Raising a wife? The mistress of the Hou family divorced and remarried her younger uncle

Chapter 181 Interrogation
Lu Jing rode his horse as fast as he could to the palace, and a strong smell of blood hit him. The emperor's wrath was like thunder, and corpses were everywhere. The scene in front of him was shocking. The servants in the palace of the great prince were executed in waves, and more than 20 people were lying in a pool of blood. The scene was horrible.

Concubine Lu collapsed on the ground, crying her heart out and fainting several times. She had only this one son in her life, and loved him like the apple of her eye. She held him in her hands for fear of dropping him, and held him in her mouth for fear of melting him. Not only did she take good care of him, but the emperor also protected him with all his heart. Who could have expected that this beloved eldest prince would be murdered and poisoned.

The eldest prince had been weak since childhood, and was even more frail when he was born. The emperor and the entire Lu family regarded him as a rare treasure, and specially arranged for a skilled imperial physician to take care of his health. The Lu family even spent a huge amount of money to search for rare medicines in the world, just to make the eldest prince grow up healthily. They even superstitiously found healthy children's clothes for the eldest prince to wear, hoping to bless him with safety and success.

Normally, the people who serve the eldest prince have been strictly screened and tested. They have been kept in Concubine Lu's palace for many years and are almost isolated from the outside world. It is extremely difficult for others to plant spies or make changes.

The princess was comforting the emperor. The emperor's eyes were red, his back was slightly bent, and the whole room was filled with sadness and murderous intent. Lu Nianqing stood quietly by the side, looking solemn. When Lu Jing stepped into the palace, the emperor raised his eyes, his eyes were like knives, and his voice was cold and majestic: "Lu Jing, find out, I want to know who did it. I want to cut that person into pieces."

Lu Jing bowed and said in a steady voice, "As you wish."

The princess looked at Lu Jing deeply, with a hint of uneasiness in her eyes. Lu Jing was still carrying the wind and snow outside the palace, as if bringing the cold into the deep palace. The princess was uneasy, and she felt that this storm was far from over.

Lu Jing turned and left, heading to the eldest prince's bedroom, carefully asking about the poisoning today. The imperial guards had already asked once, but he needed more detailed clues. This afternoon, the eldest prince had been writing in the study and listening to the lectures of the Grand Tutor. He took a nap for half an hour in the afternoon, and continued writing after waking up. He had dinner with Concubine Lu, and he was in good spirits, but a little tired.

Every winter, Concubine Lu was always worried that the eldest prince would catch a cold. Outside the corridor between the main hall and the side hall, thick curtains blocked the wind and snow. The eldest prince wanted to go to appreciate the plum blossoms, but Concubine Lu did not allow it and only asked someone to cut the plum blossoms and bring them back to the palace for him to enjoy.

After dinner, the eldest prince continued to study and behaved very well, not eating anything except milk. After washing at night, he suddenly fell to the ground due to poisoning, which frightened all the maids into panic.

There were imperial doctors on duty near Concubine Lu's palace, and they arrived very quickly. The best life-saving pills were given to the eldest prince, who barely managed to hold on. The imperial doctors were consulting in the palace, trying to find out what poisoned the eldest prince.

Lu Jing asked the question about the imperial guards again, even going so far as to detail the eldest prince's schedule for the entire day. He had a vague suspicion that if Su Qingwan had done anything, it would have been after dinner. She had released a killing signal in Nanfeng Tower, and the secret agents in the palace got the news and took action immediately.

Unexpectedly, her chess piece was hidden so deeply that it could poison the eldest prince.

In the palace of the Grand Prince, except for the six maids who served him closely, all the others were executed. The Emperor would rather kill the wrong person than let him go. Because these six maids were the most suspected, they were imprisoned in the South Palace, kneeling on the ground with fear on their faces. When they saw Lu Jing, they all cried out for injustice.

Lu Jing asked the imperial guards all the questions one by one. The maids' voices trembled, as if they had a premonition that they would not be able to escape death. However, if they really did it, they would definitely be ready to die. Torture to extract a confession was only a last resort.

Lu Jing said calmly: "We all know that there was a river of blood during the palace coup, and the life and death of the King of the Southwest is unknown, and his whereabouts are unknown. Someone is from the southwest and wants to poison the eldest prince, just for revenge. The emperor has already screened you and deliberately left you here, which means that there must be a murderer among you. If you can hand over the antidote, save the eldest prince, and turn from evil to good, I guarantee that you can leave the palace alive and hide your identities." The maids kowtowed and cried out for injustice, claiming that they were from the Lu family, their parents and brothers were all in the Lu family, and they would never betray the Lu family or the imperial concubine.

Lu Jing raised his eyebrows, his tone still calm: "The emperor's patience is limited. If you insist on not admitting it, the emperor will lose his patience before dawn and will execute all of you. Or perhaps, you can identify each other. You are all serving in the palace, and everyone has the opportunity to contact the eldest prince. Who do you think is the most suspicious?"

The six maids looked at each other, and suddenly pointed at a thin girl: "It was her, it must be her who did it! She was the one who brought in the tea for the eldest prince before his bath."

The maid's name was Biyun. She was horrified when she heard this and hurriedly explained, "I took the tea from Cuiyun and brought it in with Liyun. The eldest prince's food, clothing, housing and transportation are all handled by at least two people, supervising each other. We eat and live with the eldest prince. If something happens to the eldest prince, it will also happen to us."

Cuiyun also spoke up hastily: "The palace had prepared the tea long ago, and the imperial physician had checked it and there was nothing wrong with it. The tea wasn't poisonous, so how could it be her? It must have been Biyun who tampered with it in the end."

Biyun was so anxious that she burst into tears: "I drank the tea too! The eldest prince's food is tested for poison. If the tea I served him was poisonous, I would also get poisoned. Why didn't I get poisoned?"

The six maids quarreled and accused each other, their voices were sharp and chaotic. Lu Jing listened quietly, sorting out every detail of the Grand Prince's palace that night in his mind. Suddenly, he opened his eyes, his eyes were sharp, as if he had caught some key clues.

"That's enough." Lu Jing's voice was not loud, but it carried an unquestionable majesty. The maids were immediately silent, and the palace was dead silent.

Lu Jing slowly stood up, his eyes swept across the six maids, and finally stopped at Biyun. Lu Jing approached her and asked in a low voice: "Biyun, do you know that if the eldest prince cannot be cured, none of you six will survive."

"I didn't poison anyone. Even if Lord Lu kills me, I still have one thing to say: I am innocent." Biyun kowtowed while crying.

"Then tell me, who is the most suspicious?"

Biyun shook her head, "I don't know who is the most suspicious. The eldest prince's poison was too sudden, and we were detained before we had time to think. If he really wanted to poison us, we all had a chance."

"This poison must have come from the southwest." Lu Jing sat at the first seat and said calmly, "Although the whereabouts of the King of the Southwest are unknown, the princess is outside the courtyard. If the princess can detoxify, it can be regarded as a meritorious service. What do you think?"

The six maids all leaned their heads back and shook their heads. Lu Jing's words almost made it clear, but the murderer did not accept it. Lu Jing's face darkened, "Okay, Jinyiwei Prison may not see blood for a long time. Come, take them away and torture them severely until they are willing to talk."