emperor cold concubine

Chapter 521

"My lord." Cang Yunmu walked into the main hall of Dali Temple and saw Si Kongluo sitting on the case reviewing various case files, and presented the evidence he had just obtained to the case, "After the autopsy, it was found that the young girl Her body was poisoned with arsenic, and the strangle mark on her neck was just an illusion, the mark was slightly shallow, and it was not fatal. Moreover, she was strangled with white silk after she died of poisoning. It was found in the courtyard of the eldest grandson Sikong Mingyuan, and after inspection, it was found to be arsenic residue."

Sikong Luo raised his head, did not speak, and signaled him to continue with his eyes.

Cang Yunmu continued: "The subordinates sent people to investigate. Sikong Mingyuan has a personal servant named Jingui who happened to buy arsenic from a pharmacy in the city four days ago. It is said that it was because it was found in the house. Got a mouse."

"This morning, my subordinates took people to the Sikong mansion, explained the cause and effect, and wanted to interrogate Sikong Mingyuan, but was rejected by the former prime minister, Sikong Sheng."

Sikong Lie listened quietly, and slowly raised his head after he finished speaking, "Why did you refuse?"

"Sikong Sheng categorically denied the possibility of the eldest grandson killing someone. He said that unless His Majesty issued an imperial decree, no one has the right to search the Sikong mansion, nor to go to the Sikong mansion to take people."

"Your Majesty is not in the imperial capital now, is it possible that this case will not be investigated?" Sikong Luo sneered slightly, "Dali Temple still needs His Majesty's imperial decree to handle the case. This is the first time I have heard that it was ordered by his prime minister's residence." rule?"

Cang Yunmu reminded lightly: "It's the former prime minister's residence, my lord."

"Yes." Sikong Luo nodded, "I remember that when the imperial court orders an official to retire and return to his hometown, he needs to return the mansion, unless His Majesty is particularly kind and rewards him with the mansion... But this prime minister has been out of office for two years, Your Majesty He didn't have any special purpose, but he occupied the mansion and didn't leave, did he want to retire, but didn't return home?"

"This..." Cang Yunmu pondered for a while, "The subordinates don't know the inside story, but the influence that Sikong Mansion has cultivated in the imperial capital over the years seems to be not small. During the time when Sikong Sheng was Prime Minister, the students single-handedly selected were all over the states. As far as Jiupin county magistrate, there are officials supported by him everywhere, almost comparable to Li Youran, which is why he has no fear."

"I know more about the power of Sikong's mansion than you." Sikongluo threw the file on the case expressionlessly, "Even if he was a prime minister with great power for a while, he is just an ordinary commoner after he leaves office. Taking the power of the prime minister as a grassroots person, I'm afraid he made a wrong calculation."

Cang Yun mu heard the words, and had a vague guess about Si Kongluo's identity in his heart, but he didn't think much about it.

Whether or not Sikong Luo has any relationship with Sikong Mansion, or if there is any relationship, has little to do with this case, unless he covers up the murderer and obstructs his subordinates from handling the case - but Cang Yunmu knows very well that it is impossible for his family to do so.

"Sikong Mingyuan is involved in this case. Is it possible to take people to Sikong Mansion forcibly?"

"Are you asking me this question?" Sikong Luo raised his eyebrows, "Tanhua, the No.2 candidate in the imperial examination, should know the laws of Cang Yue in detail. No one is allowed to obstruct Dali Temple's handling of cases, even the officials appointed by the imperial court. Those who interfere with the trial, no matter who they are, will be arrested together and entered Dali Temple to speak."

After a pause, "However, this case may not be as simple as it appears on the surface. You still need to investigate the truth."

Cang Yunmu frowned, "My lord means..."

"What do you mean?" Sikong Luo snorted, and was not polite to him, "If you come to ask me about everything, what does Dali Temple want you to do?"

Cang Yunmu suffocated.

Sikong Luo said lightly: "Sikong's mansion has been fighting fiercely for more than 20 years, and it has almost become a deadly enemy. Sikong Sheng prefers the eldest grandson, but his son hates his wife and loves the seventh aunt, and by extension, he also hates the son and is the last one. He respects the six sons born to the seventh aunt."

The struggle between the concubine and the concubine in the big family is not inferior to that of the royal family. Conspiracies and tricks are everywhere. For the sake of power and status, any means are used. Family affection and so on have long been reduced to moral funeral objects.

After hearing this, Cang Yunmu's expression froze slightly, he cupped his fists and lowered his head, and said, "Thank you for your reminder, my lord, I will take my leave first."

Sikong nodded.

After leaving Dali Temple, Cang Yunmu went to the military camp again, and took the token from Ziyu, but he could dispatch the Yulin Army to surround the Sikong Mansion when necessary.

Once he was the prime minister, the power Sikong Sheng cultivated secretly should not be underestimated. The mansion still supports countless dead soldiers. If they still refuse to cooperate, it is obvious that the servants of Dali Temple will not be able to deal with them.

With the Yulin army in charge, Sikong Cheng clearly understood this time that if he continued to resist, he would not be able to please him, so he ordered someone to invite Cang Yunmu into the hall of the mansion to watch tea, and called out his eldest son Sikong Mingyuan , Then asked about the case in the hall.

Sikong Mingyuan is a 25-year-old man, good-looking, and looks like a rich man, but his superior arrogance and displeasure of being involved in a murder case cannot be hidden in his eyes.

Cang Yunmu explained the cause and effect, and said indifferently: "On the afternoon before the incident, it was because of your birthday that you invited the Fanghua girl from 'Pretty in Pink' to dance for you?"

"That's right." Sikong Mingyuan's tone was light, and he didn't deny it. All the villains in the hall were sent out. He poured himself a cup of tea gracefully, but he didn't drink it when he picked it up. Scratching the rim of the cup, "Fang Hua had a drink with me for a while after the dance."

Cang Yunmu said: "Only you and her?"

"There is also the tea boy next to me, and Fanghua's personal maid."

"What's their name?"

Sikong Mingyuan glanced at him, "There is only one tea boy next to me, named Xiao Jingui. As for the maid next to Fanghua, I didn't ask, but I heard Fanghua keep calling her Liu Er, you go to the pink lady." Ask anyone, probably no one will know."

Cang Yunmu heard the words, and must have watched him for a long time, but he didn't feel displeased because of his tone, but felt rather strange—maybe it was so rare that he was so rare, and the trial in the court of Dali Temple, no matter innocent or not Innocent, which one is not trembling, lest one accidentally lose his life?It was the first time I saw someone being interrogated and dared to put on such a show.

Is it just because his grandfather was the prime minister that he is so confident?

Or, is it because he didn't kill anyone that everyone is fearless?

Cang Yunmu is still not sure.

"Speaking of your tea boy named Jingui, I would like to ask, has he ever bought arsenic from an important drug store called 'Tianyuan' in the city four days ago?"

Sikong Mingyuan was stunned for a moment, then sneered: "Why, didn't you say that Fanghua was strangled to death before? It's only been a while, and it's been poisoned by arsenic again?"

(End of this chapter)