Chapter 3468 Extra Prince 8

Zhou Man looked puzzled, "What is the relationship between what happened five years ago and today?"

"They said that His Majesty's health started to deteriorate five years ago. Obviously, someone was murdering His Majesty five years ago." Gu Cai looked around cautiously, and lowered his voice, "I heard in the prison that Yes, it is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, because he has been the Crown Prince for many years, so..."

"But it's really not, Mr. Zhou, you must trust my godfather. At most, he took money from Liu Meiren to help her meet His Majesty. His Majesty knows this kind of thing. If His Majesty doesn't want to see you, godfather I won't make hard arrangements..."

It's just a matter of going with the flow, and you can still make a fortune, so why not do it?

Zhou Man was startled, "What happened five years ago, they said it was arranged by the prince?"

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"But His Majesty's physical condition has deteriorated, one of the important reasons is that he took poison pill two years ago..."

Gu Cai took a cautious look at Zhou Man, and said in a low voice, "They said that it was also arranged by His Royal Highness, and it was through Mr. Zhou's hand. After all, Mr. Zhou once went to the Western Regions to do business..."

Zhou Man: "... I was the one who drove away the demon monk at the beginning, and His Royal Highness has always looked down on him. How did it become us and him conspiring to kill His Majesty?"

Gu Cai wiped his tears and said: "You said that you were just putting on a show, the work was done, and in the end you let the demon monk from Tianzhu retreat completely, this is killing two birds with one stone, not only harming His Majesty, but also gaining a good reputation for being upright. "

Zhou Man was amused, "The person who said this is very wise, tell me, who is he?"

Gu Cai looked at her timidly and said nothing.

Zhou Man told himself in his heart, don't be angry, don't be angry, if you get angry, you will suffer. If the other party knows that she is angry, not only will you not feel guilty, but will be happy.

But get angrier, okay?

Zhou Man thought for a while and said, "How does Master Gu want me to save him?"

She said: "He is a servant and I am a foreign minister. If the two of us collude together, we will always be accused of treason. Has he thought it through?"

Gu Cai hastily said: "Godfather dare not ask too much, I just ask Mr. Zhou to come forward and ask Tong's servant to help investigate this case."

Zhou Man tilted his head, "Tong servant?"

She went through the important servants in the palace in her mind, but she didn't find anyone whose surname was Tong, but... "Tong's servant in Huangzhuang?"

"Yes," Gu Cai whispered, "When my godfather and I were escorted to Dali Temple last night, he whispered to me that finding a servant boy might wash away our grievances?"

"Why?" Zhou Man was puzzled, "Tong's servant has been out of the palace for ten years, right?"

"I don't know, my lord. Most of the servants in this palace are sent to the palace at a young age. If the wound is not well maintained after cleaning, it will disappear before the wound is healed. It is because of the help of the imperial medical department these years. Not many people died, and going forward, life and death are up to fate, and then we have to look at the kindness of the eunuchs."

"Tong's servant used to be from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. All the servants who were sent to the palace were under his control. Don't think he retired ten years ago, but there were many servants who entered the palace in the past twenty to ten years. Everyone misses him."

"And he is familiar with everyone, it is best for him to come forward to investigate."

Zhou Man was puzzled, "But isn't your brother in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs now?"

Gu Cai lowered his head and said in a low voice: "He has been implicated by his godfather, so he can't protect himself now, and...he may not be willing to do this for his godfather."

Murder of the emperor is a capital crime.

Zhou Man looked Gu Cai up and down, and sighed after a long while: "I also said that you are a great godfather. You have adopted two godsons, one is capable, the other is simple and honest. In the future, you will retire, and you will be depended on and caring. In the end... ..."

Gu Cai lowered his head and said nothing.

Zhou Man thought for a while and said, "I can hire the servant boy for you, but is it really useful to find him?"

Gu Cai himself was also suspicious, and lowered his head and said: "I don't know, but godfather said, Dali Temple and the Ministry of Criminal Justice can find out what happened five years ago, and still blame him for what he didn't have. Someone here is going to deal with godfather."

He said: "Master has been by His Majesty's side all these years, and he is the first among the maids in the palace. Although he is the most important for harmony, there are always people who offend. There are so many people in this palace, and everyone usually Be polite, with a smiling face, who knows if it's a human or a ghost?"

"That's why godfather doesn't trust people in the palace, and the child servant has already left the palace, it's best to use his people to check." Gu Cai lowered his voice and said, "And the empress, after all, the empress is in charge of the harem, she It is the master."

Zhou Man was thoughtful, and confirmed with him: "Your godfather really didn't do anything bad, did he?"

"Oh, Mr. Zhou, don't you know my godfather?" Gu Cai said, "Maybe he is not a good person, but he will definitely not harm His Majesty. What happened this time is really wronged, otherwise he wouldn't just ask Sir to investigate Be clear, not beg for mercy."

Only then did Zhou Man feel relieved, nodded with him and said, "Okay, I understand."

Gu Cai heaved a sigh of relief, and solemnly knelt down with Zhou Man, "I'll thank the adults here first."

Zhou Man accepted his gift, thought about it, turned around and went back to write a letter.

She has been in the palace for many years, and she also has some contacts of her own.

There are also many servants and maids in this palace who are favored by her, but they have few interests, and everyone's friendship is very weak.

They have a good impression of her and often give her some convenience; and she also sympathizes with them and helps them within her ability within the scope of her duties, but this kind of contact is very weak and never deepened.

This friendship made it impossible for them to risk their lives to do anything, but it is still possible to send a letter.

After Zhou Man wrote the letter, he thought about it, and went directly to the palace maid next to the empress, "I beg you to see your empress."

The Dali Temple and the Ministry of Criminal Justice are investigating, and the queen is naturally also investigating, but many people have difficulty recalling the events five years ago in detail, so the investigation is very difficult.

She was watching the confessions of the maids, and when she heard Zhou Man begging to see her, she was invited in and asked, "How is Your Majesty?"

Zhou Man: "Still asleep."

The queen frowned and sighed.

Zhou Man glanced at the servant maid in the room, and said, "Madam, I have something to tell you."

The queen then motioned for everyone to retreat, leaving only one confidant palace lady by her side, "If you have anything to say, just say it."

After a pause, she asked, "Is it because of the servant boy?"

"You can't hide everything in the palace from your majesty," Zhou Man said, "Master Gu has been serving His Majesty all along, and all his honor and disgrace have been placed on His Majesty. Your Majesty should know him better than I do. He will not harm His Majesty."

"An inadvertent mistake is also a harm."

Zhou Man shook his head, "I also had this suspicion at the beginning, and it is possible to miss it for a while, but now that he dares to ask the empress to investigate carefully, it is obvious that he has figured it out, and he has not made any major mistakes."

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