Chapter 126 The case of the girl falling into the water
Qin Rushuang and Xie Xun were discussing the matter of the girl falling into the water. Suddenly, a servant reported it outside, and Master Shen asked to see him.
The Lord Shen mentioned by the servants is none other than Shen Xiaoyang's father, Shen Minghe, the former Minister of Dali Temple.
Shen Minghe had been idle at home for a long time, and he thought that there was something fishy about the case of the girl falling into the water, so he went to take a look, and he really saw the problem.
They were all acquaintances, so Qin Rushuang didn't hide them.
"Master Shen, what do you think of today's events?" Qin Rushuang poured a bowl of ginger soup for Shen Minghe.
"Man-made." Shen Minghe also fell into the water, and his hair was still a little wet.
"Is there anyone you suspect, sir?"
"I ordered my guards to dive into the water, but found nothing." Shen Minghe shook his head.
"The prince ruined the Spring Festival, and the fourth prince and the prince didn't get any benefits. I'm afraid the remaining two are not so generous. It's hard to say who will benefit..."
Seeing what Qin Rushuang said, Shen Minghe also felt that this matter was too confusing.
Qin Rushuang looked at Shen Minghe, who was still in full swing in his sixties, and suddenly had an idea.
Before Shen Minghe retired, he handled many major cases...
"Master Shen, there is actually another clue, which is the thirty or so missing girls. I don't believe that there is really a Dragon King seeking their lives. I'm afraid these girls have been captured. As for why they were captured..."
Qin Rushuang nudged it a little, and Shen Minghe finally understood.
"Crazy." Shen Minghe shook his head, obviously thinking about Qin Rushuang.
Seeing Shen Minghe frowning, Qin Rushuang took advantage of the victory and pursued her: "Can your lord step in and investigate this matter?"
When Shen Minghe heard this, he was stunned.
"But I have resigned from my official position for a long time..."
"It is precisely because you are far away from the court that I have to get rid of you. I am afraid that the prince is involved in this matter and is well-informed. If someone above the court is allowed to handle it, I am afraid that it will alert the snake. There are more than thirty girls...all at home. My darling..."
Shen Minghe sighed, "That's all, I just agree. I'll send people to guard the mass graves. There will definitely be people who are not afraid of death who will dump the bodies."
Seeing that Shen Minghe agreed, Qin Rushuang smiled and said, "Thank you so much, Uncle Shen!"
"You!"
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After Shen Minghe left, Xie Xun did not leave.
"You asked Shen Xiaoyang's father to investigate the case for me, aren't you afraid that he will be angry to death when he finds out?"
Qin Rushuang blinked: "Who said I'm investigating for the prince? Can't I just fight the injustice myself?"
"I will handle the case of the girl who fell into the water. Your Majesty, you should concentrate on the court these days. Since the person behind the scenes has made such a big deal, there is no way he can just stop like this."
"I understand. You have a good rest. I will be... careful."
After Xie Xun left, Su Meiren hurriedly ran to see her.
"Princess, are you okay? I'm scared to death!"
Because of her low status, she did not go on the boat, but she unexpectedly escaped disaster.
Qin Rushuang patted her comfortingly: "It's okay. It's just that after returning home, you guys will stay in the backyard. Don't come out if you have nothing to do."
I'm afraid it won't be peaceful these days...
Qin Rushuang's guess was correct, there were indeed waves and undercurrents in the court these days.
Three days later, someone finally couldn't sit still anymore.
Above the court hall.
The emperor's birthday was coming soon, and several courtiers were quarreling over whether to make matters grand or simple.
The emperor's face looked a little tired. He rubbed his eyebrows and said something to stop the increasingly fierce quarrel in the hall: "Let's discuss the birthday matter another day. Do you have anything else to report?"
"To report to your Majesty, I have this memorial!"
"Accurate performance."
The person who submitted the memorial was an official from Qin Tian Jian. He raised his hand and said: "Four days ago, the fourth prince presided over the Spring Festival, and the second prince assisted. Due to frequent situations that day, the Spring Festival was temporarily put on hold. It may be arranged again.
Spring festival?”
"I almost forgot about this, Fourth Brother, you ask Qintian Supervisor to choose an auspicious day to reopen the Spring Festival."
"Yes." The fourth prince accepted the order.
"Your Majesty, you must not do this!" At this time, a mean-looking middle-aged official came out and said.
"Yushitai? What's going on with Zhou Aiqing?"
"Your Majesty, the Spring Festival is a major event at the beginning of spring, and it requires the prince to supervise. Previously, the Fourth Prince was in charge, but something was wrong. I'm afraid it would be inappropriate for the Fourth Prince to preside over the Spring Festival this time!"
"Nonsense! The fourth prince is your Majesty's own son, and he has both morals and virtues. What do you mean by that?!" said the former Qin Tian Jian official angrily.
"What do you mean? It is the right way to choose a prince with both ability and political integrity to lead the way!"
"What happened that day was quite strange. We haven't found out whether it was God's will or man-made, so how can we allow you to make random criticisms?"
"Will the spring festival be canceled if it is found out in one day?"
"Who knows whether this frequent vision of sacrifices is because of the Fourth Prince or because of someone else?!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole court was silent.
This "someone else" must refer to Xie Xun, who carries the sin of killing.
Seeing everyone's silence, the emperor said, "Who does Zhou Aiqing recommend?"
"I have no one to recommend, but we can't let the Fourth Prince and the Second Prince do it anymore!"
"What do you think?" the emperor asked the fourth prince again.
"My sons and ministers all obey my father's arrangements!"
"Where's the second child?" The emperor turned his attention to Xie Xun.
"My son is not good at this." The implication is, lead the troops to fight with me, and forget about the rest.
"Then let's go to the fourth child."
"My son, take your orders!" Xie Yang knelt down.
After Xie Yang took over the Spring Festival, the entire Fourth Prince's Mansion was in a hurry. Xie Yang opened the treasury, tripled the number of sacrifices, and invited a Taoist monk who was said to be very efficacious to participate in the sacrifice. A Spring Festival
The ceremony was quite grand.
God was also very generous. The weather was sunny and cloudless on the day of the Spring Festival. The Spring Festival was held very smoothly. After the Spring Festival, there were rare and hearty spring rains. They say that spring rain is as precious as oil. After the Spring Festival, the fourth prince was there.
The reputation among people is much better.
In the palace, Qin Rushuang listened to Baiji's report about the sacrifice at Honglin Lake, and she already understood in her heart.
The fourth prince really played a good hand.
When something went wrong during the first sacrifice, I first planted a rumor that the prince would die early and had a short life, and then used two sacrifices to confirm Xie Xun's reputation as an "evil star". What a good plan!
After all, when Xie Xun was there, something went wrong with the sacrifice, but without Xie Xun, the sacrifice went smoothly. When a thoughtful person thinks about it, he can naturally think that the failure of the sacrifice was all because of Xie Xun's presence.
I just don’t know whose advice the Fourth Prince got for such a good plan.
The Fourth Prince's Mansion.
"My lord, this plan of killing two birds with one stone is really powerful! It not only allows me to gain face in front of my father and the people, but also makes the prince and Prince Huai lose their reputations!"
Xie Yang has been feeling windy when he walks recently. It’s such an unpleasant day when everything goes smoothly!
"It is my honor to be able to share the worries of the Fourth Prince."
A man hidden in the dark said, he just raised his hand to drink tea, his face was covered by his wide sleeves, until he put down the tea cup and revealed his side face...
Surprisingly, it was Yu Zaizhong, Minister of the Ministry of War!
"Your Excellency, you are wise! In previous years, I only used Honglin Lake to collect a few girls and gave them to you, Sir. This year, Sir, I have taken advantage of this matter and made this king so proud. It is all thanks to Sir!"
"The fourth prince is destined by fate. I am just taking advantage of the situation. Next, as long as a few adults join the crown prince... the position of prince..."
"What your Excellency said is absolutely true. Let me leave the rest to this king." Xie Yang's face showed an expression of determination to win.
"In this case, I look forward to hearing the good news from the prince."
