"Father, the son-in-law feels that all this is like an arranged bureau. Even the soft whip that kills people is the same as Miss Zhong's usual use. ”

After Yan Rongling finished speaking, he listened to the sound of gasps everywhere in the hall, and continued: "Father, if it is really Miss Zhong who killed someone, it is impossible to put the murder weapon there. ”

Emperor Hong Zheng was noncommittal, and asked people to pass on the people who stayed in the palace, as well as the three generations of the ancestors and grandchildren of Qinguo, including Zimei, Xiaoying, and Juqing.

Empress Jiang took advantage of this gap and said, "Your Majesty, the concubines have already asked. It's just~"

"Say."

Empress Jiang was embarrassed: "Your Majesty, it's just that before, only Miss Zhong and Changle had a little dirty. It was only at Mingzhu's insistence that she had a dispute with Changle, and the concubines didn't know what to do. ”

"Queen Mother, you just say it's me. Or delicate hands! It's just that I don't know, even if we have a conflict with Yan Changle, will we kill people today? ”

Gu Fanghua's unceremonious confrontation made Empress Jiang even more embarrassed, and looked at Emperor Hong Zheng: "Your Majesty! ”

It was rare for Emperor Hong Zheng to see Gu Fanghua so angry, and it was related to the queen's face, and said in a deep voice: "The queen and Mingzhu sit down first, since this murder happened under my nose, I will naturally find out." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Empress Jiang sat back with Gu Fanghua, and the people from Chen Liu's palace and the Zhong family also came in.

Emperor Hong Zheng asked them all to sit down, and then said to Jin Zhen: "Jin Aiqing, I allow you to try the case on the spot, you can ask questions about everything, and the rest of you must answer honestly." ”

"Wechen obeys!"

The autopsy records have been sent to Jin Zhen. He had already read it carefully, Yan Changle did struggle violently before he died, but Cao Zhi did not, this is a direction to trace.

Jin Zhen sorted out his thoughts and was ready to start with Zhong Taojiao, and he usually wanted to touch the shocking wood, but found that it was not a court, so he could only quietly retract his hand.

"Miss Zhong, did you have a dispute with Yan Changle today?"

Zhong Taojiao had calmed down and replied truthfully, "Yes." ”

"Then you can tell me, when? Why? Can I be accompanied? Has anyone else seen it? ”

Zhong Taojiao told the story of the imperial garden in the morning and the palace banquet, and finally said: "I was forced to change clothes because Yan Changle poured wine on the skirt and Jiang Yaxuan poured wine on the placket of the clothes." Later, Yan Changle chased him to the side hall, spoke ill of him, and wanted to beat Zimei, everyone saw it, and Lord Jin could ask. ”

Jin Zhen looked at Zimei and asked, "Is what Miss Zhong said true?" ”

Zimei kowtowed and said: "Every sentence is true, the slave can repeat the words in public." ”

Jin Zhen looked at Xiao Ying and Ju Qing and asked, "You were present at the time, can you remember the conversation between Yan Changle and Miss Zhong?" Can you say it in public? ”

"Lord Hui, you can be there."

Jin Zhen asked Ju Qing to replace Zhong Taojiao, and Xiao Ying temporarily replaced Yan Changle, and re-enacted the conversation with Zimei.

When Zimei said, "It's not in vain that Miss Yan will enter the palace", Emperor Hong Zheng glanced at Empress Jiang thoughtfully.

Yan Changle was obviously grounded by himself, and with the queen's cautious temperament, just because Jiang Yali was about to marry into the Chenliu Palace, it was the first time for Yan Changle to intercede like this.

Empress Jiang felt Emperor Hong Zheng's gaze, her vest stiffened, and she sat stiffly with her eyes and nose and nose, and her heart was motionless. I regretted it a little for the first time, I was in too much of a hurry.

Seeing that what the three of them said was correct, Jin Zhen asked again: "Miss Zhong, is this your soft whip?" ”

Zhong Taojiao denied it: "Impossible, when I changed clothes in Cining Palace this afternoon, I put the soft whip with my clothes and didn't bring it to the palace banquet." ”

"Is there a witness?"

Zhong Taojiao looked calm and replied: "If Lord Jin doesn't believe it, you can send someone to Cining Palace to take the soft whip, and you can see it at a glance." ”

Queen Jiang couldn't help but raise her eyes, glanced at Yaomeng, and obviously ordered to put away the soft whip after killing, how could it be put in place?

Xiao Ying couldn't help but shrink, after she strangled Cao Zhi, as soon as she finished screaming, she found that Yan Changle seemed to have signs of recovering her anger. It is estimated that Caozhi's strength is too small, and he is not completely strangled, but he is just temporarily holding his breath.

In a hurry, they could only strangle it again, but Ju Qing and the others had already arrived at the door, and they really didn't have time to hide the soft whip.

Emperor Hong Zheng pondered for a long time and said, "Come here, go to Cining Palace with Princess Ning and take the soft whip." ”

This is to alarm the Queen Mother, and Princess Ning, who has no dealings with King Chen and the Zhong family, is the most suitable, and she doesn't worry about which family she helps.

"Miss Zhong, did you hear a strange noise when you changed your clothes?"

Zhong Taojiao recalled carefully and replied: "There was a slight sound, but it was inevitable that there would be movement in the changing of clothes, and I didn't care about it, so I came out first." ”

"Ju Qing, Xiao Ying, how long did it take Miss Zhong to change her clothes? Is this the one that was replaced? ”

Jin Zhen asked people to stretch the clothes open, and it was easy to see the wine stains on the placket and skirt. Indeed, it is necessary to change clothes, otherwise it is a loss of decency.

Ju Qing and Xiao Ying replied: "It's this, the changing clothes are about half a pillar of incense." ”

After Jin Zhen finished asking Zhong Taojiao, he looked at the case, and said, "Your Majesty, there is still one person involved in the case, and I want to ask a few words." ”

"Everyone here, all right."

Jin Zhen arched his hand behind the screen and said, "Weichen wants to ask, Miss Jiang of the Wuping Marquis Mansion." ”

Jiang Yaxuan's hands clenched tightly, forced herself to calm down, came out to salute Emperor Hong Zheng first, and then stood beside her with her hands down. He said softly: "Lord Jin, please ask, I must know everything, and I will say everything." ”

Jin Zhen asked expressionlessly: "Miss Jiang, today, you are all with Yan Changle, what Miss Zhong said just now, is it true?" ”

"It's true."

Jiang Yaxuan didn't dare to deny it.

A cold light flashed in Jin Zhen's eyes: "Then may I ask Miss Jiang, it is obvious that you poured wine on Miss Zhong and caused her to change her clothes." Why was it Miss Yan who chased after her to change clothes, not you? ”

Jiang Yaxuan burst into tears: "Back to my lord, I apologized at that time, and I also thought about accompanying Miss Zhong to change clothes. But Changle said she wanted to go, so I didn't go. ”

"Did Miss Yan say anything before she went?"

Jiang Yaxuan lowered her head and said, "She only said that she also wanted to change her clothes, but I saw that she was accompanied by palace people, so I didn't go." I knew that I would have accompanied her, and she would not have been murdered. ”

In the end, Jiang Yaxuan was already choked.

Jin Zhen nodded, finally looked at Xiao Ying and Ju Qing, and said loudly: "I have a testimony in my hand, except for Miss Zhong and Zimei, the last person to go in is Xiao Ying." Isn't it? ”

"Yes."

"Xiao Ying, you are a third-class palace maid of Yanxi Palace, Ju Qing, you are a third-class palace maid of Xianfu Palace. At that time, there were also palace people from Chuxiu Palace and Changchun Palace who were guarding the side hall, is this so? ”

Ju Qing and Xiao Ying did not deny it, and replied, "Yes." ”

"Xiao Ying, since you are from Yanxi Palace, why hasn't Miss Yan come out for a long time. The other palace people didn't move, but you went to check? ”