All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

As soon as this remark came out, the eldest princess was stunned for a few breaths.

But then, she thought of something, and looked at Chu Yan with displeasure, "Are you questioning me? Women with strong martial arts may not all be my servants, and even if they are, they may not listen to me. The two female assassins last night, who used to be Bengong's maidservants, were expelled because of a mistake, and you have also seen that they want Bengong to die."

Because of too much trust in Eunuch Chang, Eunuch Chang emptied her power.

Thinking of this, the eldest princess vomited blood with hatred.

"King An was raised by Ben Gong when he was a child. His mother and concubine passed away early, and he has a predestined relationship with Ben Gong. It's too late for Ben Gong to hurt him, so how could he harm him!"

Shen Lingxi looked up at King An.

Wang An was still immersed in the thought of "never believe it".

It was Yuzhu, seeing Shen Lingxi looking over, said to her: "The eldest princess has always regarded His Royal Highness King An as her own, so she would never harm His Highness, but the son-in-law and Wei Guogong are very close to His Highness because of their relationship ..."

These words made Shen Lingxi think that when he met King An in Prince An's mansion, he had never even been out of the attic for two whole years.

Just because someone said to him "can't leave", "can't tell others" and so on.

Shen Lingxi looked at the young man's pale face again, still with an expression of disbelief, and felt a little touched in his heart.

Out of the corner of Chu Yan's eyes, she saw Shen Lingxi's eyes staring at the door, thinking that she had said to herself during the day that "I can see the dead soul of King An", her eyes moved slightly.

"The person who threw the corpse was not sent by my aunt, so he must have another purpose. He would not throw the corpse into the attic where King An died for no reason."

He pondered for a while before reaching a conclusion, "Anyway, I have let them know tonight that my aunt is indeed dead. Now that I know who the enemy is, I can use a little trick to make the other party mess up, and then take the opportunity to find out the real culprit. , return your innocence to me."

The eldest princess nodded, and said bitterly: "As long as the evidence is obtained, I will go to the emperor to make a statement in person, and I will never let this matter go with them. The Zhao family is not kind to me, so don't blame me for being unjust to them." .”

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In the early morning of the second day, the officials from the Dali Temple and the capital government office dug up several corpses in the back garden of the eldest princess.

One of the corpses held a long sword in its hand, which exactly matched the wound on the eldest princess's body.

It was pointed out that she was the maidservant who was expelled from the palace during the lifetime of the eldest princess.

The maidservants around the eldest princess were all trained by the late emperor's inner guards to search for orphans with excellent bones from the people.

The maidservant has no relatives or reasons in this world, and after being expelled from the mansion, it is not difficult to find out where she ends up.

Dali Temple followed the clues of the maidservants to investigate, and soon "investigated" to the villa in the suburbs of Beijing where Concubine Cui had previously been hiding.

So far, Cui's concubine, under the guise of going back to his hometown to visit his relatives, was actually hiding in the other village, which was uncovered by Dali Temple.

For a moment, Concubine Cui was pushed to the forefront.

Rumors about this matter spread in the capital.

It is said that Concubine Cui couldn't bear the strength of the eldest princess and ordered the assassin to kill the eldest princess.

It is also said that Concubine Cui has a deep relationship with the eldest princess and his wife. This matter must have been deliberately framed by someone who wanted to kill two birds with one stone and kill the eldest princess and his wife.

And this person vaguely pointed to Chu Yan who was also imprisoned in the Prince's Mansion in Pingyang.

The matter is of great importance, and only one corpse cannot confirm that Concubine Cui is the mastermind behind the killing of the eldest princess.

Dali Temple locked Concubine Cui in a courtyard alone, waiting for the emperor to send a special envoy to listen in and interrogate him.

Cui Jin never imagined that in just one night, all the spearheads were pointed at him.

He didn't close his eyes all night, as soon as he closed his eyes, he remembered the scene of being grabbed by the wrist of the eldest princess's body and trying to "take him away".

To him, this scene was scary at first, but later it became unlucky.

In his heart, he attributed all these troubles to the eldest princess' grievances, unwillingness to die, and wanted to "take him away".

Under extreme exhaustion and anxiety, he had already forgotten that the words "take him away" came from him in the first place.

Cui Jin was full of complaints. When the eldest princess was alive, he tolerated her arrogance and willfulness everywhere.

Now that she is dead, she doesn't want to let him go.

It's really a bad relationship.

Compared with Cui Jin's sudden turn for the worse, Eunuch Chang is much more stable.

Although he was a little frightened, no one suspected him.

All the affairs in the mansion, except for the small courtyard where the emperor's grandson lives, are all taken care of by him.

Therefore, Cui Jin was imprisoned, but he could still carry the food box and come in grandiosely to deliver food to Cui Jin.

As soon as he saw Eunuch Chang, Cui Jin impatiently stepped forward and asked, "Did you send the news? What did the Duke say? What happened to the corpse of the maidservant? Didn't they say that Zhuangzi was safe and would not be killed?" Find out, how did you find me?"

In desperation, he stopped stuttering, and Eunuch Chang was a little surprised.

"My lord, please calm down."

Eunuch Chang tried to appease Cui Jin's restless mood: "Grandpa Guo has been paying attention to the movement here, as long as the son-in-law kills him, don't admit anything. Dali Temple dare not convict easily without evidence. I will also ask the imperial concubine to intercede for you in front of the emperor."

Hearing him mention Concubine Zhao Gui, Cui Jin finally calmed down.

There was a little tenderness on the face that was still impatient just now.

Cui Jin took a deep breath, walked to the table and sat down, "The eldest princess is the emperor's younger sister, and she is deeply favored by the emperor. It is related to the death of the eldest princess. Don't let Ah Wu intercede for me, so as not to arouse the emperor's suspicion and let the emperor be jealous. It's hard for her to do in the palace."

Ah Wu was Zhao Guifei's nickname when she was in the boudoir, if he said it so intimately, if it was heard by others, it would be a crime of disrespect.

But Cui Jin didn't care about it.

Being able to say the name "Awu" in front of people is the greatest comfort to him at this moment.

Eunuch Chang seems to have gotten used to it, and he smiled and complimented as usual: "The son-in-law is still the same as when he was young, always thinking about the empress, if the empress knows, she will be very moved."

"Don't...don't tell her."

On Cui Jin's face, there was a trace of heartbroken self-movement, "I did all this, I did it for her willingly, as long as she can get what she wants, it doesn't matter if I give up this life for her."

The smile on Eunuch Chang's face deepened, but a trace of contempt flashed across his eyes calmly.

"The concubine's intentions are naturally cherished by the imperial concubine.The Duke of the Kingdom also asked the slave to speak. In order to keep the heart of the eldest princess for the Zhao family, the son-in-law did not hesitate to marry him, endured humiliation and endured humiliation, in exchange for the sincerity of the eldest princess, and had her protect his mother for so many years. Impressed, he asked the old slave to tell the son-in-law that no matter what plots and tricks the emperor grandson had, he would spare no effort to let the son-in-law suffer any harm. "

When Cui Jin heard this, his heart finally returned to his stomach.

He looked up at the bright moon in the sky, as if he saw the face of his sweetheart smiling tenderly at him.

Cui Jin lowered his head, with a look of tenderness in his eyes: "Don't worry, my lord, no matter what means they use, they will never get any confession from me. I will never betray my lord and concubine."