As Jiang Bairen spoke, he took out the ring from his sleeve. Zhao Ruhai took the ring and handed it to Zhong Zhiheng. Zhong Zhiheng glanced at the ring and his eyes became more and more indifferent. Zhao Ruhai immediately put the ring on the small table. Then Jiang Bairen continued, "Such a valuable ring is obviously the master's jewelry, but it appeared in Qingxing's room. There are only two possibilities. One is that Qingxing is dishonest and stole the queen's jewelry. The other is that this ring was given by the queen to Qingxing, but Qingxing obviously did not... She had the intention to hide such a precious ring, which shows that she clearly explained the origin of the ring. Therefore, I think that this ring was given by the Queen to the palace maid named Qing Xing. As for why the Queen gave this precious jewel to Qing Xing, it must be that Qing Xing did something extremely important for the Queen. Moreover, according to my investigation, Qing Xing and Guard Fang will indeed leave the palace the day after tomorrow. This is also because of the care of the Queen Concubine Hui. These two people were released from the palace early before they reached the age of maturity. This can just prove that the letter was indeed written by the Queen Concubine Hui. "
Concubine Hui was about to speak up to explain herself, but she was caught in Zhong Zhiheng's gaze and did not dare to speak. She shrank her body even more and listened to Jiang Bairen continue.
"Also, this morning, a eunuch wanted to sneak out of the palace, but was stopped by the careful gatekeepers. Upon examination, the eunuch was covered in wounds. It can be concluded that he had a fight with someone last night. I thought of Guard Fang and Qing Xing who died in the Imperial Garden. I questioned the eunuch on the spot, and he was full of loopholes. He kept saying that his injuries were caused by falling off the bed last night, but the injuries could not withstand the test. So the eunuch confessed that he met a villain in the Imperial Garden last night who wanted to kill him. He fought hard to get away, but accidentally killed someone, so he had to flee in a hurry this morning, but I was on him. "We found a large note of three thousand taels," Jiang Bairen said, as he took out another note and handed it to Zhao Ruhai, saying, "Your Majesty, this note has the same denomination as the one found in Guard Fang's room, and it came from the same bank. I can conclude that the note came from the same person. This person first promised Guard Fang and Qingxing money and jewelry, and asked them to assassinate the fourth prince, and would send them out of the palace early. But at this juncture, the person behind the scenes discovered that Guard Fang had secretly hidden a letter and did not destroy it. He was afraid that something would happen in the future, so he hired this eunuch to kill and silence them. Your Majesty, this is the whole story."
Although Jiang Bairen did not say who was the person behind the scenes, everyone knew who he was talking about. The pieces of evidence were linked together and solid, and each one pointed directly to Concubine Hui. It would not be possible for Concubine Hui to save the situation by shedding a few more tears or shouting a few more times that it was injustice.
Perhaps Concubine Hui also realized this. She stopped crying and trembling. She just knelt straight on the ground with her head down. Her face was still pale and haggard, but not as pitiful as before. She pressed her hands on the ground and clenched her teeth, as if she was enduring something.
"You go down first." Zhong Zhiheng glanced at the banknotes and letters that almost filled the small table, and finally his eyes fell on the gold ring inlaid with ruby. He paused, and then said to the crowd.
"Yes, I obey your command." Jiang Bairen said as he got up from the ground and retreated respectfully.
"Father, this matter is quite strange," Zhong Mingwei also stood up. His face was not very good. When he said this, his eyes could not help but look at Concubine Hui. "As for the murder of my fourth brother, I have already..."
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