"Your Majesty, Lu Chongyuan is dead. People from Weichen personally examined the body and confirmed that he died of poison. He died on the spot."
Emperor An was sitting on a low jade couch with his clothes open and a freshly used ice bowl in his hand. The autumn night was already chilly, but his clothes were thin and his feet were bare on the ground.
"What did Xiao Yan ask him?"
"Only mention the matter of Lu Jiuan and Pingshan King."
Liu Tongen, who was standing in the hall, was over forty years old. His honest and innocent face had a pair of sharp eyes that were different from his appearance. He lowered his head when he heard Emperor An's question.
"When Lu Chongyuan mentioned what happened that night, he still insisted that it was someone who plotted against him. However, Governor Xiao only said that he had been recuperating in Beijing and had never left Jiuyun Lane. It was Lu Chongyuan's overthinking that made him restrain himself. Lu Chongyuan became angry and mentioned it with His Majesty's old story, he almost revealed the cruel prince, but was stopped by the ministers."
Emperor An's expression suddenly changed: "Did Xiao Yan hear that?"
"Never, but..." Liu Tongen raised his eyes: "Supervisor Xiao must have noticed something. He did not interrogate Lu Chongyuan too deeply. When Lu Chongyuan took the poison, Supervisor Xiao did not stop him. He only saw him die and left directly."
Emperor An's expression softened after hearing these words: "Xiao Yan has always been a smart person."
Liu Tongen did not respond to these words. He just hesitated and said:
"Your Majesty, before you asked Wei Chen to investigate the affairs of the Lu family, there was nothing fishy in it. The matter of King Cheng was indeed concealed by the Lu family on purpose. Even Lu Yin's biological father was silenced by Lu Chongyuan, but there is one thing that Wei Chen feels Something is wrong, Lu Yin had met Princess Xiangning before anything happened to the Lu family."
"Song Tangning?"
"yes."
Liu Tongen said: "Lu Chongyuan acted cautiously. Lu Yinsheng's parents had been silenced a long time ago. After he returned to the Lu family, he had been extremely peaceful until he met Princess Xiangning. After returning to the Lu family, he began to secretly investigate Guan and Cheng. The king’s affairs.”
"With Lu Chongyuan's methods, it is impossible for Lu Yin to hide the past affairs from him, unless someone secretly helps cover it up."
An Di rubbed the finger in his hand, his face a little cold, while Liu Tongen continued.
"One more thing, regarding Mrs. Zhao, Zhao Yuanlang has admitted to murdering the fourth prince's concubine to frame Governor Xiao, and also admitted that he colluded with Lu Chongyuan, but he has always said that he never sent anyone to hunt down Mrs. Zhao, nor did he give any evidence to Zhao. Madam poisoned.”
"Lu Chongyuan bit him to death before he died. Governor Xiao once left the capital, saying that he burned down the Forbidden Palace in order to expose the matter, and sent people to break into Jiuyun Lane and made a big mistake. Although Governor Xiao never admitted it, but Wei Chen I always feel like this is a bit strange.”
Emperor An raised his eyes and looked at Liu Tongen: "Do you suspect Xiao Yan of leaving the capital without permission?"
Liu Tongen frowned: "Wei Chen just felt that with Lu Chongyuan's mind, if he hadn't really noticed something, he would definitely not dare to take such a risk. And Yue Fengcheng, he always said that when he led people to break into Heji Hall that night, Princess Xiangning's expression He was so panicked that even the people around Governor Xiao behaved strangely."
"Yue Feng was originally someone sent by His Majesty to be with Xiao Yan. If he hadn't discovered something, even if Lu Chongyuan promised a huge profit, he wouldn't have dared to let anyone take action."
If Xiao Yan hadn't used himself as bait that day to set up a trap against Lu Chongyuan and Yue Fengcheng, then Lu Chongyuan had really discovered that Xiao Yan was not in the capital and wanted to make Xiao Yan die without a burial place for the crime of deceiving the emperor.
So where did Xiao Yan go during that time?
How did Lu Chongyuan discover it?
Xiao Yan was recovering from his injuries but secretly left the capital. What was he hiding by being so sneaky and deceiving His Majesty? Also, since Lu Chongyuan had doubts about why he didn't tell His Majesty directly, or made a fuss about it in the court, he was not the only one who hated Xiao Yan, and many of them wanted to add insult to injury.
Lu Chongyuan could use their help to take action, so why did he not hesitate to burn down the Forbidden Palace and cause an assassination to lure away the Beijing Patrol and the Black Armored Guards, and also sent people to Jiuyun Alley himself.
What is Lu Chongyuan afraid of? What are you worried about again?
Liu Tongen always felt that this matter was covered with a layer of gauze, and the truth seemed to be right in front of him, but it was difficult to understand through that layer of gauze. However, he subconsciously felt that this weird thing was in Xiao Yan, and even There is also Song Tangning, the princess of Xiangning County.
The Lu family's defeat was too fast and too strange.
Emperor An's face became gloomy after listening to Liu Tongen's words.
He had a suspicious temperament, and even though he disliked Lu Chongyuan, he had "worked" with him for many years. He was too aware of Lu Chongyuan's abilities. He had previously angered Prince Cheng and Lu Qingfeng for making peace and deceiving him. Now that he calmed down, he realized something was wrong.
Xiao Yan...
Could he really be hiding something?
"Let people stare at Jiuyun Lane, and you go and interrogate Jiang Ji yourself."
On that day, Jiang Ji followed Feng Lai to Jiuyun Lane to "see" Xiao Yan. If Xiao Yan really left Beijing, where did the so-called "serious injuries" that Jiang Ji diagnosed at that time come from?
And Feng Lai.
Feng Lai had met Xiao Yan personally and even talked to him. If Jiang Ji was lying, what about Feng Lai? Does the imperial chamberlain know this, or is he also involved?
An Di paused when he thought of Feng Lai, and his expression became even colder: "When you go out, mention this to Feng Lai."
Liu Tongen was stunned for a moment and then understood what Emperor An meant: "I understand."
…
Waiter Feng stood outside the palace with his whisk in his arms, looking up at the round moon in the sky, thinking that the Mid-Autumn Festival would be in three days, but His Majesty had not mentioned the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet yet.
The Queen Mother left the palace, the Queen Mother fell ill, and the Queen was deposed and "immolated".
Although there are other concubines in the harem, His Majesty has not spoken, and no one dares to take this job. Moreover, the Mid-Autumn Festival is only three days away. Things in the palace have happened one after another recently, and countless people have died. Your Majesty might not want to hold this palace banquet this year...
"Squeak."
The door of the palace opened. Waiter Feng quickly stood up straight and turned around, and saw Liu Tongen walking out.
"General Liu."
"Eunuch Feng."
The two greeted each other, and Liu Tongen said loyally: "It's really hard for my father-in-law to stay here so late."
"How can it be hard to serve His Majesty? It's Commander Liu who enters the palace so late. But what's the important matter with the Forbidden Army?" Feng Neishi asked.
Liu Tongen said: "It's not about the imperial army, it's just some other troubles. Your Majesty asked me to go to the Imperial Medical Office tomorrow. I'm not very familiar with it."
Feng's wife was confused: "The Imperial Medical Office?"
"Your Majesty wants me to ask Dr. Jiang about something."
After Liu Tongen finished speaking casually, he said to Feng Neishi: "It's almost time. I have to go to the Forbidden Garden quickly. Deputy Commander Yu's injury has not healed yet. I have to lead someone on duty for him for a few days."
"There has been too much trouble in the palace during this period. If anything happens again, Your Majesty may not be able to spare us."
Chamberlain Feng smiled and said, "Commander Liu, then go ahead. The servants have to go in and serve His Majesty."
