amaotonovel Chapter 582: Identical Porcelain Bottles
Chapter 582: Identical Porcelain Bottles
After leaving Concubine Cheng's palace, Jiang Suining returned to the courtyard where he was on duty in the afternoon and began to handle government affairs with He Qingrui.
It was already dark, He Qingrui packed up her things and walked to Jiang Suining's desk.
"Sui Ning, do you want to leave the palace together, or do you want to stay and be busy for a while?"
"Today's matters have been almost dealt with. Let's go together." Jiang Suining stood up, packed up briefly, and then walked towards the palace gate with He Qingrui.
On the palace road, seeing Jiang Suining frowning, He Qingrui couldn't help but sigh.
"Sui Ning, is there any progress on A Yao's matter today?"
Jiang Suining pursed his lips and said nothing.
Seeing this, He Qingrui advised again: "Sui Ning, don't be too anxious. After all, the Queen has allowed you to participate in the investigation. There will be good news today. As for A Yao, if she really didn't lie..."
"She didn't lie." Jiang Suining interrupted He Qingrui with a firm tone.
He Qingrui choked and said helplessly: "Sui Ning, it's not that I don't believe A Yao, but without evidence, everything is in vain. Unless we find evidence, even if we believe in her, there is no way to prove her innocence."
"I will prove it." Jiang Suining spoke firmly again.
He Qingrui looked at her like this, sighed again, and said nothing more.
The next moment, she happened to see Shen Yanxi waiting on the palace road ahead, so after walking closer and saying hello, He Qingrui said goodbye first.
"Sui Ning, since Prime Minister Shen is here to pick you up, I will leave first."
"Okay." Jiang Suining nodded, "See you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow." He Qingrui responded.
She quickened her pace and soon passed the bend in the palace road ahead.
However, Jiang Suining did not rush to leave the palace, but stayed where he was and looked at Shen Yanxi.
"I met A Yao today. Her situation in the Ye Ting prison was very bad, but she still begged me not to tell Mu Shi that she was tortured."
"I can't really interfere with the Ye Ting Prison, and I can't say anything, but if necessary, I can say a few words to the commander of the Imperial Guards."
"The key now is to rescue A Yao from the Ye Ting Prison as soon as possible."
"Ningning, are you really sure that Wei Yao is not the murderer? What if, I mean what if Wei Yao really did something wrong, your worry and efforts for her would be in vain."
Jiang Suining looked at Shen Yanxi, nodded and said, "I'm sure, and... I have found evidence."
"What evidence?"
Jiang Suining looked at the empty palace road and made sure that there was no one at either end before he took out a small porcelain bottle from his sleeve.
"I had someone secretly find this porcelain bottle in the lake last night. I have checked it and found that there is still some bashu juice residue in the bottle. This should be the bottle that A Yao actually threw into the lake."
Jiang Suining looked at the porcelain bottle in his hand and continued in a deep voice.
"I always felt strange before. I believe A Yao did not lie, but why did the content in the bottle change from balsamic juice to poison? Moreover, I asked the imperial physician, and no balsamic juice residue was found in the porcelain bottle containing poison. I suspected at the time that the so-called porcelain bottle that was fished out only looked the same, but in fact it was not the same one at all. So, I secretly found the eunuch you arranged in the palace and asked him to quietly search in the lake when no one was around. He quietly searched for two hours last night and finally found it."
"Since you have found the evidence, why don't you hand it over to the Imperial Guards?" Shen Yanxi looked at the porcelain bottle and then said with understanding, "You don't trust them?"
"That's right." Jiang Suining nodded. "After all, the porcelain bottle containing the poison was found by the Imperial Guards. If it was a frame-up, then the Imperial Guards, at least the one who found the porcelain bottle, must have problems. Although this porcelain bottle can be used as evidence, it is ultimately not enough. If I take it out rashly, I'm afraid it won't be of much use. But..."
"But you are not sure. If you continue to keep it, it may not be able to play even the little role it does. Moreover, if you find the evidence but conceal it and do not report it, you will also be held responsible if the matter is investigated." Shen Yanxi took over Jiang Suining's words with understanding.
Jiang Suining looked tired, looking at Shen Yanxi helplessly, "Yes, so, I plan to hand this porcelain bottle directly to the Queen. After all, the Queen is the victim. If she knew that Wei Yao was just taking the blame, she would want to investigate it thoroughly. However, this is the only evidence I can find at the moment. If I hand it over rashly, I always feel a little uneasy in my heart... If it were you, what would you do?"
Shen Yanxi raised his hand to tidy up Jiang Suining's hair. "If it were me, I would stay for a few more days to see if I could find other evidence, and then attack at the same time, striving to hit the target with one strike. But Ningning, you don't have to do this, and leaving it to the Queen is indeed a good choice at the moment."
Shen Yanxi's words made Jiang Suining fall into confusion again, with hesitation between his brows.
She carefully put the porcelain bottle into her sleeve, was silent for a while, and then sighed.
"Forget it. I'll wait and see what happens tomorrow. Fortunately, I kept the news of finding the porcelain bottle a secret. I didn't even tell Qingrui. For now, I shouldn't be charged with concealing evidence."
Jiang Suining and Shen Yanxi stopped talking and left the palace. As soon as they walked out of the palace gate, they saw Jiang Mushi waiting there anxiously.
Jiang Suining tried to comfort Jiang Mushi for a long time before he finally managed to calm him down a bit. However, as long as Wei Yao was not released safely, there was no way that his worries would be alleviated.
Jiang Suining and Shen Yanxi returned to the Shen family, but Jiang Mushi did not return to the Jiang family. Instead, he went to a restaurant where he had an appointment.
He put a lot of effort and money into the arrangements, and through a few close friends and business partners, he finally found a few people working in the Imperial Guards. They happened to be on leave, so they made an appointment to meet at the restaurant today.
However, the Ye Ting Prison is within the Imperial Palace after all. Not to mention serving in the Imperial Guards, even if he was the commander of the Imperial Guards, or even Shen Yanxi, there was absolutely no way that he could help him enter the palace to meet Wei Yao.
"Master Jiang, let us be clear in advance. It is absolutely impossible for us to bring you into the palace, let alone into the Ye Ting Prison."
Among the several imperial guards, the oldest one was worried that Jiang Mushi would make some impossible requests, so he was the first to stop talking.
"I know. I don't want to go in. I just want you to take good care of her."
As Jiang Mushi spoke, he stuffed a thick stack of banknotes into the hands of the Imperial Guard who had just spoken.
"This is my sincere gift, but I hope you can take care of it within your ability. I will be very grateful."