Wang Xu looked at Gu Jiao in a stunned manner: "Why did you pierce him with needles?"
"Forcing a confession." Gu Jiao said.
"A single needle can be used to extract a confession?" Wang Xu expressed his disbelief.
Gu Jiao didn't tell him that it was a hallucinogen, so as not to overdo it, thinking that Gu Jiao was manipulating the murderer's confession.
Gu Jiao watched the murderer lying on the ground, her tense body gradually loosened, and realized that he had hallucinated.
Don't let him go too deep, or he will lose contact with the outside world completely and won't be able to hear the outside world.
Gu Jiao tapped his shoulder with a rolling pin, and said solemnly, "If you don't want to suffer more, just tell me quickly, who is the murderer?"
Gu Jiao had knocked the person unconscious, and waited until Wang Xu came over to hear the news, so that Wang Xu could hear the name of the murderer with his own ears.
The murderer didn't struggle too much, and honestly confessed.
However, the name he gave was not the person Gu Jiao and Gu Changqing had in mind.
"Who is Li Ping?" Gu Jiao asked Wang Xu.
Wang Xu thought for a while: "What he said should not be Li Ping, but Li Concubine, the empress in the palace."
In order to confirm his guess, Wang Xu asked him a few more details about Li Concubine's instructing him.
He is in a state of chaos at the moment, but whatever he remembers in his mind will be said without reservation.
Judging from the testimony, it was indeed the concubine Li of the harem who instructed him to assassinate Shangguan Yan.
Why did you want to kill Shangguan Yan Li Concubine didn't tell him that Li Concubine had nothing to do with him, but accidentally broke his affair with a palace maid.
In Dayan Palace, it is forbidden for eunuchs and maids to eat each other, and it is a capital offense to be found.
Li Concubine took this as a threat and asked him to help him get rid of Shangguan Yan.
"Have Li Concubine and Shangguan Yan had a holiday?" Gu Jiao asked.
Wang Xu was silent.
Li Concubine has only been in the palace for a few years, Shangguan Yan was imprisoned in the imperial tomb more than ten years ago, and there is no intersection between the two.
It is impossible to say a festival.
But Wang Xu's silence is not because of this, but... Li Concubine walked very close to an imperial concubine in the harem.
Gu Jiao looked at Wang Xu: "Who?"
Wang Xu said solemnly, "Concubine Wan."
Concubine Wan, her family surname is Mu, the direct daughter of Mr. Mu, and the sister of Mu Qingchen's mother.
Concubine Li was helpless in the harem, and had a very difficult life at first. It was only after she climbed up to the big tree of Concubine Wan that she changed from a small dress to the current Concubine Li.
Gu Jiao wondered, "Have a festival between Concubine Wan and Shangguan Yan?"
"There are festivals." Wang Xu sighed, "That's what Shangguan Yan just brought his one-year-old grandson back to Shengdu. Concubine Wan whispered to her servants in private, saying who knows if this child was picked up from outside. Shangguan Yan, who was still a concubine at the time, heard about the wild seed of her. Shangguan Yan slapped Concubine Wan, still in a fit of anger, and punished Concubine Wan on her knees in the imperial garden to set an example. At that time, Concubine Wan was not yet a concubine. It's a concubine, but it's embarrassing."
Gu Jiao touched her chin: "The wife's power is so great."
Wang Xu said: "With the support of Queen Xuanyuan and the Xuanyuan family, her rights are of course great. Besides, she is the only direct descendant. Under the emperor, she is the most honorable."
It's like the style of Xuanyuan's family.
In this way, Shangguan Yan is very protective of Xiao Qing.
Gu Jiao said: "It's useless for us to guess here. Whether Li Concubine was ordered by Concubine Wan, we have to ask Li Concubine."
Wang Xu agreed: "I will enter the palace now."
"Wait." Gu Jiao stopped him.
"Huh?" Wang Xu was taken aback.
Gu Jiao pointed at his arm: "Your injury."
"Ah, this." Wang Xu forgot that he was still injured, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, and said with a light cough, "It's not a serious injury."
Having said that, when Gu Jiao walked towards him with the first aid kit, he half pushed and handed his arm over.
Gu Jiao took out the cotton swab with its own iodophor from the first aid kit, treated him with three stitches.
Because of the anesthesia, there was no pain at all.
Wang Xu glanced at Gu Jiao with a complicated look, and his heart was filled with emotion: "Thank you very much."
Gu Jiao stretched out her hand: "A tael of silver."
Wang Xu: "..."
…
After Wang Xu gave the money, he took the murderer back to the commander's mansion with a dark face.
Looking at the retreating backs of the two, Gu Changqing asked, "Is he the murderer?"
He was referring to the eunuch.
Gu Jiao said, "It's him. I've seen the back of his right hand. There is a crescent-shaped scar that Shangguan Yan said."
Shangguanyan just woke up for a while, Gu Jiao took the opportunity to ask her about the murderer, Shangguanyan didn't see the murderer clearly, but she grabbed the murderer's hand and felt the scar on the back of his hand.
Gu Changqing's eyes were deep: "It's not Concubine Han."
Yes, they all thought that the mastermind behind this time must be the prince and the concubine.
…
Wang Xu took the murderer back to the Duwei Mansion, put the murderer in the prison, and hurried to report to the monarch.
The monarch asked Zhang Dequan to bring Li Concubine over, but Zhang Dequan only brought back the news of Li Concubine: "Your Majesty, Li Concubine committed suicide."
After obtaining the permission of the monarch, Wang Xu borrowed a very experienced duo from the Ministry of Punishment to examine Li Concubine's body carefully, and determined that Li Concubine committed suicide, rather than being strangled or killed and then hung up.
The clues that were finally obtained were suddenly cut off.
When there is no one left, we can only start with Li Concubine's relics and the people around her.
After a whole night of torture to extract a confession, finally a little eunuch couldn't stand it and explained that Li Concubine had asked him to go to the bank to deposit a bank note, a total of 3,000 taels.
Li Concubine's annual salary is only three hundred taels. She can save enough money without food or drink for ten years. The problem is that she has not been here for ten years. few.
I'm struggling, where is there any money left?
Concubine Wan, who was close to Concubine Li, became the first suspect.
Concubine Wan shouted that she was wronged, saying that she never gave Li Concubine the money, but when the monarch severely tortured the palace maid and eunuch beside Concubine Wan, a little palace maid explained the truth.
The silver was indeed given by Concubine Wan, more or less, just three thousand taels.
"Your Majesty—" Concubine Wan knelt on the cold and hard floor, and the illuminating white marble reflected her sullen expression.
The monarch sat on the chair, Wang Xu and Zhang Dequan stood on either side.
The king said sharply: "Do you admit it yourself, or let me have a thorough investigation of the ledger between you and the Mu family!"
Concubine Wan's salary is not low, but she has a lot of money, and without the filial piety of the Mu family, how can she spend three thousand taels of silver in one go?
Only then did Concubine Wan honestly admit: "...The concubine... did give Li Concubine three thousand taels of silver... That's because she told the concubine that her father was ill... I urgently needed a sum of money to treat the illness..."
The monarch said coldly, "Why does the disease cost three thousand taels?"
Concubine Wan looked aggrieved: "A bowl of bird's nest is only one hundred taels, is three thousand taels a lot?"
Concubine Wan is the daughter of the Mu family. She has lived a life of brocade clothing and jade food since she was a child. All she eats is golden bird's nest, and a tael of silver can buy a pot.
She doesn't understand the suffering of the people, and three thousand taels are more than enough in Shengdu, let alone in a small Jiangyang County!
The king asked suspiciously, "Then why did you deny it?"
Concubine Wan choked and said, "Isn't this what happened to Concubine Li? The concubine was close to her on weekdays and worried that she would be implicated, so she quickly distanced herself from her."
The monarch looked at her deeply, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes: "Concubine Wan, I don't believe it."
…
The next day, before dawn, the whole harem knew that Concubine Wan had instructed Li Concubine to murder Shangguan Yan.
Concubine Wan was put into the cold palace, and the monarch originally wanted to deprive her of her concubine position and demoted her to a nobleman. It was Concubine Wang Xian who interceded and kept her position temporarily.
Shangguan Yan is no longer too much, just a commoner, and she didn't really lose her life. This kind of punishment is already extremely heavy for an imperial concubine.
Concubine Wan cried.
Concubine Wang Xian asked her to be wronged in the cold palace for a while, and then she would find a way to rescue her when the monarch calmed down.
"I didn't come out even after the queen went in, can I still come out?" At the door of the palace, Concubine Wan cried out of breath.
Concubine Wang Xian patted her shoulder soothingly: "Your Majesty is angry, give me some time."
Concubine Wan grabbed Concubine Wang Xian's hand tightly: "I didn't do it... It's really not me... Sister Xian, believe me..."
Concubine Wang Xian sighed helplessly: "It's useless for me to believe in you, your Majesty must believe it."
Zhang Dequan urged, "Concubine Wan, please."
Concubine Wan glared at Zhang Dequan: "Damn it!"
On weekdays, it's Concubine Wan, she is going to enter the cold palace, and she doesn't even call the concubine!
A luxurious walker carried by four people walked slowly past the entrance of Concubine Wan's bedroom, and above the walker, the graceful and luxurious Concubine Han Gui raised her hand lightly towards the accompanying eunuch.
Buxu stopped.
Concubine Han Gui and Concubine Wang Xian were the first to serve the monarch. They had grandchildren, but they looked to be in their early forties due to proper maintenance.
She glanced at Concubine Wan with a half-smiling smile: "Yo, Concubine Wan is leaving?"
When Concubine Wang Xian was in decline, she brought the daughter of the Mu family into the palace to become her own help. When Concubine Wan was lost, Concubine Wang Xian was like a broken arm.
Concubine Wan glared at her angrily, stepped forward, pointed to Concubine Han and said, "You must have done it! You framed me! You killed Concubine Li! It's you! It's all you!"
Concubine Han raised her chin and smiled sarcastically: "It's better for Concubine Wan to go to His Majesty and say this, if His Majesty also thinks it was Ben Gong's work, Ben Gong does not need His Majesty's instructions, and will bring his luggage and move it there by himself. Leng Gong will accompany you."
"you!"
Concubine Wang Xian shook her head at Concubine Wan, signaling her to calm down.
Concubine Han brushed off the handkerchief in her hands, looked forward, and said calmly, "Bring more quilts, I heard that it's cold in the cold palace."
Concubine Wan was about to explode with anger, but now it's useless to be angry, she was put into the cold palace by this Han slut!
Zhang Dequan urged again.
"Excuse Eunuch Zhang to wait a moment." Concubine Wang Xian said politely, and asked the maid to give Zhang Dequan a bag of gold.
Zhang Dequan accepted it and said in a low voice, "A quarter of an hour, it can't be too late, the servant has to go and return to His Majesty."
Concubine Wang Xian nodded, and comforted Concubine Wan for a while.
Concubine Wan wiped her tears with the veil, and said with red eyes: "Sister Xian, help me take care of the sixth prince, that bitch is ruthless, she dares to harm me like this, I am worried that she will be detrimental to the sixth prince."
The sixth prince, the only underage prince in the harem, the youngest son of the monarch.
Concubine Wang Xian held her hand and said earnestly, "I know, I will take him to Xianfu Palace, and I will not let anyone have the chance to hurt him. Listen to my words, don't get angry when you go to the cold palace."
Concubine Wan was taken away by Zhang Dequan.
Concubine Wang Xian sent the eunuch around him to go to the Imperial Academy to pick up the sixth prince from school.
When she was returning to her bedroom, she met Concubine Han who was enjoying flowers in the imperial garden.
Concubine Wang Xian looked at Concubine Han Gui with cold eyes and said, "You really went too far this time."
Concubine Han took a deep look at her and sneered: "Ha."
…
When the sky was dawning, the National Teacher Hall also got the news that Concubine Wan was disposed of.
Shangguan Yan hasn't woken up yet.
In the room, the three sat opposite each other, Xiao Heng, Gu Jiao, and Gu Changqing.
"I didn't expect Concubine Wan to take the blame." Gu Jiao said, "It's really the way the Han family behaves."
They all like to let people take the blame.
"The opponent is very strong." Gu Changqing said, not the strength of the force, but the shrewdness and scheming.
It's not terrible to have such a person in a family. If everyone's brains are so bright, it is no wonder that they can compete for the position of the first family.
This is a very tricky family.
But Xiao Heng didn't have the slightest fear in his heart, on the contrary, there was a strange struggle and desire for power in his blood.
This is probably how Gu Jiao felt when she saw the master.
It's just that Gu Jiao is a simple contest. He is relatively dark. He wants to eat black without spitting up his bones.
The Han family and the Wang family are the two biggest fish. If the Han family wants to eat all the fish, let them eat it.
None of the top ten aristocratic families was innocent. Back then, the Xuanyuan family was brutally exterminated, the princess was persecuted, and every aristocratic family was stabbed with a knife.
He has no sympathy for Concubine Wan.
Just like back then, no one had sympathy for Xuanyuan Hanyan who was thrown into the cold palace.
"The Han family is a good knife." Xiao Heng lowered his eyes and rubbed the blade in his hand, "Next, let's make this knife a little sharper."
(End of this chapter)