Chapter 180 I’m Sorry Shi Yu

Did Aunt Feng die after the late emperor?

Wei Qingyan didn't ask the two brothers directly.

So as to prevent the two brothers from becoming suspicious and on guard.

Afterwards, she asked a lot of questions, both true and false, and deduced that Aunt Feng had indeed died after the death of the previous emperor.

If she had previously suspected the Third Prince, at this moment, Wei Qingyan could almost conclude that it was the late Emperor who framed Shen Changshan.

Unable to ask any more questions from the two brothers, Wei Qingyan turned the topic to the current situation of the Qin family.

The coffin has been placed in the pit, and the resentment cannot be relieved in a short time. The body of the third son of the Qin family must be sent back to Beijing in time. The two brothers decided that Qin Sixian would take the third son of the Qin family back to Beijing first tomorrow.

Shen Siyuan stayed in Furong County temporarily, guarding Shen Changshan's body, and after finding out the root cause of his resentment, he would send him to where he wanted to go.

After the matter was settled, the Qin family members made their own preparations. Wei Qingyan and Shi Yu decided to take a walk in the village.

"When was Qin Sixian promoted to the position of Chief Academician of the Imperial College?" Wei Qingyan asked Shi Yu in a low voice when there were no outsiders around.

"It was the second year since my brother ascended the throne." Shi Yuyi replied in a low voice, "When my brother was still the crown prince, Qin Sixian was already my brother's man."

Wei Qingyan nodded.

So that's how it is.

She had previously speculated that Shen Changshan was full of talent but could only teach minor subjects because the late emperor was worried that he would be disloyal to the court and did not dare to use him.

However, Shen Changshan's eldest son became the chief academic officer of the Imperial College. It would make sense for him to be promoted by the new emperor after the death of the previous emperor.

This also shows that the late emperor had never been open with the emperor on this matter.

"When the late emperor was still in power, Qin Sixian was already the director of the Imperial College." Shi Yu suddenly said meaningfully.

"Father and son are in the Imperial College together?" Wei Qingyan frowned.

How could the late emperor allow this?

Shi Yu nodded.

He had never paid attention to these things before.

When he learned that Qin had gone to Anyuan Marquis' Mansion to look for Wei Qingyan, and then personally climbed up to Dajue Temple to look for him, he guessed that something must have happened.

He ordered people to inquire about the Qin family, thinking that Wei Qingyan might be of use.

Raising his hand to stroke Wei Qingyan's furrowed brows, Shi Yu said, "I know what you are thinking. You are suspecting that the late emperor had plotted against Shen Changshan.

Shen Changshan's trip to the north was just a cover-up, but he was actually working for the late emperor. Twenty-three years ago, Prince Feng Zhao disappeared.

You suspect that what Shen Changshan did for the late emperor is related to the disappearance of Crown Prince Feng Zhao.

After returning from the north, Shen Changshan, as a son-in-law, took a concubine, who died in the same year as the previous emperor passed away.

You are thinking that the concubine was used by the late emperor to keep an eye on Shen Changshan, and after the late emperor's death, Shen Changshan killed the concubine, right?"

She nodded, thinking exactly the same thing as Wei Qingyan.

There is another point that Wei Qingyan knew Shi Yu must have thought of. Twenty-three years ago, Prince Feng Zhao disappeared, and Shi Yu was taken into the palace.

Wei Qingyan felt more and more that Shi Yu was Prince Feng Zhao.

But since Shi Yu didn't mention it, Wei Qingyan put it aside for the time being.

“In theory, the late emperor would not have dared to use Shen Changshan, and certainly would not have used Shen Changshan’s son, but he acquiesced to Qin Sixian’s appointment as the Supervisor of the Imperial College.

Even if Qin Sixian was the emperor's man, the late emperor had plenty of ways to kick him out of the Imperial College, or even make the Qin family disappear from this world completely."

The best way to keep a secret is to silence it.

Wei Qingyan believed that the late emperor was capable of doing such a thing.

Shi Yu said quietly, "Everything has two sides. In many things, advantages and disadvantages coexist. When the late emperor used Shen Changshan, wasn't he also being used by Shen Changshan to gain leverage?"

Moreover, the late emperor was helpless against this matter.

The Great Wei was the late emperor's world, and anything that the late emperor had to tolerate was definitely not a trivial matter.

But Chen Changshan had the upper hand over the late emperor, so why was he willing to be a secondary teacher teaching mathematics?

The two of them had vague guesses in their minds, but they tacitly agreed not to think too deeply about it.

What they have to resolve now is Shen Changshan’s resentment.

All the speculations about the late emperor just now had no evidence, and their focus had to be on digging deeper into Shen Changshan.

So as to avoid misleading your thinking due to prejudice against the late emperor.

The first place they went to was Shen Changshan’s uncle’s house.

The old man sat on the stone pier in front of the door, smoking his pipe, squinting at the two people walking towards him, and asked first, "Are you relatives of the Qin family?"

Shi Yu sat down on the stone pillar next to him, "Old man, I am Mr. Shen's student."

Wei Qingyan also sat down on the stone pier, "I am considered a relative of his family."

Qin is the eldest sister's sister-in-law, so this indirect relative can still be considered a relative.

The old man was impressed by the two girls, who looked like fairies and were dressed in fine clothes, yet had no airs at all.

He couldn't help but feel a little bolder, "Since you two are willing to come to this small mountain village to see him, you must have a good relationship with the Qin family.

Could you please help persuade those children to carry their father back home if he doesn't want to stay in Furong County?"

"Why do you think so, old man?"

Shi Yu said sincerely, "Returning to one's roots was the teacher's last wish before he died. I heard that he often came to Furong County in recent years and stayed for more than half a year at a time."

"He has no feelings for his hometown." The old man habitually touched the cloth bag containing tobacco, but was worried that Shi Yu and the other man, who were dressed in rich clothes, would not like it, so he finally put down his hand.

Shi Yu noticed that he wanted to smoke, so he raised his hand to signal him that he could do as he pleased.

The old man chuckled, then reached out and took out some tobacco, stuffed it into the small hole of the pipe, lit it, and took a deep puff.

Then he sighed, "I have always had a good relationship with my brother since I was young, but I didn't expect that my only nephew would be so cold-hearted.

That year, the old man heard that his brother's family had met with misfortune and his nephew had taken refuge with the Qin family, so he went to the capital to look for him.

But that heartless kid, who was after the Qin family's wealth, didn't even recognize his own uncle.

The old man was heartbroken. He had decided to raise him as his own son, but he was so eager to marry into the Qin family.

The old man couldn't stop him and could only let him become someone else's son.

A few years ago, the old man finally waited for him to come home. He thought he had finally figured it out and knew what to do with his ancestors.

What a heartless ungrateful person! The old man went to his house many times to look for him, but he kept hiding and stayed in the house all day.

Later, the old man realized that he did not return to the village for the purpose of returning to his roots, but because he had made a mistake and came back to hide.

His heart has never been in Shenjiawan, and he has long forgotten that he is a descendant of the Shen family. Now that he is dead, he refuses to be buried in the coffin. This shows his unwillingness.

"The old man must have made a mistake. The teacher worked diligently throughout his life, and I've never heard of him making any mistakes."

Shi Yu's voice became a little colder, as if he meant to protect Shen Changshan.

The old man knocked his pipe hard and snorted, "How could I be wrong? I came to his house many times, but he refused to let me in. I am his uncle, so how could he not punish him?

The old man brought a few pots of wine to the door. He could either go with the old man to the grave of his elder brother and sister-in-law to apologize, or watch the old man hang himself at his door.

He couldn't drink as much as the old man. The grown man cried and said he was sorry to his elder brother and sister-in-law, sorry to the Shen family, and that he was not worthy of being a member of the Shen family.

He also said that he had harmed a child and was too ashamed to stay in the capital after seeing the child suffer.

The old man was old, but he remembered these words clearly. After he sobered up, he ignored the old man, and the old man was too lazy to argue with him anymore.

Tears flashed in the old man's cloudy eyes as he looked at Shi Yu, "He didn't recognize me, but I'm his uncle. I threatened him with death, so he softened his heart.

It means that the situation is not completely bad yet, but I am still feeling sad.

Why should we force him to return to the Shen family after his death? It’s just that the children of the Qin family are as stubborn as their father and won’t listen to me. I’d like to ask the young man to help persuade them.”

"We are willing to help the old man persuade the Qin family."

Wei Qingyan said worriedly, "But, the old man just said that he had harmed some child and was too embarrassed to stay in the capital. Maybe he didn't want to be buried in the capital?"

"This..." The old man was in a dilemma. "When people get old, they tend to forget about this. What should I do? The deceased is unhappy, and it is the descendants who are troubled. Now that one person has died..."

The old man's wrinkled face was suddenly filled with anxiety.

Wei Qingyan patted his hand and soothed him, "Regarding that child, do you remember what he said at the time? Perhaps if we understand it clearly, we can come up with a solution."

"He was completely drunk and talking nonsense. He was saying things like he had caused the child to become seriously ill at such a young age, and that he wasn't worthy of being an elder..."

The old man tried hard to recall, "What does it mean? I have committed a grave sin. I have no home, and my children cannot grow up with their parents. That's probably what it means.

Oh, by the way, he also kept asking the old man how to turn his white hair black, but the old man didn’t have any method…”