After being forced to marry a tyrant: I overturned the original plot

The next morning, before the officials started to protest, Gu Fei said sadly:

Yesterday, upon hearing so much bad news, the queen became so anxious that she fainted. She has not woken up yet and is still receiving treatment.

The censors, who had heard that Censor Zhu was imprisoned and that incidents had occurred in the harem one after another, swallowed back the impeachment that was about to come out of their mouths.

So, Censor Zhu was not wronged?

Could it be that Censor Zhu made the queen faint due to anger?

This……

Your Majesty looks so worried, the Queen’s condition must be bad.

"Ge Weili, you, Chen Wu, the Dali Temple, and the Ministry of Justice have three days to catch the real murderer, clear the queen's name, restore peace to the harem, and bring peace to the capital!"

Gu Fei learned the classic move of a tyrant - slamming the table.

It’s not difficult to learn and the effect is good, but it’s a bit labor-intensive.

The pressure was put on Ge Weili again. He felt that the look in Minister Liu's eyes was like a thorn in his eyes and a thorn in his flesh, and he wished he could remove it immediately.

Gu Fei went to Huipin's bedroom.

And Qin Xin - taking his token, secretly left the palace with several experts.

Under the pretext of treating a coma patient, she actually went out to look for clues and find Liu Mingyue.

Gu Fei had many eyes and ears around him, so it was inconvenient for him to move, and he didn't have the good skills of Qin Xin. So, the two of them had a clear division of labor -

Prince Chen is in charge of the palace fighting, and the Queen is in charge of investigating the case and engaging in political intrigue.

The system even protested: You are the pampered queen! Why don’t you just lie down and wait for His Majesty to solve the problem?

Qin Xin was too lazy to pay attention to its logic which was influenced by feudal ideas.

What could Gu Fei, who was too busy to handle everything, expect him to solve? If she had the time to wait, she would have found the empress dowager with a painted face and given the one in Shoukang Palace a big surprise.

Fight poison with poison, once and for all.

Gu Fei took Suifeng away, and Huipin's body was still in her bedroom. Gu Fei ordered a coroner to perform an autopsy.

General Chen was on one side.

Suifeng received Gu Fei's instruction and searched for clues in Huipin's bedroom.

"Reporting to Your Majesty - Concubine Hui did not hang herself...but was hanged after her death!"

Hanging would cause the corpse to have a pale face. Some of the hanged corpses had fractured hyoid bones and exposed tongue tips. However, Huipin did not meet any of the requirements.

The coroner quickly came out with the results.

Gu Fei took the autopsy conclusion from the coroner, which was written very clearly.

There was blood under Huipin's fingernails, marks of struggle on the soles of her shoes, the direction of the force on the rope was inconsistent, and the cause of death was inconsistent with hanging.

With the "autopsy report", the rumors in the palace were self-defeating. At least, the concubines knew that this was a frame-up against the queen and that Concubine Hui was killed. Only when the murderer was found would they be truly safe.

But this alone is not enough to be convincing.

"what is this?"

Gu Fei found a long and narrow box with a lock on it in Huipin's dressing table.

When asked by His Majesty, Huipin's maid shook her head timidly.

"Slave, I don't know..."

When the palace servants heard that Concubine Hui did not die by hanging, they were terrified.

Who is so bold as to murder your Majesty's concubine in the palace!

"Did Huipin meet anyone before she died?"

After handing the box to the attendant, Gu Fei checked Huipin's desk again.

Pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

The last written book is in Huipin's handwriting...

Therefore, Huipin must have spent some time with the murderer before her death, and wrote the suicide note under coercion.

The table was clean, obviously having been tidied.

"Your Majesty, the Queen said she couldn't sleep well that night... Call the maid Hong'er to accompany her."

"Where is Hong'er?"

Gu Fei sat at the table, searched patiently, and finally found an earring.

He took a look at them and thought they were ordinary silver earrings, which would not be worn by Huipin.

that--

"Your servant, I pay my respects to Your Majesty!"

The palace maid named Hong'er walked forward with a pale face and knelt with her head lowered.

"Was Huipin unusual when she was alive? Besides you, who else did she see?"

"No, nothing, nothing unusual. The queen just couldn't sleep well, so she asked me to accompany her for a while, and then she told me to leave. Then... not long after, the queen..."

Gu Fei looked at the palace maid who was shaking with nervousness while speaking, and then he lowered his voice after hearing these words.

"So, you were the first one to discover that Huipin had hanged herself?"

Hong'er grabbed the hem of her clothes and nodded.

"you are lying."

When the three words "Gu Fei" came out, Hong'er raised her head slightly in fear, but she didn't dare to look directly at Gu Fei. She just shook her head like a rattle.

"No, I dare not!"

"You said there was nothing wrong with her, so why did the timid Huipin send you out late at night? And why did you come to check on her not long after the incident and find her body so quickly?"

Gu Fei glanced at Chen Wu, and the big guy immediately stood in front of Hong'er.

"Tell the truth! Tell me, did you kill Huipin and then fake it to look like she committed suicide?"

After being threatened by Chen Wu, Hong'er immediately kowtowed and begged for mercy.

"No, no, I didn't do it! Your Majesty, please be wise. I dare not kill you..."

"Search her room."

Gu Fei handed the earring to Suifeng and signaled him to check if the other one was in Honger's room.

This little episode was not noticed by the frightened Hong'er, who was only immersed in begging for mercy.

"If it wasn't you who did it, then why don't you tell the truth? Who has seen Huipin before? If you don't tell me, I will -"

Gu Fei didn't need to say the rest. Chen Wu drew his sword and placed it on Hong'er's neck, and the effect was immediate.

Hong'er was so scared that she started crying immediately.

"Your Majesty, spare my life. I dare not say it..."

Hearing this, Gu Fei raised his hand and signaled the others to leave.

"I'm afraid if I tell you, I'll be silenced!"

It seems that he is indeed an insider.

"If you don't tell me, you will die now."

Hong'er's body trembled and she fell to the ground, unable to get up.

"Yes, it's Aunt Ping from Jinyue Palace!"

Gu Fei didn't say anything, and Hong'er explained the specific details.

"That night, the queen originally wanted me to accompany her to bed, but someone suddenly said that someone wanted to see her. When the queen heard the other person's voice, she asked me to leave first...

I felt that the Majesty looked strange, so I hid outside the window... After the man went in, the Majesty angrily drove him away, but soon there was no movement. I felt something was wrong, so I poked open the window paper and took a look..."

Hong'er was crying so hard that she couldn't make a sound. She paused and then bit her lip and spoke.

"I saw Aunt Ping from Jinyue Palace strangling the queen's neck with a rope! She also said that Concubine Shu wanted the queen to die, and it was a blessing for the queen..."

It was indeed Liu Yanran.

Gu Fei looked calm, just staring at Hong'er, which frightened Hong'er and she continued to speak -

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I dare not speak out... That was Concubine Shu. She even dared to kill Concubine Hui. What's more, I am just a little palace maid. I concealed it to protect myself. Please spare my life, Your Majesty!"

"I can spare your life."

When Hong'er tilted her head back with a look of surprise, Gu Fei whispered.

"You need to testify against Aunt Ping."

Hong'er's face turned pale, and before she had time to be afraid, Gu Fei looked at Suifeng.

"Don't worry, your majesty will protect you, and you won't die."

Suifeng captured Hong'er and took her away.

"Chen Wu."

"The humble position is here!"

"Capture Aunt Ping from Jinyue Palace. Don't let her escape or die."

Gu Fei's warning eyes fell on Chen Wu, and the latter hurriedly bowed.

"Yes!"

He glanced in the direction outside the palace.

Gu Fei put his hands behind his back slightly.

I don’t know if there has been any progress with Qin Xin, and whether she is safe?