Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 294: Emperor Anping Fainted
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"According to the order of the Lord, Qin Ye and his daughter were not put in the prison cell, but were locked up in the side rooms of the back house of the government office."

"it is good!"

Zhao Quan nodded and went to the backyard.

The two guards in brocade clothes saluted hurriedly: "Greetings, sir."

Zhao Quan waved his hand: "Which room is Qin Ye in?"

"My lord, in that room."

Zhao Quan said no more and strode in.

In the room, Qin Ye sat on the chair motionless.

Zhao Quan's heart skipped a beat.

"Master Qin?"

"Master Qin!"

Nothing happens.

Zhao Quan's expression changed: "Someone come!"

Several people in brocade uniforms at the door immediately ran forward and bowed, "Sir!"

Zhao Quan pointed and said, "Go see Lord Qin."

"Yes!"

One of the men in brocade clothes stepped forward bravely and patted Qin Ye lightly on the shoulder.

"Master Qin?"

"Wow."

Qin Ye leaned down from his chair.

The soldier in brocade clothes was startled and stepped back in a hurry.

"My Lord, it's none of my business..."

Zhao Quan didn't care what happened to him, he rushed forward to check, and found that the person was already dead...

Qin Ye's eyes were wide open, as if he was dying with his eyes open.

"Who's in charge of the guard?"

"he."

Several soldiers in brocade uniforms pointed at each other.

rough!
Zhao Quan cursed inwardly, what a bunch of trash!
Can't even keep an eye on one person.

not good!

Zhao Quan suddenly remembered something, rushed to the other room like a gust of wind, and kicked the door open.

"what!"

Qin Keqing inside was stunned: "You, what are you going to do? My father is an official appointed by the court, I..."

Zhao Quan breathed a sigh of relief.

This must not happen.

"Don't worry, Miss Qin. I have no choice but to offend you for your safety."

"Someone, go outside and find two suitable maids to serve Miss Qin! If any mistake is made, they will be beheaded!" Zhao Quan ordered loudly.

"Yes!"

Everyone did not dare to delay and hurriedly prepared to go.

Qin Keqing felt sad when she saw this scene.

She was already feeling sorry for herself because she couldn't marry into the Ningguo Mansion, and now she's been dragged into some unknown case, and her reputation is probably ruined.

Could it be that the commander of the Imperial Guard saw her beauty and wanted to possess her, so he framed my father?
Beauty is short-lived!
For a moment, Miss Qin felt mixed emotions.

I don't know whether to obey or what.

……

"How did the person die?"

Zhao Quan stared at the coroner with a nervous look on his face.

The coroner examined the body for a long time, then looked up and said, "Poisoning."

"Suicide or homicide?"

"This is hard to say."

Zhao Quan frowned: "Why is it hard to say?"

The coroner laughed and said, "Suicide is also poisoning, and someone else poisoned him, which is difficult to judge at the moment. If you want to solve this case, you need professionals from the Ministry of Justice. I can only perform an autopsy, but I can't solve the case."

This is true.

Isn't it difficult to rely on coroners to solve cases?

Zhao Quan waved his hand: "Then go ahead."

The coroner left quickly, cursing in his heart: Damn Jinyiwei, a bunch of bastards, you want to solve the case? Dream on!
After the coroner left.

Zhao Quan looked at his subordinates.

“Who will solve the case?”

Everyone looked at each other.

The Jinyiwei were in charge of confiscating property, so who would solve the case?
Of course, if there is a suspect, we can definitely solve the case. After all, the torture instruments of the Jinyiwei are not for decoration. No matter whether you have killed anyone or not, if we say you have killed someone, then you have been killed.

But now there is not even a suspect, how can we solve the case?

"Sir, would you like to ask the Ministry of Justice to come and take a look? They are good at that..."

"Snapped!"

Before his subordinate could finish his words, Zhao Quan threw the tea bowl. "Useless, a bunch of useless!"

"Someone from the Ministry of Justice is here, why do you still need these bastards? You might as well go home and lie down!"

"Ahem, calm down, sir." Seeing that Zhao Quan was really angry, several people stepped forward and said with a smile: "Sir, there is no need to investigate this. The brothers are all waiting outside. It must be suicide without a doubt."

Zhao Quan narrowed his eyes slightly.

"You guys, are you sure?"

Everyone nodded hurriedly: "OK, OK!"

Zhao Quan sighed.

This is the only way to solve the case.

It is absolutely impossible to ask people from the Ministry of Justice for help.

Face is the most important.

However, I have to go to the palace quickly and give the emperor an explanation.

Qin Ye's clues were cut off, and as for Qin Keqing... he didn't dare to interrogate her casually. He had to get the emperor's personal order.

"Sir, it's not good!"

Just as he was about to leave, a man hurriedly came to the door. It was Zhao Quan's confidant.

Zhao Quan was very nervous and stood up suddenly.

"What's wrong? What's wrong again!"

The confidant looked around cautiously, and Zhao Quan immediately understood and waved his hand, saying, "You go down first, and make sure to take good care of Miss Qin's yard. If there is any problem again, I will die, and you can die as an apology."

Everyone nodded and agreed: "Yes, yes, we will definitely take good care of Miss Qin."

……

"Tell me, what's the matter that makes you so flustered?"

"My Lord, the Emperor..."

The confidant whispered something in Zhao Quan's ear.

Zhao Quan was shocked. All his prestige was given by the emperor. If anything happened to Emperor Anping, then...

"Quick, follow me into the palace!"

Daming Palace, Hall of Mental Cultivation, entrance.

The eldest prince with a nervous look on his face, the third prince who was silent, and the fourth prince who was only two years old also came in the arms of a little eunuch.

There were also many well-informed ministers in the palace, including the cabinet chief Ye Gao, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel Liu Yizhi, the right censor of the Censorate Wei Shengfu, the minister of the Supreme Court Pei Zhen, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War He Qiuyuan, etc.

With the arrival of Jinyiwei commander Zhao Quan, everyone frowned unconsciously and kept a distance from him, as if they were afraid of getting stuck with something dirty.

Zhao Quan knew that it was impossible for him to integrate into the circle of literati, but he didn't care. He just cursed in his heart: What a bunch of self-righteous dogs!
"Creak" sound.

The door of the Hall of Mental Cultivation opens.

The imperial doctors walked out of the door with solemn expressions.

A few princes rushed forward first, and then the officials surrounded them with nervous looks on their faces.

"How is Father?"

"How is the emperor's dragon body?"

"emperor……"

The imperial doctors all shook their heads, sighed, and remained silent.

Everyone's heart skipped a beat.

Could it be?

The eldest prince and the third prince couldn't help but look at each other...

"Your Majesty, please invite Lord Ye, Lord Wen, Lord Jia, Lord Li Minzhi, and Lord Zhao Quan to come in and have a chat." Eunuch Xia Shouzhong came out in a hurry and said with a grim expression.

Ye Xiang was overjoyed.

Is the emperor going to entrust his son to someone else's care?

Jia Jing was at home preparing for a funeral and could not come.

hey-hey……

Several people bowed and went in hurriedly.

Emperor Anping was lying on his sickbed, his face was pale and looked very ugly.

"Ahem, several of the beloved ministers are here... Where is Lord Jia?"

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten? Lord Jia's son passed away and the funeral is being prepared at home." Ye Xiang said hurriedly and carefully.

"Oh."

Emperor Anping nodded faintly: "I am really getting old and confused, and my body is not doing well anymore."

Tears welled up in Ye Xiang's eyes: "Your Majesty, please take care of yourself. The country cannot live without you, and the people of the world cannot live without you either."

Wen Ting also cried, "Yes, Your Majesty, your health is the most important thing, you must take care of yourself. You can ask the Imperial Household Department to handle the memorials."

"emperor……"

Li Minzhi's eyes were blurred with tears and she burst into tears.

Zhao Quan also wanted to say something, but the words had already been spoken by the two people before him. For a moment, he didn't know what to say, so he could only repeat: "Your Majesty, please take care of yourself..."

"Cough cough."

Emperor Anping coughed twice and said, "I understand my health condition. I am afraid it will not last. I have asked you two to come here today to hear your opinions. Who of the eldest and the third brother is more suitable to be the crown prince?"

Ye Xiang remained expressionless, but he was suspicious for a moment.

Under normal circumstances, Emperor Anping would not say this, unless... was he doing it on purpose?
Thinking back to the recent assassination of the Second Prince...

(End of this chapter)