After Giving Way To My Husband’s Sweetheart

Chapter 161 Stop

The servants around Superintendent Huang were tightly locked in an abandoned side hall. The deputy opened the door of the hall. When they saw Sima Chao, they immediately knelt down and begged for mercy, shouting that they were wronged.

Sima Chao ordered people to bring out a group of people. According to people around the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother had been shouting about what she heard before she was poisoned. So Sima Chao handed over the rest of the people to the deputy envoy for interrogation. He personally questioned the three people. A female concubine interrogates.

Of these three concubines, two were rewarded by the late emperor to Huang Dajian, and the other one was purchased from outside.

But until sunset, Sima Chao didn't find any clues, so he had to order people to take a few people down and keep them under guard for the time being.

After struggling for a day and night, Sima Chao leaned back on his chair tiredly, raised his hand to pinch his eyebrows, and thought carefully about the ins and outs of the entire case.

At this time, the manager of the palace came in, nodded to Sima Chao and said: "Young General, the adopted son of Inspector Huang is here. He said that he wanted to transport the coffin of Inspector Huang back to his hometown for a peaceful burial. You see, since he has already gone, Please show your respect, Major General."

Since the person is dead, even holding him captive is of no use. Sima Chao waved his hand and said, "Just give Huang's coffin to his adopted son."

The manager agreed and tried to please Sima Chao a few more times. Seeing Sima Chao's indifferent attitude, he wisely withdrew.

Not long after the man in charge left, Sima Rui came in with two deputy envoys of the Imperial Guard. Sima Chao raised his eyes and asked, "How is it? Did you find any clues among those people?"

Sima Rui replied: "Not yet."

According to their years of experience in investigating cases, some suspects can be judged without careful examination at all. After hearing Sima Rui's words, Sima Chao not only showed disappointment.

Sima Rui saw what Sima Chao was thinking. He stepped forward and said, "These thieves are full of tricks and the results cannot be found out in a short time. Cousin, don't be anxious."

Sima Chao waved his hand and dismissed the other deputy envoys, and only said to Sima Rui: "Why do I feel that we are being played by thieves all the time? I feel so uneasy."

"These thieves are really cunning." Sima Rui couldn't help but get angry when he heard Sima Chao complain, and Xu Xu said: "If we hadn't fallen into the trap of luring the tiger away from the mountain, how could they have succeeded so easily? Cousin, don't worry, this The main culprit of the thief is definitely still hiding in the palace, and given time, the brothers will definitely be able to interrogate him."

"No!" Before Sima Rui could finish speaking, Sima Chao stood up suddenly and said sternly: "Quickly stop the adopted son of Superintendent Huang."

Sima Rui couldn't help being surprised and asked in confusion: "Cousin, what's wrong with you?"

Sima Chao asked: "Where is the body of Inspector Huang?"

“When I came over just now, I saw that Huang’s coffin had been taken away by his adopted son.” Sima Rui asked in surprise: “Cousin, is there anything wrong?”

Sima Chao didn't have time to explain. He strode out of the room and replied hurriedly: "It's too late to elaborate. Please order someone to stop the man named Huang."

With that said, Sima Chao led Sima Rui and others and chased him out. When they arrived at the gate of the palace, Sima Chao hurriedly asked the guard: "In which direction did you see the adopted son of Superintendent Huang carrying the coffin?"

Seeing Sima Chao's anxious expression, the gatekeeper quickly pointed in a direction and replied: "I've been gone for a quarter of an hour."

Hearing this, Sima Chao, without saying a word, led a group of people and quickly pursued them in the direction pointed by the gatekeeper.

 Fortunately, the man hadn't gone far yet. When he caught up with him, Sima Chao ordered his Jinyi guards to surround the chariot, horse and others. Huang Daejian's adopted son's name was Huang Ying. When he saw this, he hurriedly stepped forward and argued with Sima Chao: "Young General, my adopted father was a close confidant of the late emperor. Now that she has unfortunately died of illness, why did the young general stop my adopted father's carriage, horse and coffin?" "

Sima Chao didn't say much to her. He just ordered his men: "Go and open the coffin and let me search it carefully."

Hearing this, Huang Ying hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, shouting: "Young General, you are showing great disrespect to the deceased. You, you are not doing this properly."

Three or two Jin Yiwei stepped forward to stop Huang Ying, and shouted: "Stop talking, it will delay our Jin Yiwei's handling of the case. Even ten lives are not enough for you."

As he said that, several other guards in golden clothes came forward, pried open the coffin in twos and twos, searched it carefully, and then replied to Sima Chao: "General, there is no hidden compartment inside, and no one is hidden inside. .”

Seeing this, Huang Ying became even more reasonable. She broke away from her shackles and shouted loudly: "My adoptive father is a popular person around the late emperor. He has served the late emperor all his life. Even the new emperor has to call him "Shuida". You guys If you are rude again, I will report it to Your Majesty. My foster father dedicated his whole life for the royal family, but you let him have no peace after his death. If Your Majesty blames me, you can't afford it even if you are a royal guard."

No matter how Huang Ying called, Sima Chao just turned a deaf ear. He pointed to another carriage and horses brought by Huang Ying and ordered to his men: "Go and have a look in the carriage."

Huang Ying was startled and shouted: "Those are my female relatives, you, you are too rude."

Two guards in royal robes stepped forward and opened the car door, only to see an old woman and two little girls inside. When the women saw their foreign husband, they all screamed in fear.

The Jin Yiwei drove the person out of the car. The old woman looked to be in her fifties. Her hair was already gray, but she was combed meticulously. The two little girls were only fifteen or sixteen years old. They were dressed to serve the master. After the two were driven out of the car, the servants and wives of the family were so frightened that they hid behind the old woman, trembling and not daring to make a sound. However, the old woman was still calm. He rolled his eyes fiercely at Jin Yi who drove them away. Just when he was about to speak angrily, he glanced at Sima Chao who was not far away, but after all, he didn't curse.

 The two officers got into the car and searched it, then came over and replied to Sima Chao: "Except for these three people in the car, there is nothing suspicious."

Sima Chao looked at Huang Ying and asked, "Who are they?"

Huang Ying frowned and replied: "This is my adoptive father's wife, my adoptive mother."

It is not uncommon for many powerful eunuchs to raise wives and adopt adopted sons like normal men.

Sima Chao was sitting on a tall horse. After listening to Huang Ying's words, he glanced at the old woman from a distance. When the old woman saw him approaching, she simply turned to the other side angrily.

At this moment, the two little girls had recovered from the shock just now. They realized that Sima Chao was the leader of the group. They walked forward with tears in their eyes, knelt down and begged tremblingly: "Master. The old lady is not very sad that she died of illness, and she would like to ask you to be noble and allow us to return to our hometown so that the master can be buried in peace. Sir, we are all innocent and good people, please."

 The two little girls were crying and whimpering, looking very pitiful.

Sima Rui on the side felt soft-hearted and stepped forward to persuade Sima Chao: "Since nothing suspicious has been found in the search, let them go."

At this moment, Sima Chao's face turned cold. He said coldly to the old woman standing far away: "You, come here."

 (End of this chapter)