frightfiction Chapter 249 Doubt
Chapter 249 Doubt
She had only suspected it before.
As early as when she looked through the records of people entering and leaving the palace, she had suspected Shang Luo Yudian.
Luo Yudian thought he had done it secretly, but anything that has been done will inevitably leave traces.
Her small kitchen was built three years ago. The reason she gave was that Shujing Palace was in a remote location and the food delivered from the kitchen would be cold. For the sake of the third prince, she thought of building a small kitchen.
Jiang Wanyue didn't think much about it at the time and agreed.
And three years ago... was the year when Qi Heng, the Minister of Dali Temple, was transferred to the capital.
The cook in the small kitchen of Shujing Palace was specially found by Luo Yudian from outside the palace. She was good at Shandong cuisine. When Luo Yudian occasionally missed the food from her hometown, she would send the cook out of the palace to buy some special ingredients.
The cook's time of leaving the palace was not fixed. Sometimes she had to go out several times in ten days, and sometimes she might not go out even once a month.
This naturally would not arouse suspicion.
Who can predict what the master suddenly wants to eat?
However, some anomalies can still be seen in the files coming in and out.
Starting from January, the cook went out of the palace more frequently: five times in January, six times in February, and twice in March, but all at the beginning of the month. From then until April, the cook never left the palace again.
After Jiang Wanyue discovered these clues, she turned her attention to Luo Yudian.
Only afterwards was the "theft" case of the eunuch surnamed Xu discovered.
She guessed at that time that every time the cook left the palace, it must be Luo Yudian who asked her to deliver a message.
As for why March and April suddenly changed, it was obvious that it was because the "big event" they had planned was about to happen. In order to avoid suspicion, Luo Yudian did not allow the cook to leave the palace.
But in this way, it would be impossible to pass news outside the palace.
Therefore, Luo Yudian, Qi Heng and others came up with the idea of using flowers that looked lifelike to send messages.
For this purpose, he must have bribed a lot of palace servants.
However, this method was not reliable at the beginning and something went wrong, which was discovered by the eunuch named Xu. In order to cover up the traces, Luo Yudian asked the female official of the Palace Administration Office to beat the eunuch to death.
After that, they must have changed the method of sending messages, so there were no problems again.
Luo Yudian was a very cautious person, and she did not leave any direct evidence after several actions, so it was impossible to convict her.
She is like a turtle that has retreated into its shell, making it difficult to deal with her.
Jiang Wanyue thought about it and had no choice but to force her to take the initiative again.
And what could be more effective than grasping the opponent's lifeline?
Luo Yudian's lifeline is naturally the third prince Li Chengze.
Jiang Wanyue quickly sorted out the thoughts in her mind.
She hadn't said anything, and Li Ce thought she was worried, so he waved his hand and asked the palace maids to leave before speaking.
"I didn't tell you right away because this matter is a bit tricky..."
He started to speak, but didn't know what to say.
Are you saying that the Dali Temple has found out that the prince has other feelings towards you?
He could never say such words.
Whenever I think about it, I feel so angry.
So he changed his statement.
"The concubine who was killed in the prince's mansion was called Wanxia. The servants usually called her Wan Yi Niang."
Jiang Wanyue nodded slightly to show that she understood.
Li Ce raised his hand, pinched his eyebrows, and uttered a word.
"It is said that the concubine's eyebrows are somewhat similar to yours."
Jiang Wanyue felt like a boot had dropped from her heart.
Finally said it.
Li Ce had been holding his breath for more than a month, and finally he spoke it out.
Jiang Wanyue adjusted her expression, raised her head, and looked at Li Ce with a puzzled look.
"Your Majesty, I am not suspicious. The Dali Temple is an important government office in the imperial court. It is responsible for criminal trials and handles countless major cases every year. How come it took so long to deal with this case?"