Ling Chen stared at Qingyun without speaking, when all the evidence points to one person, you have to keep your eyes open, Ling Chen secretly said to himself.
But Qingyun has a motive, she is the princess of Beiyi, and it is not impossible to kill the little prince to avenge Xindar. But will she
Ling Chen said: "You go back first."
Gu Fan brought Liu Hui in.
Seeing Ling Chen sitting there in person, Liu Hui couldn't help feeling sad: "Your Majesty, you must mourn."
Ling Chen said: "Concubine Hui, King Rui and the others want to ask questions, and everyone who comes into contact with the little prince must ask."
King Rui said: "The maid who served the little prince said that it was the imperial concubine who told them that the jujube tree over there had produced a lot of dates, and they brought the little prince there when they saw everyone picking dates, is that true?"
Liu Hui nodded: "That's right. I saw the jujube juice that Princess Qingyun made for the emperor. The emperor likes to drink it. There are several jujube trees behind the Lenggong. They picked up a lot of dates and no one picked them. I took everyone to pick them. Others When the maid saw it, everyone went over. The little prince was willing to eat fresh dates, mainly for fun. Only then did I tell Huixiang to take the prince to play. Besides, I like this child very much. I don’t know who said so heartless."
As Liu Hui spoke, she became sad again.
It seems that Liu Hui has no motive.
In the evening, King Rui, Bai Shaoting and Huo Jingyun went to Gu Huaxuan to report the case to the emperor.
According to their analysis, these concubines in the harem are all possible.
Ling Chen said: "Concubine Hui once begged me to raise the little prince, but I didn't agree. But if the queen really can't wake up, I will raise the little prince to Concubine Hui. Concubine Hui is very smart, she probably won't Kill the little prince."
King Rui said: "The rest are Concubine De, Concubine Jing and Concubine Qing. Concubine De was murdered because of her father's rebellion. Although the Emperor didn't kill her, I don't know if she will hold a grudge."
Bai Shaoting frowned, "The woman who was killed was very suspicious, but after investigation, the woman had no close relatives, and no relatives. The key evidence now is those dates and arsenic. If the dates were placed there in advance, what? Can anyone be sure that the little prince will pass by there? Will he pick up the jujubes on the ground and eat them? Are you not afraid that others will pick them up?"
Huo Jingyun suddenly said: "Why do you only suspect Concubine De, Concubine Jing and Concubine Qing? There is one more person who needs to be investigated."
King Rui asked, "Who else?"
"Wen Heng." Huo Jingyun said lightly.
Rui Wang's face changed: "How is this possible, this is her own child!"
After finishing speaking, King Rui's expression froze. Wen Heng killed his own child, the six-month-old fetus.
Ling Chen frowned and asked Huo Jingyun, "Why do you think so?"
Huo Jingyun said: "Since it is an investigation, everyone should investigate. Sometimes, the murderer is often hidden among the most unlikely people."
Ling Chen said: "Young Court, you and Jing Yun go ask Wen Heng."
Wen Heng was still imprisoned in the Fang Palace. When she was brought into the interrogation room, her face was pale, her lips were peeled off, and her lower lip was cracked with a deep line.
Bai Shaoting respectfully handed her a glass of water. Bai Shaoting was recommended to Ling Chen by Wen Heng. Wen Heng was not familiar with him at the time, and he was only introduced by someone else. We met each other occasionally. Wen Heng felt that this person had great ambitions and was capable of both civil and military skills. He was a talent. Only then did he recommend it to Ling Chen.
Wen Heng is kind to Bai Shaoting for knowing him.
Bai Shaoting: "Concubine Yi, please mourn, I have a few words to ask my mother."
Wen Heng: "Ask."
Bai Shaoting: "Your Majesty, do you often see the little prince? I mean through the crack of the door."
Wen Heng: "I saw him three times in total, that is, when he passed by Fang Palace, as long as I heard his voice, I would lie down in the crack of the door and watch."
Bai Shaoting: "Did you release the bird to attract the little prince when you heard the little prince's voice last time?"
Wen Heng: "No, the bird keeps chirping. It was the little prince who ran over by himself when he heard the sound."
Huo Jingyun looked at Wen Heng, and suddenly asked: "Does your mother know Princess Qingyun?"
Wen Heng was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head: "I don't know."
Huo Jingyun: "Didn't your majesty also see Princess Qingyun through the crack of the door?"
Wen Heng looked at Huo Jingyun: "Only Marshal Huo is interested in such a woman. Why should I go to see her?"
Huo Jingyun smiled, "Ma'am, what kind of woman am I interested in? Someone who looks like Lan Ling?"
Wen Heng's complexion changed, he no longer took the initiative to speak, and was very cautious when answering questions.
After asking Wen Heng, Huo Jingyun's face was serious.
Bai Shaoting looked at him: "What do you think?"
Huo Jingyun said: "Wen Heng is too calm. Shouldn't she be very angry when her son died?"
Bai Shaoting sighed deeply.
Qingyun was called over to ask several times, and he vaguely felt that the death of the little prince might really have something to do with him.
She looked at the two bottles of jujube juice brought by Concubine Qing on the table, but she couldn't see any clues. She remembered that Liu Hui asked her to teach them how to make juice. Are they really so friendly
Early the next morning, Gu Fan brought people to take Xiao Jing away, and at noon, Qing Yun was also taken away and locked in a separate room. There are guards guarding the outside.
On the way, Qingyun asked Gu Fan why he locked her up, and Gu Fan said that someone saw Qingyun went to Fang Palace before the little prince's accident.
Ling Chen came to Linhua Palace at night, he gave Lan Ling medicine as usual, and hugged her.
The Qing Yunling on her chest shone with a gentle light.
He looked at Lan Ling's bloodless face, buried his head deeply on her neck, and asked in a low voice: "Ling'er, when will you wake up? Tell me, who killed An'er? Should I trust her?"
The rain of swords and arrows in the palace is far more complicated than the battlefield. He had underestimated the struggle in the palace before, thinking that he could control everything, so he lost Lan Ling.
Qingyun has been locked in the room for two days. No one came to ask her questions, but they never let her go. The guards served her with good food and drink, and no one made things difficult for her.
At night, the door opened, Qing Yun looked up and saw Ling Chen standing there. He was dressed in black clothes, embroidered with golden flying dragons, and the gold thread shone in the candlelight. Qingyun saw that he was much thinner.
Ling Chen waved his hand, the guards took a few steps back, Qing Yun stood up, Ling Chen looked at her: "What do you want to say?"
Qingyun said: "No."
Ling Chen: "Don't you ask why you are locked up?"
Qingyun: "I trust Big Brother Bai and my Senior Brother."
Ling Chen raised his eyebrows: "You don't believe me?"
Qingyun smiled: "Don't the emperor also trust Brother Bai and my senior brother? To believe them is to trust the emperor."
Ling Chen said: "You have sharp teeth."
Qing Yun said: "The emperor must understand that I will not harm the little prince. If I killed the little prince because of national hatred, why should I save the emperor? But so many evidence points to me, which shows that my existence threatens others."
Ling Chen: "Who do you think you threatened?"
Qingyun said: "If the queen is not well, the emperor accepts me as a concubine, who will raise the little prince? The emperor only has one prince."
Ling Chen's eyes instantly turned cold, "Are you cursing the queen?"
Qingyun said: "Your Majesty, you have to listen to the truth, I just told the truth."
Ling Chen sneered, "Qingyun, don't think highly of yourself, do you think I will hand over the prince to you?"
He turned and walked away.
Two days later, rumors spread in the palace that it was the princess of Beiyi, because Beiyi was destroyed by Daxing, she held a grudge and took the opportunity to kill the little prince.
It is also rumored that the guards found the things dropped by the poisoner at the scene, and the emperor ordered that the nine clans be imprisoned after they were found out.