153: Someone who may know the truth
Master Cheng Liu reprimanded Cheng Qing as an elder, and was immediately reprimanded by the fifth master.
Not to mention that he is a secretary of the Ministry of Works, he is the first assistant to be the elder of the pavilion, and the fifth master is still a brother.
Without the support of the fifth master, the elder brother, with the resources of the clan, the sixth master's career would not have been so smooth all these years. It is reasonable to be reasonable, Master Cheng Liu can't refuse the request of the fifth master, and Cheng Rong is accompanied by Mrs. Cheng Liu into the palace to have an accident, and Master Cheng Liu must give an explanation to the fifth master and the Li family.
The next words, Meng Huaijin is an outsider can't listen to it, and Cheng Qing is a junior is not qualified to listen, and both of them were kicked out of the mourning hall.
Mrs. Cheng Liu couldn't hide, so she hurried from her courtyard, and the four of them wanted to understand the matter at the place where Cheng Rong stopped.
Cheng Qing and Meng Huaijin, including all the subordinates, were kicked out of the mourning hall.
The housekeeper wanted to take Cheng Qing to settle down, and Cheng Qing asked the housekeeper to ask for a horse:
"No need, I want to catch up with Senior Brother Meng, bring the horse for me!"
Although Cheng Qing is not very old, the housekeeper does not dare to be perfunctory.
This is a rising rookie in the clan, even the small and medium-sized Sanyuan, just now in the mourning hall, even Lord Shangshu dared to choke, how could the housekeeper go to pick Cheng Qing's tiger beard - the fifth master went to Beijing to mourn, and he didn't even bring his own grandchildren, so many children in the clan only brought Cheng Qing alone, which shows the importance and love for Cheng Qing.
"Young Master Qing, it's such a cold day outside, there are bare everywhere, there are no flowers or grass, you want to catch up with Meng Zhuangyuan, it's better to let the little one arrange a quiet and warm place for the two of you, and don't delay your business......"
It's really cold.
Riding out on horseback is like driving a roadster in winter, and the wind blows on your face like a knife cutting.
Meng Huaijin nodded lightly, but Cheng Qing didn't insist.
The housekeeper quickly cleaned up the warm pavilion and asked Cheng Qing and Meng Huaijin to come over, Cheng Qing did the same, and also drove the people away, and also opened the doors and windows of the warm pavilion widely, eliminating the possibility of someone eavesdropping.
Then she poured Meng Huaijin a cup of tea:
"Aunt Rong is newly mourned, and my nephew in the next room also has to keep filial piety, so I can only drink tea instead of wine with my senior brother."
Cheng Qing put on such a battle, Meng Huaiyan can not understand!
After drinking Cheng Qingjing's tea, he had to tell Cheng Qing the truth, at least the part he knew.
Meng Huaijin remembered the cold mourning hall.
thought of Cheng Rong's rather ridiculous title.
remembered that before leaving Nanyi, Cheng Rong caught up with his boat and asked him why he didn't object to the marriage before Xie Yuan, and when Xie Yuan didn't agree again, was it because Cheng's daughter was not worthy of his lofty ambitions, and delayed him from climbing high branches...... He wanted Cheng Rong to die, so he followed Cheng Rong's words and said "yes", Cheng Rong slapped him and scolded him for being a coward.
"Meng Huaijin, you bastard, in order not to marry me, you even dare to admit such an ungrateful reputation, you really underestimate me, is it possible that all the good sons and daughters in the world are dead, and I Cheng Rong must marry you?"
Cheng Rong slapped him, not because he refused to marry, but because he thought he underestimated her.
Now that I think about it, he remembers every word of what Cheng Rong said.
He also remembered the way Cheng Rong laughed.
During the Lantern Festival in the third year of Chengping, he saw Cheng Rong.
If not...... He and Cheng Rong have long followed their parents' orders and become husband and wife.
Meng Huaijin was distracted when he thought about it, and it wasn't until Cheng Qing coughed lightly that Meng Huaijin remembered that Cheng Qing was still waiting for him to solve his doubts.
"On the seventeenth of last month, two days after the Lantern Festival, Miss Rong was accompanied by Mrs. Shangshu and entered the palace to thank the Queen Mother. They accompanied the Queen Mother in Shoukang Palace, and after leaving Shoukang Palace, Mrs. Shangshu was invited to leave by Concubine Shu, and Miss Rong was accompanied by the palace maid of Shoukang Palace to return to the side hall of Shoukang Palace to wait...... Then Miss Rong had an accident, what happened that day Meng is unknown, on the eighteenth day of the first month, the palace returned Miss Rong's body, the emperor ordered Miss Rong to be buried thickly, and added 'Rouping' to Miss Rong as a title. ”
After Meng Huaijin finished speaking, Cheng Qing sneered:
"Senior brother also thinks that the title of 'Rouping' is extremely harsh, what you said is just an appearance, Aunt Rong's death is definitely not a recurrence of injury, right?"
Of course not!
Meng Huai's eyes were cold.
"Miss Rong's body was buried in the palace and returned to the Cheng family, on the same day, the palace dealt with a lot of palace people, all those who knew were gone, and the rest of the people would never say it even if they knew the truth. It's a pity that there are many people in the palace and where can they hide secrets, Miss Rong and Mrs. Shangshu did not return all night and stayed in the palace all night, and the imperial doctor on duty in the imperial hospital did not come out! ”
The queen mother's life-saving benefactor, the county lord of the emperor's own title, recurred from his injuries when he entered the palace to thank him, didn't he ask the imperial doctor to treat him wholeheartedly?
Even the imperial doctor was not alarmed, where is this attitude towards the Queen Mother's life-saving benefactor.
- So Cheng Rong didn't have a recurrence of the old injury at all!
The emperor used a holy decree to cover up the real cause of Cheng Rong's death, and sealed the palace people who knew about it as much as possible, but he refused to spend effort on the details, and he didn't even change the pulse of the imperial hospital!
This is to think that when a holy decree comes down, it is bitter or sweet, and the Cheng family can only accept the statement of 'serious injuries and incurable', and will not delve into it, and is too lazy to take care of the details?
Cheng Qing listened quietly and did not comment.
Meng Huaijin felt that she was too calm, even if he himself had just learned about this, he was extremely angry.
"The night that Miss Rong didn't leave the palace, there were others who didn't leave the palace, the daughter of the eldest princess of Fuzhen, the county lord of Roujia, she and the eldest princess of Fuzhen were in the Qianqing Palace. Qianqing Palace is the emperor's bedroom, and even if Princess Fuzhen wants to stay in the palace, she should not be in Qianqing Palace. ”
Cheng Qing quickly grasped the key:
"Senior brother, do you think Aunt Rong's death is related to the eldest princess Fuzhen and the county lord of Roujia?"
Meng Huaijin didn't say anything, but that expression obviously had a similar idea to Cheng Qing.
It was normal for concubines to stay in the emperor's bedchamber.
It is very abnormal for the eldest princess and the county lord to stay in the emperor's bedroom!
The eldest princess of Fuzhen.
Cheng Qing touched this title, and he was very favored when he heard it.
The title of 'eldest princess' is given to the emperor's sisters, not that the emperor's eldest sister is the 'eldest princess', this is not a preface but an honor.
In the same way, there is also the 'eldest princess', which is a princess given to the emperor's aunt.
This princess Fuzhen must be favored by the emperor.
The princess's daughter is the county lord and is titled Roujia...... Cheng Qing suddenly thought that Cheng Rong's title was 'Rouping'. Maybe the emperor saw the county lord of Roujia on the side, and casually gave Cheng Rong the title of 'Rouping'?
Then, when the emperor gave the decree, the county lord of Roujia was the witness!
It would be nice if I could meet this Roujia County Lord.
Meng Huaijin shook his head, "The county lord of Roujia has an arrogant temperament, because of her family background and holy grace, ordinary officials are not taken seriously by her, and you can't easily see her." ”
Cheng Qing didn't believe it.
"No one in the world is invulnerable, everyone has weaknesses, as long as you do what you like, it is possible to see the emperor himself!"
If she creates a great auspicious rui, the emperor may really summon her to question and meet her, the treasure giver.
But the emperor obviously won't cooperate with her investigation, it's easier to deceive a little girl than an unfathomable emperor!