Chapter 394

Gu Shao said nonchalantly, “Your Majesty, Jian Li Kuang is too involved, so we can’t openly investigate him. However, I suspect him based on my own words, but it is also unfair. I think that it would be better to send someone who is trusted by your majesty and is sensitive and careful to secretly investigate to see if he is related to the smallpox matter!”

Emperor Duanhua murmured, “Then it’s better for Gu Xiang to go and do it, there is a saying that a guest does not bother two masters …”

“Your Majesty, I can’t do this!” Gu Shao reminded, “Jian Likuang’s father, Jian Lezhi, was once a political enemy of mine! I suspected Jian Li Kuang without any evidence, it was already a big deal, and I knew that Your Majesty was wise and forgiving, so I opened my mouth rashly. Now that I have to prove my suspicions, I must avoid suspicion! Otherwise, when I privately inform the Grand Princess of Jin and others, how will I convince the public?”

Lezhi is the character for Jane Ping Yu.

Duanhua emperor thought is also, think for a moment, murmured, “I think the third brother rested these days, I think the injury should be good all, is just to take over this matter! Just before the third brother caused the Jin imperial aunt displeased, this is going to check aunt and cousin, so that the imperial aunt knows, it is not likely to be angry again!”

The emperor in his mind to pull the list of commonly used people: Gu Shao to avoid suspicion; Liang Wang is not very suitable; Jian Xubai is out of the flower; Lu Yicheng involved in smallpox and has been self . Yuan Xue Pei is involved with Jian Xu Bai and his wife, and Gu Shao should avoid suspicion by excluding his own reasons; He Wen Qiong and Jin Suker and others are the only ones who look up to Gu Shao when it comes to seizing the throne. …

In that case, who should he send?

“What does Minister Gu think of my father-in-law?” Duanhua Emperor searched for a circle, finally thought of a person who felt appropriate: although it is said that Wei Xi is also under the command of Gu Shao in the seizure of the reserves, but for one thing, he is not like He Wenqiong, Jin Suko, as Gu Shao particularly warm; secondly, this is in the end the Empress’s own father, a special position.

Gu Shao did not hesitate, “Your Majesty is wise!”

He genuinely felt that Emperor Duanhua was a good candidate–Wei Xi was Empress Wei’s own father, and Gu Shao? was Empress Wei’s own son’s teacher!

With the Queen’s shrewdness, Gu Shao as long as a little through the wind past, Queen Wei naturally understand how to mention the mother’s father!

-Old rival, I’ll take good care of the miles of rivers and mountains in Darui for His Majesty, but as for you, you’d better go quietly!

Gu Shao, who dug a good hole for Jian Ping Yu, hid his body and name deeply, and walked out of the palace without any shock.

When he returned to the separate courtyard where he was staying, he saw the butler anxiously pacing in the courtyard, and when he saw him coming, he was as if he was pardoned, and rushed to meet him, saying, “Master!”

“What is it?” Gu Shao asked as he took off his soft turban and took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

“Mom Bo’s side has come with news, saying that Suzu has not been able to do anything about it, and instead cannot stop testing her, so she suspects that something has gone wrong!” The housekeeper quickly walked a few steps and took the soft turban from his hand, accompanying him into the house while reporting in a low voice, “Fang just sent someone to ask what we should do?”

Gu Shao’s face sank at the words, but there was nothing to panic about, only saying flatly, “I know! Tell her not to be in a hurry, this thing won’t be a big deal!”

“But Mother Bo suspects that the bell has voted for Lady Yan.” The housekeeper worriedly said, “If that’s the case, I’m afraid that with Lady Yan’s resourcefulness, even if she can’t guess us, she’ll still be on the alert – it’ll be hard to get her hands on it again!”

“Getting difficult then not to do it!” Gu Shao snorted, took a sip of the tea he handed him, and said peacefully, “You still really think I have to kill that Song?”

See the housekeeper is not sure why, he shook his head, “I have nothing with that Song’s and a quasi-competitive grudge, but she is also Ji Nan’s bloodline, I really killed her, back to go down to see the Ji Nan, may not have to ask for a return to the crime, in the end, Song’s family heir is thin, is the granddaughter, the Ji Nan will not be able to afford to lose. This time the reason why sent you to find thin that old slave, is just to do to Jane Li Kuang see just!”

The butler wasn’t trying to persuade Gu Shao to make further efforts to get Song Yixiao killed, he was just worried, “But if Mrs. Yan knew about this, wouldn’t she be able to not retaliate?”

“That also requires her to believe that I am the mastermind!” Gu Shao snorted, “Don’t worry, I’ve already made arrangements, this time the pot, how is also Jane Li Kuang to go back!”

The housekeeper was relieved and laughed, “If that thin mother’s side sends another person, the old slave can be directly driven out of the beatings – what is the status of the master you what status, the day-to-day management of a million things can not wait for it, the district of an old servant girl, but also dare to disturb? Simply no rules!”

… That afternoon, thin mother really once again sent people to urge countermeasures, was driven away, went back to thin mother, thin mother which still do not know, Gu Shao this is to abandon her?

For a moment, she was six-headed, “Although the eldest young lady is not like the Queen Consort’s wife who likes to take the initiative, she is no less resolute in her killing and decisiveness! If she knows that I have betrayed her, will she be able to spare me?”

Both afraid of Song Yixiao, but also hate Gu Shao, “This old thing instigated me to murder the eldest daughter, this just heard that the bells backed up, the prime minister was so timid, simply waste!”

Bo’s mother is in a hurry here, not to mention, Wei Xi’s side was very surprised to receive the mission, due to the swing in the seizure of the throne, the Wei family, although the queen, but whether it is Duanhua Emperor or Empress Wei, they are not really close to them.

Even if the last time the Empress Wei did not have a small prince before landing, Wei Xi’s wife Tian specifically went to the palace to comfort her daughter, although the relationship between the two sides greatly eased, in the end, did not all eliminate the gap.

This will be the Duanhua emperor suddenly accounted for the secret mission down – this kind of mission is generally speaking handed over to the trustworthy people to do – Wei Xi accidentally also a little bit of fear and trepidation, for fear of doing a bad job to make the two sides are not close to each other more and more snow frost.

So after thinking about it, he immediately went to find Tian, “The causes and consequences of this matter we do not know, so in the end how to investigate the method, but also need you to go to the palace, ask the next mother is!”

“But before the second prince is gone, the palace is now not allowed to go in and out casually, and I don’t know if the empress is willing to see me?” Tian was in a difficult situation, but heard the people underneath report that Wei Yinlian had returned.

Wei Yinlian came here precisely with sister message, after the face to face also not long-winded, directly said, “Sister just sent someone to send me snacks with words, said that Jane Ping Yu recently very uneasy, and now the main government of the Minister of Gu for this is very worried, so that to give His Royal Highness the crown prince lectures to be distracted! If this goes on, what if we delay the Crown Prince’s schoolwork?”

Having said that, how could Wei Xi still not be clear about the Empress’ intention?

Gu Shao as the late emperor personally set to the crown prince’s teacher, and the crown prince a glory and a loss – as the crown prince’s direct relatives outside the family, the Wei family to help who this still need to say?

So Wei Xi rolled up his sleeves and checked for two days, then went to report to Emperor Duanhua, “This time the smallpox matter is indeed related to the old Duke of Yan and Jane Li Kuang!”

He didn’t mention Jane Yiyu for the simple reason that the Grand Princess of Jin didn’t like the extra horse harnessed by the side of a team, Jane Li Kuang, but she wasn’t bad to her son, Jane Yiyu.

Since Gu Shao’s main objective was to kill off Jian Ping Yu, he would not need to offend the Grand Princess, who was highly respected by the Emperor, for this purpose.

Sure enough this result was very acceptable to Emperor Duanhua, who slapped the case and asked, “Have the causes and consequences been clearly investigated?”

“Back to your majesty’s words, I know one or two!” Wei Xi said in his heart that if it wasn’t for the sake of making up a good story, I would have known who the real culprit should be before I checked, why would it take two days to come?

Combining Empress Wei’s request and the reactions of all parties, he and his trusted staff came up with this “truth”: Jian Li Kuang favored his eldest son and disliked his youngest son, but he could not help it that Jian Ping Yu passed the title to his youngest son, which made him very dissatisfied.

So take advantage of Jane Ping Yu to return home, away from the imperial capital of the opportunity to deliberately fabricate the young son of Jane Huubai all kinds of evil deeds, in front of the old father to distort the facts, inverted black and white, the best smearing can be.

And Jane Ping Yu did not expect the son will be so pit grandson, at first not quite believe, but the grandchildren are ten years, the long days, Jane Ping Yu also really think that Jane Xubaibai is an unscrupulous fop, in order to rectify the family style, must be cleaned up the door!

“Since the old state duke is not as heartless as Jian Li Kuang, he has never thought of poisoning his full grandson.” When playing the right must take the initiative for Jane Ping Yu to clear, this is Wei Xi’s staff reminded him, of course, this is by no means for the sake of Jane Ping Yu good, but in order to prove that Wei Xi’s impartiality and integrity, absolutely not because of their own grandson of the first degree of division is Jane Ping Yu’s political opponent, on his very best to denounce him.

And also because Jian Ping Yu had once been a very important official, and had even earned the title of Duke of State – if he was the one who masterminded the use of smallpox to harm his own great-granddaughter, then if word got out, how could Lishu not question the court’s eyesight?

Tiger poison also does not eat the child it, such an inhuman old man, actually let him do over the prime minister, the court up and down the eyes are long where to go?

At this time, the top cylinder that can only be Jane Li Kuang – one to his official position is not high, and still rely on his father’s shade to enter the civil service; secondly, he has been abandoned by the Grand Princess of Jin things have long been no secret. Pull him out, neither affect the credibility of the court, also will not offend the rich and powerful, is the best!

So Wei Xi splashed the dirty water to Jane Li Kuang’s head as much as he could, “Just after listening to Jane Li Kuang’s words of incitement, I got tired of Duke Yan, and thought of finding an opportunity to submit a petition to change the title to be inherited by Jane’s third son! But as you know, Your Majesty, who in the imperial capital doesn’t know how the Duke of Yan really is? If the old Duke doesn’t send someone to the Imperial Capital, it’s not a big deal, but if he does, he’ll find out the truth if he asks around, and then how can the old Duke support Third Duke Jian to succeed the title? In that case, how could the old Duke support the succession of Duke Jian? He might even recall Jian Li Kuang to be reprimanded!”

And then logically, “Jane Li Kuang heard that the old State Duke has been in the pen to consider the table book, fearing that the truth is exposed, so the dog jumped over the wall under the dog’s anxiety, even made the murder of their own relatives and children of the family against the family!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

–Jane Li Kuang’s knees are only two sons, once Jian Xubai’s whole family is dead, Jane Ping Yu is aware of what his son has done, it can not help but to help him hide, and let Jane Li Kuang’s support of the Jane Yiyu inherited the title is not it?

The story made perfect sense up to this point – but because Wei Xi didn’t know much of the inside story, or rather he implied that the Emperor himself didn’t know much of the inside story, Emperor Duanhua heard it differently!

“Jane Li Kuang will not have such a vigor?!” After the emperor waved back Wei Xi, will be on the case of paperweight, pen mountain and other things smashed a vent, Fang sat back to the imperial chair, eyes sullen murmur, “must be Jane Ping Yu that old thing … old guy himself internal exams not repair, that year, if not for the imperial aunt to plead for leniency, but also for the future of the two cousins, how can there be so cheap to send to the post? Now actually dare to come out to haunt – really when I am good to bully?!”

He fixed his mind and summoned in the chamberlain, “Go and invite the Imperial Aunt of Jin, and say that I would like to invite the Imperial Aunt to visit the Imperial Grandmother in the palace!”