Chapter 22 Hidden Merits and Fame 22
Soon after Qin Tai and his wife left the palace, the little emperor called Zhang Jing into the Qianqing Palace. Zhang Whale thought that the little emperor was going to teach himself a lesson in his palace, but he didn't expect the little emperor to let Zhang Whale look at the blessed land for ten thousand years. The blessed land of ten thousand years is a palace built by the emperors when they were alive to live in the future after they died. In ancient times, it was believed that the dead were still alive in another, and that everything that had been born should be brought to another world to continue to enjoy. So the rich, especially the rich, always want to bring everything into their coffins. The emperors of all dynasties also attached great importance to their own blessed land, and the longer the emperor lived, the better his own blessed land was built. The emperor not only often visited his blessed land, but sometimes sent his cronies to inspect and let the cronies come back to report the progress of the project to him.
Zhang Whale thought that the little emperor was just temporarily letting him go to the Ten Thousand Years Blessed Land to inspect, so he didn't care at all. The little emperor meaningfully told Zhang Whale that after arriving at the Ten Thousand Years Blessed Land, Zhang Whale would find a piece of land for himself. Zhang Whale was stupid all of a sudden, he thought that this little emperor was a kind of reward and reward for himself. In ancient times, only the emperor's closest minions were eligible to leave a cemetery of their own on the edge of the emperor's blessed land. He thought that this was a hint that the little emperor was loyal to him, and wanted him to become the little emperor's slave forever. But he didn't know that the little emperor meant to demote him to the Ten Thousand Years Blessed Land as a supervisor, and stay there to work there forever. Since Zhang Whale wants to work in the blessed land for a long time, of course, Zhang Whale has to find a place to live for himself, should Zhang Whale live with ordinary workers? The little emperor knew that Zhang Whale had misunderstood what he meant, but the little emperor didn't explain much.
After Zhang Whale happily left the palace, the little emperor directly ordered Zhang Cheng to take over as the governor of Dongchang and take charge of Dongchang directly. Zhang Cheng was already in charge of the Jinyi Guard, and the little emperor did not remove Zhang Cheng from the order to be in charge of the Jinyi Guard, which means that Zhang Cheng is now the number one spy leader next to the little emperor. Zhang Cheng is very loyal to the little emperor, and Zhang Cheng is a low-key person, so the little emperor is more at ease. When Zhang Cheng left the Qianqing Palace, his body couldn't help but harden. Today's Zhang Cheng is not only the most trusted eunuch of the little emperor, but also the top leader of the two major intelligence agencies of Jinyiwei and Dongchang, Zhang Cheng's status has far surpassed his predecessors Zhang Jing, Feng Bao, Chen Hong and others, and even Lu Fang was just like that. Although Zhang Cheng was very happy, he still reminded himself in his heart not to be careless and proud.
After Qin Tai and his wife were arranged by the people of Dongchang, they were not in a hurry to continue to investigate the case. Because the evidence is more or less directed at Queen Wang, the consequences of further investigation are very obvious. Qin Tai and his wife only need to continue to wait while sorting out the materials. I believe that whether it is Empress Wang, the little emperor, or even King Lu, anyone who is interested in this case will come to Qin Tai. At that time, Qin Tai can determine who the real murderer is based on everyone's reaction. Although Qin Tai and his wife determined the source of the poison, they did not know who gave the poison. It is possible for the queen to be the queen, it is also possible for the little emperor or the king of Lu, and it is more likely that someone else is poisoned. Although the poison of aconitum is rare, anyone who has a heart can get it. Although the suspicion of Queen Wang is relatively large, the suspicion of the little emperor, King Lu and others cannot be ruled out. The little emperor has long wanted to abolish Empress Wang, will he use this opportunity to target Empress Wang? Although King Lu was the biggest victim of this incident and died two sons, it is uncertain whether King Lu would use bitter meat tricks and exchange the lives of his two sons for the throne for the throne. If someone else did it, what was their purpose? Is it to please the queen or the little emperor? Or is it to watch the two brothers of the little emperor face off? Or is someone trying to use this case to throw chaos on the royal family?
Qin Tai and his wife stayed in their own place for three days, and they did not leave this place for three whole days. The people in Dongchang neither urged nor interfered with the work of Qin Tai and his wife, it may have been arranged by Zhang Cheng, and even someone asked Qin Tai and his wife to give them permission. If Qin Tai and his wife actually want to leave, the people in Dongchang will not stop them, but the people in Dongchang will leave with Qin Tai and his wife, nominally to protect but actually to take care of Qin Tai and his wife.
The fifth day after Qin Tai and his wife came to the capital, that is, the fourth day that Qin Tai and his wife stayed in their residence, broke the tranquility here. First of all, Master Jianyue came to the capital, and he came to ask Qin Tai and his wife if they had found clues and the real murderer. Qin Tai and his wife did not tell the truth, because this matter involved Queen Wang, and it was better for Master Jianyue not to know too much as an outsider. Master Jianyue didn't ask much, but just said some words before leaving, so that Qin Tai and his wife should do what they should do in their hearts, and not be disturbed by external factors. While Qin Tai and his wife thanked Master Jianyue, they also felt that Master Jianyue should not be allowed to get involved in this case.
Qin Tai and his wife had just sent off Master Jianyue, and an unexpected guest came to visit Qin Tai and his wife. The person who came was the current director of Kunning Palace, the nurse of the former Dian State Duke Mu Xiaoyue's eldest lady, Mrs. Hong. Although Mrs. Hong is rich, her movements are very sensitive, and after entering Qin Tai's couple's room, she immediately knelt down for Qin Tai and his wife. It turned out that Mrs. Hong had long known that the poison poisoned by the children might be Aconitum green, and the person who poisoned it was most likely Queen Wang. For the sake of the innocence of her eldest lady Mu Xiaoyue and Queen Wang, and in order not to be suspected, Mrs. Hong decided to explain it to Qin Tai and his wife in person. Although the place where Qin Tai and his wife live is relatively secret, although the relationship between Mrs. Hong and the arrangement of Queen Wang finally allowed Mrs. Hong to find Qin Tai and his wife.
Qin Tai and his wife asked Mrs. Hong to sit down and talk, and Mrs. Hong had to sit on the stool in Qin Tai's room and explain the truth of the matter in detail with Qin Tai and his wife. Mrs. Hong is Mu Xiaoyue's nurse, and she is also a relative who watched Mu Xiaoyue grow up. In large families, sometimes the young lady and the nurse are closer than their biological mothers, and Mrs. Hong regards Mu Xiaoyue as her daughter. Mu Xiaoyue's mother, that is, Mu Qing's wife, the wife of the Duke of Dian Guo, had a difficult birth when she gave birth to Mu Xiaoyue, and she has always been in poor health, and she is unable to take care of and feed her daughter Mu Xiaoyue. It just so happened that Mrs. Hong lost her biological daughter, and Mrs. Hong's husband was a guard under the Duke of Dian Guo, so Mrs. Hong became Mu Xiaoyue's nurse. Since she was a child, Mu Xiaoyue has regarded Mrs. Hong as her biological mother, and Mrs. Hong can be said to have raised Mu Xiaoyue single-handedly. Mrs. Hong can use her life to guarantee that Mu Xiaoyue is a good girl without scheming.
Since Mu Xiaoyue and Queen Wang became best friends, Mu Xiaoyue has regarded Queen Wang as her sister. When she learned that the queen was sick, she took out all the medicine she had brought with her and gave it to the queen. The doctor of the Duke of Dian Kingdom, who entered Beijing with Mu Xiaoyue, suggested that Empress Wang take the leaves of the sacred tree unique to Yunnan, so that she could restore Empress Wang's physique in a short time. Mu Xiaoyue was not in good health when she was a child, and she also used to take the leaves of this sacred tree, and now Mu Xiaoyue is strong enough to kill a cow. Mu Xiaoyue gave all the leaves of the sacred tree that she had brought to Queen Wang. Worried that Queen Wang would not be able to use the leaves of the Divine Tree correctly, Mu Xiaoyue left the nurse Mrs. Hong behind. Madame Hong supervised Empress Wang to take a small amount of the leaves of the Divine Tree every day, and the leaves of the Divine Tree were kept by Madame Hong herself. Now that it was found out that the poison poisoned by the children was the leaves of the sacred tree, neither Queen Wang nor Mrs. Hong felt that it was impossible. The leaves of the sacred tree are scarce and need to be used in combination with other medicines, and it is impossible for Mrs. Hong to generously take them out and make a large number of snacks for the children to eat. Besides, according to Mrs. Hong's collocation, the leaves of this sacred tree will not eat the dead, otherwise Queen Wang would have been poisoned a long time ago. Therefore, Mrs. Hong asked Qin Tai and his wife to find out whether the poison was the leaves of the Divine Tree, and even if it was the leaves of the Divine Tree, it was definitely not Mrs. Hong's. It is impossible for Queen Wang to poison so many leaves of the Divine Tree, and the leaves of the Divine Tree that Madame Hong is guarding will not be lost so many at once.
Qin Tai and his wife carefully inquired about Mrs. Hong's Divine Tree Leaf, and Mrs. Hong took out a Divine Tree Leaf and gave it to Qin Tai and his wife. Qin Tai and his wife determined that this was Aconitum green, and it was an adult Aconitum green leaf. Mrs. Hong repeatedly confirmed that the leaves of this kind of sacred tree were rare, but the number of leaves in her hands was registered, and there was no large loss. Qin Tai and his wife asked Mrs. Hong, did outsiders know about Empress Wang's consumption of this kind of leaves? Mrs. Hong said that Queen Wang had asked someone from the hospital to check it, and the doctors replied that it was non-toxic and could be used, so Queen Wang took it. In addition to these imperial doctors, only the palace maids of Kunning Palace knew that the queen had taken the leaves of the Divine Tree during this time.
Qin Tai and his wife glanced at each other, the people in the Tai Hospital knew it, and the ordinary palace maids in Kunning Palace also knew it, so it was possible for the little emperor to know. The little emperor had enough time for the people of Jinyiwei to find this kind of leaf, and it was enough time to blame the queen and the queen. Not only the little emperor can do this, but King Lu can also do this, and other people who have a certain amount of power in the palace can also do this. It seems impossible to find the real culprit or the person behind the poison from the source of the poison.
Although Mrs. Hong looks rich, her temper is very similar to that of Queen Wang. Not only did she speak very impulsively but also her voice was very loud, she insisted that someone wanted to frame Queen Wang or Mu Xiaoyue. She hopes that Qin Tai and his wife will find the real culprit as soon as possible, return the innocence of Queen Wang and Mu Xiaoyue, and return her own innocence. Qin Tai and his wife finally understood why Mu Xiaoyue was able to become best friends with Queen Wang. Queen Wang's temper is already strong enough, and when she meets Mu Xiaoyue, who was raised by someone like Mrs. Hong, the two of them are either a pair of sworn enemies or a bunch of good girlfriends. Qin Tai and his wife could even guess Mu Xiaoyue's appearance, Mu Qing's life must have been very boring all these years, and they couldn't help but worry about the son of Princess Izumo's family. has such a strong wife, but it is not something that an ordinary man can submit.