Li Taiwei sat in the carriage entering the palace, still uneasy in her heart.

I just heard Tian's mother say that when she learned that Ying'er had not returned home yesterday, the guards in the house expanded the search area along the way she had to go home, and investigated them one by one, and sure enough, her body was found in the back alley of Xinghua Street an hour ago.

The body was already stiff, and the guards preliminarily determined that Ying'er had been dead for more than two hours. This matter has been reported to Jingzhao Mansion for investigation, but the result is still unknown, only listening to the guards, Ying'er's belongings are gone, and it looks like a robbery.

Robbery?

She is a fire girl, where can she have any valuable possessions around her? How could it be such a coincidence that he died at this time?

All this seems to be suspicious.

Li Taiwei was uneasy, as soon as Ying'er died, there was really no clue about this matter at the moment...... Just like the death of Bai and Hongzhu at the beginning, it seems that everything has gone around a dead end again.

If it weren't for the summons of the Empress Fang Cai and asked her to enter the palace with Lu Xiao immediately, she would definitely have to discuss this matter with Li Sheng.

Listening to the tone of the chamberlain who came to summon, it seemed that something terrible had happened in the palace, and the chamberlain was inconvenient to say more, so he only urged her and Lu Xiao to enter the palace quickly.

Mrs. Li's heart immediately hung again......

When they arrived at the gate of the palace, the carriage slowly stopped, and Mrs. Li gathered her mind slightly and asked Dafu to help her down.

Lu Xiao had already dismounted and stood aside, seeing that her face was not very good, he looked left and right, stepped forward a few steps and whispered comforting:

"I have sent someone to Jingzhao Mansion to inquire, and I will inform you as soon as there is news, if this matter is really related to the palace, I am not afraid that I will not be able to find out. You have enough spirits, Concubine Lan and Concubine Jin, I'm afraid it's not easy to deal with......"

Mrs. Li bowed slightly, and the queen handed over the case to her and Lu Xiao, and there was a ghost in her house first, and then there were deaths...... Does all this portend something?

After settling down, Li Taiwei decided to put aside the affairs of the house for the time being, and this time he could only bite the bullet and take one step at a time......

"County Lord, Captain Lu!"

As soon as the two of them stood still, a figure came from a distance, it was Yi Cui, the palace maid in charge beside Concubine Jin, who stepped forward and saluted the two, and said urgently:

"Concubine Jin, please come to Yaohua Palace quickly, Niangniang has something important to explain to the two......"

Li Taiwei and Lu Xiao glanced at each other, and when they saw that this palace maid was frightened, they followed Yicui to Yaohua Palace one after the other.

In the Yaohua Palace, the queen sat in the position of the head, with a stiff face and did not say a word. And Concubine Jin sat next to her, her face was very dark, and when she saw Mrs. Li coming in with the corner of her skirt, her face softened slightly.

"The courtiers meet the queen, the concubine."

Li Taiwei stepped forward to salute, but was stopped by the queen, who called the chamberlain to give her a seat and sent everyone down.

Li Taiwei did not refuse, seeing that the wind and rain were coming, the affairs of Yaohua Palace would never be able to stop for a while.

Before she sat down, Concubine Jin glanced at the queen and couldn't help but speak:

"Lord Chonghua, since this case is handed over to you and Captain Lu, it is enough to show that the queen trusts ......."

Mrs. Li bowed her head slightly, and when she wanted to be polite, she heard Concubine Jin say:

"Yesterday, Xu Liangyuan threw herself into the well, and the personal maid next to her said that she didn't know, but she quietly came to the palace early this morning and said that she had something important to tell her...... She said Xu Liangyuan was two months pregnant......"

Mrs. Li was slightly startled.

If this Xu Liangyuan is pregnant with the dragon seed...... In this way, it should be impossible for her to kill herself!

"Can someone have examined Liangyuan's body? How so? ”

Concubine Jin nodded with a low brow, and said worriedly:

"Xu Liangyuan's pregnancy has been confirmed, but this palace really doesn't know about it! You also saw Concubine Lan yesterday when she was aggressive...... If this matter is deliberately fanned behind people's backs, this palace may not know what kind of crime will be charged! ”

"This palace already has three sons, and it's not that they can't be born! How could you have the intention of murdering the emperor's heir......"

Seeing that Concubine Jin was worried, Mrs. Li thought for a moment and asked directly:

"Don't worry, Xu Liangyuan's fetus can be called Tongshi's inspection?"

These words made the queen pause with her fingertips holding the tea, and looked at her face with some surprise.

After all, Li Taiwei has not yet left the cabinet, but she has no twist in her posture, and her question is natural.

The female officer stepped forward and answered, and said bluntly.

Mrs. Li frowned slightly:

"This matter involves the unborn heir...... I'm afraid that Dali Temple needs to come forward......"

"Can't!"

Concubine Jin's expression changed greatly, and she got up and said,

"Xu Liangyuan died in the Yaohua Palace of the palace without concealing her pregnancy, if this matter is spread before the case is clarified, it will be difficult for the palace to be able to defeat the people in the world, and there will be no argument at that time!"

Li Taiwei looked at the queen, the queen looked tired, and glanced at Concubine Jin with a solemn face, Concubine Jin knew that she was out of shape, and hurriedly confessed to the queen and sat down.

Only then did the queen look at Li Taiwei, and said with a gloomy expression:

"Xu Liangyuan, the fetus of the palace, has ordered someone to privately interrogate the imperial doctor on duty, and Concubine Jin really has no idea about this...... I don't even know about this palace, so it can be seen that she is deliberately concealing ......"

"Now she has lost her life for no reason...... If this matter is out of trouble, don't say that Concubine Jin, even the palace will be to blame......"

Mrs. Li suddenly remembered the miscarriage of Concubine Xian before the Mid-Autumn Festival, although the Queen Mother was not easy to face the conflict with the queen, she also wore a lot of small shoes for her in private. The harem was in turmoil for a while, and the queen probably spent a lot of energy to suppress it.

If this thing is poked out again today, it will be used a little...... Concubine Jin's situation is only afraid that it will become more and more difficult, if it is not good, then the situation in the harem can change in an instant!

With the Queen Mother and Concubine Xian here, the queen may not be able to retreat with her whole body, after all, there are too many pairs of eyes staring at the queen's phoenix chair in this palace......

If the queen falls, the prince ......

Mrs. Li frowned slightly, and suddenly understood why the queen did not summon the concubines next to her today.

is Concubine Jin here, and the queen also means to protect herself. After all, when it comes to the battle for the throne, the relationship in the palace is intertwined, and the queen does not want to easily break the current balance, and the concubines contain each other, so that the prince can safely ascend the throne.

At present, the queen does not dare to easily pass on this matter to others, let alone ask her mother's relatives to intervene, if it is not good, she is afraid of being burned.

After a moment of silence, Mrs. Li raised her eyes slightly and asked the queen:

"The queen mother plans to ask Chonghua and Lu Shizi to secretly investigate this matter?"

The queen paused, a little helpless:

"This case was handed over to the two of you in front of everyone yesterday, so it is naturally difficult to change your words at this time, if it alarms others, it will make people suspicious......

"This matter can be suppressed by this palace for three days at most, and you and Lu Shizi can discuss it with Li Xiang and Lu Hou when you go back to the house...... This needs to be done quickly. ”

Li Taiwei immediately understood the queen's difficulties, she didn't dare to expect her and Lu Xiao to solve the case, but pinned her hopes on the Li and Lu families behind the two of them.

The two joined forces, and if they could solve the crisis for the queen, it would be a beautiful thing. If you can't, you can't take the queen's mistakes...... But this matter is not on the table at the moment, and Mrs. Li doesn't want to let the two families wade into troubled waters.

Let alone...... The matter involves the harem, and I am afraid that this matter will touch His Majesty's scales......

Li Taiwei took the tea from the palace maid's hand, looked at the queen and Concubine Jin, and said calmly:

"I'm afraid that this matter may not be able to make the queen mother's wish...... If this matter really has nothing to do with Concubine Jin, then why did Xu Liangyuan hide her pregnancy? ”

"Three days...... I'm afraid that the mother can't wait...... Those in the know will definitely find out about this matter before Xu Liangyuan's burial......"