Chaos on the temples: You can't escape if you provoke treacherous ministers

Chapter 271

Yan Mu lowered his head, and the whole person was dead silent.

Wei Changyi sat down opposite Yan Mu, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Last time she helped the queen frame Jin You, so this time you were framed, it's hard to guarantee that she didn't intervene. Now that she's gone with Lu Changan, it's as if she has already stood up to the queen On the side with King Suping. Seventh Highness, don't be confused, let her go if she has to go."

Seeing that Yan Mu didn't speak, Wei Changyi said again: "I have good news for you, the emperor has believed that you have nothing to do with those assassins, lifted your confinement, and restored your official position as the Minister of Dali Temple."

Yan Mu scoffed coldly, "Really."

"This time I was able to prove your innocence so quickly. Except for the father-in-law Zhou Xuan, Jin You contributed the most. In order to let the emperor see her, she let the Ninth Prince freeze in the yard for an hour at night, and the Ninth Prince developed a high fever. , she will take the Ninth Prince to kneel outside the emperor's palace to win the emperor's sympathy, so that the emperor will be willing to see her and she will be able to intercede for you."

Yan Mu looked up at Jin You, sighed deeply, "Don't do this for me in the future."

"Xiaoqi, seeing you cry for injustice and suffering, how can my sister stand by and do nothing? Even if it takes my sister's life, my sister will not hesitate. And Xiaojiu, he is also very sensible, saying that as long as he can save brother Qihuang, he will not be afraid of anything." .” Jin You said.

Yan Mu lowered his head, "Why bother with my rotten life!"

"Xiao Qi, you may not be worth a penny in Liu Yunxiang's heart, but in my sister's heart you are the only family member besides Xiao Jiu."

In the afternoon, Liu Yunxiang felt strength in his body, so he went to the next courtyard.

It was Lu Chang'an's servant Danqing who opened the door. Seeing Liu Yunxiang approaching, he hurriedly led him into the yard.

"Ma'am, please persuade our son to stop drinking. The Jingzhao Mansion urged him to submit the case, but he was drunk all day long. If this continues, the whole person will be useless. And the Wangfu Over there, the prince came back from the northwest, and he refused to listen when he was told to go home, which made the prince very unhappy."

Danqing groaned as he walked.

Liu Yunxiang couldn't get in the conversation for a while, but when he entered the main room, there was a strong smell of alcohol coming from the shop, and he looked into the west room, and saw a man who was always upright and elegant sitting on the ground, with disheveled hair and disheveled clothes.

He was holding a jug of wine in his arms, and was taking a sip with his head raised.

"Is there no plan to land, it is advisable to abandon Jichuan materials."

Liu Yunxiang was stunned, she had never seen such a Lu Changan, depressed and frustrated, drinking away his worries.

"But what happened?" Liu Yunxiang asked Danqing.

Danqing sighed, "Maybe it's because of the massacre in Ningzhou."

"Didn't the murderer be caught?"

Danqing shook his head, "It's hard to say."

At this time, someone knocked on the door, and Danqing went out first.

Liu Yunxiang walked up to Lu Changan and poured him another gulp, but he choked and coughed hard, his eyes were red.She snatched the wine jug from his hand, and when he rushed to grab it, she moved away.

"Lu Shizi, it's me."

Lu Changan bluntly turned his head to look at Liu Yunxiang, his eyes were slack, and it took him a while to gather his concentration, then he hurriedly turned his back, "Yun...Miss Yunxiang...I'm so...too rude..."

Liu Yunxiang tilted his head, "How awake are you?"

"No...not drunk."

Liu Yunxiang smiled, "Then I'll wait for you in the courtyard."

"it is good."

Liu Yunxiang came out with the jug, and saw Danqing returning with a sad face.

"what happened?"

"The palace is here to urge you again."

Liu Yunxiang nodded, "Go in and serve your master to wash up."

After waiting for a long time, Lu Changan got dressed in a robe, washed and came out, his face was still a little red, and he walked unsteadily.Looking up and seeing Liu Yunxiang looking at him, he quickly lowered his head in shame.

Liu Yunxiang poured a cup of tea and pushed it to the seat opposite to her. Lu Changan took a look and sat down.

"Thank you."

Liu Yunxiang poured himself a cup and held it up: "Secret Master Lu, I will replace wine with tea to respect your life-saving grace yesterday."

"No, Miss Yunxiang is too serious."

Liu Yunxiang drank this cup of tea, "Okay, I'm done being polite, my son, please tell me what happened to you in Ningzhou."

"No……"

"Isn't it even more worrying to drink away your sorrows?"

After Lu Changan was startled, he smiled helplessly.

"It's better to say it than to keep it in your heart."

Lu Changan picked up the cup of tea in front of him, raised it up and drank it, and then said: "A massacre in Ningzhou was reported to the Jingzhao Mansion, and the governor of the Jingzhao Mansion sent me to investigate. The one whose family was wiped out was a family surnamed Pei. Times Merchant is a wealthy family in Ningzhou. There are more than ten members of the Pei family, including masters and slaves. Blood flowed like a river overnight. When the government arrived, there was still a six-year-old girl still alive. When I rushed over, the little girl was so frightened that she couldn't ask anything. I followed the clues I had collected and followed some clues to investigate, and soon found one person, Zuo Lingyu. This Zuo Lingyu admired her. Miss Pei's family, but Miss Pei's family has been engaged since she was a child, and she and her fiancé are childhood sweethearts, so the Pei family rejected the Zuo family's marriage proposal. Two days before the accident, the Pei family went to the government to sue the Zuo family, saying that Zuo Lingyu I raped Miss Pei's family, but that day the Pei family said it was a misunderstanding, so they quickly withdrew the case. Two nights later, the Pei family was wiped out."

"So you suspect it's Zuo Lingyu?"

"It's not a suspicion. I found many witnesses, all of whom are neighbors of the Pei family. But when I wanted to arrest Zuo Lingyu and return to the government office for questioning, the local magistrate told me that Zuo Lingyu was a member of the household department. Shangshu's grandson."

"so what?"

"I asked the same thing as you." Lu Changan lowered his head and smiled, "But the question was really naive. When I brought Zuo Lingyu back to the government office, all the witnesses changed their mouths, saying that they didn't see it. Know the murderer."

"and after?"

"Later..." Lu Changan hugged his head, and remained silent for a long while, "I went to find those witnesses one by one. They were obviously afraid of revenge from the Zuo family, but after I kept ensuring their safety, two people were willing to go. Testify against the murderer. But that night, a fire broke out in the house of these two people, a family of four, a family of six, all burned to death."

Liu Yunxiang couldn't help shivering, "This Zuo family is too rampant!"

"The more rampant thing is yet to come. Then there is still a little girl in the Pei family who is still alive, but she is just unconscious. After a period of treatment, the situation is gradually improving. I am afraid that this little girl will also be silenced, so I will kill her." She was placed in the post house where I lived, but one night, she still died and drowned in the pond of the post house."

"The more I investigated, the more innocent people were killed. In the end, this case can only be declared unsolved."

Liu Yunxiang was silent for a moment, then said: "Do you still want to check?"

Lu Changan shook his head, "No more investigations."

"Why?"

"Scared."

"What about those who were killed?"

"..."

"My son, don't give up easily, you are their only hope."

As soon as Liu Yunxiang finished speaking, Danqing shouted outside: "Ah, a lot of beggars are running over to our box!"

Liu Yunxiang followed Lu Changan out to look around, and sure enough, he saw seven or eight people in ragged clothes running desperately, including two children aged six or seven.

"Help! Help us!" shouted the thin man running in the front.

Liu Yunxiang took a closer look and saw that these people had large rashes on their faces.

Danqing also saw it, and hurriedly shouted: "These people are sick, close the door quickly!"

(End of this chapter)