The bones of a dead person were found in the lotus pond in front of the Lotus Washing Hall. They were suspected to be the missing Xiao Ronghua. One stone stirred up waves.
"When Xiao Ronghua disappeared, didn't he say that he appeared in Hexi Palace for the last time?"
"It's easy to understand. Xiao Ronghua was rude at that time and asked the emperor to persuade the emperor to let the rain and dew fall. How could the emperor accommodate her? This Lotus Washing Hall was the residence of the emperor from the beginning. She is familiar with this place. It’s quite obvious that it’s not difficult for her to avoid the patrolling guards and dump the body.”
"It's so scary. I took a sneak peek just now and all the corpses were left were bones. It looked like it had been dead for half a year. Didn't Xiao Ronghua just disappear for more than three months?"
"Anyway, I think the imperial concubine is quite scary. Jiang Guifei has such a good relationship with her, and she dumps the body here. Who does she want to scare to death?"
"The emperor is so fond of such a vicious concubine and wants her to become the queen. Wouldn't it be that if she is unhappy, we will all suffer?"
"Why don't we jointly ask the emperor to make Concubine De the queen? Concubine De is kind-hearted, has a son by her side, and has an excellent reputation after being in the palace for many years. She is much more suitable than Concubine De."
"Who will take the lead? The emperor favors the imperial concubine. If the emperor is offended..."
As soon as this question came up, the concubines who had been having a heated discussion just now fell silent.
Having said all this, I just want a brave man to take the lead and stand up, but where are the fools in this palace?
No one wants to be the one who stands out.
"This... Judging from the degree of decomposition of the corpse, it seems that it has been dead for at least a year. However, because it has been soaked in water for too long, the degree of decomposition of the corpse has been accelerated. In addition, the bones are already infested with insects and have been eaten by insects. We need to be sure The time of her death was very difficult.”
After the widow of the Xuanjing Department conducted an autopsy and reported the truth, Jiang Guibi suddenly rubbed her head and said: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine, a few nights before I left the palace, I seemed to have heard the sound of something falling into the water in the lotus pond, but because it was already It was late at night, and I was afraid, thinking that one more thing would be better than one less thing, so I didn't come out to check the situation. Now that I think about it, the bones may have been thrown in at that time."
Three months would not allow a corpse to rot like this. If Jiang Guibi said that, then this was just a dumping point, not a crime scene.
Wu Zuo had some clues, but he hesitated to say anything. Instead, he asked an irrelevant question: "Ms. Jiang Guifei, why aren't there any fish in this pond?"
"fish?"
Jiang Guifei frowned in confusion: "I can take care of myself pretty well, but how can I spare the time to raise fish? What does this have to do with raising fish?"
I have to say that Jiang Guibin got the point right.
Jiang Xinyue and Emperor Xuanwu looked at each other and thought of the piranha in the Imperial Concubine's Palace.
There are still big scars on the magpie's legs from the fish bite.
Their eyes fell on Concubine De inadvertently, but they saw that she was not flustered at all, and even covered her mouth and nose with her sleeves in disgust.
The stench was indeed stinky. The emperor waved his hand and said: "Take the bones down. In the past few years, maids and concubines have frequently disappeared in the palace. No one has been seen alive or dead. This is the first time a corpse has been found. Please treat it well." I will investigate thoroughly, but if I don’t understand, it’s useless for me to keep you here.”
"Your Majesty, the body was found in Xihe Palace. Can Concubine Jiang be completely cleared of suspicion?"
Cheng Jieyu was wrapped tightly in the cloak brought by the palace maid. Thinking of the horrific bones, she could not help but tremble all over: "Before the matter is found out, please put Jiang Guifei under control. Otherwise, everyone in the harem will not be able to feel at ease."
If she can't mess with Jiang Xinyue, she just wants to mess with the people around Jiang Xinyue.
"you put……"
Just as Jiang Guibi was about to curse, Jiang Xinyue had already stretched out her hand to stop her. The look in Cheng Jieyu's eyes made people shudder: "Cheng Jieyu is so brave. Are you threatening the emperor, or are you doing something for the pope?"
"I don't have it!"
Cheng Jieyu shook her head fiercely: "I just want to reassure the sisters in the harem. Jiang Guifei is very suspicious, isn't she?"
"What kind of suspicion does she have? Did you make her a suspect with just your mouth?"
Jiang Xinyue raised her voice: "Who died in the lotus pond? How did he die? How long has he been dead? Do you know?"
"How could I know this?"
"You don't know anything. You keep saying that Jiang Guifei is the murderer and you need to control her. Then I also say that you pushed Guiren Liu into the water just now because you deliberately wanted to kill her! Do you admit it?"
A good trick is to change the subject, but it will lead to trouble.
Cheng Jieyu fell into a self-evidence trap: "I...I didn't do it. She fell into it on her own."
"It's obviously you who pushed it."
Jiang Guibi took the opportunity to retaliate: "There were so many people standing on the shore at that time. Everyone saw it. If you pull anyone over, you will know that you are lying."
Liu Guiren has been carried back by the palace maids and eunuchs. His pale face does not look optimistic. He keeps talking nonsense and has a high fever.
Jiang Xinyue flicked on the new dress that Jiang Guifei was going to keep for the festival. The old clothes stained with corpse water were burned directly, and it was impossible for her to wear them again.
All the palace maids in Hexi Palace who got wet borrowed clothes from Jiang Guifei's palace to change into.
Regarding Liu Guiren's tragic end, Jiang Xinyue expressed regret, but not sympathy.
If she hadn't been alert just now, she would have been the one who fell into the lotus pond when the basin of water was spilled. She didn't want to drink the water in which the corpse had been soaked.
"You! You are so embarrassed..."
"enough!"
Emperor Xuanwu glared at Cheng Jieyu angrily: "The imperial concubine and Jiang Guifei are far above you in rank. Who taught you to frame them with such unbridled and bloody words? If you continue to be so unruly, you will be dragged down to fight. .”
Hit again?
Cheng Jieyu shrank back, bit her lip and stopped talking.
etc!
Jiang Xinyue's eyes narrowed and she looked behind Concubine De, but Lu Yin was nowhere to be seen.
But usually Lu Yin always followed De Fei, never leaving her.
Why didn't Lu Yin come today?
On the second day after Jiang Xinyue returned to the palace, she gave Lu Yin a slap in the face.
She knew in her heart that Lu Yin's slap wasn't heavy, at most it was red, and it was probably for Concubine De to see.
So she wouldn't be so injured that she couldn't walk.
She had doubts in her heart, but she had no way of asking. What if Concubine De said that she was pretending to be a good person? It was obviously her who beat the person, but she still asked why he didn't come?
It sounded like he was deliberately mocking Concubine De and causing trouble for her.
But Jiang Xinyue always had a bad feeling in her heart, so when the emperor dismissed the concubines, she still took the emperor back to Hexi Palace and asked Jiang Chuan to release Xiao Ronghua.
Emperor Xuanwu's eyes widened, he quickly ran to the door, closed it, and said with a deep look, "Is it really you?"
My favorite concubine is actually a murderer, what should I do?
