Chapter 184 What a coincidence

Liang Jiugong hurriedly stepped forward to check Aunt Qian's breathing. He was also shocked and hurriedly bowed to reply to Lord Long Live.

"Aunt Qian, she's dead."

Who dared to laugh again after seeing this? Who could still laugh? Everyone thought it was just an ordinary theft case, but who knew that someone died during the interrogation? It was such a strange death.

Aunt Qian was fine just now, but who would have thought that she would die just when she was about to hit the critical moment, which made people question the origin of the five hundred taels of silver, especially if this silver was also stained with blood.

Concubine Xi's heart suddenly lightened, and she thought that Aunt Qian should have died long ago. If she died, this would be no longer a problem, and there would be no need to give people any money. Although her subordinates always failed in things, fortunately her Zhiqiu was the one who called her the best.

Don't worry, now you don't have to worry about anything anymore.

Although she didn't show it on her face, her hand that tightly grasped the handkerchief and loosened it slightly still showed some relief.

Unlike Concubine Xi who was relaxed, Concubine Tong Jia and Yu Lian were much more ugly on their faces. If someone saw them, they could understand that they were frightened by Aunt Qian's death, but only the two of them knew the real situation.

This theft case was actually a plan between the two of them. It seemed to be against Concubine An, but in fact it was just to deal with Concubine Xi.

When the elder brother Changsheng died in infancy, the two of them did not believe it was an accident. However, Concubine Xi was always careful, and Concubine An was in charge of Concubine Xi, so they really could not catch anyone doing anything wrong.

The discovery of Aunt Qian's role was entirely due to Yu Yan's relationship.

But if it was so easy to investigate, the two of them wouldn't have to go to such trouble.

Who in the end harmed Changsheng? Looking at the reactions of everyone in the harem, Emperor Kangxi always felt that it was inseparable from Concubine Xi. However, how could he make a judgment without evidence? Emperor Kangxi immediately ordered a strict trial for the slaves who had come into contact with Aunt Qian, and another

They made a special trip to summon Zuo Zuo from the Ministry of Punishment to conduct a detailed investigation into the cause of Aunt Qian's death.

Emperor Kangxi was naturally annoyed when faced with such a thing. He also did not expect that Aunt Qian would die before she could utter a single word. However, Aunt Qian's death was not completely useless. At least it made him sure of one thing, immortality.

I'm afraid my brother's death was not an accident. The five hundred taels of silver were probably used by people to buy evil.

Yu Lian and Concubine Tong Jia thought that it was not easy to mention Changsheng's brother's matter again, and it was not easy to confess her cousin, so they could only tell Aunt Qian that she had made a mistake and asked someone to find her out.

This can lead to the murder of the elder brother Changsheng.

But now there is no need to ask the female relatives to accompany them. Emperor Kangxi was worried about the health of Huang Mama and Yu Yan, so he just asked the female relatives in the harem to go back. He took his people to the Qianqing Palace for interrogation.

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Emperor Kangxi nodded slightly and thought about the two quarters of an hour. Putting aside the time spent on the few questions he just asked, the time from when he gave the order to when Aunt Qian came over was only two and a half hours. Based on this inference, the murderer must be at the scene.

Yes, after he gave the order, the man was afraid that Aunt Qian would say something that he shouldn't say, so he became murderous.

It's a coincidence that Yu Lian's family was not born in a bachelor's degree. Her grandfather was once the steward of the kitchen. Although her mother was unlucky, her second uncle was very capable. Now her second uncle and her children are all

Work in the palace.

Emperor Kangxi was really surprised. He didn't expect Hui Guiren to take action at this time.

In fact, Yu Lian didn't blame the second uncle's family for breaking up with them. With a vampire-like brother like Yan Qi in the stall, everyone had to run away. When the family was in trouble, the second uncle also secretly helped the whole family.

, so Yu Lian has a good impression of Er Bo.

Who would have thought that Concubine Xi's reaction was so quick and ruthless, and she actually killed Aunt Qian at some point. Seeing that Concubine Xi had so many connections, she even had people she could use in the Shenxing Department.

A closer inspection showed that he died of poisoning.

"As far as I'm concerned, Aunt Qian must have been poisoned by oleander. Its roots, stems, leaves, and flowers are all poisonous. The onset of poisoning usually occurs within two-quarters of an hour."

I don't know how the person killed Aunt Qian, nor who left the Cining Palace in the middle. I have to ask the maid guarding the Cining Palace carefully about this matter.

After leaving the matter to Liang Jiugong, he asked after a while that there were more than one servants leaving Cining Palace on the way. One was Concubine Xi and Qian'er's second-class palace maid Bai Guo, and the other was from Hui Guiren's side.

My son's eunuch Chen Shou passed away.

Although she had broken off the relationship with the second uncle's family before, she couldn't help it now that Yu Lian was so famous. She became the noble master of the harem, and they were all members of the Wuya family. How could the second uncle's family not come to get married?

I'm afraid it will be difficult to bring down Concubine Xi over this matter.

Wherever there are people, there is always competition, and the palm-sized area of ​​my brother's tea room is no exception.

The second uncle, Yanming, was purchased by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The eldest son, Keji, inherited his grandfather's legacy and is now working as a master chef at A Ge Suo Tea Kitchen relying on his grandfather's connections and cooking skills.

The year before last, when she had just served Long Live Lord, her second uncle quietly delivered her a letter and a gift. She met her cousin secretly, without making any announcement, just with the idea of ​​asking people to secretly find out information for her.

Yu Lian and Imperial Concubine Tong Jia looked at each other, and both could see the reluctance in each other's eyes. But with the death of a key figure like Aunt Qian, unless someone from the Shenxing Department shows their weakness again, I'm afraid there is really no chance of overthrowing Xi.

As a concubine, now I have no choice but to place my hope in Long Live Lord and see what might come out of the severe punishment.

Yan Ming's daughter was also serving in the palace. Yan Ming was afraid that his daughter would be wronged, so he did not ask his daughter to serve the serious master. He only helped the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Now that the Ministry of Internal Affairs built Yuqing Palace for the prince, he smoothed the relationship.

, I plan to ask my daughter to serve the prince and have a good future.

Aunt Qian is greedy, and there are many slaves in the kitchen and dining room who want to pull her down and replace her. My cousin is one of them. They all work together. He can obviously see what Aunt Qian is doing, but it is only about my brother.

He didn't dare to talk nonsense about it. Recently, Yu Lian asked someone to ask about it, so he talked about it, and now he has the trick of being stolen.

Chen Shou is not a simple person. At that time, when he wanted to investigate the slander of Cha Ni and Yu Lian, the father-in-law Lin who was beside her died, and all the clues were cut off. At that time, there seemed to be someone

The shadow of Chen Shou, and now that Aunt Qian is dead, this person is suspected again, which really makes Emperor Kangxi think more.

But when it comes to the motive for the murder, Hui Gui's theory that he wanted to kill Rong Gui's child is somewhat untenable. There is no big conflict between the two of them, and Hui Gui's five hundred taels of silver is not something Hui Gui can afford in one go.

Could it be that Hui Guiren obeyed Concubine Xi? Or maybe this matter had nothing to do with Hui Guiren and it was another coincidence?

Emperor Kangxi couldn't figure it out, and he was really depressed. At the moment, there was no solution to each of these things, which made him feel really frustrated.
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