Chapter 57: Asleep
"Hehe~"
Qin Ying hooked her lips happily, let out an intoxicating laugh from the bottom of her throat, and then let go of the hand that picked Jiang Chuge's chin, took a step back, turned around and walked away.
It wasn't until his elegant and dashing back disappeared from sight that Jiang Chuge came back to his senses.
She slapped her head in annoyance and secretly scolded herself for being ashamed!
Qin Ying did not allow Jiang Chuge to return to live in Jinxiu Lane, but did not restrict her freedom.
Because of the bottle of pills for treating internal injuries in the world, Jiang Chuge's body was almost healed at this time.
After some pondering, she went to the Criminal Investigation Department and completely closed the case reported by Liu Hu.
Now the people reported by Liu Hu have all died for various reasons, and some have even been wiped out, and the judgment of these people is meaningless.
Jiang Chuge distributed a portion of the property left behind by those people to the families of the victims in this case.
Her family was gone, and she couldn't help them spiritually, but she could at least help them materially.
After sentencing this case in which there was only a plaintiff and no defendant in the court, Jiang Chuge felt that it was time to close the net on Lin Han.
She decided to use the method that she originally intended to use on Han Xiao on Lin Han, but Lin Han has not revealed any evidence of collusion with Qin Yilin so far, and even the matter of chasing after the wind and shadows has only been done once.
Therefore, to take action against an official like Lin Han, who is not low, first obtain the emperor's consent.
Otherwise, even if she made Lin Han confess, she would not be regarded as making a contribution.
And if the plan is not successful after the implementation of the plan, she will have to bear the great crime of framing the court officials and ignoring the laws of the court.
After some consideration, Jiang Chuge changed into official clothes and went to the palace to ask for an audience.
When Qin Chenglang learned from Chen Yong that Jiang Chuge was asking for an audience outside the palace, he was having a headache because of the large number of victims of the disaster in Lizhou who had been submitted by the nearby prefectures and counties in Lizhou.
If a single victim escapes, it is enough to set up a porridge shack and build a temporary shelter for them outside the city.
However, at this time, after a series of natural disasters occurred in Lizhou, a plague broke out.
These victims who fled from Lizhou may carry the plague on their bodies.
The hateful officials of Lizhou have not yet reported the outbreak of the plague in Lizhou.
Fang had just experienced a mutiny, and although it was quelled in only one day, the impact was very bad.
If the affairs of Lizhou are not handled properly at this time, the people may give birth to remarks such as "God has sent guilt".
At that time, the people will be easily used by those who have a heart to burn, kill, loot, and even raise troops to rebel.
In order to be sure, he must choose a wise and intelligent minister, who is upright and has convincing power among the people.
Remembering what the emperor had said in the Begonia Palace before, if she knelt down again, she would take back the death-free gold medal given to her, Jiang Chuge only bowed down to say hello, and then put her suspicions and intentions on Qin Chenglang behind the lenient table.
Qin Chenglang's face sank because of what Jiang Chuge had done, his son rebelled and wanted to kill his brother and kill his father, but the courtiers were still involved, how could he not be angry.
thought that everything was over, but Jiang Chuge once again found that there were courtiers who were involved and had not yet been punished.
If he hadn't known that Jiang Chuge had no intention of pursuing a career, Qin Chenglang would even suspect that she wanted to use this to exclude dissidents.
He stroked his forehead with his hand, and there was a faint tiredness in his tone: "I don't want to pay attention to what method you use to verify it, I only ask for one point, find out the truth in the shortest possible time, and tell me." β
Jiang Chuge led the order to retreat.
On the way out of the palace, Jiang Chuge unexpectedly met Shen Anting head-on.
It has been nearly half a year since the last time they attended the palace banquet in the Heavenly Shadow Palace, and the two met for the first time.
Jiang Chuge knew that Shen Anting was by no means a good person, and seeing her wearing a Hanlin editing official uniform, smiling, and coming towards herself, Jiang Chuge couldn't help but wait in her heart.
"Jiang Ti's sentence, I haven't seen you for a few months, and now you have changed from a cloth cloth to a hot Zhengsi Pinti prison business, which is really gratifying, hehe...... Having said so much, I don't know if Jiang Ti still remembers who I am? β
Shen Anting said something that sounded rather strange with a smile on her face, but there was no kindness and warmth in her eyes.
The comer is not good!
Jiang Chuge had these four big words floating in his heart.
"Shen is such an excellent person, how could Jiang Chuge forget?"
It's so good that it can only show!
"Jiang Ti's punishment is so praised, but An Ting is ashamed."
At this point, Shen Anting's words changed abruptly: "This rebellion of King Lin, the Hanlin Academy is responsible for compiling it into the Eastern Qing Dynasty History Collection, and the first person in charge is me, but at the moment the Hanlin Academy has very little information, and the emperor ordered us and other courtiers to collect and check it by themselves, I heard that Jiang Tixing knows a lot about this case, if you can help, An Ting is very grateful." β
When she said this, Shen Anting's attitude was much more sincere than that of Fang Cai.
Jiang Chuge didn't want to participate in it, but the information collected by the Hanlin Academy might be related to Lin Han.
If she can grasp it, it will be helpful for her next case.
After all, the sky is blue and the sky is white, and the Hanlin Academy is a place with many people, and Shen Anting can't make any trouble.
After some consideration, Jiang Chuge nodded in response.
With Shen Anting walking around the palace for a long time, he entered through the back door of the Hanlin Courtyard.
However, looking at the courtyard with the three big characters "Library Pavilion" written in front of him, and there were no guards guarding outside the attic, Jiang Chuge's heart jumped, and he became vigilant.
"Shen Bianxiu, if there is no holy order, no one is allowed to enter the library of the Hanlin Academy, if you invite me here to enter here to verify the information of King Lin's case, I think I can only refuse!"
While speaking, Jiang Chuge invisibly distanced himself from Shen Anting.
Shen Anting saw her so cautious and guarded, and no longer pretended, her red lips raised, and she smiled sarcastically: "Jiang Chuge, you are very smart, but unfortunately you don't know how to protect yourself, so you only remembered to leave at this moment, it's too late." β
Jiang Chuge was about to speak, but saw Shen Anting's figure sway, and it became blurred in her field of vision.
She stumbled under her feet, her eyelids became heavy, and Jiang Chuge only reacted that her consciousness was gradually becoming unconscious.
Sensing the danger, the little dragon hidden in his sleeve was restless, and Jiang Chuge lowered his voice and scolded it for being quiet.
In the next moment, it was completely dark in front of him, and he was planted straight to the ground, unconscious.
Seeing Jiang Chuge fainting, Shen Anting picked the lock of the library pavilion, pushed open the door, and quickly moved her in, leaning behind the innermost row of bookshelves.
Then, Shen Anting took out a fire fold from her sleeve and lit the books displayed on the shelf.
There was a dancing flame reflected in her pupils, Shen Anting raised her lips and smiled fiercely, glanced at Jiang Chuge who was lying on the ground, and then walked out of the library pavilion quickly, closed the door, and quickly left.
At this time, it was almost noon, and it was the time for the palace guards to change their guards, because of the perennial stability here, the guards were slack, and the time gap for changing guards was extended.
It was by Shen Anting that she took advantage of this to successfully stun Jiang Chuge here, get him into the library pavilion, and set fire to the books in the pavilion, intending to burn Jiang Chuge to death while also making him guilty of entering the cabinet without permission.
Such a trick is not ruthless.
Wooden buildings, paper books, and dry winter weather spread quickly.
After Shen Anting left, only a short time later, the fire spread to the entire library pavilion, and the flames and smoke broke through the windows and burst out, like a monster devouring people.
All the guards who took turns guarding the library threw away their weapons and carried buckets of water to put out the fire.
From officials to miscellaneous servants in the Hanlin Courtyard, the eunuchs in the nearby palace were all involved in the firefighting operation.
In the East Palace, Qin Ying came here to visit Qin Yichen's injuries and discuss the victims of the disaster in Lizhou.
While the two were talking, they suddenly heard a commotion outside, and soon, Zhan Feng entered from the outside, bowed down and said: "Your Highness, Lord Yi, there is a sudden fire in the library of Hanlin Academy, the fire is fierce, and the books in it may not be able to be saved." β
"Brother Huang, your injuries have not healed, take a good rest, and I will go with Zhanfeng at the library pavilion."
As he spoke, Qin Ying stood up, and after Qin Yichen nodded, he turned around and strode away.
Zhan Feng saluted Qin Yichen, took three steps back in a row, and then turned around and followed Qin Ying's footsteps.
When Qin Ying and the others rushed to the outside of the library pavilion, the sky-high fire had already surrounded the entire attic, and the scorching flames were like fierce beasts that were madly spitting fire hyacinths.
Qin Ying only got a little closer, and he felt the heat wave hit people, and he sweated.
"The small one is seeing the prince Yi, and the small one is derelict in his duties, please ask the prince to surrender."
Seeing Qin Ying coming, the captain of the guard who was in charge of guarding the Hidden Scripture Pavilion hurriedly put down the bucket he was carrying in his hand and knelt down to plead guilty.
"How did this fire start?"
Qin Ying ignored the captain's words and directly interrogated.
"I don't know about the small one, but when I put out the fire, the small one found that the lock was picked open, and the fire was burned from the inside, so someone must have deliberately set it on fire!"
The captain of the guard gave his observations and the conclusions of his analysis.
Jiang Chuge, you will die today, and you will die with a crime, Prince Yi does not belong to Shen Weiran, let alone yours!
Qin Ying was standing opposite the main entrance of the Library Pavilion, and from his direction, he could see the bookshelves surrounded by tongues of fire collapsing inside, and the ignited books scattered all over the ground.
The sound of crackling horns was heard in the ears, and the fire occasionally erupted when the wind suddenly changed direction, and the fire carried the smell of burning everything from the main entrance of the library, and the broken windows suddenly appeared.
"Lord Yi, it's dangerous here, why don't you retreat for the time being?"
Zhan Feng was worried that Qin Ying would be burned by the flames, or that the library would collapse, hurting him.
"Take people to remove all the houses and plants around the library."
Qin Ying didn't intend to accept Zhan Feng's proposal, and ordered.
ββ¦β¦ Be! β
Zhan Feng saw that Qin Ying had no intention of leaving, and after a moment of entanglement, he was ordered to leave.
Zhan Feng left, Qin Ying moved under his feet, and wanted to change his position, but at the moment of turning around, he suddenly heard a sound of "babbling~".
His body jerked, and he turned back abruptly, his eyes fixed in the direction from which the sound came fromβin the burning library.
"Bang~Babble~"
The voice sounded again, as if there was a hint of weakness and anticipation.
Although the Red Lin Fire Dragon was raised by the crown prince, Qin Ying had a lot of contact with it.
He was sure that the official Red Lin Fire Dragon who made this sound.
Honglin Fire Dragon and Jiang Chuge concluded a blood contract, and now they are Jiao Bu Meng, Meng Bu Jiao.
The Honglin Fire Dragon is inside, and Jiang Chuge ......
Qin Ying was so frightened by the speculation that came out of his heart that he even missed a beat of his heartbeat.
In the astonishment of everyone, he suddenly took off his coat, snatched a bucket filled with water from a eunuch next to him, quickly wet his clothes, draped them over his body, and covered his mouth and nose with a partially wet coat, and then rushed into the library like an arrow off the string.
"Ah~"
"Yi Wang Ye~"
Exclamations rang out, and the scene was suddenly chaotic.
Everyone present knew that if Qin Ying had a case, it would be impossible for them to see the sun tomorrow morning.
Yes, even though the fire was fierce, there were still waves of people rushing inside regardless of the danger, wanting to bring Qin Ying out.
After Qin Ying rushed into the library, Xiao Longlong's voice became more and more obvious, he sensitively dodged the falling beams and collapsed bookshelves, and quickly ran towards the source of the sound, and soon reached the innermost part of the first floor of the library pavilion full of smoke and fire.
The scene in front of him made Qin Ying stunned in place.
Jiang Chuge was lying under the collapsed bookshelf, although the bookshelf did not directly hit her because of her position close to the wall, many books on the bookshelf were scattered on her body and around.