Chapter 3474 Extra Prince 13
Before leaving, he entrusted his two grandsons and his newborn great-grandson to Bai Shan.
Bai Shan promised: "Even if Lord Zhou is implicated, I can protect them. If they can't stay in the capital, they can go to Mianzhou. As long as Lord Tong doesn't mind the bitter cold in Mianzhou, it will be fine."
"Mianzhou is a place of great talent and beauty, as it can produce a figure like Lord Zhou. Lord Bai is too polite."
The eunuch Tong and the younger eunuch Tong entered the palace with the Queen's card and asked to see the Queen.
The queen, who had been waiting in the palace, breathed a sigh of relief and turned to the female official beside her, saying, "If we want to quickly investigate these evil spirits in the palace, we still need someone like Tong Nei Shi."
The female official bowed and said, "Your Majesty is too kind and gracious. That's why some people are taking advantage of you."
The queen shook her head slightly without explaining.
Naturally, she is not just benevolent, otherwise she would not be able to manage the harem in such an orderly manner. This incident was said to be a matter of the harem, but it was more about the forces of the front court interfering in the harem.
Although she has prestige and all officials believe in her, if she is too strong at this time, it will definitely arouse suspicion of the prince, which will be counterproductive.
It's not that she can't get to the bottom of this matter, but she has to use gentler methods, which means it will take a long time.
It is definitely not as good as Tong Nei Shi’s attack.
Sure enough, as soon as Tong Nei Shi entered the palace, the Queen directly handed over the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Punishment to him, asking him to investigate the matter, and then the Queen fell ill.
The emperor and empress's bedrooms have always been in the same place. Usually, if the emperor does not go to the concubines in the harem, he will stay in the study in front and with the empress.
The couple has always had a good relationship. This time when the emperor fell asleep, the queen stayed in the ear room and did not even stay in the side palace.
The couple was separated by a small door.
Now that the Queen is "sick", she has moved back to her bedroom. In order to prevent the Emperor from getting sick, the couple placed a small bed behind a screen between them. The Queen can see the Emperor through the screen as long as she looks up.
Zhou Man carried the medicine box and went over to see her.
Although she was not seriously ill, the queen hardly slept for a day and a night. Zhou Man simply gave her acupuncture so that she could rest better.
While she was inserting the needle, the Queen suddenly asked her in a low voice, "When will Your Majesty wake up?"
Zhou Man paused, and the needle gently pierced her skin. He glanced at the screens around her. The small bed was separated by three screens. At this moment, except for a palace maid standing far away, there were only the two of them behind the screens.
As Zhou Man turned around to pick up the needle, he said, "Your Majesty, please be patient. You will be able to see His Majesty when you wake up tomorrow."
The emperor was right next to her, and she could see him anytime she wanted.
The queen felt relieved and leaned back on the pillow, which meant that the emperor would wake up at the latest tomorrow.
She exhaled and asked in a low voice, "Who else knows about this?"
"Only Xiao Yuanzheng and I," Zhou Man said in an almost inaudible voice, "neither of us has ever spoken out loud."
In other words, they tacitly agreed not to mention it when discussing the illness, but they both knew the situation.
The queen raised the corner of her mouth slightly. This is good. When His Majesty wakes up, all the ghosts jumping around outside will disappear.
Zhou Man finished the acupuncture, pulled up the quilt, and comforted her, "Your Majesty, please get some sleep. Don't let your majesty collapse before you wake up."
This person's health is not very good.
Under the effect of acupuncture, the queen slowly closed her eyes and slept soundly.
When she woke up, it was already dawn. After only half a day and a night, Tong Nei Shi had already found out a lot of things.
At this time, he was sitting in the side hall, waiting with a smile. Although his body was clean, Lord Tang and others who were sitting not far away could still smell the blood on him.
Lord Yu frowned slightly, but old Lord Tang took a sip of tea without changing his expression. There was a Jia Qi in the Dali Temple, but his methods were still a bit immature, and he was no match for Tong Nei Shi. When it came to torture, the Ministry of Punishment in the palace was the best, and Tong Nei Shi was the best among them.
Old Lord Tang thought to himself that it was a blessing or a curse that Gu Zhong was sent to the Dali Temple. He wondered if Tong Nei Shi would torture him if he fell into his hands.
When the queen finally finished washing and sat "weakly" on the couch, several people were invited in together.
"Have you found out?"
The court officials remained silent, but Tong, the eunuch, smiled softly on his wrinkled face as he said, "I have investigated everything, but you gentlemen still feel that the evidence is insufficient."
The Queen then said, "Please invite the Crown Prince here and let him listen as well."
Since no one objected, the queen knew that the matter was beneficial to the prince, so the guards left.
The Queen asked, "Where is Lord Yin?"
"Lord Yin is on patrol."
Ever since the emperor fell into a coma, Yin Li has placed the entire imperial city under martial law. Lord Tang and other ministers found a reason to give all officials a holiday. Now officials below the fourth rank have no idea that their emperor has fallen asleep and are now happily vacationing outside.
Therefore, the situation outside the imperial city was relaxed but the situation inside was tight. Even the gates of the capital had to quietly increase the number of soldiers and men. Yin Li had a lot of things to do.
The Queen said, "Please ask him to come."
"yes."
The prince was locked up in a side hall. The emperor was in a coma and the matter was still unresolved, so it was difficult for him to sleep well, so he came here quickly.
He strode in, his eagle eyes sweeping over the faces of the ministers. Seeing Zhou Man standing aside with his hands clasped and a calm expression, he knew that it was not a bad thing. So after greeting the queen, he lifted up his robe and sat on the other side of the couch.
"How is Father?"
The queen sighed and said, "He's still not awake."
The prince frowned and looked at Zhou Man and Xiao Yuanzheng, "Hasn't the answer been found yet? Is it poisoning?"
"No," Zhou Man assured him for the umpteenth time, insisting, "Your Majesty is ill, not poisoned."
In the past two days, many imperial doctors were summoned to the Imperial Medical Bureau to take the emperor's pulse. They all gave the same opinion that there was no sign of poisoning.
It is also because of this that Xiao Yuanzheng and Zhou Man have always been in charge of Taiji Hall, and their diagnosis is correct.
Before the prince could ask more questions, Yin Li strode in and bowed to the empress and the prince.
The Queen then said, "Everyone is here, let's begin."
She looked at Eunuch Tong and said, "You tell me."
The eunuch Tong bent down and said, "Your Majesty, this old servant has interrogated the palace maids serving Concubine Liu, as well as Concubine Wu, who reported Concubine Liu. Back then, Concubine Liu wanted to win your favor, so she prepared enchanting objects to seduce Your Majesty. However, Your Majesty was blessed with great fortune, and she didn't use the tea she brewed..."
The Dali Temple was unable to pry open Concubine Liu's mouth, firstly because she was a concubine. Although Concubine Wu had reported her, they did not dare to use severe punishment without solid evidence.
Secondly, Lady Liu was not stupid. She knew that there were some crimes that she could not admit to and some things that she could not say. Otherwise, someone would take her life before the charges were determined, and she had family behind her.
But Tong Nei Shi could make her live a life worse than death and forget her family, so she confessed.
Of course, not all of her confession is credible.
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