Chapter 104: Designing the Dead
When the news of Wen Dongling's death reached Wen Ruyi, Wen Ruyi was changing the dressing for Qingning.
"What? Yingniang, are you sure? Is Wen Dongling really dead? Do you know how she died? This news shocked Wen Ruyi a little, and she also knew Wen Dongling's situation, it was obvious that someone had poisoned her, but the poison would not kill her, so she should not have died of this.
"I heard that Concubine Wen suddenly went crazy last night, climbed the rockery, and then accidentally fell down and died, but the details are not clear." Yingniang also ran over to tell Wen Ruyi as soon as she heard the news.
Wen Ruyi quickly bandaged Qing Ning's wound, asked Ying Niang to take care of Qing Ning, and she went to Chu Hongze's study.
As soon as Chu Hongze went down, as soon as he entered the study, he saw Wen Ruyi waiting for him.
"Lord Wang, I heard that Wen Dongling died, is it true?" Wen Ruyi was now eager to confirm the truth of the matter, so she asked straight to the point.
Chu Hongze sat down beside Wen Ruyi, his eyebrows furrowed slightly, "I also knew this fact this morning, and your father went to look for me when he went down today." ”
"Wen Qing? What does he ask you for? "Didn't she give Wen Qing an answer yesterday, Wen Qing couldn't wait and went directly to Chu Hongze? Hasn't he always been a wall-to-wall plant? Now that the winner has not been decided, why did he make a decision so quickly this time?
"Yesterday I sent someone to follow those assassins, and found that one of them entered the prince's mansion, and also went in after seeing Mrs. Wen, but it didn't take long for him to be kicked out." Chu Hongze frowned and said the news that the secret guard had found yesterday.
"I knew it must have been Chu Hongchen's villain who did it!" Wen Ruyi gritted her teeth hatefully, she knew that it was Chu Hongchen's plan to kill her, and, "Are you saying that Hu Yanmin also went to the Prince's Mansion last night and was kicked out?" ”
"Yes!" Here's what the Dark Guard has learned.
Wen Ruyi guessed in her heart that Hu Yanmin must have gone to the Prince's Mansion because of her affairs, and the two of them were embarrassed, and they didn't know what ulteriors were involved!
"Lord Wang!" At this time, Chengfeng walked in, "Back to the prince, Concubine Wen is indeed dead, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has nailed her to the coffin, and she was buried last night, saying that she has an incurable disease on her body, and she is afraid that it will be infected." ”
"It's just nonsense, this Chu Hongchen is really not a thing, he must be afraid that others will find out that Wen Dongling is poisonous, and he even made up such a reason." When Wen Ruyi heard this, he slapped the table angrily and stood up, feeling a little excited.
"Alright, don't get too excited!" Chu Hongze hurriedly grabbed Wen Ruyi.
"Hmph, this Chu Hongchen is so hateful, what a despicable villain, no, I will never let him succeed, the more he wants to hide it, the more I want to demolish him." Although Wen Ruyi hated Wen Dongling, she hated Chu Hongchen even more now, and hurriedly rushed out with a flash of inspiration in her head.
Chu Hongze, who was stunned, saw Chengfeng's surprised eyes, and couldn't help but shake his head helplessly, and didn't care about Wen Ruyi, and talked about other things with Chengfeng.
And Wen Ruyi ran to the yard, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and suddenly met Hua Yan who was about to go out, and suddenly had a plan in his heart.
"Alas, have you heard of it, Concubine Wen of the Prince's Mansion fell off the rockery last night and died, and the prince didn't let people see it, so he buried it hastily."
"Of course, I have a relative who works on an errand in the Prince's Mansion, but it is said that Concubine Wen suddenly became insane, but there is another hidden secret, and it is also said that someone saw with his own eyes that the prince fed Concubine Wen with poison, just to hide some secret."
"No, Concubine Wen married the prince because of her secret tie with the prince, and the two must have hooked up before."
"But isn't it, I didn't expect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to be so ruthless, even his own children will not be spared, if the emperor knows, he will be disappointed."
Hua Yan just went to the street to buy some good-looking rouge, and just returned home, but in the corner of the yard heard two girls chewing the root of the tongue, originally she was still a little unhappy, ready to go up the mountain to teach these two girls a lesson, but she didn't expect to hear such a surprising news, she immediately sent her personal maid out to inquire.
Soon, the maid came back and told Hua Yan that Concubine Wen of the Prince's Mansion had indeed climbed the rockery and fell to her death yesterday, and she was buried in a coffin that night.
Thinking of hearing the conversation of the two maids outside the courtyard, Hua Yan's heart suddenly moved, and he took someone to prepare to find the two girls to ask clearly, who knew that no one had been found, so he met Wen Ruyi in the back garden who was teaching people.
Hua Yan and Wen Ruyi can be said to be opposites, as soon as she saw Wen Ruyi here, she planned to go back, but she happened to hear Wen Ruyi also asking about Wen Dongling.
"Tell me quickly, where did you get the gossip, Concubine Wen and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are also what you can talk about, dare to chew the root of your tongue in the palace, aren't you afraid of pulling out your tongue?" Ying Niang was now behind Wen Ruyi, and she reprimanded the two girls kneeling on the ground with a fierce voice.
"Ask the princess for forgiveness, the slaves and maids don't dare anymore, please ask the princess to be gracious!" This voice was the voice that Hua Yan heard outside the backyard.
"Okay, considering that you are committing a crime for the first time, this princess will not punish you heavily, but the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped, so I will fine you three months of monthly silver, and go to the kitchen to help for another month." Wen Ruyi's voice came, this is indeed not a heavy punishment.
"Thank you princess, thank you princess!"
"Alright, let's all go down!"
The two girls quickly got up and retired, and Hua Yan, who was listening not far away, couldn't help but sneer in her heart, hum, pretending, hypocrisy!
After a few words of silent disdain, Hua Yan was ready to leave, but she had just walked a few steps when she heard Ying Niang's voice sound again.
"Princess, since you already know that the crown prince poisoned Concubine Wen, she will become insane, he is afraid that others will find out the poison in Concubine Wen's body, so he buried it in a hurry after Concubine Wen died, it is better for us to report the news to the emperor, the emperor will definitely punish the prince severely after he knows, so that our prince will not have a chance, I believe the prince will be grateful to the princess."
Hearing Ying Niang's words, Hua Yan couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and a thought instantly popped up in her mind, no, she can't give such a good opportunity to Wen Ruyi, she must take the first step to tell the Queen Mother the news, and then the person who will be thanked by the prince will be her.
Thinking of this, Hua Yan hurriedly left the house with people and went to the palace.
"Princess, it seems that the people have left!" Looking at the carriage heading towards the palace, Ying Niang smiled and reported the news to Wen Ruyi.
Wen Ruyi squinted her eyes and smiled, turned her head to the two behind her and praised, "You two have done a good job, this is the reward that this princess has given you." ”
The two girls were the two who were kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy just now, and when they heard this, they hurriedly bent down respectfully and took the two small bags from Wen Ruyi's hands, "Thank you, princess, this is what a slave should do." ”
And Hua Yan, who didn't know that he was being calculated, hurried to the palace and went to the queen mother's bedroom.
"Imperial grandmother, imperial grandmother!"
The Queen Mother looked at Hua Yan, who arrived first before anyone arrived, and couldn't help frowning, "Didn't I tell you not to be so reckless?" Why is it still like this when you are married? ”
As soon as Hua Yan came, he was told by the Queen Mother, and he couldn't help but feel aggrieved, but in the face of the Queen Mother, he could only bow his head and admit his mistake, "Yes, the imperial grandmother is right, Hua Yan must pay attention in the future, and he will not do it again next time." ”
"Okay, let's talk, what's the matter with coming here in a hurry, is there something wrong with you in the palace again?" The Queen Mother couldn't bear to blame Hua Yan, after all, she was also by her side, just thinking that she could be more stable, so that she could be worthy of her identity.
"Imperial Grandmother, Hua Yan has indeed come to you with an important matter to tell you." Hearing the Queen Mother mention it, Hua Yan got to the point again and told the prince and Wen Dongling about it.
"This ...... This...... Are you telling the truth? The Queen Mother really couldn't believe it, she never thought that Chu Hongchen would be such a ruthless person, and it was just a mental disorder that poisoned Wen Dongling, why did she even endure her own children......
"Imperial grandmother, this matter is true, Hua Yan doesn't dare to tell a lie, if the imperial grandmother doesn't believe it, she can let someone dig up Concubine Wen's body for an autopsy, it will definitely not be fake!" Hua Yan thought that since Wen Ruyi was sure that Wen Dongling was poisoned by the prince, it would definitely not be fake, and she was in a hurry to take credit in front of Wen Ruyi, so naturally she didn't think that this might be fake.
Listening to Hua Yan's sworn assurance, the Queen Mother was also trembling with anger.
"Imperial grandmother, don't be excited, your body is important!" The Queen Mother's health has always been bad, although Hua Yan is in a hurry to invite credit, she doesn't want the Queen Mother to be angry and fall ill by the news she brought, the Queen Mother is her backer, and she can't fall now, but she is still counting on the Queen Mother to support her behind her back.
"It's simply unreasonable, how can such a person be the prince of a country!" Now that the heirs of the royal family are already thin, the Queen Mother naturally attaches great importance to it, Chu Hongchen poisoned his child and hit the Queen Mother's scales, "Go, follow me to the emperor and see what his good sons have done." ”
The Queen Mother angrily took Hua Yan to the emperor's bedroom.
The emperor was originally concentrating on handling government affairs, but when he saw the queen mother walking in with an angry face, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, "Queen Mother, why are you here?" Is there something you want to find me, you can just ask someone to say it, why bother to come here yourself? ”