Chapter Seventy-Seven: Betrayal
Today is the day when Sheng Huai'an takes over the Death Building, and he is going to treat this shop as a bookstore, Su Ling agrees very much after hearing it.
I remember the first time I met Sheng Huai'an, Su Ling was still an ignorant girl, and after such a long time in the blink of an eye, she had experienced so many things. She has become more and more beautiful.
Sheng Huai'an was going to move away from the Prime Minister's Mansion in order to get closer to the shop.
Before moving out, Sheng Huaian specially came to find Su Ling.
He and Su Ling sat under the pavilion in the courtyard, reminiscing about the time they first met.
Sheng Huai'an said with relief: "Now that you have held a wedding with Master Jiang as you wish, you have already achieved someone who is worthy of him in words and deeds, and I am really happy for you."
Su Ling lowered his eyebrows and smiled, "It's still thanks to Mr. Sheng's guidance."
"I'm going to leave the Prime Minister's Mansion in the future, but if you want my help from me, I'll definitely come." Sheng Huaian also knew the hatred between Su Ling and Nie Yunhua, after all, he was his own student, and he couldn't let go of his heart after all.
He didn't want the innocent girl he used to be trapped in hatred from now on.
Su Ling raised his eyes and said, "I know that Mr. can't rest assured of me, but don't worry, I will be cautious in dealing with things in the future, and I will think twice before doing things."
After hearing Su Ling say this, Sheng Huaian knew that she was unwilling to involve him.
He smiled bitterly, and it seemed that he couldn't persuade this girl. Since this is the case, then he silently guards her.
"Come and check out my bookstore when you have time." Sheng Huai'an smiled gently, and Su Ling showed a bright smile, "Well, it will definitely be."
After talking to Su Ling, Sheng Huai'an packed his bags and moved out of the Prime Minister's Mansion, which also included the things that Jiang Duanchen handed over to him.
He will definitely keep it alive and not let it fall into the hands of ruthless people and become a sharp blade.
When he came to the door, he met Jiang Duanchen, who had returned from Liu's Mansion. Jiang Duanchen stepped out of the carriage, and the two nodded tacitly.
"Mr. Sheng walks slowly." Jiang Duanchen said with a smile.
"Master Jiang, take care of my little apprentice." Sheng Huai'an's eyes showed a hint of affirmation, and he also knew that even if he didn't say it, Jiang Duanchen would not lose Su Ling.
"That's nature. Xue Fei sent Mr. Sheng away." Jiang Duanchen turned to Xue Fei and said.
"Yes, Mr. Sheng, please get into the carriage." Xue Fei lifted the carriage man, and Sheng Huai'an stepped on it.
After sending Sheng Huai'an away, Jiang Duanchen returned to the mansion, and when Su Ling saw him come back, he looked confident, so he asked him, "What did you gain from going to Liu Xi's mansion today?"
"He's managed to get what he wants, and if nothing else, she'd have presented it by now." Jiang Duanchen's eyebrows sank.
The Imperial Study
Xiao Heng took the information collected from Liu Hanhong, Qin Sen and Liu Xi and compiled it into a book and handed it to Xiao Guangji. Xiao Guangji looked at the booklet in his hand, and his eyes were gloomy.
"That's what he's about?" Xiao Guangji raised his eyes and asked.
Xiao Heng immediately replied, "Yes, father, the son was found in his realm, and there will be no fake."
Xiao Guangji opened it and looked at it, and sure enough, it recorded the private transactions between various officials. He didn't expect that those ministers who worked diligently all day long would hide so many selfish motives, and some even greedy for his money.
While being angry, Xiao Guangji became suspicious of Jiang Duanchen.
Since Jiang Duanchen knew that someone was disloyal to the country, why did he conceal it and not report it?
However, thinking that Jiang Duanchen was originally Nie Yunhua's person, it should be her intention not to report it.
Xiao Guangji snorted coldly, laughing at Nie Yunhua's foolish dream in his heart.
Now that this thing is in his hands, he will better rectify those ministers.
He was in a very good mood and said to Xiao Heng, "Well done, really worthy of my son. Say, what reward do you want?"
Xiao Heng lowered his eyebrows and smiled, and said to Xiao Guangji: "Erchen doesn't want any reward, after all, it is the honor of Erchen to do things for his father. But Erchen has a small one
I wonder if my father will grant it?"
Xiao Guangji asked with interest, "Say, no matter what it is, I will promise you."
After receiving Xiao Guangji's affirmative answer, Xiao Heng dared to say tentatively: "I heard that the queen mother is grounded in the Fengming Palace, and the ministers have visited her in the past few days, and found that she is in extremely poor health, I wonder if my father can relieve the mother's confinement?"
After Xiao Heng finished speaking, Xiao Guangji's eyes immediately turned cold.
He had just ridiculed this Nie Yunhua's foolish dream in his heart, but he didn't expect that Xiao Heng would intercede for her in the next second.
He looked at Xiao Heng carefully, and his eyes seemed to want to see him through.
Xiao Heng was afraid that Xiao Guangji would become suspicious, so he changed his words and said, "It's Erchen who is talking too much."
"No, I'll promise you whatever I say after all. Then you can tell her instead of me." Xiao Guangji waved his hand, and Xiao Heng secretly rejoiced, "Thank you, Father."
After Xiao Heng left, Rong Hongliang asked on the side, "Your Majesty, when did His Royal Highness become so close to the Empress Dowager?"
Xiao Guangji sneered, "They are close there, but they each have their own needs."
"You mean to choose the prince?" Rong Hongliang asked with low eyebrows.
Xiao Guangji nodded slightly, and put the booklet in his hand on Rong Hongliang's hand, "No matter what they want to do, I have to let them know that everything is in vain, this is my country."
Rong Hongliang immediately took the booklet, nodded and said, "Your Majesty is right."
"Bring me the three men from above." Xiao Guangji thought of the three people who benefited the most from the booklet, and his eyes showed gloom.
"Yes."
When Liu Hanhong, Qin Sen and Liu Xi were arrested by Rong Hongliang, they suddenly realized that they had been betrayed by Xiao Heng.
The three of them knelt in the imperial study and shivered.
Xiao Guangji sat on the wooden chair and looked at the booklet in his hand, shook it at the three of them and said, "Do you know what this is?"
The three of them looked at each other and shook their heads in confusion.
Xiao Guangji slammed the booklet on the table. In a cold tone, he said, "This is all evidence of your corruption and perversion of the law. Well, you guys, I didn't know that you were doing such a thing under my nose, I couldn't control the people in the court, did I?"
The three of them shook their heads again and again, saying no.
However, Xiao Guangji was angry, "Are you afraid of Jiang Duanchen or me, if I didn't hold such a booklet, how long would you want to hide it!"
Liu Xi hurriedly said, "We are naturally afraid of Your Majesty, but our handles are in the hands of Master Jiang, and he doesn't hand over this thing to you, so we are naturally ......."
"Naturally, you're watching him, aren't you?" Xiao Guangji said with cold eyes.
Liu Xi stopped talking.
In fact, everyone in the court understands that it is Jiang Duanchen who really has real power and holds everyone's lifeblood, and offending him is even more serious than offending Xiao Guangji.
Although Liu Xi didn't deal with Jiang Duanchen, he didn't dare to offend him on the surface.
If Xiao Heng hadn't come to him in person that day, he wouldn't have stood on the opposite side of Jiang Duanchen so quickly. originally thought that he could rely on Jiang Duanchen, but he didn't expect that now he let Xiao Guangji know their handles.
Everyone felt that they were dead, and they no longer explained for themselves.
Xiao Guangji looked at the silence of the three of them, and asked puzzledly, "Do you have nothing to say?"
"We were betrayed by the Third Highness, and we offended His Highness and Lord Jiang, and we will definitely have no place in the future.
Qin Sen gritted his teeth and said.
"Betrayed by Xiao Heng?" Xiao Guangji twisted his eyebrows and said.
Liu Hanhong also felt that a catastrophe was coming, but fortunately, he was not afraid of offending anyone, so he said angrily: "Yes, it is the Third Highness, he used his life to threaten me to hand over this thing, saying that he wanted to keep it himself, but I didn't expect it to be handed over to you."
Qin Sen also agreed: "He accepted my money, saying that he would hide the matter of cutting corners, but he still betrayed me."
Xiao Guangji set his eyes on Liu Xi.
Liu Xi trembled and said, "I don't have a choice, I can only stand with the Third Highness, in order to prevent angering Lord Jiang."
Xiao Guangji was furious after hearing this, but he didn't expect this thing to be forged by Xiao Heng.
Rong Hongliang's eyes were quick and he hurriedly beckoned the three of them to retreat.
They saw that something was wrong, so they crawled and fled.
After the three of them left, Xiao Guangji slammed the booklet to the ground.
Rong Hongliang hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, pay attention to your body."
"Pay attention to what body! One by one, they all hide from me, everyone covets my country, how can I bear this breath!" Xiao Guangji said angrily.
Rong Hongliang continued to persuade on the side, "Your Majesty, since His Royal Highness is so anxious, why don't we kill his majesty?" so that he may know that you are the master of this world?"
Xiao Guangji listened to Rong Hongliang's words, and then stabilized his mind. Yes, after all, this is still his country, no matter how others covet it, as long as he gives an order, who dares to be disobedient.
Since Xiao Heng is in such a hurry, he has to teach him a lesson.
Xiao Guangji looked at Rong Hongliang and quickly made a decision in his heart.
At this time, Xiao Heng didn't know what was happening in the imperial study.
However, he reluctantly completed Xiao Guangji's entrustment, handed over the results, and helped Nie Yunhua speak. He walked to Fengming Hall triumphantly, wanting to tell Nie Yunhua the good news, from then on they would be people in the same boat, and he could also have a right-hand man.
Xiao Heng came to Fengming Hall with good news, and when Nie Yunhua saw his face full of spring breeze, he hooked his lips and smiled, "What, Heng'er's matter has been done?"
"That's natural, my father said, from today onwards, you will be released from confinement, how can you be happy?" Xiao Heng smiled evilly.
Nie Yunhua was naturally very satisfied, "Heng'er does things, and the mourning family has always been relieved. If you need help in the future, just ask."
Xiao Heng now has only two goals, one is to elect the prince, and the second is to let Jiang Duanchen die.
The first target, Nie Yunhua, knows it, but this second one, I don't know if Nie Yunhua can bear it.
So he asked in a low voice, "Erchen really has something he wants to ask Niangniang for help now."
"Oh? What is it?" Nie Yunhua asked with interest.
"Let Jiang Duanchen evaporate from the world." Xiao Heng's eyes showed fierceness.
Nie Yunhua narrowed his eyes and said hesitantly, "This matter ......
"I know that Niangniang still can't bear it, so I won't embarrass you." Xiao Heng took a step back and said.
"Who said that mourning can't bear it." Nie Yunhua's tone was full of strength, since he was a waste, he only deserved to die.