The next day, the envoy sent by the emperor and the empress dowager listened to the interrogation of the concubine Cui Jin in Dali Temple.

Cui Jin refused to admit that he had anything to do with those assassins, and he also bit back, saying that he was kidnapped by assassins on the way back to his hometown to worship his ancestors, and was trapped in another village, and he was not released until the news of the eldest princess's death came.

It alludes to the fact that someone deliberately framed him to be a substitute for the dead.

At a critical time, Cui Jin also asked Gonggong Chang to take out a bloody white cloth and identify the wound on the body of the imperial grandson, which was the sword wound suffered by the eldest princess on the night she was stabbed, which means that Chu Yan was the real murderer who killed the eldest princess.

It's just that both sides are verbally dirty, and there is no tangible evidence to prove that the other party is the murderer.

Dali Temple and the government did not dare to make a claim, so they had to ask the envoy to return to the queen mother and the emperor to decide.

In the end, the Queen Mother came forward and ordered Dali Temple to retry on the grounds of insufficient evidence, released Cui Jin, and arrested the real culprit.

All parties knew that the Queen Mother's intervention was to protect Chu Yan.

But since the other party has the upper hand, how can he give up easily.

The assassination of the eldest princess spread overnight.

The rumors about the imperial grandson Chu Yan in the capital are intensifying.

The previous case about the ice cellar of the East Palace has also been re-raised.

There are even rumors alluding to the death of the emperor's three sons, which may be related to Chu Yan.

Under the crowd, the already notorious reputation of the imperial grandson Chu Yan is even worse.

The official impeached Chu Yan's chapter, and flew to the emperor's desk like a snowflake.

The scholars who had previously wanted to jointly write a letter to ask for a thorough investigation of the emperor's grandson began to make a fuss again.

The emperor was silent, neither punishing Chu Yan nor calming public opinion, but only watching from the wall.

At the same time, the funeral of the eldest princess could no longer be suspended, and had to be continued.

The Queen Mother was deeply saddened by the death of the eldest princess and decided to go out of the palace to the eldest princess's mansion to mourn.

Since she is going to the old man's house, the emperor and the empress will also accompany her, so that all the concubines in the harem who are above the rank of noble concubine will go with them.

The mansion of the eldest princess of Pingyang is up and down, and on the one hand, she has to cooperate with the Ministry of Rites to organize the funeral, and on the other hand, she has to prepare for the car, and she is very busy.

And the Weiguo Mansion, as the eldest princess's foreign family, has to contribute to help manage it.

Cui Juma is even more hands-on.

He made a look of deep affection and grief in front of people.

But in the dead of night, he looked at the bright moon in the sky alone, imagining that in the future, he would no longer have to grovel to the strong and arrogant woman of the eldest princess, no longer have to be pretending to be warm with her, and no longer have to be careful in front of her everywhere......

What's more, I thought that I was about to meet my beloved Bai Yueguang Zhao Guifei up close after many years.

Cui Yuma only felt that his heart was hot, and he laughed unconsciously.

finally waited for the day of the empress dowager's eldest princess's mansion to mourn, Cui Jin got up early and asked Chang Gonggong to serve him to change clothes.

The coarse linen filial piety clothes were changed one after another, and the hair was also broken and combed, tossed back and forth more than a dozen times.

In the end, he looked at his dignified self in the mirror, and finally showed a satisfied look.

"It's a pity, I still have to wear linen and filial piety for that woman in front of people, and I don't know if Ah Yu will be unhappy when she sees me like this." Cui Juma said worriedly.

Father-in-law Chang turned his head sideways quietly, rolled his eyes silently, turned his head again, and persuaded with a smile, "You and Niangniang have known each other since childhood, childhood sweethearts, Niangniang has always admired you, no matter what you look like now, Niangniang will only think you are good." ”

These words simply entered Cui Jin's heart.

"You're right." Cui Jin nodded in agreement, "When I was young, I had a stutter, they all laughed at me and disliked me, only Ah Wei was beautiful and kind, she never thought I was the best, no matter what good things I had, they all remembered and shared them with me." If it weren't for her, I'm afraid I would have been in a state of collapse a long time ago, how could I be today. ”

Father-in-law Chang smiled and responded, "Exactly, after the mother got married, although she has never met with the princess again, every time the duchess visits the mother, the lady will ask about the recent situation of the princess." Over the years, thanks to the fact that the horse master said things for the Zhao family and the mother in front of the eldest princess, the emperor will trust the Guogong Mansion and the mother more and more. ”

These words, Chang Gonggong has to say them once or twice in front of Cui Jin every few days.

If you are an ordinary person, I am afraid that you will be tired of hearing it for a long time.

But Cui Jin never gets tired of hearing it, every time he hears it, he has to be moved by himself for a long time, "As long as Grandma can live a good life and remember my dedication to her, I will be content in this life." ”

Father-in-law Chang praised a few words sincerely, and then went out with Cui Jin to greet him.

The body of the eldest princess has been buried in the coffin, and the front hall of the princess's mansion has been arranged into a mourning hall by the people of the Ministry of Rites.

The mourning hall is wide, and the dark coffin is placed at the top.

Shen Lingxi, as the undertaker of the eldest princess's body, was invited by the funeral officials of the Ministry of Rites to sort out the remains of the corpse because of his skills, and also served in the mourning hall.

As the eunuch sang and sang harmony, the queen mother was supported by the emperor and the queen left and right, and walked in from outside.

The eldest princess is the emperor's sister, and the brother and sister have been very close since childhood.

Although the eldest princess had secretly greeted the emperor in advance, when the emperor walked into the mourning hall, he saw the name of the eldest princess written on the spirit flag, and in the coffin, there was a corpse that was almost exactly the same as that of his relatives, and his face was still dyed with a little sadness.

Shen Lingxi hadn't entered the palace for several days, and when he saw the Queen Mother at first glance, he found that the old man was much more energetic than a few days ago.

As if feeling Shen Lingxi's gaze, the Queen Mother looked at her sideways and winked at her invisibly.

Shen Lingxi also winked at her tacitly.

The queen with a solemn face next to her looked at her, and Shen Lingxi hurriedly lowered her eyes and lowered her head quietly.

It's just that her afterglow is locked on Zhao Guifei, who is following the Queen Mother.

Zhao Guifei is about thirty years old, although she is the emperor's favorite concubine, her appearance is not bright and flamboyant.

On the contrary, Zhao Guifei has a petite and delicate posture, snowy skin and red lips, a delicate complexion, and is so beautiful that she has no attack power, especially those autumn-like eyes.

With such a woman, it's no wonder that Cui Yuma will never forget her.

Behind Zhao Guifei, there were also many palace concubines and servants and maids, which made the originally wide mourning hall seem a lot cramped.

Cui Ju stood in the shape of a horse, kneeling in front of the spirit with a mournful face, and saluted the nobles one by one.

Only when he saluted Zhao Guifei, his reddened eyes were gently raised, and he met Zhao Guifei's eyes, and under the cover of the wide filial piety hat, his lips trembled, and he silently called out two words: Ayu.

(End of chapter)