"There are several doubts here."
Shen Haolin was relatively calmer than the others. Although the real relationship between Emperor Chongde and Prince Tong surprised him, it only happened in a moment. He quickly came to his senses and thought about this carefully. story, several problems were discovered.
"What's the suspicion?"
Shen Haolin knocked on the table lightly, indicating that everyone should focus on him.
"The first doubt is, when was the relationship between Emperor Chongde and Prince Tong made clear? Was it before or after the incident of the princess."
"This question..." Song Yaojia thought for a moment and shook her head slightly, "It's hard to say. Even Mr. Tantai, I'm afraid it's difficult to determine this point in time, right? It's such a private thing that only they can determine, unless they Make it public or tell others personally, otherwise, no one will know what they are together."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is right. I'm afraid I have to look for the answer to the Duke's question in the pile of letters they left behind." Tantai Pingchuan nodded lightly, "Because the Xuanyuan family has always maintained neutrality and never participated in any fight, so the Xuanyuan family should be the first to know their true relationship, but that was also the second year after Emperor Chongde ascended the throne."
"Actually, I understand what brother wants to say. This should be brother's second question." Shen Cha looked at Shen Haolin, "If the layer of paper between them had not been pierced, the princess would have been in the food. The original intention of poisoning the arsenic to get rid of Prince Tong was most likely not due to personal emotional issues, but probably because Prince Tong had done something that threatened her natal family’s status and touched her natal family’s interests.” She added Turning his attention to Tantai Pingchuan, "Do you still remember whether there was any particularly big or big event that impressed you before the concubine was exposed to arsenic?"
"Big event..." Tantai Pingchuan thought about it, "About a month before this, a corruption case occurred. Many families were implicated, but the concubine's natal family was not among them. Apart from this, there was no other case. Other things. No..." He frowned slightly, "Although the corruption case, the concubine's natal family was not affected, but the in-laws were implicated, so that the concubine's natal family was involved in the corruption case for a long time. Time spent in court had to suffer the glares of other courtiers.”
"Is this corruption case related to Emperor Chongde or Prince Tong? Was it led by them?"
"Because they needed to avoid suspicion, neither of them interfered. It probably had little to do with them." Tantai Pingchuan spread his hands, "We also talked about it later. It is probably that the princess noticed that the relationship between the two people was unusual. , discovered their dependence and trust on each other, and this dependence and trust seriously threatened her status. In addition, the plans of the concubine’s family went smoothly, and it became like that. "
"What you said is also possible." Shen Haolin nodded, "There is another point. We all know that Emperor Chongde is a suspicious person. This is due to his character. It is difficult for him to trust people other than himself. , of course, except Prince Tong. In Emperor Chongde’s heart, Prince Tong is already a part of him. So, since he is so suspicious, how did the concubine manage to tamper with the food? "
"I have read the files about Emperor Chongde. When a piece of food is delivered to him, it must be inspected at least three to five times. This habit has been developed since Emperor Chongde was established as the prince." Shen Tea continued Shen Haolin's words, "The people responsible for inspecting the diet are all confidants of Emperor Chongde and have been tested many times. It is impossible for them to risk their lives to help an outsider murder their lord. .”
"Xiao Cha, it was not their master who was murdered." Song Jue waved his hand, "However, in the eyes of these confidants, Prince Tong and Emperor Chongde are equally important."
"Yes!" Shen Cha nodded, "That's what I mean. Therefore, there is probably only one reason why the concubine can succeed so easily."
"It was the Zhengfei who fell into the trap of these two people. They did it on purpose." Shen Haolin and Shen Cha exchanged glances, confirming that they were thinking the same thing. "They may have been targeting the Zhengfei for a long time. She and her family may have known their plan for a long time, so they took advantage of it."
"It's not wrong for you to think so." Tantai Pingchuan thought for a while, "At that time, it was reported from the Prince's Mansion that the Prince had eaten stewed elbows mixed with arsenic. Everyone was surprised and thought that such a thing was absolutely It can't happen to the prince. Just when everyone was hurriedly sending people to the imperial hospital to ask for the imperial doctor, the news came out that the imperial doctor Gai happened to be a guest in the prince's mansion and happened to save the prince."
"Everything is just a coincidence. It's hard not to make people suspicious." Shen Haolin looked at Tantai Pingchuan, "Didn't anyone think of this at the beginning?"
"Everyone was attracted by the prince's illness, so how could they care about it? When Emperor Chongde's condition improved, the incident of Prince Tong causing trouble with the concubine's natal family happened again. One by one, the connection was very tight. No one cares about the so-called coincidence anymore. However, after hearing what you said today, it is really possible that they have already calculated it, and have even communicated with the current emperor and several important ministers in the court. Otherwise, for the Prince Tong's punishment would not be that small, and it was only in the first day or two of the case. There were more attacks on Prince Tong. Later, the sound of attacks almost disappeared. When Prince Tong set out to guard the imperial mausoleum, there was basically no one. Mention this again."
The children didn't speak, and looked at each other. The more they got to know them, the more interesting they felt, and they unconsciously felt sorry for them. If they hadn't inherited such a mess, they might really be able to support each other and survive. Live a very happy life.
