The Way of the Consort

Yin Ming took people out to investigate, Chen Xing stayed at home to guard Ji Zhao, and Mother Wei and the others were still on the mountain and did not come back.

The strings on Chen Xing's body were tense, the doctor said that their lord's condition had gotten worse, and the doctor didn't dare to ask what happened to the son-in-law, but said that according to his guess, the lord might have been drenched for almost an hour It was raining heavily, and I was already suffering from the wind and cold. If something bad happens this time, I'm afraid it will hurt my lungs.

Ji Zhao's fever got worse and worse, and he couldn't feed the water in. There was ice in the ice cellar, and he had ordered people to go there. The doctor also said that if the fever didn't go down later, he would always have to use ice cubes.

Chen Xing's eye circles were already red, so he sat on the bed and stood by the bed, accompanied by the doctor, observing from time to time.

On the other side, the little widow was still awake, and there was no movement in the palace.

The rain is still falling chaotically, making Chen Xing's heart more and more chaotic.

Zong Zhen in the East Palace was also a little chaotic at this time.

Everyone in Ji Zhao walked far away from the East Palace, and the guards and the two young eunuchs finally came back to their senses, mustered up all their courage, and went in to report the matter.

After hearing what they said, Zong Zhen asked word by word, "I won't kneel anymore, go and tell your Highness, if you are a man, come and kill me immediately", what did he say? "

Several people dared not speak, and nodded repeatedly.

Zong Zhen almost didn't come up again, and fell backwards. Bao Qing got up in fright, and stepped forward to support him: "Your Highness!"

Zong Zhen gritted his teeth, his pale face turned slightly red from the anger.

"Sit down slowly, Your Highness, please sit down!" Bao Qing was about to cry, and helped him to sit on the couch. Zong Zhen held on to the desk, refusing to budge, his mind was full of Ji Zhao's words sentence.

How dare Ji Zhao? !

Is Ji Zhao provoking him? !

This is Ji Zhao's true face?

Ji Zhaozhen thought that Zongzhen would not kill him, dare not kill him? !

Zong Zhen heaved a sigh of relief, but he couldn't suppress the anger in his heart no matter what.

Just at this moment, Cheng Shen came in and said, "Your Highness! Mrs. Chen Keye, please see me!"

Zong Zhen's body was almost crumbling, he swallowed his breath, and said calmly: "Tell him to come in..."

"Yes!"

Chen Keye strode in, the raindrops all over his body were rolling to the ground, and he didn't care about it anymore. As soon as he came in, he noticed the tense atmosphere in the room.He didn't wait for Zong Zhen to ask questions, he cupped his hands and saluted, and quickly said: "Your Highness, as soon as the incident happened at the son-in-law's village, my subordinates immediately went to investigate, and there is already news."

Cheng Shen signaled with his eyes that the guards and eunuchs all went down.

Zong Zhen finally got over his breath, and was supported by Bao Qing to sit down, and said lightly: "Let's talk..."

He thought that no matter what Ji Zhao did again, he would be able to accept it.

Ji Zhao has provoked him like that, he has never seen blood in his life, and the first drop of blood will be rewarded to Ji Zhao.

However, what he didn't expect was that after everyone retreated, Chen Keye said: "Your Highness, the son-in-law, you have been wronged."

"Ah?" Zong Zhen couldn't help being too shocked.

"My subordinates went down to look at the carriage. The horse was stabbed in the buttocks. The technique was extremely precise. The person who used the knife was very skillful. Looking at the edge of the knife, it was not a common dagger. According to the investigation of the subordinates, at that time, the son-in-law and the people around the son-in-law None of them were at the scene of the incident. And that carriage is the carriage of the Ji family, Mr. Silang of the Ji family, Ji Chongyuan went to visit the son-in-law in Zhuangzi today."

"Go on..." Zong Zhen frowned gradually.

"The little widow's name is He Qiniang, from Pingjiang Mansion. Two months ago, she held a memorial tablet and married into the Liu family in Beijing. She is the owner of Baozhufang in the city. This He Qiniang didn't want to marry, and her family forced her to marry. She counted His Royal Highness also knew about her escape this time. It was also that time, the consort helped her once outside the city. After that time, the Liu family did not send her outside the city and kept her in Beijing. For some reason, Ji Chongyuan took her with her last night. Go to Liu's house to make the servants stunned, stole He Qiniang out, put them in the carriage and brought them to Zhuangzi."

Rao Zongzhen couldn't help being puzzled: "Why did Ji Chongyuan do this?"

"My subordinates haven't found out yet, but my subordinates have found another matter. Ji Chongyuan has a good sister in Moli Lane, which is next door to Pipa Lane. The son-in-law often goes to Pipa Lane. It is said that the son-in-law and this The relationship between the fourth brother is mediocre, I wonder if there is any relationship?"

So, it is Ji Chongyuan who wants to frame Ji Zhao this time?

Zong Zhen had a little impression of that kid Ji Chongyuan. In his previous life, Ji Zhao had a mediocre relationship with the Ji family, and when Ji Chongyuan was mentioned occasionally, he was always evaluated as "not very smart".On this point, Zong Zhen still believed in Ji Zhao.

Ji Chongyuan is only twelve or thirteen years old this year. Where did he have the brains and the reason to frame Ji Zhao?

Zong Zhen thought again that Ji Chongyuan liked to play with knives and guns, so he asked, "Impossible, that dagger was made by Ji Chongyuan or someone around him?"

"Your Highness, this subordinate also asked. At that time, Ji Chongyuan was in the room with his son-in-law, and his servant and others were talking to others."

Who is it that wields the knife?

"Your Highness!" Another person came to report from outside the door, "Your Majesty sent someone to say that the little widow woke up and was sent into the palace by the consort's mansion!"

Zong Zhen looked a little uncomfortable. Although the matter was still a bit foggy, it was already clear. At least Ji Zhao and the little widow did not have any beginnings and ends. Otherwise, they would not have let the little widow enter the palace like this. Besides, he Trust Chen Keye.

He got up and was about to go to the Yanfu Hall, when someone came and said: "Your Majesty said that it is windy and rainy outside, and His Highness is at ease in the palace. As soon as there is news, he will come to inform His Highness!"

Zong Zhen sat back after all.

When Ji Zhao staggered out of the palace, he saw few people, but someone saw it. After a few turnarounds, Renzong and Princess Fuchen also found out about his sudden departure from the palace, and sent people to inquire about it, but they didn't know. Do you know what Ji Zhao experienced in the East Palace?

After all, the East Palace is the prince's own territory.

Fu Chen was very worried, worried that his brother and his son-in-law would fall apart.

Renzong was also worried. He was a truly benevolent person, and he didn't want any unhappiness between his son and his son-in-law.

The two of them thought about how to ask the prince, and also thought about whether to send someone to the son-in-law's mansion.

At about the same time, in Ji Zhao's mansion, the little widow woke up. As soon as Chen Xing heard that the little widow had woken up, he immediately went over.

Chen Xing didn't have a good face, and went in and said: "You finally woke up! I'm really surprised. These days, good people don't get rewarded. Our husband kindly let you go that day, but in the end, you want to frame us Sir!"

The little widow still had the same cold appearance, but she simply said, "I recognize you. That day outside the city, your lord let me and the maid escape."

"Then tell me! Who ordered you to harm our gentleman! Why are you in our village!"

The little widow said: "Brother, I don't know anything about what you said. Before I woke up, I was locked in the firewood house by the Liu family. Last night I heard rustling outside the window, and then I smelled something. The smell, I fell asleep, woke up again - I just don't understand."

"Really?! Then do you dare to go into the palace and tell His Majesty, the princess?!"

"Why don't you dare, little woman!"

Chen Xing asked someone to send her into the palace. If she dared to make a mistake, the palace would kill her, and they had nothing to fear.

In the Yanfu Hall, Renzong and Princess Fuchen met this He Qiniang, and He Qiniang repeated those remarks.

He Qiniang said in a calm tone: "Although the little lady and the son-in-law only met once, the son-in-law actually saved me twice. When I first came to Jinling, my family was afraid that I would run away, so they tied me up with hemp rope. At that time, many people Zeng looked around, and the son-in-law happened to pass by, and he secretly helped me, and my family finally untied me."

"Since it's in secret, how do you know it's the son-in-law?" Renzong asked curiously.

"Your Majesty, my family is in the silk and satin business in Suzhou. Our businessmen have to remember the stewards, carriages, badges, etc. of each house. The little lady has sharp eyes, and she recognized them through the badges that day. That's the son-in-law."

She said it so frankly that both Renzong and Fuchen believed it.

On the other side, Chen Keye was sent by Zongzhen, and after dismissing everyone, he didn't confess to Ji Chongyuan, he only said that he was a villain, but he told them all the other things he found out, which also proved that what the little widow said was indeed true.

Chen Keye said again: "Your Highness, please rest assured, Your Majesty and the princess, he will definitely investigate this matter and give the son-in-law a clean slate."

Renzong breathed a sigh of relief: "I just said, Ji Zhao is a good boy!"

Princess Fuchen also showed joy and smiled happily.

Renzong said again: "This matter is obviously aimed at the son-in-law. I know the son-in-law, who usually doesn't care about anything, just studies and works hard in the mansion, and will never take the initiative to provoke others!"

Fu Chen nodded, and said sadly and angrily: "That's right, I don't know who is so cruel, trying to frame the son-in-law and drive a wedge between the son-in-law and me!"

"Your Majesty, Princess, don't worry, you two, I will definitely check it out!"

Now that the matter was out of the way, Renzong asked He Qiniang to come in again, and his voice became much softer: "You are also a victim of this matter, I will reward you, what do you want?"

He Qiniang kowtowed, still calmly said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the little lady is not short of anything, but she just told the truth. If it is useful, it is the honor of the little lady, and no reward is needed."

Renzong and Fuchen looked at each other, but they didn't know what to say. Such a little lady is rare.

As the rain gradually subsided, Princess Fuchen went out of the palace and returned home, bringing He Qiniang along with her.

Before leaving the palace, Princess Fuchen planned to talk to her elder brother. Although she didn't know what happened in the East Palace today, the son-in-law left the palace staggeringly and completely wet, so she knew it was not a good thing.Princess Fuchen sighed, forget it, she can go another day, after all, her brother was angry because of her.

She called a little eunuch to send a message to His Royal Highness, and agreed to come to the palace to see him in a few days, and left first.

She'd better go see the consort first.

The servant of the Ji family who sent He Qiniang into the palace was called into the East Palace and was being questioned by Baoqing.

When Bao Qing asked him anything, he always said "I don't know".

Zong Zhen, who was waiting for Yin in the room, got impatient, so he called him in and asked him in person.

It was the first time that person saw someone with the identity of His Royal Highness, knelt on the ground trembling, and did not dare to raise his head. Anyway, he still "don't know" what to ask.

Zong Zhen's voice was cold: "Then what do you know?"

Poor thing, he was about to cry in fright, he was the concierge responsible for receiving posts, and occasionally followed the car, he really didn't know!

He said in a trembling voice: "I, my highness, the prince, the villain is the gatekeeper, so I really don't know what's going on inside."

"You only said how fast the carriage was going when the son-in-law returned home!"

He was frozen by the prince's voice, turned his head around the corner, and returned to his usual agility, and immediately said: "The car is in a hurry! It's in a hurry! Brother Yin Ming hugged us before the little ones had time to get off the threshold. Mr. Lang got out of the car! Wrapped in the quilt, he ran all the way in! Brother Chen Xing is holding two umbrellas at the side!"

Zong Zhen sulked: "Is this called "I don't know"? ! "

He was so frightened that he began to tremble again: "I don't know..."

He was really too scared here, he was so scared that he didn't know anything.

Zong Zhen asked patiently: "What did your husband say after getting off the car?"

Since he was carried down, he must have broken his knees.

He shook his head blankly: "The little one doesn't know."

Zong Zhen took a deep breath, and then he continued to say blankly: "Our lord has passed out, I don't know what the lord said..."

Zongzhen's tone was lifted high again, and a lot of gloom was added to his heart, which couldn't be dispelled no matter what.

He got up suddenly, walked to the window, and looked at the sky that was gradually turning white outside, but his mood did not change.

Inadvertently, he glanced at the corridor, and the original snowman was gone, so he subconsciously asked: "Where's the snowman?!" Isn't it called to watch carefully!

Asked the exit, he remembered.

Bao Qing also whispered: "It's melted..."

melted...

Zong Zhen looked at the empty wooden planks and the slightly shimmering gems scattered on the ground, and murmured in his heart.