Consort Zhanzhao

Bao Zheng is currently the Governor of Kaifeng. His office is only one mile away from the imperial palace. With the emperor's will, he brought Zhan Zhao and Gongsun Ce into the imperial palace early the next morning.

As the three of them walked into the ice cellar where the corpses were kept, Gongsun Ce said with emotion, "Unfortunately, the first corpse has already been burned."

"That's right." Bao Zheng was also very sorry, "No matter who the murderer is, if the three corpses were written by the same person, he must have panicked when he committed the crime for the first time, and he must have left a lot of clues."

At this time, Zhan Zhao had already changed into a red official suit, and with his long sword and giant sword pinned to his waist, he also answered, "All three of them died under the Jinshui Bridge, there must be a flaw left."

Bao Zheng nodded, "Guard Zhan said that, according to what we discussed last night, we will go to see the three corpses first, and then go to the Jinshui Bridge. There is also the witness who saw the corpse first, and has close contacts with the deceased. All the palace servants will have to interrogate them one by one."

"The first corpse..." Gongsun Jizhi hesitated, "The first one I saw was... the little prince?" Although he was talking about the little prince, he thought that the princess was not so easy to see.

Following Bao Zheng's side, the eunuch in charge of their entry into the palace coughed twice, Bao Zheng said: "This father-in-law, can you go and pass... the little prince first?"

The eunuch nodded, and also called the little prince, "The little prince is afraid that the Palace of Compassion and Peace will pay his respects. You guys might as well go to the morgue first, and I will send someone to tell you."

"My father-in-law." After saying that, the three of them covered their faces with cotton cloths and covered their clothes with white cloths before entering the morgue.

In the morgue were two maids who died recently. They were not very old, but one died for three days and the other two days. Although the room was filled with ice, the smell was no longer so pleasant.

Wu Zuo was already waiting in the house. When he saw the three people coming in, he immediately packed up his things and started the autopsy.

The eunuch did a good job, Zhao Bijia is now paying her respects in the Empress Dowager's Palace, although the Empress Dowager has been wandering outside the palace for decades, her face is old, and there are many scars on her hands, but this is the emperor's own mother, so naturally No one dares to neglect.

As people grow older, they like grandchildren. Zhao Bijia and the other two princesses sat beside the Queen Mother. As for her younger brother Zhao Xuan, he went to study early in the morning.

"You seem to be much more energetic than before." Concubine Pang said with a smile, "Your Majesty should be relieved."

This sounded pleasant to the ear, and the Queen Mother gave her a smiling face, "The emperor has worked so hard for me, and he has worked so hard to invite the imperial doctor, which makes me feel a little uneasy."

Concubine Zhang continued: "Two days ago, Your Majesty told me that it was very uncomfortable for my mother to suffer outside all these years. In my opinion, Your Majesty wants to bring back all the filial piety of the previous years. The empress mother can take it with peace of mind, so as to save His Majesty from being sad."

Speaking of which, all mothers in the world are basically the same. They would rather suffer themselves than their children. Concubine Zhang Gui has a son and a daughter, and she understands this truth even more.

Sure enough, as soon as the words came out, the Empress Dowager put away the uneasy expression on her face and said: "The emperor is indeed filial."

Although there were quite a few people sitting in the Empress Dowager's Palace, few of them were able to speak out. Firstly, it depended on their grades, and secondly, they depended on how favored they were.

A concubine like Concubine Zhang who has sons and daughters, and whose son is His Majesty's only or only prince, is no worse than a queen.

The queen mother changed the subject and said: "Bao Zheng from Kaifeng Mansion came to investigate the case in the palace today, you stay in the palace safely, don't go to the imperial garden."

Everyone nodded. Concubine Pang felt unhappy when she heard Bao Zheng's words. Her younger brother was cut by Bao Zheng with a guillotine. She clenched her fists and gritted her teeth, saying: "It's time to investigate. Three court ladies died under the Jinshui Bridge in less than ten days," she said, casting another glance at Zhao Bijia who was sitting beside the Queen Mother.

"I heard that every court lady has signs of being scratched by cats on her face."

Zhao Bijia narrowed her eyes, is she planning to drag her into it?I sneered twice in my heart, Zhao Bijia didn't make a sound, let's listen to what she has to say first.

Otherwise, she jumped out rashly, as if she had a guilty conscience.

What's more, it's never a matter of who talks more.

Although Zhao Bijia didn't make a sound, Concubine Jing picked it up, "It's better not to raise a cat. If you don't know how to raise a cat, you will catch people. What if you hurt others?" She glanced at Zhao Bijia, and then looked at Concubine Zhang Gui .

"It's better for the princess to raise some docile animals such as rabbits."

Concubine Zhang Guifei's fighting spirit was instantly lit up, she squinted her eyes, her words were full of malice, "Concubine Jing...she is quite weak."

Zhao Bijia saw Concubine Jing's hand clenched into a fist.

As far as concubine Jing is concerned, she is a deadly enmity with them.Concubine Jing Guo was originally the empress's, but unfortunately the emperor didn't like her at all.Later, Concubine Jing, who was still the queen at that time, was always targeting her own mother, Concubine Zhang, and made her kneel under the sun.

As for later, the Queen's position was abolished, and she was given the title of Concubine Jing, and the place where she lived was renamed Jingxin Hall, which is very ironic.

Zhao Bijia took the Empress Dowager's arm and said: "Grandmother, Tuantuan is so good, besides, he ran away when he saw someone, how could he catch someone, besides..." Zhao Bijia also looked at Concubine Pang Gui, and then at Concubine Jing, "And It's not Xiaoyugan, why did Tuantuan attack them?"

Empress Dowager Li was amused all of a sudden, patted Zhao Bijia's arm, and said with a smile: "Your father also has cats, and your tuantuan can also be kept."

The expressions of the two people who had been pointed by Zhao Bijia's eyes suddenly changed.

Zhao Bijia couldn't help but feel a little proud.

She knew that the empress dowager had lived outside the palace for decades, and her life was difficult in these decades. She must be familiar with the habits of cats and dogs, and saying that cats can catch people is just an excuse.

Besides, Concubine Jing... was chosen by the previous Empress Dowager Liu, even if what she said was reasonable, the current Empress Dowager Li would not agree with her.

You must know that Empress Dowager Liu is the culprit who replaced Empress Dowager Li's son and left Empress Dowager Li alone and helpless outside the palace for decades.

Hearing the queen mother's words, the new queen also spoke. This one is much smarter than the previous one. After coming to power, she tolerated Zhang Guifei everywhere, but there was not much conflict.

"Isn't it just a cat? It's okay to keep it." She was a peacemaker, and said with a smile, "It's good to have a cat. See how healthy Bijia is."

The queen mother patted Zhao Bijia's hand again, "That's right, it's just your little face flushed." But after speaking, there was a worried look on her face, and her brows were slightly frowned, "I still remember when I just returned to the palace, A few of them accompanied me around the harem, and only Bijia and Xuan'er walked down in the end."

The faces of the other two princesses whose innocence was affected were not so good anymore, and they couldn't help but glared at Zhao Bijia when they sat beside her.

"Okay, let's all go back." The queen mother said with a smile: "It will be hot in a while."

Everyone stood up and said goodbye together. When they walked to the entrance of the hall, Concubine Zhang Guifei glanced at Concubine Pang Guifei, "You haven't had any children in the palace for ten years, and you are also quite weak. You need to make up for it."

Immediately hit, Concubine Pang stared at Concubine Zhang, who had both children, and fell silent.

Zhao Bijia came out holding Concubine Zhang's arm, and just as she walked out of the gate of the Palace of Compassion and Peace, she saw Yang He'an in her palace standing at the door.

"Princess, Lord Bao has entered the palace. I want to ask the princess to ask about the maid under the Jinshui Bridge that day."

Zhao Bijia nodded, and Concubine Zhang confessed: "Change into men's clothes before we go." He asked where to meet, heard that it was in the Imperial Garden, so he gave up, and told Yang He'an, "Keep close, don't let someone bump into the princess. "

Zhao Bijia went back to the palace to change clothes, and Bao Zheng and his party were already standing under the Jinshui Bridge.While investigating the place where the bodies of several court ladies were dumped, they discussed the case.

"According to the students, the wounds on the back two faces were scratched open after death." Gongsun Ce said, Bao Zheng looked at him, and Gongsun Ce explained: "They don't have water in their lungs, they didn't drown, but There was no blood on the face, and the person guarding the body said that no one had touched the body."

Bao Zheng nodded thoughtfully, and Zhan Zhao also added: "Mr. Gongsun is right. When Zhan was walking around the rivers and lakes, his sword had no eyes, and he encountered many injuries. Once the wound was on his face, the blood would be worse than other places. There was a lot of bleeding, but the bodies of the two maids were clean, not like wounds from their lifetime."

Bao Zheng said: "Then why did the murderer leave such marks on their faces?"

"It's nothing more than spreading doubts, or planting blame."

"Little lord."

Hearing Zhao Bijia's voice, several people turned their heads. After saying hello, Bao Zheng said with a smile: "The little prince is right."

Zhao Bijia looked at Zhan Zhao, and felt that he was really the most beautiful person in red in the world.