Chapter 107(1/2)
Mu Tinglan's expression was a little heavy. After handing the token to General Mu, nodded, "My uncle may not know that Lord Liu also found such a token in Sun Pingzheng's mansion." Mu Tinglan said, "I also learned from the people around Sun Pingzheng that Sun Pingzheng is also related to the fact that Sun Pingzheng was at the border."
Upon hearing this, Dingyuan Hou Mansion's face changed, "Is it true?"
"Although the person may not believe everything he said, it should not be wrong." Mu Tinglan said, "It's just that the man said that the order given by Sun Pingzheng was just to make his brother disabled both legs. He wanted his brother to die, and someone else." The person who wanted his brother to die should be the third prince or the Zheng family.
So at the beginning, were there two groups of people trying to attack Mu Lingheng?
A chill flashed in Dingyuanhou's eyes. Who is it?
"Did the general find any clues?" asked Dingyuan Hou.
Upon hearing this, General Mu's eyes flashed slightly, but he shook his head, "I haven't found it yet."
Dingyuan Hou looked at General Mu, and he felt intuition that he didn't believe it when he heard this, but after reading it for a while, he couldn't see any flaws in General Mu's face. Dingyuan Hou could only give up, but he thought in his heart that after he went back, he would definitely have to ask someone to investigate the original matter well. "Isn't this token and Sun Pingzheng the clue?"
There is also that old kid, now it can be said that there are three clues.
There was a moment of silence in the hall, and suddenly Liu Qi rushed in from outside.
"I have met General, Marquis, Young Master, Miss."
"Uncle Qi, what's wrong with you?" Mu Lingheng asked, looking quite anxious.
"General, young master, what happened just now came from the Heavenly Prison, Sun Pingzheng committed suicide due to his crime." Liu Qi said.
He also knew that Sun Ping was a key figure, so he was so anxious.
"What? Was he dead? When did it happen?" General Mu suddenly stood up and asked.
Liu Qi nodded with a dim face, "It should have died in the morning and was only seen an hour ago."
Did you die in the morning? Didn’t it take several hours to go?
"Are all the people in the prison dead? No one appears?" Dingyuan Hou asked angrily. If it appeared immediately, he might be able to learn some news from Sun Pingzheng or save the person, but now the daylily is cold.
Mu Tinglan frowned, "Uncle Qi, did Sun Pingzheng really commit suicide?"
Hearing this, several people looked at Mu Tinglan, "What does Nannan mean?" Someone killed Sun Pingzheng and then created the illusion of him committing suicide fearing crimes?
Mu Tinglan shook her head. She was not sure about this. However, "If Sun Ping wanted to commit suicide fearlessly, she committed suicide from the beginning, how could she wait until now?"
This key point is that the private salt case has been closed, and the official silver case is confirmed to be done by Sun Pingzheng and others. The rest is about private weapons, and the weapons and official silver are considered together. Sun Pingzheng is the most critical figure among them. He himself should be very clear about it. So if he wants to commit suicide, he will do it at the beginning, rather than waiting until now.
Now that the case of private weapons has not been found, Sun Pingzheng committed suicide because he was afraid of the crime. It is inevitable that people would preconceive that the master of private weapons was also him. Private weapons were originally a serious crime, and the ones they created were weapons from Western Chu and the northern borders. This can be regarded as treason. Treason is to destroy the great crime of the Nine Gates. Anyway, they are going to die, so Sun Pingzheng simply committed suicide, so he would not have to watch his family beheaded for himself.
General Mu and the others could still think of this, so their expressions became even more ugly.
I thought Sun Pingzheng was also a clue, but now he is dead.
"Have anyone ever met Sun Pingzheng recently?" General Mu asked.
"Apart from the sixth prince Liu and others who were in charge of the case, no one has ever been to the Tianzhu." Liu Qi asked. The people who were detained in the Tianzhu were important criminals, and not everyone could get close to them. Even the prince had to have a token or the emperor's will.
"If you go and inquire, I don't believe that Sun Pingzheng will commit suicide. Also, Lord Wang and the others will also check it out." General Mu said.
This is to doubt Lord Wang and the others. Yet, they should indeed doubt it. After all, Lord Zhou is from the third prince, while Lord Wang is from the second prince. It is possible for these two people to kill Sun Pingzheng for the sake of their own master.
As for the sixth prince, the sixth prince is not on General Mu's list of suspicions. After all, the sixth prince may be the one who most hopes that Sun Pingzheng will live well, so that he can use Sun Pingzheng to deal with the second prince or the third prince.
As soon as Sun Pingzheng died, the sixth prince was probably unhappy and angry.
But in fact, although the Sixth Prince was angry and unhappy, it was a pity. It was a pity that such a person who could use it died.
The Sixth Prince naturally would not believe that Sun Pingzheng committed suicide, but there is really no evidence to pull Sun Pingzheng to the second or third prince, and it is a pity that the second or third prince escaped such a disaster.
But unfortunately, the sixth prince still felt that he should be happy. After all, this incident, the second and third princes suffered huge losses.
And according to the information he received, it seems that Lord Zheng is very worried about money now.
"Mrs. Zheng and the others are raising money everywhere now. I heard that they have pawned many treasures." said the man in black standing below.
"Haha, although they are just doing it, they have just lost so many people and have a lot of money. Now they are going to bleed again. Tsk tsk, it is a pleasure to say no matter what." The Sixth Prince said, "I guess the third prince is going to vomit blood in anger."
"It's just that, the third prince may directly confront the general's mansion." said the man in black.
"What's the matter? Originally, the General's Mansion belongs to the father's side. It is impossible for the Third Emperor and the others to win over the General's Mansion. Unless something really happened to General Mu, and Prince Mu and Prince Anping are no longer there. The General's Mansion is in the hands of Mu Zilin and others. "The Sixth Prince said, "But at that time, was the General's Mansion still the General's Mansion still the same?"
Surely not.
"Besides, the General's Mansion will never be in peace with the Third Emperor's Brothers." The Sixth Prince said again, "Don't forget what happened before."
The man in black was stunned, and then suddenly remembered the love story, "It's because my subordinates thought too much."
"But then again, it's almost time to go and see Princess Anping now." The Sixth Prince said, touching his chin.
"master?"
The sixth prince raised his hand and signaled, "No obstacle." Even if he wanted to meet Princess Anping, he would not be able to come directly, but if he met by chance, it would be fine.
There are many people who are angry and happy when Sun Pingzheng dies. After all, Sun Pingzheng talks about the life and death of people from two factions, so when Sun Pingzheng dies, the second prince and the third prince all secretly breathe a sigh of relief and happiness.
As for Lord Liu, he was naturally angry, so angry that he had not investigated the relevant matters of the private weapon case? Sun Pingzheng died like this. What clues could he have to investigate? If the truth cannot be investigated, the emperor can let him go?
So when Emperor Jiaxuan Xuan entered the palace, Lord Liu was nervous and greeted all the eighteen generations of ancestors who killed Sun Pingzheng.
However, when he came out of the palace, Lord Liu was in a good mood, although his expression still looked very serious.
Since Sun Pingzheng is dead, many things have no evidence, so he can only do this, but he can't just give up. Emperor Jiaxuan asked Lord Liu to continue investigating secretly, but in person, he allowed Lord Liu to close the case. In this way, after working for more than half a month, Lord Liu finally had a good rest.
This result is also expected by many people. After all, many officials have been executed in the private salt case, and there are really few people in the court now. Since Sun Pingzheng is dead, this matter will be like this, so as not to cause a sensation in the court and give outsiders an opportunity to take advantage of it.
When Mu Tinglan received the news, she was accompanying Mrs. Su in Dingyuan Marquis’s mansion.
When she first came to Dingyuan Marquis' Mansion with Mu Lingheng, Mrs. Dingyuan Marquis's wife was very happy and welcomed her. However, the two brothers Su Wenxuan did not welcome her much, and her face was stinky. Mu Tinglan didn't mind much. After all, after so long, they would be unhappy and dislike her. Old Mrs. Su wanted to be tense at the beginning, but she still felt sorry for Mu Tinglan. She just hugged Mu Tinglan and shed tears after saying something. Mu Tinglan also cried for a long time. Mrs. Dingyuan Marquis's wife advised them for a long time before they put away their tears.
Later, after living in Dingyuan Marquis' Mansion for a day, although the Su Wenxuan and his brothers were a little awkward, they did not resist as much as they did at the beginning.
Su Wenxuan is the prince of Dingyuan Hou and a very famous young talent in the capital. However, he is usually very low-key. He serves in the Shenwu Army and commands a team of 3,000 elite soldiers. The Shenwu Army is the second line of defense to protect Ancheng's safety. He cannot leave the camp without the emperor's orders. Therefore, the Shenwu Army is usually raising energy, either training or training, and will only move when the emperor has instructions.
Su Wenhuan and Su Wenxuan are twins and have not entered the government. They usually either stay at home or go out to play around, so there are quite a lot of friends.
In the previous life, the General's Mansion was not not not taking action, but was unable to take action, because one year before the General's Mansion, her grandmother passed away, and her uncle and Su Wenxuan died in the battlefield. As for Su Wenhuan, she died unexpectedly in the grudges of the world, only the Chang family was left behind. However, such a huge change made Chang, a person who was originally strong, unable to bear it.
As a result, the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion completely disappeared among the powerful people in Ancheng. How could the General’s Mansion help if something happened?
She didn't know if the incident in Dingyuan Marquis' Mansion was related to the General's Mansion. She had always paid attention to the General's Mansion in her previous life and did not come to Dingyuan Marquis' Mansion many times. After all, because of her guilt, she was not close to Dingyuan Marquis' Mansion. Later, the General's Mansion collapsed and she became a brothel and was determined to take revenge after she fell into the brothel, and she had no intention of going to go back to Dingyuan Marquis' Mansion.
However, since she did it again, no matter whether the disaster in Dingyuan Marquis' Mansion was related to the General's Mansion, she would do all her strength to prevent these things from happening.
After hearing that all the matters in Xiaolinzi Village have been closed, Mu Tinglan was not very surprised. Sun Pingzheng is already dead, so this matter can only be investigated secretly.
"Are Nannan surprised?" Mu Lingheng asked.
"What's the surprise?" Mu Tinglan said, "This is much better than expected."
Upon hearing this, Su Wenxuan was a little confused, but Mu Lingheng immediately understood what Mu Tinglan meant. "But even so, there wouldn't be much peace in the court."
"How peaceful can you lose so many talents at once?" Although he was puzzled, Su Wenxuan did not ask too much, but said, "I guess there are still many good shows to watch next. The fifth prince should come back from Xichu." Adding a fifth prince would make it even more lively.
"It's better to be more lively." Mu Lingheng said. If you muddle the water, you will be able to catch fish in troubled waters.
"But why did I hear the rumors outside that Chu Ran wanted to redeem Ting Lan?" Su Wenxuan changed the subject, "Have you ever heard of it?"
Mu Tinglan and Mu Lingheng looked at each other, then shrugged. Mu Tinglan said, "I heard that I have heard of it, but I didn't see any moves in Prince Chu."
"What else do you want him to do?" Su Wenxuan frowned slightly, "Ting Lan, you shouldn't be interested in Chu Ran, right?"
"Cousin, I've changed my temperament because of Prince Chu's injury. How could I still be interested in Prince Chu?" Mu Tinglan said leisurely, "I just want to see what Prince Chu will do."
"But people outside don't think so." Su Wenxuan was a little relieved, but it was not the same thing that rumors spread like this.
"Cousin, you don't have to worry about this." Mu Tinglan said, "It's the rumor. If Chu Ran doesn't do anything, he will be self-defeating." She hoped that Chu Ran could do something so that she could know what Chu Ran's intention was.
The Duke's wife suddenly stopped her on the birthday party, looking regretful. If something had happened, Chu Ran would have done that? She probably wanted to stay away from her. Will the third prince and Su Yanran and Chu Ran's sudden change in attitudes? She has not yet investigated these.
After rebirth, many things did not follow the trajectory of the previous life, so although I knew a lot of things in the future, I didn’t know many things. But it doesn’t matter if I did this, so that things can become interesting, right?
"Just be sure of it yourself." Su Wenxuan said. He thought Mu Tinglan was an unintentional person and was very weak, but now after a day of getting along, he almost knew that what happened before was just an illusion.
However, he also disagreed with Mu Tinglan's use of his reputation to plot against the Xinyang Palace. If he had known it, his father might have gone to the General's Mansion, rather than just choosing to send gifts to someone.
"Young Master." Wei Ying quickly walked into the yard and handed the letter in her hand to Mu Lingheng. "The Zheng family seemed to be investigating the Miss's previous affairs and sent someone to Wuzhen Kingdom."
Mu Lingheng took the letter and looked at it, then handed it to Mu Tinglan. The news on the letter was that the Zheng family sent someone to Wuzhen Kingdom to investigate the matter of Xiaoyao. Mu Tinglan was about to say something, but Mo Xiang also brought news. The Zheng family also sent someone to the west of the city to inquire, and there were also people from the Duke's Mansion and the Xinyang Prince's Mansion.
"Does the Zheng family doubt Ting Lan and Xiaoyao King?" Su Wenxuan asked.
Mu Tinglan handed the letter to Su Wenxuan again, "Well, the Zheng family, the Duke's Mansion, and the Xinyang Prince's Mansion are already suspicious." She touched her chin, "This is really a coincidence." But is it really a coincidence?
Xue Yanran and Zheng Qiuyun have a good relationship, and between Chu Ran and Xue Yanran, probably Xue Yanran has known Chu Ran’s intentions for a long time, but she just pretends not to know how to hang Chu Ran.
"Ting Lan means that they have communicated with each other?" Su Wenxuan asked.
"Maybe," Mu Tinglan said, "Actually, I thought someone would have doubted it at the beginning. My appearance was very close to the time when Master Qiao appeared, and Master Qiao recognized me as his adopted daughter. If no one doubted it, that would be a strange thing." But they only knew that it was a bit late to investigate now?
"The famous King Xiaoyao is everywhere. It is shocking enough to appear suddenly. Moreover, he is moody and no one dares to provoke him." Mu Lingheng said, "So some people doubt it is certain, but if they really investigate, not many people may know it. Moreover, they would not have thought that King Xiaoyao would become a beggar."
"That's right, the Xiaoyao King of Wuzhen Kingdom is not only famous for protecting his shortcomings, being moody and ruthless, but also a person with serious cleanliness. I heard that except for his wife and daughter, even if his mother touched him, he would have to wash his hands immediately." Su Wenxuan said, "You said that such a person with serious cleanliness, how could he be a beggar?" Beggars are the most dirty and messy, and they have no place to live, and they are very good to have food and clothing. Some beggars even don't even take a bath for more than ten or twenty years. Such a bad situation is simply a disaster for a person with cleanliness, right?
Master Qiao has a cleanliness obsessed with it? Mu Tinglan shook her head and nodded again.
Sometimes it’s not wrong to pay attention to hygiene, but more often, he doesn’t care too much. He just needs to be happy. Of course, if it’s food, Master Qiao will not be so casual. If the food is dirty, he would rather go hungry. She is different. Sometimes when she is hungry, she still cares about so much? She has eaten even the buns that have been stepped on.
"If they want to check, let them check it." Mu Tinglan said, "I can't find anything."
Since I decided to conceal the relationship between her and Master Qiao from the beginning, both my grandfather and Master Qiao had made very complete preparations, and usually I really couldn't find anything.
Anyway, Master Qiao’s appearance was really different from what he is now. Master Qiao used to be a dirty old man, but now, the majestic charming Xiaoyao King, the two of them can’t connect at all.
"You mean the one from Zilanyuan gave money to the second house?"
Mu Tinglan sat on the low couch and looked at Mo Xiang unexpectedly.
She knew about Lin's family in Zilan Garden, but she didn't know much about it. She had never had contact with this person in her previous life. Even if the General's Mansion collapsed later, Lin's family was still unknown. However, as the concubine of his grandfather, Lin had to die, but she remembered that Lin did not die in the end, but lived with Mu Zilin and the others.
After returning to the General's Mansion for so long, she never wanted to meet the Lin family, and Lin family was like a transparent person without any movement. Now she suddenly gave the second house money.
"How many were given?" Mu Tinglan put down the books in her hand.
"The news came from there was one million taels." Mo Xiang said.
To be continued...