CWTGD Chapter 385 - Summoned in the palace, the matter of the governor's absence in Beijing can't be hidden
Without waiting for Xue Ru to hand in her paper, Tang Ning asked Hua Wu and Hang Li to stay in the academy and wait for others, and then he hurriedly took Yue Jian back to Jiyun Lane by car.
Walking through the backyard of Tang Mansion and entering the Heli Hall next door, Tianqing and another person had already been waiting inside. That person was one of the leaders of the Black Armor Guard, named Wu Kui. Tang Ning had seen him twice by Canglang's side in the past. He was Xiao Yan's confidant.
Seeing Tang Ning coming in, both of them hurriedly saluted.
"Girl."
Tang Ning walked quickly towards the inner room, and when Yuejian closed the door, she asked urgently: "What the hell is going on, how could the fourth princess die?" ”
Wu Kui's face was not good: "After the accident in Lingyun Temple before, the fourth princess and the fourth prince were sent to prison together, guarded by the people of the Privy Council, and the Zhao family entered the palace several times to intercede and wanted to bring the fourth princess back to the palace, but His Majesty did not agree." ”
"We dragged this matter according to the girl's instructions, but who knew that the old lady of the Zhao family found the queen mother early this morning, knelt in front of Shou'an Palace and broke her head to cry out for the fourth princess, and said that she dreamed that the fourth princess hugged her last night and cried that she was wronged, saying that she was victimized."
The old lady of the Zhao family is very noble, she is the daughter of Emperor Taizu's younger brother, and she was once very loved by Emperor Taizu, and she also has the title of county lord.
She knelt in front of Shou'an Palace and kowtowed her head and bled out, and the Queen Mother couldn't turn a blind eye.
The queen mother is not good at interfering in the affairs of the court, so she ordered someone to call Emperor An over, and Emperor An has been extremely irritated by the affairs of Lingyun Temple recently.
The old lady of the Zhao family cried that the fourth princess was wronged, and said that she was used and framed, and also said that Lord Xiao was seriously injured and there was no one in charge of the Privy Council, so that the small case became a big case, so that the whole world knew that the royal family was overwhelmed, and the royal daughter-in-law was ruined and lost the royal face.
Wu Kui's face was extremely bad when he spoke: "Then Old Madam Zhao changed what she asked before, and no longer said that she wanted to take the fourth princess away, but only asked Your Majesty to let people close the case as soon as possible, so as not to shame the royal family." ”
"Your Majesty also knows that the overseer is seriously injured, and feels that there is no one in charge of the Privy Council to delay the case so far, so he said that the people from the Criminal Department and Dali Temple will help the Privy Council to conclude the case as soon as possible."
"Commander Cang originally wanted to stop them and send someone to inform the girl first, but the old lady Zhao couldn't wait for a moment, so she had to let His Majesty order the people from the Criminal Department and Dali Temple to go to the prison immediately for interrogation, but who knew that they got there and the fourth princess tied her belt to the prison door and hanged herself."
At that time, the guards in the prison were dumbfounded, and Mrs. Zhao almost fainted from crying.
The Fourth Prince's Concubine did not die early or late, but died just when Emperor An ordered the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple to intervene in the case. Moreover, after the people from the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple investigated, they found that the Fourth Prince's Concubine seemed to have hanged herself because she could not bear the humiliation. She also left a letter in blood to confess her actions, but in fact her cervical vertebrae were broken. She was strangled to death by someone with great force and then hung on the prison door to pretend that she hanged herself.
At this moment, the eyes of those people in the Criminal Department and Dali Temple were not right, and even if the people in the Privy Council jumped into the Lanjiang River they couldn't wash themselves clean.
The blood letter became a joke, and the death of the Fourth Prince's wife seemed like someone was afraid that she would say something and killed her in advance. At this time, news came that the Second Lady Bai, who had been released back to the palace earlier, fell from the corridor, was covered in wounds and unconscious.
Wu Kui's face was filled with anxiety. "They are all related to the Lingyun Temple case. Now it seems that they have been silenced. The Zhao family is accusing the Privy Council of deliberately dragging the case and delaying the trial. They say that the governor is trying to stir up trouble by ignoring the case under the pretext of being seriously injured. Their words are all hinting that the Lingyun Temple incident is related to the governor.”
"The Zhao family made a big fuss in front of the government office. Later, someone from the palace came and took them and Commander Cang into the palace. The second prince's wife also entered the palace..."
Tian Qing couldn't help but say, "Girl, things have become like this, the palace will definitely summon the governor, and even if the governor is seriously injured, he may not be able to escape."
When he disguised himself as the Governor, he was indeed about 60% similar to the Governor if one didn't look closely, plus his body shape was the same as the Governor. If it was darker or the distance was farther, he was confident that he could deceive those people. However, if he directly disguised himself as the Governor and entered the palace, he would stand face to face with Emperor An and even other people.
Tianqing had no confidence that he could deceive those people, especially Emperor An. The Governor had served him closely for a long time, and Emperor An was very familiar with the Governor..
He is so suspicious, even the slightest mistake or omission will cause a monstrous disaster.
Tang Ning naturally understood what Tianqing meant, she had seen Tianqing's disguised appearance with her own eyes, and knew that he couldn't hide it from Emperor An, and once he was summoned, he would definitely be exposed.
Her face was pale, and she was extremely flustered because of the sudden accident, but she tried her best to stabilize her expression on her face, and took a deep breath to force herself to calm down.
She can't mess around.
If she messes up, Brother will be in even more trouble.
The most important thing right now is how to deal with it.
It was extremely quiet in Heli Hall. Everyone knew that something was wrong. When Tang Ning walked back and forth with his eyes lowered, Yue Jian and the other two did not dare to say a word.
Tang Ning stroked the bell on his wrist and quickly sorted out today's events.
"Has the Zhao family made any unusual moves before?"
"No."
"What about Madam Zhao? Did she show up after the Fourth Prince's wife got into trouble?"
“No.”
Seeing Tang Ning looking up, Tian Qing said with certainty:
"After the Fourth Prince's Concubine was imprisoned, the Zhao family went to the palace to beg for her release, and they also said that the Fourth Prince's Concubine was innocent. However, only the Fourth Prince's Concubine's mother, Madam Zhao, came forward. No one else in the Zhao family went to the palace to visit the Fourth Prince's Concubine.”
Madam Zhao is the second wife of the Zhao family. Her first wife already had children, but after she entered the family, she only gave birth to a daughter, the Fourth Prince's wife, who was treated like a treasure.
The Fourth Prince's wife had been in prison for more than half a month, and she was the only one who visited him with red eyes every time, and then came out crying. Lord Zhao cared more about the reputation of the Zhao family, and the other children of the Zhao family were also afraid of being contaminated by the "bad reputation" of the Fourth Prince's wife.
Although the Zhao family was disgusted and angry at the Fourth Prince for taking advantage of the Fourth Prince's wife and kept biting him, which also brought misfortune to the Second Prince who was involved, they did not have much sympathy for the Fourth Prince's wife who had lost her innocence and had a disgraced reputation.
What they were angry about was that the Zhao family had lost its reputation, not that the Fourth Prince's wife had been murdered.
Tang Ning quickly understood the Zhao family's attitude after hearing this: "In other words, this old lady Zhao doesn't love the Fourth Prince's wife that much."
Wu Kui said, "Anyway, I haven't seen anyone from the Zhao family in these days."
Tang Ning narrowed his eyes slightly. If that was the case, then why would Old Madam Zhao go to the palace to cry and beg the Queen Mother, kowtow until her head was broken and bleeding just to seek justice for the Fourth Prince's wife?================
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