After a lot of fussing, it was already afternoon when we left the palace.
Su Liang and Ning Jing did not go back to the Duke of Qin's mansion. They passed by Xiuzhuang, picked up Yan Yu, and went home together.
After arriving home, Yan Yu asked what happened.
Knowing that Su Liang was being made difficult by the Queen Mother, Yan Yu became worried again, "You are being targeted, and they will definitely not let it go."
Su Liang hummed, "What a coincidence, I don't intend to give up."
Her primary purpose in coming to the capital was to find out the truth and avenge the Su family.
Now we know that the culprits are brothers Duanmu Sheng and Duanmu Ao, and the Su family is completely innocent.
Duanmu Ao is now in the Su family cemetery on Wangxiang Mountain, a life worse than death.
But Duanmu Sheng was only deposed as the crown prince, he is still alive and well, and will definitely continue to thrive.
not enough.
Su Liang wants these vicious and shameless brothers to pay for their lives for the Su family.
Yan Yu sighed, "I'm always worried about you, afraid that something will happen to you."
Su Liang hugged Yan Yu's slender shoulders and entered the courtyard with a smile, "I'm very fine, don't think too much. Have you figured out how to let Xiaonian escape?"
Yan Yu frowned, "I haven't figured out what the situation is now. You should have plans for him, right?"
Su Liang looked at Yan Yu and smiled, "I do have a plan. You will know about it later."
"In the future? What about now? He is in danger." Yan Yu looked worried.
Ning Jing, who was about to enter the room, suddenly called Su Liang, "Come here."
Su Liang didn't know why, so he let go of Yan Yu and went to Ning Jing's room.
Yan Yu stood under the eaves, sighed, and went to the kitchen thinking that Su Liang and Ning Jing hadn't had lunch yet.
"Is something wrong?" Su Liang asked.
Ning Jing put down Su Liang's medicine box and said, "Close the door."
Su Liang turned around and closed the door, walked over and sat down opposite Ning Jing, "What's wrong?"
"I saw a man's hall turned black." Ning Jing said.
Su Liang thoughtfully said, "There is more than one person who wants to kill me in the palace. If you need to intervene, you should first see my hall turn black. If not, it has nothing to do with me? Could it be, Duanmu Chen? Although
The new crown prince has not yet been appointed, but he is the best candidate, and the Queen's faction will definitely not be able to accommodate him."
Ning Jing shook his head slightly and said three words, "Nian Jincheng."
Su Liang's face hardened, "Someone wants to kill him?!"
There is no other possibility.
Nian Jincheng pretended to be Duanmu Ao according to the arrangement of Su Liang and Ning Jing. He would not act rashly and had no "opportunities" to kill people recently.
And Ningjing could see the black mist between Nian Jincheng's eyebrows, and nine times out of ten, he was in danger.
"Go and watch him quickly, don't let anything happen." Su Liang said.
When Su Liang mentioned Nian Jincheng to Yan Yu, it was mostly a joke. She and Ning Jing definitely did not care about Nian Jincheng's life or death.
But at the moment, there is really no good time for Nian Jincheng to come back.
"Duanmu Ao" suddenly disappeared, Duanmu Yi would be the first to suspect Su Liang.
Su Liang couldn't get away with this kind of thing by just saying, "I knew I would be suspected, so how could I do such a stupid thing?"
Because it can be viewed from a negative perspective: just because Su Liang was the most suspicious, she could argue that way, but she did the opposite.
"It's broad daylight, it's okay." Ning Jing shook his head.
Su Liang frowned, "Who would want to kill Duanmu Ao at this time? Could it be that he will be exposed soon? No, if he is exposed, it will actually be safer, because the Queen's faction will definitely take the opportunity to discredit us and Nian
Jincheng and Gu Ling are in the same group. Although you are Gu Lingben Ling. And the emperor will definitely use Nian Jincheng to get rid of you. So his life will not be in danger for a while."
In this case, it is even more strange.
If it is not exposed, someone is trying to kill Duanmu Ao.
But it was obvious that the person who wanted Duanmu Ao to die the most was Su Liang himself.
Who else?
Ningjing spoke again, "I'm hungry."
Su Liang held his head and said, "I'm going to make some food. After eating, you go and protect your brother."
Su Liang entered the kitchen and saw Yan Yu holding a kitchen knife in a daze. The water in the pot was not boiling yet, and the vegetables were cut into half.
"What are you thinking about?" Su Liang walked over.
Yan Yu turned around blankly, facing Su Liang with his kitchen knife, "I thought of it!"
Su Liang washed her hands, took the kitchen knife over, pushed Yan Yu away, and continued chopping vegetables, "What did you think of?"
"How to bring Xiaonian back!" Yan Yu looked serious, "Isn't that really still alive? Change him back and let him hang himself!"
Su Liang nodded, "'Suicide by hanging' is indeed the most suitable way to die for him."
This was how the Su family was killed in the first place.
"Do you think it's feasible?" Yan Yu looked happy.
Su Liang shook his head, "It's impossible. Then the emperor will definitely think that I did it."
Yan Yu leaned his head on Su Liang's back and sighed, "What should we do? I always feel that something will happen to him."
Su Liang blurted out, "What you feel is right."
Yan Yu stood up straight suddenly, his eyes widened, "What did you say?"
Su Liang lowered his head and continued to chop vegetables, "Don't get excited, I mean, I feel the same way. We are all thinking of a way. Let Ningjing go see him tonight. He should tell us what he can gain in the past two days."
"Otherwise, let Ning Jing do it for him!" Yan Yu's eyes lit up.
Su Liang paused and turned to look at Yan Yu, "Yan Xiaoyu, are you serious?"
Yan Yu hurriedly explained, "I think Ningjing is better than Xiaonian, and it is safer for him to go."
Su Liang nodded, "Indeed. But he can't go."
"Why? Because he wants to go to the Ministry of Finance to drink tea tomorrow?" Yan Yu was puzzled.
Su Liang shook his head, "No, because he is thin and his face is too small, so he is not qualified to pretend to be Duanmu Ao."
If you want to disguise yourself as another person, to the extent that it looks real, it's not just as simple as changing your facial features.
People who are tall, short, fat or thin, or even those with broad shoulders and long arms, should be close to each other, otherwise they can be seen through at a glance.
If you are short, height-increasing shoes cannot solve it. If you are thin, it is difficult to change your body shape even if you add clothes.
When Su Liang asked Nian Jincheng to pretend to be Duanmu Ao, the premise was that Nian Jincheng and Duanmu Ao were very similar in stature.
Compared with them, Ningjing is about the same height, but slimmer and has a smaller head circumference.
Yan Yu sighed deeply, "Indeed. What should we do?"
"Don't worry. He will be fine." Su Liang believed that Ning Jing would not let anything happen to Nian Jincheng.
Seeing that Yan Yu was still frowning and thinking, Su Liang didn't care.
She just said she had plans for Nian Jincheng, but what she was thinking about at that time was Nian Jincheng's lifelong events.
They broke up just after they met. Even if Yan Yu only cares and cares for Nian Jincheng as a friend, when he comes back, the relationship will be further developed.
…
After a late lunch, Su Liang was planning to go to Wangxiang Mountain outside the city to pay homage to the Su family and also to see if Duanmu Ao was dead.
Before I left home, Chang'an arrived.
"Master asked Miss Su to go over tonight and be careful," Chang An said.
Su Liang nodded, "Okay. I will be careful so that no one finds out."
Ning Jing left secretly and was not in the house.
Yan Yu proposed to accompany Su Liang, but Su Liang thought it would not be safe to leave her alone at home, so she agreed.
The two of them rode together, went out to sell some incense, candles, and paper money, and then went to Wangxiang Mountain.
The cemetery was halfway up the mountain. Not long after Yan Yu left, he lost his strength and couldn't keep up.
Seeing Su Liang come back, Yan Yu panted slightly and wiped the sweat from his forehead, "My health is too bad."
Su Liang handed the basket in his hand to Yan Yu, "Take it."
Yan Yu subconsciously took it and saw Su Liang turn around and said, "Come up."
Yan Yu was stunned.
"I'll carry you up." Su Liang said again.
Yan Yu quickly said no, "The road is not easy to walk. If I had known it, I wouldn't have come. It would have caused you trouble."
"Don't waste your time, hurry up!" Su Liang pulled Yan Yu.
Yan Yu then lay on Su Liang's back, put his arms around her neck, and said weakly, "If you can't carry it, don't force it. I can walk, just go slowly."
Su Liang walked forward steadily, "Do you think I bought my reputation as the top martial artist?"
After walking for a while, Yan Yu touched Su Liang's forehead and was surprised to find that there was no sweat at all. He couldn't help but sigh, "You are so awesome!"
"In terms of strength, I'm definitely not as good as Xiaonian." Su Liang said.
Yan Yu smiled, "Why are you competing with him? Are you competing with Ning Jing?"
"I'll compete with him." Su Liang said, lifting Yan Yu up and speeding up his pace.
When we arrived at the cemetery, we burned paper money in front of Su Yuanzhou's grave.
Yan Yu bowed and bowed three times, "Grandpa Su, don't worry. Su Liang is very capable and living a good life. He will be able to avenge you soon."
After saying that, Yan Yu found that Su Liang who was standing next to her was gone. She looked around and walked towards a corner.
"What are you doing here?" Yan Yu came to Su Liang's side and asked, then he remembered Duanmu Ao and followed Su Liang's gaze.
Through the gap between two grasses, she saw a pair of eyes, full of malice.
Su Liang didn't say anything, and pulled Yan Yu away. He went to every grave in the Su family and bowed before going down the mountain.
When the two returned home, they found the carriage of Marquis Zhongxin parked at the gate.
Qi Yan called Xing Yusheng, "Master, Miss Su is back."
Xing Yusheng opened the car curtain and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Su Liang was fine, then went down the mountain and followed them in.
"The Queen Mother didn't make things difficult for you, right?" Xing Yusheng asked.
Su Liang nodded, "Yes, but it's nothing."
Xing Yusheng sighed, "My grandfather is very worried about you. My father said that if there is really trouble, he will come forward to protect you."
Su Liang smiled, "Thank you, Mr. Qin and your father. I just wanted to ask you, have they ever mentioned anything about the new prince?"
Xing Yusheng was stunned for a moment, "My father said it should be the fourth prince, but the Queen Mother and the Queen's faction will not accept it easily."
Queen Mother Wan and Queen Xiao Wan are aunts and nephews.
Uncle Guoye Wan Shan is a first-class general of the Qian Kingdom and is currently guarding the northern border.
Therefore, even though Duanmu Sheng's qualifications were mediocre, before today, everyone in the court believed that his position as crown prince was unshakable.
Even if he is as good as Duanmu Chen, in terms of backing, he is much worse than Duanmucheng.
Although Duanmu Chen's mother-in-law has been favored in the past two years, Prime Minister Xiao is not favored by Duan Mu Yi in the court, even though Prime Minister Xiao once served as Duan Mu Yi's teacher.
It can be said that the sudden dethronement of the crown prince today is shocking and puzzling.
Although he was deposed, he did not immediately appoint a new crown prince, which makes Duanmu Yi's thoughts even more unpredictable.
After Xing Yusheng finished speaking, Su Liang said thoughtfully, "I understand. You can go back."
Xing Yusheng paused, "I've been waiting for you for a long time and you didn't even get a sip of tea?"
"Very busy. Take your time and don't see me off." Su Liang waved her hand.
Xing Yusheng:......
Yan Yu watched Xing Yusheng leave, "Wouldn't he mind?"
Su Liang shook his head, "That's what he likes."
Soon after, Xing Yusheng went out, got on the carriage, and ordered Qi Yan to set off and go to the Lin family first.
"Su Liang really doesn't treat me like an outsider. Very good. If we can get married tomorrow, it would be great if Qing'er and I could move in and be neighbors with Su Liang the day after tomorrow." Xing Yusheng sighed in the carriage.
Qi Yan smiled and said, "Almost!"
…
Tingjing is not at home.
Seeing that Su Liang was thinking about something, Yan Yu went back to her room.
At dusk, Yan Yu was preparing dinner and Ning Jing came back.
"Come in." Su Liang opened the door and called Ningjing.
Without taking off her apron, she quickly came out of the kitchen and wanted to ask Ning Jing if she had seen Nian Jincheng's Yan Yu. Hearing Su Liang's voice and seeing Ning Jing go straight into Su Liang's room, she couldn't help but complain a little.
"You two might as well live in the same room. If you come in, he will come in..."
Ning Jing closed the door and heard Su Liang say, "I'm thinking that the reason why the emperor deposed the prince may not be just because Duanmu Sheng is a waste and has done something that goes against ethics. Is the emperor afraid that the Wan family is too powerful?
Have you attacked them, but this time you just have an opportunity?"
Ning Jing nodded, "Wan Shan is a general, but he is too far away from the capital, so he won't be able to receive news for a while."
"But what if after receiving the news, he leads his troops back to Beijing to force the palace?" Su Liang asked.
"No." Ning Jing shook his head, "The new prince is Duanmu Ao."
Su Liang looked at Ning Jing in disbelief, "When did it happen?"
"The imperial edict was issued half an hour ago." Ning Jing said.
Su Liang was surprised, "The emperor deposed Duanmu Sheng for good reasons. It is really unjustifiable to cuckold his own brother. I didn't expect that the emperor actually made Duanmu Ao the prince. Was it to temporarily maintain stability and transition? But in this way
, Aren’t Duanmu Sheng and Duanmu Ao going to fight? Maybe this is the emperor’s purpose.”
The real Duanmu Ao is in the Su family cemetery.
Even if Nian Jincheng pretends to be Duanmu Ao and does nothing, Duanmu Sheng, who is robbed of the crown prince position by him, will definitely not be reconciled.
Su Liang's heart moved, "Is it possible that the danger you see in Nian Jincheng is that Duanmu Sheng wants to kill Duanmu Ao?"
"It should be." Ning Jing said.
If the new crown prince is Duan Mu Chen, Duan Mu Sheng can rely on the support of his uncle Wan Shan to regain the crown prince's position, or even seek the throne.
But as a result, Duanmu Ao became the prince, and the Wan family would naturally give up Duanmu Sheng and support Duanmu Ao. Only by getting rid of Duanmu Ao would the Wan family fully support his rise to power.
"It's a good time. He kills Duanmu Ao and puts the blame on me, killing two birds with one stone." Su Liang snorted, "What kind of brother? He even dared to steal his sister-in-law. I'm afraid he won't even blink an eye when he kills Duanmu Ao."
Duanmu Sheng didn't have much talent, but his status gave him absolute self-confidence, and he could never tolerate anyone challenging his authority as the prince. Because of Nian Ruxue's incident, he couldn't hide his dissatisfaction with Duanmu Ao in front of outsiders.
In Duanmu Sheng's eyes, Duanmu Ao is just his shadow, his stepping stone, setting off his existence. How can he tolerate Duanmu Ao taking away everything from him?
"The emperor is indeed ruthless. He single-handedly caused his two sons to kill each other." Su Liang's eyes narrowed slightly, "But it was only a matter of time. With their personalities, they would either fight or die. Since Duanmu Sheng wants to kill Duanmu Ao,
Then help him. Let Xiaonian withdraw tonight and send the real Duanmu Ao home to be hanged."