bookcurios Chapter 888 What Evidence Is There
Chapter 888 What Evidence Is There
On the night Zhou Yuxi was wounded, he was escorted back through a small path by his confidants. In addition to his own people, he was also seen by a soldier who got up to go to the toilet.
To be on the safe side, Zhou Yuxi's confidant immediately had someone investigate the soldier and discovered that his former superior had fought with Duke Dingguo in battles when he was young.
However, the superior had already resigned from the army, and Zhou Yuxi's confidants also strictly warned the soldiers not to leak the news.
Until the spy was caught and Zhou Yuxi's injury was made public, nothing happened in the army and no one took the soldier seriously.
After reading it, Shen Zhinian gave the letter to Fuqiu and the others to circulate.
Because the letter involved military matters, if it was discovered by Nangong Xuanyu or others, it would be troublesome for her to ask Zhao Yungui about the relevant matters. Shen Zhinian finally threw the letter into the incense burner and burned it.
Fuqiu said solemnly, "My Lady, you once said that although Duke Dingguo is no longer in the army, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse."
"Could it be that the soldier discovered that General Zhou was injured, and then informed the people who were secretly loyal to Duke Dingguo, and that's why they arranged this conspiracy?"
Outsiders did not know that Liu Shizhang had surrendered to the emperor, so Handan guessed, "Does that soldier need to tell others about this? Don't forget that Duke Dingguo's youngest son is in the army, and I heard he's a general with an official position."
Shen Zhinian narrowed his eyes and said, "What you said makes sense."
Compared to Concubine Kang, she was indeed more suspicious of Duke Dingguo's Mansion.
One reason is that, at least on the surface, Concubine Kang had no reason to harm her, while the Duke Dingguo's Mansion was eager for her death.
Secondly, is it really possible for a small Zhang family to do this? It is possible that they took the blame for the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.
Even if Shen Zhinian stretched her hands as far as she could, she couldn't control the military affairs. But she still wrote a letter to Zhao Yungui, asking Zhou Yuxi and his son to pay attention to the soldier.
If he really leaked the news, it would prove that he was still secretly loyal to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion. Who knows if he would do something bad at the critical moment.
Shen Zhinian had just finished writing the letter and handed it to Fuqiu to deliver, when Xiao Mingzi came in and said, "Your Majesty, didn't you ask me to keep an eye on the movements in Chuxiu Palace? Someone from the Imperial Court just came over and summoned Concubine Kang to the Yangxin Palace."
Shen Zhinian guessed, "Could it be that someone from the Ministry of Justice found out something from the Zhang family?"
No one wanted to know the truth more than her.
Shen Zhinian also didn't want Kangpin to be the scapegoat even though these things had nothing to do with her.
She stood up and said, "Please bring my sedan chair over. I want to go to the Yangxin Palace."
"Yes!"
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Chuxiu Palace.
In the past two days, Concubine Kang has been anxiously waiting for the results of the investigation.
In the past, she was only given a title because she was murdered and had a miscarriage, and she was pitied by the emperor. However, she did not have much favor from the emperor, so her presence in the harem was not strong.
It was not until she raised the fifth prince that she came into everyone's attention.
Concubine Kang always thought that as long as she behaved herself, she could raise the Fifth Prince well and maybe even have her own children.
But I didn't expect that... people have no intention to harm tigers, but tigers have the intention to hurt people...
After experiencing this situation where she was extremely anxious but could only wait in despair, Concubine Kang finally understood how important it was to have power in the harem!
If she was like Concubine Chen, she would not be so passive this time. At least if she wanted to find out about her family, she could still do it.
Just as Concubine Kang was thinking about these cars in a mess, the gate of Chuxiu Palace was suddenly opened from the outside.
A young eunuch in front of the emperor came in and said, "Empress Kang, His Majesty has ordered you to go to the Yangxin Palace immediately!"
Whether it was good news or bad news, at least she didn't have to wait like a headless fly.
Concubine Kang immediately asked Caiju to dress her up and took her to the Yangxin Palace in a sedan chair.
Entering the palace, she knelt on the ground and saluted respectfully: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live your Majesty!"
Nangong Xuanyu lowered his head and looked at Concubine Kang.
Women who can enter the palace must be good-looking.
Although Concubine Kang was not a stunning beauty, she was still a pretty lady.
However, from her haggard look, it can be seen that she certainly did not get enough rest in the past few days.
The emperor would not doubt or trust Concubine Kang based on this point.
He signaled Li Changde to hand over the evidence found by the Ministry of Justice, looked at Concubine Kang and asked in a deep voice: "...Do you have anything to explain?!"
The more Kangpin looked, the paler her face became.
She knelt on the ground, looked up at the emperor, and hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, I really don't know what's going on!"
"My second uncle has always had a bad relationship with my father. How could he instruct the craftsmen who are related to the Zhang family to deliberately destroy the imperial seal of Concubine Chen for the sake of me and the Fifth Prince?"
"I really don't know why Second Uncle did this."
"Maybe... maybe he acted on his own will; or maybe he was bribed and used by someone."
"But no matter which possibility it is, I really don't know, and I believe my parents have been kept in the dark."
"Your Majesty, please understand!"
This is interesting.
The second son of the Zhang family said that this was something he did alone and had nothing to do with other members of the Zhang family.
Concubine Kang also said that this matter must have been acted on the part of the second son of the Zhang family.
On the surface, it seems like... after the truth was revealed, they wanted the second son of the Zhang family to take the blame alone in order to protect Concubine Kang and the entire Zhang family.
But the emperor did not jump to conclusions so quickly. Instead, he looked at the Minister of Justice and asked, "What is the relationship between the Zhang brothers?"
The Minister of Justice had naturally investigated the matter thoroughly. Upon hearing this, he said respectfully, "Your Majesty, as Concubine Kang said, the Zhang brothers have been at odds since childhood, and there have been many cases of brothers fighting against each other..."
Since the relationship between the brothers has always been bad, and they even often quarrel, how could they conspire together to do such a big thing?
Therefore, the Minister of Justice also believed that Concubine Kang was innocent.
A dark light flashed across Nangong Xuanyu's eyes.
Naturally, he would not believe everything his concubines said.
However, the investigation results of the Ministry of Justice also showed that the relationship between the Zhang brothers had always been bad.
In this case, even if they really put aside their differences for the sake of profit and conspired together, after the matter was exposed, the second son of the Zhang family should want to drag a few more people to take the blame, so how could he abandon himself to protect his brother who has always had a bad relationship with him?
Unless... the second son of the Zhang family deliberately did the opposite, wanting to use this method to make everyone suspect Concubine Kang and her father!
Thinking of this, the look in Nangong Xuanyu's eyes when he looked at Concubine Kang was not as cold as before.
However, he did not speak out his thoughts, but asked: "You said that this was done by your second uncle alone, and you and other people in the Zhang family were not aware of it. What evidence do you have?"