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Chapter 448 The Secret on the Blood-stained Clothes (Please give me a monthly ticket!)

The time of lunch passed quietly.

Xue Yan sat at the table without touching the food in front of him. He seemed to be entangled in endless worries, his brows were furrowed, and his face always showed a worried look.

Liang Jin was completely different. He ate and drank to his heart's content, enjoying the satisfaction brought by the food.

His movements were smooth and natural, and he enjoyed every bite of food, as if the troubles of the world had nothing to do with him.

After the meal, Xue Yan, as promised, personally rode in a carriage with Liang Jin and headed towards the Southern Forbidden Army camp.

The carriage moved forward slowly, and the wheels rolled on the cobblestone road, making a rhythmic sound.

The atmosphere in the carriage was a little depressing.

Xue Yan took out a bun from his pocket, his eyes revealing a hint of anticipation:
"Brother Liang, please."

Xue Yan had previously approached Liang Jin, and earnestly hoped that Liang Jin could help bring a meat bun to Huaiyang King Zhao Yu.

Liang Jin reached out and took the bun with a smile on his face:

"It's just a small matter. Leave it to me."

As for what was inside the bun, Liang Jin didn't care.

In his opinion, as long as this was not the poison used to kill Zhao Yu, there would be no problem.

Moreover, he also believed that Xue Yan would not do such a thing, and this bun was definitely not meant to kill Zhao Yu.

At this time, the carriage had arrived at the gate of the imperial army camp.

After Liang Jin put away the buns, he prepared to get off the car.

Xue Yan spoke again, with a hint of tentativeness in his tone:
"Brother Liang, are you interested in settling in the capital?"

"I do know some houses, and the prices are not too expensive."

"If Brother Liang is interested, I can buy it and give it to Brother Liang."

Liang Jin raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this and asked:
"how much is it?"

Xue Yan waved his folding fan, a faint smile on his face:
"Talking about money hurts feelings. For Brother Liang, money or no money—"

Before he could finish his words, Liang Jin grabbed the folding fan in his hand.

Liang Jin's eyes were firm, and he asked again:

"how much is it?"

Xue Yan had no choice but to answer truthfully:
"Ten thousand taels of silver!"

This price was the highest price offered by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to bribe Liang Jin.

Xue Yan didn't think of lowering the price, so he showed enough sincerity as soon as he opened his mouth.

Liang Jin heard this and suddenly burst into laughter:
"Ten thousand taels, hahahaha!"

His laughter echoed in the carriage, and there was a hint of playfulness in his eyes:
"Master Xue, Master Xue, you're right. Talking about money hurts feelings."

"So, let's not talk about money."

After saying that, Liang Jin jumped off the carriage and walked straight into the imperial guards camp with firm steps.

He didn't even bother to wait for Xue Yan to join him, as if he didn't care about Xue Yan's suggestion at all.

Xue Yan frowned slightly when he saw this.

You don’t even look down on ten thousand taels of silver?

He wondered in his heart, was Liang Jin too greedy? Or too self-righteous?
Xue Yan couldn't figure it out and could only shake his head helplessly.

No matter what, as long as Liang Jin can really get things done, it's fine.

Afterwards, Xue Yan also entered the imperial guards camp. As a member of the imperial guards, it was time for him to start working.

soon.

As the sun gradually sets in the west, the sky gradually darkens, and the time has come.

Liang Jin had already changed into a brand new set of imperial guards armor, which gleamed coldly in the setting sun.

He held a long spear with a red tassel, stood tall and straight, and marched in an orderly formation with his comrades.

They marched in orderly steps, left the Imperial Guards camp, and headed towards the palace.

On the way, Liang Jin searched the team for a while, but did not see Wu Huan.

He frowned slightly, a trace of doubt in his heart:
"This guy, he's not going to die, is he?"

Liang Jin couldn't help but use the [Thousand Mile Tracking] feature to check on Wu Huan and found that Wu Huan was still alive.

He breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he was alive, Liang Jin didn't bother to care about him anymore.

Soon, a group of imperial guards arrived at the palace in a mighty procession.

After the superior officer finished explaining today's tasks, the imperial guards from each camp began to go to their respective areas for handover.

Liang Jin also came to his post. After completing the handover with the imperial guards on duty in the previous shift, Liang Jin continued to stand guard here.

A disgusting stench emanated from the iron cage in the corner.

During the two days that Liang Jin was away, there was no one to clean up the excrement for Huaiyang King Zhao Yu.

The pungent smell filled the air, making people feel sick.

Liang Jin immediately picked up the broom and prepared to clean up, otherwise he couldn't stand standing guard in such a smelly environment.

At this moment, a clear cry was heard:

"Brother Jin, leave this kind of chores to me!"

Liang Jin turned his head and a smile appeared on his face.

It’s Su Lian who is here.

Su Lian was seen walking briskly with a bright smile on her face, looking very happy.

It seems that Su Lian has a lot more free time after following her new master.

When Su Lian followed Concubine Zhang, she rarely had the opportunity to visit Liang Jin. Even if she came, she would only stay for a short while and then leave quickly.

As for the evening, it never came.

Now that she followed Xu Zhaorong, she had more free time and even visited Liang Jin's class.

"Let me do it, Brother Jin, I'm good at this kind of work."

As Su Lian spoke, she ran over, took the broom from Liang Jin's hand, and pushed Liang Jin away with force.

"Go stand aside and don't get yourself dirty."

Then she began to clean up on her own, her movements skillful and quick.

Liang Jin had no choice but to stand aside.

Inside the iron cage, Prince Huaiyang Zhao Yu made humming sounds from time to time.

His body was curled up and his eyes revealed a strong desire.

He watched Liang Jin open his mouth, and a low voice came out from his cracked lips:
"Hungry... I'm hungry... Water, I want to drink water!"

He spoke vaguely, his voice full of pain and helplessness.

When Liang Jin was on vacation, no one gave him food or drink, and he was already hungry and thirsty.

Su Lian looked at Zhao Yu's appearance, a trace of pity welled up in her heart, and she sighed:
"poor thing."

A dignified prince was driven crazy and treated like a pig.

He was even given the title of "Pig King" to humiliate him.

In Su Lian's view, this was like falling from the clouds into the mud, a tragic fate.

So Su Lian took out a few green dates from her bosom, with a hint of reluctance on her face:
"These are the green dates that the Queen gave me as a reward. I was going to bring them all to Brother Jin to eat."

"Now I'll give you four and give Brother Jin six."

As she spoke, Su Lian stuffed most of the green dates into Liang Jin's arms, and then stuffed the remaining four green dates into the iron cage.

King Huaiyang Zhao Yu immediately grabbed the green dates, stuffed them into his mouth and started eating.

But he had been hungry for two days, and these four dates were obviously not enough for him, so he finished them in just a few bites.

Seeing this, Liang Jin took out some dry food and a water bag from his arms and placed them next to the iron cage.

Zhao Yu immediately reached out to grab it, his movements a bit flustered, as if he was afraid that the food would disappear. Liang Jin finally placed a meat bun in front of him:
"Your Highness, this bun was specially entrusted to me by someone outside."

Zhao Yu was slightly stunned, and he couldn't help but look up at Liang Jin.

Then he suddenly grabbed the bun from Liang Jin's hand.

Liang Jin stood up and pulled Su Lian away, giving Zhao Yu time and space to slowly eat the bun.

After walking away, Liang Jin said to Su Lian:

"Don't get involved in his affairs in the future. It would be bad if others saw it."

Although Su Lian was puzzled, she nodded. She knew that Liang Jin was doing it for her own good.

Then Liang Jin said:
"By the way, I've already visited the houses near the Imperial City."

"Some houses are really good, but they're not easy to buy, but I'm already trying to find a way."

"It's a pity that I don't have time to hire an artist to paint it this time. I'll give you a general idea first."

As soon as Su Lian heard this topic, her eyes lit up immediately and she seemed full of anticipation.

Liang Jin immediately told Su Lian about all the mansions he had seen near the imperial city.

He described the layout, decoration and surrounding environment of the house in detail. Su Lian couldn't help but marvel at it and was eager to go and see it with her own eyes.

The two were chatting enthusiastically.

In the iron cage, King Huaiyang Zhao Yu had found a piece of oil-paper slip from the meat filling of the meat bun.

And on the oil paper strip, there were some densely packed small words written.

Zhao Yu looked around calmly to make sure no one noticed him.

Then he secretly read all the small words on the oil paper note, and finally put the note into his mouth and swallowed it.

Afterwards, he returned to his silly self, eating and drinking while listening to Liang Jin and Su Lian chatting in the distance.

Liang Jin then recounted the many interesting things that happened when he was looking at houses yesterday.

The only thing he didn't mention was the price.

That outrageous price would make Su Lian feel frustrated.

Liang Jin also didn't want Su Lian to feel that her dream would be shattered because of a little money.

Su Lian thought of something at this time and continued:

"By the way, Brother Jin."

There was a hint of mystery in her eyes:
"I didn't have time to tell you the secret my aunt told me last time, but I must tell you this time."

"I think you might need it more than I do."

Two days ago, Su Lian learned a secret from Guo Min, but she didn't have the chance to tell Liang Jin at that time.

She believed that the secret her aunt told her could save her life, so she also wanted to share this life-saving opportunity with her relatives.

Liang Jin had no expectations for this so-called secret.

But he also knew that this was Su Lian's good intention and he couldn't bear to refuse.

"Okay, you go ahead."

"No one will hear it."

Liang Jin's internal energy surged, and an invisible force enveloped the two of them.

He is good at sound and knows how to prevent the two people's voices from being heard.

His senses had already informed him that there were no other outsiders here, and the only person he was wary of was Zhao Yu.

So, Su Lian began to tell the secret she got from Guo Min...

All this has to start from fifteen years ago.

Fifteen years ago, Guo Min was just an ordinary laundry maid in the laundry department.

At that time, a big event happened in the palace.

Ma Rang, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, suddenly died.

You know, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department has always been regarded as the best expert in the palace and the true defender of the emperor's safety.

But he died so suddenly, catching everyone off guard.

It was said that the eunuch Ma Rang, who held the seal, was simply old and died of illness and vomiting blood.

With the death of Ma Rang, the eunuch Wang Jin, the second most powerful person in the palace at that time, inherited the power of the Imperial Household Department and took charge of the Investigation Bureau, becoming the head of the bureau, who was later known as "Nine Thousand Years Old".

The palace began to prepare for Ma Rang's funeral, and his clothes were sent to the laundry department for cleaning. After they were clean, they would be worn on the body of the eunuch in charge of the seal and buried.

Among them was the blood-stained official uniform he was wearing when he died.

The person who was responsible for washing the bloody clothes at that time was Guo Min.

When Guo Min was washing clothes carefully, she accidentally discovered that there was a secret hidden in the bloody clothes.

The inner lining of the blood-stained shirt was actually covered with words written using a special potion.

Those words will not appear normally, but will only appear when they come into contact with water.

It was because of this that Guo Min, who was in charge of washing clothes, had the opportunity to discover this secret.

Although Guo Min could not read many words, and the content on it was obscure and rare, so Guo Min could not understand what it was all about, but she realized that this thing was unusual.

Guo Min immediately removed the lining from his official robe and put it away, preparing to report to his superiors.

But at this moment, something unexpected happened.

The body of the eunuch Ma Rang, who held the seal, was suddenly sent to Jingle Hall for cremation.

Jingle Hall was the cremation place for eunuchs and palace maids who were not eligible for a burial plot in the palace.

Those who were cremated were basically the lowest-ranking people in the palace, or concubines who had committed serious crimes and were not allowed to be buried.

Logically speaking, Ma Rang should have been given a grand funeral and not cremated in Jingle Hall.

Afterwards, there was a bloody storm in the palace, and most of the palace people who were involved with Ma Rang were imprisoned.

It is said that even Ma Rang's ancestral tomb was dug up, his ancestral hall was destroyed, and his house was ransacked.

This scared Guo Min.

Guo Min was afraid that there might be something extraordinary on the lining in her hand that would bring her disaster.

So she didn't dare to hand over the lining, but hid it secretly.

This time when leaving the palace, Guo Min had already planned to take the lining out of the palace and burn it, and have nothing to do with this matter from then on.

Now when Guo Min saw Su Lian, he felt pity for her.

If Su Lian faces the death penalty one day, then if she takes out the inner lining, there might be a turning point.

At this time, the lining was in Su Lian's hand.

As Su Lian spoke, she took out the lining and handed it to Liang Jin.

Liang Jin looked at the lining that was said to have invisible words written on it with special potions, and it was just a piece of old cloth.

He immediately took off the sheepskin water bag from his waist and poured the water inside onto the old cloth.

really.

When the old cloth came into contact with water, a lot of densely packed words immediately appeared on it.

Su Lian took a look and asked:

"Brother Liang, is what's written on it important?"

Su Lian had been working in the palace since she was young and had no chance to learn to read, so she couldn't understand what was written on it.

Liang Jin read it carefully, but the more he read, the more shocked he became.

The content here is a bit too shocking.

At the end, he couldn't help but feel a strong sense of surprise:

"It turned out to be like this..."

(End of this chapter)