An assassin was found at the city gate. The assassin was related to the daughter of Lady Jingyu and General Fuguo. He jumped out from the last carriage of a two-person convoy.
I heard that it was the old woman who killed the last carriage, so she hid inside and prepared to sneak out of the city.
The guards chased them all the way and caught two people, but both of them died, and the other two escaped without a trace...
Those who are caught will die, only those who escape will live...
This matter also involved the Prince's Mansion and Prince Jing's Mansion.
The previous fraud case has been temporarily resolved. On the surface, it was all done by officials from the Prince's Mansion and Prince Jing's Mansion, and had nothing to do with the Prince or Prince Jing.
The court officials didn't actually believe it privately, but when they tried to dig deeper they found nothing, so they just let it go.
I didn’t expect that such a big disturbance would arise just a few days later.
Was it really an accident, or was it someone's conspiracy? The court officials secretly sent people to investigate, and they all felt that this matter was not simple. Who were these people? Why were they afraid of being found out? Could there be another mystery
In the imperial study, Pei Luoan and Pei Yusheng were both kneeling in front of the desk. Both of them looked unhappy. They were specially summoned by the Queen.
The study was very quiet. The emperor had not come over yet, but he asked the two people to kneel first, which showed that he was angry.
The eunuchs were all guarding outside the door. In the imperial study, only the two brothers were kneeling quietly. After kneeling for so long, their feet were numb. King Jing moved his feet, but his body was a little too weak to kneel. He looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he simply knelt on the ground and asked, "Brother, do you think this was an accident?"
"I don't know, but this was proposed by Miss Liu." Pei Luoan also knelt down. His body was not as good as Pei Yusheng's to begin with, and it was already at its limit at this time. Not only was his face pale, but his body was also shaky.
"Miss Liu only suggested going to Dabei Temple. I have checked the matter later and it really has nothing to do with her." Pei Yusheng said with a twinkle in his eyes.
"Whether it matters or not is up to our father." Pei Luoan said indifferently, "I heard that it was Miss Liu who proposed it, and it was also Miss Liu who said to bring more incense and candles."
"Waiting at the city gate should have been proposed by County Lord Jingyu, right?" Pei Yusheng said unconvinced when he heard the implication of Pei Luoan's words.
"I just don't understand who these people belong to and why they suddenly left the city. Did they do something? What do you think, second brother?" Pei Luoan muttered to himself and finally pushed the topic to Pei Yusheng.
"I don't know either. Before, I was inexplicably blamed for the fraud case. Now, am I going to be blamed again?" Pei Yusheng sneered with an unfriendly look.
"Second brother, you are wrong. I was the one who took the blame for the previous incident, and I still can't find anyone to blame. Could it be that those people have connections? There have been a lot of things happening in my East Palace recently. Since County Lady Jingyu was confirmed as my Crown Princess, things have happened one after another. Even Minister Liu was implicated and demoted."
Pei Luoan's gaze fell on Pei Yusheng's face with a bit of cold suspicion. Although he did not point directly at Pei Yusheng, the meaning of his words was already very clear.
There are some things that, if you don't think about them together, you really can't figure out anything. But when you put them together, they happen one after another, and they are inexplicable. How could Pei Luoan not think about it? The person he suspects most at the moment is Pei Yusheng. Liu Lanxin is going to marry Pei Yusheng.
"Brother, I really don't understand what you are saying. Brother, you are talking about the Crown Princess's affairs.
It's not peaceful, as if someone is always watching me. Like this time, I don't understand why someone would sneak out of the city. Is it because they are easy to be discovered?"
Whether it is Pei Luoan's men or Pei Yusheng's men, they should have a legitimate livelihood and a legitimate household registration. Why should they flee and risk leaving the city? If they were discovered, this would be the outcome. Even so, would they still want to flee the city
"Without household registration, it will be easy to be discovered. The Ministry of Justice is now investigating the population in conjunction with the Ministry of Household Registration." After hearing what he said, Pei Luoan suppressed his annoyance and thought for a while.
"Brother, what kind of person has no household registration?" Pei Yusheng also calmed down a little.
With the strength of both of them, even if they have their own private manpower, it is impossible for them to be without household registration, so they would not need to take such a risk and cause such a scene.
"Whose people?" Pei Luoan asked seriously.
Pei Yusheng shook his head and really pondered, but after thinking about it, he still had no clue, and finally he could only say to Pei Luoan: "Brother, is someone going to deal with the two of us?"
After saying that, he looked at Pei Luoan suspiciously. Could it be that Pei Luoan deliberately led him in this direction
"Deal with you two?" A sneer came from behind, and the two men immediately knelt down straight.
The emperor came in and sat down behind the desk in the middle. He looked coldly at his two sons kneeling below, with disappointment in his eyes. "Tell me, what does this have to do with you?"
Pei Yuanjun walked leisurely at the end. After entering the room, he sat down on a large nanmu chair. He raised his handsome sleepy eyes and looked meaningfully at the pair of brothers kneeling in front of the desk. He leaned on the chair railing, looking extremely lazy, with a sense of laziness, which was completely different from the two brothers kneeling below who were facing a formidable enemy.
"Father, I really don't know who wants to deal with me, time and time again. I married the second daughter of the Ling Anbo family before, but things kept going wrong when the Crown Princess came in. Later, even the Crown Princess... was gone. Then it was Ling Anbo. I... Whenever I think of the Crown Princess, I can't sleep. I think about it again and again. It's all my fault. Now... it's the same. Jingyu County Lady is also in trouble. Will I end up like the Crown Princess in the future..."
Pei Luoan said, covering his chest with his hands, his eyes immediately turned red. Having said this, it was difficult to continue, and he looked at the emperor excitedly: "Please, father, make the decision for me!"
Putting all these things together, it seemed like someone really wanted to deal with Pei Luoan.
"Father, is there anyone who doesn't want to see my son get married?" Pei Luoan asked again with greater force.
Pei Yusheng panicked and kowtowed to the emperor in a hurry: "Father, you know my son's marriage best. The person you chose before was not Miss Liu. My son's marriage has also been full of twists and turns. Could it be that someone doesn't want me to get married properly?"
Pei Yusheng had his eyes on Liu Jingyu, but later Liu Jingyu was going to marry Pei Luoan. Because of this, the emperor didn't have a good feeling towards Liu Jingyu.
"Father, I would like to ask you to get to the bottom of this matter and seek justice for me." Pei Luoan was filled with grief and indignation.
"Father, I also ask for justice." Pei Yusheng had no choice but to bite the bullet and kowtow again, saying with a serious face.
He cannot retreat now. If he does, it will be seen that he has ulterior motives.
The emperor looked gloomy as he watched his two sons vying to express their
He slammed his hands on the table and was about to speak, but suddenly turned around and started coughing violently.
Li Quan was so frightened that he quickly put down the teacup in his hand and went behind the emperor to pat his back gently.
After a long while, the emperor finally recovered. He took a sip of the tea on the table, put it down, and spoke again, his voice a little hoarse: "You two..."
He coughed and wanted to speak, but he lost his voice for a moment and could only cough hard again.
After a while, he started coughing and his face turned red.
"This matter should not be related to the Crown Prince and Prince Jing. Your Majesty does not need to worry." Pei Yuanjun finally spoke when the emperor had almost finished coughing.
The emperor coughed violently again, and finally stopped. He wiped the tears from his eyes and said, "King Ying, tell me about this!"
"This incident is indeed related to household registration, but what kind of people don't have household registration, or have household registration but shouldn't appear in the capital? Although the people have escaped and there are no other clues left, these people must not be in the capital. I think it is related to the northern border."
Pei Yuanjun raised his phoenix eyes and chuckled.
"Northern Frontier?" The two brothers were frightened and looked at each other involuntarily. Pei Luoan was the quickest to react. He wiped away his tears and said, "Uncle Wang, why do you say that?"
"Weren't there spies in Northern Xinjiang before? But the investigation was not so strict before. Now that the investigation is strict, some people can't sit still." A cold light flashed in Pei Yuanjun's eyes. "The Northern Xinjiang has been unstable recently and has suffered repeated defeats. Negotiating peace should be the most important thing in the next step. At this time, they should really want to know both themselves and the enemy!"
"People from the northern border secretly entered the capital. When did it happen?" the emperor couldn't help but ask.
"They should have entered the capital early, probably when there was not much turmoil in the Northern Frontier. It seems that the Northern Frontier has been against our dynasty for a long time. Your Majesty, check the people who have connections with the Northern Frontier, and you should be able to find more clues." Pei Yuanjun suggested, his handsome eyes swept over the two brothers kneeling on the ground, "Perhaps the Crown Prince's East Palace and Prince Jing's Mansion should be more careful."
This is an allusion to the fact that there are also people from the northern border among them.
Pei Luoan was shocked and said hurriedly: "Don't worry, father. I will find out the truth when I go back."
"Father, I will also investigate. We must not let the people from Northern Frontier get the advantage, and we will not let such a big thing happen on the wedding day like my eldest brother did." Pei Yusheng also hurriedly expressed his opinion, and at the same time did not forget to report the matter to Pei Luoan, saying that he, the crown prince, was weak and incompetent and could not even protect his own crown princess.
Pei Luoan gritted his teeth in hatred, but had to show a sad expression on his face, and kowtowed to the emperor twice: "Father, if the incident at the city gate is related to the Northern Frontier, then does it have any connection with the Auxiliary General? Why did the spies from the Northern Frontier find Jingyu County Lord and Miss Liu this time?"
The only person who could be related to the Northern Frontier was the Auxiliary General, but if the two were really related, then the implications would be complicated.
Pei Yusheng shuddered secretly, hating Pei Luoan for being cunning and actually dragging this matter onto himself. If Liu Xiangshan was really involved in this matter, even if he was a general assisting the country, it would not be something he could bear.
"Father, we found some people from Northern Frontier in Minister Liu's mansion before. Maybe there are still some who have escaped." Pei Yusheng reacted quickly and said hurriedly.