The cooking color is delicious, general, don't bite me

Chapter 179 How Did You Die?
Hearing Meng Fuling's words, Qi Yu's heart trembled, and he was a little scared, but he still cried angrily: "Sister-in-law, I just want to ask my elder brother to save my father and my second brother. There is really no other meaning. If you don't want to help I'm fine, why are you threatening me?"

Some of the onlookers also heard what Meng Fuling said, and now they heard what Qi Yu said, they looked at Meng Fuling strangely.

How can Meng Fuling not understand the thoughts of the people, if this matter is not handled properly, it will definitely have a bad influence on Qi Xuan.

Speaking of it, it is actually not difficult to solve. Meng Fuling intends to announce the facts again. After all, most people still don't know the reason why Qi Youming was thrown into prison. It can be regarded as a gamble on Qi Xuan's status in the hearts of the people.

If it is said, Qi Youming and his son will be shamed by the world, and their notoriety will be even worse. Qi Yu's actions today are very ridiculous, even a fool can understand her intentions.

Perhaps Qi Yu dared to do this because he believed that Qi Xuan would follow the saying that family ugliness should not be publicized.

After Meng Fuling thought about it for a while, Fang stood up. She looked at the people and said loudly: "Everyone, do you know why King Ding'an was thrown into prison? Do you really believe Qi Yu's words and think it was General Qi who killed him?"

Sure enough, as Meng Fuling expected, the common people were all dazed, discussing among themselves.

Qi Yu secretly said something was wrong, she thought that both Qi Xuan and Meng Fuling would cover up the fact that Qi Youming was sent to prison.

After all, even if Qi Xuan left Ding'an Palace, it would not change the fact that Qi Youming was his own father, and he would never let his own father be too shameless.

Unexpectedly, Meng Fuling would be so straightforward, Qi Yu also knew that Meng Fuling's attitude was equivalent to Qi Xuan's.

"Sister-in-law, don't talk nonsense!" In a hurry, Qi Yu rushed to Meng Fuling again, intending to push Meng Fuling down and stop her from speaking.

Before Qi Yu could get close to Meng Fuling, he was kicked away by Wuxin again.

Meng Fuling sneered and said, "I haven't said anything yet, what are you so excited about? Could it be that you are guilty and afraid that I will say something ulterior?"

"That's right, if you don't feel guilty, why don't you let someone finish the sentence?" Someone among the people said.

This is how people are. In a group of people, if someone speaks first, others will blindly agree or raise doubts.

Soon, a person who respected Qi Xuan said: "General Qi is dedicated to the people, and he is a man of affection. How could he harm his bastard father? A few days ago, he went around to help his second brother pay off his debts." 30 taels of silver!"

"That's right! It's almost like they killed General Qi..."

"…………………"

As a result, the common people chattered about Qi Xuan's departure from Ding'an Palace, and Qi Youming forced him to take out 30 taels of money to pay Qi Lin's debt.

Seeing that it was almost time, Meng Fuling told the reason why Qi Youming was really sent to jail.

After everyone heard it, they realized that Qi Youming stole the Queen Mother's ancient scriptures and dedicated them to the Queen Mother.

Everyone scolded Qi Youming even worse, thinking that he and Qi Lin deserved it, and some even cursed them to die sooner.

Qi Yu's complexion became more and more ugly. She did not expect Qi Xuan's popularity to be so high. The current situation is really unfavorable to her.

She gritted her teeth and decided to go all out!She stood up tremblingly, "Sister-in-law, no matter how serious my father's fault was, he still gave birth to my elder brother and me. As his daughter, I cannot just watch him suffer in prison. Therefore, I I want to use my life to make atonement for him, please forgive him and save his life!"

After Qi Yu finished speaking, she slammed into the stone lion at the door.

"Stop her!" Meng Fuling was startled and shouted anxiously.

She didn't expect Qi Yu to come up with such a move, if no one stopped Qi Yu in time, Qi Yu would definitely be killed, it was too cruel!

Meng Fuling knew very well that no matter whether Qi Yu really wanted to commit suicide or someone would stop her, she could not let Qi Yu die at the gate of the general's mansion.

Otherwise, it will become a stain that Qi Xuan cannot wash off, and she will also bear the reputation of killing her husband and sister.

Wuwu also knew the seriousness of the matter, and hurried over, but fortunately Qi Yu's speed was not fast, and Wuwu stopped him soon.

Qi Yu's shoulders were grabbed by Wuxin, preventing her from moving forward, so she cried and cursed, "Why did you stop me? Let me die, it's atonement for my father."

Meng Fuling frowned, she didn't think Qi Yu was a filial daughter.

But in front of so many people, Qi Yu kept saying that he would use his life to help Qi Youming atone for his crimes. If Qi Xuan remained indifferent, people would definitely think that he was hard-hearted, and Qi Yu would also win the reputation of a filial daughter.

Ah!After Qi Yu was cheated by Luo Yao before, she was banned for a long time, but she didn't expect to come out again and become so scheming.

"Qi Yu, you are willing to atone for your father's sins, that is your filial piety. However, your father has done something wrong, so naturally he has to repent. By doing this, you are pampering him and harming him, not Really filial piety. Besides, the crime he committed this time is not light, not to mention that this matter is not under the control of Ah Xuan, even if he has the right to control this matter, he can't bend the law for personal gain! Your actions today are justified It sounds good, it's to save your father, but it's not forcing Ah Xuan to disregard the law, how do you want him to explain to the world?"

Meng Fuling was calm and said a lot of words in one breath, every sentence was so direct that Qi Yu was speechless.

Clap clap!The people were all shocked by Meng Fuling's words, and after they realized it, they all applauded.

Qi Yu panicked, and really didn't know how to refute Meng Fuling's words. She thought about all kinds of possibilities, but she didn't expect Meng Fuling to understand her.

Meng Fuling didn't miss Qi Yu's expression, she smiled secretly, she wanted to see if Qi Yu had the face to continue the quarrel, if she continued to quarrel, it would really prove that she was going to trap Qi Xuan in injustice.

"In that case, why did eldest brother hide and dare not come out to see me?" Qi Yu gritted his teeth, unwilling to ask.

She put up a face today and worked so hard to 'perform', but was easily defeated by Meng Fuling's words, how could she be willing?
"No! You are wrong, Ah Xuan has a clear conscience and there is no need to hide. It's just a coincidence that you came at an untimely time, and he happened to be out of the mansion." Meng Fuling sneered.

Although she used the most clichéd excuses, they were practical, and Qi Yu didn't have the guts to ask for a search in the mansion.

"Third Sister, shall we go back?" A concubine walked up to Qi Yu and persuaded her.

In fact, the status of these concubines' children in the mansion is only a little higher than that of the servants, and Qi Youming doesn't like to see them on weekdays.

Therefore, they have no feelings for Qi Youming at all. If Qi Yu hadn't forced them to come, they wouldn't have come here to embarrass themselves.

They just cried and howled along with Qi Yu. Just now Qi Yu was about to hit the stone lion, but no one came out to stop her.

Now as soon as someone persuaded Qi Yu to leave, the others followed suit. They all felt that today's behavior was too embarrassing.

"Get out! You heartless fellows, if you want to go, go!" Qi Yu angrily pushed the concubine girl to the ground.

She was already irritable, but when she saw her concubine sister and concubine brother's fearful appearance, she would not get angry at all, and she accidentally exposed her savage nature.

Got it!This time, the onlookers felt that Qi Yu had shown his true colors, and that he was just acting.

I don't know who was the first to think of the rumors about how Qi Yu targeted Meng Fuling in the past.

All of a sudden, Qi Yu changed from a poor filial daughter to a scheming girl who pretended to be duplicity.Being pointed at by everyone, all kinds of ugly words also came one after another.

All the people who came with her, except the servants, abandoned her and fled.

Meng Fuling saw that Qi Yu was alone and helpless now, being pointed at and scolded by a large group of people, a tinge of pity welled up in her heart, but it quickly dissipated, because Qi Yu had done it on her own and was not worthy of pity.

"Meng Fuling, you're going to die!" Seeing Meng Fuling turn around and walk towards the gate, Qi Yu glared at Meng Fuling angrily and cursed viciously.

Meng Fuling still ignored Qi Yu. As soon as she stepped into the gate, she heard someone shouting behind her: "Miss San, it's not good! Go back home quickly, something serious has happened!"

The person who came was the steward of Prince Ding'an's mansion, and he looked very flustered.

"What's the matter?" Qi Yu asked the housekeeper in a daze after being scolded by everyone, his head went crazy.

With so many people here, the housekeeper naturally didn't dare to speak out, so he could only whisper in her ear.

After hearing this, Qi Yu's face became even paler, and he was stunned for a moment, then screamed like crazy, and ran away.

Her reaction made everyone puzzled like Erzhang monk, and they all thought she was crazy.

Despite the loud voices and the butler's low voice, with Wu Wu's excellent hearing ability, he could still hear his words clearly.

She whispered to Meng Fuling: "Miss, Mrs. Fang committed suicide in Puhui Temple."

Meng Fuling paused for a moment, her expression turned solemn, she didn't say anything, but quickened her pace.

When the door of the mansion was closed, Qi Xuan appeared in front of Meng Fuling, "Fuling, thank you for your hard work."

It turned out that he had come a long time ago, seeing that Meng Fuling was able to deal with Qi Yu with ease, he didn't show up.

"Mr. Fang is dead. It is said that she committed suicide!" Meng Fuling shook her head and told Qi Xuan about Mrs. Fang's death.

"Fang Shi cherishes his life very much, it is impossible for him to commit suicide." After hearing this, Qi Xuan immediately denied the possibility of Fang Shi committing suicide.

"Qi Youming died just after she was thrown into prison. It's too coincidental." Meng Fuling wouldn't believe it if it was just a coincidence.

"You stay in the mansion well, don't go anywhere, I'll go to Puhui Temple first." Qi Xuan seemed to have thought of something, and decided to investigate in person.

Meng Fuling knew the seriousness, and didn't say anything to stop her, she only cared: "Be careful yourself!"

"Okay!" Qi Xuan nodded, explained a few more words, and hurried out of the mansion with a guard.

Meng Fuling vaguely guessed what was about to happen, and felt inexplicably heavy in her heart.

She thought of Mrs. Xue, so she ordered Wu Wu to go to Yueyang Hou's Mansion to see Mrs. Xue, and told Mrs. Xue not to go out of the mansion recently if she had nothing to do. The situation was so tense, she was worried that someone would put their hands on Mrs. Xue.

Before, Meng Fuling originally planned to accompany Xue Shi to live in the Yueyang Marquis Mansion for a while, but Qi Xuan was reluctant to live in a separate mansion with her.

She had no choice but to spend two days helping Mrs. Xue to clean up the dishonest subordinates and establish a prestige.

In fact, even if Meng Fuling hadn't done this, Yue Shaoqing would not have let Mrs. Xue suffer any grievances. Apart from going to court, she always accompanied Mrs. Xue, and the two were very affectionate.

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Qi Xuan came back very late, and Meng Fuling had been waiting for him. As soon as he saw him, he asked, "Hulu, what's going on? How did Mrs. Fang die?"

"Being silenced creates the illusion of suicide." Qi Xuan's tone was a bit dignified.

Meng Fuling understands that Fang is the key figure in counterfeiting money, and her death means that many clues have been broken.

"She is dead, and there is Fang Tong. If we don't act first, maybe he will be silenced too." Meng Fuling said worriedly.

"No, he is just ordered by the Fang family and has no chance to contact the mastermind." Qi Xuan said with certainty.

"The fact that Mrs. Fang was silenced means that that person already knew about the leak of counterfeit silver, but how could he know? Was there some omission?" Meng Fuling wondered.

Qi Xuan didn't avoid her in many things, so she knew a lot.

"I have handed over the evidence to the emperor. It seems that the person is not only someone in the palace, but also a person trusted by the emperor." Qi Xuan thought for a while, and guessed that the evidence must have been handed over to the emperor before he was caught by the mastermind behind the scenes. .

Meng Fuling suddenly asked: "Didn't you ever think that that person is from the palace?"

Qi Xuan was silent, and Meng Fuling knew he was thinking, so she left the room silently without disturbing her.

The next day, Qi Xuan went to the morning court, and after that, he was left in the palace by the emperor, and he didn't come back until very late.

Next, for several days, Qi Xuan went out early and returned late, Meng Fuling didn't wait for him, and went to sleep with Xiaodonggua.

Counting it, Meng Fuling didn't see Qi Xuan's face for several days, sometimes only when she was sleeping, she could vaguely feel him entering the room.

On this day, news of Shang Qihao's rebellion came out, and he was also the mastermind of counterfeiting money.

Meng Fuling was surprised to hear that it was Shang Qihao. Shang Qihao has been under house arrest since the food contest.

She couldn't associate Shang Qihao with the mastermind of counterfeiting money. Could it be that he planned all this while he was under house arrest?
Qi Xuan came back earlier than a few days ago, Meng Fuling hadn't gone to bed yet, seeing him covered in blood, thought he was injured, and immediately turned pale with shock.

"Don't worry, the blood is not mine." Qi Xuan couldn't bear Meng Fuling's worry, so before she could ask any more questions, he opened the mouth first.

Meng Fuling was still worried, pulled his clothes and checked carefully.

Seeing that there were no wounds on his body, Fang let go of his hanging heart, and only then did he think about asking him, "What's the matter with Shang Qihao?"

"The Fang family was silenced. The emperor and I were afraid that there would be many dreams in the night, so we set up a game to lure the mastermind out, but we didn't expect it to be Shang Qihao." Qi Xuan was also surprised when he saw the person who showed up.

Meng Fuling asked back, "Do you think it's him?"

"No, he was just pushed out to take the blame. The real mastermind is very cunning and hides very deeply." Qi Xuan was very annoyed. The scheme he set up was obviously flawless, but the mastermind behind the scenes saw through it.

Now that the mastermind behind the scenes has not been brought out, the enemy is in the dark, and I am in the light. It will be even more difficult to find him next time.

"How is Shang Qihao now? What about Fang's family?" Meng Fuling asked.

She remembered that Shang Qihao used to open restaurants in various places to collect information, and even Yun Suxin was his subordinate. In short, he couldn't be a fool, how could he be framed so easily?
"He is now being locked up tightly, and the emperor will make a decision when Fang's family is escorted back to Beijing."

Both he and the emperor felt that the matter was very strange, and they were afraid that Shang Qihao would be silenced, so they locked Shang Qihao in a secret room in the cold palace.

Because generally speaking, it is impossible for anyone to think that there is a secret room hidden in the cold palace.

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Qi Xuan was not willing to be led by the nose by the mastermind behind the scenes, tonight, he changed into night clothes and planned to sneak into Ding'an Palace himself.

He went directly to Fang's original residence, trying to find some clues.

He searched every room, but there was no clue. Just when he was about to give up, he realized that Fang's bedroom had not been found yet, so he went to her bedroom.

As a result, as soon as Qi Xuan approached the dormitory, he saw a person also wearing black night clothes rushing out of the window.

Qi Xuan saw the glaring golden light flashing from the side of the man, clearly wearing a golden mask.

He instantly thought of the masked man who threw the little wax gourd into the lotus pond, and immediately shouted: "Stop!"

(End of this chapter)