Chapter 396

Zi Qiang Zuo didn't know anything, so he asked, "What's the matter, Mr. Liang?"

Lord Liang hesitated for a moment, and said with a smile, "That's right, I came here to ask the princess something."

"Okay, please sit down!" Zi'an said frankly.

As soon as Mr. Liang sat down, he heard Murong Jie cough, he stood up hastily, and said with a sneer: "I have been sitting for a long time, my waist is a little sore, just stand."

This Jing Zhaoyin is not easy to do, his position is not clear, and he cooperated with the Taifu and Prince to do some things to offend the princess. He knew that he hated him, so he didn't dare to make mistakes. Fearing that sending an official here would offend the concubine, he had no choice but to come in person.

Anyway, this gas is determined.

Zian glared at Murong Jie, but Murong Jie pretended not to notice, and drank the tea calmly.

"What do you want to ask me, sir?" Zi'an asked politely.

Mr. Liang straightened his expression, "It's like this, Mrs. Xiao died last night, I don't know if the princess knows about it?"

Zian said with a surprised face: "Dead? How did he die?"

"The princess doesn't know?" Master Liang asked.

"knew."

"ah?"

Zi'an smiled and said, "My lord just said that she died, so I know."

Master Liang was taken aback, a little embarrassed, "Oh, yes, according to the servants of the General's Mansion, the concubine visited Mrs. Xiao last night. I wonder if there is such a thing?"

Zian admitted: "Yes, I went to find her, stayed in her room for about a quarter of an hour, said a few words, and then left."

Master Liang breathed a sigh of relief, he thought Xia Zian would not admit it.

Mr. Liang continued: "It's like this. We saw a hairpin flower at the scene of the crime. After identification, this hairpin flower belonged to the royal family. After searching the inner palace, we found out that it was when the princess got married. Those who won the reward, I wanted to ask the princess if it was lost?"

Zian stretched out his hand to touch the bun, "Oh, it must have been lost when I was looking for Han Qingqiu last night."

"Is the princess so careless?" Master Liang looked at Zi'an, "It stands to reason that this hairpin should not fall off if it is not pulled."

"Procrastinating?" Zian thought for a while, "When I was going out, Mrs. Xiao asked me to stay, so is it considered procrastinating?"

Mr. Liang didn't say anything, but just sneered, and after a pause, he said again: "By the way, a letter of divorce was found at the scene, which was written by General Xiao Xiao. I don't know if the princess has read the letter of divorce. ?”

Zian said in surprise: "The divorce letter? I haven't seen it before."

She was really surprised, according to Xiaodao, after the woman poisoned Han Qingqiu last night, she only left behind her hairpins, and didn't leave any divorce papers.

Murong Jie was also attracted, and took the initiative to sit over, "What divorce letter?"

Mr. Liang ordered Catcher Gao to take it out and handed it to Murong Jie. Murong Jie took it and opened it. It was indeed a divorce letter.

"The date is the first year of Hongbao?" Zian asked in surprise.

"That's right, it was written in the year when the emperor ascended the throne. If this letter of divorce is true, then the lower officials have to submit it to the Empress Dowager, who will convict General Xiao." Darren Liang said humanely.

Zian folded the divorce letter and handed it to Mr. Liang, "Go to the palace immediately and let the empress dowager find Xiao Xiao to question the crime. If you divorce your wife without reason, you will be punished severely."

Murong Jie took it back again and carefully identified the handwriting. It was indeed Xiao Xiao's. This kid, did he divorce his wife when he got married? I haven't heard him say that.

"I still have some details..."

"You enter the palace first, and then I will go to the Yamen to tell you in person tomorrow." Zi'an said.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Liang got up and said, "Very well, I will take my leave first."

"This king will accompany you in!" Murong Jie pulled Zi'an, "You go too."

Zi'an knew what he wanted to do, so he said, "It's okay, I can tell the empress dowager about what happened last night in person."

Mr. Liang was a little puzzled about the attitude of the two of them. He originally thought that they would withhold the letter of divorce. After all, it was related to Xiao Xiao's face. If the world knew that Xiao Xiao divorced his wife when he got married, one would be convicted, and the other would His reputation is not good, and he never thought that they would take the initiative to let him enter the palace to find the Empress Dowager, but they didn't pay much attention to the matter of the case.

Mr. Liang didn't dare to get involved too much since the last time. He just wanted to be his Jing Zhaoyin well. He was almost dismissed last time, so he didn't want to make any trouble this time.

When the three of them entered the palace, the Empress Dowager read the letter of divorce handed over by Lord Liang, looked at it, and asked Murong Jie, "Are you sure it was written by Xiao Xiao?"

"It's Xiao Xiao's handwriting." Murong Jie said.

"November 26, isn't that the day he got married?" asked the empress dowager.

"should be."

The Empress Dowager sighed slightly, "Master Liang, you go out first, and the Ai family will have a few words with the prince."

"Yes!" Master Liang went out in response. He had been in the officialdom for a long time, and he knew that the more he knew about some things, the more dangerous he would be to himself, so he didn't want to know.

After Mrs. Liang went out, the Empress Dowager said: "I gave the letter of divorce on the day of marriage, which is his protest to the emperor. However, this letter of divorce only divorces his wife as Xiao Xiao, and also promises that Han Qingqiu can continue to live in the house." In the Hou Mansion, Han Qingqiu is absolutely determined not to make this letter of divorce public, and she still has to be her beautiful wife, so no one knows about his divorce, but in his heart, he clearly knows that he has no wife."

"Will the empress make this letter of divorce public?" Zi'an asked.

The Empress Dowager hesitated, "It's not impossible to make it public, but Lord Hou must admit the letter of divorce, but once the Hou Mansion admits it, then Xiao Xiao will have to question him."

Resisting the decree is not a small crime, and it doesn't mean that hitting a few boards will be fine.

"Mother, merits and demerits balance out. Xiao Xiao has made meritorious service in guarding the border all these years, so the crime can be properly mitigated." Murong Jie reminded.

"It makes sense to say that, but now his life and death are uncertain, so what crime should I ask him for?" The empress dowager was worried.

"We'll discuss it later, but my son suggests making this divorce letter public." Murong Jie said.

"Ah Jie, the Hou family may not be willing, because once this letter of divorce is made public, it means that the Xiao family will be accused of disobedience and disobedience. The emperor is still here, so the Xiao family will be afraid."

Zian thought for a while, "What if it's because Han Qingqiu is suspected of murder?"

"Suspected of murder?" The Empress Dowager was taken aback, "What do you mean?"

Zi'an said: "Han Qingqiu once killed Yaozhi, the servant girl next to the princess. If we say, Xiao Xiao gave the divorce letter because he suspected that she killed Yaozhi and committed the crime of murder."

"However, if he suspects that Han Qingqiu killed Yao Zhi, why didn't he report it to the government? If this is discussed, Xiao Xiao is still guilty of covering up." The Empress Dowager said.

Zi'an said: "That's why I said it was suspicion, suspicion, but there was no confirmation, because there has been no evidence, although it is a bit reckless to divorce his wife because of suspicion, but in truth, it is understandable, and the guilt can be lighter, let alone implicated. To the Hou Mansion."

The Empress Dowager nodded, "Well, that's a good idea, it depends on what Lord Hou said."