The first work of the imperial prison

Ye Baiting's words contained a huge amount of information, almost putting Gong Dou's danger on the bright side.

Some guesses without evidence, he will not easily say, because everyone has a brain and will think.Concubine You Taigui is of course not clean, all her actions are just to fight for favor, for the unique status in the palace, for the continuation of power, and even because of the change of the main body of this power, she can even poison the late emperor.

The empress dowager is not a good person, she looks kind and amiable, she keeps saying that she loves her grandchildren, and she is looking forward to the royal heir and the concubine's success, but in fact, it doesn't matter who gives birth to the heir. It can be operated, but Concubine Youtai can't, because this woman is already in the sky, and with the addition of a prince, the future will be even more unpredictable.

She still has a few decades to live. The first emperor was not born to her, and he was not close to her. If there is another grandson born to Concubine You Taigui, will she still have a good life in the future?

One is the winner of the palace fight at that time, and the other is the winner of the previous generation's palace fight. Both sides have their own interests to consider. The moment the prince is born is the moment when this delicate balance is broken, which is related to his own future. Even the dignity at the time of death, how can one not pay attention to it!

On the day that Concubine Suiyou had a miscarriage, the two sides were fighting. After the loss of the third prince, the fighting still did not stop. Even after so many years, they have been fighting tit for tat. Some people want to protect, while others want to kill. This mystery has continued to this day. No definite result.

With the vast Milky Way above his head and the moon shining brightly, Ye Baiting closed all the timelines and began to talk about the final point - this murder case.

"A homicide occurred at the banquet given by the emperor. The commander received the order and immediately went to the scene to investigate. The corpse was on the way back from the official room to the banquet. It is a very obvious symptom of poisoning, the deceased has only one trauma on the whole body, on the left frontal side, at the temple, the scene showed a little anxiety, the modus operandi was chaotic and out of order, the murderer obviously acted in a hurry."

"Han Ninghou's wife, Mrs. Shan, was thrown into the lake on a heavy rainy day. Jin Yiwei salvaged her. It was found that the cause of death was not drowning in the water, but it was in line with the symptoms of freezing to death."

Ye Baiting analyzed the results of the post-mortem that day and analyzed them one by one, and the common people and officials understood that the murderer was careful enough. In order to confuse the view, Jin Yiwei made Jin Yiwei think that he was drowned instead of dying with Xing Mingda. On the same day, the exact time for the murderer's killing is gone, so how can the murderer lock it down!

But the god is still the god of the young master in front of him. This kind of series of tricks, others will look confused when they see it. If it is another person, they don't know where it will go. The young master will check it out!

"...there is also the last deceased, Yin Mengqiu, who died of poisoning after examination. She died in the same manner as Xing Mingda. The poison was mixed with wine, which fits the characteristics of water-grown celery leaf hook kisses. This poison is only found in places related to the empress dowager. In the event-"

Ye Baiting looked at Concubine You Taigui: "Isn't it natural for Jin Yiwei to suspect Concubine Taigui?"

Concubine Youtai snorted coldly: "The things in this palace are all used by this palace? Changle Palace is so big, although it bears the name of this palace, in fact, wherever this palace goes, the things used are just Twenty-three out of ten, most of the objects in space are under the control of the people below. Why must they belong to the palace? Even if it is true, it cannot be stolen, robbed, framed or framed by others? Didn’t you always know Someone is against me, why don't you ask?"

Ye Baiting knew that what she said was laughing at him, and there was a high probability that she was guessing about this matter, without any solid evidence, even if the thing belonged to her palace and no one saw her personally using it, it would not be conclusive evidence.

He was not in a hurry, and turned to the Empress Dowager in a kind manner: "Mrs. Han Ninghou, Mrs. Shan, is she the one who asked for news for you?"

The Empress Dowager's eyelids drooped slightly: "She is indeed closer to the Ai family."

Only admitted that the relationship is good, but did not say anything else.

Ye Baiting: "You and Concubine You have had a lot of quarrels. The misunderstanding between the two sides has long been a deadlock. It cannot be solved. They will be wary of each other and try their best to hide their secrets. You know a lot of things and have done a lot of things, but some of them are hidden from each other. You still don’t know the whole picture of the facts, you are also curious, you want to get to the bottom of it, or guide the direction, you know that Concubine You Taigui found the third prince, so she made a hindrance and did some things, you didn’t kill him , I guess, do you want to guide Concubine You to raise tigers and reap the consequences?"

The other party was very protective. She couldn't kill the third prince, but what about leading him astray?Let their mother and son have enmity, no matter who dies under whose hands, isn't it a happy thing?

The Empress Dowager didn't say anything, maybe she had nothing to say, or she acquiesced to the matter.

Concubine You finally couldn't take it anymore, she patted her chair angrily and stood up: "You old godly woman, an old poisonous woman! Can you really control everything and influence everything with that set of fake mercy! Son It was born in this palace, and mother and child are gifted by heaven and earth, they are relatives of this palace, and they are with this palace, how do you treat it! You also persuaded the people in this palace to be used by you. Why is the dream so beautiful? Yin Mengqiu asked you for help back then. How, after returning to the palace, it is still under the control of this palace, and I can do whatever I ask her to do!"

The Empress Dowager rolled her eyelids, and said lightly, "Really? Are you sure that she belongs to you? You Shi, your brain is a good thing. Only by keeping a low profile and introspecting properly can you stand taller and see farther."

It was torn up on the spot!

It can be said that the common people and officials are eye-opening, seeing this kind of scene...how virtuous and capable they are!

Ye Baiting also understood what Yin Mengqiu had told them at the beginning, saying that there are kings of Hades and imps in this palace, and if they want to live and move forward, they have to use [-] kinds of martial arts. With helplessness, it is obvious who the ghosts and gods are talking about.

Just thinking about it, he can understand how difficult Yin Mengqiu's situation is. At first, she was treated as a tool, and later, she wanted to live, so she had to use all her ingenuity to do a good job as a "double agent". Struggling to keep myself alive...

The reality is true, it is more ironic than any story in a book.

But even now, after clarifying what happened back then, Ye Baiting still had to turn to another person at the scene: "The murderer in this case is actually you, Mr. Fuchang."

People don't understand again.

Everything happened tonight, from 24 years ago to 13 years ago, from the life experience of the third prince, to the palace fight where swords, swords and shadows were all in the dark, everyone was eye-opening, the motive was found, and the poison for murder was also found. They all focused on Concubine You Taigui. When she thought she was the murderer, why did she suddenly become the rich man?

R&F was named, but he wasn't surprised or flustered at all. He looked at Ye Baiting: "How could the young master think that this case was done by our family?"

"Because this is decisive but not decisive, smart but not smart."

Ye Baiting looked at him: "The deaths of Xing Mingda and Mrs. Han Ninghou's wife Shan seem to have happened quite suddenly. Is it because of an accident? These two people know what happened back then, or know a thing or two, or know seven or eight. Integrate and compare, there are other plots, the risk of Changle Palace is exposed, and there will be a great crisis - you are thinking about the interests of your master, and you start killing people. The motive is easy to understand. What we don't quite understand is why you knew everything back then and knew the risks. The reason, knowing how to control and deal with it, why did it take so long to attack Yin Mengqiu? She was the core person involved in the incident back then, so she should be on your guard, shouldn't she?"

"After several rounds of comparison of evidence lines, we believe that there is only one explanation for this seemingly contradictory behavior, that is, the murderer knew everything back then, but he didn't fully know it. For example, he only knew the surface, and the stakes , can guess the general degree of confrontation, what happened, and what kind of result it caused, but I don't know the innermost fundamental secret."

"And all the people involved in the case, including the deceased, were witnesses to the incident in the Jiangnan Palace. Only you—Eunuch Fu, you slowly emerged after the late emperor returned to Beijing. You walked to Changle Palace, step by step, To become the rich factory owner today, the rights and responsibilities are monstrous."

After a moment of silence, Ye Baiting raised his eyes slightly: "Does Concubine You not trust you too much? Your relationship seems to be harmonious, and your interests have long been integrated. She has many things to rely on you, and you can't be separated from her in your life. Trust each other, rely on each other, but you didn't go through that 'very important' period together, she actually hid something from you, and you know it in your heart, don't you?"

After a long time, R&F sighed: "24 years ago, I was indeed not in Jiangnan. I thought this should be a reason to exclude me as the murderer?"

Ye Baiting: "If Yin Mengqiu's death was earlier, maybe it would have been, but Yin Mengqiu's death was obviously after the crime happened. After you detected and analyzed more information and details, you thought she was potentially dangerous, so you did it."

"It's like when you killed Mrs. Shan, you didn't expose it immediately, but waited patiently. When it rained, you threw the corpse into the lake. You were very patient and observed carefully enough. You always knew what you were doing, I have been spying on the development of the case, and based on these performances, thinking and analyzing what to do next. You are in the dark in the palace, and your eyes are always on the commander, Shen Qianhu, and the Jinyiwei and Imperial Guards who are busy with the case, and even Sometimes I go up to talk and try to get more information."

Shen Jiang nodded fiercely, wanting to stand up and testify by himself, that's right, that's what happened!When he was walking in the palace to investigate the case, he ran into R&F more than once, and every time he was very polite and helpful, he almost believed it!

Fortunately, the young master reminded him in advance, so he didn't step on these traps!

"It is true that only Changle Palace has the poison of celery leaf hook kiss. Concubine You Taigui has used this poison to deal with many opponents. After being proficient, there are not many clues and evidence. But in her early years, she had many omissions. Because few people know about the poison, it is secret and safe. Since she entered the palace, she will use it when encountering special difficulties and problems. In this case, the deceased was poisoned by this poison. She is the most suspected, but you, Fu Gonggong, are also from Changle Palace , is the person she trusts most now, with your status, it is very easy to know about this poison, get it, and even control its origin and disposal, and it is also very convenient for you to use alcohol."

Ye Baiting spoke softly: "Xing Mingda has always been drawn by Concubine You, and he is very familiar with you. He knows that as long as he doesn't betray him for a day, you won't hurt him, so he doesn't have any precautions against you. You can do it that day." Like before, approached him with a smile, walked to him, and when he was not paying attention, stretched out the handkerchief wrapped in ice cubes in his hand behind his back, and slammed it hard on his forehead..."

"You can also pass on a reason like 'the imperial concubine summoned' to stop Han Ninghou Shan. Although she has a close relationship with the empress dowager, she is not a noble person after all. She can only go if a nobleman has a call. Thinking about being in the palace anyway, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor and Empress are all there, so I understand that the Grand Concubine can't do anything out of line, you can find a reason to say that the Grand Concubine is stuck and won't arrive until later, and kindly Serve her wine, make her drunk, easily lure her, or drag her to the ice cellar of your palace, and create another murder fact."

"You thought about it at the time, at the royal banquet in the palace, killing a person is already a shameful thing for the emperor, you can't let it go again, if you can successfully confuse the time of the killing, it will be difficult for others to find out, you didn't expect that in the future There will be heavy rain, but this rain is obviously more conducive to your throwing the body, you make a quick decision, use the heavy rain to cover your sight, and throw the body into the lake, trying to create the illusion of drowning."

"Did Yin Mengqiu feel uneasy because of this case? Since she returned to Beijing, she has distanced herself from Concubine You for her own safety and for the convenience of Concubine You to avoid suspicion. This is acquiescence. The two have been in relationship for many years. She has never been close, even a little nervous, which seems to you to be a normal relationship, so you didn't think about it deeply, but now, at this moment, the anxiety she is showing is different from the emotion she has towards Concubine You , makes you feel wrong... She may want to ask for help, but Concubine You doesn't need her anymore, since you are Changle Palace's confidant now, you have to take care of all the troubles, right?"

Ye Baiting looked at Fu Lixing: "All your actions are expressly or hinted by the master and empress. You are loyal to the master and also to protect your own future interests - but you are not unwilling to do these things? Yours The master and empress use you and regard you as the best swordsman, but she refuses to entrust everything to you. You have worked so hard for so many years, and your wealth, future and future are all in the Changle Palace. You are loyal, but she doesn't even tell you such an important secret. , you still have to guess by yourself, think about things yourself, don't you feel wronged?"

The scene was quiet, and everyone was staring at R&F, savoring his expression and what he said next.

Concubine Youtai opened her mouth first: "I don't know that you have done so many things for me in secret." She sighed softly, "Although you have done so many evil things, in the eyes of the world, you are a heinous crime. Gong is still grateful to you, thank you for everything you have done for me, but the law of the country does not allow selfishness, I can only hope for other opportunities in the future, and I can reciprocate one or two..."

What does this mean, don't make it too obvious, she is not cleaning up for her subordinates, but telling him - you obediently take the blame, don't make another trouble, I will remember you and repay you.

As for what the reward is... The two masters and servants have been serving for so many years, others may not know, but Concubine You must know the weakness of R & F, which is a threat and a control.

Everyone's hearts were raised.

Fu Lixing lowered his head slightly, half of his face was melted in the light and shadow, and he couldn't see his expression clearly.

He hadn't spoken for a long time, and Concubine You became more and more confident. She didn't look like she would betray.But look away, look left and right, Jin Yiwei also has a very confident look... Forget about Qiu Xunqing, I can't tell, Ye Baiting's expression is also a little restrained, Shen Jiang's expression is different, too outgoing, It seemed as though he had put all his energy into it, waiting excitedly for something...

Concubine You is a little unconfident. What's the matter with this group of people? Could it be that someone she has a handle on will betray him?

"The young master is right. I am the murderer in this case. I killed Xing Mingda, Mrs. Han Ninghou's wife Shan, and female officer Yin Mengqiu."

After Fu Lixing said this, Concubine You immediately put her heart back into her stomach, relaxed her shoulders, straightened her waist, and the sight of the scene passing by was full of murderous aura, how about it!This is the skill of this palace!

This was the first time that Ye Baiting didn't see the smile on R&F's face, and it was also the first time he heard him refer to himself as 'I' instead of 'our family'.It turned out that he was like this when he was serious and serious, and he was not at all like his usual flattering appearance.

"At the banquet that day, Xing Mingda met with Mrs. Shan, Mrs. Han Ninghou, who came out halfway. Shan asked him about what happened back then, about the birth certificate of the third prince, and where he is waiting now. Xing Mingda didn't answer directly. Said, but expressed his willingness to seek refuge, he said that he would only tell the truth if he saw the Empress Dowager in person, and Mrs. Shan agreed, saying that he would report to the Empress Dowager immediately and ask him to answer."

"I don't know exactly what happened 24 years ago. I wasn't there at the time. The third prince was lost in the palace. After so many years, the two sides have worked hard in private and have not made it clear. I didn't know at first. In [-], the third prince's reputation outside the palace appeared repeatedly, and I realized that something was wrong, and slowly began to understand. The mistress did not tell me what happened back then, but only vaguely gave some clues, and did not recognize the name of the third prince outside the palace, but she Here, I have always been not so clear in speaking, I understand what she means, Ningshou Palace attaches great importance to this matter, we have to deal with it well, in short, we can't benefit the other party."

"About this matter, I have approached Xing Mingda more than once, and reminded him more than once that there are certain things that you can keep from telling me, but don't even try to tell anyone else that those who betray must pay the price. I thought he was smart and sensible, but obviously, he wasn't, he probably thought that my wife and I were cheating on him, and wanted to betray him by not treating him as one of our own."

"The emperor and the queen are at the banquet ahead. When Xing Mingda succeeds in meeting the empress dowager later, it will be too late for some things. I have to make a decisive decision—"

R&F looked at Ye Baiting with calm eyes: "Young master is right, that's how I killed people, Xing Mingda didn't guard against me, I used ice and poison."

Ye Baiting: "Where did you put the square handkerchief wrapped in ice?"

"The square pagoda was originally a banquet thing. I didn't have time to prepare anything else, so I could only take it temporarily and put it in the gap between the pillars. I planned to take it back later, but when I got it back, I found that it was gone."

Ye Baiting understood, it must be because the gap was not tightly packed and could not withstand the wind... He and Qiu Yiqing found Fang Pa in the palace.

"What about the poison, how did you install it?" He asked again, "After the deceased was found, the imperial banquet site was immediately sealed up. Inspection found that there was only poison in Xing Mingda's wine. No matter the rules or other things, you would not have time to commit the crime."

Fu Lixing sighed: "Yeah... I don't have time."

Ye Baiting looked at his expression and suddenly thought of it: "The wine Xing Mingda drank during the banquet is non-toxic. You have no chance and no way to poison him, but he was discovered after his death. The emperor passed and ordered everyone not to drink it. Before you move, there is a little time, the poison you put in the wine glass at that time!"

"Young master is smart," Fu Lixing applauded and smiled, "Of course I can't inflict poison when everyone is watching, but I am more familiar with the palace rules and reaction time than anyone else, so I can naturally get stuck afterwards."

"It was indeed a coincidence at the time. When I heard what Xing Mingda and Mrs. Shan said, I felt that something was wrong. There should be some action. Poison is not something I carry with me every day, but it is very convenient for me to take it. Gongli Xiaolu, Which one is faster, which one is closer, I am more familiar with Yin Mengqiu, I just took a glass of wine outside, poisoned it, stopped Xing Mingda, and said to offer him a glass, he couldn't refuse, but this time, for some reason, the medicine didn't work Attack, I was anxious, watched him go to the official room, after coming out, he was going back to the banquet, so I used the ice in the ice box brought back as an excuse before leaving... and knocked him out."

"Used wine glasses are different from handkerchiefs. They don't need to be treated specially. They will sink when thrown into the lake and won't float up."

"Ms. Shan, after I finished Xing Mingda, I looked for him and said that the master and empress are here to invite you. There is no one around, so she dared not go. I asked her to wait a while and gave her wine. She dared not refuse to drink. She was drunk. , I coaxed her a few words, and she was lured to the ice cellar by me..."

"Throwing away the body and trying to confuse the time of death is exactly what the young master thought. I just don't want to be caught. Jin Yiwei moves very fast, and sooner or later he will find the ice cellar. I don't have much time. Since God helped me, it rained heavily , just by the way."

Fu Lixing said, suddenly paused: "As I thought before, Jin Yiwei didn't think of the ice cellar, and the search area was looking for people. The commander suddenly came here two days ago, so I didn't know it was wrong. You should have found it." evidence?"

"This is another mistake of yours."

Ye Baiting said: "In order not to expose the murder, after dumping Shan's body, you carefully cleaned up the place where she lay in the ice cellar, and even shoveled a layer thinner? You also poured cold water again to freeze into a new layer of ice. You are indeed smart, but our commander was as careful as a hair, and we still found traces of this difference. As a factory owner, you have served in the palace for many years, so you should know that the ice used by the empress in the palace is made of clean water. The spring water is specially made, can it be eaten directly?"

Fu Lixing's eyelids trembled, and he immediately understood where he was wrong: "The water I took from the canal on a rainy day was not that clean."

Because of the rain, there will be a lot of floating debris in the water. He may not have taken care of it when he was doing things in a hurry. It looked clean, but afterward it turned into ice, which was peeled off shallowly and melted away. Maybe he could find debris inside. , not very clean...

He closed his eyes: "I never expected that the method of confusing the time of death, which I thought was perfect, would become irrefutable evidence."

At this point, he has nothing to say: "I also killed Yin Mengqiu. I didn't know that she participated so much in the incident that year. The master and empress deliberately weakened her sense of existence, and Ningshou Palace didn't mention it. I didn't even have a good or bad attitude towards her. I didn't even doubt it. I didn't feel wrong until this happened. After staring at her for two days, I didn't see one or two facts clearly... The safety of the master and empress is important, and my future Her future is also very important, she is so restless, how can she be her companion in the future? So she must die, if she doesn't come to look for me, I will go to look for her."

He directly admitted the crime, the case has come to light, the truth has come to light, and the people watching are finally relieved, what a joy, Jin Yiwei is mighty, the emperor is wise, and many other emotions have not yet come up, I don't know whether to lament the changing world, or to scold the treacherous When Shameless, the situation on the scene changed again.

Fu Lixing pleaded guilty, but in the end the conversation changed direction——

"But all of this, is it our family's personal fault? Although our family killed someone, it should be judged by the law, but what do these so-called old things have to do with our family? Our family was only ordered and instigated , must do these things, it is the meaning of the master and empress."

He also cupped his hands in a serious manner: "Everyone knows that slaves only serve their masters, and our family's life is in the hands of Concubine You. It's not what she calls it, but you have to do it against your conscience. "

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Taigui Concubine You stood up angrily, "Where do you have the guts to slander me like this!"

"Look at what your mother said, the rabbit bites people when it's in a hurry, our family is going to die, can't we fight for ourselves?"

Of course R&F dares.

He remembered what the commander had said to him when he found him two days ago.At that time the situation was not clear, but today it is too clear, it was a reminder, it was to give him direction!

The case was not solved, everything was kept a secret, no one else knew anything, of course he would not just move his nest, wait and see, but now, tonight, the young master is asking questions while observing and taking evidence, obviously clearing up all the facts Already, the time for him is running out!

He now fully understands the meaning of the commanding envoy. The general trend is irreversible. The choice ahead is very important. It is definitely not a good idea to be a slave seller. It will have a great impact on the future. But now he is dying, so why talk about it? future?It's better to tear it up and sell Concubine You... She is not a good person anyway, eradicating her is a great thing for the emperor and for Dazhao, and he has served in Changle Palace for so many years, who can compare with Does he know more secrets?

It's not that he's at fault, on the contrary, he's meritorious!

After thinking about it, he had already planned it out. Prison is actually pretty good. There are commanders and young masters. There are no messy rules. There are also special promotion channels, such as that little bracelet opportunity...

This time he was considered meritorious in exposing him, even if he was sentenced to death, he would be able to suspend it for two years. Besides, the emperor will get married this year, and next year or next year a little prince may be born. When the world is amnesty, why will he have no way out?

It's better to die than to live. As long as he behaves well and works hard, he may not have a chance.

Concubine You Taigui didn't know what R&F had planned in her mind, but today she has torn her face apart. The other party knows her secrets the most, and I'm afraid this catastrophe will not pass...

Suddenly, she made a decision.

She suddenly took two steps forward, her eyes swept towards the crowd, and the candles were reflected in her eyes, as if a fire was burning: "Your mother has been bullied like this, why don't you stand up?"