Chapter 89: The Law of Escape
Shen Qianmo never thought that a portrait he painted would bring disaster to Momen.
When she received the news and hurried to Xuanwang's mansion, she happened to run into Lu Ziqing, who was about to lead the officials of the Criminal Department to evacuate.
"Lord Lu, where is Elder Mo?" As soon as Shen Qianmo spoke, she felt that she was asking a very low level.
Since Lu Ziqing is ready to evacuate, it means that Yu Linwei has taken Mo Qingshan away.
Because she was worried about Mo Qingshan, Shen Qianmo rushed all the way from the Guogong Mansion non-stop, her cheeks were flushed at the moment, her forehead was slightly sweaty, and the hair on her sideburns was also a little scattered by the wind.
Lu Ziqing looked at Shen Qianmo, who was rarely out of shape, and suddenly felt a little distressed. He took a few steps forward and stood still in front of Shen Qianmo, his usual rigid tone with a little softness.
"Elder Mo has just been taken away by Yu Lin Wei. Qianmo, you don't have to worry, Elder Mo shouldn't be in danger for the time being. ”
Having said that, Lu Ziqing has no bottom in his heart.
The reason for Yu Linwei's arrest of Mo Qingshan just now, he heard it clearly from the side. Adopting the remnants of the former dynasty and secretly hiding the relics of the former dynasty royal family are both major crimes of killing the head.
How could Shen Qianmo not know this truth. The five children who were killed were all from the illustrious families of the Dasheng Dynasty, and Emperor Mingde was bound to give them a satisfactory explanation.
And the opinions of the families of these victims are surprisingly unanimous, whether the real culprit of this case is Mo Hanshan or Mo Qingshan, in short, it is the people of the Mo family, instead of tracking down a fictitious Mo Hanshan, it is better to find Mo Qingshan who is right under his nose to settle accounts.
What's more, now, in Emperor Mingde's view, this case is no longer the focus. What matters is whether the Mo family is still loyal to the royal family of the previous dynasty and disagrees with the royal family of the Meng family
This is something that all those in power cannot tolerate in a feudal society.
The Mo family will be very troublesome this time.
"Where will the people who were taken away by Yu Linwei be held?" Shen Qianmo didn't know the system here. She only knew that Yu Linwei was the emperor's confidant and only obeyed the emperor's orders.
"Yulinwei has a special place for prisoners, which is heavily guarded, and the prisoners are all felons of the imperial court, and ordinary people cannot enter." Lu Ziqing's face condensed.
In this way, it is a problem to even go in and visit. The Mo family tree has deep roots and many people, it seems that Emperor Mingde is very jealous of the Mo family, and he actually dispatched Yu Linwei directly.
Shen Qianmo's eyebrows frowned slightly, and she said to Lu Ziqing worriedly: "Can Lord Lu help pay more attention, I hope to inform you in time if there is any news." "Lu Ziqing is also in an important position in the imperial court, and it is definitely much more convenient to listen to the news than himself.
"This is natural. This official also hopes that Elder Mo will be safe and sound. ”
At this moment, Lu Ziqing suddenly had such an idea, as long as the woman in front of him could stretch her brows and smile, he was willing to do anything and pay any price.
As for the Mo family's possible loyalty to the previous dynasty's rebellious heart or something, he can completely leave it behind and ignore it.
Shocked, Lu Ziqing hurriedly suppressed this terrible thought. But his hand still didn't listen to the brain's command and touched the handkerchief, intending to hand it to Shen Qianmo, so that she could wipe the fine beads of sweat on her forehead.
At this moment, Meng Yuanheng's cold voice came from behind.
"Lord Lu has been guarding the gate of King Xuan's Mansion for so long, and now that the people have been taken away by you, shouldn't you also go back to restore your life?"
Lu Ziqing quietly hid the handkerchief back in his sleeve pocket, turned around and bowed to Meng Yuanheng, who appeared at the door of the mansion.
"Excuse me, the next official will retire."
Before leaving, Lu Ziqing nodded to Shen Qianmo, and regarded it as a farewell.
Shen Qianmo also nodded to Lu Ziqing, and after seeing him leave, he walked up to Meng Yuanheng, seeing that his face was very ugly, he must have been worried about Mo Qingshan's matter.
"Mo'er, let's go inside." Meng Yuanheng took her hand, raised his head and said to her, his tone was a little solemn.
"Hmm." Shen Qianmo took the wheelchair in Changdong's hand and pushed him slowly into the palace.
went straight to the study and found that Yun Fei and Wen Renyuan were also there. Seeing the two of them coming in, Wen Renyuan saluted Shen Qianmo.
"I've seen the princess."
Yun Fei also greeted Shen Qianmo with a solemn expression, and continued what he had not said just now.
"That Mo Hanshan has been missing for more than 20 years, and he must have changed his name and surname, changed his appearance, and there is a vast sea of people, and it is not easy to find him. The shadow guards of Woyun Villa have tried their best to track down, but there is no definite news yet. ”
Wen Renyuan then reported: "My subordinates have discovered that the criminal master of the Luowang Mansion has been in contact with a mysterious puppet in the past few days, but this person is extremely cautious, and his subordinates have not found out his true identity for a while. ”
Mystery man? Shen Qianmo's mind turned, could it be that this person is Mo Hanshan?
Yun Fei also answered: "Could this mysterious person be Mo Han Mountain, or someone related to Mo Han Mountain?" Meng Tianluo is fast to get rid of Xuanwangfu, and Mo Hanshan hates Momen even more, and the two of them are very likely to join forces. ”
"Even if Mo Hanshan is found, it will be of no use to clear my father's guilt." Shen Qianmo frowned slightly, "The charge of the murderer is easy to clear, but the charge of secretly hiding the former emperor Yu Pei is not so easy to solve. ”
That's right, this is the reason why Emperor Mingde is really jealous.
"Didn't that Yin Zhan break away from Momen a long time ago, why did his father-in-law still hide his jade pendant?" Shen Qianmo was very puzzled.
"This jade pendant is not hidden by my father-in-law at all, when Yin Zhan left Momen, this jade pendant was naturally taken away with him." Meng Yuanheng's cold voice sounded.
What the? All three were taken aback.
"How did Yu Linwei find this jade pendant in Momen? Could it be that there is a problem with Yu Linwei who searched it? Yun Fei exclaimed.
"Even if Yu Linwei deliberately framed him, but since this jade pendant is Yin Zhan's thing, and Yin Zhan has already died on Wuji Island, where did the jade pendant that Yu Linwei gave to the emperor come from?" Wen Renyuan was also puzzled.
Shen Qianmo frowned slightly, and calmly analyzed: "Yu Linwei and Momen have no grievances and no enmity, and they will definitely not cause harm for no reason, if the problem really lies with those Yu Linwei, they must have been bribed and instructed by others." Yin Zhan's jade pendant suddenly appeared, which made me even more sure that Mo Hanshan had nothing to do with this matter. ”
"How?" Yun Fei had an expression of humility and teaching.
"The Purple Succubus Demon Skill was created by Mo Hanshan, and Yin Zhan will also do this, which means that there must be some kind of relationship between the two of them, and it is not impossible for Mo Hanshan to have Yin Zhan's jade pendant in his hand."
Meng Yuanheng nodded, agreeing with Shen Qianmo's point of view. "Uncle Wenren, check the few Yulin guards who went to Momen to search that day, and see if there is anything unusual about the people they come into contact with."
"Subordinates obey."
Wen Renyuan was about to be ordered to leave, but there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, and then, Yan Mo's voice sounded outside the door.
"Lord Wang, your subordinates are strict."
"Come in." Meng Yuanheng said in a deep voice.
Yan Mo pushed the door in, and he didn't care about saluting, so he hurriedly reported: "Lord Wang, my subordinates have just found out from Yulinwei Prison that the emperor has ordered Elder Mo to be secretly executed on the spot. ”
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It was nearly the end of July, the weather was still very hot, Shen Qianmo was waiting under the corridor outside the Qinzheng Palace, the scorching midday sun was projecting on her unscrupulously, and the ancient complicated clothes and skirts added a bit of heat.
There seemed to be beads of sweat dripping from her sideburns, Shen Qianmo raised her hand to wipe it, and couldn't help but curse secretly in her heart.
This old emperor can really enjoy it, she and Meng Yuanheng have been waiting here for nearly an hour, and he hasn't woken up from his nap yet.
She used to think that Emperor Mingde was a good emperor who was diligent in government and loved the people.
"Mo'er, squat down." Meng Yuanheng took her hand and said with some annoyance.
Shen Qianmo squatted down and asked, "What's wrong, Ah Heng, is there something uncomfortable?" ”
It is not advisable to be overly tired during the cold poison treatment, but a few days ago, his imprisonment had exhausted him, and now Mo Qingshan's incident has happened, she is really afraid that he will be too tired, which will affect the treatment effect and lead to the abandonment of his previous efforts.
Meng Yuanheng just took out a piece of brocade handkerchief, raised his hand and carefully wiped the beads of sweat flowing from Shen Qianmo's cheeks, and his movements were gentle, as if he was wiping a thing that he cherished very carefully.
He was extremely annoyed that his leg disease had not been cured, and now he couldn't even do the trivial task of wiping Mo'er's sweat.
At this time, Gonggong Li finally stepped on a small step and came out of the inner hall to communicate: "King Xuan, Princess Xuan, please come in." ”
Shen Qianmo pushed Meng Yuanheng's wheelchair and stepped into the high threshold of the Qinzheng Palace.
Emperor Mingde sat behind the wide table in the hall, a bright yellow dragon robe shining with dazzling luster. Hearing the sound of the two of them coming in, he looked up from the table full of recitals and glanced at them with a majestic face.
Shen Qianmo stepped forward and stood side by side with Meng Yuanheng's wheelchair, knelt down and saluted: "The courtiers see the emperor." ”
Meng Yuanheng sat in a wheelchair and did not salute, but said lightly: "Minister Meng Yuanheng see the emperor." "Obviously the face is not good.
"Let's be flat." Emperor Mingde's voice was also a little cold. "I know why you came, but this matter is not trivial, it is a fact that Mo Qingshan adopted the remnants of the former dynasty to secretly hide the royal tokens of the previous dynasty, according to the law of Dasheng, I can behead the Mo family. Now I just secretly executed Mo Qingshan, and I am already giving face to the Zuxuan Palace. I have made up my mind, if you two want to intercede for Mo Qingshan, you don't have to bother much. ”
Shen Qianmo naturally understood Emperor Mingde's intentions. He must have already known the intention of her and Meng Yuanheng, so he used these words to block their retreat before they could speak.
She looked calm, her tone was as usual, and she said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, the courtiers came this time just to fulfill a promise to the emperor. ”
Emperor Mingde raised his eyebrows, slightly surprised. Didn't you come here to intercede for Mo Qingshan?
"Promise? When did I promise you anything? Emperor Mingde snorted coldly.
Shen Qianmo calmly took out a yellow and clear gold medal from her arms, her tone was steady, and she said slowly: "The courtiers ask the emperor for permission to exchange the death-free gold medal for Mo Qingshan's life." ”
Qingwan's voice fell, and there was silence in the Qinzheng Hall for a while.
Emperor Mingde was stunned for a moment, and after reacting, he was furious, and with a "snap", his right hand slapped the table, and the twists and turns on the table were shaken.
Gonggong Li, who was on the side of the attendant, was shocked, his legs trembled, his knees were weak, he knelt on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "The emperor is angry, take care of the dragon's body." ”
Emperor Mingde didn't pay attention to Gonggong Li, just stared at Shen Qianmo, his face was pale, and he said angrily: "Shen family girl, you are so bold, you dare to use my imperial gift to disobey me!" You...... Have you ever taken me into account? ”