Without enough time to wait for Xue Ru to hand in the papers and tell Hua Wu and Hang Li to stay in the academy and wait for others, Tang Ning hurriedly took Yue Jian and took the car back to Jiuyun Lane.
Walking through the backyard of Tang Mansion and entering the Hexi Hall next door, Tian Qing and another person were already waiting inside. That person was one of the leaders of the Black Armored Guards, named Wu Kui. Tang Ning had also met Cang Lang in the past. Having passed him twice, he is Xiao Yan's confidant.
Seeing Tang Ning come in, they both saluted quickly.
"Girl."
Tang Ning walked quickly towards the inner room. When Yue saw the door closed, she asked anxiously: "What's going on? How did the fourth prince's concubine die?"
Wu Kui looked bad: "After the incident at Lingyun Temple, the fourth princess and the fourth prince were sent to prison together and were guarded by people from the Privy Council. The Zhao family came to the palace several times to plead for mercy and wanted to take the fourth prince and concubine away. When I returned to the palace, His Majesty did not respond."
"We followed the girl's instructions and delayed this matter, but who knew that early this morning, the old lady of the Zhao family found the Queen Mother, knelt in front of Shou'an Palace, smashed her head and complained for the fourth princess, and said Last night, I dreamed that the fourth prince held her in her arms and cried that she was wronged, saying that she was harmed by someone."
The old lady of the Zhao family had a very distinguished status. She was the daughter of Emperor Taizu's youngest brother. She was once very fond of Emperor Taizu and she also had the title of princess.
She knelt in front of Shou'an Palace and kowtowed until her head was bleeding, and the Queen Mother could not turn a blind eye.
The Queen Mother did not want to interfere in the affairs of the court, so she ordered someone to call Emperor An over. Emperor An had been extremely irritated by the affairs in Lingyun Temple recently.
The old lady of the Zhao family cried and said that the fourth princess was wronged, and that she was framed by others. She also said that Governor Xiao was seriously injured and no one in the Privy Council was in charge, which turned a small case into a big one, letting the whole world know that the royal family was at odds with each other. The daughter-in-law's innocence was ruined and the royal family was disgraced.
Wu Kui's expression was extremely bad as he spoke: "Mrs. Zhao has changed her previous request and no longer said that she would take away the fourth prince's concubine. She only asks that your majesty have the case concluded as soon as possible to avoid humiliating the royal family."
"Your Majesty also knew that the governor was seriously injured. He felt that the case was delayed until now because there was no one in charge in the Privy Council, so he asked people from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple to help the Privy Council conclude the case as soon as possible."
"Commander Cang originally wanted to stop them and send someone to inform the girl first, but Mrs. Zhao couldn't wait for a moment and had to let His Majesty order people from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple to go to the prison for interrogation immediately. But who knew that this would be the case? The fourth princess was found to have hanged herself with a belt tied to the cell door."
At that time, the guards in the prison were dumbfounded, and Mrs. Zhao even cried and almost fainted.
The fourth prince's concubine died sooner or later, but she died when Emperor An ordered the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple to intervene in the case. Moreover, after people from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple checked, they found that the fourth prince's concubine seemed to be unable to bear the humiliation and committed suicide, leaving a letter behind. He wrote in blood that he confessed to what he had done, but in fact his neck bones were broken. He was strangled to death with great force and then hung on the cell door to pretend to hang himself.
Now the people from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple looked wrong, and the people from the Privy Council even jumped into the Lanjiang River and couldn't clear their eyes.
The blood letter became a joke, and the death of the fourth prince's concubine seemed to be caused by someone who was afraid that she would say something and silenced her in advance. But at this time, news came that the second lady Bai who had been returned to the palace had left the house from the corridor. He fell down and was unconscious with injuries all over his body.
Wu Kui's face was filled with anxiety: "They are all related to the Lingyun Temple case, and now they look like they have been silenced. The Zhao family is biting the Privy Council and saying that we are delaying the trial of this case for a long time to make it unclear. In other words, he said that the governor wanted to disturb the court by ignoring the case on the pretext of being seriously injured, and he was implying that the affairs of Lingyun Temple were related to the governor."
"The Zhao family made a big fuss in front of the Yamen. Later, someone from the palace brought them and Commander Cang into the palace. The second prince and concubine also entered the palace..."
Tian Qing couldn't help but said: "Girl, if things happen like this, the palace will definitely summon the governor. Even if the governor is seriously injured, he may not be able to escape."
When he pretends to be the Governor, he does look similar if you don't look carefully. In addition, he has the same body shape as the Governor. If the sky is darker or the distance is farther, he is confident that he can deceive those people, but if he directly disguises himself as The governor entered the palace and stood face to face with Emperor An and others.
Tianqing had no confidence that he could deceive those people, especially An Di. The governor had served him closely for a long time, and An Di was also very familiar with the governor.
He is so suspicious that even the slightest mistake can lead to great disaster.
If the emperor deceives the emperor before the emperor, once it is exposed, everyone will die.
Tang Ning naturally understood what Tian Qing meant. She had seen Tian Qing pretending to be Xiao Yan with her own eyes, and knew that he couldn't hide it from Emperor An, and would definitely reveal his secret once he was summoned.
Her face turned pale, and she was extremely panicked because of the sudden accident, but she tried her best to keep her expression steady and took a deep breath to force herself to calm down.
She can't be messy.
If she messes up, brother will be in even more trouble.
The most important thing right now is how to deal with it.
The Hexi Hall was extremely quiet. Everyone knew that something was wrong at the moment. When Tang Ning walked back and forth with his eyes lowered, Yue Jian and the other three did not dare to say a word.
Tang Ning rubbed the bell on her wrist and quickly sorted out today's events.
"Have there been any changes in the Zhao family before?"
"No."
"What about Mrs. Zhao? Did she come forward after the fourth prince's accident happened?"
"nor."
Seeing Tang Ning looking up, Tian Qing said with great certainty:
"After the fourth prince concubine was imprisoned, although the Zhao family went to the palace and cried and begged to be taken out of prison, and even shouted that the fourth prince concubine was wronged, only the fourth prince concubine's mother, Mrs. Zhao, came forward, and the rest of the Zhao family I have never been to the palace, nor have I visited the fourth prince and concubine.”
Mrs. Zhao is the stepmother of the Zhao family. The first wife before her had children. However, after she entered the family, she only gave birth to one daughter, the fourth princess, and she was treated as a treasure.
The Fourth Princess was imprisoned for more than half a month, and she was the only one who visited her with red eyes every time, and then came out crying. Mr. Zhao cared more about the reputation of the Zhao family, and the other children of the Zhao family were also afraid of being stained by the "notoriety" of the Fourth Princess.
Although the Zhao family was disgusted and angry because the fourth prince was taking advantage of the fourth prince's concubine, and they would not let him go, and the second prince who was involved in it was somewhat unlucky, but they did not have much pity for the fourth prince's concubine who had lost her innocence and had a bad reputation. .
What they were angry about was that the Zhao family had lost its reputation, not that the fourth prince's concubine was murdered.
After hearing this, Tang Ning quickly understood the attitude of the Zhao family: "In other words, Mrs. Zhao doesn't love the fourth prince concubine much."
Wu Kui said: "Anyway, my subordinates have never seen anyone else in the Zhao family these days."
Tang Ning narrowed her eyes slightly. If this was the case, then how could Mrs. Zhao go into the palace and cry to the Queen Mother, kowtow until her head was bleeding, just to seek justice for the fourth princess?
