Chapter 44 The Emperor Investigates

a Case Wei Sanchuan and Liu Mingyuan both had very complicated expressions, with anger at knowing the truth and incredible surprise.

Who would have thought that Wei Han, who seemed to be low-key and self-protective, had actually investigated so much in private.

Wei Sanchuan stared at Wei Han in a daze and said, "Father, I didn't expect that you would have investigated so much without saying anything."

"Hey, what does it matter if you have found out so much? I hate it in my heart. I chose so carefully, but I still made a mistake and ruined Yu'er's life." Wei Han cried and pounded his chest with regret.

"Grandfather, don't be like this!" Liu Mingyuan ran over, grabbed Wei Han's hand, and his eyes were red.

Xia Zhengqi's eyes were full of concern: "Mr. Wei, please take care of yourself."

"Since it has come to this, I might as well say it clearly."

Xia Zhengqi sat up straight and said word by word: "I came here today for Liu Hong."

When Wei Han and his grandchildren heard this, their eyes lit up at the same time and they all looked at Xia Zhengqi.

"In fact, I have already found some clues and suspected that Liu Hong was colluding with Master Jiang. And the sudden death of his wife four years ago was strange."

"If the Minister of War and the Minister of Personnel colluded, if they had any rebellious thoughts..." Xia Zhengqi paused.

"For the Great Xia Empire, this is a huge crisis!"

Wei Han and Wei Sanchuan looked at Xia Zhengqi as if they had suddenly realized something, their bodies trembling slightly due to excessive excitement.

"Your Majesty, in fact, I have been secretly investigating Liu Hong in recent years!" Wei Sanchuan's eyes were filled with tears.

"I have found many cases of corruption and abuse of power."

"Just tell me!" Xia Zhengqi's tone was encouraging.

Wei Sanchuan opened his lips, glanced at Liu Mingyuan, and hesitated: "Your Majesty, can you promise me?"

"No matter what Liu Hong did, don't implicate Yuan'er. Yuan'er is innocent!"

Xia Zhengqi nodded: "Okay, I promise you, you say."

Hearing Xia Zhengqi's promise, the worry on Wei Sanchuan's face was wiped away.

"In the two years since he took office as the Minister of War, he has withheld military pay, secretly sold military rations, enriched himself, and secretly stored a large number of weapons in the mansion."

"I also found Yu'er's former maid and the doctor who treated Yu'er at the time."

[You, Wei family, are amazing! You found out so much without saying a word! 】

Xia Miaoyuan stared with a pair of big dark eyes, and couldn't help complaining.

【Hey, tell me, since you have found out, why didn't you say it earlier. 】

【I remember in the book, the Wei family was in dire straits. 】

【First, the youngest daughter was killed by Liu Hong. Later, Liu Hong teamed up with Master Jiang to destroy the Wei family】

【It seems that this person, blindly tolerating can't save himself, but can only make others become more powerful! 】

Xia Zhengqi listened to his daughter's voice and nodded in agreement.

Looking up and seeing the Wei family looking at him, Xia Zhengqi hurriedly spoke up to cover up: "I didn't expect that you, the Wei family, are so capable."

"Where are they now? I want to call them in for questioning."

Wei Sanchuan said: "Yu'er had two maids who served her closely. After she died, Liu Hong was afraid that they would leak the secret, so he sold them overnight." "

I have been investigating for a long time and finally found one of the maids named Xiaohong, and secretly arranged her in the Wei Mansion."

"The two doctors who treated Yu'er, after the incident, were afraid of being silenced by Liu Hong, so they all moved to other places with their families."

"However, I have found them and know where they live."

Wei Han cast an approving look at Wei Sanchuan.

Xia Zhengqi said loudly: "Okay, Sanchuan, you call the maid for questioning now. Then send someone to pick up the two doctors and bring them back to the capital."

"Debao!" Xia Zhengqi turned his head.

"You go to the Imperial Hospital now and send that doctor An to the Ministry of Justice. Let the Ministry of Justice interrogate him about the true circumstances of his diagnosis of Wei Yuer."

Wei Sanchuan and Debao immediately accepted the order.

Xia Zhengqi looked at the prince and said: "Chengwan, I will write you a handwritten order. You take the coroner of the Ministry of Justice to the ancestral tomb of the Liu Hong family and examine Wei Yuer's body to see if she died of poisoning."

"Report to me immediately when you find out the result."

Xia Zhengqi said as he picked up the pen and ink beside him, quickly wrote a note and handed it to the prince.

The prince stood up, stuffed Xia Miaoyuan into Xia Zhengqi's arms, and immediately took orders to do the work.

[Wow, the emperor is so handsome!]

Xia Miaoyuan looked at Xia Zhengqi's series of actions and couldn't help but praise him.

Within a quarter of an hour, the maid named Xiaohong was brought to the main hall.

She suppressed her nervousness and saluted Xia Zhengqi tremblingly.

"Are you the maid who served Wei Yuer personally back then?" Xia Zhengqi asked in a deep voice.

"I am Xiaohong, the personal maid of the third lady." Xiaohong's voice was a little trembling.

Xia Zhengqi said solemnly: "I ask you, what happened before Wei Yuer died suddenly?"

"Tell me everything you know."

Xiaohong nodded hurriedly: "I will tell you, I will tell you. The third lady has always been in good health and had no hidden illness."

"But just a few days before her sudden death, she suddenly fell ill, became weak and powerless, and many purple spots appeared on her body."

"I think it's strange. The symptoms look like poisoning, but the doctor said it was an emergency."

"The third lady didn't get better after drinking the doctor's medicine, but got worse."

"I observed carefully and found that the aunt secretly added something to the medicine."

[Liu Hong, this scumbag, really had the heart to poison his first wife! Xia Miaoyuan

looked indignant when she heard this.

Veins on Wei Han's forehead were throbbing, and he shouted at Xiaohong: "Since you saw Liu Hong poisoning you, why didn't you tell your family?"

"I dare not say it! Auntie has warned us in advance not to say anything to the Wei family, otherwise we will be beaten to death." Xiaohong cried.

[Huh, what are you afraid to say? ]

Xia Miaoyuan looked at Xiaohong and rolled her eyes.

[It was obviously you who secretly climbed into Liu Hong's bed behind Wei Yuer's back, dreaming of becoming Liu Hong's concubine. ]

[Because Wei Yuer forbade Liu Hong to take a concubine, even if Liu Hong had evil intentions, he did not dare to make it clear. ]

[You saw Liu Hong poisoning Wei Yuer, and you were very happy, and you wished that Wei Yuer would die soon. ]

[Liu Hong could make you his concubine! 】

【But you never expected that Liu Hong poisoned Wei Yuer not for you, but for old man Jiang's illegitimate daughter. 】

【As soon as Wei Yuer died, he sold you and other maids overnight. 】

Xia Zhengqi listened attentively to his daughter's voice and ate Liu Hong and the maids' gossip seriously. After listening

to Xiaohong's story, the faces of several people in the Wei family were gloomy.

At this time, the servant of the Wei family came to the door of the main hall and reported: "The second prince is here!"

Xia Zhengqi raised his hand: "Let him come over."

After a while, the second prince came to the main hall panting.

After everyone finished paying respects, the second prince said to Xia Zhengqi, "Father, you really made it easy for me to find you."

Xia Zhengqi looked at Xia Chengnian's delighted expression and the beads of sweat on his forehead, and immediately guessed about 80% of the answer: "Is it settled?"

Because the Wei family was present, Xia Zhengqi could only ask vaguely.

"It is." After the second prince said these two words, he glanced at the Wei family.

Wei Han immediately said to Xia Zhengqi with a look: "Your Majesty, my study is nearby, why not..."

"Okay, Elder Wei, I will borrow your study." Xia Zhengqi curled his lips and walked towards the study with Xia Miaoyuan and the second prince in his arms.

In Wei Han's study, the second prince reported to Xia Zhengqi: "Father, I have found the stolen money that Wei Jianzhong embezzled and accepted as bribes."

"Now his stolen money has been transported to the Ministry of Justice for inventory, and Wei Jianzhong has been arrested and thrown into the prison of the Ministry of Justice."

"This is the imperial army's military token found on Wei Jianzhong."

The second prince said, and took out a jade pendant in the shape of a tiger head from his arms and presented it to Xia Zhengqi with both hands.