I can't afford to mess with the concubine doctor

Chapter 106 Investigation
The dark guard didn't come back all night, no matter how stupid Xu was, she knew that something big must happen, but she was flustered by Qu Lingxu's upheaval early in the morning, and finally had a little breathing space, who would have imagined it? Before discussing the countermeasures, an unexpected guest like Murong Jing came.

Murong Jing's status is far beyond comparison. Although Xu could not stop cursing inwardly, she had to smile along with her face and saluted respectfully: "I don't know His Highness the Crown Prince is coming, so I am far away from welcoming you. Please forgive me, Your Highness." crime."

Murong Jing glanced at Mrs. Xu with a half-smile, and said calmly: "Aunt Xu, you are welcome. You are the aunt of the second younger brother, and naturally you are also the elder of this palace, so why stick to etiquette."

Although Murong Jing and Murong Li are close brothers, they are fighting for the throne to the death and life, and they all wish to get rid of each other and hurry up. Where is there any tenderness, Xu sneers in his heart, but his words are more respectful than before: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince treats you leniently. It is truly a blessing for all the people in the world. It's just... I don't know what your Highness is coming to the General's Mansion?"

Murong Jing looked at Xu Shi who was standing aside with her head bowed, with a half-smile, until her scalp became numb, and then she said slowly: "Leng Shizi returned to Beijing last night, and found an unidentified hidden guard on Zhuque Street, The emperor became angry and ordered the prince to solve the case within two days, but fortunately, although the hidden guard committed suicide, he found a letter on his body."

Hearing the word 'letter', Xu could only feel the blood all over her body rushing to her forehead, and she was so dizzy that she almost couldn't stand up. So he forced himself to calm down, and looked at Murong Jing with an expression of disbelief, "The imperial court has always banned the keeping of dark guards, and there are still people who are so bold, but... the general's mansion has always followed the emperor's sacred words, and it has absolutely nothing to do with this matter." what!"

"General Qu is the mainstay of the imperial court. He has worked hard for the country for more than ten years. Both the father and the crown prince believe that he is not a rebellious person." Facing Xu's tense and suspicious eyes, Murong Jing slowly pulled out his hand from his sleeve. A piece of letter paper was placed on the table, and he continued: "General Qu has no problems, but it does not mean that other people in the general's mansion have no problems. Otherwise, why would you be so eager to pass the news of Princess Xinyue's return to Beijing to others?"

Although the distance is not close, Xu can still see the familiar handwriting on the paper at a glance. Fortunately, she has always been cautious, and all letters that need to be written by herself are written with her left hand, not with her left hand. Even if Murong Jing wanted to check his handwriting with his right hand, he couldn't find any flaws.

Thinking of this, Xu's violently beating heart eased a lot. She stepped forward to pick up the piece of paper, looked at it pretendingly, and then said with a smile: "Forgive me for my humble opinion, although it is common sense. Speaking of it, it is very likely that the person in the mansion was able to pass on the news of Princess Xinyue's return to the capital at the first time, but... the princess is not guaranteed to be followed all the way on the way back to Beijing, and the Red Lotus Sect has been in chaos recently. The party is rampant, and the secret guards are their spies planted in the capital, so it is unknown."

Now that the Red Lotus Sect is openly opposing the imperial court, and its activities are rampant, it is right to push something to them, anyway, there is no proof of death.

Murong Jing had expected such remarks from the Xu family, so he was not annoyed, and just smiled slightly: "Aunt Xu's words are somewhat reasonable, it's just that there are so many high-ranking officials in the capital, and the Red Lotus Sect and Princess Xinyue No injustice, no enmity, why do you have to spend so much energy to follow the princess?"

As soon as Murong Jing finished speaking, the guards who followed behind him said: "Master, according to my humble opinion, the person who wrote this letter must have a great grudge against Princess Xinyue. Were they assassinated outside the capital city before, maybe they want to repeat the same tricks, looking for opportunities to save the life of the princess."

Murong Jing glanced at the guard, frowned slightly and said: "Xinyue, a girl who has not left the court, who can have a grudge against?" Saying this, he suddenly turned his eyes to Xu Shi, seemingly unintentionally said: "I once heard that Aunt Xu and Xinyue were at odds, so I specially bought a servant girl to frame Xinyue. In the end, she was rewarded and punished by the Queen Mother, right?"

It can be said that Murong Jing's words did not save Xu's face at all, but what he said was indeed true, and even Lady Xiao couldn't refute it, so Xu knelt down in fear and fear: "Miss is the daughter of the family and the emperor. The daughter-in-law has always been very respectful to the princess, and she dare not neglect her in the slightest. As for the last time... it was because she mistakenly believed the villain's words that she almost made the young lady feel wronged. Thinking about it until now, the daughter-in-law still feels that I am so ashamed and absolutely have no resentment, please His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to look into it."

"Because of that punishment, Aunt Xu's legs don't seem to be very flexible, don't you hate it at all?" Murong Jing's seemingly unintentional words stimulated Xu's bottom line a little bit.

Of course, Mrs. Xu hated Qu Lingxu, and wished she could be skinned and cramped, and her bones would be smashed to ashes, but these words could only be thought in her heart, how could she say it out loud, she shook her head and said: "That time, the minister's wife made a mistake first, The emperor is extraordinarily merciful if he doesn't impose heavy responsibilities, how can the minister's wife resent the eldest lady."

"Aunt Xu has such a demeanor, which I really admire." Murong Jing took a sip of tea, and said unhurriedly: "It's not difficult to find out about this matter, just ask the masters in the general's mansion and close All the servants who serve are called over, and it is enough to identify the handwriting one by one."

It is absolutely impossible for anyone else to know about this kind of private matter related to his family and life, except for his confidantes.

Seeing that Murong Jing was really thinking of this trick, Xu felt a little more at ease, nodded cooperatively and said: "Your Highness is absolutely right, I will order someone to tell the sisters to come here."

During the process of speaking, Murong Jing has been secretly paying attention to Xu's words and deeds. Seeing her change from nervousness to calmness, she faintly feels that she seems to have missed some key clues, or is the owner of this letter not her at all?

As soon as this idea flashed into his mind, it was rejected by Murong Jing. As he said before, Qu Lingxu was a boudoir girl who was not favored by her father. Before the plague incident, she had almost no sense of presence in the aristocratic circle of the capital. , even if she wants to establish a foreign enemy, she has no chance, so Xu is definitely the most suspected one.

Because it was Murong Jing's order, the servants did not dare to delay at all, but within half a stick of incense time, the Bai family, Liu family and others arrived. It was the first time for them to see members of the royal family, so they felt a little nervous. Murong Jing They didn't explain why they came, but they were asked to write two lines of poems, just like Xu.

The person in charge of comparing the handwriting is Liu Hengzhi, the prince's young teacher. He is best at copying calligraphy and identifying antique calligraphy and paintings. He once identified a tribute calligraphy and painting as a fake through a simple handwriting, which shows that his strength is extraordinary.

After getting Murong Jing's approval, he took a thick stack of decrees from the maid, and after comparing them one by one, he cupped his hands at Murong Jing and said, "Reporting to Master, I didn't find anyone with the same handwriting."

"Really?" Murong Jing frowned slightly, a little worried and said: "Have you ever looked carefully?"

Hearing Murong Jing's doubtful words, Liu Hengzhi not only did not have any hesitation in his tone, but said more firmly: "Master, although a person can change the strokes and the shape of the characters in a short period of time, he cannot change the shape of the characters. I am sure. There's no one you're looking for here."

Hearing this, the big stone that had been pressing on Xu's heart finally fell to the ground, but at this time she was inconvenient to speak, she just gave Officer Xiao a wink calmly, she understood, and said respectfully: "Prince Your Highness, Mr. Liu is a talented person, and my servants have heard about it even in the harem, so what he said must not be wrong." She paused for a while, seeing that Murong Jing didn't mean to interrupt her, she continued: "Slaves In my humble opinion, maybe the person who wrote the letter is really not in the general's residence, or, after Princess Xinyue returns to the residence, she can check the people around her."

In terms of familiarity with whereabouts, aren't the people around Qu Lingxu more suspicious?
"You mean, there are spies around Xinyue?" Murong Jing raised an eyebrow and said calmly.

Of course, he would not be so stupid as to believe Xiao's words. The reason why he asked this question was just to deduce useful information from their reactions.

Miss Xiao has served in the palace for more than twenty years, and the rules are very strict. After hearing Murong Jing's words, she immediately pulled up her clothes and knelt down, saying in a solemn voice: "I don't dare to make judgments, I just feel that there is such a possibility."

possibility?
These three unimportant words, like a ray of breeze, instantly dispelled the confusion in Murong Jing's heart. He was sure that the person who wrote the letter must be Xiao Shi or someone close to her, but why didn't he find out? Well, could it be...

Thinking like this, Murong Jing said lightly: "If I remember correctly, besides Princess Xinyue, the General's Mansion also has a second young lady, right?"

"His Royal Highness has a good memory." Xu smiled slightly, and said respectfully: "The little girl Feng Yan suddenly developed a high fever yesterday, and she was in a daze. My wife was worried that she would pass on her illness to His Highness, so she decided not to let her come over. .”

In fact, it was Xu's deliberate design to prevent Qu Fengyan from appearing, in order to divert Murong Jing's attention to the flaws she deliberately left. After careful examination, the more he pays attention to Qu Fengyan, the more he will ignore the important points that are not easy to think of.

Sure enough, after hearing Xu's words, Murong Jing immediately had an invisible look of joy on her face, and immediately said: "It's really a coincidence that Second Miss Qu is ill, but since everyone has investigated, she should also investigate. Otherwise, if it spreads out, it will easily fall into the public tongue, what does Auntie say?"

(End of this chapter)