Chapter 22: The Truth

Sure enough, a man who can make the queen pay so much attention and is willing to be thrown into the cold palace to be protected, Huaiqing, as a daughter, will not have no clue.

If I were Sherlock Holmes, you would be Watson....... Xu Qi'an nodded and asked, "Who is it?"

Huaiqing's already cold face became more and more expressionless, and his tone was indifferent and detached, and he spit out two words: "Uncle Guo." ”

The word "Uncle Guo" seems to be the key to solving the puzzle, which made Xu Qi'an suddenly enlightened, penetrated all the clues, and finally sorted out the context of Concubine Fu's case.

"This uncle is the younger brother or brother of the queen's mother. Xu Qi'an sighed.

Only brothers with the same father and mother can make the queen willing to bear the charge and protect him.

Princess Huaiqing nodded slightly, "Uncle Guo is the younger brother of the queen mother, a gentleman who indulges in lust, does not learn and has no skills, and is obsessed with beauty. The palace maids of Fengqi Palace hated him very much, because every time he went to visit his mother, he always had to do something to them in private. ”

In his words, he seemed to be extremely disgusted and disgusted with that uncle.

It was only then that Hongu remembered something. Uncle Guo used to occasionally visit his mother in the palace, but a few years ago, he suddenly stopped coming. Looking at it now, I understand what happened. ”

In addition to the clan, the family members of the queen, imperial concubines, and concubines can also enter the palace to visit them, and they only need to report to the palace in advance.

Xu Qi'an squatted on the ground, dipped his hands in the bucket, looked at the sky at a forty-five degree angle, and muttered:

"The palace maid Huang Xiaorou was raped by Uncle Guo and became pregnant. So she couldn't think of committing suicide, but the people who the queen arranged for her to find out in time and save her....... No, it's not. ”

Huaiqing was just the opposite, looked down at her toes, and said softly: "Didn't you say that she gave birth to a child, what about miscarriage, will miscarriage also ..... Fetal opening closed?

"The palace maid's pregnancy can't be hidden, but since Huang Xiaorou has survived until now, it means that the child has not been born. ”

Xu Qi'an said "um": "There will be stretch marks in three or four months, and the uterine opening of the fetus will be closed after the miscarriage." I prefer that the queen aborted the child, because the child cannot be born, otherwise the uncle will be finished. ”

Huaiqing bowed her head: "So, the palace maid Huang Xiaorou has a grudge and joins forces with the people behind the scenes, ostensibly framing the prince, but in fact alluding to the queen and the Duke of Wei?"

"If that's the case, then Huang Xiaorou hates the queen mother to the core, well, yes, the hatred of killing her son. But I always feel that it is not that simple. ”

"What do you want to ask?"

"Your Highness is really smart...... Why didn't the queen kill Huang Xiaorou, it's a hundred. ”

"The queen mother is indeed soft-hearted. Huaiqing shook her head regretfully, looking at her expression, it seemed that she was lamenting her misfortune and angry.

In this way, the queen seems to be a soft-hearted woman....... If it was Huaiqing, it is estimated that Huang Xiaorou would have been killed at that time, and he would never suffer in the future....... Huaiqing is a woman who can achieve great things, I can confirm this. Xu Qi'an raised his hand to touch his chin, but he paused halfway through it, and said while putting his hand back into the bucket:

When she found out that it was Huang Xiaorou who killed Concubine Fu, the official questioned her that day, and she knew that the people behind the scenes planned to use Uncle Guo to calculate her.

"This is a yang conspiracy, either sacrifice your uncle or sacrifice yourself. However, then again, the queen mother is really a brother demon. ”

Huaiqing frowned: "Fu ..... What does this mean? ”

"For the sake of a younger brother who is not successful, I would rather be beaten into the cold palace. And once she is deposed, the fourth prince will not be a concubine, and she will really miss the throne. ”

Huaiqing glanced at him and said with a smile: "In the harem, what is the difference between the concubines and being in the cold palace?"

"That's just as well. Xu Qi'an met Huaiqing's gaze, this was the first time that Her Royal Highness the princess had expressed her dissatisfaction with Emperor Yuanjing in front of him.

"The queen mother never pays attention to the affairs of the harem, she is not attached to the queen's position, and she must be very willing to exchange the queen position for the life of her uncle. However, the Four Emperor Brothers must be resentful. ”

"That's why His Royal Highness will take away the four princes?"

Huaiqing nodded and asked, "How do you explain the yellow silk material?" ”

"The spring of the thirty-first year of Yuanjing should be the time when the palace maid Huang Xiaorou lost her body...... No, there is something very strange, Huang Xiaorou committed suicide four years ago, and Yuanjing thirty-one years ago was five years ago. The thirty-seventh year of Yuanjing has just begun, so let's not count it first. Xu Qi'an's brows suddenly furrowed.

Princess Huaiqing understood what Xu Qi'an meant, and said in a pleasant voice: "According to the calculation of time, he committed suicide after being forced to have a miscarriage. After the queen mother killed the fetus in Huang Xiaorou's womb, she arranged for He'er to take care of her. ”

"That's true, it can correspond to the results of our investigation, but doesn't Your Highness think it's strange, you just said that pregnancy and childbirth can't be hidden in the harem. Huang Xiaorou is a palace maid, why dare to do this, unless she has no fear. ”

"It can't be the Father. Huaiqing shook his head.

In this regard, Xu Qian agreed.

With Emperor Yuanjing's desire for immortality and his dedication to cultivation, it is absolutely impossible to be fortunate to be a palace maid.

"Let's go and ask this Uncle Guo, there's no point in just guessing here. ”

Xu Qi'an's proposal was agreed by Princess Huaiqing, and she seemed to have this intention.

The two of them immediately left the ice cellar, and saw the figure of the little eunuch from a distance, but he had not left yet.

This little eunuch is a little sincere...... Xu Qi'an walked over and said, "I and Princess Huaiqing are going to go out of the palace, you go to rest first, don't be in a hurry to report to Your Majesty about today's affairs." ”

The little eunuch looked at him and stopped talking.

"If you have something to say, don't talk about it. ”

"Lord Xu, the slave is a little afraid. ”

Don't be afraid, I'll be lighter...... Xu Qi'an laughed and said, "Don't worry, I won't let you know what you shouldn't know." You are so obedient. ”

The little eunuch breathed a sigh of relief: "With your words, the slave is at ease." ”

Xu Qi'an thought that he could share a carriage with Huaiqing, but he didn't expect the unkind Huaiqing to give him a horse.

Sitting on horseback and following the princess's carriage towards the uncle's mansion, Xu Qi'an couldn't help but think of his beloved little mare.

After yesterday's assassination, he drove the mare away, and after killing three assassins, he went to Yamen to recuperate from his injuries, and until now, he still does not know the whereabouts of the marre.

However, before he entered the palace this morning, he had instructed his colleagues to look for the little mare.

The car window opened, Huaiqing poked out his face, his facial features were flawless, his nose was beautiful, his red lips were bright, and the corners of his lips were delicate as carving. The beautiful eyes are like a stream of autumn water, clear and clear.

"Even if the queen mother did apologize for her uncle, the people behind the scenes still haven't found out. She sighed.

Xu Qi'an didn't answer, but asked rhetorically: "I don't understand, why did the people behind the scenes not make a move on the queen until now?"

The two looked at each other without saying a word.

........

Uncle Guo's Mansion is in the imperial city, Xu Qi'an and the eldest princess arrived at Uncle Guo's Mansion and asked the guards, only to know that Uncle Guo was not in the imperial city, but in the old mansion in the inner city.

"Go and ask, when did Uncle Guo move to the old mansion?" Huaiqing opened the window and instructed the accompanying guards.

After the guard asked, he replied, "This morning." ”

This morning, Emperor Yuan Jing proposed to abolish the queen at the court meeting this morning....... Xu Qi'an subconsciously looked at Huaiqing and found that his eldest wife was also looking at him.

"Go to Shangguan's old mansion. Princess Huaiqing said coldly.

The luxurious carriage made of golden silk nanmu slowly drove out of the imperial city, and it took more than half an hour to arrive at the ancestral residence of the Shangguan family.

Unexpectedly, the Shangguan family's old mansion was just a three-entry compound, which was not much better than the mansion Xu Qi'an bought. Of course, in terms of sophistication and luxury, it must be beaten to Xufu.

Moreover, there are a lot of guards here.

Xu Qi'an took advantage of the carriage to stop slowly, took out a piece of Qi Hope Technique paper prepared on the road from his arms, and ignited it with a gas machine.

The carriage stopped outside the Shangguan Mansion, and Huaiqing stepped on the pony and got down and went straight into the mansion, and the guards at the door did not dare to stop him.

On the way, Huaiqing and Xu Qi'an talked about the family history of the Shangguan family, the Shangguan family is not a big family of Zhong Ming Dingshi, and his maternal grandfather Shangguan Qingguan worships the left waiter of the household department and the scholar of Dongge University.

But this was all after Empress Shangguan entered the Fengqi Palace.

Before that, the Shangguan family was just a small family, and Huaiqing's maternal grandfather, Shangguan Qing, was only the head of the household department, and he was just six products.

"The Wei family and the Shangguan family are world friends, when Wei Gong was a teenager, his family was poor, and he studied in the Shangguan family. His grandfather was half of his mentor. Princess Huaiqing said.

Xu Qi'an nodded, he only learned today that Wei Yuan and the queen were related.

"Then Duke Wei ....." He paused, but still asked with doubt: "How did you enter the palace?"

Princess Huaiqing shook her head.

Walking through the front yard, the sound of silk and bamboo wind music came.

In the distance, they saw the door of the back hall open, seven or eight dancing girls in tulle dancing, and musicians playing beautiful sounds.

Xu Qi'an's eyes widened, to be honest, he was used to seeing such a scene in the Teaching Division, but even the dancing girls in the Teaching Workshop Division were not as bold as those women in the hall.

The women wore neither belly pockets nor obscene trousers, but only a thin layer of gauze, revealing their private parts of their bodies as they danced, showing off their coquettish attitudes.

In the hall, there is a fair-skinned, good-skinned middle-aged man with two mustaches, holding a beauty in his left hand and a beauty in his right hand.

Tofu in his left hand, teasing in his right hand, and admiring the dancing girl with a smile.

There were a few diners sitting on either side, so happy.

Xu Qi'an has a further understanding of the absurdity and lustfulness of this uncle, his sister is about to be abolished, he is still indulging in lust here, and what is even more ridiculous is that the queen is still behind the blame.

Shaking and cold, when will the younger demons be able to stand up.

The eldest princess stopped outside the hall, turned her head sideways, and glanced at Xu Qi'an.

Xu Qi'an, who understood it, took off his saber, walked to the door, knocked on the door frame with the scabbard, and shouted: "Check the room, the man squats on the left, the woman squats on the right, holds his head, and takes out his ID card." ”

The people who were obsessed with the sound were taken aback, and then they noticed Xu Qi'an and Princess Huaiqing standing outside.

The dancers stopped dancing, the musicians stopped playing, and the mustachioed uncle was stunned for a moment, and then frowned.

Huaiqing crossed the threshold, entered the hall, and said coldly: "Everyone exit the lobby, and they must not be close to here for a hundred steps, and those who violate the order will not be killed." ”

Xu Qi'an said loudly: "Yes!"

With a flick of the handle of the knife with his thumb, the saber was unsheathed by half an inch, and he looked around at the people in the hall and shouted, "Don't get out of here." ”

Musicians, dancers and diners dispersed.

"Don't go, don't go......"

Uncle Guo shouted, but he couldn't stop the scattered crowd, stomped his feet angrily, pointed at Xu Qi'an and scolded: "Where are you a dog slave, come here, come ....... someone"

Xu Qi'an frowned, and said in his heart No wonder Huaiqing was so disgusted with this uncle, no wonder she would suspect Uncle Guo for the first time.

This is a 24K pure silk.

shouted a few times, and seeing that there was no one outside to support him, Uncle Guo stopped shouting, squinted, and looked at Princess Huaiqing: "Huaiqing, you are not staying in the palace, what are you doing in your uncle's mansion." ”

"What happened after the abolition of the father, can the uncle know?"

Huaiqing's voice was like a wind and snow in the middle of winter, revealing the chill of the forest, "After my father proposed to abolish the dynasty this morning, Uncle Guo, as the younger brother of his mother, is still in the mood to drink and have fun in the house. ”

"Nature knows. Uncle Guo suddenly became irritable, "But what can I do? I'm not Wei Yuan, if I don't let it be abolished, Your Majesty will agree?"

"Does Uncle Guo know the reason for the abolition of his father? The eldest princess asked.

"Isn't it the one who framed the East Palace in order to make the fourth prince the prince? Uncle Guo said loudly, and after speaking, he "snorted", and seemed to be very disdainful of the queen's approach.

Xu Qi'an looked at Huaiqing cautiously, she was calm from beginning to end, or rather, indifferent.

He was about to ask about Huang Xiaorou, when he suddenly saw Huaiqing waving his hand, and Her Royal Highness the Princess sneered: "Uncle Guo, this palace is here to arrest you on the orders of the emperor." ”

Uncle Guo was stunned for a moment, "Arrest me? ”

Huaiqing finally showed a sneer, "With the palace maid Huang Xiaorou." ”

Hearing this, Uncle Guo's whole body was shocked if he was struck by lightning, and a look of panic flashed in his eyes, and he forced himself to say: "What Huang Xiaorou, Huaiqing, what nonsense are you talking about, what nonsense are you talking about!!"

He yelled at Princess Huaiqing.

"If you don't see the coffin, you don't shed tears. Huaiqing stretched out his hand, and Xu Qi'an handed over the dull yellow silk material.

She took it and threw it Uncle Guo's face, "In the spring of the thirty-first year of Yuanjing, you know best what you have done to Huang Xiaorou." ”

Uncle Guo froze.

The yellow silk material slipped down his face, as if it had also taken away the last bit of his blood, and Uncle Guo's pupils were dilated, and his expression was terrified.

"Who told you, who told you about Huang Xiaorou. Uncle Guo muttered.

"Naturally, it's the queen's mother. Xu Qi'an cooperated.

"Fart!"

Uncle Guo's reaction was surprisingly loud, blood slowly surged up on his face, and he couldn't tell whether it was caused by excitement or anger, and he said loudly:

"I am the only son of the Shangguan family, how can she betray me, how dare she betray me, what face will she have to see her father in the future, you don't want to lie to me. ”

Xu Qi'an said: "Because Huang Xiaorou was involved in the Concubine Fu case, her past was found out, and the queen had no choice but to confess." In the spring of the thirty-first year of Yuanjing, you defiled Huang Xiaorou in the palace. ”

He was absolutely sure.

"Impossible, Huang Xiaorou has already died, and my sister promised that I would kill her. Uncle Guo was shocked.

The fact is that the queen did not extinguish her mouth, she just knocked out the fetus in Huang Xiaorou's womb....... Huaiqing is right, the queen is too soft-hearted....... Xu Qi'an glanced sideways at the eldest princess.

Huaiqing was still expressionless, and said lightly: "Explain it truthfully, it's better to tell this palace than to confess in the dungeon." Or, Uncle Guo wants to try the taste of punishment in the dungeon?"

Uncle Guo sat down in a daze.

"Yes, Huang Xiaorou did have an affair with me, but she was willing. Because she thought I was Your Majesty.

"I like beauty, but I'm tired of the women in the Qinglou and the Teaching Workshop, and the concubines in the house have long been out of freshness for me. Gradually, I found that the women in the palace fascinated me more than the women outside.

"It's all my sister's fault, there are so many palace maids in her Fengqi Palace, but she won't even let me touch it. Your Majesty has been obsessed with cultivation and has not been close to women for many years, so what's wrong with me asking for one or two palace maids?

She is the master of the harem, as long as she agrees, who can stop her? I don't want His Majesty's concubines. That day, I went to Fengqi Palace to visit the queen, and saw a palace maid who sprinkled and swept, she was beautiful and lovely, and I thought it was a new palace maid from Fengqi Palace, so I stepped forward to move my hands and feet.

"Heh, she thought I was Your Majesty, and she blushed and didn't dare to refuse, so she let me do it. ”

Huang Xiaorou entered the palace in the twenty-eighth year of Yuanjing, and at that time His Majesty was already obsessed with cultivation and no longer went to the harem....... A little palace maid, she has never seen what Emperor Yuan Jing looks like....... Xu Qi'an pondered in his heart, the effect of the Qi Hope Technique did not dissipate, and he knew that Uncle Guo was not lying.

"I took advantage of the fact that there was no one around, so I took her into the wing room and enjoyed the joy of fish and water. Afterwards, she was filled with joy, believing that she had served His Majesty, and that she was the only woman who could break His Majesty's vows. Don't say it's her, from the concubines to the palace maids in the harem, who hasn't imagined that they can be different and be blessed by His Majesty. ”

Pretending to be the emperor's palace maid........ No wonder the queen wants to protect you to the death, these ten lives are not enough to cut ........

Uncle Guo swallowed his saliva, "Later, I ate the marrow and knew the taste, and often had trysts with Huang Xiaorou in the name of visiting the queen. I experienced a different feeling in her, different from other women. But she never expected that she would be pregnant........

"Then I panicked and told the queen about it, and she reprimanded me and ordered me not to set foot in the harem for another step. and promised me to kill Huang Xiaorou and clean up the mess for me. ”

Xu Qi'an said quietly: "So Huang Xiaorou always thought that she was pregnant with a dragon seed, so she hated the queen who forced her to have a miscarriage. When she later learned that she had been deceived, it turned out that the person who seduced her was not the emperor, but your uncle....... But at that time, the fetus was gone, the matter was a foregone conclusion, and she couldn't afford to provoke the queen, so she committed suicide in shame and anger.

"But the queen was too kind-hearted and felt guilty about what you did, so she took a panacea from the imperial pharmacy and saved Huang Xiaorou's life. But I didn't expect that four years later, a disaster was buried. ”

"It's all her fault, if she had killed Huang Xiaorou in the first place, how could she be today. Uncle Guo was angry: "She hurt me, blame her!!"

"You're lying!" Xu Qi'an suddenly interrupted him and said sharply: "If it's just Huang Xiaorou, then the queen doesn't have to apologize, Huang Xiaorou is already dead, and there is no proof of death." The queen doesn't recognize it.

"Since she has admitted it, it means that in addition to Huang Xiaorou, you also have a handle in the hands of others. ”

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PS: First change and then change, this chapter is a little tired to write, sleep sleep.