Although Yang Shiqi, Zhang Fu and others hoped for a miracle, the reality was cruel, and the soldiers of the Gyeonggi Governor's Mansion dug up a charred corpse that had been changed beyond recognition and was not human, apparently engulfed by the fire.

"Master, this was found next to the corpse." After placing the charred corpse in the clearing, a military attache from the Gyeonggi Governor's Office, who participated in the excavation, bowed down and handed Zhang Fu a crystal clear white jade pendant.

Zhang Fu shook his head gloomily after checking the jade pendant, and gave the jade pendant to Yang Shiqi on the side, if he remembered correctly, this white jade jade pendant was what Li Yuntian was carrying.

Yang Shiqi also recognized this white jade pendant, and his face suddenly became a little pale, this white jade pendant had undoubtedly confirmed Li Yuntian's identity.

"Master, how should this governor report to the emperor?" Chen Tai bowed to Zhang Fuyi expressionlessly, and asked in a deep voice that Li Yuntian was now in the Gyeonggi Governor's Mansion, and as the head of the Gyeonggi Governor's Mansion, he bore the brunt of the blame.

"According to the truth, the emperor will order a thorough investigation of this matter and find out the mastermind behind the scenes!" Zhang Fu's brows furrowed, and he quietly instructed that he had no good way to do it at this point, and no one wanted to see the scene in front of him.

A helpless wry smile flashed at the corner of Chen Tai's mouth, his eyes were full of gloom, he knew that he had ruined Li Yuntian's case this time, and the responsibility for Li Yuntian's assassination obviously had to be borne by him.

The teahouse outside the south gate of the imperial city.

Fang Liang, who was dressed in casual clothes, quickly stepped into the teahouse, went straight to the second floor, and pushed open the door of a secluded private room on the second floor, where Ah Qiu was slowly sipping tea.

"Mr. Aqiu, you did the Gyeonggi Governor's Mansion last night?" Fang Liang sat down opposite Ah Qiu and asked excitedly.

"Why did Lord Fang say that?" Ah Qiu smiled when he heard this, and poured Fang Liang a cup of tea.

"Apart from you, this official really can't think of anyone who has the courage and ability to go to the prison of the Gyeonggi Governor's Mansion to assassinate Zhenguogong." Seeing that Ah Qiu did not deny it, Fang Liang immediately understood in his heart that Ah Qiu had done this, so he suppressed the shock in his heart and explained, "Moreover, Zhenguo Gong is the biggest threat to you, and no one in the capital hates Zhenguo Gong so much except you. ”

"As soon as the Duke of Zhenguo dies, the outside world will definitely think that it is the emperor's will, and the king of Yue will clear the last obstacle as soon as he inherits the throne, and at that time, the martial arts hall and the Xiaowu army will definitely not support the prince." Ah Qiu's face showed a hint of smugness, and he raised the teacup in his hand at Fang Liang, "Lord Fang, from the dragon's skill is close at hand, I will congratulate Lord Fang here first." ”

"Mr. A Qiu is strategizing, this official is deeply admired, if he can assist Yue Wang Deng, the basic official will definitely join hands with Mr. to promote the good of the Ming Dynasty and the Great Yuan for all generations." Fang Liang couldn't help but be relieved when he heard this, he smiled and touched the teacup with Ah Qiu, his expression seemed quite high-spirited, Li Yuntian's death would be beneficial to him and harmless, he could just fish in troubled waters and take the opportunity to take the position.

"By the way, there is also good news for you, Young Master Jian died of illness not long ago, his son has entered the imperial city to report the funeral, and the emperor has sent King Fu to visit." After tasting the fragrant tea in the teacup, Fang Liang remembered something and said to Ah Qiu with a smile.

Jian Yi is the head of the civil bureaucracy, and his prestige and status in the civil official group are unparalleled, and his death will undoubtedly divide the civil official group that is not monolithic, which just gives him and Ah Qiu an opportunity to take advantage of.

"It's a pity!" To Fang Liang's surprise, Ah Qiu did not show excitement after hearing the news, but shook his head after frowning slightly, and slowly spit out three words in his mouth,

Seeing this situation, Fang Liang's eyes suddenly flashed a strange look, he never expected Ah Qiu to have such a reaction, it stands to reason that Jian Yi's death will be of great benefit to Ah Qiu, this will make the Ming Dynasty more chaotic, Ah Qiu should be happy.

"Young Master Jian is the most admired Ming official in Xia, and his death is really a pity." Ah Qiu quickly noticed the stunned look on Fang Liang's face, and realized that there was something wrong with his behavior just now, so he explained with a smile.

Fang Liang nodded when he heard this, and then changed the topic and didn't want to get entangled in the matter of Jian Yi so as not to cause embarrassment to both parties, he felt very puzzled in his heart, and became more and more interested in Ah Qiu's background.

Although it was the first day of the Lunar New Year, unlike those houses that were full of lights and joy, the Zhenguo Mansion with the door closed was shrouded in an oppressive silence, and the cries of women could be faintly heard.

In a quiet courtyard in the back house, Zhu Yuxin, Lu Cao, Lian Xiang and others gathered in the bedroom, wiping tears while looking at Zhou Yuting who was lying on the bed with her eyes closed.

When it was learned that Li Yuntian was buried in the fire of the prison of the Gyeonggi Governor's Mansion, Zhou Yuting, who was furious, fainted in front of her eyes.

Li Yuntian's death made the people up and down the Zhenguo Mansion extremely sad, not only the women cried one after another, but even the men also wept, and the entire Zhenguo Mansion was shrouded in miserable clouds and mist, as if the sky had fallen.

Since the news of Li Yuntian's death in the fire has not yet been announced, the crying in the Zhenguo Mansion has attracted the attention of the outside world, and they have privately speculated about what happened.

"Big sister!" When Zhou Yuting opened her eyes leisurely, Zhu Yuxin and others, who were guarding the bedside, hurriedly surrounded her.

"Take filial piety, I want to enter the palace to meet the Queen Mother." Zhou Yuting glanced around at the person in front of the bed and struggled to sit up.

"Eldest sister, you must seek justice for the prime minister." The green calyx cried so much that the pear blossoms brought rain, and when she heard the words, she couldn't help but say sadly and angrily, when it comes to feelings, she has served Li Yuntian since she was a child, and her relationship with Li Yuntian is even deeper.

"Eldest sister, do you want me to go with you?" Zhu Yuxin bit her lip and asked with teary eyes, no matter what, she couldn't accept the news that Li Yuntian had passed away.

"I can go by myself, there are too many people, but it makes people think that we are going to Xingshi to ask for guilt." Zhou Yuting shook her head and smiled sadly at Zhu Yuxin, if it wasn't for the Zhenguo Mansion that needed her to preside over the overall situation, then she would definitely have followed Li Yuntian away.

Zhu Yuxin, Green Calyx and Lian Xiang and others hurriedly waited for Zhou Yuting to change her clothes, not only washing off the fat powder on her face but also taking off the jewelry on her body, making Zhou Yuting dressed in a vegetarian body, with a small white flower representing mourning on her bun.

At this moment, Zhou Yuting did not go to see the Queen Mother as the Lord of Yingrui County and the Duchess of Zhenguo, but as a wife to complain to the Queen Mother, Li Yuntian died in the prison of the Gyeonggi Governor's Mansion for no reason, and she asked the Queen Mother to give her justice.

Although there are no colorful costumes and precious and rare jewelry, Zhou Yuting's noble and elegant temperament is clearly visible against the backdrop of a white filial piety dress.

After getting dressed neatly, Zhou Yuting took a slender item wrapped in yellow brocade cloth from Zhu Yuxin's hand, and went to the gate of the mansion to enter the imperial city by car in the company of everyone.

At this time, everyone up and down the town of Guogong, including Zhu Yuxin and Lu Cao, had already put on filial piety clothes, and they all looked sad, and the atmosphere seemed very bleak.

Zhou Yuting's four-wheeled carriage has stopped outside the gate, and what is different from the past is that the carriage of the carriage is hung with a symbol of white things in the family, and the people gathered around are buzzing and pointing to the vegetarian on the carriage and discussing, secretly speculating about the deceased.

"The county lord is actually wearing filial piety clothes, could it be that the prince of Zhenguo has died?"

"Look, the people in the Zhenguo Mansion are all carrying filial piety!"

"They said that Zhen Guogong was burned to death in the prison of the Gyeonggi Governor's Mansion this morning, and now it seems to be true."

"I think what a hero Zhen Guogong is, he died like this!"

"I heard that it was the traitors in the court who killed the prince of Zhenguo, and even the emperor was deceived."

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When Zhou Yuting and the others walked out of the courtyard gate, the people at the scene suddenly burst into a commotion, looking at the filial piety clothes on Zhou Yuting and his party and talking about it.

"Send someone to tell the story of Wutang's sue to the lord of Dexin County, and let her go back to her house as much as possible." Before getting into the carriage, Zhou Yuting heard something, and whispered to the green calyx behind her, and the Lord of Dexin County in her mouth was referring to Nuo Min.

"Eldest sister, I have already sent someone to the lecture martial arts hall, Nuo Min told the lecture martial arts hall yesterday that I don't know where I went, and I am not in the Anyi Palace." Hearing this, the green calyx replied with a slight frown.

Anyi Wangfu is the residence of Anyi King Harbara in the capital, although Harbara is not in the capital, but Gegentana leads a part of the family to live here, Nuo Min often goes to Anyi Wangfu to stay overnight, is her second home in the capital in addition to the Zhenguo Mansion.

"Send someone to find her and tell her that she must not be impulsive, otherwise Xianggong will not be at ease under Jiuquan." Zhou Yuting was stunned for a moment, and suddenly had an ominous premonition in her heart, and hurriedly told Lu Calyx.

Unlike Li Yuntian's other wives, Nuo Min has lived on the grassland since he was a child, and the growth environment he experienced is different from that of the Ming Dynasty, which makes his concept of loyalty to the monarch and serving the country very indifferent, and he has a deep affection for Li Yuntian.

Zhou Yuting knew very well that the reason why those Mongols and Jurchens were able to join the imperial court was entirely because of Li Yuntian's reconciliation, and the relationship between the two sides was not stable and was in a very delicate state.

Once Li Yuntian died and was killed by Emperor Xuande, it would inevitably cause panic among the Mongols and Jurchens, and a big war would break out with the Ming Dynasty in order to ensure their own interests.

"Eldest sister, don't worry, I have already sent someone to Shanhaiguan and Juyong Pass, if Nuo Min wants to get out of the customs, I will definitely be able to chase her back." Green Calyx naturally knew the situation of Yan zhòng, and nodded solemnly to Zhou Yuting, Nuo Min was young and in the rebellious period, and she didn't know what she would do, so it was better to find it as soon as possible to avoid getting into big trouble when she got it.

Zhou Yuting sighed secretly in her heart, turned around and got into the carriage and left, if everyone in the family was as calm as a green calyx, she would be at ease.

In fact, the person who Zhou Yuting is most worried about is not Nuo Min, but Chen Ningning, Zheng Wanrou and Lei Ting, who are now in other places.

Chen Ningning and Zheng Wanrou not only control the Kyushu Chamber of Commerce but also dominate the overseas trade of Jiaozhi, holding enviable wealth in their hands, and Lei Ting, who has always been by Li Yuntian's side, is Li Yuntian's spokesperson in Jiangwutang and Xiaowujun, and his prestige among the military attachés of Jiangwutang and the sergeants of Xiaowujun is second only to Li Yuntian.

In addition, Liu Wenqing, who supervised the formation of the Daming Naval Division and the Longjiang Shipyard, also made Zhou Yuting worried, and Li Yuntian gave Liu Wenqing considerable power for the formation of the Daming Naval Division, Liu Wenqing is equivalent to Li Yuntian's spokesperson in the Naval Division, and has unpredictable influence on the Naval Division.

When wealth and military power are combined, there will undoubtedly be a very strict consequence, if Chen Ningning, Zheng Wanrou, Lei Ting and Liu Wenqing turn against the Ming because of Li Yuntian's death, then the consequences will be unimaginable.

Zhou Yuting knows very well that the reason why Chen Ningning, Zheng Wanrou, Lei Ting and Liu Wenqing can be alone outside is naturally not idle people, definitely not the kind of pedantic loyal people, and they have a deep relationship with Li Yuntian.

After all, women are different from men, men are mainly rational, even if their emotions are out of control, they will also consider the consequences of the situation, especially those in high positions of authority are more cautious in doing things, while women are usually dominated by emotion, especially after being provoked, they often do things recklessly.

Therefore, Zhou Yuting is both sad and worried now, she doesn't know if she can hold up the banner of the Zhenguo Mansion, she can only do her best, this is not only for the Zhenguo Mansion, but also to make the dead Li Yuntian feel at ease, it is her duty as the housemother of the Zhenguo Mansion.