There were several pieces of rice paper scattered on the small table in the carriage, all of which contained the two sentences that Jiang Ling had just seen.

Zhou Jing'an lowered his eyes. Half an hour had passed, and she still hadn't replied to him. He probably couldn't wait any longer.

Seeing his young master in a depressed mood, Ye Song said a few words to comfort him: "Young master, don't be discouraged. We are just getting started. There is no need to rush."

Hearing his voice, Zhou Jing'an was not comforted, but frowned instead.

"It must be that the one you just chose wasn't good-looking." He picked up a piece of paper on the table with his fingertips. "I said this one was better, but you insisted on saying that one."

Ling'er didn't reply to his letter, it must be because of the calligraphy that Ye Song chose.

Ye Song:?

Was he angered?

He is so innocent.

"Sir, you can't put all the blame on me." He raised his hands and shouted that he was innocent.

Besides, it was you who rejected him repeatedly before. Now he is angry and ignores you. How can you blame him?

Although he didn't say it out loud, it was written all over his face.

Zhou Jingan narrowed his eyes slightly, with a dangerous look in his eyes.

If you have the guts, just say it.

I'll find a reason to punish you.

Ye Song was shocked and quickly got out of the carriage: "Sir, I'll go get Ye Bai to accompany you."

Zhou Jing'an tapped the table with his fingertips and looked up at Ye Bai who had been forcibly replaced.

"Should I write her another letter?"

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The autumn hunt ended early due to an unexpected event and everyone returned to the capital. Everyone thought it was just a robbery by mountain bandits. Unexpectedly, on the second day after the emperor returned to the capital, he ordered the beheading of Cheng Zhihuai, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, and Qiu Congshan, the Langzhong of the Ministry of Rites, to be displayed to the public. The execution was to be carried out ten days later.

Their families and relatives were also implicated, some were exiled, and some were sold.

What is even more shocking is the crime they committed - colluding with foreign enemies and assassinating the emperor.

For a while, the people were in panic.

The words "collaborating with foreign enemies" have not appeared for several years.

Everyone couldn't help but think of the days when they were displaced and fleeing. They were afraid and angry. When they were paraded through the streets, they went out to curse them and threw rotten vegetable leaves at them.

The details of this incident were not made public, leaving everyone to discuss and speculate, but the people were more willing to pay attention to the results and soon focused their attention on Cheng Zhihuai and Qiu Congshan.

Jiang Ling also guessed a few details about the process.

After figuring out the identity of "Shen Qingru", everything seemed easier to explain.

The fact that she could send Qiu Yanshuang to harm her means that the two of them are tied together, or that Shen Qingru has the power to control the Qiu family, or that she has something on the Qiu family.

Qiu Congshan's official position as Langzhong of the Ministry of Rites explains everything.

He has a relationship with Shen Qingru and holds this kind of official position.

He must be in collusion with Nanzhao.

Qiu Yanshuang was able to use the aphrodisiac produced in Nanzhao, but she definitely couldn't get it. Maybe it was given to her by Qiu Congshan, but the Qiu family had no grudges against Jiang Ling, so Jiang Ling's guess was more inclined to believe that it was given by Shen Qingru.

Shen Qingru can get this medicine, can command assassins, her subordinates can disguise themselves, and she also knows martial arts.

It’s not hard to guess where all this is leading.

She was a spy sent by Nanzhao.

Or surrender to Nanzhao and work for them.

He took advantage of the opportunity when Shen Gu's daughter was missing to come to the capital. His target was naturally the emperor, or to be more precise, the throne and imperial power.

She later burned down the Shangshu Mansion in order to get close to Feng Yu and Zhou Ning'an through Zhou Jing'an, and to cooperate with the ambitious son of Nanzhao.

And Cheng Zhihuai......

Jiang Ling was not quite sure of his identity and role.

Is he Shen Qingru's boss? Or a peer? Or a subordinate?

There is too little information to make a judgement.

But what is certain is that when Shen Qingru sent people to hunt her and Cheng An, nothing was found out, and he must have contributed to it.

But what about that coroner...

He was the person who had the most direct contact with the corpse and evidence. He must also be Cheng Zhihuai's man. Why was he not included in the beheading?

Jiang Ling didn't quite understand, maybe there was some other deeper meaning.

But Shen Qingru has not been found yet.

She couldn't help but feel a little sorry, wondering if she had escaped.

After the autumn hunt, Cheng Zhihuai and Qiu Congshan were arrested. In addition to colluding with foreign enemies, they were also charged with "assassinating the emperor."

So, are these two the masterminds of this "mountain bandit robbery"?

This time, the incident was directed at two people.

One is Feng Yu, and the other is Zhou Jing'an.

Feng Yu and Zhou Jing'an should have roughly determined that the two men were colluding with foreign enemies. They chose Guangling Mountain, which is far away from the capital, for this autumn hunt in order to create the illusion that the emperor is weak and cannot be rescued quickly, so as to induce them to take action.

Whether it is Feng Yu or Zhou Jing'an, whether they are killed or injured, it will benefit them and not harm them.

Even Zhou Jing'an pretended to be missing and injured, which was too great a temptation for them.

It is easy to resist taking action and reveal your identity.

Fox was eating pastries beside her, not disturbing her thoughts.

After Luzhu went outside to watch the excitement, she came back and vividly described to Jiang Ling the scene of Cheng Zhihuai and Qiu Congshan parading through the streets.

"Cheng Zhihuai raised his chin with a look of unwillingness and disdain. He committed such a serious crime and was about to die, but he was still so arrogant and looked down on others." Luzhu curled her lips.

This made Jiang Ling think more.

Is it possible that he can escape?

How many of them are still lying in ambush and hiding in the capital?

Jiang Ling called Xiao Yi and asked him how the search for an antidote for Wanran was going.

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