Selling wife for fame? Kick out the scumbag and marry the new emperor to enjoy the harem of favors

Chapter 120 There is Someone Behind

"Jieyu, be careful!" Qingfang immediately protected Xie Jiu and became nervous.

Chunrong didn't say anything, but silently took half a step forward and stood in front.

In fact, several people were afraid.

Yesterday in Chengming Palace, I saw a palace maid committing suicide, and I had a shadow in my heart. Today, I encountered a dead person again, which really made my scalp tingle.

In particular, the death of Concubine Yi was truly horrifying and could be described as tragic.

The hairpin that slipped from her hand was stained with blood. It had been stabbed into her neck and then pulled out. There was a large bloody hole on her neck that was visible to the naked eye. Blood was still gushing out, and there was a pool of blood on the ground. Concubine Yi died with her eyes open, and the blood splattered on her face, making her look even more hideous and terrifying.

Xie Jiu felt physically uncomfortable watching this scene. When Du Juan committed suicide yesterday, there was not so much blood. But today's scene was so bloody that Xie Jiu suddenly remembered the tragic death of falling off a cliff in his previous life.

Her throat suddenly felt fishy and greasy, causing her to dry heave.

"Jieyu!" Chunrong hurriedly supported her, "Let's go. Let's report what's happening here to the Emperor as soon as possible."

Unexpectedly, Xie Jiu endured the discomfort and waved his hand.

"I gonna go see."

"It's bad luck." Chunrong frowned and said worriedly.

But Xie Jiu did not listen to the advice. He calmed himself down and walked forward to approach Yipin's body.

After scanning him from head to toe and observing the surrounding situation, he did not see anything unusual. It seemed that he had committed suicide.

Xie Jiu's eyes moved, and he immediately bent down and reached out to touch the corpse. Qingfang was startled and hurried to stop him.

"It's unlucky, Concubine, please don't touch it, it's not allowed!"

"It's okay. We're in broad daylight, under the Emperor's feet. What's there to be afraid of?"

Xie Jiu frowned, but still pulled out a handkerchief from his bosom and pulled up both sleeves of Concubine Yi through the handkerchief. After a while, she seemed not to notice anything and silently withdrew her hands.

"Report to the Emperor."

"Yes." Qingfang responded.

Now that the person is gone, there is no way to ask any questions, so I have to leave first.

After leaving Luoying Palace, Xie Jiu called Qingfang to his side and whispered a few instructions to her. The latter responded and immediately went towards Chengming Palace.

Ninghua Palace.

After Xie Jiu came back, he sat down without saying a word.

Chunrong brought tea and said worriedly, "Your Highness, you must be frightened. I will make some soothing soup for you later. Please drink some to avoid nightmares at night."

"I'm not scared." Xie Jiu raised his eyes and took the teacup. "It's just that the person's death is too strange. How could it be such a coincidence?"

It happened that when she went to Luoying Palace to ask questions, the man committed suicide.

The most important thing is that the person was still warm, which meant that he had just committed suicide not long ago, almost before Xie Jiu arrived at Luoying Palace.

"Qingfang has already gone to investigate. In Luoying Palace, apart from the old woman guarding the gate and a little palace maid sweeping the floor, there are also people who deliver meals every day who can come into contact with the people inside. The more hasty the person is, the more likely they are to leave loopholes, and we will definitely be able to find clues." Chunrong said.

Hearing this, Xie Jiu's eyes showed some thought.

"Just now I suspected that Concubine Yi was murdered and not committing suicide, and then pretended to be murdered. I looked carefully at her hands, and sure enough, I saw red marks on the wrist of the hand holding the hairpin, as if someone had squeezed it hard. There were a few traces of flesh and blood under the fingernails of the other hand, as if she had struggled desperately before her death and scratched the murderer."

She didn't say it in Luoying Palace because she was afraid that there might be something fishy going on with the people present.

Chunrong thought that Xie Jiu didn't notice the problem, but she didn't expect that he really found it. She was shocked now.

"Since someone murdered someone to silence them, that means Concubine Yi wasn't the ultimate mastermind. Someone else must have been involved. Who could it be?"

"The only ones capable of doing this are the Empress and Concubine Zhuang. Concubine Zhuang is still under house arrest. Who do you think it is?" Xie Jiu said calmly. Now that he thought about it, it made sense. Poison her and put the blame on Concubine Wei.

If done well, two major threats can be eliminated at the same time.

Chunrong naturally figured it out at this time.

I couldn't help but say, "The Queen was truly ruthless. Concubine Yi had never given her away before, but she still killed her to silence her. Now Concubine Yi is dead, and her maid Qiuyan was also caned to death yesterday according to palace rules. If we can't find any evidence linking her to the Queen, then the clue will be gone."

"Yes, we were careless." Xie Jiu narrowed his eyes, "Not only in this matter, but also around us, there are people who are not honest."

Chunrong was stunned for a moment, then her eyes widened, "Someone in Anqing Hall tipped off the Queen!"

Otherwise, how could the Queen's men act so promptly?

It can be guessed that the Queen did not intend to take Concubine Yi's life yesterday, otherwise she would have done it yesterday. However, she did not expect that Xie Jiu would suddenly go to Luoying Palace today. She was worried that the matter would be exposed, so she silenced her.

"Let's check it out. If there is someone who is disloyal around us and we can't find him, it may cause disaster in the future." Xie Jiu said in a deep voice.

Chunrong nodded and went to do it immediately.

The room became quiet and Xie Jiu felt a little dizzy.

He leaned on the soft pillow beside him and closed his eyes to rest.

I never thought I would fall asleep like this.

She was dazed and felt someone touching her forehead. When she looked up, she saw Zhao Xingjin leaning over to look at her with a frown.

"emperor?"

"Don't move. You don't even know you have a fever, yet you're still lying here." Zhao Xingjin said in a deep voice.

Then he picked up the person and carried him to the inner room, giving him instructions.

"Yang Zhian, please call the imperial physician!"

Not long after, Doctor Yu, who usually took Zhao Xingjin's pulse, rushed to Anqing Hall with his medicine box.

After taking her pulse, he said, "Your Majesty, rest assured. Concubine Xie is fine. She just ate something that hurt her spleen and stomach yesterday, causing her physical weakness. That's why she has a high fever today. Also, she's a little restless, which has also affected her. I'll prescribe a prescription to reduce the fever. Please drink it and light some calming incense. I think she'll feel better."

"Don't you need to drink the calming soup?" Zhao Xingjin asked.

Imperial Physician Yu shook his head. "Jieyu's spleen and stomach are weak now. All medicines are toxic and always hurt. It's better to drink less."

Only then did Zhao Xingjin nod and let her leave.

He turned to look at Xie Jiu who was lying on the couch and said softly, "I already know about the Luoying Palace incident. I guess I scared you."

"Your Majesty, I never thought she would commit suicide." Xie Jiu's face showed some fear.

She looked weak, as if she had suffered a great shock.

Chunrong was standing nearby. Upon hearing this, she narrowed her eyes and thought to herself, if she was afraid, why would she touch the corpse? She was just putting on a show for the emperor.

Although she didn't know where Xie Jiu's uneasiness came from, Chunrong knew that it was definitely not because he was scared by Yipin's death.

But of course she kept these words to herself. Only she and Qingfang were present at the scene. The maid who opened the door had been scolded and would not say anything nonsense. So in front of the emperor, Xie Jiu was frightened to the point of having a fever.

Sure enough, seeing Xie Jiu's fragile appearance at this moment, Zhao Xingjin's heart couldn't help but soften a little.

"Don't think too much about it. This matter has nothing to do with you."

"Has the emperor found out everything?" Xie Jiu raised his eyes, red in the corners of his eyes.

"Yes." Zhao Xingjin nodded. "The eunuch who brought her food had evil intentions and wanted to humiliate her. She refused, and the eunuch, fearing exposure, killed her and disguised it as suicide. The eunuch who committed the crime has been found and sentenced to death with a cane."