Chapter 255: Luring the Snake Out of the Hole
After learning about Wei Guojun's thoughts and intentions from the Queen Mother, Bai Tang just sighed and didn't say anything more.
Wei Guojun wanted to use this opportunity to directly let Wei Jiuli go deep into the affairs of the imperial court, hoping to change his mind.
But she also knew very well that Wei Jiuli was not willing to ascend to that position, and it was obvious that Wei Guojun's plan would definitely fail.
Not to mention......
She pursed her lips in some complicated ways, and there seemed to be some distress in her eyes, as well as a faint mockery.
How can a father, but unable to distinguish between the real and false sons standing in front of him, not disappoint.
She somewhat understood Wei Guojun's thoughts, and suddenly wanted Wei Jiuli to inherit the unification in the future, probably because of Concubine Xian's affairs, which caused the guilt to become deeper and deeper, so that it was transferred to him, and secondly, because Wei Jiuli did have this strength.
At the end of December, a blizzard swept in, and the entire imperial city was covered in a white expanse.
After more than a month of investigation, Concubine Xian's case has basically been revealed.
There were a total of seven concubines who framed Concubine Xian back then, in addition to Concubine Shu, Concubine Jing and Yu Guiren, there were three third-grade concubines and one second-grade concubine.
It's just that these seven people have also disappeared for various reasons over the years, including the people around them.
One of the masterminds is Concubine Jing, and it was she who learned about the witch Gu asking for a son from her family, and later persuaded others to use this method to frame Concubine Xian.
Among them, there are also several concubines behind the family meddling.
A vine pulled out and brought a bunch of fruits, and when Bai Tang and the others came back, the case was basically closed.
After Dali Siqing reported the case, Wei Guojun just drafted a holy decree, and then told Dali Siqing to directly contact King Li, who was temporarily in charge of the state, and let him deal with it.
The content of the decree is very simple, that is, to announce the murder of Concubine Xian to the world, and list the various great achievements of Concubine Xian in her early years, and then posthumously crown Concubine Xian as the Holy Empress of Filial Piety, and choose a day to move and bury the imperial tomb.
As soon as the decree was made, all the people fell silent, and the hearts of many people sank with it.
First, King Li was appointed as the supervisor of the country, and now he has posthumously crowned King Li's biological mother as the Holy Queen of Xiaoxian, and the throne is even higher than that of the former queen, which is obviously to give King Li the throne.
After all, now that the former queen has been deposed, she doesn't even have a title, and Concubine Xian has been given a title, so King Li has become the orthodox descendant of the royal family.
If the prince is elected according to the election, King Li is also justified.
Thinking of the recent uproar in the unjust case of Concubine Xian, many courtiers secretly gritted their teeth, never thought that a woman who had been dead for more than 20 years would still have such a great influence.
Obviously, they all regard King Li's favor as the king's guilt and longing for the virtuous concubine, so they love the house and Wu, after all, the deeds of the deep love between the monarch and the virtuous concubine have been rumored for a long time.
Wei Jiuli looked at the transcript of the case that was presented, and finally reviewed it in silence, even though he knew that there was still the truth to dig up, but he didn't bring it up, there are some things that don't need to be on the surface.
The people involved in the case have been locked up and killed by Wei Guojun during this period of time, and now they basically only need to announce the closure of the case.
And on the second night after the case was concluded, the deposed queen who was imprisoned looked at the poisonous wine in the hand of the waiter, lowered her eyes slightly, and a sad smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
After fighting for half a lifetime, hating for half a lifetime, and living for half a lifetime, in the end, he ended up betraying his relatives and leaving his relatives and having nothing, why is it?
Is it that all of this was wrong from the beginning?
Born in the family of the prince, enjoying all the glory and pampering, he could have found a good son-in-law and lived a happy life, but in the end he chose the most difficult path, and in the end, he never recovered.
She has been wondering whether her choice was right or not, giving up her dignity and pride as a noble woman, carrying ridicule and infamy, forcibly intervening in it, and sharing her husband with other women.
Now that I think about it, I may only be able to explain it by being young and vigorous.
Does she really love the king so much, maybe not, maybe she is unwilling to do more.
Unwilling to accept the overtures of the person she once admired, she chose a vulgar woman from the countryside from nowhere, unwilling to be crushed by other women.
Oh, now that he has ended up like this, he is also to blame.
The cup fell to the ground, a tear slipped from the corner of his eye, his lips opened slightly, and a hoarse laugh rang out low.
"Dead? Are you sure? In the Yulin Palace, the woman in red reclined on the chaise longue, with a snow-white white cat lying on her arm, and the nails of the red dancardamom wandered in the fluffy hair, like red plums blooming in the snow, which was even more coquettish.
"The slave can be sure that the corpse has been sent out of the prison overnight, and the people from the Rongwang Mansion went to pick it up, and it was directly put into the coffin and pulled away." The palace maid who was kneeling on the ground explained, with a hint of excitement between her eyebrows.
After all, the most favored in the palace is his own master, and now the queen has been given death, and the position of the main palace is vacant, so the master will have the opportunity to become the next queen.
As for the Holy Empress Xiaoxian, who has just been posthumously crowned, she is just a dead person, how can it affect the living, and the harem cannot be suspended for a long time.
I believe that it will not be long before my master will be promoted to the second concubine, if she can conceive a dragon seed......
Thinking of this, the palace maid's brows suddenly furrowed, because she thought of another person in the palace who was also pregnant with the dragon seed, Concubine Li.
Concubine Li was pregnant before, and she was also quite favored by the king, and even the king had a fierce attack on the former queen for her, which can be said to be in the limelight for a while.
It's just that it is said that because of the cold, my health is not good, and I have been in the closed uterus to nurse the fetus, and I haven't come out and walk around much.
If there is anything in the palace that can threaten his master, it is Concubine Li.
Concubine Li has been given the title of Concubine Yipin after she became pregnant, and now the posterior position is vacant, once she gives birth to a dragon son, then maybe this posterior position will fall on her head.
Thinking of this, her eyebrows tightened.
"What's wrong? But what else? Seeing this, Concubine Yun on the chaise longue just asked lazily.
The palace maid thought about it, but gritted her teeth and expressed her concerns.
When Concubine Yun heard this, she raised her eyes, and then her full red lips hooked a cold arc, and she just chuckled, but she didn't say anything.
The palace maid couldn't figure out what the other party's smile meant.
"Alright, let's go down."
"Yes."
"By the way, what's the situation on Bai Tang's side?" Concubine Yun asked suddenly.
The palace maid paused for a moment, and then continued to bow down and say, "Lord Yutang has stayed in Jingning Palace these days and has not come out. ”
"Oh? What about King Li? Hearing this, Concubine Yun's eyes flashed, and she continued to ask.
"The day before yesterday, the envoys of Mongolia entered the palace, and King Li seems to be dealing with the alliance between Mongolia recently."
"Envoy? By the way, what about Yakaranzup? Still imprisoned in the palace? ”
"It seems that it is not, I heard that the day after the envoy entered the palace, Princess Yakaranzhu was handed over to the envoy, and it seems that she is currently confined to the inn."
Concubine Yun's eyes narrowed slightly, her fingers followed the white cat's fur for a while, and there was a touch of deep thought in her eyes, as if she was calculating something.
At the same time, Concubine Li, who was mentioned, was not at peace at the moment.
It's night, but the palace is brightly lit.
Concubine Li held her belly, which was already pregnant, and listened to the report from the chamberlain, and learned that the queen had been given death, and her face turned pale.
After making sure that the queen had indeed been executed, she unconsciously sat back in her chair, and a trace of panic and uneasiness flashed in her eyes.
Then she repeatedly asked about the fact that the case had been closed.
It's just that even though the chamberlain has given a positive answer, her eyebrows can't be stretched.
She got up, paced back and forth, and after a moment suddenly stood still, and then immediately turned and entered the side hall.
After a while, she came out, and there was already a sealed secret letter in her hand.
She handed the letter to the chamberlain and designated a place for him to find a way to deliver it secretly.
After the waiter left, Concubine Li stood in place for a while, and then returned to the dormitory under the persuasion of the maid, looking down at the bulging belly, gently stroking with her hand, and the uneasiness in her eyes lingered.
In the silence, she suddenly asked in a low voice, "Bihe, you say, why didn't he come to see me?" ”
When the maid known as Bihe heard this, his face changed slightly, obviously knowing who he was referring to in the other party's mouth.
She hurriedly lowered her head and said carefully in a lower voice, "The prince has returned to the fiefdom, probably temporarily entangled in things." ”
"Yes, now that I have a son, I have to prepare for my son, it's okay to be busy, and it will be fine in the future." She lowered her head, a smile on the corner of her mouth, and put her hand on her stomach, as if she had been relieved, but the stiffness and far-fetched expression could not be concealed.
What she didn't know was that when her chamberlain left the palace, she was already targeted.
Early in the morning, truckloads of vegetables and meat were delivered into the imperial dining room, and the people who delivered them quickly left.
After the convoy returned to the manor, a man flipped out from under the car, and then quickly escaped over the wall while no one was noticed.
It's just that he didn't know that when he left, there was a tail that fell behind him not far away.
The man's dress is very ordinary, and he belongs to the type that is immediately indistinguishable when thrown into the crowd, so he doesn't seem to worry about being discovered, and once he enters the crowd, he is even more defenseless.
He turned two small alleys, and then came to an ordinary house, raised his hand and held the bronze knocker on the door, and knocked it twice, three times, and two times.
Soon, the door was opened, and a young woman showed only half of her face, and she didn't seem to intend to let anyone in, but whispered what was the matter.
The man didn't say he wanted to go in, but looked left and right, and after making sure that there was no one, he took out a secret letter from the placket and handed it to her, and then without speaking, he turned around and left.
The young woman didn't even pay attention to him, took the secret letter and closed the door directly.
But not long after the door closed, two figures sneaked into the house from different directions.
"Sister Purple Kite, someone in the palace has sent a letter." The young woman took the letter to a garden and handed it to a woman in purple who was practicing a sword.
When the woman heard this, she paused slightly, then put away her sword and stood up, and then turned around and walked towards her, taking the letter while asking, "What about people?" ”
"Gone."
When the woman in purple heard this, she just nodded.
She checked the envelope and the sealing wax on it, and knew the source, then handed the letter back to the woman, and said, "Arrange for someone to send the letter to Qingyang Villa immediately." ”
"Yes." The woman answered, and soon left with the letter.
The messenger quickly hurried out of the city.
Soon after, Wei Jiuli also received an anonymous letter on his way back to his home.
The letter was shot from an arrow tied to it, so it also caused a small amount of confusion.
He unfolded the letter, but it only read, Concubine Li, Mi Xin, Sixteen Hutongs Twenty-five, Qingyang Villa.
The first three contents were nothing, and when he saw the last one, his eyebrows sank slightly, and then he arranged for someone to investigate, and while he hurried back to the palace, he immediately found the white bird and handed him the letter.
Not long after Bai Hu received the letter, the thick booklet was presented to Wei Jiuli's desk.
On the booklet is the records checked, and there is information on the 25 blocks of the 16 alleys and the list of residents in them.
When he saw one of the familiar names, Wei Jiuli's eyes sank even more.
"The matter of the purple kite is negligent on the part of the subordinates, and I ask the Lord to surrender the crime." The white bird knelt on one knee and made a deep voice.
Wei Jiuli just knocked on the table with his fingers, didn't speak, his eyes fell on the name of Purple Kite, but he didn't hide his coldness.
Wei Jiuli has two in his hands, the shadow department and the shadow department.
The leader of the Shadows is the Black Falcon, the main assassination.
The leader of the shadow department is Hongluan, who is responsible for the shadow guard, and Purple Kite is the deputy leader.
The purple kite was originally arranged for him by Lin Xi, and it was not surprising that it would have a connection with Qingyang Villa, but to his surprise, Concubine Li also had a relationship with it.
Also, who is this messenger and what is the purpose?
"Send someone to keep an eye on it, don't startle the snake for the time being, and in addition, immediately investigate Concubine Li."
"Yes." Bai Hu's eyebrows were relieved, and he hurriedly responded.
After the others left, Wei Jiuli picked up the feather arrow on the table again.
Feather arrows are very ordinary, and trying to get any clues from above is like a drop in the ocean.
It's a pity that no matter how cautious the other party is, there will be unimaginable accidents.
After receiving the news, Bai Tang immediately left the palace and rushed to the palace.
Wei Jiuli explained the matter to her briefly, and then handed her the feather arrow.
Bai Tang frowned slightly, then took the feather arrow, and used the system to copy the fingerprints on it except for Wei Jiuli, and then placed them on the newly purchased tracking bird.
As soon as the tracking bird was activated, it shot out like a ray of light somewhere, and soon disappeared in front of it.
Bai Tang was concentrating on the tracking bird while chatting with Wei Jiuli.
"Actually, I can go directly to hypnotize Concubine Li."
In the matter of Gu worms before, because of Concubine Li's automatic confession, she did not directly hypnotize her for interrogation, but she didn't expect that the other party would have a connection with Qingyang Villa.
If it was an ordinary time, it would not be too strange, but at the moment when they suspected that Concubine Xian's death might be related to Lin Xi, and Concubine Li was a person in the palace, and she could be regarded as a person who served the monarch at the same time as Concubine Xian. NPC in Ancient Times: Doctor Sees Love, Depends on You
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