Yusui Chang'an

Chapter 1314 How to escape
After sending the crown prince away, the emperor immediately asked Zheng Cheng to check the authenticity of the evidence. When he got the reply that it was true, the emperor pondered for a long time:
If there really was collusion between the royal family and Mobei in that assassination, he would most suspect his second son.

Because, he was able to do this matter so perfectly that no evidence could be found. Among his sons, the second son had the most ambition and ability to do this.

Moreover, the assassination and the confession of the Mobei man did help the second son escape from the predicament. It was reasonable and logical that the son who was hiding his incompetence was the most suspicious...

But this piece of evidence was produced by the prince, just when Qin Zongliang was about to be convicted... It was too coincidental... It was so coincidental that it seemed like a way for Qin Zongliang to escape.
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The Duke's Mansion of the State of Qin.

Qin Zongliang sat behind the incense burner. The misty smoke softened his gloomy expression. The refreshing fragrance could not dispel the violent look between his brows.

He knew very well that the effectiveness of the evidence he had worked so hard to forge would be halved if he produced it now. However, the sudden accusation from Mingye Pavilion caught him off guard, and he had no choice but to produce the evidence to protect himself.

Now we can only hope that the person sent to assassinate Mingye Pavilion and come to Beijing to testify can succeed.

By then, Mingye Pavilion would only have the confession, and even if there were criticisms, they would not be able to convict him. He could just say that he had found evidence of Prince Jin's treason, and Prince Jin joined forces with Mingye Pavilion to frame him in order to save his life.

It just so happened that King Jin’s fiefdom was in Zhangzhou, where Mingye Pavilion was located, so it was natural for them to have connection.

Although he had solved his problem, Qin Zongliang was still angry:

Damn Mingye Pavilion, a mere ruffian actually dared to disrupt his plans!
Xue Ren entered and bowed, carefully gazing at Qin Zongliang's expression before respectfully replying:
"Master, Menglian sent a message saying that Zhu Dianhua is getting more and more crazy, and he rushes into the courtyard with a knife from time to time to kill her. She is afraid that she can't protect the lives of her two children, so she wants you to send two more people."

Qin Zongliang cursed impatiently:
"A cowardly waste! Tell her that as long as she stays alive, getting injured will only make the Zhu family father and son enemies." Xue Ren was about to leave when Qin Zongliang stopped him:
"Zhu Dianhua is so desperate, but he only attacks Menglian. It seems that he is not in a hurry. Now he is blind and disabled, and he has a grudge with his biological father. What else does he care about..."

After thinking for a moment, Qin Zongliang suddenly laughed:
"By the way, he also has a mother who dotes on him to no end..."
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Jin Palace.

The corruption scandal in the Ministry of Personnel led to the downfall of many officials including Shangshu Sun, and the matter has finally come to an end.

Even the crown prince, the main culprit, was released from house arrest today. However, Chu Chengyao, the investigator, has not been able to return to the court because of the blood letter from the Sun family.

There was no talk of punishment, and no arrangements were made. He just sat idle in the mansion, as if he had been forgotten.

The biggest supporter on the surface is the Minister of Justice Qi Quan. Because the Ministry of Justice is supervised by the prince, he is constrained in every way. Most of his officials, led by Vice Minister Qiu Minli, have begun to turn to the prince.

After hearing the report from the palace doctor, Zhou Yuexue was restless and overly worried, which led to an unstable fetus. Chu Chengyao suppressed his disgust, wrote a letter by hand, and asked the housekeeper to deliver it:

He was suppressed in the court and confined to the Ministry of Personnel for three months. Only after the safe birth of the emperor's eldest grandson could he be helped out of his predicament.

After sending the court doctor away, Zhong Yi entered the room anxiously:
"Your Highness, something happened in Yang Qi's medicine shop. He was blocked in the shop by the people who were making trouble."