Chapter 124: Removing Obstacles
An Sheng was angry, and he wanted An Lingqing to die in order to wash away the shame of An Fu, and when he learned that An Lingqing had fainted, he didn't even invite a doctor.
An Lingqing died in the Yanyu Pavilion like this, and no one including the Liang family was allowed to visit.
"Now that the Yanyu Pavilion has been ordered to be blocked by the master, it seems that the master is determined to let the fourth lady fend for herself this time!" Qi Yin said while pouring tea for Xun Xuan.
Xun Xuan hooked her lips and sneered, without saying a word, An Lingqing fell into the quagmire this time, and it was impossible to turn over.
At this moment, anyone in the Smoke and Rain Pavilion can go up and step on it.
Xun Xuan is not interested in this kind of thing, anyway, even if there is no her, someone will do it.
After that, Xun Xuan naturally didn't want to get involved anymore.
She has more important things to do now, the clues given by Ansheng's side, she found Xu Xuetang's side and broke it, if she wants to continue the investigation, she can only start from other directions.
She remembered that the reason why her father was punished for collaborating with the enemy and treason was because of the case of grain corruption, but as far as she knew, her father could not wait for the food and salary from the imperial court until he died.
This is the result of Jing Ying coming back from the border investigation and telling her.
Xun Xuan exhaled lightly, turned her head to look at Qi Yin, and ordered: "You go to check secretly, who were the people who were responsible for transporting food and salaries to the north in the first place?" ”
"Miss, this matter is a matter of court confidentiality, are you sure you want to investigate?" Qi Yin looked at Xun Xuan worriedly, Qi Yin has been by Xun Xuan's side for a long time, and she has never been a talkative person, but this matter is very important, and if you are not careful, it will affect the entire Anfu, and Qi Yin has to remind her more.
Xun Xuan raised her eyes and looked at Qi Yin lightly, her eyes were full of determination: "I understand your concerns, but this matter is also related to my father's grievances, if the case can be overturned, my uncle will be able to come back from Xiazhou as soon as possible." ”
After all, An Jin, the eldest lord of Anfu, was demoted by the emperor in order to help Wu Guogong clear his grievances, as long as Wu Guogong's unjust case can be resolved, An Jin will naturally be able to return to Beijing.
After all, Qi Yin is the maid next to Mrs. Xing, she has been cared for by Mrs. Xing since she was a child, and An Jin is the biological son of Mrs. Xing.
"I remember that the people who sent the food and wages were from the Shenji Battalion, and those people had noses that were smarter than dogs, so you must be extremely cautious when you inquire about the news." Xun Xuan reminded uneasily.
Chi Yin nodded: "Miss don't worry." ”
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Taishi Mansion, Zhu Wei held a wooden stick in his hand and hit Zhu Ziqi who was kneeling on the ground, and scolded in his mouth: "Rebel! I know it's right to get into trouble! ”
Qu Shi hurriedly stretched out his hand to catch Zhu Wei's wooden stick, and persuaded in his mouth: "Master, you can be angry, if it weren't for the fourth young lady in Anfu to seduce our family Ziqi, how could Ziqi be confused and do such a thing?" ”
"Shut up! This stinky boy is spoiled by you on weekdays! will lead to today's situation! Zhu Wei shook off Qu's suddenly, hit Zhu Ziqi with a stick, and scolded in his mouth, "Lao Tzu's face has been lost by you, who is it bad for you to fall on?" It just fell into the hands of King Zhao? ”
He has been fighting with Zhao Wangming in the court for so many years, and he has never been so low-voiced as he is today, if it weren't for Zhu Ziqi, how could he be so faceless in front of King Zhao?
It's infuriating to think about!
"What's wrong with King Zhao? Didn't you also save your son from his hand? Why should my father grow up others and destroy his own prestige? Zhu Ziqi retorted while blocking the wooden stick with his arm.
"You know the! Is King Zhao the kind of person who is willing to suffer? If Lao Tzu hadn't given him the candidacy for the commander of the Shenji Battalion, your life would have been folded with him today! As soon as he thought of this, Zhu Wei was so angry that he almost coughed up blood.
Just because the commander of the Shenji Battalion was found to have bent the law for personal gain and was dismissed by the emperor a few days ago, and now the position of the new commander is still vacant, and Zhu Taishi and King Zhao are both trying their best to recommend their own people to the emperor.
After all, although the position of the Shenji Battalion is not high, it has imperial power in its hands, from the powerful ministers to the people, and if the commander is his own people, it is equivalent to the entire Shenji Battalion being controlled in the bag.
What Zhu Wei and Jing Ying are fighting for is the new commander of this Shenji Battalion.
Now that Zhu Ziqi has such a thing, Zhu Wei can only give up the opportunity in front of him to Jing Ying in vain, how can he be willing?
"Lao Tzu worked hard in the court, and worked hard, but all his calculations were muddied by you, a rebel, and if I don't kill you today, it will be in vain for Lao Tzu's hard work!" The more Zhu Wei thought about it, the more angry he became, and picked up the stick and hit Zhu Ziqi mercilessly.
Zhu Ziqi was directly beaten by this stuffy stick and had a mouthful of blood, lying on the ground, looking like he was going to die, and begged for mercy: "Father, the child knows that he is wrong, you can spare me, and if you beat the child again, you will die!" ”
Zhu Wei saw Zhu Zichi's appearance of a wreck, and he was angry, but he also knew that he couldn't fight anymore, so he threw away the wooden stick in his hand and sighed heavily: "It seems that the marriage of you, the fourth lady of Anfu, is a certainty." ”
When Qu Shi heard this, he immediately showed dissatisfaction: "Master, how can this work?" That fourth lady has long been unclean, and now her reputation is stinky, and you still want to marry her into the door, what do you think of our Ziqi? ”
"He bears the iniquity of his own making! I have made up my mind about this matter, don't say that this Miss An Si is not clean, she is crippled and dead, and she has to marry me! Zhu Wei said sharply.
"I don't marry! This kind of woman marries into the door, what kind of face will I have in front of the group of sons and young masters in Jingshi in the future? Zhu Ziqi twisted his head and resisted in his mouth.
"Yes, master, this is really too wronged by our son, even if she enters the door, she will be a concubine at most, how can she take the position of wife?" Qu said unhappily.
"What do you know as a woman? This matter has become a big trouble, and King Zhao is involved, if the Taishi Mansion does not give a reasonable explanation, it will be impeached by the imperial history to the emperor in less than two days, and it will be even more troublesome, have you forgotten that the last time Ziqi repented of his marriage was given twenty boards by the emperor? ”
Zhu Wei was more thoughtful in the end, and used his son's marriage to ensure that the Taishi Mansion was safe, which could be regarded as minimizing the loss.
As soon as Qu heard Zhu Wei mention the last time the emperor gave a punishment, he suddenly felt a little palpitating.
It seems that this marriage can't be withdrawn!
But An Lingqing, a woman who has lost her innocence, how can she tarnish her son's reputation? Even if she can't withdraw from this marriage, she has to find another way to remove this obstacle for her son.
An Lingqing...... If this woman had disappeared, her son would not have to be forced to marry such a woman.
Thinking of this, Qu's eyes couldn't help but pass a touch of ruthlessness, An Lingqing ...... Don't blame me for being ruthless, you might as well be a dead man now, at least more useful than alive.
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At noon, Xun Xuan went out of the door, preparing to go to the pharmacy to buy some healing herbs for An Lingqing.
Qu You followed beside the soft sedan chair and said angrily: "Why did Miss still help Miss Fourth buy medicinal materials?" Even the second master doesn't care, what do you care about her? ”
Xun Xuan sat in the sedan chair and smiled slowly: "You girl...... The brain is clear, but the mouth is too fast. ”
"Miss...... Do you praise me, or do you belittle me? Qu You pouted, always feeling that there was something in his young lady's words.
Xun Xuan pursed her lips and smiled: "Qu You, some words are enough to understand in your heart, and you don't have to say it, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble." ”
"Miss is playing dumb riddles with me again." Qu You reached out and touched his head, and listened to it with a half-understanding.
Xun Xuan didn't speak again, but she was thinking about the news that Chi Yin brought back to her in the morning.
It turned out that the main person in charge of the food and salary in the escort army was Qu Shiying, the commander of the Shenji Battalion, who was Zhu Zichi's uncle.
And the group of chazi who were responsible for transporting food and wages, except for Qu Shiying, survived, and the rest were almost killed.
In this way, everything is right.
Qu Shiying was used by Zhu Wei because of Qu's relationship, and privately helped Zhu Wei transfer the salary, and killed all the other people involved.
And the disappeared account book, Xun Xuan guessed...... It should have something to do with the real whereabouts of that batch of food.
"Miss, it's here!" At this moment, the soft sedan car stopped, and the chime whispered a reminder on the side.
Xun Xuan came back to her senses, got up and walked out of the soft sedan chair.
"Stinky beggar! Dare to snatch the medicinal herbs, see if I don't kill you! ”
As soon as Xun Xuan walked out of the soft sedan chair, he saw a beggar in front of the pharmacy running away, his skills were very agile, and the pharmacy owner behind him was not his opponent at all, and he was knocked to the ground by the beggar in three strokes and two times.
It is rare to see such a good beggar, Xun Xuan was curious for a while, her eyes fell on the beggar, and after a closer look, she found that the beggar's face was covered with scars, and she couldn't see the true face at all.
"Chime! Go help! Xun Xuan quietly ordered, just stealing medicine, he still dared to beat people, he had never seen stealing things so rampant.
Hearing this, Chiyin walked forward quickly and fought with the beggar.
After two blows, the chime gave up, and the beggar turned around and burrowed into the alley beside him.
Seeing the situation, Chiyin hurriedly chased after him, but after a short time, he ran back out of breath.
"Miss, I'm lost!" Chi Yin shook his head helplessly and said.
Chi Yin's skills are already a little above average, this beggar can escape from her hands without much effort, this person is by no means simple, the most important thing is ...... While the beggar was fighting with Chi Yin, Xun Xuan observed a mark on the back of the man's neck.
It was a unique mark within the officials of the Shenji Battalion, and outsiders couldn't see it, but Xun Xuan knew the meaning of the mark better than anyone else.
That beggar is actually the Chazi of the Shenji Battalion?