Chapter 61: Pursue the murderer

After appeasing Huangfu Ruoxi, Bingying ordered Xiaoxing Xiaoren to take care of him, and then she followed Eunuch Chen into the palace to explain everything to the emperor. Along the way, Grandpa Chen was still telling her that the emperor was furious this time and beheaded several internal guards.

Bingying naturally knew in her heart that the emperor was deliberately venting, and it can also be said that he was a good example. Since this killer can break into the palace, there must be someone in the palace to respond. Otherwise, how could those internal guards know nothing? If they are held accountable, the dereliction of duty of the guards is indeed a death penalty in this era.

When she arrived at the imperial study, Bingying saw that the ground was in a mess, and Shangshu Lord He Xi was kneeling on the ground to bear the emperor's anger. It seems that the imperial envoy this time must be He Xi, which also shows that the emperor trusts this person more.

"Ximen Bingying knocked on my emperor's long live." Bingying knelt beside He Xi. Naturally, the emperor would not exempt her this time.

"What's going on with the death of the good concubine?" The emperor patted the dragon case angrily and roared. He is not a fool. Since Ximen Bingying has arranged to protect the good concubine and the fourth prince, Ximen Bingying must know some inside information. But more importantly, he called her to the palace late at night, but she didn't come to see her until dawn - this was the real reason for his anger.

The emperor narrowed her eyes. Did she really think that she was the eldest lady of Dongliu Villa, and he didn't dare to touch her at all?

"The emperor reported that after Leng Rong escaped from the palace with the fourth prince, he continued to be chased and killed by the man in black. After asking his men to protect the fourth prince and entering the divine arrest house, he took the people of Dongliu Villa to hunt down the man in black. I have been chasing the people in black out of the city, but it's a pity that the people in black have done a good job, and I was worried that the God's house would be besieged, so I turned around and returned to the house. After returning to the house, I saw Euke Chen, who came to preach the decree. I'm late to see you. Please ask the emperor to surrender your crime. Bingying also knew what the emperor was angry about, so she made up a lie to deceive the emperor.

The emperor calmed down a little, looked at Chen Yi and asked, "Is that so?" Chen Yi will certainly not lie to him. If this is the case, it is not that Ximen Bingying has not taken him as an emperor.

Chen Yi hurriedly said, "When I returned to the emperor, when I arrived at the divine arrest house, Lord Ximen was indeed not in the house, and the fourth prince was unconscious and was taken care of by Lord Ximen's men. The slave did not see the cold magic doctor in the divine arrest house. He heard that he was injured by the man in black, but he was still injured and pursued the murderer with Lord Ximen. Later, Lord Ximen came back alone. After settling down the fourth prince, he immediately rushed to the palace with the slave to meet the emperor. As for the cold magic doctor... I heard that he was recovering from his wounds in Fengshan. He was so quiet that he didn't like to disturb him.

The emperor took a look at Chen Yi and then Ximen Bingying, and said nothing more. He was waiting for Ximen Bingying to take the initiative to answer his previous question. As for his anger, he had to pretend that it didn't happen.

Bingying was a smart person. Seeing that the emperor did not speak again, she immediately said, "Your Majesty, when I was chasing the man in black, I vaguely heard the man in black say that 'the good concubine knows a big secret', so they want to kill the good concubine. However, according to my inference, the reason why the good concubine was safe before must be due to the illness of the good concubine. Who knows how to mind my own business and let Lengrong come to treat the good concubine. The real murderer behind the scenes saw that the good concubine was likely to be fine, so he shook out the big secret, so he rushed to kill the good concubine before she recovered. This is my guess. Please make a final determination.

The emperor was shocked and was more sure that Ximen Bingying did not tell a lie. Because he was the only one who knew what the good concubine said to him before she died. So what Ximen Bingying said now that the big secret that the good concubine knows is the sentence 'the prince is not dead'? The prince is not dead, and the words that he didn't hear clearly before that made him be careful of someone are enough to constitute a big secret.

The emperor calmed down, waved his hand and said, "Everyone except Ximen Bingying will go down." He doesn't want to let more people know about this matter. If anyone really does evil in the palace, I'm afraid it will leak the news.

He Xi, Chen Yi and other eunuchs retreated according to the order, leaving only Ximen Bingying kneeling on the ground and the emperor sitting on the dragon chair.

"Get up and reply." After saying that, the emperor got up and left the dragon chair and walked to Bingying.

"Thank you, Emperor." Bingying stood up and secretly speculated that the emperor knew something? Otherwise, how can you screen others and talk to her alone?

The emperor looked at her for a while and suddenly said, "Before the good concubine died, she said two words to me."

Bingying suddenly realized that the good concubine did not die on the spot, and she also talked to the emperor. It seems that her previous guess was not wrong. The good concubine pretended to be crazy, but unfortunately she took a wrong step and should have secretly lured the good concubine to reveal the truth first. Otherwise, it would not have been so difficult now.

"The first sentence of the good concubine asked me to be careful of someone, but I didn't hear it clearly." The emperor took a deep breath and lowered his voice and said, "The second sentence is to say that... the prince is not dead."

Bingying immediately pretended to be confused: "Prince? The prince is already in the East Palace. She can't reveal this secret. Ye Bing has told her before that Ning Fei didn't know that Dongliu Villa was deliberately shielding the real prince.

Because Dongliu Villa owes the favor of Prince Feng, and Feng Hanlong is the only bone and blood of the Feng family, Dongliu Villa accepts Feng Hanlong as a matter of course. And Ningfei should also think that the status of Yidong Liu Villa in the world is not difficult to prove that Feng Hanlong is the prince. However, Dongliu Villa has not taken action for ten years since the acceptance of Feng Hanlong, so Ning Fei has always thought that Feng Hanlong's identity has not been revealed.

Of course, Ningfei absolutely didn't expect that in addition to repaying the favor of Prince Feng, Ximen Dongliu also had to think about Dongliu Villa and all day long. He has to make Fenghanlong self-retained. Unless Fenghanlong is really the emperor's talent, he will not easily use the power of Dongliu Villa to stand up for Fenghanlong.

The emperor snorted coldly and said, "You don't know that the current prince is my second prince. My dynasty has only appointed the son of the queen as the prince of the East Palace, but my queen can no longer have children after giving birth to the first prince for me, and my first prince, the original prince, died at birth. Since the queen can no longer give birth to a prince for me, and I don't want to abolish her, I discussed with the ministers and adopted the opinions of the majority to appoint the son of Concubine Ning as the crown prince.

Most people's opinion? I'm afraid it has already been arranged by Ningfei. Let's fold it together! Bingying sneered in her heart. Then she asked tentatively, "The emperor thought... the good concubine meant that the prince born to the queen did not died?"

The emperor narrowed his eyes and glanced at her without saying a sound for a long time. He just thought about it in the imperial study, and this was the only possibility. The cold magic doctor did not say that the good concubine had been cured, but the good concubine was cured without medicine and was conscious. First, he was asked to be careful of someone, and second, he said that the prince was not dead. If she didn't really know any big secret, how could she be silenced? And isn't it too coincidental that the time of silence is when the good concubine is about to get better?

If the prince born to the queen is not dead, he will feel relieved. Although Ning Fei was favored by him, the son she gave birth to did not please him. Although he is old, he can still see whether the prince of the East Palace is a virtuous king now. He had long had the intention to change the prince, but it was difficult. After showing a little intention to Chen Yi, he was persuaded by Chen Yi, saying that now Concubine Ning has power over the government and the opposition. I'm afraid that the prince will not change it, but will be forced into the palace...

"I'm sorry to take the liberty, but does the emperor believe it? That's why I discussed with the minister alone and ordered me to investigate the case? Bingying saw that he didn't say anything and knew that he was a little hesitant. However, she thought that at this point, as the emperor, he could not doubt it. Even if he hesitates, he will eventually decide to send someone to find out the truth about the matter, because he is the emperor and will never allow anyone to do anything under his eyes. What's more, this matter also involves the fundamentals of the country, and the prince should not be underestimated.

"You are very smart." The emperor took two steps forward, turned around and smiled at her: "How's it going? Do you have the confidence to find out the truth for me?"

The emperor's question has many meanings, and it depends on how the obedient people understand it. However, the most important meaning is that 17 years have passed, and many clues have long been broken. The person who was able to do this case 17 years ago must now be a rich and noble person, and maybe even the emperor has to be afraid of it. So in this situation of clueless and strong rivalry, does Bingying dare to take over this case and investigate it in detail?

"The emperor ordered, how can I not have confidence?" Bingying agreed with a smile, and then turned his words: "However, your Majesty, I suddenly remembered an old case ten years ago, which was the tragedy in which more than 400 members of Prince Feng's family were slaughtered overnight. I don't know if the murderer was tracked down in those years?"

"Lord Feng?" The emperor was stunned and didn't understand why she suddenly mentioned this person. But then he sighed and was silent for a while before saying, "Speaking of Prince Feng, I'm sorry for him. At that time, he fought on the battlefield with me and made many contributions to the court. Unfortunately, he came to such an end when he was old. I sent three Yipin officials in the court to thoroughly investigate the matter, but they had no clue, and finally ended the case with revenge in the world. By the way, Feng Hanlong, the only son of Prince Feng, is now in your Dongliu Villa. I also mentioned to your father that I wanted Feng Hanlong to inherit his father's throne, but unfortunately your father politely refused. Your father said that Feng Hanlong wanted to learn all kinds of skills in Dongliu Villa to avenge his father in the future, so I didn't force him any more.

Hushu vendetta? Bingying silently chewed these three words from the bottom of her heart, thinking that this concubine Ning must have a close relationship with a killer organization in the world, otherwise there would not be so many people in black to work for her. It is not easy for her to cultivate such a group of killers who ignore life and death and have strong martial arts skills. It seems that we have to investigate from both sides of the court at the same time in the future.

After thinking about it, Bingying said, "Your Majesty, I am bound to share the worries for the emperor and find out the truth of the matter for the emperor. If the prince is really still alive, I am confident to welcome the prince back to the East Palace. She has long heard that today's queen is beautiful and can't eat fireworks, and she is known as the two beauties in the world together with Lin Ruosu. Looking at the emperor's attitude today, the emperor still spoils the queen more than Ningfei, otherwise he would not have the idea of helping Ningfei to the throne, let alone let the queen neglect him without blaming him.

"Very good, but you are a woman, and there are many inconveniences. I ordered He Xi as the imperial envoy to investigate this matter with you. I will give him Shang Fang's sword. When it's time for him to come forward, you can let him come forward. The emperor was thoughtful, but he added another trouble to Bingying.

Bingying smiled bitterly, and she had another life to protect. It seems that she has to study books for her parents in Dongliu Villa, and there are not enough people around her...

"I complied with the order."

Bing Ying naturally took this heavy burden, but she didn't know that internal and external troubles would come around her at the same time.