The shadow guard laughs at me with a broken sleeve

He said: "Your Majesty thinks, who is the person who disturbed Da Chu?"

Undoubtedly, the biggest possibility is the missing Xue Lang.

Emperor Keqing didn't have time to think deeply, a piece of bad news dilutes the joy of victory in the border war.

Jiang Pinellia, dead.

Died on the way back to his hometown with his father, his death was miserable, and he died with regret.

I thought it was a sudden disaster and encountered bandits, but after a thorough investigation in Dali Temple, the clues all pointed to the owner of the East Palace.

Although Jiang Cheng said he resigned from office and went back to seclusion, his power was still there. His only son died in vain, and the Jiang family became extinct, so he recklessly diverted his chariots and horses back to Lingyang, and sued Emperor Qing.

In the Qianyuan Palace, Jiang Cheng lamented the death of his only son with tears in his eyes. The crown prince obviously didn't understand the situation immediately after being called, and only reacted to argue when he realized that Jiang Cheng's every word was aimed at him.

"What happened to Mr. Jiang? When? Little Wang doesn't know!"

"I don't know? Your Highness killed my son! How could you not know!"

"Dead?!" The crown prince suddenly took a step back, recovered his senses, and turned to Emperor Qing, speaking earnestly, "Father! This minister has never done this before, someone must have framed him."

"His Royal Highness, you said you didn't do it, so you didn't do it? The evidence of Dali Temple is here, please take a look at it."

Emperor Qing had a stern face and was upset. Jiang Banxia's death would cause many troubles.

"Okay, don't talk about it, I have a headache." After calming the two of them down, he looked at Shaoqing of Dali Temple again, "Pei Shaoqing, tell me, what's going on?"

Pei Shaoqing nodded.

"Mr. Jiang was hit by several arrows, and there were traces of wild beasts biting his body. He fell in the dense forest. Judging from the traces at the scene, he tried to climb out to call for help, but died less than halfway."

"The marks on those arrows are exclusive to the Crown Prince. Moreover, Mr. Jiang is holding a piece of fabric in his right hand, which should have been torn off before his death. Looking at the style of the material, it also looks like His Highness the Crown Prince's."

There are other evidences, but these two are enough to put Jiang Banxia's death on the prince's head.

"Jiang Cheng, where were you when Mr. Jiang was hit by the arrow?" Emperor Qing asked.

"Returning to Your Majesty, Zi Ning was not with the grass people when the accident happened. He only said that he had met an old friend, so he walked into the dense forest alone, and let the grass people and the guards wait on the road. Who would have thought that something like this would happen! If I had known earlier, Caomin would never watch him go alone, my son!"

Emperor Qing closed his eyes, unable to see any emotion, and asked, "Prince, what do you say?"

Thin beads of sweat appeared on the crown prince's forehead, and when he heard this, his knees softened and he knelt down.

"Father, my son really didn't harm Mr. Jiang. Besides, I have no enmity with him."

"But you called him into the dense forest?"

The prince muttered, "Yes."

Then, when the eyes of several people looked over, he quickly explained: "I called him over, but it was just to say goodbye. I swear, what happened after that has nothing to do with my son."

Everyone who wears a sinful body shouts that he is innocent, but in the end, which one is not full of evil, and Pei Shaoqing can't control the royal affairs if he doesn't want to.

After the prince finished speaking, the hall was quiet for almost a cup of tea. Emperor Qing didn't say a word, and the rest of the people dared not make a sound. Finally, he opened his eyes and looked at the prince full of disappointment.

Killing people is fine, but leaving such an obvious handle, how can you be a qualified heir apparent?

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Hiccup seems too hasty

34. Both fathers

The prince moved in panic, pinched a corner of Emperor Qing's clothes, raised his head and begged: "Father, you trust me, I really didn't do it, give me five days, no, three days, my son Make sure to check this out.”

In fact, this matter is easy to guess, the crown prince's reputation is damaged, and whoever benefits the most is the most likely murderer.

After all, he was still his own son, no matter how disappointed Emperor Qing was, his heart was towards him. After considering it, he agreed to the prince's request, gave him three days, and casually sent Jiang Cheng a few words to let him go.

Panicked, Jiang Cheng walked up to him, weeping, and said hopefully, "Your Majesty, aren't these evidences enough to prove the identity of the murderer? Do you want to cover up..."

Seeing that he was about to incur a murderous disaster on herself, Pei Shaoqing couldn't bear it, so she covered his mouth and dragged him back.

"Your Majesty, I will take my leave."

Jiang Cheng was forced to stand up, but he didn't care about the pain of losing his son, he broke away from Pei Shaoqing's restraint with all his strength, his eyes were red, and he looked as if even Emperor Qing hated him.

"Go!" Pei Shaoqing advised him in a low voice, "Don't seek death."

It was inconvenient for him to say anything more, and the hand under the loose robe secretly tugged Jiang Cheng several times.

Emperor Qing looked over, Jiang Cheng lowered his eyes in time to hide his hatred, clenched his fists and walked out with Pei Shaoqing.

After leaving the palace gate, Jiang Cheng would kneel down for him without saying a word.

"Thank you Shaoqing, if it wasn't for you, this humble life of the old man would have gone with my son today."

Pei Shaoqing took his arm to support him, and said seriously, "Prime Minister..."

"The old man is no longer the prime minister, Shaoqing, you don't need to be polite."

"...Mr. Jiang, I'm sorry that I couldn't help you with your son's matter."

Jiang Cheng shook his head, rejected his support, leaned against the wall to support his body, and said vicissitudes of life: "You don't have to blame yourself, Shaoqing, you can accompany me through this journey, it is the greatest help to this old man."

For some reason, he suddenly began to recall the past. Pei Shaoqing was considerate of his old age and lost his son, and listened quietly to his confession.

"Zi Ning's biological mother left early. The old man felt sorry for him who lost his mother when he was young. He gave him what he wanted. He knew that he was neglected in discipline, so he was sent to the palace as a companion early. Fortunately, this child is not worrying. , the several princes all favor him."

"But the good times didn't last long. After that great battle, Emperor Qing began to encourage his heirs to compete for the throne, and secretly forced my son to stand in line. This road of no return is a job of losing his head. The old man once advised him, let's forget it." , our father and I resign from office and go back to seclusion, find a good marriage for him, and live in peace for the rest of our lives."

"But this kid is not as cowardly as me. He told me that he just wanted to give it a try, and he swore that nothing would happen, but thinking about it now..."

Jiang Cheng tilted his head, wiped away his tears, and continued, choking with sobs: "Now that I think about it, his words 'absolutely nothing will happen' were trying to gouge my heart! At that time, if I had stopped him then, my son would have died now." Should live well!"

"This palace made of flesh and blood is so good in every way, it's not worth his life in vain! These monsters who eat human flesh and drink human blood chewed up his bones and spit them out, stepping into the mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood !"

The more he spoke, the more excited he became, he stomped his feet fiercely, and punched his chest with his right hand. Pei Shaoqing covered his mouth again and grabbed his arm at the same time.

Let him vent again, and he can beat himself to death.

Pei Shaoqing sighed, patted him on the back to help him calm down, and comforted him, "Mr. Jiang said carefully, don't get angry. How can you avenge your son if you are so angry?"

Jiang Cheng suddenly grabbed his wrist, his cloudy eyes became brighter, and he asked in a low voice: "Young Qing, are you willing to help this old man?"

The number of pedestrians on the street gradually increased, and it was almost summer, and the breeze came frequently, but some people's clothes were thin and couldn't resist even a little bit of wind.

Just like the old man who died overnight in front of Pei Shaoqing, he remembered the bold words when he first entered Dali Temple, but with the growth of experience, he felt that it was just a joke.

He didn't answer, but pursed his lips tightly, watching Jiang Cheng's hand slowly slip down.

"Sorry," he said shyly, "I can't help you."

Once the emperor's heir was involved in the royal scandal, even his master, Dali Siqing, was unwilling to get involved, and he was expressly prohibited from in-depth exploration of related cases.

Obviously, Jiang Cheng's commission was within this.

Jiang Cheng's face obviously turned pale, his lips trembled and he closed his eyes, and saw his son smiling at him in a trance.

"Jiang Gong, although I can't help you, I know that there is someone who can definitely seek justice for your son."

"Even Emperor Qing shields the crown prince, who in this world has the guts to go against him?"

Thinking of that person, Pei Shaoqing couldn't help but raise the corner of her mouth, and whispered a name in his ear. Jiang Cheng was surprised for a moment, then relieved, if it was him, it might not be impossible.

A few hours later, it was completely dark. After Emperor Qing drove everyone out in the afternoon, he stayed in Qianyuan Palace until now, only to be persuaded by Eunuch Chen to go back for dinner.

When passing through the imperial garden, it was a coincidence that I ran into the queen who rarely came out of the door once.

No need to guess, it must be speaking for her son.

The queen is everyone's daughter, she looks mediocre, but she is more virtuous and gentle, she manages the huge harem in an orderly manner, and never asks about court affairs, so Emperor Qing usually respects her.

In the dark night, with the sound of frogs croaking, Emperor Qing only sighed that he was becoming more and more uncomfortable as the emperor, and anyone could comment on it.

"The concubine joins His Majesty."

"Pingshen," Emperor Qing raised his hand to tell them all to stand up, "It's even deeper, the empress should go back to the palace to rest earlier, Eunuch Chen..."

The queen frowned and said, "Your Majesty, please move."

Emperor Qing frowned deeply, watched her for a while and then compromised: "... let's go."

He can hide for a while but not forever, if he really wants to touch the prince, he will inevitably have to confront the queen.

Eunuch Chen exchanged glances with him, and then followed behind step by step. Later, he would send Emperor Qing back to his bedroom.