"How?" After Sun Yu came in, he bent down, but Chunjia raised his hand to stop him. He waved away everyone, including Yan Yin, and asked straight to the point, "Who did it?"
Sun Yu hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, according to the investigation conducted by the Imperial City Department in the past two days, the most suspicious person is the palace maid Liu Hong. But... After Liu Hong was poisoned by the empress, when everyone in Huanhua Palace was in chaos, He had already drowned himself! Because she was not waiting in the palace when the empress was poisoned, and she rarely came to her, so the Qingdu girls and the others didn't pay attention to her."
Chunjia also had no impression of this palace maid, and frowned at this moment: "Liu Hong? What is the origin of this palace maid? Why can she poison the tea of the concubine Xian?"
"This is the maid who entered the palace in the last years of His Majesty Emperor Xiaozong. She had been serving Xiao Penglai before." Sun Yu lowered his head and said, "It is said that she was quiet and talked little, and never argued with others... Because she served the Concubine Xian once, Only then did the Concubine Xian come to serve her. Before the Qingdu girls entered the palace, she had been the personal maid of the Concubine Xian."
"Later she was replaced, and her status and treatment were different from those of other palace maids."
"Although she is not responsible for the Queen's meals, because she was once a personal palace maid, she would help with the Queen's food, clothing, housing and transportation occasionally."
"According to the girl from Qing Dynasty, she passed by the corridor with a lacquer tray that day and met Liuhong head-on. At that time, the wind blew the leaves onto the tea lid. The girl from Qing Dynasty held the lacquer tray with both hands and asked her to help take it off. After taking it off, Liu Hong said that the teapot and tea bowls were not arranged nicely enough, so he made some adjustments."
"While she was doing this, she was chatting with Miss Qingren. Miss Qingren was a little distracted, so she didn't notice whether she put anything into the teapot."
Chunjia raised his head and thought for a while, then said: "Two questions. First, since Liu Hong was serving Xiao Penglai, how did he serve the Xian Concubine and then be favored by the Xian Concubine? Second, what happened to the Qing people? I have the impression that the palace maid is very cautious in doing things. Since Liuhong is not a child of the Xie family, why is she so careless?"
Sun Yu was a little embarrassed, and after thinking for a while, he said implicitly: "I don't know much about the circumstances of Liu Hong's first meeting with Concubine Xian, but I heard that Concubine Xian begged the former queen for her... That was Concubine Xian. It happened when I first entered the palace, and Concubine Xian was still living in Huzhu Palace at that time."
"..." Chunjia was speechless for a while.
Although it had only been more than a year, but... maybe too many things had happened in the past few days, and he had even forgotten that he and Yun Fenghuang were not harmonious and friendly from the beginning.
She once took refuge in Ji's family to deal with him, and he also had murderous intentions and forced people into Taiye Pond.
Thinking about the pain Yun Fenghuang was experiencing in his young life, in order to win the concubine's position, self-administering the secret medicine was of course the most critical reason. However, that night across the Taiye Pond, maybe some of the root causes of the disease were also laid down
He calmed down and said slowly, "I remember it. Can you explain why people are so careless?"
When Yun Fenghuang crossed Taiye Pond at night, he was still hiding his power and biding his time. At that time, his main energy was focused on dealing with the Ji family, and he didn't pay much attention to Yun Fenghuang.
One was that he couldn't spare any energy, and the second was that he was afraid of being noticed by Ji Lingzi.
After all, Yun Fenghuang had just joined Ji Lingzi at that time, and Ji Lingzi was also very concerned about her.
Therefore, the emperor did not know much about Yun Fenghuang and Liuhong. At this moment, he speculated that Ji Lingzi had placed two maids around Yun Fenghuang at that time, and the accompanying maid Nian Xuan was not very smart and needed help. But she was not of high birth, and her time in the palace was short, so she had no reliable candidate, so she accidentally lived in Xiao Penglai. When she found out that Liu Hong was someone who had been serving in Xiao Penglai, she felt that she was relatively innocent.
This is because the five small fairy islands in Taiye Pool of this dynasty are basically in a deserted state. Xiaoyingzhou is occasionally used for banquets. The other four islands have almost never been visited by Chunjia since he ascended the throne.
If someone had a backer, why would he stay there and waste time
He didn't dwell on this issue and just asked Qing Ren what was going on
"... I am guilty!" Sun Yu pondered for a moment, but suddenly fell to his knees and said in a deep voice, "I dare not hide it from Your Majesty: That Liuhong is not as innocent as he seems on the surface!"
"When he entered the palace, he was brought into the Imperial City Department. He was one of the secret agents of the Imperial City Department in the palace!"
"It's just that I didn't know about it before. It was only after this thorough investigation that I discovered the clues... Please punish me, Your Majesty!"
Chunjia was startled, and then a flash of lightning flashed in her mind: Liuhong was the person Yun Fenghuang specially received when she entered the palace... Yun Fenghuang admitted that she had a private meeting with Qi Jiulu through the regent Prince Gong Xiangxiao when she first entered the palace... Gong Xiangxiao's ability is only possible because of the regent... And the battle between the emperor and the regent for the Imperial City Division has actually not stopped until now...
He was overwhelmed with emotion, and he couldn't explain what he was feeling for a moment.
Sun Yu didn't wait for the emperor's response. He hesitated for a while and continued, "Liu Hong is already dead. I just read the records of the Imperial City Department about his life, but he disappeared last year." And Fei... Therefore, I don't know what kind of teachings she has received from the Imperial City Secretary. If she was cultivated by Gouyue Hall, with the Qingren girl's background, I'm afraid... Even if Liuhong did something in front of her, the Qingren girl It’s also hard to detect.”
Gou Yuetang is a yamen under the Imperial City Division. It is very low-key and secretive. It specializes in assassinations, thefts, and spies. Many of its members are recruited from the martial arts world, and there are many thieves.
Although they are not on the stage, sometimes their abilities are very useful.
Sun Yu gave an example. There are several thieves who have been stealing for generations. They steal things in front of people. How come they can't even notice their stretched out hands even if they stare at them for a moment
This skill is beyond even the reach of Sun Yu.
There are many similar techniques, so if Liu Hong has been here, it would be strange for a servant from an ordinary rich family like Qing Ren, who specializes in serving people, to find out.
"At Liuhong's age, if he had been to Gouyue Hall, the old man inside would still remember it?" Chunjia was silent for a moment and asked slowly.
Sun Yu lowered his head: "Yes. It's just that...many old people who went to Sui Gou Yue Hall have gone, and now the remaining old people are not sure what to eat."
Last year, Chunjia came into power. As a condition of jointly fighting against the Ji family, he and the regent asked for the command of part of the Imperial City Department. Of course, only some of them were because of his status as emperor or those who were willing to surrender to him through various means. Many of them were It was the regent who mixed it with the sand to prevent him from escaping control.
Therefore, while the uncle and nephew joined forces to deal with the Ji family, they also fought fiercely and quietly around the Imperial City Division.
Gouyuetang cannot escape the influence.
In that case, the loss of the list, the death of the old man, or even the flight and hiding of the personnel... are all unavoidable.
It’s really hard to explain Liuhong’s experience like this.
Sun Yu added: "In addition to Liu Hong, there are several palace people who are suspected, but according to my speculation, the possibility is not high. At most, they have unfavorable thoughts towards the Concubine Xian, but it is impossible to contact her at all. To the queen’s tea.”
Chunjia said: "Why do those palace people have unfavorable thoughts about the Concubine Xian?"
"... Some of them feel that... Concubine Xian's previous actions were too... too hasty." Sun Yu considered his words, "Some of them are because they have relationships with other empresses in the harem."
"Who is there?"
"Former Queen, Kang Jieyu." These two are the ones he has offended so far, so he can say them quickly and easily. The following ones are more troublesome, "Empress Rui Fei, Concubine Xie, Mrs. Yaoning, Mrs. Manya, Yin Zhaoyi, Yuan Zhaoyuan..."
He reported a series of lists with difficulty, and basically all the concubines were arranged except for Wei Hengyan who was afraid of Yun Fenghuang and dared not do anything.
This is not because Yun Fenghuang is incompetent in managing the palace, but because these palace servants basically do not serve in the main hall.
Yun Fenghuang and the attendants didn't pay much attention to the people who were responsible for sweeping the side hall, or those who followed the concubines who were not favored by the palace, because even if such people were bribed, they would not be very harmful, and they were not worth investing too much energy. .
In particular, Yun Fenghuang was deeply trusted by Chunjia. Even if she tried to find these people to bring forbidden objects into the palace, or frame her for cursing the emperor, it would not work.
Moreover, most of these bribed palace servants actually did not dare to do anything, but just helped deliver some of the news they heard every day.
For example, which concubine is favored by Yun Fenghuang more, what Yun Fenghuang is wearing today, etc... Of course, Yun Fenghuang also sends spies like this to other palaces.
This is the cheapest kind of spy, and it is of little use, because they cannot detect the truly confidential information at all, and they will not feel bad if it is found out. It is to ensure that his position as head of the family will not cast a shadow on other palaces except his own, and he will know nothing unless the news is spread to everyone in the palace.
It can be regarded as a tacit understanding between the Sixth Palace.
Sun Yu knew this very well, but now that the emperor wanted to get to the bottom of it, he could only tell them one by one, and also pointed out: "Empress Rui, Mrs. Manya and Yin Zhaoyi bribed the same palace maid. She confessed that she mainly paid for the three The empress reported some news about Concubine Xian. Among them, Concubine Rui every time she came to Xuanqing Palace to ask for an audience, unless it was urgent, she would ask her about Concubine Xian’s mood in advance to avoid making Concubine Xian angry... "
"There is also a little chamberlain..."
Anyway, they were on unimportant errands, unimportant minor palace servants, not to mention plotting against Yun Fenghuang, or even plotting against the two concubines who were more valued by Yun Fenghuang, Yi Xingen and Qu Hongzhuan.
Sun Yu tactfully hinted that he did not think the murderer was among these people.
The most suspicious thing is Liu Hong from the Imperial City Division.
And Liu Hong had this motive - as we all know, the relationship between the regent, who still holds part of the power of the Imperial City Division, and Concubine Xian can be said to be quite bad.
As the current chief officer of the Imperial City Division, what he said was fair and frank.
Chunjia was silent for a moment, but then said: "Cross out the people except Concubine Rui, Mrs. Manya, Yin Zhaoyi and Luo Jieyu, and let them explain clearly how these four concubines colluded and instigated them to murder Concubine Xian."
"...Yes!" Sun Yu was startled, but when the emperor's cold gaze swept over him, he immediately trembled and lowered his head to accept the order.
He was thinking about whether it was time to resign, but he heard Chunjia ask hesitantly: "After Liu Hong came to Xian Fei, did he have any contact with people in the imperial city, such as entering and leaving the palace privately? "
Sun Yu was slightly startled, then shook his head and said: "That's not true. Otherwise, I wouldn't have known her identity today. She should be a casual chess move of the Imperial City Division, or a deep chess move, in short, the kind that can be easily used. Therefore. No matter whether it was in Xiao Penglai or after I followed the Concubine Xian, I had no contact with the Imperial City Secretary or even other palace concubines."
After thinking for a while, he guessed, "Perhaps it was for this reason that Concubine Xian trusted her and promoted her to a valet for a time. This influenced the Qing girls and others, and they felt that Liuhong didn't need to be careful."
He didn't know what Chunjia was thinking at the moment. In this case, it seemed that Liuhong was not the key person for Yun Fenghuang and Qi Jiulu to meet. Moreover, after the Qing family gave birth to a child and entered the palace, she was removed from the role of personal maid. It seems that Yun Fenghuang is just using her temporarily and doesn't trust her very much.
Perhaps as Sun Yu said, this Liuhong behaved very docile and honest, so even though Yun Fenghuang had a family and had children, he didn't want her to be a valet, but he didn't have any doubts...
All in all, since Liu Hong is not trusted by Yun Fenghuang and has never contacted the Imperial City Division, then as Yun Fenghuang said, Gong Xiangxiao personally contacted Qi Jiulu when meeting him, and the number of private meetings was rare. , and has never done anything beyond the pale, so it should be... credible
After all, the number of times Gong Xiangxiao entered the palace is well documented.
And it was impossible for him to help Qi Jiulu have private meetings with his concubines every time he entered the palace.
The most important thing is that if he was present in every private meeting, Yun Fenghuang and Qi Jiulu would never do anything in front of him.
So, the most hateful person in this matter is Gong Xiangxiao.
Even if Qi Jiulu had no way to meet Yun Fenghuang after chasing him to the Imperial Capital, the fate between the two would have been naturally broken...
In the final analysis, it is Gong Xiangxiao who does not do good things.
Chunjia's eyes darkened for a moment, and he secretly wrote down this grudge - in fact, he knew in his heart that even if Gong Xiangxiao was the culprit, neither Yun Fenghuang nor Qi Jiulu were innocent.
But the virtuous concubine is his favorite, and Qi Jiulu's status is now a subtle relationship with the overall situation. The key is that he is somewhat disdainful of using his status as emperor to eliminate his love rivals to monopolize the woman he likes.
So he was full of anger and had no choice but to vent his anger to the Prince Regent and his son! ! !
After dismissing Sun Yu, Chunjia calmed down and ordered people to go to Xuan Yi Guogong.
If the turmoil in the temple tomorrow is to develop in the direction he wants, he has to find someone to support him, right