The carriage drove slowly in the alleys of the capital in the middle of the night. In the dimly lit carriage, Yan Chi firmly held Qin Wan's hand.
Qin Wan frowned and said, "King Jin himself is not the murderer, and he has never admitted it, but the dagger belongs to him. He was the first to appear on the scene. If he killed someone, he has every chance to replace the dagger with Others, or just hide the murder weapon and deny it, but he didn't do that, and in the end the dagger was his own... This is really weird... Aunt Qian said that after the incident, King Jin was first seen by everyone , and then the imperial guards arrived, and after arriving, King Jin was taken care of, and later, King Jin was sent to the Department of Imperial Punishment, so he must have replaced the dagger before the others came."
Yan Chi continued, "Song Xiwen was by King Jin's side at the time, so he didn't know that the dagger had been changed, but in front of the empress, he still said that he could find out who killed Concubine Jin just by looking down the dagger... "
"He was reminding the queen that the problem was with the dagger." Qin Wan said firmly, "The queen believed it at the time, but in the end the dagger belonged to the king of Jin. Was Song Xiwen reminding the queen to trust the king of Jin?" , to find a new dagger?"
Yan Chi hesitated, "At that scene, if the dagger had been replaced, the murder weapon must still be at the crime scene, and he couldn't take it away."
Qin Wan's heart skipped a beat, and suddenly thought of another person, "The second person who appeared at the scene of the crime was His Highness the Ninth Prince!"
As soon as these words came out, Qin Wan's heart jumped wildly, could it be Yan Sui? At that time, Yan Sui was too old, but although Yan Sui was young, he had a calmness in his bones that did not match his age. Would Yan Sui know where the murder weapon was
Qin Wan hurriedly said, "After the accident with Concubine Jin, Concubine Jin's palace was searched because she suspected that Concubine Jin had an affair with the King of Jin, and the well-behaved Concubine Jin was assassinated. It's ruined, the emperor doesn't like His Royal Highness Jiu keeping Concubine Jin's things, but His Royal Highness still hides many small things that Concubine Jin gave him. He hides those prohibited things in many places in the palace, and there are a few more Give it to me and bring it out of the palace."
"Is there a dagger?" Yan Chi quickly realized.
Qin Wan shook his head, "No, there are things like longevity locks, but His Royal Highness was the second to arrive at the scene, so he must know what happened at that time." Qin Wan sighed, "If it is still early That's all right, I can enter the palace immediately."
Yan Chi shook Qin Wan firmly, "Don't worry, you can enter the palace tomorrow, this matter involves a lot, even if you ask Yan Sui, you have to be careful."
Qin Wan nodded earnestly. Of course she knew to be cautious. If everything before was just speculation, but from now on, from the moment they heard Aunt Qian's explanation, it would be their first real touch. When it comes to last year's case, once they have this start, they can only move forward, no matter what is waiting for them, the fear in Aunt Qian's eyes seems to be close at hand, and it is Qin Wan who is also covered in a kind of fear at this moment. Layers of clouds, the many cases in the past are not as good as this one, which makes her terrified, not because she is cowardly, but because she realizes that this big game of chess may really have something to do with today's saint...
No matter what role the emperor played in this case, it is certain that he does not want someone to find out the truth. Otherwise, last year, the king of Jin would not be able to "suicide in fear of crime", and the Shen family would not be wiped out. This year, the emperor's attitude towards the corpse case It is also impossible to be so calm.
Jurisprudence is only useful to ordinary people, and the royal family is outside of the jurisprudence, let alone the ninety-five-year-old today's sage!
Qin Wan is like a traveler walking in the mist, stepping into a certain swamp step by step. When she regained her senses, she was already deep in the mud. Not only that, she didn't know what was waiting for her at this moment. Is it a deeper quagmire, or a cliff where you will be smashed to pieces if you step on the air.
"The king of Jin would rather take risks, and would rather throw away the most evidence to clear himself of suspicion than replace the dagger. He must be trying to cover up something... What can he value so much?" Qin Wan asked in a murmur, "That dagger... will it be so important?" It won't... have something to do with the emperor?"
Qin Wan asked with some difficulty the deepest suspicion in her heart. She is not a deviant person. In her heart, she also guards the land of the king under the whole world. Could it be the thoughts of the king's ministers on the shore of the land? The emperor is above all. , who would only make her kneel and look up to, she never thought that one day her doubts would fall on the emperor.
Yan Chi brushed Qin Wan's cheek. Although he saw the difficulty in Qin Wan's eyes, he still said, "It's very possible. Even if it's not related to the emperor, it's related to other important people. King Jin's temperament is also very serious." Honesty, he didn't do it, he won't admit it, but if he wants to cover up something, it must be for righteousness."
Qin Wan became confused, and began to think carefully about the possibility that the emperor killed Concubine Jin.
The current emperor has made great efforts to govern after he ascended the throne, and he can be regarded as a generation of Mingjun. No matter what he did to Prince Rui, and no matter how he used the emperor's skills, but when he was about to ask ordinary people, the people would probably praise this emperor, especially the queen mother The empress said that the emperor's temperament is calm, elegant and wise, and the emperor she saw was also full of emperor's air. It is impossible for such an emperor to suddenly lose his mind and kill a beloved concubine for no reason. , and if it was Concubine Jin who was at fault first, then even if he killed someone, there was nothing ulterior, so why leave the murder weapon behind
Qin Wan shook her head in her heart, denying her bold and absurd idea. At the same time, Yan Chi also said, "The possibility of the emperor killing Concubine Jin is too small, and there is no absolute evidence at present..."
Qin Wan nodded, "Yes, let's wait until I enter the palace tomorrow to ask His Highness the Ninth Prince."
Yan Chi let out a "huh" and just raised his arms to hug Qin Wan. The two of them didn't say anything else for a while. The matter became more and more complicated. As the two of them knew more and more, the truth became more and more unacceptable. , Qin Wan thought for a moment and then said, "His Royal Highness King Jin finally committed suicide in fear of crime. At that time, he was in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. The prison was closely guarded. If someone wants to poison, this person must be a high-ranking person."
Yan Chi nodded, "It's nothing more than an empress, a prince, a king, and at most a Minister of the Ministry of Punishment."
Although the six ministers were all high-ranking and powerful people, it was impossible for the other ministers to go to such a place as the Heavenly Prison of the Ministry of Punishment without leaving traces. After all, the person imprisoned there at that time was King Jin.
After a pause, Qin Wan continued, "At that time, my father didn't know what he had found, and he was about to take us out of the capital immediately. My father must have known at the time that we would be dead if we went one step too late, but in the end, not long after we left Shen's mansion, we met I went to the imperial guards, and the imperial guards started to strangle them almost without saying a word. Such an order must be issued by those few people... "
Even if it was confirmed at that time that Shen Yi was indeed covering up King Jin, he would have to be arrested and interrogated before being convicted, but at that time it was very obvious that he was executed.
Even if the Shen family was at fault for fleeing first, this method is obviously a bit radical and bloodthirsty. The purpose of the person who gave the order, or the person who obstructed it, should be obvious. Shen Yi must die, and no one around Shen Yi After surviving, Qin Wan faintly felt that even the prince at that time could not do such an order.
"I've checked this matter in the past few days..."
When Yan Chi said this, Qin Wan quickly turned around and looked at Yan Chi, Yan Chi looked at her and said, "It was indeed the emperor who gave the order at that time, the emperor had a secret conversation with Li Muyun, I don't know what he said, but it should be sure Mr. Shen was guilty, and then the emperor hesitated for a long time to give the order. At that time, it should be for the imperial guards to arrest Mr. Shen, but later it turned into a massacre. Among them, it is not known whether the emperor issued a secret order, and whether anyone else passed on the message I can't find out anymore, the person leading the army is Lin Zhang."
Lin Zhang, the commander-in-chief of the imperial guards, was in charge of guarding the entire imperial palace.
The imperial palace is the most important thing in the defense of the capital. The emperor has trusted him for more than ten years. It can be said that Lin Zhang, Yuan Qing and Lin Zhang are the people he trusts most.
To capture Shen Yi, but Lin Zhang is required to act... The information in this is self-evident.
Qin Wan's heart turned cold again, but thinking of this, the fear and hesitation in her heart disappeared all of a sudden.
If she regards the emperor as the heaven of all the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty, then she always has a sense of humbleness in her heart, but thinking that the order to slaughter her whole family may come from this emperor, Qin Wan's heart suddenly becomes cold and hard, So what if it's the emperor, her family has no faults or faults, even the emperor has no reason to easily decide their life and death! There are twenty-four members of the Shen family. These people may be insignificant in the eyes of the emperor, but they are everything to her.
Qin Wan took a deep breath, "I will look for you tomorrow after I see His Highness Ninth Prince."
The weather was getting colder and colder, and the cold wind from outside the carriage rushed in through the gaps in the curtains. Yan Chi held Qin Wan in his arms, and silently kissed her on the forehead. Not long after, the carriage returned from the south of the city. Arrived at Zhongyonghou Mansion.
Qin Wan got out of the carriage and went straight back to Songfengyuan. As soon as she got back, she took out the few things Yan Sui had given her to look at. However, it seemed that they were just some gadgets that mothers gave to children, which were nothing like murder weapons. Unable to touch it, Qin Wan's heart was heavy, but he forced himself to rest.
The more dire the situation, the more she would force herself to calm down.
When Yan Chi first mentioned the emperor's emperor's art, she was a little uneasy. Later, when Yan Chi mentioned it again, she only felt chills, but subconsciously ruled out the speculation that the case was related to the emperor. A layer of fog cleared away.
Even if that person is the emperor, she will use calmness and restraint to deal with it unobtrusively.
After sleeping lightly all night, Qin Wan went straight to the palace early the next morning.
The Shoukang Palace is still as quiet as before. The Queen Mother is getting older and doesn't like to be noisy. In addition, there are not many guests in the Shoukang Palace, and even the maidservants have developed a quiet temperament. As soon as Qin Wan arrived The main hall asked Grandma Chen where Yan Sui was, and Nanny Chen looked at Bai Ying's bundle and smiled, "Did the Princess buy something fun for His Highness Ninth again? His Highness Ninth went to study at Master's place today, and only I'm afraid it will take another hour to come back."
Qin Wan was a little disappointed in her heart, but this emotion was only fleeting, and she quickly adjusted her emotions to accompany the Queen Mother.
The queen mother heard her question and said with a smile, "You are the only one who cares about Xiaojiu. He is now in school, and you bought him so many gadgets. Be careful not to disturb him."
Qin Wan smiled and said, "Your highness has agreed to this before, so don't worry, His highness Ninth is working hard."
The queen mother smiled, "Of course I know. He is young and can write for a long time by himself. Even the emperor couldn't do it back then."
The Empress Dowager had her breakfast and went out for a walk for a while. Now that she had rested, her stubbornness returned, and she quickly asked Nanny Chen to set the chessboard.
Qin Wan smiled wryly, "My chess skills are terrible, but you have to let me do it."
The Queen Mother teased, "I will play a hot game with you, and Yan Ze will come later, your chess skills, if you are half as good as your medical skills, I don't expect Yan Ze to come, I will let you first How about the third son? Look at how the layout is... "
Satisfied, Qin Wan gave up the third son first, and Nanny Chen poured tea for them, "The empress dowager is making rapid progress now, let alone the princess, even the emperor is willing to bow down."
In the past, Qin Wan felt calm when he heard the word "emperor", but now his heart skipped a beat, "I remember Shizi Yan said that the emperor used to be very good at chess, why now..."
Speaking of which, Qin Wan smiled embarrassedly, and said in a low voice, "Isn't this disrespectful?"
The Empress Dowager and Nanny Chen laughed together, "No, no, the Emperor lost three games in a row to me that day! I said why he has regressed in chess!"
The Empress Dowager's face was slightly smug, and the smile on Qin Wan's lips was a little stiff, "Then what does the emperor say?"
The queen mother shook her head and sighed, "The emperor has been concentrating on government affairs these years, and he hasn't played chess much since he became the throne. These years, he doesn't seek any fun." The queen mother seemed to want everyone to know Yan Huai's hard work, and said, " You don't know, even the first emperor was not as pure-hearted as he was. He didn't even bother to go to the harem on weekdays, except to read the booklets and let the ministers come in to discuss matters. I am also gratified that he is so diligent, but it hurts a lot .”
After all, it was just a suspicion. When Qin Wan heard what the queen mother said, his heart subconsciously relaxed. Perhaps such a diligent emperor was not so unbearable
Qin Wan's mind is not in the right place, this game will lose faster, the queen mother laughed and teased her, Qin Wan could only smile bitterly, luckily Yan Ze and Yue Ning entered the palace soon, Yan Ze's face was covered with medicine The towel, and Yue Ning supported her by the side. The two came hand in hand, and they were also a couple.
When Yan Ze came, Qin Wan was rescued, and when she learned that Qin Wan's chess skills were not advancing but retreating, Yue Ning also made fun of Qin Wan. It's almost Chinese New Year now, I don't know when the emperor will let my father come back."