first minister

Chapter 241
"Son!"

Chen Fugui, who heard the movement behind him, opened the curtain, and was shocked when he saw Xia Jingyun hit by an arrow.

"Come on!"

Xia Jingyun fell on his back in the carriage, his face turned pale from the pain, and he spoke in a difficult voice.

Fortunately, it's the right breast, if it's the left breast, I'm afraid my life will be lost!

Chen Fugui immediately lashed the horse's rump with a whip, and the horse galloped desperately in pain, and disappeared into the night with the crazily bumping carriage amidst the intensive sound of hoofbeats!
A few sharp arrows landed in the void and were nailed into the cracks in the stone slabs, the tails of the arrows trembling unceasingly.

"Your Majesty! Xuanhu is the first to ask to see you!"

Emperor Chongning was happily thinking now that his purse was bulging, and he had more than 20 taels of money. He wanted to do something, when he heard Gao Yi's report, he frowned, but he also knew that Xuanhu came in so late. It's important, so he said: "Let him in."

Xuanhu, dressed in black, hurried in, saluted, and said directly: "Your Majesty, Xia Jingyun was assassinated on the way back to the mansion!"

"what?"

Emperor Chongning stood up abruptly, "How is the person?"

Xuanhu said: "It happened suddenly, his guards escorted him and escaped, and the people at the Black Ice Terrace have already started arresting the murderer according to the situation on the scene. I went to check the situation in person, Mr. Xia got an arrow in his right chest, fortunately, the arrow was not poisonous." , there is no danger of life, but the injury is not serious, the person has passed out, and the Black Ice Platform has sent additional guards."

The concern in Emperor Chongning's eyes quietly turned into a strong murderous look, "In Zhongjing City, those who assassinate me are so daring!"

He glanced at the silver bills still on the table, and said coldly: "Xuanhu! Solve the case immediately, no matter who is involved, let me investigate thoroughly! Remember, I want the truth, not the result!"

Xuanhu's heart trembled, and he quickly said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely do my best!"

After Xuanhu left, the anger on Emperor Chongning's face still did not dissipate, with a cold look on his face, "I'm afraid some people have lived a stable life for a long time, and have forgotten how they got their good days!"
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Xia Jingyun was assassinated!

Just when the rumors about [Mr. Qian was stupid and defeated, Mr. Xia's skillful hand is a dude] intensified, this amazing news was like a huge stone being smashed into the big dye vat of Zhongjing City, and the colorful water splashed in all directions. Come.

The students gathered in Beijing from various prefectures were immediately amazed, Xu Dapeng, Zeng Jimin and other candidates from Sishui Prefecture directly boarded the gate of Jiang'anhou Mansion, wanting to visit in person;

Jingzhao Prefecture Yamen servants rushed out in full force, and together with Heibingtai, searched carefully, not letting go of any clues;
Wei Yuanzhi, Wang Ruoshui and others all came to the door, worried and concerned;

British Duke Lu Rusong was in a good mood, drank a few more glasses, and was full of regret when he learned that he was not dead;
Although Concubine Shu went to Changle Palace to condolence with the same grief, but after returning, Xu really felt the same, too sad, so she had to use wine to relieve her sorrow, and drank half a pot of wine;

Concubine De came to Emperor Chongning and begged him to uphold justice for her younger brother;

The Ministry of Rites stated that the assassination of Juzi was a serious provocation to the order of Chunwei;
The center said that Zhongjing City is the most benevolent place in the world, and if there is such a thing, it must be investigated and severely punished;

So Emperor Chongning ordered the Criminal Ministry and Heibingtai to investigate the matter together and solve the case within a time limit.
In such an atmosphere, everyone turned their attention to the mansion in the west city, and to the Qin family, which itself was in the eye of the storm.

Among all the guesses, Qin Yuwen, the eldest son of the Qin family, is the most likely person to be the mastermind.

"Nizi! I have neglected to discipline you on weekdays, but I didn't expect you to make such a big mistake!"

In the main hall of the Qin family, the current patriarch of the Qin family pointed at Qin Yuwen who was kneeling in the hall, his hands were shaking with anger.

Qin Yuwen's expression was no longer as foolish as before, with a bit of fear and dignity, "It's really not me!"

"There is still sophistry! Now the Qin family's old friendship is still a bit useless, and the Ministry of punishment and Heibingtai haven't come to arrest people yet! Why don't you hurry up and confess, and take you to surrender for your father, and you can still win a leniency! "

Mrs. Qin was also wiping away her tears, "My son! Tell the truth quickly, let's find a way together, this test is not too difficult!"

Qin Yuwen's tone became high, "I said it wasn't me!"

"Nizi, you want to drag the Qin family to be buried with you! I'll beat you to death!"

Father Qin was so angry that he picked up the teacup at hand and threw it at Qin Yuwen's head. The teacup exploded on Qin Yuwen's forehead, the tea soup and fragments splashed together, and blood slowly flowed from the wound.

"stop!"

At this moment, the old head of the Qin family came over with a cane, and said with a sullen face, "The child said it wasn't him. Is there anyone like you as a father?"

"Father!" The Patriarch of the Qin family stomped his feet anxiously, "It's this time, and you're still spoiling him. That's how you spoiled him so lawlessly that he did such a thing!"

The old Patriarch slammed his crutches, blew his beard and stared, "Nie Zi! You still complain about being a father? Although my good grandson is indeed suspected, why must he be identified? What is the evidence?"

"If there is evidence, then it's not me who came to him, but the Ministry of Justice and the Black Ice Terrace who came to him! He confessed earlier, I can still go to His Majesty and Concubine De to plead for mercy, otherwise it will be too late! "

"But he has already said it's not him! You are your adopted son, don't you even have this sense of propriety? The Qin family has never seen any turmoil, and you will force your son to admit what he didn't do for such a small matter. Things, is it okay to bow your head and flatter a poor family who is lucky enough?"

The Patriarch of the Qin family was so angry that he couldn't speak, and he could only choke out one sentence, "Father! You are distorting the facts! Then you will kill the entire Qin family!"

"I have also been the head of the family! You don't need to teach me!"

The old Patriarch glared at him, and lowered his voice, "How do you know that this is not a performance by himself, or a performance with His Majesty, in order to plot against our Qin family? If you encounter something, you will automatically If you mess around, you won't be wiped out by those people in Zhongjing City?"

The Patriarch of the Qin Family was stunned for a moment, unable to answer the question, the old Patriarch snorted coldly, "I will tell the Patriarch, you have to show what you should show these days, but you must not rashly confess!"

After the old patriarch finished speaking, he helped Qin Yuwen up with his own hands, "My dear grandson, grandpa will ask you one more question. It is related to the disaster of my Qin family. You must answer seriously. Did you instigate this matter?"

Qin Yuwen said firmly: "It's really not me!"

"Then stay at home with peace of mind." The old patriarch patted him on the shoulder, turned his head and glanced at his son again, "No matter what happens, we must first twist together to deal with foreign enemies!"

After speaking, leaning on crutches, he walked out slowly.

When he left, the Patriarch of the Qin family looked at his son who was stunned, and waved his hand speechlessly, "What are you doing standing there stupidly, just do what you have to do!"

Although Qin Yuwen was full of grievances, he didn't dare to make mistakes at the moment, and strode away as if he had received an amnesty.
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"What did the imperial doctor say?"

In Jiang Anhou's Mansion, Gongsun Jing and Bai Yunbian approached with concern on their faces and asked about Feng Xiuyun who took care of Xia Jingyun.

Feng Xiuyun opened the mouth and said: "The imperial doctor said that luckily no viscera was injured, only some flesh wounds, the arrowhead has been taken out, now the weather is not hot, and the wound has not suppurated, he has helped to apply the medicine and bandage, next It just takes a while to recover."

Gongsun Jing heaved a long sigh of relief, "It's so good, so good!"

Although Xia Jingyun had only been in Beijing for less than two months, under all the circumstances, he could no longer imagine that if something happened to Xia Jingyun, it would be a huge blow to his current camp.

The heart hanging beside Bai Yun also let go, but his mouth was still stiff, and he pursed his lips, "I'll just say, the scourge has been around for thousands of years, and this dog doesn't die so easily."

Su Yuanshang walked to the side steps and sat down next to Chen Fugui, "There is no need to blame yourself too much. It is easy to hide from the open and difficult to defend against. You are only one person and you have done a good job. Besides, Gao Yang is fine. !"

Chen Fugui's haggard face was still full of guilt and self-blame, "It was so late at that time, I should have been more vigilant. I should also bring a few more people with me before going out, maybe the other party would not dare to do it. I You should remind young master, if you are in danger in the carriage, get down, maybe he won’t be shot by the arrow.”

Su Yuanshang pressed his shoulders, "The only meaning of summarizing the past is that it can play a role in the future, so don't blame yourself, just protect him in the future."

He smiled and said: "What's more, his current appearance is not in danger of his life, and he can't go out to run around. It's just for him to be honest and study at home. When the time comes to win the first prize, he will have to toast you! "

A helpless wry smile finally appeared on Chen Fugui's honest face, "Thank you, Mr. Su."

Su Yuanshang patted him on the shoulder, and was about to turn around to leave when the concierge walked over quickly, "Mr. Su, Mr. Gongsun, Miss Qin, please see me."

Su Yuanshang frowned suddenly.

　and also.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)