Traveling through ancient times to escape famine, the prince led me to rebel

Chapter 285 Suicide out of fear of crime

Huo Qingyun swallowed his saliva, dodged An Luhai's body behind him, stood aside, calmed his disordered breath, and glanced coldly at the guards who were watching the excitement, then slowly spoke:

"Miss Luo, what's the matter?"

"I want to leave Anruo Temple." Luo Xiaoran obediently stated her request.

Huo Qingyun was stunned, thought for a while, and showed an embarrassed expression on his face:

"The Emperor is only temporarily not pursuing Miss Luo's guilt. Before I catch the murderer of Concubine Bai, Miss Luo probably still can't leave."

"Have you found the murderer now?" Luo Xiaoran tapped An Luhai with her chin.

Huo Qingyun smiled, "I guess... I found it."

"After I report to the Emperor, I can leave, right?"

"……perhaps."

An Luhai was dead, and Huo Qingyun knew roughly who killed him. He frowned slightly, thought carefully for a moment, and then he had a plan in his mind.

I originally came here to look for physical evidence, but since An Luhai has been silenced, I might as well just put the blame on him.

After all, there is still no evidence that Princess Qingyi instructed An Luhai to murder Concubine Bai. Even if it is found, whether Emperor Tianqi wants to or can deal with Princess Qingyi is another matter.

As a suspect, Luo Xiaoran was taken by Huo Qingyun to see Emperor Tianqi. As Luo Xiaoran's guarantor, Prince of Yan Chen Ji naturally could not be absent. Concubine Bai was the victim and must have been present. Another person was Princess Qingyi Chen Lingyi who rushed there after hearing the news.

"Today is a good day. Your Majesty, please pray for the country and bless Daliang with good weather and good fortune.

Who would have thought that Concubine Bai would encounter an accident. Fortunately, she was safe, otherwise I would be worried to death. "

Looking at Chen Lingyi's hypocritical face, Concubine Bai, who was already in a bad mood, didn't even want to say polite words: "I have always been able to turn danger into safety and turn disaster into blessing, Princess, don't worry too much."

Chen Lingyi was still smiling, but she looked at Emperor Tianqi deeply. Seeing that Emperor Tianqi did not speak, she stopped talking too.

Luo Xiaoran then realized that there seemed to be a discord between Princess Qingyi and Concubine Bai. Then it made sense that Princess Qingyi instigated An Luhai to murder Concubine Bai.

"Huo Qingyun, tell me! What's going on?"

Huo Qingyun recounted the story of how the young monk was instructed by An Luhai to release the snake, and presented the confession signed by the young monk to Emperor Tianqi, which contained the details of how An Luhai bribed the young monk.

Emperor Tianqi read the confession carefully, then handed it to Concubine Bai and asked her to read it as well.

"Your Majesty, quickly ask Huo Qingyun to bring An Luhai here. I want to ask who borrowed his courage to murder me!"

"My beloved concubine and I are thinking the same thing!"

With the order from Emperor Tianqi, Huo Qingyun made a gesture, and immediately two guards carried An Luhai's body in.

"Your Majesty, An Luhai has committed suicide in his room out of fear of punishment."

Concubine Bai saw from afar that An Luhai's chest was covered in blood. She was so scared that she quickly covered her chest and hid behind Emperor Tianqi:

"Why are you carrying a dead body up here? It's so unlucky!"

Luo Xiaoran rolled her eyes. She was not frightened by the corpse. Instead, she was annoyed by Concubine Bai's sudden movement.

Noticing Luo Xiaoran's little expression, Huo Qingyun raised a very faint smile at the corner of his mouth. He did it on purpose. His purpose was to scare Concubine Bai, just as... to vent Luo Xiaoran's anger.

"An Luhai had only one wound on his body, located on his throat. The blood-stained dagger in his right hand matched the wound, so it can be determined that it was self-inflicted."

After listening to Huo Qingyun's description, Emperor Tianqi actually walked to An Luhai's body, took out a dagger from his hand, pointed at the wound, and then nodded.

"It does match. It seems that An Luhai committed suicide out of fear of punishment."

Emperor Tianqi had made his decision, so the matter would end here. However, Concubine Bai was obviously unwilling to give up. She, who had always been good at appearances, finally got smart for once:

"What about the herbs on my clothes?

As the magistrate of Fuyuan County, it is not difficult for An Luhai to bribe a young monk from Anruo Temple, but my clothes are all kept by people brought out of the palace, and others have no chance to handle them! "

After Concubine Bai finished speaking, she immediately stared at Chen Lingyi. If there was anyone who had the guts to touch her clothes and wanted to harm her, that person would definitely be Chen Lingyi!

The aura around Emperor Tianqi also turned cold as Concubine Bai finished speaking. He had expected this, but everyone seemed to have agreed not to mention it, so he could deceive himself and pretend to ignore this doubt.

Now that Concubine Bai has spoken out openly, he cannot avoid this issue and the situation has become more complicated.

"And you!" Concubine Bai pointed at Luo Xiaoran again, "You are from Fuyuan County, and you are probably in the same group as An Luhai. Otherwise, how would you know that my clothes were smeared with herbs that can attract snakes?"

A gleam of light flashed in Emperor Tianqi's eyes.

"Yes, although An Luhai committed suicide out of fear of crime, Luo Xiaoran still cannot clear herself of suspicion. Tell me, how did you know about the herbal medicine?"

Being questioned by the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine at the same time, Luo Xiaoran felt like a thousand horses were galloping through her heart. With a clear mind, she had already analyzed the psychology of both of them clearly.

Concubine Bai, if you wanted to find fault with Princess Qingyi, why did you just focus on doing that? Why did you turn around and betray your savior?

Do you understand what “can’t do two things at once” means?

You've missed the point!

Emperor Tianqi, I understand that you are caught between your sister and your concubine, but you can't pull me out to take the blame, right?

I am the one who saved your concubine!

Concubine Bai is an ungrateful person, and you are no worse than her. You are worthy of being a couple!

I don't believe that you can't see that it's your sister who wants to have sex with your concubine, and you're still trying to smooth things over and put the focus on me. You're really good at diverting conflicts!

No matter how much she complained in her heart, Luo Xiaoran could not show a trace of dissatisfaction on her face. She repeated the explanation she had given to Huo Qingyun in a dignified manner.

Huo Qingyun also stepped forward at the right time and said in a deep voice: "I have asked the imperial physician to prepare. If the emperor allows, Luo Xiaoran can be tested here."

After the imperial physician examined Concubine Bai's dress, Emperor Tianqi took it and smelled it carefully. He couldn't smell anything, and he didn't believe that Luo Xiaoran could smell it.

Are there really people in this world with such a keen sense of smell?

"Then let's begin!"

After Emperor Tianqi agreed, Huo Qingyun made another gesture to the outside, and immediately an imperial physician came in with ten palace maids.

The palace maids stood in two rows, each holding a tray with the same clothes on it.

"Miss Luo, please!"