Chapter 328
328 A major breakthrough in the case (4)
“Before Consort Fu falls, the palace maids definitely can’t mess up the room in front of her. After Consort Fu fell off the building, she immediately attracted the attention of the servants of His Highness Qingfeng.”
“Perhaps Consort Fu’s temper is very bad, so she messed up the room. It could also be the wine, such as hallucinating.” Xu Qi ‘an explained.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t dissect Consort Fu, so there was no way to verify this guess.
“Let’s call it a day. I want to go back and think about it and sort out the case.” Xu Qi ‘an said.
He couldn’t say that he was slacking off.
After sending Princess Lin ‘an back to shaoyin garden, Xu Qi’ an saw Princess huaiqing waiting outside and walked over with a tacit understanding.
The two of them walked forward in silence. The guard did not follow them, but fell far behind them.
“I didn’t expect that the moment you took action, there would be a breakthrough in Consort Fu’s case.” Princess huaiqing praised.
this case is actually not difficult. At least, it’s not difficult to prove the crown prince’s innocence. After Xu Qi ‘an finished speaking, he said after a few seconds, ”
“The three law divisions don’t seem to be in a hurry to prove the crown prince’s innocence.”
Xu Qi ‘an had always felt that the reasoning knowledge and criminal investigation methods of this era were backward, but it was undeniable that there were still many talents in the three legal divisions.
The fufei case wasn’t as detailed as the tax case, nor was it as treacherous as the Sangbo case, and it wasn’t as brain-burning as the Yunzhou case. There weren’t many cultivation methods mixed in.
It would be difficult to prove the crown prince’s innocence, but it was not impossible.
Princess huaiqing looked straight ahead and was silent for more than ten seconds. Then, she said,”There are only two possibilities for this:First, the real murderer was the Crown Prince. Second, the Crown Prince was framed.”
Xu Qi ‘an replied, ” okay.
“If the Crown Prince is the real murderer, he will be crippled. The capital’s investigation had just ended, and now there was a fight for the country’s Foundation. Whether it was his father or the entire court, no one wanted such a thing to happen. Moreover, the crown prince’s party would be jealous and make enemies for no reason.
“If the Crown Prince was framed, then who in the inner palace has the ability to frame the Crown Prince? The three law divisions were even more unwilling to offend him. In the end, this is still Imperial father’s family matter.”
“Any Prince who can inherit the throne of the eastern Palace is possible,” Xu Qi ‘an answered directly.
“But the biggest suspects are my brother and my mother,” huaiqing said.
This was because the fourth prince was the eldest son of the Emperor and the first in line to the throne.
“Suspicion is suspicion. As long as there is no evidence, even his Majesty can’t do anything.” Xu Qi ‘an said.
Suspicion was inevitable. There were princes who died in the palace, and those favored concubines were all suspicious. However, as long as the evidence was destroyed, it didn’t matter how suspicious he was.
Palace disputes were actually very simple and crude. It was impossible for every concubine in the harem to be the far-reaching and astute Zhuge Liang.
Huaiqing slowly nodded.
“There’s one thing I don’t understand. The fourth prince is the eldest son of the Emperor, so why did the Emperor appoint the brother of Lin ‘an as the Crown Prince?”
When Xu Qi ‘an asked this question, his eyes were fixed on huaiqing. If she showed an expression of annoyance and resistance, it meant that his two-timing behavior had made her ill-disposed and she did not care about him anymore.
“No one can guess father’s thoughts, but I’ve heard some rumors once …” Huaiqing shook his head after a moment of contemplation.
Xu Qi ‘an quickly interrupted him. Your Highness, I want to live to the end of my life with my children and grandchildren.
It was rare for huaiqing to smile. it’s not a secret. There’s no harm in hearing it.
After a pause, she continued,”everyone in the palace says that the reason the Crown Prince is the Crown Prince is because noble Consort Chen was the Crown Prince in the harem when she was young. Father made an exception and made the eldest son of the concubine the Crown Prince.”
“But Imperial brother once complained to me in private that when he was young. Imperial father treated him very well and often instilled in him what. ruler should be like … May I ask, if I had no intention of making Imperial brother the Crown Prince, why would Imperial father say these words?”
Xu Qi ‘an turned around and waved at the guards in the distance. After walking a distance away from huaiqing, he could not hide his curiosity. He rubbed his hands and asked, ”
“Then why did you choose the eldest son of a concubine?”
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[PS: I’ll try to do it before 12 o ‘clock for the next chapter.]
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