Chapter 422 Fried Rice Balls (4)

"Perhaps it was drugged, and the effect of the drug had already passed by the time I came here?" Wen Mingtang thought for a while and said, "If the time is just right, it may not be impossible to do it."

Even though he was trying to publicly exonerate himself for Jingguo, it was not unreasonable.

They had thought of this reason as early as the beginning. Liu Yuan looked at Wen Mingtang and shook his head: "According to what the Duke said, he has not touched anything at the entrance since he entered the palace." After speaking, he paused and then said, "The only thing waiting for the entrance is the entrance." The thing...is the tea and snacks that Master Wen sent over, but the tea and snacks haven't been eaten yet."

Wen Mingtang glanced at Lin Fei who was silent on the side, thought for a moment, and said, "Could it be something other than the smoke that was smelled at the entrance? The other party disposed of it after laying down the smoke?" "

Liu Yuan glanced at Lin Fei who was standing aside, shook his head and said: "Tea and snacks have not been served in the palace yet. Apparently the Duke of Guo just entered the palace. According to what the Duke himself said, from the time he entered the palace to when Master Wen came over, nothing happened. It takes the time of a cup of tea. If such a thing really exists, not to mention how difficult it is to clean it up in the time of a cup of tea, it is true... After the smoke was released in the palace, all the doors and windows were opened wide, so that Even if the smoke dissipates, it can't be done so cleanly within a cup of tea. What's more, according to Master Wen, when she came over, the doors and windows in the palace were closed."

Therefore, the theory of being lost in smoke does not make sense.

When Wen Mingtang heard this, he also fell silent. He subconsciously looked up at Lin Fei, who had never spoken: "Lin Shaoqing, this..."

Lin Fei was lowering his eyelids at this time, covering the emotions under his eyes.

After a long pause, Lin Fei was heard to say: "Grandpa, did you go into the palace with Lord Chang to meet the Holy Spirit today?"

Liu Yuan on the side responded and said: "His Majesty summoned them. Because His Majesty had some unfinished memorials on hand, he asked them to wait for half an hour."

When Wen Mingtang heard this, she subconsciously looked in the direction of Lin Fei, but she saw that Lin Fei also raised his head and looked at her at this time. Their eyes intertwined for a moment: If what the queen said is true, these half an hour will be Your Majesty specially set it aside for her to meet her grandfather.

But in the matter of entering the palace today, not only His Majesty and the Queen were involved, but also a group of people from Concubine Jing.

So, which one of the two parties is responsible for this matter? Or is there someone hiding in the dark taking action? Of course, the premise of these assumptions is that...grandfather is indeed not the murderer in this case.

"Master Li and others left the city the day before yesterday and still didn't come back until I entered the palace." After a long silence, Lin Fei spoke. He said, "Before I entered the palace, someone came to my house to ask if there was any news about these people. .”

What a coincidence, everything is a coincidence! Although leaving the city but not returning may be due to an urgent matter, but... as it is now, leaving the city but not returning, coincidentally coincides with the routine of grandfather entering the palace with him...

Not to mention Lin Fei and Liu Yuan, who had handled many cases, even Wen Mingtang felt something bad.

"Master Li and others left the city the day before yesterday and originally promised to return on the same day. Because he did not return that day, yesterday, Chang Shi came to look for my grandfather. Regarding this, I asked the people in Chang's mansion and the servants in Duke Jingguo's mansion Then you can find out." Lin Fei knew that some things couldn't be hidden, and if he told them openly and honestly, he would avoid detours in the investigation.

"My grandfather and I are not in the same house. We don't know what they said, but the conversation between the two of us must not have been pleasant. When Master Chang left, he kicked the stone lion in front of the house angrily. Today's morning Early in the morning, I heard that the steward was looking for someone to repair the stone lion," Lin Fei said.

As soon as these words came out, Liu Yuandong and Wen Mingtang were stunned. Wen Mingtang said in surprise: "Master Chang, you don't look like a strong man who can kick a stone lion!"

Lin Fei explained: "The stone lion in front of the mansion was already broken into pieces. Master Chang just kicked out the broken stones."

That was the case, Liu Yuan suddenly realized.

Before he could react, Lin Fei continued without asking him: "The stone lion in front of the mansion was there when the mansion was opened. It was already broken into many cracks. Two days ago, I heard that the stone lion in the Duke's mansion was there. The thief is a strong man and has great skills. When he left, he ran on stone lions. That kick made the cracks in the stone widen, and with a little force, he was able to pull away the gravel."

It sounds like a trivial matter, but this time Shangfeng, who had to avoid suspicion, said it in extremely detail.

Liu Yuan was a little confused, but he still continued. Wen Mingtang, who was sitting next to him, listened to Lin Fei's words: "So, Master Chang can break the stone lion with just one kick, and he will have to have someone repair it."

Liu Yuan said "Oh", looked at Lin Fei, and continued to listen carefully, with such a posture that he almost took notes to write it down.

Wen Mingtang on the side was thoughtful when he heard this.

Lin Fei looked at the serious look on Liu Yuan's face and said: "My grandfather and Mr. Chang seem to have a conflict. Your Majesty summoned you today. Originally, you only summoned your grandfather, but for some reason you brought Mr. Chang into the palace." .”

Liu Yuan nodded again and wrote it down carefully.

Lin Fei thought for a while and then asked: "When did they enter and exit the palace gate? Do the guards at the palace gate still remember it?"

Liu Yuan nodded and said: "The two guards in front of the palace gate today both knew that the two of them had entered the palace gate of the imperial city at the same time, and then the waiting palace people led the two people into the Qianyuan Palace. According to what the palace people said , when they entered the Qianyuan Palace, it was about a quarter after the fourth hour, and the people in the harem went down to do things. Many people can testify to this, the time when the palace people went back was just after a quarter after the fourth hour." Liu Yuan said, turning his eyes again Wen Mingtang said, "It was past half hour when Master Wen came over. People in the Queen's Palace can also prove this. The time is correct. The incident between Duke Jingguo and Lord Chang happened less than that hour."

Hearing this, Lin Fei looked at the two palace gate guards standing outside Qianyuan Hall and the same guide palace man, and said: "Are these witnesses?"

Liu Yuan said "Yeah" and raised his head. He saw Lin Fei looking towards him. Seeing him raise his head, Lin Fei frowned and asked, "Are these just a few witnesses?"

The two guards and the palace guide are both here! Liu Yuan was a little puzzled.

Just when he was confused, he heard Wen Mingtang speak: "Is there no one else to testify? The maids, palace servants and guards in the palace are all dressed in the internal affairs yamen standard, so it is difficult to tell them apart. But Duke Jingguo and Lord Chang are two official officials. The incident happened not long ago when the man in robe entered the palace, but anyone who has seen them will have an impression." At this point, Wen Mingtang paused, looked outside, and said to Liu Yuandao, "At this hour, it is the palace people in the palace. , When the palace maids are busy, coming and going, there will always be encounters, so it would be safer to find a few more to serve as witnesses."

In fact, like Liu Yuan, Wen Mingtang was also puzzled by Lin Feidao's meaning. Because he wanted to avoid suspicion, he couldn't give orders like he usually did when handling cases, or intervene in the investigation himself. If he, the young minister of Dali Temple, taught Liu Yuan how to handle the case and Liu Yuan followed his instructions, even the officials of the entire Dali Temple would have to follow suit to avoid suspicion. By then, only Zhang Rang would be in charge of the case.

Lin Fei obviously didn't want this to happen, because many guards were here at this time. In full view of everyone, Lin Fei could only use the opportunity of "oral confession" to guide Liu Yuan, but he couldn't think of Liu Yuan. Before he could react, Wen Mingtang understood what he meant.

Lin Fei glanced at the girl next to him, and his eyes softened.

Wen Mingtang may not be more talented than Liu Yuan, but after staying in the palace for so many years, she knows some of the trivial things in the palace. Although she doesn't know what Lin Fei is thinking, she can see the meaning behind his words. , seemed to care a lot about time and witnesses, so he reminded Liu Yuan for him.

She is not related to Duke Jingguo, and is even related to Wen Xuance, so there is no need to avoid suspicion.

Liu Yuan suddenly understood, nodded, and was about to go do it when he saw two imperial doctors from the Imperial Medical Office not far away passing by the hall and stopped and looked here, seeming hesitant to come over, but before Liu Yuan could After Yuan passed, the two imperial doctors left again.

Liu Yuan originally wanted to catch up and ask, but because the two imperial doctors were walking quickly, there was a palace maid in front leading the way. Seeing that they were going to the palace of Concubine Jing, Liu Yuan took two steps and stopped chasing. Go up.

If the matter of Concubine Jing is delayed, I don’t know what Concubine Jing will do based on her kindness to Your Majesty! At this time, it is better not to create extraneous matters, lest Concubine Jing step in again.

After listening to Lin Fei's reminder, Liu Yuan went down to look for the palace attendants, maids and other witnesses.

After Liu Yuan left, Wen Mingtang looked at Lin Fei, who was frowning, thought for a while, and said: "The maids and palace servants in the palace are all under the control of the internal affairs office. It is obviously possible for Concubine Jing to do what happened today." If it was really Concubine Jing who intervened, if Liu Yuan asked him like this... I am afraid that the Internal Affairs Office would not cooperate and would not let him ask at all."

When Lin Fei heard this, he nodded and said: "I know this, but the guards in front of the palace were transferred away earlier, and there is no way to find witnesses there."

Wen Mingtang thought for a while and said: "If you want to determine the time when they enter the palace, you might as well ask the palace people in charge of the flowers and plants on the main road of the imperial city. When the Duke and others enter the palace, they should water the flowers and plants there."

Lin Fei looked at her and said, "You really should know better about the affairs in the palace."

After hearing this, Wen Mingtang wanted to laugh but couldn't help but sigh: I didn't expect that after staying in the palace for so many years, I would still have such a useful time!

Sighing, seeing that the guards were a few steps away from them and no one was looking at her or Lin Fei, Wen Mingtang lowered his voice and said to Lin Fei: "Concubine Jing may be pregnant."

Lin Fei's body trembled after hearing this sentence, and he instinctively raised his head to look at her.

It has been over a year since the late Emperor died, and Concubine Jing is actually pregnant at this time?

"Zhao Sishan said that when she was being scolded for being scolded, something was added to the evening meal she made that was suspected of being unclean. She smelled something like fetal medicine." Wen Mingtang rubbed his nose, the cook's Most people's noses are smarter than others. In the palace, miscarriage and miscarriage drugs are the most commonly used among various methods. They are naturally the most sensitive to the smell of this kind of medicine.

Lin Fei had just calmed down to react, and the next words out of the girl's mouth shocked him again, "The confidant beside Concubine Jing who was suddenly promoted, the one who poisoned me in the palace, also has fetal medicine on him The smell, I wonder if she’s pregnant too.”