Because of the special position he was in, Wei Tingyu naturally had access to a lot of information. Of course, it was usually just the general situation. Sometimes, even when investigating some people, he had to strike a balance. Emperor Xuanren was not a control freak. He did not need to control the affairs of his subjects and sons in great detail. As the knife in Emperor Xuanren's hand, he certainly had to be sensible.
But obviously, Concubine Kou was not within the range that required Wei Tingyu to know his limits.
Wei Tingyu asked people to investigate Concubine Kou. Her past was extremely detailed, and even the energy and manpower of some major cases were spent on this matter. Although the people below didn't quite understand it, they carried out the order meticulously.
Concubine Kou's background is known, so it is not difficult to check her past.
As a result, it didn't take long for everything about Concubine Kou to be placed on Wei Tingyu's desk.
Because I knew her origins from Xiaocao, so after looking through the relevant information, I determined the time when she "came". Upon closer inspection, I found that she was really as Xiaocao said, out of place, and in some aspects, she was really "untrainable".
Then, Wei Tingyu discovered that rather than saying that Prince Heng discovered the good qualities of Concubine Kou before anyone else, it would be better to say that everything was deliberately arranged by Concubine Kou to lure Prince Heng into the "hook". Her goal was quite clear.
This caused some suspicion in Wei Tingyu, but she did not do anything other than making a lot of money for King Heng, so she was a little unsure for a while.
Then, it can be said that it was an accidental achievement. Although there was no progress in investigating Prince Heng, a clue was found from Concubine Kou.
Xiaocao encountered two waves of danger on the way back. The first wave could be said to be all dead soldiers. Most of these people were lonely people who did not exist in the world, and it would be useless to investigate. But the second time, a Kaiping guard took action. It should be noted that the duties of the Kaiping guards are extraordinary, and not everyone can get in. Most of them have a clean family background, but do not have too many complicated relationships. The man who attacked Xiaocao was naturally the same. However, in some twists and turns, this man had some relationship with the Kou family, or more precisely, with Concubine Kou.
Follow this line and investigate further, and everything will come out.
It sounds quite cliché, but it was a purposeful act of showing favor to an important person of the Kaiping guards, and then half-controlling him. In the matter of assassinating Xiaocao, it was half because of favor and half because of coercion.
Prince Wei didn't care what the reason was. He only knew that the life of the most important person to him had been threatened, and those involved must pay the price.
I don't know if Prince Heng was prepared to be discovered in this matter from the beginning, so perhaps he was ready to use someone as a scapegoat from the beginning. Seriously speaking, Concubine Kou made so much money for him and could be considered his right-hand man, but she was easily calculated and used by him. She was really heartless.
Wei Tingyu felt a chill in his heart. If that was the case, and Kou herself had the intention to kill Xuan'er, this time, even if he couldn't overthrow Prince Heng, he had to kill this woman first!
Wei Tingyu's eyes were cold. After packing up his things, he went to find Fan Wuguo. After all, he was the one who was responsible for investigating the matter, so everything else would naturally be left to him to handle.
After Fan Wuguo got the things, he really didn't know what to say for a moment. He had tried his best but couldn't find any clues. Although his uncle the emperor had never urged him and seemed to have forgotten about it, in fact, he had no hope for him at all and had privately handed the matter over to Wei Tingyu. This realization was really frustrating. In addition, Wei Tingyu had accomplished something so easily that he himself could not do. It seemed to indicate that he, Fan Wuguo, was really far inferior to Wei Tingyu, which made him even more angry.
Fan Wuguo looked at Wei Tingyu with a rather gloomy look, but it had no effect on Prince Wei. He leaned against him leisurely and said, "The rest is up to you." He shook his hand very quickly.
Fan Wuguo really wanted to slap him in the face and quit, but that was all he thought about. In fact, it was most appropriate for him to expose this matter. After all, he had a special status and was not afraid of offending people. Scratching his head, he turned around and went to see Emperor Xuanren.
After reading it, Emperor Xuanren ordered the Kaiping Guards to go to Prince Heng's mansion to arrest the person without saying a word.
You know, Concubine Kou is still recuperating. When Fan Wuguo personally led the group with the imperial edict in hand, the people in Prince Heng's mansion did not dare to stop them at all. They could only watch Concubine Kou being dragged out. Fan Wuguo looked down at her struggling and embarrassed, his eyes sinister, "You are quite courageous. Take her away—"
So when Prince Heng received the news, Concubine Kou had already been detained in Kaiping Wei Prison, a place where you can basically go in but not out.
Prince Heng immediately broke out in a cold sweat, he knew very well that the truth had been revealed, and he had been paying attention to the movements of Kaiping Guards. Although he did not dare to do anything, he still wanted to know the progress of Fan Wuguo's investigation. There was clearly nothing before, so how did he suddenly find out this far
Prince Heng was still calm, after all, he had planned it from the beginning. However, he knew very well that in order to put the blame on Kou, she must die as soon as possible to prevent her from revealing anything. He also knew Kou, who was smart but seemed to lack "common sense".