The first work of the imperial prison

Shen Jiang walked out of Beizhen Fusi, and rushed to the palace without stopping to find the commander.

This young master's autopsy, the clues analyzed are too important. Since he said to keep a low profile and come quietly, he has to make sure nothing goes wrong. It's fine to write a note and ask Jin Yiwei to bring something. It's better for him to go there himself and report to the commander. .

All the way at a fast pace, he soon arrived at the gate of the palace. He got off his horse and took out the palace card: "Where is the commander now?"

Seeing the sign, the imperial guards gave way: "It was said before that it was a side courtyard of the Lenggong Palace. I don't know if they have left now."

Shen Jiang flicked his sleeves and ran fast, intercepting the commander in the narrow lane of the palace wall.

Qiu Yiqing knew something was wrong when he saw the sweat on his head: "What's the matter?"

"Change the place first."

Shen Jiang looked around, feeling unsafe. He led the way ahead and found a place with a wide view and quiet surroundings. Anyone passing by would be seen by them first. There was absolutely no possibility of eavesdropping. After the autopsy, the analysis results, and so on and so on.

The blue eyes of hatred moved hiddenly: "I have analyzed so much with a corpse."

"No, why don't we say that our young master is amazing!"

Shen Jiang still wanted to boast a few more words, but felt that something was wrong with the command, there was an unexpected surprise in his eyes, and there seemed to be a hint of... pride and showing off?

He didn't want to talk anymore, and even felt a little sore in his heart, that's all right, let's know that the young master is your man, you are the most powerful and the most discerning!

"What shall we do next?"

Although it is necessary to investigate the events of the year, where to start the investigation, what is the focus, and how to divide the troops, there must always be arrangements.

"Check out the people outside the palace," Qiu Yiqing quickly cleared his mind, his voice was low and clear, "I am in the palace. After discussing yesterday, I suspect that this case is related to the life experience of the third prince, so I have already started investigating the past in the palace. However, the result was not as expected, too many people died, and many key clues were missing.”

Concubine You used to fight for favor, and wherever she went, there was a bloodbath. Since she thought of using the method of "pregnancy" to secure favor, the harem fighting has become more intense than ever. Following the late emperor's trip to the south of the Yangtze River, before leaving, the palace people died A group of people lost their lives. When they were in the south of the Yangtze River, another group of people died due to "frightened miscarriage".

Before leaving, there may be some reasons for the current situation. Anyway, she may not be able to come back. It is better to deal with some unaccustomed enemies before leaving. It was obvious when she was in Jiangnan. I have to clean up the door and hide the secrets. After returning to the palace, I have to cut the weeds and roots, put a last lock on this matter, and gag everyone so that I can't post it in the future.

Just because of this matter, several rounds of cleaning were carried out. Among those who died, there were concubines of the late emperor, palace servants who were not favored, and eunuchs and maids who were involved.

All of these must have nothing to do with Imperial Concubine You. No matter she instigates or contributes to the flames, she must have her own purpose. Is there any possibility that what she wants to cover up has something to do with the third prince?Or when he was covering up his affairs, he discovered something, and after careful consideration, he thought it would be of great use to him, so he held it in his hand early in the morning and used it to play the following cards?

What role does the Empress Dowager play here?

Some things can't be found, but some things can be inferred according to common sense. If there is no competition with each other to increase the risk, there is no need for so many people to die. The Empress Dowager... what do you know?Or, she knew everything early in the morning, but she acted in a play with Concubine You Tai, and eliminated dissidents by the way...

There are too many things I can't find, and the things I find are too complicated. Qiu Xunqing has not settled on the correct thinking for the time being, so he has to spread his thinking. Considering more possibilities, it is difficult to sum up the investigation. Shen Jiang is not suitable, or It's good to be responsible for yourself.

Shen Jiang understood, and asked again: "Are there any new clues about the child?"

Qiu Xunqing: "That day when Ah Ting came in, the old palace man I saw in the side courtyard of the Leng Palace was the one who got pregnant and lost a child after the late Emperor returned to the palace."

"The old palace man? But the one who called the young master his wife?" Shen Jiang thought of what the young master mentioned during the busy break, and felt a little strange, "Why did she call the young master my mother? None of these masters and concubines look alike, so they won’t be mistaken, right?”

Qiu Xunqing glanced at him, and said: "In order to fight for favor in the early years, Concubine You used frequent tactics. She used to dress up as a man several times to please Sacred Heart."

"Oh..." Shen Jiang understood, "The old palace man's line is..."

Qiu Yiqing: "It should have nothing to do with the main line of the case."

It just reminded Xiaozuo that there are possibilities of other directions, such as...children.

Shen Jiang frowned: "That's weird, who gave birth to the third prince?"

"The current focus is on the people involved in the case."

Qiu Yiqing hooked his fingers and asked Shen Jiang to come over, and whispered a few words in his ear.

Shen Jiang froze for an instant, her eyeballs trembling: "Referring, Commander, you asked me to test female officer Yin Mengqiu... have you ever been pregnant?"

There was no need for Qiu Xingqing to answer, seeing his solemn expression, he knew that this was an order.

"How to try..."

"There is no record in the palace that she was favored by the late emperor. She herself is very cautious. She has been impeccable for so many years. The people who worked with her all died. All her confessions are absolutely correct and there is no evidence. We must You have to find the answer yourself."

The color of hatred and suspicion is serious: "I have looked for her several times. If I am wary of her, I must be suspicious and always be on guard. This matter can only be left to you."

Shen Jiang's eyes froze: "But everyone who was with her is dead, how can I find this..."

"It is impossible for her not to have contact with outsiders, the errands she has to run, the people she comes into contact with, the things she has bought, the meals she has eaten, even the illnesses she has had, the medicines she has taken..." Qiu Yiqing mentioned one by one. , "Gifts, speaking skills, getting closer... Which direction to cut in depends on your own ability."

"It's not good to get closer, my wife will be jealous!" Shen Jiang Yizheng refused this verbally.

After a moment of silence, Qiu Xunqing's eyes darkened slightly: "There are only a thousand households in the district, so they love to show off."

"How can this be called showing off, this is called seeking truth from facts..."

Just as Shen Jiang was about to refute, he suddenly understood, and he looked carefully at the commander. Since he was with the young master, the commander has become more popular. Although he often has a cold face, people who are close can perceive him. One or two emotions, such as now, this expression seems to be dissatisfied that can be snorted from the nose in the next moment...

I understood instantly.

The experience that the commander did not have, I have, is to show off.

But you can't blame him, the young master just doesn't know how to be jealous!No matter how close others are to the commander when they report things, the young master will not think too much, and the commander will not let people get too close, so of course there will be no such troubles!

But this is not easy to say directly.

After following the young master for so long, I always learned some quick wit. Shen Jiang rolled his eyes: "The subordinates and wife are just ordinary people, and they are incomparable to the young master and the commander. The young master trusts you, and you have given him enough sense of security." He won't be jealous casually, unlike my mother-in-law, who is ignorant and has a body..."

"That's right!" Shen Jiang punched his palm, "My wife has a body, she has one in her belly, and she is always worried about something unexpected, so she always thinks about it, you don't know, she can have a baby every day." Hundreds of tricks tortured me, but I was so worried..."

Qiu Xunqing looked at him pityingly for a while: "...you will double your bonus this month, you should go home and have a look if you have time."

"Thank you Commander!" Shen Jiang's eyes lit up, and he made persistent efforts to strive for more rewards, "You don't know, the guy at home is really jealous, you have to be coaxed, what food and clothing you like? Things, you have to think about it, and sometimes it doesn’t work, so you have to find a way to make up sweet words to coax her to talk to you..."

Qiu Yiqing suddenly turned around and left: "You should deal with the female officer Yin Mengqiu's matter immediately."

Shen Jiang choked.

Watching the conductor leave coldly, he stretched out his hand and patted his face, why is he so unsteady!Wasn't it fooled by quick-witted words just now, why didn't I know that I would accept it as soon as it was good, and it was too late, and I provoked people again!Now that he doesn't even give a move, what can we do with this matter!

How can I verify whether a woman has ever conceived... If it's a corpse, the young master can help and give pointers, but if it's a living person... If you ask directly, you will be beaten, right?

"Yo, Shen Qianhu, busy!"

Unknowingly, Shen Jiang had already walked into the main palace road, and was approached by Fulixing. When others greeted him, he had to politely reply: "Hey, isn't this Mr. Fuchang? It's hard work holding so many things, master. need?"

R&F came striding forward, sweating from the forehead: "No, the master wants it, how can our family dare to neglect it? You are busy, do you need our help?"

"That's..." Shen Jiang turned his eyes and smiled, "That's really not the case, the master's business is important, what else can I compare to?"

Fu Lixing smiled: "That's just right, our family can't go away, if there is anything useful later, Shen Qianhu is welcome, come to our family at any time, what is the relationship between our family and the young master, don't worry, you will not I cheated you."

"Then you go slowly and watch your way..."

Watching Mr. Fu out of sight, Shen Jiang reminded himself to keep his mouth shut. This time, the East Factory and the West Factory are different from before. They can really cooperate with each other. Who can be calm about the direction of their own interests?Can't say, can't miss anything...

Shen Jiang scratched his head and thought for a while, before deciding to give gifts.

As for what to give... Need I say?What does he need to test?

Half an hour later, Yin Mengqiu received the gift, and his eyes were startled: "What does Shen Qianhu mean?"

Shen Jiang smiled, and looked at her expression with good eyes: "I have something to say, I want to ask the truth from Mrs. Yin, can't I give you something good that you can use?"

"Shen Qianhu is joking with your servant?" Yin Mengqiu pointed at the medicinal materials in the brocade box with straight eyebrows, "This is for postpartum women to maintain their health. How can it be used?"

Shen Jiang was stunned for a moment: "That's true... but I didn't expect that the female officer knows these things very well."

Yin Mengqiu's eyes slid across his face, and he didn't know whether he understood it or not, and smiled slightly: "The slaves are in the palace, and I don't know how many masters and empresses they have served, and many of them have conceived and given birth. The imperial concubine... didn't she suffer from a miscarriage? The women in the palace are weak and need to be recuperated. Since the servants want to go up, they have to watch and learn from everything?"

Shen Jiang sighed: "Blame my carelessness, I only heard that this thing is good for women, but I didn't expect that because of your physical condition, I would make amends to you."

Yin Mengqiu lowered his eyes: "That's not necessary."

"Then tell me, what do you like? It's best to be medicinal materials. My family doesn't lack these now, but I can find them if you want them," Shen Jiang said bluntly, "It's my sincerity."

Yin Mengqiu was very cautious: "Whatever Shen Qianhu wants to ask, you can speak up."

Shen Jiang wouldn't directly address sensitive issues. He looked around and lowered his voice: "You said that Imperial Concubine You was pregnant and you were there to serve her, so what aspects were you mainly responsible for at that time? Did you get close every day? Pay attention to the diet and temper of the person who is happy, whether there will be any accidents in the middle, what risks are there, and how to deal with it..."

Yin Mengqiu raised her eyebrows slightly: "What does Shen Qianhu mean by this? Could it be suspicion..."

She glanced to the northeast, in the direction of Changle Palace.

"Of course not! Don't talk nonsense!" Shen Jiang immediately waved his hands, speaking righteously, "Our Jin Yiwei investigates the case, we must have evidence, and we will definitely not do anything nonsense!"

Yin Mengqiu: "Then Shen Qianhu is..."

Only then did Shen Jiang sigh, rubbed his nose, took a step forward, and lowered his voice: "It's not that I heard that you have rich experience, no matter which palace you are in, you can serve the master and empress obediently... My wife is happy , but she is a little older and is the first child. I can see that there is something wrong with the eyes of any doctor. It seems very dangerous and needs a lot of attention. I am a layman and I am busy every day. It is difficult to get a comprehensive understanding. Avoid others and come here to ask for advice..."

"A big man, he is ashamed to say these words, but I don't feel ashamed. Lady Yin is also a woman, and she will not despise me like others. I have a thank you, really! You must help me Well, it's best to know everything and say everything..."

Speaking of the latter, Shen Jiang wiped his face, and the old and strong man was sweating: "The case is being investigated outside, and the command and envoy are strict. Really, it's not easy for me to be lazy, so you... pity the poor people." , for your convenience?"

There was a glimmer of light in Yin Mengqiu's eyes, and after a long while, he opened his mouth: "There are many people coming and going in the palace, but I have never seen a person who loves his wife so much as Qianhu... The slaves dare not accept the ceremony, knowing There are not many, so let’s talk to Qianhu, and Qianhu should not dislike it.”

……

When the palace was busy, Ye Baiting was not idle. Apart from tidying up the files on the table, analyzing and thinking, she also took advantage of her free time to go to the Imperial Prison to find Xiang Zi'an.

Xiang Zi'an was invited to help by the interrogation room of the punishment room these days. He was very busy, his face was full of red light, and even the fan was replaced with a new one. The white jade bone, the pink and blue fan pendant, the fan surface of green mountains and green waters, skillfully decorated with gold paint Stippled, it looks very elegant and romantic.

Seeing him coming, Xiang Zi'an was quite at ease, acting like a host: "Come on, come in, close the door, lock it, and sit down."

Ye Baiting: ...

"Did you eat the wrong thing?"

"To tell you the truth," Xiang Zi'an covered his face with half a fan, blocking his rippling face and only showing his eyes, "I've already thought about it, and I won't go out in the future. I'm here to be your master. How about it?" ?”

Ye Baiting: "I don't seem to need it?"

Xiangzi put his hands away, and put away his fan: "Huh, men are all virtues. When you need them, you are the big treasure, Xiao Tiantian. You don't need them anymore. I wish others could see their eyes and get away. Do not talk."

"That's why you're useless," Qin Gentian just finished a meal, picked his teeth, and leaned against the wall like a lazy bone, "If you are really as capable as you boast and know everything, how can you be useless?" place?"

Xiang Zian: ...

He poohed the neighbor next door, ignored Qin Gentiana, leaned forward slightly, put on an innocent and pitiful look, and looked at Ye Baiting: "Master, I still remember the distant past. A year ago, you specially provoked me to make a bet with you." , coaxing me to be your master, to help you inquire about the news, to settle things for you? Now that I have won the bet, and the matter is almost done, my servant... you don't want it anymore?"

Of course Ye Baiting remembered that at that time he had exhausted all his energy just to save his life. Naturally, he would use whatever cards he had in his hand, and grab them if he didn't have any.

Xiangzi'an pointed at him with a fan, with a resentful expression on his face, as if he was some kind of Chen Shimei who abandoned his wife: "I sold you all my lower body, and I walked with you on the dark road without the light of day. You don't mean anything, say If you don’t want it, don’t you want it?”

Qin Gentiana slowly reminded: "I said you little boy, be careful what you say, what kind of body you sell, what way you go, and who did you sell yourself to? Be careful that the walls have ears, and the commander is always there."

Xiang Zi'an gave him a yell: "I didn't sell it to you, Shao Yin and Yang are weird!"

"Tsk," Qin Gentiana went up and down, looking at him critically, "You want to sell it, so I have to. It's just white skin and thin bones, and the meat is barely enough, enough for drinking or cooking. "

"you--"

"What about me? Just a little bit—"

Seeing that the two elementary school chickens were about to fight again, Ye Baiting quickly stopped him: "I'm here today, I have business to do."

The two immediately dispersed, the one withdrew his fist and retreated to the wall, the other stroked his hair and spread his fan, with a reserved expression on his face: "What's your order, young master?"

Ye Baiting: ...

The Imperial Prison is so big, it can't hold you as a showman.

But when it comes to handling things, people are still reliable, so Ye Baiting asked: "You once said that you are a world-"

Xiang Zi'an was very excited: "That's right! I know everything!"

Ye Baiting: "Do you know what happened in the palace?"

"The empress in the palace?" Xiang Zi'an became quieter, blinking, "Who does the young master want to ask?"

Ye Baiting: "You Taigui Concubine."

Xiang Zi'an's expression relaxed: "You can rest assured if you ask her. If you want to talk about the past two or three years, I really don't know how much you have entered here." He twirled the fan in his hand and pointed to the prison. The door, "But counting forward, I know a lot. Which part does the young master want to ask, is it to fight by hair, or to tear up the promotion?"

Ye Baiting said calmly, "I want to ask her about her pregnancy and childbirth."

"hiss……"

Xiang Zian's fan almost fell to the ground.

"You've got the point." He stabilized his expression, cleared his throat, and opened the fan with a swipe, with the same momentum, "If you don't tell the young master to see your true skills, I'm quite ashamed to be this master , Today, I know everything I can say, and I can say everything, so I will talk about the period when the late emperor went to Jiangnan 24 years ago!"

Qin Gentiana squeezed the mud balls and passed them between his fingers to exercise his fingers, while tearing down the stage: "24 years ago, you still peed on the kang, what do you know?"

"Although I'm peeing on the kang—bah!" Xiang Zi'an was almost dragged in, and angrily picked up mud from the wall and threw Qin Jia, "You're the one who peed on the kang! Although I was not very old at the time, all my uncles were doing it outside. Master, it happens to be in the south of the Yangtze River. Our master's family, some things will naturally not be passed on to the outside world, but the best in the family, when they leave the master's door, they have to carry something. It is the first name, it is the hope of the family's glorious lintel, so it is natural to be told these secrets!"

"All right, you're amazing," Qin Gentian knew his limits, and didn't want to ruin the young master's affairs, "If you don't want to say anything, don't hurry up and say it."

"If it wasn't for your repeated interruptions, I would have finished talking now!"

"That's not much."

"You—" Xiang Zi'an turned to Ye Baiting angrily, "Look at him, young master!"

Ye Baiting looked at Gentiana Qin.

Before covering her lips with her hands, Gentiana Qin made a gesture of 'I shut up' and stopped talking.

Xiang Zi'an glared at him, and then continued: "It is said that this noble concubine You had a huge appetite when she was pregnant, and she could eat as much as two seven-foot strong men in one meal. I don't know that she With such a thin waist, how do you eat it? The taste often changes. Sometimes you want to eat sour, sometimes you want spicy food, sometimes you say you want to vomit when you see meat, and sometimes you cry and want to eat meat... There are not all people in the palace. They are palace people, and there are also older officials and housewives. Anyone who has given birth to children said that this stage is difficult, and their tastes often change, but they have never seen it become so severe, so frequent..."

"It was winter at that time, and the clothes were very loose. The concubine kept her figure all year round for the sake of her pet. She was very thin, and she couldn't tell if she was pregnant. Some people said she had a bulging belly, while others said she didn't look like it. But she It's different to have a maid beside you, especially at first glance, her belly is round, I'm afraid others won't be able to see it..."

"Lady?" Ye Baiting was a little sensitive, "Who, Yin Mengqiu?"

Xiang Zi'an shook his head: "No, no, I remember that the surname is not Yin, it's a two-character name, what's it called... Oh yes, it's called Lan Lu, and she was only seventeen or eighteen years old back then. Why is she so brainy? I'm a little unclear. I often have quarrels with other people. It is said that Concubine You had a miscarriage. She acted carelessly. She slipped and fell, and brought Concubine You down. The child just disappeared... Alas, it's pitiful, it's only an instant when you make a mistake and turn your beauty into a dry bone."

Ye Baiting: "Is she dead?"

"Well, it was bestowed to death by the late emperor himself," Xiangzi An said, "the late emperor loved Concubine You too much, how could he watch his favorite concubine being wronged, and when the emperor was angry, he would naturally bleed for thousands of miles. If you don't want to be restrained, it is because Concubine You Taigui pleaded for mercy that she was able to get a roll of mats for burial."

"After several years, maybe three to five years, the members of Lan Lu's family have made great achievements, and they can be regarded as doing a little bit. They are wealthy and quietly asked for favors in front of Concubine You Taigui. The first emperor turned a blind eye and closed one eye. Only then did Lan Lu's body be taken out of the coffin, brought back to the capital, and buried in his ancestral grave..."

Ye Baiting felt a little subtle: "Really?"

Xiang Zi'an covered his face with a fan, his eyes slightly raised, like a fox: "Young master also thinks something is wrong, doesn't he? No matter whether the daughter is married or not, it is not appropriate to bury her in her ancestral grave. Besides, Lan Lu is a person who has violated royal taboos." I'm not afraid that one day the old crime will be brought up again, and the whole family will be unlucky? But the family asked the master to make a divination, saying that this girl will prosper them, and only by burying them in the ancestral grave can the prosperity of the people and the safety of the family be guaranteed, so I believe it..."

"Is that so..." Ye Baiting was thoughtful.

Xiangzi was quiet for a moment, as if he understood something, his eyes flickered slightly: "The ancestral tomb of his family is also very interesting. It is not a family or a famous family, and the rules are very strict. There are guards and guards every day, and it is also at night. Could it be the young master? think……"

"nature."

Ye Baiting looked at Gentiana Qin with burning eyes.

Qin Gentiana suddenly felt a chill down his back, and felt a little panic in his eyes: "Why, what's the matter?"

"Of course it's your luck." Xiang Zi'an waved his fan lazily, smiling like a coquettish fox, and almost whistled, "What are you still doing, the young master gave you a chance to show off, why don't you hurry up and thank you?"

Qin Gentiana came back to his senses: "You... want me to steal the corpse?"