Chapter 136: Sitting on the Mountain and Watching the Tiger Fight (1)
"Oops! Have you heard of it? Something big is wrong in the capital! ”
"Big deal? How big is it? ”
"Homicide."
"Hey~ Isn't it just a murder? In so many places, there is not a murder of a cat and a dog every day, what is so strange about the murder? ”
"Hey~ This murder is different from those cats and dogs."
"How is it different? Who died? ”
"A child."
"Kids? What identity? How did he die? ”
"As for this kid, his identity is quite ordinary. I heard that it was a child from a grandmother's house in Nanyang Palace. ”
"Hey~ It's just a grandmother, someone is dead in the family, so hurry up and do something."
"Don't underestimate this kid! Although his identity is ordinary, the place where he died is not ordinary! ”
"What's out of the ordinary? Ay! Can you stop talking like this? Isn't there anything to say about it? ”
"Hey, okay, don't worry! Listen to me tell you, although this child is a child of a grandmother's family, and the signs of his death are also very ordinary, that is, he was stabbed in the neck. It's just that the place where he died was in Princess Su'an's Jinci Palace. ”
"Dead in the palace?!"
"Yes!"
"Huh! That's interesting! Can this man still die in the palace? And how can this news still come out? Generally speaking, if you hinder the majesty of the heavenly family, don't you like to seal the news to death? How? Our current emperor is not in the way of face? ”
"Your Majesty? The emperor doesn't seem to know about this at all! ”
"Don't know? This matter can be spread to us, but it can't reach the emperor's ears? ”
"The emperor heard that his health has been getting worse and worse recently. And His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is now in full swing! This news was also released from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. And Princess Su'an is also under custody under His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. What do you mean, you say? ”
"What do you mean? Presumably, our emperor's eyes and ears have been blinded by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince today, right? ”
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's sphere of influence has expanded to such a large extent? Even the people around the emperor ......"
"Hey~ That's a mistake. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince needs to entrap someone? What scope to expand? Isn't it enough for him to have Shen Fan and Lord Shen? ”
"Hahaha! Also, it must not be long before our emperor is ready to announce his abdication. ”
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"Young master! Young Lord! A man dressed as a mountain man shouted in a panic that Mo Cheng ran up the mountain. Mo Cheng had just sent Mu Zhixi back to the house to rest, and was about to exit, when he heard this shout, he hurriedly closed the door and turned around and walked in the direction of the sound.
"What's wrong? What's the matter with me? ”
"Young master! Something happened in the palace. ”
Mo Cheng looked back, and led the man to a secluded and uninhabited place, where the two stood under a dense tree.
"Tell me in detail, what's going on in the palace?"
"Young master, I just went down the mountain to buy something, and when I passed by a tavern, I heard the two people sitting at the opposite table talking about the affairs of the palace. At first, I didn't believe it, I always thought it was just hearsay. However, when I noticed that there were a lot of people talking about it on the road, I thought maybe it wasn't hearsay. ”
"How?"
"They said that a child died in Princess Su'an's Jinci Palace, and this child was the child of a grandmother's family in Nanyang Palace."
"Died in Jinci Palace?"
"Exactly, it is said that the king of Nanyang brought this child to Jinci Palace when he entered the palace to see the emperor. But then why he died suddenly, I don't know. ”
"So, Princess Su'an...... Difficult? ”
"I heard from people outside that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has detained Princess Su'an in Jinci Palace, and he has sent people to guard it every day, and he will be sent to the dungeon in a few days."
"His Royal Highness the Prince? The emperor actually handed over this matter to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to deal with it with full authority? ”
"That's not the case, I heard people outside say that the emperor may not know about this matter at all."
"Why?"
"It is said that Shen Fan concealed this matter in front of the emperor."
"What does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince want to do? Isn't Princess Su'an his own sister? ”
"Young master, I wonder if this matter will have something to do with them?"
"They have been living with me for the past few days, and there are people in the palace, what can it do with them?"
"Master Xuan, they have crossed paths with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince before, and this time they came to the young master because they wanted to avoid His Royal Highness the Prince. Now, not long after they arrived here, something like this happened in the palace. I suspect that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to use this incident to do something to Prince Xuan and the others. ”
"It makes sense when you think about it." Mo Cheng nodded, "Escaping from under the nose of the prince, how can he give up?" ”
"That'...... Young master? Do we want to tell Master Xuan about this? Mo Cheng fell into deep thought, and was about to speak, when a voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Huh? Mo Cheng! Mo Cheng turned his head to look, but saw Shang Ling standing behind him.
"Business...... Shang Ling? When did you come over? Mo Cheng looked a little unnatural.
"Just now!" Shang Ling didn't seem to hear anything, "What's wrong?" Mo Cheng? How did you run so far? What are you whispering? ”
"Ah...... Yes? Nope! ”
"None? Then why did I seem to hear Ah Xuan's name just now? ”
"Master Xuan? He ......" Mo Cheng was a little panicked. The man standing beside Mo Cheng opened his mouth and explained, "Oh, Master Shang, we were just talking about Master Xuan and Miss Ouyang. ”
"Ruolin? What's the matter with the two of them? ”
"Master Shang, I told you, don't tell anyone!"
"Hey!" Shang Ling smiled, "That's nature, secret!" Wouldn't it be nice if there were more people who knew? You said. ”
"A few days ago, Mr. Xuan bought some jewelry for Miss Ouyang, and now he is thinking about what kind of reason he should give away all those jewelry."
"Sending something?" Shang Ling touched his chin with his hand, and suddenly his eyes widened and said, "Huh? Ah Xuan, he wouldn't be planning to ask Ruolin for a kiss, right?! ”
"Ask for ...... Courtship? Mo Cheng was stunned for a moment, "He ...... He just gave the jewelry...... Is it just for courtship? ”
"That's right!" Shang Ling hugged Mo Cheng and said, "I know Ah Xuan best!" He likes Senior Sister Ruolin wholeheartedly, but he doesn't dare to say it. Hum! He didn't worry about how to give away the jewelry! He was worried, how to ask Ruolin for marriage! ”
"That'...... Such a big matter, young master, you have to think about it with the merchant master. ”
"Also, my father-in-law has been gone for more than two years, although I am still keeping filial piety, but the period of filial piety is approaching, and you are my friends again, and I should do my best. Here, it's time to fill in some happy events. As they spoke, the three of them heard what seemed to be a sound from the canopy of the tree overhead, and they looked up one after another.
"What people!" Shang Ling jumped out with a "pout", but only saw a few birds flying out of the tree, "It turned out to be birds!" If it's Ah Xuan, won't our plan be in vain? ”
Mo Cheng said with a smile: "Let's go back, and after we go back, we will slowly discuss the matter of the two of them with everyone." ”
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In the palace of Nanyang Wangfu, Xiao Shuyu was pacing in the courtyard. Mo Ziwen jumped out from behind, stood behind Xiao Shuyu and said, "Lord Wang, you've been around here for a day, take a rest." ”
Zi asked. Xiao Shuyu stopped and looked at Mo Zi and asked, "Min'er is dead, Su An is grounded in Jinci Palace, how can you let me rest." ”
"But you can't think of any way to keep walking like this!"
Xiao Shuyu said in a deep voice: "I should give Mama Xu an explanation." ”
"Confession?" Mo Ziwen shook his head and said, "But the prince, how should this explanation be given?" Is it to urge His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to punish Princess Su'an, or to let Mama Xu accept her fate? Xiao Shuyu closed his eyes and stopped talking, his brows furrowed as if he had twisted a twist.
"Lord Wang, you can't do anything now."
Xiao Shuyu only felt that he had a terrible headache, he opened his eyes and said, "You can't do anything, let it be?" ”
"That's not ......" Mo Ziwen jumped to the side of the flower bed and sat down, "Punish Princess Su'an and give Mama Xu an explanation." ”
"No way!" Xiao Shuyu said angrily, "People are not killed by Su An. ”
"But you don't have any evidence, lord!"
"Min'er was obviously ...... that day"
"I've already gone back to the palace with you, right?" Mo Ziwen sneered, "But three days later, he still died in Princess Su'an's Jinci Palace. ”
"In three days, anything can happen."
"Yes, you are right, my lord. In three days, anything can happen, which means that Min'er's disappearance may be inseparable from Princess Su'an. ”
But what about motivation? Su An, how could she not get along with a child?! ”
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sent someone to search Min'er for things in the palace."
"You mean, stealing? But sin does not lead to death! Not to mention still a child! ”
"There is one more thing, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not spread the news when he spread it." Mo Ziwen stared at Xiao Shuyu tightly and said, "An incense plaque engraved with a bat pattern." ”
Xiao Shuyu's eyes lit up suddenly: "Jade Dragon Terrace? How could he have the incense card of Jade Dragon Terrace on him? ”
"According to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, it should be Min'er who was sent to Princess Su'an after following the prince into the palace. Because children like to have fun by nature, they took some things from Princess Su'an without knowing how seriously, but they took the incense card by mistake. At that time, no one found out about the disappearance of the incense card, but later, as Min'er and the prince returned to the mansion, Princess Su'an also realized the disappearance of the incense card, so she thought of Min'er, so she sent someone to sneak into the Nanyang palace and bring Min'er out. The incense card is an important thing, and Princess Su'an did not find such a thing on Min'er's body, but in order to destroy the corpse, she corrected Min'er on the spot. It's just that she didn't expect that before she had time to dispose of the corpse, she happened to catch up with a servant girl to get up early. Since it was the first time she had killed someone, she was a little flustered and went back without caring about disposing of the body, so there was a matter of the maidservant girl finding the body later. As for those things, they were all found in the inner pocket of the corpse's clothes when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sent someone to search the corpse. Princess Su'an, she killed a person, or a child. But if the issue of incense spreads, then she will definitely be the next to die. ”
Xiao Shuyu clenched his fists and said angrily: "This statement is simply full of loopholes!" ”
"Yes, it's full of loopholes. But this statement came out of the mouth of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and it is inevitable that some people who add oil and vinegar will modify it slightly. Then this flawed statement naturally became the most real evidence of Princess Su'an's crime. ”
"Anyway, Su'an is his own sister! Why could he hurt her like this? ”
"Lord, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did his best."
"What do you mean?"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not told the emperor about the incense card now, and he has not made it public, just to prove that he is still partial to Princess Su'an. People who don't know will think that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is kind and considerate, and only those who know the inside story can see that he is blackmailing Princess Su'an, and even more so forcing you, the prince! ”
Xiao Shuyu's eyes seemed to reveal despair: "Is there really no other way?" ”
Mo Zi asked the evil smile and said, "Lord Wang? Do you remember what you promised me before? Three months. Xiao Yuhuan, he still failed you after all. ”