If she really came to take revenge, or the missing child of the British Duchess, then

Then, I'm afraid that she will not only be able to mess up the court's routine, but also use the Jing'an Palace as the foundation to make the royal family restless.

Thinking of this, the Queen Mother's mind became more and more firm, and even the chill and killing intent faintly swept in her eyes. If she hadn't been immersed in the harem for decades, she would have experienced a lot of storms, but I was afraid that she would be exposed in front of Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu at this time.

As her mind settled, the consternation on the Queen Mother's face was also well contained. She squinted, looked at Xu Chu, and continued to ask, "Or, what is your relationship with the Jinling Sun family?" ”

The Jinling Sun family, that is, the family that is friendly with the mother of Xiao Qinglang's mother, Concubine Xian Shuniang, is naturally the mother family of the British duchess.

If the Liu family can be regarded as an official family in Jinling, then the Sun family is worthy of being a scholar for generations. His ancestors were all literati, and even the most disgraced concubine was also a teacher and educated man. And many of the women in his family are married to people who are also wealthy families or Confucians. Such a family is naturally quite prestigious in Jinling. Otherwise, in that year's draft, the Sun family, who had never had a daughter married into the royal family, would not have been named and listed in the roster.

The Queen Mother's words almost proved from the side that the woman found in the coffin with a similar face to Xu Chu was really Sun Ruan Ruan, that is, the British Duchess.

So, if that person is really Sun Ruan Ruan, where did the fetus in her womb go?

Although Xu Chu did not dissect now, he also carefully inspected it during the autopsy, and the birth canal of the female corpse was oval, proving that she had given birth. According to the records in the original dossier and the calculation of its month, Xu Chu was almost certain that the fetus should be alive.

In a trance, Xu Chu remembered those two nightmares again. She remembered that there should have been an infant at the time, and a man said kill it

Who is the baby in swaddling clothes, is it her or someone else, and how did the man kill him?

Suddenly, Xu Chu remembered the scar in front of his heart, and the gaffe of Aunt Chu when she saw her medicated bath revealing the scar. Isn't it, that's the trace left by "let's kill it"?

Xu Chu glanced at Xiao Qinglang a little blankly, his mouth was dry, and his mind was slightly dizzy. Now, there are more and more clues, but she is losing more and more courage and composure.

Xiao Qinglang saw that Xu Chu looked bad, and immediately frowned and took a step closer to her, and said to the Queen Mother in a solemn voice, "The Queen Mother should have heard of her name, this person is from a family in Cangyan County, before she was allowed to enter the court as an official, the emperor also sent people to visit many times to ensure that her family background is innocent, so he is willing to make an exception and reuse her." ”

He paused, his voice softened, and he chuckled, "Speaking of what Lord Xu is good at, it complements the position of Erchen. ”

Xu Chu heard Xiao Qinglang's sudden voice, and immediately woke up from his thoughts. She glanced at the Queen Mother, saw her unhappy expression, sighed in her heart, and then lowered her eyes and replied, "Back to Niangniang's words, the minister is Xu Chu of Dali Temple, and he doesn't know the people of Jinling." ”

According to the age of generations, the Queen Mother and Xiao Heng and Xiao Heng's wife should be the same generation. Perhaps, the relationship can be regarded as close, after all, the Queen Mother loved Xiao Heng very much at the beginning, and it must be natural to love the house and Wu.

And the current Queen Mother, as the queen at that time, often served beside the former Queen Mother, so it is not surprising that she has met the British duchess or has any friendship with her.

Now, she must have been shocked to see the old man, who was still the one who came back from the dead.

Thinking of this, Xu Chu didn't delay any longer, and without waiting for the Queen Mother to speak, he simply stepped forward and knelt down directly and saluted, "Minister Xu Chu, I've seen the Queen Mother." ”

She entered the palace to investigate the case, and she was still wearing official uniforms, and according to the usual practice, she should kneel and bow like an ordinary official instead of performing a blessing ceremony like a woman.

Obviously, the Queen Mother didn't care about this, she carefully looked at the woman with half-lowered eyes. Dressed in a vermilion official uniform, wearing a fish talisman around his waist, and white-soled official boots on his feet, there is a bit of heroism between his eyebrows, which is indeed far from a delicate woman like Sun Ruan.

The Queen Mother, who came back to her senses, put away the surprise on her face, and said that there is really no wonder in the world, and there are two faces that are so similar.

As soon as she thought of this, she couldn't help but shake her head. She is really old and a little confused, and the first emperor is not similar to the British duke. At that time, she also joked with the Empress Dowager, if she wasn't in the royal family, I am afraid that someone would believe that the first emperor and the British duke were siblings.

Just for that, she was also reprimanded. Even, for a long time afterward, the first emperor never stepped into her palace half a step. But later, after reading Concubine Shu's secret letter, she was also glad that she had fallen out of favor.

Because of Xiao Qinglang's words, the Queen Mother's expression changed slightly. Maybe it's really her who is worried, since this person was brought back by Xuanzhi personally, and the emperor has investigated several times, I don't think it will be involved in any side matters.

If she really came from a family in a small county, it would never have anything to do with the Sun family. After all, one is a lowly family, and the other is a literati family respected by tens of millions of scholars, so it is impossible to get involved together.

Even if the Sun family has no more talented people in the future, at least the name is still there, and there are students taught by the ancestors all over the Great Zhou, so even if it declines, it will not be degraded into the lowly status of the descendants.

With this thought, when the Queen Mother looked at Xu Chu again, she was in no other mood.

Because Xiao Qinglang had something to ask about the matter, and the Queen Mother was in a state of exhaustion at this time. Therefore, they did not delay too long in the Queen Mother's Palace, but after saluting and saying goodbye, they went directly to the side hall to find Ning Subai.

It's just that before the two of them entered the side hall, they first ran into a hurried imperial doctor coming from a distance. Seeing Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu, the imperial doctor hurriedly stopped, but even though he saluted respectfully, the gloom on his face still did not fall. It can be seen that he has really encountered something tricky.

Xiao Qinglang raised his eyebrows, glanced meaningfully at the side hall, and then lowered his voice and asked in a deep voice, "But what is wrong with the injury of the prince of the protector of the country?" ”

In front of Xiao Qinglang, the imperial doctor naturally didn't dare to hide anything, and immediately sighed and said, "Back to the prince's words, that's exactly the case." Xia Guan checked the pulse of the prince when he entered the palace, and personally checked the injuries on his body, although it was terrible, but it did not hurt the root. Therefore, Xia Guan prescribed injury medicine according to the injury of the prince, because the son said that the pain was unbearable, so the lower official prescribed an internal ointment for the son to relieve pain. ”

"If Shizi had taken medicine normally, his injuries would have been healed by now, at least they would have scabbed over and relieved the pain. But just now, the palace people went to the Tai Hospital, saying that the wound of the prince was cracked again, and the injury was aggravated. ”

He was not afraid of Ning Subai's injury, but after thinking about Ning Subai's pulse case repeatedly, and considering his prescription and ointment, he always felt that there was nothing wrong. After all, a small injury is not a difficult illness for the Imperial Doctor to deal with.

Partial, this time there is such a mistake.

Most of the people who can enter the Tai Hospital have unique medical skills, and of course, most of them are also very concerned about fame and fortune. Therefore, as long as he thought that his reputation for not being able to heal the injuries of the prince spread, and then it was likely to cause the emperor and the ladies of the palace to question his medical skills, the imperial doctor felt very frightened in his heart.

Xiao Qinglang narrowed his eyes, his expression was unclear, and it became more and more profound and serious under the dim sky.

A moment later, his cold voice sounded, but it made Xu Chu and the imperial doctor look at it together.

"Dare to ask how the painkillers prescribed by Imperial Doctor Zhao are prepared?"

The imperial doctor thought simply, because even the prince of the Marquis of the Protectorate had a very good personal relationship with the king of Jing'an, and he and the lord of Mingzhu and others could be regarded as playmates since childhood, so he only asked the prince to care about the prince. Of course, it should be doubtful of his medical skills.

He wanted to defend himself a few words, but when he met Xiao Qinglang's slightly dark eyes, the words he was about to say were suppressed.

Compared with what the Imperial Doctor thought, Xu Chu thought more deeply. They came this time because the suspicions of Dong Ruiyang's death have not been fully solved, and the most inconspicuous but the most critical clue is precisely pointing to Ning Subai. Therefore, Xiao Qinglang asked this question, and she was basically sure that Ning Subai's suspicion should be extremely high in Xiao Qinglang's heart.

Thinking that Ning Subai was still a person valued by Xiao Qinglang before, and even wanted to support and was willing to teach in person, but when he turned around, this person became a murder suspect. Compared to his heart, it should be uncomfortable.

Xu Chu raised his eyes and glanced at the man standing two steps in front of him, his figure was still tall under the palace lamp, and the brown brocade clothes on his body were not stained with dust, making him more and more dusty. It's just that such a beautiful person is facing all kinds of betrayals and suspicions every day because of his position.

Inexplicably, she remembered that when she was investigating the case, she had rubbed his forehead for him. Even though the two of them had already made friends at that time, he still subconsciously avoided it.

Xu Chu has studied psychology, although he is not proficient, but he is also involved. She knew very well that Xiao Qinglang's reaction at that time was a kind of instinctive self-preservation, and this reaction could not disappear because of trust in herself.

It's like when a cat encounters danger, it instinctively bends down and blew up.

At the time, he had explained it succinctly and unclearly, as if it had been assassinated by someone he trusted. At that time, the deadly steel needle almost pierced his temple