Qin Wan invited Zhan Yang into the Hou's residence.
In the flower hall in the front yard, Qin Wanping retreated from the crowd and talked to Zhan Yang alone.
"Master Li asked who bought Shen's house, the former Minister of Dali Temple?"
Zhan Yang nodded, "Yes, he sent his entourage to ask, just casually, but... But last year, Mr. Sui Shen's accident was exposed by him. It has been a year, and he has no reason to stare at an early morning Just an abandoned house, a brother of mine overheard me when I was asking, and said something in front of me, so I felt it was inappropriate."
Seeing Qin Wan's pensive face, Zhan Yang's eyes revealed a "sure enough" look, "Princess, is it related to Jin Wang's case?"
When Qin Wan heard the words, she couldn't answer. Instead, she asked, "Why did you come to tell me?"
Zhan Yang's face was still cold, but when he heard the words, he lowered his eyes uncomfortably for a moment, "Although the princess is a woman, she is just and strict in the prison case that I have never seen before, and the princess is in court. There is no job in the middle school, and there are much fewer checks and balances, if there are mistakes and omissions in Ning Buyi's case, I believe the princess will not let the case be unclear."
Qin Wan couldn't help being slightly shocked when he heard the words, and seeing Zhan Yang looking at him with full trust, Qin Wan pondered for a moment and said, "We have never known why he set up the dojo for the case of Ning Buyi, although he himself was poisoned, But I saw that he had no regrets when he died, and it didn't seem like he was doing it to save his own life, so I suspect that he had other purposes, or that someone instructed him behind his back."
Zhan Yang frowned, and his expression immediately turned solemn, "But... that dojo is very evil. According to Zhang Daochang, the dojo where seven people die can change their fate against the sky, whether it is Ningbuyi who set up this dojo, or there are other people behind him. People, their purpose must not be simple."
Qin Wan looked out at the sky, hesitating in her heart. Just now when Zhan Yang told her that Li Muyun was also looking into the file of Ning Buyi's case, a thought suddenly popped into her mind. Before that, they all thought Ning Buyi was What he did was only to save himself, or to satisfy some of his own selfish desires, not to seek wealth or to save others, at least he took the initiative to do this, but now Qin Wan doesn't think so.
When Ning Buyi committed the crime, she had nothing to do with Li Muyun at all, but half a year after the case was closed, because she tracked down the old house, Li Muyun came to investigate Ning Buyi's case again, Li Muyun, the old house, the owner of the old house The old owner Wei Qin, and Wei Qin is also the old owner of the Dyeing Ink Painting Museum, there seems to be a thin line between them, this line connects Ning Buyi and Li Muyun far away, even if Qin Wan can't find it now There is no evidence to prove that the two of them knew each other, but she subconsciously felt that there must be an unknown connection between the two. At the same time, Li Muyun was the person who promoted the King Jin case last year.
He was the one who exposed his father, and after the accident in the Shen family, there was no presiding judge in the King Jin case, and King Jin also "suicide in fear of crime" at the first time, is it really such a coincidence? As Li Muyun is an official of the court, no matter what purpose he has, the first thing Qin Wan thinks of is the struggle between the court and China. Does the struggle matter? !
The dojo that kills seven people can change fate against the sky. In addition to referring to God, does this day also refer to today's day? !
As soon as this thought came out, Qin Wan couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.
If these few events are compared to a game of chess, then this is a game of chess that Qin Wan has never seen before. One or two invisible big hands are fighting in the dark, and Ning Buyi may just come out accidentally. The chess piece, this chess piece came out, so the person behind the scenes decisively discarded the chess piece, in order to end the bloody serial murder case, Qin Wan didn't believe that setting up a dojo could change his fate, But it seems that in the second half of the year, chaos inside and outside the court has indeed begun. The Shuoxi army had an accident, Prince Rui died unexpectedly, and the struggle between the crown prince and King Cheng intensified in the court. Now, the prince and queen are in deep crisis!
If there is no such dojo, all of this may happen, but now that Qin Wan has connected all the clues together, he feels more and more that Ning Buyi's case is not as simple as it seems on the surface, and if Ning Buyi is the first one to come up Chess piece, so who is behind him
Is it Li Muyun? Qin Wan asked herself first, but soon she shook her head, it couldn't be Li Muyun.
Not only is it not Li Muyun, she even thinks that Li Muyun is also one of the pawns.
Because Li Muyun and Ning Buyi have too many similarities.
Ning Buyi is the most famous painter in the capital. He works among the officials and aristocrats in the capital, but he doesn't have any cronies, no close friends, and no old acquaintances. The same is true for Li Muyun. He has been in the capital for many years, no matter whether it is within the square inch of Dali Temple or in the capital of the ruling and opposition parties, he has no close colleagues. Not only that, he never even stands in line.
It is certain that Ning Buyi is the murderer of the serial case. He acts alone in order to hide his true self. Then, in the same way, is Li Muyun the same
Thinking of this, Qin Wan suddenly remembered that Ning Buyi and Li Muyun had something in common.
Yan Chi said that Ning Buyi's father was wronged and died, and Li Muyun seems to have had a similar experience. The dark fights in the officialdom always involve innocent people, and both Ning Buyi and Li Muyun can be regarded as the victims of these innocent people. Later generations, Qin Wan's heart tightened suddenly. Could it be that her guess was really right
Standing aside, Zhan Yang could only see Qin Wan's complexion changing back and forth, and he couldn't help but wonder, "Princess? What's wrong?"
Qin Wan came back to her senses and thought so much in a flash. Right now, her heart is actually very chaotic. There are many guesses, each of which has a reason and clues to be found, but if her guesses are all true, then this game of chess It's not as simple as simply killing a few people...
"The case of Ningbuyi, I suspect that it may have something to do with the internal struggle."
After all, Qin Wan said this sentence, and as soon as the words fell, Zhan Yang's brows furrowed.
"What the princess means is that Ning Buyi set up the dojo not to save himself, but to help someone in the court seize power?"
Qin Wan nodded, "I guess so, but there is no real evidence right now. Ning Buyi killed so many people in a row, and he died without any remorse, not even anger or resentment. Those words he said, There is both the ease of liberation and the sense of loneliness and courage to practice some great righteousness. At the time, I didn’t think of it, but now that I think about it, I just feel that he is a counselor who sacrifices his life and will do anything for the great cause of his master.”
Zhan Yang was terrified when he heard it. As a small headhunter, he was not as worried as Zheng Baishi. He didn't even think of Ning Buyi's case to such an unimaginable height. Personally, this person may be any... prince who holds great power in the court?"
The reason why Zhan Yang said the word "Prince" is naturally because the prince and King Cheng are fighting the most fiercely now, and this is what Qin Wan thought of first, but there are a few things that are very strange, the prince is already the prince, unless He wanted to kill the king, otherwise he would not have believed in such sorcery. Although it is possible to become a king, it is rather difficult. In the case, the fifth person who was injured was Feng Zhang. With the relationship between the government, will he let Ning Buyi kill Feng Zhang
Yan Qi and Feng Zhang are cousins, although Qin Wan believes that Yan Qi will not care about Feng Zhang's life if he is serious enough to fight for the reserve, but she still feels something is wrong, Feng Zhang is not the only one Ning Yi can choose Yes, and after a long time of preparation, knowing the relationship between Feng Zhang and Yan Qi, he has every chance to change another partner, but he finally chooses to kill Feng Zhang, which is really inconsistent with emotion and reason.
Qin Wan frowned, "It doesn't make sense to say it's the prince, but if my speculation is true, the princes in the court are very likely."
Zhan Yang's eyes were condensed for a moment, "But I heard Mr. Zheng said that Mr. Li is a rare direct minister in the court. The crown prince tried to win him over several times, but Mr. Li refused very tactfully. Mr. Zheng also said that Mr. Li It's very rare for an adult to have such a temper."
Qin Wan smiled wryly, "It would be great if Mr. Li's temperament is really like this, but what if he has another purpose? In fact, there are many courtiers in the court who don't choose on the surface, but in private, they are already a solid confidant of a certain prince. , Master Li may also do the same."
Zhan Yang nodded, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Ning Buyi's case had too many doubts.
After pondering for a moment, Zhan Yang said, "I will pay attention to the movement in the government office. If there is any other news, I will come back and tell the princess."
Qin Wan was actually a little surprised that Zhan Yang would help her in this way, but now that she is short of manpower, the Lin'an government office where Zhan Yang works can get a lot of news, so Qin Wan nodded, "Zhan Butou, thank you very much..."
Zhan Yang hurriedly said, "No, if I was the first to find out that this case is suspicious, I will continue to investigate it, but if this case is really as complicated as the princess said, then there is too little I can do. So if the Princess needs it, I will naturally not hesitate!"
Zhan Yang's words were magnificent, and Qin Wan sighed bitterly in his heart, "You believe me so much, but have you ever thought that I am so devoted to this case, and I have my own selfishness in it? You helped me like this today , if you find out that you helped me wrong in the future, will you regret it?"
Zhan Yang seldom smiled, but when he heard Qin Wan's words, he raised the corners of his lips, "Don't worry, princess, I never regret anything I do, I believe in my own eyes."
At this point, it would be boring to say more, Qin Wan said, "Okay, since you trust me so much, I will not let you down. If there is really any inside story in this case, I will definitely tell you, whether I have it or not. Selfishly, I must be on the same page as you about letting the truth out."
Zhan Yang stood up, "I am satisfied with the princess' words!"
The two talked for a long time, and it was not good for Zhan Yang to stay in the Hou's mansion, so he quickly bid farewell. Qin Wan felt grateful, and personally sent Zhan Yang to the gate of the Hou's mansion, and watched him get on his horse and gallop away before turning back to the Song Dynasty. wind courtyard.
Qin Wan leaned against the Nuan Pavilion, feeling restless all afternoon.
After talking with Li Muyun that day, she also wondered if Li Muyun would be suspicious of her, but she never expected that Li Muyun would go to investigate the file of Ningbuyi's case. This really proved her conjecture, and he went to What does it mean to ask who got Shen's house
After a year, Li Muyun wouldn't stare at the Shen family's house no matter what the reason. Was it because he was suspicious of himself
That day he asked himself who belonged to his father, he wanted to ask, to see if he was the one who bought the house
The more Qin Wan thought about it, the more he felt that this guess was very reasonable, and thus became more vigilant.
My every move may have been monitored by Li Muyun's people, so if he and Sun Muqing are going to set up a tomb for his parents, will Li Muyun have deeper doubts if he finds out? !
She was resurrected from a dead body, so she was absolutely safe from this point of view, but Qin Wan was always a little uneasy for some reason.
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In the early morning of the second day, Qin Wan was about to enter the palace with an early meal, but saw Fu Ling walking in quickly from outside.
"Miss, something happened..."
Qin Wan frowned, and quickly looked at Fu Ling, "What happened?"
Fu Ling stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty just came back from the imperial court, and he said that the emperor deprived His Highness of the crown prince of the power of the official department and the household department, and ordered his highness to think about his mistakes in the East Palace. The impeachment has not stopped yet, and in the current situation, no one dares to protect the crown prince... "
Qin Wan was stunned for a moment, the prince had only been in charge of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households, but now that he has been seized of power all of a sudden, the prince's rights have not been emptied? !
And it is not a good signal for the emperor to ask the prince to think about his mistakes in the East Palace. If the momentum in the court is not right, the situation of the prince will only become more critical!
But the queen is still under confinement...
Although Qin Wan didn't see Qin Shu, he could still imagine Qin Shu's face. If the prince is like this, as the prince's father-in-law, he might also be affected. The Zhongyonghou Mansion has been admired by everyone until now. several months.
Although Qin Chaoyu obtained the supreme honor by marrying into the East Palace, the honor and disgrace of the Marquis Mansion was linked with the East Palace, which is not a completely good thing!
Qin Wan frowned slightly, and Fu Ling asked aside, "Miss, what do you want to do?"
Qin Wan shook her head, not to mention that she can't do anything now, even if she can do something, she won't do it easily.
It was only yesterday that Ning Buyi’s case had something to do with Chao Dou, and today something happened to the crown prince. Qin Wan couldn’t help wondering if the person behind Ning Buyi was Cheng Wang or other princes, but besides Cheng Wang, there were other princes in the court Who has this power? !
The birth mother of the sixth prince is humble, and has basically no sense of existence these years, while the eighth prince...
Qin Wan thought of Concubine Wan. Concubine Wan was also from the Duke of Song, one of the three major kingdoms. Her background was not low at all, but these years, she was very quiet in the palace, and the Eighth Prince rarely appeared in the crowd. In the line of sight, could it be her
The situation is getting more and more complicated. The dead people, the living people, and the tangled threads seem to block Qin Wan's sight, but the Zhongyonghou Mansion seems to be some distance away from the center of the storm. In this case, she will not do anything.
"Get ready, go to the palace to visit the empress dowager."
Qin Wan ordered Fu Ling to leave the room immediately to let the people outside prepare the carriages and horses.
Qin Wan dressed up a bit and left Songfengyuan, but before he walked a few steps, he saw Mrs. Hu approaching anxiously, and when she saw Qin Wan, Mrs. Hu immediately walked up to her, "Guan'er! Where are you going?"
Qin Wan knew the purpose of Hu's visit, and said, "I want to enter the palace to see the empress dowager."
Mrs. Hu sighed, "It's just right if you want to enter the palace, you don't know yet, something happened to His Royal Highness today, your uncle was going to the East Palace, but the Emperor doesn't allow anyone to go to the East Palace to meet the Crown Prince, so I I wonder if you can go to the East Palace, and if you don't see the crown prince, go see your eighth sister and see what's going on."
This request is not too much, Qin Wan nodded, "Okay, then I will go to the East Palace later."
Mrs. Hu immediately breathed a sigh of relief, she could see that she was already panicked, she thought that Qin Chaoyu would be safe if she married the crown prince, but she never expected that such an accident would happen now, Qin Shu was a male official who couldn't meet the crown prince, and she Although she is Qin Chaoyu's mother, entering the palace at this moment will inevitably attract people's tongues, so Qin Wan is the best candidate, and her status is very detached, even if she surpasses the emperor, she will not say anything!
Hu settled down, and explained a few words to Qin Wan, not daring to delay Qin Wan's time, and sent Qin Wan away after a while.
The carriage headed towards the palace gate all the way, and arrived in front of Zhengyang Gate in a short time.
Qin Wan got out of the carriage, and after thinking about it, he decided to go to Shoukang Palace first. However, when he arrived at Shoukang Palace, he saw Nanny Chen guarding outside, but the door of the main hall was half closed. Nanny Chen saluted first, Then he said in a low voice, "Princess, the princess has come down, and she is talking to the empress dowager inside right now."
Qin Wan realized that even if the queen was grounded, there was still the fifth princess to help the prince, and the fifth princess' words were more effective than anyone else.
Qin Wan then said empathetically, "Then I won't go in, isn't Prince Yanze here today?"
Nanny Chen asked Qin Wan to take a seat in the side hall, and said, "I didn't enter the palace today, but I came every day for the first two days, maybe it was delayed for some reason."
Qin Wan thought of Sun Muqing's words, Prince Yi seemed to be ill.
Qin Wan nodded and sat quietly on the side, and didn't ask Yan Zhen why she came here. Mother Chen's eyes filled with more and more admiration when she saw Qin Wan like this, and she also waited quietly, not long , the door of the main hall opened, Yan Zhen walked out holding the Queen Mother's arm, and when she heard that Qin Wan was coming, the Queen Mother stopped and called Qin Wan, Qin Wan came out from the side hall, and after paying her respects, the Queen Mother said, "Why don't you go in when you're here?" ?”
Nanny Chen laughed, "The Princess knows that Her Royal Highness is talking to you, so she doesn't want to go in and disturb you."
The queen mother was a little helpless, "It doesn't matter... I'm going to the East Palace now, do you want to go with me?"
Qin Wan was a little surprised, but it was what she wanted, Qin Wan nodded, "Then I'll go with you!"
Yan Zhen looked at Qin Wan with a serious expression, and smiled when she saw this, "Princess Yongci and Sister-in-law Huang are sisters, so they should go together."
The Empress Dowager smiled, and quickly set up the ceremonial frame. Seeing the Empress Dowager going to the East Palace in a mighty manner, the palace people who were shocked by the news that the Prince had been seized power early this morning had another thought in their hearts. The Empress Dowager sat tall On the sedan chair, Qin Wan and Yan Zhen were walking on one side. Yan Zhen glanced at Qin Wan and suddenly came over and said in a low voice, "Are you here today to find out the news?"
Qin Wan bent her lips, "I was indeed entrusted by my aunt to see Eighth Sister."
Yan Zhen nodded, "In the current situation, your uncle and aunt are really not comfortable entering the palace by themselves." Yan Zhen continued, "Tell them not to worry, I will ask Grandmother and Emperor Father. "
Qin Wan responded on the face, but sighed in her heart. The little princess probably doesn't know how dangerous the prince's situation is now. She feels more and more that Yan Chi's previous analysis is correct, but she doesn't know if the emperor will Will be soft-hearted because of the fifth princess.
Seeing that Qin Wan didn't talk much, Yan Zhen didn't talk too much either. When the group arrived at the East Palace, they saw that there were already many guards outside the East Palace. I have thought about it, but so many guards have already stated that this is a disguised grounding.
Yan Zhen obviously knew this a long time ago, but the Empress Dowager's expression was a little ugly when she saw this scene.
Even if other people were not allowed to come to see the crown prince, no one dared to stop the empress dowager. The empress dowager's sedan chair went all the way into the east palace. The servants of the east palace only went to report the news. Soon, Yan Che came out from the main hall, " Why is the emperor's grandmother here? Zhen'er, you..."
As soon as Yan Che stopped talking, he didn't expect Qin Wan to come along with him.
The strangeness on her face disappeared in a flash, and Qin Wan had already saluted, "Meet Your Highness the Crown Prince."
Yan Che waved his hand, and hurriedly stepped forward to support the Queen Mother, who smiled and said, "Ai's family has not been here for a long time, and it happened that Zhen'er and Guan girl were both at Ai's house, so they brought them here together." As he spoke, The Queen Mother turned to look at Qin Wan, "Go and talk to your sister?"
Qin Wan nodded, while Yan Che took a deep look at Qin Wan, and beckoned to Tang Fu, "Take Princess Yongci to see the Crown Princess."
Qin Wan blessed Fushen and followed Tang Fu.
When Qin Chaoyu got the news, he saw Tang Fu bringing Qin Wan over. Tang Fu smiled and said, "The Empress Dowager and His Highness the Crown Prince are in the main hall, and the Empress Dowager asked Princess Yongci to come and talk privately with you. You don't have to Hurry up and serve."
Qin Chaoyu nodded, "Okay."
The two sisters looked at each other, Qin Chaoyu said, "Come in with me, this is your first time here."
Qin Wan followed Qin Chaoyu into the yard noncommittally, and looked at the layout of the yard. Most of the pavilions and courtyards in the palace are spacious, and this small courtyard is naturally very delicate. However, Qin Wan still doesn't feel much popularity, which is not what she should It doesn't matter what you think about, Qin Wan put his mind away and went into the room.
Qin Chaoyu poured tea for Qin Wan himself, "What do father and mother say?"
Qin Chaoyu reacted very quickly, Qin Wan said, "My aunt didn't say anything, she just asked me to come to the palace to see you and ask what's going on."
Qin Chaoyu smiled wryly, "I already thought you would come. In the current situation, it is not easy for them to come to the East Palace. Only you can move around conveniently."
Qin Wan was noncommittal, the smile on Qin Chaoyu's face dissipated, and his brows were slightly frowned, "At the court today, several household officials who had served as guarantors for the crown prince were found out to be involved in corruption. The evidence was sent to Yushitai, and this morning, the officials of Yushitai raised their voices, which angered the emperor, and angrily deprived the prince of the power to be in charge of the two departments."
Qin Wan didn't know what was going on in the morning court, but Qin Chaoyu knew it clearly. It seemed that she had a good relationship with the prince.
Qin Chaoyu continued, "These people could have been picked out cleanly, but now that the evidence is in front of them, it proves that His Highness the Crown Prince made a mistake."
Qin Wan frowned, "Who sent these evidences to Yushitai?"
Shaking his head, Qin Chaoyu said in a low and serious tone, "I don't know."
Three simple words are enough to explain how passive the prince's situation is today.
Qin Wan asked, "Isn't it King Cheng?"
Qin Chaoyu showed a sarcasm smile, "It can't be King Cheng. King Cheng has made a lot of small moves in the past few days. If he got the evidence, he would have been impatient to attack His Royal Highness. The evidence is very detailed, even very Secret, it should be that someone has spent a lot of effort to find these evidences."
Before seeing clearly who the enemy is, the prince has already lost a game. This is really an uncomfortable experience.
Qin Chaoyu's face was not very good-looking, obviously she did not expect the situation to be so unfavorable to the prince so soon.
"Besides King Cheng, who else in the court might compete with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
Qin Wan asked, not only about the news about Yushitai this time, but also about another possibility of Ning Buyi's case.
Qin Chaoyu pondered for a moment, but shook his head, "Only become king."
"Isn't Concubine Wan and the Eighth Prince okay?"
After Qin Wan asked, Qin Chaoyu squinted his eyes for a moment, "It's not impossible, it's just that the Duke of Song's mansion is worse than the Duke of Zhongguo's. The most outrageous thing Concubine Wan has done these years is to marry the daughter of the Song family to the prince of Anyang Hou. , she is more and more contented, I guess she doesn't dare to fight for power now, unless the prince and king Cheng have no chance, do you doubt Concubine Wan?"
Qin Wan had no reason, but reasonably suspected anyone who might be within sight.
"No, as far as I know, Concubine Wan is indeed very well-behaved, but she just doesn't know where to go for a while." After a pause, Qin Wan said, "What are you going to do now? When will the empress be lifted?"
Qin Chaoyu smiled wryly, "Now I don't dare to act rashly, I can only wait. As for the queen mother, she probably won't be released in the short term."
Qin Wan listened calmly, Qin Chaoyu was afraid that Qin Wan would not understand, so he said in a low voice, "My mother has always been far-sighted, and there are many people from the Beifu army in the court, the general of Fuguo is far away. In the north, if the queen mother comes out and makes some arrangements, someone will speak for the prince, and the situation will naturally not be like it is now. No matter what the father considers, he will not lift the mother's confinement in a short time. Not only that, the father The emperor issued a strict order this time, we can't even send news into Kunning Palace."
Qin Wan's heart sank, "What about the empress? It's been so long, she should have guessed it."
Qin Chaoyu sighed, "The empress mother didn't intend to bow her head at the beginning, after so long, it's useless to bow her head with the emperor."
Qin Wan was a little puzzled. It stands to reason that the queen and the emperor are a married couple, and the queen is a very wise woman. After so long, he should know that the situation above the court is very unfavorable to them. According to her temperament, she would not Possibly sitting still.
"The emperor and the empress have been married for many years, and the empress..."
Qin Chaoyu continued to smile wryly, "You don't know..."
Qin Wan raised her eyebrows, not knowing what Qin Chaoyu meant by those words, Qin Chaoyu sighed, "My mother is a person who never competes for favor, to put it more bluntly, the relationship between her and her father has been very weak for so many years, and even put her father The emperor pushed to Concubine Feng Gui and other concubines."
Seeing that Qin Wan was a little surprised, Qin Chaoyu said helplessly, "I only learned about this after I entered the palace."
Qin Wan couldn't understand it. In the past, she rarely entered the palace, and the empresses she saw were always graceful and magnanimous. When the empress and empress appeared together, she could feel that the two were not that close, but she couldn't tell that the relationship between the two was very close. Indifferent, but Qin Chaoyu said so today.
The women in the harem, especially the smart ones in the harem, no matter on the surface or in the dark, always try to find a way to keep them pampered. Is the queen doing this to show the tolerance and generosity of her mother? But this kind of strategy is actually very dangerous. If you are not careful, the emperor really favors others.
Seeing her lost in thought, Qin Chaoyu said again, "Now we can only rely on the fifth princess. Her highness is simple-minded, and now she is going to get married. Although there is an unpleasant quarrel with the queen mother, she knows how powerful it is at this time. Sometimes ... I feel that the Queen Mother had already anticipated today's situation before letting her marry far away, but... maybe I was thinking too much. "
Qin Wan was taken aback when she heard this, wondering if it was because she had received too much news and thought too much in the past two days, she suddenly felt that the invisible net might have engulfed even the inner palace. Whether there is any unknown relationship between the case and the confusing relationship between the empress and the empress who let Yan Zhen marry far away.