The letter stated that he had found the man who had been with the Empress Gongshun at the beginning, and if the Empress Gongshun still insisted on going her own way, he would give up his face to make it clear to the prince about the glory of the Xiangyang Marquis' Mansion.

At that time, he probably guessed that his daughter was carrying the prince behind his back to do things with others, and wanted to use the child of unknown origin as the emperor's heir. Pet.. I didn't think that from the beginning, it was the prince who had a problem.

But this is not to blame him, after all, the world of monarchy is big, and it is really impossible for him to believe that the prince is incompetent.

Xu Chu saw the end of his eyes, and saw that the Marquis of Xiangyang warned his concubine to know how to be honest, and he thought that he could not have children, and invited himself to leave the court. Otherwise, he would ask the prince to meet with the Holy Grandfather and let the Holy Grandfather rule on the matter.

Sure enough, he is a pedantic and upright old minister, worthy of being a general who has had a lifelong friendship with the Holy Grandfather, but has never been feared. Even if he is in a high position, he has never lost his heart, and it is not difficult to see his mind and righteousness between the lines.

It can be seen that the Marquis of Xiangyang is not nostalgic for power, but is ashamed of his ancestors and the royal princess because of his upbringing.

At the beginning, he used the way of unloading his armor and returning to the field to seek the protection of the eldest daughter of the Holy Grandfather. A father's love can be seen, but the anger after knowing that his daughter has other hearts and has the heirs of others is not fake.

These letters are not exhaustive, but they can roughly tease out the events between the two generations at that time.

Later, Emperor Chengzong, who was the crown prince, and the crown princess invited the Marquis of Xiangyang to go out to play, saying that it was a play, but anyone with a discerning eye knew that it must be talking about the crown princess and the fetus in her womb.

Judging from the reply from the Marquis of Xiangyang, he also knew that if the crown princess had a personal affair with others, the prince's image would be greatly damaged. Therefore, after thinking about it, I wanted to discuss with the prince a plan for both.

This was also the last letter of the Marquis of Xiangyang, after which he was gone.

Besides, in the capital, fortunately, the princess's sister who was the old British duchess was pregnant at that time. Therefore, after several discussions, they decided to steal peaches and plums from the world.

Even, the woman who delivered the old British duchess at that time was killed on the spot by the old British duke, who was angry because of the unfavorable delivery.

It's just that in addition to the midwife, there was another person in the delivery room at that time, that is, Wang Yangming, who was responsible for sending the baby to the palace in Changli Palace, where Queen Gongshun lived, as soon as possible. However, at that time, except for Wang Yangming, no one knew that in fact, the old British duchess gave birth to twin boys.

At that time, the nail planted by the old king Su on the old British mansion found out about it, rescued the baby who was almost put to death, and then sent it out of the capital overnight. It's just that the nail was found at that time, so he was killed before he could leave an explanation to Lao Su Wang and others.

After that, the king of Lao Su remembered that the baby came from the old British mansion, and that it might be used in the future, so he sent someone to secretly access it to Jinling. For many years afterward, he continued to instill hatred in the baby, until Emperor Seungjong and Empress Gongshun wanted to choose children from the side branches to inherit the British government......

Later, after the death of the old King Su, the power of the line of King Su was taken over by the young lord Rong Gong. And Rong Gong's methods are even better than those of King Lao Su, and he can even subvert the rule of the imperial court in Jinzhou City unknowingly.

If it weren't for Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu to appear, then Yunzhou City would also become the second Jinzhou City at this time. As for those minerals and gold and silver property, even if it cannot be said to be enough to compete with the Great Zhou court, it is enough to recruit troops.

On top of his confession, it also involved the matter between Rong Gong, that is, Rong Yu, Sun Rou and Wang Yun. The inside story is no different from what Xu Chu had speculated before. The only difference is that after Sun Rou left the Sun family with the help of Wang Yun, she was actually found by Rong Yu and imprisoned by her side for many years.

How she escaped later, Xiao Zihang is not too clear. However, in the fifty-fifth year of the first emperor, after she was found again, she was directly nailed into the coffin by Rong Yu for sacrifice.

And whether it is a living person sacrificing to a ghost or a corpse spell, it is actually done by Rong Yu with regret. He hoped to resurrect people through evil magic, but he couldn't come forward, so he had to find Xiao Heng, a British prince whose wife looked the same as Sun Rou, to come forward, and forced Wang Yun to go against the sky under the pretense of resurrecting Sun Ruan.

Of course, later, whether it was Wang Yun and the Dong family, or the first emperor, they were all the threads that Rong Yu asked Xiao Heng to pull in the middle.

First, Xiao Heng was instilled with hatred for the royal family since he was a child, and loyalty to the old Su Wang. Second, after Xiao Heng entered Beijing, in order to prevent him from changing his mentality, Xiao Zihang, who inherited his father Zhu Youshu, would always look for Xiao Heng to do Zhu Youshu for him every once in a while to strengthen the hint of hatred.

Therefore, Xiao Heng wished that the first emperor would not die well, so naturally there were all kinds of later.

And the Dong family suddenly became favored, also because the old lady of the Dong family, who was the waiter of the Ministry of Works at that time, was responsible for renovating the dark room in the secret passage. With this relationship, the first emperor naturally looked at the Dong family as if he were a confidant, and the status of the Dong family's daughter in the harem also rose.

From the beginning of the secret passage to rebuild the secret room, whether it was the Xuanyang Dao people or the first emperor, they promised a lot of benefits to those who were guilty. In addition, the first emperor also asked the Xuanyang Taoist people to give them gold and stone powder to show their favor. Where the gold and stone powder is taken, everyone feels as light as a swallow, and even feels fluttering, so they are naturally grateful.

But they don't know that these are just carnivals before death. After the dark room was built, the Xuanyang Dao people coaxed everyone to take the poison of Heding Red in the gold and stone powder, and everyone died after not checking it, which also led to the matter of the corpse pit in the secret passage.

Of course, Dong Qingzheng, who was sent by the Dong family to supervise the work, could not escape death. The only one who escaped was probably Dong Er, who was secretly released by Dong Qingzheng for personal gain.

Later, in order to solve the urgent need and to break the rumors outside that he had hurt the fundamentals, the first emperor asked Xiao Heng to pretend to enter the palace for him to have fun with the concubine, and even let the first concubine get pregnant. But the first emperor didn't expect that he had only been hiding in the secret passage for only an hour, and Xiao Heng outside had already had the idea of replacing him. After that, Xiao Heng let the Xuanyang Dao people confuse him into indulging in alchemy in order to seek immortality, which also led to the fact that he summoned people to alchemy in the palace for two years. Later, due to the resistance of the courtiers and complaints from all over the country, the first emperor could only listen to Xiao Heng's suggestion and transfer the alchemy matter to the secret passage to continue. But he didn't expect that Xiao Heng, who was his stand-in, would finally imprison him in the dark room until he was trapped to death.

And Xiao Heng not only took revenge, but also left Xiao Qinglang as the heir, and let him hold real power in his twilight.

As for why Xiao Heng did not directly abolish the crown prince at that time and let Xiao Qinglang succeed to the throne, it was probably because there was no chance. After all, the prince was deeply loved by the courtiers, and Xiao Qinglang was not interested in the throne, and Xiao Heng tried to abolish the prince by the hands of the Dong family at that time, so he couldn't find a chance.

Xu Chu looked at these and sighed in his heart that the second half of the first emperor's life was really ridiculous.

Most of these things have been explained by Rong Yu, and Xiao Zihang has personally informed Xiao Heng. Of course, the reason why Xiao Zihang was let go was naturally to let him use the Zhu You technique to confuse Xiao Heng, so that Xiao Heng would not have a love affair with the first emperor since he was a child and finally relent.

"Since the death of King Lao Su, Xiao Zihang has been accompanying the person called Rong Gong in the capital?" Xu Chu raised his eyebrows and spoke in a deep tone.

"Yes, and according to his confession, the people he went to and saw several times out of Beijing were related to the cases that the adults and the prince had investigated before."

"Merchant status...... Moreover, it can also involve maritime business, and it can travel between northern and southern Xinjiang without being detected as inappropriate. This merchant is really very capable. Xu Chu sneered at the corner of his mouth, obviously thinking that there must still be the power of Lao Su in the court. And after decades of business planning, that person will definitely not only gather the power of King Lao Su, the Dong family, and the British government, but also use the money obtained by all means to create his own new power.

Otherwise, how could he dare to be so presumptuous at the feet of the Son of Heaven?

Just when the three of them were deep in thought, the guard outside the door reported that Tang Qiao was coming.

Tang Qiaozheng was really anxious now, and he wanted to find out what the prince had explained to Xu Chu before, including the Hundred Flowers Pavilion and Dong Er. On the other hand, it is necessary to turn over some files about the period of the first emperor. Now he is also involved in the case of the prince killing and humiliating the woman, and he is really anxious.

Fortunately, he is not a fool, just thinking about it, he knows that this time the prince is trapped, it must be because of the case they investigated before.

Just as he didn't dare to make a big move on the murder case of the prince, he didn't dare to make a decision when it came to the secret of the royal family. But if he wanted to find Sikong Han to discuss with Lou An, he didn't dare to tell the truth, after all, if he didn't pay attention to it, it would be a matter of losing his head.

Fortunately, there is still Xu Chu, according to Xu Chu's previous performance with the prince, she must know more than herself. Therefore, he only wants to assist her in investigating the case now, and does not want to lead these two fatal cases.

Xu Chu raised his eyes and glanced at the door, and said, "Let people in." ”

When Tang Qiao came in, he was still holding three booklets and a stack of confessions in his hand. And his expression was also very solemn, obviously knowing more shocking inside information.

"Lord Tang?" Xu Chu's expression was solemn, and his eyes were red and sour because he had not been asleep for a long time, but at this time, his eyes, which should have been clear and calm, were constantly tumbling with various emotions.

She once said that no matter the means, she must find Dong Er, and let Dong Ruer tell the truth. In fact, she has always believed that the interrogation methods of Dali Temple are effective. Although it is not as good as the secret guard, it is also much more useful than the interrogation of the ordinary yamen and the interrogation of the criminal department.

Tang Qiaozheng wiped a handful of sweat from the rapid walking, and said with a sigh of relief: "Sure enough, as Lord Xu expected, after Dong Ru'er was invited into Dali Temple for interrogation, there was a sturdy man snooping nearby, and after interrogation, he was the husband of the Hundred Flowers Pavilion, but the official found that he was just in line with the characteristics of Dong Er back then. After several inquiries, he finally admitted his identity and explained the so-called collapse of the courtyard back then......"