Chapter 477 Track down the real culprit
I don't know how long I cried, Gu Zhiheng barely came back to his senses. Although his eyes were already red, his expression was still calm.
Gu Zhiheng turned his head and slowly looked at the fire at the door of the cold palace. The fire had now been extinguished, leaving only some mutilated ashes.
In this ash, Gu Zhiheng could vaguely distinguish their previous glamorous appearance, and it seemed that Concubine Qin was using these objects at that time, and the appearance of Yan Yan with a smile was even more sour.
He Nuanliang on the side saw Gu Zhiheng like this, and he didn't bother, just watched quietly from the side. I don't know how long it took, Gu Zhiheng suddenly said a word.
"That's not right." I only heard Gu Zhiheng say, "Since this plague is a contagious disease, why is it that only the mother concubine and the jade concubine in the cold palace are suffering from the plague, and the others, even the palace maids in the cold palace, are safe and sound?" There's got to be something wrong here. ”
He Nuanliang didn't expect this layer before, but now when he heard Gu Zhiheng say this, he also frowned, feeling that something was wrong.
Indeed, as Gu Zhiheng said, this plague was originally an extremely contagious disease, why was it that only Concubine Qin and Concubine Yu were infected, but the rest were unharmed? Could it be that there is something special about the two of them? But what is it, only she has it, and no one else has it?
Before He Nuanliang could come up with a reason, Gu Zhiheng over there had already said: "The mother concubine died strangely. She may have been framed and killed. No, this king wants to find out. ”
He Nuanliang really felt a little strange from it. If someone deliberately framed Concubine Qin, and Gu Zhiheng wanted to avenge the murder of his mother, it would be understandable to go and investigate. Therefore, He Nuanliang didn't stop it, just nodded and said, "The concubine also feels that this matter is not normal, so it's better to investigate it carefully."
He Nuanliang's words seemed to give Gu Zhiheng great encouragement. Gu Zhiheng no longer hesitated, and immediately took He Nuanliang back to King Wu's mansion and began to investigate the matter with all his might.
Gu Zhiheng seemed to have turned the grief of losing his mother into anger, and went to investigate the truth of Concubine Qin's death with all his heart, without any mercy. Under Gu Zhiheng's investigation like a storm, within a few days, he really noticed the clues.
On this day, Gu Zhiheng's gloomy face made people bring back a palace maid. The palace maid looked a little old, kneeling on the ground, looking trembling.
He Nuanliang saw that Gu Zhiheng had brought such a palace maid back, and he was a little surprised for a while, and couldn't help but ask. Gu Zhiheng just had a gloomy face, sneered, and said, "Why did this king arrest her?" Listen to her for herself. ”
After hearing this, the palace maid shook fiercely, but she didn't dare to delay at all, she just honestly told everything she knew about Concubine Qin.
It turned out that this palace maid was not someone else, it was the palace maid who was sold by Taiwei Chu a few days ago and sent the clothes with plague to the cold palace.
She also deserves her bad luck. She really didn't want to stay in the palace, so after the matter was completed, with the help of Taiwei Chu, she hurriedly left the palace. Such an abnormal behavior was naturally discovered by Gu Zhiheng, and he immediately sent someone to arrest the palace maid back, and after some severe torture, the palace maid was a little unbearable, so she recruited them.
He Nuanliang was on the side, listening to all this, and couldn't help but be frightened. Knowing that it was Taiwei Chu who did it, He Nuanliang couldn't believe it.
Taiwei Chu has always been in charge of power in the court, and he is also an upright official, and he has always received unanimous praise from inside and outside the court. However, just such a person turned out to be exhausted, and he only wanted Concubine Qin's life.
When Gu Zhiheng tortured this palace maid before, he had already listened to it once. However, at this time, I still can't help but feel a little angry.
He took a few deep breaths, barely maintained his composure, looked at the palace maid and asked, "What evidence do you have to prove that this matter was really instructed by Taiwei Chu?"
When the palace maid heard this, she could only sigh deeply and smile bitterly: "Even if there is any evidence, with that fire, how can the slave and maid conjure up evidence."
Although Gu Zhiheng knew that this palace maid was telling the truth, he couldn't help but sigh. He waved his hand and let the palace maid go down.
When the palace maid saw that Gu Zhiheng was willing to let her go, she immediately turned around and left without caring about anything. However, the moment she turned around, Gu Zhiheng said in a deep voice: "Release the arrow."
Before the palace maid could react to what she meant, she felt a chill in her chest. The palace maid lowered her head, only to see a sharp arrow stuck in her chest, piercing her body with an unstoppable momentum.
But that's not the end. Soon, a second, a third, and more arrows came over and stuck in the palace maid. The palace maid stood for a moment, then she could no longer support it, and slowly fell, blood flowing all over the ground.
The palace maid opened her eyes widely, looking dead. Even before she died, she didn't understand why Gu Zhiheng wanted to kill her.
After the palace maid died, Gu Zhiheng gave an answer. I saw him looking at the body of the palace maid and sneered: "Although you have a good wishful thinking, this king is not willing to let you act, let alone let you live." Those who hurt the mother concubine, this king will not let any of them go. ”
After saying this, Gu Zhiheng immediately turned his head, as if the palace maid was just a disgusting bag of garbage, and he didn't want to give charity with a single look.
And Gu Zhiheng returned to the palace, but according to what he had just learned, he sorted it out carefully. He thought about what had just happened, and his eyes couldn't help but feel a little complicated. At present, although he already knows who the enemy of killing his mother is, there is no evidence, which makes Gu Zhiheng frustrated.
He Nuanliang also seemed to feel Gu Zhiheng's frustration, and hurriedly comforted him: "Your Highness, don't be too anxious, there will definitely be a way out of this matter." Otherwise, let's go to find the emperor and talk to him about it? ”
Gu Zhiheng listened to He Suoyi's words, and shook his head in disappointment: "My father has already abandoned my mother's concubine, and he will not dispose of a powerful minister because of this." What's more, if this fire goes down, where is there any evidence? Without evidence, my father would not believe it. ”
Gu Zhiheng is really telling the truth. A few days ago, they just went to attend Concubine Qin's funeral. The funeral was very grand, it was handled by the queen, and the etiquette of the concubine was used, which can be said to give Concubine Qin enough face after her death.
And the emperor from beginning to end, only the first symbolic came out, and then turned around and left without looking back. His attitude towards Concubine Qin can be seen.
And when Gu Zhiheng was grateful to the queen, he couldn't help but feel a little chill in his heart for the emperor's behavior. These days, when Taiwei Chu was in the middle of the day, he gave advice to the emperor and made a lot of efforts.
With such a talent, how could the emperor be willing to let him go? Even if there was evidence, Gu Zhiheng didn't dare to guarantee whether the emperor would punish Taiwei Chu, not to mention that there was not the slightest evidence at the moment.
Thinking of this, Gu Zhiheng hated Taiwei Chu even more, and he was also a little angry with the emperor.
He walked around the room irritably, his expression was obviously unwilling: "Why? Why did no one notice that Taiwei Chu killed someone, and his father even had to protect him. Where does this king start to solve this blood feud. ”
Listening to Gu Zhiheng's words, He Nuanliang wanted to solve Gu Zhiheng's worries. After thinking about it for a while, she suddenly had a good idea, and her eyes lit up.
The idea was to use Chu He as a breakthrough and propose that Gu Zhiheng start from Chu He. There is no other reason, this Chu and one place can be regarded as the weakest point around Taiwei Chu. Therefore, as a breakthrough, it is not a bad idea.
Since he had already thought about it in his heart, He Nuanliang didn't want to see Gu Zhiheng look embarrassed and melancholy, and immediately said: "Why don't we try it from the side of the prince and concubine to see if we can break through."
"What do you say?" Hearing this, the sadness and anger on Gu Zhiheng's face finally diluted a lot, and he raised his eyebrows, revealing an interesting look.
He Nuanliang on the side saw that Gu Zhiheng's expression had finally eased a lot, not like Fang Cai, and his heart was also a little relaxed, he was faintly relieved, his face was also soothed, and he hurriedly said everything he thought of with Gu Zhiheng.
"The crown princess is the only daughter of Mrs. Chu, presumably on weekdays, Mrs. Chu must be very concerned about the princess and concubine, and is even willing to take risks for her." He Nuanliang said.
"Under such circumstances, if something happens to the crown prince's side concubine, it must be a big blow to Taiwei Chu." He Nuanliang thought about this, couldn't help but look at Gu Zhiheng, and said firmly, "What does Your Highness think of this method?" ”
After Gu Zhiheng heard what He Nuanliang said, he thought carefully in his heart for a while, and then nodded: "This is a good way." It's just that he has to use some kind of sore hands to do things in front of the prince's side concubine, so that she will be completely framed, so as to hit Taiwei Chu. ”
He Nuanliang had obviously already thought about this matter. I saw her confidently say: "The child in the crown princess's belly has been miscarried, and the only thing left is the position of the crown princess." If we find a way to abolish her position, we will see if she will panic. ”
Gu Zhiheng responded to this sentence, and after thinking about it carefully, he still felt that He Nuanliang's words were very reasonable. Indeed, for Chu He at the moment, the most precious thing is the position of the crown prince's side concubine. If Chu He's position as the crown prince and concubine is abolished, then she will definitely be heartbroken, and Mrs. Chu will also be affected by it.
Thinking of this, Gu Zhiheng made up his mind a little, and immediately wanted to start from Chu He's side and abolish his position as the crown prince and concubine.