It wasn't until the time when the emperor went to court that the queen mother woke up, but she was getting older, and after experiencing this incident, she looked older and older.

After she woke up, she looked at the emperor who was guarding the bed weakly and asked, "What about Huan Rong?" ”

The emperor sighed and said, "Don't think too much about the queen mother, taking care of your body at this time is the most important thing." ”

Seeing that he avoided answering, the Queen Mother couldn't help but raise her voice abruptly, and said angrily: "What about Huan Rong? What about the grandson of the mourning family? ”

Seeing that the queen mother was emotional, the emperor obviously couldn't give up answering, and immediately said with a gloomy expression: "Erchen has already asked Huan Rong's body to be stored in the side hall of Lanzhi Palace, and when the matter is over, he will ......bury it with the prince's courtesy."

When the queen mother heard this, she was overwhelmed with grief, and she patted the bed with tears and cried: "What a sin, what a sin." The mourning family has always been afraid that you will kill each other, but they didn't expect that when you were old, your brothers and sisters never killed each other, but your uncles and nephews killed each other! ”

The emperor frowned and said solemnly: "Erchen has been investigated in detail by the three law divisions, and Huan Rong will not die in vain in this matter." ”

The Queen Mother heard the meaning of his words, but she was really sad, and in the end she just waved her hand, "That's it, the mourning family doesn't believe that Xuanzhi will be so cruel." This matter is not asked, but the body is not in the ground for three days, unable to reincarnate, since Huan Rong did not enjoy wealth during his lifetime, then the emperor should give him dignity after death. ”

The emperor was about to say something more, but he saw that the queen mother closed her eyes tiredly, so she could only answer.

The two sat quietly for a while, until the morning drum was beaten, Liu Deming came to urge the court, and the emperor left.

This day's early dynasty was the most serious Xu Chu felt since he became an official.

It is indeed as Xiao Qinglang expected, since the beginning of the early dynasty, there have been officials of the mother family of Concubine De and the three princes and concubines who impeached Xiao Qinglang before and after, reprimanded him for committing murder in the palace and killing the prince, and demanded severe punishment from the emperor with harsh words.

And this time, even the flower who has always stood on Xiao Qinglang's side said that King Jing'an's character is flawed and he should no longer serve in the Three Law Division.

Almost most of the civil and military generals in the court are denouncing Xiao Qinglang. Only King Qi and several henchmen, as well as the officials of the Three Law Divisions, thought that Xiao Qinglang had suffered an injustice.

Just when everyone was arguing, Xu Chu stepped forward and saluted and said, "The minister thinks that the death of the third prince has many doubts. Therefore, the minister implored the emperor to allow the minister to conduct the autopsy himself......"

As soon as her words fell, she saw the Marquis of Rongguo, who had never spoken, stepped forward and said: "Everyone in the world knows that Lord Xu has the ability to perform an autopsy, but none of the corpses that Lord Xu has examined are intact, so the minister does not approve of Lord Xu examining the bodies of the three princes. ”

Marquis Rong is the father of Concubine De and the maternal ancestor of the third prince. When he was young, he was a frontier official, and then he took charge of the military power to compete with the barbarians, and it was not until the king of Qi and other commanders were born one after another, that he returned the military power to the imperial court and then became an official in Beijing. It can be said that he was the most powerful supporter at the beginning of his current ascension to the throne. So, his words do carry some weight.

"Besides, the three princes are different from ordinary people, if Lord Xu can guarantee that the body of the three princes will not be damaged and can find more favorable clues than the three law inspectors, then the old minister will naturally not object. I'm afraid that Lord Xu will despise the royal majesty and use means to insult the dignity of the three princes......"

As soon as the Marquis of Rong Guo spoke, many old ministers echoed him.

What's more, at this time, she began to use the body of Xu Chu as a woman to talk about the identity of the quasi-princess of King Jing'an. From the chicken Si Chen, to the use of power for personal gain, to the ancestral etiquette, almost all of them have been said. Some people even said that because she had a marriage contract with King Jing'an, she should not meddle in the case of King Jing'an in order to avoid suspicion.

The so-called crowd is golden, and Xu Chu felt the powerlessness of people's fearful words for the first time.

In fact, she knew in her heart that if this matter was placed in a society with a sound legal system like her previous life, it would be absolutely impossible for her to have the opportunity to meddle in the case with her identity. But now, she can still pin her hopes on the emperor's decision.

The emperor was silent for a long time, and said with a solemn expression: "Yesterday, I already said that this case was handed over to Xu Chucha, the so-called Son of Heaven is a true word, since I said it, it will not be easily changed." ”

"It's just a matter of autopsy, and there are three law inspectors. Lord Xu is still focusing on investigating the case, so don't put the cart before the horse. ”

Speaking of this, Xu Chu also knew that it was useless for him to argue. But now, they can't find the body of the palace maid, and they can't get more clues from the side, if they can't let her perform the autopsy, where will she get more flaws?

As a puppet, Xu Chu knew in his heart that in all difficult cases, the most fundamental flaws would remain on the corpse. Maybe the clues on the side will be wrong, but the marks on the corpse will never be off.

And when Marquis Rong Guo and others saw that the emperor had made up their minds, they no longer held on to Xu Chu's identity, but continued to attack Xiao Qinglang.

There are even ministers who directly advise that the law of the Great Zhou Dynasty is the foundation of the dynasty, and King Jing'an should not continue to be imprisoned in the palace since he is suspicious. The so-called prince broke the law and the common people, not to mention the prince in charge of the prison. Since it is difficult for him to prove his innocence now, he should naturally be temporarily imprisoned in the heavenly prison or the prison under the three law divisions.

Many of the courtiers agreed with this recital.

The emperor looked at everyone with a blank gaze, and finally looked at Hua Xiang and asked, "What do Hua Xiang think?" ”

Hua Xiang took a step forward and said with an unmoved expression: "What your lords said is extremely true, whether it is the third prince or the protector of the country or the concubine of the old minister, he has never been extrajudicial to be suspicious, so the old minister thinks that at this time, he should let the prince move to the prison or Dali Temple to be investigated." ”

When his words fell, he naturally attracted the echo of many people. And this well-founded advice really makes it impossible to find fault with it.

The emperor couldn't help frowning a little when he saw how the Hua family, who had always been good friends with King Jing'an, and he took a deep look at the flowers, and hummed inexplicably. After a long time, the emperor looked at Tang Qiaozheng and said: "At this time, the imperial family is involved, and it happened in the palace, so the case should be transferred to the inner court for processing." ”

After retreating from the court, Xu Chu did not leave in a hurry, but lingered behind the dragon pillar for a long time, until Hua Xiang walked out of the court, she stepped forward and bowed.

"Xiangye."

Hua Xiang glanced at Xu Chu, said a few polite words to his colleagues on the side, and then walked to the side with her, and only when the surrounding officials gradually decreased that he looked up at Xu Chu.

"Lord Xu, if you have anything, you might as well say it directly."

Xu Chu pursed her lips, and knew in her heart that she was now in an isolated and helpless situation. After all, even if Tang Qiaozheng and others in the Three Law Divisions echoed her, it was only limited to these few people. And the senior officials of the DPRK and the Central Committee, even the flower who has always admired Xiao Qinglang very much, want to beat Xiao Qinglang into the abyss every word, which is too unfavorable for Xiao Qinglang.

Thinking of this, she didn't even hesitate anymore, and said directly: "I don't know what Xiangye thinks of the case between the prince and the third prince?" ”

Hua Xiang glanced at her, a dark light flashed in his cloudy eyes, but his words were still leaky, "Naturally, it is based on evidence, although I believe in the prince, I will not joke with the laws of the Great Zhou." ”

After a pause, he said again: "Lord Xu, sometimes what you see is not necessarily true, how can you fully believe what you have checked? Benxiang's wife always liked to be obedient when she was young, and she often said something interesting to Benxiang, just like the words of the emperor and queen of the Sui Dynasty for a lifetime, and she was quite emotional at that time. But Benxiang knows that it has been recorded in the history books that Emperor Sui has favored the palace maid several times when he was older, and even handed over the son of the palace maid to the middle palace to raise, and finally made his queen depressed. Later, the dynasty changed, various versions of legends spread, and even there were many disputes between Emperor Sui and his wife in the history books, let alone rumors. ”

Xu Chu listened to what he meant, his heart was in a trance, and his brain, which was not chaos, became clearer and clearer. She arched her hand and said: "What Hua Xiang said is extremely true, but if you want to sacrifice people who have made meritorious contributions to the world for the sake of stability, the lower officials think it is really inappropriate." ”

Hua Xiang looked at her for a long time, and saw that her expression was firm, and she was not shaken by her words at all, and couldn't help but chuckle: "This character is stubborn." Well, if you really want the truth, this is the way to remind you. Emperor Chengzong once built a painting pavilion in the southwest corner of Changli Palace, after Empress Gongshun moved into Fengqi Palace, the pool under the painting pavilion dried up, and it was known as an ominous place, so Emperor Chengzong ordered the painting pavilion to be sealed. Later, the first emperor, until today, has never opened it again. If you can take a look, you may be able to find some unexpected clues. ”

Xu Chu saw that he was vague about what he said, and knew that Hua Xiang, who was an old fritter, didn't want to get involved in this conspiracy. The so-called self-protection, she can indeed understand, after all, being in a high position, what she represents is never just herself.

So, when Xu Chu saw him mention himself to this point, he was really grateful in his heart. She thanked her, and then watched the flowers leave.

After leaving the court, she went straight to Changli Palace. Because before, when she and Xiao Qinglang were investigating the secret passage, they had the emperor's permission, so the guards and secret guards near Changli Palace were not embarrassed by her.

Although she didn't have the drawings of Changli Palace, according to the southwest corner of the flower, she really found a barren place. There are dead grass everywhere, and there are no arches or entrances, but you can see a few dead trees that go straight into the clouds, and a two-story pavilion can be faintly seen behind the dead trees.

Her skull throbbed, but she thought of the hint of something in the flowers, and finally gritted her teeth and climbed the wall. Thanks to the fact that she has been living in the countryside since she crossed over, she has also gone to the mountains many times to help some hunters collect corpses, and even climbed trees to hide from fierce beasts. Otherwise, when faced with a wall more than one person high, she might really be helpless.

After climbing the wall, even though her brain was a little dizzy, she didn't dare to make any more noise, lest she attract the guards and guards guarding the secret passage.

When she sat down on the wall, she took a deep breath and jumped down with her eyes closed. At the moment of landing, she hurriedly staggered forward a few steps to unload some strength, but even so, the heel still hurt uncomfortably.

It is hard to imagine such a desolate place in the palace, even the pool is full of dead grass, and the rotten dead leaves and branches on the ground can be seen everywhere, and even emit a slight stench.

If it was an ordinary time, Xu Chu would definitely sigh, and it was not difficult to imagine what such a scene would have been like when it was prosperous. I think Emperor Chengzong also sat on the railing, looking at the rippling pond and looking at the layers of ups and downs of the green lotus paintings.

At that time, it must have been a place full of flowers, steaming clouds, and beautiful beads. Time has passed, and now the beauty here is gone, only the dry pond still shows the elegance of the past.

Xu Chu laboriously pushed the weeds away and walked towards the pavilion, but it was only a distance of hundreds of meters, but it took her a full quarter of an hour. And it was only a quarter of an hour, and it had already made her embarrassed, the soles of her shoes were full of mud, and the official uniform on her body was already dirty.

But she didn't care at all, and only found a gap and went into the pavilion. As soon as she entered, a burst of dust hit her, making her itch her mouth and nose and cough violently.

"Really...... There's a thick dust of history. She smiled wryly, pinched her nose, which had been sneezing several times in a row because of itching, and said.

But the bitter smile was a wry smile, and at this time she still looked around, repeatedly knocking on the desks and bookcases that were so full of dust that she could no longer see the original color.

In fact, she is not good at finding the dark grid, but she has also seen Wei Yan and others looking for it in the study of the British Mansion before, and she can also look for it at this time.

But in a moment, she was turning over many scrolls, dozens of them, and it looked like they had been forgotten for a long time. She unfolded the scrolls one by one, and most of them were landscape paintings, and there were occasional pictures of famous ladies. According to Xu Chu's half-hung level of appreciation, he can only say that he is really beautiful.

When she saw a picture of a beautiful woman under the moon, her hand suddenly paused. I saw that on the picture scroll, a bareback woman was depicted, shrouded in moonlight, drenched in fragrant sweat, and her appearance was very charming. Even if it didn't depict the woman's beauty, the picture scroll was beautiful enough. Even a woman like Xu Chu couldn't help licking her dry lips.

She whispered the inscription on the scroll, "Fight against the gums, and the two bodies are secretly grinding." Cauliflower plays butterflies sucking the pith of flowers, and honey-loving bees hide honey. The powder sweat is dry and wet, and it is still a work on the pillow. This is really fun, and it is the first subject of unique romance. ”

After a while, she stammered: "Who said that the ancients were all subtle, such a glamorous poem can attract people's imagination at any time." ”

After the emotion fell, she set her eyes on the cashier, and after seeing the private seal of the cashier, she was suddenly surprised.

She didn't dare to be careless, and unfolded the remaining scrolls one after another.

"It's so romantic, and the good flowers are smiling and raining. Panicked pillows on the cheeks, tired in the bed to wash Lu'er. The wonderful outside is not allowed to speak, and the delicate time is biased towards the eyebrows. Why do you need to talk about the middle thing, and even the branches and the branches. ”

This one by one, the glamorous poems are really more explicit than the other.

However, what made Xu Chu even more shocking was the last exhibition scroll she opened. This time, there is no glamorous scene, but a woman in a white fur collar and a pink coat standing on the snow. Xu is a long time ago, the woman's face is no longer very clear, and there are even some faint traces of dirt on the left and right sides of the face.

However, what surprised Xu Chu was not the woman on the picture, but the inscription in the upper right corner of the scroll.

"The dove of the Rising Sun Village calls for women

Yaofu spread his wings

Love to cage the mandarin duck twice

When will the love between wife and man end

Chu Wanfei pandan knotted

Eyebrows and green work like a moon painting"

Xu Chu couldn't understand whether it was neat or not, but he knew that this was a very obvious hidden-head poem. All the words are just a sentence of "Xu Yao's beloved wife Chu Mei".

Xu Chu had checked Emperor Chengzong and Empress Gongshun, and naturally knew that Emperor Chengzong had the name Xu Yao. It's just that as an emperor, he never dared to be called by anyone.

But the name of the queen of Gongshun does not call Chu Mei......

The more she looked, the more frightened she felt, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt stunned. If everything here is true, then ...... So what about the clues they found before, and even the inside story of the speculation?

The wind poured in, blowing up layers of dust, making Xu Chu's eyes hurt a little. But before she could rub her eyes, she suddenly heard another small sound outside, and the sound of grass and trees was mixed with the sound of inconspicuous footsteps......

At this time, this place, it is impossible for anyone to come. If anyone comes......

She didn't have time to think about it, so she suddenly got up and moved sideways with the scroll in her hand. After turning sideways, she felt a very oppressive cold air hit her, followed by the sound of a long knife breaking through the air.

Xu Chu had experienced an assassination after all, and even though he was panicked at this time, he was able to stabilize his mind. She didn't dare to let go of the picture scroll, and in the midst of the noise, she subconsciously raised her hand and blocked a knife from top to bottom.

Immediately, blood splattered, and a stream of sticky blood sprayed on her face and stained the other party's hands. Xu Chuqiang endured the pain and retreated step by step, until he escaped from the pavilion before shouting: "There are assassins......

She actually understands that she is gambling now. At this time, she had nowhere to hide, and it was impossible for her to climb through the wall without any obstacles if she was seriously injured.

Her only hope was to guard the guards and secret guards in the Qing Banquet Hall of Changli Palace.

Xu Chu stumbled, ignoring his right arm gushing with blood, and just ran towards the wall. However, even with all her strength, she could not match the speed of the other party's pursuit after jumping, but in a moment, the man with the long knife blocked her path again.

The wound on his arm was so painful that he was unconscious, and his official uniform was covered with blood, and Xu Chu, who was holding the scroll at this time, could only clench his left hand by instinct.

In the past, wherever she went, she would carry a post-mortem knife to defend herself. But since he had to go in and out of the palace for the investigation of the case, the autopsy knife could no longer be carried with him. However, it was such a small difference, and at this time, she completely became a fish under the knife.

The person who came raised the knife in his hand, didn't care about Xu Chu's shouting, and just sent it to her heart fiercely.

Inexplicably, Xu Chu suddenly remembered the scar in her heart. At the beginning, when my father treated himself from the secret passage, it was a penetrating injury, and if it wasn't for the timely treatment, I was afraid that he would have died long ago. Unexpectedly, after 20 years, she still can't escape......