Chapter five hundred and eighty seventh
When Xiao Jingxian and the fat man surrendered one after another, the emperor looked at the letter of Beiyan Guoshu that was returned by Xiao Jingxian in his hand, and couldn't help but sigh softly, then rubbed his temples, and suddenly he couldn't help feeling a little funny.
Li Yiming, Yue Qianqiu, Zhen Rong... Maybe it's also necessary to add Xiao Qingqing's daughter Xiao Jingjing, whom she claimed to have picked up from somewhere. These four little guys who seem to be of different age are all confused.
Among them, Li Yiming and Xiao Jingjing can be regarded as being well protected before. Yue Qianqiu, a carefree and heartless person, has a good grandfather. He is the most pitiful Zhen Rong, who has always been trapped in his own life.
But now Zhen Rong has become a popular item in Beiyan. Xiao Changgong, the prince of Lanling, transformed by Yue Xiao Si, wanted to keep the person as his adopted son. Emperor Beiyan had even more fantastic ideas and insisted that he was the son of King Xiao Jingxian of Jin and wanted Zhen Rong to inherit the position of King Jin. I really don’t know what Yue Xiao Si’s expression was now, so why didn’t he try to send a letter back in advance?
Is it because something urgent is too late, or is it that someone can see a flaw? With that kid's cunning, the latter should not be possible. You know, before Yue Xiaosi took the initiative to tell them, no one had ever thought that Da Wu had such a wise and brave man.
There were so many things in my heart. It was not until Chen Wuliang's voice came from outside that the emperor came to his senses: "What's the matter?"
"Your Majesty, the Princess Dongyang's mansion came to report the good news, saying that the Princess had another grandson. The Princess went out last night and didn't catch up. Instead, Yan Xu just came back at this time and happened to be his father."
Faced with such news, the emperor then stretched his eyebrows and said with a smile: "My mother was worried that he would not be able to marry a wife when he was hanging out every day. What happened? After taking on a good apprentice, the wife immediately had her. A few years after marriage, her sons were one after another. Now he is the father of three sons, and he has become much more steady. Mom should be relieved, right?"
Thinking of Princess Dongyang briefly explaining Yan Xu's whereabouts and purpose before, the emperor wanted to know the specific situation very much, but he did not act so anxious in the end. After a moment of pondering, he ordered: "Go to the inner warehouse to pick a few gold, silver and jadeware suitable for children, choose a few pieces of inside, add some other things, and send it to the Princess's Mansion. Not to mention a reward, it is a gift I gave them."
Chen Wuliang, who was outside the door, heard that the emperor was just giving something, but did not mention summoning Yan Xu immediately. He didn't know whether the emperor was really not anxious or not. He hesitated for a moment, and finally asked, "If the mother and son are safe and there is nothing big, can the emperor summon Yan Xu?"
"No need to give special instructions. A Xu is now a person with a proper sense of character. When he thinks about it, he will naturally go to the palace to ask for a meeting."
When the emperor said this, Chen Wuliang naturally knew what to do. After leaving the Chuigong Hall, he immediately went to the inner trunk.
He carefully selected a long-lived lock with wealth and eternal green patterns, a pair of small gold bracelets engraved with five blessings, and a piece of mutton fat jade plaque, which was given to the newly born child. Ten palace silk, a pair of gold hairpins, and a pair of double-stranded swords, which were for Su Shiqi. As for Princess Dongyang and Yan Xu, although the emperor usually gave it countless rewards, he did not intend to save it for the emperor this time. He took his own initiative and added another cloak, a string of pearls, and a set of four treasures in the study...
He even brought Yue Qianqiu a bow, a bag of arrows, and a pair of daggers. As for Yue Qianqiu's problem of being not good at archery, he ignored it directly. Anyway, the emperor said it was a gift, not a reward, and it was feasible for Yue Qianqiu to transfer it to others.
The four treasures of the Jinyu playware and the four treasures of the study and the arrows and daggers do not occupy much, but it is impossible to carry the ten palace silk on their shoulders. Therefore, when Chen Wuliang left the palace, he brought two small yellow doors to escort a car. He was a person who often came and went. As soon as he arrived at the door, someone rushed in and informed him, and at the same time opened the middle door.
When he was wearing a black hooded cloak dismounted at the second door, Yan Xu and Yue Qianqiu came out.
After saying hello to each other, Yan Xu explained first: "My mother felt a little uncomfortable, so she didn't come out."
Chen Wuliang knew how important the existence of the eldest princess Dongyang was to the emperor. When he was shocked, he hurriedly asked: "The eldest princess feels uncomfortable? What are the symptoms? Is it important? Have you sent someone to the Imperial Medical Office to hire an imperial physician?"
I just heard Princess Dongyang reveal some heartfelt words. Now Yan Xu and Yue Qianqiu have not yet calmed down. Seeing Chen Wuliang's anxious look again, they have more and more experienced the profound meaning of Princess Dongyang's words.
Although the master and apprentice always knew that Princess Dongyang was very powerful, they just learned that the person was superior to the Wude Department and the Chief Administrator of the Ministry of Justice. The emperor had just quietly established the Emperor in the past ten years, and they were still greatly frightened. Especially Yan Xu, he found that his mother had the ability to capture himself who had run away from home back then, so he would not mention his guilt.
After all, my mother let herself stay around in Jinling for so many years, but he was still stubborn before...
As for Princess Dongyang, she had already met Empress Beiyan, and she had traveled with others to Jinling, and she was like a close friend in her boudoir. In the past ten years, she often received letters sent in the name of her close friends. She only learned about the inside story last year. So this year, she followed the newly received letter and asked Yan Xu to take Liu Fangyuan and Dai Zhanning to pursue the past. This is another matter.
So, I just found out that Princess Dongyang seemed to be overly tired for days. Even though the message was sent from outside that it was a gift from the palace, Yan Xu still forcibly placed her in the main room of Yanshui Pavilion to rest. At this time, facing Chen Wuliang's continuous cannon-like problem, the head of Xuandao Hall, who transformed from a disobedient and unfilial son to a twenty-four filial son, beat her up.
"Mom is just a little tired. In addition, I have suffered a little wind and it will be fine for two days. It's not a big deal. But if you have a hard time, you can go there yourself..." Yan Xu was about to be polite, but suddenly he felt that Yue Qianqiu's elbow hit him quietly. He immediately came to his senses and smiled quickly, "By the way, I heard from Qianqiu that Emperor Beiyan actually said that Zhen Rong was the son of King Jin?"
Speaking of this, Chen Wuliang looked at Yue Qianqiu. Seeing that he was dissatisfied with his face, he sighed and said, "The emperor summoned the King of Jin. The King of Jin insisted that this was too funny and did not admit it. Your Highness Ying also spoke for the King of Jin. As a result, the emperor comforted him warmly. Even if Beiyan really had any traps and traps, it would be useless. But..."
When Yue Qianqiu saw Chen Wuliang pause and was about to ask questions, he suddenly remembered that he had put such a well-known eunuch in the palace and spoke at the door. It was really rude. He quickly coughed heavily and said, "Looking at the memory of Master and me, you are kind-hearted and kind. We are talking to you at the door in this cold weather. Please come in!"
Yan Xu reacted very quickly and immediately smiled dryly, "Yes, right, I'm really confused, I'm really sorry. Eunuch Chen, please..."
Chen Wuliang naturally wouldn't care about this, and both the master and the disciple had already apologized in embarrassment, so he naturally said with a smile. When he followed the two of them to the princess's mansion to receive regular guests, Shui Yuntian came from the inner trunk of the palace and distributed the gifts from everyone. He ordered the Xiaohuangmen who came to hand over the palace silk and the like to the princess' mansion into the warehouse, and only brought in the gold and jade toys and weapons.
Seeing Yan Xu thanking him for his gratitude, Yue Qianqiu also urged Yan Xu to go to the palace to thank him in person. He didn't understand that this was an excuse for being an apprentice to enter the palace for being a master, so as not to outsiders doubt it. He immediately understood that the emperor had another reason for giving something with such a big fanfare. He could not help but smile and explain the detailed process of the emperor summoning Xiao Jingxian.
There is no doubt that he, who had been guarding the gate of Chuigong Hall, was the only one who heard everything except the emperor there at that time, Xiao Jingxian and Li Yiming. At this moment, he omitted the emperor's plan to even send Cheng Qianqian to Xiao Jingxian, and instead focused on exaggerating the proposal of King Ying Li Yiming to send Cheng Qianqian to some sects to learn martial arts.
Yan Xu didn't care about the little fat man's emotional problems, but he felt a little moved by the fat man who was once violent and impulsive. Now he finally looked like a prince. At least he had never harmed an innocent girl because of his weak will.
Yue Qianqiu was not surprised to refuse Xiao Jingxian's death, but felt relieved. After all, he didn't think Zhen Rong would be Xiao Jingxian's son, but was afraid that Xiao Jingxian would lose his heart and admit it in one go. He had experienced the battle of Xuanwuze in person and suddenly asked, "Eunuch Chen, I have never had time to inquire. I don't know what is happening to the Cheng family in Yangzhou right now?"
Speaking of this, the smile on Chen Wuliang's face gradually faded away. He seemed to be considering whether to speak or how to speak, but under Yue Qianqiu's gaze, he finally told the truth: "There is no more Cheng family in Yangzhou. Just the night after the girl Cheng encountered the robbery and killing at Xuanwuze, a big fire burned the Cheng family to white ground. It is said that no one escaped. Unfortunately, the Cheng family has a lot of books and they are burned down."
The embarrassment of the destruction of the book, rather than the burial of the family in the fire, was not his original words, but the emperor's attitude at that time. It can be seen how angry the emperor was about someone who plotted against the lifelong event of King Li Yiming of the King of England. Even if Ye Guanghan and Zhao Qingya could know, it was not a huge secret, but he had been holding back and watching the situation develop, and the emperor had been restrained for too long.
As soon as Chen Wuliang said this, Yue Qianqiu, who was mentally prepared, couldn't help but take a breath and asked numbly, "No one escaped? There is not even a servant? The coroner over there did not have a family to go for a autopsy? Before the person was burned or choked to death, would there be any other external injuries? This should be easy to detect?"
"Young Master Jiu, you are right. This unprecedented major case, whether it is Yangzhou or Jiangdu County, all dispatched the most capable people to check it. It is said that all the corpses have no sharp scars, and no poison was found in the bodies of those who were choked to death by smoke. However, it is said that the master of the Cheng family closed the door and set up a wine to celebrate a happy event, and even the servants set up seven or eight tables at home."
Speaking of this, Chen Wuliang said in a stressful tone: "And, Mr. Cheng bought all the old wines in the two old shops that day. Because just a few days after his daughter went to Beijing to visit relatives, everyone said that his daughter probably had climbed up the high branch, so he was so happy. If we look at it this way, I'm afraid that the Cheng family would be drunk that night, and then someone set a fire to burn the Cheng family and the people and the property."
Yue Qianqiu is not a person who is so fraternal and hypocritical. He is not familiar with Cheng Qianqian, so he naturally doesn't really care about the life or death of the Cheng family. He didn't expect that a scumbag father would be silenced before. However, this cruel behavior of killing the whole family aroused his strong disgust.
Especially when he was in Xuanwu Ze, Yueying and Du Bailou were both there. Even though Yueying had been in Jinling these days, Du Bailou was still missing. With this person's keenness, how could he not expect that there might be something wrong with the Cheng family?
Yan Xu had no concern for the Cheng family at all, but when he heard this outrageous massacre, he, who had always been very righteous, couldn't help but film the case and said, "Didn't anyone escape? Even if he didn't have a living, could it be that there was no clue in this case?"
"In addition to Miss Cheng, the men, women, young and old in the Cheng family, plus the servants, have a total of 82 people. The result just reported was that there were 82 bodies moved out by the Cheng family. Now they are comparing with men and women according to age, but I'm afraid there is really no living. As for the clues..." Chen Wuliang paused and sighed, "I think it's better for you to ask the eldest princess. The eldest princess is personally in charge of the investigation of all efforts."
It turns out that Princess Dongyang knew about this long ago? It’s great. She didn’t ask just now, but she just didn’t say it! In this way, Princess Dongyang was not here last night, I’m afraid it was because of this?
Yue Qianqiu and Yan Xu exchanged a glance. Before Yue Qianqiu could speak, Yan Xu suddenly said, "Eunuch Chen, I'll go into the palace with you."
Yan Xu thought he had already told everything he should have reported to his mother, and he should immediately go to the palace to tell the emperor's uncle. After all, Liu Fangyuan and Dai Zhanning are still missing now, so he quickly made a decision.
Yue Qianqiu also stood up and said, "Master, go, I will go home later. You will be safe. Master's wife will be happy to have a noble son. Dashuang and Xiaoshuang should come back to see their father and brother."
Chen Wuliang was waiting to see Princess Dongyang himself, but Yan Xu repeatedly said that it was nothing serious and he wanted to follow him to the palace. He finally followed Yan Xu's intention. Yue Qianqiu sent them to the second gate, and then summoned a girl at the door, instructed her to go home to the Princess Dongyang and Mrs. Su Shiqi inside, and immediately hurried to the stable to take out Snow White and leave.
When Princess Dongyang received the news that both the master and the disciple had all ran away one after another, she just pondered for a moment and immediately said to Sang Zi who came to report: "Hurry up, send someone to inform Chen Wuliang and tell him not to worry about A Xu and stop Qianqiu. That kid is definitely going to see Xiao Qingqing! If there is any change... she would rather hurt Xiao Qingqing than let Qianqiu lose a hair!"
Although she also believed that most of the pigeons released by her son were intercepted and it was difficult to return, and Liu Fangyuan and Dai Zhanning were still missing, which is likely to be related to Xiao Qingqing. Moreover, the fire in the Cheng family in Yangzhou is likely to be inseparable from the Red Moon Palace Master. However, when the person was already trapped in the palm of his hand, she did not intend to stimulate Xiao Qingqing to go crazy.
But by comparison, Yue Qianqiu is more important. Xiao Qingqing is better than Yan Xu or Old Master Yue!
After Sang Zi was stunned, he immediately rushed to send a message, even though he had not been asleep all night the night before, he was very tired from his spirit to his body. Princess Dongyang still sat up and then held the railing out of bed.
Chapter completed!