Ten days is neither long nor short, but after all, Gao Qi was not at the scene when the fire broke out. He only heard from the young eunuchs in the palace that there was a flood near the study. He hurried down in a hurry, but he couldn't see what happened. He could only look for remaining clues near the fire after extinguishing the fire. But after all, this was what Shen Zhongbai ordered. Even if Gao Qi had No matter what the dissatisfaction is, it is impossible to really say anything to Shen Zhongbai. If Tian's deadline really comes and he doesn't know any relevant clues, he can only untie the military order he made earlier. Died by Shen Zhongbai's knife.
After all, Lou Mingyue has not been wandering around in the world for a few years. He doesn't know how to tell whether the food delivered every day has been poisoned. Although he also knows in his heart, these slow/toxic/poisons will be poisonous in a short period of time. , it should not kill him, but if things go on like this, I still don’t know how long I will stay in this place, and it will definitely not work if it stays like this.
But if you really don’t get any water and don’t eat at all, your body will definitely not be able to support it. In this case, I am afraid that you will starve to death before you can escape, and you will still be hungry. Kill yourself.
When Gao Qi saw that Lou Mingyue's face was not very good, he naturally remembered Shen Zhongbai's instructions to him. He just looked at Lou Mingyue and could not let him leave the palace. But if something happened to Lou Mingyue, he would I really have neglected my duty.
"Prince, even if you don't eat or drink, the emperor will not let you out just because of this." Gao Qi originally thought that Lou Mingyue wanted to lift the ban quickly, so he used this method to threaten them , it is true, after all, he is just a guard in uniform. Even if he always adheres to his own way of doing things and never offends others, this does not mean that his mind moves as fast as those civil servants. For him, it is not at all He couldn't imagine why Shen Zhongbai would let people poison his food, and he couldn't understand what Lou Mingyue was doing now.
"I... I'm not..." Lou Mingyue didn't know what to say for a moment to explain this matter clearly, so he simply didn't bother to explain it to Gao Qi. After all, even if he said it himself, Gao Qi Qi may not believe it. A foolish and loyal person like him may not realize it even if he dies in Shen Zhongbai's hands.
"You should eat something after all, your lips are turning white."
Gao Qi always didn't like to get involved in other matters. Since Lou Mingyue didn't like him, he was too lazy to intervene in this matter. But now Lou Mingyue's face does not look as good as usual. Staying together After so many days, Gao Qi should at least care about it. What's more, Gao Qi now doesn't know what mistake Lou Mingyue made to offend Shen Zhongbai. He can't say accurately about Shen Zhongbai's reduction of his title. , what will happen in the future, so I don’t dare to act rashly at this time. If there are no big problems in the future, Lou Mingyue will definitely still be the King of Leping County. It is not worth it for me to offend him at this time. .
"Put it down first. I'll eat it later." Lou Mingyue didn't know what to say, so she just didn't say it. Since things were already like this, there was no need for her to leave anything with the people in the palace. As long as he has a chance to escape, he and the entire Leping County will definitely be at odds with the palace. If this is the case, there is no need for him to say anything more to Gao Qi. Since he has always wanted to If you want to be loyal to your emperor, then let him be loyal. In the final analysis, I will not continue to live a life where things have nothing to do with me. After all, this time, Shen Zhongbai really offended me, and I have good intentions. Gu Linjiang, who kindly helped her solve a serious problem for her, not only refused to thank him, but even wanted to use the method of getting rid of Huang Hao to get rid of himself and get the military power of Leping County from his father.
Gao Qi still couldn't guard against the matter of futures. Seeing that Lou Mingyue was in bad condition, he probably had no intention of escaping, so he arranged for several of his subordinates to keep an eye on him, and then he went back We arrived at the place where the fire started near the study.
To be honest, there is nothing that can be dyed in this place. Although the fire in this place is in the middle of these woods and is burned even more, Gao Qi actually understands in his heart that if there is no one who can If you go to light a fire, even if there are some tiny bits of fire, it is impossible to ignite so many things at once.
Looking at the scorched marks around him, Gao Qi began to worry. After all, you don't dare to keep this matter related to yourself. If you say you don't care at all, I'm afraid no one will believe it.
But it happened that the person who set the fire didn't seem to have any deep grudge against anyone in the palace. He just lit a fire and even set the fire in a place where no one was around, as if Just to attract some people's attention, it seems a bit contrary to common sense.
"On the night of the fire here, was there anything strange happening elsewhere in the palace?" Although Gao Qi is a royal guard, it does not mean that he can know everything that happens in the palace. You should be on duty at your post. Unless there is a big fuss about things elsewhere, you really have no way of knowing.
If you don't think about the little eunuch next to you, you will be much better informed. These little eunuchs and maids are originally idle every day and have nothing to do. After finishing the work in their hands, they often gather together Let's discuss together what happened in our palace. If something else really happened at the same time on that day, there might be some other clues then.
The little eunuch tilted his head seriously and thought for a while, "There is really nothing special, but this matter may be related to the termination of your contract. That day, there was a little eunuch on a wall of the palace who didn't know who he was. He had committed something, and it seemed that he was detained by the Jinyiwei people. But in the end, the little eunuch was actually just a person from the empress's palace. He came to see the emperor and which concubine's yard he went to that night. Jin Yiwei seemed to have interrogated him for a long time, but in the end there was no result."
Although the young eunuch would often listen to other people in the palace talking about gossip, this time it was the commander of the Jinyi Guards and himself who asked. In addition, such a big thing happened, they did not dare to speak at this juncture. He was talking nonsense, and he didn't dare to tell the truth, so he didn't dare to say it. But that night, such a thing did happen in the palace. Logically speaking, Gao Qi in front of him was the commander of the Jinyi Guards, so he should know better than himself. To be more clear, why are you asking yourself the question now
"How could he be responsible for the interrogation? Has he been found out? Which palace is the young eunuch? Is there anyone else who appears with him?" Gao Qi believed that everything was no accident. Since that night For something like that to happen, someone must have planned it in advance.
Gao Qi also felt strange in his heart. After all, he was also the commander of the Jin Yiwei, and no one even reported such a big thing to him.
After hearing this, the little eunuch shook his head helplessly. Jin Yiwei was originally responsible for this matter. An outsider like him could only get such information through hearsay. As for what happened to this matter? What kind of situation it is, he himself is not sure.
When Gao Qi heard what the little eunuch said, he knew that he would definitely not be able to find out anything from him. It seemed that for the rest of the matter, he had to personally ask the person who was responsible for this matter that night. Gao Qi had never done this. Although they were too concerned, no one reported this matter to themselves. Perhaps it was because too many things happened that night and the situation was too urgent that they did not have time to report this matter to themselves.
Gao Qi is relatively patient with these people under him. After all, they have been doing him for so long. They probably don't have any ill intentions towards him, but he doesn't know if this is his pure idea.
But now, except for the Jin Yiwei who were present under his command, no one seems to be able to tell him the truth about that matter
Even if they really have a grudge against him? You have to ask it yourself.
"Okay, I already know the situation of this matter, so I'll leave it to myself to investigate. Today I ask you about the content of your paintings. Apart from you and me, I only hope that a third person will know. If once someone is I find that if you leak this matter to the outside world, you should know what will happen."
At least at this stage, Gao Qi doesn't want more people to know about this matter.
Because now he has no way to determine whether the person who did this is someone from the palace or an outsider? If you alert the enemy now and make too much noise, it will also bring some very inconvenient effects to your subsequent investigation. After all, who can tell clearly whether this matter may be related to his own Jin Yiwei
Gao Qi will inevitably be a little confused now. After all, the impact of the fire that day was not great, and Shen Zhongbai seemed to be very resistant to this matter.