo, as if he was frightened by something, he hurriedly kowtowed to the county lord of Yunluo and begged for mercy: "County lord, help, the slave just did what you ordered......"
There was a bang in the head of the Yunluo County Lord, and he staggered back.
Finished!
These two words suddenly appeared in her heart, and suddenly she heard a coughing sound, but when she raised her eyes, she crashed into the deep eyes of King Beiheng, and her wandering consciousness instantly returned.
Everyone only felt that the clothes in front of them flashed quickly, and when they heard a snap, the county lord of Yunluo had already slapped him fiercely, pointing at the man and shouting: "Bold!" Where did you come from, and who instructed you to slander the lord of this county without any evidence? ”
She didn't seem to be relieved, and she raised her foot and kicked the man to the ground.
Suddenly, the man's body stopped moving.
Du Pingfei's eyes narrowed, and he said coldly: "Lord Yunluo, in front of the emperor, who allows you to be so presumptuous?" Have you taken the emperor seriously? ”
"No...... Emperor...... The courtiers just ......" The county lord of Yunluo realized that this move was out of line, and hurriedly wanted to explain to Zhao Pei, but at this time, he heard Imperial Doctor Xu exclaim, "Your Majesty, this man is dead!" ”
He's dead?
The county lord of Yunluo turned around suddenly, his beautiful eyes were round, and he trembled his lips and said, "No, it's not me." How did he die? Your Majesty, this is not what I did......"
In a panic, she called herself "me", bent on getting rid of this trumped-up charge.
But Du Pingfei didn't want to give her a chance to speak, raised his eyebrows and said angrily: "Lord Yunluo, you are so bold!" In front of everyone's eyes, he still did this, didn't he think that there was no royal law? ”
"No, it's not," the county lord of Yunluo didn't get a response from Zhao Pei, and became more and more flustered, and at this moment, he pointed at Du Pingfei and screamed to deny, "I didn't do it!" I just kicked him, why did he die? Queen, it's you, it must be you, it's you who framed me like this! ”
The whole tent was filled with her roar, Xie Fenghua was worried that this would go on endlessly, so he took the initiative to ask: "Imperial Doctor Xu, have you found out, why did this person die?" ”
Imperial Doctor Xu said: "It was not kicked to death by the Lord of Yunluo, but poisoned to death." The man had already taken the poison last night, and he probably didn't have time to get the antidote before he died of poison. ”
"Lord Yunluo, what else do you have to say?" Du Pingfei's eyes flashed with a hint of joy, and he said coldly.
The county lord of Yunluo just kept shaking his head, as if he had forgotten to ask King Beiheng for help, but stared at Du Pingfei deadly, and squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth, "The queen mother is really a good means, as soon as she makes a move, it is a killing game, I really admire ......"
Until this moment, what else did she not understand?
This is obviously a game set up by Du Pingfei for her, the timing and evidence are so cleverly mastered, it is really not easy to get back a game. She didn't know how Queen Du and Sun Hengbo colluded together? Isn't it, Sun Hengbo's accident was also a trap set for her?
No, it can't be......
She staggered back until her back touched the tent, and suddenly she looked at the king of Beiheng.
Seeing this, my heart has completely cooled down.
This trip to troubled waters, she can't drag her father down as well, otherwise the palace will be in danger.
Almost subconsciously, she quickly lowered her head, but said no more.
When everyone saw her appearance, they seemed to acquiesce to the fact that this Yunluo County Lord, who was also a ruthless person, would actually make a calculation at such a moment, and still leave such a deadly handle.
This man's identity does not seem to be simple.
At this time, King Beiheng, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke, "The old minister has a few questions and wants to ask Niangniang." ”
Du Pingfei's eyes flashed, and then he said, "What advice does the prince have?" ”
"Excuse me, where did Niangniang catch this man?" King Beiheng asked in an unkind tone.
Du Pingfei said: "This, you have to ask Xi Lu." ”
Immediately after, she sneered again, pointed at the man and said, "Lord Wang, do you still have to ask this palace later, why did this man appear here?" Why was he met by Hongu? What is his identity? It's a pity that Hongu can't answer these questions. If you want to know, you can ask the county lord of Yunluo. ”
This is actually determined, and the county lord of Yunluo is the mastermind behind it.
King Beiheng's eyes were full of anger, and he wanted to say something, but he heard Zhao Pei speak coldly, "That's it!" That's the end of the matter. Hurry up and clean up here, a group of people are noisy, but let the patients have a good rest? ”
So saying, he got up and went out of the tent.
Du Pingfei stopped him, "Your Majesty, is this the end of this matter?" The county lord of Yunluo poisoned the officials' families, if it was just like that, I was afraid that ......"
At this time, Zhao Pei raised his hand to interrupt her words, and glanced at King Beiheng's father and daughter, but the words turned cold into ice slag.
"Lord Yunluo, give death!"
With that, his figure disappeared from view.
King Beiheng was dumbfounded for a while, and suddenly rushed out, leaving the Yunluo County Lord who was sitting on the ground with a dead face.
Soon a guard came in and dragged the Yunluo County Lord out. She didn't seem to have recovered from Zhao Pei's words, and it wasn't until she was set up outside the tent that she suddenly screamed.
When everyone heard this terrible scream, their hearts trembled uncontrollably, and they said hello to Sun Mingyuan hastily, and left as if they had fled.
Xie Fenghua glanced at Sun Hengbo, who lowered his head and closed his eyes, and there was a touch of complexity in his eyes. But in the end, he still didn't say anything, and walked out with the others.
Miss Sun was frightened. It's okay now, so let's get some rest. Du Pingfei said with a smile, "Xiangye, if Miss Sun needs any medicine, tell Imperial Doctor Xu directly, and the injury will be cured no matter what." ”
Sun Mingyuan hurriedly thanked him.
Seeing this, Du Pingfei nodded, looked at Sun Hengbo, who happened to open his eyes, and walked out. She had just returned to her tent, but she saw that Xie Fenghua had already entered the room, and she was looking at her sarcastically at the moment. She waved away the palace people who were waiting in the tent, and said unhappily: "You are really getting more and more unruly!" ”
Just like that person, it's annoying to be unruly!
Xie Fenghua couldn't help laughing, propped his elbows on the table, and said, "I'm not learning from the queen's mother?" ”
"Hongu doesn't know what you're talking about." Du Pingfei poured himself a cup of tea and took a sip.
Xie Fenghua suddenly leaned over and stared at her face, with great interest: "I thought that the queen's heart was black, and her face should also be glowing with black light!" But what do I see now? Is this smug? ”
"You are presumptuous!" Du Ping got up quickly, and the disguised smile faded away, leaving only a cold and cold face.
Xie Fenghua was not afraid, hugged his chest and smiled: "Queen Mother, how does it feel like to kill without seeing blood?" ”