"What's the matter that makes you so panic?" Qu Zhizhen asked, with a serious look on his face. This boy used to be his confidant and would never show such a state of mind.
"Uncle... Something happened in my uncle's family." The servant wiped his sweat and said hurriedly.
Seeing that Qu Zhizhen was still a little confused, he said, "It's... it's the Yu Mansion. Something happened in the Yu Mansion."
"How could this be?" Qu Moying was shocked. He had never expected this to happen.
"It's really the Yu Mansion. They said they found out... Madam's matter is related to the Yu Mansion." The servant said hurriedly, without changing the address for a moment.
Qu Zhizhen turned around and walked out. This was beyond his expectations, but he was inexplicably relieved. He felt that this was how it should be.
If not, he would not be able to resolve his current situation. But is this the same thing as what he thought
In the study, a maid was waiting there in a panic. She was from the Yu Mansion and had been bribed by Qu Zhizhen's men long ago.
"Greetings, Lord Minister." When the old woman saw Qu Zhizhen coming in, she knelt down hurriedly to pay her respects.
"What's going on?" Qu Zhizhen sat down behind the desk in the middle and asked the old woman.
"I don't know what happened. Someone just came to our house and took the master away, saying that the master killed the aunt, and also said that the master had plotted against the fourth young lady of our mansion before." The old woman came out when the chaos broke out. After being at a loss, she thought of the Qu Mansion and came to report the news.
If the Yu family’s matter is really resolved, then there will be less suspicion on my part!
Although this was different from his previous plan, the result was still satisfactory and barely qualified. However, Qu Zhizhen was still a little uneasy as he didn't know whether Yu Fengyong would be implicated if something happened to him.
After sending the old woman away, he sat behind the desk in silence for a long time.
He was already suspicious of this matter, so it was inconvenient for him to go over and inquire about it. While he was hesitating, the servant came in again: "Second Master, there is a letter!"
As he spoke, he took out a letter from his arms and placed it respectfully on the desk.
Qu Zhizhen took it and started reading it.
The letter arrived at the right time. It talked about the affairs of the Yu Mansion and stated the reasons why Yu Fengyong was arrested.
Someone went to the Ministry of Justice to report that Yu Fengyong had murdered Yu. The drug was put into the medicine by people from the Yu Mansion. The reason why they put it in the medicine at this time was to plot against the fourth young lady of the Qu Mansion. Upon hearing about this, Yu agreed to it. Anyway, Yu was a dying man.
For this matter, Yu Fengyong had specially gone to the Ministry of Justice and discussed it with Yu several times.
First, Madam Liu was dragged in, and then Qu Zhizhen was invited over. In fact, there was only one purpose, which was for the fourth young lady of the Qu family.
The Yu family hated Qu Moying, and Yu Shi also hated Qu Moying. It was said that Yu Fengyong's daughter was ruined because of Qu Moying. The Yu family had high expectations for her before, and as for Yu Shi, she wished Qu Moying would die early.
Anyway, she is dying, so it doesn't matter if she dies early or late.
In order to get to the bottom of the grudge between Yu Mansion and Qu Moying, the Ministry of Justice is said to have dug up an old case, in which Yu Mansion had once sent someone to assassinate Qu Moying. At that time, Qu Moying had just come to Beijing, and the Emperor agreed to let Qu Moying enter the then Prince of Yun's Mansion as a concubine.
But it was not really announced and only a few people knew about it.
Therefore, this assassination was implied to be the assassination of Pei Yuanjun, but in fact all of this was pushed by the Yu Mansion behind the scenes, with the purpose of avenging Yu Qingmeng.
If we have done something like that before, then there will be no doubt about what is happening now. Compared to the previous matter involving the Crown Prince and King Jing, the current matter is really not a big deal...
The explanation in the letter was quite clear and completely exonerated Qu Zhizhen, which made Qu Zhizhen breathe a sigh of relief. From the letter, it seemed that he was completely innocent, but his daughter's reputation was not so good.
It would definitely not be a good thing for a young lady from an aristocratic family to be constantly discussed and talked about by people all over the capital. Moreover, if the discussion involved his daughter, it would also involve Pei Yuanjun behind her. Qu Zhizhen felt inexplicably uneasy.
This matter does seem to be flawless, and there must be a lot of actions involved.
But will this result really be what you want
"Second Master, do you want to return the letter?" The servant asked him when he saw that he was frowning and silent.
"No need!" Qu Zhizhen shook his hand, signaling him to leave.
The servant carefully retreated to the door, looked around vigilantly, and didn't find anything unusual, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
In the study, Qu Zhizhen stood up, opened the bottom drawer, took out a candle, lit it, and burned the letter to ashes with the candlelight. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.
Qu Moying also received a letter, a letter from Yue Wenhan.
The letter also talked about Yu Fengyong, and told Qu Moying what the Ministry of Justice had found out before. The content on the letter was roughly the same as the mysterious letter that Qu Zhizhen received.
It’s just that one is standing in the role of a bystander, while the other is standing in the role of a dispatcher.
Different identities lead to different things. Yue Wenhan feels that this matter is strange. There are many suspicious points. Although they may not seem big, when put together, there is definitely something wrong.
However, the Ministry of Justice completely ignored these problems and acted as if they wanted to close the case immediately. Considering what has happened in the Ministry of Justice recently, it is understandable that they did so. The Ministry of Justice is also under great pressure, and the Emperor should urge them to do more. If the case is not solved, the title of Minister of Justice may not be right.
In this incident, the only one involved was Yu Fengyong. As for the others, let alone Qu Zhizhen, even Madam Liu seemed to be fine and they all looked innocent. But Qu Moying had to be brought up for discussion again. After all, in this incident, although she was not the murderer, she was the cause and result of the incident.
After reading the letter, Qu Moying gave it to Yu Dong. After reading it, Yu Dong's eyes widened with anger: "Miss, this is a scapegoat they deliberately pushed out."
He saw through the trick immediately.
"Who has such a great ability?" Qu Moying said calmly. She was still "sick" and naturally lay on her side without getting up. She looked lazy.
Actually, he wasn't asking Yudong. He just said this to himself, as if thinking about something.
"Miss, could it be that Madam Liu?" Yu Dong thought about it and felt that Madam Liu benefited the most from this. Of course, his second master was also a suspect, but this matter involved so many people that it didn't seem like the work of the second master.
"The prince's handwriting!" Qu Moying smiled coldly. Isn't this kind of writing with some Spring and Autumn style Pei Luoan's favorite
When Ji Hanyue died, they were afraid that this incident would reveal more things, so they let Ji Hanyue, who was already dead, drag it out for several months before officially announcing the death letter.
As for his father, Pei Luoan had taken great pains to divert other people's attention. Now for the sake of his future mother-in-law, he had put even more thought into it. He was able to find Yu Fengyong and even found out the fact that Yu Fengyong had conspired with Qu Qiuyan to assassinate him. I have to say, this was a great move!
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't want Madam Liu to get into trouble, fearing that he will be implicated?" Yu Dong immediately figured out the key to this, and said hesitantly, "I didn't expect that the Crown Prince has such deep feelings for Lady Jingyu. Didn't you say that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince loves the former Crown Princess the most?"
"Most of the rumors are false. If the prince was affectionate, why would he be so anxious to marry Liu Jingyu?" Qu Moying curled his lips sarcastically, "The prince may not only not be affectionate to my cousin, but he may even have other suspicions. My cousin's death was also caused by the prince's mansion, but in the end, it was Concubine Ji who benefited."
There were some things she didn't dare to say at the time, and couldn't say them, but now she can slowly say some of them in front of her confidants.
Rebirth is her biggest secret, which she must never tell anyone. This is an extraordinary thing to say, and if she tells it to others, others will think she is crazy.
Fortunately, she is the cousin of her previous life, so she can still question her cousin's affairs.
If she were reborn as a person who was completely unrelated to her, even if she had the greatest ability, she would not be able to legitimately get involved in this matter.
"I think what the young lady said is very true. She said that Concubine Ji is of high moral character and entered the Eastern Palace to take care of the Crown Princess. I think this Concubine Ji was clearly trying to grab the position of the Crown Princess, but in the end, the Liu family made a better move and this Concubine didn't get it."
Yudong nodded repeatedly.
What she said was her deep love and that she was only concerned about taking care of the seriously injured Crown Princess. If she hadn't had something going on with the Crown Prince long ago, it would never have been the turn of this Concubine Ji to enter the Eastern Palace. Was there not enough people in the Eastern Palace to take care of the Crown Princess, so she needed her cousin to come over? Wasn't it okay for her to come
Many people believed this at first, but now with news of some of Ji Youran’s actions spreading, it has become increasingly unbelievable.
This kind of talk is really deceptive!
"Miss, since this is the work of the prince, it must be very impressive. Is the prince so impressive?" After expressing his doubts about Concubine Ji, Yu Dong had new doubts.
If he could really react so quickly and smooth over the matter, the prince must be very capable and the strength in his hands is not what others see.
"Not just him, there's someone else..." Qu Moying was silent for a moment, then frowned slightly and said to herself, "But who else could it be?"
Qu Moying knew Pei Luoan's character very well. He would never be able to deal with the matter so decisively. This matter was handled without any delay, and the blame was shifted away without making a fuss. If she was not mistaken, there were other people involved in this matter.
But, who is this person
Or which other parties got involved
I couldn't guess it for a moment.
"Miss, are we just going to let this matter go?" Yu Dong said indignantly. In his opinion, this matter was extremely unfair to his young lady.