Chapter 100: Killing Chickens and Monkeys

Seeing the thrush here, Mrs. Lin and Zhilan were stunned again, and the painting heart seemed a little excited, opened their mouths, and almost called out "sister". But then they immediately understood that the scarlet girl mentioned in Thrush's previous letter was Xiao'e. How could things have gone wrong! Thinking that Xiao'e was now from Liufu, Mrs. Lin was much more careful in her words, so she pretended not to know and asked, "What's going on?" ”

I saw Xiao'e, that is, Scarlet, with a slightly red face and said, "The slave's name is now Scarlet." "Her current identity, it's not embarrassing to say it, it's better to prevaricate in the past.

Mrs. Lin knows that she won't ask in detail, and this Xiao'e has a different identity now, so it's better to be less entangled with her. So Mrs. Lin nodded politely and detachedly, and then pulled Zhilan to leave. He had just walked two steps, but he heard Scarlet Er calling from behind: "Mrs...... Oh, Madame, stay—"

So they all turned around together, only to see Scarlet Blushing and opening her mouth with some difficulty, and Ai Ai asked, "Madam, I don't know...... How is the young master now? ”

Hearing this, Mrs. Lin was slightly taken aback, it turned out that this Xiao'e was still worried about her son, but she was also an infatuated woman. But as soon as she thought that she was now the person next to Liu Muzhi, Mrs. Lin immediately woke up a lot, so she said expressionlessly: "It's okay." ”

Just the word "okay" made Scarlet breathe a sigh of relief. She was about to ask more details, but when she saw Mrs. Lin's face was gloomy, she suddenly remembered that day when the two of them were driven away on the boat. Scarlet suddenly felt that in front of this woman, she was so undignified and self-ashamed.

So Scarlet hurriedly lowered her head, hurriedly bent down and saluted, and then turned to leave. Thrush glanced at Zhilan and them helplessly, and had no choice but to leave.

Looking at her back as she left in a hurry, Mrs. Lin and Zhilan sighed together, both of them feeling a little overwhelmed. Only the painting's heart was like falling into the clouds, and he was thinking about when he would be able to meet the thrush again, so he asked, "Madam, when will my sister come back?" ”

Mrs. Lin looked at her expectant little face, and said with some guilt in her tone: "Alas, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back after a year and a half." ”

"How? It's not that you just ...... What's the matter, will she be able to come back? Zhilan asked with some surprise.

Mrs. Lin looked around, and then said in a low voice: "Your father came back yesterday and said that the emperor was going to close the case, and the case will not continue to be investigated. ”

Zhilan was puzzled: "This-why?" Why not such a great opportunity? ”

Mrs. Lin patiently explained to her daughter: "Although the eldest prince has not been taken seriously, he is still the emperor's biological son after all. So far, the eldest prince is certain to die. Your father's guess is that the emperor may have sensed something, and if he continues to investigate, he may not lose this one son. ”

"So he brought the case down?" There was even some indignation in Zhilan's voice.

"Exactly." Seeing that Zhilan and Huaxin were both a little depressed, Mrs. Lin comforted again: "Evil never prevails over good, I think your father should have a plan." Draw your heart, it's only a matter of time before your sister comes back, don't think about it. With that, he pulled Zhilan into the main hall.

Zhilan gritted her teeth and didn't speak, just stared at the Buddha statue with a serene face in silence, unable to see what she was thinking.

Scarlet stumbled all the way as fast as she could, almost running away like a trot. The thrush shouted straight behind him, "Girl, slow down! Watch out for tripping! Then she stepped forward and grabbed Scarlet, and then she stopped, gasping for air.

The thrush hurriedly stroked her back and said, "I don't know who they are, why did the girl suddenly leave, and the slave and maid chased her all the way behind!" ”

At this time, I saw Scarlet suddenly raise her head, her eyes staring directly at the thrush, and said, "Why, you don't know that they are from the Lin family?" ”

The thrush chuckled in his heart, and said with a forced smile: "Look at what you said, how can the slave and maid know? Then he pretended to be suddenly enlightened and said, "Oh-I see! The young master you just asked is Lin ......" She carefully observed Scarlet's expression while acting, and secretly had murderous intent in her heart.

Scarlet only gave a faint "um" and said, "I see that you are quite clever on weekdays, why are you sluggish now?" ”

The thrush said with a smiling face: "The slave maid only listened to the lady call Xiao'e, but they thought that they had recognized the wrong person, how could they think that there would be such a coincidence!" ”

Hearing this name, Fei'er's expression was a little dazed, and she quickly returned to normal, only to hear her say coldly: "This name, don't mention it again in the future." Then he pulled his feet and walked forward.

The thrush breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out that this scarlet child had been uncovered from the scars of the past, and his heart was not happy. Thinking of this, she also quickly followed.

The next day, when the people of the capital woke up, they found that several great events had happened overnight, which was enough to cause a sensation in the world.

It turned out that the emperor had ordered the raid on the homes of Lu Zijia, a cabinet scholar, and Zhang Jinnian, a first-class guard, the night before, and the two were sentenced to Ling Chi and beheaded respectively for the crime of rebellion, and all their family members were sold and exiled. What shocked the people even more was that the eldest prince Sheng Xuanrui and his mother Concubine Li were also given death, but one was given to Bai Aya and the other was given poisonous wine, leaving the whole corpse. Since the founding of the Xi Dynasty, it is the first time that the prince has been executed, which can be described as the biggest case in the Qingyuan period.

There are many rumors about this matter among the people, and everyone on the streets and alleys is talking about it. However, the reaction of the ministers of the DPRK and China to this incident was silent. Everyone is not stupid, and it can be seen that the emperor is just killing chickens and monkeys this time, and at the cost of a less important prince and his cronies, warning them not to win over the prince for the position of the crown prince and form a party for personal gain.

There are also a few clear-eyed people, such as Lin Mubai, but they think deeper than ordinary people in their hearts.

From this, it can be seen that the four princes have a great weight in the emperor's mind. Lin Mubai vaguely felt that the emperor should know something, but he kept the matter from mentioning. On the one hand, it is to maintain the face of the fourth prince Sheng Xuanming, and on the other hand, it is also to beat the people around him who have bad intentions.

Perhaps it was this bloody lesson that worked, and the controversy over the crown prince's position quickly subsided, and the small actions of several hostile forces at the bottom also stopped temporarily.

This cessation lasted for three years.