with words in mind

Chapter 158 The Marriage Fraud Case 1
The next day, after many days of recuperation, Lu Jiu finally returned to work!Notified Lu Qi about Yun Shikang!

In the East Palace, the prince was a little surprised after hearing Lu Qi's report. He left the barracks early yesterday to let Qian Yishou relax his vigilance and let him do whatever he wanted. Unexpectedly, it was not Commander Qian who was arrested, but Yun Changshi! !
After the crown prince reported the whole story to the emperor, just in case, the emperor still ordered to transfer General Liu Jie to the northern front which was frequently changing!Let Commander Qian lose his cronies! !
Prince: "Father, Yun Changshi colluded with Yuan Shangshu."

"A thorough investigation!" The emperor's tone was stern, and he paused after speaking, "Secret and thorough investigation! Let's see who else is related to this!"

"My son obeys the order."

In the afternoon, the prince came to the barracks again with the imperial decree and personal guards.

After hearing the will, Qian Yishou was even more confused!No matter how sincere you are, you will find something strange! !But he suffers from the fact that there is no one to ask. The king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers have to die. The decree has been made, so he can only accept the decree and return to the main tent in disgrace, thinking about it by himself.
After receiving the order, Yun Shikang came to the crown prince's camp respectfully: "I will see His Royal Highness the crown prince."

The prince was sitting in a high position, flipping through a document, without lifting his eyelids, his tone was slightly joking: "But I haven't seen you for a few days, I see that Yun Changshi is getting rounder and fatter~"

Yun Shikang thought for a while, his figure has always been thin, where did he get so fat?Suddenly thought of something, quickly kneel down!

"Your Highness! Your subordinates have always been dedicated to their duties, conscientious and conscientious, and never neglected! Recently, food, clothing, housing and transportation are the same as those of soldiers in the military camp! How can white fat grow?! There must be a misunderstanding!!"

"Oh?" The prince burst into a smile, got up and spread the documents in his hand on the low table, "I heard that this year's conscription is not easy, and there is a huge vacancy for men of the right age in the capital?"

When Yun Shikang heard this, he was horrified!Kneeling down with a plop: "Your Highness! You know, there are so many dignitaries in the capital, and anyone can be related to anyone. There are many people who don't want their sons to go to the battlefield! I just adjusted it a bit. No. No."

"Nothing?" The prince said coldly, "The third son of the Chen family in the east of the city just has a piece of skin on his leg, so you judge him to be crippled and unable to join the army. The second son of the He family only has slightly deformed fingers, so you judge him to be a crippled arm." , unable to take weapons, the Wang family in the west of the city clearly has three sons of the right age, but you only wrote the second child in the document! Do you need to explain such a case one by one?!"

Yun Shikang looked up at the paperwork on the low table, thinking that it would only take a day, but the crown prince knows all about it!It seems that Yuan Shangshu's situation is not optimistic!The prince is by no means weak! !Thinking of this, he hesitated for a while, and finally made up his mind, removed his flattering face, and said with a righteous face: "Your Highness! The household registration and population cannot be changed by one person, and the leader of this matter is Yuan Shangshu !"

The prince noticed the change in the other party's expression and continued to listen carefully.

Yun Shikang looked at death and said: "Perhaps the lower official said, His Highness will not believe what Yuan Shangshu did in the court, everyone can see it! In order to collect evidence, the lower official pretended to have an affair with him! All recorded!!"

Yan Qinwei and Ming Qinwei who were hiding behind the bed curtain were both shocked!I never thought that there is such a hidden secret in it! !

"Everything I do is for the sake of the common people!" Yun Shikang made a prostration, with a sincere tone, "Your Highness has learned!!!"

"." Things were unexpected, the prince pondered for a moment before he said, "You gave me the defense map of the capital in Yuan Shangshu's hand?"

"!!!" Yun Shikang was shocked, "Your Highness! You don't dare to borrow ten guts from an official! That is a felony that implicates the entire family!! The defense of the capital is such an important secret, even if an official dares to leak the secret, Yuan Shangshu will I may not dare to accept it either!!!”

Hearing this, the crown prince couldn't help frowning. He pondered for a long time what the other party said made sense before he said, "Here today, you just reported the details of the defenses of all parties."

Yun Shikang's eyes lit up, and he understood what the prince meant: "Thank you, Your Highness!" Xie Wanen hurriedly retreated.

There was no one else in the waiting room, Qi's personal guard walked out from behind the bed curtain, and said softly: "Brother Emperor, can Yun Changshi's words be trusted?"

"If it's really him, of course we can't escape." The prince frowned and said, "However, if what he said is true, who gave the old defense plan?"

Yan Qinwei also frowned and said, "I was wondering before that Yuan Shangshu's reaction to that scroll seemed to be too indifferent."

"!" The prince raised his eyes and said, "What do you mean?"

Yan Qinwei: "He was not surprised when the fox and I sneaked into Yuan's mansion, and he didn't react too panicked when we stole the scroll. After all, if this matter is revealed, will he still be able to keep his head?"

Prince: "You suspect that even Yuan Shangshu himself doesn't know the mystery in that painting?!"

Qi Qinwei frowned and said: "It's also possible that it's all his scheme. Yuan Shangshu deliberately asked us to steal the scroll, pretending that he didn't know about it, so as to separate the relationship!"

"...Well, it is indeed possible." Yan Qinwei scratched the back of his head and sighed, "It's better to interrogate Yuan Shangshu directly! The crime of dereliction of duty, revision of conscription household registration, and accepting bribes are not enough to put him to death. Catch it?!"

Prince: "With Yuan Shangshu's cunning, it is possible to admit the crime you just mentioned, but it is hard to say about the defense map of the capital. Besides, the father is not in a hurry to punish him, but just wants to find out everything."

Yan Qinwei: "The picture scroll evidence was found from his house, isn't that enough?"

Qi Qinwei: "There are only evidences, but no source. Father will not directly punish Yuan Shangshu. He will only let people investigate secretly like now!"

Yan Qinwei took a deep breath, lay down on the low table, and sighed, "Could it be that after turning a corner, the biggest suspect is Commander Qian?"

The prince frowned: "You can't believe what Yun Changshi said, this matter has to be investigated again."

The three people in the military camp were still thinking hard, but a strange event happened in the palace. It was so strange that Major General Jin Moutong, who was returning to Beijing to wait for work at home, was wearing thorns and dragged five or six boxes of belongings to come to plead guilty! !

When the emperor heard the announcement, he originally thought that Major General Jin might be acting, but when he saw the contents of the boxes brought to the Hall of Qinzheng, and the real person respectfully and sincerely kowtowed to plead guilty, he realized that the other party was really simple and honest!
He gave Eunuch Liu a wink, and said calmly: "In that case, go to jail and have a good rest!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En!" Jin Moutong kowtowed in full spirit! !

Seeing this, the emperor showed a playful smile
When Jin Moutong came to the prison, he was stunned!His Majesty said to have a good rest, it really is a good rest! !This prison cell is very comfortable from the lighting position to the furniture arrangement! ! !He looked at Eunuch Liu again and again, and he was sure that he was in prison here, so he walked in with the steps of a soldier, showing a righteous style!He observed the dry surroundings, thinking that he would be at ease in this way, so he should "reflect" in prison! !
Outside the Hall of Qinzheng, the emperor observed the belongings brought by Jin Moutong. Apart from some real gold and silver, which were not too much, there were more things that soldiers would use, such as high-quality saddles, refined warm clothes, sharp The precious stone dagger, the camp bed made of silk, etc., if you want to say that it is eye-catching, it is those fancy silk and satin!Who told Major General Jin Moutong to not have a wife yet! !Sending these silks and satins is not forcing marriage, it is encouraging young people to drink flower wine!The emperor stared at those silks and satins in a daze, thinking that his eldest son had already passed the weak crown, and he was still unable to make a decision on his marriage. It was really uncomfortable!Thinking and thinking and thinking of the second child!He still knew a thing or two about the small incident of taking concubines. In addition to the hints in Mr. Jiang's language when he met with him alone two days ago, he roughly had a plan in his mind.

Emperor: "Broadcast to King Yi'an!"

"Yes." Eunuch Hai, who was accompanying him, immediately went to deliver the decree!
After the prince delivered the transfer order, he went out of the suburbs of Beijing to go back to the palace after making a tour of the army. Qi Ming and Yan Mo sent the prince to the gate of the palace before returning to the palace.

Facing the distant figure, the prince had no choice but to bury the thoughts in his heart. Recently, he rarely had the opportunity to be alone, and his nostalgia was inevitably overflowing. He closed his eyes and reminded himself that the important event in front of him was important!Only then got off the horse and went to Qinzheng Palace to report the new discovery.

In front of the gate of Yi'an Prince's Mansion, Lu Jiu kept looking around, and finally saw the prince and concubine in disguise, and hurried to meet them!

"What happened?" Qi Ming saw the clue, got off his horse and asked.

Lu Jiu said softly: "There is an order from the palace, Your Majesty has summoned you! Eunuch Hai is waiting in the lobby!"

Qi Ming handed over the two horses to Lu Jiu, and he and Yan Mo picked a corner, with the help of Qinggong, they flew into the palace! !

Qi Ming changed into his court clothes, received the order in the lobby, and then rushed to the palace again!

Yan Mo changed back into women's clothes, thinking about how to deal with Yuan Shangshu while practicing sword, just arrived in the courtyard with Lan Bo, who was accompanying him, when he saw Qiu Bo pacing outside the courtyard gate, with a sad face on his face!
Lan Bo: "Go down and have a look."

Qiu Bo came in under the leadership of Lan Bo, saluted and said: "Princess, this old slave really has no choice. The prince has entered the palace. I don't know who to tell this old slave."

Yan Mo: "What happened?"

Uncle Qiu hesitated and said: "Miss Jiang hasn't eaten much since last night, and her complexion is not good. If this continues, I'm afraid"

"I gonna go see."

Yan Mo walked quickly, and led Qiu Bo and Lan Bo to the guest house. Before entering the room, she saw Miss Jiang sitting by the window with a frowning face, she had indeed lost a lot of weight.
"Girl Jiang" Yan Mo called softly when he entered the room alone, and called a few more times when he saw that the other party didn't respond.

It took Jiang Shishi a while to come back to her senses, when she saw Princess Yi'an, she hurriedly saluted, but was stopped by Yan Mo.

"Young lady is pregnant, so you don't need to be too polite!" Yan Mo helped her to sit down, "I heard that the young lady has a bad appetite, but do you have something on your mind?"

Seeing the other party's slightly nervous expression, Jiang Shishi wondered: "Don't the princess blame the little girl?"

Yan Mo turned his head and asked, "Why should I blame you?"

Jiang Shishi didn't know how the prince told the princess about herself, she lowered her eyes and said sadly: "The princess doesn't blame the little girl for robbing the prince."

Yan Mo stared at each other for a while, saw a neatly folded dossier on the small table between the two of them, picked up the dossier and said with a smile: "The lord told me about the girl, if If you pretend to be someone else in your heart, girl, if you can still snatch the prince, that is your ability, I am willing to bow down!"

Jiang Shishi was startled at first, and then heaved a sigh of relief: "The princess knows it!"

Yan Mo hummed, and looked carefully at the file: "Young lady doesn't think about food and drink, but for Mr. Li?"

Jiang Shishi's brows and eyes became lonely again, and she said leisurely: "My mother is a mild-mannered person with a bright personality. She was the one who took the initiative back then, and was able to draw a red line with my father. Under the influence of my father, my sister and I grew up as fair and fair ladies. In my bones, I followed my mother's boldness, and she was always outspoken about the things I like. Therefore, when I saw Mr. Li for the first time, I knew that I would eventually be helpless and crazy about love!"

Thinking of the conversation with the fox that night, Yan Mo was a little worried. If Mr. Li was really a spy from another country, Miss Jiang's sincerity would be in vain!She looked at the dossier and thought about it, not only wanted to find this lover for Miss Jiang, but also hoped that this person would never appear.
"Miss Jiang, how much do you know about Mr. Li?"

Mentioning Li Han, Jiang Shishi's eyebrows and eyes were mixed, and she opened her mouth slowly: "Mr. Li lives in a village on the outskirts of Beijing. He occasionally comes to the city to sell some self-grown vegetables, fruits and rice. He buys books in exchange for some money. He also reads letters to illiterate people and writes them on behalf of others. Sell ​​calligraphy and painting, small crafts”

The more Yan Mo listened, the more she reminded her of someone!When he first returned to Beijing, he found the poor scholar who had found the girl's corpse——Jia Fang!The two are quite similar!Maybe it's an insider!
Yan Mo was about to ask the other party if he had ever been to Mr. Li's house, but then he thought that the girls in the boudoir would not have many chances to leave the capital, so he changed the question: "What is Mr. Li's stature?"

Jiang Shishi recalled: "Slightly taller than the average man."

"." Yan Mo continued to ask tentatively, "How can Miss Jiang come from a noble background to see this down-and-out scholar?"

Jiang Shishi turned her eyes and said with a faint smile: "Although Mr. Li is poor, he doesn't look downcast. He exudes the demeanor of a scholar in every gesture, and he knows jade, gemstones, silk and satin very well. He said that as long as there is a chance, what kind of He will try his best to dabble in the knowledge. Not only that, any small troubles, he can solve them with a raise of his hands. Compared with those dudes, he may be much more patient."

"I live in a village outside the city, and I work in the fields, but I know a lot about jade, gemstones, and silk." Yan Mo frowned and thought.
"Little girl understands the concerns of the princess." Jiang Shishi's tone weakened, "Now I think the appearance of Mr. Li is not accidental, and I am just a prey in his eyes."

Yan Mo pondered for a moment: "Ms. Jiang, I'm not sure what Mr. Li's true thoughts are, but for the sake of the child, you have to eat and drink. If you... want to know all the truth, I... will help you find out!"

"!" Jiang Shishi suddenly raised her eyes, "Princess willing to help me?"

Yan Mo stared at the other party with a frown and said: "The girl is in trouble, so of course she has to help, but if everything goes wrong, can the girl bear it?"

Jiang Shishi was silent for a long time, she stroked her stomach and said, "...you can't live a lifetime without knowing it."

"." Yan Mo pondered for a while, combining information from various sources, thinking about how to find Mr. Li. According to the current situation, Miss Jiang is probably just one of the victims. Thinking about her, she muttered: "What about the daughters of other officials Ken tell these emotional secrets"

"Does the princess want to ask other women on the file?" Jiang Shishi asked, seeing the other party nodding, she rolled her eyes and said, "Since the princess entered the mansion, it seems that there hasn't been a women's banquet yet?"

"Women's banquet?" Yan Mo asked curiously!

Jiang Shishi said softly: "Wangfei might as well hold a small banquet, invite these official women to come to have a small gathering, and then wait for the opportunity to inquire about it, and I will definitely find more clues."

"!" Yan Mo's eyes lit up, and he shouted to the door, "Uncle Qiu, Uncle Lan, I want to hold a small banquet for women! Pick a date! The sooner the better!"

When Qiu Bo and Lan Bo heard this, they looked at each other in dismay, and said yes!

Palace, Palace of Diligence.

It was rare for the emperor to be at ease, so he led Qi Ming to the small garden at the back of the palace for a walk: "I heard that Mrs. Jiang's youngest daughter is in your house, and she seems to be pregnant, Ming'er, what's going on?"

Qi Ming was tall and straight, but he always kept an arm's distance from the emperor to show respect. He said in a calm and calm tone: "In order to protect Miss Jiang, I have no other choice."

The emperor frowned and looked back, staring at his downcast son for a while and said: "If you really like Miss Jiang, you can take her into the mansion as a side concubine first, and after everything is settled, you can give her the position of main concubine!"

"." Qi Ming was silent for a moment, before bowing to him with a serious face, "Please forgive me! There is something hidden in this matter, I hope the emperor will give you more time, and I will definitely find out the whole story and give you an explanation. "

Faced with his son's sudden intercession, the emperor frowned even tighter: "Huh?"

Qi Ming: "Miss Jiang, she only met Erchen once, and the father of the child is not Erchen either."

"Bold!" the emperor said angrily, "How dare you pretend to be a royal heir!!"

"Father, calm down!" Qi Ming hurriedly said, "Your minister is interested, Miss Jiang's lover is likely to be related to Beishuo! It was my minister who suggested that she stay at the mansion, using the excuse of taking a concubine as a cover, so that my minister can investigate This matter!"

"Bei Shuo!" The emperor realized the key point of the incident and softened his tone, "Even so, your actions will still damage the royal family's face. You have to deal with this matter in secret! Properly place the second daughter Jiang, and if necessary, arrest her." Send it out of town!"

"Father, don't worry, my son knows." Qi Ming respectfully agreed, thinking to himself, finally saved Miss Jiang!

"En." The emperor nodded, then thought of something, and said, "Where is Princess Yi'an? She has made things difficult for you in this matter, right?"

"." Qi Ming paused, brewed for a while, put on an extremely embarrassing expression, and slowly replied, "Father has a unique insight. The princess is indeed not less angry, my son." As he spoke, he became even more embarrassed.
It's rare that the second child can't hold his hand!
"Hmph!" The emperor chuckled when he saw this, "I'm someone who has experienced this, so I know your difficulties. You have to handle the matter of Jiang Ernv carefully, and don't make any mistakes!"

"My son obeys the order."

After Qiming left the palace and returned to Yanmingyuan, Yan Mo was nowhere to be seen. After some inquiring, he found out that his concubine was going to host a banquet, and the guests were the daughters of officials who were recorded in the files. After knowing her intentions, He changed into a comfortable gauze casual clothes and went to the lobby to support!

Qiu Bo and Lan Bo offered several proposals to Yan Mo in the lobby, some offered flower banquets in the Yanming Courtyard, some held flowing water banquets in the Umbrella Pavilion, and some offered open-air banquets in front of the lobby. Experience, choose to choose to go also did not settle down.
Qi Ming entered the lobby, glanced sideways at the sketch plan spread out on the table, and directly took away the other two drawings: "We can only hold an open-air banquet in front of the lobby." Although there was a smile in his voice, his tone was There was no doubt about it, so he turned to Yan Mo and said softly, "Aifei can do whatever she wants, you're welcome~"

(End of this chapter)