This is not the Datang I am familiar with

"Your Highness, it is exactly as Master Chen thought, there is one person's fingerprint left on the sugar bowl besides the master, the two cooks and the dead palace lady."

"Quick check yet!"

Li Shouliang quickly checked and compared the fingerprints of all the chefs and maids one by one. After a fingerprint matched, Li Shouliang saw the ink stain left by Zhang Yun next to him.

"His Royal Highness, this poison was given by Concubine Shu's maid Yan'er!"

"Can you confirm?"

"The fingerprints are completely aligned. Except for a few people who know that they have touched the jar, only this Yan'er has touched the sugar bowl!"

Chen Fang also came to the jar to check. The fingerprints of the villain were obviously on top of Chen Fang and the two cooks, and there was some coverage, and the fingerprints of the dead maid were on top of the villain.

If the time is correct and the fingerprint is correct, then there will be no mistakes.

Li Hong's expression was complicated at this time, and it turned out that this incident happened with Concubine Shu's court lady.

At this time, Chen Fang's heart also thumped, Yan'er, Concubine Shu's maid, could the poisoning be related to Concubine Shu?

In the history of this world, Wu Meiniang never competed with Concubine Xiao Shu for favor, but at this time, it happened that Concubine Shu's court lady poisoned the Shangshi Bureau.

It was confirmed that Yan'er had poisoned the sugar bowl at this time, because apart from those who knew who had touched the sugar bowl, only Yan'er's fingerprints were left on the sugar bowl.And the order of the fingerprints was enough to prove that Yan'er was the fourth person to touch the sugar bowl, and there would be no one else besides her.

But is this matter related to Concubine Shu? If so, then the harem may be about to undergo a bloodbath.

Unexpectedly, Concubine Xiao Shu and Wu Meiniang could not get over this hurdle in the end.There is no matter of fighting for favor, but there is the matter of concubine Shu's court lady poisoning.

Poisoning is not a trivial matter. There have never been any trivial matters in the poisoning cases in the courts of the past dynasties.

Even some poisoning cases were enough to cause a bloodbath in the palace.

"Go and bring Yan'er in!"

At this moment, Li Hong's expression had recovered. After all, the emperor's parents grew up, and the cultivation in this city was very good.Emotions and anger are not visible, this is the cultivation of an emperor.

Soon, two imperial guardsmen came in with a maid in her arms. This maid was about seventeen or eighteen years old, about the same age as Taohong, and she looked quite handsome. If it wasn't for the convincing evidence, no one would believe that she was the one who poisoned her.

After Yan'er was brought in, she saw the palace maid of Concubine Jing who was lying on the ground dead.

Chen Fang noticed that Yan'er was seventeen or eighteen years old. Seeing the dead maid, Yan'er's expression changed a bit, a little flustered.Although he calmed down quickly, Chen Fang's eyes did not let go of the momentary loss of consciousness.

"Yan'er knocked on His Highness the Crown Prince, why did His Highness bring Yan'er here?"

"Yan'er, you are guilty!"

"Yan'er doesn't know, I still hope His Highness the Crown Prince will clarify!"

"It seems that you really don't cry when you see the coffin! Li Shouliang!"

At this time Li Shouliang had already taken the piece of paper on which Yan'er left her fingerprints!

"Mistress Yan'er, did you come here during the day yesterday?"

"Yan'er has never been in, but ordered by Concubine Shu, she ordered two bunches of candied haws from Shangshi Bureau and left. Yan'er has never been in this storage room before!"

"You have never been here, why did you leave your fingerprints on the sugar bowl?"

"Fingerprints, Yan'er has never been here before, how could she leave fingerprints on the sugar bowl!"

"Then what is this?"

Li Shouliang took the sugar bowl and showed Yan'er a fingerprint on it and Yan'er's fingerprint on the paper.

"Yan'er has never been here before, please check it out!"

The evidence is solid, and the maid is still quibbling.Chen Fang sighed. In fact, the change in Yan'er's expression when she first came in had already betrayed her. Chen Fang was not the only one she saw, and the few people brought by Li Hong were easy to get along with.

That Li Shouliang was obviously from the Ministry of Punishment, that Chen Yun was definitely a master of poisoning, and that Duanmu, a Fusang native, could stay in the East Palace to work for the crown prince, so it is conceivable that he has some real skills.

Just these few people, whoever is pulled out, can't be alone.

"Li Shouliang, take Yan'er down, no matter what method you use, pry her mouth open before dawn!"

Two soldiers of the forbidden army are carrying Yan'er and are about to leave with Li Shouliang. The prince is here, so it is not appropriate to use punishment.It's better not to be seen by the crown prince for some of the methods of the Ministry of punishment. The crown prince still knows about his luggage.It's not easy for the prince to see blood, especially if she is a delicate court lady.

Chapter 53 Concubine Shu goes to prison

Chen Fang stopped slightly, Li Shouliang saw Chen Fang blocking him, stopped, and looked at Chen Fang puzzled.

"Your Highness, can I have a few words with this court lady?"

"Of course! Chen Aiqing do as she pleases!"

"Yan'er, you should know what it means for you to be taken away. The evidence for this matter is solid. It doesn't matter whether you open your mouth or not. I know that you were only ordered by someone to do this. As long as you confess the person who ordered you, some flesh and blood Naturally, the suffering can be avoided!"

"My lord! Yan'er has never done it before, what are you going to tell me? There is no one who ordered me!"

Bang!

There was a loud noise, and it was Li Hong who slapped the table hard.

"Stubborn!"

Chen Fang shook his head, watching Li Shouliang take Yan'er away.

How could a seventeen or eighteen-year-old court lady withstand the methods of the Ministry of Punishment? His persuasion was just out of good intentions, and the other party would not listen to her.

Chen Fang had some confidence in that Li Shouliang, after a few severe punishments, even a tough guy couldn't bear it, let alone a court lady.

"Since the poisoner has been found, tomorrow I will report it to my mother and ask her to deal with it. Today is thanks to Chen Aiqing, otherwise, let alone finding the poisoner before dawn, I am afraid it will be hard to say whether we will find it later!"

"The incident happened in Shangshi Bureau, Chen Fang should naturally find the murderer. It's just that His Highness..."

"Chen Aiqing speak up if you have something to say!"

"Chen Fang thought it had nothing to do with Concubine Shu, and used his maid to poison. I don't think Concubine Shu is so stupid!"

Li Hong looked at Chen Fang, he naturally thought of this too.

"I'll wait for Yan'er to confess to the person who instructs me. Whether she is Concubine Shu or not will be determined at that time. This crown prince will never wrong a good person, let alone let go of a person with ulterior motives that messes up the relationship between our Tang court. people!"

Chen Fang also sighed in his heart. In the end, this incident actually involved Concubine Xiao Shu. It seems that history has changed, and Concubine Xiao Shu still has a catastrophe, and she doesn't know that this catastrophe will not pass.

The poisoner has been found at this time, and everyone in Shangshi Bureau has naturally cleared up their suspicions.

Seeing the prince leaving, the body of the dead maid was also taken away for a proper burial, and the rest of the maids also went back to their respective palaces.

All the chefs and Yinye from Shangshi Bureau gathered around Chen Fang, and it was obvious that these chefs still had lingering fears.

At this time, Chen Fang saw that the faces of all the cooks were not very good, which was normal, and no one was frightened when this happened.

"Go back to sleep, you will be busy tomorrow, and in the food bureau, two people will be on duty at night."

"My lord, Yinye is a little scared!"

Yinye was on duty tonight, so if something like this happened, she would be afraid to stay again.

"I'll stay with you!"

"My lord, you will be busy with your mother's meals tomorrow, how can you stay and stay up late, let me accompany Sister Yinye!"

"Alright, be careful at night!"

Chen Fang put her hand on Yinye's shoulder and squeezed it lightly. Yinye looked at Chen Fang and lowered her head to hide her blushing cheeks.

It was the cook who volunteered to stay with Yinye and moved her shoulders.

"My lord, comfort me too!"

"You are bold, you don't need consolation!"

The cook was so depressed that her face instantly turned into a bitter gourd.

Chen Fang stretched out his hand to pinch her face, and the cook's complexion instantly recovered.

These cooks, who have been with him for a long time, have become more and more unruly, and even openly teased him.

Back at the residence, Chen Fang thought about the whole thing.

The person who poisoned him had been found, but for some reason, Chen Fang felt a little palpitated.

I'm afraid things are not that simple.

If concubine Shu is involved, it's better for him to stay out of it.

The gods in the palace fight, he is just a mortal, absolutely dare not join in.

Although Chen Fang was involved in the matter of poisoning, but at this point, the best choice is to stay out of it.

In this way, Chen Fang didn't fall asleep until the cock crowed.

In the morning, a thick fog enveloped the Taiji Palace. Due to the bad location, the Taiji Palace is prone to fog.

It was cold in the morning, and the cold wind poured into the bedroom. Only the stove left by Dingyu made Chen Fang feel a little warm.

He thought of Dingyu again, for some reason, he kept thinking of Dingyu recently, Chen Fang was really tired when this cheap apprentice left.

That incident happened again last night, and I missed Ding Yu's time even more.

Ugh!

Chen Fang didn't sleep well last night, but he got up first thing in the morning, washed and brushed his teeth, without the Ding Yu, he couldn't be lazy in the morning.

When we arrived at the Shangshi Bureau, we saw that all the cooks had already arrived, but after what happened yesterday, everyone didn't sleep well, and everyone was yawning.The eye circles of the cooks were all dark, with obvious signs of staying up late.

"Everyone hasten to prepare the mother's breakfast, and after a while, I will take a rest in the Shangshi Bureau."

"Well, Mr. Chen, it's so nice of you to treat us!"

"By the way, Lord Chen, do you know that the court lady Yan'er confessed?"

Chen Fang shook his head, he also just woke up from Shangshi Bureau, how could he know that.Even if Yan'er recruited, it is unlikely that the crown prince would send someone to inform him.

At this time, Chen Fang was an eighth-rank imperial doctor and a parallel importer, and knew his status in the palace.

Chen Fang is already satisfied with being able to keep all the members of Shangshi Bureau.

Everyone was busy together, but today's breakfast was prepared smoothly.

Someone brought the stove and a few benches, and Chen Fang soon heard the woman's slight snoring after falling asleep.

"You can relax! I have to go to work."

Looking at the cooks lying on the benches, Chen Fang added a few pieces of charcoal to the stove.

When she arrived at Ganlu Hall, Wu Meiniang had just returned from Liangyi Hall.

Tao Hong saw Chen Fang and signaled Chen Fang to come to her.

"My lord, I heard that something happened in Shangshi Bureau last night!"

"Well, someone poisoned and has been caught!"

"Well, the empress was furious this morning. Concubine Shu and the two princesses have already been arrested and interrogated in Dali Temple!"

Chen Fang looked at Tao Hong, and sure enough, with Wu Meiniang's means, how could Concubine Shu escape, but Chen Fang did not expect that the two princesses would also go to prison together.

This involvement is really not small, and it involves the two princesses.

"My lord, even the maids and eunuchs in Concubine Shu's Palace were not spared, and now they are all arrested and tortured! Your Majesty ordered Dali Temple to ask the results."

"Well, the empress is here! I'm off to work!"

Chen's expression was natural, but his heart was already ups and downs.

The involvement is so wide, there is a lot of restlessness in Concubine Shu's palace!Did not ask the result, I am afraid that many people will be tortured to death by the instruments of torture in Dali Temple.

Thinking about Dali Temple and the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Chen Fang felt chills in his heart. He never wanted to go there in his life.

At this time Wu Meiniang had already brought a few people over, they turned out to be some young princesses and princes.

Among them, Princess Anding and Princess Taiping Chen Fang knew each other naturally, and the three princes Chen Fang met for the first time.

Chapter 54 Four emperors of one family

If the guess is correct, these three should be the later Prince Zhanghuai Li Xian, Tang Zhongzong Li Xian and Tang Ruizong Li Dan.

Wu Meiniang gave birth to four sons and two daughters for Li Zhi. At this time, except for Prince Li Hong, the rest of the children came here with Wu Meiniang.

Presumably because of the poisoning incident last night, Wu Meiniang was worried that these young princes and princesses would all be brought to Ganlu Hall together.

After all, these princes and princesses are still young. Even Princess Anding is only 11 years old this year. In the era before Chen Fang traveled, she was still a primary school student.

It was not in accordance with etiquette to bring all the princes and princesses here, but Li Zhi has already gone to Daming Palace.Who here dares to talk about etiquette with Wu Meiniang.