This cough is not out of control, and the cough is heartbreaking.

Zhang Jili, the only one who remained in the south study to serve, hurriedly brought a cup of warm tea, served Emperor Qianhe to drink, and helped him breathe a sigh of relief. Emperor Qianhe's coughing gradually eased, even so, when his coughing finally stopped, Fang's flushed face turned white at this moment, and he weakly raised his eyelids and looked at the face of the person kneeling in front of the imperial case, and the person still had a smile on his face.

Emperor Qianhe was extremely angry again, "You can still laugh?" Concubine Kang, now that the evidence is conclusive, what else do you have to say? ”

That's right! Kang Concubine! The noble lady who is now being escorted to kneel on the ground is not someone else, it is one of the nine concubines of Emperor Qianhe, Concubine Kang. Although Emperor Qianhe does not have many heirs, this harem is lively. One queen, four concubines and nine concubines, there is no shortage of one, and there are countless beauties, nobles, and those who have no titles, everything. This Kang Concubine's status can be regarded as middle and upper-class, although she is not as prosperous as Xie Guifei, but because she is younger, she can still bear some grace, although she has no heirs, her life is not sad.

Today is the deadline given by Emperor Qianhe.

Song Zeyuan and Xie Ming teamed up, what should be investigated, what could be checked, all of them were almost checked, but in the end, there was a lot of speculation, and there was a lack of conclusive evidence, seeing that even if he reluctantly paid the errand, he would have to be reprimanded, and it was not possible to explain to the deceased.

However, this rumor was released the day before yesterday, saying that the sky net was magnificent, negligent but not leaky, and it turned out that a witness was found, a little eunuch who swept the imperial garden.

That night, he was in a hurry, and after he came out to go to the toilet and solved it, he saw the murdered chamberlain in the East Palace running by, looking panicked, he was curious for a while, so he secretly followed, but he didn't expect that this one, he saw something amazing.

The little eunuch was frightened, but it took them a lot of effort to find this man. The little eunuch was young, although he was frightened, but he had a good memory, and he actually took them to find the blunt instrument that hit the dead and caused him to fall unconscious, not to mention, he also remembered some characteristics of the murderer, saying that the little finger of the murderer was different from ordinary people, but it was missing a section, but he didn't know whether he was born or acquired.

Now according to his description, he secretly investigated in various palaces, and really found a few people.

Today, in front of His Majesty, let the little eunuch testify in court.

But he didn't expect that without waiting for His Majesty to summon him, last night, something happened in the palace where the little eunuch was held.

The guards who were guarding were actually put down with drugs, and the murderer directly touched it, raised a knife and stabbed the person wrapped in the bedding on the bed, but he didn't want to, and he realized that it was wrong when he stabbed it.

There was no one in the bedding, but only a pillow.

When he was about to escape, it was too late and he was caught on the spot.

This was originally a bureau, there was no little eunuch who happened to bump into the murderer, the blunt weapon they did find, and the little finger was missing a section, but it was also identified from the traces left on the blunt object, this bureau was not seamless, but because of the murderer's lack of thief's heart, this made up for the loopholes in this bureau, and the stolen goods were seized on the spot.

And this person who broke into the house and committed murder was not someone else, but it was precisely the palace maid in the palace of Concubine Kang, who followed her from her mother's house to the palace.

This Qin Xin is the daughter of Kang Concubine's nursing mother, and Kang Concubine grew up together since childhood, although the two are master and servants, they are like sisters. Qin Xin is loyal to Concubine Kang, otherwise, she would not have entered the palace with Concubine Kang that day, and she has never married for life, and has been serving by Concubine Kang's side.

When she moved, Concubine Kang naturally couldn't get out of it. What's more, among those who were found to have a little finger missing, one of them was precisely the gardener with whom Kang Concubine was gracious, and he was also a gardener with kung fu.

When they went to the palace of Concubine Kang to get people, Concubine Kang did not return all night because of Qin Xin, Xu had already guessed that the matter was revealed, and suddenly she had cleaned up and sat on the main seat in the palace calmly and waited. Even if she was escorted to the south study, the emperor and queen were in front of her, and she was so straight from beginning to end, but with a smile, fearless and secretly sarcastic, no wonder she could make Qianhe emperor like that.

"Since the evidence is conclusive, the concubine naturally has nothing to say, but by virtue of His Majesty's fate, this matter is the only one done by the concubine, and I hope that Your Majesty will not implicate the concubine's maiden family under the past situation." Only then did Concubine Kang slightly restrain the sarcastic smile on her face and lowered her noble head slightly.

In any case, such a posture made Emperor Qianhe's heart a little calmer, the women in his harem, except for those who are like Ying nobles, only have beauty and no family background to rely on, but their positions are not high, and the rest of those who are in high positions, which one does not have a family to rely on?

Although Concubine Kang's mother's family is not as good as the Marquis Mansion of Zhenguo, her father and brother are also the ministers of the Qianhe Emperor who also rely on, not to mention, the dead are just a few chamberlains and palace maids, if it weren't for his whim, let the Dali Temple and the Criminal Department intervene in the case, and the investigation and investigation involved someone deliberately targeting Empress Chen and Xie Guifei, this matter would not have been so out of control now.

From the moment he heard that the matter was directed against Empress Chen and Concubine Xie Guifei, Emperor Qianhe regretted that he handed over the case to Song Zeyuan and Xie Ming for thorough investigation. It's just that there is no turning back when the bow is opened, so far, what can I do except check it down?

Either way, it's a scandal, and it's good to hold it up high, put it down gently, and let it end quietly.

Soon, Emperor Qianhe had calmed down the anger in his chest, and after weighing the pros and cons, he nodded with regret on his face, "This is a matter of the harem after all, and I will not implicate the previous dynasty, as long as they really have nothing to do with this matter, I will not blame them indiscriminately." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." How many of these women in the palace are stupid? What's more, they are all the pillow people of Emperor Qianhe, and they don't know much about the temperament of this majesty. He was suspicious, and he was so good-looking, and his reaction now surprised them at all.

Even Xie Ming and Shen Yue, because they are all close ministers, they are not surprised by the change of Emperor Qianhe, but Song Zeyuan has not dealt much with Emperor Qianhe, and he is surprised, but he only lowered his head, and the gloomy light under his eyes swept away, but his face did not show a cent.

"If you knew this was the case, why did you bother in the first place?" Emperor Qianhe looked at Concubine Kang and sighed, and then, without waiting for Concubine Kang to answer, his eyes had already swept to Queen Chen, "Queen, this is a matter of the harem, and it is a family matter, so how to deal with it next is up to the queen." The implication was understood by everyone present.

Although Dali Temple and the Criminal Department were allowed to intervene in the investigation of the case, it was a family matter in the future, and outsiders were not qualified to put their beaks in the past.

And according to the meaning of this majesty, at the moment, probably only Concubine Kang died quietly to end the matter and put a fig leaf on the royal family, right?

Empress Chen naturally understood, lowered her head and said softly, "The concubine can save it." ”

"Won't Your Majesty ask why the concubine is like this?" Concubine Kang suddenly opened her mouth, "Or rather, Your Majesty actually knows at all, but he is just deliberately pretending to be confused." After all, whether it is a queen or a concubine, if it is not for His Majesty's favor, where would he be so arrogant? ”