Chapter 558: Nangong Xiu's Death
Jiang Tian poisoned Nangong Xiu, which was naturally impossible, not to mention that Nangong Xiu was his wife's eldest brother, and even they got along very well on weekdays. The two of them perform their respective duties in the DPRK and China, and they don't have much contact, if it is said that Jiang Tian killed people and destroyed his mouth, it is better to say that Jiang Tian was used by others.
"Jiang Tian," Nangong said in a deep voice.
But the court didn't hear Jiang Tian's answer, could it be that Jiang Tian knew that he had made a mistake and didn't dare to show up? Or did he already run away?
The courtiers whispered, Jiang Guogong wanted to say a fair word for his son, but he couldn't say this fair word, if he opened his mouth, others would think that he was shielding his son, if the two uncles of the Chu family were there, maybe someone could help him speak, as for his in-laws, Ning Wangfu, now I'm afraid it is the same as everyone else's thoughts.
"Your Majesty, this Jiang Tian did not go to court today, and I don't know if he wants to avoid it, or if he is ......"
"Lord Zhu, you don't want to frame at will, Jiang Tian has no reason to poison Nangong Xiu." Jiang Guogong said angrily.
"Grandpa Guo, don't be angry, what I said is also true, Lord Jiang did disappear at a critical moment, if you don't want others to guess anything, then come out and understand." Lord Zhu did not hesitate.
Hearing this, Jiang Guogong did not speak again, he knew that if he spoke again, the rest of the courtiers would push Jiang Tian into a place of no return.
At this moment, the little eunuch outside the door walked quickly from the side hall to Zhang Qing's ear and whispered a few words, Zhang Qing frowned slightly when he heard it, Nangong Yihan naturally knew that something had happened, and immediately glanced at Zhang Qing. Immediately, Zhang Qing conveyed the words of the little eunuch to Nangong Yihan in Nangong Yihan's ear.
Affirmed by Nangong Yihan, Zhang Qing said loudly: "Xuan, the queen mother, Jiang Tianjin see ......"
Hearing Nangong Yihan summoning the queen and Jiang Tian, the ministers couldn't help but twitch their faces slightly, this summoning Jiang Tian is just that, how can a harem woman interfere in this court and political affairs, it is simply Si Chen. But if the people know, maybe they will think that the country of Beichen has changed masters.
Besides, no matter how capable the queen is, she is still a boudoir woman after all, and her overall view in her heart is much worse than that of men who have experienced big scenes.
Suddenly, Chu Lixue and Jiang Tian walked into the main hall in court clothes, and the two stood on the court hall and saluted respectfully.
"Concubine, see the emperor."
"Weichen, see the emperor."
"Calm down, come on, show the queen." Nangong Yihan said lightly.
"Your Majesty, Weichen just followed the queen mother to inspect the things that Nangong Xiu used before he died, and I just learned outside the palace that the emperor had summoned Weichen, and Weichen was late, and asked the emperor to forgive him." Jiang Tian knelt respectfully and saluted.
Hearing Jiang Tian say this, the ministers realized that this Lord Jiang had invited the queen to go to the prison to check for poison, but what an unfortunate place this prison is, the queen is pregnant, how can she go to that kind of place, is it possible, this Beichen, except for the queen, can no longer find a second person who is proficient in toxicology?
Hehehe, it's really ridiculous to think about it, it's really like this, the two sisters and brothers of the Chu family, one is proficient in toxicology, the other is proficient in medicine, and now Chu Liyu is not in the court, and he was ordered to secretly investigate the affairs of Honghe Town back then, and the only one who can help is the queen's mother. Speaking of which, this Jiang Tian's face is really big, and he can even ask the queen to help.
"Your fault, I'll settle it with you later, since you said that you went with the queen to inspect Nangong's things, what did you find? Get up and talk back. Nangong Yihan said in a deep voice.
He is confident that this prison will be handed over to Jiang Tian to be in charge of management, naturally it will not leak, and poison will not be brought in for no reason, in this prison, although there are not many people locked up, but food and water are all distributed uniformly, everyone else is fine, but Nangong Xiu is dead, there must be something strange in this.
"Thank you, the emperor, the queen mother personally checked the food and water, there is no problem, the problem is the water in the cell." Jiang Tian said lightly.
Water in a cell? Some of the courtiers couldn't help but feel sick when they thought of this, the water in this dungeon was not clean water, it was all sewage that had accumulated over the years and drained from the walls or washed away from other cells. The people in that water prison have been soaked for many years, and even if they don't die, their legs will be crippled by rheumatism.
It is said that a courtier in the previous dynasty offended their emperor, and the emperor put him in this water prison without food, and in the end, the courtier died in the water prison, until a few months later, when the smell of rancid smell came out, people were fished out and thrown into mass graves.
And in this dynasty, except for the usurper Bai clan who has been imprisoned, no one has ever entered the water prison. Nangong Yihan has always governed the world with benevolence and righteousness, so naturally he would not do such a vicious thing.
This Nangong Xiu can also be regarded as the second person to enter this water prison since the founding of Beichen Kingdom, and like the Bai family's clan, it was because of rebellion, and Nangong Yihan made this decision ruthlessly, I am afraid that it was because Nangong Xiu kidnapped the queen who was pregnant.
Whose child doesn't love it, not to mention, what about the child that he loves is the woman he conceives. Nangong Xiu also suffered on his own.
"What's wrong with the water in the cell?" Nangong Yihan wondered.
"The mother said, because there are leeches in the water of the water prison." Jiang Tian frowned.
Chu Lixue saw that he couldn't speak clearly, so she slowly got up and said, "Your Majesty, the leeches in the water themselves have medicinal value, it can treat strokes, high blood pressure, and bruises. Nangong Xiu's poisoning was not in prison, but it was already poisoned outside, but the toxicity was not violent, if Nangong Xiu was still outside, he could talk about the situation in the first half of the year, but he was in the water prison because of the leech, which induced the toxins in his body to attack early. ”
Hearing Chu Lixue's explanation, Nangong Yihan nodded slightly, but who gave Nangong Xiu the poison? Could it be Lixue? Ye Wushuang said that he had left Chu Lixue with a poison for self-defense, and Nangong Xiu had indeed been poisoned, thinking of this, Nangong Yihan couldn't help but set his eyes on Chu Lixue.
Chu Lixue understood that Nangong Yihan was thinking wrong, and hurriedly shook her head, meaning, Nangong Xiu's death has nothing to do with me, the poison I gave him has already been solved. He's done so many bad things, who knows if he's offended anyone else. Knowing that this matter had nothing to do with Chu Lixue, Nangong Yihan's heart relaxed.
Immediately, he looked at Jiang Tian who was standing in the center, and said with slightly narrowed eyes: "Jiang Tian, then who do you think this poison was cultivated by Nangong?" ”
"This ...... Weichen thinks that the people in Ning Wangfu are suspicious, and Duan Fei, who was once an accomplice with Nangong Xiu, is also suspicious. Jiang Tian said truthfully.
This question had been thought about several times before Nangong Yihan asked him, Xu Zixuan, the wife of Nangong Yue of King Ning's Mansion, was born in a medical family, and her father is now the imperial doctor of the Imperial Medical Department, and it is not difficult to want people to die quietly with her medical skills.
Moreover, Xu Zixuan's maidservant Banxia was also killed by Nangong Xiu and became a living dead, she has a deep relationship with Banxia's master and servant, so she will naturally find an opportunity to avenge Banxia.
As for Duan Fei, since he already knew some of the past, most of his dealings with Nangong Xiu were also to make King Ning uncomfortable, if King Ning used his title to keep Nangong Xiu, wouldn't Duan Fei be even more angry? Therefore, one of these two people must have poisoned Nangong Xiu, or both of them were poisoned.
Jiang Tian's words aroused King Ning's dissatisfaction, "Jiang Tian, what do you mean by this, do you mean that this king will poison and kill his own son?" You are my son-in-law, do you say this, have you considered Xiyue's feelings? King Ning scolded angrily.
Hearing this, Jiang Tian was really speechless, the conscience of heaven and earth, he never doubted that this matter would be related to King Ning, even if King Ning was protecting his short, he couldn't protect it so obviously. He just took into account Xiyue's feelings, so he didn't tell Xiyue about it, but lied to her that his eldest brother and the two uncles went to secretly investigate some things instead of being demoted to a commoner because of rebellion.
"Father-in-law, how dare your son-in-law. I just suspect that this matter has something to do with Duan Fei or the second sister-in-law. The second sister-in-law's maidservant, but the eldest brother harmed her, and the second sister-in-law also said in public that if she knew who harmed Banxia, she would definitely avenge it. Jiang Tian said helplessly.
After listening to Jiang Tian's words, King Ning shook his head slightly, he was really confused, how could Jiang Tian doubt him, Jiang Tian was right, if he wanted to poison Nangong Xiu, he must know pharmacology, Xu Zixuan was suspicious, Duan Fei was suspicious, even if he was a queen, he was not innocent. The queen's one-handed poisonous skills, I don't know how many times they beat Xu Zixuan.
Thinking of this, King Ning knelt down and pleaded: "Your Majesty, the old minister knows that Nangong Xiu's crime is unforgivable, since the emperor has punished him, he can't let him die unclear, who poisoned Nangong Xiu, and ask the emperor to investigate thoroughly, even if he is a commoner, he is also the biological son of Lao Chen." ”
Looking at King Ning's tearful appearance, Nangong Yihan's heart was indeed very unbearable, but it was the most ruthless emperor's family, and he would always be the first monarch and then the family in the royal family.
The truth that the king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers have to die, is known to everyone. If he Nangong Yihan was a faint monarch who poisoned the people, it would be fine for Nangong to rebel, but he just saw that the people were already living and working in peace and contentment, and he wanted to provoke a war, and the throne was not as good as everyone thought.
Sitting in that position, he will always be alone, without his own home, but everywhere is his home. This is also the reason why some emperors have called themselves widows since ancient times.