Chapter 44: Investigation out of the palace

A drizzle of rain washed away the smell of blood in the palace.

Xiao Yichen braved the drizzle and strode from the gate of Huiyong Palace.

Mingran stood at the door of the cabinet room, waiting for him to come.

"What are you doing at the door?" Xiao Yichen patted the water droplets on his hair and pretended to be indifferent.

"Is there any progress on the murderer's business?"

Xiao Yichen's eyes focused on her and shook his head gently.

Ming Ran was confused by him, and remembered the doubts in his heart, "Jiangguo and Nanzhou are very close?" ”

"Nanzhou is the most partial, and it is closest to Jiangguo." He didn't understand why she suddenly asked this, frowned and said, "Nanzhou and Jiangguo? ”

Ming Ran whispered: "It's nothing more than Mr. said that this poison may come from Jiang Guo." ”

Xiao Yichen's foot that had just stepped into the threshold was instantly retracted, he glanced back at her, and immediately turned around and walked out.

Lu Anbo Mansion had just moved from Nanzhou to Beijing, and the Queen Mother also summoned Guo Yuxi that day.

With this clue, you can follow along and check it out.

Ming Ran looked at his dusty figure, and felt a little distressed in his heart.

I hope she's suspicious.

No matter how she thought about it, she couldn't figure it out, if it was really Guo Yuxi's doing, why did she do it? Didn't she know that if this matter was found out, the entire family would be implicated?

Fuyue walked behind Ming Ran and said softly: "County Lord, Shen Changhuan has been transferred to Chonghua Palace. ”

Ming Ran hooked his lips and smiled, and said disappreciably: "Let's go, go to Chonghua Palace." ”

At the door of the main hall of Chonghua Palace, Li Shihai bowed to the door of the room, listening to the sound in the house and trembling.

Concubine Liu stood in front of the soft couch, panting in her chest, as if she was very angry.

She smoothed her excited emotions and said, "Does the emperor not care about the face of the Liu family at all now?" ”

Xiao Yiqian calmly picked up the teacup, his face cold.

"Mother, I don't want to say it again, my queen can only be Mingran."

Concubine Liu looked up to the sky and sneered, "Even if Lu'er can't become the queen, what about the concubine?" Can't she be allowed to be a concubine? ”

Xiao Yiqian pondered for a long time, and said coldly: "Before the queen is sealed, I don't plan to be a concubine." ”

Concubine Liu was stunned, it turned out that he had never thought of promoting the Liu family.

She glanced at him and sneered, "You are just like your father." ”

After saying that, he turned and left.

The ground was in a mess, and a woman kneeling on the ground in the room carefully picked up the broken tea cup of Concubine Liu.

This is the first time that Concubine Liu has been so angry with him, and it is not difficult to see her disappointment when she left.

Although Xiao Yiqian and Concubine Liu are mother and son, he has been raised by the Queen Mother since he was a child.

The first emperor and the queen mother had a deep relationship, and the harem of the first emperor at that time was useless. If it weren't for Concubine Lin's poisoning of the Queen Mother and the loss of the child in her womb, the first emperor would not have other concubines in his life.

Since Concubine Liu gave birth to Xiao Yiqian, she fell out of favor, and Concubine Liu had to pass him on to the Queen Mother.

Because by the Queen Mother's side, there were more opportunities to see the first emperor, and the queen mother regarded him as her own, which also made the first emperor pay more attention to him.

Everyone in the world says that Xiao Yiqian's throne was obtained because of the Queen Mother, but in fact, this is not true at all.

Xiao Yiqian sighed softly.

Ming Ran lifted the hem of her skirt and walked into the house with small steps gently.

Li Shihai said at the door that Concubine Liu had come, and the emperor must be in a bad mood.

Ming Ran looked at the scene in this room, thinking that the emperor should be in a bad mood.

"Your Majesty." Ming Dye bent his knees and saluted.

Xiao Yiqian looked up, saw Ming Ran in the middle of the room, and waved her to get up, "What's wrong?" ”

Ming Ran walked to the edge of his soft couch and saw Shen Changhuan hanging his head and picking up the debris on the ground.

"It turns out that the emperor has transferred the lord of Changhuan County to Chonghua Hall to be on duty."

Xiao Yiqian glanced at Shen Changhuan and waved his hand at her with a frown.

Shen Changhuan bowed and walked out of the room.

"What's going on?" Xiao Yiqian looked at Ming Ran and asked again.

Ming Ran saw that he was not ready to answer Shen Changhuan's matter, and he didn't want to annoy him.

"I want to get out of the palace."

Xiao Yiqian was a little surprised, Ming Ran stayed by the Queen Mother's side every day and night, just because he couldn't rest assured, the Queen Mother hadn't woken up yet, how could Ming Ran suddenly mention leaving the palace.

And if she really wants to leave the palace, she doesn't need to tell Xiao Yiqian, she only needs to arrange a carriage to enter and leave the palace at any time.

Seeing Xiao Yiqian lowering his eyebrows and puzzled, Ming Ran said again: "I want to go to prison." ”

"Prison?"

She nodded and knelt on her knees, "Please allow the emperor to allow me to investigate the poisoning of the Queen Mother." ”

"Is there a suspicious person in prison?" Xiao Yiqian's face was solemn and he looked at Ming Ran.

Mingran shook his head, "Because of this, there has been no progress, and Mingran wants to go to the prison for inspection." ”

Xiao Yiqian's face was slightly relieved, and he persuaded: "There is Commander Mu investigating this matter, you can rest assured." ”

"Uncle and King Chen are both men, and the people who are being watched are all women, so there must be no inconvenience, if Ming Ran goes, there may be different discoveries."

After saying that, Ming Ran looked at him without turning his eyes, and his eyes showed pleading.

When Xiao Yiqian heard her mention King Chen, his eyes changed slightly, but he quickly returned to normal.

"Get up first, there's debris on the ground."

Ming Ran got up and walked over to him, pleading with a pleading face.

Xiao Yiqian thought for a while, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and said, "Okay, you go, let Commander Mu cooperate with you." ”

Ming Ran smiled faintly and bowed back.

Walking to the door of the room, she saw Shen Changhuan standing at the door with his head down, with blood stains on his hands.

She took out a silk silk from her sleeve and handed it to her, smiling, "The wound is easy to inflame, let's clean it up." ”

Shen Changhuan raised his head resignedly, glanced at her uneasily, and immediately lowered it again, taking the silk silk, "Thank you, Lord Fenghua." ”

Walking out of the gate of Chonghua Palace, Ming Ran got into the carriage prepared by Fuyue.

She came to Xiao Yiqian to ask for her will, and she was bound to get it.

The carriage left the palace gate and galloped all the way.

Ming Ran lifted the sash of the car window and looked at the ground outside the window.

A few days ago, the blood of countless soldiers flowed here, but at this moment, there was no trace of it, and the official road washed by the rain was also bloody.

Ming Ran could imagine what kind of blood would have flowed here that day, not only here, but also outside the city, and when he heard about the blood in the suburbs, it was still left on the road now, and even passing by there, he would feel shocked.

She lowered the window sash and closed her eyes as she looked at the wall.

After some time, the carriage gradually stopped.

Fuyue lifted the curtain, "County Lord, it's here." ”

Mingran opened his eyes and bowed out of the carriage.

Located in the eastern part of the city, the prison was controlled by the Suncheon Prefecture, where officials were held before the trial, and if convicted, they were handed over to Dali Temple.

Fuyue held up an umbrella to shield Ming Ran from the rain, looked up at the two jailers at the gate, and said worriedly: "County Lord, can you enter without a handwritten order?" ”

This place is not like Dali Temple, where many people have seen Ming Dye, as long as you dot it, you will be accommodating.

And the people on duty here have low official qualities, no one knows the clear dyeing, and they have to have the hand of Shuntian Mansion Yin to enter and exit.

Ming Ran gritted his teeth, "There is an oracle, what are you afraid of?" ”

Saying that, the two of them walked towards the stone steps, walked to the gate of the prison, and walked out of it, and said respectfully to Ming Ran: "Lord Fenghua, please come with the humble position." ”