In Prince Rui's mansion, Qin Wan waited for a while before Yan Chi came back.
Now that Yan Chi is in charge of half of the yamen of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, he is naturally not as relaxed as he was a few days ago. When the two met, Yan Chi could tell at a glance that Qin Wan was in a bad mood, "What happened?"
Qin Wan pondered for a while, naturally not hiding Yan Chi's words, "I just met Li Muyun."
"Huh?" Yan Chi was a little surprised, "Why?"
"Li Muyun has no old friends in the court, but he always goes to an empty house in the south of the city privately. I don't know who to meet. I met once last time, and I met again this time. I wanted to follow, but was caught. He found out." Qin Wan sighed, as if blaming himself for being too careless.
Yan Chi looked at Qin Wan calmly, "And then?"
"Then we sat down in a teahouse nearby. I couldn't hold back for a moment and asked him about Mr. Shen's case."
"How did he react?"
Qin Wan smiled wryly, "He was very surprised, and immediately asked who I belong to Mr. Shen."
Not to mention Li Muyun, even Yan Chi had such doubts in her heart, but she usually didn't say it out loud.
"I didn't answer him, but he was obviously frightened by my words. He looked a little nervous and surprised, but he wasn't scared. From his point of view, I followed him mostly for the corpse case, to help the queen and the East Palace. , but I asked Mr. Shen, and the purpose was different. Mr. Shen has nothing to worry about in Beijing, so I have no reason to hold on to Mr. Shen's affairs right now—"
Yan Chi could understand Li Muyun's thoughts, "What happened next?"
"Later he left in a hurry, and said that Mr. Shen was not wronged... It was not right. What he said at the time was very strange. He only said half of a sentence. It probably meant that Mr. Shen did something that made him feel that Mr. Shen was wronged. He was trying to protect Prince Jin for personal gain, but he didn't finish his sentence, and later he warned me not to touch this case lightly, and then said that the situation in Prince Rui's residence is not optimistic..."
After Qin Wan finished speaking, he looked at Yan Chi and said, "Although we got Mr. Shen's letter, I think Li Muyun's words today are very strange..."
"The unfinished sentence?"
"Hmm." Qin Wan's eyes shimmered a little, "I don't doubt whether Mr. Shen really made a mistake. I just think that there may be some inside story that we don't know. Mr. Shen met King Jin several times. But there is no written testimony left. What did King Jin say? Apart from what King Jin said, there may be other things we don’t know. We haven’t seen the file of King Jin’s case, and all other witnesses and evidence have disappeared... "
Having said this, Qin Wan suddenly thought of Li Muyun's words, "Li Muyun also said that if Mr. Shen hadn't been a guilty conscience, it would be impossible for Mr. Shen to escape with the whole family!"
Yan Chi stared, "So you think Mr. Shen must know something exact?"
Qin Wan nodded. She knew her father. First, King Jin did not leave a testimony, so it proves that these words are not suitable for writing. According to the previous inferences, it is very likely that Xin who is related to Concubine Jin or the royal family is involved. Secret, second, at that time King Jin was already the murderer caught by the public, no matter what he said, as a third-rank official who has been in charge of Dali Temple for many years, it is impossible to trust him casually, and his father's character is even more so. Someone who turns doubts into action.
And when his father left with everyone in the Shen residence, he must have confirmed his suspicions before making this decision.
"That's right, what Mr. Shen knows must be the key to King Jin's case."
Yan Chi thought for a while, "This way of guessing, Mr. Shen must have done other things in those few days, most likely to investigate in private. After telling other people, it gave everyone the impression that he was speaking for the King of Jin. Later, it turned into cover-up and favoritism. It's just that Mr. Shen has a third-rank official position and was the chief judge of the King Jin case at that time. He can do a lot of things in private , but he did not write it in the Codex, and now it is difficult for us to know what he did."
Qin Wan carefully recalled that in those days, his father's face was gloomy and anxious, and once he returned to the yamen, he locked himself in the study room, because sometimes he and his mother could not see his father, and his father returned home. She knew, but Qin Wan didn't know what he was doing outside the house, and no one in this world who might have known what his father did in private before, Li Muyun was also valued by his father at that time, but obviously, Li Muyun I don't know what my father did, on the contrary, I feel that my father has gone astray.
And even if Li Muyun knew, it was impossible for her to ask, and it was even more impossible for Li Muyun to tell.
After all, it's really a dead end...
"That's right, so it's hard to move an inch now."
Yan Chi narrowed his eyes, "Don't worry, where is the house that Li Muyun went to? I'll send someone to check it out."
Yan Chi's inspection of the house was naturally much easier than Qin Wan's. Qin Wan immediately described it, and even found a piece of paper to draw a picture. After Yan Chi put away the drawing, Qin Wan asked, " It was said earlier that people related to Prince Gong and Princess Gong should be investigated, do you have any clues?"
Yan Chi nodded, "I'm checking, Prince Gong's elder brother Fu Chengye was also one of the accomplices in the conspiracy. He himself died on Fenglei Ridge. Later, everyone in the Fu family, including Fu Chengye's brothers, Fu Chengye's old mother, They were all killed under the order of the first emperor, which counted as the extermination of the nine clans, but... Fu Chengye had two sons, both of whom were only one or two years old. It is said that Fu Chengye also sent his wife and children to Luozhou at the beginning. When things failed, when the late emperor sent people to arrest them, one of Fu Chengye's children had already died, and he said that he died of illness just now... "
"This matter is an anomaly. The chief officer who went to arrest the person couldn't be sure. After they were taken back to the capital, they were interrogated by the servants. They said that the child who died of illness was not the young master. It was already too late, the first emperor became seriously ill not long after, and now the emperor is in power, the old and the new are changing, even if someone is sent to investigate, nothing can be found anymore... "
Qin Wan was quite surprised, "Twenty years have passed, and if that child grows up, he will be about the same size as you and Yanli."
Yan Chi nodded, "This person is the one who is most likely to be lurking in the imperial city with a heart of revenge after all the investigations, but after all the years have passed, it's not easy to follow the slightest clue. "
Qin Wan also understands this truth. It is not easy to find a clue point among the extinct Fu family, not to mention that after many years, Qin Wan said, "Okay, then you can follow this line to find out. If you enter the palace, ask Yan Sui carefully to see if he knows anything else."
Right now, Qin Wan and Yan Chi didn't care about the dead body case in Prince Jin's mansion anymore. Yan Qi wanted to break his head because of the dead body case. For the two of them, the death of Concubine Jin was the top priority.
Yan Chi nodded, and stepped forward to brush Qin Wan's cheek, "Even if you can't find out for a while, you don't have to worry. Even if we go to Shuoxi, this case will not be released. You said that as long as something happened, There will be traces."
Qin Wan's heart softened, and a smile came out of his eyes, "I know, what happened to Shuoxi?"
Yan Chi hugged Qin Wan in his arms, "Shuoxi's situation is fine. Shuoxi has been under the control of his father for many years. It is very difficult for Lin Xugui to do something, but to subdue a hundred thousand elites who charge into the battle, only rely on Killing is not acceptable."
Qin Wan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words. It was not early at this time, and Qin Wan talked to Yan Chi for a while before leaving Prince Rui's mansion.
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Qin Wan entered the Shoukang Palace early in the morning of the second day. When he arrived at the Shoukang Palace, he met Yan Ze and Yue Ning on a rare occasion.
Everyone took their seats in the West Nuan Pavilion of Shoukang Palace, Yue Ning said with a smile, "I entered the palace yesterday to talk with the Empress Dowager, and seeing that the Empress Dowager was happy, I came again today."
Yan Ze's face was covered with a medical towel, the corners of his lips were slightly curved, his whole body was bathed in the morning light, like jade.
Qin Wan said, "That's good. Your Highness and the Empress Dowager are suitable for walking around more. When was the last time Dr. Sun gave His Royal Highness a pulse?"
Qin Wan didn't see Sun Muqing the day before yesterday, and today Yanze entered the palace again, so Qin Wan asked one more question, and Yue Ning said, "Master Sun has been tidying up his house for the past few days, and he wants to dig out a lotus pond in the mansion. I haven't come to the palace, the last time should be three days ago."
Qin Wan was relieved when he heard this, and didn't ask any more questions at the moment, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he thought of Sun Muqing. With so much effort, it is impossible to make a casual move. What is Sun Muqing's plan? Do you really want to stay in the capital for a long time? !
Thinking of this, Qin Wan's heart sank.
But Yue Ning continued to say, "Doctor Sun also knows a lot about garden landscapes. He said that although the house is not very big, he lives alone. According to the current situation, he always feels a little empty, so he I plan to add some scenery, so I can stay for a long time in the future.”
Qin Wan was worried, Yue Ning's words answered her doubts, Qin Wan could only smile wryly...
Yan Ze said slowly from the side, "Mu Qing loves this new house so much, she put a lot of thought into it, and said that she will invite us to visit after the landscape is finished."
Qin Wan could only twitch the corners of her lips, but did not continue. The Queen Mother knew who they were talking about, but she didn't recognize Sun Muqing, so she didn't ask any more questions. After a while, Mother Chen brought the chessboard, and it was the Queen Mother who wanted to fight Yan Ze played chess, and the queen mother smiled, "I have brought the book from your father to me now, but you have provoked my thoughts. If no one talks with me in the future, I will ask you to come to the palace." .”
Yan Ze smiled and said, "The grandson is naturally what he wants."
The queen mother said again, "And your father, your father is also a master."
Upon hearing this, Yan Ze immediately said, "Right now, the king only wants to play chess with the emperor, but the emperor has been too busy recently, so he can't find a chance, and I don't know if the king still remembers being defeated by the emperor once. thing... ”
This was just said yesterday, and the queen mother laughed when she heard it, "It has been closed in recent years, and the emperor is busy, but there is always some free time. I will send someone to talk about it later, and I can always find time for it." , I still want to see whether your father is the king or the emperor is the most powerful now... "
Yan Ze smiled, Mother Chen set up the chessboard, and Yue Ning wanted to take the place of Yan Ze. Yue Ning just wanted to tell Qin Wan about Wei Qizhi's return, but now she couldn't speak. The Queen Mother saw Qin Wan Sitting there alone was bored, so he beckoned Qin Wan to come and watch the chess. Qin Wan didn't want to disturb them, so he asked where Yan Sui was. After asking, he found out that Yan Sui was in the post. Qin Wan heard the words and looked for it...
When he arrived at Yan Sui's room, he was standing on a stool to write. He was not tall enough, and now there was a low stool under his feet. Qin Wan stood at the door and watched for a while, only to see Yan Sui's face was calm, with his wrists hanging flat, There was already a thin layer of sweat on the small forehead.
Smiling slightly, Qin Wan walked in, Yan Sui turned his head when he heard footsteps, and his eyes lit up the moment he saw Qin Wan.
"Slow down, Your Highness, stand still."
Yan Sui was stepping on a stool, and Qin Wan was afraid that he would fall. Fortunately, Yan Sui was not impatient and stood steadily. This was a pair of eyes that were a little excited. Qin Wan glanced at the copybook and saw that this page was about to be deleted. After finishing writing, Qin Wan said, "Hurry up and write, and I'll take you to play after finishing writing."
Yan Sui smiled and continued to write. Seeing that Yan Sui was writing decently, Qin Wan simply corrected his pen-holding posture. After finishing this page, Qin Wan did what he said and took Yan Sui out. It's cold outside this season, and Qin Wan doesn't plan to take him too far, Yan Sui asked in a low voice, "What is the emperor's grandmother doing?"
Qin Wan smiled and said, "I'm playing chess with Prince Yi's son."
Yan Sui immediately said, "I also want to play chess—"
Qin Wan rolled his eyes, "How about I teach you how to play chess well?"
Yan Sui's eyes lit up, "Okay!"
He also knew that his way of playing chess was not serious chess.
Qin Wan turned around and told Mother Su to get the chessboard, and led Yan Sui to the pavilion in the atrium outside. Before noon, the sun came out, and the sun fell on them warmly. Yan Sui just took two steps and said, " Can the goldfinch fly?"
Qin Wan pulled Yan Sui and sat down with his back facing the palace gate. Hearing this, he felt guilty at first, "I can, I flew out the afternoon the day before yesterday..."
"Ah! Did you fly out?" Yan Sui was surprised, "Are you back?"
Qin Wan smiled and shook her head, "Actually, I flew out once before, and then came back again. I don't know if I will come back this time..."
"Ah... Will someone else catch me?"
Qin Wan immediately comforted him, "No, it can fly very high now."
Yan Sui breathed a sigh of relief, "That's great! Then it must have flown into the mountains!"
Seeing Yan Sui's angry face, Qin Wan felt relieved. He thought that Yan Sui would hide this question without asking her, but he didn't expect that Yan Sui hadn't forgotten it at all, and she was telling this lie. Yes, Qin Wan was sighing, Yan Sui suddenly looked behind her, Qin Wan turned around in surprise, but it was Yan Li who walked in with his guards, Qin Wan looked at Yan Li who was dressed in pro-dynasty clothes, and his thoughts flickered...
Yan Li's demeanor changed drastically after he changed into court clothes. Since he hadn't seen him for many days, there was no smile on Yan Li's face at the moment. Qin Wan felt a little strange when he saw him for the first time, and Yan Li's facial features made Qin Wan feel strange in his heart. There was a flash of light, and she felt that Yan Li's temperament was very familiar.
However, when Yan Li saw her and Yan Sui laughing at once, the thought dissipated immediately, and Qin Wan couldn't catch it even if he wanted to...