Chapter 277 Purpose (One more)
Princess Sheng'an sat with the queen for a while, and then she was told that someone had died in the palace.
The queen stood up abruptly, "Who?"
The servant reported, "It was Zhao Laoer and Zhao Fei and his son who were killed."
The queen turned her head to look at Princess Sheng'an upon hearing this.
Princess Sheng'an nodded to her, "Let's go, I'll accompany you to take a look. This old man Zhao and Zhao Fei have been detained in the palace for a few days, and nothing happened sooner or later, but something happened today. Let's see what's going on?"
The empress understood after hearing this, the reason why Princess Sheng An came to the palace today was to wait for this matter.
The emperor heard that Mr. Zhao and Zhao Fei were dead. Not long after he died, his eyes went dark. King Ruian entered the palace and said that Zhao Fei would be interrogated. In just a moment, Mr. Zhao, Mr. Zhao Fei and his son died. What does this mean? It shows that he, the emperor, has eyeliner around him.
He glared at Eunuch Yu angrily, "Yu An, what's going on? Is it you?"
Eunuch Yu fell to his knees with a "plop", "Your Majesty, the heart of this old slave towards you is a lesson from heaven and earth. If you don't believe in this old slave, this old slave can only prove his will through death."
The emperor stared at him, "Then tell me, what's going on?"
Eunuch Yu shook his head, "The old slave doesn't know either. When the old slave left, he heard a scream from inside. The old slave rushed in with someone to take a look, and saw that the father and son both fell on the ground. There was no injury on their bodies, but the man had passed away, and the body was still warm."
He said with a pale face: "The old slave has arranged for people to seal that place, now I can only invite you to do an autopsy to thoroughly investigate the cause."
He was about to cry, "The old slave dares to assure His Majesty that the old slave really sent his most trusted servants to take care of him. Nothing happened for so many days. Who knows why something happened today by such a coincidence."
The emperor turned to look at King Ryan.
King Rui'an's face remained unchanged, obviously he had expected it long ago, he bowed his hands to the emperor, "Your Majesty, I will go and have a look."
The emperor said with a sullen face, "I will go with you."
So, the two went together to where Zhao Laoer and Zhao Fei and his son were detained.
When the two arrived, they saw the empress and the eldest princess Sheng An walking far away. The emperor stopped, frowned, and asked Eunuch Yu, "Why did the eldest princess enter the palace?"
King Ruian spoke up at this time, "Your Majesty, the Eldest Princess and I met at the gate of the palace and entered the palace together. The Eldest Princess also came to see Your Majesty. She saw that I had something important to report, and she said she was not in a hurry, so I asked him to come to see you first, and she herself went to talk to the Empress."
The emperor nodded, waiting for the queen and his party to approach.
The queen hadn't seen the emperor for many days. When she saw the emperor for a few days, she seemed to have a lot of gray hair, and her whole body was not as radiant as before, rather gloomy.
"For Brother Gu's business, it's nothing serious." Princess Sheng'an waved her hand, "I just sat in the Queen's Palace for a while, and then I heard that something happened in the palace. I thought about how many years no one was killed in the palace, so come and have a look."
Princess Sheng'an mentioned how many years on purpose, the emperor thought about it, it really is, he wanted to criticize the Queen's thoughts, and suddenly stopped.
The empress is grateful. She is in charge of the sixth palace, but she can't get her hands in everywhere, such as His Majesty's imperial study, the meeting hall and other places, such as the bedroom of the concubines. But if something happens in the palace, she, the empress, will be the first to be held accountable.
Don't think she was sent by His Majesty to guard her, but if something happened, His Majesty's temperament would definitely hold her accountable. She is not afraid of being held accountable, but she is afraid that there will be too many criticisms and the prince will be implicated, especially now that the court situation is so chaotic.
Princess Sheng'an is here today for her, and also for the prince. It can be seen that the Duke Huguo's mansion is now completely on the side of the prince. It is much better than the past when only caring about one person and leaning towards the East Palace, without the Duke Protector's House intervening.
It's really not easy for her for so many years.
The emperor said: "I just found out, let's go in and have a look together!"
A group of people entered the courtyard where Zhao Laoer and Zhao Fei were being held. Sure enough, as Yu Gonggong said, Zhao Laoer and Zhao Fei had no injuries on their bodies. They seemed to be asleep, but they were dead, and their bodies were still warm.
"Poisoning?" asked the emperor.
The imperial physician and Wu Zuo also came at this time. After Qiqi looked at it, the imperial physician shook his head, "It doesn't look like poisoning."
Wu Zuo also said: "It's not like being poisoned, but the whole body is not injured, it's really strange."
The imperial physician and Wu Zuo came to several people, but they couldn't see the reason. King Rui'an said: "Your Majesty, can you allow me to take these two people out of the palace, and ask Miss Su Qi to check it out. Miss Su Qi is good at medicine, maybe she can see the reason."
The emperor nodded upon hearing this, "Alright!"
King Ruian waved his hand and ordered people to move him away. After thinking for a while, he said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, it is impossible for a person to die for no reason. This palace needs to be investigated. Since the palace is full of women, it would be really inconvenient for me to investigate."
He suggested, "It just so happens that the Eldest Princess is entering the palace today, why not trouble the Eldest Princess to check the palace? After all, this case is very important, and your majesty is busy with court affairs, so you can't come to investigate in person."
The emperor wants to say that even if the court affairs are busy, I can check it myself, and the palace cannot let Princess Sheng'an come to check it, otherwise let her reach out, she is such a powerful woman, wouldn't she check his palace to the bottom, what secrets will there be in the future? Will he still be able to sleep in peace in the future?
But before he could open his mouth, the queen pleaded: "Yes, Your Majesty, there have been accidents in this palace recently, and the concubines also think that it is most appropriate for the eldest aunt to investigate. The eldest aunt is a trustworthy person. There were several big cases in the former emperor's palace, and it was the eldest aunt who investigated them."
The implication is that the previous emperors trusted the eldest princess, why can't you believe it?
The emperor choked, looked at Princess Sheng'an, and suddenly found that Princess Sheng'an's hair was all white, and standing here now, she was just a very old woman.
The emperor was in a trance for a moment. He only remembered that when he ascended the throne, Princess Sheng'an was so strong to help him ascend the throne smoothly, but he forgot that after so many years, she was also getting old.
The emperor's tense breath was suddenly relieved, and he finally nodded, "Since the prince and the empress have said so, I have no objection, this case happened in the palace, I will trouble my eldest aunt! Naturally, I can trust my eldest aunt."
The main purpose of Princess Sheng'an entering the palace today is for this, and it is most appropriate for her to take over the investigation of the palace. She nodded, and readily agreed, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I'll check it out, even ghosts and monsters can't hide it."
(end of this chapter)