As predicted by Xu Han and Concubine Yu, before they could ask who the little eunuch was dead, they heard the emperor's cold voice from the other end of the path just now,

"What's going on, so flustered?"

It was like a basin of cold water poured on the panicked little eunuch, whose legs were weak, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed,

"Dead Man...... Dead man......"

In the inner courtyard of the palace, while entertaining guests, someone died.

The man who had followed the emperor exclaimed.

When they saw the corpse in Luhua Palace, under the light of the palace lights, Princess Fengping's face was hideous, and her eyes were about to bulge, everyone was stunned.

"Second sister!" Princess Leping pounced.

Everyone was stunned by Princess Fengping's tragic situation, and the timid kept shrinking back.

It's so miserable!

Accompanied by Princess Leping's slightly suppressed cry, the emperor roared, "Who can tell me what the hell is going on?" What about the Commander of the Imperial Guards? Yong'an Hou! ”

No one dared to step forward, and they were all silent.

"Speak, or I will cut off your heads."

The captain of the Royal Forest Army on duty today stepped forward and replied,

"Back to Your Majesty, the patrols here at Luhua Palace have just passed, and they didn't find anything abnormal, as for why Princess Fengping died here......"

The team leader is really aggrieved, and he doesn't know it.

Obviously, the patrol team just passed by one moment, and there was no sound, and the next moment, people died.

The emperor sneered,

"No anomalies found, no anomalies found, how did my princess die?"

"Everyone on duty near Reva Palace today was dragged out and beheaded!"

In the emperor's opinion, Fengping died, it was these patrolling people who did not patrol well, if they were attentive, would they not have found out the situation?

What does a patrol do? Isn't it just to protect the safety of the people in the palace?

Although he knew that the emperor was angry, no one dared to intercede for those royal forest soldiers who were about to be beheaded.

"Your Majesty, there are only thieves who have been thieves for a thousand years, how can there be a thousand years of thieves, thieves want to kill, will they still beat gongs and drums, maybe it happened in the past moment of the patrolling soldiers."

"Otherwise, let them make meritorious contributions and catch the murderer, which can be regarded as revenge for Princess Fengping."

Concubine Yu stepped forward and pulled the hem of the emperor's clothes and said softly.

Concubine Hui at the back stepped forward and interjected,

"Sister Yu is right, Your Majesty, before we came, wasn't Sister Yu here with the little prince of Zhenbei? Maybe they know something. ”

Everyone's eyes fell on Xu Han.

The emperor turned to Xu Han with a twisted brow, "Xu Aiqing, I don't know how you got here with the concubine?" ”

In front of everyone's eyes, Xu Han's face did not change his color,

"I just came out to change my clothes, and I happened to meet my mother, so we walked together."

Concubine Hui covered her mouth and smiled, and said coquettishly,

"Sure enough, it's my aunt and nephew and daughter-in-law, and I can touch them when they change clothes, I don't know where the little prince changed his clothes just now? Can someone give you proof? ”

Concubine Hui seemed to ask casually, but those eyes were firmly fixed on Xu Han, not letting go of any subtle expression on her face.

Xu Han is self-assured,

"Yes......"

Before he finished speaking, he saw Changying running over panting from the other side of the road, still holding a burden in his hand.

"Lord Wang, why did you go so fast, the slave maid almost left your jade pendant in the house of Zhenyun Palace, so I had to turn around and get it back."

When he saw Concubine Yu, he handed another thing to Concubine Yu, and saluted,

"Niangniang, Aunt Ruan asked the slave maid to bring this to you, and she sent the dirty clothes back to the palace."

Xu Han smiled at Concubine Hui and said, "Today's banquet in the palace, there was no one on duty in the Zhenyun Palace just now, and the ones who can prove it for this king are the king's maids and Gui Mama, and of course, Aunt Ruan." ”

As for why there is no one on duty? This is going to ask the people from the Shanggong Bureau who arranged for duty.

Concubine Hui just glanced at Xu Han and didn't speak again.

Concubine Hui's questioning seemed random, and it was clear that Xu Han was regarded as a suspect.

Xu Han didn't want to ask Concubine Hui back, but the current situation was unclear, and she couldn't act rashly.

The emperor frowned and glanced at Concubine Hui, obviously a little unhappy with her question.

At the banquet just now, he saw that Concubine Yu's skirt was wet with the little eunuch's wine, and it was normal to go to change clothes.

It's just that after a while, Cui Hai whispered in his ear with a strange face, saying that someone in the palace saw Concubine Yu going to Luhua Palace in the back alone.

The emperor didn't have any ideas, Luhua Palace was just a cold palace, and the concubine had a good attitude towards the concubines in the palace over the years.

Maybe she just went to see someone at Louhwa?

I thought so, but the emperor still asked Cui Hai to lead the way and come to Luhua Palace.

I happened to meet Concubine Hui and Princess Leping who came back from changing clothes outside, Concubine Hui was very knowledgeable in the past, but today I don't know why, I must follow him over, and I also pulled Leping.

But the emperor can't say that he has a pimple in his heart, and he is going to catch the adultery of his beloved concubine, so it will be a false alarm at that time, and where will the concubine's face go.

He could only bring the two of them over, and he didn't know whether he hoped that the concubine would really have something to do, or nothing at all.

Unexpectedly, the adultery was not caught, but he died of a daughter, and his beloved concubine, as well as one of the protagonists of today's banquet, were near the scene of the murder.

The emperor closed his eyes, and his mind was full of the tragic situation of Princess Fengping before her death.

Who is the murderer?

At today's banquet, a princess was killed unknowingly.

If you can kill the princess today, won't you kill him tomorrow?

Thinking about it like this, the emperor shuddered.

His child is not special, and the third prince is dead, even if he didn't like Princess Leping very much before, but seeing his daughter who was still alive at the banquet just now turned into a cold corpse in an instant, the emperor's mood was extremely heavy.

He shouted coldly, "Give me a good look." ”

Today's banquet was organized by him by the Shanggong Bureau, in order to celebrate the wedding of Xiao Zheng and Xu Han, but such a terrible thing happened to a good banquet.

It's a big humiliation.

The emperor asked all the palace lamps in Luhua Palace to be lit, and he was not ready to move Fengping's body, just waiting for the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, Yong'an Hou to come over, and people from the Criminal Department to come over to try the case.

and asked people to go to the Xinyang Palace to appease everyone, but they didn't allow everyone to leave the palace.

How did Feng Ping die, why did he come to such a remote Luhua Palace, why did the concubine and Xu Aiqing also come, and what is the relationship between this.

Also, is the person who killed the person in the main hall, and the main hall is full of concubines and princesses, concubines, concubines, and relatives of the emperor.

Cui Hai asked people to bring a chair over, and the emperor sat under the porch, very angry for a while, and looked at everyone with majestic eyes.

He didn't have a seizure, but just took a slow sip of the tea that Cui Hai had served, and asked,

"Concubine Ai, Luhua Palace is so remote, how did you and Xu Aiqing come here?"

As soon as his words fell, everyone's eyes looked at Concubine Yu.

After pleading for the patrolling Praetorian Guards, she remained silent, and Concubine Yu, who followed the emperor with low eyebrows, showed some embarrassment when she heard the words,

"Your Majesty, now the cause of Princess Fengping's death is more important, otherwise, check this first, as for the matter of the concubine and the little prince coming here......"

"The concubine will tell you alone, okay?"

Her expression showed some pleading, and she looked at the emperor with some pity.

The emperor's heart is soft, the two have been together for more than 20 years, what kind of person the concubine is, he knows very well, maybe there is really an inside affair that is not for outsiders.

Who knew that Princess Leping refused, the corners of her eyes were red, kneeling in front of the emperor, and said,

"Father, my daughter doesn't dare to suspect that Niangniang has something to do with this matter, but Fengping is your daughter, and she died too tragically."

"She said to her son that she was out to change clothes, but who knows......"

Leping's tears fell again.

At the banquet, she finally told Feng Ping not to drill the horns and live the current life.

Because the father and the emperor only favored Yu Guifei, there are not many princes and princesses, and the father is not a ruthless person, if it weren't for Fengping's own death, life would be very good.

But on the contrary, his father pointed out to Feng Ping such a colt back then, which made Feng Ping angry and became more and more eccentric.

It's just that, no matter how bad it is, it's also a princess and her sister.

She could only persuade again and again.

In the future, she didn't have to persuade anymore.

She regrets it now, if she had known this, she would have fulfilled Feng Ping's wish, and it would be nothing if she tied Huo Qi to Feng Ping's bed.

The more Princess Leping thought about it, the more sad she became, and she cried bitterly.

The emperor was upset by Princess Leping's cry, and immediately said to Concubine Yu,

"Since Leping wants to hear it, you can say it, you are not afraid of shadows."

Concubine Yu was a little embarrassed, she pursed her lips and said embarrassedly, "This ......"

Seeing the corners of the emperor's tense mouth, Concubine Yu sighed and took out a crumpled note from her sleeve pocket,

"The concubine is because ...... Received this thing......"

When she took out the note, her face was a little guilty, but she didn't feel empty.

The emperor didn't know why, so he took the crumpled piece of paper, read the words on it, and suddenly his eyes froze, and his body stiffened.

He moved his gaze to Concubine Yu's face, and the eyes of the two met.

Concubine Yu lowered her eyes and said softly,

"Your Majesty, concubine...... Concubines are just curious......"

"I just wanted to go and see, but I happened to meet the little prince, thinking that her kung fu was good, so I asked her to come with her to strengthen her courage together."

The emperor crumpled the paper in the palm of his hand and crumpled it into a ball.

"In other words, someone deliberately lured Aifei to Reva Palace, right?"

Concubine Yu was a little embarrassed, and said tactfully,

"The concubine doesn't know, maybe."

The emperor's eyes were firmly fixed on Concubine Yu, "In the harem, it is passed on privately, this matter must be investigated, Concubine Ai, what do you think?" ”

Concubine Yu smiled and said respectfully,

"Naturally, Your Majesty is in charge."

The emperor nodded, glanced at the people present, and Concubine Hui suddenly interjected,

"Your Majesty, don't check the matter of this note first, in case it provokes criticism, Sister Yu's reputation will be damaged, and the concubine thinks it's better to deal with it in a low-key manner."

"Now it's Fengping's death that matters, what kind of person is so bold that he dares to commit murder in the palace."

Concubine Hui's words did not comfort the emperor, but the emperor's eyes froze, "Oh? Is it? How can a thorough investigation become the reputation of the concubine damaged and provoked criticism? ”

Concubine Hui was a little unnatural, and said, "Someone handed something to Sister Yu, and it fell into the ears of someone with a heart, but didn't it become a private gift?" ”

"What's more, Sister Yu's reputation is important, and today is such a happy day, and the little prince is also involved, so it's better to ......"

At the moment when Concubine Yu showed the note just now, the other people didn't have any abnormal reactions, and some were just curious.

But only Concubine Hui was stunned for a moment, as if she couldn't believe that Concubine Yu would show the note.

Although it was only fleeting, it was still captured by Xu Han.

Concubine Yu will definitely not be able to escape her involvement in today's matter, plus the picture she asked Xu Han where she was changing her clothes just now, is there anyone to corroborate it, and she hides her aggressive appearance.

Xu Han is even more convinced of what he thinks.

She didn't want to get involved in any royal secrets, it seemed like an opportunity, but it was also full of dangers.

It's just that now that Concubine Yu is involved, she can't take care of it.

……

On the side of Xinyang Palace, Xiao Zheng and the eldest princess of Shuyang saw that Xu Han had followed Concubine Yu and didn't come back for a long time, and after a while, the emperor also went out and didn't come back either.

The two looked at each other and wondered if something was wrong.

Especially Xiao Zheng, for fear that Xu Han would be involved in the conspiracy in the palace.

When he was restless, the big apprentice next to Cui Hai came over to comfort everyone, saying that the emperor would come over immediately, and asked the dancing girl to come up to dance and dance, and serve fine wine, etc., that is to say, this banquet is not over, and everyone can't leave the palace.

Such a move made Xiao Zheng more and more convinced that something must have happened in the harem.

He is a foreign man, so it is not good to directly tell Cui Hai's eldest apprentice that he is going to the harem to find Xu Han.

Fortunately, the eldest princess Shuyang was here, her rank and majesty were all there, and Cui Hai's eldest apprentice had to tell what happened in Luhua Palace.

I heard that Princess Fengping died, Xu Han and Concubine Yu were nearby, and they suddenly felt bad.

Unexpectedly, an oversight, the two of them still got involved.

Especially Xiao Zheng, who only reprimanded Princess Fengping today, in the eyes of outsiders, it is a Liangzi, and Xu Han happens to be around there, who knows if those people will blame Xu Han.

The rest of the people in the hall were human spirits, and they guessed what had happened, but they didn't dare to inquire about what it was.

Fengping's concubine and Leping's concubine buried their heads in drinking, and they didn't care about Princess Fengping being gone.

Xiao Zheng and the eldest princess of Shuyang followed the concubine for Princess Fengping to Luhua Palace.

After the emperor had just asked Concubine Yu, he glanced around and saw that Princess Fengping's concubine was not there, so he was furious and asked people to go to Xinyang Hall to pass the concubine over.

Princess Fengping's concubine's surname is Yu, speaking of which is related to the Yong'an Houfu, that is, Yu Dongping's family is a relative, and Yu Yuma is Yu Dongping's brother.

When Princess Fengping was pointed out to Yu as a concubine, it was not a relationship that the emperor wanted to give glory to the Yu family.

It's just that the relationship between the two has never been good, and Yu Ma still can't believe it when he sees Princess Fengping dead.

The relationship between the husband and wife is really not good, but they never thought about each other's death, at most they ignored it and played their own games.

He stood there stunned and did not dare to go over, the emperor thought that he was frightened by the death of Princess Fengping, and suddenly became angry, and he was disgusted with the horse unspeakably.

The emperor took a deep breath, "Why haven't the people from Yong'an Hou and the Criminal Department arrived yet?" ”

"Go, call Jingzhao Yin Zhou Qingshan, and hand over the case to him."

Concubine Hui stood on one side, her blood rapidly draining.

called Zhou Qingshan, which means that the emperor wants to make Feng Ping's death and Concubine Yu's note public, in that case......

She wanted to step forward to stop it, but she also knew that she couldn't say too much, she had shown too much before, and it didn't quite fit the image she had in front of the emperor in previous years.

At this time, a clear voice sounded,

"Your Majesty, the minister has been trained in Jinyiwei and Jin Yuwei, as well as in the frontier, and he has also dealt with the original corpse case with Lord Zhou, and he has also learned some tips for investigating the case."

"I don't know, can you let the minister handle this case today? Find out who killed Toyohei? ”

Everyone turned their attention to Xiao Zheng who spoke, but they didn't expect Xiao Zheng to take this matter over.

Everyone looked at Concubine Yu and Xu Han again, and seemed to understand some of the content.

After all, Concubine Yu and Xu Han appeared near the death of Princess Fengping, although it is said that Concubine Yu was deliberately attracted by someone, who knows if this is a trick?

Xiao Zheng took over this matter, that is, to protect the two of them.

For a while, everyone who understood couldn't help but sigh, this little prince is really lucky, Xiao Shizi didn't let her suffer any grievances.

Although the color is declining and the love is late, the love now does not mean what will happen in the future, but no matter how much it is stronger than never being put on the tip of the heart.

Isn't that what Princess Toyopei is all about?

The emperor did not refute Xiao Zheng's proposal, but stared at him and asked,

"Are you sure, you want to try?"

Xiao Zheng nodded, just now after he came over, he had already learned about the matter from Xu Han, and as Xu Han thought, Concubine Yu was involved, so they couldn't ignore it.

The eldest princess of Shuyang said, "Your Majesty, he used to be a nonsense, it's rare that he wants to do something to share his worries for His Majesty, Your Majesty might as well let him try, if it doesn't work, aren't there still ministers?" ”

I don't know what the emperor originally thought, but this would have to give face to the eldest princess of Shuyang, not to mention, there are many people in the royal family who are wise enough to protect their lives in case of trouble, and few who have the courage to bear it.

Xiao Zheng will actually be at the center of the matter, and the matter of his identity has not yet been decided, but he still stood up, although it was said that it was to protect Xu Han or Concubine Yu, but this courage is rare.

"Then you can try, just don't be reckless."

Xiao Zheng clasped his fists at the emperor, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”^

^……

At this time, outside the palace, Xu Ge Lao was taking medicine, and the staff outside came in, Xu Ge Lao raised the corner of his lips and said,

"How's it going?"

The staff arched their hands towards Xu Ge and said,

"I heard that there has been a disturbance in the palace now, but the subordinates always have a bad feeling, although we and Concubine Hui are grasshoppers on a rope, but the subordinates are also afraid of Xiao Zheng's desperate temperament, and it will be difficult to end when the time comes."

Xu Ge Lao smiled, "It's just that people are worried." ”

The staff said, "Your layout is naturally exquisite, today Princess Fengping and Xiao Zheng and his wife just had friction, and they died at night, plus Concubine Yu and Xu Han both appeared in that vicinity, it is really impossible not to be suspected."

It's really killing two birds with one stone. ”

"The emperor is always the emperor, since ancient times, he is the most ruthless emperor's family, where the emperor has true feelings, as long as there is a little seed buried, it will blossom and bear fruit."

The staff laughed.

Xu Ge said, "If I had known, I would have stabbed this matter out earlier, Liyang, a stupid woman, only did half of the work, if she hadn't wanted to get some of the emperor's illegitimate sons, these two people would have been solved a long time ago." ”

"Tsk, I really can't imagine that our emperor, the emperor, actually got his eldest sister-in-law into the palace, and he kept it so tight."

"I'd rather let people think that I'm cheating on my niece and daughter-in-law than leak a little bit of it."

Staff said,

"There is actually no difference between the eldest sister-in-law and her nephew and daughter-in-law, they are all chaotic, but the difference between Princess Fengxian and Mrs. Xiao is beaten."

"It's not just a scandal for the royal family, maybe it will also be involved in that incident back then."

Xu Ge smiled, "Marrying the eldest sister-in-law who is a widow is nothing, it's nothing more than gossip, but once you get involved in those things back then, hum ......"

"The emperor has had a ghost in his heart all these years, and he can only be a good emperor, but he is afraid that he will be involved in the affairs of the year, and he will be talked about when the time comes."

"The people don't care who is the emperor, as long as they can eat well, dress warmly, and live a good life, who is on the dragon chair and what does it have to do with him."

Xu Ge had been suspicious of this matter back then.

The child survived, but what about the mother?

Because Xiao Guogong's children were not fed, Xiao Zheng was replaced, what about the Duchess Guogong who died at that time? Could it be that he was also replaced?

When the old horse died, he checked it and knew that it was the emperor's hand, coupled with Concubine Yu's attitude, which made him even more sure.

He has been tracking down all these years, and finally the emperor has paid off and let him find an old woman.

This old woman is an old palace man who works as an errand in Reva Palace.

She happened to see Concubine Yu once and was so frightened that she was distracted, because this old palace man had served in the East Palace of Prince Fengxian.

He even served Princess Fengxian and knew that Princess Fengxian had a red mole behind her ear.

But she actually found this red mole behind Concubine Yu's ear.

Those who died, came back from the dead......

How can the old woman not be afraid.

He gave the old woman to Concubine Hui, Concubine Hui, a woman who looked low-key and didn't say anything, but a woman who gave birth to two princes, how could she not want her son to ascend to that position and be the queen mother?

However, the three princes were useless, and they were pulled down by Xu Han.

Now only the fool-like Five Princes remain.

But Concubine Hui only has this son, and she can't plan for him.

Unexpectedly, Concubine Hui really gave him a big surprise now. actually pulled Yu Guifei and Xu Han into the water at once.

It's really exciting.