At this moment, Meng Eqi saw Yan Sha's figure and hurried in from outside. She hurriedly opened the door: "How is it, is there any news from Ayan?"
Yan Sha wiped the rain dripping from her face: "Sister, it's not good! Young master encountered a torrential rain on the way back and the mountain cracked, and the villagers who came down from the mountain were buried there..."
Before she could finish, she felt a figure flash in front of her, and Meng Eqi had already rushed out first.
At this time, she felt that the meaning was really funny, and a mere torrential rain caused flash floods. Just in time for Sheng Jiayan's return, it is hard for Meng Eqi to think about such a coincidence. She rushed to the door and rode on the horse that was parked there, galloping in the rain, Yan Sha chased after her, and kept shouting, "Sister, wait!"
Where did Meng Eqi wait, she even felt that this was Sheng Jiayan's life and death. Yue Lao and the others will not let him end his life here! This can't be done! She hadn't let go of her previous suspicions with Sheng Jiayan, if he just returned to the underworld like this, Meng Qiqi could even think that she would lead a darker life in the underworld in the future!
She rode her horse to the foot of the mountain, and many villagers stood at the entrance to point at something. The officers and soldiers of Linjiang City stopped in front, and no one was allowed to pass.
Meng Qiqi's speed was too fast, she quickly tightened the reins, the brown horse raised its front hooves with a neigh, and almost stepped on the officers and soldiers sent by the prefect of Linjiang. However, this group of officers and soldiers did not blink an eye, still tightly guarding the entrance to the mountain.
"Let her go! Let her go!" A Rong chased after him, holding the token given by the third prince.
Seeing this, the officers and soldiers gave way, and Meng Eqi couldn't wait any longer, so he raised his whip again and ran up the muddy mountain road. The torrential rain had already poured her through, and Meng Qiqi felt that there was a rain curtain hanging in front of her eyes, and she could barely see the road because of the blur.
Suddenly the horse she was riding came to a halt, and no matter how hard she drove it, she would not take another step. Meng Qiqi couldn't hold it, so he jumped off the horse and ran forward on foot. However, before she could run a few steps, there was a mountain road blocked by mud and stone in front of her, with a broken hillside on the side. Meng Qiqi looked at it as if someone was buried, and she didn't know who was buried, but she saw only one Pale and dead hands were exposed outside the dirt. A group of soldiers were already surrounded by the dirt, all bowing their heads and not knowing what they were doing.
Meng Qiqi rushed over like a madman and pushed the crowd away, grabbed the hand that was exposed outside and looked carefully, and found that the hand was not Sheng Jiayan's, and he was a little relieved. The next second, she started to pull the soil: "Ayan! Ayan, come out for me!"
No one responded, only the sound of rain and Meng Qiqi's cries.
"Sheng Jiayan!"
"I am here."
Meng Qiqi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly looked back. Sheng Jiayan stood behind her, standing in the pouring rain, just standing not far away looking at her. Meng Eqi stood up suddenly, ran towards Sheng Jiayan, and crashed into his arms. Her hands were full of mud and the bloodshots from her broken nails were all smeared on Sheng Jiayan's clothes, but Sheng Jiayan didn't dodge, only hugged her firmly in his arms.
"I thought you were dead..."
Sheng Jiayan's pleasant voice came from the top of Meng Eqi's head, with a calming calm: "How can I die so easily."
Meng Qiqi raised her head and cried, "But someone in Yansha was buried under the sand."
Yan Sha came from behind at this time, gasping for breath: "Sister, why are you running so fast, you are exhausted from slavery."
Meng Qiqi stared: "How embarrassed!? Didn't you encounter a mountain crack on the way back from Ayan!"
Yan Sha innocently said: "That's right, but the slaves are not finished yet. The villagers who came down from the mountain were buried there, so the young master has to stay there to deal with the aftermath. The slaves rushed out before the slaves were finished, and she couldn't even hold them back."
Meng Eqi's stomach hurt: "Next time, if you don't finish your words, you will easily die!"
Sheng Jiayan raised his hand and squeezed Meng Qiqi's face naturally: "I'll let A Rong take you back first, and I'll go back and talk to you after I've dealt with the matter here."
Meng Qiqi seemed to smell the blood in the fragrance of the soil smashed by the heavy rain. She pretended not to know what Sheng Jiayan was going to do: "Then come back early."
Sheng Jiayan nodded, and then Meng Eqi and Arong Yansha mounted the horse and left with a whip.
Seeing that Meng Qiqi's figure had turned into a black spot in the heavy rain, and gradually disappeared, the entourage respectfully stepped forward and asked, "Overseer, that group of people..."
Sheng Jiayan looked at Meng Qiqi's eyes, which was full of spring water, but at this time it suddenly condensed into a piece of ice: "Continue to bury alive, the phenomenon of mountain cracks must be believed to be true."
"Yes" The follower clasped his fists and stepped back.
At this time, the carriage of the third prince, Xie Yuan, came quickly, bringing a splash of water. After the carriage stopped, Xie Yuan came out of the carriage and hurriedly walked towards Sheng Jiayan, with anger on his face. His servant hurriedly chased after him and held an umbrella for him. The pea-sized raindrops hit the umbrella and made a dry noise, just like Xie Yuan's heart at this moment.
"Sheng Jiayan!" Xie Yuan shouted angrily, and when he noticed someone around him, he lowered his voice and said fiercely: "What are you trying to do? You are so brave, do you know that assassinating King Linjiang privately is a death penalty! Why didn't you discuss it with this king beforehand? You waited for us to go back and let me explain to the father!"
Sheng Jiayan was not surprised, only flicked the water stains on the sleeve of the bullet jacket, and said lightly: "Assassination of a different surname Wang privately is of course a death penalty, but if Wei Chen assassinated not the prince, but a traitor to the party, can His Highness understand Wei Chen? move?"
Xie Yuan's eyebrows narrowed: "What do you mean?"
Sheng Jiayan turned around and looked at the pit where people were being buried alive not far away, and his expression was stern: "Linjiang Wang Yunzhun has already colluded with the second prince to discuss the assassination of the third highness during this trip. This matter must have been in the mind of the third highness. Doubt, otherwise why did the assassin suddenly rushed out that day, and it was not you, but Wei Chen who was injured?"
Xie Yuan's doubts arose in his heart. Originally, he had only two points of suspicion, but now Sheng Jiayan became ten points. He thought about it carefully. The previous time Sheng Jiayan was assassinated was because he was suddenly entangled in a book from the court when he went out that day, so he changed his original plan to go out. And Sheng Jiayan went to inspect the barracks instead of him, so there was the assassination of Sheng Jiayan later.
Could it be that Sheng Jiayan just became his stand-in, if it wasn't Sheng Jiayan that day, he would be injured!
But how did Jiayan Sheng know all this! ? How did he know the plans of King Linjiang and Xie Yin? Xie Yuan's scrutiny eyes slid to Sheng Jiayan, who seemed to have expected his reaction and took out a jade decree from his sleeve.
"This is the emblem found from the man in black who was assassinating. This jade decree must be more familiar to the Third Highness than Wei Chen? After Wei Chen found out, he was in a hurry, so he took the lead in secretly detaining the Linjiang Palace. All the servants up and down. Interestingly, King Linjiang has long since disappeared."
Xie Yuan's heart froze. According to what Sheng Jiayan said before Yun Zhun and Xie Yinmou and wanted to kill him, if Yun Zhun really took the opportunity to escape, what if he finds another opportunity to make a comeback in the future? ! But Xie Yuan still had some unease and doubts in his heart. He didn't completely trust Sheng Jiayan: "As you said, the man in black assassinated you, didn't he expect that he would fail? Why would he dare to release the jade order that exposed his identity? On the body?"
Sheng Jiayan raised a pair of indifferent eyebrows, and the black pupils with lacquer made Xie Yuan's heart tremble, only to hear him say: "Don't you understand the third highness? Even if the second prince did not send someone to assassinate you this time, he can still be slandered. The one who colluded with King Linjiang. Whether it is black or white, isn't it all about your third highness? Don't let such a good opportunity pass up, Your Highness."
Xie Yuan was silent. There is nothing wrong with Sheng Jiayan, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. As long as he holds this jade order that is only available in the second prince's mansion, and after returning to Beijing, he will hand over such a secret note to the father, and Xie Yin's weight in the father's heart will be greatly reduced. When Xie Yin falls, who else can stop him from taking the heir
Therefore, Xie Yuan exhaled deeply, and then Pi Xiaorou didn't smile: "I am very relieved to have Governor Sheng here. Since there is nothing important here, I will go back first. I heard that Laiyi also followed this time. What a nonsense, this king is going to take a good look at her."
Xie Yuan stopped, turned around and returned to the carriage. Before leaving, he took another deep look at Sheng Jiayan, but the latter just looked back indifferently, and Xie Yuan even felt that his imposing manner was overwhelming in the torrential rain.
Xie Yuan couldn't help but think of another question. Sheng Jiayan is thoughtful and ruthless, should he keep such a person
Sheng Jiayan and Xie Yuan moved very fast. Before the news came back to Xie Chongming, they had already taken care of all the soldiers from Kyoto. When Xie Chongming learned that Linjiang Wang Yunzhun disappeared with the rebels in Linjiang County, he was furious. He was in bad health because of the second prince's affairs. Under such anger, he began to cough.
The personal eunuch Laixi hurriedly stepped forward to serve tea: "Your Majesty, calm down and take care of your dragon body."
Xie Chongming didn't seem to hear it, and read the memorial passed back by the prefect of Linjiang again. It was clearly written: Linjiang Wang Yunzhun was afraid of colluding with the second prince. army disappeared. When Linjiang Prince's Mansion fled up and down, it was buried by mud and rocks in the mountains, and no one survived. And King Linjiang is probably on his way back to Jin.
No one knows if he really returned to Chu State, Xie Chongming would not take this opportunity to attack Jin State.
This prefect of Linjiang was Xie Chongming's confidant, and Xie Chongming did not doubt the truth of his words. In particular, the people Xie Chongming sent to investigate reported that a group of people in the Linjiang palace were indeed buried under the mud and stones, and some of the family members even carried evidence of correspondence with the second prince Xie Yin. Xie Chongming closed his eyes wearily, thinking that Xie Yin was the son he carefully cultivated but treasoned with others. Xie Chongming was in the prime of his life, and now he is lying sickly on the couch, trying his best to deal with the many drawbacks that his country has gradually exposed, but he is like an old man, and he just said a few words. To breathe half.
Today, Cheng Zhaoyi is still serving as usual. Her temples are full of jewels and emerald hairpins, and she is dressed in a Hehua color mattress skirt. Cheng Zhaoyi was supporting Xie Chongming against the bed, feeding him the soup one by one.