Lord Quan teases Houmen's poisonous wife

Chapter 174
Luo Shuxuan immediately swore to the sky, "If I dare to lie to my cousin Fan'er, I will be struck by lightning and die."

Jiang Fan'er gave him a strange look.

Luo Shuxuan coughed, "I'm serious."

Serious nonsense?
Jiang Fan'er twitched the corner of her mouth, she has known Luo Shuxuan since she was a child, what kind of virtues does this person have, would she not know?With the thick skin of this guy, even if he was struck by lightning, he would not be able to kill him.

Jiang Fan'er's older brother, Jiang Jingming, won the second place in the imperial examination this year, and now works as an editor at the Imperial Academy. Jiang Fan'er has not returned to Guangping Mansion since she accompanied Jiang Jingming to Shuntian Mansion for the test, and has been living in her brother's mansion.

Jiang Fan'er and Luo Shuxuan's younger sister, Luo Yushan, are good friends. Originally, Jiang Fan'er went to Shouren Bo's Mansion to find Luo Yushan to play with. Unexpectedly, Luo Shuxuan was also there. When he saw the blood amber hanging on her waist, he asked her where to go out of curiosity. For fun, Luo Shuxuan lost the blood amber after only half a stick of incense. Jiang Faner was furious when he thought it was a birthday present from his elder brother, so he chased Luo Shuxuan all the way to this point, but later he heard that he was willing to use Xuan When the iron dagger was returned to her, she suppressed her temper for now, and if she couldn't take it out for a while, let's see if she didn't kill him!

Luo Shuxuan was sized up by Jiang Fan'er as if he was looking at prey, and suddenly felt a chill on the back of his neck. He shook his body and continued to smile, "Cousin Fan'er, should we eat crab cakes first or go home first?"

Jiang Fan'er didn't speak, and just gave him a look.

Luo Shuxuan shrugged his shoulders, and immediately ran to Cai's shop to buy a box of crab cakes and brought them back as a tribute, "Cousin Fan'er, here, your favorite crab cakes."

Jiang Faner ignored him, turned around and walked towards the entrance of the alley.

Luo Shuxuan: "..."

Carefully holding the box of crab cakes, Luo Shuxuan chased after him. Although he was unwilling to stay with this woman in his heart, what happened today was indeed his fault. It was just a momentary curiosity. It's fragile, and it will break if you drop it casually. If you knew it was such an easy-to-break thing, would he have to take it to see it?He didn't dare to let her know that he broke it, so he simply lied to her that he lost it, otherwise if she wanted to know the truth, he would have to swallow him alive.

"Cousin Fan'er." Thinking of the picture of Jiang Jingming fighting him desperately, Luo Shuxuan felt uneasy.

Jiang Fan'er glanced at him impatiently, "Say!"

"That dark iron dagger was given to me by my uncle, the emperor. I treasure it all the time. It is said that the late emperor once used it to spear fish in the river..."

Jiang Fan'er frowned frequently, "Get to the point!"

Luo Shuxuan coughed twice, and said sternly: "The point is, I'll buy you crab cakes and give you the black iron short sword. Don't worry about your blood amber gone!"

"And then?" Jiang Fan'er threw a squint.

"Then you must explain clearly to Brother Jing Ming that I didn't mean to damage the birthday gift he gave you on purpose, it was only because of a moment of curiosity, and then a moment of carelessness that led to disaster. I know I was wrong."

Jiang Fan'er didn't speak.

Luo Shuxuan became impatient, "Then what will you do to forgive me?"

"It depends on your performance." Jiang Fan'er said coldly, and continued to stride forward.

Luo Shuxuan stomped his feet, gritted his teeth and chased after him.

Luo Yushan met two people at the entrance of the alley. She came to look for them, but she did not expect to find them so smoothly.

"Sister Jiang." Feeling overjoyed, Luo Yushan yelled with a smile. Jiang Fan'er was not in a good mood, so she just said "hmm" and didn't follow up.

Luo Yushan looked at her with something wrong, "Is sister worried?"

Jiang Fan'er squinted at Luo Shuxuan, who was holding crab cakes, and shook his head, "I'm fine."

"Then why do I feel that there is something wrong with your face?"

"Probably because I met a lunatic in the alley just now and got frightened."

Luo Shuxuan almost staggered and fell to the ground, madman?Are you talking about him or He Lianjin?

All in all, no matter who this woman scolded, she scolded their cousins.

Luo Yushan was surprised, "Crazy?" Then she looked at Luo Shuxuan, "Second brother, what's going on?"

Of course Luo Shuxuan would not admit that Jiang Fan'er was referring to him, so he simply turned his head to the side and said firmly, "I didn't see it."

Jiang Fan'er looked at the road ahead without turning his eyes.

Although she was very distressed that the gift from her brother was gone, she had coveted the excellent dagger in Luo Shuxuan's hand for a long time.

Back at Shouren Bo's mansion, Luo Shuxuan immediately took out his precious dagger and showed it in front of Jiang Fan'er, "How about it, does Cousin Fan'er still like it?"

Jiang Fan'er's eyes fell on the thin blade that shone coldly. The black iron used as the raw material is indeed a rare and good sword. She moved her eyelids, took it from him, and only gave two words of evaluation, "Barely .”

Luo Shuxuan immediately jumped up, "What! This is given to me by the emperor's uncle, and you say that you are reluctant? You know, the whole of Nanliang is just like this. Putting aside the two of us, you just talk about it. As for the quality of the short sword itself, can it be compared with ordinary swords?"

"I'm a coward, and I deal with dead people all day long." Jiang Fan'er looked at Luo Shuxuan, who was furious in front of him, "For me, what is applicable is good, and what is not applicable can only be used as a decoration, even if this thing is a saint. Giving is the same reason."

Luo Shuxuan choked, his face turned ugly, but he couldn't refute a single word.

Jiang Fan'er's father is the prefect of Quang Binh. When Jiang Fan'er was very young, he liked to dress up as a man and go out with the police officers in the government office to handle cases. After a long time, he learned the autopsy skills, and his skills were better than those in the Quang Binh government office. She has never been officially awarded the title of "Wo Zuo", but every time there is an unidentifiable corpse, she likes to invite her. After repeated visits, Jiang Fan'er became the only female Wu Zuo in Quang Binh Mansion.

This is why when Luo Shuxuan was ten years old, when Jiang Fan'er came to play in Shou Renbo's mansion, when Luo Shuxuan aggressively forced her into the barracks and exposed her daughter in public, she was calm and dared to catch mice and put them on his bed afterwards.

People who are used to seeing dead people all year round, why should they be afraid of a few rats?If it were the other woman, she would have turned pale with fright at the sight of a mouse at such a young age, how would she dare to catch it?

So, it's not without reason that Luo Shuxuan was afraid of her. The little girl doesn't want to go shopping with embroidery all day long, but likes to deal with dead people?fault!
Luo Yushan glanced at Jiang Fan'er, saw her eyes were focused on the dagger, and asked with a smile, "I see that Sister Jiang likes this dagger very much. Since it is my second brother's wish, you can accept it!"

The corners of Jiang Fan'er's mouth twitched, her smile was slightly mocking.

One mind?If Luo Shuxuan hadn't lost his blood amber, would he be so kind to take out the black iron dagger he had treasured for so many years and give it to her?
Luo Shuxuan kept winking at Jiang Fan'er, hoping that she would not tell the story of him destroying the blood amber, otherwise he would let his father know, and he ordered a severe beating.

Jiang Fan'er glanced at him indifferently, then turned to look at Luo Yushan, nodded, "Yes, I accept it."

Luo Yushan became happy, "I knew that Sister Jiang and Second Brother could become good friends. After all, they have known each other since childhood. There is no need to make it look like they are on the battlefield every time they meet. Sister Jiang, are you right? "

Jiang Fan'er slandered, did she want to quarrel?When did Luo Shuxuan make her angry?

After so many years of experience in Guangping Mansion, Jiang Fan'er thought that she was calm enough to meet people and things, but as soon as she was in front of Luo Shuxuan, she repeatedly failed, and it seemed that this guy didn't make any noise every time to make her angry.

Too lazy to look at Luo Shuxuan again, Jiang Fan'er leaned to one side, and said with great reluctance: "If Second Master Luo can 'show mercy' in the future, then I'd be more than happy to be tolerant." Otherwise, things like ruining her birthday ceremony today will come again. Several times, she did not guarantee whether she would directly dissect Luo Shuxuan alive with the knife used to dissect the corpse.

Luo Yushan looked at Luo Shuxuan again.

Luo Shuxuan said: "To each other, if Cousin Fan'er can 'be merciful', I will burn three sticks of incense for you every day."

Jiang Fan'er's face darkened, "I'm not dead yet!"

Luo Shuxuan raised his hand to stop, "I won't quarrel with you." Afraid that Luo Yushan would ask what happened, he simply kept silent, and gestured to the short sword in Jiang Fan'er's hand with his eyes, as if to say: I bought crab cakes for you. I also gave you the dagger, and the previous account will be written off.

Jiang Fan'er snorted softly, said goodbye to Luo Yushan, and walked outside, not wanting to stay for a moment, and went straight back to Jiang Jingming's residence.

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The assassination of He Lianjin in the Mid-Autumn Festival did not reach the level of shocking all the officials. After all, He Lianjin is a person who talks like a fool and thinks his work is not far off. It is inevitable to make enemies outside. People who look forward to his death They were all lined up outside the city gate, so everyone was not surprised, but they only said a few words of concern, but they secretly hated why the murderer didn't attack more seriously, and directly killed this scourge with a sword .

Emperor Yonglong received the news at that time, and after getting angry with a sullen face, he left the matter to Dali Temple, and the result was more than a month.

Although Shi Taiqing of Dali Temple is He Lianyu's biological uncle, he usually treats public affairs very well. Regarding He Lianjin's case, he never wasted a moment. He tried his best to search, but he couldn't find any clues about the "murderers". He was so worried that he lost several beards that he had managed to grow.

Just when he was considering whether to pull out the remaining ones, the virtuous king He Lianyu personally sent him a message, saying that the king of Jin personally sent a message, and if he could not catch the real culprit within five days, let him Go home for the elderly.

When Shi Taiqing heard this, he didn't even eat lunch, and hurriedly led people to wander around Yuye Lake. In fact, more than a month has passed since the assassination incident. It is impossible to say that there are any clues, after all, at that time The assassination took place on a boat, and He Lianjin fell into the water in the end. Even if there was evidence, he would have been submerged by the lake long ago. Where can he find evidence to catch the real murderer now?
However, maybe he was too lucky. This wandering around really brought out the evidence. There are many people in Dali Temple who understand water skills. He asked people to go down to salvage for a while, and he actually caught the murder weapon that was assassinated that day——Assassin The long sword used.

Of course, Shi Taiqing didn't know that all of this was the so-called "evidence" that He Lianjin had arranged for him.

Shi Taiqing happily took it back and compared it with the wound on He Lianjin's shoulder described by Imperial Physician Lin, the size really matched.

Grabbing the last straw in desperation, Shi Taiqing was overjoyed and immediately asked for a thorough investigation of the source of the object.

This investigation was incredible, and it directly found the secret pile of a certain important person.

The first place is a gambling house, the second place is a tea house, and the third place is a brothel, all of which are crowded places where it is very easy to inquire about information.

Hey, there are so many dark people, it's not something ordinary people can afford, and there are weapons hidden inside.

Shi Taiqing panicked, wiped off her cold sweat and crawled to Yugan Palace to report what she found to Emperor Yonglong.

When Emperor Yonglong heard that these three places had concealed weapons, someone dared to deliberately rebel under the emperor's nose.

Emperor Yonglong's face was almost frozen into ice, and he asked Shi Taiqing, "Have you found out who is behind them?"

Shi Taiqing tremblingly said: "Returning to the emperor, these dark people seem to be all dead men. No matter how hard they try to extract a confession, they just refuse to recruit. What's more, they just bite their tongues and kill themselves."

Emperor Yonglong was furious, "Let me check it out, if you can't find it out, bite your tongue and kill yourself!"

Shi Taiqing's heart skipped a beat.

The assassination of King Jin involved three hidden stakes. As long as the head is not crooked, it is not difficult to guess that the princes must be fighting behind the scenes. Breaking the hidden piles that people have been hoarding for many years, and annoyed the people behind it, so being hunted down and hacked almost killed him?

There are only four adult princes of the Holy Majesty today, He Lianxun, King of Wei, He Lianjin, King of Jin, He Lianyu, King of Xian, and He Lianrui, King of Liang.

Even if you want to fight, it's these four fighters. After removing one victim, King Jin, there are only three others left.

Shi Taiqing's headache now is not whether he can find out who is behind the scenes, but if he really finds out a certain prince, and exposes the unbearable facts of the prince's private possession of weapons and his brother's quarrel to the public to damage Emperor Yonglong's face, when the time comes Whether it will implicate himself, the black gauze hat on his head can still be kept.

What's more, one of the princes he wanted to check was his nephew.

It's not that Shi Taiqing hasn't noticed He Lianyu's ambition, but he's always been used to his duty, and he wants to be content with the status quo rather than raising his head to take over such a dangerous thing as a faction. After all, his eldest sister back then, He Lianyu's biological mother died in a palace fight, and before she died, she entrusted He Lianyu to him, so that he must personally watch He Lianyu grow up, but he is the prince, so he has the final say. Not long after the eldest sister passed away, He Lianyu was taken in by Concubine Xiao Huanggui and raised under her name.

For so many years, Shi Taiqing has always been powerless to He Lianyu, one is inside the palace and the other is outside the palace, no matter how long his hands are, can he still surpass the Empress Dowager's backing Concubine Xiao to control the prince?
That's why He Lianyu gradually transformed into what he is today. On the surface, he looks gentle and elegant, but in fact he has a dark mind and a vicious means.

Shi Taiqing had nothing but helplessness towards He Lianyu.

He vaguely felt that there was an eighty to ninety percent possibility that He Lianyu had something to do with the hidden stake this time, but the emperor had to investigate because of the imperial order.Although the news of the weapons that have just been seized has not yet spread, it is a serious matter after all. Once a little bit of news is leaked, it will shock the government and the public, and it will also cause panic among the people.

The Holy Majesty must not want to see such a result, so someone has to cover this matter, otherwise it will be impossible to justify.

After much deliberation, Shi Taiqing finally pushed the incident to Zhao Wang Yu Nie.

King Zhao is the half-brother of Emperor Yonglong. Because he was dissatisfied with Emperor Yonglong's rule, he plotted a rebellion in private. It's not impossible to come back for revenge.

Facts have proved that Shi Taiqing found the right way this time. Emperor Yonglong showed a lukewarm attitude towards him pulling out the remnants of King Zhao, but in fact, anyone who knows Emperor Yonglong understands that this is a tacit approval of Shi Taiqing .

As for the truth, Emperor Yonglong must have already had the answer in his heart, and even some quick-witted ministers in the Golden Palace could figure out what was going on.However, since the superiors want to put the face of the royal family first, and want to push the matter of concealing weapons to Zhao Wang's remnants first, deal with those dozens of dark people, and then close the door to teach the prince, then they should be courtiers. Those who can only turn a blind eye and close their eyes, after all, so far, no one has any substantial evidence to prove that the three hidden piles are the power hoarded by a certain prince in private.

Whoever speaks rashly will become the leader of this incident.

The veterans who have been in the imperial court all understand this truth, so no one stood up and said a word.

This matter was carried out quietly under the attitude of everyone pretending to be confused.

Before the five days given by He Lianjin expired, Shi Taiqing handled the case beautifully - everything was caused by the remnants of Zhao Wang.

And this result was also within He Lianjin's expectation. No one knows better than him, who has lived two lives, what kind of temperament his father is. It is tantamount to putting the face of the royal family out for criticism and ravages.

No emperor would like to do this, let alone Emperor Yonglong who pays so much attention to reputation.

So He Lianjin thought that his father would make this case a disaster.

For He Lianjin, there is no difference at all. All he wants is to use Shi Taiqing's hand to seal the three hidden stakes in He Lianyu. Wouldn't it be cheaper for him if he died?
(End of this chapter)