"The two officials, after drinking a cup of tea, suddenly had severe abdominal pain, so they went to the latrine. But the two officials came back soon." The little official was nervous and scared, almost crying.
"You" He Guang pointed at them angrily, but there was nothing he could do.
Murong Ci said coldly: "It should be that someone sneaked into the hall while they were away and tampered with a long sword."
Murong Yu raised a question: "However, how does a manipulator know which long sword Gong Junhao will choose? Gong Junhao just chose one very randomly."
Shen Zhiyan continued: "The most important thing is this. The manipulator should be the one who wanted to kill Wang Zheng, or he might be the murderer's accomplice. Furthermore, the manipulator should be selected by Gong Junhao. After holding the long sword, he tampered with the long sword when he was not paying attention."
Murong Ci deeply felt the same way, the chances of tampering with young talents before choosing their swords were too low to be possible.
At this time, the imperial doctor came, inspected Wang Zheng's body and the long sword that hurt people, his face gradually became serious, "My lord, Your Highness, the poison of the deceased should be Qibuxiang."
"Qibuxiang." Shen Zhiyan was surprised and delighted, "Yes, why didn't I think of it? Qibuxiang is very poisonous."
"My lord knows a thing or two about Qibuxiang." Murong Yu's deep eyes slightly frowned, "Qibuxiang is a highly poisonous product unique to the South Yue Kingdom. It is colorless, odorless, and highly toxic. Once dissolved in blood, it will kill you instantly. Those who are poisoned by this poison often cannot walk seven steps, so it is called Qibuxiang."
"How could the poison from Nanyue Kingdom spread to our Palace of Yan Kingdom?" Murong Ci frowned and asked casually, thinking deeply, he was terrified.
"The most suspected suspect is still Gong Junhao." Shen Zhiyan frowned, "Because the two little officials from the Ministry of Rites have no idea which long sword Gong Junhao and Tang Cangtian will choose."
"Put Gong Junhao down" she shouted coldly.
"I am wronged, Your Highness, my lord, I really didn't kill His Highness Wang Zheng, my lord, check it out!" Gong Junhao shouted helplessly.
Two guards stepped forward to hold him to prevent him from jumping over the wall in a hurry.
Murong Ci secretly thought about it, but he had no clue. The officials in the Ministry of Rituals had no way to do anything. Gong Junhao and Tang Cangtian faced Wang Zheng. The long sword used by Gong Junhao was poisonous Qibuxiang. The long sword is smeared with poison.
She asked Gong Junhao: "After you chose this long sword, has the long sword ever left your hand?"
He was so frightened, he thought about it with a mournful face, and spit out two words: "No"
"My lord, Your Highness the Crown Prince, the murderer is Gong Junhao who killed Zheng'er. My lord, Your Highness wants to seek justice for Zheng'er and be the master of the Wang family."
Miss Wang accompanied Mrs. Wang to rest in the side hall, but because she was distraught, she wanted to know who killed her relatives, so she came out to check the situation.
Seeing Gong Junhao being detained by the guards, and hearing His Highness the Crown Prince's question, Mrs. Wang immediately cried out in grief and indignation.
Murong Ci turned his head helplessly, why did they come out again
Miss Wang helped Mrs. Wang to come over, and they all knelt down. Mrs. Wang cried out in tears, "My lord, Your Highness, Zheng'er is very skilled in martial arts, so he must be hated by others. As long as Zheng'er dies, there will be many others It's a shame that Zheng'er was chosen as the son-in-law because of a chance."
She was so irritated by Mrs. Wang's crying that pierced the sky, she turned around and didn't want to answer.
"Madam Wang, please get up quickly. This king will definitely catch the murderer within today, and give Wang Zheng justice." Murong Yu said solemnly, winking at the servants at the side, and the servants hurriedly asked Madam Wang and Miss Wang to get up.
"The daughter of the people, thank you, the Lord, for upholding justice for the Wang family." Miss Wang helped her mother to stand up, with a pair of beautiful eyes sparkling with sparkling water, coupled with a frown between her brows, a ray of sadness is just right, which is particularly touching. .
"Don't worry, the prince will definitely find out the truth, arrest the real culprit, and return justice to Wang Zheng and the Wang family."
Murong Chang said briskly, she originally sat on the porch of the hall to enjoy the cool breeze blown by the court lady Yuanxiu, but the more she sat, the more bored and bored she became, and when she saw that Miss Wang seemed to be drunk, she ran over in a hurry, He picked up Miss Wang and thought: If you want to take this opportunity to seduce Yu Wang, there is no way.
Miss Wang was a little embarrassed, and quickly helped Mrs. Wang aside.
Murong Chang stood majestically next to Murong Yu, sadly and aggrievedly said: "Fan Xiaowen passed away unfortunately yesterday, and Wang Zheng is also so unfortunate today, my lord, is it right that this Palace should not recruit the brother-in-law prince brother, it is better to report to the emperor, Cancel the selection of the consort"
"This matter is of great importance." How could Murong Ci not understand her thoughts
"No." Murong Yu's eyes were cold, "The consort selection competition has been going on for two days, so don't give up halfway."
"But, I'm worried that there will be another accident tomorrow. It would be bad if there is another person." She pouted her mouth and said in a low voice, her expression seemed to be coquettish.
"Shen Shaoqing, what do you think?" He asked Shen Zhiyan, but he looked at Murong Ci.
Today's situation is so confusing that he really can't see who the murderer is.
Murong Chang saw that he ignored her,
She pouted angrily, but she couldn't lose her temper with him, so she could only forcefully suppress her anger.
Murong Ci stared at the sky speechlessly, Royal Sister, you are too obvious.
Shen Zhiyan was quite ashamed, "My lord, I don't have a clue for now."
"Who dares to capture me"
The voice of shouting and asking was full of anger and extraordinary momentum, and the voice was full of fierce fire.
Everyone looked over, and it turned out that the prime minister's wife, Yang Shi, also came out of the side hall, and she was angry when she saw her precious son being escorted by the guards.
Mrs. Gong is dignified and graceful. She was born in the Yang family of the Taiwei Mansion, and she is also a woman who came out of the gate. When she was young, she was valiant and heroic, and she did not give up on her eyebrows. She made many heroic deeds. After marrying the prime minister, she did not restrain herself. She managed the prime minister's house in an orderly manner. She was famous for her fierceness. The most fierce wife in the country.
Murong Ci secretly thought that Gong Junhao's weakness and cowardice may be the result of being taught by the mother for a long time.
"My son said that if he didn't kill someone, he didn't kill someone," Mrs. Gong's lady Yang said sternly, with her neck straightened, her eyes were like torches, and she was quite heroic.
"Madam Gong, you can't say that. You can't release every suspect as soon as they complain about grievances. The truth can only be found out after an interrogation," Shen Zhiyan retorted.
"I still don't understand my son's temper. He even avoids watching people kill chickens and ducks. How could he kill?" Her rich face was cold and tense, her expression was upright and polite, and she had an extraordinary momentum, " My lord, Your Highness the Crown Prince, I believe that Haoer will not kill anyone. I also hope that my lord and His Highness will find out the truth and return Haoer's innocence."
"Who else is it? The long sword used by your son is obviously very poisonous. My Zheng'er was injured by your son's long sword before he died of poison." Mrs. Wang retorted angrily, "Your son is a suspect, just It should be taken into custody, there is nothing wrong with pity my Zhenger, he died so badly."
Murong Ci was disturbed by the war of words between the two noble ladies, and Murong Yu was not much better, keeping his face cold and silent.
He Guang had great eyesight, and hurriedly invited the two ladies to rest in the side hall.
However, they are not willing to insist on staying to hear the trial.
Murong Yu's deep eyes were full of gloom, "Don't worry, two ladies, this king will definitely find out the truth, arrest the real culprit, and never wrong anyone."
From then on, Mrs. Yang and Mrs. Wang stopped talking, stared at each other and then turned their eyes away.
Shen Zhiyan thought hard, his head was battered, but he still couldn't figure out what happened.
Murong Ci asked Gong Junhao again: "Think about it carefully, ever since you picked that long sword, the long sword has never left your hand."
Gong Junhao knew that life and death were at stake this time, and if he didn't make it right, he would be decapitated, so he thought about it carefully.
"By the way, I remembered it. After I chose the long sword, Tang Cangtian said that the hilt of his long sword was a little bit stabbing, and asked me if this long sword would stab my hand. Your Excellency If he said no, he just said to look at Xiaguan's long sword, and Xiaguan will give him the sword." A gleam of joy flashed in his brows, and he continued, "Tang Cangtian held Xiaguan's long sword to play. After a few clicks, he put the two long swords together for comparison and comparison, and then he returned one of the long swords to the subordinate. But now that the subordinate thinks about it, he didn’t even notice that the long sword he returned was It's not the one that the lower officials picked."
"It's true," she asked suspiciously, not ruling out that he made up lies in order to lure others into the water.
Everyone looked at Tang Cangtian with deep doubts in their eyes. Could it be that he secretly changed Gong Junhao's long sword to kill Wang Zheng
Tang Cangtian stood there, his body straight, his expression unchanged, and his spirit calm.
Murong Ci thought about it, and his reaction was too calm, as if he had already expected such an incident.
Rong Qingting suddenly said: "Your Highness, the subordinate officials saw that Tang Cangtian did take Gong Junhao's long sword for comparison, but the subordinate officials did not pay attention to whether Tang Cangtian changed it secretly."
Mrs. Gong's wife, Yang Shi, hated that iron could not be made into steel, and said earnestly, "Hao Er, you just trust others too easily, and you don't even know what others mean."
The matter took a sudden turn, this turning point was too unexpected, everyone was waiting for Tang Cangtian's response.
Tang Cangtian took a few steps forward and explained calmly: "My lord, Your Highness, Cao Min just borrowed Gong Junhao's long sword to have a look, and returned it to him soon, and did not exchange it secretly."
"Tang Cangtian, you don't want to frame my son for doing it, so don't be afraid to admit it. He is a man in the world, so he should be responsible for what he has done." Yang shouted angrily, her voice and eyes were extremely sharp.
"Mrs. Gong, how can the heavens recognize what I haven't done?" His expression was as usual, his brows and eyes were as clear as water, calm and self-possessed, he was really different from Gong Junhao.
Murong Ci and Shen Zhiyan looked at each other. In this situation, it is really impossible to judge whether Tang Cangtian secretly switched the long sword.
The party involved, Gong Junhao, did not pay attention, and there were no reliable witnesses. Only Tang Cangtian knew the truth of this secret.
Originally thought that the case had a turning point, but did not expect to go into a dead end again.
Whether the real culprit is Gong Junhao or Tang Cangtian, this is a major proposition that everyone present is thinking about.