Chapter 440: misfortune
Chapter 440 Change
Ji Xiu's fist trembling.
Sure enough!
"Your Majesty, if you want to distinguish between the truth and falsehood of Concubine Sun's words, it is not difficult." An official said, considering the words of Concubine Sun. "Just bring the maid mentioned in the words of Concubine Sun and tell the public the location of the night. By the hour, everything will be clear."
After the accident, Concubine Sun has been kept in solitary confinement for interrogation, so there is no need to worry about the possibility of ventilating with the maid in advance.
It stands to reason—Ji Xiu’s expression keeps changing. Now he only feels that everything in front of him is indescribably weird. He is thinking about who Zhan Yunzhu is doing this time...
Is Xia Tingzhen?
Xia Tingzhen convinced Taifei Sun?
But, how did this old fox do this under the emperor’s eyelids?
Ji Xiu's thoughts were mixed and confused, until the maid was brought up, and the confession uttered in panic was almost exactly the same as that of Sun Taifei.
Ji Xiu stared at the maid: "...Your master and servant must have agreed in advance how to slander the officer!"
"Master Ji is worrying a lot." Han Yan said with a blank expression: "Tales of Concubine Sun was interrogated by the subordinates in person. During this period, let alone a personal maid, she has never seen a fly from outside. Any opportunity can be agreed with anyone."
Hearing this sentence, Ji Xiu felt chills from the deepest part of his heart.
Sun Taifei never met anyone?
Have never seen Xia Tingzhen?
Who persuaded her, and who made a confession for her and the maid? !
Thinking of a possibility, Ji Xiu looked at the emperor sitting there, and said in a condensed voice: "Your Majesty, Sun Taifei has enough motivation to slander Yu Chen in order to protect King Xiang, so this letter can be easily imitated, and There is no confession that can be proved by physical evidence... I am afraid it is not enough to convict the minister! And the minister has not done anything, it is impossible to admit it!"
Emperor Qingming looked at him noncommittal.
These alone are indeed not enough to be convicted immediately.
so--
"Han Yan."
"The minister is here."
"Immediately lead someone to carefully search Ji Shangshu's residence, and no corners should be missed."
Han Yan immediately responded.
Qingming Emperor said to Ji Xiu: "If this matter is really not the work of Ji Shangshu, I will never have wronged Ji Shangshu - and someone went to search, but also to verify this."
Ji Xiu's face was tense: "The minister understands."
Since Taifei Sun identified him, Jishiwei went to search his residence, but only followed the rules.
But judging from the situation today, maybe something that does not belong to him will be found...!
Faced with this unknown situation, Ji Xiu was impatient and anxious.
Jishiwei quickly rushed to Ji Xiu's residence in the palace.
"Officials, this is the residence of my elder Ji Shangshu...I don't know what is going on with you?" The servant in charge saw that the guard with a knife at the waist of the group was coming aggressively, and asked confusedly.
Aren’t these people coming to the wrong place?
An officer next to Han Yan said, “Ji Shangshu is suspected of murdering the queen mother. I’m waiting for your majesty’s order to come and search!”
"Plan... to murder the Queen Mother?!" The servant said aloud: "This is absolutely impossible!"
The group of people didn't pay attention to him, and immediately rushed to search everywhere.
Standing on the corridor and dressed as a servant, Ji Wanyou looked at these people, her eyes shaking.
Murder the Queen Mother...
Such a crime is enough to make her Ji family irresistible!
"How can it involve the master..."
"Didn’t you hear that the murderer was Taifei Sun?"
"Where is the master now..."
"What shall we do?"
Listening to the flustered voices of the servants in her ears, Ji Wanyou's face turned pale, and scene after scene flashed in her mind of scenes by the lotus pond this morning, those beautiful scenes that should have called her joy and sweetness...
Jishiwei searched everywhere, and Han Yan's solemn voice sounded from time to time: "Don't let go of any corner! Don't miss any suspicious things!"
Suspicious things?
Ji Wanyou looked pale and blankly toward the bedroom with the door open.
Han Yan walked in personally.
The servant in charge also hurried in, and said nervously: "There must be some misunderstanding in this, my adults will never do such a thing..."
Han Yan turned a deaf ear to this, only led his subordinates to carefully search every place, with an air of business affairs.
A moment later, a security guard found an unremoved sachet on an indigo-blue robe hung on the screen.
The security guard put the sachet in his nose and sniffed, and said, "My lord, there seems to be a herbal smell in it."
"Herbs?" Han Yan's eyes flashed, and said: "Bring it on."
"Yes."
Jishiwei's search methods have always been meticulous, and he carefully inspected the entire yard inside and out. Even the slight looseness of the floor tiles in the courtyard was opened to see, it was almost three feet away.
After searching for more than half an hour, the security guards who were in charge of searching everywhere returned to the courtyard one after another.
"My lord, search it all!"
Han Yan nodded: "Follow me back to your Majesty."
Watching a group of guards leave the courtyard, Ji Wan Youqiang started to walk on her own and followed her trembling calf quickly.
She is going to find her father!
She wants to see it with her own eyes!
"Girl..." The servant in charge yelled in a low voice, and sighed and hurriedly followed after seeing the girl without looking back.
Han Yan and his party quickly returned to the chamber with a suspicious object.
Excluded one by one in public, and the final focus was on the sachet.
"This sachet, is Ji Shangshu's object?" Emperor Qingming asked conclusively.
Ji Xiu's tone did not hesitate: "Return to your Majesty, this is indeed the matter of the minister."
This was made by his daughter personally for him. It was just given to him this morning. It is said that it contained something to calm the nerves and ward off evil spirits. He carried it on his body for a whole day. Change of regular service.
Hearing his confession, Emperor Qingming nodded slightly.
Just admit it.
Since has admitted, then everything that follows is destined to have no more room for return.
He can be regarded as a reasonable explanation to the people of the world and the king of Yan.
"It is said that the imperial physician Zheng came to inspect this sachet." Qingming Emperor ordered.
Li Ji responded and arranged immediately.
Doctor Zheng rushed over quickly.
Under everyone's gaze, the contents of the sachet were all poured into the tray. Grand Doctor Zheng held the silver tweezers and carefully checked and distinguished.
Finely crushed cinnabar, dried wormwood, rhino horn slices...
There is one more...fragrant pill?
Emperor Zheng picked up the brown "fragrant pill" with the tweezers in his hand, and took a closer look in front of his eyes.
At this time, Taifei Sun, who was kneeling on the side, suddenly said: "The emperor, this is the poison!... That is the thing that Riji Shangshu handed over to Cuizhu!"
Ji Xiu suddenly panicked when he heard the words, and hurriedly said: "It's ridiculous! If it is really the poison, so ironclad, why don't I destroy it as soon as possible, so why should I put it in a personal sachet? Far-fetched!"
Sun Taifei sneered and said: "Destroy? I saw that pear soup was sprinkled on the blanket last night, and within two quarters of an hour, the blanket changed color... I think you know very well that this poison is extremely toxic, that's it. Dissolve in water and pour it on the soil, it will leave a strange phenomenon. There are traces of how to do it... But the empress dowager just happened last night, at such a juncture, of course you dare not easily destroy it in this palace. !"
In this case, hiding in a sachet full of herbs next to your body, it couldn’t be more reasonable!
"...I know what a fart!" Ji Xiu was so angry that he couldn't help but say: "Why is this poison in this sachet is still unknown!"
This fierce conversation made the Grand Physician Zheng couldn’t help but slurp his tongue—you could tell it was poison at a glance. How come these people are so capable?
He hasn't spoken yet.
"Everyone, this is not a poison..." Grand Physician Zheng smashed the incense pill between his fingers and said, "It's just sandalwood incense pill."
"...?" Taifei Sun, who was arguing with Ji Xiu, looked stagnant. Why was it different from what she had said before?
"Fragrant pills?" Emperor Qingming squinted his eyes, "Can the emperor see it clearly?"
"My Majesty, the minister will never read it wrong, and the thing is not difficult to identify." During the conversation, Grand Physician Zheng put the crushed incense pill into the small silver cup on the side, and took a candle from the candlestick on the side. , Ignite the incense pill.
Soon, there will be a light sandalwood fragrance diffused.
Several officials nodded slightly.
"This is indeed sandalwood..."
"Well... this smells good, the fragrance is quite good..."
"It smells like a home made by the incense..."
"When it comes to sandalwood, you have to count Yu Fu Ge."
——Is it still being reviewed here?
It's a Douxiang meeting!
The uncontrollable situation reappeared in front of him. Emperor Qingming was very irritable, enduring his anger, and looking in the direction of Zhan Yunzhu without a trace.
This broom star can't handle even this little thing, and dare to promise him that he will be foolproof?
It seems that it is just a trash that can't do anything with just one mouth!
Perceiving the emperor’s sight, he is always calm and rational in front of people, as if he is a cloud of bamboo. At this moment, there is a hint of panic in his eyes.
Recently, the emperor seems to have a deep prejudice against him. This incident is equivalent to his only chance to stand up...
For this, he even had to choose to use the entire Ji family as a bargaining chip!
And even if there is no such thing, based on the importance of this matter alone, if he does it, the consequences will undoubtedly be unimaginable...
But the pill was clearly put in by himself. Why did it turn into a fragrant pill? !
Who did it from it!
Looking at the silver cup that was still braving a faint green smoke, Zhan Yunzhu’s palms were filled with cold sweat.
Xia Tingzhen, who was sitting at the head of Wenchen, still couldn't see the slightest color on her face.
"The emperor...that's him..." Taifei Sun came back to her senses, still saying: "It is true that Ji Xiu instigated me to poison the empress dowager, that letter..."
"Your Majesty, Minister, you are innocent!" Ji Xiu's voice was determined to interrupt Sun Taifei, and he looked at each other with Qing Mingdi, his red eyes filled with perseverance.
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