Nongmen Shenjue

The poisonous murder case of King Zhuangjun was personally ordered by the emperor to be investigated by the Shenhunsi.Obviously, this case may involve anyone in the court, and the emperor simply refused to let the court agencies intervene. All the time, the Shenhun Division has been involved in major court cases. There is a practice, and the three departments provide assistance during the investigation process. King Zhuangjun is the prince, and the clan mansion is also involved.

For several days in a row, the Imperial Army of Zhuangjun Palace had withdrawn. As the case progressed, a lot of news came out.

Mu Qingyan noticed that the atmosphere in the palace was even more severe, but unfortunately the emperor's situation was extremely closely guarded, making it difficult to see from the outside.

King Zhuangjun is not only the prince, but also one of the princes who is valued more, and was killed by poison. At this sensitive stage, how would the emperor be furious when he found out?The emperor was in his early [-]s, and he was seriously ill. The stimulation brought by such a heavy news, even if he could not breathe, was very likely. However, the imperial decree was quickly sent out in the palace to deal with it. It can be seen that the emperor even fainted out of breath .

It seems that the emperor's situation is much better than expected.

Maybe it's far from the point where he can't go to court to govern, but he has other plans.

From Chen Shiliu's mouth, we learned that the biggest progress in the Zhuang Junwang case was the discovery of the person who smashed the lock and released the green jade.It's not clear who it is, nor the reasons for the inside story, and most of the gossip from the outside world is speculation.

In the blink of an eye, it was late autumn and September, a rain fell and the temperature dropped sharply.

The house in central Beijing has been carefully arranged, especially the flowers and trees transplanted in the garden have adapted.A square gazebo was also built in the garden. There are two large tanks outside the gazebo, inside which are planted nearly two-meter-high orange trees. Now the trees are full of fruits, most of which are ripe.

This orange tree cost a lot of money to buy, mainly because it is not easy to plant and take care of it.

Chen Shiliu came here today and picked some when he left.Oranges are not a rarity for rich and powerful families, the main thing is to eat them fresh, and these two orange trees taste pretty good.

Seeing that it was noon and the rain had stopped, Mu Qingyan planned to prepare lunch.

As soon as he reached the kitchen, Jiao Li hurried over: "Mr. Mu, Young Master Wen is here, and there is also the inner eunuch in the palace."

If only Wen Mingyu came over, it wouldn't be a big deal, the inner prisoner appeared together...

While thinking about it, when he came to the main hall, he saw Wen Mingyu and an inner eunuch sitting there drinking tea.

"Young Master Wen."

"Mr. Mu." Wen Mingyu stood up, and introduced to him with a smile: "This is Eunuch Du Liang, the deputy head of the Qianqing Palace, and he is here to deliver the emperor's oral instructions."

"Eunuch Du." Mu Qingyan greeted him with a hint of conjecture in his heart.

Du Liang was also amiable, he didn't put on airs, and immediately declared: "The emperor ordered Mu Qingyan from Fenglin County to review the case of Prince Zhuang from the Shenhun Division, and the deadline is one month!"

"Mu Qingyan complies with the decree." This decree was indeed somewhat unexpected, making Mu Qingyan frown.

Not to mention anything else, the emperor ordered him to investigate the case with the god arrester, and set a time limit. Although he didn't say what would happen if he didn't complete it within the time limit, he didn't think there would be any good results.

In the eyes of the court, he only had contact with the case of Concubine Li's younger brother, and getting the emperor's announcement was a big deal in the eyes of the people, but it was nothing in reality.What's more, the last face-to-face meeting, and even contact with major cases were all the result of some people's selfish actions. This time... Could it be that someone wants to make trouble again?

Du Liang didn't stay long and said a few words. Jiao Li had already prepared tea money and sent him away.

Only then did Wen Mingyu explain to him: "Last night, there was a significant progress in the case. There was a kitchen servant in the Prince's Mansion of Zhuang County, Mrs. Qing, who broke the lock and let the green jade out. She also deliberately told the servant girl about the young master in the garden." After Luyu went to the garden, it was she who provoked him secretly and made the young master nearly drown.

This Mrs. Qing is a servant of the royal family. Her husband was also working in the county prince's mansion, but he got drunk and got dismissed from his job. The husband and wife have a bad relationship. They only have a seven-year-old son, who is the lifeblood of Mrs. Qing.Someone kidnapped her son, asked her to do things, release green jade, and even say exciting words, all of which were taught in advance.

She thought it was someone in the county prince's mansion who had a grudge against Hong Fei, but later, the other party asked her to hand over a pack of medicinal powder to Lu Yu.She faintly felt that something was wrong, but she didn't dare to ask, and she couldn't figure it out.

Maybe she thought she was going to kill Luyu, but she didn't expect King Zhuang to die. "

"She doesn't know?" Mu Qingyan didn't believe it.

If Mrs. Qing didn't pass on the word from her, no matter how desperate Luyu was, how dare she have the guts to poison the county king?Luyu is an ancient person, and she was taught by the gods of the king since she was a child, and there is a difference between superiority and inferiority. She was raised by the county prince's mansion since she was a child, and became a concubine of the king. She would only resent Hong Fei even more, but she would not think of taking Zhuang Junwang's life.

but……

"You said that there is a major progress in the case?" The so-called progress should not be this, but related to the murderer behind the scenes.

Wen Mingyu also knew that the case of King Zhuangjun was a muddy water, and the Department of Detectives was in charge of investigating the case. Although some people in the court were disappointed, I don't know how many people breathed a sigh of relief.It's really bad luck for Mu Qingyan to be involved now.

Wen Mingyu said: "On the day Zhuangjun Wang died, the God Detective Division screened the entire county palace and found that Mrs. Qing was suspicious. At that time, she wanted to follow the vine, but she didn't make a public statement. She just pretended she didn't find out and withdrew her. The behind-the-scenes also It's really cunning. At this time, she didn't contact Mrs. Qing. Mrs. Qing was very anxious, but every time the other party contacted her.

Seeing that she didn't even leave the county palace, she had to be arrested and interrogated.

It turned out that she was in charge of cleaning the kitchen, and she also took care of the sewage and other things in the kitchen. After each meal, someone would come to the back door to collect the sewage and give her some benefits.The behind-the-scenes person pretended to be a sewage collector, and she could get in touch with her at the back door without arousing suspicion.Therefore, she only knew the appearance of the other party, not the origin of his identity. At first she was a little hesitant, but she didn't know that she received a little thumb from her son the next day, and she dared not disobey it again.

She is the only breakthrough in this case, even if she really doesn't know more, she still has to be tortured.That is, last night, she made a new confession, saying that the other party might be from Prince Su's residence.She said that one time she secretly followed the other party and saw someone enter the back door of Prince Su's mansion. "

"Is this a major development?" Mu Qingyan finally understood.

Mrs. Qing didn't confess from the beginning, and only spit it out after being tortured. Outsiders would not think that she was tortured into a trick, but they would think that she was concerned about her son's safety and refused to speak before, but then she could not bear the torture.

Wen Mingyu smiled wryly: "It's not just that. This time the matter is very involved. Since Mrs. Qing mentioned Prince Su's Mansion, she must go to inquire about it. We took Mrs. Qing there that night. The people in the Prince's Mansion searched through the roster.

Prince Su cooperated and took out the roster, but... one person was missing.

Ask the people in Prince Su's mansion, the youngest man is named Liu Sheng, his appearance and age are similar to what Mrs. Qing described, and when Mrs. Qing saw that person, Liu Sheng was not in the mansion either.This Liu Sheng was originally a handyman. The housekeeper of Prince Su's mansion said that Liu Sheng asked for leave seven days ago, saying that something happened to his younger brother and he was going to Beichang County.

Liu Sheng did have a younger brother who settled down in Beichang County.

It takes one day to go back and forth from the capital to Beichang. I sent someone there, and his brother was safe and sound. Liu Sheng never went to Beichang at all.Now this Liu Shengsheng sees neither dead nor dead, so..."

So if it doesn't work out, Prince Su will be killed this time!

But there are still doubts about this matter. For such a big case, the emperor should be ruthless. It is indeed possible to question Prince Su, but at present the emperor did not let the case be closed, but brought Mu Qingyan into it. Obviously, this result is not satisfactory.Maybe the emperor had other doubts in his heart, or maybe the current evidence is too weak. Even if he really wants to convict him with a confession, he has to find Liu Sheng.

Mu Qingyan sighed: "Why would the emperor think of me?"

"Today, I went to the palace to report the case to the emperor. The emperor asked to find Liu Sheng as soon as possible, and then took the initiative to mention you. Someone must have mentioned you in front of the emperor. The emperor knew that you were in the capital, and asked Du Liang to pass the decree to test you. Mu Shenjuan's ability." Wen Mingyu said again: "Maybe it's Prince Su, or maybe someone else, the purpose is to investigate the case, it shouldn't be targeting you."

Mu Qingyan also didn't think it was a deliberate target, he was just a grassroots person, so he didn't want others to work so hard.

But, as Wen Mingyu said, this is a pool of muddy water, bottomless and capable of drowning people.

After a moment of silence, Mu Qingyan thought of one thing: "What about the poison? What kind of poison?"

Wen Mingyu looked cold and serious: "Unknown and highly poisonous. After repeated inspections by the imperial doctor, it is exactly the same as the poison that killed Prince Ruimin back then. This poison is a snow-white powder. It is colorless and tasteless when added to water, but it is more poisonous than arsenic. Four or five breaths, if it lasts no more than ten breaths, you will definitely die from bleeding from your mouth and nose."

"It turned out to be this kind of poison!" Mu Qingyan didn't expect that this poison would be involved in the case of Prince Duan Min.

Prince Duanmin is the eldest brother of the current emperor and the first prince who founded the dynasty. Although Concubine Yi murdered him, the poison came from Zhu Han.That Zhu Han was Zhu Yi's grandfather.

Wen Mingyu said quietly: "So, you should be able to imagine the emperor's mood. To be honest, when Mrs. Qing got involved with Prince Su, I thought that Prince Su would be sent to prison directly, but the emperor... is very calm, so calm."

Mu Qingyan was silent.

Since he learned about Zhu Han, he also learned about the past years.Knowing that he has a deep brotherly relationship with Prince Duanmin, every year on the anniversary of Prince Duanmin's death, the emperor has to be alone to sacrifice.The two were siblings, and Crown Prince Duan Min had been established as the crown prince early. At that time, the emperor was young, and there was no conflict of interest between them. The death of Prince Duan Min left a great impact on the emperor, and he would never forget it for decades.

Now that the same poison reappeared and killed the emperor's son, how could the emperor not be furious?

After hesitating for a while, Mu Qingyan asked in a low voice: "I don't know, how is the emperor's condition?"

Wen Mingyu glanced at him: "I didn't look directly at Tianyan, there was a veil blocking it, but judging from the emperor's voice, it didn't look like he was dying. However, this time is different, and the imperial doctor has already been punished."

Although the dignitaries in the palace are noble, they are very strict with the imperial doctor who treats the disease, especially during the treatment, they usually don't kill the imperial doctor because of anger.However, once you get angry and attack the imperial doctor, it means that the matter is serious, the imperial doctor may be unable to recover, and the patient loses his mind in anxiety.

It seems that this case should not be careless, otherwise the emperor's mood will change, who knows who will die.