Chapter 763: Cannot Be Telln to Outsiders
Fang Wujiu looked at the emperor.
Luo Qinghan knew what he meant and said calmly, "I will have someone investigate this matter as soon as possible. As for the censors, no matter what they say, it will not hinder Xixi and me."
Fang Wujiu then smiled: "In this case, I feel relieved."
He wanted to get up and leave.
Xiao Xixi: "Have dinner before you leave."
Fang Wujiu said: "No need, I am not used to the food in the palace, goodbye."
Fang Wujiu's prediction was correct. The next day, an official impeached the imperial concubine for her cruelty and tyranny. She dared to allow the Jade Lin Guard to kill the assassin in broad daylight. How could such a vicious woman be a concubine? !
Luo Qinghan threw the memorials into the brazier with an expressionless face and burned them to ashes.
He assigned the task of purchasing winter supplies to Li Qingyan.
Because the emperor did not use money from the national treasury, this was his personal behavior. Even if the court officials knew about this, they could not stop him. They had to pretend to admire him and praise the emperor for his kindness and generosity, and for serving the country and the people, and calling him a wise ruler.
Li Qingyan quickly purchased all the supplies he wanted.
Luo Qinghan ordered Xiao Lingfeng to lead three thousand troops to escort the supplies to Fengyang County.
On the day Xiao Lingfeng set out, heavy snow started falling again.
The heavy snow fluttered down and melted into ice water quickly when it hit the ground, but new snowflakes soon fell again, and more and more snowflakes piled up together to form a thick layer of snow.
The figures of Xiao Lingfeng and his group were soon hidden in the wind and snow.
After continuous overtime work, Jingzhao Prefecture finally found some clues.
Mei Guangtao went to the palace to report the progress of the case to the emperor.
"The reason why the King of England's carriage suddenly overturned that day was not only because the ground was frozen, but also because someone spilled oil on the ground, causing the carriage to slip and suddenly overturn. After the carriage overturned, the assassins who were ambushing nearby immediately rushed out. Their bodies were no longer human and could not be recognized, but according to investigations, they had stayed in an inn in Beijing for two days."
He handed over a stack of confessions.
"This is the confession of the innkeeper and the waiters. They said that although the assassins were dressed as Dasheng people, they spoke and acted like foreigners. Unfortunately, we couldn't understand what they said, so we couldn't tell what language they were speaking."
Luo Qinghan was not surprised by the survey results.
The Nanyue Kingdom has always been isolated and rarely interacts with outsiders, so naturally few people know about their language.
There were people in the Honglu Temple who understood some simple Nanyue dialect, but they had never dealt with those assassins, so how could they know what they were saying.
Luo Qinghan read through the confessions at a glance.
He put the confession aside and said calmly, "I don't care about the origins of the assassins this time. I just want to know who is behind them."
Mei Guangtao: "I am ashamed that I have not been able to find any clues about the person behind this."
Luo Qinghan: "Since those assassins dared to assassinate the King of England openly, they were obviously well prepared and would not easily let people find out who was behind them. You can investigate slowly. It doesn't matter if it takes a long time, but there must be a result that satisfies me."
Upon learning that the emperor was not urging the case to be closed, Mei Guangtao felt relieved, and the pressure on him was also reduced a lot.
"I will do my best to investigate this case!"
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Upon learning that the Imperial Concubine was ill, Concubine Li and Concubine Yao went to Yunxiu Palace to visit the Imperial Concubine early this morning.
When they arrived at Yunxiu Palace, they found out that Concubine Min had already arrived.
Concubine Min pays her respects to Concubine Li.
Concubine Li smiled and said, "I thought I had arrived early enough, but I didn't expect you to arrive earlier than me. In terms of loyalty to the Imperial Concubine, I am really not as loyal as you."
Concubine Min lowered her eyebrows and said graciously, "I am really concerned about the health of the Imperial Concubine. I have nothing to do anyway, so I came here earlier. If I had known that Concubine Li was coming, I should have gone to find you first and come with you and Concubine Yao."
Princess Li smiled and did not comment.
Baoqin walked in and bowed to the three of them.
"The Imperial Concubine is still washing up, please wait for a moment."
Concubine Li said there was no rush and asked the imperial concubine to take her time.
In order to make herself look more sick, Xiao Xixi asked the palace maid to put more powder on her face, changed into a plain skirt, and simply inserted two jade hairpins in her hair.
Dressed like this, he looks a bit sickly.
Supported by the palace maid, Xiao Xixi slowly walked into the side hall.
Concubine Li, Concubine Yao and Concubine Min stood up to greet them.
Xiao Xixi motioned for them to sit down.
Concubine Li: "I and Concubine Yao heard that you were ill, so we came to visit you. I wonder how you are doing? Are you feeling better?"
Xiao Xixi said softly: "After taking the medicine prescribed by Doctor Fang, I am much better now. Thank you for your concern."
Concubine Min said with concern: "You look very unwell. You must rest well during this period. If there is anything to do, let others do it. Don't tire yourself out."
Xiao Xixi: "Well, I do plan to have a good rest for a few days."
Concubine Min added, "If someone outside says something unpleasant, don't take it to heart. The emperor knows what kind of person you are. As long as the emperor believes in you, no matter how much others say, it will not hinder you."
She was talking about the imperial concubine being impeached by the censors.
In fact, these words should not be said by her as a concubine. If heard by someone with ulterior motives, they would accuse her of discussing state affairs without permission.
Concubine Li and Concubine Yao couldn't help but look at her twice more.
Xiao Xixi yawned: "Don't worry, I know what's going on."
Seeing that she was in low spirits and looked sickly, Concubine Li and the other two tactfully did not say much and quickly got up and said goodbye.
As soon as the three of them left, Xiao Xixi immediately sat up and said energetically.
"Is my breakfast ready?"
Xiyu hurriedly asked, "It's ready. Shall we serve it now?"
Xiao Xixi waved her hand: "Of course!"
After a delicious breakfast, she felt satisfied.
She asked someone to call Shang Kui over.
Shang Kui knelt on one knee and said, "I pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine."
Xiao Xixi leaned on the couch and asked lazily.
"Did the Jingzhao Prefecture and the Patrol Office come to question you?"
Shang Kui answered truthfully, "Yes, they have come to me several times, all about the assassination of the King of England."
Xiao Xixi: "What did you say?"
Shang Kui: "I said that those assassins were extremely vicious. Not only did they kill the King of England, they almost killed the Imperial Concubine. In order to protect the Imperial Concubine, I had to execute those dangerous assassins on the spot."
He didn't know why the imperial concubine suddenly ordered the killing of all the assassins that day, but he knew in his heart that this matter could not be told to outsiders and could only be kept to himself.
Xiao Xixi: "Very good, no matter who asks you in the future, you should say this."
Shang Kui: “Yes!”
Xiao Xixi: "I have something else for you to do."
Shang Kui: "Your Majesty, please give me your orders."
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Good morning everyone!
Are there any monthly tickets left? Any more? Any more?
(End of this chapter)
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