After hearing what Zhang Dehai said, Liu Qi immediately sat up in shock.
From the last time he returned to Kyoto in Yongcheng to now, Zhang Dehai has always had only one task, which is to investigate clearly about the queen mother.
"Say it!"
Liu Qi acted very eagerly.
Learned from Zhang Dehai’s dictation.
He followed the condition of the palace maid Xizhu and kept investigating, and finally found out who the palace maids of the concubine Shun were back then.
Except for Xizhu, all the other palace maids disappeared.
That's right, he just disappeared without any news.
Therefore, Zhang Dehai knew that there must be a problem, so he followed this line and found one of them, an old waiter who had an old relationship with the palace maid at that time.
According to the old waiter's account, that night, the palace maid he knew was on duty today and was going to serve Concubine Shun, but the next day, she was never seen again.
What was said at that time was that they were all blamed by the emperor for the death of Concubine Shun and were sent home.
But even so, he should have gone back to get his luggage, but he didn't.
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Dehai continued to follow this line and investigated the palace documents of that day. It can be said that he checked a lot of information, and he really found something fishy.
Because after that day, not only those palace maids disappeared, but also all the cooks in the imperial kitchen were replaced, and there were also a few missing palace doctors.
There must be something big happening here, there is no doubt about it.
But the problem is that the clues are interrupted at this point.
But for Zhang Dehai, who is extremely thirsty for power, there is no truth in this world that he cannot find out.
During subsequent investigations, Zhang Dehai discovered that one of the missing imperial doctors was not dead, but was in Yizhou. He was now anonymous and working as a barefoot doctor in the village.
Those are the features. As for what the imperial doctor knew, it's hard to say, but it can basically be concluded that he must have some understanding of this matter.
Without any hesitation, Liu Qi immediately summoned Qin Wei and asked him to rush to Yizhou immediately. The reason was to investigate Yang Wenyuan's remnants and to secretly bring the imperial doctor to him.
Moreover, when doing this, no one can know.
Qin Wei was very efficient in his work. He rushed back from Yizhou in less than half a month, and he also brought back the imperial doctor that Liu Qi wanted to see.
The imperial doctor's name was Li Jingzhong, who was already in his seventies.
When he saw the prince, he was frightened, and seemed to have guessed the prince's purpose of bringing him here.
Say it with the first words out of your mouth.
"Your Highness, the common people don't know anything!"
Liu Qi was not surprised at all. How could he say such a thing casually?
The fewer people who know, the better. If you let it out casually, you will lose your head.
Liu Qi pretended not to be in a hurry and chatted with the old imperial doctor calmly. He gradually drew him in with his words.
The old imperial doctor also knew that at this time, it would be difficult not to say anything.
With an expression like a bitter gourd face, he looked like he was ready to die. Gritting his teeth, he finally told the truth.
And just after he finished speaking, Liu Qi, who was standing in front of him, swayed and almost sat on the ground.
"Concubine Shun was poisoned to death!"
This was indeed the truth Liu Qi wanted to know, but it was also the result he least wanted to hear.
As expected, his mother did not die normally.
But after Liu Qi's last question, he did not find out from the old imperial doctor who the mother who had done the harm was.
The only thing they knew was that the only people who knew the cause of Concubine Shun's death at that time, apart from the few imperial doctors who consulted them, were Emperor Qing and his personal attendant Laifu.
When Concubine Shun was examined, Concubine Shun was already so angry that she was hanging on to her last breath.
In this case, Concubine Shun wanted to ask the emperor not to be angry with these servants, but to promise her to let them die a good death.
If it weren't for their mother's request, the secrets they knew about such a big thing in the palace would have been turned into bones by now.
So, who is the mother who caused the harm?
At this time, I'm afraid only Laifu and his father know about it, right?
Only now did Liu Qi understand why everyone in the palace knew that his mother had died of illness.
But judging from Princess Qingyang's reaction that day, she seemed to be aware of it.
After learning about his mother's affairs, Liu Qi arrived at the Chen Mansion on the day after arranging the imperial doctor.
After seeing Princess Qingyang, she immediately arrived at a separate room. I asked Princess Qingyang very directly, what was the cause of the queen’s death?
Princess Qingyang saw that she couldn't hide it anymore, so she said so.
She herself didn't know the cause of Concubine Shun's death, but when she saw the emperor that day, she heard him swinging his sword and shouting angrily outside the door, "I'm going to kill them! I'm going to kill them!"
Who exactly is "them" in Emperor Qing's mouth? Even after so many years, Princess Qingyang did not dare to ask.
But what is certain is that it was definitely because of Concubine Shun's death, and this "they" must also be related to Concubine Shun's death. It can also be inferred that the emperor knew who murdered Concubine Shun.
Liu Qi nodded, bid farewell to Princess Qingyang, and walked down the street in a carriage.
He thought about it, and now that he has the power, if he can't avenge his mother, then what's the point of being a prince?
So, when he was about to arrive at the East Palace, Liu Qi quickly opened the curtain and shouted to the driver in front of him.
"Change to Weiyang Palace!"
...
It was already evening, and when he arrived at Weiyang Palace, Emperor Qing was recuperating.
After the meeting, Liu Qi directly asked his father to let everyone else in the room wait and leave temporarily.
Of course, Emperor Qing understood that there was something important to tell him, so without hesitation, he asked Laifu to send all the servants out of the house, and told him that there should be no idlers outside the house within ten meters. People etc.
When only Liu Qi and Emperor Qing were left in the room.
After Liu Qi hesitated for a moment, he finally slowly spoke.
"Father, I come here this time because I want to ask you something. Please tell me the truth!"
Emperor Qing half-closed his eyes and smiled slightly.
"You brat, what's the matter with me that I haven't told you yet? Just ask."
However, when Liu Qi spoke, Emperor Qing's smiling expression suddenly froze, and his body trembled involuntarily. It could be seen that he was very excited at this time.
"Father, I want to know how my mother died. I have already found out a little bit. I hope my father can tell the truth and don't hide it from me!"
After saying that, Liu Qi took a few steps back, knelt on the ground with a bang, and bowed deeply to Emperor Qing on the bed...
