Chapter Fifty-Three: The City is Full of Storms
"I see her attitude towards you, she seems to care about you very much, and you can't hide this matter." Qiu Feng Duct.
"How long can she hide it, and when she really can't hide it, she will naturally know." Mu Qing pretended to be calm and said, "Sister Cheng treats people too seriously, which is her advantage, but it is also easy to become an obstacle for me." If I had told her the truth early in the morning, I am afraid that she would not have agreed to my entry into the palace. ”
"So you chose to lie to her? Just as you hide Taowu, Commander Yin, and Liang Yinhuan? Qiu Feng looked at Mu Qing's eyes as if they were sarcastic, "Have you ever thought that one day, when these people find out the truth of the matter and the sacrifice you have made, what will they think?" How would they feel? ”
"Qiu Feng!" Mu Qing interrupted the other party's words sharply, she had never yelled at him in such a sharp tone, but Qiu Feng's words just now happened to touch the most fearful and painful place in her heart. Mu Qing's throat tightened suddenly, his heartbeat seemed to pause, and a thousand thoughts poured into his heart. "I don't have the extra energy to think about it now, I have to focus all my energy on the more important things."
"Boom! If you don't want to hear it, then I won't talk about it. Qiu Feng said helplessly, "Na, this vial contains a heart protection pill, remember to take one every day, although this is a elixir but not a miracle medicine, your own body still has to be cherished by yourself." And the ointment in this large bottle can remove the red spots on your body, and then let the dogwood apply it to you, so that others will not see the clues. ”
Mu Qing smiled gratefully and said, "Thank you, I'll just say, as long as you are here, I won't be able to die for the time being." ”
After Qiu Feng left, Mu Qing stood quietly at the window, and unconsciously, small snowflakes floated outside. This is the first snow of the year, and the snowflakes as white as cotton wool are scattered between the vast and desolate world, as if to indicate that this winter will be a particularly cold winter-
It has been a period of time since Ruiwang Liang Yinhuan took over the deficit case, and in just a dozen days, the entire capital is like a pot of boiling water, without stopping for a moment. Since the news that the Marquis of Dingyuan was going to marry a twelve-year-old girl doll spread to the streets, the Marquis of Dingyuan, who was over seventy years old, could no longer sit still, not only hurriedly canceled the family affair originally scheduled to be held at the end of the month, but also personally went to the palace of the Rui King to ask to see Liang Yinhuan. This news caused a lot of commotion in the court, but what everyone didn't expect was that on the third day after the Marquis of Dingyuan visited the Ruiwang Mansion, Ling Huang, the secretary of the household department, played a game, saying that the Marquis of Dingyuan had returned all the one million taels borrowed from the treasury. As soon as this news came out, it immediately caused an uproar in the DPRK and China, and all the officials involved in the case began to feel uneasy. Marquis Dingyuan is the largest official in this case, and he is also the clan relative with the largest amount of privately borrowed treasury silver, and he is like a backbone, supporting the hopes of those officials. Originally, everyone's wishful thinking was very good, as long as Dingyuanhou did not give in, then they would not pay attention to the pressure of King Rui, but now that Dingyuanhou is so soft, everyone will instantly lose all confidence, and they will all lose their direction like headless flies.
Of course, there are always some people in this world who have the courage but no brains, acting with a so-called 'spirit', completely reckless, and Cai Tenghui, the prince of Anqing, is such a person. When everyone stood still and watched each other, Cai Tenghui didn't buy it, not only went to King Rui's painting boat to make a fuss, but also gathered the officials involved in the case everywhere, saying that they wanted to jointly invite the performance and participate in the King of Rui. It's a pity that young people are young people, young and vigorous, reckless, and suddenly they don't calm down, but instead summon trouble.
Before Cai Tenghui's recital could be presented to the emperor, another shocking news came out of Beijing, which probably meant that Cai Mingde, the Duke of Anqing, that is, Cai Tenghui's father, had robbed several folk girls for many years and detained them all in a house on the outskirts of the city. What's even more terrifying is that if the relatives of the girls' families are not convinced and dare to sue the government, then Cai Mingde will slaughter the whole door in a frenzy and exterminate them all together, in a vain attempt to cover the sky with one hand.
As soon as the news came out, it immediately caused a storm in the city, and even the family members who had been holding back their anger couldn't hold it back, and they appeared to complain one after another, so that the Kyoto government could no longer sit idly by. The prefect immediately sent people to search An Qinggong's house on the outskirts of Beijing, and sure enough, several skinny and abused girls were found in a cellar of the old mansion. Not only that, but the officials also found the bones of several young girls, and after examination, the owners of these bones had undergone long-term abuse and beatings before they finally died.
The Kyoto Prefecture knew very well that this case was a big matter, and it had affected the prince of the imperial court, and the prefect did not dare to deal with it at will, so he ordered someone to seal all the evidence and material evidence overnight and hand it over to the criminal department for trial. Tong Yuan also had a great headache after receiving this hot potato, although he and An Qinggong did not have a deep relationship, but the other party's status in the court should not be underestimated after all, he wanted to carry Cai Mingde as much as possible, and he would have many connections in the future. It's a pity that this matter is too big, not only the entire capital is in an uproar, but even Emperor Liang Yinhao has heard about it. Tong Yuan is also a master who is very good at settling accounts, of course he didn't dare to offend the anger of the public at this time, let alone bully the king for the sake of an unrelated An Qinggong, so after much thought, the Criminal Department didn't care about Cai Mingde's situation, and finally truthfully presented all the evidence to Liang Yinhao.
An Qinggong's hands were stained with the blood of dozens of innocent lives, and Liang Yinhao knew that he could not be tolerated in this matter. So on the second day after the case was clarified, he issued an order to strip off the titles of Cai Mingde, the Duke of Anqing, and his son Cai Tenghui, and confiscate all their family property and mansions. At this point, the once-prosperous Anqing Gongmen officially announced its loneliness.
While the people in the DPRK and China sighed at the sudden downfall of An Qinggong, they also felt palpitations. But at this time, there are also some people who have a heart to secretly calculate the time of this whole thing. Cai Tenghui, the son of Anqing Gong, just went to Rui Wang to play tricks on his front foot, and disaster came to the door on his back foot, which not only solved Cai Tenghui, but also uprooted his son Anqing Gong. Is this qiē just a coincidence? Although everyone is still unclear about the specific source of the original news, at this moment, everyone has deeply believed that it was King Rui who led the Anqing Gong case.