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Sure enough, Huaiqing, as a daughter, would not be clueless about the man who could make the empress pay so much attention to him, who was willing to be thrown into the cold palace to protect him.

If I were Sherlock Holmes, Huaiqing and you would be Watson Xu Qi'an nodded and asked, "Who is it?"

Huaiqing's already cold face became more and more expressionless, and his tone was indifferent and alienated. He uttered two words: "Uncle Guo."

The word "National Uncle" seemed to be the key to solve the puzzle. Xu Qi'an was suddenly enlightened, connected all the clues, and finally clarified the context of Fufei's case.

"This uncle is the younger brother or elder brother of the Empress Dowager." Xu Qi'an clicked his tongue.

Only a brother of the same father and mother can make the queen prefer to bear the crime and protect him.

Princess Huaiqing nodded slightly, "Uncle Guo is the younger brother of the empress, a sensual playboy, ignorant, obsessed with beauty. The maids of Fengqi Palace hate him very much, because every time he visits the empress, I always have to touch them in private."

In the words, it seems that he is extremely disgusted and disgusted with that uncle.

"Until now, I just remembered something. Uncle Guo used to visit the Queen Mother in the palace occasionally, but a few years ago, he suddenly stopped coming. Looking at it now, I understand what happened."

In addition to the clan, the empress, imperial concubine, and family members of the imperial concubine can also visit them in the palace, as long as they report to the palace in advance.

Xu Qi'an squatted on the ground, dipped his hands into the bucket, looked at the sky at a forty-five degree angle, and murmured:

"The court lady Huang Xiaorou was raped by the uncle of the country and became pregnant. So she couldn't think of committing suicide, but the people arranged by the queen found out in time and rescued her. No, that's not the case."

Huaiqing was just the opposite, looked down at her toes, and said softly: "Didn't you say that she had given birth before, what about a miscarriage, would a miscarriage also cause the cervix to close?

"It's impossible to hide the fact that a court lady is pregnant, but since Huang Xiaorou has survived until now, it means that the child was not born."

Xu Qi'an said "hmm": "There will be stretch marks in three or four months, and the cervix will close after the abortion. I prefer the queen to abort the child, because the child cannot be born, otherwise the uncle will be finished."

Huaiqing nodded: "So, the court lady Huang Xiaorou held a grudge and joined hands with the people behind the scenes to frame the prince on the surface, but in fact she was alluding to the queen and Duke Wei?"

"If this is the case, then Huang Xiaorou can be said to hate the empress to the bone. Well, that's right, it's revenge for killing her son. But I always feel that it's not that simple."

"What do you want to ask?"

"Your Highness is really smart. Why didn't the Empress kill Huang Xiaorou? This will be the end of it all."

"The queen mother is really kind and soft." Huaiqing shook his head regretfully, looking at her expression, it seemed that she was mourning her misfortune and angering her.

From this point of view, the queen seems to be a soft-hearted woman. If Huaiqing were replaced, Huang Xiaorou would have been killed at that time, and there would be no future troubles. Huaiqing is a woman who can accomplish great things, I can confirm this. Xu Qi'an raised his hand to touch his chin, but stopped halfway, then put his hand into the bucket again, and said:

"Then the case became clear. The Empress must also be paying attention to the Concubine Fu's case. When she found out that Huang Xiaorou was the one who killed Concubine Fu, and the official asked her to question her that day, she knew that the people behind the scenes planned to use Uncle Guo to plot against her.

"This is a conspiracy. You have to sacrifice your uncle or yourself. But, having said that, the Empress is really a helper."

Huaiqing frowned: "How can I explain this?"

"For a younger brother who is useless, I would rather be thrown into the cold palace. And once she is deposed, the fourth prince will not be a legitimate son, and he will really miss the throne."

Huaiqing glanced at him and said with a smile: "What is the difference between the concubines in the harem and those in the cold palace?"

"That's true." Xu Qi'an met Huai Qing's gaze, this was the first time Her Royal Highness expressed her dissatisfaction with Emperor Yuan Jing in front of him.

"The queen mother never pays attention to the affairs of the harem. She is not attached to the queen's position. She must be very willing to exchange the queen's life for the uncle's life. However, the fourth brother must be resentful."

"That's why His Highness sent away the Fourth Prince?"

Huaiqing nodded and asked, "How about the yellow silk material?"

"In the spring of the thirty-first year of Yuanjing, it should be the wrong time for the court lady Huang Xiaorou to lose her virginity. There is something very strange. Huang Xiaorou committed suicide four years ago, and the thirty-first year of Yuanjing was five years ago. The thirty-seventh year of Yuanjing has just begun. Let's not count." Xu Qi'an suddenly frowned.

Princess Huaiqing understood what Xu Qi'an meant, and said in a pleasant voice: "According to the time calculation, she committed suicide after being forced to have a miscarriage. After the mother aborted the fetus in Huang Xiaorou's womb, she arranged for He'er to take care of her."

"That's true, and it corresponds to the results of our investigation, but isn't it strange, Your Highness? You said just now that pregnancy and childbirth cannot be hidden in the harem. Huang Xiaorou, a court lady, why would she dare to do this unless she is confident? .”

"It can't be father." Huaiqing shook his head.

To this, Xu Qi'an agreed.

With Emperor Yuan Jing's longing for longevity and his dedication to cultivating the Tao, it is absolutely impossible for him to be lucky with a court lady.

"Let's go ask this uncle Guo, it's pointless to just guess here."

Xu Qi'an's proposal was approved by Princess Huaiqing, she seemed to have this intention.

The two left the ice cellar immediately, and saw the figure of the little eunuch from a distance, but he hadn't left yet.

This little eunuch is a bit sincere. Xu Qi'an walked over and said: "Princess Huaiqing and I are going out of the palace, you go to rest first, don't rush to report to His Majesty about today's affairs."

The little eunuch looked at him, hesitant to speak.

"Speak up if you have something to say, don't hesitate."

"Master Xu, this slave is a little scared."

Don't be afraid, I will take it easy Xu Qi'an laughed and said: "Don't worry, I shouldn't know, I won't let you know. Just be obedient."

Only then did the little eunuch breathe a sigh of relief: "With your words, the servant can feel at ease."

Xu Qi'an originally thought that he could share a carriage with Huaiqing, but he didn't expect that Huaiqing, who is ruthless and ungrateful, gave him a horse.

Sitting on horseback, following the princess's carriage towards the uncle's mansion, Xu Qi'an couldn't help but think of his beloved little mare.

When he was assassinated yesterday, he drove the little mare away. After killing the three assassins, he went to the Yamen to recuperate. Until now, he still doesn't know the whereabouts of the little mare.

However, before entering the palace this morning, he ordered his colleagues to find the filly.

The car window opened, Huaiqing poked out his face, his facial features were flawless, his nose was straight, his red lips were bright, and the corners of his lips were as delicate as carved. Her beautiful eyes are like a pool of autumn water, clear and translucent.

"Even if the queen mother did take the blame for my uncle, the person behind the scenes still hasn't been found out." She sighed.

Xu Qi'an didn't answer, but asked instead: "What I don't understand is why the people behind the scenes didn't take action against the queen until now?"

The two looked at each other silently.

The uncle's mansion is in the imperial city, Xu Qi'an and the eldest princess arrived at the uncle's mansion, and after asking the guards, they found out that the uncle was not in the imperial city, but an old house in the inner city.

"Go and ask, when did Uncle Guo move to the old house?" Huaiqing opened the car window and ordered the accompanying guards.

After the guard asked, he replied, "This morning."

this morning? Emperor Yuan Jing proposed to abolish the empress during the court meeting this morning. Xu Qi'an subconsciously looked at Huaiqing, and found that the eldest wife was also looking at him.

"Go to Shangguan's old house." Princess Huaiqing said coldly.

The luxurious carriage made of golden nanmu slowly drove out of the imperial city, and it took more than half an hour to arrive at the Shangguan family's ancestral house.

Unexpectedly, Shangguan's old house is just a compound with three entrances, and its scale is not much stronger than the mansion Xu Qi'an bought. Of course, in terms of refinement and luxury, the Xu Mansion must be beaten.

Moreover, there are many guards here.

Xu Qi'an took advantage of the carriage to stop slowly, and took out a piece of qi-watching technique paper prepared on the way from his arms, and ignited it with the qi machine.

The carriage stopped outside the Shangguan mansion, Huaiqing got down on the pony and went straight into the mansion, the guards at the door dared not stop him.

On the way, Huaiqing and Xu Qi'an talked about the family history of the Shangguan family. The Shangguan family was not a rich family, and the grandfather Shangguan Qingguan worshiped the Zuo servant of the household department and the Dongge University scholar.

But this was all after Empress Shangguan entered Fengqi Palace.

Prior to this, the Shangguan family was just a small family, and Huaiqing's grandfather, Shangguan Pei, was only a censor, a sixth-rank official.

"The Wei family and the Shangguan family are family friends. When Duke Wei was young, his family was poor and he studied in the Shangguan family. His grandfather was half of his mentor." Princess Huaiqing said.

Xu Qi'an nodded, he only knew about the relationship between Wei Yuan and the queen today.

"Then Wei Gong." He paused, but still asked doubts: "How did you get into the palace?"

Princess Huaiqing shook her head.

Through the front yard, the sound of silk and bamboo wind music came.

From a distance, they saw the door of the back hall open, seven or eight dancers in tulle danced lightly, and the musicians played melodious music.

Xu Qi'an's eyes widened. To be honest, he was used to such scenes in the Jiaofang Division, but even the dancers in the Jiaofang Division were not as bold as those women in the hall.

Those women didn't wear bellybands or panties, they just put on a thin layer of gauze to show off their coquettishness.

In the hall, a fair-skinned, middle-aged man with an excellent appearance sat in the main seat, with two mustaches, with a beautiful woman in his left arm and a beautiful woman in his right hand.

Seductively admiring the dancing girl.

There are a few diners sitting on both sides, very happy.

Xu Qi'an has a better understanding of the absurd lust of this uncle. His sister is about to be abolished, and he is still here to indulge in lust. What's even more absurd is that the queen is still taking the blame for him.

The air is shaking and cold, when can the helper demons stand up.

The eldest princess stopped outside the hall, turned her head, and glanced at Xu Qi'an.

Xu Qi'an, who understood everything, took off his saber, walked to the door, knocked on the door frame with the scabbard "bang bang bang", and shouted: "Ward rounds, the men squat on the left, the women squat on the right, hold their heads, and take out the ID card."

The people who were indulging in sensuality were taken aback, only then did they notice Xu Qi'an and Princess Huaiqing standing outside.

The dancers stopped dancing, the musicians stopped playing, and the uncle with a mustache was first taken aback, and then frowned.

Huaiqing stepped over the threshold, entered the hall, and said coldly: "Everyone exits the hall and is not allowed to approach this place for a hundred steps. Anyone who violates the order will be killed without mercy."

Xu Qi'an said loudly: "Yes!"

With a flick of the handle of the knife with his thumb, the saber was out of its sheath half an inch, looked around at the people in the hall, and shouted: "Get out of here."

The musicians, dancers and diners all dispersed.

"Don't go, don't go"

Uncle Guo yelled, but he couldn't stop the crowd from dispersing. He stomped his feet angrily, pointed at Xu Qi'an and yelled, "Where did you come from? You come here, come here!"

Xu Qian said it was no wonder Huaiqing hated this uncle so much, no wonder she immediately suspected Uncle Guo.

This is 24K pure dude.

After shouting a few times, seeing no one outside to support him, Uncle Guo stopped shouting, squinted his eyes, and looked at Princess Huaiqing: "Huaiqing, you are not staying in the palace, what are you doing at Uncle's House?"

"Does Uncle Guo know about the father's dethronement?"

Huaiqing's voice was like a snowstorm in mid-winter, with a chill in it, "Father proposed to abolish the empress this morning, uncle Guo, as the mother's younger brother, is still in the mood to drink and have fun at the house."

"Of course I know." Uncle Guo suddenly became irritable. "But what can I do? I'm not Wei Yuan. If I say not to abolish the Empress, His Majesty will agree?"

"Does the uncle know the reason why the father and the emperor deposed the empress?" the eldest princess asked.

"Isn't it because my sister framed the one in the East Palace in order to make the fourth prince the crown prince?" The uncle Guo said loudly, and after he finished speaking, he let out a "sneer", as if he was very disdainful of the queen's actions.

Xu Qi'an looked at Huaiqing cautiously, she was calm from beginning to end, or indifferent.

He was about to press Huang Xiaorou about it, when he suddenly saw Huai Qing waving his hand to stop him, Her Royal Highness sneered: "Uncle Guo, I have come to arrest you by order of the Emperor."

Uncle Guo was taken aback, "Arrest me? Why."

Huaiqing finally showed a sneer, "By the maid Huang Xiaorou."

Hearing this, Uncle Guo's whole body was shaken as if struck by lightning, fear flashed in his eyes, and he forced himself to say: "What Huang Xiaorou, Huaiqing, what nonsense are you talking about, what nonsense are you talking about!! "

He actually yelled at Princess Huaiqing.

"I don't shed tears when I see the coffin." Huaiqing stretched out his hand, and Xu Qi'an handed over the dull yellow silk material.

She took it and slammed it on Uncle Guo's face, "In the spring of the 31st year of Yuanjing, you know what you did to Huang Xiaorou in your heart."

Uncle Guo was stunned.

The yellow silk material slipped from his face, as if it had taken away the last bit of blood from him. Uncle Guo's pupils were dilated, and his expression was frightened.

"Who told you, who told you about Huang Xiaorou." Uncle Guo murmured.

"Of course it's the empress." Xu Qi'an cooperatingly said something.

"fart!"

Uncle Guo's reaction was surprisingly strong, blood slowly flooded his face, he couldn't tell whether it was caused by excitement or anger, he said loudly:

"I am the only son of the Shangguan family, how could she betray me, how dare she betray me, what face will she have to see her father in the future, don't lie to me."

Xu Qi'an said: "Because Huang Xiaorou was involved in the Concubine Fu case, her past was found out, the queen had no choice but to confess. In the spring of the thirty-first year of Yuanjing, you defiled Huang Xiaorou in the palace."

He said for sure.

"Impossible, Huang Xiaorou is already dead, the queen promised to silence me." Uncle Guo said in shock.

The truth is, the queen didn't silence her, she just aborted the fetus in Huang Xiaorou's womb. Huaiqing was right, the queen was too merciful and Xu Qi'an glanced sideways at the eldest princess.

Huaiqing remained expressionless, and said indifferently: "Tell me the truth, tell me, it's better than confessing in the dungeon. Or, Uncle Guo wants to try the punishment in the dungeon?"

Uncle Guo sat down slumped.

"Yes, Huang Xiaorou did have an affair with me, but she did so willingly. Because she thought I was Your Majesty.

"I like beautiful women, but I am tired of the women in brothels and Jiaofangsi. The concubines in the mansion have long lost their novelty to me. Gradually, I found that the women in the palace fascinated me more than the women outside. .

"It's all my sister's fault. There are so many maids in her Fengqi Palace, but she won't even let me touch her. Your Majesty is obsessed with Taoism and has not been close to women for many years. What if I want one or two court ladies?

She is the master of the harem, as long as she agrees, who can stop her? I don't want His Majesty's concubine. That day I went to Fengqi Palace to visit the queen, and I saw a maid who was sweeping the house. She was beautiful and lovely, and I thought it was a new maid from Fengqi Palace, so I went forward to make a fuss.

"Heh, she thought I was His Majesty, so she blushed and dared not refuse, and let me do anything."

Huang Xiaorou entered the palace in the twenty-eighth year of Yuanjing. At that time, His Majesty was already obsessed with cultivating Taoism and no longer went to the harem. A little maid, she had never seen what Emperor Yuanjing looked like. The effect did not dissipate, he knew that Uncle Guo was not lying.

"I took her into the side room while there was no one around, and had sex with each other. Afterwards, she was full of joy, thinking that she had served His Majesty, and thought that she was the only woman who could make His Majesty break the precept. Let alone her, From the concubines to the maids in the harem, who has never imagined that they can be different and be blessed by His Majesty."

Pretend to be the emperor's court lady, no wonder the empress wants to protect you to death, ten lives are not enough

Uncle Guo swallowed his saliva, "Later, I tasted the marrow to know the taste, and often used the name of visiting the queen to have trysts with Huang Xiaorou. I experienced a different feeling from her, different from other women. But I never expected , she was pregnant

"It was only then that I panicked and told the empress about it. She reprimanded me and ordered me not to set foot in the harem again. She also promised me to kill Huang Xiaorou and clean up the mess for me."

Xu Qi'an said quietly: "That's why Huang Xiaorou always thought that she was pregnant with a dragon seed, so she hated the queen who forced her to have a miscarriage. When she later found out that she had been cheated, it turned out that the person who seduced her was not the emperor, but your uncle But at that time the fetus was gone, the matter was a foregone conclusion, and she couldn't afford to offend the queen, so she committed suicide in shame and anger.

"But the empress is too kind-hearted and feels guilty for what you did, so she took the panacea from the imperial pharmacy and saved Huang Xiaorou's life. But she didn't expect that today, four years later, a disaster would be planted."

"It's all her fault. If she had killed Huang Xiaorou back then, how would she be here today?" Uncle Guo was furious: "She killed me, and it's all her fault!!"

"You're lying!" Xu Qi'an interrupted him suddenly, and said sharply: "If it's just Huang Xiaorou, then the empress doesn't have to take the blame for you, Huang Xiaorou is already dead, and there is no proof of her death. The empress will deny it.

"Since she admitted it, it means that besides Huang Xiaorou, you still have a handle in someone else's hands."

PS: Change first and then change, this chapter is a bit tired, sleep and sleep.