Yusui Chang'an

Qin Zongliang had been sending people to keep an eye on Zhu Dianhua and the Hong'an Marquis' Mansion. Although he didn't know why Zhu Dianhua suddenly kidnapped the princesses of the two countries, he was the one who did it. Now he wants to escape from the matter and it is also a fact that he asked the Jingzhao prefect to give false testimony.

Coincidentally, the prince took over the Ministry of Justice, so it was natural for him to go to Jingzhao Yin's prison.

The prince was still upset about the Ministry of Personnel being handed over to Chu Chengyao, and he was not interested after hearing what Qin Zongliang said.

It was not until Qin Zongliang said that the emperor handed over the Ministry of Personnel at this time, most likely to protect the prince, that the prince became excited:
"So, father still favors me. Since the Ministry of Justice has been handed over to me, there is no reason for me to give it back. You can also help to look after the backlog of government affairs and sort them out in the shortest possible time to confirm the reputation of the second son for mismanagement."

Qin Zongliang readily agreed:
"I'm afraid that Minister Sun can no longer be saved. Your Highness must find a candidate for the Minister of Personnel as soon as possible to prevent the King of Jin or the King of Qin from taking advantage of the situation."

After seeing the prince off, someone came to report that Qin Zongheng and Yunniang's child had been found.

"I have been secretly investigating the child's whereabouts according to the orders of the prince, and I discovered that the second young master was also secretly investigating. This time, the second young master was the first to discover the whereabouts, and I followed the traces to find the person."

Qin Zongliang had never mentioned this child to anyone in the mansion. Everyone in the mansion thought that the child had died a long time ago. They were surprised to hear that the child might be in Youranju, and they were even more surprised after hearing what his attendant said:

"Qin Zongheng? How did he know that?"

"I don't know. Two days ago, there was a wedding at the General's Mansion. The woman had an argument with her ex-husband on the street while holding her child. Many people saw it. The Second Young Master must have heard about it and knew that the child's origin was unknown, so he sent someone to investigate."

Qin Zongliang inquired about what had happened and learned that the child was left at the gate of Ci'en Hall by someone on the night of Qin Zongheng's wedding. He stayed there for less than two days before being spotted and taken away by Du Xing. Since then, Dingxiang has been raising the child until now.

"How come it was just such a coincidence that it was picked up by Lin Jinyan's people?"

"I have checked. Du Xing and Lin Jinyan and several other managers have often gone to Ci'en Hall to deliver food and clothes over the years, and have also helped find adoptive families for children. Lin Jinyan has also been there several times since she returned to Beijing last year. Du Xing has also been to Ci'en Hall to deliver food several times recently."

Seeing Qin Zongliang thinking without saying anything, the attendant said:
"The woman with the child named Dingxiang, her ex-husband who caused trouble, was named Sun Delai. When we investigated, we found that he had contact with a small steward in the Prince of Jin's mansion."

Qin Zongliang raised his eyebrows and smiled humbly and coldly:
"Interesting. Let's go find this guy and question him. Maybe this isn't just a coincidence."
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After Chu Chengyao took over the Ministry of Personnel, he also realized that the Ministry of Personnel was a hot potato. He wondered why his biased father, the emperor, treated him so well!

But no matter how angry he was, he had to be patient and solve the current dilemma, otherwise he would really have to take the blame for the prince.

The best way to resolve the dilemma is to thoroughly investigate the problems in the Ministry of Personnel as quickly as possible. The longer it takes, the more likely it is that this mess will be framed on him.

For this purpose, Chu Chengyao had to find Chu Chengye and persuade him to produce evidence so that they could overthrow the Minister of Personnel and cut off the prince's arm.

After much persuasion, Chu Chengye was still refusing to express his opinion. After seeing Chu Chengyao's frustrated face, he made a vague statement that he would consider it for two days before giving a reply. (End of this chapter)