Chapter 448： Concubine, you don't want this either...

Chapter 448 Imperial concubine, you don't want this either.

"White jade lotus root?"

Hearing Wang Teng talk about this thing, Chen Yuan suddenly frowned, as if he didn't quite understand it. What's so different about a mere white jade lotus root?

But after Wang Teng took it out, Chen Yuan understood.

I saw the white jade lotus root was placed in a jade box, the whole body was white and flawless, with three knots, the baby's arms were thick, and there were some holes in it.

Obviously, this white jade lotus root is imitated, and even has the function of drainage.

Looking at the 'Mr. Ou' in the jade box, Chen Yuan squinted his eyes. Now, he understood, and at the same time he was surprised by the power of Concubine Shu.

The means are really unfathomable

But it's normal to think about it. Jingtai has not been close to women for several years. These harem concubines naturally have to find ways to solve their problems.

"My lord. This thing."

Wang Teng said hesitantly.

"Put it up first." Chen Yuan waved his hand.

To be honest, when he saw Mr. Ou, he had already thought of something in his heart, and the answer was ready to come out. However, it is not yet conclusive.

Otherwise, it is inevitable that there will be suspicion of insulting Concubine Shu.

The old **** surnamed Zhao, squinting his eyes, walked forward slowly and said:

"Commander Chen, what have you found?"

Chen Yuan glanced at him calmly:

"Why, I have to report everything to Eunuch Zhao in detail?"

Eunuch Zhao: "This old slave is just asking."

"Did you bring the two maids beside Concubine Shu?" Chen Yuan ignored him, but asked the two people outside the door.

"My lord, the prisoner has been brought."

A sky patrol guard bowed.

"Bring it in."

Chen Yuan gave an order, and the two court ladies outside were immediately arrested and brought into the Concubine Shu's Hall. It can be seen that they were tortured a bit miserably, with ragged clothes, loose long hair, and even dull pupils.

"Is this how you interrogate prisoners?"

Chen Yuan frowned and asked.

This is completely torture.

The policemen beside Eunuch Zhao smiled awkwardly, but they didn't dare to answer, and bowed and stood behind him.

Chen Yuan walked forward slowly, staring at the two maids, said in a deep voice:

"This official is ordered to investigate the cause of Concubine Shu's death. You two are the most suspicious. If you want to survive, don't delay at all. Otherwise, not only you will die, but your family members will also die."

Listening to the words that were deeply in their ears, the two sluggish maids gradually came to their senses, and one of them cried out quickly:

"My lord, please find out the truth. Sister Xiu'er and I were really wronged."

"Then don't hide it."

"Don't hide it, don't hide it, adults just ask."

The maid who spoke nodded repeatedly.

God knows what kind of torture they have suffered from last night to today. Now that they see a ray of hope, they naturally don't want to let it go, but the maid named Xiu'er is still a little sluggish.

Not as respectful as the court lady in front of her, she seemed to have been tortured too much, and she no longer had much desire to survive.

"When did Concubine Shu develop the habit of admiring the moon?" Chen Yuan asked in a deep voice.

The maid thought about it, and replied:

"Since more than two years ago, Concubine Shu has been admiring the moon from time to time."

"Two years ago?"

Chen Yuan clicked his tongue, this time span is really long.

"A reward every few days?"

"About seven days or so"

"Fixed?"

"No, it's not fixed." The maid replied thoughtfully.

"Is there anything unusual recently?"

"Recently." The maid lowered her head and said softly:

"Recently, the number of times the empress has watched the moon is more than before. Before, she would watch it every few days, but since about seven days ago, she has gone to the attic to watch the moon almost every day."

"Is there any abnormality?"

"Nothing."

"Think carefully, every word you say is related to your life." Chen Yuan pointed out.

"The servant understands, the servant understands."

Gongzai nodded hurriedly.

"When Concubine Shu is admiring the moon, why don't you follow?"

Chen Yuan paced back and forth in Concubine Shu's palace with his hands behind his back, asking the questions he had been thinking about before. After sorting out all the questions, it would be much easier to investigate.

"The empress is happy and quiet, and she has not let her servants follow her since half a year ago."

"Hi Jing?"

"Yes, the empress is very quiet."

"Then what is this?"

Chen Yuan pointed to the white jade lotus root in Wang Teng's hand and asked.

The lady of the palace showed an unnatural shyness on her face, and said in a low voice:

"This servant doesn't know."

"Really don't know?"

"It's something that the empress often plays with."

Chen Yuan nodded. The white jade lotus root was often played with, otherwise it would never be so white and bright. Jade is also like a walnut.

The more you play with it, the thicker the patina will be.

"When the empress fell into the water that day, did you hear anything?" Chen Yuan changed his voice and stopped staying on the topic just now.

If you continue talking, you will be banned

"This servant really didn't hear anything. The empress has told the servants long ago that no matter what happens, don't disturb her to watch the moon.

Before, a sister accidentally heard the empress exclaimed, and wanted to run up to check, but she was slapped several times by the empress, and she was driven out of Concubine Shu's side. "

The court lady hurriedly said.

"There was no movement that day?"

"No."

"Didn't you hear it when you fell into the water?"

Chen Yuan has already seen that attic. It is at least ten meters high from the height to the secluded pool. A large living person fell into the water, no less than a huge rock, and the splashing sound cannot be small.

And it is impossible for the two court ladies to be too far away.

"No."

"No?"

Chen Yuan nodded. From this, it can be inferred that the death of Concubine Shu was not simple, and there must be masters who sealed the six senses and five senses of the two of them.

"Then when did you discover Concubine Shu's body?"

"It's almost the time of Hai. Usually, the empress should come down at this time, but she couldn't come down for a long time, so the maidservant bravely went up to have a look.

It turned out that there was nothing there, and sister Xiu'er looked down casually, and found that Concubine Shu was floating on the pool. "Referring to this matter,

The eyes of the little maid are still a little frightened, which shows how much impact it had on them at that time.

Chen Yuan narrowed his eyes:

"Did Concubine Shu also go to watch the moon the day before yesterday?"

"Go and go."

"Well, let's go and see Concubine Shu's body first." Chen Yuan nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

He already knew what he wanted to know, and now he only needs to find out who the murderer is. There is no doubt that the cause of death must be murder, because this Concubine Shu probably gave Jingtai a cuckold.

No wonder this matter should not be publicized, it is really disgraceful.

And those who realize this obviously don't know him alone, otherwise the harem would never be like the scene now.

What needs to be investigated now is who is the person who dared to cuckold the emperor?

I am simply impatient to live.

Because, the day before yesterday was when the Seven Stars Lianzhu vision appeared, and the entire capital city was covered by dark clouds, where to go to enjoy the moon?

Obviously, she went to meet her lover privately.

Concubine Shu's body was stored in the ice cellar in the palace, one for the convenience of investigation, and the other for the convenience of encoffining. How could a nobleman be buried in such a smelly way?

Several people left Shu Concubine Hall and went straight to the ice cellar. There were guards at the door, but there was an old eunuch, so no one dared to stop them. However, when they entered, there were a few more old mothers beside Chen Yuan and others.

seems to be ready to stare at them.

Chen Yuan didn't pay attention to them. He walked forward and looked at Concubine Shu's body. It might have looked good before, but after soaking in the pool water, Concubine Shu's body was still a little swollen.

Lying quietly in the ice coffin.

Chen Yuan looked up and down Concubine Shu's body, and carefully stayed on her nails for a moment. Except for the **** and index finger, which had no nails, the rest of the nails were not short.

He checked one by one, but unfortunately, he didn't find any debris from it.

At the same time, Chen Yuan was also opening up his five senses to carefully smell the smell of Concubine Shu, to see if there was a smell of deoxyribose acid, if there was, the emperor's green hat would be firmly seated.

It's a pity, it seems that it's been a long time, and he didn't hear about it.

"Please take off the clothes on Concubine Shu." Chen Yuan wanted to take a closer look.

"No."

The old **** on the side quickly jumped out to stop it.

This is a serious crime for insulting Concubine Shu's body. He said before that this matter is not allowed.

"You don't need all of them, you can keep the important ones." Chen Yuan said in a deep voice.

He also has no interest in looking at a dead body.

The old nanny on the side hesitated a little, and instead of directly making a move, she set her sights on the old eunuch, as if only his consent would work.

Seeing this, Chen Yuan said lightly:

"This official is ordered to investigate the case, and Eunuch Zhao wants to stop it?"

"Naturally not. Just this."

"Even if the people from the Ministry of Criminal Justice are investigating the case, they have to look carefully at the physical body. If there is no evidence, how can they investigate the case?"

The old **** nodded after being silent for a moment.

The old nuns on the side immediately understood, and stepped forward to remove most of Concubine Shu's clothes, leaving only a few strips of cloth, and Wang Teng and the others also turned around.

Chen Yuan looked calmly at Concubine Shu's body. He couldn't see anything before removing the clothes, but after removing the clothes, he could feel the swelling of her abdomen was relatively high.

If there is no accident, I should drink more water.

Chen Yuan's eyes carefully inspected the details like a scanner, and there were no problems in most places, but after removing the clothes and smelling them, he suddenly smelled a very faint smell of ink.

It's just that this smell is very light, and it seems to have been covered up. Even if he has all five senses, he can only detect it.

Frowning, Chen Yuan asked several nuns to turn Concubine Shu over and check again.

This time, Chen Yuan focused all his attention on the vague ink smell. The more he immersed himself in it, the more he could feel that this ink was very fragrant, and it might not be a common thing.

Staring at the corpse of Concubine Shu, Chen Yuan slowly stretched out a finger after a long silence, and placed it on her bulging belly, then, he showed a faint smile.

Good fellow, the thing in Concubine Shu's stomach is not water.

"All right."

Chen Yuan confirmed that he had written down all the details, then turned and said to several nuns.

Afterwards, he took the people out of the ice cellar and returned to the Concubine Shu Palace.

The two maids were still under custody, Chen Yuan stepped forward and asked casually:

"When Concubine Shu was alive, did she like piano, chess, calligraphy and painting?"

"The empress likes the piano, and often plays the tune."

"What about calligraphy and painting?"

"This servant has never seen it before."

Chen Yuan nodded, and it was already very clear at this point, the faint scent of ink, if nothing else, should be left by the murderer.

"Master Chen, what have you discovered?"

"Please trouble Eunuch Zhao to show me all the types of ink in the palace."

Eunuch Zhao’s eyes flickered, he nodded, and gave an order, and the young eunuchs around him immediately turned and left, while Chen Yuan squatted down slowly, and continued to ask:

"Are you sure that Concubine Shu hasn't written anything in the past few days?"

"Nothing."

"Then did you ask about the scent of ink from Concubine Shu's body?"

"No, the servants and others have only smelled sandalwood from Concubine Shu."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly.

Soon, the little eunuchs who had left before took out nine kinds of ink and put them in front of Chen Yuan. He smelled them one by one, and finally found the familiar feeling before on the seventh ink.

"What kind of ink is this?"

"Long Xiangmo."

Eunuch Zhao replied.

"In the palace, who likes to use such ink?"

Eunuch Zhao frowned and thought for a while:

"The princes and His Majesty all like this ink."

Chen Yuan was taken aback when he heard the words. Could it be that the one who cheated on Concubine Shu was not some palace guard?

Is his mother's prince?

"Apart from the princes and His Majesty, who else uses this Longxiang ink?"

"Master Chen, this is the incense ink exclusively provided by the royal family. If ordinary people use it, it will be overstepping."

Chen Yuan understood, that is to say, the current scope has been reduced to these princes in the palace.

Of course, this does not rule out whether someone framed it.

Maybe deliberately confusing the public.

Chen Yuan kept thinking about the clues he found in his mind, walking in the palace of Concubine Shu, he asked casually:

"How many princes have been to the palace recently?"

"It's still the same as usual, I will come every few days, except for the Fourth Highness."

"Fourth Highness."

Chen Yuan's footsteps suddenly suffocated. Before that, he was still thinking about which prince was the most likely, but what Eunuch Zhao said suddenly gave him a flash of inspiration.

Before, he had heard about Sima Ke being impeached by Guo Peng for colluding with Dongying warriors, and then imprisoned in the palace by Jingtai to meditate.

It's just that I haven't paid much attention to it.

It seems that there are quite a few possibilities when I think about it again.

Leaving aside the other princes, it seems reasonable just to consider that the fourth prince is the murderer. He was punished by Jingtai for copying Buddhist scriptures, and it is normal for him to smell of Longxiang ink.

In itself, the dragon is strong and the tiger is strong, which is the time when the vitality is just beginning.

And he remembered that the attic was very close to Chunhua Palace.

The combination of all these things makes Sima Ke more suspicious.

Although this is Chen Yuan's reasoning and conjecture, it is not difficult to find more evidence, as long as the court lady's confession is known,

Concubine Shu has not been enjoying the moon for a day or two.

As long as you connect the time when Sima Ke entered the palace with it, you will naturally be able to associate it.

And if Concubine Shu is dissected to take out the dead baby in her womb and compare it with Sima Ke, this is ironclad evidence!

Sima Ke, Sima Ke.

It's not that I'm trying to harm you, it's all your own death.

Chen Yuan's eyes flashed with light.

As long as the evidence is solid, Chen Yuan can completely crucify Sima Ke!

Since then, he has been knocked out of the mundane world. It is conceivable how serious it will be if Jingtai finds out that Lao Tzu was cuckolded by his son.

Capital crimes are extremely possible!

And the enmity between him and Sima Ke will also be completely over.

Chen Yuan wanted to kill this guy for a long time, but it was hard to do it because of his identity. After all, he was the prince of the dynasty, and the blood of Jingtai flowed.

But right now, this identity just killed him.

"Has Commander Chen found the murderer?" Eunuch Zhao suddenly stepped forward and asked in a low voice.

Chen Yuan's eyes were filled with light, and he was just about to ask Mr. Zhao to check the time of Sima Ke's entry into the palace, but when he was about to say it, he suddenly closed his mouth.

He suddenly thought of what Jingtai told him before, keep quiet and don't let outsiders know.

If he said Sima Ke's name, wouldn't it be obvious that Concubine Shu's death was attributed to Sima Ke, as long as the investigation continues,

The scandal that the prince cuckolded the emperor will spread throughout the capital.

Youyou's mouth is unstoppable.

But if he doesn't speak, isn't he ineffective?

While Chen Yuan was thinking about whether to continue to investigate Sima Ke, he suddenly thought about the cause of Concubine Shu's death, as long as he had a normal IQ, he would be able to know whether it was a murder or a fall into the water.

So

Why don't these people investigate carefully?

These clues seem to be meticulous, but if they are really investigated carefully, they will definitely be able to find out these clues, and then deduce them to Sima Ke.

Besides, would it be true that no one would have noticed that Concubine Shu was pregnant?

As long as the cultivation base is successful, it is easy to detect this.

They pretended not to know, and only went to torture the two maids. It was really not like what normal people could do. Obviously, someone in the palace had already thought of this, but they just didn't want to intervene.

Even thinking about it again, maybe the old **** next to Chen Yuan knew that this matter was related to Sima Ke, but he was just pretending to be stupid deliberately, inducing him to think of Sima Ke.

and also,

Did someone cause this?

Planting on Sima Ke?

Chen Yuan cursed secretly, how could so many things happen in this association.

Moreover, what is the intention of Jingtai?

Is it really just to find out the cause of Concubine Shu's death?

Asking him to investigate, is it just not wanting to alarm too many people?

"Perhaps. It's not that simple. They are all using him as a **** in the game?"

This is a deeper thought.

"I haven't found the official yet. How can you look at what Eunuch Zhao means? It seems that you have already thought of something?" Chen Yuan turned his eyes and asked lightly.

Eunuch Zhao smiled:

"The old slave is stupid, how could he think of this."

"This case is not that complicated, but it needs to be investigated carefully, um. Take me to the Chunhua Palace first to meet the imperial concubine."

Apart from other things, presumably, the imperial concubine should not want this matter to be known by His Majesty, right?

(end of this chapter)