Hearing this news, Gonggong Cao's eyelids jumped slightly, and there was an ominous feeling in his heart.

This concubine Rong was not favored in the harem, that is, the emperor was not favored during his reign.

The reason why she was able to ascend to the position of concubine was only because she was half of the prince's adoptive mother and was rewarded for taking care of the prince.

But it is definitely not a good thing for such a person to commit suicide at such a juncture.

"Immediately cordon off the scene, and don't let anyone move around at will."

Gonggong Cao immediately made a decision and responded immediately.

The forbidden army immediately divided into a team and went to the palace where Concubine Rong was located to surround it.

And Gonggong Cao was in a hurry to find Xu Jing: "Your Majesty, Concubine Rong is dead." ”

"Dead? Who did it? ”

When Xu Jing heard Concubine Rong's name, his eyebrows jumped slightly, and he quickly regained his composure.

"The so-called investigation of the slave has just informed His Majesty of the news."

Gonggong Cao lowered his head and replied.

Xu Jing exhaled a breath of turbid air and sighed slightly: "Suppress this matter for the time being, and don't spread it." It is now the Lantern Festival, and foreign countries from all countries are coming to the court. Such things must not be divulged in the bare light. ”

Xu Jing repeated it several times, obviously feeling a little restless.

"The slave understands, does Your Majesty want to see Concubine Rong?"

Gonggong Cao glanced at Xu Jing, and then asked.

"Let's go, it's time to take a look."

Xu Jing did not refuse, nodded and followed Gonggong Cao straight to the palace and rode his horse.

In the Xiao Mansion, Xiao Longbow hurried into the study: "Uncle, there is an accident in the palace again!" ”

"Concubine Rong is dead."

Xiao Daoling said slowly, and the movements in his hands did not stop at all.

"Uncle, you already know?"

Hearing Xiao Daoling say things without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Longbow had a feeling that Concubine Rong's death had something to do with Xiao Daoling.

"People, the old man sent someone to kill him."

Xiao Daoling put down his pen and looked at Xiao Longbow, and said slowly.

"Why? Concubine Rong has never been favored and has never received any reward. has never given birth to a prince, so it doesn't matter if such a concubine dies or not, right? ”

Xiao Longbow was very puzzled, Xiao Daoling would never do meaningless things.

Why did you do it this time to a concubine who has no prince and whose only daughter is also married to Mobei.

"Concubine Rong is half of the emperor's adoptive mother, and the prince's diet and daily life before the age of two can be arranged by this person. What if this person said that the current emperor was not the heir of the previous emperor? ”

Xiao Daoling slowly put down his pen and smiled at the long bow and asked.

"The emperor of the dynasty will lose his legitimacy, and any vassal king will gain the legitimacy of imperial power!"

Xiao Longbow instantly understood Xiao Daoling's thoughts.

But he was even more puzzled and asked: "But uncle, haven't I already planned the assassination?" ”

"If the new emperor dies, whether he is legal or not will not affect the vassal king's accession to the throne, right?"

Xiao Longbow was even more confused, and asked again and again.

At the same time, I felt a little more lost in my heart. He worked hard to arrange a big chess game, in order to let this uncle, who had always looked down on him, look down on him.

But in the end, Xiao Daoling didn't think that he could successfully assassinate him in the bottom of his heart.

"Naturally, your plan has to go ahead. What the old man did was to arrange the back hand. If the new emperor does not die, legitimacy will be the next means to oust him from the throne! ”

"As for the officials of the DPRK and China, it doesn't matter if the emperor himself believes it or not. What matters is what the people think, whether this gust of wind can blow or not. ”

Xiao Daoling said slowly with a smile.

Xiao Longbow seemed to understand whether he understood it or not, and he only felt that Xiao Daoling's layout was far beyond himself.

"Wait, soon even the new emperor himself will doubt his origin."

Xiao Daoling said with a sneer.

Looking at Xiao Daoling's Shura-like smile, Xiao Longbow couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

"Your Majesty!"

At the end of Xiao Daoling's conversation with Xiao Longbow, Xu Jing had already come to the place where Concubine Rong lived before her death.

It was far from the Emperor's dormitory, but it was very close to the place where the sinful servants lived.

The courtyard where Concubine Rong lived for nearly half of her life was not large, only less than ten feet, which was smaller than some eunuchs' residences.

Xu Jing glanced at the withered trees in the courtyard and walked towards the courtyard.

The furnishings in the courtyard are extremely simple, and there is no place where you can see that this place is actually the residence of a harem concubine.

"They have covered themselves with a white cloth lest they disturb the Holy Cross."

Xu Jing walked into the small bedroom, but saw a bloodstained "red silk" hanging on the beam.

"Committed suicide, and when the palace maid found it, the body was already cold."

The deputy commander of the forbidden army replied in a low voice in Xu Jing's ear.

"But what's left?"

Xu Jing nodded, and then asked.

In the harem, there are countless concubines who committed suicide. The reason why Concubine Rong's death surprised Xu Jing was that in addition to her identity, it was the time of her death.

Xu Jing faintly felt that Concubine Rong's death was definitely not a suicide.

"Your Majesty has seen it."

The deputy commander handed over a silk cloth written in blood to Xu Jing.

The handwriting on the silk cloth had turned black, apparently written before he died.

After reading the handwriting on the silk cloth, Xu Jing's eyes widened, he grabbed the silk cloth in his hand, and asked in a low voice: "Who else has seen this thing?" ”

"There is no one but subordinates."

As the first person to see the silk cloth, the deputy commander naturally knew the content on the silk cloth.

His reaction to Xu Jing was not surprising, and he replied without hesitation.

"Cordon off this place, don't let outsiders come and go at will. Also, looking for a maid to examine Concubine Rong's body, I want to know the real cause of Concubine Rong's death. ”

Xu Jing nodded with satisfaction, and then gave the order.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is inappropriate, isn't it? Concubine Rong is ......"

The deputy commander was a little surprised by Xu Jing's behavior, although Concubine Rong was not favored in the palace, she was still a palace concubine after all.

How can such a person be handed over to an open coffin for an autopsy? If it is spread out, it will definitely become a rumor.

"Find one with a tight mouth. I don't want to hear anything about this outside the palace. ”

Xu Jing's eyes swept coldly, and the deputy commander nodded again and again: "The slave understands, so let's arrange it." ”

"Do a good job in this matter, and add an official to the knighthood."

Xu Jing whispered expressionlessly beside the deputy commander.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! I will do my best! ”

The deputy commander was extremely excited when he heard Xu Jing's prompt, and knelt down and shouted.

"Your Majesty."

Xu Jing walked out of the inner courtyard, and Gong Cao followed directly behind Xu Jing and shouted carefully.

"This is what Concubine Rong left before she died, how many words are true?"

Xu Jing casually threw the silk silk into the hands of Gonggong Cao and asked.

Gonggong Cao has been in the palace for a long time, and he naturally knows the secrets of the palace.

"Your Majesty, except for your background, the rest of the sentences are true. However, this alone does not determine your identity. ”

Gonggong Cao swept his eyes at the silk silk and handed it back.