Chapter 1617 Death without Proof!

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"When did it happen?"

Wang Chong said in a deep voice.

"Probably last night, when the maid next to her found out, she had already hanged herself. At the Shuhua Palace, a white streamer had already been hung up for the funeral. I only found out about it from my sister."

Yang Zhao said.

The younger sister that Yang Zhao talked about was naturally Concubine Taizhen.

The matter of the fifth prince involved a scandal in the royal family. No matter which dynasty or generation, this kind of matter would be covered up as much as possible, so even the eunuchs in the five emperors' palace did not know the details. But Concubine Taizhen has a special status. With her status in the palace, there is almost nothing in the harem that she cannot touch.

This is also the reason why Wang Chong took the initiative to contact Yang Zhao.

If you want to know the secrets in the palace, Concubine Taizhen is definitely the one closest to the truth.

It was so quiet in the carriage that a needle could be heard falling. Looking at Wang Chong who was deep in thought with his eyes closed, Yang Zhao didn't bother him, knowing that he needed time to digest this shocking news. The Fifth Prince and Wang Chong had always been close, but now that Concubine Xiao Yu was dead, Li Heng was guilty of an even worse crime.

Wang Chong's investigation may also be in trouble.

"How did the matter between Xiao Yufei and the Fifth Prince be discovered?"

Wang Chong pondered for a moment and said.

The princes and concubines have special identities, even if they come into contact with each other, they will avoid them, and if they have an affair, they should hide it even more, and avoid people's eyes and ears. How can such a hidden matter be easily exposed. Wang Chong still feels suspicious until now, but the people on the Fifth Prince's side only know the result, and they don't know the specifics at all.

"You are asking the right person."

Yang Zhao said.

"This matter is a royal scandal. Everything that can be covered up has been covered up. Except for the matter itself, the outside world has no way of knowing. I found out the whole story from a few eunuchs who often walked around Xiao Yufei's place."

"There have been gossip about Concubine Xiao Yu in the palace for a long time, and it is said that people have witnessed it with their own eyes, but not many people take it seriously. But just a while ago, a private letter came out from Concubine Xiao Yu. Xiao Yufei's undergarments were found,

Although the handwriting has been washed in the Huanyifang to be blurred and difficult to distinguish, some ambiguous words and sentences on it can still be vaguely distinguished. "

"In the palace, this is a big taboo, and the clan's mansion was immediately mobilized. They thought that the maid serving Concubine Xiao Yu had an affair, and accidentally slipped the letter from the lover's private meeting under the clothes. But according to that According to the court lady who confessed, this is not her own, and she also said that there are more things in Concubine Xiao Yu. This involves a concubine. action."

"During the whole process, the Clan Mansion still respected Concubine Xiao Yu very much. After all, it was not a small matter. If a mistake was made, even the Clan Mansion would not be able to bear it. But the final result was unexpected. In the box, I really found it, not only the personal jade pendant that the Fifth Prince never showed."

"Jade pendant?"

Hearing the last two words, Wang Chong's body shook and he looked over abruptly.

"Hmm! Besides the jade pendant, there is also an admiration letter written by the Fifth Prince himself."

Yang Zhao nodded seriously, and continued:

"These two things were found at the time, and everyone was stunned. I was also very shocked when I heard the news in the palace. But the jade pendant will not lie. The jade pendant left by the fifth prince, mother and concubine is the Even I have heard of it, and it is impossible for ordinary people to imitate.”

"how so?!"

Wang Chong was stunned, his heart fluttering. Of course, he had seen the fifth prince's jade pendant before, as Yang Zhao said, it was something that the fifth prince never left and cherished extremely. He never imagined that the key evidence in the whole thing was actually this.

"...Afterwards, the Clan House tortured and interrogated several maids around Concubine Xiao Yu, and they also confessed to this. And at the Fifth Prince's side, the Clan House also found some personal tokens of Concubine Xiao Yu, which seemed to be handmade by Concubine Xiao Yu. The embroidered handkerchief or something. At that time, it was already nailed down, which caused a lot of shock. But last night, Xiao Yufei's sudden "suicide in fear of crime" still shocked many people. Although the palace has tried its best to suppress the news, various gossip It's already flying all over the sky. I'm afraid it won't be long before this matter will be completely leaked."

Yang Zhao said solemnly.

There was a dead silence in the carriage, and the atmosphere was extremely oppressive.

Wang Chong sat in the carriage, feeling heavy in his heart.

Harem *, this is taboo!

As a prince, Li Heng had an affair with a concubine in the harem. Based on this alone, it was already a capital offense.

What's more, according to Yang Zhao, the fifth prince and Concubine Xiao Yu had "meet in private" and "behaved intimately" before. Although Yang Zhao said it was gossip, not many people believed it. But when it comes to what happened now, Wang Chong feels that this matter is probably true.

It's just the truth, which may not be what those few people saw.

With such witnesses, plus physical evidences such as Li Hengyupei and the love letter, it is really all the witnesses and physical evidences, even if the fifth prince can't wash them clean.

And the death of Concubine Xiao Yu made up for Li Heng's last blow, and there was no proof.

Once Xiao Yufei died, many things could not be investigated at all, and there was no way to investigate, and Li Heng's charges became more and more confirmed.

What worried Wang Chong was far more than that. Once the news got out, no matter whether Li Heng washed away his grievances afterwards, he would eventually lose his qualifications to inherit the great line and become the next Holy Emperor forever.

Throughout the dynasties, no one would allow a person who caused trouble in the harem to become a king. The mere suspicion of this has already made him disqualified!

——When it comes to heirs, important officials in the court are much more cautious than anyone imagined.

"What a ruthless method, what an ambition!"

Wang Chong muttered to himself, and in the blink of an eye, a figure flashed in his mind.

Although all the evidence now points to the fifth prince, which is not good for him, Wang Chong still believes that Li Heng is definitely not this kind of person. Based on his understanding of Li Heng, he would definitely not be able to do such things as entering the harem and having an affair with a concubine.

If he is really such a person, it is impossible for him to become the "Lord of Zhongxing" of the later Tang Dynasty, and it is even more impossible for him to have the "True Dragon Mission" released by the Stone of Destiny!

Leaning his back against the carriage, Wang Chong remained silent for a long time.

"What do you think about the Fifth Prince's matter in the palace now? Do you believe that the Fifth Prince is messing up the harem?"

Wang Chong suddenly said in a deep voice.

"Hmph, if only it were that simple."

Yang Zhao sneered and said:

"Because of my younger sister, I am familiar with all the people in the palace. I have met Xiao Yufei a few times before. She has an extremely cold temper. She usually eats vegetarian food and recites Buddhism. It doesn't look like she has an affair with the fifth prince. Besides, she died too strangely. The matter of the two of them had just been exposed. The Fifth Prince was arrested and imprisoned by the Clan Mansion, and Concubine Xiao Yu immediately hanged herself. This happened too soon. People are not blind, can't they see this?"

"Besides, I've checked that something happened to Concubine Xiao Yu, and the few personal servants who served her all disappeared due to some incidents, and they were never seen again. In just half a day, these maids disappeared too quickly. If it was really an affair, What does it have to do with them? Concubine Xiao Yu died, at this time, as a loyal servant, shouldn't I take care of her funeral carefully?"

"Although Concubine Xiao Yu is not as favored as my sister, she is still a concubine after all, and she has always had no disputes with others. Now she will die if she wants to die, or hang herself, and even the servants around her have disappeared. The one in the palace, the palace The imperial guards, maids, and eunuchs in the palace changed one after another, and many faces could not be recognized even by the old father-in-law and the old mothers who had lived in the palace for decades. Now the situation has worsened, and they actually extended their hands to a concubine. , is too unscrupulous and lawless!"

Yang Zhao said bitterly.

Although Yang Zhao didn't say it clearly, both of them knew who he was talking about. Who has the right to mobilize the imperial army, replace everyone, and who will benefit the most if the fifth prince is imprisoned?

Wang Chong didn't speak, leaning his back against the wall of the carriage with a thoughtful look on his face.

On the side, Yang Zhao didn't bother. For Wang Chong, Yang Zhao was quite convinced. Knowing this time, he must be thinking about countermeasures.

"The place where the Fifth Prince is imprisoned, take me to see it!"

After an unknown amount of time, Wang Chong opened his eyes and said.

Concubine Xiao Yu was dead, and many things could no longer be traced. What Wang Chong was most concerned about now was the situation of the Fifth Prince Li Heng, and as the core figure in the whole matter, he might be able to get some answers from him.

"The fifth prince's side was at the time when the storm was the biggest. The clan mansion sent a large number of guards to guard it. The current clan mansion is heavily guarded, and the number of troops has increased by at least six times. Three steps, one post and five steps, one sentry. Outsiders are not allowed to approach at all. But fortunately, the empress is ready, we can go in anytime!"

Yang Zhao nodded, and quickly gestured outside as he spoke.

"drive!"

After a while, only a yell was heard, and the carriage quickly changed direction and headed towards the clan mansion.

...

"Uncle Jing, what do you think is going on outside? Has Wang Chong entered the palace?"

Deep underground in the Clan Mansion, the ground was covered with thick withered grass. Fifth Prince Li Heng raised his head and looked outside through a small window above his head. His expression was apprehensive and full of hope.

The dungeon of the clan's mansion was gloomy, cold, and dark, and the faint light from the oil lamp coming in from the small window was the only light source in the dungeon, just like the hope in his heart.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, the foreign king will definitely come! In this world, as long as the foreign king wants it, there must be nothing he cannot do!"

Li Jingzhong comforted from the side and said that such a big incident happened in the palace, the fifth prince was arrested and sent to the clan mansion, and as the fifth prince's personal eunuch, Li Jingzhong was also doomed and was also imprisoned in the clan mansion.

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