Chapter 129 Notice
As early as when the incident happened, Su Qingqing said to retreat three steps.
As long as the assassination case cannot be concluded, the second prince will be eager to think of various other ways to bring down Rong Que.
The more he does, the angrier the emperor will be when he realizes that he is being used as a gun.
Imperial study.
When the Chief Eunuch returned, the Commander of the Imperial Guards and the Minister of Justice had already left. The Chief Eunuch had no idea how the Emperor dealt with the Commander of the Imperial Guards, but the Emperor had been sitting in his chair waiting for him to come back, which showed that he was worried about the Prince's Mansion.
Seeing that the person had returned, the emperor leaned forward and picked up the hot tea at hand, "How is it?"
"It was the commander who failed to find anyone during the first search and provoked His Highness with a few words. The maidservant in front of the Crown Princess could not swallow this anger and whipped the commander.
At that time, in front of so many people from the Imperial Guards and the servants of the Crown Prince's Mansion, the commander-in-chief couldn't afford to lose face."
No matter how you listen to the eunuch's words, it seems like he is trying to excuse the commander of the imperial guards. However, when the emperor heard them, he knew clearly that the commander of the imperial guards had not given the prince any face in front of all the imperial guards and the prince's mansion.
Otherwise, how could she have angered a little maid and whipped him.
The emperor put down the teacup in his hand with a sullen face.
"I just asked him to search!"
He can investigate and deal with his son, it is not the turn of these people to boss him around.
The eunuch chief said, "Your Majesty also knows that the maidservant in front of the queen had been following the queen in Zhao State and had been used to being unruly. The commander was just following orders, so it was inevitable that he got angry at the time. He didn't intend to attack the queen. It must be that when he attacked, the queen was trying to protect her maidservant, so the commander missed his move."
Regardless of whether it is directed at the Crown Princess or not, anyone who wants to teach the Crown Princess a lesson in front of her is already extremely disrespectful.
Besides, no one was found tonight.
The eunuch chief looked at the emperor's face and said, "When I went there, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was very angry and drove out all the servants in the mansion, except for a few he usually employed and the ones that the Crown Princess brought from Zhao State. He drove out all the rest without leaving a single one.
Now those people are still gathered in front of the Prince's Mansion."
The emperor heard this from the commander of the imperial guards, and frowned, saying, "This is simply nonsense."
The eunuch chief said, "I have tried to persuade him, but His Highness seems determined. He said that these people were not loyal to him and since he would cause trouble if they were kept, it would be better to send them all away.
Anyway, he doesn’t need anyone to serve him now, but many of these were sent by the palace at that time, how can this be…”
At this point, before the eunuch chief steward finished speaking, something suddenly flashed through the emperor's mind. He interrupted the eunuch chief steward and asked, "How did Gao Xinyang go to the prince's mansion?"
The eunuch was stunned, as if he didn't understand what the emperor meant. He paused for a moment before saying, "Gao Xinyang seemed to be a member of the Imperial Guard or the Patrol Battalion. At that time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was opening a palace and you rewarded him to go and show His Royal Highness the house."
The emperor stared at the eunuch chief and asked, "Is it a reward from me?"
The chief eunuch nodded firmly.
emperor:?
Am I already suffering from dementia to this extent?
How come I don't have any impression of it at all!
At that time, Rong Que was opening the Prince's Mansion outside, and many people sent people there . The Queen Mother sent one, the Duke of Zhenguo sent one, and even the second prince, the third prince, and the fourth prince all sent one, but he didn't.
He remembered it clearly that at that time he only gave Rong Que a piece of calligraphy.
Rong Que framed the calligraphy and hung it in the study.
The reason why the emperor remembered clearly that he did not send anyone over was because Rong Que knelt before him and begged him to send someone over.
So many forces had placed their people in the Prince's Mansion. Rong Que was very scared at the time and wanted the Emperor to send someone over to help him keep things under control. But he just wanted to train Rong Que at the time and wanted him to be a balancing chess piece in this ups and downs of the court, so of course he would not send anyone over.
Now, the Chief Eunuch is certain that it was he who sent Gao Xinyang?
The emperor glared at the eunuch chief and said, "Old man, I am not confused yet but you are. It was not sent by me, go check it out!"
The eunuch chief hurriedly went to check, and returned a moment later, saying guiltily: "Gao Xinyang was selected by the Empress Dowager, and was transferred from the Imperial Guards."
Queen Mother?
Imperial Guards?
Suspicion suddenly welled up in the emperor's heart.
Before, when Gao Xinyang was arrested, the emperor was almost certain that Rong Que was the mastermind behind the incident and was just waiting for conclusive evidence.
But as the case was investigated, people began to impeach Rong Que.
There are all kinds of charges, but there is no solid evidence of murder.
The emperor twisted his fingers in doubt.
These impeachments broke out almost all at once on the second day after the assassination. These people knew so much about Rong Que's crimes, so why didn't they impeach him before?
Some of them are even old accounts.
Why impeachment at this time?
"What was the prince doing before the imperial guards went to search today?" The emperor asked after a long silence.
The eunuch lowered his head and said, "When I went there, I saw eight or nine wine jars scattered in the main courtyard. There was a lamb leg on the grill in the courtyard, and the fire for roasting had gone out."
Seven or eight wine jars?
Rong Que has never been a heavy drinker.
Now, imprisoned, he drank so much alcohol in one night?
Even if you were drinking with others, this amount of wine was a bit too much, not to mention...
If he was drinking, and the commander of the imperial guards suddenly rushed in to search him, he would not have time to react and hide. Given the commander of the imperial guards' personality, he would not give up until he found the person, and he would definitely not give Rong Que a chance to act.
Unfortunately, nothing was found.
Now, the Minister of Justice has taken the person who leaked the information tonight away for interrogation.
The more the emperor thought about today's events, the more he felt something was wrong. The person who reported the news was just the guy who took care of horse grass in the Prince's Mansion. How could he know about Su Yunhe's existence?
Even if the prince secretly hid Su Yunhe, this was definitely top secret. The prince had his own secret guards and his own capable servants. Could it be that he couldn't even hide one person and was discovered by someone who managed horse grass?
Also, even if the prince wanted to hide Su Yunhe, why didn't he hide him in the manor? Wouldn't that be more secretive?
There was a commotion tonight. The commander of the imperial guards beat up the Crown Princess and happened to run into the Minister of Justice who came to investigate the assassination case.
What if the Minister of Justice didn’t go?
At that time, the commander of the imperial guards controlled the Prince's Palace. What would he do if the Minister of Justice did not go?
The emperor couldn't help but shudder.
I vaguely felt that something was wrong with this matter inside and out.
But unfortunately, the Second Prince went to rescue him so resolutely and in such a dangerous situation, he was unwilling to doubt the Second Prince's intentions.
