The first work of the imperial prison

A concubine is a concubine, even if she used to be a concubine, she has passed the age of being young, charming and domineering, and when she gets angry, she will have the grandeur of the past, as if the prosperity of the year has come again, people who have never seen it Shang was bluffed and didn't dare to move, let alone the courtiers who went through this stage back then?

Grand Concubine You still made a point of talking about the late Emperor, accusing them of being disrespectful, who dares to speak out?

Apparently there are still.

Ye Baiting didn't take a step back, and his expression didn't show the slightest fear: "Why is the imperial concubine so angry? Jin Yiwei just asked routinely and didn't identify you as the murderer. Why are you so excited? Could it be..."

Concubine You Taigui stared at him, admiring him in the past, with a slight chill: "Ye Baiting, do you know what you are doing?"

Ye Baiting's posture is generous, his eyes are clear and bright: "Ask the answer."

Concubine You Taigui sneered: "I thought you were a smart person in vain. What did you do today to put the late emperor?"

"It is precisely because I respect the late emperor too much," Ye Baiting cupped his hands toward the eastern sky, "it is even more necessary to find out the truth—how important the blood of the royal family is, it cannot be confused!"

Everyone reacted, yes, it was because they respected the late emperor so much that they had to find out the facts to see if he had been greened, and if someone had planted someone else's seed on his head. How could the royal status be allowed to be humiliated? !

Whether it is true or not, who is the third prince, to find out and ask clearly, is the greatest respect, otherwise what is the face of the former emperor, what is the face of today's son!

Ye Baiting's face was serious, and he was upright: "The empress dowager and the late emperor had a very deep relationship. Before the emperor died, he had to remember to leave a will for the empress dowager to ensure that her life would be safe in the future. The empress dowager would probably not want to see it. , the late emperor who can't speak in the spirit of heaven, was humiliated and slandered like this?"

Concubine You choked.

She was right after all, this young man is indeed a smart person, with a meticulous mind, good speech skills, and knows how to attack the weakest point of others.Forget about respecting the first emperor, what respect does a dead person need?But she has already used this reason to attack, and others use this reason to return it. No matter how arrogant she is, she will be untenable.

She snorted coldly: "Then don't talk a bunch of useless nonsense, isn't Jin Yiwei capable, show evidence."

Ye Baiting: "According to Jin Yiwei's evidence, the imperial concubine knows Master Xing Mingda Xing."

Taigui Concubine You raised her eyebrows slightly: "Since I went to the south of the Yangtze River with the late emperor, I naturally know Xing Mingda who often walks around in the palace."

"Does the imperial concubine have a deep impression on him?"

"Didn't you all find out? At that time, the Jiangnan Palace was in a hurry to prepare, and there were not many people working under it. I don't deny that I met and talked with Mr. Xing."

"Then why did the imperial concubine say she didn't know him well?" Ye Baiting reminded, "When the murder in the palace was discovered, the commander immediately conducted an investigation. The imperial concubine said that she was not familiar with the deceased."

After a moment of silence, the imperial concubine smiled: "You also said that it was the past 24 years ago. This life is long, and there are new things every day. Interesting people, why should I remember a person who is submerged in the years?" People? And—”

She glanced to the side: "It's not just Ben Gong who said he's not familiar with him?"

Ye Baiting knew who she was alluding to, Xing Mingda was killed that day, except for his first wife Tong Shi, almost everyone spoke in the same voice, they all knew each other but were not familiar with each other.

"But this person is especially different to the imperial concubine. He is someone who has an affair with your court lady Yin Mengqiu."

"How does this palace know about your servants?" Concubine Youtai was still very calm, "You can't expect this palace to serve the emperor well, but also to know everything in detail and show great care."

"Xing Mingda, isn't the concubine Taigui the one chosen by Yin Mengqiu?"

Concubine You's gaze suddenly became sharp.

Ye Baiting raised her eyebrows and raised her eyebrows: "Did Yin Mengqiu go to look for you the night she died? Did she really want to have an affair with Xing Mingda back then and have a secret marriage?"

Grand Concubine You: "What does Jin Yiwei mean by that?"

"For the 'pregnancy' game, you have prepared so many things back and forth, killed so many people, you have thought of the crisis in the open and in the dark, and the two maids are also prepared, but how to make people pregnant - is a problem .”

Ye Baiting's voice was so clear that everyone at the scene could hear: "No need for the court lady Lan Lu, she is just a cover for the public, stupid and easy to control, when you first selected her, you have already prepared the ending for her, she must die, But you need a child, a person who is really pregnant, to protect you from the prying eyes of smart people, and it is best for this person to have some brains, who can carefully observe for you and resist crises for you..."

Concubine You Taigui: "I remind you that Jin Yiwei investigates the case and must be responsible for what he says—"

Ye Baiting stretched out his hand, and Shen Jiang directly put the file in his hand.

"It's normal for a woman to be happy, and her appetite increases normally, but back then, Grand Concubine You ate three meals a day in the palace, and the amount of food for each meal, three strong men in the army couldn't finish it - the Grand Concubine wouldn't say, It's because you are pregnant yourself, you have too much appetite, so you ate it all by yourself?"

Ye Baiting opened the file: "Sometimes the dishes are spicy and sometimes sour. At noon, I want to eat meat crazily. At night, I feel sick when I see meat. One meal is served with two small bowls of pickled cucumbers, and the next meal even spring pancakes have to be dipped in spicy oil. Pregnant women are pregnant." Hard work, preferences will change, and so will appetite. Most of the adults present have seen it, and they all know that it can change so quickly, day and night, and last for the entire pregnancy... It’s not a lie, or it’s not just one pregnant woman.”

He shook the file in his hand: "Do you need me to say more?"

Concubine You's eyes were on fire. This evidence is actually not so direct, but it feels more like a pit. The other party didn't show everything. If she jumped, the effect might be even worse.

She didn't speak, Ye Baiting seemed to have a pity expression, handed the file back to Shen Jiang, and continued——

"You could have given some of the late emperor's favor to Yin Mengqiu. You can do this. This is also a common way for many favored concubines to cultivate their own wings of power, but you don't. You may not really like the late emperor, but you have had enough of being alone. How can you give up the taste of condescending and condescending arrogance to others? Yin Mengqiu is the person you selected, you know very well, you know that she is good-looking, delicate-minded, intelligent and capable enough to help you achieve success, but such a person, if one day With my own mind, I will fight against you in the future... Why do you want to cultivate such an opponent for yourself, isn't it worth the loss?"

"So you have to impregnate Yin Mengqiu, but it can't be the late emperor's seed. You have to look outside. Who do you look for outside? You are in the harem, and it is not convenient to stretch your hands out. There are not many reliable candidates. Xing Mingda was at that time. appeared in front of your eyes."

"This person is long-sleeved and good at dancing, and he is tactful. He can't be said to be particularly talented, but he has a good mind and can do a lot of things. He is the one who is easy to win over and manipulate in your heart. He is very feminine and very easy to be seduced. It’s just as easy to start the layout.”

Ye Baiting looked at Concubine You Taigui: "Yin Mengqiu and Xing Mingda are good friends, and their first sexual encounter was designed by you, right? What did you use? Special spices, or the love potion put in the food?"

"you--"

"Taigui Concubine speak carefully," Ye Baiting raised his voice to stop him, and at the same time took a step to the side, getting out of the way of the crowd behind, and let her see what the occasion is and what timing it is, "Do you think you can still push it now? Clean? It’s not necessarily a good choice if you don’t miss anything.”

Concubine You Taigui's eyes slid across the dark and invisible people on the field, the solemn faces of hundreds of officials under the candles, the flying fish clothes pouring into the water, the cold light glowing on the embroidered spring knife, the ice of hatred that never changes for thousands of years. There is a handsome face, and there is an emperor who seems to have a gentle smile on the seat, but actually has wind and thunder tricks.

She paused and smiled slightly: "It's useless for you to force me here. What I haven't done, I just haven't done. The palace lady ate something by mistake, and she had an affair with a foreign man, and she didn't dare to say it afterwards. You can only hide it secretly, what's the matter with me? Why do you put everything on me? You have the ability to find out, you have evidence to confirm, why are you asking me?"

Jin Yiwei is too smart and knows how to handle cases. There are certain things and some evidence, but most of them are just guesses. She knows better than anyone how difficult it is to find things and how difficult it is to find evidence in the past few years. This clever operation is trying to trick her.

Ye Baiting also laughed: "So the imperial concubine admitted that Yin Mengqiu was pregnant at the time, and you knew it and took advantage of it, right?"

It is indeed difficult to find out the past, but he doesn't need too much evidence, and this matter is not important, what is important is this information point.

Concubine You Taigui's eyes froze, but she was still caught in the quilt.

But it doesn't matter, it's all done by her, just as Ye Baiting said, in the situation tonight, if she doesn't say anything, it will be even more unfavorable.

"Why don't I use the handle to deliver it to the door?" She twirled the jade bracelet on her wrist, lowered her eyebrows and sighed slightly, "But she is also unlucky, she couldn't bear the shock, the child was lost and died."

"Dead? When did you die? How long have you been raised since you were born, or did you die when you were born? Is it the same day as your miscarriage? Where is the body hidden after the child dies?"

"How does this palace know? You have to ask the people below." Concubine You Taigui smiled enchantingly and dangerously, "Bengong was in poor health at the time, had a miscarriage and took care of herself, and didn't ask about foreign affairs."

Ye Baiting immediately grasped the word 'miscarriage': "In other words, the accident happened on the same day?"

Concubine You narrowed her eyes: "I didn't say that, this matter needs to be investigated by you Jin Yiwei."

"Sui Tong said just now, you don't know how the blood on Xing Mingda's lapel came from that morning after your miscarriage?" Ye Baiting asked solemnly, "Where did he go, and whose blood did he get on?" , you don't know at all?"

Concubine Youtai smiled: "Yes, I don't know."

Ye Baiting paused, and said again: "The first emperor suffered a stroke and collapsed on the bed, it seems to be the year when the eldest princess died?"

Concubine You raised her eyebrows: "Didn't you ask about the case? Why did you talk about other irrelevant things?"

"I just thought of it by chance, and I was not sure, so I asked the person I know the most."

"So what?"

"I'm curious," Ye Baiting looked at Concubine You, "The late Emperor was not considered young ten years ago, but he was still in his prime. How could he have a stroke so easily? Even if he didn't pay attention for a while and drank too much alcohol, it shouldn't be the case."

Under the charming smile of Concubine You, the bottom of her eyes dimmed: "Didn't Jin Yiwei check a lot of past events, and since he was curious, he didn't ask the imperial doctor?"

"We really checked the pulse case back then." Ye Baiting raised his hand, and Shen Jiang took out the evidence again, "These are all recorded in the pulse case back then, and there seems to be nothing strange about it. Doctors or sudden illnesses, or dying of old age, have all passed away."

Concubine You Taigui: "That's because your Jin Yiwei is not effective in doing things. If you really want to investigate, can you not find it?"

Ye Baiting looked sincere: "What the imperial concubine said is true, so we not only checked the pulse, but also carefully checked the diet of the late emperor before and after the stroke, and found one thing-Pine grass."

Concubine You narrowed her eyes.

"The sand pine grass itself is not wrong, it is non-toxic and harmless, but it is incompatible with the ingredients in the three meals of the late emperor. If it is not used properly, it will easily cause a stroke after a long time." Ye Baiting looked at Concubine You, "Look at the expression of Concubine Tai, You should know about this sand pine grass?"

Concubine You Taigui: "You are implying that this palace poisoned the late emperor, and if this palace doesn't respond anymore, aren't you stupid?"

Ye Baiting shook his head slightly: "The imperial concubine is too sensitive, Jin Yiwei didn't mean that, he was just a little curious, the imperial concubine loved and respected the late emperor so much, after the late emperor left, he still talked about him every day, recalling the past, cherishing him so much , Such nostalgia must be deeply affectionate, as long as you pay a little care and be careful on weekdays, you will be able to find the existence of this grass, why not?"

Concubine You found it difficult to answer this question, it was neither left nor right, it was still a trap, what the other party really wanted to say was——

Is it because you don't love the first emperor, and all your previous actions were lying, or was it you who did the drugging?

Ye Baiting didn't wait for an answer, so he continued: "The first emperor suffered a stroke because he discovered your secret, right? Is it the existence of the third prince, or did you collude with the Oirats?"

Concubine You Taigui still didn't panic, she pointed out that her voice was somewhat threatening: "If there is no evidence, I advise Jin Yiwei to be cautious."

"There is indeed insufficient evidence for this matter, and Jin Yiwei did not testify that you poisoned the late emperor here. The relevant investigation work is in progress. I believe that the truth will be revealed in a short time. I brought this matter up tonight, because during this investigation process, we discovered Another surprise—"

Ye Baiting said: "This pine sand grass is produced in the same area as a poisonous plant. The aquatic celery leaves are hooked. The imperial concubine should be familiar with it?"

Concubine Youtai looked coldly: "Why should I be familiar with it?"

"Aquatic celery leaf hook kiss, which grows in early spring, looks like parsnips, and its rhizomes are highly poisonous. The poison produced is insoluble in water, only soluble in wine. After a quarter of an hour of use, the onset occurred. The pupils of the deceased were dilated, and there was white fine foam at the corners of the mouth. The death process was painful, most likely accompanied by severe convulsions—the deceased in this case, Xing Mingda and Yin Mengqiu, all died of this poison."

"It's not just them. From the big cleansing of the palace before the 24th, to the palace people who died for no reason last year, all those who have a relationship with your Changle Palace, both openly and secretly, can be singled out every year and die of this poison. Some things The more you do it, the more proficient you are, and the more you can cover it up later, but there are many loopholes in the early stage - the imperial concubine still wants to say that it has nothing to do with you?"

Concubine You's pupils shrank suddenly, and she didn't speak for a while, maybe she didn't know how to say it, and then quickly thought about the words.

Ye Baiting didn't press any more.

Because it was unnecessary, he had already seen it clearly, and let everyone below see it clearly.

He turned to the direction of the common people: "The third prince's origin is mysterious, and his whereabouts are a mystery. There are dedicated people to open the way for him, and special someone to clean up his traces, but the geese leave their voices, and the waters leave traces. If Jin Yiwei wants to find out, there will be traces."

"Since he was ten years old, he has been found by people. During the period of secret training, it is not easy to find, but there are traces of him when he was young. It is impossible to completely eliminate it. The Jinyi guards in the various guards received orders and followed the instructions. His origin, every slight clue is not missed, and finally traced back to the place where he first appeared, which is not far from the roadside outside the Jiangnan Palace. Because of the cold weather, he was a newborn again, his body was frozen blue, and he could not cry Weeping, the woman who passed by was soft-hearted, and picked him up. The woman wanted to raise him well, but within a few months after picking him up, she was pregnant with a child. The family's conditions were not enough to support two children, so she sent him Abandoned."

"He didn't remember anything at that time, and he couldn't live independently. If luck is good, he was picked up and raised by others. If not, all the people who picked him up and raised him ended up abandoning him for various reasons. When he was old enough to be able to run and dance, no one else was even interested in picking him up and raising him. He was spotted by beggars and taught him some stealing and abducting skills, and he has been fooling around ever since.”

"These days didn't last long, maybe because of his bad temper, maybe because he was disobedient, he was squeezed out of the small group, even driven out of the city, and left to fend for himself outside... All these trajectories are a bit difficult to find, and it took a long time , but if you get the clues and follow them one by one, you will find that the facts are clear and the logic is clear. The person who found the third prince and took the third prince away did do a lot of actions to clear the traces, but they were all hidden in the dark. With great fanfare, those who adopted and met the third prince back then, some were purged, some moved away early, changed their names and went to other places, Jin Yiwei devoted all his efforts to find out these things."

Shen Jiang directly put the evidence in front of the case for everyone to see.

After a quick inspection, I found that all the details were correct, including the most important evidence - the statement of the first woman who picked up the third prince from the road, and the quilt dug out from the bottom of the cabinet at home.

The things used by the prince are different from ordinary people. They all have special marks. This bag can be seen as a royal thing, and the reason why the family kept it was because the things are very expensive at first glance. It is better to keep it and wait. Sell ​​it when you are tight, but if you don’t sell it, it’s at the bottom of the box. I almost forgot, one is because these years have been hard to live without poverty, and the other is that they are greedy for money, but they also feel that something is wrong, and they are afraid of being entangled in things ...

Ye Baiting said: "In the Jiangnan palace before 24, Concubine You Taigui claimed to have had a miscarriage. Jin Yiwei found out the facts as follows. The maid Lan Lu did not give birth, and there was a child's skeleton in the coffin. The female official Yin Mengqiu was pregnant, and the child's body was not found after the miscarriage. , and the 'Third Prince' was abandoned by the side of the road, to sort out the facts, Jin Yiwei has the following judgment—"

"The child in the coffin of the court lady Lan Lu was born by Yin Mengqiu. Because of her adultery with a foreigner, she couldn't see the light, and her child couldn't see the light of day, so she was abandoned in someone else's coffin. She had a miscarriage on the same day as Concubine You Taigui , the child is not full-term, not even seven months old, and the chance of survival is very small, so I have to give birth, probably because Concubine You Taigui gave birth unexpectedly, and she needs her child to disturb the sight-"

"Concubine You is pregnant, and she has made many preparations before and after. She seems to be fighting for favor, but in fact she has no choice. Because in the harem, there are always people staring at her. She wants to protect herself and go higher. She has to do her best to calculate, if she wants her own child to survive, she needs to make multiple preparations, keep it secret, and use other people's children to try the risk."

"There was an accident that day, Concubine You was in labor, the late emperor was transferred away at the 'timely', suddenly there were a lot of ghosts and monsters outside, some were not helping, some were eyeing them, and the children were fighting for each other, accidents would inevitably happen... I'm right Isn't that right, the Empress Dowager?"

The Empress Dowager sighed slightly: "The Ai family said earlier that the Ai family has no other meaning, but just wants to see the newly born grandson and keep the royal heirs safe, but Youshi overreacted, thinking that the Ai family wanted to harm the child , Robbed the child, unexpectedly used so many means."

"You're right. Yin Mengqiu was forced to become pregnant, and she was also forced to have a miscarriage. No matter what she thinks about others, whether she hates it or not, how could she not feel sorry for her own child? She came to Aijia for help, saying that she wanted to give her child A way out, the Ai family is getting old, and she hates killing the most, even though she is not chaste, she will be released from the palace afterwards, she will be punished as she pleases, but the child is innocent, so she wants to help, who knows how old she is , can't stand up to Youshi's cruelty and tricks..."

No matter how nice the words are, what has been done cannot be erased. Yin Mengqiu's child is a tool for Concubine You, why not for the Empress Dowager?The Empress Dowager wanted only one result, that Concubine You Taigui could not give birth smoothly, because this matter would pose a great threat to her.

Ye Baiting asked: "You and the imperial concubine had a dispute over the child, 'we can't discuss it', and finally started fighting, right?"

"The Ai family thought that Youshi was going to kill Yin Mengqiu's child, and thought that the child was about seven months old and could live, so he took action. Who knew that Youshi had two quilts and two children, and it was hard to tell who was who for a while. who……"

The scene is of course more chaotic.

"The two of you are fighting for each other, and there is a game between you, but neither of you wins completely. In the end, the child died and the other child was lost, right?"

"Ai's family is also very sorry. They immediately sent someone to look for it, but they couldn't find it."

Ye Baiting looked at Concubine You again: "You know that a child will be born with such risks, right?"

"It's a happy event for a woman to be pregnant. Who doesn't want to be born in An An, but others don't allow it," Concubine You Taigui's eyes were poisoned, and she glanced at the Empress Dowager, "What can I do, I can only give everything I have to protect my son. .”

Ye Baiting: "The person who helped you with this matter is Xing Mingda, right? You sensed that the other party's approach was faltering, and it seemed that he was bound to win. The child was no longer safe by your side, so you secretly searched for him and asked him to leave quietly. , to help you send the child out of the palace, and temporarily put it in a proper place—"

Yin Mengqiu's child is now a cover for the public, attracting the attention of the empress dowager, making her think that this is the prince, but the empress dowager is old, but her eyes are very good, and she discovered the existence of the two children However, Concubine You Taigui couldn't resist, so she had to make a dangerous move.

"Regardless of whether Yin Mengqiu has ever been tempted by Xing Mingda or not, according to Xing Mingda's temperament, he will not be in love with any woman, and he will not feel too much distress. He already has an heir in his family. The one who got it through an affair is dead. Even if he died, he didn't feel bad, but because of this matter, he was completely held in the hands of the empress dowager, a grasshopper on a rope, absolutely loyal, and he will take this matter very seriously."

Up to now, what happened back then is already clear.

The Empress Dowager and Concubine You have been fighting each other for a long time. Regardless of whether Concubine You's pregnancy was an accident or a conspiracy, she has to prepare a plan early in order to be safe and smooth, from shallow blindfolds to deep smoke bombs, When the twins mixed together to confuse the situation, the Empress Dowager also knew very well the methods of the women in the harem, peeling off layer by layer and eroding layer by layer. Only children suffer.

Not only at that time, but for so many years since then, the two sides are still plotting and backstabbing each other, holding each other back, whoever found the third prince, and who is guiding the third prince with cunning words behind his back, neither of them showed it, nor did they dare to say it openly, wanting to let The first emperor knew about this, so he had to make things right. It was not easy for him to build himself, and he sent the other party into the pit of fire by the way. However, the two sides have been playing games for so many years, and their strengths are comparable. They are not fully sure, so they dare not do this.

At this juncture, the first emperor knew some secrets, or someone deliberately told him that, with the addition of an additional crisis, his existence would become a burden, and if he died, it would not be easy to handle. idea……

However, the third prince is not full-fledged and does not have very good conditions. Regardless of whether the late emperor is seriously ill or dead, it is not easy to push him to the front. The master can only be Emperor Yu'an.

Ye Baiting looked at Concubine You Taigui: "Fire cannot be contained in paper, no matter how strong the alliance of interests is, no matter how deep the secret is hidden, there will always be a time when it becomes loose and exposed, whether the third prince will listen or not, he is already very powerful, and he has already appeared in front of everyone , The promises made for many years have not been fulfilled, people like Xing Mingda will be disappointed and want to betray, and the accident happened on the day of the palace banquet, right?"