There was a fine silver wire charcoal heater in the wide side hall, only the heat was hot without the choking smoke and dust.
Princess Xian's speech was a little slow, but no one in the audience dared to urge him. Hu Shilang carefully took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped the sweat from his forehead. A little more, he looked up and saw Princess Xian's face pale, remembering that people with insufficient qi and blood were very cold, and he believed almost 100% of the fact that Princess Xian was injured.
"A few days ago, because of Linping County Lord... Linping County Lord came to my house as a guest, I had some disagreements with her, so I had some arguments, and I felt guilty for the next few days. I was upset that day, and I couldn't help but have two attacks. Say, let the people who are serving you step back." Hua Xiwan held the tea cup a little harder, "Later, the two maids who had been serving in front of me since I was a child dared to come in to comfort me, but the two of them just Within a short time of entering the door, an eunuch came to report, saying that the prince had something to hand to me, I believed it, and let him enter. Who... Who knows that it is not only this eunuch who came in, there is another one behind him My servant, the maid next to me noticed something was wrong, so she became vigilant, and even hurriedly smashed the eunuch with a vase by her hand. life..."
The teacup Hua Xiwan was holding was trembling, she raised her head and smiled wryly at the people below: "The scene behind is too messy, I can't tell the details right now, I just remember my two maids shouting loudly that there were assassins, if it weren't for the two of them. A maid is loyal to me, and I am afraid that I will not be able to sit here today."
"The princess is startled, the officials and others will definitely find out about this matter," Hu Shilang is also a person who has handled the case for many years, so the behavior of Princess Xian seems normal to him. He also heard about the quarrel between the princess and heard that the Linping county lord even pointed at Princess Xian's nose and scolded the mischief, which made Wang Xian and his wife very embarrassed. It's no wonder that Princess Xian felt unhappy when she met a sister-in-law like Linping County's head.
"Lao Fan, all of you adults, there are so many affairs in the capital recently, and because of my affairs, all of you are tired and running around. It really makes me feel very uncomfortable," Hua Xiwan glanced at the sky outside, and made a look that she was frightened. The lady who still maintains the demeanor of a princess, "So I would like to thank all of you here first."
"Don't dare, it's all about being a low-ranking official." Everyone likes people who are polite and gentle, and Hu Shilang is no exception. He was originally worried that because of the beauty and status of the princess, she would definitely be a high-ranking woman who is very difficult to get along with. , Who knew that after such a short conversation, he realized that his previous guess was ridiculously wrong, it is only natural that a woman with such a good-looking and gentle face would be loved by the king Xian only, "Xiaguan still has an unsympathetic person. Please, please ask the princess for permission."
"Master Hu, please speak."
"I don't know if Xiaguan and others can ask your two maids some brief questions." This is their rule in handling cases. Although it is often useless among nobles, he still has to ask a few more questions as usual.
"I have no objection to the duties of your lords in handling the case. It's just that my two maids are girls who don't see many foreigners. If the lords don't mind the presence of other maids, I'll let the maids give them to you. lead the way."
"It should be, it should be," Hu Shilang had a better impression of Hua Xiwan after hearing the words. It is no wonder that the princess who can carefully consider the reputation of the two maids can get such loyalty from the maids. These two maids are both unmarried daughters. If they meet outside on weekdays, it is acceptable. It is really inappropriate to rashly go to someone's rest room without anyone else present.
Seeing the two injured maids, Hu Shilang saw that there were several little maids waiting for them.
They asked a few questions briefly, and the answers were similar to what Princess Xian said, but because of the different perspectives, the focus of looking at the questions was also somewhat different, but it seemed that what they said was very true.
After the matter was done, several people were politely sent to the door by the servants of the palace. Hu Shilang said to Zhang Hou: "Zhang Shaoqing, what do you think about this case?" Therefore, in comparison, there were no human fatalities in Prince Xian's mansion. He was relieved to have received this case. It was better than the colleague who went to Zha Duan and his concubine's sudden death this morning.
In the royal family, the so-called violent death means that someone else will die when they die. Don’t ask about the meaning of things. Therefore, those who receive this errand must come with their conscience and follow the wishes of the royal family. The people in the family are timid enough to not dare to be dissatisfied. If they encounter a violent temper and turn their anger on the person who decides the case, it will be really bad luck.
Zhang Hou took his eyes away from the stone lion at the entrance of Prince Xian's mansion. After thinking about it, he said, "This case is very difficult, and since the assassin has already been executed, it is difficult to find out who is behind it." He didn't mention the little servant dressed up. The assassin had scars on his body, seven nails on his ten fingers were pulled out abruptly, and five toes were crushed, indicating that this person had been punished.
"That's not the case," Hua Shilang sighed, "It's a pity that Princess Xian is such a woman, and it's really abominable that the gangster suffered such serious injuries."
"Well." Zhang Hou recalled the appearance of Princess Xian sitting in the carriage, his eyebrows moved slightly, "Fortunately..."
"My lords, where did this come from?" A slightly shrill but not unpleasant voice sounded beside them, Zhang Hou looked back and saw that it was King Xian's valet, Mu Tong, and said politely, "I just disturbed you. Your palace."
Mu Tong turned sideways to slightly avoid the ceremony, then returned a big gift, and then sighed: "You adults, you must investigate the case carefully, and you must not let the gangster behind you go, the princess has been in a bad mood these few days. The imperial doctor only said that he was too frightened, and the prescription of Ningshen didn't help, but he was so worried."
"Sure, definitely, please don't worry, Director Mu," Hu Shilang responded with a smile. Seeing that Mu Tong was running with sweat in this cold weather, he asked with concern, "Why is Director Mu walking in such a hurry?"
"Just run some errands for the lord," Mu Tong smiled politely at Hu Shilang, but there was no smile in his eyes.
Hu Shilang realized that what he asked was inappropriate, and those who didn't know thought he was inquiring about the whereabouts of the prince. So when he closed his mouth, stopped talking, and bowed his hands to Mutong, he found a reason to leave.
Hu Shilang took the people from the Department of Punishment away, Mu Tong smiled and looked at his back for a while, then turned to look at Zhang Hou: "Master Zhang, what else is there to do?"
"I heard that Ganoderma lucidum, Bai Ziren, and sour jujube are all good things to soothe the nerves. It's better to give it a try," Zhang Hou said politely, "I will leave."
Mu Tong smiled lightly and bowed: "Master Zhang, walk slowly."
Watching Zhang Hou leave, Mu Tong frowned slightly, turned his head to look at the little eunuch behind him: "The officials outside, no matter how big or small, should be polite, don't let outsiders give the prince a reputation for condoning slaves. ."
"Yes." The little eunuch respectfully said yes.
"If you encounter someone who doesn't have eyes, there are some ways to clean it up, and the attack on the spot is the last resort. We are just eunuchs serving the master, and we can't compare to these adults wearing official robes."
The little eunuch buried his head even lower: "Thank you for your guidance, my apprentice knows."
"Yeah." Mu Tong nodded in satisfaction.
In the Duanhe Princess Mansion, Yan Jinqiu sat in a room with several other royals who came to mourn. The atmosphere in the room was very solemn. Although most people were not so sad, the atmosphere was very condensed.
Although Yan Boyi is very popular among officials, his attitude towards him from the nearest royal family is average. Instead, these recent royal families prefer Yan Jinqiu, who is handsome and extravagant. In their hearts, Yan Jinqiu is more in line with him. The image of the royal family's children, like Yan Boyi, in their eyes a little bit of seriousness.
"King Xian, what is the condition of Princess Xian's injury?" a royal county king said, "Can the envoy of the queen mother be found out?"
"The injury is better, but this time it hurts the vitality, I'm afraid it will take some time to recover," Yan Jinqiu sighed, "The master behind is very careful, and it will be more difficult to find out."
"This kind of person is really hateful." The county king scolded in a low voice, and after persuading Yan Jinqiu a few words, he stopped talking. After all, Duanhe's concubine had just left, even though they all knew that Duanhe's princess was against this. The concubine may not be so sincere, but they can't really show it on their faces.
Yan Boyi heard that this was aimed at himself, his expression remained unchanged, he took a slow sip from the teacup, glanced at Yan Jinqiu calmly, and then lowered his eyes to see the slightly bitter tea in the cup.
Because it wasn't the day when the concubine was going to the funeral, as peers, everyone didn't watch it all the time. As soon as Yan Boyi returned to the palace, he saw his attendant Qing He stepped forward with a somewhat complicated expression: "Your Highness, the servants from Xiyuan just came to report that Concubine Xu has been pregnant for more than a month."
Yan Boyi frowned immediately. The timing of this child's arrival was really unfortunate. Although the time of pregnancy was before the death of the prince, but now that the concubine and prince were gone, his house immediately reported that the concubine was pregnant. This is really not a good thing.
After a long while, he sighed and said, "The imperial doctor's diagnosis was wrong, Concubine Xu just had irregular menstruation."
Qinghe lowered his head and said, "Little one knows."