Song of Burying Snow

The guards in the palace got the order, so they went to Xu Ping's house to look for Xu Ping, but after going there for half an hour, they didn't bring Xu Ping back, it was the guards who came back.

"Where is Xu Ping? Why didn't the two of you bring him?" Huan Zang asked when he saw the guards returning empty-handed.

"Reporting to the emperor, I took people to Xu Ping's house, but found that Xu Ping's house was dressed in white and plain onyx. That Xu Ping had hanged himself at home last night." The head guard replied.

"Xu Ping committed suicide last night?" Huan Zang asked suspiciously, then turned his eyes and asked the chief guard: "Then did he leave a suicide note or something?"

"Yes, I have already brought the suicide note." The chief guard took out Xu Ping's suicide note from his pocket, and an eunuch immediately came to take it and presented it to Huan Zang. Huan Zang read it, but his expression was unclear .

"Zhan'er, was it also Xu Ping who went to find a place to build another courtyard for you?" Huan Zang put the suicide note on the shore, but turned his head to the side and kept talking to Huan Zhan, who seemed to have something to say.

"Exactly, he also said... He also said that he paid the money for the son-in-law's construction of the other courtyard, but he didn't expect that the land was confiscated by him." Huan Zhan seemed to finally have time to speak, and immediately stepped forward.

"Then do you know what is written in the suicide note?" Huan Zang picked up the suicide note again and raised it.

"I don't know, my father, please show me." Huan Zhan felt a little uneasy, and felt that the content of the suicide note was related to him.

"This Xu Ping's suicide note said that he was instructed by others to deliberately confiscate the land of the Zhou family. The purpose was to leave you with an excuse to be criticized by others. Qun, it’s just that he didn’t expect that there would be such a big murder in the future, all the ministers died, and yesterday he heard that the case would be tried by me personally, knowing the seriousness of the matter, he was afraid of hurting his family, so he committed suicide.” Said Wan Huan Zang turned his eyes to Wang Qun who was still kneeling on the ground.

"My humble minister has wronged my humble minister, how dare my humble minister have the guts to frame the eldest prince, your majesty's lesson, your majesty's lesson!" After hearing Huan Zang's words, Wang Qun felt that the sky was about to fall, and kowtowed repeatedly.

"I don't know if you have the guts, but no one will use their own life to frame you!" Huan Zang threw the suicide note in front of Wang Qun.

"My minister is really wronged, my minister... my minister..." Wang Qun suddenly raised his head, looked around, and finally looked at the second prince Huan Qing. Suddenly, his mind got hot and he wanted to say that he was ordered by Huan Qing. But seeing Huanqing's robe sleeve flicker, holding something in his hand, but it belongs to the only son of the family, he swallowed the words when he came to his lips, and sat down on the ground suddenly.

"Come here, take Wang Qun into the sky prison first." Huan Zang didn't want to listen to Wang Qun's words anymore, so he ordered directly. Seeing Wang Qun being taken away, he said, "Masters, you still have something to play. Let's retreat!"

People who are officials more or less understand the truth of the point. Since the emperor said to retreat at this time, it would be in vain for other people to entangle him. Therefore, as soon as Huan Zang said that, all the ministers also chose to leave the court. Shut up, as long as there is really nothing to do today, then the morning will be over.

After Qi Qigong sent Huan Zang away, all the ministers also left the court one after another. Huan Yu was going out with other ministers on the way out of the palace, but he heard someone calling him from behind, turned around, and it turned out to be the eldest prince Huan Zhan. "Brother, what's the matter?"

Huan Zhan stepped forward and walked side by side with Huan Yu: "Why didn't the third brother speak at the court today!"

"Brother Emperor, what do you think I can say?" Huan Yu raised an eyebrow at Huan Zhan.

"But..." Huan Zhan hesitated to speak.

"Things have to be done step by step, why should Brother Da Huang be so impatient." Huan Yu smiled.

"It's true to say so, but today only one Wang Qun fell, so it's not of much use to me." Huan Zhan frowned.

"Brother, please be safe and don't be impatient. Although only one king Qun was defeated today, he was charged with disregarding the law and judging unjust cases. Don't forget, he was the one who interrogated Qiao Minglie. That's it, what did he do?" Is the news that comes out worthy of trust?" Huan Yu continued to smile.

"The third brother is right, so can Minglie still be saved?" Huan Zhan suddenly thought of Qiao Minglie, if he killed Qiao Minglie and said that he was deceived by others to kill someone, then his stigma can be cleared, I'm afraid his Life is also in danger.

"Brother Big Emperor, Guard Qiao is loyal, and I want to save him too, but if I save him, Brother Big Brother's reputation will be irretrievable." Huan Yu sighed.

"Then shall I just watch Ming Lie die?" Huan Zhan asked anxiously.

"There are some things that no one can do. In order to make a major event, please mourn the big brother!" After speaking, Huan Yu took the lead to leave the palace a few steps away, but Huan Zhan was still where he was. He didn't move for a long time, his face was full of Grief sad.

Two days later, Huan Zang pronounced the verdict in court. Wang Qun, as a minister of the Dali Temple, knew that he violated the law. The middle officials colluded with each other with the intention of damaging the prince's reputation, but because he had committed suicide and could not be convicted, he was sentenced to confiscate his property. Qiao Minglie, as the eldest prince's guard, saw that money was blind, and killing the ministers of the court was also a capital crime. If the person is not found, the matter will not be pursued further for the time being, and it will stop here.

With the imperial decree, the person who should be convicted is convicted, and the decision is settled. The eldest prince Huan Zhan knew that Qiao Minglie's life would not be saved, so he wanted to see him one last time. He brought food and went to the prison to personally serve Qiao Minglie. On the cloth, but full of sorrow, unable to speak.

"Master, don't be sad. This subordinate's life was saved by the master. Now that I can use this life to repay the master's reputation, it is worth living." Compared with Huan Zhan, Qiao Minglie seemed much calmer.

"The person I trust the most is you, but I can't keep you, how can I not be sad and grieved." Huan Zhan said with a choked voice.

"It's because the subordinate did not act well and was framed by others, but in the current situation, there is no other way." Qiao Minglie said as he fiddled with the food in the bowl a few times with his chopsticks, then suddenly raised his head and said to Huan. "It's just that before the subordinate leaves, he still needs to remind the master."

"What?" Huan Zhan asked.

"Beware of the third prince." Qiao Minglie's eyes darkened and he said to himself.

"Third Brother?" Huan Zhan was puzzled.

"This subordinate has thought a lot in prison these days, from having an inn, to the trip to the north, to the recent events, the more I think about it, the more I feel that the third prince is not simple," Qiao Minglie said seriously.

"In fact, sometimes I also feel that the third brother is not as simple as the surface." Speaking of this, Huan Zhan also expressed the feeling in his heart a long time ago.

"So wait for the subordinate, the master must take care of himself." After Qiao Minglie finished speaking, he began to eat the bowl of Chinese food without saying a word.