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Song Yafeng held the two things in his hands and ignored Gu Xingyan. He was just a dying man, so there was no need for him to waste time talking to him.

He personally came to check the oil paper bag and the rosewood box a few days ago. Nothing had been moved. Even the small box with a little bit of paint missing in the lower left corner was still clearly visible.

During this period, in the huge Kunning Palace, apart from the Queen, there were only five servants, including Aunt Ningru. He ordered people to keep an eye on these five servants, and no one had come here.

Therefore, no one has touched these two things since he confirmed them.

What's more, it is hidden so deeply, who can find it?

Seeing Xie Changan and a group of cabinet ministers coming over, Song Yafeng slightly arched his hands and said, "Master Prime Minister, all the gentlemen, I invite you all here because there is the latest progress in the case."

Gu Xingcheng was about to step forward when he was stopped by Gu Xingyan, who whispered in his ear, "Brother, don't worry, listen to how this Jinyiwei instructs Lord Zhi to handle the case."

Gu Xingcheng looked at his brother. He knew that Xiaojiu had a trick to deal with Concubine Chen and her son, but he didn't know what it was. When he asked him, he was told to just wait and see. It would not be fun if he knew everything.

Xie Changan said calmly, "Since there has been new progress in the case, why not go to the Ministry of Justice for trial. Lord Song, this is the Queen's Kunning Palace, it is not appropriate."

Song Yafeng shook his head: "No, Prime Minister, this case concerns the Empress, and even more so the country of Daliang. In my humble opinion, it is best to handle it in Kunning Palace."

Xie Changan looked at Empress Shu in embarrassment.

Empress Shu smiled faintly, "Lord Song thinks that it would be best to do it in our Kunning Palace, so let's do it in Kunning Palace. The weather is very good today, and the main hall of our Kunning Palace is quite spacious, so let's do it here. Someone, please show us the seats."

Xie Changan felt a little sorry for the Queen, but seeing that she didn't say anything, and the Crown Prince and the Ninth Prince also nodded slightly at him, he didn't say anything else.

The palace servants brought chairs and everyone took their seats in order.

Li Shuangwan stood behind Gu Xingyan.

Seeing that everyone had sat down, Song Yafeng asked Xie Changan, "Master Prime Minister, I have found the evidence. Now that we have all the evidence, why don't you try the case in person?"

Xie Changan said, "Since the case has long been handed over to your Jinyiwei for trial, and the East Factory is assisting, it is inconvenient for me to intervene. Sir Song, there is no need to shirk responsibility. All the lords are here, let's get started."

Song Yafeng nodded slightly, walked to the middle, held up the things in his hand, and showed them to the ministers: "Master Prime Minister, all the ministers, these things were searched out from the Queen's small kitchen. They were hidden very well. No wonder this humble official and Governor Cai have not found them after searching for so long."

Everyone stretched their necks to look at what Song Yafeng was holding. All they saw was a dark brown oil paper bag and a small rosewood box. How could it become physical evidence?

Then they looked at the bloody man kneeling on the ground, and they looked at each other, but no one said anything.

Then Song Yafeng continued, "You all should know that the Queen has a delicate stomach. She only eats food cooked in the small kitchen of Kunning Palace and never touches food in the imperial kitchen. The people in the kitchen are all personally selected by Aunt Ningru, the Queen's confidant. Even if there are more people to be added, they will be selected by Aunt Ningru herself."

The adults all nodded, this matter was no secret in the palace.

Ever since the Queen gave birth to the eldest prince, who is now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, she said that her spleen and stomach were weak and she had difficulty digesting the food from the imperial kitchen. From then on, she only ate food prepared in the small kitchen.

Even after that, when there were various banquets in the palace that required the Queen's attendance, or various banquets of varying sizes held in the Queen's name, the Queen would only ask the small kitchen to prepare exactly the same dishes and never touch anything brought in from other places.

Song Yafeng pointed at Wu Mao, who was kneeling on the ground and trembling, and said to everyone, "This man is called Wu Mao. He is the eunuch who is responsible for adding firewood and burning firewood in the small kitchen of the Queen's Kunning Palace. He was also personally selected by Aunt Ning Ru."

He looked at Ning Ru who was standing behind Empress Shu and said, "Aunt Ning Ru, do you recognize me?"

Ning Ru knelt down, looked up at the bloody man on the ground carefully, and said, "Yes, this man is indeed called Wu Mao, and he was indeed selected by this old slave himself."

"Oh? I didn't expect that the nanny beside the Queen would remember a lowly eunuch so clearly." Song Yafeng said lightly.

Aunt Ning Ru was a servant and lowered her head, but she was not servile. She said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Master Song, you are joking. Although Kunning Palace is large, there are only thirty-two servants in total. Naturally, I remember every one of them clearly. Moreover, this is such an important place as the Majesty's small kitchen. Every servant who enters the small kitchen must be carefully selected by me."

Song Yafeng raised his lips slightly, turned around, and said to Wu Mao condescendingly: "Wu Mao, look up and take a look at these two things. I want to ask you, do you recognize them?"

Wu Mao was shaking with pain. He took a quick look and lowered his head: "Yes, I recognize it."

"Then, you must tell me in detail what you heard and saw that day in front of the Empress, the Crown Prince, the Prime Minister, and all the others. Do not hide a single word, do not omit a single word, and report it truthfully, otherwise I will not tolerate any of it with my sword."

As he spoke, Song Yafeng gently patted the knife on his waist.

The crisp jingling sound frightened Wu Mao and he trembled all over: "Yes, yes, I dare not."

Wu Mao wiped the cold sweat mixed with blood from his forehead and stammered, "One, one and a half nights ago, around three quarters past midnight, I went out to relieve myself and saw the Empress standing outside the kitchen from a distance."

"At that time, it was a little dark, and I thought the Empress was hungry in the middle of the night. I didn't want to disturb the servants in the palace, so I came here alone. I wanted to curry favor with her, hoping that I would be able to make it in Kunning Palace. So I went forward to ask. But just after I took a few steps closer, I suddenly saw a person kneeling on the ground in front of the Empress."

Song Yafeng interrupted: "There is another person kneeling there. Can you see clearly who it is?"

Wu Mao nodded and shook his head: "Look, it's not very clear, it's too dark. But, but I recognized the man's voice."

"Oh, you recognized his voice? Who is it?"

"Yes, it's Eunuch Hong Maihong, the chief eunuch beside His Majesty."

Song Yafeng glanced at the ministers and asked on behalf of those who were suspicious: "You are a little eunuch in the kitchen who is responsible for adding firewood to the fire. You have no chance to talk to Hong Mai. How can you recognize his voice?"