Chapter 135 The last means of punishing evil
The door was opened silently, and a gust of fragrant wind instantly filled the entire room. A wonderful figure slowly stepped into the room.
The bright red long skirt spread a bright sea of flowers on the ground, and the charming smile outlined a touching charm. Yun Niang walked over and naturally picked up the wine pot and filled the wine for Lu Sheng and Shen Ling.
"Yun Niang has met the prince, Lord Lu!"
The voice is a bit lazy, but it has a charm that makes people feel so soft that it makes people feel so soft.
"Yun Niang, it's been a long time since we met!" Chen Ling nodded with a smile, "Dongfenglou's business is getting better and better..."
"Then I have to thank the prince for taking care of Yun Niang's business! The prince must have something to ask about today, Yun Niang listens with politeness."
Speaking of serious matters, the charming smile on Yun Niang's face disappeared instantly, and even the whole atmosphere became solemn at this moment. Chen Ling also put away his smile and looked at Yun Niang seriously.
"What happened in the capital recently? Why did Princess Changling suddenly become so aware of her?"
"The day before yesterday, Lord Dong of the Ministry of Rites suddenly wrote a letter saying that the third prince had passed the coming-of-age ceremony for two years, had been appointed as the prince, and had opened a mansion, but he had not yet established a concubine. This was not convinced by the ceremony.
For this reason, it caused controversy in the court. The final conclusion was that the third prince should establish a concubine as soon as possible. However, the two concubines of the third prince were both lacking in status and qualifications, so they needed to marry them with another official matchmaker."
"Is that person the Princess Lingzhu?" Lu Sheng asked suddenly with a faint touch.
"Mr. Lu is indeed smart. It is Princess Lingzhu. It is already an open secret for Princess Changling to stand on the side of the third prince. It is not beyond anyone's expectations for the complete disclosure of this.
Princess Lingzhu became the concubine of the third prince, and was well deserved in the eyes of the civil and military officials of the court. Although the emperor was a little reluctant to delay, he changed his tone in the court the next day.
The reason why Princess Changling agreed to return to Beijing so readily is actually that she had already made such a plan."
"My aunt is really not a fool." Chen Ling sighed long, "I actually retreated early and first planned the capital. Princess Lingzhu became the third prince's concubine, so the emperor could not touch her anymore. Moreover, she and the high-ranking officials and noble families used empty shell companies, and they could remotely control the command even in the capital.
If she falls, many high-ranking officials will be in trouble. Therefore, there will be many people in the court trying their best to protect her. What a Changling princess who actually played this trick at critical moments!”
Lu Sheng also understood Chen Ling's words. If it were the case in the past, the emperor would have to move only one sentence for Princess Changling and the Marquis of Ningguo's Mansion. But now, Princess Changling and the Third Prince are tied together, and moving Princess Changling is equivalent to moving the Third Prince.
This is something the emperor absolutely does not want to see, and the high-ranking officials and nobles in the court do not want to see this situation. This is also the reason why the emperor wants to deal with this matter secretly and stabilize the court.
"But I don't understand why the emperor gave in so easily? Even if Princess Lingzhu is suitable, the emperor can veto this marriage. Does his father have no veto power to do his son's marriage?" Lu Sheng asked hurriedly.
"The emperor naturally has the power to veto it, but there is also an empress dowager in the inner court. The empress dowager personally appointed a marriage, and the emperor was not able to refuse it. So Princess Changling safely escaped from the matter."
"But Princess Changling has many cases involving Guanyin. Why doesn't the emperor use this excuse..."
"The Changling Princess herself has nothing to do with the Guanyin case, so even if the emperor announces the Guanyin case, it will not hurt the Changling Princess. If you do this, there will be a lot of people involved, which will be worth the loss.
What the emperor needs to consider is not only the gains and losses of the people in the whole world, but also the gains and losses of the people in the world. Moreover, Princess Changling is willing to double the compensation for this loss, and the emperor must grit his teeth and swallow it no matter what.
Moreover, I found out about the information from the Ministry of Justice. Although the Ningguo Marquis Mansion was implicated, not all of them were implicated. At least the main culprit of the Guanyin case has been taken to the Ministry of Justice prison. I heard that he is still a young woman..."
"Young woman?" Lu Sheng's face changed and he was instantly immersed.
"Yun Niang, is that woman's surname Bai?"
"This... Yun Niang couldn't find out so clearly. My spy has not been able to penetrate much. I just heard the officials of the Ministry of Justice sometimes say this case, and when I say that my beauties will say, "What will be the thief of you? Such a beautiful woman is so sympathetic."
"Yeah, I get it..."
"Criminal, Lord Lu, the matter has been finished. Do you want Yun Niang to find a few girls to accompany her to relieve her boredom? Don't worry, my girl is very strict."
"No need, just send us food regularly. From now on, Brother Lu and I will disappear in Shanghai. You will pass the order to Duan Fei for me. Also, pay close attention to the movements in the capital."
"Yes, then... Yun Niang took his leave." As he said that, Yun Niang Miaomiao stood up and squatted away.
It was not until the door closed again that Lu Sheng sighed slowly, "What a fairy."
"You said Yun Niang?"
"Do you say?" Lu Sheng said angrily.
"Tell you a data. The man who died in Yun Niang's bed has counted this." Shen Ling jokingly stretched out five fingers.
"Thirty years are like a wolf, forty years are like a tiger, Yun Niang can absorb soil when sitting on the ground, right? By the way, how true do you think Yun Niang's information are?"
"I believe Yun Niang's strength, and the information that came out of her mouth has never been fake!"
"But I believe more that a woman who can control all this behind the scenes and play around with us is not so easy to be arrested. She was especially sent to the Ministry of Justice in Beijing!"
"But I don't think so!" Shen Ling shook his head, "I remember you said that if you are not afraid of opponents like gods, you are afraid of teammates like pigs. What if Bai Ye's daughter is betrayed?
It is not difficult to tell from Yun Niang's information that we had previously suspected that Xie Tianci was right. This case was completed by Xie Tianci and Bai Ye's daughter. Xie Tianci asked for money, Bai Ye's daughter wanted to take revenge, and Bai Ye's daughter revenges, Xie Tianci would completely get rid of Princess Changling, and the two hit it off.
Now, because of our thorough investigation, Xie Tianci found that he could not hide it at all and immediately confessed to Princess Changling. Humph! Xie Tianci's old bacon is really getting better and better as he grows older. The old couple who have been with him for decades have fallen under his handsome plan."
"Bai Ye's daughter and Xie Tianci cooperate? Don't forget that Xie Xuan died under Bai Ye's sword."
"Don't you know that Xie Xuan is not Xie Tianci's son?"
Shen Ling's words immediately reminded Lu Sheng that Princess Changling and Xie Tianci gave birth to Xie Xuan half a year after they got married. If she said this, Xie Xuan's death would not only not be ashamed or angry, but would instead be secretly happy.
However, Lu Sheng shook his head, "I don't think that a person who can dominate all this in secret would be taken down by Princess Changling so easily and sent to the capital!"
"Why do you think so? Feeling?" Chen Ling's face became a little gloomy. He admired Lu Sheng's confidence in everything in control, but Chen Ling didn't want Lu Sheng to turn his confidence into conceit.
"No, just because Bai Ye's daughter has not fought with me head-on! How could a person who knows how to protect himself and hide himself so well be arrested so easily?
Moreover, even if Bai Ye’s daughter and Xie Tianci cooperated, their cooperation has ended since we arrived at Shanghai Mansion. Don’t forget that from the beginning, we were led by secret hands and stared at the Marquis of Ningguo.
From the beginning, she had no intention of letting Ning Guohou go. How could such a person who was determined and calculated step by step let Xie Tianci know where she was, and how could he be captured so easily?"
"You mean, scapegoat?"
"Yes! Do you still remember what Donghai said before his death? From this we can infer that the targets Bai Ye's daughter wanted to revenge were Lin Quan and Guo Songling. Guo Songling was already dead, so the next one was Lin Quan.
Chen Ling, Princess Changling can return to Beijing, and the case of Guanyin can be stopped, but I must find the daughter of Bai Ye who controls everything. Good people should not die in vain. The 30,000 disaster-stricken people in Suzhou cannot suffer in vain, and the 300 innocent people in Xishanjiang section cannot die in vain."
"I understand that such a difficult person, the Nanling Prince's Mansion will not allow her to stay away from justice. If she is not caught out this time, who knows what kind of tricks she will do in the future? What should you do next?"
"Turn the snake out of the hole, the bait is already ready, it depends on when she will take the bait."
"You mean Huo Tian and Princess Changling?"
"Yes, pay close attention to the movements of Princess Changling and Huo Tian. It is best to let both of them move. Huo Tian's identity has been exposed. You can order Huo Tian and his family to go to Jinling.
Princess Changling returns to Beijing and Huo Tian goes to Jinling. Both sides act at the same time. If Bai Ye’s daughter wants to avenge her, it will be urgent. And you and I should be divided into two groups. I am staring at Princess Changling in secret, and you are staring at Huo Tian in secret. Let’s take a mantis stalk the cicada oriole behind!"
Chen Ling looked at Lu Sheng deeply, and a smile slowly rippled in the corners of his eyes, "Lu Sheng, what is hiding in your waist?"
"Uh? Hit the hidden weapon! Why did you suddenly ask this question?"
"What hidden weapon? Is it a very powerful hidden weapon?"
"No, it's just an ordinary flying knife!" As he said that, Lu Sheng lifted up the hem of his clothes, revealing the six flying knives in the knife bag. "What about the ordinary emergency flying knives? You suddenly asked this question so seriously?"
"Because I have discovered that several times, every time you have murderous intentions, you will touch your waist with a dilemma. I thought there was something powerful hidden in your waist..."
The two of them returned to their room and slept with their clothes.
Chen Ling was right, Lu Sheng was indeed murderous.
Lu Sheng actually had half of his plans. He stared at Princess Changling in secret, not just to wait for the mantis to appear. If the mantis did not appear, then he would turn into the mantis catching cicadas.
The sound insulation effect in the room was really good. When I woke up, Lu Sheng didn't even know whether it was day or night. After asking, I found out that it was almost noon now.
The entrance of Dongfeng Tower is still deserted, but those who can enter and exit are extraordinary figures. Several Confucian scholars are reluctant to leave and step out of Dongfeng Tower.
Lu Sheng and Shen Ling were already waiting patiently in the private room.
Five days passed quietly.
A piece of news suddenly became the topic of conversation for the people of Shanghai Prefecture after dinner.
The two major forces entrenched in Shanghai Prefecture are actually leaving.
Chapter completed!