Gu Huaiqing walked out of Jingyang Palace, let out a long breath, and finally the roots of his ears were clean.

Yu Hanfei followed behind Gu Huaiqing, and said in a low voice: "My lord ordered the imperial concubine to ground her feet, and the imperial concubine will definitely be dissatisfied with you. Will she complain to your majesty, which will be detrimental to your lord?"

Gu Huaiqing said disdainfully: "Hmph, I'm afraid she will sue? She should think about how to get rid of the suspicion before it's serious."

However, Yu Hanfei's words also reminded Gu Huaiqing that no matter what, the imperial concubine is Xiao Jing's favorite woman, at least she should inform the emperor, so Gu Huaiqing said to Yu Hanfei: "Go to the Xuande Palace and report to Your Majesty about Jingyang The situation in the palace, by the way, tell Your Majesty that I have placed the imperial concubine under house arrest until the truth is found out."

Yu Hanfei said: "What if His Majesty disagrees with your approach?"

"Your Majesty is not a foolish king. He will not be confused about loyalty and evil. He should agree with my approach. If he disagrees, he will naturally go to Jingyang Palace to comfort the noble concubine. I can't care about this."

Yu Hanfei took the order and went back to report to Xiao Jing. Sure enough, as Gu Huaiqing expected, Xiao Jing's verbal order was quickly spread: the noble concubine is grounded until the truth is found out. If there is any non-cooperation in the investigation, it will be dealt with according to law!

Xiao Jing didn't even set foot in Jingyang Palace, and only asked people to bring the oral order to Concubine Ning. Concubine Ning was inevitably disappointed, and cried and made a fuss, breaking many precious ornaments, but it was all in vain. After the trouble, Ning Guifei The imperial concubine found that Xiao Jing was serious, so she had to restrain her temper and curl up obediently in Jingyang Palace.

Gu Huaiqing came out of Jingyang Palace and went to the Queen's Weiyang Palace along the way.Although it seems that the queen has nothing to do with this case, the relationship in the harem is often intricate, and one cannot just look at the surface.

The queen's temperament has always been quiet and cowardly, seeing Gu Huaiqing came to search the palace, she let them in without saying a word, did not stop them in any way, she also cooperated with Gu Huaiqing's questioning, and carefully explained her whereabouts on the night of the crime.

On the day of the incident, Xiao Jing took the queen to visit the queen mother and stayed in Weiyang Palace at night, so the evidence of the queen's alibi is quite sufficient.

Gu Huaiqing searched and found nothing suspicious, so he politely thanked the queen: "Empress Empress, thank you for your cooperation, sorry for bothering you."

"Your Majesty Gu is polite." The Queen looked at Gu Huaiqing, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Actually... Maybe I am also responsible for the Queen Mother's death. As early as at the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Party, I found that the Empress Dowager Yintang was dark, and her expression was the same as usual. It's different. Since the Empress Dowager worshiped the Buddha, her whole body has been filled with a sense of peace, but recently she has a violent temper, beating up and beating disabled palace officials, and she is a different person from usual."

"My lady means..."

"To be honest, I suspect that the Queen Mother may have been poisoned? I heard that there are some strange poisons that can make people lose their true nature and become ferocious and violent."

"Your Majesty's thoughts are quite reasonable, I will check with the imperial physician."

Gu Huaiqing never came out of the Yang Palace, and searched the palaces of Concubine Zhuang, Concubine Shun, and Concubine Fang one by one. He didn't even miss Concubine De, who had been under house arrest for many days. Concubine De had been imprisoned for almost half a year. Gossamer, it seems that it is difficult to survive this winter.

"My lord, have you finished searching?" Yu Hanfei asked.

Gu Huaiqing shook his head: "You forgot that there is another concubine who was grounded."

"Oh, Concubine Li, I almost forgot about this one!" Yu Hanfei slapped his head, then laughed again, "But I don't think it's hers."

"Why do you assert so?"

"The Hancui Palace where Concubine Li lives is very remote, and it is just two corners east and west from the Compassion Ning Palace, so the distance is not convenient for committing crimes, not to mention she is still under confinement, and there are guards outside, how can she leave?

Of course, she may also bribe the helper, but because she offended the imperial concubine, all the maids and inner eunuchs who were serving by Li Concubine's side were transferred away, and a group of new faces who entered the palace were replaced, even if Li Concubine wanted them to help, I'm afraid it can't be controlled, after all, murdering the queen mother is a serious crime to punish the nine clans. "

"You have learned to use your brain!" Gu Huaiqing praised.

Yu Hanfei, who was praised, scratched his forehead in embarrassment, and laughed.

"Even so, I still have to search."

Also being grounded, Hancui Palace is completely different from Debi's lifeless Ningxiang Palace. As soon as Gu Huaiqing stepped into the palace gate, an object flew towards him.

Concubine Li was playing with two little maids kicking the shuttlecock. The little maid kicked the shuttlecock flying out with one kick, almost hitting Gu Huaiqing on the head.

Pin Li giggled, and said to Gu Huaiqing: "Oh, I'm so sorry, I almost hurt my lord."

Gu Huaiqing didn't take it seriously, and simply explained the purpose of her visit. Concubine Li nodded and asked Gu Huaiqing to lead someone into the room to search.

Hancui Palace had not been renovated for many years before Concubine Li moved in, so it looked a bit old, but with Concubine Li's careful decoration, it had a somewhat quaint and grand feeling.

There are dozens of books neatly placed on the bookshelf against the wall, including "Nv Ze" and "Biography of Martyr Women", as well as poems, travel notes, story books, etc., and even a "Suan Jing".A willow-style copybook was spread out on the desk, and there were copied handwriting on the rice paper next to it. The handwriting was skillful and chic, full of charm.

"It seems that the young master is a man of knowledge and talent." Gu Huaiqing said with a smile.

Concubine Li stuck out her tongue mischievously: "Concubine is just playing tricks in class, which makes adults laugh."

On the outside, these books and characters may not be anything, but most of the women in the palace come from commoner families, and almost all women of such origin are illiterate.

The concubines in the palace, except Concubine Zhuang who is a famous talented woman, others including the empress and concubine are all illiterate, but it seems that Concubine Li is not bad in talent and learning, no wonder she can chat well with Concubine Zhuang.

Such a talented, lively and interesting beauty is more likable than the bluffing Concubine Ning, why is she not favored and grounded?Even Gu Huaiqing couldn't help questioning Xiao Jing's taste, so he had to ask him some time.

Gu Huaiqing glanced over the bookshelves, fingering the books, one of which was turned up so that the corners were curled up, presumably it was often read by Concubine Li.Gu Huaiqing took it out without any hassle, and it turned out to be a "Nine Chapters Suanjing", with many annotations in small print next to it.

"I didn't expect the young master to be so proficient in arithmetic."

"Hey, I'm locked up in the palace, I can't go anywhere, I have to find something to do. I don't like planting flowers and grass, and I don't know how to embroider and perfume, so I have to do some arithmetic to pass the time."

Gu Huaiqing groaned, Li Pin's hobby was different from most women, he continued to turn the pages, and when he reached the last two pages, a small piece of paper in the book fell to the ground.

Gu Huaiqing bent down and picked it up. It was a leaf-shaped piece of paper, like a bookmark, with a bunch of hyacinths painted on it with blue paint. The paper of the bookmark was very special, very thick, probably ordinary paper It was three times as thick, with dark lines on it, and the corners were fuzzy, with a dark yellow color, like something from a certain age.

Seeing Gu Huaiqing looking at the piece of paper, Concubine Li said, "This book is a gift from my concubine's father on her tenth birthday, and I have always kept it with me. This bookmark was also randomly scribbled by my concubine when she was young. The concubine is still reluctant to throw it away, and keeps it as a souvenir, which makes adults laugh."

Gu Huaiqing smiled slightly and said: "It can be seen that the young master is a nostalgic person."

Concubine Li covered her mouth and said with a smile: "My lord is not completely right. Concubine likes the new but also misses the old."

Gu Huaiqing put the bookmark back into the book, and said to Concubine Li: "I want to borrow this almanac, I wonder if the young master is willing to part with it?"

Concubine Li seemed to be slightly taken aback, then smiled and said: "Your Excellency is polite, if you like it, just take it, why not give it up? It's just that my concubine has been in the palace for many days, and I don't know that my lord also likes arithmetic. "

"Don't dare, I will study hard, and ask the little master for advice if I don't understand."

"My lord, don't make fun of me. How can a concubine be qualified to teach others with her level?"

Gu Huaiqing put the Sutra into his wide sleeves, and his subordinates were still searching, when they suddenly heard someone cry out in pain.

"Ouch, where did the dog come from!" One of Dongchang's subordinates held his bitten wrist and barked. In front of him, a brown curly-haired puppy barked wildly.

Gu Huaiqing recognized that the dog belonged to Concubine Li, and its name was Longaner.When the father-in-law was searching, he accidentally kicked over the dog's kennel, which annoyed the dog. The longan suddenly jumped out and bit him on the tiger's mouth, bleeding a few drops.

"You bastard, dare to bite me!" The father-in-law who was bitten angrily kicked the dog, but Longan'er was small, but very clever, and when she saw that she was in trouble, she hid behind Concubine Li's skirt with a whoosh, woo It groaned, seeking the protection of its master.

Concubine Li loves dogs very much, so she stopped the father-in-law and said: "Elder-in-law, why bother with an animal, your injury can't be delayed, you should see the imperial doctor immediately."

Concubine Li saw that the father-in-law was still angry, and hurriedly asked the maid to take out a gold ingot and stuffed it into the father-in-law's hand: "It's a small thing, and I have the right to compensate the father-in-law's medical expenses."

That ingot of gold ingots weighed twelve taels, and weighed heavily on his hands. Although the father-in-law of Dongchang had a lot of salary, such a large gold ingot was still uncommon.

The father-in-law's face showed a bit of joy. The dog bite was just a little flesh wound, which was not a problem at all. Such a small injury can be exchanged for a windfall, which is a good deal no matter how you look at it, but he didn't dare to pick it up immediately, but He looked at Gu Huaiqing with an inquiring eye, and after getting Gu Huaiqing's tacit approval, he happily took the gold ingot and put it in his arms.

Gu Huaiqing looked at the dog that made trouble, and said with a smile: "The little master really dotes on this dog."

Lipin held the puppy in her arms, stroked its head, and said, "Although Longan'er is just a dog, he can stay by my side forever. Whether I gain power or lose power, he always treats me." As one, so I do my best to protect it."

Hancui Palace is not big, and the search was completed within a quarter of an hour. Before leaving, Gu Huaiqing asked Concubine Li: "Does my lord have anything to say to Your Majesty?"

Concubine Li was slightly surprised, and then smiled softly: "Thank you, father-in-law, please tell Your Majesty, Concubine Li knows she is wrong, and she is introspecting herself every day, Your Majesty, please don't worry about concubines, take care of your dragon body, and don't forget to add clothes when it's cold. "

Gu Huaiqing smiled: "I will definitely bring the words to you, don't worry, little master."

Gu Huaiqing left Hancui Palace, passed the palace wall, and noticed that there was a small dog hole in the corner, the grass under the hole was trampled, it seemed that it should be the passage for the longan to come in and out.

People are imprisoned within the palace walls, but dogs can come and go freely, which is really dumbfounding.

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