After the woman disguised herself as a man, the doctor became the prince's cinnabar mole

Chapter 110 Undercurrent
As the rumors in the imperial city fermented, the rumors became more and more evil, and many aristocratic families were involved, saying that Lin Dongxiang, the Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, was a lackey of the black market, who specially helped people in the black market to abduct and sell women and girls. Even Qiu's family, Shangguan's family, and even King Qing have become accomplices of the black market in the rumors.

For a moment, everyone in the imperial city was in danger, and the panic was like a knife hanging over the head of the aristocratic family who didn't know when it would fall.

There were already quite a few people blocking the gate of Shuntian Mansion, and even some radical people directly blocked the gate of the palace, clamoring to see the emperor.

Soon, His Majesty ordered that all aristocratic families cooperate with Shuntian Mansion and Baili Yue to conduct a thorough investigation.Even the posthouses where the envoys who came to Bei to attend the banquet of the Four Kingdoms in advance were not spared.

A large number of officers and soldiers surrounded the imperial city tightly, and those who didn't know it thought something big had happened.

At night, in the Lin Mansion, Lin Dongxiang walked back and forth anxiously, looking up at the door from time to time, as if he was waiting for someone.

The air was terribly oppressive, and the maids all around lowered their heads, not daring to take a breath.

Finally, a tightly wrapped man came in from the side door.

As soon as Lin Dongxiang saw the person coming, he strode over immediately, grabbed his hand, and asked urgently.

"How is it? Is everything handled?"

The man took off his hood, revealing a sinister and cunning old man with a pale face, a hooked nose, triangular eyes, and a pointed chin. Just one look can give people a vitriolic image.

"Patriarch, don't worry, the old slaves will be cleaned up."

His voice was like the eerie cacophony of the wind blowing through the leaves in the wild woods on a summer night.

It has a terrifying effect, especially when paired with that pale face like a dead man, the terrifying effect is simply doubled.

Although the man said respectful words, his behavior was more like the head of the Lin family than Lin Dongxiang.He strode ahead, and Lin Dongxiang followed respectfully like his subordinate.

Walking into the main room, Lin Dongxiang thoughtfully left the upper seat out, and made a gesture of invitation to help the old man to sit down.

The maidservants next to her wanted to lower their heads to the ground, staring at their toes, not daring to move, let alone make a sound.

The room was extremely quiet, and even the sound of breathing was a little harsh.

Lin Dongxiang seemed to be particularly afraid and loathed the old man, but for some reason, he had to smile to please the old man.

He was sitting under the old man, he stood up, poured a glass of wine to the old man respectfully.

"Elder Li has worked hard, come, let me offer a toast to Elder Li."

That old man named Elder Li, with his eyeballs wandering in the big eye sockets, has a kind of indescribable weirdness.

He didn't touch the wine glass on the table, but kept staring at Lin Dongxiang, which made Lin Dongxiang's skin crawl.

But Lin Dongxiang didn't dare to say anything, just kidding, Elder Li is the rumored member of the Saintess Cult, and with all his courage, he wouldn't dare to say anything wrong with Elder Li.

He could only hold the wine glass in a sneer, neither putting it nor holding it, standing there awkwardly, like a clown, his face was hot.

Having been an official for so many years, he can be regarded as a person who has struggled in the officialdom. Except for the time when he just entered the officialdom, Lin Dongxiang laughed with him everywhere, bowed down, and his face and dignity were trampled under his feet. Broken into pieces.

Ever since his younger sister successfully joined the Shangguan family, Lin Dongxiang has risen along with him. There is no one in the court who looks down on him anymore. Those high-ranking families in the past will more or less give him some face.

He had never been embarrassed like this before.

His hands were held stiffly in mid-air, and in the end he couldn't take it anymore, he laughed and sat down in a gulp.

long silence.

Elder Li seemed to have pondered for a while, then suddenly spoke, and a strange voice sounded in the room.

"How much do you know about the Jiang family seven years ago?"

Lin Dongxiang's back tightened subconsciously, and he sat upright.

"Seven years ago, Xiaguan was just a low-ranking person, and the only things he could know were those passed down from other people's mouths. Later, when something happened to Jiang's family, everyone in the house ransacked and beheaded, and Xiaguan also heard a little about it."

He raised his head and looked at Elder Li cautiously, not knowing why he suddenly mentioned the Jiang family.

The Jiang family is considered a taboo word in the imperial city. Since the Jiang family's accident, all the things related to the Jiang family in the imperial city were removed overnight.

Even the portraits of Jiang and his wife, who were all the rage back then, were all burned in the imperial city by His Majesty's order.

Apart from those aristocratic families back then, I am afraid that no one still remembers the Jiang family that was so crowded back then.

Elder Li was thinking, he looked at Lin Dongxiang's trembling appearance and suddenly grinned strangely.

"Patriarch, don't be nervous, this old slave is just asking around casually."

Lin Dongxiang didn't relax in the slightest because of Elder Li's words. The world doesn't know what kind of people the Saintess Sect is, but he, Lin Dongxiang, knows it all.

Turn chaste girls into numb sluts, use girls as containers for practicing martial arts, and play with those ignorant villagers in the palm of their hands.

And those villagers also regarded them as gods and obeyed the Holy Maiden's teachings. Even if the Holy Maiden taught those villagers to die, the villagers would not blink their eyes.

It can be seen that the saint's religion has a great influence among the people.

Lin Dongxiang has always dealt with the black market, but this is the first time he has dealt directly with people from the Saintess Cult, and he dare not take it lightly.

He could only nod with a smile.

Elder Li seemed to be thinking about what Lin Dongxiang said just now, and asked again.

"The head of the family just said that everyone in the Jiang family copied and beheaded?"

Elder Li seems to have a strong interest in the Jiang family, especially whether everyone in the Jiang family is dead or not.

Lin Dongxiang really doesn't have much memory of the Jiang family. The only memories he has are the admiration of all the people when the Jiang family was glorious, and the fire that lit up half the sky when the Jiang family was destroyed.

He tried his best to recall, "Back then, His Majesty ordered the entire family to be executed, and the Jiang family was also burned down."

Elder Li snorted coldly. He didn't come here today just to help the Lin family. He got the news secretly that there were still orphans in the Jiang family back then, and they were hiding in the imperial city.

Elder Li's sharp eyes hide fierceness, like a poisonous snake ready to go at night, Lin Dongxiang couldn't help shivering.

At this time, there were footsteps outside the door, and then a guard ran in with panic.

"Didn't you see that I have something to discuss with the adults? Hurry up and get out!" Lin Dongxiang frowned and shouted coldly.

The guard was panting heavily, and before he came, he hurriedly said something, when he heard a joking voice, with a hint of sarcasm.

(End of this chapter)