"Commander Zhu, it's not good."

A guard came to report with a solemn face: "My subordinates just went to deliver food in the prison, and the fifth princess hit the bed in the back of her head, fell unconscious, and shed a lot of blood. If you don't ask, I'm afraid that you will kill someone. ”

Zhu Qijue also frowned.

What to do with the prince and the princesses, no one knows now. Empress Pei only ordered him to strictly guard the prison, and did not say anything else. When it comes to such things, he has to deal with them himself.

At present, the imperial doctors are either in the Baohe Hall or in the Jiaofang Palace. For the sake of a mere fifth princess, don't alarm Queen Pei.

Zhu Qijue thought for a while, and then said in a low voice: "You go and find a medicine boy, bring some medicine and gauze, and treat the injuries of the five princesses." ”

In addition to the imperial doctor, there are also some medicine children in the palace. These medicine boys also know a little bit about medicine. When the palace maids or chamberlains are sick, most of them will privately invite the medicine boy to come to see the doctor.

At the moment, you can't alarm Queen Pei, and it is impossible to invite the imperial doctor to go to the prison, so you can only invite the medicine boy.

The guards immediately responded.

Half an hour later, Zhu Qijue personally led the medicine boy into the prison.

The heavy copper lock was opened.

A burst of bloody gas mixed with a stuffy stench rushed towards the face, which was disgusting.

The fifth princess, Zheng Qinghan, still maintained the posture of falling before, and her head was full of blood. The fifth prince held the baby girl in her arms, her whole body trembled, and she tried to squeeze out a fearless look on her face.

It seems that Zheng Qinghan's injury is related to this side concubine.

The medicine boy hurriedly stepped forward to treat the injuries of the five princesses.

Zhu Qijue quickly glanced at the fifth prince's side concubine.

The eyes of the fifth prince's side concubine were red, and her voice trembled: "I...... I'm not intent on harming the princess and concubine. She punched and kicked me, took out her anger at me, and I never fought back. But she wants to snatch my child, she wants to kill my child. In a hurry, I pushed her. ”

"If she dies, I'll pay for her life. However, my child is innocent. I beg you, colt, to spare my child. ”

As he spoke, he knelt down with a thud and kowtowed violently.

Zhu Qijue was taken aback, and immediately said: "Don't kowtow, the child is still in your arms, don't hurt the child." ”

This sentence really works more than anything else.

The concubines of the fifth prince really stopped kowtowing, and tears flowed down. The baby girl in her arms was still twitching.

Zhu Qijue also felt a burst of compassion in his heart.

The culprits are the eldest prince, the fourth prince, the fifth prince, as well as Concubine Wei Xian and Zheng Jieyu. It has nothing to do with these princesses and children. Unfortunately, they are all now implicated.

That medicine boy had good medical skills, and quickly cleaned and bandaged Zheng Qinghan. Then he got up and said, "Horse, the small one will only heal external injuries." Whether the five princesses have any injuries in their brains, the little ones don't know, and they won't be treated. ”

Zhu Qijue snorted and said in a low voice: "You go to see Sister Wei'er, is there something wrong." ”

The little baby girl's face was flushed, and her hands and feet twitched from time to time, which was a sign of fever.

Zhu Qijue's expectation was good, as soon as the medicine boy stepped forward and touched Sister Wei'er's forehead, he knew that something was wrong. Sister Wei has a high fever. Sister Wei is not yet a year old, and it is very dangerous for such a young child to have a high fever.

The medicine boy said with some embarrassment: "This has to be fed with soup and medicine, and it is best to wipe the body with warm water to cool down." But this is a prison, and it is inconvenient to boil medicine......"

The fifth prince's concubine knelt down crying, kowtowing and begging: "I beg you, save my child." ”

Zhu Qijue's heart was soft, and he couldn't see this scene, so he gritted his teeth and said, "That's it, I'll be the master for a while, and change the cell for your mother and daughter alone." Every day, someone will boil medicine and bring hot water to you. ”

The five princesses and concubines kowtowed again and again to thank them.

Zhu Qijue didn't feel good in his heart, and ordered in a low voice to let the innocent mother and daughter into a spacious and clean cell.

There's only so much he can do.

……

An hour later, Zhu Qijue went to the second layer of the prison.

The Marquis of Jinning and the Hou of Zhen were locked up on both sides of the prison, separated by passages of dozens of meters. Not to mention talking, even crying may not be heard.

Zhu Qijue went to see the Marquis of Jin Ning first.

The Marquis of Jin Ning was imprisoned in the prison, and Zheng Qinghuai was also implicated. He could no longer stay in the palace and was kicked out of the palace and returned home.

Before leaving the palace, Zheng Qinghuai begged his friend with red eyes: "Qijue, I don't know if my father was involved in the assassination of the prince." I only beg you to take care of my father in the prison for a moment or two. ”

Zhu Qijue sighed and responded: "Okay, I promise you." ”

Zhu Qijue is quite trustworthy, and goes to see him twice a day: "Zheng San asked me to take care of Hou Ye one or two more." I'm ashamed, I don't dare and can't intercede for Hou Ye. ”

In just two days, the Marquis of Jinning has aged a lot, and he smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Thank you, don't worry." ”

Unexpectedly, the young man who watched him grow up in the past is now promising. Zhu Qijue also made a horse and won the trust of the queen and prince.

Zhu Qijue hesitated for a moment, and asked in a low voice: "Marquis of Jinning, the eldest prince and several people joined forces to assassinate the prince, do you know about this matter?" ”

Marquis Jin Ning raised his eyes to look at Zhu Qijue, and asked instead of answering: "Yes or no, what's the difference?" ”

The evidence of the crimes of the eldest prince and the fourth prince is conclusive, and it is a foregone conclusion that the Zheng family will be implicated. Empress Pei and the crown prince are ruthless, and they will cut the grass and eradicate the roots. The Zheng family will end up ruined.

If Queen Pei's mother and son were willing to raise their hands, only condemn him alone, and let the Zheng family go, it would already be a great blessing.

Zhu Qijue's heart was a little heavy, and he didn't ask any more. He whispered, "The Fifth Imperial Concubine has been injured, and I will ask the medicine boy to treat her injuries." Whether it can be cured or not, it's hard to say for the time being. ”

Jin Ninghou did not speak.

He can't protect himself, and he can't care about what happened to the five princesses.

Zhu Qijue silently retreated and walked to another cell at the end of the passage.

Zhen Yuanhou was imprisoned in this prison.

Zhu Qijue unlocked the door and pushed the door in. Zhen Yuanhou's expression was quite calm, and he said to Zhu Qijue: "If the queen mother asks, you will return on my behalf, I don't know about the assassination of the fifth prince from beginning to end." ”

"If I want to condemn myself, I just have to take my life. I only hope that Niangniang and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can let go of the Wei family. ”

Noble and wealthy families, married to each other, intertwined, complex and delicate.

Looking at Zhen Yuanhou's expression of generosity to death, Zhu Qijue didn't feel good in his heart. He nodded slightly: "Okay, if Niangniang asks me, I will tell Niangniang what Hou Ye said." ”

Zhu Qijue went to the third layer of the prison again.

The smell of blood in this layer of the prison is even stronger.

Zheng Jieyu's body was placed next to the fourth prince of the eldest prince, and the body of the fifth prince was next to Concubine Wei Xian.

The guard guarding the prison came over with a solemn face, and reported in a low voice: "The situation of Concubine Xian Niangniang is not quite right, please lead Zhu to go and take a look!" ”