Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 122 I told you, do you believe it?
"As ordered!"

"Send my son... back to his place and arrange for him to commit suicide!"

The attendant did not say anything else, but walked forward silently, carried Wanyan Quxing on his shoulders, and then retreated silently.

Wanyan Zheng slowly closed his eyes.

After Wanyan Liang got the news about Nima Sa and others, he must have felt like he had found a treasure and would definitely make this matter an ironclad case.

He had no choice but to take drastic measures.

He had to return to Zhongdu before Nimasa to prevent Wanyan Liang from discovering that he had left without permission.

When Wanyan Liang made this matter an ironclad case and held him accountable, the news that Wanyan Quxing killed the deputy envoy in anger and then committed suicide out of fear of punishment would also spread to Zhongdu.

You, the Emperor, want to make this an ironclad case that cannot be denied. I cannot avoid it, so I will help you make it an ironclad case.

But Deputy Envoy Han died, and my son also died.

He killed Deputy Envoy Han out of anger because of personal grudge. After he regained his senses, he committed suicide out of fear of punishment for the sake of the emperor's dignity.

Both the murderer and the murdered are gone.

This is an ironclad case. What else can you find to make trouble for?

A life has been paid for a life. Even if you still want to stir up trouble, you cannot use this as a basis for a wrongful imprisonment and completely wipe out my family.

Although he could not escape the charge of "bad parenting", it was nothing compared to the catastrophic disaster.

As long as my foundation is still there, there is still a chance to make a comeback.

When he thought about the plan to form an alliance with the Ugun clan falling through, and that it would give Wanyan Liang a handle, causing the family to suffer greater losses, a nameless anger surged in his heart, and the sadness caused by Wanyan Quxing's death was diluted...

……

That night, Guoxin Office was not very busy.

They had just arranged for Nima Sa and others to escort Deputy Envoy Han's body onto a large ship on the canal, and were about to arrange for Wanyan Zheng to be secretly sent away.

Qin Hui personally took charge of the coordination, and Eunuch Li presided over the matter at the dock, arranging a speedboat to send Wanyan Zheng on his way.

It was only after Yingge returned to Banjing Hall that she learned that Deputy Envoy Han had been killed.

Wanyan Quxing actually killed Deputy Envoy Han?

Yingge's first reaction was that it was Wanyan Quxing who did it.

Before she could think it over carefully, news came that Wanyan Quxing had committed suicide.

There is no need to doubt it now, it was indeed Wanyan Quxing who did it.

Although Yingge did not want to obey her family's arrangement and marry someone she hated very much, she also had no intention of killing Wanyan Quxing.

Unexpectedly, she just wanted to cancel the engagement. Wanyan Quxing was so angry at Deputy Envoy Han for making a fuss that he actually killed him. Then he committed suicide out of fear of the crime, which made her sigh.

Fortunately, although the chief envoy and the deputy envoy had died, there were still two officials in the delegation: the judge and the recorder.

These two officials will take care of these messy matters, so Yingge doesn't need to get involved in them.

……

In the Song Family Snack Shop in Qingshi Lane, Yang Yuan came back drunk as usual. He fell asleep as soon as he got into the house and was unwilling to talk to Lu Xi any more.

After Lu Xi left, he bolted the door, went to the attic first, and took out the bag of jewelry hidden deep in the pile of junk.

Then he went back to the first floor and walked into the small compartment where the ancestral tablets were enshrined.

Yang Yuan lit three incense sticks, knelt on the cushion and kowtowed, prayed silently, then spread a bundle of cloth on the ground.

The ancestral tablets of the Yang family, starting with the ancestral tablet of the earliest branch of his family to set up his own household, were taken down one by one and put into the package, and finally they were tied into one package.

He temporarily placed a bag of jewelry and a bag of spirit tablets in the cabinet.

These were the only two things he wanted to take away.

The window on the second floor opposite was always open. Lu Xi leaned against the window, looking at this side quietly.

If she was fooled by Yang Yuan the first time, this time, she clearly felt that Yang Yuan was pretending to be asleep and he just didn't want to talk to her.

Luxi was very sad. She didn't know what went wrong between them.

If Erlang was depressed just because of Brother Yang's death, then why did he smell of alcohol and a faint scent of powder on him?
How could he embrace a prostitute and drink to his heart's content, but not even want to say a few words to me?
Recalling every little detail of their acquaintance, Lu Xi tried again and again to convince himself that his second brother would not change his mind.

However, Yang Yuan's visible indifference and the faint scent of powder on his body reminded her again and again that her second brother...

There's someone outside!

……

Yang Yuan got up early the next day and had breakfast in the store again. Then, as usual, he left the snack bar and walked out leisurely.

Lu Xi, who was cleaning a table, pursed her lips, suddenly took off her apron, and said to Father Song: "Father, I'm going out for a while."

Old Man Song seemed to want to say something but stopped himself, and in the end he just sighed worriedly.

Yang Yuan came to "Mama Wang's Teahouse" again, sitting in the same place where he sat last time.

Some guests were drinking tea and chatting in the big teahouse, and some of them were talking about stories of the Sui and Tang dynasties with great excitement. Yang Yuan listened to them, but he did not feel the same pride as when he saw everyone going crazy for Mr. Qu's "The New Three Kingdoms".

How could a person who has already made up his mind to die and knows that he will not live long be tempted by these things?

The person who was speaking with great interest was obviously giving a make-up lesson to his friend, the one who had missed the lecture.

Yang Yuan listened for a while, then raised his hand. A female tea doctor immediately came to his side and said politely, "Sir?"

"Mr. Qu, when did you give today's lecture in your store?"

The tea doctor smiled and said, "Sir, you have come too early. Mr. Qu will not start his lecture until 7:30 in the evening."

"Seven quarters of the evening..."

Yang Yuan estimated the time and said, "Please tell Mr. Qu to find me at the Lexin Inn in the back street after this lecture. My name is Yang Yuan."

The female tea doctor didn't expect that this guest actually knew Mr. Qu, and his tone... He actually wanted Mr. Qu, a busy man, to go and see him?

However, who among those who are in the business of welcoming and seeing off guests and entertaining them doesn't have some vision?
She could see that the young guest was not joking, and he seemed certain that Mr. Qu would keep the appointment after knowing the news, so how could he dare to neglect him?

Even her attitude towards Yang Yuan became much better.

After the female tea doctor respectfully agreed and stepped aside, Yang Yuan slowly ate snacks and drank tea, waiting for Yingge.

Nearly a quarter of an hour had passed since the time they had agreed upon before Yingge and A'man hurried into the store.

She was still dressed in men's clothes, holding a small ivory fan, and followed by Ah Man carrying a bundle, just like the last time they met here.

Under the eaves of a store across the street, Lu Xi watched from afar. She could already see that the young man who had made an appointment with her second brother was clearly a woman with a hat and a hairpin.

At this moment, her heart felt like it was shot by an arrow and she felt indescribable pain.

In the teahouse, Yingge began to sigh as soon as she sat down.

"Alas, I almost couldn't come today. If I didn't come, you would think I was shirking my responsibility.

"You don't know what happened to our delegation yesterday. You wouldn't believe me if I told you. Sigh..."

Yingge sighed repeatedly and even forgot to taste the desserts that were served.

Yang Yuan pretended to be surprised and asked, "What could possibly happen to your delegation? How could they trap Miss Yingge for this?"

Yingge smiled bitterly and said, "Vice Envoy Han is dead, can you believe it?"

Yang Yuan was surprised and asked, "Dead? He was fine, what disease did he have?"

The corner of Yingge's lips twitched, and she pointed to the center of her brows: "Look, here, it's probably a brain disease."

Yang Yuan shook his head and said, "I didn't expect that Deputy Envoy Han would have such a serious illness. I really didn't expect it."

Yingge rolled her eyes and said, "I'm kidding. He was shot in the middle of the forehead by an arrow and died on the spot."

Yang Yuan was shocked and asked, "Who did it?"

Ying Ge said with a sad face: "Who else could it be? Wanyan Quxing."

"Just because Deputy Envoy Han wanted to report the real purpose of the Wanyan family's marriage to your emperor? He was... reckless, wasn't he? Didn't he consider the consequences?"

Yingge sighed and said, "Yes! He killed someone in a fit of rage. When he came to his senses, he was scared again, so he hanged himself."

This time, Yang Yuan was truly shocked.

"Wanyan... the young prince was... hanged?"

"Ok!"

Yingge nodded, picked out the best-looking pastry from the plate, and took a bite.

As she ate the sugar, she said to Yang Yuan, "After learning that Deputy Envoy Han was killed, the judge and recorder of the delegation went to see Wanyan Quxing. But when they opened the door, they found him hanging from the beam..."

Wanyan Quxing committed suicide?
Although Yang Yuan had only dealt with Wanyan Quxing once, he had secretly thought about him a lot in order to deal with this man.

Yang Yuan really couldn't imagine that, given Wanyan Quxing's personality, he would commit suicide out of fear of punishment.

Yingge continued, "It's very hot in Lin'an now. Early in the morning, our judges and recorders went to buy a coffin for Wanyan Quxing. We also need to buy a lot of ice. Otherwise, I'm afraid it will be difficult to transport the body back to Zhongdu."

Having said this, Yingge frowned and could not eat the snack anymore, so she threw it back into the plate.

Yang Yuan was surprised and asked, "Why are these only prepared for Wanyan Quxing? Doesn't Deputy Envoy Han need to take care of it?"

"After Deputy Envoy Han died, his followers did not return to Banjing Hall at all. Instead, they went directly to the State Information Office, forcing the State Information Office to prepare a large ship and fast horses for them overnight and rush back to Zhongdu."

After Yingge finished speaking, she waved to A'man, and A'man put the bag on the table.

Yingge said, "Here is the balance of your remuneration. We, the judge, will take care of Wanyan Quxing's funeral today, and will resign from your official position tomorrow. We will set off for the Kingdom of Jin the day after tomorrow morning. From now on, you and I will never see each other again."

At this point, Yingge suddenly recalled the scene when they first met, and couldn't help but smile: "Now, I'm very glad that I didn't act too quickly and kill you with one knife."

"why?"

"Because... you're quite an interesting person. It would be a pity if you died."

Yang Yuan's heart moved, and he suddenly said: "Since Miss Yingge also thinks it's a pity for me to die, I still have a favor to ask of you. I wonder if you can agree to it?"

(End of this chapter)