In the Gao Mansion of Liao Guangling City in the first year of Zhaoming, Gao Qian glared at Gao Jin who was kneeling in front of the hall, and reprimanded him: "You bastard, you have a marriage contract with Lian Er, but now you broke the contract because of a peasant girl, you will grow up with you Where is Lian Er placed, and where is the face of the Gao family placed, and how will the Gao family behave in this mausoleum in the future?"
"Father, I have always regarded Lian'er as my younger sister. I have never had any sexual affection for her. Even if I marry her, I will definitely not give her happiness. The cancellation of the engagement is for her own good."
"For her good? Do you know what other people will say when a woman is divorced? How do you let her marry in the future? You bastard, you are a scholar after all, and now you say such brazen words, you are a complete bastard!" Gao Qian His face flushed red from anger.
Gao Qian and Zhang Ping (Zhang Hanchen's father) are close friends, and the relationship between the two is like brothers, so they made an early marriage of their children.Because there is no daughter under his knees, only Gao Jin has a son, and Gao Qian has always loved Zhang Xiulian (Zhang Hanchen's younger sister) as his own daughter.Now that Gao Jin said such irresponsible words, Gao Qian was really angry.
Gao Jin knelt on the ground and begged: "Father, son, I beg you. I really like Ruyan and want to marry her. You can help us."
"Bastard!" Gao Qian kicked Gao Jin and said angrily, "It's shameless!"
Mrs. Gao next to her saw it, and quickly stepped forward to help Gao Jin. She was angry and distressed, and said, "Jin'er, why are you so confused? Lian'er is a lady of everyone, and she is with your childhood sweetheart, what about that peasant girl?" Comparable to her?"
"Mother, although Lian'er is good, I don't have any feelings for her. I really admire Ruyan, and I ask my mother to help me persuade my father to fulfill my son's infatuation." Gao Jin saw that Gao Qian couldn't get through, Then he turned his mind on Mrs. Gao.
Mrs. Gao looked at Gao Qian, before she could speak, she was interrupted by Gao Qian, and said: "You don't need to be a lobbyist for him, as long as I'm still alive, divorce is absolutely impossible!"
"Master, Lian Er is like my own daughter to you and me. How could I do such a foolish thing." Seeing Gao Qian's face softened, Mrs. Gao went to the table and poured a cup of tea, and served it to Gao Qian. Qian, said in a gentle voice: "Master, have a cup of tea and put out the fire. You are father and son, why make it like an enemy."
The relationship between Gao Qian and Mrs. Gao has always been very good. Although they also have a concubine, they have always respected Mrs. Gao, but they never interfere with the affairs of the inner house, and leave them to Mrs. Gao. The child is close to him, and there is no instigation and dissension several times.In Gao's family, Gao Qian could only listen to Mrs. Gao's words, which was why Gao Jin begged Mrs. Gao.
"He's not the good son you taught, so he doesn't know what is good or bad!" Although Gao Jin is not Mrs. Gao's biological son, Gao Jin has been with Mrs. Gao since he was born.
"Yes, yes, it's all the concubine's fault."
Mrs. Gao has always been gentle and easy-going when she speaks, and Gao Qian's anger has calmed down a lot.
"Master, as the saying goes, 'Family and everything prosper', now we are old, only Jin'er is the only son, what kind of character he is, the master should know well, he is smart since he was a child, and has never made a big mistake , and never let the master worry about it. Now he has passed the provincial examination and won the Juren, and he will be able to go to Beijing to take the exam next year. If he enters the top three, it will be a great event for his ancestors. Why do you bother him at this time? .”
"It's because I distracted him, it's because he didn't live up to it!"
Seeing that Gao Qian was angry again, Mrs. Gao said quickly: "My lord, if you want to solve this matter, you have to go beyond regretting the marriage. Why do you bother to break the friendship between father and son?"
Gao Qian was taken aback for a moment, and then asked, "What do you mean by Madam's words?"
Mrs. Gao said with a smile: "It is inevitable for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Since Jin'er likes it, she can take it as a concubine. But there is a premise that Jin'er must be named on the gold list next spring. Carry people through the door. What do you think, my lord?"
Gao Qian made sense when he heard it, looked at Gao Jin who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "Did you hear Madam's words clearly?"
Gao Jin hesitated for a moment, then said, "Thank you, father and mother."
Gao Jin thought that the matter was settled, so she happily went to Ruyan and told her about it, but she saw that Zhang Hanchen found Ruyan before him. Jin felt jealous, and thought that Zhang Hanchen's disregard of their brotherhood and hooking up with his beloved woman was a betrayal of him, so she hated Zhang Hanchen in her heart, and secretly vowed to get Ruyan.
Gao Jin intentionally or unintentionally disclosed Zhang Hanchen's private meeting with Ruyan to Zhang Xiulian, and let Zhang Ping know through her mouth that Zhang's father and son made a big fuss.But what Gao Jin didn't expect was that Zhang Ping couldn't hold back Zhang Hanchen, so he let go and promised Zhang Hanchen to marry Ruyan as his wife.
Unexpectedly, Gao Jin saw that Zhang Hanchen was about to marry Ruyan, so he became malicious and deceived Ruyan out under the guise of Zhang Hanchen.Putting drugs in Ruyan's food not only violated/offended Ruyan, but also designed to make people bump into her.
Ruyan's reputation was ruined, so she had to reluctantly leave Zhang Hanchen. After several unsuccessful attempts to die, she was taken into Gao's mansion by Gao Jin.Zhang Hanchen didn't want to give up Ruyan, and couldn't accept her who was already unclean, so he could only drank his sorrows every day, and had a grudge with Gao Jin ever since.
Before entering the house, Gao Jin accepted the concubine first, causing Zhang Xiulian to cry every day, depressed in her heart, and soon fell into a serious illness, and died soon after.
Zhang Hanchen loved Zhang Xiulian the most, and Zhang Xiulian's death completely enraged him. He tried to seek quarrels several times, but in the end, nothing came of it.The irony is that after Gao Jin became a Jinshi, she married the daughter of the servant of the household department, who is now Mrs. Gao.And he kept saying that the Ruyan he liked, since he got it, he abandoned it like a shoe, and after leaving him a son, he passed away.
"After that, Zhang Hanchen became a general, Gao Jin became a civil servant, and both of them took office in Liaoyuan. They were apparently safe with each other, but in fact they were always fighting each other. It was only Gao Jin and Sun Yi who joined forces, and Zhang Hanchen was unable to support himself, which led to today's situation. "
Fu Nanling smiled sarcastically, and said: "It turns out that Master Gao and Master Zhang still have such a wonderful past. But this is a good excuse for Master Zhang to shirk. It is also because he can't protect himself that he let the matter of Liaoyuan go. Mrs. Gao, your words are worth nothing more than a human life."
Mrs. Gao was anxious, and said quickly: "Don't worry, my lord, the prisoner hasn't finished talking yet."
Fu Nanling took a sip from his teacup and frowned slightly.Seeing this, Xiao Lizi hurriedly went to change the tea, and before leaving, he did not forget to take the teacup in front of Ji Linglan as well.
Fu Nanling nodded in satisfaction, and said, "Oh? Then, Mrs. Gao, please continue."
"The reason why Zhang Hanchen was manipulated by Gao Jin is also because Gao Jin held his handle."
Fu Nanling and Ji Linglan looked at each other and asked, "What is the reason?"
"In the 12th year of Zhaoming, Lan Kingdom invaded Jiaocheng, an important border area, and Master Liang Heliang led the order to support him. At that time, Zhang Hanchen was only a lieutenant general. During a battle between the two armies, Master Liang was seriously injured and was knocked off his horse. It was Zhang Hanchen who risked his life Rescue people. Because of this, Master Liang trusts Zhang Hanchen very much, often discusses with him about the war, and praises him in the battle report. But Master Liang does not know that the person he trusts is only thinking of putting him to death .”
Ji Linglan, who had never spoken, couldn't help asking curiously: "Zhang Hanchen has an enmity with that Mr. Liang? Why did you put him to death?"
Mrs. Gao waited for a while, and seeing that Fu Nanling didn't stop him, she replied: "It's just because Mr. Liang blocked his way. As long as Mr. Liang is still alive, Zhang Hanchen's promotion path will be far away."
Ji Linglan asked suspiciously: "How could this be? Didn't Mr. Liang appreciate Zhang Hanchen more? With his recommendation, Zhang Hanchen's promotion path will be faster."
Fu Nanling explained to him: "Ah Lan didn't know something. At that time, Liang He was the commander of the Liaoyuan capital, and Zhang Hanchen should be his deputy. There is an unwritten rule in our court, that is, in the official position Before retiring from office, the deputy will not be promoted, unless the emperor specially promotes him."
"So that's the case." Ji Linglan nodded thoughtfully, and asked, "Then how did Zhang Hanchen kill Liang He, and how did Gao Jin know about it?"
Mrs. Gao continued to reply: "Although Mrs. Liang was seriously injured at that time, it was only a flesh wound. It was supposed to recover after a period of recuperation, but the fact is that Mrs. Liang's condition has not improved for a long time. He died without treatment."
Hearing this, Ji Linglan frowned slightly, and guessed: "Is there something wrong with the army doctor?"
Mrs. Gao said flatteringly: "Your Excellency is wise. Zhang Hanchen bribed the army doctor and let him tamper with Master Liang's medicine. As a result, Master Liang's condition did not improve at all, but got worse and worse. Finally, he died."
"There is only one doctor in the army?"
"There were two of them, and one of them was shot and killed by the enemy when the two armies were fighting."
"If this is the case, it will be much more convenient for the doctor to move his hands and feet. Increasing the dose of the medicine, or letting Mr. Liang eat food that conflicts with the medicine, can make the condition worse." Regarding this point, no one present is more serious than Ji Linglan. learn.
"What your lord said is very true. After the doctor succeeded, he thought that Zhang Hanchen would keep his promise, but he didn't want him to kill people to silence him. Fortunately, he was fatal and was saved. The person who saved him was Gao Jin who was buried next to Zhang Hanchen. Therefore, Gao Jin is very clear about this matter, and Zhang Hanchen has been suppressed by Gao Jin for many years because of this."
"Where is that doctor?"
"It's at the Xinglin Medicine Shop in the east of the city. He is the shopkeeper there. In order to hide his whereabouts, his face was destroyed and he changed his name to Han Lin."
Fu Nanling looked at the Yingwei at the side, Yingwei understood and took the order to leave.
Fu Nanling asked with interest: "How does Mrs. Gao know this?"
"Although Gao Jin is not a good person, she is pretty good to me. She rarely hides things from me." When Mrs. Gao said this, she did not call herself a 'criminal woman', but used 'I', which shows that she is in a different mood. How complicated it is, it can also be seen that she has no feelings for Gao Jin.But for the sake of her youngest son, she had to do so.
Fu Nanling nodded, and said: "Madam Ruogao's words are true, this news is indeed worthy of one's life."
Mrs. Gao breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the words, and said, "Thank you for your kindness, my lord."
"Who else do you want to say?"
"My lord, let me say." The woman with a pretty face responded quickly.
"Okay, then tell me what do you know?"
The woman hurriedly said: "My lord, Gao Jin has killed someone before."
"Gao Jin killed a lot of people, I don't know which one you are talking about?"
"Liu Ji, it's Mr. Liu. That night I... the prisoner heard with his own ears that he ordered Lin Xiao to poison Mr. Liu."
Ji Linglan couldn't help but asked aloud: "Do you know what kind of poison he poisoned?"
The woman shook her head and said, "I don't know, they never mentioned it."
"Liu Ji was killed by Gao Jin, everyone knows about it, it seems worthless." Fu Nanling's tone was full of regret.
The woman said anxiously after hearing the words: "My lord, the prisoner also knows a secret. The Ruyan Madam mentioned did not die of illness, but was killed by Gao Jin."
"Oh, why is that?"
Seeing that Fu Nanling seemed interested, he quickly said: "That's because Ru Yanhuai's child is not his, but someone else's."
"Anyone else?" Ji Linglan was startled, and then guessed: "It can't be Zhang Hanchen, right?"
The woman nodded hastily, and said: "I really didn't know the prisoner before, but just now I heard Madam mention the past, I'm sure Gao Wei must be Master Zhang's own flesh and blood."
Calling herself "I" for a while, and "the criminal woman" for a while, this woman is obviously not as stable as Mrs. Gao, and she is a woman with no intentions.
Ji Linglan asked in surprise: "Gaowei? You mean Ruyan's son is Gaowei?"
The woman said with certainty: "Yes, Ruyan's son is Gao Wei."
Ji Linglan and Fu Nanling looked at each other, and said, "Madam Gao, do you know the secret passage in Gao's mansion?"
Mrs. Gao nodded without the slightest hesitation. Now that the point has been reached, he has nothing to hide.
"Clearly, in Gao Jin's study, there are two passages, one leading to the Sun's residence, and the other leading to the chief envoy's office."
Ji Linglan then asked: "Apart from this, does Madam know other secret paths?"
Mrs. Gao shook her head and said, "These are the only two things the prisoner knows."
"Does Mr. Gao have an outer room, or a private house?"
"There are two private houses, one is in the east of the city, and the other is in the south of the city. As for the outer room, there should be none. If he wants any woman, he can bring it back to the mansion. Prisoners have never restricted such things. "
Fu Nanling nodded in satisfaction, and said: "Okay, I have gained a lot today, if what you said is true, I will keep my promise."
"Thank you, sir." Mrs. Gao and Mrs. Mei Mei kowtowed their heads one after another.
The woman on the right has a sad look on her face. She is not a high status in the high manor, nor is she the most favored. She has limited knowledge. Seeing that the two of them got their wish, but she is powerless. Thinking about her daughter, she couldn't help crying Get up and say: "My lord, I beg your lord to be lenient and let the little girl go. The criminal woman will be a cow and a horse in the next life, and she will repay my lord's great kindness."
Fu Nanling picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, said: "I have something to say first, if I can share valuable news, I can satisfy your wishes. What do you want to say?"
"The prisoner...the prisoner's status is humble, and she doesn't understand Gao Jin's actions..." The woman couldn't think of any valuable information, so she knelt on the ground and kowtowed, crying: "My lord, I beg you, the prisoner, please let the little girl go, she is only seven years old, please..."
Fu Nanling frowned slightly, waved his hand and said, "Take it down."
After Fu Nanling's words fell, two Eagle Guards came in from the door, together with the previous Eagle Guard, they ignored the woman's pleas and forcibly took her down.
Seeing this, Ji Linglan frowned slightly, but didn't say much after all.
Fu Nanling, who had been paying attention to him all the time, naturally saw everything in his eyes, and said, "Ah Lan blames me for being cruel?"
Ji Linglan shook her head and said, "That's not true, it's just that I can't bear it."
"Then why didn't Ah Lan intercede for her?" Fu Nanling knew Ji Linglan very kindly, he thought that Ji Linglan would speak for the lady, but in fact he didn't, he was very curious.
"Although I don't know much about the laws of the court, I also know what will happen to the charge of conspiracy to rebel. Although you are a prince and have a high status, you still have to listen to the emperor. Such a charge can save two children. It's not easy, what else do I have to say?" Even though he said so, Ji Linglan would also feel uncomfortable when he thought about the blood flowing into rivers afterwards.
Xiao Lizi on the side couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief, and he liked Ji Linglan even more.
Fu Nanling raised the corner of his mouth, and said with a smile: "Alan, how can there be such a good person as you in this world?"
"Where am I?"
After all, there was nothing she could do, Ji Linglan sighed in her heart.
Fu Nanling said solemnly: "Anywhere is fine, in my heart no one can compare to Ah Lan."
Ji Linglan smiled and said, "What is Ah Ling going to do with Zhang Hanchen?"
"Keep it for now, let them bite the dog."
"A Ling means that Zhang Hanchen will attack Sun Yi?"
Fu Nanling said with a smile: "Ah Lan, talking to you is a peace of mind, and it will be clear."
Regarding Fu Nanling's rainbow farts from time to time, Ji Linglan said that she was already immune, saying: "In Zhang Hanchen's view, Gao Jin held his handle, and Sun Yi, who was in the same rank as Gao Jin, probably also knew about it. If we want to completely eliminate Hidden dangers, Sun Yi must also be eliminated. A Ling, I have never figured out one thing, why didn't you interrogate Gao Jin? He has a grudge with Zhang Hanchen, which can disintegrate his power. Zhang Hanchen is the main force, so he should resent Zhang Hanchen. I wish Zhang Hanchen would die with him."
"Gao Jin is dead."
Ji Linglan said in surprise: "Dead? When did it happen? Why didn't I know about it?"
"On the day you were taken away, Gao Jin committed suicide by biting her tongue."
"Killed himself by biting his tongue? After being arrested for so many days, he didn't even think about committing suicide. Why did he choose that day? Did anyone go to the dungeon that day?"
Fu Nanling smiled sarcastically, and said, "Yes, our Master Zhang has been there."
"Zhang Hanchen? It seems that he made some agreement with Gao Jin, so he is willing to die. Before that, Gao Jin has been arrested for so long, why didn't Ah Ling interrogate him?"
"After interrogation, he admitted that Liu Ji and Li Heng were murdered by him. He also admitted that he was greedy for the relief money five years ago. He just didn't mention the old grievances between him and Zhang Hanchen."
Ji Linglan frowned slightly, and suddenly said, "The reason why he didn't mention anything is that he was waiting for Zhang Hanchen to find him on his own initiative. Then he would have the capital to negotiate with Zhang Hanchen to reach some kind of agreement."
"Alan is smart, I didn't even think of it."
"You don't come here." Seeing Fu Nanling's eyes open and talking nonsense, Ji Linglan couldn't help but rolled her eyes, and suddenly a thought flashed through her head, and she said, "No, that doctor with the army is in danger !"
"Zhang Hanchen's daring to cooperate with us in arresting Gao Jin shows that he already knows the identity of that person, and he has not taken action for a long time, because he has long been evacuated, and our appearance is his chance to turn around. The person may have been arrested as early as the night of the operation. was killed."
Ji Linglan was stunned, and then asked: "Since the root of the disaster has been eliminated, why did Zhang Hanchen go to the dungeon to meet Gao Jin? And Sun Yi, didn't Zhang Hanchen intend to let him escape?"
"At that time, I was the one who came forward to arrest Gao Jin in person, and all the people I used were Eagle Guards. Zhang Hanchen had no room to intervene and could only let him go. My sudden order caught him off guard. He wanted to go back to the barracks to eradicate dissidents, and he also sent People kill people to silence them, just in case he can only choose to release the water first, and report to Sun Yi, so that he has a chance to escape."
Suddenly, Ji Linglan followed Fu Nanling's train of thought, and said, "If you let Sun Yi go, he won't have the chance to speak. As long as he kills people while we are fighting Sun Yi, then he will go on from now on." Then he can sleep peacefully. And he went to see Gao Jin in the dungeon, not to negotiate with him, but to inform Gao Jin of the news that Gao Jin would commit suicide, probably because his hope was shattered. This Lord Zhang really has a good plan."
"Isn't it? Turn us around."
In the previous life, Zhang Hanchen was the only surviving official in the Liaoyuan case. He didn't die of illness until Fu Nanling succeeded to the throne. It can be said that he was the only winner at that time.
A person hurried in from outside the door, knelt down on the ground, and said: "This subordinate sees the master."
Fu Nanling asked lightly, "Did you find him?"
"Returning to the master, I didn't see anyone in the medicine shop. I asked the neighbors in the neighborhood, and they all said that the medicine shop hadn't opened for several days, and there was no sign of the shopkeeper."
Ji Linglan couldn't help asking, "What's unusual in the medicine store?"
"The medicinal materials in the pharmacy are scattered, especially in the backyard. It seems that there has been a fight."
Ji Linglan then asked: "Have you ever found blood?"
"Never."
Fu Nanling waved his hand and said, "Go down."
"Yes, my subordinates obey."
Ji Linglan looked at Fu Nanling, and said with a wry smile: "Sure enough, as you expected, Zhang Hanchen really killed people. However, let's go to the scene to see."
Fu Nanling was startled, then smiled and said: "Alan, it's already night, if we want to go, we should go tomorrow, we should go back."
Ji Linglan looked at the sky outside, and then she came back to her senses, and said: "I forgot the time. However, Ah Ling should let someone guard the two private houses first, and we will go and have a look together tomorrow. "
"Okay, I'll listen to A Lan."
Inside the Zhang Mansion, Zhang Hanchen was dealing with official business in the study, when there was a knock on the door, he said, "My lord, I have something to report."
Zhang Hanchen paused, closed the memorial in his hand, and said, "Come in."
The door was pushed open, and a man walked in, about 30 years old, with a burly figure, holding a steel knife in his hand, came to the front of the hall and saluted: "Subordinate Tian has just met you."
Zhang Hanchen asked bluntly: "But is there any movement over there?"
"My lord, this evening, the Third Prince took people to the Gao Mansion, and among them was the young man who ordered people to search for them in the past two days."
Zhang Hanchen frowned slightly, and said, "Go to Gaofu? What's the matter?"
"Return to your lord, the third prince ordered Mrs. Gao and Gao Jin's other two concubines to be interrogated."
"Oh? Interrogation of Mrs. Gao?" Zhang Hanchen frowned more and more, and said, "Do you know what you asked?"
"The subordinates don't know. Since Gao Jin's death, the guards in the dungeon have become stricter, and no outsiders are strictly allowed to enter, and the subordinates cannot approach."
Zhang Hanchen nodded thoughtfully, and said, "Is there any whereabouts of Gao Wei in the past few days?"
"Returning to my lord, my subordinates have just received rumors that Gao Wei was attacked on the way to Kyoto, and his whereabouts are unknown now."
"Attacked?" Zhang Hanchen's face changed, and he said, "Going to the capital at this time, isn't it a living target? Why are you so stupid!"
Tian Gang lowered his head and dared not speak.
Zhang Hanchen was silent for a while, and said: "Send an order to search for Gao Wei's whereabouts secretly, and ensure his safety."
"Yes, my subordinates obey."
The corner of Zhang Hanchen's mouth curled up into a sneer, and he said, "Didn't the third prince spread the word today that the young man escaped ten miles northwest of Ningcheng? Then send someone to go another ten miles and search for it."
"Yes, your subordinates obey!"
"Father, I have always regarded Lian'er as my younger sister. I have never had any sexual affection for her. Even if I marry her, I will definitely not give her happiness. The cancellation of the engagement is for her own good."
"For her good? Do you know what other people will say when a woman is divorced? How do you let her marry in the future? You bastard, you are a scholar after all, and now you say such brazen words, you are a complete bastard!" Gao Qian His face flushed red from anger.
Gao Qian and Zhang Ping (Zhang Hanchen's father) are close friends, and the relationship between the two is like brothers, so they made an early marriage of their children.Because there is no daughter under his knees, only Gao Jin has a son, and Gao Qian has always loved Zhang Xiulian (Zhang Hanchen's younger sister) as his own daughter.Now that Gao Jin said such irresponsible words, Gao Qian was really angry.
Gao Jin knelt on the ground and begged: "Father, son, I beg you. I really like Ruyan and want to marry her. You can help us."
"Bastard!" Gao Qian kicked Gao Jin and said angrily, "It's shameless!"
Mrs. Gao next to her saw it, and quickly stepped forward to help Gao Jin. She was angry and distressed, and said, "Jin'er, why are you so confused? Lian'er is a lady of everyone, and she is with your childhood sweetheart, what about that peasant girl?" Comparable to her?"
"Mother, although Lian'er is good, I don't have any feelings for her. I really admire Ruyan, and I ask my mother to help me persuade my father to fulfill my son's infatuation." Gao Jin saw that Gao Qian couldn't get through, Then he turned his mind on Mrs. Gao.
Mrs. Gao looked at Gao Qian, before she could speak, she was interrupted by Gao Qian, and said: "You don't need to be a lobbyist for him, as long as I'm still alive, divorce is absolutely impossible!"
"Master, Lian Er is like my own daughter to you and me. How could I do such a foolish thing." Seeing Gao Qian's face softened, Mrs. Gao went to the table and poured a cup of tea, and served it to Gao Qian. Qian, said in a gentle voice: "Master, have a cup of tea and put out the fire. You are father and son, why make it like an enemy."
The relationship between Gao Qian and Mrs. Gao has always been very good. Although they also have a concubine, they have always respected Mrs. Gao, but they never interfere with the affairs of the inner house, and leave them to Mrs. Gao. The child is close to him, and there is no instigation and dissension several times.In Gao's family, Gao Qian could only listen to Mrs. Gao's words, which was why Gao Jin begged Mrs. Gao.
"He's not the good son you taught, so he doesn't know what is good or bad!" Although Gao Jin is not Mrs. Gao's biological son, Gao Jin has been with Mrs. Gao since he was born.
"Yes, yes, it's all the concubine's fault."
Mrs. Gao has always been gentle and easy-going when she speaks, and Gao Qian's anger has calmed down a lot.
"Master, as the saying goes, 'Family and everything prosper', now we are old, only Jin'er is the only son, what kind of character he is, the master should know well, he is smart since he was a child, and has never made a big mistake , and never let the master worry about it. Now he has passed the provincial examination and won the Juren, and he will be able to go to Beijing to take the exam next year. If he enters the top three, it will be a great event for his ancestors. Why do you bother him at this time? .”
"It's because I distracted him, it's because he didn't live up to it!"
Seeing that Gao Qian was angry again, Mrs. Gao said quickly: "My lord, if you want to solve this matter, you have to go beyond regretting the marriage. Why do you bother to break the friendship between father and son?"
Gao Qian was taken aback for a moment, and then asked, "What do you mean by Madam's words?"
Mrs. Gao said with a smile: "It is inevitable for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Since Jin'er likes it, she can take it as a concubine. But there is a premise that Jin'er must be named on the gold list next spring. Carry people through the door. What do you think, my lord?"
Gao Qian made sense when he heard it, looked at Gao Jin who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "Did you hear Madam's words clearly?"
Gao Jin hesitated for a moment, then said, "Thank you, father and mother."
Gao Jin thought that the matter was settled, so she happily went to Ruyan and told her about it, but she saw that Zhang Hanchen found Ruyan before him. Jin felt jealous, and thought that Zhang Hanchen's disregard of their brotherhood and hooking up with his beloved woman was a betrayal of him, so she hated Zhang Hanchen in her heart, and secretly vowed to get Ruyan.
Gao Jin intentionally or unintentionally disclosed Zhang Hanchen's private meeting with Ruyan to Zhang Xiulian, and let Zhang Ping know through her mouth that Zhang's father and son made a big fuss.But what Gao Jin didn't expect was that Zhang Ping couldn't hold back Zhang Hanchen, so he let go and promised Zhang Hanchen to marry Ruyan as his wife.
Unexpectedly, Gao Jin saw that Zhang Hanchen was about to marry Ruyan, so he became malicious and deceived Ruyan out under the guise of Zhang Hanchen.Putting drugs in Ruyan's food not only violated/offended Ruyan, but also designed to make people bump into her.
Ruyan's reputation was ruined, so she had to reluctantly leave Zhang Hanchen. After several unsuccessful attempts to die, she was taken into Gao's mansion by Gao Jin.Zhang Hanchen didn't want to give up Ruyan, and couldn't accept her who was already unclean, so he could only drank his sorrows every day, and had a grudge with Gao Jin ever since.
Before entering the house, Gao Jin accepted the concubine first, causing Zhang Xiulian to cry every day, depressed in her heart, and soon fell into a serious illness, and died soon after.
Zhang Hanchen loved Zhang Xiulian the most, and Zhang Xiulian's death completely enraged him. He tried to seek quarrels several times, but in the end, nothing came of it.The irony is that after Gao Jin became a Jinshi, she married the daughter of the servant of the household department, who is now Mrs. Gao.And he kept saying that the Ruyan he liked, since he got it, he abandoned it like a shoe, and after leaving him a son, he passed away.
"After that, Zhang Hanchen became a general, Gao Jin became a civil servant, and both of them took office in Liaoyuan. They were apparently safe with each other, but in fact they were always fighting each other. It was only Gao Jin and Sun Yi who joined forces, and Zhang Hanchen was unable to support himself, which led to today's situation. "
Fu Nanling smiled sarcastically, and said: "It turns out that Master Gao and Master Zhang still have such a wonderful past. But this is a good excuse for Master Zhang to shirk. It is also because he can't protect himself that he let the matter of Liaoyuan go. Mrs. Gao, your words are worth nothing more than a human life."
Mrs. Gao was anxious, and said quickly: "Don't worry, my lord, the prisoner hasn't finished talking yet."
Fu Nanling took a sip from his teacup and frowned slightly.Seeing this, Xiao Lizi hurriedly went to change the tea, and before leaving, he did not forget to take the teacup in front of Ji Linglan as well.
Fu Nanling nodded in satisfaction, and said, "Oh? Then, Mrs. Gao, please continue."
"The reason why Zhang Hanchen was manipulated by Gao Jin is also because Gao Jin held his handle."
Fu Nanling and Ji Linglan looked at each other and asked, "What is the reason?"
"In the 12th year of Zhaoming, Lan Kingdom invaded Jiaocheng, an important border area, and Master Liang Heliang led the order to support him. At that time, Zhang Hanchen was only a lieutenant general. During a battle between the two armies, Master Liang was seriously injured and was knocked off his horse. It was Zhang Hanchen who risked his life Rescue people. Because of this, Master Liang trusts Zhang Hanchen very much, often discusses with him about the war, and praises him in the battle report. But Master Liang does not know that the person he trusts is only thinking of putting him to death .”
Ji Linglan, who had never spoken, couldn't help asking curiously: "Zhang Hanchen has an enmity with that Mr. Liang? Why did you put him to death?"
Mrs. Gao waited for a while, and seeing that Fu Nanling didn't stop him, she replied: "It's just because Mr. Liang blocked his way. As long as Mr. Liang is still alive, Zhang Hanchen's promotion path will be far away."
Ji Linglan asked suspiciously: "How could this be? Didn't Mr. Liang appreciate Zhang Hanchen more? With his recommendation, Zhang Hanchen's promotion path will be faster."
Fu Nanling explained to him: "Ah Lan didn't know something. At that time, Liang He was the commander of the Liaoyuan capital, and Zhang Hanchen should be his deputy. There is an unwritten rule in our court, that is, in the official position Before retiring from office, the deputy will not be promoted, unless the emperor specially promotes him."
"So that's the case." Ji Linglan nodded thoughtfully, and asked, "Then how did Zhang Hanchen kill Liang He, and how did Gao Jin know about it?"
Mrs. Gao continued to reply: "Although Mrs. Liang was seriously injured at that time, it was only a flesh wound. It was supposed to recover after a period of recuperation, but the fact is that Mrs. Liang's condition has not improved for a long time. He died without treatment."
Hearing this, Ji Linglan frowned slightly, and guessed: "Is there something wrong with the army doctor?"
Mrs. Gao said flatteringly: "Your Excellency is wise. Zhang Hanchen bribed the army doctor and let him tamper with Master Liang's medicine. As a result, Master Liang's condition did not improve at all, but got worse and worse. Finally, he died."
"There is only one doctor in the army?"
"There were two of them, and one of them was shot and killed by the enemy when the two armies were fighting."
"If this is the case, it will be much more convenient for the doctor to move his hands and feet. Increasing the dose of the medicine, or letting Mr. Liang eat food that conflicts with the medicine, can make the condition worse." Regarding this point, no one present is more serious than Ji Linglan. learn.
"What your lord said is very true. After the doctor succeeded, he thought that Zhang Hanchen would keep his promise, but he didn't want him to kill people to silence him. Fortunately, he was fatal and was saved. The person who saved him was Gao Jin who was buried next to Zhang Hanchen. Therefore, Gao Jin is very clear about this matter, and Zhang Hanchen has been suppressed by Gao Jin for many years because of this."
"Where is that doctor?"
"It's at the Xinglin Medicine Shop in the east of the city. He is the shopkeeper there. In order to hide his whereabouts, his face was destroyed and he changed his name to Han Lin."
Fu Nanling looked at the Yingwei at the side, Yingwei understood and took the order to leave.
Fu Nanling asked with interest: "How does Mrs. Gao know this?"
"Although Gao Jin is not a good person, she is pretty good to me. She rarely hides things from me." When Mrs. Gao said this, she did not call herself a 'criminal woman', but used 'I', which shows that she is in a different mood. How complicated it is, it can also be seen that she has no feelings for Gao Jin.But for the sake of her youngest son, she had to do so.
Fu Nanling nodded, and said: "Madam Ruogao's words are true, this news is indeed worthy of one's life."
Mrs. Gao breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the words, and said, "Thank you for your kindness, my lord."
"Who else do you want to say?"
"My lord, let me say." The woman with a pretty face responded quickly.
"Okay, then tell me what do you know?"
The woman hurriedly said: "My lord, Gao Jin has killed someone before."
"Gao Jin killed a lot of people, I don't know which one you are talking about?"
"Liu Ji, it's Mr. Liu. That night I... the prisoner heard with his own ears that he ordered Lin Xiao to poison Mr. Liu."
Ji Linglan couldn't help but asked aloud: "Do you know what kind of poison he poisoned?"
The woman shook her head and said, "I don't know, they never mentioned it."
"Liu Ji was killed by Gao Jin, everyone knows about it, it seems worthless." Fu Nanling's tone was full of regret.
The woman said anxiously after hearing the words: "My lord, the prisoner also knows a secret. The Ruyan Madam mentioned did not die of illness, but was killed by Gao Jin."
"Oh, why is that?"
Seeing that Fu Nanling seemed interested, he quickly said: "That's because Ru Yanhuai's child is not his, but someone else's."
"Anyone else?" Ji Linglan was startled, and then guessed: "It can't be Zhang Hanchen, right?"
The woman nodded hastily, and said: "I really didn't know the prisoner before, but just now I heard Madam mention the past, I'm sure Gao Wei must be Master Zhang's own flesh and blood."
Calling herself "I" for a while, and "the criminal woman" for a while, this woman is obviously not as stable as Mrs. Gao, and she is a woman with no intentions.
Ji Linglan asked in surprise: "Gaowei? You mean Ruyan's son is Gaowei?"
The woman said with certainty: "Yes, Ruyan's son is Gao Wei."
Ji Linglan and Fu Nanling looked at each other, and said, "Madam Gao, do you know the secret passage in Gao's mansion?"
Mrs. Gao nodded without the slightest hesitation. Now that the point has been reached, he has nothing to hide.
"Clearly, in Gao Jin's study, there are two passages, one leading to the Sun's residence, and the other leading to the chief envoy's office."
Ji Linglan then asked: "Apart from this, does Madam know other secret paths?"
Mrs. Gao shook her head and said, "These are the only two things the prisoner knows."
"Does Mr. Gao have an outer room, or a private house?"
"There are two private houses, one is in the east of the city, and the other is in the south of the city. As for the outer room, there should be none. If he wants any woman, he can bring it back to the mansion. Prisoners have never restricted such things. "
Fu Nanling nodded in satisfaction, and said: "Okay, I have gained a lot today, if what you said is true, I will keep my promise."
"Thank you, sir." Mrs. Gao and Mrs. Mei Mei kowtowed their heads one after another.
The woman on the right has a sad look on her face. She is not a high status in the high manor, nor is she the most favored. She has limited knowledge. Seeing that the two of them got their wish, but she is powerless. Thinking about her daughter, she couldn't help crying Get up and say: "My lord, I beg your lord to be lenient and let the little girl go. The criminal woman will be a cow and a horse in the next life, and she will repay my lord's great kindness."
Fu Nanling picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, said: "I have something to say first, if I can share valuable news, I can satisfy your wishes. What do you want to say?"
"The prisoner...the prisoner's status is humble, and she doesn't understand Gao Jin's actions..." The woman couldn't think of any valuable information, so she knelt on the ground and kowtowed, crying: "My lord, I beg you, the prisoner, please let the little girl go, she is only seven years old, please..."
Fu Nanling frowned slightly, waved his hand and said, "Take it down."
After Fu Nanling's words fell, two Eagle Guards came in from the door, together with the previous Eagle Guard, they ignored the woman's pleas and forcibly took her down.
Seeing this, Ji Linglan frowned slightly, but didn't say much after all.
Fu Nanling, who had been paying attention to him all the time, naturally saw everything in his eyes, and said, "Ah Lan blames me for being cruel?"
Ji Linglan shook her head and said, "That's not true, it's just that I can't bear it."
"Then why didn't Ah Lan intercede for her?" Fu Nanling knew Ji Linglan very kindly, he thought that Ji Linglan would speak for the lady, but in fact he didn't, he was very curious.
"Although I don't know much about the laws of the court, I also know what will happen to the charge of conspiracy to rebel. Although you are a prince and have a high status, you still have to listen to the emperor. Such a charge can save two children. It's not easy, what else do I have to say?" Even though he said so, Ji Linglan would also feel uncomfortable when he thought about the blood flowing into rivers afterwards.
Xiao Lizi on the side couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief, and he liked Ji Linglan even more.
Fu Nanling raised the corner of his mouth, and said with a smile: "Alan, how can there be such a good person as you in this world?"
"Where am I?"
After all, there was nothing she could do, Ji Linglan sighed in her heart.
Fu Nanling said solemnly: "Anywhere is fine, in my heart no one can compare to Ah Lan."
Ji Linglan smiled and said, "What is Ah Ling going to do with Zhang Hanchen?"
"Keep it for now, let them bite the dog."
"A Ling means that Zhang Hanchen will attack Sun Yi?"
Fu Nanling said with a smile: "Ah Lan, talking to you is a peace of mind, and it will be clear."
Regarding Fu Nanling's rainbow farts from time to time, Ji Linglan said that she was already immune, saying: "In Zhang Hanchen's view, Gao Jin held his handle, and Sun Yi, who was in the same rank as Gao Jin, probably also knew about it. If we want to completely eliminate Hidden dangers, Sun Yi must also be eliminated. A Ling, I have never figured out one thing, why didn't you interrogate Gao Jin? He has a grudge with Zhang Hanchen, which can disintegrate his power. Zhang Hanchen is the main force, so he should resent Zhang Hanchen. I wish Zhang Hanchen would die with him."
"Gao Jin is dead."
Ji Linglan said in surprise: "Dead? When did it happen? Why didn't I know about it?"
"On the day you were taken away, Gao Jin committed suicide by biting her tongue."
"Killed himself by biting his tongue? After being arrested for so many days, he didn't even think about committing suicide. Why did he choose that day? Did anyone go to the dungeon that day?"
Fu Nanling smiled sarcastically, and said, "Yes, our Master Zhang has been there."
"Zhang Hanchen? It seems that he made some agreement with Gao Jin, so he is willing to die. Before that, Gao Jin has been arrested for so long, why didn't Ah Ling interrogate him?"
"After interrogation, he admitted that Liu Ji and Li Heng were murdered by him. He also admitted that he was greedy for the relief money five years ago. He just didn't mention the old grievances between him and Zhang Hanchen."
Ji Linglan frowned slightly, and suddenly said, "The reason why he didn't mention anything is that he was waiting for Zhang Hanchen to find him on his own initiative. Then he would have the capital to negotiate with Zhang Hanchen to reach some kind of agreement."
"Alan is smart, I didn't even think of it."
"You don't come here." Seeing Fu Nanling's eyes open and talking nonsense, Ji Linglan couldn't help but rolled her eyes, and suddenly a thought flashed through her head, and she said, "No, that doctor with the army is in danger !"
"Zhang Hanchen's daring to cooperate with us in arresting Gao Jin shows that he already knows the identity of that person, and he has not taken action for a long time, because he has long been evacuated, and our appearance is his chance to turn around. The person may have been arrested as early as the night of the operation. was killed."
Ji Linglan was stunned, and then asked: "Since the root of the disaster has been eliminated, why did Zhang Hanchen go to the dungeon to meet Gao Jin? And Sun Yi, didn't Zhang Hanchen intend to let him escape?"
"At that time, I was the one who came forward to arrest Gao Jin in person, and all the people I used were Eagle Guards. Zhang Hanchen had no room to intervene and could only let him go. My sudden order caught him off guard. He wanted to go back to the barracks to eradicate dissidents, and he also sent People kill people to silence them, just in case he can only choose to release the water first, and report to Sun Yi, so that he has a chance to escape."
Suddenly, Ji Linglan followed Fu Nanling's train of thought, and said, "If you let Sun Yi go, he won't have the chance to speak. As long as he kills people while we are fighting Sun Yi, then he will go on from now on." Then he can sleep peacefully. And he went to see Gao Jin in the dungeon, not to negotiate with him, but to inform Gao Jin of the news that Gao Jin would commit suicide, probably because his hope was shattered. This Lord Zhang really has a good plan."
"Isn't it? Turn us around."
In the previous life, Zhang Hanchen was the only surviving official in the Liaoyuan case. He didn't die of illness until Fu Nanling succeeded to the throne. It can be said that he was the only winner at that time.
A person hurried in from outside the door, knelt down on the ground, and said: "This subordinate sees the master."
Fu Nanling asked lightly, "Did you find him?"
"Returning to the master, I didn't see anyone in the medicine shop. I asked the neighbors in the neighborhood, and they all said that the medicine shop hadn't opened for several days, and there was no sign of the shopkeeper."
Ji Linglan couldn't help asking, "What's unusual in the medicine store?"
"The medicinal materials in the pharmacy are scattered, especially in the backyard. It seems that there has been a fight."
Ji Linglan then asked: "Have you ever found blood?"
"Never."
Fu Nanling waved his hand and said, "Go down."
"Yes, my subordinates obey."
Ji Linglan looked at Fu Nanling, and said with a wry smile: "Sure enough, as you expected, Zhang Hanchen really killed people. However, let's go to the scene to see."
Fu Nanling was startled, then smiled and said: "Alan, it's already night, if we want to go, we should go tomorrow, we should go back."
Ji Linglan looked at the sky outside, and then she came back to her senses, and said: "I forgot the time. However, Ah Ling should let someone guard the two private houses first, and we will go and have a look together tomorrow. "
"Okay, I'll listen to A Lan."
Inside the Zhang Mansion, Zhang Hanchen was dealing with official business in the study, when there was a knock on the door, he said, "My lord, I have something to report."
Zhang Hanchen paused, closed the memorial in his hand, and said, "Come in."
The door was pushed open, and a man walked in, about 30 years old, with a burly figure, holding a steel knife in his hand, came to the front of the hall and saluted: "Subordinate Tian has just met you."
Zhang Hanchen asked bluntly: "But is there any movement over there?"
"My lord, this evening, the Third Prince took people to the Gao Mansion, and among them was the young man who ordered people to search for them in the past two days."
Zhang Hanchen frowned slightly, and said, "Go to Gaofu? What's the matter?"
"Return to your lord, the third prince ordered Mrs. Gao and Gao Jin's other two concubines to be interrogated."
"Oh? Interrogation of Mrs. Gao?" Zhang Hanchen frowned more and more, and said, "Do you know what you asked?"
"The subordinates don't know. Since Gao Jin's death, the guards in the dungeon have become stricter, and no outsiders are strictly allowed to enter, and the subordinates cannot approach."
Zhang Hanchen nodded thoughtfully, and said, "Is there any whereabouts of Gao Wei in the past few days?"
"Returning to my lord, my subordinates have just received rumors that Gao Wei was attacked on the way to Kyoto, and his whereabouts are unknown now."
"Attacked?" Zhang Hanchen's face changed, and he said, "Going to the capital at this time, isn't it a living target? Why are you so stupid!"
Tian Gang lowered his head and dared not speak.
Zhang Hanchen was silent for a while, and said: "Send an order to search for Gao Wei's whereabouts secretly, and ensure his safety."
"Yes, my subordinates obey."
The corner of Zhang Hanchen's mouth curled up into a sneer, and he said, "Didn't the third prince spread the word today that the young man escaped ten miles northwest of Ningcheng? Then send someone to go another ten miles and search for it."
"Yes, your subordinates obey!"
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