At the same time, in the Zichen Palace, Emperor Yongning opened his arms and asked Xue Gong to dress, while saying warmly: "Go ahead."
The prison guard Zhonglang stood Shi Dingfang in the palace, bent down and said: "Your Majesty, the guard has been recruited. He was ordered by Empress Yun to harm the fifteenth princess, and then put the blame on Princess Changding, with the intention of stopping her. He left the palace and opened his mansion."
"There were few people walking on that road, and it was dark. The fifteenth princess was timid, so she took another road. The thirteenth princess happened to be passing by while drinking wine. The guard didn't know this. Before anything could be done, the prison guard arrived, and then It was the Thirteenth Princess who identified the guards as coming from Mingguang Palace."
"The Thirteenth Princess admitted that she didn't know the guard at all. She only said that in public out of jealousy and resentment towards Princess Changding."
"Ms. Yunbi didn't faint until dawn. She kept claiming she was wronged and refused to admit that she knew the guard. I led people to investigate all night and found that the guard was not from the Kui Niu Guards of the palace, but from..."
Having said this, Shi Dingfang paused and couldn't help but look up at Emperor Yongning.
Emperor Yongning didn't look hesitant and just asked: "Huh? Where does it come from?"
Shi Dingfang felt a sudden shock in his heart, and did not dare to lower his head any longer. He said bravely: "That guard is from the prince's right command, and he is taking a rest today."
Emperor Yongning didn't seem to hear Shi Dingfang's words clearly, and only asked: "Is it from Prince You Lute?"
His tone was calm and his expression was still gentle, which made people think that it was not a big deal that this guard came from the crown prince.
Only Xue Gong, who was squatting down to adjust his sleeves, felt the sleeves trembling in his hands.
Xue Gong knew that the emperor was angry, but he acted as usual, as if he didn't notice anything.
It was clear that the emperor did not seem angry, but cold sweat broke out on Shi Dingfang's back: "Back to the emperor, we have found out everything. Five years ago, the guard was selected into the prince's right command. He has strong martial arts, reliable performance, and is quite worthy of the prince. I like him. Recently, the prince plans to promote him to join the military."
Shi Dingfang's voice became softer and softer, and in the end he didn't dare to look at Emperor Yongning's expression anymore.
The prince's right command is one of the ten commanders of the East Palace, and he is attached to the left and right officials of the East Palace. To the prince, he is definitely a confidant, and he is ready to be promoted to join the military, that is, he will be promoted to his confidant.
Unexpectedly, this humeral henchman was inserted by someone else...
Shi Dingfang felt suffocated just thinking about it, and felt that no matter how angry the emperor was, it would not be exaggerated.
He could only sigh secretly that he happened to be on duty at Chonghua Hall last night, what an unlucky thing he was!
He completely forgot how happy he was when he learned that he was on duty, and even walked with a feeling of wind.
After all, everyone knows that Princess Changding is rich, very rich, and she will definitely be rewarded heavily when she comes out of the palace to hold a banquet. This is a once-in-a-lifetime good fortune!
Now I haven't even seen the big reward, but I have been involved in such a big event. It's tragic, it's so tragic!
Emperor Yongning sat down, looked at Shi Dingfang, the smile in his eyes disappeared, and said slowly: "Prince You Lian, Yun Bin...do you have what it takes?"
Shi Dingfang lowered his head and answered with difficulty: "Your Majesty, I learned from the guard that Concubine Yun once saved that guard's life, so..."
Compared with the grace of knowing and meeting, which one is more important?
Shi Dingfang felt that the guard's choice was excusable. The question was...how could it be such a coincidence that he was bumped into by the four imperial guards?
How could it be such a coincidence that he was on duty at Chonghua Hall last night?
The guards are a small matter, but the prince's right to lead the guards is a big matter. Many people will definitely shed a layer of skin if they don't die!
Shi Dingfang had been following Emperor Yongning for a long time. Even though the emperor was now indistinguishable from joy to anger, he could still vaguely smell the bloodshed.
Emperor Yongning was silent for a moment, and then ordered: "Wake up Concubine Yun, by any means. I want to know the background of this guard."
Yun Bin had a distinguished family background, but that was more than twenty years ago, and now the Yun family has long been in decline, with no promising children left.
He didn't believe that Concubine Yun could just save a guard who might become the crown prince's right leader and join the military.
Who else is behind Yun Bin? How that guard got in as the prince, you must find out clearly.
"Yes, I obey the order." Shi Dingfang responded solemnly, not daring to say another word.
No matter what the means, the emperor said this, and he knew that Yun Bin would not survive.
He couldn't care less about sympathizing with Yun Bin, because if he couldn't get anything out of Yun Bin, it would be time for someone else to sympathize with him.
After Shi Dingfang left, Emperor Yongning closed his eyes and seemed to be resting his mind.
After a while, he opened his eyes and called lightly: "Zhu Yi."
As soon as he finished speaking, a figure appeared out of thin air, landed in the Zichen Hall from a high place, and knelt down.
This man's face happened to be hidden in the shadows of the palace, and his appearance could not be seen. Only in the light reflected from outside the palace, the leaping unicorn could be vaguely seen, with its sparkling silver light.
Xue Gong stood behind Emperor Yongning without moving his eyebrows. He was used to this scene.
Wearing unicorn uniforms and gold and jade belts, this is the Fengchen Guard, the personal guard of the great emperors of the past dynasties. They occasionally appear in front of people, but more often they hide in the dark, protecting the emperor and obeying orders at any time.
As the general manager of the palace, Xue Gong had many dealings with Fengchen Guards and was especially familiar with Zhu Yi.
Zhu Yi, the deputy general of Fengchen Guard, had extraordinary martial arts skills and a cold temperament. He was the sword that Emperor Yongning liked to use over the years.
Emperor Yongning looked at Zhu Yi, tapping his fingers on his knees, obviously thinking.
There is no doubt about Shi Dingfang's loyalty and ability, but... the prison guard is not as good as Feng Chen guard.
About Yun Bin, they can probably only find out so much. Furthermore, Shi Dingfang may not be able to do anything about it.
After a while, Emperor Yongning paid attention and quietly ordered: "Go and check, sift through the prince's right hand and pull out all the nails."
"Yes, I obey your orders." Zhu Yi responded, his voice sounding extremely tender and sweet, like a gurgling stream.
After saying that, he immediately disappeared into the Zichen Palace, not knowing whether he was hiding or going out of the palace to do business.
Xue Gong put on the white jade finger ring for Emperor Yongning. He seemed to have never seen Zhu Yi appear. He never thought about it, but heard the emperor speak.
"Xue Gong, in your opinion, did the Jiang family have anything to do with the Chonghua Palace?"
Xue Gong's mind quickly turned around a few times before he answered respectfully: "Your Majesty, I don't know. But I heard that the old lady of the Jiang family has been feeling unwell recently. The Jiang family is busy taking care of the sick and giving medicine, so I'm afraid they don't have the time to do this. "
Emperor Yongning thought of the recent movements of the Jiang family and nodded: "That's true."
Xiaojiu is about to leave the palace. There is no need for the Jiang family to create such troubles and do such things. It is not cost-effective.
If it’s not the Jiang family, then who could it be? Is it really Yun Bin?
Emperor Yongning thought quietly and did not leave the Zichen Palace all morning.
He would not issue any orders until the investigation results of Shi Dingfang and Zhu Yi came out.
After noon, the chamberlain of Zichen Palace came in holding a red sandalwood sign and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Jiang Baoshan, the father of the Imperial Concubine, wishes to see you."
Emperor Yongning motioned to Xue Gong to take the red sandalwood sign and look at it carefully.
After he ascended the throne, he was very happy for a period of time, and he was particularly generous to his beloved concubines and relatives. He specially distributed several red sandalwood tablets like this to show his favor.
Jiang Guifei's father, Jiang Baoshan, had one.
He was still thinking about the Jiang family in the morning, so Jiang Baoshan asked to see him, holding a red sandalwood sign. It was interesting...
"Xuan."
I would like to see why the imperial concubine's father asks for an audience at this time.
