"In short... In short, this case is too weird. His Royal Highness Cheng Wang seized this case, and he will definitely deal with the Empress and His Royal Highness. The Empress was flustered. Seeing that Eunuch Zhu was caught out, she let the villain leave the capital. The villain was originally... but because there are still relatives in Beijing, so he came back halfway. The villain had no intention of coming back to do bad things, but the empress was relentless. It turned out that the empress planned to kill the villain after he went to Luozhou. After losing the villain, seeing the villain returning, the empress immediately sent someone to arrest the villain, last night, they wanted to bury the villain in that grave!"
Wang Han finished speaking in one breath, cold sweat dripping from his forehead.
He couldn't stop panting, then raised his eyes to look at Yan Chi, Yan Chi's expression was as cold as water.
"Wang Han." Suddenly, Yan Chi spoke.
As soon as he opened his mouth, he called out his name accurately, and Wang Han trembled in disbelief.
He never said his name, but now Yan Chi yelled it out verbatim. It was obvious that he knew his identity a long time ago. Obviously, Yan Chi sent someone to investigate him last night! So good!
"Yes, the villain's name is Wang Han. Your Highness, the villain has nothing to say! Never dare to deceive Your Highness! The empress executed Song Xiwen last year. The corpse was really sent by the villain. I went out with the villain at that time." Yes, there is also a father-in-law in the palace."
Yan Chi looked at Wang Han narrowly, and Wang Han hurriedly said, "The father-in-law was in charge of the purchase in the warehouse of the inner government. At that time, he sent him out under the name of the purchase. That person's name... Kang Yuanbo... yes , this is the person..."
Yan Chi glanced at Bai Feng, Bai Feng understood, turned around and walked out.
"When you saw Song Xiwen's body, what did he look like?"
Yan Chi's voice was calm and low, and Wang Han didn't dare to be careless, "He...he was sent out in the carriage for shopping. He was already stiff at that time. There were no scars, and he looked very peaceful. I didn't see how he died at the time, but after thinking about it, I knew that the Department of Punishment had many ways to make people die silently... "
"The queen interrogated him herself?"
Wang Han shook his head, "This villain doesn't know, but at that time Eunuch Zhu said it was the queen's order."
"Where did you bury the body later, do you remember?"
Wang Han frowned slightly, hesitating for a while, "This...it was night, I just remembered that the carriage left the capital and went all the way down to Qiwu Mountain, and then walked along that ravine, the villain couldn't remember how long it took , it was dark, and the little people were a little scared, so they dug a hole and buried them..."
Thinking of burying the body, Wang Han couldn't help shivering. Last night, he was almost buried.
"What else did the queen ask you to do?"
Wang Han shook his head, "On weekdays, it's just reporting the news from the Imperial Guard. It's really a very secret thing, just this one, and nothing else after that."
Yan Chi narrowed his eyes, this matter is indeed weird.
He didn't believe that Qin Wan had tested the wrong person, but why did the body appear in the backyard of Prince Jin's Mansion
"Come on—"
As soon as Yan Chi called, Bai Feng immediately walked in from the outside again, raised his chin, Yan Chi's eyes flashed with a frightening light, "Send some people to take him to Qiwu after dark. Down the mountain, see if you can find Song Xiwen's body."
Bai Feng understood the meaning and immediately responded.
Yan Chi nodded, "Let's step back, and stay in the palace with peace of mind for now."
Wang Han touched the thin sweat on his forehead, kowtowed again, and then stood up and retreated.
After Wang Han left, Yan Chi had several questions in his heart.
Song Xiwen was the personal bodyguard of the King of Jin. When this person died, the only witness who testified for the King of Jin was gone. At the beginning, this person disappeared in the Department of Imperial Punishment. Because he was the prince's bodyguard, the incident happened in the palace again. The temple only thought that the punishment was gone, but didn't investigate further. If the empress was involved in the first place, the subsequent things would be very different.
The queen killed Song Xiwen, so the death of King Jin was also caused by the queen
But at that time, King Jin, even though he was supported, did not pose a complete threat to the prince!
Or, in order to eliminate all possibilities, the queen seized this opportunity to completely eradicate King Jin? !
After all, King Jin "killed" Concubine Jin in full view.
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It was not too early when Qin Wan got the news, but she went to the gate of the mansion without hesitation. As soon as she reached the main courtyard, she ran into Qin Yan who came back from outside. Qin Yan raised his eyebrows, "Why? Going out ?”
Qin Wan nodded, "Yes, I'm going to visit the shop."
Qin Yi's shop is now in the hands of Qin Wan, which is extremely normal. Qin Yan nodded at first, but when Qin Wan took a step forward, Qin Yan suddenly said, "Ninth sister—"
As soon as his tone came out, Qin Wan knew that he had something to say.
Qin Wan looked at Qin Yan suspiciously, Qin Yan pursed his lips and raised his chin, motioning Qin Wan to speak in the corridor beside him.
Qin Wan moved forward, "What do you want to say?"
Qin Yan first smiled wryly, "I heard that father talked to you?"
Qin Wan also couldn't laugh or cry, "Yes, I think third brother knows what uncle said."
Qin Yan sighed, "Ninth Sister, can you understand?"
"Of course I can understand." Qin Wan nodded, "The family fortune of the Hou Mansion didn't come out of thin air, not to mention that Eighth Sister is already a princess, I know how powerful it is—"
Qin Yan's eyes became brighter and brighter, but Qin Wan changed the subject, "However, I'm just a weak woman. I can't control many things. I don't understand the battles in the court. I hope to see justice within my ability. justice."
"Justice and justice... I would laugh if others said this, but when you said it, I found it very touching. Ever since I saw you turned back for Qin Xiang, and saw you helping to investigate the gold robbery in Yuzhou, I have loved you." I see, you are different from other women, you say that you are a weak woman, but in your heart you are thinking of the phrase "Build your heart for the world, and build your life for the people. Many men in the court are not as good as you..."
Qin Wan laughed, "Third brother praises so much, but do you want to restrain yourself first?"
Qin Yan shook his head, "No, you and I have different positions, different responsibilities, and naturally have different choices." Qin Yan stared at Qin Wan for a moment, "I just hope that my younger sister understands that if things come to an end one day, Hou In the mansion, both father and I will have a choice, when the time comes, sister Jiu should not blame us."
Qin Yan was very calm, because of his calm, there was no sense of threat.
Qin Wan looked at Qin Yan, calm in his heart, Qin Shu and the Hu family raised Qin Yan very well, but why did they choose the prince
"Third Brother, do you think your choice is correct?"
Qin Yan was surprised, he didn't expect Qin Wan to say this, his words were not polite, he intended to remind Qin Wan, but the meaning of his words might make Qin Wan angry, but he didn't expect that she was not only angry, but also gave birth to Such doubts.
Qin Yan laughed, "Could it be that the ninth sister thinks His Royal Highness Cheng Wang is more suitable to be the prince?"
Qin Wan shook his head, "Until the last moment, anyone could be the heir apparent. The third brother thought that His Royal Highness the crown prince was the most suitable candidate for the heir apparent, but did the third brother ever think that the throne is never just for anyone who is suitable for it. "
Qin Yan's expression suddenly changed, "Ninth Sister, what you said..."
Qin Wan smiled, her face bright and bright, "Third brother, remind me, and I naturally have to remind third brother, so let's just listen to third brother."
Qin Yan pursed his lips and hesitated to speak, but it seemed that he was poked by Qin Wan's words, and he felt a hidden worry in his heart. In contrast, his words had much less impact on Qin Wan, Qin Wan smiled, "" Then I'll go out of the house first."
Qin Yan nodded indiscriminately, and looked at Qin Wan's back as he turned and walked away. Once again, he was a little surprised, and even a little suspicious, that he, the son of the Marquis, with twenty years of mind was not as good as Qin Wan, who had a rough life. little girl.
And what Qin Wan said just now...
Qin Yan shook his head, and forced Qin Wan's words out of his mind.
Having made a choice, they have no right to regret it, and they will never regret it!
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Qin Wan got into the carriage and went straight to the house on the west side.
After all, her identity is still a bit obvious, it is impossible to go to Prince Rui's Mansion every time.
The carriage drove westward in the pale yellow afterglow of the setting sun, passing through the bustling market all the way, and after winding around the alleys of Changlefang for a while, it arrived at the house where Old Man Han lived.
As soon as Qin Wan knocked on the door, the door was opened. Er Bao poked his head out from behind. Seeing Qin Wan's eyes light up, he lowered his head shyly, "Miss, the guests have been here for a long time."
Qin Wan smiled, took out two silver fruits for Erbao, and walked quickly to the main room.
Uncle Han was just coming out of the side yard with tea, when he saw Qin Wan hastily saluted, Qin Wan took the tea tray, "I'll go, Uncle Han go and rest—"
Old Uncle Han glanced at the room, "Okay, Miss, I'll call Old Servant again if you have orders."
Qin Wan nodded and entered the room with a tea tray. Yan Chi was dressed in a black robe and was standing in front of the window of the room. As soon as he let go, the funeral was over, he recovered a little bit, looked much better, and immediately raised his hand, "Uncle Han made the best tea for you!"
Yan Chi stepped forward to take the tea tray, before Qin Wan said, "Wang Han made it clear?"
Yan Chi nodded, and said directly, "It's all clear, Song Xiwen died in the palace, it was the queen's order. After the death, the queen asked Zhu Yucheng to send him out of the palace, and Zhu Yucheng found Wang Han and a man named Kang Wenbo. The eunuchs sent people out of the palace together with the pretext of buying, Wang Han and the others sent the body to the northwest valley of Qiwu Mountain and buried it."
Qin Wan's hand that was pouring tea visibly paused, Yan Chi saw it clearly, squinting his eyes across Qin Wan's calm face.
"You already know?"
Qin Wan had an accident, but the accident was not enough.
What he said seemed to prove something...
Qin Wan handed over a cup of fragrant tea, "During the autopsy, I found some things that shouldn't be in Prince Jin's mansion. I guess that the body has been moved."
Yan Chi's eyes suddenly changed slightly. Qin Wan's autopsy has been done for many days, but he has never mentioned this incident to him.
Qin Wan said, "I didn't mention this to anyone. Once I did, the matter would become complicated. I just want to confirm the identity of this person..."
Yan Chi said, "I sent someone to take Wang Han to find the corpse."
If the body was found, then this person was not Song Xiwen, maybe it was a coincidence that he just happened to resemble Song Xiwen.
If so, the nature of the case has changed again.
Qin Wan's face turned cold, "I didn't tell Mr. Zheng this clue because I wanted to confirm that the deceased was Song Xiwen. If Wang Han found the body, there would be no conflict."
Yan Chi took a sip of tea, doubts arose in his eyes, he knew exactly what kind of person Qin Wan was!
In order to investigate the case of Prince Jin's Mansion, she even started to conceal and cheat on the autopsy.
Yan Chi is not a person who upholds justice, he just found out again that Qin Wan regards the King Jin case as more important than he imagined, and he unconsciously began to think about Qin Wan's motives.
Putting down the teacup, Yan Chi put aside these distracting thoughts, "Never mind this point, Song Xiwen's identity is confirmed. The most flustered one is the empress. The corpse was clearly disposed of elsewhere, but now it appears in the Jin Palace."
"This can explain why Zhu Yucheng died and why Wang Han left the Imperial Guard."
Speaking of which, Qin Wan suddenly said, "What's the name of that eunuch? Kang..."
"Kang Wenbo." After Yan Chi finished speaking, his voice sank, "I have asked someone to investigate. This person fell into the deserted well in Yeting and drowned three days ago."
Qin Wan's expression froze, she thought of it just now.
Wang Han is the Imperial Guard, unless a good Imperial Guard encounters a riot in the palace, it is impossible to die accidentally, and poisoning is easy to be seen, the best thing is to disappear quietly, although it is strange, at least not He will be characterized, but Kang Wenbo is different. Eunuchs are like cattle and horses in the eyes of their masters, and it is easy to want his life.
Qin Wan pursed her lips, "Kang Wenbo is dead, so only Wang Han is left."
Yan Chi looked at Qin Wan, "What do you want to do?"
A flickering light flashed in Qin Wan's eyes, she was hesitating and struggling, her pink fists on the arm of the chair were slightly clenched, Qin Wan took a deep breath as if she had made up her mind and said, "I want to... hand him over to King Cheng. "
Yan Chi looked at Qin Wan calmly, and nodded after a while, "Okay."
Countless thoughts and possibilities flashed through Qin Wan's mind. King Cheng is a leopard ready to move, and he has only one goal, the queen and the East Palace. The appearance of Wang Han is like a just-in-hand for him. As a weapon, she handed over a sharp sword, which might be able to pierce the hearts of the Queen and the East Palace.
Especially in this situation where the empress has already been discussed a lot...
However, Qin Wan thought a lot, but still couldn't think of a reason to give up this opportunity.
"Are you in Hou Ji's residence?" Yan Chi held Qin Wan's clenched fist.
Qin Wan smiled wryly, "I'm afraid uncle is going to kill me..."
Yan Chi thought for a while and said, "Leave it to me."
Qin Wan raised his eyebrows, and Yan Chi said, "It's just right, I need King Cheng's help."
Qin Wan didn't know what Yan Chi meant, but nodded trustingly.
Facing Yan Chi, she unconsciously wanted to trust him, and even wanted to reveal the deepest secret in her heart...