Chapter 248 Lingnan Secret Letter, What Happened to Lu Yan?

The mansion of Jiang Guogong, a large family that had lasted for hundreds of years, collapsed, and half of the officials in the court were implicated. For a time, the government and the public were shocked.

As for Chu Lingxiu, although there was no substantial evidence to prove that he was involved in Jiang Guogong's affair, the emperor still banned him for a month after borrowing his name and wooing courtiers.

Chu Lingxiu had no objection to this, and he did not dare to have any objection.

By the time the matter was settled, it was almost noon.

The emperor asked Shen Yi'an and Wu Liehou to help investigate the matter thoroughly, and then asked all officials to withdraw from the court, leaving only a few people.

He was really tired after working hard all morning.

Marquis Wu Lie agreed, but Shen Yi'an knelt down to plead guilty, "Your Majesty, in the past case of the Qin family, I served as an assistant in the trial, but failed to detect a single trace, which resulted in the entire Qin family being wronged. Please forgive me."

The emperor sighed softly. He was well aware of the situation back then. Duke Jiang was so powerful, and there was sorcery in southern Xinjiang involved. It was impossible for Shen Yi'an, a marquis who had just inherited the title, to do anything.

But seeing the shame on Shen Yi'an's face, the emperor still gave him some punishment, "Marquis Yining is right. If that's the case, then I will fine you two years' salary and order you to work with Marquis Wu Lie to thoroughly investigate Jiang Guogong's case. Clean up the court and make meritorious deeds."

Shen Yi'an's eyes turned red. He never expected that the emperor's punishment would be so light. "I accept the order."

However, after the words were spoken, Shen Yi'an still did not stand up, "Your Majesty, I have another unkind request."

"But for Qin Luan?"

Shen Yi'an nodded, but heard the emperor whisper: "Don't worry, although Qin Luan sounded the Dengwen drum as a guilty minister and made a declaration of life and death, I am not a person who can't distinguish between right and wrong. The Qin family has been wronged "Since Qin Luan is the only bloodline left in the Qin family, how can I bear to let the Qin family die?"

Then he looked at Qin Luan and said, "I will post the imperial list and clear your Qin family's name. The Qin family, which has been sealed off for many years, will be opened again. If you want, you can move in at any time."

After saying that, the emperor stood up and bowed in the direction of Qin Luan, "Qin Luan, I am sorry for your Qin family."

The nine clans of the Qin family, totaling a thousand people, were all implicated due to the grievances of the common people.

Years of grievances were finally clarified. Tears kept falling from Qin Luan's eyes, and he thought silently in his heart: Dad, mother, my daughter has finally sought justice for the Qin family. Have you seen it with your own eyes in Jiuquan?

However, facing the emperor's bent head, Qin Luan knelt down directly, "Your Majesty's move has broken Qin Luan's heart. Your Majesty is willing to clear the name of the Qin family. Qin Luan is grateful. Father, if you know, I will be pleased." I did not follow the wrong monarch."

These few words are all from the bottom of my heart.

The emperor stood up, but his eyes were slightly red, and his voice was as soft as a whisper, "But I... am not a good emperor."

After calming down, the emperor sent everyone back, leaving only Chu Lingyuan alone.

…

After coming out of the meeting hall, Zhou Xian was taken to the prison by Marquis Wu Lie and ordered to be strictly guarded.

There are many things involved in the Gu insect matter, and they must not take it lightly.

Shen Yi'an looked at Qin Luan with concern, "Girl of the Qin family, after today's incident, I'm afraid the prince and queen will not let it go. Why don't you stay in my house temporarily?"

Today Qin Luan sounded the Dengwen drum, and the Jiang family's many years of sins were exposed, resulting in the destruction of the three Jiang families. Although he deserved the crime, Shen Yi'an was afraid that the queen and the prince would blame Qin Luan.

Qin Luan smiled and said, "Qin Luan appreciates the kindness of Marquis Yining, but Qin Luan is used to living in that small house, and there are young children at home, so it is not suitable to run around. If the Marquis is worried, he will send some people to covertly Protect me."

Shen Yi'an nodded, agreeing to Qin Luan's proposal.

Wu Liehou interrupted, "Leave this matter to me. I will also explain it to the patrol guards of the city guard. I will definitely pay more attention to the girls of the Qin family."

Although Marquis Wu Lie was not involved in the grievances of the Qin family, he could not help but feel sad and wanted to be a little biased towards Qin Luan.

Qin Luan leaned forward slightly, "Qin Luan thanked Marquis Wu Lie for his concern."

After leaving the palace gate, Shen Yi'an asked the coachman of the Yining Marquis Mansion to send Qin Luan back, while he got on the carriage of Marquis Wu Lie.

Wu Liehou glanced at Shen Yi'an secretly, but did not refute.

It's not that Shen Yi'an is pleasing to the eye, but that he simply doesn't want Qin Luan to suffer the cold.

On the carriage, Shen Yi'an poured a cup of tea for Wu Liehou in a very sensible way. The latter snorted lightly, but still took it.

Because of Xie Ling's incident, Wu Liehou and Shen Yi'an have never been very good at dealing with each other.

Shen Yi'an had a smile on his lips, "Before I was framed by King Duan, Lord Lao begged for me in front of His Majesty. I haven't had time to thank Lord Marquis for this kindness, why don't I invite Lord Marquis to have lunch later? "

Wu Liehou snorted again: "Whoever wants you please!"

Seeing the looseness in Wu Liehou's eyes, Shen Yi'an gave him a step down, "I insist on inviting you, is this okay?"

Wu Liehou then picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Now that Xie Ling is doing well, it's really time for him and Shen Yi'an to put an end to their past feud. They can't always make it difficult for Xie Ling to be in the middle.

…

It was already afternoon when Shen Qing and Lu Yan got the news.

After a full day and night of heavy snow, it finally stopped, and Lu Yan led Shen Qing to enjoy the plum blossoms in the garden.

"To be able to escape unscathed from all this filthiness, Chu Lingxiu may have had many calculations over the years."

Lu Yan raised his lips slightly and held Shen Qing's fingers tighter. "The royal family is ruthless. I'm afraid Chu Lingxiu has been prepared for the truth to be revealed from the beginning. As for Duke Jiang, he was indeed a big worry in the eyes of His Majesty in the past few years, but as the status of Duke Jiang's mansion has become higher and higher in recent years, Duke Jiang's defense has become more and more relaxed, otherwise he would not be caught off guard like this."

People, once they get more, their ambitions will become bigger, and then they will become more and more unscrupulous.

When the unscrupulousness develops to the point of doing whatever they want and being self-righteous, it is time to fall to pieces.

"Duke Jiang's mansion has collapsed. Is there any movement from the Queen?"

Lu Yan shook his head, "No, it seems that she has recognized the situation and completely given up on the Jiang family."

The Queen is a smart person. At this juncture, whether it is blood relatives or brothers for many years, it is better to be prudent and protect themselves.

As long as Chu Lingxiu's position as the crown prince is not taken away, the Queen can always sit firmly in the palace.

Shen Qing couldn't help but sigh: "The queen is the master of the six palaces, the mother of a country, and her bearing is indeed extraordinary."

This sentence is a compliment and a mockery.

It is precisely because of this steadiness that the queen can sit firmly in this position, but it is also because of this position that the queen has to give up many things. The mother's family and family affection are far less important than power.

As the two walked, the snow on the ground made a crisp "crunching" sound from time to time, and Shen Qing's voice came from it, "By the way, has father sent a letter back these days?"

It has been two months since Lu Tingyu left, and he only sent a letter back when he first arrived in Lingnan at the end of August.

Lu Yan paused, and chuckled after a moment: "No, maybe it was too snowy and it couldn't be sent back for a while."

Shen Qing responded lightly, and a complex look flashed in his eyes when he lowered his eyes.

It snowed again at night.

Seeing that Shen Qing was already asleep, Lu Yan placed Shen Qing aside, then tiptoed to get dressed and get out of bed, and walked out the door.

The extremely subtle sound of the door opening was heard, and Shen Qing, who had just fallen asleep, suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Lu Yan's back, with an inexplicable look in his eyes.

As soon as Lu Yan came out of the room, Li Ze walked over quickly and took out a secret letter from his arms.

Lu Yan walked to the corridor and opened the envelope, and the contents instantly came into his eyes.

The letter was not long, only one page, but Lu Yan read it for half an hour and couldn't come back to his senses.

His fingertips were already cold, and his face looked pale under the moonlight.

Things were exactly as he expected.

Li Ze stood not far from Lu Yan, and felt that Lu Yan's aura was getting colder today, much colder than the cold night.

Li Ze didn't know the content of the letter, but he could guess that it was related to Lingnan.

That's right, this letter was sent from Lingnan, and the sender was the head of the Mo family.

Could it be that something happened in Lingnan?

After a long time, Lu Yan, who had been standing there, finally moved.

He didn't go back to his room, but strode towards the opposite room.

Li Ze was very puzzled, what happened to Lu Yan?

At this moment, Li Ze suddenly felt a gaze behind him, turned his head and saw Shen Qing standing in a hidden place in front of the door, and he didn't know how long he had been watching.