C70 Interrogation

"After entering the palace, Pu Xin found out that the Emperor was summoning the two of you, so he took a walk around the Imperial Garden." Pu Xin's expression did not change as he explained, "Coincidentally, the old lady at home always wants to see the peony in full bloom in the autumn, so Pu Xin boldly picked it and went back to show it to the old lady."

Just as he finished speaking, Luo Yan, who was at the side, took a step forward, revealing the peony in his chest. Luo Yan carefully wrapped the few flowers in his clothes, and stuffed them into his bosom.

Under the bright sunlight, the bright red petals appeared even more beautiful.

When Huai Jin saw the flower, she felt that there was always a smell of blood on the tip of her nose that would not dissipate.

Yuwen Fei secretly frowned, and laughed: "The palace has always said that these flowers were raised using blood, and only after the season has passed did they still bloom. The duke was also generous. How dare he present such a tainted item in front of the old woman? "

Pu Xin shook his head helplessly, "I believe that the Seventh Prince knows about the madame's personality, so why would he believe it? She just treated it as fresh air, and after seeing it, it would be fine."

Speaking of the old lady from the Mansion of Xibo Marquis, Huai Jin thought of the thing that Yuwen Fei had told him on the hunting grounds.

After all the men in the house had died in battle, a woman had shouldered everyone by herself and had accurately judged the situation. She had instructed the men in the house to abandon their martial arts, and this boldness alone was admirable.

Furthermore, from the Xibo Marquis's Martial General Family, he reckoned that this old lady was also a hero when she was young. She had seen a lot of great scenes, so she probably wouldn't care about all these.

"The marquis is filial, the madame will be happy if she thinks she's filial." Yuwen Fei glanced at the peony and said: "Since Master Hou has matters to report to royal father, I will not delay any further."

Pu Xin cupped his hands and bowed again, then turned and left with Luo Yan.

After this interruption, Yuwen Fei and Huai Jin took up a lot of time. By the time the two of them reached Jubilee Palace, the empress dowager was already waiting for them at the main hall.

Her Majesty sat at the head of the table, sipping her tea slowly and looking at the time chosen by the overseer on the table. In the recent days, the emperor had already set a date to wrap it in cinnabar.

"Your majesty has put in a lot of effort." Yang mama looked at the days when they were surrounded by cinnabar and sighed in his heart. Although there was some distance between the emperor and the empress dowager, they still had some respect for the empress dowager.

After all, at the heart of the struggle, to be able to resist the opinions of the ministers and officials of the imperial court and to have the matter of the Grand Princess being buried was a testament to the Emperor's intentions.

When the empress dowager heard this, she gave a cold snort and said lightly, "He put his heart into it. If he didn't put his heart into it, he wouldn't have let An Ping and Fei'er question me. Instead, he hid behind the scenes."

The corner of the Yang mama's mouth moved for a moment, but in the end he sighed and did not say a word.

Fei Shen sat in the main hall for a while, but the empress dowager was already a little tired. She lazily waved her hand and ordered people to escort her back to the inner rooms. When instructing the Yang mama and the other two to come, just hand him over.

Just as Yuwen Fei and Huai Jin arrived at Jubilee Palace one after the other, they saw that Yang mama was already waiting at the door with a palace maid. The palace maid was tied up and tied up. His eyelids were opened with great effort, and he stood there swaying as if he would collapse at any moment.

The duo walked up, confused by the situation.

The Yang mama bowed to the two of them, then said: "Yesterday, it was this palace maid who reminded the empress dowager that Princess Ping Yang mentioned the Cloud Locking Pavilion when she was still alive. Although Esteemed Empress Dowager does not know what happened, guessing is still an extremely important matter. He had questioned the servants by his side a long time ago, so only he looked suspicious. "

Due to the "cooperation" from the Esteemed Empress Dowager, the case against Su Geying went extremely smoothly. Seeing the palace maids kneeling below, Yuwen Jue's brows could not help but twitch.

Pu Xin, on the other hand, sat on the other side with a peaceful expression and drank his tea, coughing softly from time to time.

Yuwen Fei also casually found a seat and sat down, with a look of "let me do it". I have already done it, the rest of it does not concern me anymore.

Yuwen Jue looked at Pu Xin, then looked at Yuwen Fei, and shook his head. Finally, his gaze shifted to Huai Jin.

Huai Jin looked back at him blankly, as if she didn't know what Yuwen Jue was talking about.

"It was this palace maid who brought the hairpin to the Cloud Locking Pavilion?" Yuwen Jue straightened his face and asked the two people that brought him here.

Yuwen Fei nodded his head, Yuwen Jue raised it up to indicate to Li Changde, and upon receiving the signal, Li Changde immediately woke the palace maid who had already fainted with tea.

The small palace maid drowsily opened his eyes. When he saw the people in the room, he couldn't help but shiver and immediately became clear-headed.

The moment he opened his mouth, the first thing he said was to beg for mercy. He did not need them to force him to do so, and he had already explained everything to them.

"I just happened to think of it …" When Grand Princess was alive, she was only that much... Incidentally, your servant … "Nothing." Because she was sobbing, her words came out haltingly.

"Then why did your hairpin land on the Cloud Locking Pavilion?"

"Perhaps... This servant isn't sure when it might have fallen out of carelessness. "

Her words were so evasive that it was hard for her to say anything.

"Cough cough …" As if he finally could not hold it in anymore, Pu Xin, who was barely able to hold it in, suddenly coughed softly and increased the volume of the cough.

"Li Changde! Bring a cup of tea to the marquis' throat. "

After receiving the orders, Li Changde rushed to the small room at the side and handed a cup of tea to Pu Xin.

After Pu Xin finished his tea, he heaved a sigh of relief.

Yuwen Fei looked at Pu Xin who was still coughing softly and felt his heart jump.

When the situation with Pu Xin stabilized, Yuwen Fei raised his head and continued to interrogate the young palace maid.

"It dropped out of carelessness?!" "Hmph, then your fall was so accurate!"

A dozen or so air vents coincidentally fell onto Su Geying's.

"Your servant …" "Your servant …"

The palace maid kept squirming and stuttering for a long time, but he was unable to say anything.

She did not answer, and Yuwen Jue was not in a hurry either. He only looked at the imperial edict on the table, but his aura was not restrained at all.

For a moment, the pressure in the royal study was significantly lower than before, and it only made people feel stuffy.

"Pah!" A crisp sound broke the atmosphere in the room.

The court lady trembled in fright at this sudden sound.

Yuwen Jue threw a memorial onto the table, and said solemnly: "Chang De, place this palace maid on marble temple."

The matter of the interrogation should originally be left to the professionals. The group of people from marble temple would probably question them better than he would.