The emperor lowered his eyes, obviously thinking about the eldest princess's words.

"Just just now, the four ministers asked for a strict investigation of Lao Qi. The first thing is to seize all the property of Zhenbei Wangfu, including your shops. Although I did not agree, I felt that I should check it out." As he said that, the emperor glanced at Liu Yunxiang.

After hearing this, Liu Yunxiang couldn't help but feel nervous. She checked all the property of Zhenbei Wangfu, which also cut off her path.

"The Zhenbei Palace is full of the national treasury, and then various places will ask for military pay. The emperor has to distribute it to them. When they raise their troops and horses, will Shengjing be surrounded by wolves at that time?" Liu Yunxiang said.

What she didn't say was that when Yan Mu fell, the emperor could only make the fourth brother the crown prince. Under Qin Fei's attack and Lu Chang'an, it was hard to say that he could protect himself.

The emperor pondered for a moment, then looked up at Liu Yunxiang, "What case did you just say you would re-invest?"

Liu Yunxiang changed his mind and said, "In the case of the third wife of Duke Yang's mansion murdering the fifth girl of the Marquis of Jing'an, the third wife changed her confession and said that the real murderer of the fifth girl was Xue Hefeng, who pleaded guilty under the pressure of Xue Hefeng."

"Can this case be tried by the Three Courts?"

Liu Yunxiang pursed her lips and said, "I'll try."

"Can the case be closed?"

"It's over."

The emperor frowned, "Since this is the case, we can't overturn the case. Come and ask me, don't you not ignore the law?"

Liu Yunxiang hurriedly lowered his head and said, "The emperor is wise and will not let the deceased die with his eyes open. Innocent people will be punished, and the murderer will be at large."

The emperor snorted coldly, pondered for a while, and said, "When the late emperor was in power, there was such a precedent. When the execution was carried out, new doubts appeared in the case. The reason why the case was particularly retried was that the relatives of the deceased beat the drum and listened to the sage. According to the law, the late emperor must listen to his grievances and order him to retrial."

"But Marquis Jing'an is stationed outside. When the news reaches him, he will come back again. Feng has been executed."

The emperor hummed, "I have given you an idea, you can find a way for yourself."

The emperor said that he was tired and no longer kept the eldest princess and Liu Yunxiang, so they came out of the study room first. On the way out of the palace, Liu Yunxiang thanked the eldest princess.

"You don't have to thank me. I only entered the palace after weighing the pros and cons. In the past, I didn't want to participate in party struggles because Murong Tuo was behind me, and he had military power. Whoever ascended the throne as the new emperor would be afraid of our eldest princess's mansion. But now, I am separated from Murong Tuo and I have no support, so I have to plan for the long-term. Whether it is the fourth brother, Qin Feishi or Lu Chang'an, no one ascended the throne can guarantee the honor of this palace. It is better to rely on Lao Qi, at least he is upright."

The eldest princess analyzed it well and did make the best choice.

"I still have to thank you for choosing to stand on Yan Mu's side at this critical moment."

The eldest princess silent for a moment, then looked at Liu Yunxiang, "There is another point, I am also thanking you."

"Thank me?"

"Yes, thank you for your care for Mo Ran for so long."

When he returned to the palace, Liu Yunxiang was also worried.

The Marquis of Jing'an were not able to count on it, and the remaining part of the Marquis' Mansion was Xie Lincheng and Xie Linyu. They seemed to have followed Jing'an Hou to guard the other place.

"Apart from these three people, there is no one else in the Jing'an Marquis' Mansion." Liu Yunxiang said helplessly.

Jinyan came in with the tea and heard this, so he asked, "What are the girls worried about?"

Liu Yunxiang sighed and told Jinyan about Xiaowu's affairs.

Jinyan thought for a while and said, "There are still people in the capital of the Jing'an Marquis' Mansion!"

Liu Yunxiang hurriedly sat upright, "Who?"

"Big girl!"

"Big girl?" Liu Yunxiangmo. There is indeed a big girl in the big room, but she has never seen this person in her previous life or this life. She was curious when she first got married, but when she mentioned this, the eldest lady looked very bad, and she wanted to have never given birth to this daughter.

"I asked the nanny in the mansion. They secretly told me that the eldest girl married a wealthy family, but after two years of marriage, the eldest son-in-law made a mistake, and not only was his official position but his house was confiscated. The eldest girl's family declined, and food and accommodation became a problem. The eldest girl went home to ask for help. She started to help, and then she started to look at the eldest girl, scolded her, beat her, and even refused to let her enter the house again. In this way, the eldest girl broke off relations with the mansion. But the nanny said that the eldest girl's family had built a house in the west of the city and settled her house there."

After hearing this, Liu Yunxiang frowned. The old lady and the eldest lady died one after another in the previous life, but the eldest girl did not show up. In the decades after that, the Marquis's Mansion was in decline and prosperous, and she did not come to the door again. The relationship was broken so quickly.

Is it possible to ask her to help Xiaowu beat Dengwen drum?

Besides, this drum is not in vain. No matter who beats it or what you tell me, you have to be beaten to the thirty boards first.

Liu Yunxiang sighed. She had to ask this big girl to give it a try in the current situation.

The next morning, Liu Yunxiang took Zijin to Xicheng. He inquired along the way and walked around several alleys before finding Xie Wenying's house.

The yard is an ordinary farmhouse yard with an open yard. Looking inside from the outside, you can see three main rooms with wing rooms on both sides. The yard is not big, but it is very neat.

Liu Yunxiang was about to ask Zijin to come forward and knock on the door, but she saw a woman wearing a brown cotton skirt coming out of the main room with a load. She was not tall, thin and black, with her hands controlling the shoulder pole and walking out neatly.

"Yingniang, step slower."

At this time, the tall and thin man chased him out. The man was wearing a plain long gown with patches on his cuffs. He looked gentle but had a pale complexion. He had one leg lame, walking deep and shallow, and chased him out and stuffed several scrolls into the basket.

"You can sell these calligraphy and paintings at the market. After selling them, you can buy yourself two spring shirts." The man looked at the woman and said in a gentle voice.

"I understand, don't worry, go back and lie down quickly, wait for me to do the work at home."

"You come back early, let's eat what you can't sell."

"Okay, I got it."

Seeing the woman walking out, Liu Yunxiang pulled Zijin and took a few steps away.

The woman came out carrying a load, sighed for some reason, and then walked towards the entrance of the alley.

Liu Yunxiang looked into the yard and saw that the man came out soon after entering the house. He limped and swept the floor with a broom.

"Dad, mom, let you go back to the house and lie down."

At this time, a boy ran out. He was tall and probably in his teens. He grabbed the broom from the man, "I'll swipe you, go back and lie down, otherwise your legs will hurt again at night."

The man smiled, "Then you scan it quickly. After you finish it, Dad will teach you how to study."

“What’s the use of reading so many books.”

"Of course it's useful, you can take the imperial examination."

"We need to have a recommendation letter from the academy when taking the imperial examination, and our family can't even afford to submit the training."

"Don't say that. My father and mother will raise money. You just need to study hard."

The boy nodded helplessly, "Okay, you go back to the house to rest first. I will study with you after I finish cleaning."

Liu Yunxiang took Zijin to the market and saw Xie Wenying selling buns on the stall. There were a few calligraphy and paintings hanging next to her, but no one cared about it.
Chapter completed!