Chapter 144 Getting More Complex
"The secret of Fenghua Palace?"
Chu Qinshu was stunned.
There are so many secrets in Fenghua Palace. Which one does Concubine Yue know?
That’s what she said.
No wonder Emperor Yongping was in a bad mood.
He was probably worried that the fact that the Queen was cheating on him would be revealed.
Emperor Yongping was not an amorous emperor, and to him, Concubine Yue was just a concubine who gave birth to a prince.
To say that I feel sad for her is not really the case.
"Yes, that's what she wrote in her blood."
Little Gourd had seen the contents of the blood letter and would not remember it wrongly.
"Do you think this Yue Fei is stupid? How dare she write this in blood?"
Chu Qinshu was once again speechless at Yue Fei's behavior.
"Let her write if she wants. Even if she dies early, she won't be cannon fodder."
The meaning of the small gourd is very obvious.
No matter what happens to Yue Fei, her mission will not be affected.
It just acts as a spectator, watching the excitement.
Chu Qinshu of course knew that Yue Fei would not affect the mission.
But she influenced Emperor Yongping.
I finally dealt with the matter of the two cuckolds, but now someone who knows the secret appears. How uncomfortable I must feel.
"Xiao Hulu, go watch the video and focus on what Concubine Yue did after the Queen entered the palace to see what secrets of Fenghua Palace she knows."
Chu Qinshu had to continue memorizing. Little Hulu loved watching videos, so it was just right to let it check this matter.
"Yes, Master."
Little Hulu was not at all averse to things he liked and went to the study room happily.
Yu Study
Emperor Yongping was reading the memorials while thinking about something.
"Lin Fu."
"Your Majesty, I am here."
Lin Fu ran errands back and forth, and although it was cold, he didn't feel tired.
"Send someone to the Ministry of Justice. I want to see Su Pengxin."
Lin Fu nodded and went out again.
What Emperor Yongping was holding in his hand was the memorial submitted by Su Pengxin regarding the Jingzhou corruption case.
It lists the sentences for the principal offender and the accomplices.
It also clearly states how their families and clansmen should be dealt with.
This case was discovered by Chu Chengyi.
After the Dali Temple conducted the main review, the Ministry of Justice reviewed the case again.
We strive not to let a bad person go, nor to wrongly accuse a good person.
But now, I'm afraid it will have to be reviewed...
Su Pengxin arrived very quickly.
When Emperor Yongping saw him, he said he wanted to re-examine the family of Prefect Sun.
"Your Majesty, is there anything missing in this case?"
Su Pengxin was puzzled. How could something go wrong when it had clearly been decided in the court?
"Do you know about Yue Fei's affairs?"
Emperor Yongping did not respond to Su Peng's letter.
"Ah? Yue Fei? ...What happened to Yue Fei?"
Su Pengxin was stunned for a moment before he realized who Yue Fei was.
Magistrate Sun was not in the capital, and his official rank was several levels lower than his, so he really had no relationship with him.
Emperor Yongping also issued a gag order regarding the hanging of Concubine Yue.
Even the death news has not been announced to the public.
It is normal that Su Pengxin doesn’t know.
"Princess Yue hanged herself last night."
Emperor Yongping said calmly.
"Ah? This... this..."
When Su Pengxin heard this, he didn't know what to say.
Prefect Sun has already committed a heinous crime, and it is fortunate that Concubine Yue and the Fourteenth Prince are not implicated. Why do they have to add to the blame?
"Reexamine all members of the Sun family and ask them to confess all matters concerning their dealings with the empress, no matter how big or small. The more detailed the better."
The more Emperor Yongping spoke, the darker his face became.
I just didn’t love Yue Fei before.
Now I hate her to the core.
"Your Majesty, except for the males over ten years old, the rest of the Sun family..."
"Just review it if I ask you to. What nonsense is this?"
Su Pengxin: “…”
It’s been a long time since I was yelled at by the emperor. It seems that this matter is really serious.
However, when asked about the relationship between the Sun family and the empress...
Is the Emperor willing to punish the Empress?
......
The Empress' affairs were kept strictly secret, and no one knew about it except Emperor Yongping.
Of course, with Chu Qinshu around, Chu Chengyi and Yu Jinyi also knew something.
But there was no way the courtiers would have heard anything.
"Yes, I will go and re-examine the Sun family now."
After Su Pengxin agreed, he hurriedly took his leave.
......
After Chu Qinshu returned to the East Palace, Xiao Hulu watched all the videos of Concubine Yue over the past few years.
"Master, what Concubine Yue knows is not the secret of Fenghua Palace, but the secret of the Queen."
Little Gourd looked like he was possessed by gossip, and his eyes were brighter than usual.
"What secrets does she know about the Queen? Has she told anyone else?"
Chu Qinshu is actually most concerned about the latter question.
Yue Fei is already dead, so whatever she knew remains a secret as long as she hasn't told anyone else.
"There is a maidservant in the Queen's family who is from the same hometown as Concubine Yue. Nine years ago, what Concubine Yue did when she returned to Duke Xuan's mansion was seen by this maidservant."
Although Xiao Hulu didn't care about Yue Fei, he thought she was too bold.
This person is really unkind.
Either she falls in love with her brother-in-law, or she has a child with her brother-in-law.
Being her sister is also unlucky.
"ah?"
Chu Qinshu was numb.
This, this, this...
How come this is getting more and more complicated?
"Is this maid still alive? She witnessed this incident, but Duke Xuan's Mansion didn't execute her?"
Chu Qinshu asked anxiously.
"The maid was definitely not executed at that time, otherwise Concubine Yue would not have known about this."
The little gourd was watching videos related to Concubine Yue, and the focus was not on Duke Xuan's Mansion, so it had no idea what happened to the little maid later.
"After Concubine Yue found out about this, did she tell her family or anyone else about it?"
Chu Qinshu was still worried about Yue Fei's big mouth.
Given Emperor Yongping's temper, anyone who knew about this would surely die.
"No, she only mentioned it to the Queen, in order to get her to help her father get promoted."
Little Gourd Lu Du Ding Dao.
"Are you sure she hasn't mentioned this to the Sun family or the Fourteenth Prince?"
It’s not that Chu Qinshu doesn’t believe Xiao Hulu, but this matter is of great importance and she must get to the bottom of it.
If you can avoid involving innocent people, do so as little as possible.
Of course, if Concubine Yue really told these people, she would not stop Emperor Yongping from killing her or silencing them.
In a royal society, the face of the royal family is the face of the country.
Spreading royal secrets is a serious crime.
No one can stop things that have laws to follow.
"I didn't see her mentioning this to anyone else in the video."
Little Gourd shook his little head and gave Chu Qinshu an affirmative answer again.
"It's good that she didn't mention it. You can watch the video of the maid again tonight to see if she has mentioned it to anyone else besides Concubine Yue, and then see if she is still alive.
It would be better to confirm how many people in the Duke Xuan's Mansion know about this matter."
Chu Qinshu really didn't have a good impression of Duke Xuan's Mansion.
Duke Xuan favored his concubine and killed his wife.
When the queen failed to seize her brother-in-law, she framed him for collaborating with the enemy.
Plus the matter between her and her brother-in-law Wang Huaiduan...
It's really hard to put it into words.
"Master, I'm afraid that little gourd will be busy all night tonight. You must remember to come in and harvest it tomorrow morning."
Xiao Hulu still had no opinion on this task.
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