People who think I'm ugly are so sweet

The one who came to the Shen family was Shen Xueyi, the eldest son of Shen Guogong, who was considered an outstanding member of the Shen family, but he had already held an important position in the Ministry of Criminal Justice in his [-]s.With a livid face, Shen Xueyi passed the crowd and walked directly to the side of Shen Zixian's body. He didn't say hello to his immediate superior, lifted the white cloth to take a look, and then immediately closed his eyes.

Shangguan's father said tentatively: "Young Master Shen, Brother Ling..."

Shen Xueyi raised his hand and interrupted him, "Master Shangguan, I just want one thing - the names of all the people present at today's wedding banquet."

Shangguan father and son looked at each other, Xie Qingshen stood up and said: "Shen Xueyi, Master He Lan is still here, it's your turn to give orders?"

Shen Xueyi didn't even look at Xie Qingshen, and turned to He Lanchun: "Master Shangshu, the victim is Xueyi's younger brother, so Xueyi Yuezu will take charge of this case first, and afterwards Xueyi will ask the emperor and queen mother to ask for his guilt." After finishing speaking, He Lanchun didn't wait. Responding, he said: "It is not too late to investigate the case. Since the young masters are all here, please go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice and have a cup of hot tea first. Xu Ergong, Xie Sangong, Lin Xiaogong, Shangguan, please."

The few people who were named did not move, Lin Luo sneered and said: "Without the Holy Majesty's decree, you dare to take people? Does Mr. Shen think that there is only one Duke Shen in this world!"

"That's right," Xie Qingxin said with righteous indignation, "Xilu is an official ordered by the imperial court after all, so you just took it as you please?"

Shen Xueyi's eyes became sharper, "I will take the emperor's will. Shen advised the young masters not to waste any more time and go back to the Ministry of Criminal Justice with Shen. After Shen's questioning, you can go home early " He glanced to the side, and several people dressed as headhunters immediately walked to Xu Xilu and the others, "Young masters, please stop."

Xu Xilu and others were "invited" to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Shen Xueyi was concerned about their identities, so he did not interrogate them like ordinary prisoners.He brought the four of them to the reception hall of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and served a pot of hot tea, as if he really invited them to drink tea.

The first one to be taken away was Shangguan Shen, and the other three stayed in the front hall, guarded by Shen Xueyi's cronies, and they would politely invite them back as long as they took half a step out of the front hall.

Lin Luo, the proud son of heaven, was of noble birth. When had he ever been insulted like this, he was extremely angry at the moment, "The Shen family is so rampant, and the Empress Dowager is so protective of her shortcomings, has the entire court really become the hall of the Shen family? !"

Xu Xilu frowned, "Young Master Lin, be careful with your words."

Lin Luo took a deep breath, sat down beside Xu Xilu, and was so angry that he didn't want to talk anymore.Xie Qingxin comforted him, "Don't worry, Lord Jingguo will definitely enter the palace to face the saint after he knows the news, and the emperor will definitely not sit idly by. Xilu, don't you think so?"

Xu Xilu said: "Your Majesty has been ill for a long time, and the young prince will decide all the big and small matters in the previous court."

"Isn't that better?" Xie Qingshen said, "Based on your relationship with the young prince, the young prince will not only rescue us, but also scold Shen Xueyi. It makes me happy to think about it."

Xu Xilu shook his head, "I'm afraid things are not that simple."

In the meditation hall, the ambergris was slowly burning.Song Yanqing fed Song Yanche the medicine, handed the empty bowl to the maid beside her, and said softly, "Brother, do you want to sleep a little longer?"

The high fever for several days drained the last trace of strength from Song Yanche's body.He nodded lightly, his cheeks were flushed from the smoke, "You should go back to rest earlier, I have worked hard for you these days."

"Brother Huang knows that I have worked hard, so I should get better soon." Song Yanqing seemed to complain, "I will go crazy if I look at the mountain of memorials in the Qinzheng Hall."

Song Yanche tried to smile, but couldn't help coughing lightly.When he recovered, Song Yanqing gently put him down, "Brother Huang, go to sleep."

After Song Yanche closed his eyes, Song Yanqing stood by his side for a while, and then retreated lightly. As soon as he walked out of the inner hall, he saw Liu Jinzhong coming towards him in a hurry, "My lord, my lord—there is a big problem!"

"Shh, keep your voice down." Song Yanqing turned around and looked back at the dragon bed, seeing that there was no movement inside, she said, "What's the matter?"

Liu Jinzhong lowered his voice and said, "Master Shen Qi, it's gone."

"Shen Zixian, are you gone?" Song Yanqing thought she had heard it wrong, but seeing Liu Jinzhong's face, she knew it was true. "Why not?"

"Mr. Shen Qi went to attend the wedding banquet of Mr. Shangguan and Miss Yao, but someone smashed his head and died in the rockery in the back garden of Shangguan Mansion."

Song Yanqing digested the news very quickly.Shen Zixian died in the Shangguan's mansion, and today is the day when the Shangguan's family will hold a wedding, most of the people present are old members of the Xie Party, I am afraid that the coming bloody storm will be even more tragic than when Xie Ji died back then. "Does the Queen know about this?"

"Go back to the lord, the queen mother just found out, and now she is rushing to the Palace of Qinzheng." Liu Jinzhong said, "My lord, do you want to inform the emperor about this?"

"No need." Song Yanqing said without thinking, "Brother Huang needs to rest, let alone Shen Zixian died, even if he comes back to life, he can't disturb Brother Huang because of him. You stay here, my king Go to Qinzheng Hall."

As soon as Song Yanqing arrived at the Hall of Qinzheng, Empress Dowager Shen hurried over with the support of Bai Zhi. "Qing'er, Qing'er—" Upon hearing the news of her nephew's death, the usually calm Empress Dowager Shen also panicked. fainted..."

"Mother, don't worry."

"How can the Ai family not be in a hurry?" Seeing that Song Yanqing looked quite calm, Empress Dowager Shen could not help but blame, "Qing'er, you are not in a hurry at all? Zixian, he is your brother!"

Song Yanqing wanted to say that she didn't want to have a younger brother like Shen Zixian at all, but considering her mother's mood, she swallowed the words back, "I haven't figured out the ins and outs of this matter. Don't worry, my mother, I will definitely find out the truth." , and won’t let Shen Zixian’s death be unclear.”

"Who on earth has the courage to do such a cruel thing to Zi Xian!" Queen Mother Shen said angrily, "The Ai family must have skinned that man!"

"Empress Dowager, Prince." The eunuch of Qinzheng Palace came to report, "Shen Guogong, Mr. Shen, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Mr. He Lan, please see me."

Empress Dowager Shen said: "Please come in Master Shen quickly."

"Wait." Song Yanqing said, "Did they come together?"

"Go back to the lord, just as Master Shen arrived, Master He Lan came."

Song Yanqing thought for a while and said, "Let Mrs. He Lan come in first."

Empress Dowager Shen was puzzled and said, "Qing'er, why are you doing this?"

"Mother, I have my own reasons for doing this."

He Lanchun led the eunuchs into the hall, and just about to salute, he heard Prince Duan say: "There is no need to be too polite. Master He Lan came here for Shen Zixian's case?"

"Exactly. To tell you the truth, the minister came out of the Shangguan Mansion." He Lanchun elaborated on the information he had so far, "Besides Mr. Shen Qi, there was also a brothel woman who suffocated to death. The two died tragically. And... disheveled."

Song Yanqing raised her eyebrows lightly.He once asserted that Shen Zixian would die on the bed if he didn't restrain himself, but now it seems that he was half right.

He Lanchun took out a folded square handkerchief from his arms, "Now, the body of Mr. Shen Qi has been brought back by the Shen family. I found this thing at the scene of the crime."

Empress Dowager Shen leaned out, "What is it? Come and show Aijia!"

The eunuch took the square handkerchief from He Lanchun, opened it and presented it to Empress Dowager Shen.Song Yanqing only glanced at it, and then was stunned—how could the seal he bestowed on Xu Xilu appear here?

Empress Dowager Shen picked up the seal and looked at it for a moment, her expression changed, "Qing'er, could this be..."

Song Yanqing was full of thoughts for a while, and many possibilities flashed in his mind.But whatever the truth, he couldn't let Xu Xilu be involved. "This thing belongs to my son." He said, "A few days ago, my son accidentally lost this seal and searched in many places to no avail. I didn't expect it to appear in Shangguan's mansion."

He Lanchun thought thoughtfully: "Could it be that the murderer happened to pick up the prince's seal and accidentally left him in the Shangguan mansion? In addition, the prince, Shen Xueyi, the servant of the punishment department, personally went to the Shangguan mansion and took down Lin Luo who was present. Xie Qingshen, Shangguan Chen, Xu Xilu and others..."

Song Yanqing, who was drinking tea, put down the cup abruptly. He used too much force, and the saucer was split in two, "You said Xu Xilu... who will take it down?"

He Lanchun said solemnly: "Returning to the prince, Shen Xueyi threatened to interrogate all the people present, and the four young masters happened to be present, so they should bear the brunt of it."

Song Yanqing's face sank, and he swept the broken teacup viciously, and smashed to pieces on the ground, "Who told Shen Xueyi to do this? He made such a self-assessment, did he take the emperor's brother, the king? Put it in your eyes!"

The eunuchs and maids who were waiting on the side did not dare to show their anger, He Lanchun immediately knelt down, "My lord, calm down."

Empress Dowager Shen said coolly: "Qing'er, you were not in a hurry just now, why did you become so angry when you heard that the four young masters were taken to the Ministry of Punishment?"

Song Yanqing's face can almost be described as horror, "Xu, Xie, Lin, and Shangguan are all from the upper and middle of the capital. He, Shen Xueyi, has no evidence and no evidence. He takes people when he says he wants to take them. Even the king has never said anything." , is it possible that you really think that the surname of Shangjing is Shen?!"

"Qing'er!" Empress Dowager Shen stood up abruptly, and said harshly, "What nonsense are you talking about! Xueyi brought those four young masters back to the Ministry of Punishment, it was just a routine interrogation, after the interrogation, they would naturally be released, there is nothing wrong with that !"

"Prince, Empress Dowager." The eunuch in charge said tremblingly, "Master Shangguan, Lord Jingguo, Lord Lin, and Xu Shangshu asked for an audience; Duke Shen, Lord Shen also came to urge him twice, requesting to meet the Empress Dowager as soon as possible."

Song Yanqing smiled coldly, pointed to the outside of the hall, and said, "Oh, this is 'nothing wrong'?!"

He Lanchun said: "My lord, do you want to order the Ministry of Punishments to release you?"

Empress Dowager Shen and her two sons are always loving and filial on the surface, no matter what they are on the inside.She had never seen her youngest son so furious, and there was a bit of anger in her surprise.She has always been strong, and she doesn't want to lose her momentum at this moment. She knows that as long as she backs down a step, the Shen family will be forced to take a big step back. "No need." She straightened up and said back, "Pass down the Yi family's decree, Shen Xueyi is fully in charge of the case, and can interrogate anyone who died with Zi Xian, no matter his surname is Lin or Xu."

There was silence.

"Mother," Song Yanqing said word by word, "Brother Huang is letting the ministers take charge of the court, not you."

Empress Dowager Shen said lightly: "Qing'er, you are still too young and inexperienced in some things. It is only natural that the Ai family will help you a little."

Song Yanqing stared at the Empress Dowager Shen for a while, her voice was as cold as ice, "What the empress mother thinks, I don't care about it. But if Xu... If the four young masters are wronged at all, this king will make the Shen family pay back ten times!"