Empress Dowager Guide

Chapter 95
Seeing Yuan Che's cleverness, I'm afraid there will be a scene in the palace soon, "Yesterday you ignored me, but today I make you unable to climb up"?
Sheng Shaoqing didn't poke his little Jiujiu, but told him not to go too far, and asked He Yuning to be alert to Yuan Che, and then let the two children go out to play.

Looking at the back of Yuan Che who was running away, Sheng Shaoqing sighed at how strong his nature was, and how he got used to being a mother so quickly.

Yuan Che gradually ran away, but the figure of Cui Yun who came from outside the courtyard gradually enlarged. It was not until she walked in front of Sheng Shaoqing that Sheng Shaoqing withdrew his gaze and focused on Cui Yun's face.

Well, after resting for a few days, the dark circles under my eyes have indeed improved a lot, now that Forsythia has nothing to say about her squeezing Cui Yun.

"Didn't I give you a five-day vacation, why did you come back today?"

Cui Yun smiled shyly, "My minister, I really can't sit still."

She felt comfortable when she was free, but after half a day, seeing Lianqiao and Aning busy in and out, she could only drink tea and sleep in the room, her heart felt as if being caught by a cat, uncomfortable tight.

Wanting to help them, Aning and Lianqiao persuaded her to come back every time, carried her back to the house, and refused to let her work. After three days of hard work, she found a chance to slip back.

Sheng Shaoqing wanted to hold a commendation meeting for the spirit of Cui Yun, a model worker. It turns out that there are really people in this world who really like to go to work.

He and Cui Yun hadn't spoken a few words, a burst of hurried footsteps gradually approaching, the two turned their heads together to look, only to see A Ning walking in with a pale complexion, A Ning saw that there were only the Queen Mother and Cui Yun in the hall, hiding He came to the door out of breath and said directly, "Queen Dowager, Princess Linyang has secretly reported that Shen Gui, the Privy Councilor of the North, has been assassinated and is now in critical condition. She asks the Queen Mother to send a few trusted imperial physicians to the Princess Mansion to help treat it."

"I guess, Princess Lin Yang's Luanjia is coming soon."

Cui Yun didn't expect to encounter such a big event just after returning to work in the new year, and she was so shocked that she didn't recover for a long time, and Sheng Shaoqing was also on the spot.

No, she remembered the script, shouldn't the plot be like this?
How did this become Shen Gui's assassination?
However, looking at it from another angle, the heartbroken man was stabbed a few times, which is quite relieved.

"Did Princess Lin Yang say anything else?"

Aning shook his head, "The matter is urgent, and the princess just sent a message. For the rest, the princess should report to you personally."

"Is the messenger reliable?"

Aning nodded, "It was the people from the princess mansion who brought the pass card into the inner palace directly, and the servant girl went to pick it up in person. If it was not an emergency, the princess would not use this pass card."

Only then did Sheng Shaoqing feel relieved, Shen Gui had a special status, if the news leaked out, it might cause a great commotion, public or private, the news of his assassination should not be leaked out too early.

Cui Yun, who came back to his senses, hurriedly said, "Wei Chen will arrange for some tight-lipped imperial physicians to go to the Princess Mansion."

Sheng Shaoqing nodded, and said to Aning, "Changing clothes for me, Aijia wants to meet the princess in the side hall."

Aning took the order and went to the shelf to get clothes to put on for Sheng Shaoqing. Sheng Shaoqing closed his eyes and relaxed, thinking about who would assassinate Shen Gui under the eyes of Princess Lin Yang?
Ji Baochuan?
Or Ji Wenxuan?
Or is it Shen Gui's own enemy?

Ji Baochuan was the first to be ruled out by Sheng Shaoqing, a weak woman with no strength to restrain a chicken, she had already failed in an assassination attempt last time, Shen Gui should have taken precautions, it wouldn't be her.

What's more, I heard from Princess Linyang that they were afraid that something would happen to them again. The yards arranged for the two of them were separated by thousands of miles. The suspicion is not great.

What about Ji Wenxuan?
Could it be that he heard about the grievances his daughter had suffered over the years, and seeing Shen Gui in Princess Linyang's mansion, he exploded into a small universe in anger, chopped up Shen Gui and planned to feed the fish?
Soon, Sheng Shaoqing ruled out this option.

If that little old man Ji Wenxuan can kill Shen Gui, a man in his prime and battle-tested, then Sheng Shaoqing will really gain insight.

However, Sheng Shaoqing never thought that it was Ji Wenxuan who sent someone to assassinate Shen Gui. If his IQ only supported him to solve the problem by buying murder, he would probably have died hundreds of times.

Then there is only the option of Shen Gui's own enemies, but it's no wonder they are in Beiliang.

Before Sheng Shaoqing could think deeply, Princess Lin Yang's escort rushed to the door.

"Sister-in-law! Something happened!"

Seeing that Princess Lin Yang was sweating profusely and the gold hairpins on her head were a little scattered, Sheng Shaoqing guessed that the incident happened suddenly, she must have panicked and immediately entered the palace.

"Don't worry, don't worry, take a breath before you speak."

Princess Lin Yang grabbed the teacup on Ah Ning's plate who came in to deliver the tea and poured it all over, but she was born in the royal family. With such a rude gesture, she didn't spill a drop of water, and put the teacup firmly on Ah Ning. Ning's tray.

Aning was stunned by Princess Lin Yang's flowing movements. How could the teacup in her hand be empty in just a gust of wind?
"It was Lin Yang who was rude."

Princess Lin Yang didn't think of apologizing until she had finished drinking, so she sat down on her buttocks after being relieved.

Sheng Shaoqing thought to herself, Princess Lin Yang really doesn't treat herself as an outsider now, but it's also good.

"Now tell Aijia what happened?"

Princess Lin Yang stabilized her tone, "Lin Yang always thought that the imperial guards in his mansion could barely be regarded as the top three among the princes and princesses in Beijing. After all, the eldest princess of Hengyang was assassinated because of negligent precautions. The guards were replaced by imperial guards, but Lin Yang didn't expect that even so, assassinations could happen in my mansion."

"Shen Gui did not bring many entourages with him when he entered the capital. One was because he was afraid of arousing the suspicion of Lord Helian, and the other was because he was afraid of being too loud and attracting attention. As soon as night fell, I heard a strange sound coming from his yard, which sounded like the sound of swords."

"I was a little scared in my heart, so I found someone to investigate with me, but I didn't expect that Shen Gui was covered in blood and fell in the yard, and his followers were also seriously injured, and all of them were unconscious. And The people who assassinated them should all be dead soldiers, and they all committed suicide after the assassination, and those who were still breathing were already completely cold when I went."

"Then how are the people in your house injured?"

Princess Lin Yang frowned and shook her head, "No one was injured."

If there is one, there is one, that is, when she called for the guards, a servant accidentally bumped into them because of panic, and was chopped and injured by the guards who rushed over. After investigation, it was just a misunderstanding, so they sent him Put it back.

Sheng Shaoqing doubted, "According to the logic, the guards in your house are all directly under the excellent Imperial Guards, and you will also send people to protect Shen Gui, so why are only his people killed and injured?"

Princess Lin Yang explained, "After the incident, I also went to interrogate the chief of the guards who were on duty tonight. They only said that they were changing shifts at that time, and when they rushed over, it was not far from when I rushed over. .So, they don't know what's going on."

"So, the only one who knows what happened is the one brought by Shen Gui himself????"

Then Shen Gui is unconscious now, so no one knows what happened tonight?Who in the end was assassinated?
Princess Lin Yang nodded with difficulty, "For the rest, Zhan's affairs in the Princess Mansion are also being investigated. Those assassins cannot appear out of thin air, but it will take time... Lin Yang entered the palace just to ask the queen mother what she meant. How did Prime Minister Ji's discussion go, did he accept the favor?"

"He came to my house suddenly yesterday, and I didn't talk to him much, he was only anxious to see Bao Chuan, so..."

Hearing what Princess Lin Yang said, Sheng Shaoqing was finally convinced that Ji Wenxuan definitely did not want to give up on Ji Baochuan, but to save her from suffering.

"Originally..." Sheng Shaoqing sighed, "Prime Minister Ji wanted to sever ties with Bao Chuan, so that Shen Gui would not be able to use Bao Chuan, and since he disappeared for such a long time, the Lord Helian must have become suspicious, so he could send him away." He forced back..."

"I didn't expect..."

With such a sudden occurrence, Shen Gui's life and death are unknown now, if Helian took the opportunity to make trouble, then Sheng Shaoqing would be the first or the second elder.

Princess Lin Yang also understood, "Does Prime Minister Ji want to pretend to sever ties with Bao Chuan?"

Sheng Shaoqing nodded, and Princess Lin Yang said with a suddenly enlightened expression, "No wonder the father and daughter argued for a long time yesterday, and then Bao Chuan ran out crying."

"If you can send someone to assassinate Shen Gui in your residence, this person must have good hands and eyes, and with such a group of desperadoes under his command, his identity must be not simple. Does this Shen Gui have any enemies in Beiliang?"

Princess Lin Yang shook her head resolutely and said, "He lived in Beiliang not long ago, and after he married Ji Baochuan, he went to Helian within a few years. Even if there was an enemy at that time, a beggar's enemy, how could he have such great abilities? Remember for so many years, Shen Gui came to assassinate him as soon as he entered Beiliang?"

"Then... is it possible that it is Helian's person?"

As soon as Sheng Shaoqing said this, Princess Lin Yang remained silent for a long time, before she spoke, "Sister-in-law means that someone from Helian already knew about Shen Gui's coming to Beiliang, and sent someone to assassinate him? Taking advantage of Shen Gui's absence in Helian Lian Zhiji, get rid of Shen Gui."

Sheng Shaoqing sighed, "If you're afraid, you're afraid, it's more than that."

Princess Lin Yang recalled what the Empress Dowager said before that He Lian might have turned against her, so she gasped and said, "Could it be that they want to use Shen Gui to make trouble?!"

Princess Lin Yang couldn't help regretting, "I said I shouldn't have helped you with this favor, and helped out with a lot of things. Who knew that Ji Baochuan's husband would be Shen Gui, and who knew that Helian would make such a fuss?!"

Sheng Shaoqing smiled wryly, "I knew it was hard to buy, so why don't you think about what to do now."

"If it is said that Helian sent people to assassinate him, this theory is not without problems. How did he know that Shen Gui was in your princess mansion, and how did he find out when the shift of your princess mansion was over, and how did these dead men enter you? Princess Mansion, these must be investigated as soon as possible."

Princess Lin Yang nodded her head, "Lin Yang has ordered to go down and find out as soon as possible, but do you want to inform Dali Temple about this matter?"

"Lin Yang is worried that the people under Lin Yang are acting slowly, and they are no match for Dali Temple."

Sheng Shaoqing shook his head, "This matter can't be passed through the clear road, hand it over to Dali Temple, Shen Gui's identity and reason have been revealed, I am in the light, the enemy is in the dark, it is even more helpless, today I just After writing the letter of credence and intending to submit it to Helian tomorrow, it seems that they will also be put on hold."

Princess Lin Yang suddenly remembered something and said, "The dead men seem to be from Helian."

"Why is this?"

Princess Lin Yang hesitated and said, "Lin Yang can't be sure, but Lin Yang has seen real Helian people, their body shape and appearance are different from ours, and those dead soldiers are all big and tall, with bushy eyebrows and The bridge of the nose is high, it should be from Helian who is not bad!"

"Queen! They really are!"

Sheng Shaoqing was also not sure, and only comforted Princess Lin Yang, who suddenly became nervous, and said, "Helian people can't explain anything. Whether it is Beiliang or Nanjing, it is not uncommon for many aristocratic families to hire Helian people as guards. It's unknown which family's dead man he is, but the Ai family can't think of anything other than Helian, the Southern Privy Envoy who can kill Shen Gui."

"Using Shen Gui to get rid of him in Beiliang, on the one hand, in addition to threatening my own people, on the other hand, it can make Helian blackmail me into Beiliang, this strategy is really poisonous!" Princess Lin Yang gritted her teeth. "In this way, even if the Lord Helian knew that the Southern Privy Envoy was behind the attack, he probably wouldn't get to the bottom of it. After all, Shen Gui died in Beiliang, and after all, they benefited from Helian, so sacrificing a little Shen Gui is nothing. It’s really a surefire strategy.”

Sheng Shaoqing also thought of this just now, if the speculation just now is true, this Southern Privy Envoy is really a poisonous snake, if he bites him, he will lose his skin even if he does not die!
"If it is true, the letter of credence sent by Lord Helian will not be far away."

Princess Lin Yang said angrily, "How dare they?!"

"Shen Gui came to Beiliang because his name was not right, and he didn't have a warrant for customs clearance, and he didn't submit credentials from both parties. It's fine if you didn't hold them accountable. How dare they come to question you?!"

Thinking back that in order to let Shen Gui enter the customs as soon as possible, she didn't go through the normal process in a hurry, and used some special means to let him in, Princess Lin Yang's intestines almost turned green with regret.

This is not a reunion of husband and wife, a reunion after a broken mirror, this is simply inviting wolves into the house and asking for trouble!
But Sheng Shaoqing figured out the trick and said, "Why didn't they dare? They only said that Shen Gui was returning to his hometown to visit relatives and had nothing to do with the state affairs, but he was killed in Beiliang, so he would open his mouth and ask us to pay them a privy envoy." .Also, let’s add a story of returning home to find a wife. After Helian became famous, Shen Gui wanted to take his wife back to Helian to enjoy the blessings, but was brutally murdered in the capital of Beiliang. Do you think this story is touching enough?"

Princess Lin Yang trembled from the possible shameless remarks, and said repeatedly, "They dare! They dare!"

"Don't everyone think about it, he hasn't come back for so many years, why is he coming back now?!"

When Princess Lin Yang was in a hurry, she used the same rhetoric Sheng Shaoqing had given her.

Sheng Shaoqing shrugged, "Didn't you just believe it back then?"

Princess Lin Yang fell silent for a moment.

(End of this chapter)