Chapter 118: Killing Brothers
"You." Fan Congqian exhaled, "I serve, I serve!" β
With that, he threw off his clothes and walked straight away.
He can't afford to lose this person, he goes, can't he go?
Lu Hui watched him leave, unconsciously pursed his lips and smiled slightly, looked at Shan Shulin, and said in a low voice: "You scared him." β
The military rations still need Fan Congqian's contribution, and now he is scared, who will give them the unjust responsibility for this money and effort?
"Not necessarily scary." Shan Shulin said lightly.
For a moment, he was really murderous. However, he also knew that Fan Congqian couldn't move. At least not for now.
"It also saves him from being too arrogant." Ying Zhi asked, "He has complained to me more than once, and it would not be a bad thing if he could be quieter this time." β
Squatting down, Ying Zhiwen checked Lu Yun's wound again, saw the black spot on his waist, and unconsciously twisted his eyebrows.
Strange, since the wound is in the abdomen, even if the spot is raised, it should not be on the waist, but on the soles of the feet.
Unless......
Ying Zhiwen stood up and said solemnly: "There is something strange about this matter, the third prince was poisoned. β
Everyone's eyes widened.
Poisoning?
No one doubts the credibility of the words of the answer. As the most outstanding generation of the Ying family, in terms of medical skills, his words have always been the truth.
Now that he said that he was poisoned, the third prince must have been poisoned.
Seeing this, he hurriedly squatted down, picked up a corner of the waist of the third prince, saw the spots on his head, and realized his mistake: "I only care about the wound on my waist and have not checked this place, which is a dereliction of duty, and I ask Your Highness to atone for my sins." β
Lu Hui bowed: "It's not your fault, after all, the waist wound is the most direct fatal injury." β
But, apart from her and Shan Shulin, who else killed Lu Yun?
If she knew that someone else would do it first, then she would wait a few more days to reap the benefits.
Just as he was thinking about it, there was a sound outside, and Lu Hui turned his head and saw a person dressed as his father-in-law coming with a holy decree.
Looking at it again, the person who came was the high father-in-law who called Lu Hui into the palace, that is, the closest eunuch to the emperor.
He came here, apparently nothing good.
Lu Hui glanced at Shan Shulin, and couldn't help but be a little worried. What she feared most finally happened.
The emperor wouldn't trouble her, after all, there was that advice, but it didn't prevent him from finding trouble with the order.
Shan Shulin gave her a reassuring look, bowed slightly, and stepped forward to greet her.
Gonggong Gao held the holy decree in his hand, and he didn't look at him, but just walked forward and walked in front of Lu Wei: "The fifth prince receives the decree." β
Lu Wei probably already knew what was going on, so he hurriedly stepped forward with his sleeves and knelt down and said, "Minister, Lu Wei, take the order!" β
Gao Gonggong was unhurried, opened the yellow paper, and slowly sang the content of the holy decree.
The content is very simple, probably to ask Lu Wei to take over the case and investigate with the help of Dali Siqing.
Lu Hui has just been in charge of the country, and it stands to reason that such a major matter should be handed over to her. But now it is clear that the emperor is suspicious of her.
This is also common sense. After all, the place where the incident happened was her prince's mansion, not somewhere else.
"Shan Gongzi." Gonggong Gao put away the holy decree, turned to Shan Shulin, and said with a smile, "The emperor has an edict to let you enter the palace." β
Shan Shu bowed his head, indicating that he had understood. He said, "Let me change my clothes and see Your Majesty again." β
Only then did Grandpa Gao notice that he was still wearing a costume. After thinking about it, he said: "It's okay, it's better to bother Shan Gongzi quickly, don't make Your Majesty wait for a long time." β
Shan Shulin nodded, turned and turned back into the house.
It didn't take too long, Shan Shulin returned to the palace with Gonggong Gao. Lu Hui looked at the back of him leaving, and couldn't help but be a little worried.
Even if the matter is revealed, she will not be punished, but if she is alone, I am afraid that he will be calamitized.
Standing for a long time, Lu Hui sighed.
"What? Worried about him? β
The crowd next to him had already dispersed, and even Lu Yun's body had been taken away by someone sent by Dali Siqing. Standing beside Lu Hui, there is only one question to answer.
There wasn't much worry on his face. At least not explicitly written on the face.
"He'll be fine." Lu Hui seemed to be expounding, and he seemed to be comforting himself.
"When he still has use value, the emperor will not rashly kill him."
Especially since LΓΌ Yin has fallen, the emperor needs to lead his troops to the frontier. At this juncture, he will not be negligent to Shan.
"Death crimes can be avoided, but living crimes cannot be escaped." Lu Hui's answer did not satisfy Ying Zhiqing, but made him more and more worried.
Lu Hui fell into a long silence. She knew that her fears were not unfounded. It just so happens that this is what she fears the most.
"Even if you knew it would be like this, you were determined to kill the Third Prince who stood in your way?" Ying Zhi asked again.
Lu Hui closed his eyes: "Yes." β
Her situation, her position, will not allow her to back down. She couldn't hold back any longer.
Ying Zhiwen got the answer, sneered, turned his head and left: "Hopefully, you don't regret it." β
Lu Hui was still standing in place. Do you regret it? In fact, from the moment Shan Shu left, she was regretting it?
Only, she had no choice.
In her situation, the slightest hesitation is a catastrophe. He can't take any chances, and he can't waver in any way.
On the other hand, Shan Shulin was calm in his heart. He waited outside the temple for an hour before he came in. After waiting for a stick of incense, he walked into the house and saw the emperor.
As soon as he bowed, he heard the emperor speak. The emperor's first voice was a reprimand: "Kneel upright!" β
Shan Shulin knelt upright.
His expression was flat, as if these things, these actions, were all too familiar and commonplace.
"Do you know how much impact the matter of the Prince's Mansion will have on the Crown Prince today?" The Emperor scolded him.
Shan Shulin replied: "The minister knows." β
"If you know, do you know what sin you have committed?"
Shan Shulin replied: "The crime of dereliction of duty should be cut in half." β
The emperor sneered angrily: "Good! Very well, since you also know about the halving. In that case, what are you still standing here for? β
So Shan Shulin wanted to get up and turn his head to receive the punishment.
The emperor was furious: "Kneel! β
Shan Shulin did not move.
"Do you think that the prince can't do without you, so I won't dare to touch you?" The emperor is fierce. He gripped the dragon's head on the seat and squeezed it so that his palms turned white.
Shan Shulin's face was slightly moved, and he bowed his head and said, "Minister, don't dare." β
"What else would you not dare?" The emperor sneered, "You can even kill your mother in public, why don't you dare?" β
Shan Shulin paused for a word, and his voice was extremely cold: "The prince's grace is unforgettable." β
"Toothless and unforgettable?" The emperor raised his voice, but his face suddenly calmed down, "Toothless and unforgettable? How did you repay your kindness? β
"Let Lu Yun die in his prince's mansion, and let him suffer the stigma of killing his brother?"