The death of Mrs. Yuguo can be said to have caused a sensation in the entire Tang Dynasty, from the princes and nobles of Xuanzong to the peddlers and pawns who slaughtered dogs in the market. In the tavern, tearoom, and song shop, nine times out of ten, this matter is discussed.

It is true that the famous women in the Tang Dynasty, except for Yang Guifei, who is alluring the country and the city, are household names among the three sisters of the Yang family. And this Mrs. Qiu Guo is even more glamorous and famous in Chang'an, although most of them are not a good reputation, but in addition to the concubine, she is the most famous.

And now that this smug stunner has died suddenly, and it is said that he died by suicide, it is surprising and a little hard to believe. Mrs. Qiuguo, who has a huge family fortune, is full of glory and favor, is luxurious and beautiful, and everyone envies her, will actually commit suicide? Many people can't think of a reason for her suicide even if they think about it.

Yang Guozhong didn't dare to be good at it, so he quickly sent the book to the palace and asked Yang Guifei to show it, and Yang Guifei fainted to death crying when she heard the news. Frightened, Yang Guozhong knelt on the ground outside, for fear that the concubine would be overly sad and hurt her body, if Xuanzong blamed her, she would not be able to eat and walk around.

At the end of the day, the inner supervisor came out and pulled up Yang Guozhong, who was numb in his hands and feet, and helped him into the room to meet the concubine, Yang Guozhong stumbled in, and as soon as he entered the door, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed and cried loudly. Yang Yuhuan, who had already stopped crying, began to cry again, Yang Guozhong was busy persuading the concubine to mourn the change, and blamed himself for not causing the concubine to grieve again, and tossed for a while before the two stopped their grief.

"Cousin, this was so sudden, I couldn't believe it. The third sister is usually lively and cheerful, why did she suddenly think so much, and whether the things mentioned in this book are true or false, have you found out anything? Yang Yuhuan's eyes were red.

"Niangniang, the minister is just going to ask Niangniang to show me. This letter is written by the minister to the right handwriting, and there is no doubt that it is the handwriting of the third sister, but the minister also suspects that there is something greasy in it. First, the third sister doesn't look like a person who can't think about it, the third sister is just young, and she lives a happy life, how could she suddenly commit suicide. Second, the people in the third sister's house have never heard of the third sister suffering from that ...... That's the strange thing. ”

Yang Yuhuan frowned and said softly: "Do you suspect that the third sister was framed by others?" Who is so bold as to dare to kill the third sister's life? ”

Yang Guozhong hurriedly said: "This can't be concluded that it is for others. After all, the handwriting is the handwriting of the third sister, and the last book is written by the third sister. Although there is no direct evidence that the third sister suffers from the dark disease, judging from the behavior of the third sister on the night before her death, there is indeed something unusual. The third sister drugged the people in the house and charmed them, and smashed the head of a mother-in-law with a wine jar, which is very confusing. The only explanation is that there is something wrong with the third sister's sanity, it seems that the dark disease is seriously causing her mind to be confused, otherwise how could she make these abnormal actions? In addition, the clothes worn by the third sister when she threw herself into the lake are the clothes she wore when she was young, which is also strange, but it really looks like the dead brother-in-law of the Pei family pestering her. Because when the brother-in-law of the Pei family was alive, he hoped that the third sister would not wear heavy makeup and dress gorgeously, but liked her to wear simple girl's clothes. It is written in the book that the brother-in-law of the Pei family often scolds her in the dream of the third sister, and I am afraid that he also pesters her. It is not impossible to commit suicide by being delirious and throwing himself into a lake due to being haunted by ghosts. ”

Yang Yuhuan frowned and said: "After talking for a long time, it's possible, that means you don't have the slightest clue?" ”

Yang Guozhong heard the blame in Yang Yuhuan's words, and hurriedly said: "Niangniang is angry, the minister has to ask the concubine Niangniang to show it first, and then he can start to seriously investigate." ”

Yang Yuhuan said: "It's checked, what can I show me?" ”

Yang Guozhong hurriedly said in a low voice: "Niangniang, you can naturally check it immediately, but there are some taboos. Niangniang, I haven't disclosed the content of the book yet, but only a small part of it is irrelevant, and once you want to investigate it thoroughly, you must disclose the content of the letter. You have also read this letter, and the publication of this letter is to tell the world...... Third Sister...... The third sister is suffering from the disease of the willows, which is very harmful to the reputation of my Yang family, and it is also ...... for the dead third sister It's also disrespectful. Third Sister...... Ay...... Leaving this letter, although it tells us her thoughts, it really embarrassed my Yang family. ”

Yang Yuhuan didn't expect this section at all, but after being reminded by Yang Guozhong, he understood the difficulty in this. If Mrs. Qiu Guo did commit suicide, and she suspected the cause of death, wouldn't she have to make everything public, and a lot of unbearable things would be found, such as this flower willow disease would also be known to the world, which would greatly damage the reputation of the Yang family. If it is found out that he killed, it is fine, but if it is indeed suicide, it will not be a stone to shoot himself in the foot.

"That'...... What do you think you want to do? Yang Yuhuan had no plan, and had to turn to Yang Guozhong for help.

Yang Guozhong hurriedly said: "Niangniang, my suggestion is that we will say to the outside world that the third sister misses her dead brother-in-law, but she can't bear it, and she died of martyrdom." The funeral was still held in accordance with the specifications, so that the third sister could be buried in peace. No one has seen the full contents of this letter, and I will not make it public. But secretly, the minister ordered someone to secretly investigate the cause of the third sister's death, and I asked me to do an autopsy, first, to check whether it was drowning, and second, to check whether there was really that disease. Then ask the slave in the third sister's house to see if there is anything to be found. We don't have to be too public, as long as there is proof that the third sister did commit suicide, we will also be at ease. In short, the Yang family, who can't make trouble, has no face, giving outsiders an opportunity. ”

Yang Yuhuan nodded slightly, feeling that Yang Guozhong was very thoughtful. Although I also know that the third sister's life is very erosive, but she is dead, and she can't ruin her reputation. Although Yang Yuhuan didn't know much about the power dump, he also knew that the reputation of the Yang family was extremely important, and he was a member of the Yang family, and he must not let the Yang family have a bad reputation. If the third sister's letter is made public, just the fact that the third sister has that kind of illness is enough to make the entire capital boil and make her face disgraced.

"My cousin has thought it through, so let's do as you say, the letter...... I think it's better to burn it, and if His Majesty sees this letter, it's also very bad. You can also check the rest of the things slowly, so as not to make a storm in the city. I only have one request, the funeral of the third sister must be a grand funeral, set up a mourning hall, and I will personally go to the third sister's coffin to pay respects and condolences. Third Sister ...... The third sister is very good to me, I ...... I'm sad. ”

As he spoke, Yang Yuhuan's eyes turned red again, and big tears fell. Yang Guozhong hurriedly comforted her, and did not dare to stay here for a long time, lest the concubine be sad and His Majesty blamed, so he took a time to leave the palace.

After Yang Guozhong left, Yang Yuhuan sat in the room in a daze, thinking about Mrs. Qiuguo's voice and smile, he cried for a while, cried for a while, and was stunned for a while, his temples were scattered, his makeup was spent, and he didn't bother to take care of it. In the afternoon, Xuanzong wanted to come to sit with him and comfort him, but Yang Yuhuan refused.

In this way, he sat stupidly until dark, and Xuanzong sent someone to send two bowls of precious thousand-year-old black lotus seed soup, Yang Yuhuan looked at the two bowls of soup, and suddenly remembered something. got up and asked the close female official Chen to take out the small box hidden in the hidden compartment of the pear blossom wood bedside dresser.

More than a month ago, at about the end of the night, Mrs. Qiu Guo came into the palace to talk to Yang Yuhuan. Xuanzong also ordered someone to reward two bowls of Shouwu lotus seed soup for the two sisters to drink. Yang Yuhuan saw the two bowls of soup, and suddenly remembered the situation at that time.

That day, Mrs. Qiu Guo was a little excited, as if she had won some treasure, and laughed louder than usual. I felt strange and asked her what happened, but she never said anything. Later, before leaving, Mrs. Qiu Guo left a sealed envelope to keep for her. Tell yourself not to open the letter unless something happens to her.

At that time, Yang Yuhuan actually didn't take it seriously, because the third sister was used to exaggerating, and he was already used to the third sister's exaggerated words. I remember when I was a child, we went out to play together, and the third sister said that she found a big snake, which was so big and thick that it scared everyone to run away, but the snake she caught was thinner than her little finger. Mrs. Qiu Guo was shocked by many things, and even Her Majesty said that her words were not credible, which shows how unreliable her words were. Yang Yuhuan has a quiet temperament, although he doesn't like others to exaggerate, but the style of his third sister is very tolerable, because among the sisters of the Yang family, Mrs. Qiu Guo and herself have been good since childhood, and she is also used to having Mrs. Qiu Guo's company. Although the relationship between the other sisters is also good, Yang Yuhuan always likes Mrs. Qiu Guo more.

Now, the third sister committed suicide suddenly, which should be a big change, and at this time I should take a look at what is in the letter left by the third sister. Maybe there was nothing in this envelope, but it was just the result of another exaggeration by the third sister. But Yang Yuhuan still decided to open it, after all, this was a relic left by the third sister here.

After waving off everyone, under the candlelight, Yang Yuhuan slowly cut open the seal on the envelope, took out a stack of paper full of words from inside, and gently turned it on and looked through the pages under the lamp.

"The woman in the Prime Minister's Mansion who disappeared on the night of Shangyuan is Li Twelve Niang, the disciple of Gongsun Auntie. At the same time, it was found that the woman disappeared around Yong'an Fang on the first night, and it snowed heavily to hide her traces, and Wuhou searched unsuccessfully. …… A few days later, an unknown woman appeared in the home of Wang Yuan, Ding of Yong'an Fang, Fang Zhengyan: Li Shizhi wants to hire Wang Yuan as a guest, so he has no intention of investigating the identity of this woman, and this woman married Wang Yuan as a wife, and her appearance is similar to that of Li Twelve Niang......"

"The slave maid Ma Pingkang reported that Wang Yuan had an interview with Li Fuguo, the internal supervisor of the East Palace, in the small bamboo forest in the south of the Hanyuan Hall of the Daming Palace for three quarters of an hour in the afternoon of April 19. Later, Li Fuguo returned to Shaoyang Courtyard with a displeased face. ”

"Slave maid Ma Pingkang reported that around the afternoon of May 17, Wang Yuan from the small bamboo forest meeting in the south of the Hanyuan Hall of the Daming Palace Li Fuguo, talked for a quarter of an hour, and dispersed in the middle of the Shen time, and the content was unknown ......"

"The slave maid Ma Pingkang reported that at three o'clock in the afternoon of the ninth day of the sixth month, Wang Yuan and Li Fuhui met in the vertical gate on the west side of the Hanlin Academy, and left at the end of the time, during which the two sides laughed endlessly, and the content was unknown......"

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