The back house of the Jiao family.

Watching Jiao Shun hurriedly leave with the box, everyone looked at each other and didn't know what to say.

The beloved concubine was actually given as a gift to the courtiers by the prince's biological mother when the emperor's body was still cold. If they hadn't seen such a ridiculous thing with their own eyes, the girls would probably not believe it.

In the end, it was Mrs. Wang who broke the silence first: "She, she is so bold and lawless, isn't she afraid that the matter will be leaked?"

Regarding the matters in the palace, Shi Xiangyun heard Jiao Shun talk about it, so he shook his head and said: "Concubine Wu believed that she was the biological mother of the prince. She was very arrogant and domineering before. Now that the prince is about to ascend the throne, she will naturally become more and more unscrupulous."

After a pause, he lowered his voice and said: "And I heard that Concubine Rong may have tried to poison the prince. She has been claiming to be ill for the past few months, but in fact she has been under house arrest in Concubine Wu's Zhongcui Palace."

"Is there such a thing?"

Mrs. Wang was shocked again. The concubine assassinated the prince. Isn't that all a fabricated plot in the play? How come it happened in this dynasty?!

At this time, Xue Baochai couldn't help but question: "If this is really the case, it would be better to punish Concubine Rong openly or secretly, than to give someone a hand like this, right?"

Shi Xiangyun shook his head helplessly: "Perhaps she didn't think so much at all - otherwise, if he had just told us to open the box in private, so many people wouldn't have seen it."

Speaking of this, she remembered Jiao Shun's warning before leaving, and hurriedly looked around and said: "I'll trouble my sisters about blocking the news."

Xing Xiuyan said: "I'm afraid it's not that easy to hide it. Fortunately, they don't know Concubine Rong's true identity. In my opinion, it's better to quietly spread the word and say that she is a maid whom I know well in the palace, the Concubine."

I mistakenly thought that the master was interested in her, so I simply used her adult beauty as a reward."

"It makes, makes, my sister is thoughtful!"

After setting the rules, Xing Xiuyan and Ping'er went separately to appease the maids and servants who were present at the time.

Seeing this, Mrs. Wang did not stay any longer. She said that she had made an appointment with Aunt Xue and would stay at her place for the night, and then returned to Xue's house with Baochai.

When they met Aunt Xue, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law did not dare to mention Concubine Rong. They only mentioned the matter of Jiao Shun's promotion to Zhengsanpinzongzhishi.

Aunt Xue was naturally overjoyed and ordered people to pass the news on to Xue Pan.

Not long after the person who wanted to send the message was gone, he came back and reported that the uncle had just gone out, and I heard that he went to Rongguo Mansion.

Aunt Xue looked at Mrs. Wang and Baochai and wondered: "What did he do in Rongguo Mansion at this time? Why didn't he tell his family?"

"I didn't hear this from the maids, but..."

"But how?"

"But grandma just now invited a doctor to come, and it seems that he has diagnosed a happy pulse."

"What?!"

Aunt Xue suddenly couldn't sit still: "How come you don't even know what I'm saying about this kind of thing?!"

Subconsciously he took a few steps outside, then suddenly stopped and asked curiously: "My wife is pregnant. Why did he go to Rongguo Mansion if he didn't tell me?"

No one present obviously had an answer to this question.

…………

the other side.

Jiao Shun was looking at the big box in the middle of the carriage with a frown on his face. Concubine Wu would really cause trouble for people. Let's just forget about the photo. Jiao Shun never expected that she would put Concubine Rong at such a critical moment.

Give it to yourself as a gift.

How funny?!

It’s not like I didn’t give her a certificate of surrender, so isn’t it just a scam to do this?

This is different from the matter between me and Mrs. Mei, Jia Tanchun. Once the incident really happens, it will be a serious crime of confiscating the house and exterminating the family!

So no matter what, this 'gift' must be returned!

But then again...

The real person has more impact than the photo. Even though it is only glanced at briefly, it weighs on people's hearts like two big mountains.

It's a pity that I can only watch it from a distance and dare not play with it.

The whole journey was silent.

When they arrived outside the Donghua Gate, Jiao Shun told Shuan Zhu to guard the box at all times, and then took the key and prepared to enter the palace first - no one dared to inspect the things Wu Guifei rewarded, but someone in Jiao wanted to take them apart.

It would not be that convenient to return the opened box to the palace.

In order to avoid any accidents along the way, it is best to ask Concubine Wu to send someone to pick it up.

This is the period of national mourning, and many officials will stay to keep vigil at night. What's more, Jiao Shun is also the 'Vice Chairman of the Funeral Committee', so entering and exiting the palace is very simple.

However, it was not that easy to see Concubine Wu. He handed over the sign honestly and waited for the summons in the side hall where he usually worked.

As a result, before Concubine Wu could be summoned, someone came to her door.

This person is an acquaintance, it is Liu Fang, the young minister of Dali Temple who participated in the trial of Zhou Long's case.

Compared with the domineering attitude at the beginning, Liu Shaoqing's current attitude was obviously much more humble. After entering, he greeted the lower-ranking officials one by one and showed sufficient etiquette.

This is because Jiao Shun came from behind and his official rank has surpassed that of Liu Fang; secondly, it is also because Liu Fang suffered a lot and suffered a lot of setbacks when trying Zhou Long's case - people, how many generals are there?

Gain some growth through suffering.

After just chatting like this for a while, Liu Fang brought up the real topic: "Master Jiao, this time the three divisions will interrogate the case of King Zhongshun's rebellion. I am also fortunate to participate in it. I am mainly responsible for interrogating Sun Shaozu, the deputy general of Shenwuying. The result is unexpected."

There is a person involved..."

When he said this, he deliberately let it slip.

Jiao Shun asked at the right time: "Who is he?"

"This person is very familiar to Mr. Jiao. He is Jia Lian of Rongguo Mansion."

"Brother Lian?!"

Jiao Shun was stunned and frowned: "How could he be involved?"

"It can't be said that he was involved."

Liu Fang explained: "When Sun Shaozu first arrived at Shenwu Camp, he took the money given by King Zhongshun and invited people to buy people's hearts. The banquets were arranged one table after another. For some reason, Mr. Jia actually participated in more than half of the banquet.

Banquet, although it cannot be proven that he has done anything, but this matter is indeed somewhat suspicious."

Tsk~

When Jiao Shun heard this, he roughly understood what was going on. Although the old lady's inheritance had been divided by the big house a while ago, because Jia Lian had done little to make any contribution, the money was basically taken away by Mrs. Xing and Wang Xifeng.

What he got was only a few thousand taels of silver.

Most likely, Jia Lian was out of balance and was deceived by Sun Shaozu's money-spreading method.

The reason why Sun Shaozu wanted to win over him was naturally because of Jia Yingchun.

After thinking about this section, Jiao said by the way: "Second brother Lian and Sun Shaozu almost became in-laws at one time. It's normal for them to have some relationship with each other, but they should..."

At this point, he shook his head in regret and said: "But since it is involved in the case, it should be investigated strictly to the end. Liu Shaoqing just makes a fair decision, and there is no need to worry about my side."

This is what Liu Fang was waiting for.

He had originally offended Jiao Shun. In the past two years, because he was rejected by the emperor, he was unable to squeeze into the circle of literati. He was born in the Liguo Palace, and like Jia Zheng, he entered the officialdom in secret.

Now that he has seen through the world, he naturally does not want to enmity with Jiao Shun anymore, so when he found out that Jiao Shun's old master was involved in the matter, he deliberately came to lay the groundwork to prevent Jiao Shun from getting upset.

Now seeing that Jiao Shun had no intention of intervening in this matter, Liu Fang stood up and said, "In that case, I will invite Mr. Jia to the Yamen tomorrow morning, so as to prove his innocence as soon as possible."

After seeing off Liu Fang, Jiao Shunzhong returned to the house and continued waiting. Unexpectedly, he waited and waited and failed to wait until Concubine Wu summoned her.

…………

Chuxiu Palace.

The queen was very tired that day and wanted to rest early in the evening. She didn't want Concubine Wu to chase her into the Chuxiu Palace. She looked mysterious and rambled on, refusing to get to the point.

.

The queen really couldn't hold it any longer, so she yawned and said helplessly: "What on earth is my sister going to say? If it's not urgent, can we wait until tomorrow to talk about it? I'm really tired today. My upper eyelids are straight and my lower eyelids are straight.

Eyelids fighting."

"hehe……"

Concubine Wu smiled proudly and was about to tell her about Concubine Rong when she suddenly heard the female official coming to report that Master Jiao had something to ask for and asked to see her.

Concubine Wu frowned and asked, "Did he bring a big box with him?"

"I don't know, I'm just saying that Mr. Jiao wants to see the empress."

In fact, normally speaking, foreign ministers cannot ask for concubines directly, but why would Jiao Shun be responsible for funeral arrangements during this special period?

Concubine Wu wanted to scold the female officer for being useless, but the queen on the side first wondered: "What big box? Did you arrange for him to do something?"

"Is this..."

Concubine Wu raised her hand and waved away the prestige, and then she said that she had given Concubine Rong to Jiao Shun as a reward.

The queen was so frightened that she turned pale after hearing this. Although she knew that Concubine Wu was becoming more and more unscrupulous recently, things like this...

"How does this work?!"

She said anxiously: "Sister is really confused. As long as there is a little bit of news about this matter..."
To be continued...