When the first rain fell in autumn, the weather became colder and colder, and Prince Rui's coffin also arrived in Luozhou. In three days, Prince Rui's coffin will enter the capital. In this gap, the people of Qin Guan arrived at Prince Rui government.
The last time I came here, although Prince Rui's Mansion was empty and cold, the gate was majestic and magnificent, but now, the entire Prince Rui's Mansion was completely deserted, Qin Wan stood in front of the gate, his eyes were stung by the big white flowers on the gate, The people in the inner mansion left for the time being, and they would come back to Dao Palace to complete the funeral ceremony when Prince Rui's coffin returned to the capital, and Qin Wan hadn't seen Yan Chi for seven days.
The door of the mansion opened, and the unsmiling concierge saw that Qin Wan had arrived, and immediately bowed his head respectfully, but did not speak.
Qin Wan glanced at the man suspiciously, entered the door, and just a few steps away, Bai Feng came quickly.
"Princess, the master is waiting for you at the water pavilion—"
Qin Wan walked all the way to the waterside pavilion, his eyes were full of snow-white. Although Prince Rui's coffin has not returned yet, Prince Rui's mansion has already arranged for a grand funeral to be held at any time. Qin Wan knows that Yan Chi has not left the mansion these days She felt a little distressed at the thought of him staying alone in such a palace.
"What are you doing these days, Your Highness?"
Bai Feng hurriedly said, "Master is preparing for the prince's funeral."
After a short pause, Bai Feng said in a low voice, "I also met some people."
Qin Wan is the future imperial concubine, and Bai Feng knows Qin Wan's position in Yan Chi's heart better. Even Fan Xin was treated by Qin Wan, and the other masters probably have no intention of hiding it.
Bai Feng's extra sentence immediately lifted Qin Wan's spirit.
In the past few days, Yan Chi has not shown up, and even ignored the errands of the Ministry of Justice. There have been many rumors outside that Yan Chi was angry and asked for a fight when he learned of Prince Rui's death, and wanted to avenge Prince Rui. Depressed, although Yan Chi has a great reputation, he has always been under the wings of Prince Rui. Now that Prince Rui is gone, coupled with the sensitivity of Shuoxi's military power, Yan Chi is like a young eagle that has lost the protection of an eagle, unable to fly Already...
Not only can't fly, but the wings may be broken.
For the Shuoxi Army and the entire Northwest Defense, the era of being under the command of Prince Rui's Mansion is over.
These rumors are nothing to Qin Wan and Yan Chi, not only that, but also an invisible protection to Yan Chi today, but the emergence of these words proves more and more that Yan Chi is in a dangerous situation of danger.
The autumn rain continued, and the gloomy sky was more like an airtight weaving net, which made people breathless. Qin Wan walked to the water pavilion, and saw Yan Chi's tall and straight figure at a glance. He was sitting behind the desk, Write fast.
As soon as he looked up and saw Qin Wan walking to the door, he immediately put down his pen and greeted him.
Although it's only been seven days since I saw Yan Chi, Yan Chi seems to have calmed down again. There is a cyan shadow under his eyes, and his expression is also very tired. However, the moment Qin Wan saw him, Qin Wan saw his phoenix eyes. There was a bright light in it.
Qin Wan exhaled suddenly, and the corners of her lips curved slightly.
Bai Feng closed the door, and stood outside with Bai Ying, the room was empty and she was alone, Yan Chi walked up to Qin Wan and wrapped his arms around him, Qin Wan wrapped his arms around Yan Chi's waist, and buried his cheek on his chest .
Yan Chi lowered his head and took a deep breath.
Qin Wan's body always has a faint sweet and astringent fragrance of medicinal materials, which is different from any kind of delicate or charming fragrance on women in the world. , drilled into your limbs, Yan Chi's heart suddenly became fuller.
"I thought you'd come the day before yesterday."
Yan Chi spoke, his tone slightly dissatisfied, Qin Wan was taken aback, and rubbed his cheek against his chest, "I knew that the people from the Neifu left the day before yesterday, but there was a case in the Jin Palace the day before yesterday, and yesterday I entered the palace again The Empress Dowager is seeing a doctor, I don’t know if it’s convenient for you, so I didn’t dare to come here…”
Yan Chi raised his hand to stroke the top of her hair, "Then why are you here today?"
Qin Wan looked up at him, "I can't help it today."
Looking into Qin Wan's eyes, Yan Chi couldn't help but lower his head and kiss her on the lips.
Qin Wan's lips were pale, and his face was a bit tired. It was cold outside in late autumn, and his heart was also cold and desolate. Yan Chi really wanted to deepen this kiss, and even wanted to do something else, but the desire was only in his mind. As it flashed by, he was firmly held down.
The more besieged you are, the more calm and restrained you will be.
Yan Chi let go of Qin Wan, pulled her to the side and sat down, the weather turned cold, Qin Wan's hands also felt a little cold, "I already know about the case of Prince Jin's Mansion, if my estimate is right, not only the emperor will not suppress this case, So, even in the middle of the court, there will be some disturbances."
Qin Wan was a little surprised when he heard that, "I have already helped with the autopsy, the emperor did not suppress this case, but this may only be temporary, the identity of the deceased found by Zhan Zhao is very sensitive, and it is very likely that it will lead to last year's case. "
Yan Chi shook his head, "The emperor will not stop this case, or in other words, he can't stop it even if he wants to. Last year, King Jin committed suicide in fear of crime and closed the case hastily, but you still don't know what the emperor did in the meantime."
Qin Wan looked at Yan Chi suspiciously, and Yan Chi said, "King Jin is the eldest son of the emperor, because of this, even though he didn't want to be the crown prince, he still won the support of many people in the early years. The queen came from the family of a general. Earlier, the prince was also very close to assisting the generals of the country, but King Jin was different. The birth mother of King Jin was from a humble background. He also had a close relationship with him. Last year, King Jin had an accident. The emperor used this incident to take back many hereditary lords from the family. He is the target of public criticism. On the surface, the crown prince and King Jin are the ones who are most afraid of him, but in fact, the emperor is also gathering power."
After pondering for a while, Yan Chi said again, "It seems to be the case of King Jin, but it's just a power game."
Qin Wan was terrified, "These few days you..."
Yan Chi smiled, and held Qin Wan's hand, "I knew about the case of Prince Jin's mansion right away. After I returned to Beijing, I was also looking into what happened back then. There was indeed a guard who followed Prince Jin back then, but he disappeared later."
Yan Chi knew more than Qin Wan imagined, she didn't say that the identity of the deceased might be King Jin's bodyguard.
"You, haven't you been worrying about Shuoxi these few days?"
Yan Chi twitched the corners of his lips, "Don't delay, what do you think about the case in Prince Jin's Mansion this time?"
Qin Wan's heart was sour. If there was no matter about Prince Rui, Yan Chi's attention to the case of Prince Jin's mansion could still be said to be due to Prince Jin. Now that Prince Rui's mansion is under the dangerous wall, he did not let Jin go. Every detail of the royal corpse case.
Qin Wan knew that Yan Chi was doing this for her.
Qin Wan pursed her lips, "King Jin didn't commit suicide in fear of crime. Someone else killed Concubine Jin, and the body of this bodyguard is the key to the case of King Jin. It is an opportunity! Now we need to investigate why the guards And die, when the murderer behind this is found out, maybe the person who led King Jin to commit suicide in fear of crime will also appear, but these things involve royal scandals, and the emperor concluded the case last year so decisively, this time there will probably be scruples, investigate There was a riot on the first day of the case, Lord Zheng was injured, and then the case spread widely, perhaps considering these, the emperor temporarily let go, and the emperor may continue to be like last year."
Yan Chi shook his head, "No—"
The autumn scenery outside the window was gloomy and bleak, but Yan Chi's eyes were already stained with the chill of the deep winter. He said in a deep voice, "Once King Jin left, many changes occurred in the court this year, and the emperor gathered a lot of power. The king's power is still divided by the crown prince and King Cheng, and now in the court, the emperor's words are no more than a year ago."
What's more, something happened to Shuoxi.
Qin Wan frowned slightly, "You mean... this time the emperor may really want to know what's wrong with it, and then start a new round of power gathering? But the prince has already been registered, and the current prince is not a rash person, nor is he in a hurry Robbing the emperor's power, if the emperor is dissatisfied, he should also be dissatisfied with becoming a king."
Yan Chi shook his head, looked at Qin Wan's hesitation, got up and went to the desk to get a piece of letterhead.
Seeing this, Qin Wan took it, opened it, and couldn't help but change his face!
This letter is not a message from Shuoxi, what is written on it comes from the palace!
Two days ago, the prince was angrily reprimanded by the emperor for suggesting that Zhang Qide, the governor of Dingxi Road, should take over Shuoxi's military affairs!
The Shuoxi army has no leader. Although the emperor sent Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War, the emperor made it very clear that Lin Xugui's visit was only to stabilize the morale of the army. After all, Lin Xugui didn't have much experience in leading troops, and he couldn't command 100,000 soldiers at the moment. , and the new commander-in-chief of the Shuoxi Army must be decided within two months.
On the surface, there was nothing wrong with the prince's recommendation of Zhang Qide, but the emperor angrily reprimanded the prince for this.
This is a secret letter, detailing the movement of the Chongzheng Hall. Qin Wan doesn't know where Yan Chi got this letter, but it shows that Yan Chi has the ability to understand the emperor's movements. This incident did not cause a sensation in the early court. It can be seen that many people in the court did not know, the emperor probably asked the crown prince to reprimand him privately, but Yan Chi knew about it.
While Qin Wan was shocked, she knew that Yan Chi was right.
Even if the crown prince has been registered, as long as the emperor is in power for one day, he will never allow anyone to challenge his heavenly power. She returned the letterhead to Yan Chi, and Yan Chi grabbed the letterhead. The paper turned into dust and fell down, Qin Wan breathed a sigh of relief, she didn't know what kind of disaster this letter would bring to Yan Chi if it fell into the hands of others.
"I understand what you mean. This case is an opportunity. If it can be investigated, I want to reopen the case of King Jin..."
Yan Chi was not surprised, he just said, "What do you need me to do for you?"
Qin Wan shook his head, and took Yan Chi's hand behind his back, "What you said just now was a reassurance. Now, I want to know what I can do for you—"
Qin Wan looked at Yan Chi fixedly, with a watery look of worry, Yan Chi stroked Qin Wan's face, smiled slightly, and touched the corner of Qin Wan's eyes again with calloused fingertips, "Look at you like this I am truly healed."
Healed enough to make him want to be weak.
But he is Yan Chi, he is Yan Lin's son, his father never taught him to be weak.
He kissed her lightly again, "I don't need to do anything, I am content with you by my side."
Qin Wan's heart was blocked when she heard it. She was so desperate and helpless when she came back from the dead. At that time, she also thought that it would be great if there was someone she knew and knew by her side. She leaned over and hugged Yan Chi, The hand stroked his back, and finally, it stayed on the back of his neck. This was really a gesture of comfort and pity. Yan Chi's heart was burning, but he couldn't laugh or cry.
When Qin Wan left Prince Rui's Mansion, it was raining harder outside. Yan Chi carried her to the carriage with a black oil-paper umbrella. Qin Wan lifted the curtain, only to feel that Yan Chi's eyebrows and eyes were covered by the rain. It became a little deeper and sharper, Yan Chi smiled at her, suddenly he was the proud son of heaven again, Qin Wan's heart sank, and finally he put down the curtain and left.
Even if we haven't seen each other for many days, even if we meet, we only get along for a moment, but Qin Wan has no reason to feel at ease. Prince Rui's mansion is about to collapse, and she is also groping among the thorns and darkness. He knows her ambition, and she understands his difficulties. The two walked silently under the coolness of late autumn, and no one else understood each other's state of mind better than them.
Qin Wan sorted out her mood and went straight to the Lin'an government office instead of going back to the Hou's mansion.
Zheng Baishi and Zhan Yang happened to be in the Yamen of Lin'an Mansion. Seeing Qin Wan approaching, Zheng Baishi rushed out a few steps to greet him, "Did the princess come here for the case of the corpse in Prince Jin's Mansion?"
Qin Wan nodded, "Exactly—"
Zheng Baishi hurriedly said, "The princess came at the right time, and I am about to ask the princess to re-examine the body."
Qin Wan raised his eyebrows, and Zheng Baishi said, "The dead person is most likely the bodyguard next to the King of Jin. In this case, the involvement will be serious. The officials in the government office have tested it, and the clues are similar to the clues obtained by the princess, but that's all. It seems that it is not enough. In the past two days, people in the court have been discussing this case, and there are different opinions. I need more convincing evidence."
Qin Wan touched her sleeve pocket. The information about the guard that Yan Chi gave her just now is in her sleeve pocket. If it is Song Xiwen who can't confirm the body, then this case has nothing to do with it. The relationship between last year's case can be more or less important.
Qin Wan immediately said, "Of course there is no problem. I came here to ask how the case is going. Since I want to confirm the identity, I just need to do another autopsy. I hope I can have a clue."
Hearing this, Zheng Baishi felt relieved, and was very grateful to Qin Wan for helping everywhere. He asked someone to give orders, and soon took Qin Wan to Yizhuang. The corpse was stored in Yizhuang because it was completely corrupted. Instead, he didn't need to bother to preserve the corpse. When Qin Wan arrived at Yizhuang, Li Muyun was already there.
Zheng Baishi didn't expect Li Muyun to be here, and Li Muyun didn't expect Zheng Baishi to come at this time.
Qin Wan looked at Li Muyun and frowned tightly.
This case has not been handed over to Dali Temple, right