The Times Spent in Pretense

Chapter 67: Holy face

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After Pei Jihuai took the suicide note away, Jing Zhaoyin and Dali Siqing approached He Yuanting with a few polite words, expressed regret and sympathy for the death of Lord Wang, and left in a hurry.

"His Royal Highness." An envoy said, "Why do you want them to take away the suicide note of Lord Wang? They are too deceiving in Jin."

"Even if we take it, what can we do?" He Yuanting said directly, "If the cause of death is related to their Jin people, can we tortoiseshell fight them?"

The envoys fell silent, the third prince was right, even if the Jin State really insulted them, they could only bear it.

"If such a big incident occurs, the Emperor of Jin will definitely summon His Highness." After a long silence, a calm envoy said, "Your Highness, you should not go out for the next two days, so prepare yourself. It is rumored that Emperor Changlong is very Dote on the prince, if you meet the prince of Jin in the palace, you must not offend him."

He Yuanting nodded slowly, he looked down at the shoes he was wearing backwards, and his heart was even more bitter. They are all princes, and his elder brother is suspected by his father everywhere, but the prince of Jin is very favored by Emperor Changlong.

Probably, this is life.

"Sir." In the dark night, Pei Jihuai handed Zhang Shuo the suicide note left by the deceased in the Tortoiseshell Country, "Xiaguan suspects something is different."

Zhang Shuo took the suicide note and read it, and said solemnly: "This is someone who deliberately wants to provoke a conflict between the two countries."

The two looked at each other, and the rest of the words were hidden in their hearts. If this matter is too big, it is very unfavorable to the Hua family, and even makes His Majesty feel that the Hua family is so powerful that envoys from other countries can commit suicide because of fear.

The people behind the scenes didn't care that they found out that this was a conspiracy. He almost made his intentions clear, because he knew that the gap between Tortoiseshell and Dajin could not be eliminated.

At the same time, he did not forget to remind His Majesty that he must beware of the Hua family. Suspicion, as long as there is a beginning, can never be eliminated.

I can't wait to think about the bad luck of the Hua family, which country did it

Kimper

Those small countries around that were frightened by the Hua family

Or maybe... the tortoiseshell country, directed and acted by itself

"Sir, what should we do now?" Pei Jihuai asked more.

Zhang Shuo put the letter in his arms: "Of course, the letter was delivered to His Majesty overnight."

Pei Jihuai's brows moved, and he got on his horse in silence, without saying much. Zhang Shuo boarded the carriage and said jokingly: "Jihuai, you seem to trust the Hua Family? Haven't you thought that maybe the Hua Family sent someone to kill this Lord Wang, and then pretended that he committed suicide?"

"If the two generals want to take revenge on such a point-and-shoot villain, why would they use assassination?" Pei Jihuai's expression was as usual, "What's more, if they killed people, how could they let this suicide note stay?"

"You're right." Zhang Shuo nodded, "I also think that the Hua family has been wronged."

It's a pity that if they get involved in this kind of thing, they will get into trouble if they do nothing. He had just learned from the tortoiseshell envoy that the third tortoiseshell prince also set up a banquet to apologize to the Fushou County Lord, and the person concerned committed suicide at night. This made people who didn't know it read it, and they might suspect that the person was forced by the Fushou County Lord. dead.

Not to mention other people, even he had doubts for a moment.

But he quickly thought that Fushou County is weak and timid, and with her character, it is really not easy to scare a man of a low grade to death.

It's really noisy, and I still don't know who scared who out of trouble.

Before falling asleep, Emperor Changlong was in a very good mood, because the prince actually came to him and discussed some political affairs. It seemed that he finally had a bit of a diligent attitude.

In the evening, the prince was left for a meal, and the father and son finished walking together. Only then did Emperor Changlong ask Zhao Sancai to send the prince back to the East Palace. Unfortunately, this good mood was destroyed in the middle of the night.

After coming out of the bedroom, Emperor Changlong took the suicide note and the investigation process presented by Zhang Shuo, the minister of Dali Temple.

Zhang Shuo thought that His Majesty would ask what the Hua family did, but he didn't expect to even ask, so he directly concluded that the Hua family was framed.

This seems to be a little different from the rumors, who are afraid of Huajia Gonggaizhu

If Your Majesty is really suspicious of the Hua Family, this matter will not care whether the Hua Family is wronged or not. First, take this opportunity to suppress the Hua Family, so that the image of the Hua Family in the hearts of the people will be stained, and when the Hua Family is liquidated later, It's more justifiable.

Look at His Majesty's appearance, he really cares about the image of the Hua Family, but the direction he cares about is a little different, more like he can't tolerate others smearing the Hua Family.

"Check, investigate immediately." Emperor Changlong slapped things on the imperial case heavily, "Send people to watch the envoys of the Tortoiseshell Kingdom, and let them keep their mouths shut, and no false news can be spread out!"

He is very clear about Wei Mingyue's character. She would rather break the person's bones on the spot than speak ill of her.

As for his future daughter-in-law intimidating the minister who spoke ill of it? That is even more ridiculous. The little girl from the Hua family speaks in a soft voice. Is the envoy of the tortoise shell a rabbit? How dare you be so small

"Wei Chen leads the order." Hearing this, Zhang Shuo still didn't understand that His Majesty wanted to protect the Hua Family, and to protect it completely.

After today, he no longer believes in the nonsense of "birds do not bow and hide". His Majesty treats the Hua family with unparalleled trust, even blind trust.

When he walked to the gate, he saw a group of people hurried over, and when they approached, he recognized that this was His Royal Highness the Prince of the East Palace. In the middle of the night, why did the prince come here

"Master Zhang." The prince was in a hurry at first, but after seeing Zhang Shuo, he was not in a hurry: "I heard that an envoy in the annex had an accident, tell Gu."

Zhang Shuo recounted everything, including the fact that he had obtained a suicide note from the envoy.

"This case is going to take a lot of hard work, Master Zhang." The prince's index finger tapped the dragon-patterned armrest, "The two generals are the heroes of our Jin Dynasty, don't affect the reputation of the two generals because of these unwarranted things. It is even more necessary to avoid the spread of some messy rumors, making people misunderstand the two generals."

Well, the prince's words almost clearly told him that the two generals must have no problem, and the problem is someone else.

Zhang Shuo repeatedly said yes, and only when he left the palace did he find a thin layer of sweat on his forehead. It is said that the emperor's heart is unpredictable, and maybe sometimes the courtiers think too much.

The autopsy results came out soon, and Mr. Wang was caught in a rope while he was sober. There were bruises on his body, but since he had a dispute with another envoy an hour before his death and also touched each other's hands, it is not clear from the corpse whether he voluntarily put his neck in or was forcibly hung up. of.

"After the death of the deceased, guards, servants, and medical officers have entered, and it is impossible to determine whether the death scene has been manipulated." Dali Temple mentioned the torture officer, "On the surface, this is a perfect suicide scene. "

But because it is too perfect, it is full of doubts.

"Have you found out the identities of the three tortoiseshell envoys who slandered Jin women in the teahouse that day?" Pei Jihuai looked down at the marks on the neck of the deceased. Traces of struggle, so proved to be homicide.

In fact, many people who commit suicide may have regrets before they die, so they will struggle and search for life in pain.

But often at this time, it is all in vain, and the suicidal person can only struggle to die in self-remorse and despair.

"My lord, the deceased is one of the three. The other two are the Minister of Rites of the Tortoiseshell Country, Liu Renjia, the young master of the crown prince, and Qian Yi, the servant of the Ministry of Rites."

"Heh." Pei Jihuai sneered, walked out of the autopsy room, took off his gloves and said, "As a young master of the crown prince, but pointing fingers at the customs of other countries, such a scholar, what's the point of reading more books?"

"My subordinates have heard that in the tortoiseshell country, if a woman talks to an outsider, it is unclean."

"A group of dirty old men think they are so clean." Pei Jihuai sneered at this, "It's enough to bully women, and you can't see women from other countries living a comfortable life. Isn't this a disease?"

The envoys of the tortoiseshell country had expected it well. On the afternoon of the second day after the incident, Emperor Changlong, who had been avoiding them for a long time, was finally willing to summon He Yuanting.

The envoys did not dare to be sloppy after learning the news, so they prepared early and sent He Yuanting into the palace.

As soon as he entered the palace, He Yuanting clearly felt the difference between Jin and tortoiseshell. If he really wanted to describe it, it would probably be that the tortoiseshell palace had a lot more fat and powder than the Jin palace.

The eunuch led He Yuanting to outside the main hall of Chenyang Palace: "His Royal Highness the Third Prince, His Majesty is receiving other ministers at this time, please wait a moment."

He Yuanting hurriedly said yes, and it didn't take long before he saw a middle-aged man in a brocade robe walking out. The man was handsome and imposing, and the eunuch in purple sent him out.

"General walk slowly." Zhao Sancai sent Hua Yingting down the steps, waved his whisk, turned his head and smiled at He Yuanting who was standing beside him: "This is His Royal Highness the third prince from tortoiseshell, I have kept you waiting for a long time. Please come with the miscellaneous."

"There is Mr. Lao."

"Don't dare, Your Highness is polite."

Stepping on the floor of Guangkejianren, He Yuanting bowed his head slightly and hurriedly walked into the hall with the eunuch in purple.

He vaguely saw a figure sitting on the dragon chair wearing a black robe embroidered with golden dragon patterns, he hurriedly bowed his head and gave a big salute: "At He Yuanting, the third prince of the tortoiseshell country, I will meet the honorable emperor of the Jin Kingdom."

"Three princes don't need to be too polite, give them a seat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." He Yuanting bowed and thanked him, and only after he took his seat did he realize that there was still a person sitting in the room. After he looked up to see the face of the other party, he couldn't help being stunned for a while.

"The third prince is very surprised to see Gu?" The prince sighed, "Two days ago, Gu accompanied my county master to His Highness's banquet, and in the evening, there were rumors that my county master forced your envoy to death. After thinking about it carefully, my county master didn't say anything that day, so why did you force a big man to death?"

He Yuanting groaned in his heart. He never thought that the handsome man who accompanied Fushou County Master that day would turn out to be the Prince of Jin.

He once thought that it was the guest of the Fushou County Master... the guest of honor.

"Fortunately, Gu was also present that day, otherwise my county master would not be able to speak clearly." The prince raised his eyebrows and looked at He Yuanting with a half-smile, "Third prince, do you think this is true?"

He Yuanting hurriedly said: "This is all an unfounded guess. Your country's Fushou County Master is pure, kind and gentle, how could he possibly do such a persecuting thing."

The crown prince lazily held up the tea cup and said with a light smile, "The third prince should understand it in his heart."

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness." An eunuch came in and reported, "The Marquis of Chang'an and his daughter Fushou County are asking to see you."

The prince who was sitting lazily straightened his posture instantly and put the teacup aside.

Emperor Changlong glanced at his pretentious son, and waited for him to smooth out the folds of the collar before he said, "Xuan."

When Hua Liuli entered the hall, she saw the prince who was sitting elegantly. Before she could salute Emperor Changlong, the prince met her gaze and gave her a gentle smile. She couldn't help but stop and smile back.

"The last general has seen His Majesty and the Prince." Before Wei Mingyue had finished the ceremony, the Prince bowed his hand in return, "Generals don't need to be too polite."

"Zhao Sancai." The prince turned to Zhao Sancai and said, "Add a cushion to the seats of the general and the county master."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Unexpectedly, the prince was so careful, Wei Mingyue smiled at him.

"It should be." The prince nodded slightly towards Hua Liuli, then turned to Emperor Changlong and said, "Father, since General Wei and Fushou County Master are here today, why not clarify the case?"

He Yuanting: "…"

At this point, there is nothing left to say, it is up to them to do something wrong.

"His Royal Highness the Third Prince, I am very sorry and saddened by what happened to the envoy of your country." Hua Liuli met He Yuanting's eyes, "Our two countries have been in contact for many years, and we cannot misunderstand the feelings of the two countries because of various misunderstandings, so the matter is still the same. It's better to say it clearly, what do you think?"

He Yuanting stared blankly at Hua Liuli's beautiful eyes: "The princess is right."

The prince frowned, what is going on with this third prince of the tortoise shell country, why is he staring at his county master

"Zhang Shuo, the minister of Xuan Dali Temple, Pei Jihuai, the young minister of Dali Temple, and Liu Renjia, Minister of Rites of the Tortoiseshell Country, went to the hall."

As soon as Liu Mingshi entered the main hall of Chenyang Palace, he heard a woman say: "The last general also wants to see, which adult misunderstood the woman so deeply."

The voice was very nice, but Liu Mingshi felt that every word and sentence had killing intent.

It's a pity that he couldn't lift his shoulders and hands, but he was embarrassed in front of women.

"You are Mr. Liu Renjia Liu, who is dissatisfied with General Wei of the country?" Emperor Changlong looked at Liu Mingshi who was bowing his head and said with a blank expression: "General Wei is a female general appointed by me, your remarks are true. What is my opinion?"

"If there is, let His Majesty the Emperor of your country write the national letter in person. I am willing to discuss it slowly."

The author has something to say: Emperor Changlong: Who dares to bully my younger brother, who dares to bully my future daughter-in-law.

Prince: This is my county master, know how to cut, mine!