Spring dyed pear blossoms

"Because of me?" Meng Qiucheng became more confused the more he listened, "What does this have to do with me?"

Jin Xi looked up at Meng Qiucheng, hesitating, "She already knows your identity. She was the one who instigated the emperor's urging of the marriage that day. Later, when you rejected the marriage, she was sure."

Meng Qiucheng's knuckles were a little tight, "Hmph, are you testing me? Is she trying to report on me?"

Jin Xi shook her head, "No, she hopes that you will leave the capital, the court, and the emperor as soon as possible. She also said that if you don't leave, you will regret it for the rest of your life."

Meng Qiucheng thought about this sentence, but couldn't comprehend it. "Dong Concubine has been able to stay in the harem for so many years, only because of her status as a queen, not because of her good-looking skin. It is still difficult to tell whether this person is an enemy or a friend. In the future, you should be more on guard against her." Right! By the way, does the person who saved you last time have any clues?"

"The most suspicious one is Lu'er."

"Why her?"

"When she entered the palace, she was a dancer in the palace. We performed dances together in front of the palace. Later, she was assigned to the file with me. How can there be such a coincidence in the world. The dancers and maids in the palace are strictly divided. , without your arrangement, it would be very difficult for me to go to the file. I don’t believe that there is no one behind Lu’er.”

"Oh, I didn't expect you to analyze things now, and you are more and more like me. Is this called, marry a chicken as a chicken, marry a dog as a dog?"

Jin Xi reached out and beat Meng Qiucheng's chest lightly, "You are the dog!"

Meng Qiucheng grabbed the hand with a light smile, "Okay, don't talk about it, so that my little beauty won't be shy. Since you know Lu'er has a problem, have you ever checked her details?"

"I've checked. In the past few days, I used an excuse to go to the archives and asked some court ladies who were friends with Lu'er. It turned out that on the night I was assassinated, Lu'er went to the latrine in the middle of the night because of a stomachache. He didn't go back to rest for a long time."

"Do you know who Lu'er is?"

Jin Xi paused slightly, she already had the answer in her heart, but she didn't want to say it.

Meng Qiucheng said for her, "King Liang is also very thoughtful, and he is thoughtful. He specially sent someone to protect you secretly. But since he knows that someone has harmed you, he naturally knows who the person who harmed you is. I heard that King Fucheng chose a good marriage for Wei Yuanhao, who was the daughter of Prime Minister Zhang.

Well, this matter has become clear.It's nothing more than I was worried that my son fell in love with someone he shouldn't like, so I wanted to kill people, and my son wanted to save others, and you alone affected two big shots! "

Meng Qiucheng looked at Jin Xi's face, and said deliberately, "Liang Wang is devoted to you, and I'm afraid he doesn't care so much about that Miss Zhang. Since he protects you so much, marrying him is not bad. result."

Jin Xi gave Meng Qiucheng a blank look, "Yes! King Liang is handsome and charming, no matter what others say, he is always sincere to me. If I marry King Liang, I will be a princess in the future and live a life without worrying about food and clothing. , It's really fun. You don't have to worry about it all day like you are now. Master Meng, don't you think so?"

Hearing the anger in these words, Meng Qiucheng hastened to please, "Don't, I was just kidding with you. If anyone dares to rob me of his wife, I will kill him off."

Jin Xi's tone was cold, and his face was slightly angry, "Master Meng is really cruel, he can do the thing of cutting off children and grandchildren, what else can't be done?"

"Hey, for you, little beauty, I can do even more extreme things. Little beauty, you have a lot of adults, so don't care about a villain like me. I shouldn't be quick to talk, I shouldn't be so tempting. I know I was wrong, can't I?"

Jin Xi's face is angry, but she is obviously jealous, and there is already a hint of sweetness in her heart.

"I will investigate clearly about Lu'er. Now that the princess is protecting me, no one dares to mess around. However, King Fucheng wants to kill me by Chu Xi's hand. I am worried that this matter will also be related to Fu It's related to becoming a king."

Meng Qiucheng withdrew his smile, and said coldly, "There are more and more people involved, which means that some people must have been planning for that incident for a long time. No matter who it is, I will not let this culprit go. More than 400 lives were lost, even if they were hacked into pieces, he still couldn't figure it out."

……

Within a few days, the news that Fang Jinzhong's son forced Meng Qiucheng's cousin to death spread in the streets and alleys of Chang'an City.Fang Jinzhong was helpless, so he went to Meng Qiucheng's mansion to ask for an interview with a heavy gift.

Meng Qiucheng looked sad, with tears in his eyes, and pushed away a plate of gold on the table with one hand, "Master Fang, my cousin is young, and she was forced to death by Mr. Ling just like that when she first came to the capital. In any case, I Do justice to my poor cousin.

Killing for life is justified.If the murderer is not punished, I will write to the emperor and ask the emperor to try the case himself.Mr. Fang, I understand that you can't bear to make the young master suffer.But who would pity my cousin?She died so innocently, doesn't Master Fang feel any guilt?

Mr. Fang should take these things back!Although I, Meng Qiucheng, can't be regarded as an upright official, I still know the pain of losing a loved one.If this money can buy back my cousin's life, but this person can't be brought back to life, so what's the use of this money? "

The more Meng Qiucheng talked, the more sad he became, and then he ordered Master Zhou to see off the guests.

Fang Jinzhong knew that Meng Qiucheng was difficult to deal with, but he did not expect that he would refuse the gold for such an ugly cousin.He was also very sad, if this matter really went to the emperor, he would not be able to take advantage of it.

After thinking about it, he stepped forward again and said, "Master Meng, my Fang family has been passed down for nine generations, and now I have only one son. If he dies, I will not be able to survive. As long as Mr. Meng spares the son, I will definitely repay you well in the future.”

Meng Qiucheng laughed secretly, she just knew that Fang Jinzhong was the one who indulged Fang Jian the most, and it was precisely because of this that she started with Fang Jian.She put away her tearful eyes, and her eyes turned cold, "Hmph, Mr. Fang is eager to protect his son, I understand that. But killing someone for life, even if I sue the emperor, I am justified."

Fang Jinzhong saw Meng Qiucheng's recalcitrance, his face darkened, "Master Meng is really going to take my son's life, and Fang Jinzhong and Mr. Meng will definitely be at odds. When the time comes, whoever loses wins, hmph, maybe."

Seeing that Fang Jinzhong was cornered, Meng Qiucheng said harsh words, and then smiled, "Master Fang said, in fact, I don't want to embarrass Young Master Ling, but my cousin is too pitiful.

In fact, you and I are officials in the same dynasty, so why kill each other?

Mr. Fang is in charge of the treasury gold and silver, so he must have reaped a lot of benefits!There is a lot of money seized in the private salt case and the money seized from Prince Yong's Mansion, but the treasury has been empty.Mr. Fang knew where the money went.

Oh, I have always had special feelings for Yinzi.It's only because I had such a miserable childhood that I'm so greedy now.Mr. Fang has amassed a lot of money by himself, if he can bring me a piece of the pie, I will naturally not pursue Mr. Fang's affairs. "

Fang Jinzhong sneered, only now did he understand. "It turns out that Mr. Meng's cousin is just a bait to lure me into the bait. Hehehe, Mr. Meng is really clever!"

"Nowhere, compared to Mr. Fang, this official is far behind. I don't know anything, I only want one thing. That is silver. With silver, I don't need anything .Even this life can be given up.”

Fang Jinzhong thought for a moment, then glanced at Meng Qiucheng again, "I, Xu Rong, should think about it carefully. After three days, after three days, I will definitely give Mr. Meng a satisfactory answer."

Meng Qiucheng cupped his hands and smiled, "That's great! Don't worry, Mr. Fang. In the past few days, I will take good care of Young Master Fang. Mr. Fang, please think carefully."

Fang Jinzhong's hands hidden in his sleeves were clenched tightly, his expression dark.Not at all like that timid and fearful appearance, his eyes swept across Meng Qiucheng's body viciously, and he flung his sleeves away.

Just as Meng Qiucheng sat down, Master Zhuang appeared from behind the screen.

"How are things going?"

"I asked a lot of people, but they didn't know that woman. This woman seemed to appear out of thin air, and deliberately lured Fang Jian to take the bait."

Meng Qiucheng nodded, "This woman is a decoy, but if it wasn't for this woman, I wouldn't have thought of starting with Fang Jian. This is someone deliberately reminding me."

Master Zhuang was also confused, "Who wants to help us?"

"Heh, is there a king in the whole world? With such a corrupt official in the court, who else do you think can hate Fang Jinzhong so much?"

Master Zhuang pondered for a while, then he couldn't help but be dumbfounded, "Your Majesty?"

"Now everything is inextricably linked together. From entering the palace, King Fucheng did not want King Liang to have feelings for Jinxi, so he sent Chu Xi to find someone to assassinate him. He obeyed Fucheng Wang Yan, and Chu Xi was still the informer back then.

King Fucheng and Zhang Shuli have always been in harmony with each other, but this time they got married suddenly.Heh, it is absolutely impossible that Liang Wang and that young lady agree with each other.

As for Fang Jinzhong, he seemed timid, but actually shrewd.But on his own, he would never dare to covet the money of the state treasury, there must be someone instigated behind it.And who this instigator is, will be known tonight.

Lord Zhuang, no matter how much you pay, you must find out the result tonight. "

Master Zhuang knew that she wanted to fight back.Immediately nodded, "I will not disgrace my life!"

Crisis is everywhere outside the palace, and inside the palace is also turbulent.

Wei Anrong was sitting in the Qinghe Hall, holding a string of jade Buddha beads in his hand, closing his eyes and meditating.

Xia Lian came in quietly from outside, and suddenly saw that Wei Anrong had got up, she seemed surprised.

"Princess, you woke up so soon? It's just past noon, why don't you sleep a little longer?"

Wei Anrong opened his eyes and stared at Xia Lian, the light in his eyes was unpredictable.

"Princess, I will make you a pot of tea!" Seeing that Wei Anrong didn't speak, Xia Lian stepped forward to fetch the empty teapot on the table.

Wei Anrong reached out to stop her, "Don't bother!" She raised her head slightly, and glanced outside the door, "Where did you go just now?"

Xia Lian paused in her heart, "Servant, servant went to the imperial dining room and explained the evening meal."

"Really?"

Xia Lian became even more nervous when Wei Anrong asked, "Yes, it's true."

Wei Anrong's eyes were as cold as ice, "Jin Xi, come in and tell her where she just went."

Jin Xi lowered his head into the hall, glanced at Xia Lian, and frowned.The princess had given her a chance just now, but she gave up the chance herself.

She didn't want to say it at first, but if such a person stays with the princess, it must be a hidden danger.

After thinking about it carefully, Jin Xi lowered her head and said softly, "Xia Lian just went to Yongde Gate."