Yanmenchun

Chapter 58

Lin Zicheng stabilized his emotions and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the Duke of Ming has never had any contact with this minister. I don't know where Master Liu came from to use this book to slander this minister. Your Majesty can learn from you!"

The emperor did not speak with a sullen face, Master Liu sneered and said, "Commander Lin, this booklet was found in a shop in the Duke of Ming's mansion, it is the record of the silver out of the warehouse recorded by the Duke of Ming's mansion, and there is no signature on it. , because this is the 'example silver' they gave you!"

"What nonsense! What did I do with the money from the Duke's Mansion for no reason?!"

Mr. Liu looked upright, and said sternly: "Miss Zheng died suddenly in the Princess Mansion. Ming Guogong and his wife have always blamed this matter on Miss Shentu. Unfortunately, there has been no evidence. Is there any better time than now? The Fang Mansion is in chaos, and the princess died for no apparent reason! You take the opportunity to get rid of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion for them, the Duke of Ming’s Mansion kills two birds with one stone!"

Lin Zicheng was so heartbroken, he suddenly wondered if the prisoner who was caught suddenly was something tricky, but at this moment he could only argue vigorously: "Lord Liu, don't spit blood! I'm not afraid of the shadow, you Don’t even think about accusing me of something that you don’t need here! I don’t have any contacts with the Duke of Ming, and this investigation is even more conscientious and selfless!”

His last words were addressed to the Emperor.

The emperor's face didn't improve because of what he said, and even became a little gloomy.

Lin Zicheng's teeth chattered in fear for a moment, so he put on a very pitiful look and fell on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I have not accepted any bribes, you can send someone to the Ichen's mansion to check and find out!"

The emperor was silent for a few seconds before he said, "Really? Then where did the Zhuangzi of the several hundred acres of land outside your city come from? Wasn't it the property of the Duke of Ming Dynasty?"

This is simply a slap in the face, how could the emperor know about the property.

But he immediately reacted, threw himself on the ground and cried bitterly: "Your Majesty, what property? I don't know! The only person I can rely on in Beijing is Your Majesty. Some people are jealous and often fabricate all kinds of crimes to slander my minister! "

He looked very aggrieved and distressed, even the actor had to give up three points.

However, the emperor snorted coldly and said: "The Duke of the Ming Dynasty gave you the land, and asked you to use Taihe's affairs to put Zhenbeihou's residence to death. Such a crime of deceiving the emperor deserves to be executed on the spot!"

Lin Zicheng's ears were buzzing. He didn't understand that he was here to report the case and take down the Zhenbeihou Mansion?How did it become a crime of deceiving the king?

He took a few steps on his knees, and explained with tears: "Your Majesty, I have been wronged. I have never taken anything from the Duke of Ming Dynasty. I am loyal, and the world can learn from it!"

However, Gao Yongyi had already stopped him, and the imperial guards stepped forward to detain him. Under Lin Zicheng's expression of tearing eyes, the emperor waved his big hand and said angrily: "Put Lin Zicheng into prison! Take the title!"

The guards dragged Lin Zicheng away, his shouts still echoed in the imperial study, the emperor held his forehead with a headache and said: "Feng Qing, you are responsible for the detailed examination of this case!"

Feng Yuanan knelt down and said yes.

When Shen Tuchan came out of the imperial study room, she greeted Feng Yuanan and Master Liu in the corridor, sent Feng Yuanan and Lord Liu away, and then saw Concubine Shu coming out of the imperial study room.

Shen Tuchan saluted with a smile, "I've seen your mother."

Concubine Shu looked gentle, but she said a little distantly: "Miss Shentu, it happens to be on the way, let's go together."

Shentu Danlin followed from a distance to see his sister and concubine Shu walking side by side.

A few hours ago, Concubine Shu was absent-minded in the imperial study several times, and the emperor couldn't help asking her what was wrong.

Concubine Shu had no choice but to say cautiously: "Your Majesty, this concubine is just a little sad because of Princess Jingxin."

The emperor's face was not very good-looking at once, so Concubine Shu showed him some idle books.

It was written in the book that a young man offended the son-in-law, and the son-in-law executed the boy by the hand of the princess. After the execution, the boy's family did not take revenge on the son-in-law, but poisoned the princess at a banquet, and put This incident was blamed on the son-in-law, and finally the emperor bestowed the death on the son-in-law.

The emperor slowly frowned, Concubine Shu twisted the pages and said: "It is said that there are quite a lot of copies sold in the market. Sister Yufei also read it before. The story is not bad. The concubine reads it when she has nothing to do. Let's have a look."

The emperor hummed and said: "Concubine Yu is young, and she likes to read some scripts and dramas."

Concubine Shu smiled and didn't speak. After a while, the emperor suddenly said: "Duke Ming's daughter died in the Princess Mansion, right?"

Concubine Shu nodded, and said regretfully: "Yes, I heard that he died from eating drugs, it's really scary!"

The emperor glanced at her and leaned on the dragon chair and said in a daze: "Taihe had a bad personality before and would often bully some noble girls. The ladies of the Zhenbeihou's Mansion were often bullied by her, even if they fought, it was not too much trouble." What is surprising is that the lady of the Duke of Ming’s mansion died in the princess mansion, and the maid’s body was also found in the pond, so the Duke of Ming’s mansion is peaceful and worry-free.”

Concubine Shu smiled slightly and said: "Mrs. Ming Guogong has been yelling that it was Miss Shentu who killed her daughter. I think the matter has nothing to do with Taihe."

The emperor didn't speak, he turned over a few pages of the book and closed it with a bang, he beckoned and asked Gao Yongyi: "What's going on in the Duke of Ming's mansion recently?"

Gao Yongyi was stunned and said: "There is no movement, just because Miss Zheng passed away and had to attend a funeral, Mr. Zheng is suffering in Longnan, and because of the locust plague in Cheng County, all the officials have donated money one after another. The Duke of Ming may not be able to turn around. Pawn a few Zhuangzi and go out."

The emperor looked up at Gao Yongyi, and Gao Yongyi's heart skipped a beat: "Ask someone to find out who gave those Zhuangzi orders? Where did Dianzhuangzi's money go?"

Gao Yongyi came back soon, and the people below obviously made some inquiries in case the emperor asked him.

"Your Majesty, Zhuangzi, who has a [-]-acre field in the Duke's Mansion of the Ming Dynasty, is now under the name of Commander Lin."

On the long palace road, Concubine Shu's slender eyelashes drooped down, she turned her head to look at Shen Tuchan and said, "You are such a smart child, how did you know that the Duke of Ming's mansion sent Zhuangzi to Commander Lin?"

Shen Tuchan shook her head and said, "Your Majesty, that Zhuangzi was not sent by the Duke of Ming."

Concubine Shu looked at her in horror, she smiled and said, "It was given to Li Taiwei by the Duke of Ming Dynasty. Li Taiwei wanted Commander Lin to put me to death, so he handed it over to Commander Lin."

Concubine Shu's eyes were smiling and vigilant, and she couldn't help asking: "Then how do you know?"

"I'm staring at the Duke of Ming's mansion." There was a small smile in the girl's eyes, she didn't seem to know what terrible words she was talking about, and said again: "Madam, I'm walking on the rope alone, how can I not Be careful everywhere?"

Concubine Shu looked at her for a long while without speaking, and the two said goodbye at the intersection.

Shentu Danlin came over and looked at Concubine Shu's back and asked, "How did you convince her?"

Shen Tuchan smiled, looked at the high roof of Qianqing Palace casually and said: "An enemy's enemy is a friend, and the Duke of Ming's mansion has always been a thorn in her side, a thorn in her flesh."

Shentu Danlin actually had a lot of doubts, and he couldn't help asking until he got into the carriage: "Is the arrested person yours?"

Shen Tuchan looked at the bustling street outside the car window: "Yeah, it's just a deliberate bait, it's the bill that Mr. Liu brought out just now, and it wasn't given to Lin Zicheng by Ming Guogong, but to Li Taiwei Yes, I've put in a lot of effort, and it's a bit of a waste now."

Before Shentu Danlin could speak, she continued: "That day, all the killers on Chunshan Mountain were killed as soon as they left Chunshan Mountain. I kept one of them. After thinking about it, I think it's a rare opportunity. Since Jiang Yuanrui and Fangfu have already been dealt with, If you keep the Duke of Ming Dynasty, you don’t know how long you will have to wait in the future, and the time will not wait for me.”

"And I really can't find a reason for Jiang Yuanrui to go to Chunshan. I can't find a way, so I have to look farther away."

She eliminated her three enemies at once, Shentu Danlin looked at this younger sister who was not yet fifteen years old with dark eyes.

He had heard a saying before that great wisdom is close to demons.

Shen Tuchan no longer looked out of the window, but turned to look at the small recessed tea table beside her: "Whether Li Taiwei, Ming Guogong, or even Jiang Yuanrui, they all want to borrow a knife to kill someone, and they all look at the people below from above. Dealing with me is like crushing an ant, but I am trying it myself, I have more time and energy to think about everything."

Shentu Danlin was dumbfounded for a moment, and after a long time he said: "Why do you want to do this, why do you want to get close to the royal family?"

Shen Tuchan didn't answer this sentence, but said from left to right: "Brother, don't be afraid, I will protect you."

(End of this chapter)