Chapter 455 Chapter 456: Murder and silence
“Catch him,” Song Yunzhao said, “Don’t alert others, just let Qin Wanyi know.”
Hong Xiu responded and hurried to reply.
Song Yunzhao was a little curious about what Qin Wanyi would do this time.
She didn't dare to call it a dragnet, but it was also surrounded by four walls. It was not easy for Qin Wanyi to break free, not to mention that there was Xu Ji waiting for her.
After Concubine Shu captures the person, they will interrogate him secretly. Naturally, the bait must be released before the interrogation. Song Yunzhao thought that Qin Xiyue must not pretend that nothing happened this time.
The people Taifu Qin left for her will only be used less and less. If they are all taken in this time, it will be more difficult for her to do anything in the future, so she will definitely take action.
What’s more, there is An Shutong.
Song Yunzhao was afraid that Qin Xiyue would be suspicious of his appearance, so he became more and more reclusive.
On the other side, Feng Yi didn't care about Jin Cuiyuan's affairs. He was sitting behind the imperial desk. Wang Ke, the leader of the shadow guards, came in and handed over a secret letter. The letter was sealed with burnt wax. There was a crease on the envelope, which could be seen. The person who returned from sending the letter must fold it close to his body and put it back.
Feng Yi took out a small silver knife, the blade polished to a sharp edge, and gently cut open the roasted meat, and a thin piece of letter paper fell out.
After reading the letter, Feng Yi's face darkened and his eyebrows furrowed tightly.
Wang Ke didn't dare to say anything when he saw him, and stood aside with his eyes lowered.
Since Feng Yi proposed to re-measure the fields in various places last time, various factions in the court have been turbulent, and the old ministers and the new nobles have been fighting against each other. Even now, the court is still in a commotion because of this matter.
The old courtiers clung to the old rules, fearing that the new deal would bring instability, fearing unrest and harming their own interests, while the younger courtiers were determined to make progress and determined that the abuse of land by corrupt officials and their privacy must be eradicated as soon as possible and re-measured. The extra land in the future must be returned to the imperial court.
Feng Yi was attacked by two factions, and the disputes in the court became more and more intense during these days.
However, he never imagined that things were more serious than he expected. Afterwards, wealthy gentry from all over the country came to Beijing to bribe court officials with large sums of money in an attempt to stop this incident.
Feng Yi held the secret letter with his slender fingers and glanced at Wang Ke.
Wang Ke immediately stepped forward and lit the fire fold. Feng Yi placed the letter on the flame. The flame immediately jumped up and swallowed up the paper in an instant, leaving only ashes on the ground.
Wang Ke silently cleaned up the ashes. He raised his head inadvertently and saw that the gentleness and humility in His Majesty's eyes disappeared at this moment, revealing the original color.
"Your Majesty, Princess Fukang has always been cautious in doing things. Even if those people bring money to her door, they will return without success." Wang Ke couldn't help but said something.
Feng Yi leaned back on the chair, his body covered with a layer of cold and careless relaxation. He looked at Wang Ke and said, "Keep an eye on the princess mansion."
“Yes.” Wang Ke bowed his head and responded.
Feng Yi sneered. The relationship between his sibling and Princess Fukang was indeed deeper than that of other siblings, but faced with the temptation of heavy profits, he was not sure what choice Princess Fukang would make.
If Princess Fukang is really involved in this matter, then don't blame him for ignoring the relationship between sister and brother.
At this moment, Feng Yi remembered Yun Zhao’s expression when he mentioned his sister, and he immediately resonated with it.
Some emotions, at a certain moment, for people, in addition to emotions, there are many other things mixed in, which deeply threaten people.
Feng Yi was busy until midnight, and then he felt a little tired. When he got up, he remembered that he had not eaten dinner yet.
Feng Yi was indeed a little hungry, but strangely had no appetite, but for the sake of his health he still went to eat something. While eating, he remembered that Yun Zhao had always told him that the biggest thing in the world was eating. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but curl his lips and smile, and the chill in his eyes slowly dissipated.
Song Yunzhao didn't sleep well that night. She had a dream all night. A dog kept chasing her and ran all night. Who else could be in a good mood?
Song Yunzhao's face looked ugly early in the morning. She had been chased by a dog all night. Now her eyes were drowsy and her complexion was not good. She wished she could fall back to sleep again.
But she couldn't sleep.
Feng Yunjin handed over the message and wanted to come over. She cheered up, had breakfast, washed and packed up. Feng Yunjin had already arrived over there.
Song Yunzhao couldn't help but feel happy when he looked up and saw Feng Yunjin, and said, "Why, you didn't sleep well last night?"
Hearing this, Feng Yunjin glanced at Yun Zhao’s face and said, “Mother, did you not sleep well last night?”
"Don't mention it." Song Yunzhao waved her hand. She didn't want to mention the dog that had been chasing her all night. "What's the matter with coming here so early?"
Hearing this, Feng Yunjin immediately returned to the topic, "It was Concubine Shu who asked the concubine to deliver a message. There is indeed something going on with Qin Wanyi."
Song Yunzhao was mentally possessed at this moment, "What did she do?"
“Arsenic was found in the dinner of the detainees last night. This is obviously an attempt to silence the prisoners.”
"Kill and silence?" Yun Zhao's voice suddenly rose three degrees. She thought Qin Xiyue wanted to save people, but she didn't expect that she wanted to kill.
"Yes, fortunately, Concubine Shu is well prepared. The food must be inspected every time before it can be eaten. Otherwise, there will be no proof, and there will be nothing we can do no matter what we ask." Feng Yunjin sighed and said.
“Is An Xiaoyi here?” Song Yunzhao asked again.
"An Xiaoyi has been following Concubine Shu. Concubine Shu couldn't come over to talk to her about this, so she let me go." Feng Yunjin said.
Song Yunzhao nodded, "What is An Xiaoyi's opinion on this matter?"
“An Xiaoyi said that killing people and silencing them is really cruel, and the person who poisoned them must be caught. Now they have started to investigate the people who could get close to the dinner last night.”
“What else has An Xiaoyi done?”
“An Xiaoyi exported a picture album to Concubine Shu, and circled a lot of names. A few of them were closely related to the Qin family.”
Song Yunzhao breathed a sigh of relief. An Shutong is indeed a highly intelligent female supporting character, the one who almost killed the heroine in the book.
“The people in the circle are all locked together?”
"No, they are held separately. The person who almost had an accident last night was the person who was held in the most remote room."
“I understand.” The corners of Song Yunzhao’s lips raised slightly, “Is there any movement over Xu Ji’s side?”
"Yes, last time Xu Ji handed a letter in, but Qin Wanyi didn't respond. This time a letter came in. Do you want to see it?" Feng Yunjin said as she took out a letter from her sleeve and handed it over. .
Song Yunzhao was really curious. He reached out to take it and took a look at it, and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
“Xu Ji wants Qin Wanyi to go around and take her back to Jincui Garden. She really dares to open her mouth.” Song Yunchao sneered. He didn’t know whether he was brainless or too confident.
The second update is complete, hey, my little cuties.
(End of this chapter)