Chapter 34: The Death of Little Plum
Xiao Gongzi, who followed the mother of the East Palace, looked at Ling'er's current appearance, and was very flustered, because he was afraid that Ling'er would offend the little prince for hatred.
He knew that the fourth princess and the little prince were people who couldn't afford to offend.
"Ling'er, are you willing to do things for this palace now?"
Donggong Niangniang looked high and said to Ling'er.
Ling'er was already carried away by anger, and thought to Xinzhi that her brother's death was because of the little prince.
She immediately knelt down.
"Ling'er, I am willing to work for Donggong Niangniang."
Donggong Niangniang looked at her daughter like this and nodded with satisfaction.
And the tall grandfather outside the grass wall had no idea what was happening.
"Let's go, let's go see Xiao Lizi, how can I, a stupid apprentice, be so stupid! The royal family will not blame him. ”
Gao Gonggong had a self-reproachful expression, he thought that he asked him to find Xiao Lizi, and Xiao Lizi was afraid, so he committed suicide.
As everyone knows, all this has nothing to do with Father-in-law Gao, Xiao Lizi is just a pawn of Donggong Niangniang. It is useless to discard it in normal things.
But Xiao Lizi is the smartest apprentice in the eyes of Gao Gonggong, who understands his mind the most. He will inherit his place in the future.
Such a good big living person will be gone if he says no, and anyone will feel uncomfortable.
Gao Gonggong hurriedly followed the little guard, not noticing that there were others here.
Donggong Niangniang stepped forward and helped Ling'er up from the ground.
"Good! It turned out to be used by the main palace, and the main palace will have an important task entrusted to you. ”
Ling'er lifted her immature little face.
"It's not a difficult thing, the little prince was arranged to go to the temple. Go with him. ”
Donggong Niangniang said with a smile that Donggong Niangniang's intentions were obvious, Ling'er hated the little prince to death, thinking that he had killed his brother. If he stays by the little prince's side, he will be the biggest scourge.
Not only can it threaten the small house, but it can also inform the whereabouts of the little prince all the time. It's a win-win-
Ling'er thought that her brother died because of the little prince, and she had to go to serve him, and she felt a little uncomfortable.
Donggong Niangniang has read countless people, and of course she can see this.
"I'll let you go to him. You don't just serve him, but you have to report to me on his whereabouts. Let me take it again at the right opportunity. This not only accomplishes my great plan, but also avenges your brother. ”
Ling'er followed Donggong Niangniang's advice and nodded. said that he agreed to the request of Donggong Niangniang.
Xiao Gongzi, who was standing behind Donggong Niangniang, looked flustered, and he was now thinking about whether Ling'er would be tortured to death by the little prince.
However, he is only in the palace because of his little father-in-law, and he has no right to speak here at all.
Xiao Gongzi is very sad for Ling'er, but now he can't do anything.
Donggong Niangniang laughed happily and left.
Ling'er was left alone.
Xiao Gongzi quietly broke away from the team and came to Ling'er's side.
"Why did you agree to Donggong Niangniang's request? Do you know that you are going to die like this? ”
Little Gongzi is about to cry.
Ling'er looked at her, looked at him and lowered his head and said.
"I have only one elder brother, and my parents have been gone since I was a child, and my brother treats me like a father and a brother. If it weren't for my brother, I probably wouldn't be alive now. ”
Xiao Gongzi also understood in his heart when he heard Ling'er say this. Even if he tried his best to dissuade Ling'er, he wouldn't look back.
"Then when you go to the little prince's side, you must be cautious. The little prince is a moody man who must not be discovered. Otherwise, the fourth princess will not let you go. Maybe you'll die worse than your brother. ”
Xiao Gongzi deliberately made the matter more serious, hoping to scare Ling'er and make her change her mind.
But now Ling'er, who has nothing to worry about, has nothing to fear. The only faith he has now keeps alive is to avenge his brother.
"Don't worry, I'll be careful."
Ling'er said firmly.
Xiao Gongzi has already seen that no matter how he persuades Ling'er, Ling'er will not change his mind.
"Then be careful when you go."
After Xiao Gongzi finished instructing, he left.
Ling'er looked at his figure slowly moving away, and felt that its back was very similar to that of his brother.
"Thank you, I will always remember you."
Ling'er said loudly.
Xiao Gongzi walked ahead, his eyes welling with tears. It was the first time he had heard someone say thank you to him.
In this way, Ling'er was taken down to heal.
When she recovers from her injuries, someone will send him to the temple to accompany the little prince.
At this time, Donggong Niangniang was no longer angry. Because he already has a new plan, even if the little prince is not dead. He will continue to harm the little prince. After all, it was impossible for him to let the fourth princess gain power all the time.
If one day the little prince inherits the imperial throne, it will not be far from the day when the East Palace Niangniang loses power.
Donggong Niangniang will never want to see this purpose, and the only way is to solve the little prince, so that the fourth princess will never be able to stand in the highest position.
Of course, the fourth princess is not stupid, he has already begun to encircle the ministers.
In this way, the two forces are evenly matched, fighting with the former dynasty in the harem.
Father-in-law Gao followed the little guard all the way to Xiao Lizi's room.
The door was hidden, and Gao Gonggong pushed the door open with difficulty and entered.
Seeing the little plum hanging on the beam, tears flowed down in an instant.
"You stupid boy! How can you do such a stupid thing? Even if there is a big thing, there is still a teacher to help you block it. ”
Father-in-law Gao was very sad, and even the little fathers-in-law who followed Father-in-law Gao cried when they saw their father-in-law so sad.
"Father-in-law Gao and Father-in-law Li have already gone, don't be too sad, be careful of hurting your body."
One of the leading little father-in-law stepped forward to comfort Grandpa Gao.
"Xiao Lizi, a stupid child, why did he commit suicide at such a young age? What does he have to tell the master? How could I not help him? ”
Gao Gonggong cried as he spoke, and others couldn't stand it.
The bodies of the two little fathers-in-law's little plums in the back were taken down from the beams.
Gao Gonggong suddenly threw himself next to Xiao Lizi's corpse, and said with a handful of snot and tears.
"Don't worry, I will definitely bury you properly."
Although Grandpa Gao was talking, he was quietly observing Xiao Lizi's corpse.
Gao Gonggong saw Xiao Lizi's corpse, and there were obvious signs of struggle. I guess I had something on my mind.
Then Gao Gonggong turned to the ground and stood up, wiped his tears and commanded.
"When you take the body of Gonggong Li to the funeral hall, be careful, don't break it."
Gao Gonggong wanted to investigate the matter thoroughly, but he didn't want to make a big fuss, so he could only do it secretly.
After all, everyone knows that Xiao Lizi is his father-in-law's apprentice, and Xiao Lizi's rights are not ordinarily big. If Xiao Lizi colluded with the harem concubines to murder the little prince. It's a big thing, not a small thing.
In fact, Gao Gonggong doesn't need to check, and he also has a little spectrum in his heart.
It's just that I want to find real evidence, after all, the verdict of a case cannot be based on conjecture alone.
Three or four little fathers-in-law hurriedly carried out the body of Gonggong Li.
Gao Gonggong followed closely.
When the dog house came out, I carefully paid attention to the surrounding environment. found a little father-in-law shrunken his head, as if he was testing something.
Gao Gonggong deliberately pretended not to see it and left, he was afraid of startling the snake.
That little father-in-law was filmed and monitored by the mother of the East Palace, but she is still too young, how can she compare to the old man in the palace?
The little father-in-law took Father-in-law Li to the funeral home, and Father-in-law Gao ordered someone to retreat.
He was the only one left in the room.
He hurriedly untied Gonggong Li's shirt and found that there were scratches on his body, which were obviously women's scratches.
Gonggong Gao was wondering if it was the palace maid who held a grudge, but they were not a man, and they should not provoke the palace maid.
Gao Gonggong ruled out this possibility.
From this point, Gao Gonggong knew that Xiao Lizi should not have died by suicide, but from other reasons.
Gao Gonggong immediately sorted out his thoughts, and then he thought of the situation in the little prince's prison, it should be someone who wanted to get rid of the little prince with his hand.
It's just that now Gao Gonggong doesn't know who the person behind Xiao Lizi is.
Gao Gonggong sorted out Xiao Lizi's body, so that people couldn't see it, and there were traces of rummaging.
After Father-in-law Gao came out, he immediately went to find the little father-in-law who followed Xiao Lizi.
Gonggong Gao stood on the stage and looked at the few people below, and said loudly.
"I'll ask you a few questions, you all have to tell the truth, let me know that you have a false report, I will not be able to spare you, do you hear clearly?"
A few little fathers-in-law in the audience: "I understand it in unison." ”
"Did Xiao Lizi go to which Niangniang palace in the harem before he died? Or was it out of the palace that you went to which minister's house? ”
A few people in the audience, you look at me, I look at you, are all whispering.
Gao Gonggong said solemnly. "What is said out loud, it is not allowed to lie."
One of them, a young father-in-law standing on the far left, stepped forward to reply.
"There is no special place between Gonggong Li, but once he sent a bottle of silk to the mother of the East Palace."
As soon as Gonggong Gao heard that there was a play, he continued to ask.
"And then?"
The little father-in-law thought for a moment and said. "Donggong Niangniang said that she liked the leather and satin very much, and then let a few of us go out first, and he wanted to reward Gonggong Li alone, and then we didn't know." We were assigned to do other things, so we didn't pay attention to Grandpa Li's whereabouts anymore. ”
When Gonggong Gao heard this, he had already concluded in his heart that this matter had nothing to do with Donggong Niangniang.
But he didn't know, why did Donggong Niangniang target Xiao Lizi?
"Anything else special?"
At this time, a little father-in-law standing in the middle also stepped forward to reply.
"Your father-in-law went out of the palace once before, as if he was going to buy, but when he came back, he didn't buy anything, and we were curious to ask and were scolded by Gonggong Li."
Father-in-law Gao was very puzzled, because he knew that his apprentice was about the same height as his position, and it was impossible for him to go out of the palace to buy it in person.
"Anything else?" Gao Gonggong continued to ask. He already had a rough map in mind.
"No, that's all the minions can remember."
Gao Gonggong saw that they really couldn't answer anything, so he simply let them leave.