Return of Jin Yi

Chapter 116 How to deal with it
Han Zhe took the letter and handkerchief, looked at it carefully, focused on the letter, and said to Chu Ci, "I heard that there is a kind of ink that will not show traces after it is written on paper and dried. To reappear, it must be soaked in water or baked in fire, will the concubine try it?"

Hearing what he said, Chu Ci couldn't help frowning, pointing to the yellowed paper in the box, and said, "Don't say that the letter is not yours, take ten thousand steps back, it's yours , but the letter has been stored for 30 years, are you sure it can withstand water and fire?"

"Then what does Princess Yi mean?" Han Zhe glanced at the hunched butler, and a hint of embarrassment flashed in his dark eyes.

Chu Ci ignored him, looked directly at the butler, softened his voice, and said in a deep voice, "Uncle Wu, we now suspect that there was something hidden about your aunt's death 30 years ago... Besides, she The cause of death is likely to be in these two things..."

She spoke very cryptically.

But Butler Wu understood what she meant, he let out a long sigh, raised his head, and said, "Girl, if you want to try, just try! It would be best if you can find out the real cause of aunt's death. If you can't find out, you can influence me as a nephew." I also did my best!"

Hearing what he said, Chu Ci nodded heavily, "Uncle Wu, thank you!"

Butler Wu didn't say anything, but stepped back silently to watch.

"Then why don't you try this humble job?" Seeing that Chu Ci had obtained the consent of Butler Wu, Han Zhe immediately stepped forward and said in a low voice.

Chu Ci nodded, looked at the brittle paper again, and reminded, "The letter paper is too brittle. If you use water first, it may be soaked. You should bake it with fire first. Remember to be careful."

"Yes, Shizifei!" Han Zhe agreed, carefully took out the letter paper, and walked towards the candlelight.

Seeing his careful movements, Chu Ci didn't feel worried.

She turned her head to look at the handkerchief in her hand again, looked at the octagonal pavilion and the drunken old man above it, and thought to herself, why did she embroider this pattern on the handkerchief that Madam Wu left behind?

Could it be that she really left some clues cryptically?
Thinking like this, she muttered in a low voice, "Tingzi, old man, wine... What exactly is she trying to express?"

Han Che's hearing was excellent, and when he heard Chu Ci's whispering, he said thoughtfully, "I didn't mention it to the concubine, and I didn't even think about it when I was a lowly official. Isn't this old man who passed out drunk in the pavilion just the drunken old man's pavilion? "

Hearing what he said, Chu Ci suddenly understood, "The drunkard doesn't care about wine, he cares about mountains and rivers... I know, it's water! It must be water!"

As she spoke, she went straight forward, took the letter from Han Zhe, turned around and spread it out on the table, then picked up the water cup on the side, dipped it with her index finger, and carefully soaked the letter paper little by little. .

When the letter paper was completely soaked, a few lines of words appeared on the back of the paper.

Seeing this, Chu Ci's eyes lit up, and she turned over the soaked and limp letter paper with utmost care.

Those few lines were indeed a suicide note——

I have been in the deep palace for more than [-] years, Su upholds my duty and does not exceed the rules, but after Yun Gui was pregnant, Concubine De and Yu Ye couldn't sleep.The first emperor was weak, and only two and one sons were born to the concubine De in the tenth year of his reign, and he inherited the frailty of the first emperor.Concubine De is afraid of noble Yun's mother and son, and also afraid of the death of her father and son, and the loss of power.The final calculation is to confuse the adopted son with the parents and sons of the Yungui people.Knowing this trick, Yu could not sleep at night and was in constant fear, so he decided to leave the palace and return home.If there is any accident, this is also a must.Wu Hanxiang paused.

Because the handwriting is blurred, it is somewhat distorted.

Chu Ci almost went blind before he understood——

This Concubine De is probably the current Empress Dowager Ren. The late Emperor she married was weak, and she only gave birth to a prince like Emperor Jing Ming in ten years, and she also inherited his father's weakness, so after Concubine Yun became pregnant, she was afraid Concubine Yun's mother rode on her head because of her son, but she was afraid that her son would not be able to keep the throne and the throne would fall into the hands of a side heir, so she came up with such a bad idea to bribe the people around Concubine Yun, so that no matter what method Concubine Yun uses, They must give birth to a prince.

At that time, Concubine Yun was just a precarious little nobleman who was used to being abused by Concubine De. In order to save her own life, she naturally believed the advice given by the people around her. No matter whether she gave birth to a prince or a princess, she must eventually become Prince.

As for Concubine De, just after she gave birth to the real prince, she swayed a shot, and said that her child was bought... As for Concubine Yun's own daughter who she believed to be real, it is probably also Concubine De's wrist!After all, you have to do a full set of acting, right?

After Han Zhe finished reading, the veins on his forehead burst out. He lowered his voice, gritted his teeth and said, "This vicious woman! Vicious woman!"

Chu Ci said nothing.

She was still thinking about Nanny Wu's final letter, and after thinking for a while, she poured some of the remaining water in the cup onto the handkerchief.

As she expected, after the veil was soaked in water, lines of writing gradually appeared.

Upon closer inspection, it was the same as the one on the letter paper, only a little clearer.

Holding the handkerchief, she thought to herself, Madam Wu deserved to be immersed in the palace for many years, and even the suicide note was written so cunningly.

However, it seems that only physical evidence is not enough, there must be a few more witnesses.

Thinking like this, she looked at Han Zhe and said what she meant.
After listening to Han Zhe, he pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "What the concubine Shizi said is that if there are witnesses, it will be easier to reverse the case for the prince."

"That's not as good as this..." Chu Ci waved at Han Zhe, motioned him to listen to him, and whispered something in his ear.

After Han Zhe heard this, his eyes lit up immediately, then he took a step back, looked at her with cupped hands, and said, "The concubine Shizi arranged it very well, and I will do it for the humble job!"

After speaking, he stuffed the handkerchief and letter paper into the box, put them in his arms, greeted the housekeeper, and walked out.

After watching him leave, Chu Ci looked at the butler, and said with apologetic expression, "Uncle Wu, the things your aunt left you will only be returned to you after they are used up!"

"It's okay." Butler Wu smiled kindly, "Things are just dead things, and our feelings are always in my heart. Besides, being able to find out the cause of my aunt's death is more important than anything else."

Chu Ci nodded, paused, as if remembering something, and asked again, "By the way, Uncle Wu, you said that Mammy Wu had asked someone to deliver a lot of things to your family when she was alive, so it is logical , your family will not be so poor that you sell your sons and daughters, why did you end up in the hands of Wang Yazi in the capital?"

Butler Wu didn't expect Chuci to care about his family affairs. He paused for a moment, then lowered his voice, and said, "If you go back to the girl, it was still in the year of Bingchen, the year when my aunt had an accident... I took my aunt's After the corpse came home, not long after the house was caught in a fire, parents, brothers and sisters all died in that disaster, the house and everything in the house were gone, only me, because of repairing my aunt's tomb I escaped this catastrophe by spending the night on the mountain. Later, less than half a year after the fire, Changzhou was hit by another flood that never happened in half a year. Tens of thousands of people were displaced. slave……"

Chu Ci listened to Butler Wu talking about those things back then, and couldn't help feeling sorry for this old man who was not yet fifty, but already looked like six or seventy years old, with all white hair.

"It's been hard for you for so many years." She looked at Butler Wu and said softly.

Butler Wu shook his head, looked at Chu Ci, and said seriously, "I can meet a girl and have a place to spend my old age in peace. This old slave won't feel bitter."

Hearing what he said, Chu Ci twitched his lips and smiled, "With what you said, I will find a good son-in-law for the dumb girl in the future, and when they have children, I will wipe out your family." If you don’t have your own nationality, let someone send you back to your hometown in Changzhou in person, then you will be called An to spend your old age, and you will enjoy endless blessings!"

"Girl..." Butler Wu raised his head, with tears in his eyes, looked at Chu Ci gratefully, but was speechless.

Chu Ci smiled reassuringly, "Okay, it's getting late at night, you should go back and rest first!"

"Yes, girl!" Butler Wu raised his hand and wiped away his tears, before bowing and walking outside.

Watching Butler Wu leave, Chu Ci stayed in the pharmacy for a while before going back to his room.

In the dormitory, King Lu Xiaojun was already waiting. When he saw her coming in, he put down the book in his hand and asked with a bad expression, "You're back?"

Chu Ci gave a "hmm", sat down beside him, looked at his slightly frowning brows, and said, "What's the matter? But what's wrong with your parents?"

Today, she was alone in the Chu residence, and King Lu Xiaojun went to see King Nanjun and Princess Nanjun according to the address sent by Meng Jing's subordinates.

Hearing what Chu Ci said, King Lu Xiaojun hesitated for a moment before saying, "My lady, everything is fine with my father... only my mother, as you know, she is old and pregnant, I will come over today When I was there, I heard from Lianzi that she has been seeing red for several days, and the anti-abortion pills you gave me have also been taken."

"Then what do you mean? Do you want me to visit your mother?" Chu Ci frowned, looking at him and asking.

King Lu Xiaojun quickly shook his head, "No, my mother treated you like that, how could I have the face to let you see her!"

Hearing what he said, Chu Ci's complexion improved slightly, and he said in a calm tone, "Then what do you mean?"

"What I mean is, lady, do you still have the birth-preserving pills from before? If so, can you..." He didn't say the latter words, and he himself felt embarrassed.

After all, Princess Nanjun and Chu Ci have fallen apart to such an extent!

Especially his mother, whenever she met, she had no good looks towards Chu Ci, and when Meng Jing was taken into custody by Dali Temple, she even wrote a divorce letter for him.

But what he didn't expect was that when faced with his proposal, Chu Ci nodded without thinking, and immediately got up and said, "I'll get it for you." After saying that, he got up and went to the pharmacy.

King Lu Xiaojun hurriedly grabbed her, forced her on his lap, hugged her tightly, looked at her calm eyes without any trace of disgust, and asked in a low voice, "My lady, Don't you have any reluctance in your heart?"

Hearing this, Chu Ci raised his head and glanced at him, "Should I be reluctant?"

King Lu Xiaojun choked and was speechless.

Seeing this, Chu Ci raised his hand to wrap his arms around his neck, looked into his eyes and said seriously, "Master, the princess is your mother, no matter what, she is the one who gave birth to you and raised you. For this alone, it is impossible for me to have bad feelings for her, do you understand?"

"I can miss her, think of her, and be filial to her, but I will never ask you to be like me. What's more, she is still pregnant with your younger brother and sister. Even if I don't like her, I will never marry her." Will joke about the lives of your younger brothers and sisters."

"My lady..." King Lu Xiaojun choked up his throat when he heard Chu Ci say this.He called her in a low voice, looking into her eyes, full of gratitude and emotion, "Lady, why are you so nice, so nice..."

Chu Ci was a little uncomfortable by his sudden confession, she patted him on the back lightly, and said softly, "Sister, good boy, we will talk about these things later, I will go get the medicine first, your mother's body It's important, okay?"

Hearing what she said, King Lu Xiaojun reluctantly let her go and watched her go out.

When she came back about a quarter of an hour later, she passed two jade bottles in her hands, and inside the jade bottles were the baby-preserving pills she made a lot last time.

After Lu Xiaojun took it, he lowered his head and kissed her lightly on the lips, and said in a deep voice, "Then I will send the pills over now."

Chu Ci hugged his waist, nodded, helped him take the cloak, and sent him away through the back door...

On the second day, the news that the regent was wronged, that there were other secrets about his life experience, and that his entourage had obtained evidence suddenly spread throughout the capital.

In the Palace of Mercy Ning, Empress Dowager Ren looked at Nanny Ren, the wet nurse who had already left the palace to be raised, and now returned to the palace, rubbing the center of her brows, and asked, "Nurse, in your opinion, is the news true or false?"

When Nanny Ren heard this, she looked at Empress Dowager Ren and said without anger, "I heard what they said was serious, and this old servant has also carefully recalled that before Han Xiang left the palace, he did indeed use a handkerchief embroidered with the Drunkard Pavilion... Besides, that girl's mind has always been exquisite, and she served in the royal study of the holy ancestor for a while, so it's not surprising that she can get the ink that only appears when it encounters water."

"Then according to what the nanny said, there is an eighty to ninety percent possibility, is it true?"

Nanny Ren nodded, her eyes sharpened sharply, "Whether it's true or not, we have to take it as true."

"The Ai family then asked Xue Dizi to snatch the veil back!" Queen Mother Ren said worriedly.

She also didn't expect that after so many years of strong winds and waves, she capsized in Han Xiang's small gutter.

She actually let her hand over such a big handle out of the palace, and it fell into the hands of this evil breed, Meng Jing.

Nanny Ren let the Empress Dowager speak like this, but waved her hand and said, "Your Majesty, let this matter be left to this old slave!"

"Nurse..." Empress Dowager Ren yelled in a low voice, with distrust showing in her eyes, "This matter is of great importance, why don't you let Xue Dizi go!"

"Your Majesty doesn't believe in old slaves?" Nanny Ren didn't expect Empress Dowager Ren to dismiss her. After a moment of silence, she sighed, looked at Empress Dowager Ren, and asked in disappointment.

Empress Dowager Ren was raised by Nanny Ren since she was a child, and she has been raised by her for many years.

Right now I have some doubts, and it is hard to say it, I just smiled more warmly, and the tone became more intimate, and said, "Nurse, don't think too much, no one in the whole capital knows the relationship between me and the nurse, so how can I?" Do you believe in the wet nurse?"

"Your Majesty, you..." Nanny Ren wanted to say something more, but Queen Mother Ren interrupted her before she finished speaking, "Nurse, don't worry, if there is anyone in this world who can hurt the Qinglongwei of the Prince Regent, Then there are only blood drops in the palace."

Seeing that the Empress Dowager Ren was so unwilling to speak to her, Nanny Ren sighed in her heart, she could only nod her head, and let her go.

Empress Dowager Ren was also relieved to see that Nanny Ren had finally given up on intervening in this matter.

Afterwards, he skipped over this topic directly, and talked with Nanny Ren about what happened in Cheng Enhou's mansion.

Nanny Ren wanted to remind her several times to think of a way out, but Empress Dowager Ren didn't give her a chance to tell her everything.

In the end, she also somewhat understood.

After not seeing her for some years, Queen Mother Ren still had a birth share with her.

Thinking like this, she could only rest her heart that was wholeheartedly planning for her,
After talking about the affairs in the mansion, Empress Dowager Ren still wanted to keep Nanny Ren to live in the palace for a few days.

But Nanny Ren refused to stay, only Miss Qiu in the Taoist mansion still needs her education, and there are a few courses that are difficult to miss.

When the Empress Dowager Ren heard Nanny Ren mentioning Ren Qiu, her already pimple-filled heart suddenly turned cold again. She looked at Nanny Ren, hummed jealously and said, "Nurse, the only thing in her heart is Aqiu! Where is that?" I still have a way!"

Nanny Ren sighed in her heart when she listened to what the Queen Mother said, but thinking about the decades of friendship between her and the Queen Mother, she still couldn't help but shake her hand, and persuaded in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, please help!" Think about it, the old slave is only Miss Qiu's teaching mother, but the mother's wet nurse. In this life, the old slave has only been a wet nurse for the empress, and naturally only the empress is the little master in his heart. Miss Ren, Ren Miss Sun, even if added up, it can't compare to the weight of the empress alone in the old slave's heart."

"Nurse!" The Empress Dowager Ren heard Nanny Ren say this, and a little affection came to her heart, even her eyes were a little red.

Nanny Ren took her into her arms, patted her lightly, breathed for her, and sighed, "This old slave knows that the past few years have been difficult for your mother, but the emperor and the empress have already had a son. It will get better and better... As for the Prince Regent, please remember, as long as you clean up your tail and don't let him hold any grounds, then even if he proves his identity, he still can't compete with our emperor. Ah, it's impossible to fall into the hands of a prince with a disfigured face..."

Empress Dowager Ren listened to what Nanny Ren said, she seemed to have listened to everything, but in fact she only listened to the last sentence - in this world, it is impossible to fall into the hands of a prince with a disfigured face...

yes!It is impossible to completely remove the two scars on Meng Jing's face.

Such a him, even if he wins the competition, it is impossible for him to sit on the seat of the Ninth Five Lord.

As for his two sons, not to mention that they have already entered the Lu family tree, even if their surname is Meng, it will take more than ten years to grow up.

In the past ten years, too many accidents can happen.

Empress Dowager Ren thought about it, and only felt that no matter who wins this game with Meng Jing, it will be Meng Jing who loses.

And she, harmless.

Thinking like this, she then asked people to withdraw the imperial troops from the Chu residence and Nanjun palace to paralyze them.

Dali Temple, in the cell on the third floor.

Meng Jing also knew the strategy Han Zhe and Chu Ci made.

He has no objection.

He has always been at ease when Chu Ci does things.

As for Han Zhe's temporary house, he waited patiently for two nights, and finally on the third night, the person sent by the Queen Mother Ren to snatch the Drunkard Ting Pazi arrived.

The two sides fought, several Qinglongwei on Han Zhe's side were injured, two blood drops on the other side were beheaded, four were injured, and two others took advantage of the chaos of the fight to sneak into the room secretly and beat Han Zhe The box that Zhe kept under the desk was stolen...

Qinglongwei, who was watching in the room, saw that the box had been stolen, and immediately sent a signal to Han Zhe outside.

After Han Zhe received it, he gestured to Qingsan who was in the dark. Qingsan understood, and immediately released the poison Chu Ci gave him last time.

The four injured blood drops were unguarded, staggered at their feet, and were knocked unconscious by Qinglong Wei Yiji's hand knife next to him in an instant...

After Qinglongwei knocked people unconscious, he stepped forward and removed the jaws of four people, breaking their shoulder bones and leg bones.

After Han Zhe watched them drag the four of them away again, he turned to Qingsan who had already appeared, and said, "It's been resolved, you go back and tell Shi Zifei, thank you for her help."

"Okay!" Qing San nodded to Han Zhe, and immediately moved his body and floated towards the roof.

Chu house.

After listening to Qingsan's report, Chu Ci nodded slightly, and politely said to him, "I see, I'm sorry to trouble you this time."

Qingsan hurriedly said "I dare not", then bowed and retreated.

After Chu Ci, Meng Jing also learned the news.

He looked at Han Zhe who was hiding in the dark, and ordered in a deep voice, "You will bring someone to interrogate them tonight, and then send the statement and the people to the Duke of Zhen Guo's mansion. After seeing it, Duke Zhen Guo will naturally know What should I do!"

"Yes, my lord, I understand the humble position!" Han Zhe bowed and agreed.

Meng Jing unconsciously turned the sapphire finger in his hand, pondered for a moment, and said, "There is also the evidence of the prince's life experience that the king asked you to check before, are you ready?"

"If you go back to the prince, you are ready."

"Then send it to the palace overnight, and let the emperor see what his good mother and his queen have done behind his back!"

"Yes, my lord!" Han Zhe agreed, paused, and said again, "Does your lord have any other orders?"

After thinking about it for a while, Meng Jing said, "Then let's talk about the Fanghua Palace together!"

"Follow your orders!"

Taking advantage of the night, Han Zhe left Dali Temple without anyone noticing.

According to Meng Jing's instructions, he first went to the house to interrogate the four people, signed the picture and sent it to the Zhen Guogong Mansion together with the confession.

When the Zhen Guogong was called up from the bed, he thought something serious had happened.

It wasn't until he entered the study and met Han Zhe that he stabilized himself, stepped forward and asked solemnly, "Guard Han, do you have a clue about the prince's affairs?"

Han Zhe nodded, then handed over the pocket in his sleeve.

After Zhen Guogong took it, he signaled to the Qinglongwei who followed to open several large boxes at hand.

After the big box was opened, there were four men in black inside.

At this time, Duke Zhen also finished reading the confession, raised his head to look at the four people and asked, "Are they the blood drops of the assassin?"

Han Zhe gave a "hmm", then bowed respectfully to Lord Zhen Guo again, and said, "My lord said, after the humble officer sent these to the lord's mansion, the lord will know what to do with it."

(End of this chapter)