Chapter 21 The Man Behind the Scenes "Song Yanxuan!! You're looking for death!"...

Lan Mingyue was wearing prison clothes. Judging from the exposed skin, there were no obvious external injuries on his body, but his face was as pale as paper, his lips were cracked and his pupils were dilated. It was obvious that he had suffered great torture.

"Cangzhou County Magistrate Qian Chaoyuan secretly mass-produced Wushisan, schemed to distribute it in the capital through spices, and deliberately framed the Western Regions."

After reading the confession, Min Shian continued in a cold voice: "Could it be that this fellow is so used to being a local tyrant that he wants to rebel against the heavens?!"

The emperor is far away in Cangzhou. The Yuntong Qian family is the hegemon of the northwest and has produced three generations of county governors. Although it is not as well-established as the four major families, it also occupies a certain area. The local people only know the Qian family and do not know the Min family.

This local emperor is more glorious than the real emperor.

"Song Chen, keep an eye on this person and don't alert the enemy."

After Song Sheng finished speaking, he looked at Min Shian and said, "Your Highness, don't let filthiness get into your eyes."

Min Shian responded softly and followed him out. When she reached the door, she turned back as if possessed by a ghost and happened to meet Lan Mingyue's eyes with empty eyes.

She always felt as if she had seen this face somewhere.

"Your Highness?" Song Sheng stopped and asked, "What's the problem?"

Min Shian shook his head, immersed in his own thoughts. Seeing this, Song Sheng didn't ask any more questions and just slowed down his pace.

Lan Mingyue is not good-looking, only her eyes are pretty. She will disappear in an instant in the vast crowd. Why does she have an impression of her?

After thinking about it for a long time, she still couldn't figure it out. She attributed it to the fact that he was somewhat similar to the master who taught her martial arts when she was young.

Empress Xie was cautious and thoughtful. She found masters for her who were plain-looking but skilled in martial arts. They disguised themselves as palace maids and eunuchs and stayed in the palace to teach her.

Her bone-shrinking skills were taught by a woman, but because of her poor memory, she could no longer remember what her teachers looked like.

The next day, Song Sheng announced that he had caught a cold and needed to recuperate at home. After selectively meeting some people, he turned away all the others.

There were also some people with bad intentions who spoke nonsense during the morning court session and were overheard by Duke Ling of Song who had just arrived. After the morning court session, the person's house was raided.

Now no one dares to do it again.

Song Sheng, who should have been lying in bed, was now drinking tea in the princess's mansion with a happy face.

"Your Highness, what do you think?" Song Sheng raised the corners of his lips, his tone rising with a full sense of seduction.

Min Shian stared at him suspiciously and said bluntly, "Song Yanxuan, are you trying to trick me into Yuntong and kill me?"

Song Sheng stroked the teacup with his fingers and chuckled at the words. He said slowly, "Is this how Your Highness misses me?"

"It seems that Your Highness is unwilling to go with me?"

"Your Excellency, you can't stand being teased? I just mentioned it casually." Min Shi'an raised an eyebrow and said with interest, "Your Excellency's kindness is hard to refuse. I am more than happy to accept it."

After sending Song Sheng away, Min Shi'an began to prepare for the follow-up matters after leaving Beijing. She asked Xie Zhuangyi to keep an eye on the developments in Beijing. As a princess who posed no threat, she thought no one would keep track of her movements.

When he was about to leave, a guest came to the mansion.

"Sister, it's very cold, please take care of yourself." He Jingyan came over with a smile and handed her a hand warmer, then said, "Sister postponed the flower viewing banquet for me, and mother gave me some gifts to compensate me."

"I think you have everything you need, but I saw that you don't have a hand warmer, so I wanted to give one to you."

Min Shian accepted it with a smile, pulled her to sit down, and said, "My sister is weak, so you need the servants to take good care of her."

"Sister, were you about to leave the house just now? Did I come at a bad time?" He Jing glanced back and quickly returned his gaze to her.

Min Shian shook his head and jokingly said, "Sister, what are you talking about? I just happened to be going to your house to look for you."

The two chatted for a while, and half an hour later she sent He Jing away.

Min Shian looked at He Jing's back, and after a brief thought, he pushed Chun Tao to sit in front of the mirror[1]. He gestured with his hands in front of her face, then withdrew his hands after a moment and said, "Chun Tao, there is something extremely important right now that only you can accomplish."

"Yes, master." Chuntao didn't dare to move and responded solemnly.

Half an hour later, Min Shian admired the two identical faces in the mirror with great satisfaction and said, "This is very good."

"From now on, you are Min Shian."

Chun Tao raised her chin slightly, looked down at herself in the mirror, and replied casually with the corners of her lips raised, "I know."

He imitated Min Shian's expression perfectly.

Only then did she feel relieved to leave, avoiding anyone's ears and heading towards the Song Mansion. Song Sheng moved very quickly, and in just an incense stick of time, the two of them were already in a carriage outside the capital.

"Your Highness can pretend to be Mr. Wuyin's wife, how come you are my little sister now?" Song Sheng was dressed in a noble manner, and the word "rich and powerful" was radiated from head to toe.

He is the legitimate son of the wealthy Wang family in Jiangnan. Unwilling to accept the long-term monopoly of the Jiang family in Suiyang, he heard from his best friend that there was something in Cangzhou, so he took a different approach and came to Yuntong.

Min Shian is Song Sheng's biological sister.

"Your Excellency should know that a friend's wife should not be deceived. I have pretended to be Wuyin's wife before, so how can I pretend to be your wife again?"

Min Shian smiled gently, but cursed inwardly, "You, a dead fox, want to be my husband? Even if it's fake! You're dreaming!"

Although she didn't know why Song Sheng took her with him to Yuntong to investigate the case, and she had a hunch that Song Sheng had bad intentions, she also urgently wanted to know the truth about the Wu Shi San case and clear Yu Linglong's name.

Otherwise, someone in the Third Prince’s Mansion would probably cry themselves to death.

While resting in the inn, Song Sheng left Song Chen behind to protect her and went to the market alone in a mysterious manner.

Min Shian looked at Song Sheng's back from the inn's lobby window and said, "Song Chen, is your young master going out to look for poison?"

"Miss, don't think too much. The young master has important things to do." Song Chen replied in a low voice.

Min Shian stopped teasing Song Chen and ate something without much interest. He waited for Song Sheng to come back with his chin propped up in boredom.

It wasn't that she was kind, it was just that the cost of this inn was too high and she didn't bring enough silver. Song Chen was also a fool, sitting there stupidly without even bothering to pay the bill.

Song Sheng came back and saw him, glancing at him and saying, "Why don't you go and pay the bill?"

"Yes, young master!" Song Chen finally reacted and his cheeks flushed.

After Song Sheng handed Min Shian a jade token, he took her to the private room on the second floor.

"This is the jade token of the Suiyang Wang family. Your Highness, please rest well."

Min Shian nodded in agreement and put the jade token away. They had been driving for five days and she was extremely tired. She fell asleep as soon as she lay down.

Qian Chaoyuan has been waiting in the county magistrate's office for a long time. From Suiyang to Yuntong, it is from southeast to northwest. If this is accomplished, the Five Stones Powder will surely flow secretly to the entire Dajin!

Therefore, he checked "Song Sheng" thoroughly, and then he agreed to it tentatively, and asked him to come to Yuntong for a detailed discussion on the pretext of inspecting the goods.

"The Wang family is full of talented people! Young man, you have such great ambitions at such a young age!" Qian Chaoyuan stroked his long black beard, a gleam in his eyes.

"I am so ashamed. Although I am one of the best in the clan, the Jiang family is so dominant. It's really hateful!" Song Sheng's face showed annoyance. He swung his sleeves violently and became more and more angry.

"I wonder what kind of business you want to do with me?" Qian Chaoyuan was not a fool, so he asked tentatively.

The close friend in Song Sheng's letter was vague, which was probably just an excuse. Since Qian's past was exposed, he had to meet the "Wang brothers and sisters" in person.

"Build a smooth road to spread Cangzhou's specialties throughout the Dajin!" Song Sheng answered firmly without thinking.

Qian Chaoyuan laughed heartily, and after a moment he said, "What a great ambition! I wonder what your conditions are?"

Min Shi'an's eyelids jumped, and he stared at Song Sheng's back, clenching his fingers in his sleeves, secretly cursing him as a good-for-nothing.

Song Sheng stepped aside, allowing Qian Chaoyuan to see Min Shi'an in full view. He then said, "My younger sister is still unmarried. I've heard that you are very talented and have long admired you. After this is accomplished, why don't the Qian and Wang families become closer relatives?"

"Hahahaha, that's great."

The Wang family's power in Suiyang was second only to the Jiang family, so this move was reasonable. Moreover, Wang's marriage of her legitimate daughter was a sign of great sincerity, so Qian Chaoyuan temporarily gave in and agreed.

"Song Yanxuan!! You're courting death!" After making sure no one was watching, Min Shian gritted his teeth and shouted, "I knew you had bad intentions!"

Then he punched Song Sheng hard on the shoulder. Seeing that he didn't dodge, Min Shi'an laughed in anger and said, "Song Yanxuan, after this is over, I will kill you!"

Then she threw another punch. Song Sheng groaned and said in a hoarse voice, "I see that Your Highness is very interested in the Five Stones Powder case, so I had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure."

"This minister was not thoughtful enough, and I hope Your Highness will punish me."

Hearing this, Min Shian's rage intensified. He punched him in the stomach with all his might, causing him to stagger. He said, "Song Yanxuan, you're not being inconsiderate, you're clearly calculating!"

"Want to see me make a fool of myself?"

"Song Yanxuan, do you really think I'm easy to bully?!"

After saying that, she left angrily without caring about Song Sheng's reaction and returned to her room next door to calm down her anger.

Fortunately, this bastard still has some conscience and did not promise to marry that old man immediately.

Min Shian also knew that Song Sheng's move was the best way to relax the enemy's vigilance. She came to this unbelievable conclusion when she approached Yuntong.

What she didn't expect was that Song Sheng had the guts to confirm her guess.

It is true that she cared about the Wu Shi San case, but she didn't care to this extent!

The more Min Shian thought about it, the angrier he became. He felt that the three punches he had just thrown were not enough. He should have smashed Song Sheng's hypocritical face until it was bruised and swollen!

“Knock, knock, knock.”

There was a gentle knock on the door. She subconsciously thought it was Song Sheng, so she angrily yelled, "Get lost!"

It suddenly became quiet outside. Min Shian sensed something was wrong and was about to ask when he heard the noise outside again.

"My name is Qian Ruyun, and I would like to see Miss Wang."

Min Shian frowned. Why were the Qian family members so impatient? She stood up and wanted to open the door to drive them away, but she heard a creaking sound from the door next door.

She stopped and heard Song Sheng's low voice through the door: "Mr. Qian, what brings you here to see me so late at night?"