Chapter 44: The Crime
Mrs. Geng let out a mournful cry and fell on General Geng and shouted at the imperial doctor.
On the other side, as Wei Yan was about to leave, the queen's body was weak, and she relied on Wei Yan's support to stabilize her figure, frowning and supporting her abdomen that had not yet bulged.
"Your Majesty, the children of the concubines ......"
Wei Yan looked down, and indeed the queen's body was already red.
"Doctor, where is Doctor?"
Wei Yan's eyes were split, which made An Ruo think in a trance that the queen was really his very beloved wife, but would there be sincerity between the player and the NPC?
An Ruo looked at Xiao Zhan behind him, maybe there was.
In this regard, Concubine Ning had already prepared, and the imperial doctor who had been waiting in the side hall hurriedly arrived, without delaying at all.
An Ruo quietly gave Concubine Ning a thumbs up, sure enough, she was a young lady who was proficient in all kinds of XX studies, if it weren't for the fact that both things happened suddenly, she would have thought that Concubine Ning had prepared for a long time.
"The palace just felt that there were many disputes in the harem, and I was afraid that something would go wrong with the longevity banquet, so I asked the imperial doctor to keep it ready. But Bengong didn't expect that it would be General Geng. However, Sister Dingfei, you say, General Geng's appearance looks like poisoning? “
Seeing that the imperial doctor induced vomiting and poured mung bean water on General Geng, of course it was poisoning.
An Ruogang wanted to nod, but suddenly reacted, this full hall of catering was arranged by her, if General Geng ate the dishes of the banquet and was poisoned, she would not be able to escape the crime!
So Concubine Ning reminded her in order to tell her that she would follow along to confess her guilt?
Seeing that the queen was sent into the inner hall, and the imperial physician was personally treating the queen, Wei Yan wanted to follow him, but the queen refused, saying: "The emperor should be the main one in the country, and the concubines are enough to have a princess." ”
Perhaps out of anxiety about the empress's condition, or it could be worry about General Geng's state, Wei Yan's expression was quite unkind.
What's more, as soon as General Geng fell, Gonggong Yan let the Praetorian Guards surround the entire main hall, on the grounds that someone had assassinated!
Concubine Ning, who is particularly discerning, knelt down early to plead guilty, even if everything has nothing to do with her, but as the undertaker, she already has an unshirkable responsibility.
As for An Ruo, he looked at General Geng, who obviously couldn't be saved, sighed softly, and knelt down next to Concubine Ning to ask for guilt, anyway, he had to kneel early and evening, maybe if he knelt earlier, the punishment could be lighter?
After several rescues by the imperial doctors, General Geng was finally declared dead, and the cause of death was the poisoning that An Ruo was most worried about.
An Ruo glanced at the pearl shrimp that she had almost eaten on the table, and understood that the poisoning had nothing to do with the purchase and the imperial dining room, and said: "Your Majesty, the concubines are responsible for the entire longevity banquet from the determination of the dishes to the final serving. In order to facilitate the management, the concubines have a record of the meal in front of each adult, from the time the dish is served to the table, and the emperor can use this as a basis to summon relevant personnel. ”
When Xiao Zhan heard this, he immediately gave the list of the handlers who delivered food to General Geng to Gonggong Yan, and soon there were all kinds of crying and begging for mercy outside the hall.
"Your Majesty, after interrogation, no one admitted to poisoning, why don't you continue to torture?"
As soon as Gonggong Yan's words fell, Mrs. Geng, who had been crying next to General Geng, raised her head with red eyes.
"Your Majesty, the daughter of the courtier's died in vain in the harem, and the husband of the courtier's died at the longevity banquet. But these two lives are related to Concubine Ning, and I beg the emperor to remember the merits of fighting for the court for many years in the courtiers, and the merits of major injuries and small injuries on the body, and the Geng family is fair. ”
Concubine Ning glared at the past and scolded: "Dare to bite the palace without evidence, what a big boldness!" “
An Ruo sighed softly, Concubine Ning's temperament really can't stand the slightest grievance, and at this time, it is obviously better to make pear blossoms with rain.
Sure enough, Mrs. Geng let out a sad cry and released a bigger bargaining chip: "The courtiers just want to seek justice for the Geng family, where do you dare to bite Concubine Ning at will." The courtiers, the courtiers agreed to dissect their daughter, at least, at least she could not be buried with such an unclean reputation. ”
An Ruo, who was kneeling on the ground, retched when he heard the conditioned reflex, this Geng Chongrong had been dead for more than a month, and as soon as the coffin lid was opened, the smell was about half a bucket of rotten crayfish, plus half a bucket of fish intestines collected from the vegetable field and other animals into the water, and the lid was closed, and the first smell of the lid was opened after a few days of high temperature above 30 degrees.
Don't ask her why she knows, it's really the crematorium that taught her so much, after all, not everyone has the opportunity to be sent for cremation on the first day after death.
Concubine Ning frowned and said: "Miss Geng's family has been dead for more than a month, and she refused to dissect at the beginning, but now she is willing, but there are still dry bones left, where is there anything to see." ”
Mrs. Geng quietly hooked the corners of her mouth with the action of wiping her tears with a handkerchief, and cried: "The general has never been able to accept his daughter's death, let alone let her be buried with such a reputation, so the body has been frozen in the freezer and has not decomposed in a large area. ”
At this point, things have become clear, no matter what General Geng died for, everything today is to revisit the cause of Geng Chongrong's death, or to say that everything is to pull Concubine Ning off the horse.
Seeing that Wei Yan didn't speak, Fang Ce stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers have heard about Geng Chongrong since the day they returned to Beijing, and now someone dares to attack the important ministers of the court on the Wanshou Festival, in full view of everyone, which really makes the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty feel cold, this matter has to be strictly investigated, and the offender must not be tolerated." ”
Fang Ce's words pushed the scene to a white heat, Wei Yan took a deep look at Fang Ce, and understood that this was the first battle between the two of them.
"Since Mrs. Geng doesn't care about the safety of the deceased, Miss Geng is far away in the ice warehouse of the General's Mansion. Concubine Ding, in front of hundreds of civil and military officials, you will dissect General Geng on the spot and determine the cause of General Geng's death. ”
As soon as Wei Yan's voice fell, the Manchu Dynasty was shocked, it turned out that there was a reason why Concubine Ding was favored, and the emotional family was a technical worker.
An Ruo, who was forced to go to work, hung her head deeply, she really didn't use a knife on the corpse, she was a person who worked in the crematorium, and it was good to have some observation skills and common sense that forensic doctors should have.
But in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, she really couldn't refuse Wei Yan, she couldn't find out the matter, she was suspicious, but now she has to bite the bullet, maybe she can get rid of herself!
The eunuchs brought General Geng's body to the desk, and An Ruo decided to check the body surface one by one according to what he understood, in case he could solve the problem by not dissecting the corpse!
Less than a quarter of an hour after his death, the body was still in a soft state, his body was thin and slightly shriveled, it can be seen that he had a poor diet before his death, he did not drink enough water, there were no new traces on his body except for old scars, his body bones were intact, and he had not suffered any external injuries before his death.
An Ruo frowned slightly, if General Geng blamed himself for Geng Chongrong's death, couldn't sleep at night, couldn't eat at sun, then ......
An Ruo looked at the plate of pearl shrimp that was used as evidence and the entire seat where Geng Jianjun was sitting.
Sure enough, looking at the amount of food, General Geng only ate a bite of pearl shrimp, while the other foods remained motionless.