Chapter 422 Fried glutinous rice **** (4)
"Maybe it's the medicine, and the effect of the medicine has passed when I came here?" Wen Mingtang thought for a while, and said, "If the timing is just right, it may not be impossible."
Although it is trying to make public excuses for Yasukuni, it is not unreasonable.
They thought of this reason as early as the beginning. Liu Yuan looked at Wen Mingtang and shook his head: "According to what the Duke said, he hasn't touched any entrance since he entered the palace," he said, paused, and then said, "The only thing that needs to be entered is The thing... is the tea and snacks sent by Master Wen, but the tea and snacks have not yet had time to eat."
Wen Mingtang glanced at Lin Fei who was silent at the side, thought for a while, and said, "Could it not be the entrance, but something like the smoke that he smelled? After the other party finished the smoke, he disposed of it? "
Liu Yuan glanced at Lin Fei who was at the side, shook his head and said, "Tea and snacks have not been served in the palace yet, the Duke obviously just entered the palace. According to the Duke himself, from the moment he entered the palace to the time when Master Wen came over, everything was nothing The effort of a cup of tea. If there is such a thing, not to mention how difficult it is to clean it up within the time of a cup of tea, it is true... Then the hall opened all the doors and windows after the mist smoked, so that the mist After the smoke clears, it is impossible to make it so clean within the time of a cup of tea. What's more, according to what Master Wen said, when she came, the doors and windows in the hall were closed."
So, the theory of being smoked does not make sense.
Wen Mingtang fell silent when he heard this, and subconsciously raised his head to look at Lin Fei who had never spoken: "Lin Shaoqing, this..."
Lin Fei was lowering his eyelids at this time, covering the emotions in his eyes.
After a long pause, Lin Fei heard Lin Fei say: "Grandfather, did he enter the palace with Master Chang today to meet the saint?"
Liu Yuan on the side responded, and said: "It was called by His Majesty. Because His Majesty has a memorial that has not been reviewed, he made them wait for half an hour."
Hearing this, Wen Mingtang subconsciously looked in Lin Fei's direction, but saw that Lin Fei was also looking up at her at this moment, and the two of them stared at each other for a while: If what the queen said is true, half an hour will be the time. His Majesty specially reserved it for her meeting with her grandfather.
However, not only His Majesty and the Empress are involved in the matter of entering the palace today, but also a group of people from Concubine Jing's place.
So, which of the two sides will be responsible for this matter? Or was there someone from the other party hiding in the dark who made a move? Of course, the premise of these assumptions is... if the grandfather is indeed not the murderer in this case.
"Lord Li and others went out of the city the day before, and they didn't come back until I entered the palace." After a long silence, Lin Fei spoke, and he said, "Before I entered the palace, someone came to my house to ask if there was any news about these people. .”
What a coincidence, everything is a coincidence! Although it is possible that he did not return from the city because he was delayed due to an emergency, but... as it is now, he did not return from the city, and it happened that his grandfather entered the palace with him and had an accident...
Not to mention Lin Fei and Liu Yuan, who have handled many cases, even Wen Mingtang felt a bad feeling.
"Lord Li and the others left the city the day before yesterday, and they originally agreed to return on the same day. Since they did not return that day, Chang Shi came to look for my grandfather yesterday. About this point, I asked the people in Chang's mansion and the servants of Duke Jing's mansion. Then we can find out." Lin Fei knew that there were some things that he couldn't hide, so if he said it openly, it would not take detours in terms of investigating the case.
"Grandfather and I are not in the same mansion. We don't know what they said, but the conversation between the two is not pleasant. When Mr. Chang left, he kicked the stone lion in front of the mansion angrily. Earlier, I heard that the steward was looking for someone to repair the stone lion." Lin Fei said.
As soon as these words came out, Liu Yuan and Wen Mingtang were stunned, and Wen Mingtang said in surprise: "Then Mr. Chang doesn't look like a strong man who can kick a stone lion to pieces!"
Lin Fei explained: "The stone lion in front of the mansion was already shattered, and Mr. Chang's kick just kicked out the broken stone."
So it was so, Liu Yuan suddenly realized.
Before he could react, Lin Fei continued without him asking, "The stone lion in front of the mansion was there when the mansion was opened, and many cracks in the stone were broken. The thief, the thief is strong in stature and powerful in skill, when he left, he stepped on the stone lion to run, and his foot made the stone gap widen, and with a little force, he was able to pull the broken stone away."
It may sound like trivial matters, but Shang Feng, who had to avoid suspicion this time, spoke in an extremely detailed manner.
Liu Yuan was a little confused, but continued to listen to Lin Fei with Wen Mingtang who was beside him: "So, afterward, Mr. Chang will be able to kick the stone lion with one kick. Someone needs to repair it."
Liu Yuan let out an "oh", looked at Lin Fei, and continued to listen carefully, with that posture, he almost took notes with him.
Wen Mingtang on the side heard this, thoughtful.
Liu Yuan nodded again, and wrote it down seriously.
Lin Fei thought for a while, and then said: "When did they enter and leave the palace gate? Do the guards at the palace gate still have any impression?"
Liu Yuan nodded and said: "Today, the two guards in front of the palace gate said that the two of them entered the palace gate of the imperial city at the same time, and then the palace servants who were waiting at the side led the two of them into the Qianyuan Hall. , when they entered the Qianyuan Hall, it was about a quarter of the hour, and the harem people went down to do things. There are many people who can testify to this, and the time when the palace people returned was just past the quarter of the hour." Liu Yuan said, his eyes turned again Wen Mingtang said, "Master Wen came over in the middle of the hour. People in the Queen's Palace can also prove this. The time is right. The matter between Lord Yasukuni and Lord Chang happened within the time that was less than that moment."
Hearing this, Lin Fei looked at the two palace gate guards standing outside the Qianyuan Hall and the same palace guide, and said, "Are these the witnesses?"
Liu Yuan said "Yes", looked up, and saw Lin Fei looking towards him. Seeing him looking up, Lin Fei frowned, and asked, "Only a few witnesses?"
The two guards and the palace guide are here! Liu Yuan was a little puzzled.
When he was in doubt, he heard Wen Mingtang say: "Is there no other witness? The clothes of the palace maids, palace servants and guards in the palace are all in the style of the internal affairs yamen, so it is not easy to distinguish. But the Duke of Jingguo and Mr. Chang are two officials. It didn’t take long for the robe to enter the palace, but anyone who has seen the two of them must have an impression.” Wen Mingtang paused for a moment, looked outside, and said to Liu Yuan, “Sishi, at this time, is exactly the time of the palace. , When the palace servants are busy, they come and go, and there will always be encounters, so it would be safer to find a few more witnesses."
Actually, like Liu Yuan, Wen Mingtang also didn't understand Lin Feidao's meaning. Because he wanted to avoid suspicion, he couldn't open his mouth to give orders like a normal case, or intervene in the investigation by himself. If he, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, taught Liu Yuan to handle the case, and Liu Yuan did as he said, even the officials of Dali Temple would have to follow along to avoid suspicion. At that time, only Zhang Rang would be in charge of the case.
Lin Fei obviously didn't want such a situation to happen, because many guards were here at this time, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Lin Fei could only use the opportunity of "confession" to guide Liu Yuan, but Liu Yuan couldn't think about it. Before he could react, Wen Mingtang understood what he meant.
Lin Fei glanced at the girl next to him, his eyes softened.
Wen Mingtang may not be more talented than Liu Yuan, but after staying in the palace for so many years, she understands some trivial matters in the palace. Although she doesn't know what Lin Fei is thinking, you can see the meaning in his words , seemed to care a lot about time and witnesses, so he reminded Liu Yuan for him.
She has no relatives with Duke Yasukuni, and even because of Wen Xuance's relationship, there is no need to avoid suspicion.
Liu Yuan was stunned, nodded, and was about to go to do it, but saw not far away, two imperial doctors from the imperial medical office stopped in front of the hall, looked here, seemed a little hesitant to come over, but did not wait for Liu Yuan Yuan passed, and the two imperial doctors left again.
Liu Yuan originally wanted to catch up and ask, but because the two imperial physicians were walking fast, there was another palace maid leading the way ahead, and it seemed that they were going to the palace of Concubine Jing, Liu Yuan took two steps, so he did not continue to pursue go up.
If the business of Concubine Jing is delayed, I don’t know what this Concubine Jing will do with her kindness to Her Majesty! At this time, it's better not to make extravagant problems, lest Concubine Jing get in again.
After listening to Lin Fei's reminder, Liu Yuan went down to find witnesses from the palace servants, maidservants and others in the palace.
After Liu Yuan left, Wen Mingtang looked at Lin Fei who was frowning, thought for a while, and said, "The palace servants and people in the palace are all under the control of the internal affairs yamen. It is obviously possible for Concubine Jing to do what happened today." The one who intervened, if it was really done by Concubine Jing, Liu Yuan asked like this...the internal affairs office probably won't cooperate, and won't let him ask at all."
Lin Fei nodded and said: "I know this, but the guards in front of the temple were transferred away because of the time, and there is no way for the guards to find witnesses."
Wen Mingtang thought for a while, and said: "If you want to determine the time when they enter the palace, you might as well ask the palace man in charge of the flowers and plants on the main road of the imperial city. When the Duke and the others enter the palace, they should water the flowers and plants there."
Lin Fei looked at her, and said, "Sure enough, you should know more about the affairs in the palace."
Wen Mingtang wanted to laugh but couldn't help sighing after hearing this: Unexpectedly, after staying in the palace for so many years, there is still such a useful time!
Sighed, seeing that the guards were a few steps away from them and no one was looking at her and Lin Fei, Wen Mingtang lowered his voice and said to Lin Fei: "Perhaps Concubine Jing is pregnant."
Lin Fei was shocked when he heard this sentence, and instinctively raised his head to look at her.
It has been a full year since the death of the first emperor, and Concubine Jing is pregnant at this time?
"Zhao Sishan said that when she was scolded for training in the past, she added something to the evening food she made that was suspected to be unclean. She smelled a bit like birth-preserving medicine." Wen Mingtang rubbed his nose, the cook's Most of them have sharper noses than other people. In the palace, anti-abortion drugs and abortion drugs are the most commonly used methods, and they are most sensitive to the smell of these drugs.
Just now Lin Fei regained his composure and reacted a bit, when the girl's next sentence shocked him again, "The confidant who was suddenly promoted beside Concubine Jing, the one who poisoned me in the palace, also has the anti-fetal medicine on her body. I don’t know if I’m pregnant too.”
(end of this chapter)