The daughter of a general is reborn to save the whole family of the marquis

The emperor immediately asked, "Where is the Supreme Court Justice? Send him to take his men to the Wanfu Temple to investigate the situation!"

Yao An quickly said, "Your Majesty, the Minister of Justice is probably still in a village outside Shengjing City. It will be difficult for him to come back for a while. Why don't we send Lord Wen to go? We just finished the court session. Lord Wen must not have left the palace yet."

The Emperor: "Then tell Lord Wen to take people to Wanfu Temple to investigate the truth immediately!"

Wen Tingshen was also surprised to learn the news of the imperial concubine's death. He immediately obeyed orders and took his men to Wanfu Temple to find out what happened. He did not return to the palace until the evening, and he also brought back the imperial concubine's body.

The maids, eunuchs and some temple staff who were responsible for serving the imperial concubine were also brought back to assist in the investigation.

Wen Tingshen came to report to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the place where the imperial concubine was in trouble was the backyard of Tianyou Hall in Wanfu Temple. The dagger was inserted into the heart and she died in one blow. Miss Nuoqing fainted beside her and is not in danger of life."

The emperor shouted angrily: "She was murdered in the backyard! Didn't the maids and eunuchs who served the imperial concubine hear anything? And what about the guards I sent to protect the imperial concubine? Are they all good-for-nothings?"

It's simply unbelievable.

An assassin unexpectedly broke into the Wanfu Temple, which was guarded by layers of guards, and the Tianyou Palace where the imperial concubine lived, and killed the imperial concubine.

It was not until dawn that the servants heard no noise and went in to look for the imperial concubine, and then they found that she was dead. It was simply absurd!

The emperor was so angry that his face turned blue and his beard trembled slightly.

Wen Tingshen said: "Based on the situation at the scene, I have initially concluded that the person who attacked the Imperial Concubine was one of our own people, and someone the Imperial Concubine trusted. The Imperial Concubine and Miss Nuoqing were completely defenseless against this person, so he succeeded in killing her with a single blow, and there was no sign of any struggle at the scene.

"After the Imperial Concubine was murdered, her eyes remained open, her expression was stunned and furious. If this person was someone she had no doubts about, the result would not have been like this."

The emperor asked him, "Has Lord Wen found the suspect?"

Wen Tingshen suddenly fell silent, as if thinking about what to say.

The emperor said in a deep voice: "Master Wen, is there anything you cannot say?"

"Because the suspect interrogated by Lord Wen is his close friend!" The queen's firm voice suddenly came from outside the palace, and then the queen, dressed in gorgeous purple, walked in.

Wen Tingshen suddenly looked at her, but the queen did not turn her head. She just walked towards the emperor and bowed.

"Your Majesty, I was shocked to learn that the Imperial Concubine had an accident. It is heartbreaking that she was killed in such a tragic way at such a young age."

The emperor asked her, "The queen said that the suspect is a close friend of Lord Wen. What does this mean?"

The Queen said: “The servants who were in charge of serving the Imperial Concubine at Wanfu Temple said that before the Imperial Concubine got into trouble, they vaguely saw Xie Lin and Chu Heyi going to look for the Imperial Concubine.

"Chu Heyi was once rejected by His Royal Highness King Cheng, and has a bad relationship with His Royal Highness King Cheng. It is said that last time in Chuan'an City, Chu Heyi and Xie Lin were so angry with Princess Cheng that they vomited blood. The hatred between the two sides is quite deep.

"After Xie Lin and Chu Heyi went to Wanfu Temple, something happened to the imperial concubine. They are highly suspected! However, Lord Wen has a good relationship with Xie Lin, so he dare not tell the emperor the truth."

The emperor frowned and asked in a deep voice, "Sir Wen, is this true?"

He added: "Didn't they say that the imperial concubine was completely defenseless against assassins before she died? If she and Xie Linchu had a grudge, she shouldn't have been completely defenseless against them."

The Queen sneered: "Your Majesty, think about it. Xie Lin is the Supreme Court Justice appointed by you, an official appointed by the court, and Chu Heyi is the daughter of the Marquis's family and the sister of the general. How could the Imperial Concubine have thought that these two people would join forces to kill her? How could she have been on guard against them?"

The Queen's words made some sense. The Emperor looked at Wen Tingshen with anger in his eyes and said, "Sir Wen, what is the result of the review?"

At this point, Wen Tingshen could only speak truthfully: "I have interrogated those servants, and indeed a few of them said that they saw Xie Lin and Chu Heyi before the imperial concubine's accident, but only their silhouettes. They said that they were wearing the clothes that Chu Heyi and Xie Lin wore everyday, but they did not see their faces. I don't think we can infer from this that they are the murderers."

The Queen snorted, "They went to Wanfu Temple secretly to kill people, so they naturally didn't dare let anyone see their faces. I'm afraid they wanted to kill people secretly and leave secretly, right? They just didn't expect that someone saw them! Besides, they are not on good terms with His Royal Highness Prince Cheng, so they have enough motives to kill. Lord Wen still wants to excuse them?"

The Queen directly requested: "Your Majesty, whether it is true or not, just call Xie Lin and Chu Heyi to interrogate them, and you will know! Under severe torture, there is no fear that they will not confess!"

Wen Tingshen said: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely unacceptable. Under severe punishment, there will be injustice!"

Queen: "Even if you don't want to torture her, why not ask them to interrogate her? If they can prove that they were not at the scene when the concubine was in trouble, they can be exempted from suspicion."

"Someone come!" The emperor immediately called Yin Shao in: "Go to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion and the Xie Mansion, and invite Lord Xie and the Princess of Cheng'an to the palace!"

Yin Shao took the order and left.

While waiting for the results, Wen Tingshen continued to tell the emperor some details of the crime scene; the queen discussed with him how to bury the concubine.

When Yin Shao returned to the Zichen Palace, his face looked very bad. Behind him, there was neither Xie Lin nor Chu Heyi.

The emperor looked grim, but the queen had a faint smile on her face.

"Your Majesty, Lord Xie and Lady Cheng'an are not at home. People in the mansion said that they left home yesterday evening and were going to Huaishan. They have not returned yet."

The Queen immediately spoke up: "Wanfu Temple is on Huaishan Mountain. When they went to Huaishan Mountain, the Imperial Concubine was killed. Now they have disappeared..."

The Queen made the final judgment: "Your Majesty, Xie Lin and Chu Heyi fled for fear of crime!!"

Wen Tingshen immediately said, "Your Majesty, there must be a misunderstanding! Xie Lin and Cheng'an County Master are both loyal and righteous people. If they really committed such a serious crime, they would not flee and leave their families to suffer for them."

The Queen said, "Chu Heyi relied on the military merits of her father and brother, and now she has to guard the northern border. She believes that the emperor dare not do anything to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, so she does whatever she wants! As for Xie Lin, he is her accomplice. With Concubine Xie protecting the Xie family, he is not afraid at all!"

The emperor angrily slammed the table, making a loud "bang" sound. He was furious and everyone knelt down immediately.

However, the conversation in the Purple Palace was secretly transmitted to Concubine Xie through the Queen's people. When Concubine Xie heard about Xiao Qi, she staggered and almost fell.

She clenched her fists and gritted her teeth, "How could Xie Lin kill the imperial concubine? He is trying to kill our Xie family!!"