"Shortly after the Queen Mother left Beijing, the Emperor sent someone to send a message to the Ninth Prince. Don't let Luo talk about it, so that those two people could stay in the Ninth Prince's Mansion."
"But something like this happened just a few days ago. If it wasn't intentional, how could she have gotten close to Luo Jiuli and stabbed her?"
"Think about it, Your Majesty, the Nine Princes' Mansion has become as tight as a copper wall since the last time the Nine Princes returned to Beijing for a purge."
"What's more, Luo Jiuli also has two female guards with high martial arts skills given to her by the Nine Kings -"
Marquis Chongyang stopped talking and left the Queen Mother with space to think.
He has served the Queen Mother for many years and is well aware of the Queen Mother's intentions and government. Some words that are too full will make the Queen Mother lose interest. The more ambiguous the answer is, the more hesitant the Queen Mother will be.
Sure enough, everything was as expected by Marquis Chongyang.
"Your analysis is correct. Go and deliver the order, clean up overnight, and return to Beijing early tomorrow morning."
"yes."
Marquis Chongyang responded calmly and turned to leave, but suddenly thought of something else.
"Queen Mother, I have one more thing to do."
The Queen Mother turned to look at him.
"What's the matter?"
Marquis Chongyang glanced outside the door and lowered his voice:
"The guards at the nunnery came to report that since the Queen Mother took Princess Mingxin away, the eldest lady seems to have criticized the Queen Mother."
"A lot of criticism?"
The Queen Mother sneered, raising her eyebrows almost invisible, and her eyes were cold.
"Has she ever abused Ai Jia?"
"Your Majesty, forgive me."
Marquis Chongyang took a step back, with some indescribable panic on his face.
"What are you guilty of?"
"Before! The Ai family made it very clear to her, asking her to wait in the nunnery with peace of mind. There will be a day when she will succeed. However, she is ungrateful."
The Queen Mother swung her long sleeves.
"Insulting the Ai family, she thinks she is the only eldest lady in the Hu family? She is really an overestimating and stupid girl."
"The Ai family valued her very much in the past, but now it seems that not only is her skills inferior to others, but her virtues are really unworthy of the Ai family's attention."
The Queen Mother said as she walked sideways into the house, followed by Marquis Chongyang.
"Go and withdraw the person yourself, tell the abbot of the nunnery to revoke all treatment for her, and follow the emperor's wishes. Isn't she willing to abuse you? Then let him abuse the emperor."
Marquis Chongyang lowered his eyes, a light flashed in his eyes, but there was a look of embarrassment on his face.
"But the Queen Mother, Da Sima -"
When the Queen Mother heard this, she was displeased and said:
"The Ai family said that she is not the only eldest lady in the Hu family. There are so many girls sprouting up one after another like bamboo shoots after a rain. When they are young, whoever has the ability and the most obedient one will stand out.
Son."
"After all, what my brother needs is a woman who can bring glory to the family, and she is just a useless chess piece."
"Go ahead, the Ai family is already troubled enough."
The Queen Mother waved her hand and entered the bedroom.
Marquis Chongyang stopped and saluted.
"Yes, Weichen will go right away."
——
At the same time, inside the Nine Princes' Mansion in the capital.
Mo Han, who had not shown up for several days, appeared outside the house despite the frost.
"Commander Mo, what are you—"
The housekeeper was shocked when he saw Mo Han's unkempt appearance.
"Where's the master?"
"The master is staying with the second lady in the house."
When Mo Han heard this, he hurried into the house without stopping and went straight to the backyard.
Outside the main door of the backyard, Nan Xing and Nan Zhu knew that something big had happened as soon as they saw Mo Han, whom they had not seen for several days, appear with a serious look on his face.
"Your Majesty, don't ask for an audience, Commander-in-Chief."
In the room, Xiao Mingxuan was talking to Luo Jiuli.
When they heard that Mo Han was back, they both looked out the door.
"Mo Han is back. If he asks to see him this late at night, he must have found something."
"Tell him to come in."
Mo Han entered the room, lowered his head and reported:
"Your Majesty, Second Miss, my subordinates have found the person who has contact with the killer."
When Xiao Mingxuan heard this, his eyes suddenly became sharp.
"explain."
Mo Han said:
"The head of the Treasury Department of the Ministry of War, Jiang Fengnian."
"Military Department?"
Luo Jiuli was startled and suddenly looked at Xiao Mingxuan.
"If I remember correctly, Hu Jue is in charge of the Ministry of War?"
"That was before. Now Shen Yutang is in charge of the Treasury Department of the Ministry of War."
Xiao Mingxuan squinted his eyes, wondering who he was suspicious of.
Luo Jiuli was suspicious.
"Well, Shen Yutang and I don't know each other, and I don't even interact with Concubine Shu or the fourth prince in the palace. And I've never even met Jiang Fengnian. Why did he send someone to assassinate me."
Xiao Mingxuan squeezed her hand tightly.
"Perhaps, this matter has nothing to do with Shen Yutang. As for Jiang Fengnian, he is the head of the Treasury Department and is in charge of distributing subsidies."
Luo Jiuli was stunned, unable to believe his ears.
"What do you mean, Your Majesty? Our secret investigation into the money embezzlement case was discovered. They had a grudge against me, so they secretly killed me?"
"Well, now it seems that it must be related to the secret investigation of the money embezzlement case."
"If this is the case, then Qin Yin in Shan County is also in danger."
Luo Jiuli remembered that Xiao Mingxuan had said that Qin Yin went to Uncle He's hometown to investigate the case.
Xiao Mingxuan nodded, his eyes sharp and cold.
"Mo Han, immediately send someone to Shan County to meet Qin Yin."
"yes."
Naturally, Mo Han did not dare to neglect. Even the Ministry of War was involved in this matter. Regardless of whether he had anything to do with Grand Sima Hu Jue or not, he could not be allowed to relax for a moment.
"And Jiang Fengnian's place, send people to monitor his every move, don't alert others."
"yes."
Mo Han got the order, turned around and left the house.
On the side, Luo Jiuli said:
"Why doesn't the prince arrest Jiang Fengnian?"
Xiao Mingxuan shook his head.
"Jiang Fengnian is just the head of the Treasury Department. How capable and courageous do you think he is to send an assassin to assassinate the young lady of the Duke's Mansion?"
Luo Jiuli was stunned.
"So, there is someone else behind Jiang Fengnian? Humph! It seems that he has something to do with Hu Jue."
"It's just that now we have no evidence that Hu Jue ordered Jiang Fengnian."
Xiao Mingxuan nodded.
"Hu Jue acted cautiously. If he wanted to get the handle, he could only wait. Since he was fishing for fish, he couldn't just catch some small fish and shrimps."
Luo Jiuli nodded.
"I understand what the prince means. If you want to kill Hu Jue, you can't let go of any opportunity."
Things become monsters when they grow old, and people become refined as they age. Hu Jue's ability surpasses that of the prime minister and he becomes the head of officials, making all officials fear him.
It's not just his sister who is the Queen Mother and his daughter, but also his ability to see into people's hearts.
——
At this time, dozens of miles away from the capital, halfway up the mountain, was the inner room of a simple nunnery.
A woman wearing a wide waist, wide sleeves, a round collar and a square lapel, a sea-blue lining, and a nun's hat knelt on the ground.
"Why? Why did Grandma Huang withdraw everyone? Why?"