Gel makeup

Chapter 185
It didn't take long for Shen Jiangdong to pull out the carrots and mud and found that the Anping County King had already been surrounded by spies from Dingfan.

In the fall of 20th year in Xining, Anping County King proposed offering captives, although he had no good intentions, but the people who pushed him were even more ambitious.Including Shen Jiangdong's siege in Xinjian, Sun Pingfu's violation of orders, and the unfavorable orders issued to Yuhang not long ago, the words and documents written by the King of Anping have basically been tampered with.In Xinjian, the He family wanted to kill Shen Jiangdong, and the spies around the King of Anping followed suit.Later, Sun Pingfu received a false order to cause Zheng Xianzhong to die for the country, but the king of Anping County was not suspicious at all, so that he was eventually killed to death.

After Shen Jiangdong reported the report, Xiao Yi did not make a sound, and Shen Jiangdong could not help but return to the state of restraint.

Xiao Yi is waiting for Sun Pingfu to return to Beijing, and if he wants to make sure of this and stop his clan members from jumping around, he needs irrefutable evidence.The piece of evidence that Jiang Feng found that He Shouzhi played tricks on Xinjian grain and fodder was not enough. The person involved, He Shouzhi, did not know where he died now. Xiao Yi needed evidence that could be hammered to the end.

Siqing lives in Xiyuan, very poor and bored, watching Lingzhen embroider a short jacket.Unexpectedly, Lingzhen was busier than her, there were three or four groups of people looking for her in a short while, Lingzhen had to lose her work to deal with it.At this time Yunchu walked in and said, "General Cheng is here."

Siqing said, "What is he doing here again?"

When Xiao Yi just returned to Beijing, Cheng Yingzhou was impeached and imprisoned by the Zongwang and other forces in the court because the Jinwu Guard was severely injured by thieves.As soon as the matter of Xiao Xu's rebellion was finalized, Xiao Yi immediately ordered Cheng Yingzhou to be released—Xiao Yi and Siqing didn't even bother to pursue Tang Peng, let alone Cheng Yingzhou.

Xiao Yi defended his weaknesses to the extreme, and the courtiers had nothing to do with the present.Cheng Yingzhou has always been a good official and has a good official reputation. Many people in the court secretly turned to him. After he was released, he was not gossiped.

Yun Chu shook his head in this room, Si Qing turned to the outside room to see him, but through the screen, Cheng Yingzhou brought up the old story again, saying that since Si Qing had returned to the city, he came to plead guilty.

Siqing was annoyed and wanted to drive him away, when Xiao Yi just walked in and just smiled, Siqing said: "If you have any funny stories, tell them and everyone will laugh."

Xiao Yi waved his hand to let Cheng Yingzhou go out first, and said to Si Qing: "I asked him to come, this time the chaos is so big, the East Palace exploded and caught fire. This disaster, the Jingwei has a big fault, and the Jinwu Guard has a big fault Tang Peng can't move anymore, I'm afraid Ding Fan will be suspicious. After all, Lao Cheng is the general of the Jingwei, and I will never deal with him. Will those people in the court let him go?"

Siqing was annoyed, "So let me sing the bad face, and you sing the red face?"

Xiao Yi said: "You're wrong, I've already demoted him as a fine, and I called him here today, I'll be the bad face, you'll be the red face."

Siqing snorted, picked up the knife in the tall crystal fruit plate and threw it away, "The master humiliated the minister to death, so there is no need to say more." Said: "Your temper has come up again."

Siqing turned around and sat down, picked up a book and said, "He is willing to kneel, so let him kneel."

Xiao Yi didn't say any more, but when he talked about the rebuilding of the Jinwu Guard and the Habayashi Guard after the fire, Si Qing went behind the screen without making a sound.

Xiao Yi knew why she was in a bad mood, followed Si Qing to sit behind the screen, and said without thinking, "Don't think about Bai Luchu."

"Having a cat for so many years is a bit emotional," Siqing said, "let alone a person."

The military newspapers are running like water these few days, Xiao Yi is always busy, the two of them exchanged a few words, Xiao Yi occupied Siqing's study and began to immerse himself in reading documents.

The next morning, Siqing was still resting, so Xiao Yi put on a long gown and wanted to go out to get some air. When he walked out of the pavilion and saw Cheng Yingzhou, he remembered that he had been kneeling outside.Xiao Yi glanced at him, "Come in."

Cheng Yingzhou knelt for a day and a night, and his legs could no longer move.Two servants helped and dragged him into the pavilion. Although the pavilion was covered with felt blankets, he was still sweating in pain when he gritted his teeth and bent his knees to the ground.

Seeing this, Xiao Yi said, "Get up and talk."

Cheng Yingzhou prostrated himself, "I dare not."

Xiao Yiwai was about to step forward to help him, but who knew he gritted his teeth and trembled.Xiao Yi felt that something was wrong, felt that his wrist was hot, and when he lifted his cuff, he saw an inch-long welt, which was as thick as a little finger, and had scabbed over.Looking up again, he saw that there was also a wound in his collar.Seeing Xiao Yi's expression changed, Cheng Yingzhou quickly shrank back.

Xiao Yi remembered that not long ago when Cheng Yingzhou was impeached and imprisoned for being a thief by the Jinwu Guard, he clearly issued repeated orders not to allow interrogation, let alone torture, but he didn't know that his words had no weight in front of the kings!He yelled angrily, "Bastard!"

Of course, Cheng Yingzhou was not scolded by this "bastard", but Cheng Yingzhou still shrank back and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, calm down."

Xiao Yi became even angrier when he heard this, "You are also confused, why didn't you tell me!"

"What are you shouting so early in the morning?" Siqing walked out of the screen wearily wearing a gown and holding the crown with one hand, obviously not getting enough sleep and was in the fire, when she turned her head and saw Cheng Yingzhou, "Why are you still kneeling here?"

Xiao Yi pointed at Cheng Yingzhou and said, "He is full of torture injuries!"

Siqing knew that he was imprisoned not long ago, and she understood the reason after a little thought.The torture of Cheng Yingzhou must have been done by some people to force him to admit that there were problems with the Beijing, Wei and Beijing camps during the change of the imperial capital. After Cheng Yingzhou was released, he did not respond to Xiao Yi. He told Xiao Yi about his experience in prison because he saw that Xiao Xu had been convicted, and he did not want to provoke Xiao any more. The conflict between Yi and the Zongwangs resumes.

Siqing pulled Xiao Yi back, and whispered: "Since he is injured, why are you so angry at him?"

Xiao Yi rested his forehead with his hands, feeling dizzy from lack of sleep.Siqing wanted to rush to the main hall to accept the worship of his wife, and while holding a heavy crown, she whispered to Xiao Yi: "Don't get angry, talk carefully." After finishing speaking, she left.

Xiao Yi calmed down for a moment, then asked Cheng Yingzhou again: "I know that Tang Peng rescued you when you were in danger before, so you used to want to protect him. Tang Peng has been in Jingwei for many years and was recommended by you. If something happened to Tang Peng, you How do you deal with yourself?"

Cheng Yingzhou replied: "I am guilty of the same crime."

"Is it the crime of negligence, the crime of covering up his treason, or... the crime of conspiracy?" Xiao Yi asked coldly.

Cheng Yingzhou didn't think about it recently, and he was shocked when he heard the words: "Your Majesty..."

"You'd better know it in your heart," Xiao Yi said, "Go down."

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Two days later, Wu Zhenying returned to Beijing from Tonghe. Seeing that Ningshou Mansion, which assassinated Siqing, was safe and sound, Wu Zhenying couldn't help being angry.

When Xiaying from Jiaguo Mansion sent Wu Zhenying an earthen ceremony to Wu Zhenying under the order of Jiang Feng, Wu Zhenying hinted that Xiaying could help Siqing get rid of Ning Shouhou if Siqing had something difficult to tell—the kind of reputation ruined without sound or evidence kind of.

Xiaying was so frightened that she hurriedly reported to Siqing, Siqing was most afraid that Wu Zhenying would also tell Fu Linchuan about Zheng Yiqin, and if the two elders were "enthusiastic" at that time, she might disrupt her own arrangement and cause trouble for Wu Zhenying.

Fortunately, within two days, three "good" news came back to the imperial capital at the same time. The first one was the great victory on the western front.

Si Qing especially thought of setting off a string of firecrackers at the gate of Zheng Yiqin's house—since that incident, the Zheng family has been secretly taken over by the military guards of the government.

The second thing was that the king of Anping County died of illness in the army, and the third thing that followed was that He Shouzhi had surrendered to the enemy after many confirmations.

After Jiang Feng got the news in Jinling, Yueying from the capital ate a big meal of salted duck, and Shen Jiangdong in the army also secretly heaved a sigh of relief—the king of Anping County died, so he could clean up the hidden dangers left by Anping County during his lifetime.

Siqing immediately told Wu Zhenying through Xiaying that the reason Jiang Feng did not return to Beijing was that something happened to the He family, and she didn't want to get involved in this muddy water.Wu Zhenying even believed Jiang Feng because of Xining's 17-year Fuzhou case because of his close relationship with the He family.

Wu Zhenying understood that Jiang Feng's reluctance to get involved in the muddy water did not mean that other people in Jinling were willing to "let go" Jiang Feng.There is such a god in Jinling, from Xu Huaimin of the Jiangnan Division to the wives of several high-ranking officials in Liudu, there is no one who does not want to inquire about more information.

Jiang Feng's residence in Jinling was so lively that even a famous doctor she hired in Jinling would jump off the back wall when she went out in the morning.This day, Jiang Feng slipped out with Yueying to go boating on Xuanwu Lake. Who knew that when he returned to the house, he saw that the cars and sedan chairs of wives and grandmas of various families were parked at the door.Groups of bearers, servants, maids and women attracted all those who sell soup and cakes.

Yueying chuckled, "It's not as lively as going to a big fair in the countryside!"

At this time, there was a strong wind, and someone's cover was blown away, and the white flower was hanging on the back at the gate of the house where Jiang Feng was temporarily staying.

"It's not like going to a market, it's like a funeral," Jiang Feng shivered, "How do you get in?"

Moon Shadow looked around, "Why don't you... stay at a hotel tonight?"

Jiang Feng was helpless, "Do you still have money?"

Moon Shadow hesitated, "No more..."

Jiang Feng was keenly aware that he would be impeached if he didn't run away to Jiaguo Mansion, so he left overnight with the Moon Shadow scroll.

Two days later, Xu Huaimin received a letter from Jiang Feng through Feige, which only said that Jiang Feng had left Jinling.Xu Huaimin didn't know where the pigeon came from, nor where Jiang Feng went.

Jiang Feng didn't return to Beijing either, just like what Siqing told Wu Zhenying, she didn't want to go back to Beijing now, it would be best for her to go back after the He family died.She took Yueying to stay in Xinwu for two days and felt that the place was beautiful and not as noisy as Jinling, so she liked it very much.This time Nanxia Yueying took money from Beijing, Jiang Feng avoided the Jiangnan sentry and directly bought a house under Xinwu Huishan, contacted Siqing through Xiaying in Beijing, and kept in touch with Shen Jiangdong. Pay attention to the situation in the imperial capital.

Compared with the pre-heated story of the death of the King of Anping, He Shizhi's defection to the enemy, He Shizhi's resignation and Ningshou Hou Tangshu's uncle He Shouzhi are obviously more shocking.

Immediately after He Shouzhi surrendered to the enemy, there was a stir in the capital, and He Meiren came to Xiyuan to cry again. Siqing was a little impatient, "I'm not dead yet, it's not too late for you to cry when I die." He Meiren could only walk away sobbing. up.

Xiao Yi passed by Xiyuan in the evening, Siqing was in a daze under the lamp, Xiao Yi let out a long breath, which was like a straight wisp of cooking smoke, "The story of He Shouzhi came back, and his brother He Shizhi was ill because of illness, and he was gone. gone."

Siqing was startled when she heard this. The death of Ye Xiufeng's nemesis He Shizhi, who was always on the verge of death and always immortal, was quite timely.

She especially wanted to ask Xiao Yi if you did it, but she held back, because Xiao Yi went on to say: "The affairs of the He family should also be settled. I thought, Brother Chang is still young. Now I see Come on, I can't get out of Wang Jujun, and my elder brother can't be ruled by them." (Wang Mang usurping power stem)
Si Qing thought that Amitabha, you are not confused, so she said: "I promised He Meiren, the old affairs of the He family have nothing to do with her."

Her wishful thinking was crackling. If Xiao Yi liquidated the He family and left He Meiren alone, then the He family was not a fool. Naturally, He knew that He Meiren had already "set things right". You have to be attached to yourself.Xiao Yi is unwilling to do too much for the sake of Donggong, and he wants to have a good reputation.

Xiao Yi said: "He Meiren also has a younger brother, a compatriot from the same mother, right?"

Siqing hummed, and Xiao Yi said: "I still have to think about it, how to conclude the old things in Fuzhou?"

Si Qing couldn't help but rolled her eyes, Shen Jiangdong was still on the front line, why did Xiao Yi mention this at this time?She thought to herself that no matter what the crimes were, the He family would die, so what's the point of five crimes and six crimes?She was even more willing to sell Shen Jiangdong's favor, "Isn't Wu Tiande, the former Minister of the Household Department, dead? He is a member of the He family, and what he does is no different from what He Shizhi does."

The implication is that the Fuzhou case was muddily pushed to the Fuzhou local government and the former chief farmer Wu Tiande, anyway, the dead cannot speak.Now it is only necessary to find evidence of the collusion between Wu Tiande and He Shizhi. It is not a misjudgment for Shen Jiangdong to go to Fuzhou to settle the case.What's more, doing this can be more flexible. If Xiao Yi wants to save face for He Shizhi who died just right for Donggong, he can flexibly manipulate Wu Tiande to collude with other members of the He family.

Xiao Yi nodded, and Si Qing said: "The victim has only one request, that is, the fact that I was assassinated and injured this time must not be leaked. Whoever leaks it, I will die."

Xiao Yi shuddered, "I'm not confused yet, of course I know this matter must be suppressed."

Siqing said: "Anyway, what happened to the He family has nothing to do with me."

Xiao Yi said: "This is a bit guilty."

Siqing said: "Heaven and earth conscience, I can help Ningshou Mansion to prove that they did not conspire with Dingfan, but Dingfan wanted to use Ningshou Mansion as a weapon. In the end, they didn't appreciate it, and turned around and wanted me Die. If I die, the investigation will be unclear, and maybe Zheng Yiqin will be found in a short time. Why did Zheng Yiqin kill me?" What did she think of, "Yes, what did Zheng Yiqin kill me for?"

Xiao Yi shook his head, "This is what I can't figure out."

"He not only wants to kill me, but also my little lady... It is said that Uncle Wu has a good relationship with him, and he also wants to cheat Uncle Wu."

"Maybe there's only one explanation—he's a madman."

Siqing snorted, "Joke. He's crazy and funny, why doesn't he commit suicide?"

"Why didn't you tell Mr. Fu that he killed you? Since they are old friends, maybe Mr. Fu can think of something." Xiao Yi dissuaded.

Both Zheng Yiqin and Fu Linchuan were from the Gushan Society, and they seem to have grudges.

Siqing said: "Then you tell Uncle Fu, and see how Uncle Fu will react when he finds out—maybe Zheng Yiqin will be buried in the ground in an hour. Anyway, I know that for the sake of the Xie family, Zheng Yiqin and Uncle Fu are not the same. harmony."

(End of this chapter)