Jinyiwei factory flower base love story

Duan Mingchen was called by Jin Yiwei's boss to ask about some things, so he sent someone to tell Gu Huaiqing to go back first.

Gu Huaiqing returned to the Gu residence, walked into the living room, and saw the big red envelope that Feng Bai gave him was still lying quietly on the table.

At the beginning, Feng Bo insisted on giving him this envelope. Gu Huaiqing felt it was light in his hand, and he didn't care too much. After all, how expensive a gift can a sixth-rank official give?

However, after listening to Xiao Jing's evaluation of Feng Bo, Gu Huaiqing became curious and wanted to see what Feng Bo gave him.

Although Gu Huaiqing already had certain expectations in his heart, he was still surprised after opening the envelope.

There is only one piece of paper in the envelope, but this piece of paper may be the most expensive in the entire Daqi. It is a 20 taels of silver note from Baoqing Bank!

Even though Gu Huaiqing was used to seeing riches and honors in the court, this was the first time he saw such a large denomination bank note!Such large-denomination banknotes are rare, and it is estimated that the bank will not issue too many, and the circulation on the market will not exceed dozens of them.

This is going to be changed to someone with less concentration, I'm afraid I won't be able to faint.You must know that the annual expenditure of an ordinary family in Daqi is only 20 taels of silver, which is enough, and 20 taels is enough for a person to spend several lifetimes.

Gu Huaiqing took the bank note in his hand and looked at it carefully. Since it was going to be returned, it is good to take a second look now.

He quickly noticed that the paper of this banknote was different from ordinary banknotes. It was dark yellow in color and had dark lines on it. He touched it with his fingers and found that the paper was very thick and had a special feel to it.

Gu Huaiqing snorted, and suddenly felt blessed, took out the Nine Chapters Almanac that she had borrowed from Concubine Li, opened it, found the bookmark with blue hyacinth painted in the shape of a leaf, and compared the bookmark with the bank note , I found that the paper quality of the two is exactly the same, but the corners of the bookmark are fuzzy and dark yellow, which seems to be older, while the bank note is a little newer, but it can be seen that it is a batch of the same material Paper, only the printing time may be different.

Gu Huaiqing carefully examined the bank note over and over again, even shining it against the light and wiping it with water, and finally found that it was really just a bank note, with the face value and dark lines printed on the front, and the back was blank.Looking at the bookmark again, the front of the bookmark is painted with a pattern of blue hyacinths, but on the back there are some embossed dark lines, which are exactly the same as the lines on the upper right corner of the bank note.

When Duan Mingchen came back from the Zhenfu Department, Gu Huaiqing couldn't wait to tell him this discovery, and Duan Mingchen also shared his knowledge with him.

Duan Mingchen said: "I found out that the maid who collected the bones for Concubine Zhuang left the palace during the amnesty two years ago, and now lives in Dayu Village, which is more than a hundred miles away from here. I have sent someone to pick her up. "

Gu Huaiqing hummed, and said: "Concubine Li's personal servant girl before entering the palace should also know some inside information, we'd better ask her to come over and ask."

The next day, a young woman dressed in silk and satin was invited in Fusi, Jinyiwei Beizhen.

"Is the person here Zhou Li from Dayu Village?" Duan Mingchen asked after hearing the sound.

Although Duan Mingchen has tried his best to be pleasant, the Jinyiwei Beizhen Fusi is the same existence as the King of the Underworld in the eyes of ordinary people. Lost in spirit, his legs trembled like chaff.

"People... folk women... Mrs. Zhou Li...greetings... my lord!" Mrs. Zhou knelt down and kowtowed tremblingly.

Gu Huaiqing saw that her face was pale and trembling with fright, so she had no choice but to comfort her: "Don't be afraid, we only invited you here to ask about some old affairs in the palace, there is no malicious intention, and we will send you home immediately after we finish the questioning."

Zhou Li looked up tremblingly, first saw the bright red official uniform of the eunuch of Dongchang, then saw Gu Huaiqing's face clearly, and couldn't help but said: "You are... Eunuch Gu!"

"You recognize me?" Gu Huaiqing asked in surprise.

Seeing an acquaintance, Mrs. Zhou Li seemed to have regained a little courage and stopped stammering. She nodded and said: "The lady was originally a maid in the Liqiu Palace picking lotus, and Eunuch Gu has been following the prince, oh no, His Majesty's side. Yes, who in the palace doesn't know you?"

Gu Huaiqing stared at Caihe, and really couldn't think of such a person, but it's not surprising, there are more than 3000 court ladies like this in the palace, and Liqiu Palace is originally a cold palace, and the maids sent there are usually It is normal for Gu Huaiqing to have no impression of her as a marginal person who is not valued.

However, Gu Huaiqing still pretended to remember something, and suddenly said: "It's you, I have a little impression of picking lotus in Liqiu Palace."

Duan Mingchen saw that this old maid named Caihe was obviously closer to Gu Huaiqing, so he took the initiative to step aside and hand over the questioning to Gu Huaiqing.

Gu Huaiqing asked Caihe to move a chair for her to sit down and talk, so that she could relax a little more and it would be easier for her to ask questions.

"Caihe, what year did you leave the palace, and why did you go to Dayu Village?"

"My lord, the women left the palace in February of the first year of Xingning. At that time, His Majesty had just ascended the throne, and he released a large number of elderly court ladies back to their hometowns. Then the women returned to their hometown, Dayu Village. Married, now she is the mother of a baby."

Speaking of this, Cai He's round face was blushing, it seems that after leaving the palace, her life is still quite nourishing.

Gu Huaiqing casually said a few homely things to relax Caihe's mood, and then got to the point: "You were working in the Liqiu Palace before, do you still remember that the first emperor had a Zhuang concubine who was demoted and moved to the Liqiu Palace? How long before he died there."

Cai He's face froze slightly, and she lowered her eyes and said, "I remember... there was such a concubine."

Gu Huaiqing did not miss Caihe's momentary stiffness, and quickly asked: "How did that Concubine Zhuang die?"

Cai He's eyes flickered, and he asked suspiciously: "Concubine Zhuang has been dead for so many years, why did your lord suddenly ask this?"

Gu Huaiqing said gently: "You don't need to worry, just tell the truth about what you saw. We just want to know what happened back then."

Caihe clasped her hands together nervously, took a deep breath, and narrated in a calm tone as much as possible: "Concubine Zhuang was relegated to the cold palace by an imperial decree because she offended the late emperor, and she was imprisoned and no one else was allowed to approach her. Only one old woman was sent to deliver meals to her every day.

Concubine Zhuang was still pregnant at that time, it had been more than eight months, but she still looked gentle and beautiful.The old nun went to see her every day and closed the door to torture her. "

Caihe's face showed a somewhat terrified expression, as if this memory was very terrifying, "Even though it was far away, I could still hear Concubine Zhuang's shrill and painful cry, she was begging that nanny, don't stab me , don’t stab me! Don’t hurt my child, please! Later, she had problems with her legs and feet, and she was paralyzed on the bed and couldn’t get up, but the old woman still came to torture her every day.

That night, it was snowing heavily and it was very cold. Concubine Zhuang suddenly started screaming in pain, as if she was about to give birth.I saw that she was in severe pain, so I ran out and wanted someone to find a stable woman to deliver her baby, but the old nun refused coldly, and even scolded me, telling me to stay and not run around , and she was not allowed to say too much, and then she ran into Concubine Zhuang's room.After about three or four hours, I heard the cry of a baby coming from the room, but it stopped abruptly...

Then the old nanny came out of the house and said to me, Concubine Zhuang died of dystocia, you go and clean up her body.I was terrified, so the nanny threw me a piece of silver, and said with a sneer, "Keep your mouth shut, know what to say and what not to say, if you dare to go out and talk nonsense, your fate will be the same as She does! "

Gu Huaiqing's face also turned serious, and he asked, "What's the name of the old lady you're talking about, and what does it look like?"

Cai He said: "I only know that her surname is Wang, and everyone calls her Wang Momo. She has a horse face, a fierce face, dark skin, thick black eyebrows, and a big black mole on her chin. Six-and-a-half feet tall, strong and solid, with a lot of strength."

Gu Huaiqing sneered and said, "That's right, it's the Queen Mother's mother Wang."

Duan Mingchen asked: "Listen to you, Concubine Zhuang didn't die of dystocia?"

Caihe shook her head and sighed, "After Wang Momo left, I went into the room to clean up. I saw Concubine Zhuang on the bed covered in blood, and there was a bruise on her neck. She was strangled to death by Wang Momo. She just gave birth. My little baby was also strangled to death...It's so miserable..."

Caihe is also a mother herself, and thinking of the tragic situation at that time, she couldn't help shivering.

"What a beast!" Gu Huaiqing couldn't help cursing, "Don't be afraid, this mother Wang and the queen mother are dead, you can continue talking."

Caihe's face was pale, and her hands were tightly clutching the hem of her clothes. This secret had been hidden in her heart for many years, and it was a relief for her to finally be able to tell it now.

"When I cleaned up Concubine Zhuang's bones, I found that besides the fatal wound on her neck, there were countless blood spots on her body, which should be scars from needles. Her legs and leg bones were broken, and the wounds were festered. It's really bruised and bruised, it's horrible..."

Gu Huaiqing was already gnashing her teeth. Everyone in the palace said that Concubine Zhuang died of dystocia. Who knew that she had been abused and tortured for so long before she died.The woman in this palace is really vicious!

Duan Mingchen asked again: "When you cleaned up Concubine Zhuang's body, you probably also helped her with her relics, right? Did you find anything in it?"

When Caihe heard the words, there seemed to be a flash of panic in his eyes, he shook his head vigorously and said: "No... nothing, just some clothes and jewelry, not very valuable."

As the leader of Jinyiwei, Duan Mingchen had interrogated countless suspects, and with his sharp eyes, he immediately noticed the unnaturalness of Caihe.

Take a closer look at Caihe. Although he lives in the country, this silk and satin suit is extremely luxurious, and the gold and jade on his head are also very valuable. Moreover, he has investigated and found that Caihe's natal family and husband's family were not rich at first, but since After Caihe returned from the palace, she seemed to have flourished all of a sudden. She bought hundreds of acres of land, built a big house, and even hired many servants to take care of her.

How much wealth can a little cold palace maid have, and will she be able to prosper immediately after leaving the palace?What made her a windfall?

Duan Mingchen's face darkened all of a sudden, and he said coldly: "If you don't report what you know, the crime will be aggravated, you should think about it here, if you can't think of it, I have no choice but to ask you to stay in the Zhenfu Department for a few more days. "

Caihe was Jin Yiwei's opponent, and he confessed within a few rounds.

Caihe Qiqi Ai Ai said: "People who died in the cold palace took off all their clothes and wrapped them in a torn blanket for incineration. When I was packing Concubine Zhuang's body, I found a piece of clothing in the socks she was wearing. A large bank note. I didn't intend to steal it, but I thought at the time that Concubine Zhuang was dead, so it would be useless to give her the bank note, and no one would know anyway, so I... put it away."

Gu Huaiqing took out the bank note that Feng Bai gave him from his bosom, put it in front of Cai He, and asked, "Is this a bank note of 20 taels?"

Cai He was shocked all over, and said in a low voice, "Yes... But, I remember that there is a bunch of blue flowers drawn on the corner of this bank note."

Gu Huaiqing took out the bookmark again: "Is this the pattern?"

Cai He identified it carefully, nodded and said, "That's right, it's just such a bunch of flowers."

Gu Huaiqing said: "Seeing that no one saw it, you secretly hid this huge bank note, and then went to the bank to exchange it after leaving the palace, right?"

Caihe nodded in shame.

"When did you go to Baoqing Bank to exchange bank notes?"

"It was the fifteenth day of March in the first year of Xingning. At that time, my father was sick and needed money urgently, so I went to the Baoqing Bank next to Jingdeji in the capital to exchange it."

Cai He kowtowed, and explained in shame: "My lords, I admit that I was greedy, but Concubine Zhuang's family members are all dead, so who can I give this banknote to? I don't have a conscience I took the silver ticket, and collected the corpses of Concubine Zhuang and her newborn baby, and buried their ashes together in a cemetery on the outskirts of the city. On weekdays, I worshiped the ever-burning lanterns in the temple, and asked the monk and master to recite scriptures and pray for their blessings. Cast a good fetus in the next life."

What Cai He said was not unreasonable, Gu Huaiqing and Duan Mingchen's original intention was not to recover the money, and after asking the questions they cared about, they asked people to send her back.