Yun Shang raised her eyebrows: "Why are you so sure?"
Qian Liu shook her head: "The servant girl is not sure, but judging from the results of the investigation by the hidden guards, he is the most suspected one."
"The secret guard found out that Master Ling had a very good relationship with Xia Houjing when he was serving as the Grand Tutor. Master Ling admired Xia Houjing very much, and often praised Xia Houjing with others, saying that Xia Houjing was his most proud student. The two had a close relationship, so they After Lord Ling resigned, Xia Houjing also visited frequently. There were even rumors that Xia Houjing was going to marry Lord Ling's daughter as his wife, but Miss Ling died of a sudden illness, so the marriage was called off. "
Yun Shang was a little surprised: "There is still such a thing?"
Qian Liu nodded: "It's just that after His Majesty and Your Majesty came to Jincheng, it seems that in order to avoid suspicion, the communication between Xia Houjing and Lord Ling suddenly decreased."
"Besides, the dark guards also found out that not only Lord Xian was a regular visitor to the Wenstudy that Hua Yutong visited after he came to Jincheng, but also Master Ling. On the day Hua Yutong went to Wenstudio, Master Ling I’ve also been there to ask the study.”
Yun Shang squinted her eyes. At that time, she and Luo Qingyan found out about Liu Yinfeng's sudden departure from Jincheng, but they did not expect that Master Ling would be involved in this matter.
In this way, when Hua Yutong went to ask the study that day, whether he was in contact with Liu Yinfeng or this Lord Ling is still open to discussion.
Yun Shang roughly flipped through the booklet before nodding: "That's right, as you said, judging from the things that the dark guards have investigated so far, the most suspicious thing is indeed Ling Hai."
"Yes." Qian Liu echoed in a low voice, and then said: "It's just because of this that the servants feel that this matter is a bit strange. This former Grand Tutor has too close contacts with Xia Houjing, You can find out so many things with just one search. If Master Ling is Xia Houjing's last bargaining chip, it would be too conspicuous... "
Yun Shang nodded: "Well, so, what do you think of this matter?"
Qianliu pondered for a moment: "My servant feels that there are two possibilities for this matter. One is that Master Ling is a cover deliberately released by Xia Houjing to attract our attention. In fact, he is not the same as Xia Houjing. It doesn't matter much."
"The second is that Master Ling is indeed Xia Houjing's last bargaining chip. The reason why we were able to find out so many things is because Master Ling did it on purpose. He deliberately made us feel that, No one would put the final chip so prominently that he would be overlooked, and if we did, we'd be playing right into his trap."
Yun Shang smiled and nodded: "It's worth staying by my side for such a long time, so what would you do if it were you?"
Qianliu was silent for a moment, then looked at Yunshang cautiously: "This servant has thought of two ways."
"Tell me."
"One is that we would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go. We will stare at this Lord Ling to death, regardless of whether he is really Xia Houjing's last bargaining chip, and put him under our noses. Keep an eye on his every move, so that he has no chance."
"Yeah." Yun Shang smiled slightly: "It's a very safe way, what about the second one?"
"The second way is that we pretended to be tricked, stop focusing on Ling Hai, and continue to investigate other people, looking for suspicious targets. Wait there and show the fox's tail."
After listening to Qian Liu, Yun Shang raised her eyebrows: "So, in fact, you are more inclined to the second of the two guesses about whether Ling Hai is Xia Houjing's hidden pawn before? You think, let's check All these things that I saw were deliberately released by Ling Hai to confuse us, making us think that Ling Hai is so conspicuous, it can't be Xia Houjing's last bargaining chip, right?"
"yes."
Yun Shang nodded thoughtfully, and then handed the booklet back to Qian Liu.
Qian Liu took it and asked softly: "What should we do next? Please show me..."
Yun Chang smiled: "Let's start with Ling Hai and continue to investigate. Regarding the matter of the former Tai Tuo, carefully investigate, and even those who are closely related to Ling Hai are carefully investigated one by one. Check it out."
"It doesn't matter whether this Lord Ling is the person we are looking for in the end, but since this Lord Ling has been placed in the clear, he must have some relationship with Xia Houjing. As long as there is a relationship, we will be bit by bit If you want to sort it out, you have to sort it out.”
"yes."
The weather gradually cooled down.
The dark tide inside and outside the court hall is still raging, but on the bright side, it seems to have gradually calmed down.
Only occasionally some voices would come out, saying that the little prince is an idiot, that Yunshang can no longer have children, and wants Xiahou Jing to accept the concubine.
It's just that these messy voices were also suppressed by Luo Qingyan in silence. Yunshang only heard some wind noises occasionally, but no one dared to bring these things to her to make her feel uncomfortable. Nothing to do, every day in Weiyang Palace to deal with the affairs of the harem, to accompany Bao'er.
The secret guards have not stopped investigating Xia Houjing's affairs. It's just that there didn't seem to be any movement over there, and it was calm for a while, which made Yun Chang feel a little uncomfortable.
"In a few days, it will be your birthday. This year is your first birthday after becoming a queen. Although the enthronement ceremony has not yet been held, you can't be too sloppy. But everything is ready?"
Luo Qingyan held a book in his hand, but the book was not opened, and he only looked at Yunshang fixedly.
Yun Shang was looking at the brochures presented by various palaces and halls. Hearing Luo Qingyan's question about this matter, she looked up from the brochure with a blank face, and blinked at Luo Qingyan.
Luo Qingyan looked at Yunshang's expression, so he knew that he must have not started to prepare, and couldn't help but feel a little funny, and only gave Yunshang a half-smile and seven-pointed anger: "You won't Have you forgotten about this?"
"Your Majesty, you know that I don't pay much attention to my birthday, and it's not a big deal. It's just a family gathering together."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Luo Qingyan gave Yunshang a glance: "You have a different status now, even if you want to live in such a simple way, the courtiers probably won't allow it."
After finishing speaking, he said again: "It's fine if you forgot, don't the palace people around you remind you?"
"Well..." Yun Chang laughed: "I reminded you a few times, but I didn't take it to heart, I can't blame them, well, I know, I will order it to go down and make careful preparations later. "
Yun Shang responded casually, but her hand was gently rubbing the booklet in her hand. The enthronement ceremony has not yet been held. Although she is exercising the power of a queen, she is still not a queen recorded in the royal family tree before the ceremony.
There are many people out there who don't want her to be the queen. I'm afraid this birthday will not be too pleasant...