Gu Fanghua was dressed in an apricot yellow court dress, standing with Queen Jiang without showing weakness.

sneered: "Queen Mother, my rules have been taught by the Queen Mother's grandmother since I was a child. What does Niangniang mean is that the Queen Mother's grandmother has not taught the rules well? ”

No matter how Empress Jiang is, she doesn't dare to say that Empress Dowager Zhong has not taught her rules well.

could only raise his eyebrows, gritted his teeth and said: "Gu Fanghua, you have to think clearly, the Queen Mother can't protect you for a lifetime." Are you sure you want to go against Hongu? ”

"The queen mother is too worried, the queen mother's grandmother can't protect it, and the emperor's uncle can. There can be many queens, and there is only one niece! ”

Gu Fanghua's words were a little unscrupulous, which completely angered Queen Jiang.

"Gu Fanghua, you are so bold, you dare to curse this palace! Come on, take her down, and teach her the rules well! ”

Several tall grandmothers came over silently, and Xiao Yuanzi and Xiao Manzi hurriedly stopped and protected Gu Fanghua. Mama is more powerful at most, how can she be Xiaoyuanzi's opponent?

The place where the question was asked was a remote warm pavilion, and the Imperial Forest Army was not there, only some eunuchs and palace maids, most of whom didn't know kung fu.

"Yao Meng! It's the other way around, take Gu Fanghua for the palace! ”

Yaomeng is deeply hidden, and it can be a tie with Xiaoyuanzi. The others wanted to come around, Gu Fanghua grabbed the glass bottle on the high table and threw it down!

I only heard a "bang", and a few scratches appeared on the white marble ground.

"Who dares to touch me!"

Gu Fanghua's arrogance has long made Sister Jiang Yaxuan look stupid. Only then did I know that in the past, Gu Fanghua was not as good as today.

Even the queen mother, the lord of the six palaces, she dares to contradict it, what else does she dare not?

"Queen, you should be glad that my aunt is worried about her sister-in-law today and left the palace ahead of schedule. Otherwise, if something happens to Jiaojiao, she will not let go of Tianwang Laozi. ”

The sound of the glass bottle breaking was too loud, which alarmed the outside, and the palace people who came in in a hurry, seeing the tense atmosphere, all bowed their heads and pretended to be quails.

Empress Jiang took a deep breath, stared at Gu Fanghua with her long narrow phoenix eyes, and said word by word: "Okay, you go to the emperor with the palace to talk about it, who is wrong!" ”

"Just go!"

When Empress Jiang rushed back to Tai'an Palace, it was just when Yan Rongling and Yan Shaoxun came back, as well as Lord Jin Zhen.

Earlier, the three of them came to the side hall, and several other palace people, including the eunuchs guarding the side hall, all knelt at the door of the side hall, all trembling.

Father-in-law Wang, who led them over, stepped forward and scolded: "Tell me everything you know, maybe you can still live!" ”

"Grandpa Wang, we don't know anything!"

The palace people kowtowed desperately, but Jin Zhen was still experienced, and shouted: "Shut up!" This official is the secretary of the criminal department, wait a minute, what the official asks you, you will answer. Clear? ”

"Clear, clear."

Jin Zhen already knew that most of them were palace maids from other palaces, third-class or rough envoys, and they were just transferred over to help today. There may be people who are bought, but no one can buy them all.

"Who is Yan Changle who is now dead?"

Several palace maids said in unison: "It's Xiaoying." ”

Then one of them, Ju Qing, the palace maid of Changchun Palace, added: "It was Xiao Ying who said, why did Miss Yan go in for so long and still not come out, and then go in and take a look." ”

Jin Zhen nodded, then pointed to the side hall and asked, "Before Xiaoying went in, did anyone go in?" ”

Ju Qing didn't hide it, and quickly said, "It's Miss Zhong who goes in first, and Miss Yan goes in later." Later, after Miss Zhong came out, only Xiaoying went in. ”

Yan Shaoxun couldn't help but interject and asked, "Today, the two of them are here to change clothes?" ”

All the palace people nodded, and Ju Qing added: "Yes, generally female relatives will not eat and drink when they participate in the palace banquet, unless they are dishonored like Miss Zhong." Otherwise, you won't be able to change your clothes easily. Miss Zhong and Miss Yan had an argument before changing clothes. ”

Jin Zhen exchanged glances with the two princes and said, "Why don't we go in and check it out?" ”

Yan Rongling arched his hand and said, "Everything is subject to the arrangement of the adults." ”

The three of them entered the side hall before and after, and they could see at once that these were three small rooms separated by screens.

Ju Qing hurriedly said: "Miss Zhong is changing clothes in the room on the left, and Miss Zimei has also come in to check." Miss Yan changed her clothes in the middle and brought a palace maid. ”

Jin Zhen took a deep breath, lifted the curtain in the middle, and saw the inside clearly at a glance.

The small room, with a screen about seven feet high, communicates with the rooms on both sides. Behind the small screen is the gong bucket, and there is a spring stool and a hanger outside for the female relatives to change their clothes.

And Yan Changle was strangled to death on the spring bench with a whip, and a palace maid was also strangled to death on the ground.

After the little eunuch of the Danqing Pavilion drew the position of the corpse, Jin Zhen stepped forward to examine it carefully. The strangulation marks on the necks of Yan Changle and the palace maid are all obvious, obviously caused by the same horse whip.

Yan Rongling was checking the surrounding environment, and Yan Shaoxun was carefully observing whether there were any signs of struggle between the two.

Jin Zhen asked, "Who is this horsewhip?" ”

Yan Rongling had already recognized that this was Zhong Taojiao's habitual horse whip, and even the fiery red Yingluo on it was exactly the same.

Ju Qing and the others all said they didn't know, Yan Shaoxun didn't speak, only Yan Rongling frowned and said, "Lord Jin, I once saw Zhong Taojiao use the same kind of horse whip, and the style is relatively similar." ”

Yan Changle's small eyes widened, and his hands hung down weakly, and the painful expression of the palace maid seemed to be a little different, and he couldn't think of the difference for a while.

Jin Zhen also searched the surroundings carefully, but there was no appearance, only Yan Shaoxun stared at Yan Changle's hand, frowning and silent.

"Come on, wait for the servant to come over, and then carefully check the cause of death, and the official will go to report to the emperor first. You bring the clothes that Miss Zhong has changed, and I can make a statement to the emperor. ”

In the end, Jin Zhen took Zhong Taojiao's changed clothes and the soft whip murder weapon to Tai'an Palace.

"The ministers played the emperor, Yan Changle and the palace maid Cao Zhi were all strangled to death by this soft whip. Only Miss Zhong and her maid Zimei entered the side hall first, and there was a dispute beforehand, and there were guards around, and there were no traces of outsiders entering and exiting the others. ”

Emperor Hong Zheng was silent and looked at Yan Shaoxun: "Shaoxun, do you have a show?" ”

Yan Shaoxun arched his hand and said: "Back to my father, my son has two things to add. First, at the scene of the murder, in addition to Miss Zhong's master and servant, there was also the palace maid Xiaoying, who also entered. ”

When Yan Shaoxun said this, he glanced at Gu Fanghua and gave him a reassuring look.

Continued: "Second, Yan Changle struggled violently before he died, so that the nails of his ten fingers were damaged, and there were soft whip residues in the nails. The other palace maid, Cao Zhi, did not show any signs of struggle. ”

Emperor Hong Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly, and was once again impressed by Yan Shaoxun.

Yan Shaoxun has no criminal experience, and it is commendable that he can show so many anomalies from the subtleties.

Yan Rongling also stepped forward to say goodbye.