In winter, Song Huai, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments, was getting worse day by day. This old Shangshu had been an official for forty years, and now he was in his sixtieth year. Once he reported his illness, Yan Huai would naturally not let him work hard anymore. He directly asked the imperial doctor to enter Song Shangshu's mansion and allowed him to recover from his illness. As a result, Yan Chi, the left servant of the Ministry of Punishment, had to start intervening in the case of the King of Jin, which had not made any progress for a long time.
And on the afternoon of the day when Yan Chi returned to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Wang Han, the imperial guard who fled outside, was found by the yamen sent out by King Cheng, and he was immediately sent to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.
Yan Qi had watched Yan Chi "decadent" in Prince Rui's residence all day long, and hadn't thought of how to drag him into the water, but now his title has also been attacked, and he has returned to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and has become the manager of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Yan Qi With a sinister smile in his heart, this time Yan Chi couldn't hide even if he wanted to, Yan Qi sent people, invited Li Muyun and Zheng Baishi, and invited Yan Chi and Qin Wan to interrogate Wang Han in the third court!
When the people from Qin Wan arrived at the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, they saw that everyone who was supposed to come had come. Zheng Baishi's face was as heavy as water, and only Yan Chi and Li Muyun looked calm. The person was sitting in the north direction, while the fake Wang Han knelt on the ground with a timid expression, his hands that fell on the floor tiles were shaking.
Qin Wan had the bottom line in his mind, but he still looked at Yan Chi indifferently.
Yan Qi looked at Yan Chi, then at Qin Wan, with a smile that was not a smile, and after a while, he clapped the gavel beside his hands, and said, "Tell them what you said again! Prefect Zheng and Mr. Li, you Everyone knows that you are no stranger to this Prince Rui, if you tell a lie, not only will you lose your life, but your family will also be implicated by you!"
Wang Han bowed and fell to the ground tremblingly, "Yes... yes, the villain understands..."
Yan Qi raised his jaw, signaling him to continue. Wang Han shrank into a ball, his voice hoarse. Although there were no obvious new injuries on his body, it was obvious that his whole spirit was close to collapse. In this state, no matter what you asked him, He will speak honestly.
"After the King Jin case last year, probably around June 13th or 15th, the villain... the villain was still the captain of the Xihua Gate at the time, and then... the villain's godfather, Eunuch Zhu, suddenly came to tell me , Said that the inner government needs to transport some things out for shopping, and let the villain arrange it carefully. Not uncommon in…”
"The godfather saw that the villain was not paying attention, so he added another sentence, saying yes... it was the empress's order, so I must not be careless... The villain just became nervous when he heard it. Later, the villain couldn't remember the days clearly, so I should In those two days, the purchasing father-in-law of the inner palace, Kang Bowen, took two people, and drove the carriage out of the palace. There were a few boxes on the carriage. let it out..."
"The villain didn't know what it was at the time, but he felt that Kang Bowen's expression was wrong. Later... Later, when he was drinking with his godfather and he was drunk, he mentioned that what was sent out that day was not private goods, but people! Song Xiwen, the personal bodyguard beside His Royal Highness King Jin..."
"The villain knew at the time that the matter was not easy, and was very scared for a while, but later the case was settled quickly, and the villain's heart slowly fell back into his stomach. The villain did not expect that this year..."
Yan Qi listened carefully and glanced at Zheng Baishi and Qin Wan from time to time.
For a moment Yan Qi asked, "Why did you flee this year? Do you know that fleeing from the imperial guards is a capital offense?"
Wang Han suddenly panicked, "My lord, it's not the villain who wants to escape, but the empress... It's the empress who sent a message from the maid around her to tell the villain to leave the palace quickly, otherwise he will be killed... How dare the villain disobey it?" The Queen's order?! At that time, I wanted to ask the Queen's help to find a reason, but even the night villain escaped... "
The corners of Zheng Baishi's lips trembled slightly, but he still couldn't help but said, "Wang Han, do you have evidence for what you said?! If it's empty words, you can't slander the empress so casually..."
Wang Han trembled suddenly, but he raised his head eagerly, "The villain dare not lie. To cover them, the villain went out of the palace that night. You can ask other people who were on duty with the villain at that time. people."
After Wang Han finished speaking, he lowered his head in fear.
Of course the truth is more than that, but now the King Jin's case is just a knife and ax in Yanqi's hands. Yanqi doesn't care about the truth, but only cares about how much the queen and the crown prince are involved in this case. What they want, but the real facts, Qin Wan and Yan Chi will naturally have other considerations.
The current court, the battle for the heir apparent, the case of King Jin, the death of Concubine Jin, and the sudden appearance of this corpse are already extremely complicated. The Wufanzi in the backyard of the palace is no longer that important. In other words, the current situation may be just what the person hiding in the dark wishes. What exactly is the purpose.
"Where did you go after leaving the palace?!" Zheng Baishi asked almost urgently.
Wang Han said tremblingly, "The villain just ensured that they could leave the palace smoothly, and didn't follow. Then Kang Bowen didn't let the villain follow. After the villain left the palace, that night... went to the West Market for fun …”
Everyone present knew what the so-called seeking pleasure meant, Zheng Baishi gritted his teeth and didn't ask any further.
Yan Qi narrowed his eyes and said, "So, which direction did you see them go?"
Wang Han seemed to be thinking about it, and said after a while, "It should be... walking in the direction of Xinglefang..."
The direction of Xinglefang is exactly the direction of Prince Jin's Mansion!
Yan Qi nodded, "Later, did your godfather say, why did you send Song Xiwen away?"
Wang Han pursed his lips and said, "I mentioned it... I mentioned it, and said it was... Song Xiwen said at the time... that he knew that there was evidence of the relationship between King Jin and Concubine Jin in the Prince Jin's mansion... The Empress wants to find out about this..."
Zheng Baishi's eyelids twitched suddenly, and Yan Qi said, "It turns out that the empress privately brought Song Xiwen out of the palace, but in the end he died, not to mention the death, and was buried in the backyard of the Prince Jin's mansion , this can’t be justified.”
Wang Han shook his head, "The villain has told everything he knows, and he absolutely dare not hide it from His Highness."
Yan Qi let out a "huh" and looked at Zheng Baishi and Li Muyun, "Do you two have anything else to ask?"
Zheng Baishi gritted his teeth, "Your Highness, what this person said may not be true, even if you ask, he was out of the palace in June last year, but now Kang Bowen is dead, no matter what he says, there is no one Question him, he may also leave the palace because of other things... "
Yan Qi raised her eyebrows, "Then Master Zheng thinks how to investigate this case is right? If he wasn't guilty, why did he run away? Now that he was finally caught by this king, and you said his words are not trustworthy, Master Zheng, If you want to do this, then the king will not be able to investigate." Yan Qi looked at Li Muyun with a flicker of eyes, "Master Li, what do you think?"
Li Muyun closed his eyes for a moment, and said, "All inferences are inferences, it's better to verify it first."
While talking, Li Muyun looked at Wang Han, "You said that Kang Bowen took people from the inner palace out, so do you remember who was with him that night?"
Kang Bowen was already dead, and there was no evidence of his death. If he remembered who the person who went out with Kang Bowen was, then there would be other clues to investigate in this case.
The so-called telling a lie requires ten lies. Wang Han shook his head in confusion, "That night, the person Kang Bowen brought was a face. The villain took a few glances at that time and found that he didn't recognize him. I didn't ask too much, Eunuch Kang can be regarded as a person of some status in the inner palace, so the villain should not talk too much lest he slander the villain in front of the queen."
The servants in the palace were not unaware of the twists and turns of the servants present, Li Muyun frowned, "The inner palace should purchase those people before and after, and this line can also be checked."
After all, Kang Bowen died not long ago, Qin Wan asked, "I don't know where Kang Bowen's body is?"
Qin Wan was the one who cared the most about the dead body. She could make the dead man speak, but others felt that the clue was broken when the dead man died. Yan Qi frowned and said, "His dead body is in the courtyard. The timing was an accident, and no one said he was guilty at the time, so naturally no one cared about his body, let alone an autopsy."
Qin Wan said, "If Your Highness needs my autopsy, I can go there."
Qin Wan's attitude was very positive, Yan Qi raised his eyebrows, glanced at Yan Chi beside him, and suddenly smiled, "Okay, then let Yan Chi accompany you, that place is not very good, you can feel at ease when he accompany you there. "
Everyone knew that Yan Chi and Qin Wan had already been granted a marriage, and the wedding date was set, so Yan Qi's words were naturally joking.
Yan Chi was noncommittal when he heard the words, "If that's the case, shall we split into two groups?"
Yan Qi nodded, "Okay, leave it to me to investigate the Imperial Guards and the Inner Palace." As he spoke, Yan Qi looked at Zheng Baishi with a smile, "Master Zheng, please come with me, so as not to ask anything. Come on, Master Zheng said those words again and cannot be believed."
A thin layer of sweat covered Zheng Baishi's forehead, upon hearing this, he could only say with a dry smile, "Don't dare."
After leaving the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Yan Chi took King Qin into the carriage and headed to the palace together.
The light in the carriage was dim, and Qin Wan looked at Yan Chi who was wearing a crown suit, and felt relieved. Although Yan Chi was dark in the past, but now the four-claw dragon pattern on the crown represents a more noble status. After all, it is more prominent With Yan Chi's intimidating aura, Qin Wan had to admit that for a person like her, the stronger the person, the more she would be convinced.
"Will he... Wang Han... be in danger?"
Qin Wan asked, the fake Wang Han's performance just now was good enough and did not arouse anyone's suspicion, but Qin Wan was still a little worried that he was his own.
Yan Chi shook his head, "Don't worry, it's not the first time he's faced with these things. After being able to deal with it, Yan Qi finally has a living person in his hands, and he's a very cooperative living person. He will never let him die casually." On the contrary, I will protect him."
Qin Wan nodded. She also had this guess, but felt that she could feel at ease after hearing Yan Chi say this.
After a slight pause, Yan Chi said, "Yan Qi met Li Muyun privately."
Qin Wan's eyes trembled, and it was obvious that he was very concerned about Li Muyun.
"Li Muyun submitted the report two days ago. You should know that he has a lot of doubts about this case. It seems that he intends to listen to Yan Qi, at least he won't stay out of it."
Qin Wan frowned, "So he was coerced by King Cheng?"
Yan Chi narrowed his eyes, "There is a possibility—"
Qin Wan's eyes sank. Li Muyun was even more carefree than his father. Although he appeared to be smoother than his father on the surface, he hadn't taken refuge in any side for these two years, but now he was Yan Qi threatened him, what did Yan Qi use to threaten him
"It was Li Muyun who exposed Mr. Shen last year, but the outside world doesn't know what he said to the emperor."
Qin Wan's heart skipped a beat, "He is wronging Mr. Shen, did Yan Qi catch him?"
Qin Wan was obviously agitated. Yan Chi grabbed Qin Wan's hand and squeezed it tightly, "It shouldn't be so. Li Muyun's attitude is very ambiguous. Although he seemed to be trying to investigate the case thoroughly, he didn't fully support Yan Qi. , Judging by his appearance, he should do his best, and if this case is not clear, there is no possibility of overturning last year's case."
This is an extremely complicated situation. The crown prince and the empress, Yan Qi, the emperor, Li Muyun, himself and Yan Chi, everyone stands in different positions. Looking at it now, no one has exactly the same purpose as the other. Yes, and it also involves the death of Concubine Jin, King Jin being framed, Shen Yi being wronged, and the case of the corpse of Prince Jin's mansion. The complicated clues of the case, and the unpredictable people's hearts are just as calm and rational as Qin Wan. Also felt tricky.
What is even more worrying is that the situation is changing at any time, and everyone's thoughts are changing. Yan Chi and Qin Wan can't predict how this case will develop, as if there is an invisible hand pushing the case forward. Development, and all of them are just a drop in the ocean in the torrent, and no one can control the direction of progress.
"The queen killed Song Xiwen. He should have made it impossible for King Jin to stand up. But at that time, Shen Yi was the prince's future father-in-law, but Li Muyun exposed Shen Yi, which is enough to prove that Li Muyun is not the prince's person."
Yan Chi squeezed Qin Wan's palm and said slowly.
Qin Wan raised his eyes and said, "After Shen Yi's accident, did it affect the prince?"
Yan Chi thought for a while, "It seems not, because the crown prince and the courtiers advocated the guilt of King Jin at that time."
Qin Wan nodded, "That's right, the prince and queen's personalities, if Shen Yi hinders them, so what if it's the future father-in-law, the choice of Shen Yi's daughter... was just to win over the poor, but the prince probably found out that Even if he marries Shen Yi's daughter, Shen Yi's temper probably won't really work for him, so it's not impossible for him to attack Shen Yi."
Qin Wan's words were extremely calm and restrained, Yan Chi shook her hand and said in a low voice, "You don't like the prince?"
Although Qin Wan's words made sense, Qin Wan rarely made negative speculations in such a firm tone without evidence, not to mention that Yan Chi could tell that Qin Wan's tone was very indifferent, as if he was sure of the prince. He is a cruel and ruthless person.
Qin Wan paused before saying, "When I just came back at the beginning of the year, my third brother took me to Zuixianlou for dinner, but Zhao Jing and Feng Zhang had a fight, and one person died that time. I was there at the time, so I didn't think So many people saved that person, with my medical skills, I am sure I can save him..."
"But in the end that person still died."
Before Qin Wan finished speaking, Yan Chi knew the result, Qin Wan nodded, his eyes darkened.
Yan Chi sighed, "I know about this, because of this, Yan Qi stumbled a little bit. If that person didn't die, there would be no such effect. This is the case with seizing the heir. They are all cautious people, no one will do fatal stupid things, but it is such small things, accumulated one by one, not only the courtiers' hearts are moving, but the emperor's thoughts are also unpredictable. In time, we may be able to change our original intention.”
Qin Wan knew about these joints, but she was too far away from the power struggle in the court. From the perspective of an onlooker, all the cruelty and blood and ruthlessness would naturally be revealed at a glance, and they were more and more directly touching people's hearts.
Qin Wan sighed, "At first I didn't know the reason, but later I realized that I couldn't save that person."
"You let him live one more day, that's enough." This consolation could not dispel the chill in Qin Wan's heart, Yan Chi looked into Qin Wan's dark eyes, and suddenly said, "If... if one day I will use someone else life as a bargaining chip..."
Yan Chi's words are not joking, if there is no sacrifice in the power struggle, it is a joke, and when he can't help himself, he can only push out the unimportant people around him, and in a more secret place, Yan Chi It seems that the prince's actions are really within the normal range, he is not surprised or harsh, but just has some pity for the general of the Beifu army.
Qin Wan knew what Yan Chi meant, she raised her hand to brush Yan Chi's face, "Will you let your soldiers go to die?"
Yan Chi was slightly startled, then put a smile on the back of Qin Wan's hand, "Of course not."
Qin Wan also pulled his lips, "That's enough. If it was you, you would definitely not kill the lives of the people around you just to make your opponent stumble. The king has completely fallen out of favor, but they are still willing to exchange one person's life for the emperor's reprimand and disappointment to King Cheng, human life is still too light in their eyes."
Yan Chi's heart was burning hot, Qin Wan felt compassion, but she could see it clearly, and she wouldn't even ask him to scold him, which was really rare. He grabbed Qin Wan's hand and put it on his lips, and kissed it deeply one time.
"Don't worry, the generals from Shuoxi will never let their brothers die."
These words seemed to contain the strong wind of Shuoxi, and there was a roar in Qin Wan's ears, and her heart trembled. This was the promise of the young commander of the Shuoxi Army. Jun Wanma saw the solemnity of life, and Qin Wan looked into Yan Chi's dark eyes, and suddenly a voice in his heart said, this is the person she loves—
Qin Wan's eyes are shining. This is Yan Chi. He is not afraid of sinister and ugly schemes, and he also has counterattack methods that make his opponents frightened. But more importantly, his responsibility and openness are vast enough to accommodate mountains and rivers, and his stalwart can stand up to the sky. .
"You look at me like this, but are you testing me?"
Yan Chi suddenly approached, Qin Wan blinked and did not back away, "I'm very happy."
"Huh?" Yan Chi pecked her lips, "Why are you happy?"
Qin Wan's eyes sparkled, "I'm glad you're different from everyone else..."
Yan Chi seemed to be poked by these words, his heart was burning hot, and his eyes darkened a bit. He looked at Qin Wan's eyes full of trust, and secretly thought, in fact, it is not that different. What Yan Che did was what he saw. It's not that sinful, and if necessary, he doesn't even mind playing such a trick, but the dead are definitely not soldiers who charge into battle, but if she doesn't like it, then he can stand on his feet, because he will never allow her to do so at this moment His eyes were cast with shadows born of him.
"That's because of you." Yan Chi's voice became darker, and he lowered his head and kissed Qin Wan.
He clasped her back with one hand and wrapped her waist with the other. This kiss was lingering but not so erotic. He seemed to be calming her down and gave her a very solemn kiss. Promise, amidst the tenderness and delicacy, there is also Chicheng who treats her with all sincerity, and he feels more and more that God has not treated him badly.
When the carriage arrived at the gate of the palace, Yan Chi let Qin Wan go. Although he had the title of prince, he brought Qin Wan with him for business purposes, so it was not easy to enter the carriage. He straightened his clothes, then gave Yan Chi a reproachful look, and just as he got out of the carriage, the guards guarding the palace gate respectfully let them go, unaware of him.
After entering the Zhengyang Gate, Qin Wan's ears turned pink. Yan Chi was walking half a step in front of her, and when he turned around, he could see this scene, so his eyes became more and more burning. He frowned, and gave him a disapproving sideways glance.
Yan Chi was in such a good mood that when he arrived at Ye Ting, he was not angry because of the sloppiness of the palace people, and the palace people in Ye Ting never expected that someone would come to question Kang Bowen's body. The corpse was to be sent out as soon as possible, but Kang Bowen's corpse was still left in the palace, Qin Wan thought for a while, and raised his eyes to look at Yan Chi.
Yan Chi saw her eyes, "What?"
Qin Wan said, "Kang Bowen died early, so the body won't remain until now. When he died, Yan Qi didn't know that he was related to last year's incident. There is no other explanation except that it was arranged by you."
Yan Chi sighed, and said while following the palace servants to the place where the corpse was parked, "I can't hide it from you."
Qin Wan smiled, showing a rare bit of girlish pride on her face.
Yan Chi walked ahead and walked to an abandoned courtyard in Ye Ting.
Yeting is the place where the lower servants of the inner palace lived, except for the original palace servants, most of them were demoted because of their convictions, so when Yan Chi and Qin Wan arrived here, no one dared to take a breath.
An old eunuch walked in the front and pushed open the half-hidden door. When he looked at the door, a faint smell of corpse came out from the inside. The old eunuch said respectfully, "My lord, the princess, the corpse is here." I'm inside, it's been cold these days, the little people tried their best to preserve the corpse, but it's still..."
He couldn't bear to look at Qin Wan, probably thinking that it would be a very sinful thing for a noble and beautiful woman like Qin Wan to see such a rotting corpse.
Yan Chi waved his hand, and led Qin Wan into the room.
Yeting is very remote, this corpse is parked in a side room of this abandoned courtyard, the light in the room is dim, a figure can be vaguely seen lying on the felt blanket on the ground, Yan Chi said, "Go and light the lamp. "
The old eunuch immediately left in response, and Yan Chi opened the doors and windows to let in the light. When the old eunuch brought a light, he saw Qin Wan squatting next to the corpse, gently pressing on the top of the corpse.
Kang Bowen has been dead for seven or eight days, because he died from drowning, his skin was swollen with blisters, and then he was salvaged and left there. His whole body was already swollen due to corruption. His wrists, ankles, and wrists were covered with corpse spots, and his face With protruding blue eyes, even the old eunuch felt afraid to look directly at him, but Qin Wan was very calm.
"Can I get some white vinegar—"
The old eunuch naturally didn't dare to disobey, and went out after saying yes.
Yan Chi walked up to Qin Wan's side, seeing that Qin Wan touched the corpse without gloves, he always felt inappropriate, so he grabbed Qin Wan's hand, "I'll—"
Qin Wan immediately knew what he was thinking, and took a step back with a smile.
Yan Chi looked at her and motioned for her instructions, Qin Wan said, "I touched the back of the head, there is no injury, and I untied the clothes to see if there is any trauma on the body... There is an obvious collision injury on the front of the corpse, it should be It came out when it fell into the well."
Yan Chi listened to the order and untied the stinky cloth shirt on the corpse. As soon as he took off the clothes, he saw that the chest and lungs of the corpse were swollen and green had grown on the lower abdomen, but the surface of the corpse was covered with corpse spots. Not seeing any visible trauma, Yan Chi turned over the corpses one by one, only to see a few streaks of purplish red abrasions on the back of the shoulders of the corpses, apart from that, there were no other injuries. Suspicious, the old eunuch has brought white vinegar.
Yan Chi knew how to use white vinegar, so he didn't delay when he saw the situation, and evenly wiped the white vinegar on the body of the corpse. Qin Wan said, "Wipe more on the wrists and arms. If he is being coerced, there may be traces of bondage."
Yan Chi followed the order, and soon after the white vinegar was applied, Qin Wan and Yan Chi waited for the scars to show up, but after an incense stick of time, only a few scrapes on Kang Bowen's back appeared, Qin Wan Wan looked at it carefully for a while, and frowned slightly, "Unless he was overwhelmed by drugs, it doesn't look like he was being coerced."
Qin Wan squatted down and inspected Kang Bowen's nose and mouth, but there was obviously sludge in his mouth and nose, but he couldn't find any fragrance. Qin Wan pondered for a moment, "He's dead!" Where is the Arai?"
Yan Chi stood up and called the old lady Jin in, "Where did Kang Bowen die?"
The old eunuch immediately said, "In Beiyuan, the barren well northwest of Beiyuan."
Yan Chi and Qin Wan cleaned their hands and asked the old eunuch to take them to the barren well in Beiyuan.
Qin Wan just now knew how big the Inner Palace is. Yeting was already very remote, but Beiyuan was even more remote than Yeting. As he walked Yanchi, he said, "The Inner Palace has undergone several expansions, especially in the century-old In the previous period of Emperor Wen, Emperor Wen loved luxury, and the palace continued to expand to the north. However, after the Great Zhou royal family declined, and after several internal struggles, the number of people decreased, and the houses naturally became empty. Over time, the large palaces in the north became cold palaces. "
The farther north you go, the more lonely it is. The palaces are tall and majestic, but they are all covered with dust nets. After walking for two sticks of incense, a barren flower garden appeared in front of Qin Wan. The old eunuch who led the way Pointing to the far corner, "It's the barren well, where Eunuch Kang was salvaged."
Qin Wan frowned, "This place is so remote, who found him?"
The old eunuch smiled wryly and said, "It was discovered by one of Eunuch Kang's apprentices."
Eunuch Kang’s apprentice is also from the inner palace, and he is still in charge of purchasing. Among the inner palace, the father-in-law who buys is the most lucrative and has a very high status. These people will definitely not go this way casually. Neither the flower garden nor the palace needs to be taken care of, even the lowest servants will not come here to walk around, what is his apprentice doing here
Yan Chi immediately ordered, "Go and call Kang Bowen's apprentice over here."
The old eunuch responded and ordered the young eunuch behind him to call for someone, while Qin Wan walked to the side of the barren well.
Seeing the wellhead of Arai, Qin Wan frowned.
The well mouth of this well is very small, and it can barely accommodate the figure of an adult man. Because it is not used, the well platform is covered with moss. At this moment, there are many traces on the moss. It was left behind when she was an old man. Qin Wan looked around the well like a torch, and finally walked to the edge of the well platform. She pondered for a moment, and a thought suddenly popped up in her mind. Then she lowered her body, took out the handkerchief in her sleeve, Gently rubbed it on the moss by the well.
In an instant, the handkerchief was stained with a dark green stain. Qin Wan rubbed it with his hands again. The mossy stain seemed to be stained and it was not easy to remove. Qin Wan's brows furrowed deeply. .
"If it was an accident, what do you think will happen?"
Yan Chi frowned, "The mouth of the well is not big, so the possibility of an accident is not high. To be honest, there is only one possibility. It probably slipped on the well platform, and then fell straight into it."
Suspiciousness arose in Yan Chi's eyes as he spoke. Kang Bowen is not too young, and his stature is not considered petite. Normal people's feet slip, and their hands, feet and body will move unconsciously. There is no such thing as falling straight, but However, Kang Bowen didn't see any traces of strangulation or bondage on his body. Could it be that he was thrown in by someone
Soon, a little eunuch with pale complexion came over.
"Greetings to the lord, to the princess... The villain Kang Ming, is... Eunuch Kang's apprentice..."
The little eunuch looked a little flustered, but he couldn't say how frightened he was. Yan Chi sized him up for a moment, only to see his little face was pale with cold sweat, obviously afraid of Yan Chi, Yan Chi said slowly, "You were the one who found out that your master was missing that day. Died while entering Beijing?"
Kang Ming nodded, "Yes, my lord, it was discovered by the villain."
Yan Chi said again, "This place is so remote, how did you find out?"
Kang Ming wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said quickly, "Because that day... the villain's master said he was going to come to Beiyuan to do business... Later in the evening, the master didn't come back, but there were two orders waiting for him to check in the inner palace. Having doubts, I came to Beiyuan to look for Master, but at the edge of the barren well, the villain picked up the beads that Master usually wears on his hand, and only then found that Master fell into the well."
Kang Ming's eyes were slightly red as he spoke, apparently thinking of Master's death was still somewhat unacceptable.
Qin Wan frowned, "He said he was coming to Beiyuan? Do you know why?"
Kang Ming shook his head, "The villain doesn't know, Master was so preoccupied in those few days that he didn't even pay much attention to the work in the inner palace. The villain helped the master with his internal and external affairs, so he didn't dare to ask. Later that day, the master was originally a When the man was going out, the villain happened to meet him, so he asked the master what he was going to do. The master looked a little confused at the time, and said to go to the north to see, and then left. The villain didn't think much about it. Later, he remembered, I always feel that Master's expression at that time is a bit strange... "
Qin Wan and Yan Chi looked at each other, and Qin Wan asked again, "Who did your master go to see in those few days?"
Kang Ming continued to shake his head, "The villain is not Master's only apprentice, and he also has his own things to do on weekdays. Doesn't the villain know where Master has gone, and he didn't see any strange people with Master in those few days, just as usual , it's just that something is wrong with Master himself, and the villain can't tell..."
"What kind of beads are your master wearing?"
Kang Ming hurriedly said, "It's a bunch of red sandalwood leaves..."
While talking, Kang Mingliang showed the ones he had, "It's similar to the ones in the villain's hands, but it's better in quality than the villain's. The master likes small leaf red sandalwood, and each of the apprentices has a bunch. When the villain came over, It was only when I saw Master's beads falling by the well that I felt something was wrong..."
Qin Wan immediately asked, "The beads are broken?"
Kang Ming shook his head, "No, it's good, it fell off somehow."
At this point, Qin Wan and Yan Chi probably knew each other. Yan Chi ordered Kang Ming to retreat, and Qin Wan said, "Kang Bowen committed suicide. No one coerced him. His shoes were stained with mud, but he didn't see him." The traces of moss indicate that he did not slip and fall by accident. He stepped in without even stepping on the well platform. The injuries on his forehead and back were not serious. They should have hit the well wall when he fell. , his mouth and nose were full of mud, his chest and abdomen were swollen, and there were bleeding spots under his eyelids. He was indeed drowned, and his bracelet could not have fallen by the well. Push it in, or throw him in, it will definitely clean up the scene."
After listening to Kang Ming's words, Yan Chi understood, and then his eyes darkened, "In just half a month, Zhu Yucheng committed suicide, and Kang Bowen also committed suicide by jumping into a well. It is self-evident who forced them."
The joint figured it out, but couldn't find evidence.
Zhu Yucheng is dead, and Kang Bowen is also dead. With Wang Han and Yan Qi still pointing at Li Muyun, how much of the truth can be found out? Yan Qi was not sure, and after looking around again, he told the old eunuch, "Send the corpse out."
The old eunuch nodded, Yan Chi waved his hand again, and the old eunuch led the people back just now.
Qin Wan took another look at the deserted Beiyuan, and walked out together with Yan Chi.
In the Kunning Palace at the same time, Yun Yan whispered, "Nothing was found, and the body has been sent out now."
Zhao Shuhua frowned slightly, "The person who left the body, is it the person of King Cheng, or the person of Yanchi?"
Yun Yan was a little hesitant for a while, "I'm not sure about this, the people in Ye Ting are very complicated, but if you can reach out to the palace, the slaves think that most of them are His Highness Cheng Wang's people."
Zhao Shuhua narrowed her eyes, "Kang Wenbo died by himself, and I'm not afraid of their investigation. After this time, I don't know what other tricks King Cheng has..."
Yun Yan smiled, "His Royal Highness King Cheng thinks too simply. Even if Eunuch Kang is still alive, can a eunuch's accusation move you? It's too naive."
Zhao Shuhua didn't speak, "King Cheng can't touch the palace, but the emperor can."
While talking, the little eunuch outside hastily walked out of the hall, "Empress, the crown prince is here!"
Zhao Shuhua raised her eyebrows, and soon saw Yan Che striding forward from outside the hall, his face was full of concentration, Zhao Shuhua knew something was wrong just by looking at his face, and sure enough, Yan Che walked straight in front of her, just now Standing firmly, he whispered, "Queen, Wang Han was found by King Cheng..."
Zhao Shuhua's complexion changed, "What?!"
Yan Che said seriously and quickly, "It was the news from Zheng Baishi. In the morning, King Cheng called them all to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Wang Han is now in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. He has explained everything. Now King Cheng is taking Zheng Baishi They went to the imperial guards at Xihua Gate to question, and some people went to the shopping place in the inner mansion, it should be because of Wang Han's testimony!"
Zhao Shuhua slapped the arm of the chair, "Bastard! How could he be caught!"
Yan Che said anxiously, "Mother, it's useless to pursue these things now. He has fallen into Yan Qi's hands. He must make a big fuss. Mother, what should we do now?"
Zhao Shuhua calmed down quickly, and suddenly asked, "Has Yanqi sent someone out of the city?"
Yan Che was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head, "That's not true."
Zhao Shuhua narrowed her eyes, "It's not right...he should send someone out of the city..."