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Chapter 768 The House Where Doctor Xu's Family Lives
As Chu Er finished speaking, everyone looked at Concubine Liang with obvious suspicion in their eyes.
Concubine Liang had just analyzed that if she really wanted to raise the fifth prince, she would not have poisoned Concubine Hao so blatantly. Otherwise, she would become the enemy who killed the fifth prince's mother, and would have no chance of raising the fifth prince.
Everyone thought that what she said made sense, and that the poison that Concubine Hao was poisoned with was probably not given by her.
I didn’t expect... this is actually a chronic poison!
Then all of Concubine Liang’s previous explanations were overturned!
After all, under normal circumstances, even if she poisoned Concubine Hao, no one would discover it in a short period of time.
She and Concubine Hao were as close as sisters, and when Concubine Hao died quietly under the effect of "soul-stealing", wasn't it only natural for her to raise the fifth prince?
Given Concubine Hao's trust in Concubine Liang, she might even take the initiative to entrust the Fifth Prince to her when she is dying.
Concubine Liang is really good at calculating!
At this moment, everyone looked at her with not only surprise but also deep fear.
If these things are true, then Concubine Liang is too scary...
However, those palace concubines who had received favors from Concubine Liang and were on good terms with her still believed in her completely even at this time.
How could Concubine Liang be such a person? In the final analysis, this was just Chu Er's guess!
Concubine Hao's complexion became worse and worse.
She did not question Concubine Liang again, but looked at Nangong Xuanyu with pleading eyes: "Your Majesty, if I cannot seek justice, I...I will die with regrets..."
Seeing Concubine Hao like this, Nangong Xuanyu felt very uncomfortable and slowed down his tone and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely find out the truth of this matter and will not let you... will not let you leave this world with resentment."
Then, he looked at Concubine Liang and asked coldly, "You were the one who recommended the imperial physician who helped Concubine Hao with her pregnancy."
"She became like this because she drank the tea you handed her."
"If Concubine Hao died without anyone noticing because of the chronic poison, you are the only person in the palace who is suitable to raise the fifth prince, and you have always been on good terms with Concubine Hao. I will indeed hand him over to you."
"All the evidence points to you, Concubine Liang, what else do you have to explain?!"
Shen Zhinian looked outside calmly.
Although she had long known what Concubine Liang and Imperial Physician Xu had done to Concubine Hao, she could not tell the truth.
Otherwise, with Concubine Liang's means, she would definitely be able to find a way to turn the tables and say that this was a wanton slander on her part.
It would also be inappropriate for Concubine Hao to reveal the specific details.
Otherwise, if someone asked, since Concubine Liang wanted to harm her, how did she know such a secret matter? It would be easy to find out that Shen Zhinian was the one who did it.
Although Doctor Xu had already been taken away for interrogation by the Ministry of Punishment, and Shen Zhinian had confidence in the methods of the Ministry of Punishment, there were exceptions to everything.
What if Doctor Xu is the exception and would rather die than confess?
So... Shen Zhinian had already made arrangements for the backup plan.
She would let the people of the Ministry of Punishment follow the pulse case written by Doctor Xu for Concubine Hao and find out the "good things" that Doctor Xu had done. At the critical moment, she would give Concubine Liang a fatal blow!
Calculating the time...the people from the Ministry of Punishment will be here soon.
As expected, as soon as Nangong Xuanyu finished speaking, before Concubine Liang could explain herself, Su Quanye hurried over from outside.
He bowed to Nangong Xuanyu and said respectfully: "Your servant greets your majesty! You greet all the ladies!"
Nangong Xuanyu looked at Su Quanye and asked coldly, "You came here at this time, but did you find anything?"
Su Quanye glanced at Concubine Liang with a hint of disbelief in his eyes.
As the chief of the Ministry of Punishment, he had seen all kinds of secrets in the harem. No matter how well Concubine Liang disguised herself, Su Quanye never believed that she was really a bodhisattva.
Because in the harem, the truly kind and harmless women would have long been thrown into a mass grave with a roll of straw mats...
However, Su Quanye only thought that Concubine Liang pretended to be compassionate in order to gain the trust of His Majesty and not do anything harmful to the world.
Unexpectedly... the seemingly benevolent Concubine Liang, when doing bad things, her methods are even more terrible than those of the former Concubine Liu!
The moment Su Quanye appeared in Chuxiu Palace, Concubine Liang had a bad feeling in her heart.
Seeing his eyes, Concubine Liang's bad premonition became stronger...
Even Ruoli's heart couldn't stop falling...
Why did Eunuch Su come here at this time?
Doctor Xu was on trial in the Ministry of Punishment, and Eunuch Su was in charge of the matter.
Could it be that the Ministry of Punishment found out something from Imperial Doctor Xu?
Just think about it, it’s impossible!
The lives of Doctor Xu's entire family are in the hands of the banker. How dare he betray the queen?
Su Quanye didn't care what Concubine Liang and Ruoli thought. He bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I am here to interrogate Doctor Xu on your orders. He is a doctor, but he is more stubborn than many people I have interrogated before."
"In the first few days, Doctor Xu did not explain anything. At the same time, I led people to search Doctor Xu's resting place in the Imperial Hospital and found Concubine Hao's pulse record and the prescription of the pregnancy-maintaining medicine she usually took."
"I asked several other imperial doctors to carefully confirm whether there were any problems with those things. At the same time, I received your order to investigate the relationship between Imperial Doctor Xu and Concubine Liang."
After hearing this, Concubine Liang still had no extra expression on her face.
Because it was she who recommended Imperial Physician Xu, and since His Majesty had sent him to the Ministry of Punishment, how could he not have someone investigate the secret relationship between Imperial Physician Xu and her?
This is the emperor, suspicious and ruthless.
Even if it is his childhood sweetheart whom he trusts deeply, he will immediately become suspicious if something happens that makes him unhappy.
But... although the Zhuang family controlled the lives of Doctor Xu's family, they did not restrict their freedom, nor did they do anything to them. They just let them live in the Zhuang family's house.
Even if the Ministry of Punishment finds out, what can it prove?
Su Quanye glanced at Concubine Liang before continuing, "After investigation, I discovered that the house where Doctor Xu's family lived was owned by the housekeeper of the Zhuang Mansion."
The butler is often the most trusted confidant of the owner of the house, and the house under the butler's name is no different from that under the owner of the house.
Concubine Chun covered her mouth with a handkerchief and said, "Doctor Xu is really Concubine Liang's man!"
"I, Nupin, make a bold guess. Could it be that Empress Liang had ordered Doctor Xu to do this for Concubine Hao to become like this?"
Concubine Liang looked at Nangong Xuanyu and said, "Your Majesty, since I entered the palace, it has always been Doctor Xu who has been taking care of me."
"Last time, I caught a cold and my life was hanging by a thread. It was Doctor Xu who brought me back from the brink of death."
"The houses in the capital are very valuable, especially the good locations. The salary of an imperial physician is not enough to buy them."