Chapter 410 Finding the Roots

The emperor had already heard the diagnosis of the Imperial Hospital on the way, and knew that the child was fine, but he always wanted to see this rare child in person before he could feel at ease.

"Thank you for your hard work, Concubine Shun. When you give birth safely, I will canonize you as a noble concubine." The emperor made a big promise.

Concubine Shun immediately stood up to thank him, and said, "I don't care whether I can get a high position or not. I just hope that the child in my belly can be born safely and healthily."

The emperor and the empress dowager were very satisfied with her attitude of putting the child first.

The Queen Mother asked again: "Emperor, Niuniu has not been heard from since she left the palace. Please tell me if she is doing well at home? Have the problems at home been solved?"

When the Emperor heard his mother mention this, he couldn't help missing the cute and well-behaved girl. But when he thought of what the Jingzhao prefect said, he said: "Niuniu has found something to do since she left the palace. She follows her father around like a little tail every day and has to get involved in solving cases."

If other girls did these things, the Queen Mother would just think that the child was naughty and difficult to deal with.

But Niuniu, the Queen Mother immediately opened her eyes and said, "Look, I said Niuniu is smart. Such a small little girl can actually help her father. She is really a little smart. Emperor, please tell me, did Niuniu help?"

The emperor nodded and told the story of the investigation in the past few days, omitting the part related to the Li family, but it was enough to clear Zhang Yunniang's grievances.

The Queen Mother exclaimed: "Who would have thought that there was such a hidden story behind this? They are sisters, but they killed each other just to fight for the position. Her husband is also wrong. Even if he gave birth to daughters, how could he ignore the friendship of many years?"

Shun Fei nodded vigorously and said: "Fortunately, the old lady of the Gu family has woken up now, and the grievances of Mrs. Gu have been cleared. The Gu family has finally come to an end."

The Queen Mother nodded and said: "It can be seen that good deeds are rewarded. I used to think that Zhang Yunniang had a kind face and was blessed in the future."

After Shun Fei learned that Niuniu was safe at home, her heart finally settled, and a look of fatigue appeared on her face.

"Shun Fei, if you are tired, go back and rest first. Pregnant people will inevitably be prone to sleepiness and fatigue." The Queen Mother noticed her abnormality at the first time.

The Emperor also looked at her gently and urged her to rest.

After Concubine Shun left, the Queen Mother waved to let the others go out, and then she asked the Emperor: "Emperor, I don't interfere in the political affairs of the court, but I feel sorry for Niuniu, and I want to ask you, is this done by the Li family?"

The emperor didn't expect that his words, which were cut off from the beginning and the end, did not hide the Queen Mother. He nodded and said, "Don't worry, mother, this won't happen again."

The Queen Mother didn't believe her son's promise, but she quickly found something to say: "The news from the imperial court, it's hard for Lady Li to be under house arrest, and she can get the news so quickly, and let her niece run over to plead for mercy."

Qian Rongsheng didn't say that Miss Li San had other requests. There was a gap in information here for the emperor. When he heard the Queen Mother say this, his face immediately darkened.

The Queen Mother knew that her son cared most about the power in his hands. For such a thing, no matter how important Lady Li was in his heart, he couldn't ignore it.

"Emperor, I sent people to Li Chaosheng's hometown and found out his background." The Queen Mother suddenly threw another thunder.

The criminal Li Chaosheng was the one who had sprinkled poison powder in the empress dowager's tranquilizer. Through the interrogation of Li Meiren's personal maid, it was learned that he and Li Meiren had had private dealings in the past.

When the emperor heard the empress dowager say this, he actually felt that he dared not continue to listen. He always felt that the truth of the matter must be something he didn't want to hear.

"He and Li are both from Guanglin Prefecture. Twenty years ago, his father treated a local noble family in Guanglin Prefecture and used the wrong medicine, causing death. The local noble family naturally refused to let Li go and used all their connections to destroy the Li family."

"The criminal Li Chaosheng was protected by Li and luckily escaped a disaster. Then he brought his family to Beijing and entered the Imperial Hospital."

When the emperor heard such a past, he felt that it was indeed the case.

"Mother, do you think that Li threatened the criminal Li Chaosheng with kindness and let him poison your medicine?" the emperor asked.

The Queen Mother said, "If it weren't for Niuniu, I'm afraid I would have died without knowing it. Emperor, Li has saved your life after all, and we have been in love for many years. If you want to let her go, I won't say much. After all, the remaining poison has been cleared and there is nothing serious."

The Queen Mother's sudden generosity made the Emperor speechless with shame.

"Don't worry, mother, I will definitely find out the matter thoroughly and will never let you suffer in vain." The Emperor promised.

The Queen Mother nodded indifferently, perhaps because she had been disappointed with the Emperor too many times during this period, she didn't have much hope.

The Emperor couldn't figure it out. Before Li took action, the Queen Mother had been devoted to worshipping Buddha in the harem. It would be fine if Li hated others, but why did she hate the Queen Mother?

Gu Mingda thought he would go back to teach, but he didn't expect to receive an imperial decree while sitting at home, asking him to investigate the missing children. The manpower he could use at will was a team of internal guards, and Jingzhao Prefecture would also fully cooperate with him.

Gu Mingda took Niuniu to Jingzhao Prefecture to retrieve the files on the missing children case. He first looked for the common characteristics of these children.

"They are all between three and eight years old, both boys and girls. After being abducted by thieves, they disappeared. There are no children from other places coming to the market."

Gu Mingda interrogated the thieves who were responsible for the abduction again, and they did not change their words.

"Sir, the Sixth Master is very tight-lipped. We have secretly inquired about it, but he never revealed a word. He only said that the noble man is very useful! We really don't know!"

Even though they were tortured, these people did not change their words. Gu Mingda also knew that most of them really didn't know.

"When is the time of delivery each time, what time of day, what day of the month, is there a pattern?" Gu Mingda asked.

This group of thieves who were confused and confused, how could they pay so much attention in the past.

Hearing this, they could only say in a daze: "Every time it was at night, and it was always done secretly..."

"As for the date, we really don't know. We only know that the need for a child became more and more urgent, and the date of sending the child was getting closer and closer. There was a gap of more than half a year between the first and second times, and four or five months between the second and third times... Now, a child has to be sent every less than half a month. I don't know what the child is for. It can't be a sacrifice to the river god?"