"After the master beat the young master, he ordered the guards to take the young master back to the house, but he didn't expect that the young master would let the servants run out and surround the guard on the way, allowing the young master to find an opportunity to escape. The young master was afraid that the guards would catch up, so he hurriedly
He hurriedly ran into the alley. When the guards took care of the servants and ran into the alley to chase the young master, they only heard the young master scream, and then there was a "plop", and the guard was
I found the young master's shoes by the well and felt something was wrong, so I jumped into the well and found that the young master had indeed fallen into the well, but when I rescued him, he was gone..."
"Did the guards find any traces of other people near the well?" Liu Yinfeng frowned and asked in a low voice.
The servant shook his head, "The guard said he never noticed it."
Hearing this, Liu Yinfeng frowned a little deeper, waved his hands and said, "Step back."
Liu Yinfeng watched the servants move Liu Huansheng's body down, and he felt an ominous premonition in his heart. He was afraid that his guess that he was on the carriage had come true. No matter how confused Liu Huansheng was, he would not be that big.
There is not a single well in sight, so someone must have done it deliberately. With the current prestige and status of Liu Mansion in Jincheng, anyone who wants to attack Liu Huansheng needs to weigh his own weight. There is no one else but the Seventh Prince in this matter. It’s just that
, the Seventh Prince's movements were faster and more vicious than he expected, but he didn't know what Liu Jin's reaction would be like after he woke up and found out about this.
Several people in the Duke's Mansion who were discussing what happened just now at the door also received the news reported by the servants, "The Young Master Liu was escorted by the guards and escaped on the way back to the mansion, but he actually fell into the well and drowned.
.”
The person who brought back the news was Shen Yilan's husband, Huakang.
"Drown?" Everyone in the hall was a little surprised, "If Liu Huansheng hadn't been drunk, he wouldn't have been able to see the well in the clear sky, right?"
The Duke's wife held a string of rosary beads in her hand. She also frowned, stopped turning the rosary beads, raised her eyes, looked at Yun Shang, and then withdrew her gaze.
"Could it be that he was killed? Although Liu Huansheng was a ridiculous person, and he offended many people for eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, but who in Jincheng would dare to have undue thoughts about Liu Mansion and the Seventh Prince?
"There are many people who want to kill Liu Huansheng, but few should really do it. What happened this time?" Shen Yilan frowned and murmured in a low voice.
Yun Shang pondered for a moment before turning her head to look at Shen Yilan and said, "This matter was probably done by the Seventh Prince."
"Seventh Prince?" Shen Yilan exclaimed, thought for a while, then shook her head and said, "That's not true, then why can Liu Huansheng be considered the uncle of the Seventh Prince?"
Yun Shang chuckled lightly, nodded and said, "It's precisely because Liu Huansheng is the seventh prince's uncle."
Seeing that Shen Yilan's eyes were still filled with confusion, Yun Shang slowly spoke out her suspicions, "Everyone must have heard about the death of the prince."
Everyone didn't know why Yun Shang suddenly mentioned this matter, but they still nodded.
"The death of the prince was apparently because the prince wanted to assassinate Qing Yan and me, so he was imprisoned in the heavenly prison. As a result, he accidentally caught fire in the heavenly prison and was burned to death. The reason why the heavenly prison caught fire was because Li Jingyan wanted to save me.
The imperial sister, Princess Hua Jing. However, this is only a small part of the truth. The other half is that the seventh prince wanted to seize the crown prince's position and joined forces with Li Jingyan and Cang Jue Qingsu. Princess Hua Jing's imprisonment was originally a set-up.
, the Seventh Prince put Hua Jing in jail, took this opportunity to control the jailer with Buddha incense, stunned other people and His Highness the Crown Prince, and had people sprinkle tung oil in the sky prison and burn it down." Yun Shang said on his face.
They looked calm, as if they were chatting about what to eat for dinner, but everyone's faces were full of surprise.
"The seventh prince had actually been arrested by the prince before. However, his majesty personally came to the door and hoped that the prince would let the seventh prince go. The prince thought that he and his majesty had just met each other and it was not appropriate to conflict with him, so he agreed. It was a waste of time. He tried his best to hide what the Seventh Prince was doing and saved the Seventh Prince's life." Yun Shang picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea.
Everyone was stunned, but still a little confused, "But what does this have to do with Liu Huansheng's murder?"
Yun Shang sighed softly, "Judging from the fact that the seventh prince dared to kill his brother, he was not as uninterested in the throne as everyone imagined. On the contrary, he had a strong desire in his heart and wanted that position. I investigated the seventh prince. The prince's reputation among the people is that he is a good king. He is just a sickly prince, but he has such a good reputation. He must have wasted a lot of effort. But Liu Huansheng does everything he can to eat, drink, whore, and gamble. Moreover, he often offends many people based on his status, but his reputation is extremely bad. Such a person is the seventh prince's uncle, and he must have done all kinds of bad things in his capacity as the seventh prince's uncle. What do you think? How long will the prince tolerate him?"
Shen Yilan suddenly realized, "The Seventh Prince just thought it was within his tolerance before, but this time the trouble was really too big, and it was with our Duke's Palace. The Seventh Prince couldn't bear it anymore, so he took action. To avoid future troubles forever?”
Yun Shang nodded, "This time it is the Duke's Mansion. Who knows that next time, Liu Huansheng will not offend the person sitting on the dragon chair in the palace? Rather than letting him become a thorn in his heart, it is better to get rid of this thorn early. The thorns were uprooted."
"But in this case, wouldn't the Seventh Prince offend Liu Mansion?" Shen Yilan frowned, a little confused.
Before Yun Shang could speak, Huakang took Shen Yilan's side and said, "Although the Liu family occupies the position of Situ, Liu Jin is not a very talented person. In fact, the Liu family is only able to get to this point because of the influence of the Seventh Prince. The seventh prince may have felt that he still needed the support of the Liu family's status before, but now he has enough power and feels that the Liu family can be abandoned. But the Liu family absolutely cannot help but rely on the seventh prince. , apart from the Seventh Prince, there is only one Liu Yinfeng in the Liu Mansion, and Liu Yinfeng is just an adopted son after all."
When Shen Yilan heard this, her body trembled, and she sighed, "I don't know what's so good about that position. For the sake of that throne, I can even ignore anything."
The Duke's wife also sighed, looking slightly tired, "I don't want to care about how Liu Huansheng died. I'm afraid that the Seventh Prince will point the finger at our Duke's Mansion. Now that the Master is gone, we are the only ones in the Duke's Mansion. It is the best time to deal with an individual. If the Seventh Prince wants to take action, the death of Mrs. Liu this time may be the best time."
After everyone heard this, they all fell silent and were speechless for a long time.
Mrs. Guogong's guess was quite accurate. In less than two days, the Ministry of Punishment had already concluded Mrs. Liu's death, saying that it was a servant of the Duke's mansion who had poisoned her. Moreover, that servant had also died. Plea guilty.
For a time, it caused an uproar in Jincheng. After all, Mrs. Liu is not the master of the Duke's Mansion, and there should be no deep hatred between her and the servants of the Duke's Mansion. Why would that servant surrender to Mrs. Liu? Poison? What most people thought was that it was probably instigated by some master in the Duke's Mansion.
When this matter reached Yun Shang's ears, Yun Shang was reading a book in the room. He was stunned when he heard this, and frowned and said, "I'm afraid the seventh prince has healed his scar and forgotten the pain, and has forgotten the lesson he learned in Ningguo.
"
After a pause, he continued, "You said earlier, what is the name of the newly appointed Minister of Justice?"
Qianyin quickly said, "My name is Li Qianmo."
Li Qianmo and Yun Shang slowly moved their hands across the pages of the book in their hands, with a slight smile on their lips, "Please change my clothes. I haven't seen Ning Qian in the palace for four or five days."
Qianyin nodded, "It's been five days." After saying that, he took out a light blue skirt from the box, and took out a white gauze wide-sleeved robe for Yun Shang to put on, and then
He scattered Yun Shang's hair and tied it into a flower bun, then helped Yun Shang stand up.
After entering the palace, Ning Qian had just gotten up from her lunch break. When she heard that Yun Shang had arrived, she was wearing only a piece of underwear and said, "Why don't you invite the princess in quickly?"
Yun Shang walked in and saw Ning Qian's hair, uncombed and undressed. A smile flashed in her eyes and she said loudly, "What a charming beauty."
Ning Qian also laughed out loud, "Master, just make fun of me. Didn't I hear that the master was coming, and I was afraid of being neglected, so I hurriedly welcomed the master in."
After saying that, he ordered Qian Xiao standing by to change her clothes. While changing, he looked at Yun Shang, "I heard about Mrs. Liu's case, and I knew that the master was just going to come find me."
Yun Shang nodded, "Before, you and I took a look at the list of people we have placed in Ning State. I once saw the name Li Qianmo in a daze. The name of the newly appointed Minister of Justice seems to be Li Qianmo."
"Yes, he is one of ours." Ning Qian responded quickly, "After I arrived in Xia Kingdom, I arranged for Li Qianmo to finish his studies and arrive in Jincheng, and arranged the right time for him to save the eleventh prince. Concubine Shen Shu expressed her gratitude
Because of his kindness, he summoned him, took a fancy to his talent, and recommended him to His Majesty."
Yun Shang smiled and said, "It's quite good. In a short period of time, he has reached the position of Minister of Justice."
"It is true that he is capable, but this matter is also indispensable without Concubine Shen Shu's encouragement. Shen Shu Concubine probably wants to train him to be her confidant so that he can assist the Eleventh Prince in the future, but her plan is destined to fail.
." Ning Qian put on her clothes, sat in front of the mirror and still combed her hair with a smile.
"I'll ask Qian Mo to ask about this case later and see what's going on." Ning Qian whispered, "I will inform the master as soon as there is news."
Yun Shang nodded, and then said, "Since Concubine Shen Shu has such thoughts, don't let Concubine Shen Shu see you interacting with Qian Mo, otherwise all the preparations ahead will be ruined."
Ning Qian heard the words and responded with a chuckle, "How can Concubine Shen Shu have time to care about this now? Ever since the riot of the Ya clan, Concubine Shen Shu has been affected. Your Majesty has not been to her Shuya Palace for more than a month. Now she is in
She is trying every possible means to regain His Majesty's favor. However, her ancestors are from the Ya tribe, and her parents are also very prestigious among the Ya tribe. This time, I am afraid it will be difficult." (To be continued)
