Chapter 55 Chapter 54 The truth that was hidden was entrusted to the wrong person...
I don’t know if it was because Hua Ling and Mo Yu were both thinking about Gu Shiyan in their hearts, but they actually saw each other.
The story begins with two people chasing a thin line. They followed the white streak all the way to the foot of a mountain on the outskirts of Beijing. This mountain is quite famous in the capital, and the powerful and influential people like to come here for outings and hunting. The mountain is called Qu Liao, and it is full of maple trees. In autumn, the scenery is amazing.
It was still early spring, the maple leaves on the mountain not yet fully crimson. The two of them admired the mountain scenery while following the thin line. Suddenly, Mo Yu, who was in front, stopped, and Hua Ling, who was following behind, bumped into him. Feeling a little pain, Hua Ling complained, "Why did you stop for no reason?"
Mo Yu pointed to a small mountain in front of him and said, "Look, is that Yue Zun?"
Hua Ling was about to deny it. She didn't think Gu Shiyan would suddenly come to a place like this. But when she looked in the direction Mo Yu pointed, the man really looked like Gu Shiyan. She said in disbelief, "It seems like this really is the young master."
At this time, Gu Shiyan was chatting with someone about something. His back was facing the two of them, but just his back was enough for them to recognize him.
Gu Shiyan seemed to have noticed the arrival of the two people. He said something to the man next to him, but the man disappeared the next second.
Hua Ling and Mo Yu also walked quickly in the direction where Gu Shiyan was. When they reached the top of the hill, they noticed a small courtyard. The courtyard was not big and could not be compared with the large villas around Qu Liao Mountain.
"Now that you're here, come in. The person you're looking for is inside." Before the two of them could say anything, Gu Shiyan spoke first.
Mo Yu was somewhat impressed by the Moon Lord's elusiveness and his ability to predict the future. Hua Ling had a lot of questions in her mind, but seeing that Shi Yan didn't want to talk about it, and with Mo Yu being an outsider, she didn't ask any questions. Instead, she followed Mo Yu into the courtyard.
There seemed to be no one in the yard. Mo Yu came to the front of the cabin and knocked on the door, but no one answered. After waiting for a moment, he pushed the door open and walked in.
The furnishings in the room were all new, looking like they had been replaced recently. Mo Yu continued walking inside and saw a body beside the bed. It was a woman's body, and it looked like she had been dead for some time. The body had lost all its color, but the woman's face looked very beautiful. Even though it had lost its color now, it was still clear that she had been a beauty in her lifetime.
Mo Yu walked up to the woman and noticed she was clutching a jade pendant tightly in her hand. It was engraved with a mountain peak, a rare pattern even in the capital. The inherited aristocratic families generally had their own favorite patterns, just like the Gu family's rolling cloud and landscape patterns. The mountain peak pattern seemed to be a favorite of the Gao family, and the word "Cheng" on the jade pendant confirmed Mo Yu's thoughts.
With the jade pendant, they could prove that the case was related to Gao Cheng. After all, a jade pendant was a man's personal belonging and would not be easily obtained by others. But now that Miss Rui Niang was dead, they still didn't know what had happened.
He hid the jade pendant in his sleeve and walked out. He was worried that there might be danger in the house, so he asked Hua Ling to wait outside the door.
Seeing him come out, Hua Ling immediately walked up to him and asked, "What's the situation inside?"
"There is only the body of Miss Rui Niang inside." Mo Yu said concisely. He looked at Gu Shiyan who was waiting outside. His intuition told him that Yue Zun must know something, but he didn't dare to ask.
When Hua Ling heard this, sadness flashed in her eyes. She walked in, carried out the girl's body, and then found a place to bury her.
Logically, the body would be needed during the government investigation, but Hua Ling couldn't bear to see Rui Niang's body left in peace. Strangely enough, Mo Yu watched and even helped bury her without a word of dissuasion.
Mo Yu didn't care about this case. He already had the jade pendant in his hand, so he didn't need Rui Niang's body to do anything.
After the two buried Rui Niang, they came to Gu Shiyan. Mo Yu hesitated, not knowing whether to speak.
Gu Shiyan saw through his actions and said, "If you want to know what it is, can't you just ask the prefect to go to the Minister of Rites' residence and ask him? He loves his son so much. If the truth is revealed, he's willing to tell anything as long as it can save his son's life."
Mo Yu knew that this was Yue Zun's reminder to him, so he thanked him and turned to leave, leaving only Gu Shiyan and Hua Ling here.
Seeing Mo Yu leave, Hua Ling no longer had any worries, "Master, why are you here today?"
But Gu Shiyan obviously didn't want her to know, and just perfunctorily said, "I came to see an old friend."
Hua Ling still felt a little strange. Gu Shiyan wasn't someone who cared about such trivial matters, so why did he suddenly mention Mo Yu today? Gu Shiyan had originally been too lazy to care about such matters, but today he learned from the man that his father was involved in this matter. If that was the case, he decided to solve this case quickly.
Meanwhile, after receiving Gu Shiyan's reminder, Mo Yu hurried to the government office and took Chang Jiao with him to the Minister of Rites' residence. The gatekeeper, upon seeing Chang Jiao and Mo Yu, who was wearing the uniform of a secret guard, did not stop them but respectfully invited them in.
In the nearby flower hall, Minister of Rites Gao Yan had been waiting for a long time. He had anticipated the current situation when the spy hurried back to report. He had clashed with Chang Jiao several times years before and was well aware of his tactics. He had therefore sent out the elder with the highest cultivation level in his family, but Chang Jiao had not returned alive.
He didn't know why before, but when he saw Mo Yu who came with Chang Jiao today, he understood everything. It turned out that the emperor could no longer hold back and was finally ready to take action against him.
"Please sit down, my lords. This tea is the best Biluochun." Gao Yan said politely.
The two of them sat down as he wished, and Chang Jiao spoke first, "You don't have to drink the tea. There's been a case in the capital that's been making a lot of noise lately. I wonder if Lord Gao has heard of it?"
Gao Yan sighed deeply, his face filled with worry. "You two adults, please ask whatever you want to know. All I ask is that my son be spared."
"Then Lord Gao, please tell us about the case. As for your son's life, I can guarantee that he will not be harmed." The two exchanged glances, and Mo Yu spoke. He was naturally confident in saving Gao Cheng's life. After all, the idea came from Yue Zun, and His Majesty would agree to anything he said.
I only recently learned that my good-for-nothing son had been in contact with the courtesan in the brothel. Originally, they had only exchanged letters and nothing out of the ordinary. But a few days ago, the courtesan sneaked out and insisted on having a romantic conversation with my son.
My son was a bit of a coward. When he heard that she had escaped for him, he was so moved that he took her in. Although she was a courtesan, she longed for a lifelong love. However, she often traveled around in the willows and flowers, and even ignored me, her father. How could she, a woman, influence him?
The two had an argument over this matter, and Cheng'er injured someone in anger. I was worried that something might happen, so I had her sent to the farm in Qu Liaoshan.
"This is all I know. Cheng'er is a bit absurd on weekdays, but he would never do anything to hurt anyone's life." After finishing the last sentence, Gao Yan seemed to have used up all his strength and collapsed in the chair.
At this moment, he really had no way to defend himself. He didn't know who had plotted against him, but this matter really had nothing to do with Gao Cheng.
Mo Yu and Chang Jiao looked a little puzzled after hearing this. This matter sounded somewhat true, and looking at Gao Yan's tears, it didn't seem fake.
The atmosphere remained silent for a long time. Finally, Mo Yu spoke first: "Master Gao is a wise man. Regardless of whether it was Master Ling who did this, Miss Rui Niang died in the manor you prepared for her."
Gao Yan was stunned for a moment. He suddenly stood up and asked loudly, "What? How could she die? I never thought of taking her life."
After he finished speaking, he slumped down on the chair. At this point, he had lost all hope and just pleaded bitterly: "This matter really has nothing to do with Cheng'er. I did everything. It's all me."
Even though he had been handling cases for so many years, this was the first time he encountered such a situation. He was a little stunned at the moment and didn't know what to do.
Finally, Mo Yu came up with a compromise: "Master Gao, why not take this opportunity to request retirement and return home, saying that you have failed to raise your son well and are unworthy of your high position. I'm sure Your Majesty will approve."
Gao Yan knew that the man before him represented the emperor of the Nine-Layered Palace. He asked tentatively, "What about my son?"
"I have already promised you, sir, that I would save his life. Beyond that, I cannot guarantee anything else. You might as well think about it carefully. His Majesty has always been very intolerant of any flaws. This result is already the best." Mo Yu persuaded earnestly.
Gao Yan had been an official for decades, so he naturally knew that what Mo Yu said was true. He had also heard about the methods of the current emperor. If he did not do as Mo Yu said today, then when the emperor took action himself in the future, he would no longer have the right to have any opinions.
The two then talked with Gao Yan and left with the confession letter written by Gao Yan himself.
Mo Yu asked Chang Jiao beside him, "Do you think this Miss Rui Niang really ran away on her own?"
The latter nodded. He had become suspicious when he checked Rui Niang's room. There were no signs of damage to the surrounding windows and doors. It was impossible for those people to abduct Rui Niang quietly.
On the other hand, despite Hua Ling's persistence, Gu Shiyan still patiently told the other party everything he knew.
"Sir, did Miss Rui Niang really escape by herself?" Hua Ling asked with some doubt.
"nature."
"But why did she suddenly run out?" Hua Ling was a little puzzled. The mother in the brothel seemed to be very nice to Rui Niang.
"I just thought I had found a perfect husband, but in the end it turned out to be the wrong person." Gu Shiyan's tone also carried a hint of regret.
Cleverly, all four chose to conceal the truth of the matter from Mannia.
In Gu Shiyan's words, "The dead are gone, so why let the living know about this? It will only add to their troubles."
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