Concubine Xiao Shu had already learned about Xiao Jian and was kneeling in the imperial study with red eyes.
"Xian'er, you get up first, the ground is cold." Qin Yun frowned and reached out to help her.
However, Concubine Xiao Shu did not get up. She wiped her tears and said, "Your Majesty, brother, he is not such a person. There must be something wrong here. Please understand clearly."
Qin Yun frowned: "I won't let him be wronged, don't worry."
Her tears fell even more fiercely, and she fell so hard.
He stretched out his hand to grab Qin Yun's dragon robe, and begged with his eyes: "Your Majesty, Xiang'er is such a brother, can you promise Xiang'er not to hurt his life?"
Qin Yun felt even more distressed. He helped her up and wiped her tears.
"I believe Xiao Jian would not do such a stupid thing. There must be something wrong with what happened last night, but it will take time to investigate."
"He is in the prison now. No one can do anything to him without my order. He will be fine for at least three days."
"You should go back to the Yangxin Palace first."
Hearing this, Concubine Xiao Shu felt relieved. She was afraid that Qin Yun would kill her eldest brother in anger.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will go back to Yangxin Palace to wait for news."
She hesitated to leave, not only feeling uneasy but also reluctant to make too selfish a request. After all, this matter was too big, and the evidence in the Lotus Garden was already conclusive.
After she left.
Chang Hong is here.
"Your Majesty, I have found out clearly that it was a member of the imperial guard who was on duty who leaked the news. He spread it to ten people and hundreds of people. Now it is out of control." His face was covered with sweat, for fear of being scolded by Qin Yun.
"Where is the Imperial Guard?" Qin Yun rubbed his temples, feeling very headache.
Chang Hong knelt on the ground and said with a frightened look on his face: "I just ordered an investigation, but he jumped into the well out of fear of crime."
Qin Yun took a deep breath and suppressed his anger: "What else?"
Chang Hong continued: "After General Xiao left the Imperial Garden last night, he was supposed to leave from Dafeng Gate in a carriage, but the eunuch and maid accompanying him were knocked unconscious."
"When they woke up, it was already early in the morning when the incident happened."
"They don't know what happened in the middle."
"Not long ago, Marshal Xiao was interrogated. He said that he met a man in black, so he subconsciously chased him into the Lotus Courtyard, where he happened to bump into the late Emperor's Ma Jieyu..."
Qin Yun frowned and asked, "What's next?"
Chang Hong wiped his cold sweat and said hesitantly: "General Xiao said that he didn't know what happened later. His body was hot and he lost his self-control. On impulse, he just...just..."
Bang!
Qin Yun hit the table with his fist, which startled Chang Hong.
"So, what happened to Xiao Jian is true?"
Chang Hong didn't dare to speak. This matter was obviously fishy, so how could he dare to intervene.
In the imperial study room, the atmosphere was deathly silent.
At this time, Feng Lao, who had been standing aside, stepped forward and said slowly: "Your Majesty, there are too many doubts about this matter. Although the matter is a foregone conclusion, if the truth can be found out, the consequences will not be so serious."
Qin Yundao: "Be more careful."
Feng Lao's turbid eyes suddenly became clear, and he said: "First of all, not many people know about General Xiao's stay in the Imperial Garden last night. If this is a trap, who will expose General Xiao's time and path of leaving the palace?
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"Secondly, the man in black is an important part of the harem and cannot be entered by ordinary people. The old slave suspects that the person who lured General Xiao to the Lotus Courtyard is from the harem."
"Third, it is impossible for General Xiao not to know the consequences of this matter. According to Lao Nu, even if he had this intention, he would not choose such a stupid way."
"The way you behaved in Lotus Courtyard, I'm afraid you were drugged."
After hearing this, Qin Yun's thinking became much clearer.
Then he said with an ugly face: "But, there is no evidence, who will believe it?"
"Within three days, if I cannot find out the truth and the royal family is the first to refuse to agree, I will have no choice but to deal with the pain and take cruel measures."
"I have just promoted a reliable minister, do I have to beat him to the end? Or even kill him?"
After thinking for a while, Mr. Feng said cryptically: "There are not many people in the harem who can have such energy."
Qin Yun narrowed his eyes and blurted out: "Wang Min?"
"I don't dare to jump to conclusions, but I can test it out to lure the snake out of its hole!" Feng Lao's calm eyes revealed a hint of scheming.
Qin Yun's eyes lit up: "How to lure a snake out of its hole?!"
Feng Lao said: "Since there was a man in black who lured General Xiao into the Lotus Courtyard and knocked out so many palace maids and eunuchs, it means that someone was indeed a trap, and it was someone from the harem."
"Your Majesty can announce to the public that the shadow guards found the evidence left by the man in black at the scene, and then handed it over to Zongzheng Temple, and ordered Zongzheng Temple to find out within two days which palace concubine, or a certain department of the harem, the evidence belongs to
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"In this case, the man in black will definitely not be able to sit still and go to Zongzheng Temple to steal evidence. Let's lure the snake out of the hole and then arrest him directly."
After listening, Qin Yun not only took another look at Feng Lao, but he was working as a "Jinyiwei". His mind and strategy were completely online.
"But, Mr. Feng, are you sure this man in black will take the bait?"
"Yes!" Feng Lao said firmly: "As long as the man in black really exists and is not fabricated by General Xiao, then he will definitely jump out."
"After all, framing the current general...Marshal Shenwei and harming the late emperor's concubines is a serious crime against the nine tribes. Regardless of whether the mastermind behind the scenes has suspicions or not, he will come to Zongzheng Temple to investigate."
"When the time comes, the old slave will personally stay on guard, not afraid that he can escape."
"Taking a step back, the man in black is just cannon fodder, which is enough to prove that Xiao Jian was framed. At least he can be exempted from the death penalty and the felony can be dismissed."
Qin Yun thought about it carefully and felt it made sense.
"Go, convey my orders immediately and ask Qing Tangling of Zongzheng Temple to come over!"
"Tao Yang, go and spread the news that there is progress in the case and that the shadow guards have found the remaining evidence of the man in black!"
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Soon, he arranged the "luring the snake out of the hole" bit by bit as suggested by Feng Lao.
Especially Tang Ling, Qin Yun repeatedly explained the details to him. This person was personally promoted by Qin Yun after the prime minister's rebellion case, so he could safely explain it.
He is the number one in command at Zongzheng Temple, and Liu Ziyi is the second in command. Liu Ziyi has been beaten and lost half his life today. He will take personal responsibility for this matter and is not afraid of anyone leaking information to the Wang family.
In this way, a large net was gradually woven, and a counterattack was formed in the shortest time.
Three hours later.
All civil and military officials, as well as all the palaces in the harem, received the news of this incident.
The man in black framed Xiao Jian and left evidence at the scene. Tang Ling, the Qing of Zongzheng Temple, has been ordered to take away the evidence and put it under close guard at Zongzheng Temple. He must find out "which palace and which palace the evidence comes from within two days".
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For a time, there were waves everywhere.
That's it!
Qin Yun rushed to Tianlao.
This morning, Qin Yun was furious. It was because he was angry and his brain did not think much about the problem. Now he has calmed down. If he thinks about it carefully, Xiao Jian is actually the victim.
Whether it was because of the relationship between Concubine Shu or the friendship between the monarch and his ministers, he had to go and appease her.
A damp and cold prison.
Among the weeds, Xiao Jian was sitting in a prison uniform. He was unkempt and his eyes were gloomy. Who dares to believe that he was still the newly promoted marshal last night?
I saw Qin Yun coming.
He immediately knelt on the ground and choked with pain: "Your Majesty, the criminal Xiao Jian has brought shame on you!"