Chapter 637: He Has a Witness
Zhen Shicheng walked into the Palace of Heart Cultivation with the inner servant, and lowered his eyes to the emperor and queen: "Wechen has seen the emperor and the queen." β
In addition to the emperor and queen, there were also Jiang Qi and King Qi in the palace, and several people came from Kunning Palace, while the unconscious Princess Qi remained there.
"Zhen Aiqing, can there be any progress in the investigation?" Emperor Jingming couldn't wait to know the situation, and his face was quite calm.
Zhen Shicheng quickly glanced at Jiang Yi from the corner of his eye, and there was a kind of kindness when he saw his family.
It's been quiet lately, and he's been itching for a long time.
It can be said that since returning to Beijing to become the Yin of Shuntian Mansion, the Jiang family girl has almost contracted most of the serious and important cases he has handled.
Tsk, Jiang Si is really a talent.
Zhen Shicheng couldn't help but look at Jiang Wei twice.
Emperor Jingming tightened his brows, and didn't think angrily: What did he ask Lao Zhen about, what did Lao Zhen do when he was aiming at his daughter-in-law?
Hmph, don't think he doesn't know that this old thing once wanted to hire the seventh daughter-in-law to his son, could it be that he hasn't died now?
It's a pity that my father-in-law didn't take a fancy to it!
Thinking about it like this, Emperor Jingming had a great impression of Jiang Ancheng, and then thought of Jiang Ancheng's loss of a son, and felt guilty again.
No, I want to compensate for this reasonable, knowledgeable, and discerning father-in-law.
Emperor Jingming was distracted for a while, pondering how to compensate Jiang Ancheng.
Other people's sons have sacrificed their lives for the country, and the white-haired people send the black-haired people, no matter how much compensation is overdone.
Emperor Jingming had an idea: then follow the title of Earl Dongping for the third generation. Dongping Bo is still young, and it is still too late to marry a wife and have children to inherit the title.
Zhen Shicheng didn't know that because he looked at Jiang Yi twice, it aroused a sense of crisis among the rival emperors, so that a big pie was about to smash on the head of Dongpingbo's mansion.
He arched his hand and said: "Back to the emperor, Weichen found out some information. β
King Qi, who was standing on the side, lifted his heart at the moment.
Whether the Li family's affairs will be revealed depends on Zhen Shicheng.
Although King Qi had the idea of treating her as an abandoned son when he saw Princess Qi before, it was of course best if things were not revealed. After all, no matter how you get involved, it can't be without any impact on him.
"Zhen Aiqing said it carefully." Emperor Jingming straightened his face.
He knew that Zhen Shicheng was a capable person, so it can be seen that he did not choose the wrong person.
"Weichen's subordinates found a incense ball on the edge of the cliff, and after interrogation, it was learned that the incense ball was thrown out of Princess Qi's carriage. Weichen took out the remaining incense from the incense ball and tried it, and found that soon after inhaling the incense, the person would be weak and unable to move......
Hearing this, Emperor Jingming immediately glanced at Jiang Yi.
Jiang seemed to speak at the right time: "Father, after the daughter-in-law got into the carriage of the fourth sister-in-law, she saw that the incense ball was delicate and cute, and the smell of the strange fragrance in the car was very good, and she asked the fourth sister-in-law curiously. β
"What did she say?" Emperor Jing Ming immediately asked.
Jiang seemed to glance at King Qi and said, "She said that the incense came from overseas, it is very rare, if I like it, I will send some to me when I go back." β
Emperor Jingming's eyes were like knives, and he swept towards King Qi: "Fourth, do you know what kind of incense it is?" β
King Qi's face turned pale, and he said in a panic: "My son pays little attention to the things that women are used to, and I don't know what incense the Li family uses......"
"The wreckage of the carriage and the carcass of the horse that fell off the cliff have also been found." Zhen Shicheng said a word, and drew everyone's attention back to it.
Emperor Jingming was slightly surprised: "Found it so soon?" β
In his opinion, it is very rare for Zhen Shicheng to find out that the incense in the incense ball is the "culprit" that made Princess Qi and Princess Yan unable to move, how can the carriage and horse rushing off the cliff be so easy to find.
Zhen Shicheng explained: "The cliff is not deep from the bottom of the cliff, and there is a path that can go straight to the bottom of the cliff. One of the servants happened to live nearby, and was very familiar with the terrain, so he quickly led some people down to the bottom of the cliff and found the carriage and horses. β
Speaking of this, Zhen Shicheng's tone paused slightly, and then said: "Not only did I find the carriage and horse, but Weichen's subordinates also deplaned the horse corpse, so as to find out the reason why the horse went crazyββ"
Emperor Jingming's eyes shrank, and he asked urgently, "What is the reason?" β
"Wechen's subordinates have found a residue of herbs in the horse's stomach that can make horses hallucinate and go crazy."
The queen, who had been quiet, moved her eyebrows.
Emperor Jingming's face was ugly: "In other words, the horse pulling the cart was frightened because he had taken poisonous herbs?" β
"Exactly."
Emperor Jingming was silent for a moment, and asked in a deep voice, "Then what is Zhen Aiqing's conclusion?" β
Zhen Shicheng did not hesitate at all, and said: "When the two princesses stopped at Baiyun Temple, it should be the coachman of the Qi Wangfu who took the opportunity to feed the horses with forage mixed with poisonous weeds to eat, which caused the horses to startle...... According to common sense, Wei Chen thinks that Princess Qi wants to be unfavorable to Princess Yanβ"
"Impossible!" King Qi suddenly interrupted Zhen Shicheng's words.
Zhen Shicheng looked at King Qi and said in a calm tone: "What objections does the prince have?" β
King Qi's face tightened, and he said unhappily: "Don't Lord Zhen think this speculation is ridiculous? β
Zhen Shicheng stroked his beard and asked unhurriedly: "Where does the prince think it is ridiculous?" β
King Qi sneered: "If it is really Neiko who wants to be unfavorable to Princess Yan, why did she put herself in danger?" Does she want to die and die with Princess Yan? β
King Qi asked two questions in a row, causing Emperor Jingming to nod secretly.
His doubts are here, too.
He didn't pay much attention to the relationship between the fourth daughter-in-law and the seventh daughter-in-law, but it didn't come to the point of dying together.
"Why doesn't Lord Zhen speak?" King Qi raised his eyebrows and asked, his eyes were cold.
Zhen Shicheng arched his hand, and his tone was very calm: "I can't figure out why Princess Qi died with Princess Yan, if you want to know the reason, I'm afraid you have to ask Princess Qi." β
King Qi laughed mockingly: "Could this be Lord Zhen's discernment? Only found some superficial evidence, ignored all kinds of unreasonableness, insisted that it was Uchiko's doing, and even said the reason to ask Uchiko such a ridiculous thing! β
Zhen Shicheng looked at King Qi and sighed softly: "I can understand the prince's incomprehension." However, I pointed out that the two princesses were in danger because of Princess Qi's planning, not just by relying on the poisonous weeds in the horse's stomach and the poisonous incense in the incense ball, but with more important evidence. β
"What evidence?" This time, Emperor Jingming and King Qi asked in unison.
Jiang seemed to stand with his eyes down, his expression calm.
The queen stared at Zhen Shicheng intently, curious about what evidence he could come up with.
Zhen Shicheng didn't sell it, and coughed lightly: "The coachman of the Qi Wangfu has explained." β
Several people were stunned, as if they didn't understand what Zhen Shicheng meant.
Zhen Shicheng looked at King Qi and explained: "Under interrogation, the coachman of your mansion explained that Princess Qi ordered him to mix poisonous weeds into the forageββ"
So, when did he just rely on speculation, he has a witness.