Chapter 487 The Zhao Family’s Frustration
Previously, the Second Prince's wife isolated the Sixth Prince's concubine. The Queen had long had opinions about Zhao Wanyi, but because of the Second Prince's troubles, she didn't want to cause any more trouble, so she turned a blind eye.
After learning about Zhao Furong's actions today, she really couldn't bear it anymore.
The Queen Mother shook her head and sighed again, "Forget it. After all, she is Qingkang's daughter and has half royal blood. Now that she is gone, let's not worry about it. I hope there will be no more trouble in Jinlan Courtyard."
The emperor and the empress looked at each other and remained silent. The situation in Jinlan Courtyard was obviously much more serious than Zhao Furong's matter. Before the investigation made any progress, they did not want to upset the empress dowager.
This side of Jinlan Courtyard.
Liu Laosan and the Imperial Guards surrounded the well. No one spoke first. However, Xiong Feng, who was brought by them to assist in the investigation, was fearless and kept stretching his head to look into the well.
As he stretched out his hand, he fell headfirst.
Fortunately, a Royal Guard quickly grabbed her leg, and others rushed over to help.
After a while, Xiong Feng's terrified and shrill cry came from the well, "Hair, there is hair in the water! Lots and lots of hair!"
"It's over!" Liu Laosan's last bit of hope was gone.
Quickly have someone pull Xiong Feng up, and at the same time arrange for soldiers who are good at swimming to go down and salvage him.
Half a day passed.
When Liu Laosan came to the imperial study again.
The emperor immediately put down the red brush in his hand and asked impatiently: "How is it? Is there no problem?"
Liu Laosan looked at the emperor with sympathy, took a deep breath, clasped his fists and knelt down, "Your Majesty, a body and twenty-three skeletons were fished out of the well."
As soon as the words fell.
Liu Laosan only felt that the hall was so quiet that he could hear the sound of a pin drop.
After a while, the emperor shouted angrily from the imperial study, "Find out the identities of those people! I will never let them off easily!"
In just half a day, the news about Jinlan Courtyard spread.
Zhao Mansion.
Zhao Qinghe angrily entered Princess Qingkang's courtyard and angrily accused, "What a good thing you did! Sooner or later, our whole family will be killed by you!"
Princess Qingkang pushed Zhao Qinghe fiercely and screamed, "Zhao Qinghe! My daughter is dead! She was murdered! What's wrong with me seeking justice for her? Isn't she your daughter?"
Zhao Qinghe was furious. "Do you know that because of Furong's incident, the emperor discovered that a body was buried in Jinlan Courtyard? Don't you know what Jinlan Courtyard is? After something like this, how do you expect the emperor to view our Zhao family in the future?"
Princess Qingkang was stubborn, "I don't care! I must catch the murderer who killed my daughter! I want him to die miserably!"
"Pa!" Zhao Qinghe slapped Princess Qingkang in anger and warned nervously, "Don't talk nonsense! Furong is my daughter. She is gone, and I am no less sad than you! But then again, she became Shen Congrong's scapegoat! Even if you want revenge, you should go to Yong'an Marquis Mansion and Shen Congrong! If you dare to make a fuss again and implicate the Zhao family, I will show you how to deal with you!"
Princess Qingkang covered her face and looked at Zhao Qinghe with resentment.
Zhao Qinghe came back to his senses and realized that he had hit too hard, so he coaxed: "I was just too angry just now. You are the princess, you should be able to guess something. Our Zhao family can't afford to offend you. If you are angry, go to Yong'an Marquis Mansion and Shen Congrong. Don't mention anything else, and don't pursue it anymore. Do you understand?"
When Princess Qingkang heard this, she understood immediately and suddenly laughed out loud in mockery, laughing so hard that tears came out.
Zhao Qinghe's eyes flickered. He didn't dare to continue facing Princess Qingkang, and hurried to Master Zhao's study.
"Dad, I have already warned Qingkang that she will not do anything reckless for the sake of her son."
Imperial Tutor Zhao nodded expressionlessly, his eyes slightly reddened, and said, "Handle Furong's funeral properly. Also, take back all the things the Second Prince gave you, and don't let anyone know."
Originally, the Second Prince planned to target the Marquis of Yong'an and teach him a lesson, but he didn't expect an accident to happen and the person who died was the young lady of his Zhao family. They knew the truth but still had to endure it, covering up for the Second Prince and diverting other people's attention.
Only Master Zhao could understand the feeling.
Murong Xu showed no extra expression when he learned that the Zhao family accepted those things. Now, all his attention was on Jinlan Courtyard.
"Idiots! I only asked you to kill a ten-year-old child, but you caused such a big mess for me! What use do I have for you?"
The housekeeper knelt on the ground, trembling with fear, "Your Highness, I have already arranged everything, and it was originally foolproof. If it weren't for Miss Zhao causing trouble, Shen Congrong would have died long ago!"
Murong Xu became angrier and angrier as he listened. "What's the point of saying so much! You'd better think carefully about whether the matter of Jinlan Courtyard will be leaked! If the emperor finds out about this, I will tear you into pieces!"
All parties are keeping an eye on Jinlan Courtyard.
Chu Heng followed the people from the Ministry of Justice to investigate. When he saw bones all over the ground, he still couldn't bear it even though he had prepared himself mentally. He went out and vomited before he could barely adapt.
Seeing him like that, Liu Laosan immediately shook his head and said, "You've been working in the Ministry of Justice, but your courage hasn't improved at all! You're not as calm as my family."
"Congrong? What's wrong with him?" Chu Heng said reluctantly with a pale face.
Liu Laosan pointed at the body covered with white cloth and said, "Congrong and Xiong Feng just came to identify the body. They have confirmed that this person is the eunuch who took the golden cake. Eunuch Zhou has sent people to investigate his identity. I think there will be a result soon."
"What about these?" Chu Heng pointed at the scattered bones, feeling overwhelmed.
Liu Laosan pointed to the group of imperial guards who were still salvaging, "Now we can only hope that they can find some clues from the well."
Chu Heng stroked his chin thoughtfully, "Have many people disappeared in the palace in recent years?"
Liu Laosan nodded depressedly, "If there are not hundreds, there must be dozens. Anyway, I don't understand, so I'll leave it to you! I still have to go to the emperor to investigate the matter of the Bo Academy."
There must be a connection between the little eunuch delivering food and the malicious food cut-off by the Bo Academy, and perhaps it can provide some useful clues.
Liu Laosan's investigation lasted until the morning of the next day before he returned to the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion.
Shen Congrong and the other two were not qualified to attend the morning court, so they could enter the palace at noon. Now that they had just gotten up, they immediately came to see Liu Laosan.
"Grandpa, what's the situation? Can we still go to Bo Academy today?"
Liu Laosan touched Shen Congrong's head and smiled gently, "Go! It's the same as usual. That Qi Guanshi and several officials from the Bo Academy were all arrested. I also beat that group of people yesterday. This kind of thing will never happen again in the future!
However, there are endless conspiracies and intrigues in the palace. For safety reasons, you'd better not eat randomly in the palace. We have no shortage of food. Starting today, bring your own food into the palace. Once you enter the Academy, don't come out again. Leave immediately after you finish your job.
Mind your own business, stop talking nonsense, and come back and ask me if you have any questions. "
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