Jinyiwei factory flower base love story

After a long meal, both of them were sweating. Duan Mingchen was so hot that he took off his outer robe, and only wore unlined clothing. The sleeves reached his elbows, exposing his strong forearms.

A few crystal drops of sweat appeared on Gu Huaiqing's jade-white forehead, and Duan Mingchen wiped them off with a handkerchief.

After eating and drinking enough, Gu Huaiqing regained his energy and said, "I'm full, let's talk about the case."

Duan Mingchen nodded, and narrated the interrogation of Zi Kui, Bai Zhi, and Qian Xi, and some discoveries made during the search of the residence of the palace servants.

After Gu Huaiqing listened, he didn't make any comments, but silently lowered his head and took a sip of tea.

Duan Mingchen asked: "What about you, did the palace search find anything?"

"Yes, it has been confirmed that the golden hairpin inlaid with rubies and magpies ascending plums is indeed Concubine Ning's, and yellow sand was also found in her palace, which is the same texture as the one found on the window sill." It seems that the evidence is already there. However, Gu Huaiqing didn't feel relieved, and frowned even tighter, "But I don't think solving the case is that simple."

Duan Mingchen comforted him: "Don't worry, tell me carefully."

Gu Huaiqing nodded, and told about the situation of bringing people to search the palace in the afternoon.

Because the imperial concubine's hairpin was found in the garden of the Compassionate Ning Palace, Gu Huaiqing first went to the Jingyang Palace where the noble concubine Ning lived to search.

Concubine Ning dotes on the crown of the harem, is domineering, and has a pungent temper. People in the palace shy away from her and dare not provoke her easily.However, Gu Huaiqing didn't fear her, not to mention he still had the emperor's sacred metaphor, he was a famous teacher, and he just went to search the palace.

No matter how unwilling Concubine Ning Gui was, she did not dare to disobey the emperor's will. After her miscarriage, her body had been weak and her face was haggard. However, her pair of phoenix eyes were still extremely sharp. If you break something in the palace, you are the only ones to ask!"

"Young concubine, don't worry, they have their own measure." Gu Huaiqing said with a faint smile, "The search will take some time, please move to the side hall to rest, and by the way, I also have a few questions for you to ask."

Concubine Ning Gui snorted coldly, and with the support of the maid, she walked slowly into the side hall.

Gu Huaiqing followed into the hall in a calm manner, and when Concubine Ning took a seat on the chair above, Gu Huaiqing cupped his hands towards her, and said politely: "Your Majesty, I am entrusted by Your Majesty to review the case of the murder of the Empress Dowager. If there is any offence, please forgive me."

Gu Huaiqing was thoughtful and respectful, and Concubine Ning Guifei had no reason to find fault.She leaned lazily on the chair and asked, "Tell me, how was the Queen Mother killed?"

"It's not convenient for me to disclose this, please forgive me, empress."

"It doesn't matter if I don't talk about it, I can only talk about reincarnation, good and evil are rewarded. If it weren't for her, the children of this palace would not..." Concubine Ning showed deep hatred in her eyes.

Gu Huaiqing always knew that Concubine Ning Guifei was open-minded, but she really bowed to her: "The Queen Mother has passed away, so please be careful with your words."

Concubine Ning Gui snorted and said, "What did you say you wanted to ask Ben Gong?"

"Please tell me, Madam, where was Madam and what did you do on the night when the Empress Dowager died of illness, from Xushi to Choushi the next day, and who can prove your whereabouts?"

Concubine Ning recalled it for a while, and said: "I have been in poor health since the miscarriage. During the time you mentioned, I was always in Jingyang Palace. My maids and eunuchs can testify. Gong Zai had dinner at the beginning of the Xu Dynasty, drank another bowl of body-replenishing medicine, and then walked around the garden for casual food. Knowing that His Majesty would not come, I changed clothes and removed makeup early, and asked the maid to massage my waist for a while Legs, at the beginning of Haishi, went to bed and slept, slept very deeply at night, did not get up, and did not get up until Maoshi the next day."

Gu Huaiqing asked again: "Are there any suspicious people serving by your side?"

Concubine Ning raised her brows and said, "What do you mean? Do you suspect that this Palace ordered others to murder the Queen Mother?"

"Your Majesty calm down, I don't mean that." Gu Huaiqing looked calm, took out the magpie climbing plum hairpin wrapped in white cloth from his bosom, and spread it flat in the palm of his hand, "My Majesty should recognize this hairpin, right?"

Concubine Ning held back her anger, and glanced at the hairpin, showing surprise and doubt: "Isn't this the hairpin that His Majesty bestowed on me? How could it be in your hands?"

Gu Huaiqing stared at Concubine Ning Guifei's face without blinking, and said: "My lady, please recall carefully, when was the last time you saw this hairpin?"

"This hairpin was given to me by Your Majesty when I was pregnant. It was a wish for happiness. Unfortunately, I still couldn't keep the baby..." Concubine Ning showed sadness and sadness, and her eyes were slightly red, "Since After the miscarriage at the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Meeting, Ben Gong was afraid of hurting the scene, so he asked people to put away the hairpin and never used it again."

"So, the empress has not seen this hairpin for at least ten days. Excuse me, which palace lady usually takes care of the empress' jewelry?"

"It's Mo Lan, she has been with me since entering the palace." Ning Guifei looked at Gu Huaiqing in confusion, "Why is your lord obsessed with this hairpin, and why did this hairpin appear in your hand? "

"To be honest, this hairpin is probably an important evidence in this case." Gu Huaiqing recounted the matter of finding this golden hairpin outside the window of the Empress Dowager's bedroom.

Concubine Ning was shocked when she heard this. Although she was aggressive and flamboyant, she was not stupid, and immediately thought of the seriousness of the matter.She didn't care about being reserved, she stood up from the chair quickly, and hurriedly walked towards the main hall, and ordered as she walked: "Quickly, call Mo Lan to me, I want to ask her face to face!"

Mo Lan was quickly brought over. Concubine Ning put her hands on her hips and said aggressively, "I ask you, where is the ruby-encrusted magpie and plum hairpin bestowed by His Majesty? You find it for me!"

Mo Lan was taken aback by Concubine Ning's anger, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, calm down, put the hairpin in the treasure box properly, and this servant will bring it to you."

Mo Lan took out a treasure box and opened the second drawer. There were seven or eight hairpins neatly arranged inside, but one piece was empty in the middle, as if one was missing.

Mo Lan's eyes widened in disbelief, and she said, "How...how could this be? I obviously put it here!"

Concubine Ning was furious, grabbed her bun, covered her face and slapped Mo Lan a few times: "You lowly maidservant, how can I feel sorry for you, you want to harm me like this? Tell me, who ordered you to frame me?" From this Palace?"

Mo Lan was stunned by Concubine Ning's slap, but she didn't dare to struggle and resist at all. She covered her red and swollen cheeks and knelt down with a plop, and said, "Your Majesty, calm down! This servant is wronged! This servant has 1 guts, and I dare not frame you!" Empress! Woohoo..."

Concubine Ning Guifei was held back by the two maids beside her, but her anger was still evident, she said to Gu Huaiqing: "I don't know why this hairpin is lost, I will hand over this lowly maid to you, and you can bring it back to Dongfang." Interrogate her well and pry her mouth open!"

When Mo Lan heard about Dongchang, she was so frightened that she almost fainted. The cruelty of Dongchang was a hundred times more terrifying than that of the noble concubine. She took a few steps on her knees and kowtowed to Concubine Ning repeatedly: "Young concubine, please spare me! This servant is really wronged! This servant sacrificed his life I swear, that hairpin was really put here, and the maidservant put it in by herself, and it has not been touched since then, if the maidservant makes a false statement, my whole family will suffer a terrible death!"

Seeing this, Gu Huaiqing asked the left and right to help Mo Lan, and said in a pleasant manner: "Don't panic, if you didn't do it, we wouldn't have wronged you. You should think about it calmly, when did you put the hairpin on?" Into the treasure box, when was the last time you saw the hairpin?"

Hearing this, Mo Lan calmed down a little, kowtowed to Gu Huaiqing, and said, "My lord, this hairpin was given to the imperial concubine by His Majesty. At first, the imperial concubine loved it very much and often wore it. However, since the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Party, The empress didn't want to hurt the scene, so she ordered the servants to put away the hairpin. Seeing that the empress meant that she was not going to wear it anymore. The empress had a lot of jewelry, and the most commonly used ones were placed on the dressing table. In this treasure box, all the jewelry stored were It is outdated or the style that the empress does not like. The servant put the hairpin together with the others and put it in the dark compartment under the dressing table. The servant remembers that it happened on the tenth day of this month. After that day, the servant will never I haven't opened this treasure box, and I haven't touched this hairpin."

"Apart from you and the imperial concubine, who else has the chance to touch this box?"

Mo Lan paused for a moment, carefully looked at Ning Guifei's face, and then continued boldly: "The empress's bedroom can only be entered by the four major palace maids, but each of us has its own duties, and the empress's jewelry is only in charge of the servants. , the others should not move."

Ning Guifei patted the table angrily: "But why did it appear in the Compassionate Ning Palace?"

Gu Huaiqing asked: "Has there been any suspicious people in and out of Jingyang Palace recently?"

Concubine Ning called all the maids and eunuchs over, but they all said they didn't see anyone waiting to enter Jingyang Palace.

Gu Huaiqing carefully observed the dressing table where the jewelry was stored, and found that it was facing a large window, which faced the garden. The size of the window was large enough for a person to come in and out freely.

At this time, Yu Hanfei led Dongchang's father-in-law to search the entire Jingyang Palace, and hurried back to report.

Yu Hanfei said to Gu Huaiqing: "My lord, yellow sand was found in the garden of Jingyang Palace. The texture is the same as that found on the window sill of the Empress Dowager's bedroom."

Gu Huaiqing's face became serious, and he said, "Take me to have a look."

Gu Huaiqing followed Yu Hanfei and others to the garden behind Jingyang Palace, and saw a large nursery in the shade to the north, with many orchids planted in it.

Anyone who is good at growing flowers knows that orchids are best planted in yellow sandy soil.However, the palace is almost full of black soil, and the yellow sand here must have been specially obtained from outside.

Gu Huaiqing knelt down and picked up a handful of yellow sand, while Yu Hanfei took out the yellow sand found on the window sill of the Empress Dowager's bedroom, compared the two, and found that they were indeed of the same texture.

First, there was a ruby-encrusted magpie climbing on the golden hairpin, and then there was yellow sand with the same texture, and from the concubine's usual words, it can be seen that she has hatred for the queen mother, who caused her to have a miscarriage, and is likely to lose her pregnancy since then The ability, the motive of the imperial concubine to kill is sufficient.

Gu Huaiqing unceremoniously detained Ning Guifei in the palace: "The imperial concubine has offended you. Judging from the evidence found so far, it is very bad for you. Please don't move around for the time being."

Concubine Ning gritted her teeth angrily: "I don't know what you are talking about? What kind of hairpin, what kind of soil, I don't understand at all! This must be someone who is jealous of me and trying to frame me, with such a vicious heart! No, This palace is going to meet His Majesty, His Majesty will definitely decide for me! Let me go, I want to meet His Majesty! Your Majesty, my concubine is wronged!"

Gu Huaiqing was so pierced by Ning Guifei's sharp voice that her temples twitched wildly. If she wasn't a woman, Gu Huaiqing would have slapped her to shut her up in the morning.

"I am ordered to investigate the case, and no one can obstruct it. If the imperial concubine is dissatisfied, you can let your majesty punish me! I advise the imperial concubine to do it on her own!"

Gu Huaiqing jumped up, and led Yu Hanfei and everyone in Dongchang out of Jingyang Palace amidst Ning Guifei's scolding.