Xu Yitong wiped the tears from her face and walked out.
There were people kneeling on the ground in the yard.
"Your servant, under the order of the Emperor, has taken over the Shoukang Palace and is responsible for handling the affairs of the Empress Dowager."
"Yeah." Xu Yitong said without further ado, "Get up and get busy with what you need to do."
"yes."
After everyone got up, they immediately got busy.
Xu Yitong looked at the white silk hanging high and left Shoukang Palace listlessly.
She knew that Bei Mingxuan must be guarding Chang'an at this time.
However, what she didn't know was that after she left Shoukang Palace, someone investigated the cause of the empress dowager's death.
Those who were thrown into prison could not even hold out for an hour under the tactics of the Loyalty and Punishment Department before they uttered the truth.
Imperial study.
Bei Mingxuan looked at the charges and said, "Fu Lin, go and invite the Queen Mother and the left and right prime ministers."
When the left and right prime ministers arrived, the empress dowager was already in the imperial study.
"Your Majesty, this is Feng Zhengmin."
"Your Majesty, this is Lin Shangde."
"Greetings to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager."
Bei Mingxuan didn't say anything.
Xu Yitong had his own plans in mind, hoping to get the important officials in the court to put pressure on Bei Mingxuan. "Stand up, the Empress Dowager has passed away. I'm sure you've heard about it. Tell me what you think."
Lin Shangde and Feng Zhengmin looked at each other, and no one spoke.
"The Queen Mother asked you to speak, so just speak." Bei Mingxuan said.
"Today, all conversations in the Imperial Study are just casual chats. Don't worry too much. I allow you to say whatever you want without guilt."
"yes."
"Yes." Feng Zhengmin said, "I heard that the Grand Empress Dowager passed away last night because the Empress Dowager personally fed her medicine, and she passed away."
"Yes, I was also in Shoukang Palace at that time."
"I don't know the Queen's previous character," Feng Zhengmin said, "but since Gu Qingfeng's death, the Queen has seemed indifferent and fearless. She dares to do and say anything."
"So..." Lin Shangde said before Xu Yitong could speak, "He is a person who doesn't care about anything and dares to do anything.
If you do it, you will definitely admit it.
Because she was never afraid, but if she didn't do it, she would never let the accusation go unpunished, even if she died."
"..." Xu Yitong took a deep breath, but couldn't say anything.
"Yes." Feng Zhengmin continued, "I think so too.
Besides, it was just that the Empress Dowager fed the Empress Dowager the medicine, not that the medicine was prepared by the Empress Dowager.
So, I think there must be some discrepancy.”
"I want to." Xu Yitong was very angry. "This kind of thing, can you do it just because you want to? So many people are watching, and one person slandered her, Gu Changan. Does that mean everyone has to slander her?"
Feng Zhengmin immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I am guilty. I have spoken carelessly."
Lin Shangde knelt down, but did not speak.
"Queen Dowager, don't be angry." Bei Mingxuan said, "Look, your anger has made the two prime ministers unable to raise their heads.
Didn’t we agree on this? Just talking casually.”
Xu Yitong's face was very unhappy. She looked at Bei Mingxuan and said, "Your Majesty, I know you are thinking about Chang'an. A prince who breaks the law is guilty just like a commoner. You can't collude with your ministers to protect her and deceive me."
"Of course not." Bei Mingxuan looked respectful.
Only then did the Queen Mother suppress her anger and said, "The two Prime Ministers, please stand up."
"Thank you, Queen Mother."
At this time.
Bei Mingxuan picked up the charges on the table and said, "Two Prime Ministers, please take a look. This is the result of the investigation by the Ministry of Justice."
After reading it, both prime ministers saw surprise in each other's eyes.
"Give it here, let me take a look." Xu Yitong said, and Lin Shangde handed the thing to Xu Yitong.
But when Xu Yitong finished reading, her face turned pale without a trace of blood, her whole body was cold, and she didn't make a sound for a long time.
Bei Mingxuan didn't say anything.
Lin Shangde and Feng Zhengmin didn't even dare to disturb him.
"I don't believe it! I don't believe it." Xu Yitong came back to his senses and looked at Bei Mingxuan. "It must be you. You deliberately let those people say it for Chang'an and for your queen."
Bei Mingxuan frowned, wondering what did it mean to do it on purpose. "Queen Mother, please be careful with your words!"
"..." Xu Yitong realized later that what he said was really inappropriate, especially since he was speaking to the left and right prime ministers.
The signatures on these charges included not only people from the Ministry of Justice but also people from the Ministry of Justice. Xu Yitong did not notice it, but the left and right prime ministers saw it.
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is simply too heartbroken.
I must have failed to notice that the signatures on this confession include not only the signatures of the Zhongxing Division, but also those of Lord Wang and Lord Li from the Ministry of Justice, and finally Xu Zichu’s name.”
"Xu Zichu?" Xu Yitong was stunned and subconsciously lowered his head to look at the name on the confession letter.
Xu Zichu's name was clearly written on it. "Where's Zichu?"
"I've summoned him, but he hasn't arrived yet," Bei Mingxuan said. "The Empress Dowager is from the Xu family, and among the suspects is Xu Mengyun. To reassure the Empress Dowager, I allowed Xu Zichu to participate in the entire interrogation. I just didn't expect this result."
"Are you worried that I won't believe you?"
"No." Bei Mingxuan's eyes showed that, but he said, "My son wants to make you feel at ease."
"I don't believe Meng Yun did this." Xu Yitong couldn't accept it. "Gu Chang'an must have killed the Empress Dowager in order to avenge Gu Qingfeng."
"Last night, the Queen and I stayed at Prince Xuan's mansion. When she left, it happened that the Empress Dowager was delivering medicine." Bei Mingxuan had a cold face and handed another letter of confession to the Queen.
"Also, it's quite unexpected. Gu Qingfeng's attendant Meng Tan was actually harmed by Xu Mengyun."
"What do you mean?" Xu Yitong looked at the thing in his hand. "Who is this Ling Xiao? Why did he frame Meng Yun? And what about Meng Tan? What does his life or death have to do with Meng Yun?"
"Ling Xiao is the young imperial physician that the Queen Mother met yesterday." Bei Mingxuan said.
"As for how he poisoned the person and how he was instructed by Xu Mengyun, it's clearly written here."
Bei Mingxuan looked at Xu Yitong coldly and said, "Fu Lin, come in."
"emperor."
"Tell the Queen Mother what you have found out."
"Yes." Fu Lin looked at Xu Yitong.
"Meng Tan is the only one who knows the true cause of Gu Qingyun's death.
However, before Meng Tan could meet the emperor and the queen, he was assassinated. Although he did not lose his life, he has been in a coma like a living dead.
The subordinates also found out that Xu Mengyun actually asked Ling Xiao to kill Meng Tan directly to put an end to it.
But Ling Xiao did not do so. He just drugged Meng Tan, making him unconscious but not dead.
Ling Xiao said that the reason he left Meng Tan alone and didn't kill him was because he wanted to see who was more powerful, himself or the ghost doctor.
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