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Chapter 219 Guaranteed?

In the early morning of the next day, the news about Fang's family spread. It involved the Shang Shuling, Huben Army, and private soldiers. People like Wang Zhang and Wang Zhang were dumbfounded.

One by one, news related to the Fang family spread as quickly as possible, and when it reached the ears of officials of the fifth and sixth ranks, the matter was already very clear.

Dozens of men in black appeared in Shang Shuling's mansion in the middle of the night. These men in black are well-trained in martial arts, and they obviously have extraordinary backgrounds...

These men in black fought fiercely with the Huben army. Under the siege of the Huben army, the men in black were either killed or committed suicide, leaving almost no survivors...

The man in black was frenzied and bloodbathed Shang Shuling's mansion. The backyard of Fang's family was strewn with corpses. The smell of blood was so strong that the officials of the Ministry of Punishment covered their noses...

Lord Shang Shu Ling was seriously injured, his life and death are uncertain, his son Fang Mi died of serious injuries, his eldest son Fang Ke, Princess An Rong's prospective son-in-law also died in the massacre...

Each of these news made the officials tremble with fear, especially the news that Fang Jixin's life and death were uncertain, which made everyone hold their breath, for fear that something might leak.

If Mr. Fang can't be rescued like his son and grandson, then...the Shang Shuling is gone, what will the court do?
It's not that the imperial court can't lose one person, but...but if the first official dies like this, it's too unexpected for them.There has never been a minister who died in office before!Which of the Shangshulings who have already retired will not enjoy life, glory and end?
Mrs. Fang, it's really pitiful—the officials discussed it in private, and many people felt such regret in their hearts.

Fang Jixin's current situation is indeed very bad.The blood on his body had stopped, and he was still in a coma, with no sign of waking up.

Zheng Xinglin, Fengyu of the Shangyao Bureau, rushed over early in the morning. After some diagnosis and treatment, he shook his head at Mrs. Fang Liu and said, "My lord's wound is too serious. I can't say whether I can wake up. I will do my best."

The imperial physicians of the Shangyao Bureau will always say that the illness is less serious. Now that Zheng Xinglin said so, it means that Fang Jixin's condition is very serious, which is almost the same as telling Liu that he can prepare for the funeral.

Liu suddenly burst into tears again, not knowing what to do.She was awakened by crying in the middle of the night, and when she opened the door to go out, the world had already changed color.What happened next was like a nightmare. The husband was seriously injured and fell into a coma, the son died, and the eldest grandson died. Is this a dream?
Shen Du took Chen Weishou to stay at Fang's house, and dealt with the follow-up matters together with the Jingzhao Mansion soldiers and the officials of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. They counted the deaths and injuries of the man in black and Fang's family, so that they could tell more when they reported to the imperial court.

After hearing about Zheng Xinglin's diagnosis, he also followed the others and said flatly: "My lord is really miserable..."

He didn't say the words from the bottom of his heart, what's wrong with Fang Jixin, the real tragedy is the servants who died innocently. They didn't know anything, so they were killed and became the bones of the Fang family.

Fortunately, Fang Jixin was still in a coma. If he woke up, Shen Du was afraid that he would be heartbroken!His son died, his eldest grandson died, and he himself... Is Fang Jixin satisfied with this result?

The self-injury was serious, with such a heavy casualty, Fang Jixin did take the Fang family out of the man in black, but so what?
Fang Jixin really went all out, fearing that the wound was not deep enough to win people's trust, so she asked the man in black to deal with it cruelly.He never imagined that those men in black would drop their knives so hard, right? !This bitter trick has gone too far, what a mistake!

With such a deep wound, when the Huben soldiers were moving them, they accidentally fell a few times, and the blade penetrated a few more points.If you procrastinate, even if the imperial physician in the palace has the art of returning to heaven, Fang Mi and Fang Ke will not be able to save them.
Self-inflicted sinners must not live!
"My lord, the emperor has summoned you to go to Zichen Palace as soon as possible. There are subordinates here, please rest assured." Chen Wei said from the side, reminding Shen Du that he should enter the palace.

What happened to the Fang family, as well as those dead men in black, Shen Du was the one who sent the Huben signal, and he was the first to bring the Huben soldiers to see Fang Jixin. He must go to the palace to explain to Emperor Chongde of the situation.

However, I don't know if the emperor is more concerned about Fang Jixin's injury, or the origin of those men in black?Or, do you care more about the Fang family's motive for this killing?

No matter where the emperor's heart is, Shen Du doesn't bother to guess.He just told the Fang family's affairs in a straight-forward manner, detailing everything, including seeing Fang Jixin's wound bleeding, and then waited for the emperor's will.

"You mean, you went to Fang's house after receiving a tip and found clues, and then you saw those men in black?" Emperor Chongde asked casually while playing with the white jade ball in his hand.

"Yes, since Vice General Fu was assassinated, I have been in charge of tracing the whereabouts of those people. My subordinates received a tip that there was something abnormal in Xuanming Street, so I wanted to take a few subordinates to investigate, but unexpectedly I met those people. The subordinates were afraid of being defeated, so they notified the soldiers of Huben." Shen Du replied cautiously, with some sweat on his forehead.

Emperor Chongde sized him up and saw the sweat on his forehead before continuing to ask: "Are those men in black alive? What is their origin?"

Emperor Chongde dubiously believed Shen Du's words.In the middle of the night, Shen Du took his subordinates down Xuanming Street. The reason was far-fetched; but Emperor Chongde felt that this matter was probably true. For the past few days, the soldiers of Huben and Jingzhao Mansion had been constantly deploying defenses. These men in black were He couldn't get out of Jingzhao even if he wanted to leave, he probably was pushed into a hurry by something, so he was bumped into by Shen Du.

"Yichen judged that these men in black were the private soldiers who assassinated Vice General Fu on Xishan. But I couldn't figure out how these men in black appeared in Fang's house. They came out of Fang's house. They wanted to leave Fang's house, and they frantically slaughtered Fang's servants only after seeing the ministers." Shen Du lowered his head and replied.

He only said a few words, but explained the matter very clearly.The man in black came from the Fang family, so he must have something to do with the Fang family. As for killing the Fang family, it was just to cover up his relationship with the Fang family.

Both the monarch and his subjects understood this point.The key is, what is the emperor's attitude towards the Fang family?Baofang's family, these men in black are here to kill Fang Jixin, Fang Jixin suffers innocently; but Fang's family, these men in black are hiding in Fang's house, Fang Jixin has ulterior motives!
Neither the monarch nor the ministers spoke, and there seemed to be low dark clouds swinging around inside the Zichen Palace, which made people feel oppressed and uncomfortable.Suddenly, Emperor Chongde spoke, as if he was asking Shen Du, and he seemed to be asking himself.

"After all, who wants to kill Fang Jixin? Who has Fang Jixin offended recently?"

Emperor Chongde's voice was very soft, but when it landed, it rang through Shen Du's heart like thunder, making him shake uncontrollably.Who did Fang Jixin offend recently?Who is it that wants to kill Fang Jixin?
Yes... Shen Du pursed his lips tightly, not letting himself leak any sound.He saw the answer in Chongde's heart, but he absolutely didn't want to say it, and he didn't want Emperor Chongde to say it.

At this time, a servant outside the Zichen Palace door said: "Report to the emperor, Zheng Fengyu of the Shangyao Bureau has urgent matters to see."

Shen Du felt relieved, and the sweat on his forehead became more obvious.Now that Zheng Xinglin is here, what Chen Wei has done must be done. The emperor won't say that name anymore!
　Thank you Xiaoqiuqingqing for the pink ticket, thank you!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)