Chapter 334 Who is the murderer?
Liu Yue was shocked. The next moment, she frowned and scolded, "If you dare to instigate me again, I'll tear your mouth apart."
Ah Rong's face turned pale, and he slapped his mouth quickly: "I... I won't dare to do that again. Sister Liu Yue, don't be angry..."
Liu Yue said coldly: "Get out."
Arong left in disgrace.
Liu Yue watched Arong walk out of the house and come to Shen Qingtan's side: "Second Madam, the eunuchs and palace maids in the mansion are being monitored. Two people have left the mansion, one of whom is Arong. The person she contacted has contacts with the eunuchs who are in charge of purchasing in the palace."
Shen Qingtan frowned slightly. Arong was a palace maid from the palace, and the master behind her would also be from the palace.
The clue provided by Liu Yue was of no use at all.
Their people could not enter the palace, and could not find out to whom the eunuch who made the purchase would finally pass the news.
"Have you put the two things I gave you last night into the box in the study?"
"It's in."
"There are few people needed in the mansion. Tell the person who is in charge of the study to clear away all the red in the mansion tomorrow before decorating the family temple."
When Liu Yue heard this, he immediately understood what Shen Qingtan meant.
This was done deliberately to send away the servant guarding the study, giving someone with ulterior motives an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
That day, she took a few people to the study to organize books.
As Shen Qingtan expected, they were very cautious and did not touch the box.
The study has always been an important place in the mansion, and there would be guards at the door. In order to prevent the eunuchs and palace maids from becoming suspicious, people were arranged to guard it.
Now Arong couldn't help but jump out to instigate, probably he couldn't help but take action.
Liu Yue couldn't help but ask, "Who do you think is the master behind Arong?"
Shen Qingtan suspected it was Concubine Shu. After all, the only people who had grudges with the Imperial Tutor were Concubine Shu and Lin Shaozhanshi.
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That afternoon, Liu Yue issued an order, mobilizing the people in the mansion to remove all the red inside and outside the mansion and replace them with plain white.
Arong sneaked in while the study was unattended, tiptoed into the compartment, and found the gilded box.
She pulled out the hairpin, removed the body, revealing a thin needle, and opened the lock.
While listening to the noise outside, Arong hurriedly opened the lid and found a pile of letters in the box. He opened a few of them at random. They were all letters between Shen Qingtan and Zhao Yihe, the manager of the trading company.
She learned from these letters that Shen Qingtan and Zhao Yi had substantial wealth, but there was no other useful information.
In order to find more useful information, she patiently opened the letters one by one. Just when her patience was exhausted, she finally found an important letter.
This is a letter written by King Zhenbei to Shen Qingtan. In the letter, King Zhenbei instructed Shen Qingtan to stamp her private seal at the end of the letter if she contacted him for important matters to prevent someone from impersonating her.
Ah Rong pondered for a moment, then continued to open the letters. When he reached the last one, surprise flashed in his eyes. This was Zhao Yi's last words to Emperor Jing'an, sent only in case he met with misfortune in Northern Qi.
Perhaps Zhao Yi was ordered to go to Yingcheng to control the plague and did not think that he would die of the disease. He did not have time to tell Shen Qingtan about this letter, so this letter has not been sent to Da Zhou yet.
Another possibility is that Shen Qingtan was immersed in grief and did not think of this letter for a while?
Arong leaned towards the latter and quickly put the letter back into its envelope. He then took out a stack of account books from the box and saw two brocade boxes at the bottom of the box.
She opened the brocade box, which contained two private seals.
One is from Shen Qingtan and the other is from Zhao Yi.
Ah Rong bit her lower lip, thought for a moment, and decided to take the private seal out first. Anyway, Shen Qingtan hadn't been using the private seal recently, so she made a replica for Concubine Shu and then put it back.
Thinking of this, Arong stuffed the private seal into his arms, put all the letters back to their original places, and left the study quietly.
Everything here was seen by the secret guards hiding in the dark. After Arong left, the secret guards avoided the spies hiding in the mansion and went to Lanxue Garden to tell Shen Qingtan the news.
"Second Madam, Arong went to the study and took away two private seals."
Shen Qingtan nodded slightly, signaling the secret guards to retreat.
Liu Yue asked, "Second Madam, what is the purpose of this private seal?"
Shen Qingtan kept it a secret: "You will know soon."
This private seal is very useful and can catch the big fish behind the scenes.
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In Zhaohua Palace, Concubine Shu received two private seals, a hint of smile in her eyes: "Under normal circumstances, these two private seals would not be of much use to me. But now that Zhao Yi has passed away, these two private seals are of great use."
Hongqiao couldn't figure out what Concubine Shu meant, and when she saw Concubine Shu extending her hand in front of her, she hurriedly helped Concubine Shu up.
"Go to the Yangxin Palace."
Concubine Shu never missed any opportunity to make merit in front of the Emperor of Northern Qi.
"Yes." Hongqiao responded.
Concubine Shu came to the gate of the Hall of Mental Cultivation and was allowed to enter the hall after being informed by the eunuchs.
"Your Majesty." Concubine Shu walked gracefully to the side of the Northern Qi Emperor and bowed gracefully. "I have received two wonderful things today, and I can't wait to come and share your worries."
The Emperor of Northern Qi was troubled by the posthumous title conferred on Zhao Yi. When he heard Concubine Shu's words, he stopped pushing her away and took the opportunity to hug her in his arms.
"How can you help me share my worries?"
"Look for yourself."
Concubine Shu placed two private seals in the palm of the Northern Qi Emperor's hand.
The Northern Qi Emperor picked up one of the private seals, recognized the characters "Zhao Yi," and raised an eyebrow: "Where did you get this?"
Concubine Shu knew that the Emperor of Northern Qi did not care about Zhao Yi's life or death, and was even wary of Zhao Yi, so she dared to reveal the source of the private seal.
"I will not lie to Your Majesty. These two private seals were first discovered in the Grand Prince's residence. A palace maid serving the prince's wife brought them to my sister-in-law."
"The palace maid said that although her status was low, she was still a Northern Qi person. Only when Northern Qi prospers can we live in peace. She was afraid that the Great Zhou would use the Highness to bully our Northern Qi. So when she was cleaning the study, she boldly stole the private seal, hoping to contribute to Northern Qi."
"We have the personal seals of His Highness and the Princess, so we can forge a letter and send it to Emperor Jing'an and Prince Zhenbei."
At this point, Concubine Shu sighed, "Even a little palace maid can be so brave. It shows that Your Majesty governs well and everyone is united."
This statement pleased the Emperor of Northern Qi, who did not bother to determine the truthfulness of Concubine Shu's words. He only wanted the forged letter with the private seal to prevent Great Zhou from causing trouble for Northern Qi.
"My beloved, you have solved a problem for me this time." The Northern Qi Emperor said with a smile, "You will be rewarded handsomely."
Concubine Shu thanked him happily.
Within half a day, the news that Concubine Shu had received the reward spread.
When Shen Qingtan heard the news, his eyes turned cold, and he was sure that the person behind Arong was Concubine Shu.
Concubine Shu took advantage of Princess Yizhen's death to sow discord between them and the imperial tutor.
We can draw a conclusion here that Concubine Shu knew who killed Princess Yizhen.
What about the Imperial Master? Does the Imperial Master know?
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