"Go and invite her in!" Lu Nianjin commanded Yun Shu, and Yun Shu took the order to retreat.

Not long after, Jiang Rongyue was brought in, and as soon as she entered, she first saluted Xiao Xun and Lu Nianjin, and then said with concern, "Cousin-in-law, how is the little emperor's grandson now?" ”

Lu Nianjin glanced back at Ji'er on the bed, and said lightly, "Cousin Lao is worried, Ji'er's situation has stabilized, and there will be no worries about her life." ”

"When my cousin-in-law said that, I was relieved." Jiang Rongyue smiled at Lu Nianjin, stroked his chest and said, "God knows how worried I was when I first heard that the little emperor was poisoned. ”

Lu Nianjin smiled back at her, without words.

Jiang Rongyue followed and said, "By the way, cousin-in-law, when I came, I didn't know that the situation of the little emperor and grandson had improved, so I specially searched the warehouse at home and brought all the medicinal materials that might be used, you can see if it is useful!" As she spoke, she glanced at the maidservant beside her.

The maidservant understood, and immediately took out the gift list in her sleeve and handed it to Jiang Rongyue.

After Jiang Rongyue took the gift list, she retreated in front of Lu Nianjin.

Lu Nianjin opened the gift list and took a look, there were several ginseng plants of thousands of years alone, as well as a five-hundred-year-old blood ginseng, a three-hundred-year-old purple ginseng, and more than a dozen other precious medicinal materials.

It's all good stuff indeed.

But Lu Nianjin is not greedy.

After she finished reading it, she put the gift list on the table and pushed it back, "I appreciate your kindness, but these medicines are not beneficial to Ji'er's illness, you better take it back." ”

"No way!" Jiang Rongyue shook her head, "How can you take back this thing that was sent out, my good cousin-in-law, you just accept it, it's not very useful, and you have other uses for keeping it!" By the end, there was already a hint of pleading in her tone.

Lu Nianjin sighed, looked at her and said, "Dissolve, if these rare medicinal materials are only in your personal private library, then I will accept them, but they are not, if I am not mistaken, it should be accumulated little by little by several generations of my grandfather's family, right?" These are too expensive to take anyway. ”

Jiang Rongyue saw that Lu Nianjin refused so resolutely, and the expression on her face was a little unsightly, but when she thought that she still had something to ask her, she didn't dare to show a dissatisfied expression, so she had to say, "Then I'll listen to my cousin-in-law, return these medicinal materials, and then go back and pick some gadgets from my own private treasury and give them to my cousin-in-law and the little emperor." ”

"Hmm." Lu Nianjin nodded.

Jiang Rongyue could see that Lu Nianjin's mood and spirit were not very good, she held a celadon cup in her hand, and said goodbye after drinking a cup of tea.

Lu Nianjin's heart was hung on Ji'er's body, and he didn't keep it, but just ordered Yunshu to escort people back.

Yun Shu agreed, and walked out with Jiang Rongyue.

That night, Lu Nianjin and Xiao Xun kept Ji'er all night without closing their eyes, and by the dawn of the second day, Ji'er's spirit was much better, and he didn't need to take any more medicine, just need to recuperate slowly.

But Lu Nianjin was overly tired, and the lower eyelids were all crow-blue, Xiao Xun looked very distressed, and after she fed Ji'er, he persuaded in a deep voice, "Ji'er's current situation has stabilized, just leave it to the nurse to take care of, you go take a bath and have a good rest." ”

"Hmm." Lu Nianjin nodded lightly and told Yun Shu to call the Yu family over.

Yu Shi came over after taking the medicine, and after entering the western room to salute Lu Nianjin, Lu Nianjin looked at her and explained, "Although the poison of night withered grass is aimed at children, and the poison is not good for adults, but the medicine is poisonous, and it is not good to stay in the body for a long time." Wen Niang, you remember, you must drink the medicine I prescribed to you three times a day for a month, and then during this period, don't feed Ji'er anymore, if Ji'er is hungry, you can take him to the east room, and I will feed him. ”

"The slave understands," Yu Fu Shen nodded cautiously.

Seeing her agree, Lu Nianjin looked back at Ji'er again, touched his little face lightly, and then walked out.

Imperial Palace, Yilan Palace.

Lu Guifei listened to Aunt Wanhua's report, and her face turned dark, "What are you talking about, Xiao Ji was poisoned by the same poison as Xiao Xun back then?" ”

Aunt Wanhua nodded cautiously, "Back to the master's words, it is exact, it has been spread all over the palace, there are ...... Many people said that the mother did it. ”

"But this palace doesn't!" Lu Guifei's face was pale, but her eyes were red and she said angrily, "Whether it was nineteen years ago or now, this palace has not let anyone poison Kunning Palace. ”

Aunt Wanhua frowned tightly and doubted, "Could that be the Great General?" ”

Lu Guifei tightly picked the yellow pear under her hand, and there was a touch of pain in her eyes, "This palace doesn't know, this palace doesn't know......"

"!" As the two were talking, Qing Yao, the second-class palace maid of Yilan Palace, walked in from outside, and after a distance, knelt down and said respectfully, "Qi Niangniang, the emperor sent Father-in-law Fu over and invited Niangniang to go to Qianyuan Palace." ”

"No, I'm not going!" Lu Guifei subconsciously refused.

She squeezed harder at the low table, making a screeching sound.

At this moment, her face was not only angry, innocent, but also frightened.

The events of that day nineteen years ago, as if it had happened yesterday, kept replaying in her mind.

It was the end of summer in Jihai year, and on that day, Gonggong Fu suddenly came to Yilan Palace and invited her to Qianyuan Palace.

At that time, she didn't know that Kunning Palace and the emperor had collected her "criminal evidence", and she thought that the emperor wanted to see her and the child in her womb to comfort the pain of losing her sister-in-law.

She deliberately dressed up to show off her flowers, left Yilan Palace beautifully and tenderly, and followed Gonggong Fu to Qianyuan Palace.

But what she saw after she entered the door was the hateful gaze of Kunning Palace, the emperor's extremely angry eyes, he didn't even give her a chance to speak, and slapped her in the face with all his might.

His angry eyes were bloodshot, his cheeks trembled, and he angrily scolded her for being a poisonous woman.

She was beaten and fell to the ground.

Because she was too surprised and shocked, she didn't have time to protect her belly, and her three-month pregnancy immediately turned red.

"Your Majesty, save the concubines, save our children......" she pleaded with him miserably.

But what did he give her?

A bowl of abortion pills!

He actually asked Gonggong Fu to bring her a bowl of abortion pills.

She was very aggrieved at that time, and she was a tiger girl, and her temperament was strong, so she refused to drink and tried her best to dodge.

She remembered that in the Qianyuan Hall that day, she smashed six medicine bowls, and when the seventh time, there was a pool of blood under her body, and the whole person was exhausted, and he, holding the last medicine bowl, squatted down in front of her.

He pinched her cheeks, suppressed his anger and said to her, "After drinking this bowl of medicine, the matter of Xun'er will be over, and you will still be my Lu Guifei in the future......"

The memories came to an abrupt end.

Lu Guifei covered her lower abdomen, her mouth half open, like a fish out of water, her face was full of pain, and even cold sweat appeared on her forehead.

Aunt Wanhua grew up with Concubine Lu since she was a child, and looking at her master's appearance, her face immediately changed, and she sent Qingyao away in a few words, and asked Qihua to ask for a doctor.

She stayed by Lu Guifei's side, gently stroked her back, and whispered comfortingly, "Niangniang, don't be afraid, the things of the year have passed, and now that the general is here, no one dares to bully you anymore!" ”

Lu Guifei was comforted by Wanhua's soft voice, and it took a long time before she calmed down.

"Hongu wants to bathe." After relaxing, she looked up at Wanhua and said in a hoarse voice.

"Then the slave will go and let people prepare the fragrant soup for bathing." Aunt Wanhua said.

Lu Guifei nodded, she couldn't give up, and didn't say anything more.

It wasn't until two quarters of an hour later, when her whole body was immersed in hot water, that she spoke again and said to Aunt Wanhua, "Wanhua, I want to see my father." ”

"Niangniang wants to see the general?" Aunt Wanhua frowned and said disapprovingly, "But now that the little emperor Sun has just been poisoned, you are on the cusp, and summoning the general at this time is only afraid that it will attract suspicion." ”

"I can't care about it so much," Lu Guifei picked up a handful of water and put it on her face, "Even if this palace is dead, it must be understood." If Kunning Palace was killed twice, it was all done by his father, so it would be fine, and the east window incident happened, and the palace would also admit it, but if it wasn't the palace's ...... Hongu must find out who that person is! ”

When Aunt Wanhua heard her master say this, she knew that she had made up her mind, and it was useless to say anything by herself.

"Then the slave will arrange it later!" She pondered for a moment before whispering.

Lu Guifei shook her head, "No." ”

"What do you mean?"

"This palace wants to see my father in private! Tonight, you pretend to be this palace and stay in Yilan Palace, while this palace uses your waist card to go out of the palace. ”

"This ...... Niangniang think twice, if you are found out like this, it will be a big crime to go out of the palace privately! Aunt Wanhua admonished with a frightened face.

Lu Guifei was ruthless.

No matter how Aunt Wanhua persuaded her, she didn't change her mind.

Aunt Wanhua had no choice but to sacrifice her life to accompany her master!

But what they didn't know, their words inside and outside were all heard by an inconspicuous palace maid in Yilan Palace.

That night, in the dead of night.

Lu Guifei exchanged identities with Aunt Wanhua, and sneaked out of the palace at night and rushed to the General's Mansion.

An hour later, the town of the Great General's Mansion, study.

Lu He first heard that Aunt Wanhua in the palace asked to see him, and he was still a little confused, not knowing why this maid ran back at night.

The fox hesitated for a long time before he waved his hand at the approaching lieutenant general and said, "Go and bring Wanhua in." ”

"Yes, General!" Vice General Zhang ordered to leave.

After a while, Lu Guifei, who was wearing a black cloak and a hood, was brought in.

Lu Guifei kept her head down from the time she got out of the car to the time she entered the mansion.

It was only at this moment, standing in front of Lu He, that she lifted her hood and raised her head.

"It's you!" After seeing "Wanhua" dressed in black, Lu He's face changed greatly, he stood up directly from the chair, and exclaimed, "Why did the concubine Niangniang come out of the palace?" ”

"There's something I want to ask my father about this palace." Lu Guifei said, looking sideways at Deputy General Zhang on the side, Vice General Zhang immediately arched his hand and said, "General, there are still some official affairs under my subordinates that have not been handled, so I will retire first." ”

Lu He waved his hand.

Vice Admiral Zhang turned around and left.

When only their father and daughter were left in the room, Lu He bypassed the desk, personally poured a cup of tea for Lu Guifei, and invited her to sit down. ”

Lu Guifei looked at Lu He deeply, pursed her lips, and was silent for a while with complicated emotions before she spoke, "Father, what I want to ask is nineteen years ago. ”

"Nineteen years ago?" Lu He calculated for a moment and said, "It's Jihai year, I don't know what the concubine wants to ask about that year?" ”

……

"Back then, the poison of the night withered grass in Xiao Xun, the prince of Kunning Palace, was it made by your father?" Lu Guifei's pupils were dark, and she looked at Lu He for a moment and asked.

Lu He didn't expect that Lu Guifei would bring up the old matter again, he stared at her, was late for a moment, and asked unhappily, "Isn't it that Xiao Ji was poisoned this time, and the emperor is counted on the head of the concubine?" ”

Lu Guifei looked back at her father and nodded grief-stricken.

Then, she said, "Don't hide it from your father, whether it was nineteen years ago or nineteen years later, my daughter has never poisoned anyone in Kunning Palace!" ”

"It's not you, it's not me, so who is it......" After Lu He heard Lu Guifei's words, his eyes tightened, and he muttered in a low voice.

Lu Guifei listened to her father's words, and her face changed greatly, "What does my father mean that you didn't send someone to do these two things?" ”

Lu He shook his head, "No! ”

Lu Guifei got a positive answer, and her face was as white as paper in an instant, if it weren't for the fact that the Taishi chair under her was too deep, she would almost have fallen to the ground.

Lu He saw the grief in his daughter's eyes, his heart suddenly shook violently, and he said continuously, "Concubine, what are you ...... What's wrong! ”

"Father, my daughter has been killed! Nineteen years, a whole nineteen years, my daughter has been making a scapegoat! Lu Guifei covered her face with her hands, and suddenly cried loudly.

"You, concubine, don't cry yet, can you tell the minister, what's going on?" Lu He asked urgently.

Lu Guifei didn't seem to hear Lu He's words, she only cried loudly, crying like a mourner.

It wasn't until half an hour later that her crying gradually stopped, she opened her red and swollen eyes, looked at Lu He, and told her about being pushed down by the emperor, being poured seven bowls of abortion pills, and losing two children in a row.

After she finished speaking, Lu He was also shocked.

In the past nineteen years, he didn't know that there was such a thing, he always thought that Lu Guifei's first fetus was accidentally dropped by herself, but he didn't expect that it was accidentally dropped by the emperor himself.

Or seven bowls of abortion pills in a row.

Even though Lu He didn't have too deep feelings for this daughter, when he heard these things at this time, he couldn't help but feel sorry for her.

He stood up, walked to Lu Guifei's side, gently took her in his arms, and said bitterly, "It's my father's fault, my father didn't protect you well!" ”

"For so many years, I have been a father in vain, and I never knew that my daughter had been hurt in this way."

Listening to her father, who had always been indifferent, say such heartwarming words, Lu Guifei's eyes couldn't help but turn red, she hugged her father's waist and cried again.

After this crying, it is almost time to be in the child.

Lu He estimated that Lu Guifei could not stay for much time, so he let go of her, looked at her and asked in a deep voice, "Since it is not our father and daughter, who does the concubine think will be the person who does this?" ”

After Lu Guifei was silent for a moment, the corners of her mouth suddenly hooked up with a fierce mockery, "Except for Concubine Jing in this palace, who else has this motive?" ”

Lu He thought about it, Concubine Jing was the third concubine in the palace with an heir, if the eldest son of the emperor was abolished, and Concubine Lu Guifei was also abolished, then the position of the crown prince and the future son of heaven could only fall into the hands of their mother and son.

"Concubine Jing is indeed the most motivated." After a moment, he said gloomily.

Lu Guifei stood up with a fierce face, "This slut has hurt me so hard, I won't let her go!" ”

After a long time, he said coldly, "Father, rest in peace, my daughter will go back to the palace first." ”

"The minister sent the concubine." Lu He looked at Lu Guifei, whose eyes were still a little red and swollen, and said with some reluctance.

Lu Guifei shook her head, "Father forgot, my daughter came as Wanhua, but a palace maid, how can she be worthy of your general to greet and see her off in person." ”

"It's my father who thinks about it." Lu He said, and raised his hand to help Lu Guifei tie the strap of the cloak.

Lu Guifei smiled reluctantly.

She turned to leave.

Lu He suddenly stopped her again.

"What else does Father have to say?" She frowned and asked softly.

Lu He also twisted his eyebrows and said in a deep voice, "Concubine Jing is so treacherous, my father suggests that you check it carefully and see if you have her eyeliner in your palace." ”

"My daughter understands." Lu Guifei nodded solemnly, followed by another blessing, and then walked outside.

When she went back, on the other side, an ink-colored figure entered the National Teacher's Mansion.

"Master, the first detective Zhang Jiu has arrived." In the study, Laichen bowed his hand and said in a deep voice towards Xiao Xun behind the desk.

When Xiao Xun heard this, his eyes deepened, and he immediately closed the newspaper in his hand, raised his hand and said, "Please come in!" ”

"Yes, master!" The minister was ordered to leave.

After a while, he brought in a man in ink clothes and white face, this person was Zhang Jiu, exactly the same as what Xiao Xun had described to Lu Nianjin, in his thirties, male and female, proficient in disguise techniques.

"Subordinate Zhang Jiu has seen the prince!" After Zhang Jiu entered the door, he stepped forward and saluted Xiao Xun respectfully.

"Sir, don't be polite." Xiao Xun said politely to him, "Please take a seat." ”

Zhang Jiu was not polite, he turned around and sat down on the chair closest to Xiao Xun.

"Mr. came to the door suddenly, but what did you find out about Ji'er?"

"Well," Zhang Jiu nodded, paused, and he said again, "If the prince just wants to know the real murderer behind the scenes, then his subordinates can hand over tonight, if the prince still needs evidence, then I'm afraid that he will have to wait for a while, and his subordinates will have to slowly search and collect." ”

"Who is the real culprit behind the scenes?" As soon as Xiao Xun heard that Zhang Jiu had determined the identity of the real murderer behind the scenes, he immediately asked in a cold voice.

"Concubine Jing." Zhang Jiu said lightly.

Xiao Xun was a little surprised, "It's Concubine Jing?" ”

Zhang Jiu nodded, paused, and added meaningfully, "The prince should not underestimate any woman in the harem, they will do anything for their own lives, the honor of the family, and the future of their son!" ”

"Moreover, if Concubine Jing is really as indisputable and tolerant and humble as she seems, can she raise the four princes under the noses of the queen and Lu Guifei?"

"Sir's right." Xiao Xun was silent for a moment, and then said, "The women in the harem really can't be underestimated...... However, how did Mr. determine that Lu Guifei was not the real culprit behind the scenes? ”

When Zhang Jiu heard this, he sighed, and then disguised himself as a palace maid and secretly sneaked into the Yilan Palace to eavesdrop.

After Xiao Xun listened, he looked at Zhang Jiu with complicated eyes, and said solemnly, "Mr. Wronged, when this matter is over, this palace will definitely send you a few jars of good Zhaonan wine." ”

"Then the subordinates will thank the prince first!" Zhang Jiu said gratefully.

His wife Feng is an alcoholic, she has always loved all kinds of good wine, and he dotes on his wife, in addition to solving cases in his life, the greatest pleasure is to help his wife collect all kinds of good wine.

"It's just a matter of evidence, and I'll have to bother Mr. for a while."

"It's all as it should be." Zhang Jiu knew that the prince would not treat him badly if he asked him to investigate the case, so he simply agreed.

Seeing that he agreed, Xiao Xun paused for a moment and asked, "Then I don't know how long it will take to collect evidence, sir?" ”

"It can be as little as a dozen days, or as many as a few months." Zhang Jiu said, at the end, and sighed softly, "After all, we have to start from more than ten years ago." ”

"Since more than ten years ago?" Xiao Xun asked rhetorically, "Mr. still wants to find out the truth about the poisoning of this palace nineteen years ago?" ”

Zhang Jiu nodded, "These two cases are related to each other, since they want to be investigated, then they will naturally be investigated together." ”

"Then Mr. Labor." Xiao asked.

"Don't dare to ......" Zhang Jiu said a few more words, and then left in the night.

After Xiao Xun left, he didn't have the intention to read any more newspapers, so he simply got up, left the study, and walked in the direction of Luoshen Garden.

In Luoshen Garden, Lu Nianjin was woken up by Yu's call and fed Ji'er again, and when Xiao Xun came over, she was about to rest.

"Jin'er!" Xiao Xun entered, and saw that Lu Nianjin was about to lie down with a yawn, and he called her out loud.

Lu Nianjin stopped lying back, looked at him, and said in surprise, "Why did the prince come over at this hour?" ”

Xiao Xun walked towards her, and after sitting down on the edge of the bed, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Zhang Jiu has already found out about the matter of Ji'er." ”

"Oh? Figured it out so quickly? Lu Nianjin was slightly stunned.

Xiao Xun nodded.

She was a moment late, and then asked, "Who did it, Lu Guifei?" ”

Xiao Xun shook his head, "No." ”

"Who's that?" Lu Nianjin sat up straight, his whole body tensed.

Xiao Xun looked at her eyes intently for a moment, and said in a low voice, "It's Concubine Jing." ”

"Concubine Jing?" Lu Nianjin muttered these two words, and said unconsciously, "Is it her?" But why did she hurt Ji'er, was it because I didn't agree to marry Xiao Ze, just because I caused Xiao Ze to kneel outside the Qianyuan Hall for four days and three nights, causing him to almost lose his life...... But even so, she came at me, why should she hurt Ji'er, Ji'er is still so young, if I didn't arrive in time, then he ......"

"Then will he be the same ...... as you were back then" Speaking of this, Lu Nianjin couldn't cry anymore.