Chapter 139: Chapter 139 The Next Victim

Chapter 139: Chapter 139 The Next Victim"I was ordered to investigate the Sangpo case. After much investigation, I found that this case was actually related to Prince Yu." Xu Qi'an said with emotion.

Prince Yu glanced at him and shook his head calmly: "I have been semi-retired for a long time. It should not be an attack or slander. Tell me, what's going on?"

Although he said so, there was disapproval and contempt in his eyes. Obviously, he did not believe what Xu Qi'an said.

"More than a year ago, a monk named Henghui from Qinglong Temple had an affair with a female pilgrim. The two secretly agreed to spend their lives together and fled with a magic weapon from Qinglong Temple that could conceal her breath.

"Because the identity of that woman was extraordinary, if she did not carry a magic weapon that could conceal her breath, she would not be able to escape from the territory of the capital. "

Prince Yu, who was drinking tea with his head down, suddenly raised his head and stared at Xu Qi'an.

Xu Qi'an said: "The monk's name is Henghui. Prince Yu may not know his name, but I think he knows the girl. She is your legitimate daughter, Princess Pingyang."

Bang!

Prince Yu crushed the blue and white teacup with his head down, his face was excited and ferocious, and he said angrily: "What nonsense, what nonsense, Pingyang has been well- educated since childhood, how could she elope with a wild monk... Come on, come on, drag this thief away and chop him up!"

The guards outside the hall rushed in and surrounded Xu Qian'an. He was not panicked at all. He just felt a little emotional when he saw his old father baring his teeth and claws. Any father would be mentally broken after hearing such news.

But for Prince Yu, this was just an appetizer.

After the guards rushed in, Prince Yu, who was furious a moment ago, suddenly lost his temper and waved his hand to let the guards leave.

"Yes, I am not surprised. Before Pingyang disappeared, I arranged a marriage for me, but she strongly opposed it and said that she had someone she liked. "Prince Yu smiled bitterly:

"How ridiculous, marriage is a matter of parents' orders and matchmaker's words. How can a woman like her make her own decision? How does she know that others are not deceiving her and have other intentions for her?"

Although I don't agree with the idea of parents' orders and matchmakers' words, free love is indeed extremely fatal in this era. After all, it is not possible to break up and get back together as common sense as in my era.

Xu Qian'an nodded.

"After hearing this, I was furious and slapped her. Not long after, she disappeared. She must have been abducted by that wild man... That's what I think.

"At first, I gnashed my teeth in hatred, hated her for being shameless, and hated her for bringing shame to the royal family. But the longer time passed, the more I missed her. I just wanted her to come back, come back to my side, call me father, and I don't care about anything else."

..... Maybe you will never see her again.

From the conversation between Henghui and the legitimate son of Pingyuan Earl that night, it is not difficult to hear that Henghui was a person who died once. Henghui was like this, what about the Princess of Pingyang who eloped with him?

The endings that the woman faced were nothing more than three: one, death. Second, being taken over by someone.

The third is a combination of the first two.

"I came here not to expose Prince Yu's scars, nor to tell you who the man who eloped with Princess Pingyang is." Xu Qi'an said.

Prince Yu was stunned for a moment, then became excited. He rushed to Xu Qi'an in two steps, holding his wrist with one hand and grabbing his collar with the other hand, "Do you have any news about her? Where is she, where is she!!"

Xu Qi'an frowned.

".... I lost my composure." Prince Yu loosened his hands and took a step back. He straightened his back, suddenly bowed and said in a deep voice:

"If Lord Xu can help me find her, I owe you a huge favor. I will definitely repay you in the future."

"I came here for this matter... Has the prince heard about the case of the extermination of the Pingyuan Earl's mansion?"

"Not yet." Prince Yu was a little surprised.

"What is the relationship between the prince and the Pingyuan Earl?" Xu Qi'an asked.

"He is also one of the nobles, and we used to have frequent contacts. However, Pingyuan Bo is ambitious and unwilling to be content with the current power in his hands. He flirts with civil officials and is disliked by other nobles." Prince Yu said.

Xu Qian'an nodded and continued, "I heard that the prince almost entered the cabinet?"

Prince Yu was silent for a moment and said, "Your Majesty did have this idea last year. The cabinet is now dominated by Wang Zhenwen. Although there are other parties and Wei Yuan to check and balance, it is just barely maintaining a balance.

"I have nobles behind me and I am a member of the royal family. Your Majesty wants to support me to enter the cabinet and stir up the muddy water."

Emperor Yuan Jing is very powerful. Although he has been ignoring state affairs for many years and squandering money at every turn, he has been idle for more than ten years and still maintains a high degree of control over the court. This political strategy can be said to be perfect... Xu Qian'an asked casually:

"The prince is now resting in the mansion. Who has benefited the most?"

"The Prime Minister Wang Zhenwen, and the Minister of War Zhang Feng... Oh, that was originally my position." Prince Yu smiled helplessly.

After saying so much, he could not hide his tiredness. Xu Qiyan also knew the information he wanted to know, and stood up to say goodbye.

The horse's hooves were brisk. This young mare was first ridden by the second uncle for a few years, and now it was ridden by the nephew. Although the people above were different, it did not have any sadness and was still docile and happy.

Xu Qiyan's mood was not so light. According to Prince Yu's words, the elopement of Princess Pingyang and Henghui might be a trap in itself.

If I can't handle you, can I handle your daughter?

People who play politics, what means can't they do? This possibility is very high.

Henghui's revenge also indirectly confirmed this point.

"Who could it be, Prime Minister Wang? Minister Zhang? Or maybe both... But there is a question here. What does the struggle between the civil service group and the noble group have to do with the Sangpo case and the demon race?"

"Besides Emperor Yuan Jing, who else knows that something is sealed under Sangpo?"

"Not good, Henghui's next target for revenge is either the Prime Minister or the Minister of

War."

Xu Qian'an's heart sank, and he squeezed his horse's belly hard, riding his horse at the fastest speed to the palace city, but was intercepted at the entrance of the palace city.

"Is Duke Wei still in the palace?"

"He has been gone for half an hour. "The Yulin guards who were guarding the city replied.

Xu Qiyan immediately turned his horse around and left the imperial city. After galloping for a long time on the wide streets of the inner city, he finally saw Wei Yuan's carriage.

Hearing the sound of horse hooves approaching quickly behind him, Wei Yuan's guards looked back vigilantly and tightened their knife handles.

But when they saw that it was Xu Qiyan, they relaxed their vigilance again.

"Duke Wei, Duke Wei... I have something to report." Xu Qiyan shouted.

Jiang Luzhong heard Wei Yuan's voice coming from the carriage: "Stop."

He immediately pulled the reins and stopped.

Xu Qiyan rode his horse to the window and whispered: "Duke Wei, I have something urgent to

report."

The curtain of the window was lifted, and the old handsome man with deep features and white temples frowned and said: "When can you change your problem of intermittent

reporting?"

After complaining about Xu Qiyan, he asked: "What's the matter."

"Henghui's next target is most likely the Minister of War or Prime Minister Wang. If

something happens to these two people, you, Duke Wei, will be in trouble." Xu Qian'an said in

a deep voice.

Zhang's Mansion.

Minister of War Zhang Feng returned to the mansion in a carriage and asked the housekeeper

who came to greet him: "Where is Yi'er?"

The housekeeper replied: "He hasn't gotten up yet."

The Minister of War had a gloomy face and said: "Tell him to dress neatly within a quarter of

an hour and meet me in the study."

The old housekeeper took a cautious look at Minister Zhang's face and took the order.

Zhang Feng returned to the study, took off his robe and handed it to his attendant. He sat on the big chair, leaned back, and closed his eyes to rest.

A quarter of an hour was about to pass, and Zhang Yi, the eldest son of Zhang Feng, came in at

the right time. "Dad, what are you calling me for? "Zhang Feng's face was slightly pale, and his puffy eye bags and deep dark circles exposed his identity as a master of time management.

"Pack up your belongings and leave the capital immediately." Zhang Shangshu said what he

had considered over and over again.

"Ah?"

"Go now!" Zhang Feng's eyes were stern.

"....Okay, okay." Zhang Yi has always been afraid of his father, and whatever he says is what he

means.

With the help of the servants in the mansion, Zhang Yi packed clothes, dry food, gold and

silver and other items that are easy to carry. With more than a dozen entourages raised in the mansion, he rushed to the outer city.

Who knew that the carriage arrived at the gate of the inner city, and the soldiers guarding the gate stopped the people after asking about their identities.

"Your Majesty has ordered that officials above the sixth rank, including their families, are not

allowed to leave the capital."

.....

At dusk, Chu Caiwei, who had been having a good time in the Princess's Mansion for a day, rode to Xu's Mansion and knocked on the door of the courtyard.

"Caiwei. "Xu Qi'an has taken off his uniform and changed into ordinary clothes. Sister

Lingyue sewed them for him stitch by stitch.

The thread in the sister's hand is the clothes on the brother's body.

Chu Caiwei took out two porcelain bottles from the deerskin bag on her waist: "Eat sparingly,

the powerful pills are very expensive, one pill costs two taels of silver."

One pill is half a month's salary for me... Chu Caiwei is actually an invisible rich woman, she

has an airport at a young age... It doesn't matter whether she is a disciple of the supervisor, the main thing is to bring her up... Xu Qi'an envies this kind of "rich second generation". Although he has more than 900 taels of gold, this money is used to buy a house.

"Miss Caiwei, come in and have a cup of tea." Xu Qi'an had a bewitching smile on his face.

Chu Caiwei blushed and said, "The sun is about to set, what is your intention in inviting me into the courtyard at this time?" "

After saying that, she glared at him, held the reins, and walked away with her little butt.

Humph, no curves in front or behind, a small flat A is ridiculous... Xu Qiyan also rolled his eyes at her back and closed the yard.

After the Sangpo case is over, make a simple version of chicken essence to reward this girl.

After dinner in the main house, after chatting with the elegant and refined girl for a long time,

Xu Qiyan returned to his own yard and breathed in the house for half an hour.

"Meow~"

Suddenly, he heard the clear meow of a cat.

"The door is not locked." Xu Qiyan said. seaʀᴄh thё Novelƒire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

The door was pushed open, and a ginger cat walked in with an elegant step, its tail erected

high, staring at him with its yellow and orange cat eyes, and uttered human words:

"What did Luo Yuheng say?"

......Did Taoist Master Jinlian open the door to a new world? Or a special hobby? Xu Qian'an looked at the orange cat and said, "The Juyuan Pill has been obtained."