"My Lord, let's not say those empty words to each other. It was my fault before. I really wanted to stay out of it for the sake of my family and to save my life..." Ping An Hou was a little embarrassed: "You should also understand that this is the lives of dozens of people in a family after all..."
Since ancient times, the struggle for power and profit has been a Shura field, and countless people have died in it. He really does not have the courage to participate in it and get out of it unscathed. The risk he took in the incident with Queen Fang before was enough.
There are so many lives in their family, it is impossible to gamble every time. Once they lose the bet, there is no turning back, and something bad is really going to happen.
He believed that Shen Chen would understand.
Since Shen Chen came to him on his own initiative, he was not the kind of person who would talk nonsense and do useless work. He must have come because he wanted to cooperate with him.
As for what he said was just a reminder, it was just a lie to scare him and his wife.
People like Shen Chen have their own purpose for everything he does. How could he just come here out of nowhere
It's just that what Shen Chen said happened to hit the nail on the head and just happened to touch the heart of him and his wife. He was right. Concubine Peng De was such a suspicious person. Maybe she didn't remember it now, but as long as she remembered it, or as long as those people under his command said something, Concubine Peng De would definitely have them buried with her.
Since ancient times, haven’t those in power killed enough people just for that position
To those people, the Peng family is nothing.
He paused for a moment, then looked at Shen Chen with a very sincere frown: "My Lord, I hope you won't mind my just-mentioned excuse. If you have anything to say, please just say it!"
Ping An Hou was also a smart man who knew the current situation, so he thought of asking the Wei family for help and then establishing a relationship with the Linjiang Palace. Shen Chen smiled and said, "You are too serious. There is no forgiveness or no forgiveness. I just want to ask, who were the people guarding the gate of Taiji Hall when you were on duty that day?"
He was in charge of the roster of these people, and he knew the daily assignments. The imperial guards in the palace were all from wealthy or noble families, and there were no unknown people who could stand in the Taiji Hall. He was very familiar with these people, and immediately said, "I'll write it down for you."
Shen Chen hummed.
The wife of the Marquis of Ping An hurriedly went to get a pen and paper, and at the same time couldn't help asking Shen Chen: "My Lord, for the sake of my friendship with Old Madam Wei, can you tell me the truth? These people... what do you want to do with them?"
Before Shen Chen could say anything, Ping An Hou quickly scolded her: "We men are talking, why do you, a woman, butt in? Anyway, the Marquis has his uses!"
He could understand his wife's panic and her eagerness to know the inside story, but at the same time he also understood that the more one knew, the faster one would die.
Of course Shen Chen wanted the list of these people because he wanted to find out the truth of the matter. Although he provided convenience to Shen Chen and gave him the list of these people, which was equivalent to giving Shen Chen a clue, he was really unwilling to get involved more.
In everything, we should always leave some room for maneuver. According to Shen Chen's intelligence, what he revealed is enough for Ping An Marquis Mansion to protect itself.
If Shen Chen succeeds and rescues Emperor Longqing and makes a great contribution, then the Ping'an Marquis Mansion will not be liquidated by Emperor Longqing because of delivering the letter to Shen Chen.
And if Shen Chen fails... ...Shen Chen will not bring up this matter, and Ping'an Marquis Mansion may still be preserved.
Can't get involved any further.
Shen Chen knew the purpose of Ping An Hou's action, but he just smiled and didn't say anything. He took the list and nodded to Ping An Hou and his wife: "Thank you for your help, Lord Hou, you don't have to be too nervous..."
As he spoke, he said, "I came here from Lord Qin's residence today."
Qin Dong and Qin Sheng!
Is this what the cabinet meant?!
The cabinet also suspected that this incident was caused by Concubine Peng De? !
Hope rose in Ping An Hou's heart, and he felt as if he had come back to life. He looked at Shen Chen with some excitement: "You mean..."
If Shen Chen represents the cabinet's opinion, then this matter will have a great turn for the better.
Shen Chen said nothing, but said goodbye to Marquis Ping'an and his wife with a smile.
After leaving the Ping'an Marquis's Mansion, Han Bo followed Shen Chen and said, "My Lord, I have already found out that Young Master Lin is now in custody, and Ying Kai and his men are in charge of the interrogation."
Ying Kai is Young Master Lin's man, and Concubine Peng De probably didn't know about it because she had been in the palace for too long.
Even Shen Chen couldn't help but laugh. He said "oh" and ordered Han Bo: "Go and find out clearly. Tell Ying Kai and the others to be careful. Don't torture those real people to death."
Otherwise, Concubine Peng De would just deny everything and no one could do anything to her.
Han Bo agreed to reassure him, and then asked, "Are we going to look for people according to this list now?"
It was not easy to poison Emperor Longqing. After all, he was the current emperor and there were countless people watching him. Even though Concubine Peng De was a close friend of his, it would be impossible for her to poison the emperor without leaving any traces if she wanted to.
She always had to find an opportunity. On the day when Emperor Longqing fell into a coma, coincidentally, more than a dozen guards from the Taiji Hall were transferred out, saying that the prince was in danger in the Imperial Garden - a leopard ran out of the West Garden and the prince was almost pounced on by the leopard, so a lot of imperial guards were dispatched.
But Shen Chen never believed that there were such coincidences in the world. In his opinion, this was a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain, and it was too obvious.
Excluding the imperial guards who went to rescue the prince, there must be someone who knows something about the few people who stayed in Taiji Palace.
Shen Chen hummed and asked Han Bo: "I asked you to check on Eunuch An. Is there any progress?"
Eunuch An is an old man who has served Emperor Longqing personally for decades. He has been with Emperor Longqing since he was in the palace. Emperor Longqing trusts him very much. If Concubine Peng De wants to do anything to Emperor Longqing, she will definitely not be able to get around him.
There is suspicion on him.
Han Bo lowered his voice and nodded beside Shen Chen: "Yes, before Eunuch An entered the palace, he had a brother... I thought we hadn't seen each other for decades and had lost contact with each other in this life. But who knew that a few days ago, Eunuch An's nephew came here to seek refuge - I heard that his hometown suffered a flood, and he wandered all the way to Henan to settle down, so he lost contact with Eunuch An. Later, Eunuch An's brother died, and his nephew was desperate, so he thought of coming here to try to find him. Eunuch An treated this nephew very well, bought a house for him, and invested in a lot of property..."
Han Bo knew everything about it: "The house is on Zhengyang Street..."